Man Bao believed that she was a ghost, and the two children wanted to eat more than their father.
Without much expression, she pulled out the needle from Dahua's body, and said to the wealthy lady who kept chattering in her ear: "How much does it cost for your family to marry a daughter-in-law?"
The rich lady was stunned for a moment and then said: "Counting the betrothal gift and banquet, it will cost four or five taels, right?"
"Three taels!" Dahua lying on the bed said: "The dowry is a lot of money, a piece of red cloth that can be used as a wedding dress, and then some pastries and meat. The banquet costs about 1,500 yuan. Pull my ox cart It was borrowed from my cousin’s house, and it cost less than 3,400 yuan, according to the price of copper coins back then, less than three taels.”
Rich lady: "..."
Man Bao said: "If your son is widowed, has two children, and is getting older, it should cost more money to marry again, right?"
Before the rich lady could speak, Dahua interjected again: "At least five slings are required, and she can only be a widow, and may also bring children. Don't worry about the big girl of Huanghua, who will marry the big girl as a stepmother?" ? It’s not a rich family.”
The rich lady's face turned dark, she glared at her daughter-in-law and said, "Say what you're doing, you're not going to die."
Man Bao sighed, "She is about to die."
The rich lady was stunned, and when she understood the meaning of her words, her eyes went dark, and when a figure reappeared in front of her eyes, she saw Zhou Man supporting her with one hand, and pressing down on her with the other.
Man Bao sighed, "Ma'am is also in poor health."
How could the rich lady listen to it? She burst into tears, and knelt down to Zhou Man along the edge of the bed, holding Zhou Man's tightly with both hands, crying loudly: "Lady, madam, Bodhisattva, Reach out and save my daughter-in-law, I will definitely set up a longevity tablet for you later... "
Man Bao: "... I might give it a try, I'm only 80% sure."
Although the rich lady sounds too small, it is better than spending a lot of money to marry a daughter-in-law, right? So she nodded again and again and said: "It's probably 80%, please give Madam a hand."
"In this way, I come to give her injections every day, and how about you grab the medicine and mix it up?"
"well."
Man Bao called out, and Xibing immediately took out the ink, pen and paper from the medicine box and gave them to Man Bao.
Man Bao wrote down a prescription and handed it to the rich lady, saying, "Go get the medicine."
The rich lady wiped away her tears and took it, thinking of something, asked quickly: "Is this medicine expensive?"
Man Bao said: "About eighty Wen."
The rich lady widened her eyes, and asked in disbelief, "Why is the medicine so expensive?"
Man Bao said: "Is it expensive? One life, considering the blood your daughter-in-law shed yesterday, it's not expensive."
I thought so, but the rich lady still felt that it was very expensive, and asked tangledly, "Can it be cheaper?"
Man Bao: "... I'm not selling medicine."
She said a little unhappy: "I don't want your consultation fee anymore."
But this didn't make the rich lady feel much better, she begged: "Maybe change to a cheaper prescription?"
"The most expensive part of this recipe is the ginseng which is worth a few bucks, which is used to invigorate qi, and the other flavor is angelica, which is used to nourish blood. Now that your daughter-in-law is in a situation, you can't do without either flavor," Man Bao said: " In fact, if you think about it on the bright side, one medicine can be boiled twice for one day, and she will take this medicine for ten days at most. After ten days, if she survives, I will change her to a cheaper medicine. , people will survive completely, and it will cost you two dicks, isn't it better than marrying another daughter-in-law?"
Man Bao said: "Besides, in your family's situation, you may not be able to marry a daughter-in-law even if you have five slings of money. Who knows if it is a debt?"
The rich lady just felt more uncomfortable in her heart.
She looked at Zhou Man, then at the big flower lying on the bed, and finally said with distress: "Okay, I'll buy it, I, I'll buy two pairs first..."
Take it for two days first, and then talk about the effect, if not...
The rich lady reluctantly went out to buy medicine.
When Zhou Man went to see the doctor yesterday, he asked about the prices of various medicinal materials in the pharmacy. Most of the prices were similar to those in the capital, some were cheaper, and some were more expensive.
Man Bao thinks it should have something to do with the distance from the place of production, anyway, it is roughly the same, so she calculates according to the prices in the capital.
In fact, because of the remoteness here, ginseng and angelica are more expensive, so a medicine costs eighty-six renminbi.
The rich lady's whole heart was trembling when she took out the money.
Dafu occasionally does odd jobs outside, carrying bags and running errands. He only pays fifteen yuan a day, and when he is good, he can get eighteen yuan. His daughter-in-law will eat up his wages for many days a day.
How many days is this many days
The rich lady didn't understand, so she simply asked the doctor who was holding her prescriptions, "Doctor, my son earns fifteen yuan a day, so how many days will it take to earn enough money for this medicine?"
The doctor, who was immersed in the prescription, was startled when he heard the words, then pinched his fingers to calculate and said uncertainly: "Five and a half days?"
He turned to look at the shopkeeper beside him.
The shopkeeper said angrily: "The workers don't eat or drink, let's count it for six days."
The rich lady cried: "Yaoshou, damn Guo's daughter-in-law, I don't know why she has such a vicious heart, so harmful to others, not only my daughter-in-law, but also my son..."
The rich lady cursed Mrs. Diao endlessly. Seeing that the shopkeeper and the doctor gathered together to read the prescriptions she brought, and they didn't accept the money on the counter, she carefully put her hand on the edge of the copper plate, "The shopkeeper , I will give you this prescription, can you give us a cheaper price?"
The shopkeeper said thoughtfully: "You gave us the prescription, what will you use to catch the medicine next time?"
She said confidently: "Anyway, the prescription is here with you, you just follow it and give it to me."
Anyway, she couldn't read and write, so it's useless to keep this thing in her hand. Seeing that the shopkeeper and the doctor seem to like the prescription very much, it should be... okay
She herself was a little uncertain.
The shopkeeper pondered for a while and then said: "Okay, I will give you five cents cheaper for this medicine, and Master Zhou will prescribe another medicine for you next time. You bring it, and I will give you five cents back."
"Just this one set of medicine? Will I come to get the medicine tomorrow?" Although the rich lady can't settle accounts, she is very shrewd in these matters.
The shopkeeper said: "Of course I won't give it. We don't earn much from this medicine. If we keep giving it, what money will we make?"
He said again: "Ma'am, I am willing to spend money to buy it today because of your pity. To be honest, you have already taken medicine from me, and we are not fools. Is there any reason why we can't remember it after taking it once? This prescription is for us. It is dispensable.”
The rich lady who still wanted to haggle the price didn't dare to say any more, she nodded and said, "Okay."
The shopkeeper concluded a deal with her. As soon as she left, the shopkeeper and the doctor immediately took the prescription and went to the backyard. The two of them got together and continued to study, "This prescription is good. In the case of a pregnant woman, it is for me. A whole plant of ginseng may not be able to save it, so how much money has been directly saved by this medicine.”