Chapter 130
130 Why Don’t You Make Preserved Fruits?
During the day, Old Madam Wang asked her sons to push Wang Chuangui to a medical center. The old doctor sitting in the medical center examined Wang Chuangui’s legs.
“Are you lying to me? No matter how I look at it, this leg doesn’t look like it has been broken before. Instead, you said that it has been paralyzed for a few years. I can tell from these few traces.” The old doctor stroked his long beard. “Even so, this is the first time I’ve seen someone stand up after being paralyzed. Which expert treated it? Why didn’t you let that person treat him directly?”
Old Madam Wang said, “It’s not that I don’t want that divine doctor to treat him. It’s mainly because that divine doctor is only good at breaking legs and letting them slowly heal. That divine doctor doesn’t know much about the rest.”
The doctor expressed his understanding. There were specialties in every industry. He really wanted the old lady to help introduce that divine doctor. If they had such skills, how many people could avoid disaster?
If an adult man’s leg was broken, it meant that half of the family would collapse. If he could learn this technique or persuade that divine doctor to come out for a consultation, he might be able to benefit many people.
However, Old Madam Wang refused to reveal it no matter what. She only said that the divine doctor’s whereabouts were erratic. She had only met him by chance back then and had a dream before she met him.
“If not for the guidance of that dream, I wouldn’t have been able to find the divine doctor. Now, I don’t know where he went,” Old Madam Wang said sincerely.
The three sons of the Wang Family looked down and pretended not to hear anything.
Thinking of Divine Doctor Xue at home, his whereabouts were indeed erratic.
Because sometimes he slept in the storeroom, sometimes he ran to the woodshed, sometimes they saw him in the chicken coop, and once he fell asleep directly in the outhouse.
At that time, Wang Chuanfu went to the toilet and saw Divine Doctor Xue lying inside early in the morning. He was almost scared out of his wits.
They did not know why their mother wanted to hide Divine Doctor Xue’s existence, but they knew that it was right to listen to their mother. In any case, they could not help much, so they could not be a burden.
This old doctor expressed some regret, but he was still very dutiful and prescribed some nourishing medicine for Wang Chuangui.
Looking at the clothes they were wearing, which were even patched up, the old doctor had a conscience. He only charged them a dozen copper coins for the medicine. As for the more expensive ones, he did not put them into the prescription.
After the consultation, Old Madam Wang went to the Luoji General Store.
When the boss of the provision shop saw Old Madam Wang, he instantly recalled his experience of bargaining with her.
He felt his flesh aching.
How much money had he lost for nothing!
“Don’t worry, I’m in a hurry today. I won’t bargain with you anymore. Just state the price in peace,” Old Madam Wang said very sincerely.
Shopkeeper Luo relaxed immediately. He pushed aside the shop assistant at the side and happily introduced the things in their shop to Old Madam Wang.
Old Madam Wang still wanted to buy cloth. This time, she bought more cloth with colors and some rags. She planned to use them to make shoes and head accessories.
In addition, she had found a relatively tough cloth. This could be used to make two more bags for Ah Yu.
It was unknown whose personality Little Ah Yu had learned, but she always liked to save up. Her two small bags were bulging all year round, and most of the time, they were filled with fruits.
The small basket that Old man Wang made for her was also filled with all kinds of beautiful wild flowers all year round.
Since the little kid liked it, she should prepare more.
There were also other things like thread and needle, salt, sugar, and so on. In total, they amounted to three to four taels of silver.
Shopkeeper Luo: “4 silver taels, 3 silver and 23 copper coins.”
Old Madam Wang said, “I’m already your old customer. Don’t dawdle. Just take four taels. I’ll come again next time.”
Shopkeeper Luo’s face fell. “Auntie, you can’t trick me like this. I’m just running a small business. If you cut off such a large portion of it all at once, our shop really won’t be able to operate anymore!”
Old Madam Wang said, “Then I’ll give you another silver coin. If you want more, I won’t take them anymore. I’m in a hurry to begin with and don’t have time to talk nonsense with you.”
Old Madam Wang really wanted to leave when she said so. She was not pretending. Shopkeeper Luo’s face was bitter, but he still hurried up and stopped Old Madam Wang.
“Sigh, take it that I’m afraid of you. Alright, alright, alright. It’s only four taels and one coin of silver. Auntie, you have to remember us. We’re old friends who have made deals before. Don’t always think of going to other shops. Let me tell you, in the entire county city, my shops’s goods are the most affordable and cost-effective!”
“Alright, I understand. Wrap it up for me. Don’t let it fall apart. There’s a lot of mud on the way back to the village. I’ll blame you if it gets dirty.”
Shopkeeper Luo took out more oil paper with tears in his eyes. Fine, I’ll wrap those fabrics tightly to prevent them from being dirtied.
The boys looked on in amazement.
Old Madam Wang took out half a tael of silver and gave it to Wang Chuanfu. “Go to the butcher’s shop over there and buy as much meat as possible. Finish spending this money. In addition, get him to send more pig offal.”
Wang Chuanfu had just learned the ability to bargain from his mother. He was excited and walked forward with the silver.
Old Madam Wang took out another 200 copper coins and handed it to Wang Chuanman. “Go to the rice shop over there and buy more white flour and some thin rice. It’s the same. Buy as much as possible.”
Wang Chuanman: “Alright, Mother.”
Wang Chuangui: “Mother, what can I do?”
Old Madam Wang said, “Eat less, lest you poop and pee. I can’t be bothered to serve you.”
Wang Chuangui: “…”
Your son is already so pitiful, but Mother still wants to rub salt into my wound. Am I the only one who’s not my biological son?!
Wang Chuangui could only lie on the donkey cart and watch helplessly as his two brothers went to complete their mother’s mission. He inexplicably felt despised.
It seemed that he had to do the rehabilitation training for his legs early. Otherwise, he could only lie on the bed and watch his brothers busy themselves.
When the villagers of Hu Village found out that Old Madam Wang had gone to the county city, they were half relieved.
As long as Old Madam Wang took action, there was rarely anything that could not be done. They had an inexplicable trust in Old Madam Wang.
Ever since the divine rain fell, everyone was very enthusiastic about working. They felt that they had already been blessed by good luck. At this moment, they naturally had to be even more diligent and let the heavens see how hard they worked.
Little Ah Yu had also become more diligent because she had discussed with her brothers that they wanted to package all the fruits. When the sky cleared and the road to town became drier, they would go to town to sell the fruits.
After Qin Huai found out, he gave them a suggestion. “Why don’t you make preserved fruits?”
With so many fruits, some would spoil if they could not sell them all in a day. It was better to make preserved fruits directly. Not only would it be easier to keep, the taste would also be better.
“What is preserved fruit? Is it very delicious? Is it also made with wild fruits? How do you make it?” Wang Wulang hurriedly asked. When he heard that there was a new way to make a fortune, he naturally had to seize the opportunity.
These words stunned Qin Huai.
He only knew how to eat, and he did not even like to eat preserved fruits.
Coincidentally, Little Ah Yu also asked Meatball in the spatial pocket.
“Elf, do you know what preserved fruit is?”
[Perhaps it’s dried fruit.]
[Actually, you can still make candied haws.]