Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin and whispered: "Why are the Zi family here?"
Ma Yuandao: "Haha, more than that, didn't you see it? There seem to be other hidden wealthy families, and some of them are here."
"What are they here for? Second brother, do you want us to explore the truth first?"
"You brat, what are you thinking about? No, let me go to see my mother first. It's been several days. If we don't show up, my mother will be really anxious."
"Um...Second brother, if this is not the case, you should go back to your mother to make sure she is safe, and I will find out what is going on."
"No~"
"Second brother, listen to me. Someone from the Zi family suddenly came to the Beiming family. Something must have happened. Second brother, you also know that when I went to study at the Zi family academy, I had a quarrel with the people from the Zi family. It’s a bit unpleasant, I’m afraid they’ll send people over to cause trouble for us, so I’m just taking precautions before it happens.”
"Well, you're right to say that, okay, then be careful and don't get discovered."
"knew!"
"By the way, don't say you are Ma Xiaoquan. I just heard from the owner of this teahouse that your name has spread in this area."
"I know, don't worry, second brother~"
...
The surrounding areas of the Beiming Family are mostly occupied by families with other surnames, and most of these surrounding families with other surnames are engaged in the medicinal materials business.
Where there is demand, there is supply. The Beiming family refines the medicinal materials into various pills and medicines. Residents with his surname buy these from them and resell them to others to earn the price difference.
Ma Xiaoquan was walking on the outer streets and saw the drug dealers standing together so blatantly and haggling casually. He was very curious and went up to listen, only to learn that the Beiming Family had recently prepared a batch of patent medicines and prepared them. The purpose of these drug dealers' actions was precisely this batch of patent medicines.
When Ma Xiaoquan was in the late Han Dynasty, except for the royal family who would grind some exquisite medicinal powder and pills, ordinary people would buy medicinal herbs at home and make soup and drink them themselves. Now the entity has traveled to the Ming Dynasty and met the imperial doctor in the palace. There are various patent medicines made by us, and the production process of some patent medicines is even more complicated than modern technology. The efficacy of the corresponding medicines is also more significant. Of course, the price is not within the reach of ordinary people, so When people in the Ming Dynasty took medicine when they were sick, they usually made decoctions. If conditions were good, they could buy some pills made in medicine shops.
At this moment, Ma Xiaoquan saw the patent medicines in the hands of the drug dealers. He was surprised to find that the patent medicines in their hands were not only exquisite in appearance, but also very particular in packaging. They were either porcelain bottles or wooden boxes. What's more, they even made a It is similar to the grocery bags used in modern society.
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't help it anymore and stepped forward to ask a drug dealer politely: "Brother, why does the medicine you are holding in your hand look so beautiful? Is it a decoration?"
"Function? Haha... Young man, this is your first time here. Let me tell you, this patent medicine is not made by us. Well, have you seen the big house in the middle? The people in it Made."
"So powerful, who are they?"
The drug dealer raised his lips, shook his head, and said nothing.
Ma Xiaoquan was confused, wasn't this the patent medicine made by the Beiming family? Why didn't the medicine dealer say anything?
With doubts, Ma Xiaoquan asked again: "Brother, little brother, I just came here and I don't understand anything. I just heard what you were talking about about buying medicine. I also want to go and have a look, hehe..."
The drug dealer looked Ma Xiaoquan up and down and sneered: "You look like an amateur at first glance. The Communist Party of China only has a batch of medicines. Do you think you can take a fancy to them if you want to?"
Ma Xiaoquan said oh, made up his mind, then stretched out his hand and handed the drug dealer a piece of silver, saying: "Brother, please help me. In fact, I was asked to come here this time..."
The drug dealer took the money that Ma Xiaoquan gave him. He was stunned for a moment, and then whispered: "You kid, for such a big deal, you must be a servant sent by those young masters, right?"
"Brother Gongzi?"
"Hmph, don't deny it. Seven or eight young men came here yesterday, and there was quite a big fight. It would be weird if you weren't brought by those young men."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and thought to himself, since you are so sure that I am, then I am fine. Anyway, given the current situation, it seems that those young men are not causing trouble here.
"Hey, if that's the case, why do you need to beg me? Why don't you just go to your young master directly?" the drug dealer teased Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother, you don't know something. I actually want to ask for some of that medicine...just that..."
"Oh? That kind of medicine, haha, why, your young master wants it?"
"No, one of my brothers married a daughter-in-law, but... anyway, he just couldn't get up, so I wanted to secretly ask for some treatment for my brother..."
"Well, then... I have some medicine here. If you give me this money, I won't take it from you in vain. Here, I'll give you this medicine." The drug dealer gave Ma Xiaoquan a small porcelain bottle, "This is
You can give your brother the medicine inside, but he must abstain from sex for a month, otherwise it will be useless."
"Is it so magical?"
"You just know, otherwise we would all be thinking about getting that batch of medicine. Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. I'm still busy. See you later, little brother."
...
Ma Xiaoquan held the small porcelain bottle given by the drug dealer in his hand and shook his head with a smile. It seemed that he needed to find out the identities of those young men first.
Having made up his mind, Ma Xiaoquan secretly hid behind an empty house, took out a human skin mask from his arms, and quickly put it on.
Ma Xiaoquan, whose face had changed into a human one, jumped out from behind the house, patted the dirt on his body, and walked forward with his head held high.
After walking a few steps, he heard someone arguing not far ahead. Ma Xiaoquan walked over curiously and saw two men bickering over some medicinal ingredients.
"I saw this medicinal material first, it should be mine!"
"You man, the first thing you saw was yours? Then I paid more, no, it's mine."
"mine......"
"mine......"
The two were quarreling fiercely, and when they were about to start fighting, two young men walked out from the crowd of onlookers.
Ma Xiaoquan took a closer look at the two young masters, and he knew one of them.
Damn it, why is it Ximen Jing? Why does the person next to him look familiar to me? I seem to have seen him somewhere?
Ximen Jing and the young master next to him looked at each other. The latter nodded, walked up to the two quarreling people with a smile, and said, "Brothers, what kind of medicine makes you quarrel like this?"
