The morning clouds are spreading, the morning sun is golden, and the dawn light illuminates the land on the outskirts that has been wet by the night rain. The hills are stacked on the field, the river is tortuous, and the long horse team is under the mountains and rivers to meet the early sun, and choose a high and flat terrain to rest on the spot.

It rained for three days in a row, and the caravan took a shortcut in order to hurry. The countryside outside the city was not safe, and even at night they did not dare to relax, and the coachmen took turns to lead the horses, and after a night of walking, everyone was tired. The first team had already entered the Jiyang Mansion in Yuanping two days ago, and the third team was going to Jiaying.

Jiaying is located in the north of the province, surrounded by mountains, developed water transportation, is a place where merchants gather goods to travel. Because it is the New Year's Day, there are red lanterns hanging at the door of the house, and a large number of shops opened by foreign vendors are closed, only the local stall owners are still guarding the sugar gourd and colored paper and copper plates, and the shops that are also open include the Huimin Pharmacy in Jiyang Mansion.

After a long time, everyone from the Tai Hospital, who had been tired of traveling for a long time, stayed in the pharmacy, and Su Huihui was placed in a nearby inn, the room was small but clean and tidy, which was very suitable for her. Yan Xugui has a special identity, even if he is cut off, he is not a small mansion that can be neglected, and he lives in the mansion after refusing again and again. Jiyang is a Shangfu that receives 300,000 stones of grain every year, the momentum of the yamen is magnificent, and the mansion is naturally splendid, and it cannot be said on the same day as the state government pharmacy in the Sanjin courtyard.

As soon as Su Huihui arrived in the room, she soaked her face with a handkerchief, and the cold temperature made her sober up and let out a long breath. In the blink of an eye, it is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, and tomorrow is the last day of the year, they are going to celebrate the New Year in the city, eat and sleep well and nourish their spirits, and then go on the road on the third day of the new year.

Every New Year, she was in Yuxiao Mountain, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the two old servants added a few more dishes to the dinner table, listened to the master play the piano and flute on the cliff after the meal, slowly shook back to the medicine house together, went to bed later than usual, and opened her eyes to be the second year.

In the past seventeen years, you don't have to worry about anything, and when you are really alone, although you have no worries about food and clothing, it is not a smooth sailing, calm and tranquil day. She has adapted to an unrestrained life, but since the moment she set foot on Nanqi, it seems that she is destined to be involved in one storm after another.

The deep winter sun appeared on the green leaves near the window, and the southern winter was still very cold, but there was always the sun, gently shining on her heart.

Su Hui looked at the bustling crowd outside and felt that he missed him a little.

She doesn't like that big snow, and she doesn't like so many people, and she doesn't even have a special affection for Fanjing, it's just that he is there, and her eyes are there.

Should I write to him? I've only been out for a few months, and it's been like something...... She pinched her knuckles, the reason for the New Year should be more sufficient, and it won't seem that she is very pretentious, well, it will be written tonight.

Her eyes swept over the paper and pen on the table, she had to eat with everyone at night, and she had to watch the fireworks, maybe she had to go to the pharmacy, she definitely didn't have time, why don't you write one now?

Su Huihui ran to the table, pulled out the stool and spread out the paper, glanced at the maid who was busy dusting off, and quickly sharpened the ink and put down the pen, and in an instant, there were a few more rows of words on the white paper.

She had a pause in her wrist, and she had to write slowly, lest he would laugh at her for being too sloppy. He was a troublesome man, and if he was interested, she couldn't resist it.

*

Yan Xugui stood in the backyard of the pharmacy, three or four plum blossoms bloomed, and the crimson petals fell on his fox fur, which was beautiful and bright.

The pharmacy has been built for a long time, about 100 years. The dynasty can be traced back to Nan'an, the territory has just expanded to the north of Yingshui, the Son of Heaven ordered the Tai Hospital to set up pharmacies throughout the country to bless the people, but later, Huimin Pharmacy existed in name only, and the local high-quality medicinal materials were either paid tribute or robbed by merchants, and there was never a share of the pharmacy.

But there are exceptions.

There was silence behind him, the withered grass rustled in the wind, and a cloud obscured the sun, enveloping the old house in dim light.

This is a very old medicine storehouse, and there is no doubt that there is a lot of space as a place for the government to store medicinal materials. However, the only remaining medicinal herbs in it were extremely ordinary, and most of the medicine buckets were empty, describing them as miserable.

"Yinjiang, what is the result?"

Under the tree, Chang Sui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a deep voice: "My subordinates think that thing has indeed been placed here for a while, Childe's guess...... It's not like it's not untraceable. ”

Yan Xugui said lightly: "There are no wonders in the world, how can you figure it out at a glance?" Lead the way, I'll see for myself. ”

Pushing open the wooden door, a smell of rot and mildew that has not been ventilated for many years came to my face, but fortunately, there was not much dust, and the objects in the medicine warehouse could still be seen. Going deeper by the glimmer of the skylight, the two came to a long table and said:

"This is it."

In front of him was a small open space, and on the long table rested a copper incense burner, in which there were still a few ashes. Looking up, the table was facing the skylight, soaked in a fountain of molten light.

Yan Xugui's slender fingers moved inch by inch over the table, drawing circles next to a few brown spots.

"How long did it take you to find it?"

Chang Caprice thought for a moment, "Three hours, and there was still an hour and a half last night. ”

Yan Xigui smiled and sighed, "Father has been looking for more than ten years." ”

Yin Jiang said respectfully: "If it weren't for the old marquis's hard work over the years, his subordinates would not have been able to start. ”

Yan Xugui closed his eyes and said: "You have been with your father for a lot more time than in front of me, I have to ask you old people in the house for advice when I investigate this matter, and you don't need to deliberately hide anything from me in the future." ”

Yin Jiang turned his mind and said busily: "My subordinates understand." It's just that the old marquis is dedicated to the good of the son......"

Yan Xugui had no intention of listening to him anymore, and carefully observed the three or four tiny spots.

"Childe, what is this bottle of potion, how can it reveal the relics that disappeared many years ago?" Chang Sui asked in surprise, "Could it be that Xun Muhua's juice can be preserved for so long!" ”

Yan Xugui gently spit out a few words: "Fan Taozhi." ”

There is a miracle medicine in the South China Sea, and it is rumored that it can bring the dead back to life and make people feather and ascend to immortals.

But it's just rumors.

Fan Taozhi and Xun Muhua were born together, and they used each other's condensed potions to learn from each other, and they applied the potion on the surface of Xun Muhua with the potion they had at hand, or just touched the juice, which would make the potion change color.

Yan Xugui concentrated for a moment, stroked the rough patterns on the table, and said slowly: "The medicinal effect is extraordinary, what was parked here decades ago, no matter how well it is preserved on the spot, it is impossible for it to be clearly visible today." ”

Yin Jiang was shocked: "Childe is saying that someone knows that the Yan family is secretly investigating its whereabouts and deliberately leaving traces for us to continue?" He touched the brown spots, the wet touch was very real on the skin, "If this trace is fresh, it means that there is really a second Xunmuhua in the world!" ”

Yan Xugui said in a low voice: "If there is really a second ...... in the world"

He seemed to think of something, and the corners of his lips hooked coldly, "It's ridiculous that a family of withered glory is tied to a dead thing!" ”

The sky outside the house was clear and blue, and Yan Xigui squinted at the sun shuttling out of the clouds, but his heart was as depressed as the deep sea.

Forty years, long enough.

"Childe is going back to the mansion now?"

He raised his eyes and thought, "You take someone to go first, and I'll be back at noon." ”

Coming out of the deserted pharmacy, turning to the left, and walking along the street for 100 steps, there is the inn where the Beijing Tai Hospital lives. In front of the three-story building, there is a courtyard that has been turned into a vegetable bed, and there are five or six plum trees planted, and the sparse shadow reflected in the flower window is graceful.

Yan Xigui walked up the stairs alone, walked around the corridor, came to the end of the room and knocked on the door.

There was the rattling of paper and the shaking of the pen stand, and the maid cried out crisply: "Who? ”

"Is Dr. Su here? Yan has something to see. ”

After a while, the door opened slowly, and the little girl saluted him, and hurried downstairs with small steps, thinking that the master wanted the guest to open her.

He looked at the people on the wall with a smile, wearing a lotus-colored cotton jacket, a begonia red and silver mouse shoulder gown, an ivory-colored silk cotton skirt, or a light and light color, a pure and clean appearance, never uncomfortable.

"What is Childe looking for me?" Su Huihui asked, leaning against the door.

"Go in and say, it's windy here."

She had no choice but to let him in, and her body blocked the mess of the table, "Childe said it straight." ”

This is the first time she has seen Yan Xugui in the twentieth day, he should be the first group to enter the city, he is not staying in the mansion, what is he doing here?

Yan Xugui said in a harmonious voice: "Yan knows that Dr. Su has traveled a long distance and is inevitably tired, but please come over to the dinner next door tonight and tomorrow night." ”

Su Hui was speechless for a while, "Is Childe here for this?" Although I don't know much about people, I still know these rules, and I won't let my son go up and down. The people of our Tai Hospital went south to help the local pharmacy, and we will definitely do things that are beneficial to my son. Let Childe worry about such a trivial matter, it can be seen that I am quite careless on weekdays, and I am really ashamed. ”

She thought as she spoke, hoping that he could say something real later, just to find her for two meals, where could he work for him?

Yan Xugui smiled and said, "That's good." It's Yan who is too worried, in fact, Yan is also on the way, Dr. Su is different from other doctors, running all the way and resting well. Is this room still in sight? ”

Su Hui became more and more uneasy, and replied: "Very good, just stay for four nights, Gongzi bother." ”

Yan Xugui pulled out a circle chair and sat down, facing the mess on the bookcase, her head was bigger, why did she have a long talk with her?

"Doctor Su always guards against Yan like this, is Yan putting too much pressure on Dr. Su?"

Su warmly gasped: "What did Childe say?" ”

"Really."

Su Huihui was so embarrassed that he wanted to push people out directly, but he didn't have the courage to do it, and said hard and kindly:

"Childe may have misunderstood, I have always been very grateful to Childe, and after coming to Fanjing, I have relied on Childe a lot, and I only respect Childe, and I have absolutely no defense. If there is speculation, but for people like Childe, what we think shouldn't matter, right? ”

She made him a cup of hot tea against the edge of the table, and looked at him with the saucer very sincerely, with an inexplicable and inexplicable expression.

Yan Xugui thanked him and continued: "Don't mention this matter, Doctor Su will say a few words at the pharmacy on behalf of Tai Hospital tonight." You can also see that the Yan family mentioned supporting the pharmacies in various parts of the country at the beginning, but it was difficult to implement them, just like the three southern provinces, Yuanping is the northernmost one close to the capital, and the pharmacies in Fuzhi are still operating dismally, and there is still a gap between the unsatisfactory ones. Although the Yan clan bought medicinal herbs from merchants from all over the world, most of the transportation areas were in the north, and the livelihood in the south had just begun. Doctor Su discussed with several imperial doctors, and someone from the pharmacy would come to ask for advice in the next few days. ”

"Still on duty for the New Year?"

He put his finger against his chin, "They are all locals who live not far away, and not everyone is as idle as Dr. Su." ”

Su warmed his body and remained silent, indicating that he had no objections.

Yan stood up suddenly, and she tensed her nerves as she paced him towards the door.

"There is still something going on in the mansion, and I have disturbed Dr. Su to write a letter this time."

Su Huihui rushed to him first, simply pulled the door bolt neatly, and suddenly reacted to what he said, and his face burned instantly.

"No, no, Childe walks slowly......"

"Girl! Girl! ”

She was just about to send this Buddha away, but she saw Ruixiang running up in a hurry, and said in a loud voice: "A woman who looks like a village girl came to the counter, saying that she begged the girl to save her family's life." ”

As soon as the words fell, a figure rushed into the corridor, knelt on the ground with a puff, and bowed again and again and cried:

"My lord, save the slave husband, please! The slave really can't do it! ”

Su Huihui was startled by the blood mark on her forehead, and hurriedly pulled her up with Ruixiang, "Madame, get up first and make it clear, I can't afford this gift!" ”

The thin young woman staggered up straight, tears rolling down her face, and murmured: "Please go to the house with the slave, the husband can't get out of bed, and is waiting for the slave to take the doctor back, and the lord must save him!" ”

Su Huihui was full of doubts, who told her that she was here? Even her identity was known...... She turned her head to look at Yan Xugui, who had not yet crossed the threshold, and ran back to the room to get the medicine box needles. Seeing that she agreed, the woman ran downstairs with tears of joy and couldn't stop it, Su Huihui nodded to Yan Xugui and asked him to help bring the door, and Ruixiang followed, for fear of losing it.

The hallway was empty at the snap of a finger.

The wind blew, and the open wooden door creaked, and it was about to close inch by inch. The slender man smiled slightly on his lips, and the next moment he disappeared into the closed gap.

Yan Xugui did not come out.

There was no one in the room, so he walked back to the messy table and examined it, a blank piece of paper covered with the word "personally opened" was revealed, he remembered the location, and gently moved the two pieces of paper to the pen holder.

A green booklet that was not thin or thick appeared in front of me.

His dark eyelashes twitched, and he turned the page along the folded corner.

"Fan Taozhi, its wood is like a dragon, its flowers and leaves are like Danluo, in fact, it is like a kingfisher, no more than five feet high, born in the yin of the famous mountain, the soil of the spring water in the east, to serve it in the beginning of summer, get and end to obey it, and get a plant to be 5,000 years ......old."

Xiaokai is elegant and beautiful, and the pen does not see any edge, which shows the meticulous intentions when writing. However, he is more familiar with another kind of calligraphy, which is flowing and has decisive turns, and nothing can be restrained.

Their words are very similar.

A red circle is particularly dazzling on the paper, which is the three words "Fan Taozhi".

The booklet written by that person himself, Su Huihui would not annotate it.

The chill was unstoppable all over his body, and the glow of the winter sun sprinkled on the corner of the mahogany table, and if he pushed it in, it would reach the shadow where he was.

He only felt the cinnabar under his fingertips extremely cold.