Chapter 4 Going down the mountain to sell medicine
The innate view where Ling Yuan lived was located on Mount Modao, but the name was chosen by his master himself. As for why, he didn't know.
Mo Dao Mountain is not too high, with an altitude of only a few hundred meters. Compared with the dangerous peak on the left behind it, it is even less worth mentioning. After passing the Innate View and going backwards, it is the deep mountain forest where Ling Yuan collected herbs before. However, there is still a short distance from the Innate View to the villages and towns at the foot of the mountain. Following the bluestone road, it took more than half an hour to get to the village.
But Ling Yuan’s purpose is not here. In fact, the Liujia Village at the foot of the mountain is relatively remote compared to other villages, so those who specialize in collecting herbs will basically not enter the forest from this direction, but enter from several villages next door. This also leads to no special store here for medicine collection. If he wants to take advantage of this batch of herbs, he still has to go to the county town. In the past, he went there, and there was an old store that had been doing business with him for a long time. After a long time, the prices were fair and people could trust him, so he naturally chose to go there this time.
"Boom!" Just as he was waiting for the bus in the village, the scene suddenly swayed slightly, and a small stone rolled down from the small hillside in the distance.
"Oh, it's another earthquake! Oh my God! I won't be able to live a peaceful life for a day." The people around him, including Ling Yuan, seemed not surprised at all, and there was no sign of panic at all. There was no way. For such a slight earthquake, people nowadays are so accustomed to it.
No one knows why this is true. Ling Yuan only knows that this is the case when he was sensible. Fortunately, although such earthquakes are almost every month, they rarely cause casualties. Not to mention his own place, I heard that the whole world is like this now.
In the past, Ling Yuan had asked his master specifically, remembering that his master said that the earth was not like this at all. Although the doomsday was very popular at that time, it was only proved to be a fallacy. Until later, about seventy years ago, the world suddenly changed color, and for a moment, people truly appreciate what doomsday is.
The entire earth completely changed its appearance in that disaster, and in the following year, the earth was even more disaster-prone. The most obvious thing is that the climate of the world is abnormal. In the hot summer, snow suddenly starts in the sky, and in the winter when water turns into ice, people often want to soak completely in the water.
The wind, frost, rain, snow, strong winds, hail and impermanence are already very powerful, but earthquakes are constantly occurring. The time at the beginning is not like now. Every time the earthquake happened at that time, it felt like the sky collapsed and the earth was broken. In the first three years of the catastrophe, the entire earth could be said to have undergone regeneration, and the originally crowded population became extremely withered after that. It was not until these decades of efforts that various countries basically returned to the level of development before the disaster, but it was just an economic development.
Thinking of the scene the master mentioned, Ling Yuan couldn't help but secretly thank him. His master had experienced these things personally. It was because of the disaster that his master became an orphan and was later taken as his disciple by his master. During the great disaster, the entire Chinese region was even more shattering. Like the area where Mo Daoshan is now, the mountains that appeared in that disaster. The world today is like a brand new world.
Ling Yuan had never experienced the days before, but, as his master said, the world is actually better than the gray world in the past, if there were fewer earthquakes. Thinking of these things, Ling Yuan couldn't help but miss his master. Seeing the bus coming, he put away his thoughts, hurried onto the bus, and headed towards the county town.
The county town is away from the Innate View, if you take this bus, it will take at least two hours to reach. Taking advantage of this skill, Ling Yuan simply leaned on his seat and closed his eyes and rested.
The store he was going to is called Desheng Pharmacy. It is a pharmacy that is run by China and the West. The store on the left sells Western medicine, and the store on the right sells Chinese medicine. Of course, the purchase of Chinese medicine is also in that place. Because this old store has a good reputation, many herb collectors would rather go farther and send their herbs to this place to sell. So, when Ling Yuan came to this pharmacy, there were actually seven or eight people inside, and he knew it was the same purpose as him at a glance.
"Oh, Ling Yuan is here, you can sit down first! When I finish reading their herbs, come over!" As soon as Ling Yuan stepped into the store, an old man who was checking the medicinal materials in the crowd nodded to him and said.
"It's okay, Uncle Rong! You're busy first!" Ling Yuan nodded quickly and said. This old man is the shopkeeper of this Chinese pharmacy, and everyone calls him Uncle Rong. He is a person who has worked in the pharmacy for the rest of his life. In the past, when his master was still there, the two had a good relationship, so he never became an outsider for his disciple.
Rong Bo's time was very fast. Ling Yuan sat in less than twenty minutes before he had already arrived. With his status in the store, he would only appear in person when checking herbs. Other links were naturally made by others. As for other times, he usually inspected the store.
"Oh! A fire cloud vine with such a good quality! Master Taoist, you are really lucky!" Ling Yuan didn't bring many herbs, and it could even be said to be the least of these people. However, when these medicinal herbs were poured out, they immediately attracted the attention of others next to him. One of them couldn't help but speak.
Ling Yuan didn't say anything about this, just smiled politely. He didn't like to talk too much, even when he met acquaintances, let alone a stranger.
"Okay, I'll take all these to scale!" Uncle Rong picked them casually and said to the clerk beside him. Just as Ling Yuan trusted this pharmacy, he believed in Ling Yuan. Since he had finished all these work, he was going to say a few words to Ling Yuan. After all, if you count it, it would be gone some days.
"Hey, what's wrong with Mr. Lao Sun?" However, at this moment, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred. I saw a middle-aged man among the few herb collectors. For some reason, he fell to the ground. His whole body was curled up into a ball, and he was trembling constantly, as if very cold. Seeing this, someone who knew each other quickly went over to check, and the others surrounded him, wanting to see what was going on.
"Isn't this Lao Sun a crime committed? Then you have to be careful and don't let him hurt himself!" Someone next to him frowned when he saw him.
"Nonsense! I have known Lao Sun for so many years, but I have never seen him like this, nor have I heard that his family had this disease! Could it be that he was just a slap!" The person who knew each other couldn't help but say. For a while, there were many different opinions. Some people said that they should call the emergency number as soon as possible!
"Wait, let me take a look!" Just as everyone was talking, Rong Bo, who was standing beside him, walked over. He was said to have been a doctor before, so when he heard this, everyone quickly gave in.
"Strange, this pulse looks peaceful, and it doesn't look like a sick person!" Rong Bo went over to take the pulse and couldn't help but say strangely. Then he checked it again, but it didn't appear too much!
"Uncle Rong, look at this person, can't he be possessed by evil spirits? When I came before, I heard Lao Sun say that when he went to collect herbs last time, he accidentally fell into a pit. Unexpectedly, it was an ancient tomb. It was fine at that time, and he couldn't come to the door now, right?" The man who knew Lao Sun seemed to be unable to see anything when he saw Uncle Rong at this time, and couldn't help but whisper.
As soon as he said this, the people present couldn't help but look at each other, and felt that there was a possibility in their hearts. After all, no one of them, who has been collecting herbs outside for many years, has ever encountered some strange things! So, not only is there this possibility, but it is also very likely! However, if this is true, it may not be difficult to solve. After all, this is not done by manpower! For a moment, everyone became silent.
"Can I take a look at this?" Just as everyone was about to find a way, a voice sounded in everyone's ears. Everyone looked back and saw that it was Ling Yuan who had never spoken before!
"You? Well, there is no other way now, so you can take a look!" Rong Bo couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that it was Ling Yuan's words. However, he did not object, pondered for a while, and said. Although the others didn't really believe that Ling Yuan had any solutions, the thoughts in his heart were the same as those in Rong Bo, and no one came out to object.
Ling Yuan had been standing behind just now. To be honest, if he hadn't heard that he was a traitor, he wouldn't have stood up. After all, he didn't know much about medical skills. However, he also wanted to take the opportunity to see if his method could come in handy. The most important thing was that at this time, he stood up and said, even if he really didn't cure the old man, the others wouldn't take it seriously. After all, there was no better way for everyone, just to be a living person!
Seeing that no one objected, Ling Yuan walked to the old man and squatted down. At this time, the old man had a dark face, and didn't know what he was talking about, and his whole body was shaking like a candy. He looked like he was possessed by evil spirits. At this time, everyone's eyes were on him, wanting to see what he had to do.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!