As soon as Lu Qing entered the house, he saw a brand new large iron pot sitting there.
Dr. Chen then went back into the inner room and took out a cloth bag.
"This silver is what you got from selling the Red Moon Carp. Keep it safe."
The old doctor handed the cloth bag to Lu Qing.
Lu Qing was taken aback when he received the call and felt its heavy weight.
"So many, Grandpa Chen, how much did you sell the Red Moon Carp for?"
“You’re lucky,” the old doctor said. “The esteemed person I sent the medicine to has a wife who is currently in poor health and needs to nourish her body. When he heard that I had a Red Moon Carp, he offered to buy it for one hundred taels of silver without hesitation.”
"One hundred taels?" Lu Qing's eyes widened. "Grandpa Chen, didn't you say before that my Red Moon Carp had grown too big and its value had decreased?"
He remembered the old doctor saying that even the best Red Moon Carp cost no more than one hundred taels each.
"That's why I said you're lucky," the old doctor said, stroking his beard. "Generally speaking, only the best red moon carp are worth a hundred taels."
"But that nobleman dotes on his wife, and besides being extremely delicious, the Red Moon Carp also has excellent nourishing effects, which is why he offered me the highest price to buy it."
What a coincidence!
After listening, Lu Qing had no choice but to agree with the old doctor's statement.
He's really lucky.
"This hundred taels is all the cash you asked for. After deducting the ten taels of silver I used to treat your illness and prescribe medicine, and the five taels for buying the iron pot and salt, there are still eighty-five taels of silver left."
Lu Qing opened the cloth bag and looked inside; the gleaming silver coins were quite dazzling.
Almost all of them were silver ingots, some large and some small. The large ones were ten taels each, and the small ones were five taels each. There were also some broken pieces of silver.
Clearly, the old doctor had considered that he would need it regularly, which is why he replaced some of it with loose silver.
As for the fifteen taels spent, Lu Qing didn't care much.
The old doctor charged ten taels of silver for consultation and medicine, which sounds quite expensive.
But based on his understanding of the old doctor, he suspected that the old doctor had still undercharged him.
And the cost of buying iron pots and salt.
Leaving aside the salt, the high price of the iron pot was something he had expected.
After all, in his memory, the original owner had made a considerable amount of money when he sold the family's iron pot.
Even now, there aren't many families in the village that can afford to use an iron pot.
It is easy to imagine how valuable the iron pot was.
Even if the iron pot is expensive, Lu Qing will still buy it.
Having been in this world for so long, I've eaten almost nothing but boiled or stewed food, and my mouth is getting so bland.
With an iron wok, he can cook many more dishes.
It doesn't matter if you're a little cheap in terms of clothing, but you must never skimp on food. This has always been Lu Qing's principle in life.
"Also, I seasoned this iron pot for you last night. You can use it directly when you get home; you don't need to season it yourself anymore," the old doctor added.
Lu Qing looked and saw that the iron pot was indeed shiny with oil, and had been thoroughly cooked.
"Grandpa Chen, you'll need a lot of oil to boil the pot, right? I'll give you the money." Lu Qing opened the cloth bag.
"No need," Doctor Chen waved his hand. "It's just a matter of two pieces of fatty pork, it won't cost much, and I'm too lazy to cut your silver again."
Seeing that the old doctor was unwilling to accept the medicine, Lu Qing had no choice but to give up.
He knew that people in this world had a disdainful attitude towards pork.
The upper-class nobles, in particular, considered pork to be cheap and something only the poor and lowly would eat.
People with a little money tend to prefer eating beef and mutton.
Therefore, the price of pork in this world is not considered expensive.
Of course, it's not expensive, only compared to beef and mutton.
For ordinary people at the bottom of society, meat is never cheap.
Therefore, even pork is not something you can eat frequently.
We only buy some to eat during holidays, or when we have extra money and guests come to visit.
However, Lu Qing also knew that the old doctor was obviously not short of money, and he probably didn't care about two pieces of fatty pork at all.
"Thank you very much, Grandpa Chen."
"Alright, don't fuss over such a small thing," the old doctor said casually. "Lie down on the bed first, I'll give you acupuncture."
Lu Qing did as instructed, took off her shirt, and lay down on the wooden bed.
The old doctor took out the silver needles.
He said, "Today is the third and the last time I will give you acupuncture. After this, you will not need to do it again."
"Grandpa Chen, do you mean my health is completely cured?" Lu Qing asked in surprise.
"It's not a full recovery yet, but your vital energy has basically stabilized. In the days to come, you just need to eat well and get plenty of rest to recover slowly. You don't need to get the strengthening acupuncture anymore."
"Thank you, Grandpa Chen."
"Okay, relax and don't move anymore."
Dr. Chen began inserting the needles, and soon after the needles were inserted, Lu Qing fell into a deep sleep.
The old doctor looked at Lu Qing, who had fallen asleep, and frowned slightly.
Although Lu Qing has been recuperating here for a while and has recovered very well.
But he still couldn't figure out why Lu Qing had suddenly recovered.
During this time, he also took the opportunity of acupuncture to carefully examine Lu Qing's body.
There was indeed nothing abnormal in his body, nor did he develop any chronic illness.
This really puzzled him.
After thinking for a while but still unable to grasp the point, the old doctor finally relaxed his brow.
If the cause can't be found, then so be it. Fortunately, Lu Qing's health has finally recovered, so all his efforts in treatment were worthwhile.
"Grandpa Chen, is my brother asleep?"
Xiao Yan asked softly from the side.
After seeing Lu Qing give him acupuncture a few times, the little guy was no longer as scared as before.
However, she still didn't dare to watch much when Grandpa Chen was giving her the needles.
"Yes, he's asleep. Let's go, we shouldn't disturb your brother's rest. Let's go outside. Grandpa bought some pastries from the city yesterday, and I heard they taste very good."
"Really? What kind of pastry is it?"
"It's called Osmanthus Cake..."
When Lu Qing awoke from his deep sleep, he felt full of energy.
Moreover, he was certain that this time it wasn't the same illusion he had during the first acupuncture session, but rather that his body had truly recovered almost completely.
All of this is thanks to Dr. Chen.
Just then, Lu Qing heard Xiao Yan's laughter coming from outside the courtyard.
He smiled slightly, put on his shirt, and walked out of the courtyard.
Dr. Chen and Xiao Yan were still sitting on the stone bench. The little girl was holding a piece of pastry in her hand. She was talking about something, swinging her legs back and forth, and laughing happily with her head tilted back.
This scene was almost identical to what Lu Qing saw when he first woke up after being given acupuncture.
However, at that time he was physically weak, had nothing, and even survival was difficult.
Now, his body has basically recovered, and he has just earned over a hundred taels of silver.
In the future, there will also be the opportunity to learn medicine from Dr. Chen.
Everything has changed.
This chapter is to make up for last night's work. I had a headache yesterday and couldn't finish writing, sorry. There will still be two updates tonight.
