Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 275: Searching for a Pharmacy

Afterwards, after putting the big jar in place, Li Wu drove the ox cart back to the village.

An Yue turned around and asked Ale Daniu: "Ale Daniu, can you two find our home?"

"Miss, of course." Ale replied without hesitation.

"Well, then you two should hurry home, unload the big urn from the oxcart, and ask Chunzhi to help carry it home."

"Miss, why don't you go back with us?" asked Da Niu.

"I have other important things to do, so I won't go back with you."

Daniu Ale didn't ask any more questions. They put on their backpacks, each carrying a small jar, and headed back home.

I heard from Mrs. Zhang that there was a general shortage of medicinal materials in the town's pharmacies, and that the number of people lining up to see doctors was increasing.

An Yue planned to go to the west entrance of the town first to buy some paper and pen.

Then he went from west to east, taking paper and pen to visit various pharmacies, to see what kind of medicinal materials they were short of, and recorded them one by one.

An Yue thought: [If I can find the herbs that are missing from the pharmacies, wouldn't that be a good thing that benefits both myself and the people? ]

So, An Yue turned and walked towards the west entrance of the town.

I once heard my grandmother mention that there were about five pharmacies of various sizes in the entire Shijing town.

An Yue had only been to two shops, one was Jirentang Pharmacy and the other was Minkang Pharmacy, and she had never been to the other three.

An Yue wanted to take advantage of today to visit all the pharmacies one by one.

An Yue quickly arrived at the west entrance of the town and went to a collection of antiques shop where she had bought books and pens for An Nian before.

She walked into the shop and went straight to the point and bought paper and pen.

After paying the money, he walked towards the nearest pharmacy.

At this time, it is not difficult to find the pharmacy. The shop with the most people in the whole town must be the pharmacy.

An Yue soon arrived at the first pharmacy near the west entrance of the town, called Lingzhi Pharmacy.

There were dozens of people queuing up to see a doctor, and the line had stretched from the shop to the street.

Lingzhi Pharmacy looks quite old, and the sign hanging on the door is a little mottled.

An Yue struggled to squeeze into the shop, and a strong smell of herbs hit her nose.

The shop was bustling with activity. Two men were dispensing medicine, and a doctor was examining patients at the desk, taking their pulses.

An Yue walked into the shop, but no one paid any attention to her.

So, An Yue took the initiative to walk to the counter and asked the man who was dispensing the medicine humbly, "Excuse me, young man, does the shop want to buy herbs?"

One of the men who was busy preparing medicine quickly glanced at An Yue, without stopping his movements.

He replied: "Yes, yes, Miss, do you know any herbs?"

An Yue nodded repeatedly after hearing this and said, "I recognize it, I recognize it. May I ask what kind of herbs are we buying in our shop now?"

After asking, An Yue took out paper and pen and began to prepare to take notes.

The man did not directly answer An Yue's question, but asked again: "Girl, are you selling herbs?"

"Yes, I usually dig some herbs to exchange for money, so I came here to ask."

The man still lowered his head and worked on his work. He said, "Then wait a moment, girl. I'll take you to see the shopkeeper after I get the medicine."

As the man spoke, he picked up a small scale rope and weighed a handful of herbs on the scale pan. He quickly finished a prescription and began to tie them into a herbal bag.

The man raised his hand to signal An Yue and said, "Girl, please follow me."

An Yue followed the man to the backyard of the shop.

When I arrived at the backyard, I saw an old man with gray hair and a long beard sitting on a low stool cutting herbs.

The man walked up to the old man and said to him, "Master, this girl knows about herbs and said that she digs herbs to exchange for money."

The old man slowly stood up, nodded to the man and said, "Well, you go and get busy first!"

"I heard from him that the girl knows about herbs?"

An Yue smiled and replied, "Yes, I only know some of the herbs."

The old man walked to the winnowing basket where herbs were dried, found a small piece of medicinal material, handed it to An Yue and asked, "Girl, take a look, what kind of medicine is this?"

An Yue took it, took a closer look, and thought: [Isn’t this Houttuynia cordata? ]

So, An Yue said, "This is Houttuynia cordata."

The old man's eyes flashed with surprise, and he turned around to get a medicine and asked, "Then what about this, girl?"

An Yue took it, looked at it, put it to her nose and smelled it, and said, "This is basil."

Suddenly the old man burst into laughter. He raised his hand and motioned for An Yue to sit on the stone bench under the grape trellis: "Haha... Miss, please sit down."

The old man and An Yue sat opposite each other on a stone bench. He looked at An Yue kindly and asked, "Not bad, not bad, young lady, you do know medicinal herbs. Do you usually dig herbs for money?"

An Yue replied with a smile, and then took the initiative to ask, "Yes, Grandpa. I heard that the medicine shops in this town are short of medicinal materials, so I came here to ask what kind of medicinal materials are missing."

The old man stroked his beard and said slowly, "Alas! Due to the drought, many people are sick, and the pharmacies are understaffed."

"Now, all the shops are in great shortage of medicinal materials. For example, in my shop, the most scarce ones are plantain, honeysuckle, forsythia, wormwood, houttuynia, dandelion, licorice, Xanthium sibiricum, chrysanthemum, and platycodon."

An Yue listened and took notes.

After the old man finished speaking, he asked An Yue: "I wonder if the little girl can find these medicinal herbs?"

"Grandpa, I don't dare say I can find all the medicinal herbs you mentioned, but I have written them down one by one and will try my best to find them."

The old man smiled kindly and said, "Well, it would be great if you could send us some emergency supplies."

After saying that, he glanced at the words written by An Yue again and laughed: "Haha... I didn't expect that the girl, at such a young age, could actually read and write. I guess there must be someone in her family who can read and write, right?"

"Grandpa is right! When my father was alive, he taught me how to read and write. Later, my family suffered a misfortune and my parents passed away. Fortunately, I learned a few words and was able to dig herbs to earn money to make a living."

"Oh? So you are a pitiful person. If you dig herbs in the future, just send them to my shop and I will definitely buy them."

An Yue quickly stood up, turned sideways and saluted, "Well, thank you very much, Grandpa."

After the ceremony, An Yue continued, "I have written down all the herbs you mentioned. You are busy here, so I will leave now."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for you to bring the herbs." After the old man said this, he stood up and prepared to lead the way.

"Okay, bye! Please stay, Grandpa."

After An Yue finished speaking, she walked out of the backyard and came to the shop, where she saw the man who had introduced her to the shop was preparing medicine.

An Yue walked up to the man and said with a smile: "Thank you, little brother. Goodbye!"