Chapter 5: Selling Medicine in Pingchuan County

July 2nd.

Today is a special day for the people of Qinjia Village.

Because this is the time when they go to the city to attend the market once a month.

Just as the sky was getting light, a dozen people gathered under the big tree at the entrance of the village. They were all going to the city to do business today.

In front of these people, there was a donkey cart.

The car was filled with the things that the villagers were going to sell today, and there were also two children sitting in it who were following their parents to the city to see the world.

Qin Feng and Qin He were there too of course. They were going to the city to sell the old ginseng today.

Originally, Qin He was not going to go today, but he was afraid that Qin Feng would be cheated, so he accompanied him.

At this time, everyone was chatting about family matters, waiting for people to arrive.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one from the village was coming this way, a middle-aged strong man in front of the donkey cart shouted.

"It's almost time, let's go."

He is the hunter Qin Tieshan, and he is also the leader of this team.

In this way, the group walked along the path at the entrance of the village and headed towards Pingchuan County.

On the way, Qin Feng called out his panel and thought about what he should do after arriving in the county town.

Name: Qin Feng

Talent: God rewards hard work

Skills: Medical Skills [Minor Achievement] (Proficiency: 5/30)

Taihequan【Minor Success】（Proficiency: 29/30）

There is a saying that goes, when you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Ever since Qin Feng made some progress in his medical skills a few days ago, everyone looks like a patient to him.

In the past few days, in addition to taking care of his parents and younger sister, Qin Feng also wandered around the village, providing free medical treatment to other villagers, which improved his medical skills.

Of course, he also did not fall behind in Taihe Fist, and now he was only a little bit away from mastering it.

Today, the first thing Qin Feng wanted to do when he went to the county town was naturally to sell the medicinal materials.

Then, he would have to find a place like a bookstore to learn more about the world.

He currently knows too little about the world, and there are many things he doesn't know whether he should do or not.

Only by having a sufficient understanding of the world can Qin Feng make a detailed plan for his future.

By the way, Qin He also made a plan for him yesterday.

Let him work as a traveling doctor for a few years and then save money to open a clinic.

A traveling doctor is also called a travelling doctor or a ring doctor. He is a doctor who travels between villages and does not stay in one place.

This is indeed a good way for ordinary people.

But it doesn't apply to Qin Feng.

On the one hand, the time is too long and most of the time is spent on traveling.

On the other hand, you can only make a few bucks by walking around the streets.

There is no money to be exploited from the poor. If you want to make money, you have to make money from the rich, that way you can make more.

Although he had rejected this plan in his heart, Qin Feng did not say it out loud. He had to wait until he went to the county town to make a decision.

In this way, after more than half an hour, the group arrived at the south gate of Pingchuan County.

Pingchuan County is not very big. The city walls are rammed earth walls that are more than two meters high, and the city gates are not very big either.

Qin Tieshan had an identity card given by the village head in his hand. He showed it to the soldier guarding the gate, and the group was let in.

Shortly after entering the city, the group separated, and before leaving, Qin Tieshan gave some instructions.

"Everyone, remember, you must be back before 3 p.m."

It was not even the mortal hour yet, which meant that they had four hours to move around. Qin He led Qin Feng straight to the center of Pingchuan County, where there were several of the largest medicine shops in the county.

Soon, the two arrived at the door of a drug store, on which a plaque read four big characters "Guangyuan Drug Store".

"Let me ask the price first." Qin He said and walked towards the pharmacy.

In the past, Qin He often came to the county town to sell medicine, and the place where he sold the most medicine was this Guangyuan Pharmacy.

So if the store offers the right price, I can just sell it to you.

Medicine and medicine are inseparable, and a pharmacy is also a medical clinic.

As soon as you enter the drugstore, you can see a medicine cabinet filled with various medicinal materials, and apprentices are weighing medicine for customers.

On the side, there is a special consulting room where pharmacists provide consultations.

Next to the clinic, there was a passage leading to the back of the pharmacy, where a recliner was placed.

Lying on the recliner was an old man in his sixties holding a palm-leaf fan.

The other person was fanning himself leisurely with a palm-leaf fan with one hand, looking very relaxed.

After Qin He entered the pharmacy, he walked straight towards the old man.

"Manager Zhou, are you doing well these days?"

"Not bad, what good stuff does Brother Qin have this month?"

Shopkeeper Zhou tilted his head and glanced at Qin He, but showed no intention of getting up.

He had seen many herbalists like Qin He, so calling him Brother Qin was already a great honor to him.

"I dug up an old ginseng. Can you give it a look?"

"Old ginseng? How many years?!" Shopkeeper Zhou paused slightly while waving the palm-leaf fan in his hand, and sat up from the recliner.

He looked up and down at Qin He and Qin Feng behind him, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Old ginseng is just a term. Ginseng that is decades or hundreds of years old is also called old ginseng, and ginseng that is more than ten years old can also be called old ginseng.

How many years exactly, we'll have to wait and see.

However, even ginseng that is at least ten years old is still considered good stuff.

He remembered that Qin He was from Qinjia Village. Could there be old ginsengs from there?

"More than sixty years!" Qin He said calmly.

Good stuff is not afraid of not being able to sell at a high price. This thing is extremely rare. If you don’t want it, there are plenty of other people who do.

"Sixty years?!" Shopkeeper Zhou suddenly stood up from the recliner.

"Where is it? Let me see."

Qin He put down the backpack and carefully took out the ginseng wrapped in thick leaves.

Qin He slowly spread out the leaves, revealing the ginseng inside.

Shopkeeper Zhou's eyes lit up, and he quickly waved his hand and shouted, "Go! Bring me a box, a top-quality one, quickly!"

Soon after he finished speaking, a young apprentice brought over a fine wooden box.

Qin He put the ginseng in, and Manager Zhou looked at it carefully.

"How long have you been digging it out?"

“Just dug it out the night before yesterday!”

"It is indeed fresh and in good condition, without any cracks. It is more than sixty years old." The more Shopkeeper Zhou looked at it, the more excited he became.

This is a sixty-year-old ginseng, which can be called a precious medicine. If you can accept it, it can be the treasure of your store!
"Shopkeeper Zhou, I have been selling medicinal herbs in your store for many years. You also know how far our Qinjia Village is from Pingchuan County. At this hour, we are the first to rush to your store!"

"As long as you can offer a suitable price, we will not bother you twice and just do the deal!"

Qin He said this before Manager Zhou asked them to quote a price, and immediately took the initiative.

Otherwise, if they quote a low price, we will lose money on the deal.

(End of this chapter)