Suddenly, Ai Ye blushed even more, but she no longer wanted to cry or not.

Grandpa Li patted his grandson a little helplessly, then smiled and put the basket off his shoulder, put it in front of Xie Xiang and said, "This scholar, the old man has no knowledge, but since you have opened your mouth, these medicinal materials are not expensive things." Look. ”

Xie Xiang smiled and thanked him. Bent forward and squatted down, and gently flipped through the medicinal herbs with his hands. Most of the boxes are Poria cocos and Puhuang, both of which are common medicinal materials in the mountains and waters of the south.

The group of people around who had just made fun of Ai Ye looked at Xie Xiang with a look of novelty where Xie Xiang was checking the medicinal herbs. A few of them whispered: "There's nothing new about this, it's just some cheap ordinary medicinal herbs, can you still see flowers?" ”

"Who knows, those scholars read a lot of books, and some of them are stupid."

"Poof! Ergouzi, you really dare to say it, it's not that you can't afford to read and say sour things! ”

"What do you say, it's because I don't want to read it, otherwise, my aunt said that I am the material to be the champion!"

"Haha! Your pig-killing uncle said you could be the champion? Let's kill the champion of the pig! ”

Xie Xiang turned a deaf ear to the laughter around him, he frowned and looked for a while, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, revealing an expression that was really like this. Since ancient times, Poria cocos is easy to obtain, and cocos is rare. There are many trees in the mountains in the south, and there are naturally pine trees, so it is possible to produce a kind of medicinal material, the god of cocoon.

Poria cocos and Poria cocos are two completely different medicinal materials, the original plant is mostly parasitic on the Masson pine or the section of the wood, mostly irregular blocks, spherical, flat, oblong or oblong, etc., the size is different, the small one is like a fist, the large one is up to 20~30 cm in diameter, or larger. The epidermis is pale grayish-brown or black-brown, nodulous and wrinkled, with a slightly pink interior and is composed of numerous hyphae. Sweet and flat. It has the functions of dampness, spleen strengthening, and heart calming.

Therefore, when Xie Xiang saw this pair of grandchildren just now, there were some very good quality poria cocos in the back basket, and he saw some pine needles stuck to the frame. I guessed that there might be a cocoon god, but I didn't expect him to guess correctly.

Xie Xiang picked up the piece of cocoon, it was packed in a fungus group, the honeycomb on the outside had turned light brown, and the horns were porous. It is a piece of high-quality medicinal herb.

Grandpa Li was a little surprised when he saw Xie Xiang holding the object: "Scholar, why did you take a fancy to this waste medicinal material?" ”

Xie Xiang was stunned, waste medicinal materials?

Ai Ye also responded: "That's right, Doctor Wang said that it was useless medicinal materials, but he would still reluctantly accept it." ”

The people around also responded: "That's right, that thing is difficult to dig and smells, if it weren't for Dr. Wang, no one would want it." ”

Xie Xiang's heart moved slightly, and he sneered, roughly understanding something. However, he didn't speak rashly, just said lightly: "Yes, that's really a coincidence, I saw a recipe in an ancient book, and I just needed this cocoon god." It's a good thing that I've delayed you for so long, uncle, if you don't mind, it's better to sell this piece of cocoon to you. ”

Grandpa Li was a little stunned, how could anyone else be willing to ask for this useless medicinal herb besides Dr. Wang. However, the people in the mountains were simple, and they didn't think so much, so they smiled happily: "This is not worth a few dollars, if you want it, take it." ”

Xie Xiang naturally refused, shirked it, and took out half a penny of silver to give to Grandpa Li. This scared Grandpa Li by this, half a penny, this thing is not worth a few copper plates on weekdays.

At this time, the front team was almost gone, and the crowd was crowded forward, and Grandpa Li picked up the basket on his back and escorted his grandson to follow. Xie Xiang took the opportunity to stuff the silver money into Grandpa Li's hand, put the cocoon wrapped in cloth into the package, and walked quickly to the front.

Looking at the silver in his hand, Grandpa Li was a little hesitant, but when he lowered his eyes and saw Ai Ye's clean eyes, he looked very happy. Then he shouted loudly: "Wait for the scholars in front!" You're giving a lot! ”

Xie Xiang looked back in some surprise, but found that the old man was really really anxious. This made him feel a little emotional, and sure enough, the current folk customs are simple.

However, the silver money he gave was not much more, in fact, the price of the cocos on the market now is naturally far higher than that of Poria cocos.

He waved his hand backwards and said, "Just buy clothes for Xiao Ai Ye." ”

He wears a white hat on his head, white armor, and a long weapon in his hand. Several officers and soldiers lazily checked the crowd entering the city.

There were many people entering the city, and most of them were old peasants, and several officers and soldiers guarded the city gate early in the morning, and they didn't catch much oil and water, but they ate a lot of soil. After finishing speaking, it was his turn to enter the city, and he saw two officers and soldiers with strict faces and some impatience. He didn't bother to be searched, and cleanliness was meant to be embodied at a time like this.

Xie Xiang quietly stuffed a little silver into the hands of the officers and soldiers on the left, and said with a slight smile: "Please invite the two eldest brothers to drink." Then he took the guide out.

The officer and soldier swept it casually, and it was no longer serious, but showed a little smile and said, "I really understand the market." After speaking, he didn't look at Xie Xiang's book, and with a wave of his hand, he let it go.

Xie Xiang was exempted from the body search, and he was in a good mood. Straight into the town.

Under the reflection of the sun, the three words "Wuzhou" on the city gate shallow with golden brilliance. Ai Ye squeezed into the crowd, watched the good-looking big brother, enter the city gate, and slowly disappeared from his sight. For some reason, he had a premonition that they would see each other again.

At this time, on the road into Wuzhou, thousands of meters away, an old man in a mess was holding a rope in his hand, and the end of the rope was tied to the hand of a young man who gritted his teeth......

This place in Wuzhou, speaking of which, also has the meaning of some outstanding spirits. At least there has been a champion here, and this champion is naturally a genuine champion, and there are several people. And the families of these officials and lords developed here, and three families were formed, Li and Wang. Summer. Among them, the Li family is powerful.

"However, it is said that there are no more than three generations of wealth, and now the Li family has just reached the fourth generation. As a result, a single seedling was also cured to death by the wind and cold, so the ancients did not deceive me! ”

Xie Xiang sat on the first floor of Miaoyinwan, tasting the dragon well before the rain, listening to the gossip provided by the people around him before the story review began. I roughly know why the search is more strict when entering the city. It seems that the eldest son of the Li family is still a little abnormal. Wanguan's family fortune is at the end of the moment, and there is no heir, which seems to be a sad thing.

Miaoyin Garden is one of the best teahouses in Wuzhou, and its best thing is that it is a three-story teahouse. Of course, it's not that it's tall, but that it's patterned. The third floor is surrounded by a patio-like space in between. There is a high platform inside, which is surrounded by a curtain, which is slightly mysterious.

Xie Xiang entered Wuzhou and first found an inn that looked relatively clean and settled down. Then he went out of the inn and casually pulled someone to inquire about any places to drink tea and have fun. The man pointed him straight to here, and when he came, he found that he had not come in vain.

The first floor of the three-story building is the lobby, where there are a few tables, and most of the people sitting are people dressed in ordinary clothes. The second floor is divided into several spaces by a screen, and it can be seen that a lot of thought has been put into it, and most of the people sitting on it are wearing long shirts. On the third floor, you can't see the pattern clearly, you can only see the windows that are closed or opened, and occasionally you can see one or two beautiful figures through the windows.

Alone, and it wasn't meant to be tea, Xie Xiang was in the corner of the first floor, and he found a random place and sat down. After listening to the conversations of the people around me for a while, I knew a little bit about it. For example, this high platform is for people to perform, yesterday it was the top girl of Piaoxiang Pavilion who played a song here, and today it is the Oiran of Luofang Yuan who wants to perform and comment on the story.

Also, after the Li family in the town died recently, the lord of the Li family was grief-stricken and was about to die. Mrs. Li went early, and she didn't set up the main room again. counted over and over, except for the lone seedling born to the eldest lady, the others were all daughters of concubines. Now this situation makes the aunts and wives of the Li family eager to try, and no one in the Li family, who has a big business, is not tempted, and it is enough to chew off a piece of meat.

"Hey, I said Old Man Li, didn't you say that Dr. Wang misdiagnosed, and now he has been arrested and put in prison, why is it said that there is still an investigation when he enters the city today?" A man with ordinary eyebrows and a short blue shirt bent down to ask an old man in the hall who was drinking tea slowly.

Everyone forgot about the old man and looked over, and some of them even coaxed: "That's right, old man Li, didn't you say yesterday that the murderer had been caught." also said that even if the arrest is fast, there is nothing to say, why should I still check it today. ”

Xie Xiang raised his eyes and recognized that the old man was the source of all kinds of news that he had been talking about before. He also waited with some interest to hear if there was any other reason for this.

Old man Li snorted and put the tea bowl on the table. said with some disdain: "Little old man, can what I said be false?" There is nothing I don't know about within a radius of dozens of miles in Wuzhou. ”

"Old man Li, you have it, if it weren't for your nephew who was a head catcher to be filial to you, you are old, don't say dozens of miles, you may not be able to see clearly a few feet!" The crowd around me didn't know if it was the one who answered, but it made everyone else laugh.

Old man Li was not annoyed: "That's also my nephew's anger, it's the old man, I'm blessed." ”

"Old Li, don't lose your appetite, hurry up and tell me what's going on with the Li family's case." The man who started to ask the question urged again.

"Hey, what's going on? What do you say about these rich and noble people? There are so many ways in this. ”

Old man Li took another sip of the tea bowl, and the people around him were anxious, but none of them dared to urge. You must know that Old Man Li is easy to talk about everything, first, you can't question the truth of what he says, and second, you can't disturb him to drink tea. Otherwise, if one of them turns around and leaves, who can force them to stay?

"They all say that the eldest son of the Li family died of wind and cold, and they all say that Dr. Li is a quack doctor who misdiagnoses ......"