Chapter 7 Going Down the Mountain to Sell Medicine
Bai Yuheng lived with Mu Jin like this. Every day, the rooster crowed and went up the mountain to chop wood. When he came back, Mu Jin was already waiting in front of his room with a small basket on his back. So he accompanied Mu Jin to collect herbs. Most of the time, he squatted in the grass and searched for herbs. Mu Jin ran east and jumped west, sometimes chasing butterflies, and sometimes going down the river to touch a small fish. Bai Yuheng always told Mu Jin carefully: "Be careful! Don't run too fast! Be careful to fall!"
At noon, the brother and sister both returned. Mu Xiaorui had prepared the meal. Mu Jin had lived for thirteen years and had been eating the meals made by his mother. He didn't feel anything. However, Bai Yuheng finally couldn't bear it after eating for a week and said to Mu Xiaorui: "Elderly Mother, I think you should leave it to your child for cooking in the future."
So I chop firewood, collect herbs, and cook every day, and my life was leisurely, and I spent three years leisurely.
On this day, Mu Jin was still sitting on the bluestone steps at Bai Yuheng's door with a basket on his back, holding his cheek with one hand and curling it with the ends of his shoulders. Time flies. Mu Jin is already sixteen years old this year. The thin little girl at the time is now born with a generous and elegant look. The perfect arcs on both sides outline her delicate face, as delicate as a lotus from the water. Seeing Bai Yuheng pushing open the fence door with a bundle of wood on his back, Mu Jin jumped up happily, shouting: "Brother!" and happily pounced over like him.
Three years have made the thin boy who turned into the current seven-foot man. His already handsome face now has a bit of firmness. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled and held Mu Jin who was rushing towards him, saying, "It's all big girls, why are you still so crazy?"
"Brother, my mother said that the batch of herbs that Dr. Xu asked for a few days ago has been dried. Today we can go down the mountain to deliver medicinal materials!"
Bai Yuheng scraped Mu Jin's nose and smiled and said, "Ghost Elf, I see you are greedy again. I want to go down the mountain to buy candied haws, right?"
"Hehe, Jin'er's little tricks can't be hidden from her brother's eyes at all." She stuck out her tongue playfully and said coquettishly: "Brother, hurry up, go play later, and Uncle Wang's candied date cake is going to queue up again!"
"Okay, okay, I'll clean up and go down the mountain with you. Don't be too anxious."
"Well, brother, hurry up, I'll go and tell my mother, I'll pack all the herbs. You pack up and wait for me here." After that, he ran into the house.
Bai Yuheng sighed softly, and his heart was indeed sweet. He put down the firewood and went into the house to change his clothes. When he came out, Mu Xiaorui and Mu Jin were both in the yard. Mu Xiaorui was telling Mu Jin something. Mu Jin lowered his head and didn't say anything. Hearing the door ringing, he looked up and saw Bai Yuheng, and smiled and pulled Bai Yuheng out of the door, shouting: "I know everything, don't worry."
The brother and sister went down the mountain along the forest path. Jingshan County was not far from the foot of the mountain. Because it was named after this beautiful Yueying Mountain, Mu Jin jumped around and walked in front, entered the county gate, passed through several rows of houses, and arrived on the most prosperous street in the county. It was already Chen Shi, and the small vendors doing business had set up stalls on both sides of the street. Toward the east of the Baicaotang, a forty-year-old man placed a large basket on the table, shining on the white cloth, and the heat was swaying. Mu Jin's eyes instantly shone, and ran to the man and said sweetly: "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, give me two big pieces of candied date cake!"
Uncle Wang suffocated the white steam blocking in front of him. When he saw that it was Mu Jin, he laughed and said, "So it's Miss Mu. Today, you are here with your mother to deliver herbs to Dr. Xu?"
"No, no, I came with my brother today." As he said that, he pulled Bai Yuheng standing aside.
Bai Yuheng took out a few copper coins from his waist and handed them to Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang smiled and released a lotus leaf, handed it to the two of them with two candied date cakes. Mu Jin smiled so much that his eyes could not be seen. After leaving the stall, they entered the gate of Baicaotang. As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the servant Que'er was dejected and not as active as usual. After saying hello, Que'er led the two into the inner hall. Doctor Xu was sitting in front of the desk and frowned at a piece of paper.
Doctor Xu is not tall, has a high nose, a small eyes, and a beard. He is not good-looking, but has a very good character. He touched his beard and looked at the herbs brought by his brother and sister one by one. He asked Queer to take some silver and hand it to the two of them.
Mu Jin leaned over and looked at the piece of paper in Dr. Xu's hand, and asked curiously: "Doctor Xu, what's wrong with you? The Queer at the door also looked worried?"
Chapter completed!