"Yeah, yes." Gu Shiba Niang stopped her hand and licked her hanging hair.
"It can only be sold after it has been pounded to pieces?" Cao was a little puzzled.
Gu Shiba Niang was a little embarrassed. She looked at the fluffy Polygala root in front of her. In fact, it was not the same. It was just that she saw the masters in the medicine shop making it like this in her life, so she just went with it...
"Well, it will be easier to sell this way..." She could only reply. Feeling uneasy, it might be easier to sell it. She picked up the Polygala root and slowly pulled out the wooden heart.
The night was thick, and Mrs. Cao gradually couldn't see her movements clearly, and she could only hear the gentle and rhythmic sound of Mu Xin being thrown to the ground.
"This is called Polygala tube..." Gu Shiba Niang piled the pieces of wood core aside, "These can be used to make Polygala meat..." She began to beat up the tiny Polygala roots again, and she became more and more comfortable with it. After half a day, I don't feel tired at all.
"Here I go, be careful if your hands are sore." Mrs. Cao put down the needle and thread in her hand, took the mallet from Gu Shiba Niang, and imitated her, "Is this right?"
Three days later, Gu Shiba Niang collected more than five kilograms of polygala. To be precise, the polygala tube she had simply purified weighed more than five kilograms. In addition, there were three kilograms of second-grade polygala meat and polygala sticks. Two pounds.
"Ba Niang, can you carry it? I'll carry it..." Ms. Cao was holding firewood in her hand and looked worriedly at Gu Ba Niang, who was carrying a wooden basket.
The small and thin shoulders are a bit shaky.
"My back is moving." Gu Shiba Niang bit her lower lip, stabilized her body, and walked out of the door unsteadily, "Mom, let's go quickly, and go to Wa City as soon as possible to stand in a good place..."
In early summer, when the mother and daughter arrived at the tile market early in the morning, there were already a lot of people and the sounds of hawking were already coming and going.
The market in this small county town was small and messy, with stains on the ground. It was the first time for Gu Shiba Niang to come to such a place, but she didn't hesitate at all, stepping on the sewage to occupy a good place.
"Mom, here." She put down the basket, shook her sore arm, and took the firewood from Cao.
Before the mother and daughter could stand firmly, a big foot kicked over, and the wooden basket flipped over, and bundles of Polygala tenuifolia spilled out.
"What are you doing?" Gu Shiba Niang shouted in shock and anger.
"Go away, who let you occupy my land!" A short and stocky man shouted, waving a butcher's knife.
"It was us first..." Gu Shiba was about to argue, but Cao stopped her.
"I'm sorry, let's leave now..." Ms. Cao lowered her head and said, bending down to pick up the scattered polygala.
"Bah." Seeing her surrender, the short and sturdy man said nothing more and put up his desk.
The mother and daughter left here and walked all the way to the end before stopping. Gu Shiba Niang looked at the good positions and smiled bitterly. No wonder her mother's firewood could never be sold.
"Eighteen Mother, are you tired? Sit on the firewood and take a rest..." Ms. Cao said, stroking her daughter's shoulder.
Gu Shiba Niang shook her head and pushed Mrs. Cao on the woodpile instead, "Mom, you sit down."
After the mother and daughter said this, the firewood had not been sold until noon. During this period, some people came to ask, but when the price was told, Cao shook her head and refused.
"Mom?" Gu Shiba Niang was a little confused. In her opinion, the firewood could be sold for just how much it cost, and they were waiting to use it.
Mrs. Cao smiled bitterly and pointed at several people who were also selling firewood. "The price of firewood has been set. If we sell it lower..."
If they sell it low, it will disrupt the entire firewood price, and they will definitely be troubled by the firewood seller. This rule is not unfamiliar to Gu Shiba Niang, but she did not expect that a small firewood also has a price.
She also smiled bitterly.
"Little girl, what are you talking about?" someone asked, pointing to the herbs in her wooden basket.
Seeing the visitor coming, Gu Shiba Niang was very happy and hurriedly replied: "Polygala."
After all, it was my first time, and I felt a little nervous. I recalled how the clerk in the medicine store entertained customers, and then stammered, "Sir, this...this polygala...is yellow in color, thick in the tube, and thick on the inside..."
"Polygala? Herbal medicine." The visitor said, cleared up the confusion and walked away with a smile.
It turned out that she was just asking out of curiosity. Gu Shiba Niang sighed. Until the market ended that day, no firewood or herbs were sold.
"Eighteenth Mother, don't be anxious, take your time." Ms. Cao looked at her somewhat frustrated daughter and comforted her with a smile, sighing secretly in her heart.
Gu Shiba Niang smiled at her, nodded, and walked to the entrance of the alley. The young tofu seller was eating melon seeds. She saw her and said hello.
"Baba Niang, wait a minute." After she said hello, she thought of something, turned around and ran into the store. In the blink of an eye, she grabbed two eggs and ran out, giving them to Gu Shi Niang, "Here you go."
"Your sister-in-law has given birth?" Gu Shiba Niang understood immediately and asked with a smile.
Douhua smiled so hard that her eyes became slits, "Yes, the baby I gave birth to yesterday is a boy!" As she spoke, she quietly pointed back and said in a low voice, "My mother raised my sister-in-law as a treasure..." After she finished speaking, Cover your mouth and giggle.
"Congratulations." Mrs. Cao also smiled and congratulated after hearing this.
Douhua smiled and thanked her, then pulled Gu Shiba Niang and asked curiously, "Hey, how did you know that Aunt Zhou was not at home yesterday? Fortunately, I remembered your words and went to invite Aunt Wang, otherwise... "As he spoke, he patted his chest with a look of fear on his face.
In the previous life, Douhua's sister-in-law almost died because the midwife was delayed. Douhua's mother scolded her for half the street, which left a deep impression on Gu Shiba Niang.
When Douhua asked, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't say anything. You can't just say that you listened to your mother, right
"Students know more, do they know how to tell fortunes?" Douhua smiled and saw the wooden basket at her feet, "What are you talking about?"
"Herbal medicine, Polygala." Gu Shiba Niang replied somewhat dejectedly.
"Are you going to sell herbal medicine?" Douhua asked.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded and sighed, "No one bought it."
Douhua chuckled and pointed to the other side, "You went to the market to sell it? Who would go to the market to buy it when they are sick? No, you should go to the drug store and ask."
Gu Shiba Niang looked along her hand and saw that on the other side of the street, there was a store with a store front. Although it was dark, there were still people coming in and out.
drug store…
Gu Shiba Niang bit her lower lip and hesitated. Generally, pharmacies deal with drug stores, and drug stores deal with medicinal material retailers. Now she is just a seller of loose medicine, and she should deal with medicinal material retailers at most. , contact the drug store directly, I'm afraid they won't want her herbal medicine.
"Go and give it a try and ask what you are afraid of." Douhua saw her hesitation and smiled, with some pity in his eyes. This was originally a daughter of an official family, but now she has to make a living by hawking. It is normal for her to lose face.
"Let's go, I'll go with you." With this thought, Douhua put down the melon seeds in his hand, turned around and shouted to the store, "Second brother, I'm going out for a while."
"It's already dark, why are you running so crazy?" A male voice answered inside, and a young man in his twenties came out. When he saw Gu Shiba Niang and Mr. Cao, he smiled and said hello.
"Go, go," Douhua said, carrying the wooden basket for her.
"Mom, let me go and ask." Gu Shiba looked at Ms. Cao.
Mrs. Cao nodded, said hello with a smile, and reassured her, "It's okay, there's no rush." She went home first.
"Sister Douhua, let me carry it." Gu Shiba Niang caught up with Douhua who had already walked out and said.
"I'll do it, I'll do it. You don't have a strong body like me who is used to doing rough work..." Douhua smiled and pushed her hand away, approaching the drug store as she spoke.
Gu Shiba Niang raised her head and looked at the three words "Qianjintang" on the door plaque. At that time, she rarely went out. After living on this street for so long, the only people she knew were Douhua. She vaguely remembered that there was a medicine shop nearby. , I and my father often take his medicine, but I have never been here once.
"Everyone in the neighborhood knows you, don't be afraid." Douhua comforted her with a smile, and walked into the pharmacy first.