The purpose of going down the mountain this time was not just to buy food.
Rice grains, medicines, spring and summer clothing...
There is actually some money left in Guanzhong, but there are a lot of things purchased this time. Chen Yu is a little worried that he will not have enough, so before starting to buy, he plans to go to the medicine shop to buy the Orange Silver Grass and Long-eared White Grass in his pocket. Take action.
By the way, grab and pack the most important Baiyun Powder preparation first, to avoid making mistakes and forgetting them later.
Several medicine shops in the county are managed by wealthy families, and the prices are quite different, so Chen Yu chose a familiar one - his predecessor and the old Taoist priest also sold wild herbs in this shop.
Pingjiu Medicine House.
The medicine boy was greeting the guests when he saw Chen Yu coming in and hurried forward to greet him.
"This Taoist Priest wants to buy medicine?"
He waved his hand and explained his intention straight to the point.
"It's not about buying medicine. I went into the mountains not long ago and accidentally got two herbal medicines. I thought it would be useless to leave them idle, so I wanted to ask the pharmacy about the price. If they are suitable, I will dispose of them before the medicine is used up."
Hearing this, the medicine boy responded and took Chen Yu to a room in the medicine shop.
As soon as you step in, you feel a sense of warmth.
A large flying cloud cauldron is placed in the center of the room. There is a red fire inside, which reflects the brightness of the room.
Chen Yu looked around and saw that there were quite a few people inside. Except for a few medicine servants and medicine boys who were walking back and forth with porcelain plates in their hands, most of them were dressed in gray mandarin jackets and fur bundles, dressed like hunters.
He has a dagger on his waist, a long bow on his back, or a mountain knife slung across his body.
They all looked fully armed.
In the corner, there were many bamboo baskets and hoops piled up. I took a few steps closer and took a look. Most of them were fresh herbs stained with soil and sawdust.
Some of the leaves and rhizomes were still stained with blood.
This is the real medicine collector.
The mountains are deep and deep, and there are not only all kinds of medicinal herbs, but also man-eating beasts, harmful birds of prey, poisonous insects, snakes and pythons. People who have not taken a moment have long since become a meal in their mouths, and there is no shortage of blood in the remaining ones.
Chen Yu stopped wandering around and went straight to the counter under the leadership of the medicine boy, taking out the orange silver grass and long-eared white velvet.
Although the quantity is not as good as others, the middle-aged man in charge is still bright and his eyes are shining.
"The root body is huge, the ears are triangular, and the horns are four inches long."
"This snow velvet is of the highest quality!"
The long-eared white velvet is often called snow velvet because of its snow-white roots.
After all, the person in charge is well-informed, and he can tell at a glance that this snow antler is of good quality and is a good thing for nourishing yang energy!
As for the dry Orange Silver Grass on one side, they were completely ignored by the other party. In Pingjiu Medicine House, I was exposed to hundreds of medicinal herbs every day. Even though I could see that this Orange Silver Grass was mature, it was just a leaf stem and no fruit. , then it really doesn’t matter.
"Little Taoist Priest, we are all regular customers. Lao Xu, I won't fool you, let alone you. You must also know that the quality of this snow antler is not bad, but there is still a lot of stock in the medicine shop that has not been used up. "
The two had dealt with each other several times, and the last time Chen Yu went down the mountain to sell medicine, it was through the other party's hands.
This person has great eyesight and is very good at identifying medicines, but he always likes to take advantage of small things. He will kill them at every turn, regardless of whether they are raw or cooked.
As expected, the other party said both inside and outside the pharmacy that the stock of the pharmacy was large and the supply exceeded demand. However, before Chen Yu could say anything, the other party added, "But recently, Mrs. Zhang of the county government has admitted a sixteenth concubine to the home of the pharmacy owner. Just when I was thinking about what to send, those dry people in the warehouse showed no sincerity, so the snow velvet from the little Taoist Master is so good."
“Only the fresh ones attract people’s liking!”
Always feeling that the other party was hinting at something, Chen Yu remained silent and only knocked on the wooden desk to remind the other party to stop talking nonsense.
Then I saw the manager's fingers crackling on the abacus for a while. The next moment, he raised a finger as if he was gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, and gave a 'high price'.
"How about one tael of silver?"
"..." Chen Yu squinted, glanced at the other person as if he were looking at a fool, and said his first words after entering the room, "Two liang."
"Taoist Master, just do it." The leader still wanted to struggle.
"Two taels and one penny."
"Brother Chen, look at my relationship with Daochang Li."
"Two taels and one penny."
"Okay! Let's take this medicine!"
While the manager was smiling but not smiling, Chen Yu took the money bag, weighed it twice, and made a clattering sound.
The total is two to four dollars.
Two taels of long-eared white velvet and four taels of dried orange silver grass.
The currency of this world is also mainly copper coins, but the exchange rate and purchasing power are different.
One tael of silver can be exchanged for ten coins of broken silver, and one coin of broken silver can be exchanged for ten cents, which is equivalent to two hundred coppers. One copper is equivalent to one penny.
That is to say, one tael of silver is worth two thousand coins.
Of course, this exchange rate changes from time to time. Sometimes silver is difficult to exchange for, and it is hard to get more than one or two hundred cents. Sometimes it is only worth seventeen or eight hundred cents.
The numbers vary.
The purchasing power of coins is related to the year, and the products are abundant. In years without natural disasters, four cents can buy a big bun with meat stuffing. Among them, the most fishy pork stuffing only costs two cents a piece. And if in the
When there are frequent droughts and floods, and wars and turbulence, not to mention meat buns, even rice grains can cost hundreds of yuan per catty!
One tael of silver is worth less than three to five kilograms of corn.
But it's definitely not that far yet, although he estimates that it won't be long yet.
"Two taels of silver, plus what was left before, there are about thirteen or four taels of silver in total."
After estimating his balance, Chen Yu thought for a while. After walking out of the house, he did not leave the pharmacy directly. Instead, he called the medicine boy and asked about the approximate price of Baiyun Powder.
Everything else is fine, except for one medicinal ingredient that seems to have some problems.
"Taoist Priest, there is not much stock of Liusonggen. If we can wait a little longer, the price will be lower."
Unlike the boss who is greedy for petty gains, the drug boy in the pharmacy is quite conscientious and does not speak randomly.
It's just that Chen Yu doesn't want to wait too long. He knows about the root of Liusong. It grows in late summer. It's still several months away at least. If Pingjiu Medicine House doesn't have other medicine shops, it's probably about the same. When it matures, medicine shops will have the goods.
Yes, God knows how long.
"Just grab two coins."
"Okay, Taoist priest, please wait for a moment."
Another quarter of an hour passed, and I grabbed seven kinds of medicines, all in the quantities he said.
Chen Yu held it in his hand and walked out of the door.
It's not that he doesn't want to catch more. On the one hand, there are only four Orange Silver Fruits, and at most two pairs can be prepared. It is estimated that there are still leftovers of these seven kinds of medicines. On the other hand, two pairs of Baiyun Powder are enough for him to use for a long time.
Money is limited, so save as much as you can.
This is also the reason why he did not go directly to the pharmacy to buy orange and silver fruits.
But Chen Yu still bought some other things.
Just hanging on the waist - a bag full of medicinal seeds.
Medicinal seeds are not valuable, especially the common ones. He didn't buy them with the intention of growing them, but to experiment with spiritual ideas. Ordinary white roots can become strange under the catalysis of spiritual ideas, but what about these medicinal herbs?
Out of curiosity, Chen Yu planned to give it a try when he went back. It happened that after so many days, he had accumulated a few more inspirations in his consciousness, so he would not be in short supply.
After buying and dispensing some medicine, I need to buy more clothes and some food rations.
Recalling the location of the grain store, Chen Yu was walking when a noise suddenly broke out on the street.
"Congratulations on the birthday of old mother Wukong! Congratulations on the arrival of the Lotus Saint!"
He turned around and saw a group of poor people in ragged clothes gathered together, either kneeling or prostrate, all facing one person in front.
The man wore a white gauze on his face and a moon-white robe. He had a graceful figure, his exposed neck was as long as jade, and his arms were as slender and white as snow.
It is not difficult to guess that the person in front of me is the Lotus Saint among these people.
Chen Yu looked at him, just out of curiosity at first, but the more he looked at him, the look on his face became weirder.