The Resplendent Farming Apothecary

Chapter 135

Chapter 135 – Purchasing A Slave

“Who would buy a servant on their deathbed? Their body will just be thrown to the nameless cemetery covered by a straw mat!”

“Haa…so pitiful! She must have great cooking to be a cook within a famous restaurant. Unfortunately, her condition is too serious. Look at how violently she’s coughing. Could it be tuberculosis?”

“Tuberculosis? That’s contagious! Friends, let’s stay away from her. Only death awaits us if we become infected. I still have a family to support. Goodbye!”

The two people Gu Ye looked at each other before leaving in succession. However, Gu Ye was attracted by the comment, “great cooking.” The woman probably got a cold and because she didn’t treat it in time, it developed into tuberculosis. In this era where antibiotics didn’t exist, it might be considered a fatal illness. But to Gu Ye, it could be treated with just a few prescriptions.

She currently had an income of at least 200 silver taels. She had no issues supporting another person. Most importantly, she didn’t want to force herself to eat the tasteless and disgusting food. She felt depressed!
“For just two silver taels, does anyone want to buy her? A cook with extraordinary cooking for just two silver taels. Even buying a maid from a broker will cost more than this price!” The burly chap looked fiercely at the woman. The audience knew that if no one bought the woman, she’d be dead by tonight.

Gu Ye interjected when she saw the whip being aimed at the woman. “Stop! I’ll buy her!”

The man looked at her inconspicuous cotton-padded clothes and wrinkled his brows. Impatiently, “Shoo! Where did you come from? Go play somewhere else! Have your parents come over if you want to buy her!”
“Why my parents? Can’t I just give you the silver taels?” Gu Ye took out an ingot of silver tael from her sleeves, its weight about two silver taels worth, and threw it at the man.

The fierce man caught it and juggled it in his hands before nodding. “Ok, I received the money. Young lady, don’t blame me for being unscrupulous. I’ll give you a chance to reconsider your decision. If you leave with the woman, I won’t be returning the money even if your parents come.”

“There’s no need to consider. I can take responsibility for my action. Uncle, can I take her now?” After the man nodded, Gu Ye walked to the woman and propped an arm under her shoulder, helping her up.

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The woman coughed violently. After the coughing ceased, she revealed a glimpse of despair on her sallow face. “Young lady, my time has come. You should get your money back and leave me alone. Haa…”

“Auntie, this is just a small illness but you just dragged it out which is why it became serious. I know the shopkeeper at the Jimin Pharmacy. Let’s go there and get you checked out by a physician.”

Gu Ye did have medicine to treat tuberculosis but it was stock from her previous life. She needed to cover this abnormality. She decided to let the diagnosing physician at Jimin Pharmacy prescribe some medicine for the woman. Then, she could just add in her stock medicine into the prescriptions silently.

Gu Ye supported the woman. They walked towards Jimin Pharmacy to meet up with Gu Ye’s elder brother. At the same time, at a narrow alley in the corner of a street, the fierce man was talking to two inconspicuous men. “Mission completed. This is the twenty silver taels the woman gave us as well as the two silver taels the young lady paid to buy her. You each get seven silver taels and I’ll get eight silver taels. Any objections?”

“Of course not. We only did the bare minimum yet you had to withstand the harsh wind for a good two hours or so. You should receive the most anyway.” One of them took his reward and said.