The chief was very happy and generously passed on the two prescriptions left by Zhou Man.
Hearing that this prescription was specially created by Zhou Man for the people of Lingnan, the literati and doctors who came here were very moved and helped spread it.
So before Zhou Man knew it, her reputation had risen a lot.
Zhou Man and the others went directly to Liuzhou.
Liuzhou was much more prosperous than the small town they lived in before, and there were more shops on the streets. As soon as they entered the city gate, they faced the bustling streets.
After living in a secluded mountain for a long time, I suddenly entered a lively city. Not to mention, it felt quite good.
There was an ox cart coming from the opposite direction. Zhou Man found that there were many carts and horses on their side, occupying half of the street, so he kicked the horse's belly, lightly crossed the carriage in front, and went around to get out of the way...
This made the people on the oxcart raise their heads and look at Zhou Man curiously. Zhou Man also turned his head slightly to look. The two met their eyes immediately, and then when they turned around, one of them asked in unskilled Mandarin, "Buy?"
Fruit?”
One of them asked in an unskilled dialect: "Are the fruits in your basket for sale?"
The two of them hit it off immediately and both smiled.
The bullock cart stopped, Zhou Man also stopped the horse, threw the reins to Bai Shan, and ran to take a look at the fruits in the basket.
Zhou Man confirmed that he had never eaten the ugly orange, so he happily said to him: "Let's find a spacious place to talk."
The other party asked curiously, "Did you buy too much?"
Zhou Man said: "Another business."
The other party was confused and followed her to find a spacious place. When he saw people getting out of the two carriages, and the people on the horses, they actually surrounded his ox cart with cheers.
He couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, and said nervously: "I, my father is the leader of the clan, are you outsiders?"
Zhou Man nodded, "Yes, we are from the capital, can you tell?"
Seeing that he was still kind, the other party breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Man reached for the oranges in the basket and asked, "This orange is so ugly, what is it called?"
"It's called Orange," he said, "Although it looks ugly, it's delicious and sweet."
He said generously: "I'll try one for you. If it's not sweet, it won't cost you any money."
Zhou Man opened one and tasted a piece, his eyes brightened, and he gave it to Bai Shan and the other four, "It's no worse than a tangerine."
It really is.
Mingda looked at the peel of the fruit in Zhou Man's hand and wondered, "The peel is thick, so it should be easier to transport than tangerines. Since it is not inferior to tangerines, why is there no tribute?"
Zhou Man looked at the leather in his hand, "Because it's too ugly?"
The young man selling fruit didn't quite understand what they said and urged: "Do you want to buy it? No, how many kilograms do you want to buy?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but laugh and asked warmly: "What's your name?"
Seeing that he was a little wary and didn't answer, he even softened his voice and explained: "We are from other places. We have never seen such orange trees in our place, so we want to gain some experience."
He said: "We want to pick the fruit ourselves."
Bai Shan took out a dime of silver from his purse and gave it to him.
The young man glanced at it, shook his head and said, "My mother-in-law said, we only want money, not silver. The silver is probably fake."
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows and poured out all the copper coins in his purse to him. There were not many coins, but there were about forty coins strung into a small string.
But in the young man's opinion, this was already a lot, and it could buy him half a basket of oranges.
For the sake of money, the young man said: "My name is Ashan. My home is in Niuwei Village, which is a bit far from the city. You have to walk a long way to pick fruits."
He couldn't understand their behavior, so he urged, "Don't go, Nuo, these are ready-made and they are all good. If you pay more, I will give you more."
Bai Shanxiao asked: "Is it far away?"
"It's far, and I have to stay in the wild for one night," he said, pointing to the sun in the sky: "So I have to leave the city quickly, and then I can go to a mountain temple to stay at night, and then go home the next day."
Bai Shan said, "Okay, you can go back first. We have also bought these fruits. In a few days, we will go to Niuwei Village to pick fruits with you."
Zhou Man asked, "Besides these ugly oranges, what other fruits do you have?"
Ashan said: "There are also good-looking oranges, pears, plums, and longans, but these three are gone. There are only good-looking oranges and ugly oranges."
Zhou Man: "Aren't there any tangerines?"
Ah Shan glanced at her and shook his head, "No, that thing doesn't belong to us."
He paused, and for the sake of their generosity, he reminded him: "That is for the nobles to eat. It is not sold outside, so don't look for it."
Zhou Man nodded, indicating that he understood.
They made an agreement with Ah Shan that they would go to Niuwei Village, and the group carried the ugly oranges they had just bought to find a place to live.
A servant came into the city in advance and arrangements had been made for them. "The inn is small, so I found an inn in the city and booked their second and third floors."
The inn is quite clean. There are many restaurants and restaurants nearby. It looks bustling and lively, but it is on the corner of the street, so it is still quiet.
It's also because it's on the corner of the street, so the servant can directly book the entire inn. There are many guests in other inns, so it's difficult to book the hotel.
The servant said: "I have inquired with the store. Since the opening of water transportation, the time from south to north has been shortened, and many people have come to Lingnan to purchase goods."
He said: "The medicinal materials, tea and fruits here are very popular in the north, which is why so many businessmen come here during this season."
Zhou Man was surprised, "There aren't many fruits at this time, right?"
The innkeeper who came to entertain them immediately smiled and asked, "Aren't you businessmen who are here to purchase goods?"
Zhou Man smiled and said: "We are here to have fun. Of course, if we encounter strange goods, we will also sell some."
Seeing that he spoke Mandarin well and did not have the local accent, but had some Lu accent, she asked, "Is the shopkeeper from Lu?"
The shopkeeper's eyes were slightly bright and he said hurriedly: "That's right. Your distinguished guest has been to Lu Di?"
Zhou Man smiled and said, "I lived in Qingzhou for a few years."
"That's an old friend, please take a seat, distinguished guests," he said with a smile: "There are not many fresh fruits at the moment, just some tangerines and tangerines, and the rest are all dried fruits, but Lingnan is mountainous.
There are a lot of medicinal materials in the mountains, and many vendors come here just for this."
Zhou Man thought thoughtfully, "There are indeed a lot of medicinal materials coming out of Lingnan in recent years, and two local medicinal materials dealers were even selected to join the Pharmacy Supply Bureau of the Imperial Medical Office."
The shopkeeper glanced at Zhou Man in surprise, nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly, that happened the year before last. When those two families were selected, the whole Liuzhou was bustling with excitement. They celebrated in the city for three days, and the flowing water banquet was set up for five days.
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Zhou Man: "...So grand?" Their medicine prices are not very high, they are obviously within the normal range.
It was so grand that she felt like she had been given the wrong price.