Chapter Fifty-Three: Five hundred words and one tael
Cheng Qinghan twitched the corner of her mouth, turned around and walked back into the house.
"Where's the miracle doctor? Isn't he very interested in aphrodisiac?"
"He went to the next county two days ago and will stay there for a while."
Cheng Qingwen took a small hoe and walked to the backyard.
The chickens and ducks in the backyard are already in town, and after digging out the alyssum trees today, there are only two mango trees left.
Cheng Qinghan was digging while thinking about what to plant next.
Everything that needs to be sown has been sown and is just waiting to be harvested.
She thought for a while and finally decided to plant herb seeds and tomatoes.
Cheng Qingwen took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and secretly received the seeds from the system and put them in his sleeves.
The herbs in half an acre of land are either too much or too little.
It took Cheng Qingwen, Song Qiaoqiao, Yuan Qi and A Zhu all morning to collect a quarter.
Just at noon, Lian Zhi and Aunt Liu came to deliver food, so they were left to harvest together.
"We have never seen this snow-capped mountain stilbene before. It doesn't even exist on the mountain. You are really amazing, Huanwen, for being able to grow it." Aunt Liu boasted with a smile.
Cheng Qingwen blinked and said with a smile: "Aunt Liu, how much silver can the average snow mountain be sold for?"
"The drug store next door to our pastry shop sells 500 taels of silver. One pound costs 5 taels of silver." Aunt Liu secretly sighed when she thought of the price: "This snow mountain stilbene is good for your mother's disease."
It’s very beneficial. You can leave some to dry and hide it, so you can save time when taking medicine later.”
"Okay, I'll listen to my aunt."
"Your mother-in-law fell ill again this morning. Although she has taken medicine and has stabilized, we should let the miracle doctor take a look at her later."
"The miracle doctor is not here these days. I will go to St. An's Church later to ask a doctor to take a look first." Cheng Qinghan said.
Aunt Liu nodded: "That's good, the doctor at St. Ant's Church is the best in the town."
Everyone finished their meal quickly and got back to work.
Except for Motoqi and Lianzhi, the others usually worked hard and moved very quickly, filling two bags in a short time.
Cheng Qingwen carried the cloth bag into the house, rubbed her sore waist, looked at the vegetable patch that was almost harvested, thought for a moment and said to Song Qiaoqiao who was nearest: "In the afternoon, you can gather the rest."
Now. I'll dig up the empty land and plant the seeds."
"Okay, these should be collected soon. When I finish it here, I will come and help you."
Cheng Qinghan nodded, went back to the house, got a hoe, and started digging the ground.
The land is not big, so it was cleared quickly.
The others had also finished harvesting the snow mountain stilbene at this moment. Song Qiaoqiao took the hoe and said: "You sow the seeds, and I will fill the holes behind you."
"Okay." Cheng Qingwen handed her the hoe with confidence, and chatted with her while sowing seeds in front.
With two people working together, the work is not tiring and the work is completed quickly.
When Cheng Qingwen poured the water, the sun had just set.
She divided some herbs and handed them to Yuan Qi: "Thank you for the gift. When you come to town tomorrow, I will ask my mother-in-law to pay you the wages."
"No, you haven't opened your business yet. There are many ways to use the money, so you should keep it for yourselves."
Cheng Qingwen stuffed the bag into his hand: "No, we can't let you and A Zhubai work. This bag contains not only yours, but also the miracle doctor's. Remember to hand it over to him for me."
Yuan Qi lowered his eyes and asked, "Why doesn't he work?"
"This is not for him, it is my grandma's future medicine introduction."
After saying that, she took a step forward, hugged the person in front of her gently, and then immediately turned around and got into the carriage.
Motoqi looked at the shadow of the carriage leaving, lowered his head and chuckled.
When everyone returned to the town, it was completely dark.
Cheng Qingwen stopped the carriage at the door, turned around and said to Aunt Liu: "Aunt, please take back the bag of herbs at the back first. I will take the herb to St. An's Hall and sell it. By the way, I will ask a doctor to come back and help my mother take a look.
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"Okay, then come back quickly so that the food doesn't get cold."
Cheng Qingwen nodded and agreed. Looking at the people beside him who were not ready to get off the car, he asked doubtfully: "Aren't you going to get off yet?"
"I have to go with you, it's not safe at night." Song Qiaoqiao said with a smile: "If you eat something delicious on the way, I can still have a few bites."
When Cheng Qingwen heard this, he laughed out loud and drove away in the carriage.
St. Ann's Church is not far away, just a few hundred meters away, and we arrived in a short time.
Cheng Qingwen tied the carriage to the stone pillar at the door, and carried several bags of herbs inside with Song Qiaoqiao.
"You two girls, who are you?" The medicine boy saw it quickly and came over immediately.
"Oh, I have some herbs here, I wonder if you can take them." Cheng Qingwen put the bag down and took a breath.
"Oh, wait a moment, I'll call my master." The medicine boy quickly walked to the man sitting in the clinic, whispered a few words, and they walked out together.
The man was calm and touched his snow-white beard: "Girl, I am the boss of Sheng'an Church. My surname is Wu. I wonder what herbal medicine is?"
"It's freshly picked snow mountain stilbene. Take a look."
Doctor Wu lowered his head and glanced into the bag, and a trace of surprise suddenly flashed across his face: "It's actually... it's really snow mountain stilbene, or freshly picked! My child, are you from another country?"
Cheng Qingwen knew why he asked this, because the geographical climate of Huaxian County would not allow snow mountain stilbene to grow at all, and the ones used in drug stores were dried and brought by druggists.
"No, I am from Huaxian County and I grew this herb at home."
"Did you grow it at home? Where was it planted?" Dr. Wu was very excited and asked immediately.
"My backyard." Cheng Qingwen thought for a while and said, "I brought this seed by chance, so I planted it casually. I didn't expect it to survive. Look at this herb. Do you want it?"
"Yes, of course. This snow mountain qi looks good. They usually bring it for three hundred cents and one tael. How about this, how about giving you five hundred cents and one tael?"
"Five hundred coins?" Cheng Qingwen was slightly startled and asked subconsciously.
"Little girl, the price of stilbene is very high. If you go to other pharmacies in town and ask, they usually only cost 300 renminbi." The doctor looked at her hesitation and said while making the medicine.
"No need to ask, I believe you."
The doctor nodded and weighed the snow mountain stilbene in the basket: "It's five kilograms in total. I'll give you twenty-five taels of silver."
Cheng Qingwen took the money and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered that he wanted to ask a doctor to treat Cheng Huaer.
"Doctor, can you come with me? My mother-in-law is ill and I have to trouble you to go and see her at home."
The doctor nodded and asked the medicine boy to bring the medicine box: "Where do you live?"
“The pastry shop is not far away.”
"Are you the little girl in the pastry shop who hasn't even had hair extensions yet?" The doctor exclaimed, looking her up and down: "It's not that far, so I'll go with you."
"My carriage is outside." Cheng Qingwen quickly invited people into the carriage and walked home.
After walking only a few steps, the road ahead was blocked and the carriage stopped. Cheng Qinghan frowned and looked at several carriages parked on the usually deserted street.
If you look carefully at how those people are dressed, they don't look like ordinary people, but like servants of a wealthy family.
Thousands of people surrounded the black carriage in the middle, as if everyone was waiting for the people inside to get off.
After a while, a pampered hand opened the curtain, and a familiar figure stepped out of the carriage.
Cheng Qingwen met the man's eyes and curled his lips. Isn't this the same Jinghou from last night?
"This is Marquis Jing from the capital, a cousin of the current emperor." The doctor raised the curtain and looked in front of him.
"What?"
"The mother of this Marquis is the aunt of the current emperor. Isn't she a cousin? It is said that he has not married for many years and is still alone." The doctor touched his beard and said: "I have long heard that nobles in the capital are valued.
According to the rules, travel must be huge, and it is true when you look at it."
Cheng Qingwen and Song Qiaoqiao looked at each other and responded with an awkward smile.
After a while, the carriages were still blocked there, and many servants came and went, unloading the furniture from the carriages.
"What's across from our shop?" A thought flashed through Cheng Qingwen's mind, and she immediately turned around and asked.
"There is a restaurant opposite, but diagonally across is an empty house."
"It seems like he should have moved here."
Cheng Qingwen rubbed his brows and was about to tell the doctor that when they walked over, someone not far away seemed to see them and tilted his head to say something to the servant.
After a while, the carriage blocking the front moved away.
Cheng Qingwen blinked without hesitation, and immediately drove the car to his backyard.
Inviting Doctor Wu in, Cheng Huaer happened to be clearing the table.
"Auntie, I've invited the doctor here. Sit over there and take your pulse first." Cheng Qingwen took the rag from the woman's hand and led her to another clean table.
Cheng Hua'er nodded. Aunt Liu had already greeted her when she came back, so she wasn't surprised now.
Doctor Wu felt his pulse, asked a few more questions, and then said: "Madam, you can only rest for your illness, not work hard, and your mood should not be ups and downs."
"I took note of it," Cheng Hua'er said with a smile and nodded.
"I've also read your prescription. There's nothing wrong with it. Just follow this and take it." Doctor Wu packed up his things, turned to Cheng Qingwan and said, "Girl, please follow me."
Cheng Qingwen walked out with a confused look on her face. Looking at the doctor's heavy expression, she quickly asked: "Doctor Wu, how is my grandma's illness?"
"I'm afraid your grandma's illness will require you to take medicine for the rest of your life. I just read the prescription and it's very good for your grandma. But if you take that medicine for a year, it will cost a hundred taels of silver."
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Cheng Qingwen blinked, then immediately reacted and said with a smile: "No matter what, the disease still needs to be treated."
Doctor Wu sighed softly, looked at the person in front of him with distressed eyes and said, "Why are you doing this? How can you afford such expensive medicine in a small shop like this?"
