Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Shopkeeper Du made his promise, sent Zhang Jiebin away, and went back to work.

Zhang Jiebin said at this time: "I don't think it's a good time to visit other shopkeepers today. Everyone is very busy. Our visit has delayed everyone's business. I have troubled you brother Ruyi for the past two days. You should go and do your work first. I

Just take a stroll and wait for Fu Xiandi and others to arrive."

Zhang Ruyi thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, when junior brother and the others arrive, they must inform me as soon as possible. I should be at Yaowang Temple."

After the two separated, Zhang Jiebin wandered around the big medicine market. Unlike the criss-crossing streets of the small medicine market, the big medicine market was surrounded by a large square with medicine stalls everywhere, and there were many people in each stall.

There are many sheds located among them, with groups of three or five inside, all using simple knives to slice medicinal materials.

Zhang Jiebin naturally knew that this was the film shed. He observed the processing of medicinal materials in several sheds. Each time he brought a bundle or several bundles of medicinal materials, processed them, came back to take them away, and gave another bundle.

There are dentists and pharmacy clerks who deliver medicinal materials. Of course, more often than not, the film studio itself handles the delivery.

The same thing is that everyone comes and goes in a hurry, walking quickly and without stopping for a moment.

Zhang Jiebin seemed out of place in the medicine market. There were not many people as idle as him. Seeing that the film shed was too busy, he took the initiative to go in and said, "Are you still looking for a cutter? I also worked as a pawn in a medicine shop.

A five-year man can do any job."

When everyone in the shed heard this, they all looked at the oldest farmer. The old farmer looked at the piles of medicinal materials, wiped the sweat from his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Then help us move the goods, who are you meeting?"

After cutting it, help him move it aside, and then carry a bundle over to him..."

When Zhang Jiebin saw the old man, he arranged chores for him to do. Without saying a word, he snatched the knife from the hands of the child who was slowly cutting medicine, and started cutting with a bang.

This scene shocked everyone, and the old man jumped even more and rushed over. It can be seen that the medicine Zhang Jiebin cut was of moderate thickness, and his movements were smooth and skillful.

He couldn't help but click his tongue in surprise: "Okay, okay, okay, you are much better than us young people from all over the country. I think you are born to serve this bowl of rice."

While Zhang Jiebin was cutting medicine, he could also chat casually: "Old man, I don't know how my salary is calculated. How much money can you earn in a day?"

The old farmer went back to continue cutting the medicine. Hearing this, he said: "There are two types of wages. Newbies usually pay by the day. During temple fairs, it is about fifty or sixty cents. In normal times, it is only twenty or thirty cents."

"The other kind is bundled, which can range from one to ten cents. The higher the wage, the more stringent the requirements. If the cut is not good, you have to compensate according to the price."

"Even if the average person wants to take it, the shopkeeper won't trust him to give it to him."

Zhang Jiebin estimated that although a bundle of medicinal materials varies in size and weight, any bundle can weigh twenty or thirty kilograms. Generally, a kilogram of medicinal materials costs one to three yuan. If there is any damage, a bundle will have to pay several taels of silver. This is

The annual income of an average family. Read a book

If they are not trustworthy, no pharmacy would dare to lend money to others easily.

"My husband, to be honest, I came here to buy medicinal materials, but I don't have enough money with me. I want to make some money with my skills. Look at my skills, maybe I can pick up some valuable medicinal materials to make?"

Zhang Jiebin asked, although he was very confident in his skills, it was his first time to take on a job, and he didn't know how much he was inferior to these old masters.

The old farmer thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Young man, this is not easy to handle. Do you know why the film studio asked us to wrap it up?"

"It's not because we are local and everyone knows everything about it, so we can trust these medicinal materials in our hands. If you want to take over the work yourself, you must have a mortgage, someone or a store as a guarantee, otherwise no one will dare to give you the medicinal materials."

In this way, Zhang Jiebin usually cut medicine while chatting, and soon figured out the business model of the film studio.

It turns out that these film studios originally relied on demolition sheds to survive. They were all built by locals in Qizhou. Those with money would join forces to do the demolition business, those with skills would cut medicine, and those without money and skills could only work as apprentices.

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More than a hundred years later, the unpacking sheds have now become various drug stores in the big drug market, and many film sheds have also been moved behind the drug stores for processing.

Only some highly skilled people and those who are new to cutting medicine are still working in tents here.

In this way, Qizhou formed a complete system, consisting of drug farmers-retailers-helpers-dismantling shed-film shed-drug stores-retailers and customers.

Generally speaking, there are two types, crude drugs and cooked drugs (patent medicines). The key lies in the drug store. Before the drug store, crude drugs were trafficked and processed.

Zhang Jiebin stayed in this shed until the market closed in the evening, and ate some dry food with everyone at noon.

When it came time to settle the wages, the old farmer gave Zhang Jiebin a full hundred cents. He couldn't stop praising him and finally said: "Young man, you are really good at it. Come back tomorrow and I will give you some good medicinal materials to make."

"Then it's settled. I'll bring a few friends here tomorrow to help you."

Zhang Jiebin left the film studio and headed south, returning to Yaowang Temple.

Chen Jisheng stood guard at the door. When he saw Zhang Jiebin, he ran inside, shouting as he ran: "Brother Zhang is back."

Zhang Jiebin couldn't help but want to laugh. Is it worth making such a fuss?

Before they even entered the cross-hospital, a group of people came out to greet them. Sun Chengzong, Zhang Ruyi and others were all there, as were Fu Maoguang and other doctors from Taiyuan Hospital.

This was all within Zhang Jiebin's expectation, but among them were two acquaintances whom he had not seen for a long time - Zhao Fengxiang and Wang Tingfu!

"Brother Fengxiang, after ten years of separation, you miss me so much. Aren't you in Xiong County? Why are you here?"

"Brother Tingfu, I heard that you followed two division commanders out of Beijing. Why did you suddenly appear here? Is there a new change in the epidemic?"

When Zhang Jiebin saw the two of them, he immediately became excited and talked a lot.

Wang Tingfu said: "I followed Master Yu and Master Ye out of the capital, all the way west and out of Shuntian Prefecture, along the Great Wall south, then passed Baoding Prefecture and entered the border of Shanxi."

"Master Yu knew that I was from Baoding Prefecture, so he sent me to Qizhou to help you. I thought that Brother Fengxiang would be fine at home, so I went to Xiong County to look for him."

"I didn't expect to meet Junior Brother Fu and the others on the road, so we came together."

It turns out that Wang Tingfu was from Anzhou, Baoding Prefecture. Anzhou is located due west of Baoding Fucheng, just between Fucheng, Gaoyang County and Xiong County.

Zhao Fengxiang is from Xiongxian County, and Sun Chengzong is from Gaoyang. They are both from Linxian County, and they all know each other.

Sun Chengzong asked at this time: "Master Hui, where have you been today? We have searched all over the city and outside the city, in all medicine markets, and we have not seen you."

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