Chapter 76: Make money

Chapter 76 Making money

Xiaoliu, a middle-aged man with a somewhat stout appearance, heard the sound and walked in with a sharp scimitar. He carried the sack to the well in the corner of the yard and started to take out the snake gallbladder.

Half an hour later, Cornus officinalis and Mutong calculated the prices of all the medicinal materials and brought the money to Gu Dashan: "There are four taels and six hundred and thirty big coins in total. Count them."

 Gu Dashan took the money with trembling hands and couldn't believe it: "This, so much?" It's almost five taels of silver, which is the price of one acre of high-quality land.

Third Grandpa also felt that the money was too much. Although Xiaoyu found many kinds of medicinal materials, the quantity was small, adding up to less than thirty kilograms. Many of them were very common medicinal materials and were not valuable.

 Wood Passage: "Master made the decision for the three living bloated-necked snakes and gave them one or two and a half silver coins. The dried snake gallbladders and centipedes are also worth a lot of money."

 Without the three living snakes, there would not be so much money.

Gu Jinli asked Mutong: "Uncle Mutong, what is the specific price of the forty-three snakes?"

She caught those live snakes with Qin Sanlang, Luo Huiniang, and Tian Xiaohua. The money from the sales had to be divided equally. She had to find out the price and tell them when she went back.

 Mutong told her the price.

In addition to the three swollen-necked snakes, a red snake was also sold for 300 cash. The highest price of the others was 100 cash, and the cheapest one was only sold for 8 cash. The price difference is huge. The price mainly depends on the rarity of the snake. Their forty-three snakes were sold for a total of two to eight hundred yuan.

After Mutong told her the price of the snake, he also told her the price of the herbs.

The dried medicinal materials she sold weighed twenty-eight kilograms and one tael, and sold for a total of one to two, eight hundred and thirty cents. The prices of various medicinal materials were uneven, but on average, each catty cost sixty-five cents, which was quite a lot. Not bad.

After Gu Jinli finished talking to Mu Tong, Gu Dashan returned the money he got from selling the medicinal materials to her: "Brother Qin and his friends share in the money. It's not good to put it with the money at home. You can keep it yourself."

 Gu Jinli took the money with a smile and promised, "Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely hide the money and prevent thieves from stealing it."

 She took the money and ran to the front shop to buy herbs to dispel cold and dampness.

Their family was escaping from famine all the way and suffered a lot of cold on the way. They wanted to buy some to soak their feet in to get rid of the cold in their bodies. Otherwise, their whole family will get rheumatism without waiting until old age.

There is also Gu Jinxiu. She has reached the age of marriage. Women cannot bear the cold. If the cold accumulates in the body, it will be difficult to conceive in the future. In ancient times, if you cannot give birth to a child, you will suffer greatly.

The medicine boy standing in the medicine cabinet was called Maidong. Knowing that she was a fellow villager of Doctor Du, and that Old Doctor Wu had collected her medicinal materials, he asked enthusiastically: "What medicine does the little girl want to buy? How much? Is it available?" prescription?"

Gu Jinli smiled at Ophiopogon japonicus and said: "There is no prescription. I want to buy two kilograms of pepper, two kilograms of moxa, and half a kilogram of Xu Changqing."

Xu Changqing's medicinal materials were a bit expensive, so she didn't dare to buy more.

 Ophiopogon japonicus wrote down the name of the medicinal materials she mentioned on a piece of small yellow paper. After she finished speaking, he took the small yellow paper to pick up the medicine for her.

After a while, he handed her three packages of medicinal materials wrapped in yellow paper: "This package is for Sichuan peppercorns, this package is for Lao Ai, and this small package is for Xu Changqing. A total of one hundred and seventy Wen."

 Zanthoxylum bungeanum is cheaper than Lao Ai. Xu Changqing charges 160 cents per catty, while she charges 80 cents for half a catty.

"Thank you." Gu Jinli gave the money and took three packages of medicine. He had to sigh, no wonder so many people died of illness in ancient times. The medical conditions were poor and the medicine was expensive. The medicines in her hand could equal half the strength of a strong laborer. month's wages.

By the time she returned to the backyard with the medicine, Dr. Du and the others were already saying goodbye to Dr. Wu.

Doctor Du had no money, so Old Doctor Wu paid him two months' wages in advance. Doctor Du was moved to tears and kept thanking Old Doctor Wu. Old Doctor Wu waved his hand and said: "Don't say such kind words. Remember to come to work on the tenth day of the lunar month. If you are worried about your grandchildren, bring them here. There is a room left for you in the backyard, which can be divided into two." This small room is enough for the three of you, grandparents, and grandchildren."

Doctor Du was worried that he would be unable to take care of his two grandchildren when he came to town for a consultation. Doctor Wu's words solved a big problem for him, and he was so grateful that he was so frightened that he quickly called Mutong and asked Mutong to take care of them. Delivered to the pharmacy.

As soon as Gu Jinli came out of the medicine shop, he ran to Qin Sanlang and said, "Brother Qin, our snakes were sold well. We got two to eight hundred yuan."

After hearing this, Qin Sanlang laughed: "It's a good price, we can get a lot." Especially the Tian family, this money can relieve a lot of their pressure.

Doctor Du glanced at Qin Sanlang, then turned to ask Third Grandpa: "Brother Gu, are you going to buy new year's goods?"

The third grandpa said: "Yes, it's the Chinese New Year, so I have to buy some, and I also need to buy some things to make a living."

 Doctor Du said: "I also want to buy some things, let's go together."

Dr. Du finally met people from his hometown, and his nostalgia is strong, so he doesn't want to separate from them too early.

The third grandpa naturally said yes.

None of the families had any clothing to keep out the cold, and they were wearing straw sandals. Their feet were purple from the cold, so they had to go to the cloth shop first to buy some fabric and cotton to make shoes, cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

Buzhuang is not far from the drug store, on the same main street, and can be reached in half an hour's walk.

Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the cloth shop is full of people coming to buy things. They come in small groups and it is very lively.

But after seeing them, many people stepped aside and whispered: "Hey, look at this, they must be the victims of the disaster in Qingfu Town."

“No, look at them, they are so thin that they are out of shape, and their clothes are as tattered as beggars.”

　　　“Tsk tsk, I don’t even have a pair of shoes, my feet are so cold they’re almost turning into pig’s hooves.”

 “Hey, it’s so pitiful...”

 There were those who laughed at them, and some who pitied them.

None of the others in Gu Jinli took their words to heart.

 They disdain anyone who laughs at them. After escaping all the way, they are heroes if they survive.

 Pity them, they don’t need it. They have hands and feet and can live their own lives.

Gu Jinli carried her two sacks, slammed two taels of silver in front of the counter, and said to the shopkeeper of the cloth shop: "How to sell cotton and cotton cloth?!"

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop originally wanted the clerk to kick them out, but when he saw her throwing away two taels of silver, he immediately said with a smile: "We have three types of cotton here: new cotton, old cotton, and miscellaneous cotton. New cotton costs 100 yuan per catty." , Old cotton costs sixty cents per catty, and miscellaneous cotton costs fifty cents per catty.”

Grandpa San frowned and said, "This price is more expensive than in previous years."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "The old man is right, the price is indeed more expensive than in previous years, but this year we have suffered disasters all over the country, and the prices of many things have increased. Now it is the Chinese New Year, and it is the time for everyone to make new clothes. At that time, the price will naturally be more expensive.”

 (End of this chapter)