Hua Buckwheat walked out of the gold shop and walked towards the elixir shop. This is the last place in Baoying County that may provide mercury.

Hua Qiao really didn't know how to see the account book of the elixir shop, and Third Brother Xu was not there, so there was no one to discuss. Anyway, let's check it out first, what if you're lucky?

The elixir shop is located in the south of the county seat, and you have to pass through the dingdong street in front of the pharmacy to enter and exit the county. Originally, that street was called "Dangyang Street", that is the only way to the capital, there are many carriages coming and going, and the bell hanging on the horse's neck is always tinkling and ringing, and later this street is called "Dingdang Street" by the common people.

There are many restaurants and inns on Dingdang Street. It's not lunch time yet, and the buckwheat has to walk around the street again.

She had already calculated, for half an hour at noon, there was only one shopkeeper or deputy shopkeeper left in the pharmacy, plus a medicine dispensing guy, and the other guys in the shop went out to eat. There are only two people in the shop, and when there are few people, they are busy; When you are busy, there are omissions. The buckwheat is to see if you can pick up a leak.

Hua Qiao was wandering around, and when she passed an inn, she suddenly heard an argument between the guy and the shopkeeper inside.

I only heard the shopkeeper say, "If you are told to go, you will go." The boy just said right, it is only natural to repay debts. The boy who lived in the inn was missing for a few days, and I sold his horse to pay for the house he owed me, what was wrong with that? ”

The little second may have received tips from the shopkeeper, and he muttered, "Isn't it just five days, maybe people will come back tomorrow?" How can a horse stay in a hotel for two days? If you sell someone else's horse, where can you find it and pay him back when the time comes? ”

"It's hard-mouthed! Go sell horses! What two days? As long as his luggage is still in the room, he will have to pay for the room all the time! The shopkeeper was a little angry, picked up the dust of the flies in the counter, and made a gesture to hit Xiao Er, and Xiao Er ran out with his head in his hands.

"Little second brother!" Hua Qiao grabbed him, stuffed a few copper plates into his hand, and said with a smile: "Little second brother, I will ask you about something." ”

Xiao Er said angrily: "Is it powerful to have a copper plate?" ...... Say, what do you ask? ”

"Yo, look at what you off. I just heard that you want to sell horses? I don't know what kind of horse is being sold? What's the price? "Flower buckwheat pretended to be interested in the horse.

Xiao Er looked into the inn and said dejectedly, "You want to buy a horse?" I'll take you to the stables. Anyway, it's going to be sold, it's good to sell early, and I can feed it less if I sell it. ”

Hua Qiao followed Xiao Er to the stable behind the inn, and there were many horses locked in it, all of which were the horses of the guests. Xiao Er pointed to an earthy yellow horse and said, "Now, that's it." "The horses are very ordinary, and the saddle hanging on the wall behind them is also a common style in the bazaar. It seems that the master is not a particular person either.

"The shopkeeper wants to sell his horse, why are you angry?" Hua Qiao asked with a grin. As she spoke, the horse was grazing with his head down, and when he heard a man coming, the horse raised his head and continued to chew on the hay that filled his mouth. Hua Qian reached out and touched the horse's neck, it was quite docile, stretched out his neck and rubbed it on Hua Qiao's hand.

"Where is this his horse? This horse is a resident of the inn, this boy stayed with us for two days, and then somehow did not come back to the store, and the package was still in the room. Now it's time to sell his horse and pay off the money he owes. Xiao Er simply said it, it's best that no one dares to buy it, and it depends on how the shopkeeper sells it.

"Yo, that's not in line with government regulations. If you find that a person is missing, the shopkeeper of your family should report it to the official, how can you deal with other people's property privately? No wonder you are so angry, little second brother, you are really a person with a sense of justice. "The buckwheat is boasting.

"It's all to blame for a young man who was passing by just now, came in and asked for directions, and gave the shopkeeper such a bad idea." Xiao Er added some hay to the manger and said:

"People are handsome, but they don't speak human words. He said that if he reported to the official, the horse would be confiscated, and in the end, the benefit would not go into the pocket of the official? We won't get any of them. ”

"Tut-tut...... It's really not human, report to the government, at least you can file a case for investigation. "Hua Qiao is indeed a little angry, so many cases in the yamen are caused by these people who do not report the case. What kind of son is this, what a lack of morality!

She asked, "Does the resident have a name?" I'm going to Yangzhou, and if he's from Yangzhou, I can help and tell his family to come and find him. Hua Qiao said casually, but I didn't expect to touch the right one.

"Really? That son is really from Yangzhou. However, he should have registered a fake name, how could anyone call it 'Little Wine Bottle'? Speaking of this name, Xiao Er himself is also a little funny.

"Flask?" Hua Qiao couldn't help laughing and said: "If this name is really chosen, it is estimated that when his parents named him, his brain must have been drunk." The two of them giggled together.

After laughing like this, Xiao Er felt that he was a lot closer to the buckwheat, so he poured beans into the bamboo tube, crackled and said: "However, this little wine pot boy is a generous person, on the first day of his stay, he asked me to go to Guo's house to run errands and deliver letters, and gave me a tael of silver at one time." ”

"The Guo family? Is it the Chengdong Guo Chengshilang family? Hua Qiao asked. Expected and unexpected.

"Hey! Isn't that his home? But the letter is not for Master Guo," Xiao Er saw that there was no one left and right, attached his hand to Hua Qiao's ear, and said mysteriously: "It's for Miss Guo!" ”

"Miss Guo, isn't it the eldest son who has already been married to Master Zhao? Did she have an affair with someone? People are very pretty...... If you don't say it, I really can't see that she's this kind of person. No wonder she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. Hua Tuan said with a disgusted face.

Xiao Er hurriedly waved his hand and said, "This is not what I said!" I'll tell you the truth, when Miss Guo came to our store to meet her son, I really went to listen to the corner...... Sister, I'll just tell you about this, you can't let our shopkeeper know. ”

Hua Qiao hurriedly raised her right hand and promised: "I will never tell the shopkeeper." "When the time comes, it will be the Yamen who will let you testify, and I will not tell him. Hua Qiao smiled secretly.

"That day, I saw Miss Guo wearing a hat to cover her face, and quietly entered Gongzi's room, I thought the same as you, thinking that Miss Guo was cheating on someone and cuckolding Zhao Gongzi, what kind of scum is Zhao Gongzi, everyone in Baoying County knows it, and I overheard in the past.

Only after hearing this did I know that it turned out that this young man in the capital had a baby kiss with Miss Guo since he was a child, but he didn't want the son's aunt to be the Jieyu Niangniang in the palace, but last year he was suspected by the emperor and 'clicked' in anger, and the son's father was taken away from his official position and copied the house, and was demoted to a commoner. The family returned to Yangzhou from Shuntianfu. Guo Chengshilang repented of this family business, and then promised Miss Guo to Zhao Gongzi.

Pity the two of them are really good at beating mandarin ducks. This time, the little wine pot boy came to take Miss Guo to elope...... That day, Miss Guo cried in the house so much that my heart was broken...... Unexpectedly, only two days later, I heard that Miss Guo committed suicide by throwing herself into the river, and I don't know if the little wine pot boy also threw herself into the river with her, and she never came back anyway. ”

"If you were asked to look at the portrait, would you still recognize the flask boy?" Hua Buckwheat asked.

"Don't don't, sister, my family is poor, and I finally found a place to eat and live, and earn some money to supplement the family, don't let me recognize any portraits...... Well? What portrait? Do you have a portrait of a flask boy? Xiao Er became suspicious: "You won't be sent by the Yamen or Zhao Gongzi, right?" ”

Hua Qiao hurriedly said: "Oh, I'm going to Yangzhou to find this son for you, and when I met his family, I can't help but look like him." What kind of Zhao Gongzi, I don't want to know him. Can I be a woman from the Yamen? ”

"That's right...... You found his family, don't say it's me. Xiao Er nodded and said, "I can tell you what he looks like." So Xiao Er described the appearance of the son for seven or eight points, and now, Hua Buckwheat is very sure that the barren mountain throws the corpse, and it is the little wine pot boy who lives in the store.

Flask: Could it be that he is my long-lost brother?

"Baozi, why are you still here? The shopkeeper is looking for you everywhere! I'm resting, you hurry to the counter, there's no one outside. A cousin passed by and shouted at Xiao Er. Xiao Er's surname is Bao, and everyone calls him "Baozi".

"Got it. The guests are asking about the price of the horse, and this is it! Xiao Er smiled embarrassedly: "You don't buy a horse, do you?" Then I'll go back to the counter. ”

Hua Qiao remembered that she had to rush to the elixir shop, and hurriedly said goodbye to the buns.