After a night of wind and rain, the remaining leaves and branches add to the desolation of winter.
Yu Qiansi opened the window of the inn and let the cold wind force her to wake up. When she lowered her head, she saw several little beggars huddled under the eaves of the inn.
As soon as she came downstairs, the little beggars turned the corner and disappeared. She quickly followed them and followed them into a dirty dark alley.
"Sister, sister!" The little beggar swarmed up to her and chirped around her.
"Don't worry, everyone has a share, take your time one by one." Yu Qian smiled wildly, holding a full purse, pointed at one of them, and said: "Let's start with you."
"I stayed at the yamen gate last night, and no one came in or out after the curfew. Until this morning——"
"——Me, me, me! It was me and Xiao Guozi who followed Mr. Zhang all the way this morning——"
"——More than that! There are several local old officials in the official residence who have a good relationship with Mr. Zhang. Xiao Shitou and I followed one of them..."
Yu Qiansi stood there with a smile, listening to them talk about their harvest in this short half-day. Then each person gave them ten copper coins and told them: "These five copper coins are yours, and the other five are for the companions who are still watching.
Let your companions report next time. If this money is swallowed by you——"
The group of people looked up at Yu Qiansi, nodding their heads, for fear that Yu Qiansi would take back the coins.
After sending away the little beggars, Yu Qiansi slowly left the dark alley and headed towards the market.
According to the information collected by the little beggars, Zhang Yu was as usual from last night to this morning, with nothing unusual. However, two old officials who were familiar with him went to Yujingtang and Yuyintang respectively this morning.
.The owners of these two medicine halls are both surnamed Qi. They were originally brothers from the same clan. Later, some unknown problems arose in the clan and they were split into two. However, the people who handled them were quite content and kept the two families in good hands.
The medicine halls are steadily growing in size.
Originally, the two medicine halls had some disagreements, but I didn't expect that Wanyao Hall, the latecomer, came to the fore and single-handedly forced Yujingtang and Yuyintang to turn their hostility into friendship. But even if the two medicine halls joined forces, they could only reluctantly fight Wanyao Hall.
Let's make a draw.
Yu Qiansi looked at the majestic facade of Wanyaodang with some curiosity.
Although the way of medicine is somewhat related to the way of medicine, the way of medicine is strange and changeable, but when it comes to the ultimate medicine, it is just medicine.
She really couldn't figure out that Longyuan City, which was located on the road that the Jiangnan Dao Medicine Gang must pass through, naturally had no shortage of good medicinal materials. How could this Ten Thousand Medicine Hall be invincible?
Standing where he was, Yu Qiansi rehearsed the wording he casually said yesterday and filled in some details. Then he safely stepped onto the wooden steps in front of the Wanyao Hall.
The buildings in Longyuan City are mainly made of wood, and the steps in front of each store are no exception. In fact, wealthy families will show off the wood used for the wooden steps in the front hall to show their wealth. Even if they are stepped on all year round and cleaned every day, they will not
Worms rot.
Yu Qiansi couldn't understand the wood, but he also smelled the faint smell of camphor. Looking at the wooden steps, although they were old and creaking constantly, they were clean and spacious without a trace of wormholes. He probably followed the local customs and took care of them from time to time. But
If outsiders want to do business well, it is not enough to just follow the local customs.
Judging from the behavior of the two old officials, Zhang Yu should have taken action, but why did he bypass this Ten Thousand Medicine Hall? Was he planning to ignore it, or was he planning to take action personally? Or maybe he had connections with the government, so he could be stable.
Sitting on the top spot in Longyuan City’s medicine hall?
"Get out of here!"
Just as Yu Qiansi was about to step in, someone pushed him out. He staggered and almost lost his balance.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Seeing someone outside the door, the shouter panicked and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to drive away this old woman, but I didn't expect to bump into you...
....You are..."
Medicine halls are no different from medical halls. When dealing with diseases, naturally they will not set up a ostentatious clerk at the entrance of the store like other businesses. When you see a customer, you should not call him a "customer" and take the initiative to greet him in the store. The man looks like a steward.
, and I didn’t even know how to call Yu Qiansi, so I was in trouble for a moment.
Yu Qiansi still had a smile on her lips, but ignored him and looked at the person who had just been pushed out and bumped into her.
It is Mo Niang.
She tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground, stroking her bamboo stick.
Several other waiters leaned against the door and laughed at Mo Niang's embarrassment. One of them held Mo Niang's bamboo stick in his hand.
Yu Qiansi lowered his eyes and stared at the bamboo stick, seeming to find it interesting, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Wanyao Hall is the first medicine hall in Longyuan, how can I insult an old man at the main entrance of the medicine hall? Is it possible?
Is this always the case with guests?"
Mo Niang's hand touching the bamboo stick paused, as if she heard Yu Qiansi's voice.
Yu Qiansi was naturally beautiful, and she had specially dressed up today. After coming out of the dark alley, she took off her plain hood, revealing a pink skirt, which looked even brighter in this bleak winter street.
In addition, her sweet voice attracted a lot of people's attention.
When the manager saw some people gathered around him, he apologized repeatedly: "You have misunderstood. This old lady is not a customer of Wanyao Hall. She is a helper, but she was sneaking around today and we all got the stolen goods, so we drove her away. If it weren't for the fact that
Since she is blind, she should be arrested and brought to court!"
Hearing the words "Jian Guan", Mo Niang didn't care about the bamboo stick. She knelt on the ground and didn't know which direction to face. She waved her hands repeatedly: "I didn't steal anything, no!"
Yu Qiansi stepped forward to help her up, and carried her to the bottom of the steps. Just when she was about to quietly ask Mo Niang what to do, the crowd parted ways and came out.
"What are you yelling about so early in the morning?"
Two people in soap uniforms pushed their way in, cleared their throats and chanted: "The county captain is here!"
Yu Qiansi raised her eyebrows and smiled, her appearance was quite a bit like that of a palace official from the Daming Palace.
Zhang Yu thought about it and was a little helpless about their move. He walked in with a smile, but saw Yu Qiansi was also here, with a slightly stiff expression.
Yu Qiansi looked at him leisurely, and Zhang Yu had no choice but to turn around, ask for the whole story, and give him gentle advice.
"I just passed by and saw everyone gathered here, taking up most of the road. It really shouldn't be... You should all know that the holy driver is not far from Longyuan now. Although what happened today
It's small, but if it falls into the eyes of someone who is interested, there is no guarantee that many troubles will not arise. You should all take a step back and disperse."
Mo Niang followed the sound and grabbed Zhang Yu's sleeves fiercely: "But the old woman didn't steal anything. They slandered the old woman. You have to make the decision for the old woman!"
As he spoke, he knelt down and said, "Sir, they not only molested the old woman, but also beat and scolded her. Look, look..."
As he rolled up his sleeves, the onlookers stretched their heads to take a look, and took a deep breath. Their skinny and old arms were covered with bruises.
The steward got worried and yelled: "You old guy who can't even eat anything, what nonsense are you talking about in front of the official! We have never touched you, you are clearly the one stealing things!"
Zhang Yu had a headache when he saw this.
Unexpectedly, the blind woman's words only made the excitement even greater.
