bookcurios Chapter 211 So much silver!
Chapter 211 So much silver!
The next morning, there was a gentle breeze.
After having breakfast, Cheng Yue and Chen An packed their herbs and prepared to set off.
Chen Tong and Chen Ning were so excited about collecting medicinal herbs these days that they didn't even want to go to the county town. Before Cheng Yue and Chen An left, the two sisters trotted up the mountain.
Children! Do whatever they like. Cheng Yue ignored the two of them and went to the county town with Chen An to meet the head of the village and head straight to Wanhe Hall.
It's inconvenient to carry a cart of medicinal materials, so sell them all first and then do other things.
There were not many people in Wanhetang today. Cheng Yue and the others had just parked the ox cart when the young man from last time came over with sharp eyes. His eyes widened when he saw the cart full of medicinal materials.
"Mrs. Cheng, it's only been a short time, and you've already got so many medicinal herbs?"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "This is picked by the whole village, so there are naturally more."
The young man was even more surprised when he heard this, "People in your village actually know about medicinal herbs?"
What kind of village is this? He has been in the pharmacy for so long, how come he has never heard of it?
Before Cheng Yue could say anything, Doctor Xu came out and said, "Yuanzhi, have you finished your work? What are you chatting about?"
Yuan Zhi looked at Doctor Xu's cold eyes and laughed awkwardly, "Master, I just came out to greet Madam Cheng when she came over! It's just right for me to help move the herbs!"
Doctor Xu hummed inaudibly. This little disciple was smart and down-to-earth, but he was curious and talkative. If you didn't keep an eye on him for a while, he would dig up someone's entire ancestors.
He just heard what Yuanzhi said to Cheng Yue and the others. He didn't believe that the whole village could collect herbs. If it was really that great, how could it be an unknown little mountain village? I'm afraid it would have been famous a long time ago!
Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he reacted quickly! Otherwise, he would have to try the medicine!
He believed in his master's ability and believed that he would not harm his life, but the medicine was really bitter!
Cheng Yue greeted Doctor Xu with a smile, first introducing the head of the village, and then said:
"Doctor Xu, this time we have not only wolfberry, but also mugwort, rhizoma anemarrhenae and motherwort. Please take a look at the quality first!"
"You have to see it, you have to see it!"
Doctor Xu was slightly stunned. There were actually several kinds of medicinal herbs? Didn't Cheng Yue say last time that he only knew a few common ones? Could it be that he had some misunderstanding about the word "common"?
Moreover, he hadn't told her the preparation methods of these kinds of medicines, so don't waste the good medicinal materials!
Doctor Xu felt a little pain in his heart and stepped forward immediately.
"This is not bad, not bad!"
The village head had been secretly observing Doctor Xu's reaction. He thought something was going to go wrong and his palms were sweating.
After hearing what Doctor Xu said, my heart finally settled down.
Fortunately, Doctor Xu did not breathe heavily, otherwise he would have gotten a stitch in the side.
He knew that Cheng Yue could not lie. This time, those brainless people in the village had nowhere to cry!
Thinking about this, he felt that something was not right. He was the head of the entire village. How could he think of everyone like this?
The village head coughed uncomfortably and tried hard to suppress the pride that was rising in his heart.
Without waiting for Cheng Yue to ask, Doctor Xu immediately said, "It's agreed that wolfberry is 30 wen per jin, asphodeloides is 50 wen per jin, and mugwort and motherwort are both 20 wen per jin. If there's no problem, we can weigh them now!"
Cheng Yue didn't know the market price, but she knew that Dr. Xu would definitely not take advantage of her, so she agreed immediately, "No problem!"
Doctor Xu nodded and smiled, then waved, "Yuanzhi, call a few more people over to carry all the herbs in and weigh them!"
"Okay, Master!" Yuanzhi responded, and immediately called out two young men to help move the herbs.
The village head swallowed in disbelief. If he hadn't tried hard to restrain himself, he would have almost stumbled.
Fortunately, he came. If it was anyone else in the village, he would have screamed out loud on the spot!
He thought wolfberry was the most expensive, but he never expected that Anemarrhena asphodeloides was fifty cents per pound?
Chen An was also shocked, but after all he had seen a lot of money, so his reaction was not as big as the village head.
The guys were incredibly fast and finished weighing everything in a short while.
Cheng Yue and the others watched from the side and compared it with the data recorded yesterday. There was no discrepancy at all. Doctor Xu simply rounded up the remaining fraction. With so many medicinal materials collected, that little bit wouldn't be a big deal!
The waiter immediately used an abacus to calculate the bill, "One hundred and eighty-two catties of wolfberry, a total of five taels, four qian and sixty wen, one hundred and twenty catties of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, a total of six taels.
Mugwort and motherwort weighed 134 jin and 160 jin respectively, totaling 5 liang, 8 qian and 80 wen, so the total is... 17 liang, 3 qian and 40 wen.
Madam Cheng, please check carefully to see if there are any mistakes."
Cheng Yue had already figured it out, "They are all right."
Yuanzhi was about to get the money, and Doctor Xu specifically told him, "Change it to copper coins!"
Since these are medicinal herbs for the entire village, we will have to divide the money when we return, and copper coins are naturally more convenient.
Cheng Yue thought to himself, he is worthy of being a senior doctor of Wanhetang. Not only is he an excellent doctor, but he is also very good at empathy!
Because Cheng Yue and Chen An still had to look for a carpenter, they did not stay. They took the money and said goodbye to Doctor Xu and the others.
After leaving Wanhe Hall, the head of the village dared to take a deep breath, "This is the first time I've seen so much silver. My legs are weak!"
Then he quickly whispered to Chen An, "With so much money, use a few baskets to hold it down, so it won't make a loud noise when you walk on the road, which would be too eye-catching!"
Chen An obeyed and did as he was told, "Uncle Lizheng, it's OK, don't worry!"
The village head carefully looked around before getting on the ox cart. "Okay, okay, okay! Don't say anything on the way. Let's talk about it when we get back to the village."
Cheng Yue joked, "Uncle Village Chief, you make it seem like something is wrong with us."
Upon hearing this, the head of the village sat up straight immediately. He couldn't be so sneaky!
Cheng Yue and Chen An looked at each other and smiled. The little old man is really interesting!
"Uncle Lizheng, we have to go to the carpenter's shop later, so let's take you to the stewed food shop first. You can also visit Shao Wen while we're there. We'll pick you up and take you home when we're done, okay?"
The head of the village nodded and said, "What's the problem? You guys go about your business, I won't run away with you."
Come to think of it, he was really a little worried about his eldest grandson, so he had a good chance to say a few words to him. Besides, the wedding date was almost set, so he took the opportunity to give him a few words of advice.
The braised food shop had not yet opened for sale, so Cheng Yue sent the head of the village over, said hello to Chen Lin and the others, and went straight to find Carpenter Hu.