After finally waiting for the crowd to disperse, Li Zian continued to visit the market with Shen Tianshu.
But at this time, he seemed to have completely become Shen Tianshu's foil.
Following her, the people directly regarded her as Lady Tong's personal bodyguard.
However, Li Zian didn't care about this. Just watching Shen Tianshu chatting with the stall owner with a smile on his face made him feel relaxed.
Seeing Shen Tianshu being stuffed with mountain goods by the enthusiastic townspeople, turning back to look at him at a loss, Li Zian couldn't help but smile.
While Li Zian ordered the guards to catch up and give him the money, he took the things from Shen Tianshu's hands and put them into the basket carried by his men.
Shen Tianshu walked hard with such enthusiasm, and finally found the stall owner who just said that he had dug Gastrodia elata yesterday.
"Ms. Tong, do you want to see Gastrodia elata?" As soon as the stall owner saw Shen Tianshu coming over, he immediately greeted her warmly, patted his chest and promised, "I'm not bragging to you, you can show it to the whole market. You can’t even find a good Gastrodia elata like me!
"Look, everything in my stall, whether fresh or dried, is full of dreams!
"If there is one that sprouts, please ask someone to come and destroy my stall!"
There is a basket of fresh gastrodia elata on the stall, and the soil on the surface is not even dry yet. It must be that the stall owner said it was just dug yesterday.
There is also a small basket of gastrodia elata that has been sliced and dried.
Li Zian didn't understand this. Seeing that Shen Tianshu was looking at it carefully, he asked, "What is Meng Sheng?"
Shen Tianshu explained to him: "Mengsheng Ma is gastrodia elata that grows in the soil and has not yet sprouted.
“Generally speaking, in spring and autumn, we dig hemp in dreams.
“The ones in spring have not yet sprouted, but in autumn they are re-gestated in the soil after a summer.
“Once Gastrodia elata sprouts, it will consume its own nutrients and your heart will begin to feel empty.
"So compared with Gastrodia elata, which sprouts and even begins to grow leaves in summer, Mengshengma has better medicinal effects, but it is also more difficult to dig.
"After all, there are no sprouts. They are all buried in the soil. If you want to dig up Mengshengma, you need not only experienced mountain runners, but also a little bit of luck."
When the stall owner heard this, he immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Ms. Tong is really knowledgeable, and what she said is absolutely correct!"
Shen Tianshu explained clearly and Li Zian understood. He looked at the fresh gastrodia elata in the basket and found that none of them had sprouted. They were all plump and firm when held.
"I want all of these!" Li Zian waved his hand, and someone immediately came up to give him money.
However, fresh Gastrodia elata is easy to distinguish, but he doesn't know how to distinguish the ones that have been sliced and dried.
However, Shen Tianshu just casually looked at the Gastrodia elata slices in the basket, then nodded directly and said: "It's true that Mengsheng Ma is the only one, so take them all!"
"How can you tell?" Li Zian also picked up a few pieces of dried gastrodia elata and looked at them carefully, but they looked like dried potato slices, and it was impossible to tell whether they had sprouted or not.
Shen Tianshu explained: "Once the Gastrodia elata sprouts emerge, the dry color will turn black and dark. Only Meng Shengma will have this light color when dried."
Li Zian heard this and looked at the other stalls around him. Sure enough, the dried gastrodia elata in some people's baskets was dark brown.
The stall owner was extremely happy, not only because all his gastrodia was sold out in such a short time, but also because Mrs. Tong’s affirmation of her gastrodia.
He weighed the gastrodia elata separately with quick hands and feet, and then wiped off all the leftovers.
Li Zian said: "No, just give me as much money as you need. It's not easy for you to go to the mountains to dig some medicinal materials."
The stall owner smiled and said: "If it were normal, I would have to come here several times to sell all the Gastrodia elata, but you can wrap it up for me right away. I will be free to go up the mountain tomorrow. After all, I have taken advantage!"
Li Zian remembered Shen Tianshu saying that his father needed Gastrodia elata to recuperate his body, and said: "If there is Gastrodia elata of this quality in the future, you won't sell it in the market, but send it directly to Mrs. Tong's medical clinic in Wuchang Prefecture. How many of us All of them."
The stall owner did not expect that not only would he meet Mrs. Tong today, but he would also find himself a long-term customer.
He was so happy that he couldn't see anything, and he refused to charge more money. He simply wiped off all the change, happily turned around and left with an empty basket on his back.
It's still early now, so I can go back and change clothes before going up the mountain again.
If you are lucky and come across a nest of Gastrodia elata, you might be able to deliver it to Mrs. Tong before she leaves.
Li Zian accompanied Shen Tianshu to the market all morning. He didn't encounter anything good, but he learned a lot about medicinal materials from her.
Shen Tianshu gained a lot this morning. By noon, the baskets carried by the guards were almost full.
She still asked with some lingering interest: "Can we come over again in the afternoon after dinner?"
"Why, haven't you had enough shopping?" Li Zian said with a smile, "It's a pity that the market is only from morning to noon. Didn't you see that everyone started to close the stalls?"
Only then did Shen Tianshu realize that all the stall owners were packing up their things, cleaning the place where they had set up their stalls, and then leaving. He couldn't help but look regretful.
Li Zian couldn't bear to see her disappointed look, so he quickly said: "It's not too far here. If you like it, I can bring you over next time I go to the market."
Although Shen Tianshu was still not satisfied, he also knew that it was unrealistic to come here often.
"It's okay, just wait until there is a chance in the future."
But looking at today's harvest, Shen Tianshu quickly put aside his regrets and became happy again.
When preparing to return to their residence, the two met Luo Shisheng again.
As soon as he saw Shen Tianshu, Luo Shisheng couldn't help but spread his hands and joked: "Ms. Tong has gained a lot today, but she has suffered a lot for those of us who came here specially to go to the market."
Most of the stall owners in the market today are competing with each other and are proud of being able to sell medicinal materials to Shen Tianshu.
It was as if being chosen by her was a recognition of myself.
Only if Shen Tianshu doesn't like it, they will sell it to others with regret.
It can be said that nearly 90% of the high-quality medicinal materials in the market today have been collected by Shen Tianshu.
Seeing Luo Shisheng's empty hands, Shen Tianshu said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic."
"When old miracle doctor Jiang was here, the people were eager to give medicinal materials to him for free!" Luo Shisheng showed a somewhat nostalgic look on his face, "This is all from the hearts of the people, and you deserve it.
"When my father heard that you sealed yourself in Fuping County, he said that the Luo family did not choose the wrong person this time.
"We all believe that given time, you will become a miracle doctor who will not lose to Mr. Jiang."
"I don't dare to dream of being on par with Dr. Jiang, the miracle doctor. I just hope that I can practice medicine for the rest of my life and be able to practice medicine with sincerity and a clear conscience."