"The fragrance of mandarin will make people's heart beat faster and blood circulation accelerate, which can help force out blood stasis in the body, and at the same time it will also make people in psychedelics." Hongzhu explained.

"It also has the effect of aphrodisiac." The beggar added with a smile, "This is a good thing."

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly asked Hongzhu: "Where did your scent come from?"

"The master stayed in the pharmacy, and I don't know where he got it." Hongzhu shrugged.

Liu Yunxiang sighed and wanted to ask from Chongming, which was obviously impossible. However, this clue was not broken, and there was also the scholar.

Back at the Nanhonglou, Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to go to the market tomorrow to secretly monitor Lan Niang, and then follow her home so that she could find the scholar.

Hongzhu said that this vine fragrance will be addictive, and the scholar may also buy this fragrance. In this way, she can follow the clues and find the vine herb planted by An Hong.

This is Jin An, and she has almost no bargaining chips to negotiate with, so she can only sit down and compete with An Hong for a while after finding this Manxiangtian.

The next evening, Zijin came back and said that he knew where Lan Niang’s house lived, but the scholar did not seem to be at home.

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "First use supper, and then I'll go and have a look with you."

After dinner, Liu Yunxiang followed Zijin out, turned east and west along an alley, and finally came to a relatively dilapidated house.

"Girl, over there."

Zi Jin took her around outside the west wall. The wall was not high, and the two of them stepped on the earthen bricks to reach the wall. From here, they could see three dilapidated earthen houses inside. There was a low table in the yard, and a dim oil lamp was burned on the table. The blind old woman was sitting at the table.

At this time, Lan Niang came out of the east kitchen with her bowls and chopsticks, "Mom, you can have your meal first, so you can go back to the house to rest early."

Lan Niang's voice was soft and soft. When she came over, she saw the broom lying on the ground. She bent down and helped her up again, and put it in the corner. She thought she was afraid of tripping over her blind mother-in-law.

"I'm not hungry!" The old woman said in a bad tone, "You're not hungry either. The head of the family hasn't come back yet, and no one can get on the chopsticks!"

Lan Niang walked over and put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and explained softly: "Mom, I mean you eat first, I'll wait for my husband to come back."

"I'm that anxious?"

Lan Niang sighed helplessly, "You misunderstood me again."

"You are still wronged?" the old woman snorted, "Don't forget, you are the child bride of my Chen family. That year, if my family had not adopted you, you would have starved to death."

"I remember the kindness of the Chen family." Lan Niang poured a bowl of water, put it in front of the old woman, and carefully placed her hand on the edge of the bowl, "I will definitely serve you and your husband well, don't worry."

"Hmph, it's not an exaggeration to ask you to be a slave."

"Yes, I'm willing."

Zi Jin curled his lips and whispered: "The mother and son, one is a good person, and the other is a good person, either."

"Who? Who is outside my west wall?" the blind old woman shouted with her ear.

Liu Yunxiang and Zijin quickly lowered their bodies, heard footsteps coming, and hurriedly hid in the dark. However, at this time, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open with a clatter and someone walked in quickly.

"Husband, why are you back so late?" Lan Niang turned to Chen Hou, "Hey, what's going on with your face? Who beats you?"

Chen Hou's face turned pale, and when he saw Lan Niang's concern, he became even more angry.

"It's not because of you!"

"I?"

"In Nanmozhai, if you are willing to cooperate with me, they will definitely take out ten taels of silver for me if they are afraid of affecting their business. In this way, can I still be beaten if I have the money?" Chen Hou said angrily.

"Hou'er, who was you beaten? Is it serious?" The old woman stood up anxiously, walked along with the voice Chen Hou, and supported her in front of her with both hands.

Seeing this, Lan Niang hurried forward to help the old woman, "Mom, please wait."

"I can't die if I fall, but my son has a good life, and I can't live!" the old woman said anxiously.

Chen Hou looked impatient, but also walked over to support the old woman.

"I'm fine."

The old woman hurriedly reached out to touch her son's face, "Where are you hurt?"

"Hiss, it hurts!"

The old woman touched the wound, and Chen Hou shrank back in pain. She guessed that she was afraid that I would touch him again, so Chen Hou let go of her and took two steps back.

The old woman couldn't touch her son and was a little anxious.

"Hu'er, are you seriously injured?"

Seeing Chen Hou's disregard for him, Lan Niang replied, "It's not serious, I've only scratched my skin."

"Since you have scratched your skin, you must have bleed. If you have bleeding, you still say it's not serious. Why are you so hard in your heart?" The old woman said as she twisted Lan Niang with her backhand.

Lan Niang frowned in pain, but she just endured it and did not hide.

"Husband, what's going on? Who beats you?"

Chen Hou snorted, "Isn't it because of the ten taels of silver?"

“Why?”

Chen Hou snorted coldly, "The registration fee for the imperial examination is to be paid, ten taels of silver. I don't want to register, so I naturally have to hit me."

"Oh, delaying the imperial examination is a big deal!" The blind woman was anxious and turned to catch Lan Niang, "Give Hou'er money quickly and ask him to sign up quickly."

Lan Niang pursed her lips, "Husband, you said you had signed up for the imperial examination last time and you had already received ten taels of silver."

"When will I..."

"Last month eighteen."

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, she couldn't help rolling her eyes. When will the registration fee be required for the imperial examination? She is obviously lying.

Chen Hou coughed dryly, "That means you have to hand in it once, so you can only enter the exam."

"Where is this happening? Why don't I go and ask tomorrow?" Lan Niang frowned.

"Where are you asking? What are you asking? People want money, but I don't have it, so I can't take the exam. If I can't take the exam, I can't show my family and I can't let my mother live a good life. I'm all delayed by your wife!"

"Hu'er doesn't know much more than you know, why don't you give him money!" The blind woman urged Lan Niang to say.

Lan Niang was helpless: "But I don't have ten taels of silver..."

"You go out to sell vegetables and rice cakes every day, why didn't you? Could it be that you spent it secretly?"

"Mom, I can only earn a few dollars by selling vegetables and rice cakes. The last time I saved the ten taels for a year, and this time I have ten taels, so where can I have them?"

"If you don't have it, hurry up and think of a solution!" The blind woman pushed Lan Niang.

Lan Niang looked embarrassed. She had no way to get money.

"So when you were in Nanmozhai, you should cooperate with me and say that the inkstone is worth ten taels of silver, which will make you bad things!" Chen Hou gritted his teeth and said in anger.

"But that's a cheating."

"Just have money, care about that much!"

When the blind woman heard this, she frowned, "Hu'er, you can't say that. If you don't have money, we can borrow it and repay it when you have money, but we can't cheat people. This scholar..."

"Okay, stop preaching. If you have the ability, give me ten taels of silver." Chen Hou said irritably.

"Hou'er..." The blind woman looked shocked, and she didn't expect her son to talk to her like this.

Chen Hou frowned and said, "I have studied hard for ten years. I am worthy of the ancestors of the Chen family and you. In the end, I cannot enter the examination room or go on a career in the officialdom. I cannot blame me. I can only blame you for being useless!"

After saying that, he rushed into the room angrily.

The blind woman burst into tears, "I'm useless!"

"Mom, my husband shouldn't talk to you like this, I..."

"You are you, why don't you find a way to find money!"
Chapter completed!