After leaving the inn, Su Hao followed the flow of people and walked towards the center of the city.

I have to say that Zhending Mansion is indeed the seat of government. Its prosperity is by no means comparable to that of a small county like Yu County. There are many restaurants and teahouses along the way, and you can smell the fragrance of tea from afar. The storyteller in the teahouse has a high-pitched voice.

, the audience was also full of seats.

On both sides of the street, vendors set out all kinds of things, selling everything.

There are those selling pastries, some selling vegetables, some selling melons and fruits, and some selling cloth...

Just looking at the prosperity and excitement, Su Hao really couldn't see the scene of the end of the dynasty. Unfortunately, Su Hao knew very well that this prosperity could not last long. In the next twenty or thirty years, natural and man-made disasters would continue to come, eventually ruining the Ming Dynasty.

Thousands of miles of country.

While walking, a crowded place caught Su Hao's attention.

When I got closer, I realized it was an old man doing tricks.

I saw the old man with gray hair, holding a shallow wooden basin in his hand. He was stooped and trembling when he walked. At this time, the wooden basin in the old man's hand suddenly fell to the ground and rolled away from all the people who were watching.

After passing by, the empty bottom of the basin was clearly visible, and then it fell to the ground with a few bangs.

At this time, the old man suddenly shouted: "You mud monkey, why don't you come out and see the officials?"

The next moment, I saw the wooden basin that was upside down on the ground suddenly lifted up, and then a pair of feet appeared on the bottom of the basin, then legs, body, and finally the wooden basin was opened, revealing a little girl about ten years old with two pigtails.

Seeing this scene, Su Hao narrowed his eyes slightly. This big city is a big city. You can meet the masters of Caimen casually. He also saw many magic performances in his previous life, but those magics all relied on various props. Just now

He could clearly see the wooden basin. There was no mechanism inside, and the basin was obviously not big enough to hide a ten-year-old child.

At this time, the old man was rummaging through boxes and cabinets as if preparing for the next trick, while the little girl was already looking around with a tray to ask for rewards.

When he came to Su Hao, Su Hao also threw a small bunch of copper coins, not many, only about a hundred coins.

"Thank you for the reward. May you be blessed with good luck and may you live a long life."

Seeing Su Hao throwing away so many coins, the little girl kept saying beautiful words.

After collecting the reward, the little girl returned to the field. At this time, the old man walked towards the little girl with a big red silk cloth. The next moment, the red silk cloth directly covered the little girl.

"Walk!"

The old man shouted loudly, and the next moment, the red silk cloth suddenly fell to the ground, and the little girl had disappeared without a trace.

The onlookers clapped their hands and applauded!

After watching for a while, Su Hao lost much interest. Although the tricks performed by the grandfather and grandson were exquisite, they were too bland. According to the travel notes of the ancestors of the Su family, Caimen tricks can be divided into plain colors and fishy colors.

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Most of the plain paintings are based on clever tricks and mechanical props, without any blood, while the xingcai paintings are based on beheading and then reattaching, cutting into pieces, spiders with human heads, ropes to the sky, etc. There are many bloody and terrifying scenes, and social customs have always been

He specializes in talking about strange things, so his Xingcai tricks are more popular among the people.

And if you want to see truly powerful magic tricks, you have to go under the overpass in the capital city. There is the Shura Field of the eight gates of the Jianghu. This is the most recognized place for young and old men working in the Jianghu in the north.

It doesn’t matter whether you want to be famous or make money.

As long as you can make a name for yourself on the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon flyover, wherever you go in the future, people will recognize your name in the world.

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After walking for nearly half an hour, Su Hao arrived at the Miaoshou Hall that the innkeeper mentioned.

At this time, in the Miaoshou Hall, the tables of several doctors sitting there were full of people, and the place where the medicine was taken was also crowded. It was obvious that the innkeeper did not lie to him. The doctors of the Miaoshou Hall were indeed very skilled in medicine, otherwise they would not

There won't be so many people coming to seek medical treatment.

After scanning around, Su Hao saw an apprentice running around in the Miaoshou Hall. He grabbed him and said directly: "I want to see Mr. Zhou, and I hope I can go and report it."

While speaking, he also stuffed a small piece of silver into his hand.

Zhang Zhang, who was about to get angry when he was pulled for no reason, immediately suppressed his anger when he saw the silver in his hand, and said with a flattering smile on his face: "I wonder what does this man want to see you for?"

Don't blame him for being spineless, it's because Su Hao gave him too much. This piece of silver is worth at least one or two. You must know that he is an apprentice in Miaoshou Hall, and he basically has no salary. Except for two meals a day, Miaoshou Hall pays for it.

In addition, he couldn't even get a single copper plate all year round. During the holidays, he had to take money from home to buy things and give gifts to his master. This two taels of silver was already the most money he had ever received in his life!

"I got some expensive medicinal materials and wanted to find someone to prepare them. I heard that Mr. Zhou is very good at making medicines, so I came here to see him."

Su Hao said lightly.

"Master, please come with me!"

Zhang Li flattered Su Hao and led him into the inner hall: "Master, please wait here for a moment. I will go and invite the old man over."

After saying that, Zhang Zhang walked quickly towards the backyard, as if he was afraid that Su Hao would regret it and take the money back.

Not long after, an old man came slowly with the support of Zhang Li.

"I wonder what your distinguished guest's name is?"

Zhou Chongyang looked at Su Hao curiously. In fact, he no longer saw visitors easily, and his son had been running Miaoshou Hall for a long time. If the apprentice who came to report had not said that Su Hao had some precious medicinal materials in his hand and wanted to ask him to concoct it, he would definitely not

He will come forward, but let the people below send him away!

"No need to pay, my surname is Su."

Seeing Zhou Chongyang, Su Hao stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I came to see the old man this time mainly because I have some medicinal materials that I want to ask the old man to prepare for me."

"I wonder what kind of medicinal material Brother Su is talking about?"

Zhou Chongyang chuckled.

"Master, please take a look."

Hearing this, Su Hao took out a long wooden box from his sleeve and opened it. Inside the box was a piece of bone as white as jade.

"Huh?"

Seeing the bones, Zhou Chongyang exclaimed in surprise: "Tiger bones?"

But after picking up the bone, Zhou Chongyang quickly frowned and said, "This is no ordinary tiger bone."

As a doctor, he has dealt with a lot of tiger bones, but he has never seen such a weird tiger bone before him. The color of the bones is similar to that of ordinary tiger bones, but there is a frightening aura in it.

"Brother Su, are these the bones of the demon tiger?"

After a long time, Zhou Chongyang frowned and said, although he had never had any personal contact with it, his decades of practicing medicine to help the world were not in vain. He soon thought of demon tigers. Demon tigers have been around since ancient times, but their numbers are rare.

Treasures of materials and earth are rare. He has always heard of its name, but has never come into contact with it personally.


Chapter completed!