"Hey! Hey, little girl, don't sleep, it's time to get there! Ling'er was woken up by a rude male voice, she rubbed her eyes and looked around, this is a clearing, there are carriages and ox carts coming in and out from time to time, what is this place?

"Hey, little girl, haven't woken up yet? It's time to get off at the county seat! The man reminded loudly.

Ling'er is a spirit, oops, it's time to the county seat! By the way, Liang Daming came to transport grain last night and gave him a bag of cordyceps, saying that he would use it to pay for one hundred taels of silver, so that he could find a way to sell it and continue to help them collect grain. So, I told my father and mother that I came to the ox cart that was the first to arrive in the county!

I remember that when I set off, I was only in the middle of the hour, looking at the current day, it seems that it has not yet reached the hour, more than an hour, I was completely unconscious, and I slept all the way!

Ling'er hurriedly took the baggage, jumped down from the ox cart, bowed to the coachman, and said, "Thank you, uncle, please ask, did you also ride here when you went back?" What time is it at the latest? ”

"It's not here, it's over there, see it, there's a sign over there, behind the sign in Yamaguchi Town are all cars going back, there's no latest, as long as you have enough money, there will be a car every night!" After the coachman finished speaking, the whip flicked, and the ox cart staggered away. Ling'er stuck out her tongue, this guy is really bullish, no wonder he wants to be an oxcart driver!

She looked around with her baggage, looking for which direction to go, and immediately a few people came around with a smile: "Little girl, are you alone?" "Little girl, where are you going?" "Little girl, do you want to help?" ”

Tsk, look at the sinister faces of these guys, do they think that they are small, so they can't see the big uneasy and kind tail behind them? Hmph, traffickers! Traffickers again!

Ling'er tightened her baggage, pinched a few small pebbles in her hand, shook her eyes at the group of people, drilled into the cracks of the people, and blended into the crowd leading to the city gate avenue.

Ling'er followed the flow of people into the city gate, the first thing that came into view was a large square, followed by a bluestone avenue with two carriages in parallel, lined with high and low, new or old, or luxurious or shabby shops, pedestrians on the street came and went, not less and not too much, anyway, there was no town to catch up with the market days lively!

Well, it seems to be a bit imposing, it is worthy of being a county seat, and it is indeed stronger than small towns such as Shankou Town and Banlin Town, but it is not worth saying how prosperous it is, it can only be regarded as an ordinary small county town!

Ling'er followed the flow of people and stepped onto the street, looking left and right as she walked, she wanted to see how the shop layout of this county town was different from that of the town? Or is there a strange thing on the stall that you haven't seen before?

Walking down a street, the result made her very disappointed, the county is bigger, the streets are wider, the houses are better, the shops are more, people are dressed up more exquisitely, but the things that can be sold are not much worse, obviously the same goods, but the price is much more expensive than the town!

What's even more annoying is that when the people here look at their rustic dress, they all look down on people with their nostrils facing the sky, and some shop guys even treat themselves as little flowers! So much so that she wanted to go into those high-end shops to have a look, but she was kicked out before she crossed the threshold!

This is the sixth time that Ling'er has been stopped by the guy, she stood at the door angrily and looked at the knife at the guy, but the guy didn't care at all, but instead put his hands around his chest and slanted at her and said: "Little called Huazi, get away, the things inside are valuable, and you won't be enough to pay if you sell them if they are damaged!" ”

Ling'er gritted her teeth, stomped her foot angrily, pointed at him and scolded: "You are called Huazi, your whole family is called Huazi, your ancestors are eighteen generations, and your children and grandchildren are all called Huazi!" ”

"Yo he, you are called Hanako, you dare to talk back, see if Lao Tzu doesn't clean you up!" The guy was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and was about to chase after him. Ling'er turned around and ran away, seeing that the guy was not far from him, he threw a small pebble and smashed it on the instep of his foot.

Ling'er took the opportunity to run away, and saw that some people were surrounding the guy to watch the excitement, and some people stepped forward to ask a few words, but the guy didn't appreciate it, but pointed at others and scolded. Ling'er stuck out her tongue and scolded "deserved"! Then carry the baggage and continue walking.

After a circle, Ling'er found that most of the so-called time-honored shops or big shops with a bit of strength background on the main street were also targeted by some middle- and upper-class guests.

And ordinary civilians like to go to the place is mostly the surrounding inconspicuous alleys, or the west gate of the area, it is said that there is a huge civilian market, complete things, affordable prices, is the most lively place in this small county.

Ling'er wanted to go and see, look at the sun, it was already mid-hour, and the yamen should have already started work, thinking of the main task of today, Ling'er decided to go to see Ding Zhutou first.

So she found a remote abandoned courtyard, changed the clothes she wore when she saw Ding Zhutou last time, and then straightened her hair, and now she is the white and pure little boy Bai Xiaowen. Ling'er turned around with self-appreciation, hehe, this dress is really good, it was in vain to spend me hundreds of copper coins!

When everything was ready, she went out with her baggage on her back and went to the county office while asking for directions. Look, changing clothes is different, it's much more convenient to ask for directions, occasionally see a good shop and want to go in to see, the guy won't kick you out immediately, but smile and say: "Oh, little boy, what do you want, the little one will show you the way?" ”

Ling'er passed arrogantly all the way, ignoring them at all, and those guys had to walk slowly with smiling faces. When passing by a pharmacy, Ling'er paused, turned his head, and saw that the pharmacy was antique, with several rows of storefronts, quite magnificent. There is a big plaque in the middle of the eaves: "Jishitang"!

Tsk, what a big breath, I don't know if the owner of this pharmacy is a compassionate and compassionate good man or a cunning and hypocritical profiteer? Ling'er stood on tiptoe and looked inside, it seemed that there were a lot of people who saw the doctor, hey, these patients seemed to be a little different? It seems that most of them are ordinary poor people in shabby clothes!

Ling'er is curious, could it be that the owner of this shop is really a good person? Seeing that it has such a big store, it should also have some strength, so it must be able to afford Cordyceps? Go in and have a look?

She patted her clothes and stepped on the steps into the lobby of the pharmacy, but there was no flattering guy who came up and asked what you wanted to buy, but from time to time there were medicine boys holding medicine jars or dustpans running around in a hurry, Ling'er grabbed one and asked, "Little master, do you accept medicinal materials here?" ”

The medicine boy looked her up and down: "Accept, the one on the left is through the door!" Then hurried away.

Ling'er looked around, and sure enough, he saw that the left and right sides of the lobby passed through the door, which should lead to the backyard, and there was a plaque on the door, with the book "Collecting Medicinal Materials" and "Selling Medicinal Materials", which was quite formal at a glance, hehe, I was lucky to go to the right door!

She tightened her baggage, slowly walked to the door on the left, and observed the patients in the observation hall by the way, judging from their words, it turned out that today was the day of the Jishitang's free clinic once a month, no wonder there were so many poor people coming to see the doctor.

She crossed the door on the left, and saw a row of rooms inside, and at the door of each room sat a few people waiting, they were either carrying baskets, or carrying baskets, or carrying cages, and some of them were carrying cloth bags, not to mention the herbs in the baskets and baskets, and some Ling'er also knew them, but the cages and cloth bags......

The cage was covered with a black cloth, but listening to the chirping inside, it seemed like some kind of bird or something; What's even more terrifying is the cloth bag, looking at the soft and soft appearance of the drums on it, Ling'er's first thought is the most annoying animal - snake!

She turned her gaze away, just in time to meet a smiling face, "Little boy, are you here to sell medicinal herbs?" ”

Ling'er was stunned, when was there a twelve or thirteen-year-old, white and pure medicine boy standing beside him? "I... I wanted to sell medicinal herbs, but I don't know what the price is here, so I wanted to take a look first! ”

"Oh! In this way, don't worry, I guarantee that the price of medicinal materials sold by our shop is the fairest! What kind of herbs do you want to sell? I can help you with references! ”

Ling'er glanced at those who were waiting, frowned slightly, and said, "Do you accept all kinds of medicinal materials?" ”

"Of course! As long as it is a medicinal herb, it will be accepted! ”

"Then ......" Ling'er thought for a while, leaned into the medicine boy's ear and said, "Little brother, there are too many people here to talk, can you change places?" ”

The medicine boy looked at Ling'er in a little surprise, and after a little hesitation, he said, "Little boy, please come with me!" ”

The medicine boy took her along a side aisle and walked inside, after passing a door, there was a small garden inside, they walked along the garden corridor to the door of the opposite room and stopped, the medicine boy knocked on the door twice, and a deep voice inside: "Come in!" ”

The medicine boy whispered: "Inside is my master, he is the best dispenser in our Jishitang, little boy, if you have anything to say, ask my master directly!" ”

Ling'er paused, she didn't expect the medicine boy to bring herself here, she nodded and thanked her, gently pushed the door in, and a burst of medicinal fragrance came to her face. Directly in front of the door is a desk piled with various porcelain vase manuscripts, and behind it is a neat row of shelves with all kinds of medicinal herbs.

Ling'er searched around, and finally found a figure behind the last row of shelves, who was holding a dustpan and carefully sorting the herbs inside. Ling'er bowed respectfully to the man: "Good master!" Sorry to bother you! ”

The man hummed faintly, without raising his head, and continued to sort his herbs. Ling'er waited patiently for a while, and when she saw that the man had put the dustpan, she thought he was about to come, but he walked deeper into the shelves.

"Master, master!" Ling'er hurriedly called him twice, but the man didn't look back, and said lightly: "What's the matter, let's talk about it!" ”

Ling'er looked at the door, afraid that the sound would be too loud for outsiders to hear, so she simply took a few steps forward and walked to the shelf, but the man suddenly turned around and shouted: "Stop, don't come in!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )