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Chapter 29 The Road to Well-off (5)

When they arrived at Bookstore, the siblings, under the guidance of Manager Xu, pulled the ox-cart to the backyard, and then lifted up the oilcloth for the shop assistant to help unload the goods.

Manager Xu had not even begun to count when he heard Black Bean open his mouth to discuss: "Manager Xu, there is a total of 2100 pieces of paper here, 100 stacks. I plan to give you one tael of silver for each stack, but I have a request."

100 pieces of paper for a tael of silver? That was ten more pieces than before. However, his many years of experience in the business field had taught him that there must be a reason why the other party was willing to give up so many benefits. It might not be a good thing for him. As a result, he was not knocked unconscious by the big cake that Black Bean threw, but instead smiled politely and modestly: "I wonder what difficulties Brother Li has. If I could open my mouth and become the host for Boss, I would definitely reject the benefits of coming here."

Black Bean followed up with the original instruction given by Li Yannian: "I have two requests. Firstly, we can only supply these to June, if your boss still needs any more, he should prepare earlier. Second, from now on, we won't accept any more silver, we only want gold. "

The first one was still understandable. Perhaps they knew that the supply of the paper mill was limited, so they had calculated the time well. However, the Manager Xu could not think of a reason why the Li siblings would not accept silver and would only accept gold. In order to buy things, they would first have to go to a blacksmith's or pawnshop to buy gold. In the middle, they would naturally have to give the shop owners some advantages to consume the gold. To them, collecting gold was clearly a loss.

"This …"

Before Manager Xu could finish his thought, he heard from Black Bean, "The silver is very heavy, so we only need the gold. The ten pieces of paper that we didn't give you are considered as the cost of adding gold to the shop. If you can't make up your mind right now, you can go back and ask your boss. This time, I will first charge you 21 taels of silver for the goods. I hope we have another chance to do business. "

It was Li Yannian who suggested this idea. She had already spent most of the money on the eggs she kept in the warehouse, and the village probably didn't have much eggs to buy in a short period of time. Next month, she planned to sell the gold directly. The gold and silver ratio was only 6: 1. If the system didn't consider the loss of purity, it would be at least 70: 1.

Considering that they were unfamiliar with this place, it would not be safe for them to take a large amount of silver to the pawnshop to exchange for gold. Li Yannian decided to firmly grasp onto the Gu Family's leg. With the condition of giving up a portion of her profits, she directly settled the payment with gold.

She was sure that with the Gu family's business acumen, they would not push such a fragrant meat patty out.

Manager Xu hesitated for a moment, then nodded his head and said: "I cannot make a decision on this matter at the moment, but Brother Li can be rest assured, I will definitely pass on your intentions to our boss, I will bring you good news later."

While they were talking, the shop assistant had already finished counting all the papers. He took out 21 taels of silver from the accounting office in Manager Xu. After thinking for a while, he put 12 taels of silver back and traded it for a 2 taels gold ingot.

"Brother Li, this is the payment for this time's goods. Take a look." There isn't much money in the shop. Since you like gold better, you can use this little ingot to pay 12 taels of silver. However, in the end, we still have to listen to our boss. "

He passed over a coarse cloth money bag, and Black Bean accepted it. He opened the bag and counted it in front of him, and seeing that the count was correct, he nodded towards Manager Xu: "Thank you, shopkeeper, for your concern. It's getting late, and we still have to hurry on our way, so we won't be late. If the shopkeeper still wants more, send someone to the Li Village to pick it up. The three of us will take our leave first. You are very busy, shopkeeper, so there's no need to send you off. "

He cupped his hands towards Manager Xu, who also returned the gesture and sent them out the door.

Li Yannian helped Mao Dou onto the carriage, while Black Bean led the old cow and walked in front. The wooden wheel squeaked as it grinded across the limestone road. The old cow beside him occasionally snorted, causing Black Bean to suddenly feel a little absent-minded, as if all the good things that had happened in the recent days seemed to be unreal. He sank into a deep slumber, as if he was in a deep slumber.

"Brother!"

Black Bean turned his head in confusion. The Du Jia Village was already hidden behind layers of grass.

Only now did he realize that the path he was treading on had long since turned from a limestone path to a dirt road.

Unknowingly, he had already left the city for a long time.

Li Yannian called out to him a few times, and finally called Black Bean back to reality, "Brother, what are you thinking about?

Black Bean shook his head, the girl in front of him was alive, his brother was also alive, the bag of silver that he just took was also real, why would he suddenly have such a ridiculous thought? However, before he could think about it further, he saw the girl suddenly stop in her tracks and stare at the tall grass by the side of the road.

"Er Niu, what are you looking at?"

"Brother, look. Is there someone over there?"

From Black Bean's height and position, what he saw was only a large patch of dry, close-fitting grass that swayed gently in the cold wind.

He frowned in confusion. "Where is everyone?"

Li Yannian had already slipped out of the car. At this time, Mao Dou shouted a little fearfully, "Brother, there really is a person lying down. Elder sister, don't go over there. There's a dead person … "

Black Bean was shocked, he immediately stopped Li Yannian who was heading towards the bush, and his face darkened: "You little girl, what are you doing rushing inside, hurry up and sit in the car!"

This was the first time Li Yannian roared so viciously. After being stunned for a moment, just as Black Bean was distracted, she had already carried a boy out from the Grass Sakai.

Mao Dou screamed and hid in Li Yannian's embrace.

Li Yannian saw that the child's face was shockingly white, and her heart was thumping loudly, "Is he dead?"

Black Bean shook his head: "I just tested his nose, and he's still alive."

Li Yannian heaved a sigh of relief, seeing that this child's body was only wearing a set of white clothes, it was already considered lucky that he did not freeze to death in this barren wasteland.

"Why is this child here? Brother, what do we do now? "

"What else can we do? Go back and find a doctor at the manor. Then ask First Uncle to help find out who lost their child."

After saying that, he suddenly remembered that the sis had been calling the boy "child" all along. She couldn't help but pat Li Yannian on the head: "He seems to be a few years older than you.

Li Yannan thought to himself, I'm almost at the top of the third level! In my eyes, aren't all of you little kids just children!? However, how could she dare to argue now? She quickly changed the topic, "Brother, then we'll have to stay at the Manor tonight. The oxcart isn't back yet. I wonder if Uncle and Auntie will be in a hurry to use it tomorrow."

Black Bean carefully put the person on the carriage, removed the recently bought materials and covered the child's body with a blanket. He then said to her, "I asked about it a long time ago, don't worry, uncle's house doesn't need it before the ice is opened."

"Oh, it's good as long as you're not in a hurry." She lowered her head to look at Mao Dou who was still hugging her and couldn't help but to laugh. "A manly man says that he wants to protect his sister. Look, who's protecting who?"

Mao Dou blinked in embarrassment. "Big sister, I'm still young. I'll protect you when I grow up."

Black Bean turned around and glanced at him, then used his finger to scratch his face twice: "You're still crying, are you embarrassed?"

Mao Dou's face became even redder. She still treated it as her big sister's honor and did not make fun of him anymore. Seeing that Black Bean had already settled the people, she pulled Mao Dou's hand and leaned over.

"Look, he's not a dead man. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Mao Dou was still a little afraid. He tilted his head to the side, not daring to open his eyes. But when he saw that his sister was looking at him with encouragement, he gathered up his courage and glanced at the ox-cart. Ah, so he was the same age as Da Niu and his little brother.

Mao Dou was no longer afraid. He even stretched out his hand to touch that person's face. It was soft and slippery, not as hard as his parents'.

Probably because his body was warm, the boy suddenly breathed out. His body started to tremble, and his teeth chattered. Mao Dou retracted his hand in fright and looked at Li Yannian with a face full of fear.

"Sis, what happened to him?"

Black Bean looked over: "He's frozen, hurry, you guys get in the car too, we'll send him back to the manor, aiya, this is so pitiful."

The three of them did not dare to delay any longer. They rushed the old cow all the way back, but fortunately, they were lucky. As soon as they entered the Manor, they saw a banner from a large medical store fluttering in the wind.

"Doctor, doctor, quickly come take a look. This person is about to die."

Black Bean did not even care about the two little ones, as soon as he stopped the car, he rushed into the infirmary while hugging the child whose lips were already starting to turn purple.

"Hey you, why are you rushing in blindly? If you want to see a doctor, you have to first come first serve. Don't you see that there are three to five people lined up outside? And have you got enough money with you? Our infirmary is not a nice place, any cat or dog can cure it. "

Li Yannian followed behind, but upon hearing those words, she became displeased, her delicate eyebrows frowned: A doctor's mother's heart, this young brother, did your teacher not teach you these words?

As he said that, he turned around and explained to the patients in the hall, "Sorry everyone, we found this person by the side of the road. The situation doesn't look good, but my brother was too impatient. Can the aunts and uncles let the doctor see the patient first? If it's okay, we'll just wait behind you. "

Everyone waved their hands and said that it was okay, they would save him first.

The shop assistant's expression turned even darker, "Since he was picked up, then when the time comes, who will pay for the medicine for him?"

Li Yannian could not bear to look at her face. If it was not more important to save the person, she would have definitely pulled Black Bean and left. However, they didn't know where the hospital was. If the child's illness was delayed and he couldn't be rescued, then they would have wasted their time on this trip. She immediately took out a piece of silver from her bag and threw it to the shop assistant coldly, "Don't worry about the silver, it will go to your family. Let's just say that I've already sent the person over, and I've also given him a tael of silver in advance for the medicine. If he were to die in your infirmary, then you should consider it. "

The shop assistant's face immediately paled. Today, he just happened to be scolded by the shopkeeper. He was unhappy, so he bit one and vented his anger on the others.

The reason why everyone endured him was not because they were afraid of the shop assistant, but because of the face of the doctor in charge of the infirmary, Du Huichun, and the fact that he did not care about other people. Du Huichun came from the Du Family, and was famous for being the medical saint's hand. Furthermore, his family was quite wealthy, and he only sat in the hall because he liked it, so he did not care about the money. Medical skills and medical ethics were both good and bad, it was no wonder that everyone in Huichun Hall received a bit of his kindness, and everyone gave a bit of face.

The shop assistant still wanted to argue with Li Yannian, but Du Huichun, who had just sent a patient away to rest, was woken up by their sound and chased out.

"What's all this noise about?" He glanced at Li Yannian, then looked at the young lad with a red face, and his gaze finally landed on the person Black Bean was carrying, "Quickly carry them in, how do you see children, and freeze them to such a state?"

Black Bean felt a bit wronged: "Doctor, this isn't a child of our family, we just picked him up by the side of the road …"

Li Yannian caught hold of the important part and asked: "Doctor, do you think he will still be saved?"

Du Huichun turned around and glanced at her, "If you ask him a few more questions, he'll really be beyond saving. Why don't you come over and give us a hand?!"

Li Yannian immediately shut her mouth and followed, thinking that this doctor had a big temper, it seemed like his medical skills would not be lacking. Some people might not have quite the temper, but there were some people who had quite a bit of temper as well. The two of them didn't seem to be any different, but the truth was, they were far from being able to compare.

"Bring the hot water from the stove and add some cold water. It's not hot, it needs to be warm."

Du Huichun instructed Li Yannian as he stripped the child's clothes clean, leaving not even the tiniest bit of cover.

"Aiya!" Li Yannian was caught off guard when she turned her head around, and her gaze met with the child's most important part!

"What are you saying, aren't you talking about the parents of doctors? Since it was her parents' heart, what else was there to hide? Saving someone was more important! The three of you, don't just stand there. Wipe his limbs with warm water and let him warm them up! Huang Lian! "

After Du Huichun finished speaking, it was probably because his aura was too strong, and as his brother, he couldn't even say a single word to refute Du Huichun's words, as he began to act according to his orders. Just when Li Yannian was wondering what she wanted Huang Lian to do, she saw the shop assistant that he had quarreled with earlier bring in a brazier.

"Sir, one is not enough. I'll go get a few more."

The dog-leg looked like a completely different person.

Du Huichun impatiently nodded his head and sent his people away. He himself used some cotton cloth and soaked it in hot water to vigorously rub the patient's chest.

Noticing the look in Li Yannian's eyes, he did not even flinch her eyelids. "Little miss, if we move any slower, we would all be wasting our time."

Li Yannian didn't dare to look around anymore and started rubbing the man's right hand with concentration.