Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Buying Herbs

The doctor couldn’t force the people out and could only find a way to ease the situation himself.

With a stern face, he looked at the attendant and scolded, “How many times have I told you to pay attention to cleanliness? How come you never remember? Hurry up and wash your hands!”

The attendant shrank his neck at the scolding, not daring to argue with his master, and had to rush to the backyard to wash his hands.

When he came back, his hands were clean, still wet with water not yet dried.

Yi Meng confirmed that the attendant’s hands were clean and then reopened the list, saying, “I’ll tell you, and you grab it.”

“I can read!”

The attendant replied defiantly.

Having washed his hands, why is this person still full of demands?

Yi Meng raised an eyebrow, “What if your store runs out of herbs, and you haven’t noted it down, how would I know what’s missing?”

The doctor, standing by, was also quite frustrated but couldn’t explode, so he had to urge patiently, “Just do as she says!”

The attendant couldn’t resist, so he grudgingly began grabbing the herbs.

“A pound of hay.”

Yi Meng began calling out the items.

The attendant almost popped out his eyes, “What? A pound? You planning to eat it as rice?”

“Yes, exactly as rice, do you have it?”

Yi Meng answered straightforwardly.

Instead of being provoked, she simply asked if it was available.

The attendant looked to the doctor, saw him nod, and then reluctantly pulled out a sack from beneath the counter and began grabbing the herbs.

There weren’t large enough paper bags, so it had to be packed in small ones.

Yi Meng found his movements slow and wasting time and directly let Qi Sanlang step forward to assist.

Later, Zhou Tao also went up to help.

Anyway, it was just packing herbs, nothing technical.

Seeing that a pound of hay was weighed, Yi Meng started to announce the next item.

As people were waiting in line for herbs, after grabbing two types, Yi Meng gave way for others to go first.

The quantities of their herbs weren’t much, letting people wait was not ideal and could easily cause conflict.

The people behind thought they would have to wait long, but seeing it was their turn quickly, each of them was quite happy.

Some who weren’t in a hurry stayed on the long bench to watch the excitement after getting their herbs.

The doctor was initially unhappy but, seeing that the herbs taken didn’t empty his store, felt relieved.

As long as it didn’t affect his regular use, selling more herbs was an income source.

However, listening to the names of the herbs, the doctor felt puzzled and asked, “Madam, what are these herbs for?”

“To eat!”

Yi Meng looked at him puzzled, “What else, use it to start a fire?”

This question choked the doctor, but he patiently continued, “Many people caught a cold?”

“Yes, it’s easy to catch a cold in the cold weather. Since there are many at home, the elders asked to stock up. Otherwise, if something happens on a cold night, pounding on doors at night isn’t nice and disturbs the doctor’s rest, right?”

Yi Meng’s anger wasn’t as heavy now.

What’s more, discussions on price were yet to come, so it was better not to offend.

Regarding price discussions, Yin Cheng had noted the approximate prices, so Yi Meng had an idea.

Even if it’s pricier, as long as it’s not unreasonable, it’s fine.

This time, the doctor was finally somewhat at ease.

While doctors save lives, being called out in the middle of the night from the bed is indeed unpleasant.

Seeing the herbs taken were for treating colds, the doctor stopped watching and went back to diagnosing patients.

In this way, whenever someone grabbed herbs, Yi Meng paused and continued with her task once they finished.

After almost half an hour’s fuss, the herbs were finally packed.

Among those who came out, except for Yi Meng’s empty basket, everyone else’s was full.

Seizing the time when there were no patients, Yi Meng went to discuss the price with the doctor.

The price offered was indeed 10% to 20% higher than what Yin Cheng provided.

Though within an acceptable range, Yi Meng still haggled for a long time and finally settled at thirty-eight silver, then left the clinic with others carrying the herbs.

As for the clinic’s reaction after they left, Yi Meng wasn’t concerned.

“Let’s take these herbs back first! I’ll walk around the street, and you can find me afterward.”

Yi Meng didn’t want to make another trip back.

Since her basket was still empty, she could buy more things to fill it.

More importantly, being alone would give her the chance to transfer the vegetables grown in her space.

Through hard work during the escape journey, some fast-growing greens had been harvested in her space.

In winter, these greens weren’t precious, but in the current cold, even slightly fresh cabbages were rare.

Recently, getting registered, renting a house, and buying many herbs used up money from selling ginseng quickly.

So Yi Meng thought of finding a chance to sell some space-grown greens.

Even with lower income, it’s still something.

None of them felt comfortable with Yi Meng being alone on the street, but the herbs they carried were worth thirty-eight silver. If they got wet or snowed on outside, they would be ruined.

Unable to help it, they had to take the herbs back first.

Yi Meng took advantage of the lack of attention and entered an alley, seeing nobody around, she hurried into her space.

She changed into tattered clothes, smeared her face with mud, messed her hair, and placed the collected greens into the basket before leaving her space, hurriedly walking towards a restaurant not far away.

The restaurant had three floors, and at this moment, the first floor was bustling with diners.

Yi Meng, in her ragged look, almost got chased away by the waiter at the door.

But she reacted quickly, explaining she was there to sell vegetables and lifted a corner for the waiter to see.

The waiter saw the lush green leaves, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, “Spare us the trouble, go to the back door, I’ll have our shopkeeper meet you there.”

Yi Meng had no objections, following the route given to the back door, where before she reached it, the door opened, and a man in a dark blue satin robe was peeking out in her direction.

“Little lady, are you here to sell vegetables? Please, come in!”

The man was excited and warmly invited Yi Meng into the yard.

But Yi Meng didn’t enter.

Unfamiliar with the place, and as a woman, if she entered and they attempted something untoward, her only escape would be her space.

The space was too miraculous to reveal at a non-critical moment.

So Yi Meng stood cautiously below the steps at the door, saying, “Shopkeeper, my vegetables were difficult to grow. It’s a hundred wen per pound. If you agree, bring out the scale, and we’ll weigh them here. I won’t go in.”

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