Chapter 12 - Selling Herbal Medicine

Chen Yang chuckled and shook his head, then changed into a new pair of underpants and pushed out the old tricycle that had been tucked away in the backyard for many years.

There were no cars at Chen Yang’s house, just one electric tricycle.

This was purchased several years ago when his father was still alive, and after his parents passed away, the electric tricycle had been left unused in the backyard.

Today, Chen Yang wanted to go to the county to sell the rabbits he had caught yesterday and the herbs he had dug up, so he thought of this electric tricycle.

Chen Yang took the electric tricycle out, then loaded it with three chicken coops containing over thirty rabbits and the herbs he had dug up yesterday, and covered them with a piece of tattered cloth, finishing the packing.

With two roaring sounds, the electric tricycle forcibly started up.

As the sky grew bright, he took the only road in the village, heading out towards the mountains.

The road Chen Yang was traveling on was the one that had collapsed back in the day.

After the road collapse took the lives of men within ten miles, the county started to pay attention to the villages in these mountains, specifically Liuhu Village, so they allocated funds to lay concrete over the self-built road by the villagers, hence providing a path for the electric tricycle.

Following the concrete road, after passing through a valley, Chen Yang was completely out of the mountains, and then he followed the county road towards the county center.

By the time Chen Yang reached the county town, it was already past eight o’clock.

At this time, many stores in the county were open, and the bustling environment was somewhat overwhelming for Chen Yang, as it had been a long time since he had been out of the mountains.

Driving the electric tricycle through the county town, Chen Yang was not in a hurry to sell his goods.

Instead, he casually stopped at a breakfast shop and ordered a bowl of wontons, and after eating his fill, he got up ready to start his work.

“How much is it?” Chen Yang stood up and took out his phone to ask.

“Six yuan for a bowl of wontons!

The QR code is on the wall, scan and send it to me,” the shopkeeper, who was busy in the kitchen with a cigarette in his mouth and without looking up, indicated that the breakfast shop was doing well.

There were not only people sitting here eating, but also many who ordered breakfast to go.

“Alright,” Chen Yang smiled, then scanned the QR code on the wall and sent over six yuan.

After paying, Chen Yang turned to leave, but halfway through, he turned back and asked the shopkeeper with a smile, “Boss, is there a place in our county where I can sell medicinal herbs?”

“Sell medicinal herbs?” The shopkeeper looked a bit puzzled, looked up at Chen Yang, then thought for a moment and pointed in a direction, “On the West City Avenue, there’s a large pharmacy called Puji Hall.

They should buy medicinal herbs; you can check it out there!”

“Alright, thanks, boss!” Chen Yang thanked him, then left the wonton shop, mounted the electric tricycle, and drove towards West City Avenue as directed by the shopkeeper.

In the early morning, Chen Yang intended to sell the herbs he had dug up yesterday first, as herbs are more valuable the sooner they are sold.

As for the wild rabbits, Chen Yang was not in a hurry; after all, they were alive, and as long as they didn’t die, it was fine.

Soon, Chen Yang followed the direction given by the shopkeeper, got on West City Avenue, and even found the pharmacy named Puji Hall.

After parking the electric tricycle in front of Puji Hall and locking it, Chen Yang walked in carrying his backpack.

Puji Hall Pharmacy was indeed large, with several hundred square meters inside, almost rivaling the outpatient hall of a large hospital.

For a pharmacy to grow to this size was truly rare.

However, it might still be too early, so the lobby of Puji Hall was rather empty, with virtually no people around.

“Sir, what do you need?” As soon as Chen Yang stepped into Puji Hall, a well-mannered, good-looking greeter came up to ask what he needed.

“I’m here to sell herbs.

Does Puji Hall buy medicinal herbs?” Chen Yang took off his backpack and shook it a couple of times to let the greeter get a clear view of the herbs inside.

“Hmm, our Puji Hall does accept herbs, but the Pharmacist isn’t in yet.

You might have to wait a bit longer,” the greeter peered into Chen Yang’s basket of herbs and then returned a commercial smile.

As he spoke, the greeter tried to usher Chen Yang inside to sit, but Chen Yang waved his hand, “When does your Pharmacist come in?”

“Hmm…

she clocks in at nine, about twenty minutes from now!” the greeter looked at his watch and said.

“Alright, I’ll come back later.”

Having said that, Chen Yang turned and walked out of the hall, he still had things outside.

Sitting inside and waiting, what if he lost those?

Seeing that Chen Yang didn’t want to wait in the hall, the greeter didn’t insist and followed him out.

Chen Yang left the pharmacy hall and sat down on his tricycle.

But just as Chen Yang had sat down, he saw several luxury cars park one after another at the entrance of Puji Hall.

“Quick!

Quick!

Help my grandfather out!” As soon as the luxury cars stopped, a woman with a full head of hair and dressed in business attire hurriedly got out, while also gesturing to others in the cars.

This woman seemed to hold a high position.

At her call, seven or eight men in suits immediately got out from the other cars, congregated around the central luxury vehicle, and then lifted an old man, gasping for breath in a wheelchair, from the car.

The old man’s labored breathing indicated the gravity of the situation.

Right after lifting the elder, these people dashed into Puji Pharmacy.

“Someone!

Quick, get Doctor Huang!” Upon entering the hall, the woman immediately started shouting anxiously, clearly familiar with Puji Pharmacy.

And indeed, as Chen Yang had guessed, the greeters in the hall, upon seeing the woman, hurriedly dropped what they were doing to attend to her.

At the same time, several rushed towards the interior, seemingly to call a doctor.

“Ms.

Li, what happened to Old Master Li?” the head greeter approached the anxious woman in business attire and asked.

“I don’t know; he just became like this when he got up this morning.

Please hurry and get Doctor Huang!” Ms.

Li, on the verge of tears, replied frantically.

“Don’t worry, Ms.

Li, I’ve sent someone to fetch Doctor Huang.

He should be here very soon.” This Ms.

Li, a woman of high status, was spoken to very politely by the head greeter.

“Yes, yes!

Please hurry!” Ms.

Li covered her mouth with the back of her hand, trying her best to hold back her tears.

The sudden commotion at Puji Pharmacy instantly attracted everyone nearby.

They all gathered around, watching the scene with Ms.

Li and Old Master Li lying in the wheelchair, gasping for air.

Chen Yang, too, was drawn in and joined the crowd to see what was happening.

He made his way to the front and first laid eyes on the distressed Ms.

Li.

She was a real beauty, about 168 cm tall, with a sweet appearance and a great figure!

The tears swirling in her eyes and her form-fitting clothes added an enchanting touch to her allure.

The men who came to watch were mostly drawn by Ms.

Li’s perfect figure and stunning looks.

As for the gasping old man, there were only a few who paid him any attention.

Although Chen Yang was also drawn by Ms.

Li, he instinctively glanced a few times at the old man.

And just from those few glances, Chen Yang recognized that the old man was clearly exhibiting symptoms of acute asthma.

If not attended to promptly, it was very likely to endanger his life.