I became the villain's deceased wife

Liu was still hesitant: "Where did you get the money?"

It would be wrong to use the money of my in-laws.

Xie Yunzhe has already carried Hao'er on his back:

"Mom, let's go first. My wife has her own way."

Although he also felt that he shouldn't use Song Tian's money, he was really powerless now!

Liu wanted to say something else, but Xie Yunzhe had already walked a long way with Hao'er on his back, carrying a basket and an oil can.

Liu was afraid that he couldn't lift it, so she quickly chased after him.

Song Tian knocked on the table to attract the attention of Shopkeeper Liu:

"Boss, you have seen my mother-in-law's condition. Is her condition serious?"

Shopkeeper Liu had already noticed Liu's situation. Upon hearing this, he shook his head and said:

"Excessive fatigue is caused by excessive worry and loss of appetite."

Song Tian nodded repeatedly.

This ancient Chinese doctor was truly extraordinary. He could tell the general situation just by looking at the patient's face, without even taking the patient's pulse.

"Is there any cure?"

She asked.

Now she and the Xie family are in the same boat. Only when the Xie family lives well can she live well.

Shopkeeper Liu touched his chin:

"It can definitely be cured, but the medicine...is not cheap."

He seemed to see again the scene where Song Tian pestered him to buy something on credit.

Since Song Tian asked this, she must have some idea in her mind, not to mention that she still had more than eighty taels of silver on her.

"Just give me an estimate, and I'll take care of the money."

She looked at Shopkeeper Liu expectantly.

Shopkeeper Liu looked at her dimly and thought, "It's not that I don't want to say this, but you really can't afford this price."

"Your mother-in-law is in such a state that she is already extremely exhausted. If she is not treated, I am afraid she will be unable to recover..."

Song Tian nodded.

She basically figured out that Liu would stagger every two steps now, and even if she just stood there without talking, she would break into a sweat after a while.

She was afraid that she might have an accident, so she wanted to get her medical treatment as soon as possible.

"If you are going to take medicine, you must use the best ginseng and astragalus. You will need to take them for at least a month to recover. You should also pay attention to warming your diet and eat more meat to enhance your nutrition..."

Song Tian nodded again.

Liu looks so thin, she really needs some nourishment.

Seeing that Manager Liu didn't say anything, she looked up and asked:

"Then please prescribe me some medicine first."

As he said this, he was about to take out the silver.

Then Shopkeeper Liu reminded again:

"This dose of medicine costs at least six taels of silver. How many days do you want to prescribe it for?"

Song Tian grabbed her only 88 taels of silver and shook her body, saying angrily:

"This is too expensive, why don't you just go and rob it!"

Although she was not very familiar with the currency of that era, a meat bun cost five cents, which was equivalent to about two or three yuan today. One thousand copper coins was equal to one tael of silver, which was about two or three hundred yuan.

Six taels of silver!

That means at least one thousand two hundred yuan for a dose of Chinese medicine!

At the beginning, Hao'er charged five taels of silver for treating a wound, which meant more than a thousand yuan just for stopping the bleeding and bandaging, not to mention disinfection and suturing.

Either this pharmacy is a shady business, or the medical industry in this dynasty is an extremely profitable industry.

Shopkeeper Liu was so embarrassed by her scolding that he knew the medicine was indeed a bit expensive, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Miss, you don't know that we who run the clinic also have our own difficulties.

In Xiangyang Town and even in the entire Fenglin County, the sale of medicinal materials is entirely controlled by the local squire Huang Jiadong. Relying on his strong connections in the government, this man has squeezed out all the other vendors who resell medicinal materials.

He also raised drug prices, monopolized drug stores, and brought down all the clinics that didn't obey his orders!"

Shopkeeper Liu looked bitter.

The purpose of practicing medicine and making medicine is to cure diseases and save lives, but Huang Jiadong's violent money-making has made seeking medical treatment exclusive to the rich. Many poor people who get sick have no money to treat their diseases and can only die.

"So arrogant!"

Song Tian also found it unbelievable.

In modern times, almost everyone has medical insurance, and their medicine and medical expenses can be reimbursed.

Even so, many families have no choice but to spend all their savings on medical treatment once someone falls seriously ill.

If it is true as Manager Liu said, let alone serious illnesses, even minor illnesses and disasters will develop into serious ones if there is no money to treat them. How many people will die in vain?

Shopkeeper Liu couldn't help but sigh:

"Hey!

I have already reduced the profit of medicinal materials to the lowest level. If you go to other medicine shops in the county and ask, you will find that the prices are simply outrageous!"

Song Tian finally calmed down a little. It turned out that it wasn't that Manager Liu was a bad person, but that someone was bullying the market.

She touched the silver in her pocket. Liu's illness had to be treated quickly. The one hundred taels were destined to be out of her reach.

"Please give it to me for fourteen days first, and I'll find a way later."

When she has money, she will definitely get involved in the muddy waters of the medicinal materials industry.

However, with the current strength, we can only be exploited by others.

Shopkeeper Liu felt bad, so he gave her an extra dose, enough for half a month's supply of medicine, and charged her eighty-five taels of silver, and also paid her the six cents he owed her.

Song Tian took the medicine home with a heavy heart and had another long argument with Liu.

"Oh, the medicine is so expensive, why do you buy so much!

I know my illness myself, it's just caused by over-consumption, now I think it's fine if I eat well and sleep well."

Song Tian smiled bitterly:

"Since I've bought it for you, just take the medicine on time. Don't worry about the money. I will definitely find a way to earn it back. Mom is the backbone of the family. We will all be worried if you can't get better."

Liu looked at her, but finally said nothing and took the medicine.

After Xie Yunzhe sent Haoer back, he went to Uncle Jiu's house to repay the money.

Haoer had just changed the bandages on his wound and it was hurting, so he lay in bed to rest.

Song Tian washed her hands and prepared to make her snack.

She took out the tofu she bought and tasted a small piece.

The taste is hard and there is an indescribable bitterness.

No wonder the tofu stall was so deserted and there were not many customers. The tofu-making technique is not that good!

Song Tian went to the kitchen to boil a pot of water, put a few pieces of tofu in the hot water and fried them for two or three minutes, then took them out and soaked them in cold water.

This not only makes the tofu more compact and less likely to break, but also removes odors.

Then she peeled the garlic and ginger, washed them and chopped them into small pieces.

She had never used dogwood before, but it was dry when she bought it, so she soaked it in water and tasted it.

The spiciness is not very strong, and there is an indescribable spice smell. It is not as pure as chili, but it is worse than nothing!

After preparing everything, she started to stir-fry the sauce.

The snack she wanted to make was fried tofu with sauce, and the taste of the sauce was particularly important.

Wash the pot and dry it, put in rapeseed oil, add peppercorns and star anise when the oil is hot, sauté until fragrant and remove from the pot.

Then add the chopped garlic and ginger into the oil and stir-fry until fragrant, add the chopped cornel, and finally add the bean paste as a base. If it is too thick, add water and boil, season with sugar and vinegar, and serve and let cool...

When she went back to her hometown to take care of her grandmother, Song Tian followed the trend and filmed country food videos for a while.

Although it didn't become a huge hit, the traffic was still pretty good, and I learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge.

This is also one of the reasons why she dares to make money by selling snacks.

After working hard for an hour, the fragrant sauce is finally ready!

When she wiped the sweat from her forehead and prepared to cut tofu, she saw the three members of the Xie family standing neatly outside the kitchen door.

Xie Yunzhe has returned, and Lian Haoer doesn't care about the pain of his wound:

"Sister-in-law, what did you make? Why does it smell so good?"

The little guy leaned on the kitchen door and licked his lips.

Song Tian smiled.

"I'm going to make tofu with soy sauce. I just made the sauce. I'll fry the tofu and give it to you later."

But after she finished cutting the tofu, she realized that she had forgotten something very important: she only bought a frying pan but forgot to buy the matching stove!