The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The next morning, before dawn, Lu Xiuyuan was called up and told him to get up quickly and go to the village to take a bullock cart later, so don't waste time.

After breakfast, Mrs. Zhang gave him a few more copper coins, "Erlang, here are some money for you. If you are hungry outside, buy something to eat. Don't be hungry."

Although this trip does not intend to spend money, but after all, it is better to bring some money with you when you are going out. Then he took it and counted it, ten copper coins, no more, no less, and there was still residual temperature on it. Keep it.

There are three tasks in this trip to the town. First, go to the Ping An Hall to check the situation. If it is suitable, sell the herbal medicine in the basket for money.

The second thing is to find a job and see if there is anything I can do. In the current situation at home, I still need a stable source of income.

The third is to deliver clothes to his elder brother Lu Xiuwu, and bring back the medicine his elder brother bought by the way.

After making a plan in his heart, he was about to pick up the backpack and set off. Mrs. Zhang wiped her hands next to her, and snatched the backpack onto her back.

A large stone pier was erected at the entrance of the village, and an old yellow ox was tied beside it. Behind it was dragging a large cart. Several grass mats were laid out in an orderly manner on the cart, which could accommodate a dozen people if squeezed together.

"Hey? Nephew, you are pulling the ox cart today, and my Erlang is also going to town, please take care of me on the way." Zhang said to a young man sitting on a stone pier.

That young man was named Li Shun. He was tall and strong, with dark skin, and his figure was comparable to Qin Feng. He grinned when he heard this: "My father can't come because of something. I will pull the car for him for a while. Auntie, don't worry." , absolutely no problem."

He stood up, found a cushion from the middle of the hood, and handed it to Lu Xiuyuan: "Come on, Erlang can sit down anywhere."

Li Shun's father is the younger brother of the village chief. Although Ping'an Town is prosperous, their Jinshan Village is relatively remote, and they have to walk a long way to the town. Usually, he and his father are mainly responsible for the transportation of the village. Both father and son are relatively strong. , It is also safer on the road, no one dares to rob.

When Lu Xiuyuan came over, there were already several people sitting in the car, and now the harvest period in the field was over half, these people would go to the town to pick up supplies for the winter when they had free time.

When everyone saw Lu Xiuyuan sitting down, they immediately chattered and asked:

"Lu Erlang, I heard that you have been having a fever a while ago, are you feeling better now?"

"What are you talking about running around? It's not safe on the mountain. You are a powerless scholar, not those reckless men."

"Scholars should just study at home honestly, and don't keep thinking about running around."

He chattered and chatted non-stop, but he generally cared about his words, so he responded with a smile.

Fortunately, it didn't take long, and after confirming that no one came, Li Shun led a group of seven or eight people towards the town.

The old scalper is pulling the cart and walking on the road that is not too smooth. There are still many people harvesting crops on both sides of the road, and there is a lively scene everywhere.

Lu Xiuyuan dragged his chin and looked at the fields in the distance, his heart was open and he felt very comfortable.

He could hear the children's noises, laughing and laughing, full of childlike fun. When he turned his head and looked over, he saw a trace of disharmony under the beautiful scenery.

Those children in the village are playing house with pokeweed in the field?

Pokemon?Is the one in Xiaolian's hand picked here?It stands to reason that they shouldn't have it during this period, which wicked person transplanted it?

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help reminding loudly: "Don't play with that thing, that thing is poisonous!"

The child laughed when he heard it, not only didn't take the words to heart, but continued to play.

Lu Xiuyuan frowned. When he came back, he must have dug it all up, but he didn't know whose land it was?Will he implicate himself after he is taken away?

Seeing that Lu Xiuyuan said that the thing was poisonous, the villagers on the cart asked curiously, "Impossible! How did Lu Erlang know it was poisonous? I thought it was a medicinal material."

"That's right. People from the town came to rent the land from the village chief. How can the things grown by the people in the city be poisonous? Lu Erlang better stop scaring people!"

Before Lu Xiuyuan asked whose land it was, several people talked about it in a hurry.

He fell into deep thought, what are the people in the town doing here to rent land to grow these things?

But if the people in the town really planted it on purpose, it would be better to put it another way for the time being.

"I can't stand to scare them. It's fine if you don't help the family. Playing with that makes the clothes dirty and hard to wash. It's their mother who gets tired in the end." Lu Xiuyuan pretended to be angry.

After hearing this explanation, the villagers burst out laughing, "Children can understand anything, unlike our Lu Erlang, who can make money for the family while studying."

"It's also very caring. Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."

Li Shun also joked: "Does Erlang have a girl he likes? You are so tired of studying, you still have to find someone who knows the cold and the hot to serve you. Do you want me to introduce you?"

Lu Xiuyuan didn't answer this, and turned his head to the other side, pretending to look at the scenery.

Li Shun didn't hear the answer, so he looked back and saw that he pretended not to hear, smiled, and shouted at the group of children next to him: "What are you doing! What are you doing! Wandering around on other people's land! Be careful in the town The people who took you away!"

When the children saw that it was Li Shun who was speaking, they rushed away and disappeared without a trace.

After the children were chased away, the villagers chatted again, and after a while the topic switched to Xiao Hua's house, saying that Xiao Hua's brother was really not doing his job properly, and went out to spend time and drink with Xiao Hua's life money, poor Aunt Hua and the others...

Just listening to their gossip, coupled with the swaying of the bullock cart, Lu Xiuyuan's consciousness became more and more blurred. Just when he was about to fall asleep, he heard Li Shun's loud and clear voice.

"Ping An Town is here!"

He shivered and woke up.

Li Shun tied the cow under a big locust tree, and said to gather here before dark, and go back early when there are all the people, and everyone dispersed in their own way.

Lu Xiuyuan also picked up his backpack and walked towards the pharmacy in his memory.

Before the original owner got sick, he was the one who came to the town to help his elder brother change and wash his clothes, and took the medicine with his wages to take him back. After he got sick, it was Mrs. Zhang who ran back and forth for him.

He also knew a little bit about dispensing medicines for Lu Dafu before. Although there are many small pharmacies in Ping'an Town, the most famous ones are the Ping'an Hall where Dr. Xu is a doctor, and the Fukang Hall opened by Dr. Huang who came from behind.

Before picking up the medicine, they have always prescribed the medicine at Fukangtang, which is a little cheaper.

As a result, Lu Xiuyuan was ill this time, and Mrs. Zhang didn't know about it, so she was recommended to get medicine at Ping An Tang, but it didn't cost much, and the treatment effect was pretty good.

After weighing the pros and cons in all aspects, he decided that it would be better to sell in Ping An Tang.

The town is bustling with people performing acrobatics and selling all kinds of snacks.

The air was filled with the aroma of all kinds of delicacies. Lu Xiuyuan had such strong self-control that he couldn't hold back his saliva, dragged his back basket up, and quickened his pace.

After crossing half of the town, before finally coming to the Peace Hall, Lu Xiuyuan looked at the plaque in front of him, took a deep breath, and stepped into the room.

There happened to be two customers in the store, so Lu Xiuyuan turned his head to look over.

A handsome young man about his height was talking impatiently to an old doctor in the shop, and a boy who looked like a servant next to him was fighting with a bitter face.

"You don't have anything to ask for in the Ping'an Hall. I don't think there is any need to keep it open. Just close the door! Why open a pharmacy if there is no medicine!" The young man's chest heaved violently, and his emotions were more agitated.

The old doctor on the other side was in distress, he didn't know how it happened so coincidentally, all the ginseng in the store was bought by a passing businessman yesterday, and today someone came to buy ginseng.

"There's nothing you can do about it for the small shop. It's really a coincidence. Why don't you go to another pharmacy?" Third Young Master suggested, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Hearing this, the young man became even angrier: "I would still come here if there is another family? I think you just discussed it with the Zhao family and deliberately came to blackmail my young master!"

Lu Xiuyuan saw that the young man was well dressed, with a handsome appearance and a unique temperament. Even if he stood there and got angry, he still gave people a sense of dignity, so he silently stepped back a few steps, so as not to get angry.

But the shopkeeper hiding behind the counter saw him with his sharp eyes, trotted all the way to Lu Xiuyuan, and greeted him kindly: "Little brother, do you want to see a doctor or get medicine?"

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent.

Lu Xiuyuan wanted to curse in his heart, but now there was no way to retreat, so he could only go head-on, straightened his clothes, first reported his family, explained the previous situation, came here this time to thank him, and praised the doctor's skillful heart, Hua Tuo living.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and took him by the hand and came to the counter, "Doctor Xu, Doctor Xu, this scholar came here to thank you specially,"

After being interrupted by the shopkeeper, the lobby was not as full of sex as before, but everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Xiuyuan. Fortunately, he was not someone who had never seen a big scene, and he cupped his hands to thank Dr. Xu without showing any signs of timidity. , the attitude is neither humble nor overbearing.

Dr. Xu caught a glimpse of the third young master no longer staring at him from the corner of his eye, he breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his beard and said, "Mr. Xiucai is polite, doctors are benevolent, and hanging pots are the duty of saving the world, so don't take it too seriously. "

Lu Xiuyuan hurriedly blew rainbow farts again, such as the miracle doctor of Jishi, Xinglin model, blowing Dr. Xu's whole body well.

"Heh, what kind of genius doctor, the one who opens the medicine shop doesn't even have ginseng, what kind of genius doctor." There was a mocking sound from the side.

Dr. Xu choked, but did not dare to refute.

Lu Xiuyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this. Was it because of ginseng that the quarrel started?Doctor Xu doesn’t have it here, but he does!

Putting down the basket, he told about the accidental encounter with a wild ginseng when he went up the mountain yesterday.

Dr. Xu accidentally picked off a few beards, what a coincidence!

The young man ran up to Lu Xiuyuan with a stride, and asked anxiously, "Where is it! Sell it to me! I can double pay you!"

Lu Xiu observed the other party's clothes from a distance, inlaid with gold and wearing jade, coupled with the whole body temperament, 100% rich and powerful, he bent down and opened the back basket to take out ginseng.

"Here, it's fine to double it, just give me the market price."

The shopkeeper glanced at Lu Xiuyuan, "If you don't make money, are you stupid for studying?"

The young man couldn't wait to take it, a little regretful that he was a little small, but at least he could do the job, so he stuffed the ginseng into Dr. Xu's hand again.

"Help me quickly, how much is such a small one worth?"

Dr. Xu took it and observed it carefully, "Although it is small, it is in very good condition, and it can barely be worth a hundred taels of silver. It's a pity, if it can last another hundred years, it will definitely be hard to find."

After hearing this, the young man took out a money bag from his pocket and threw it into Lu Xiuyuan's pocket, "No need to look for it, Nan Xing, let's go!"

The other party achieved his goal, and led the servant away with a smile on his face.

Lu Xiuyuan opened the purse and counted it, hey, it was exactly 100 taels of silver, just hearing the young man's tone, he thought there was more than 100 taels in it, no matter what, a hundred taels is also earned.

After finally seeing off the plague god, the shopkeeper wiped off his cold sweat.

To thank Lu Xiuyuan for his rescue, Dr. Xu directly accepted the Poria cocos in his back basket, and re-prescribed warming and tonic medicine for Lu Dafu according to the symptoms he described.

At the checkout, Poria sold it for a tael of silver, directly lowering the price of these two packs of tonic medicines. The price of ancient tonic medicines is really expensive.

Seeing what he was thinking, the shopkeeper explained that the reason why the medicines here are a bit more expensive than other places is because Dr. Xu has no eyes for sand, and all choose Chinese herbal medicines with the best medicinal effects. Old medicines with a long history will have less efficacy Well, they never sell them, and Dr. Xu helps the free clinics who look down on the sick to give medicines, which is also considered a good relationship.

No wonder Mrs. Zhang was able to get the medicine for free at that time.

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't help but sigh with emotion for the righteous deeds of Dr. Xu and the shopkeeper, they are really doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, and hanging the pot to help the world.