With the heavy rain, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians on the streets of Yulin County. Occasionally, there are a few hawkers who are hurrying to close their stalls. The wild cats and dogs that can be seen everywhere on weekdays have disappeared without a trace. There is only the sound of roaring water and a lonely person.
The back, a bamboo hat and a raincoat.
Zhongbaotang is one of the most ordinary drugstores in Yulin County. Seeing the heavy downpour outside, the drugstore manager expected that it would be difficult for customers to come to the store today, so he asked his apprentices to clean up the store and prepare to close the store.
The apprentice hurriedly packed up the medicinal materials that were dried outside. He was worried about whether he would be scolded by his master if a batch of medicines got caught in the rain, when suddenly there was another person beside him.
The person who came was very tall, and the raincoat tightly surrounded his body. The bamboo hat blocked his face, and only the rainwater kept flowing down from the hem of the raincoat.
"Is this man here to buy medicine?"
"Inquiry into something."
The young apprentice felt annoyed for a while and waved his hand: "Go, go, we only sell medicine here. No..."
Before he finished speaking, the young apprentice was suddenly struck by golden light, and his color suddenly changed. The man at the door actually held an ingot of gold in his hand!
"Master... what are you doing?"
"Inquiring about something." The faceless man repeated.
"Okay, okay, sir, feel free to ask, and I will answer honestly."
The man gave the gold to the other party first, and the young apprentice's hands were shaking when he took the gold. He thought to himself that this time it was the smoke coming from the ancestors, the result of the blessings of the ancestors! He actually got such a big advantage!
"Let me ask you, did anyone come to buy cordyceps the night before yesterday?"
The little apprentice thought for a moment: "Yes, yes! This little guy remembers that someone came to buy cordyceps during the day before yesterday, and someone came to buy cordyceps at night. This is a bit strange, because few people use cordyceps for their ears on weekdays.
, why it seemed like so many people were rushing to get it that day, so I was very impressed.”
"Who is buying the medicine?"
"A little maid, about eleven or twelve years old."
"Huh?" the man exclaimed, "Do you recognize that little maid? Or do you know which family that little maid belongs to?"
"I know, I know! That maid's name is Xiaoyue. It's just a street in front. It seems that a down-and-out businessman from Yangzhou bought a sloping courtyard and is renovating it recently. Master, please go straight ahead and you'll be there soon. I heard that
The owner’s surname is Xia.”
The man nodded, didn't ask any more questions, silently left the pharmacy and disappeared into the rain.
…
At this time, Jiang Nan had knelt in the rain for a while. Although he still maintained his kneeling posture, he was not as energetic as before. He lowered his head in a sickly manner, his body was covered with water, his mouth was a little black, and he was trembling.
The door of the thatched cottage opposite Jiangnan has not yet been opened, and several people at the door are worried about the girl in the rain.
Yazhi found an umbrella and rushed into the rain to hold it for Jiangnan, but this was not a long-term solution. This girl would definitely faint after a while.
Xiaoyue couldn't bear it anymore. She stood next to the lady and pulled the corner of her clothes: "Madam, look how pitiful she is. The young master is really so cruel. How can he be so cruel?"
Qin Huairou smiled faintly, looked back at the thatched cottage, and said to herself that she wanted to see how long her husband could endure it.
Who knows Xia Shang best, naturally this real wife knows best. She knows that her husband is hard-spoken and soft-hearted. Seeing a delicate girl kneeling in the rain, she is probably anxious in her heart. Although she knows it is a cruel trick, she must give in.
. Now it just depends on who can bear it between the two!
On the contrary, Yazhi was holding an umbrella in the rain, but she was extremely anxious. The young master who entered the house earlier scolded her, and she felt a little timid. Otherwise, she would have rushed in to plead with Sai Jiangnan again.
Jiang Nan actually didn't think much about it. Now, she was so groggy from the rain that she no longer had the energy to think about anything. She only knew that she had never recognized anything in her life. This was the first time she recognized someone from the bottom of her heart.
She doesn't want to give up, and she can't give up!
Just when everyone was in a stalemate, a middle-aged man wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, walking very steadily, arrived at the door of Xia's courtyard and shouted softly: "Is anyone home?"
Uncle Zhong held an umbrella and ran through the rain: "Who are you looking for?"
"A wanderer passing by here wants to ask your master something."
"Want to ask for directions or something? Just tell me."
"No, it's better to wait for your master to talk about this matter."
Uncle Zhong looked up and down. Because the rain was too heavy, even if he had an umbrella, he stayed in the rain. He muttered and ran to Qin Huairou: "Madam, there is a weirdo outside. He said he must see the master for questioning.
Do you see it?"
Qin Huairou thought for a while and decided that it would be a good idea to use this person to resolve the stalemate at the moment: "Invite the guests in. I'll tell my husband."
Li Zhong received the order and returned to the entrance of the courtyard to receive the guests.
Qin Huairou turned around and entered the thatched cottage.
In the house, Xia Shang had already gotten up and was drinking at the table. When he saw his wife, he frowned: "Madam, please stop interceding. You have no idea how troublesome Nizi's family is outside. I..."
Qin Huairou covered her mouth and smiled softly: "My husband, I haven't said anything yet, but you have said so much. Besides, I have never pitied her. I'm afraid my husband can't bear it when he says this?"
"Me? What can't I bear? I'm just a playboy."
"Haha...my husband should go out and have a look first, but another guest has arrived."
"Guest? What kind of guest? Did you trick me out?"
"He's a stranger, but his demeanor doesn't look like that of an ordinary person. My husband might as well go and have a look first."
Xia Shang was dubious, but followed his wife out of the thatched cottage.
Seeing Xia Shang coming out of the thatched cottage, Jiang Nan's pale and pretty face was like a blooming flower, and instantly there was a touch of red clouds, and she wanted to get up excitedly: "Sir!"
But as soon as he got up, he felt like the sky was spinning, and the next second he fainted.
Fortunately, Yazhi was there to catch Jiang Nan's body.
Yazhi pouted with an unhappy look on her face, but she didn't dare to say anything to the young master. She walked in front of Xia Shang coldly without saying a word, looking like she was just taking care of it.
This opportunity can be regarded as a step forward for Xia Shang. He waved his hand and signaled to send Jiang Nan to the house: "There are still some medicines at home. Give her some qi-replenishing blood to warm her body."
After Jiang Nan was sent into the house, the middle-aged man who came in from the door walked under the eaves, took off his bamboo hat, and lightly shook the rainwater off his body.
Xia Shang looked at him and felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
The middle-aged man also looked at Xia Shang with a slightly puzzled expression. Apparently he also felt that he looked familiar.
In the end, it was the middle-aged man who thought of it first: "What a 'Wooden Shaker', so my husband lives here?"
After saying that, he smiled lightly and cupped his hands towards Xia Shang.
After this reminder, Xia Shang also thought about it.
That day when he was setting up a fortune-telling stall in Yangzhou City, he was the injured person seeking fortune-telling.
"It's your Excellency. I'm so rude. I wonder if your injuries have gotten better?" (To be continued)