After painting the portrait, Xia Wanyi remembered that the purpose of the man in black was herbal medicine, so he asked the old man: "Old man, have you picked any precious medicinal materials that make others remember?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "We haven't picked any precious medicines, the purpose of these black-clothed men is to ask us to hand over all the herbs we picked on the west side of the Qinglong Mountain Range to them. ”

"Everything?" Xia Wanyi is very puzzled, which means that whether it is precious or not, it will be handed over.

"The amount of these medicinal materials is huge, if we are really robbed by them, the loss will be very large, and the price of collecting the medicine will be paid in vain.

"Can you show us there?" Xia Wanyi asked.

Xia Wanyi and Xuanyuan Yu are the life-saving benefactors of the whole village, and the old man immediately agreed to Xia Wanyi's request, so he asked Xiaoxing to help him, and took Xia Wanyi and Xuanyuan Yu to a warehouse in the village.

Xia Wanyi saw that there were two water tanks in front of the door of this warehouse, and the water tanks were full of water.

This water tank is similar to the one he saw when he visited the Forbidden City, which is used for firefighting, and in the event of a fire, he can get water on the spot.

Just kidding, if there is no water tank here, then in the event of a fire, the medicinal herbs here will be reduced to a pile of ashes.

When she walked into the warehouse, Xia Wanyi saw that there were not many medicinal herbs.

"For the sake of safety, we hide the medicinal materials separately in different warehouses, one is to prevent fire, the other is to prevent thieves, and the third is to be reasonably dispatched." The old man explained to Xia Wanyi and Xuanyuan, paused, and then said, "Hey, our anti-thief method prevents them from stealing less, but once it is like just now, the problem will be exposed." ”

Xia Wanyi nodded slightly: "The old man can let the strong young people in the clan practice martial arts, and at that time, he can protect the medicinal materials and protect his own clansmen." ”

After hearing this, the old man felt that it was reasonable: "After this incident, it is very necessary to do what Gongzi said." He clasped his fists and saluted, "Thank you for the reminder." ”

Xia Wanyi replied: "The old man is polite." ”

Some of the medicinal materials were spread out and hung on the shelves, and some of them were packed into sacks, Xuanyuan Yu walked forward to inspect them, and found that there were many types of these medicinal materials, and a few were more expensive, but not to the point where they were scarce and expensive, why did the man in black want these medicinal materials?

"Childe, most of the medicinal materials here can treat some common diseases, so they shouldn't be robbed." Xuanyuan Yu returned to Xia Wanyi's side and said, "But someone came to rob it." ”

Could it be that the old man is not honest? In fact, they have picked some precious medicinal materials, but they just don't want to tell them? Xia Wanyi looked at these medicinal herbs and thought in her heart. Since she had never studied medicine, Xia Wanyi's knowledge of medicinal materials was pitiful.

"The two sons don't know anything." The old man said, "There are no more medicinal herbs to be collected in the deep mountains and old forests near this Qinglong City!" ”

"Why?" Xia Wanyi and Xuanyuan asked in unison.

"Because the former Qinglongcheng County Warden Li Xiaoxiu organized the soldiers to dig up almost all the medicinal materials in the territory, many medicinal materials still rely on imports from other places to maintain the supply."

Hearing what the old man said, Xia Wanyi sorted out his thoughts, since it was Li Xiaoxiu's trick, then the nephew of Aunt Minglang, who has an official background, must have something to do with Li Xiaoxiu.

But why does Lee Hyo-so have so many medicines?

The medicine in Qinglong City was almost exhausted, why didn't anyone report it to the imperial court?

……

When Xia Wanyi and the others walked out of the warehouse, people from the government just came.

Xuanyuan glanced at him, pulled the head catcher who led the team aside, told him not to reveal Xia Wanyi's identity, and then told him what had happened.

Xia Wanyi handed the portrait to the head catcher: "You find someone to copy this portrait and post it all over Qinglong City in the name of the imperial court." ”

"Yes!" The headcatcher took over the portrait.

"By the way, after copying this portrait, give this one, well, just this one in your hand to this girl, this is her mother's portrait."

"Okay."

"Also, investigate today's incident well, this matter may have something to do with Minglang, go back and set Minglang's words."

The head catcher bowed his head and said, "The lowly man knows something. ”

These words shocked Xia Wanyi, Xuanyuan Yu and the old man's body, and Xia Wanyi hurriedly said: "Let's go to Village Chief Zhang's house first, sit down and talk slowly." ”

Several people came to Village Chief Zhang's house, and after sitting down, the head catcher said straight to the point: "I secretly heard a few days ago that Li Xiaoxiu has been preparing medicinal herbs for the fourth prince since a year ago. ”

Xia Wanyi and the others looked at each other, and the old man asked curiously, "Is the fourth prince Xia Yongxu?" ”

Xia Wanyi nodded, and then asked, "Does the old man know about these four princes?" ”

The old man stood up and let go of the past.

"Thirty-five years ago, I was a staff member in the Prince's Mansion."

didn't expect the old man to have this experience, Xia Wanyi hurriedly asked, "Does the old man also know something?" ”

"The fourth prince is not simple." The old man sighed.

Xia Wanyi groped for the meaning of his words.

And the head catcher continued: "The fourth prince has hoarded a lot of medicinal materials in Xucheng, and not only medicinal materials, the grain and grass in Xucheng can support an army of 100,000 for a month! ”

Xia Wanyi almost fell, and the news was like a bolt from the blue!

"For such a big thing, why don't you play the imperial court?" Xuanyuan reproached.

The head catcher lowered his head even more: "The humble post also accidentally heard the words of a drunk person in a private room in the restaurant a few days ago, but because there was something at home and I was in a hurry to go back, I didn't pay attention to who it was." ”

"Alright." Xia Wanyi stood up, "It's not too late to make amends." He said to the head catcher, "Send more men to patrol this area to avoid any accidents." ”

At this time, the old man said: "Childe, the old man has a reluctant request, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Xia Wanyi turned around: "Old man, but it doesn't hurt to say." ”

The old man suggested, "Instead of sending more men to patrol our area, it is better to transfer the medicinal herbs." ”

The old man's reasoning is all reasonable, which can not only save manpower, but also prevent theft. I'm afraid that someone will worry about it and break it again.

"I wonder where the old man wants to transfer the medicinal herbs?" Xuanyuan asked.

The old man also stood up on crutches: "Now Jinxian is no longer in charge of Minglang, and Qinglongcheng is not in charge of Li Xiaoxiu, so it can be handed over to the Jinxian County Government. ”

Xia Wanyi said: "Okay, then do what the old man wants, so that it is easy to prevent it from happening." ”

"Let's do it!" The headcatcher said with a fist, and then retreated.