northernbook Chapter 190 Drug Store
Chapter 190 Drug Store
Zheng Sisi looked at a row of wooden barrels containing rice, wheat, soybeans, mung beans, sesame seeds, peanuts, etc.
Zheng Sisi bent down and grabbed a handful of rice. The grains were quite full, but they were several grades inferior to the rice in her own space.
Zheng Sisi asked: "Is this the only kind of rice seed you have?"
The shopkeeper was puzzled, are there different types of rice seeds? He said, "It's the same every year!"
Yes, this was in ancient times. Unlike modern times, when we have hybrid rice, many varieties have been cultivated and the yield is high.
Zheng Sisi didn't hesitate any more and said to the shopkeeper, "Weigh 200 kilograms for me. Do you have any rare seeds here?"
The shopkeeper pointed to a wooden shelf and said, "That row of shelves is full of seeds. Go and see what you need to buy."
Zheng Sisi nodded and walked towards the wooden shelf. The three little sisters followed and looked through the various seeds on the shelf together. They didn’t know what they were, they just looked for curiosity.
Zheng Sisi looked through the boxes one by one. They all contained common vegetable seeds. Zheng Sisi had no interest in growing vegetables that were readily available on the street. She could buy them anytime she wanted to eat them. Buying them and growing them would be a waste of land.
Zheng Sisi still asked the shopkeeper: "Besides these common vegetables, do you have any uncommon or unfamiliar vegetables in your shop?"
Zheng Si wanted to find some new and exotic seeds like she did at Zheng’s Seed Shop in Beijing, but she was disappointed.
The shopkeeper said, "All the seeds are displayed. Which one do you like?"
Zheng Sisi shook her head: "There's nothing I want."
The shopkeeper arranged for his servant to move two hundred kilograms of rice seeds to the door. Zheng Sisi paid the bill and asked the driver to move the seeds into the carriage.
Several people walked towards the next seed shop.
The seeds from the two shops were similar, and Zheng Sisi didn’t find any rare seeds, so she just asked for 100 kilograms of rice seeds.
In order to cover up the seeds in the space, Zheng Sisi bought two more common vegetable seeds. She also had a lot of broad bean seeds in her space, which she could plant tomorrow.
After buying the seeds, Zheng Sisi looked at the time. It was almost noon, and the third prince had not come yet. She planned to go to the teahouse to meet up with Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu.
When Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu saw a few girls going shopping, they decided not to follow them as they were afraid it would be inconvenient, and went to a teahouse to drink tea and wait for them.
Zheng Sisi saw a pharmacy on the street on her way back. She stopped the carriage and went into the pharmacy with a few people.
The three people who followed were puzzled. Zheng Zhimin asked, "Sister Sisi, are you going to the pharmacy to buy any medicine?"
Zheng Sisi turned around and said, "Buy delicious food, something you'll want to eat again."
Zheng Zhimin was puzzled: "What's so good about medicine? It's bitter. No one wants to take medicine unless they are sick."
Zheng Sisi: "Silly girl, not all medicines are bitter, and not all medicines are used to cure diseases. Some medicines have other unexpected effects when combined well. You will know after tonight."
A few people entered the pharmacy. There was a table on the left side of the door. A young man was accompanying an old woman to see a patient. They should be a mother and son. The doctor sitting opposite the table who was taking the pulse was someone Zheng Sisi knew. He was the one who was invited to see the Liu father and son that day.
Zheng Sisi nodded, greeted the doctor, and walked straight to the counter. Behind the counter was a whole row of medicine cabinets. Two pharmacists were dispensing medicine, and two people were waiting to get medicine by the counter.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Zheng Sisi didn't rush anyone and just stood by the counter and looked around the pharmacy.
The pharmacy is very simple, with two consultation tables, a counter and a medicine cabinet, nothing else. However, there is a door next to the medicine cabinet, covered by a curtain, which should lead to the backyard.
After a while, the doctor took the patient's pulse and prescribed medicine. Seeing Zheng Sisi and the others waiting quietly beside him, he walked over. He had a few questions that he hadn't solved since he came back from the farm, and today he could ask the county lady for advice.