After being divorced, I took care of my two children and reached the peak of my life
Chapter 10 Selling Ginseng
Han Yi's family didn't have a backpack, so they went to Aunt Zhang's house to borrow one and put the ginseng in it. In order to prevent others from noticing anything, Han Yi also covered it with a lot of grass.
The two kids were small and didn't take up much space. If they were charged the price of one person, Han Yiyi would have to pay Grandpa Wei four copper coins. Not to mention four copper coins, Han Yiyi couldn't even afford half a copper coin, so she spoke to Grandpa Wei a little embarrassedly.
"Uncle Wei, I don't have any money on me right now. I'll go to the town to sell my things first, and then I'll give you the money for the ride when I come back..."
Uncle Wei also knew that the original owner had been kicked out of the Fan family and moved to a thatched hut. He also knew that the original owner often went to the town to sell handkerchiefs, but in the past, the original owner always walked to the town to save two cents on bus fare.
Old man Wei looked at the two babies in Han Yiyi's hands with a kind smile. Without saying much, he agreed.
In fact, not many people take ox carts to the town. Most people choose to walk to save two cents on the fare. Only people like Han Yiyi who bring babies or have to carry some things to sell in the town that are too heavy will take an ox cart.
In addition, the Zhuang family would not often go to the market when they had nothing to do, so in addition to Han Yiyi and her mother, there was also a woman holding a child in Old Man Wei's ox cart today.
The woman's face looked bad, and she kept staring at the child in her arms. The child also whimpered from time to time in the woman's arms. It seemed that the child was sick and needed to be taken to the town to see a doctor. Therefore, when Han Yiyi and the other two got in the car, the woman did not look up at them.
Sure enough, as soon as the ox cart arrived at the market entrance of Ping'an Town, the woman got off the cart in a hurry, holding the child before the cart even stopped. Seeing Han Yiyi also got off the ox cart in a hurry, Old Man Wei hurriedly told her that he would wait at the town entrance for an hour and asked her to come to the town entrance to find him after she finished her business. Han Yiyi agreed and led the two children to the clinic.
There are two medical clinics in the town. The larger one is called Tong Ren Tang, and the smaller one is called Ren Shou Tang. It seems that both medical clinics have a good reputation, but one is at the east end of the street and the other is at the west end. In this case, Han Yiyi led the two children directly to Tong Ren Tang, which was closer to them.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered, I saw the woman I saw on the ox cart. She was looking at an old doctor with red eyes taking the pulse of the child in her arms.
Han Yiyi did not find this woman in the original owner's memory. As she had something else to do, she did not take the initiative to step forward and say hello. When she looked away, she saw a man dressed as a medicine boy walking towards her.
"Madam, are you here for a medical consultation or prescription medicine..."
The medicine boy looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and had a sincere smile. He did not show any disgust at the patched clothes on Han Yiyi and the other two. As a result, Han Yiyi had a better impression of this clinic, so he replied with a smile.
"Hello, young doctor. I don't see patients or prescribe medicine. I just found some medicinal herbs in the mountains and I would like to ask if your clinic will accept them..."
When the medicine boy heard Han Yiyi's address to him, he raised his hand and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"I, I, I'm not a doctor. Madam, you want to sell medicinal herbs. Please wait a moment. I will ask our shopkeeper to come over..."
After a while, the medicine boy came over with an old man with half-white hair. The old man had a kind face and was introduced by the medicine boy as Doctor Xia, the owner of Tongrentang. Doctor Xia did not find it strange to see Han Yiyi carrying a large backpack, and just asked as usual.
"I wonder what medicinal herbs Madam has to sell..."
The entire Ping'an Town is almost surrounded by mountains. Therefore, from time to time, there would be people like Han Yiyi who would dig up some medicinal herbs and come to the clinic to sell them. As a result, people had long been accustomed to it. They originally thought that Han Yiyi was just like the other farmers, selling some ordinary herbs.
The moment Han Yiyi took off the backpack and lifted up the grass on the ginseng, revealing the ginseng roots, Doctor Xia's eyes lit up and he quickly spoke up to stop him.
"Madam, wait a moment. I think your medicinal herbs are good. Why don't you go to the backyard with me so I can take a closer look..."
After listening to Doctor Xia's words, Han Yiyi also understood what he meant, so she took the two children and went to the backyard with Doctor Xia.
Han Yiyi was speechless when he saw Doctor Xia holding the ginseng with a look of regret on his face. He kept muttering that the medicinal effect would be better if the ginseng was allowed to grow for a few more years. If a few more years passed, it would be impossible to tell for sure who this thing belonged to.
Doctor Xia looked at Han Yiyi's expression and realized that he had spoken out of turn, so he quickly regained his composure and spoke to Han Yiyi.
"Madam, this ginseng is of good quality. It looks to be more than 20 years old. I wonder what price you would like to sell it for..."
When Han Yiyi heard Doctor Xia say that the ginseng was more than 20 years old, which was not much different from what Xiaohua said in the system, she knew that the person in front of her was definitely not a treacherous person. Besides, she didn't know the price of the ginseng, so she spoke.
"I am willing to sell this ginseng to Tong Ren Tang. Naturally, I believe in the reputation of Tong Ren Tang and believe that they will not deceive a farmer like me. Therefore, the price will be determined by Manager Xia. I also believe in Manager Xia's character..."
Doctor Xia heard Han Yiyi's words and couldn't help but look at her carefully again. Although she was wearing patched clothes, her speech and demeanor were not at all like those of a farm woman who had never seen the world, so he smiled and said.
"In that case, I will set the price. The quality of this ginseng seems to be good, but you also know that our town is not big, and not many families can afford ginseng. Therefore, I can only give you twenty taels at most. Maybe you can also go to other medical clinics to have a look. If they offer a higher price than mine, you can sell it to them..."
Han Yiyi also knew that what Manager Xia said was true, but for her, twenty taels was already very good, so she happily agreed.
In order to make it easier to carry, Han Yiyi asked the shopkeeper Xia to give him ten taels of silver, and the rest was some small change and copper coins.
Looking at the silver in his hand, Han Yiyi finally felt much more at ease. It really lived up to the saying that with surplus food in hand, there was no need to panic...
Han Yiyi thought about what was missing at home, so she led the two children out of Tong Ren Tang in a hurry. Before she even stepped out of Tong Ren Tang, she heard Manager Xia speaking behind her.
"Madam, if you find any more medicinal herbs in the future, please feel free to come to Tong Ren Tang. I will definitely not let you suffer any loss..."
When Han Yiyi heard what Manager Xia said, she smiled and replied, "Okay, thank you, Manager Xia..." She glanced at the woman who was holding the child. Her face seemed even uglier than before. She only heard the doctor who was taking the baby's pulse speak in a difficult voice.
"Oh, it's been delayed for too long. If you had come earlier, maybe you could still save him..."
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