Chapter 1711: Chapter 1697
Including the shopkeeper, Chu Ge looked at him in surprise, "Your father?"
Zhou Ang nodded, "I also heard this from Uncle Fu. Back then, my father and Uncle Wen discovered clues about Wuling Mountain and decided to go, but they returned in a few days with a gravely ill person."
It seems that the gravely ill person is the one the shopkeeper referred to as Wei.
But they didn’t know who this Wei person is.
The shopkeeper nodded quickly, "That’s right, that Wei was seriously ill. If he had come even a step later, he would have been dead."
Zhou Ang gave the shopkeeper a deep look, then bowed to him, "I was being reckless earlier, I apologize for my attitude."
The shopkeeper couldn’t bear this bow from him and was not angry anymore, sheepishly waving his hand, "No, no, no, as long as you believe my medicine is real, that’s enough."
Chu Ge looked at the sack on the ground and asked, "How much is this? Boss, calculate the price, we’ll settle the bill."
"You want to take all of this?" The shopkeeper looked at him in astonishment. He thought since he made it, he might as well make more. He let Chu Ge take what he wanted, and the remainder could be sold in the shop.
Zhou Ang also felt that if they took all this medicine, it would be too much; half would be just right.
But Chu Ge nodded, "All of it."
Zhou Ang looked at him puzzled, "Chu Ge, we actually don’t need this much."
"I know we don’t need this much, but I’ll keep it for other purposes."
Chu Ge said thoughtfully.
"Other purposes?" Zhou Ang was puzzled; they were setting out on a journey, especially to a treacherous area and needed to bring a lot, but just these medicines alone would fill a backpack.
Chu Ge is someone from ancient times; he doesn’t understand about packing light, but he couldn’t just let Chu Ge waste money and cause them trouble.
"In treacherous areas, there are not just blood worms; there are other creatures we don’t know about."
Chu Ge raised his eyes to Zhou Ang and explained, "The shopkeeper also said that the medicine was developed based on the symptoms themselves. But from what I learned about blood worms last night, simply being bitten by one wouldn’t be immediately deadly."
Hearing Chu Ge’s words, before Zhou Ang could say anything, the shopkeeper became somewhat dissatisfied, "Sir, if you don’t believe what I say, why are you buying my medicine?"
For a doctor, the most annoying thing is having his words doubted, especially when it’s something he’s witnessed with his own eyes.
And this shopkeeper had a stubborn temperament, the more you doubt, the more stubborn he became.
With Chu Ge’s words, he didn’t even want to earn the money anymore, just wanted to chase Chu Ge out.
"Shopkeeper, don’t be angry, let me ask you a few questions first, listen to them and then decide whether you want to sell me the medicine."
Seeing that the shopkeeper was enraged, Chu Ge spoke in a calm tone.
The shopkeeper glanced at Chu Ge, thinking he would give him a chance to explain. If he didn’t like what he heard, he wouldn’t sell him the medicine, no harm done!
After all, it’s just less money! Pride is more important than money!
"Go ahead, I’ll listen, I’m curious what you’ll come up with."
The shopkeeper crossed his arms and glared at Chu Ge, thinking that would suppress him somehow.
Chu Ge touched his nose and smiled, "What were their symptoms at the time, do you remember?"
The shopkeeper paused, then shook his head, "It’s been twenty years, how could I remember?"
But he was very sure that his medicine did indeed cure those two people.
"Actually, you misunderstood what I meant earlier, I wasn’t saying your medicine doesn’t work. The reason I’m taking so much is for other purposes."
Chu Ge paused, then continued, "Yesterday, I specifically looked into blood worm records. The shopkeeper already explained the symptoms of being bitten by a blood worm; you’re right, if not treated within three days, the bitten person would indeed die."
The shopkeeper’s expression eased somewhat.
Chu Ge continued, "But in that treacherous area, it’s not just blood worms; there are other insects as well. If I’m not mistaken, there should have been other unnoticed wounds on their bodies, and it was your father’s observation of these wounds that led to the development of the insecticide, right?"
The shopkeeper appeared momentarily confused; this was something he wasn’t aware of.
"How do you know that?"
The shopkeeper looked at Chu Ge puzzled.
Zhou Ang also looked at him, baffled. By all accounts, Chu Ge shouldn’t know these things, but now it seemed he understood better than even Zhou Ang did.
Chu Ge smiled, "It’s nothing really, I just analyzed it based on our burial customs."
He placed his hands in his pockets, his gaze falling on the sack of Medicine Powder, "These powders can be taken internally and used externally. If necessary, they can be sprinkled to repel insects, so wanting all these powders isn’t excessive at all."
The shopkeeper swallowed, his face no longer showing the previous anger.
He scratched his head awkwardly, feeling a bit embarrassed. He thought Chu Ge said his medicines didn’t work, but now it seemed he wanted them all and even felt it wasn’t enough.
Zhou Ang said nothing, he squatted down and looked at the full bag of yellow Medicine Powder. He hadn’t smelled the herbs earlier, but now that he squatted down, a strong herbal scent filled his nostrils, almost suffocating him.
He waved his hand in front of his nose, then stood up, "According to you, this amount of powder isn’t enough?"
You have to sprinkle it, take it externally and internally, just the external sprinkling alone would cost a lot....
Chu Ge sighed, "There’s no choice, the shopkeeper only prepared this much, we’ll have to use it sparingly."
He raised his eyes to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, calculate the price for me, let’s settle the bill."
The shopkeeper didn’t quite understand for a moment, he hesitated before speaking, "Are we calculating based on the price we discussed earlier?"
Chu Ge nodded, "Calculate it at triple the price that person offered you."
This increased the price fivefold.
After calculating, the amount was still not small, the shopkeeper directly handed the calculator to Chu Ge, saying, "This totals to 200,000 yuan, please check."
Chu Ge didn’t even glance at it, he took a bank card from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper, "Swipe the card directly, please."
Upon hearing the price, Zhou Ang rushed forward to stop Chu Ge, tightly gripping his wrist and asked in shock, "Did you hear the price the shopkeeper mentioned just now?"
"I heard it clearly." Chu Ge nodded.
"Two hundred thousand! Where are you getting so much money from?"
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