Chapter 16: God assists Hua Qiao to look at the account books
Hua Qiao walked all the way, sorted out his thoughts all the way, and the whole thing slowly began to have eyebrows: the little wine pot boy came from out of town and made an appointment with Miss Guo, who had been married since childhood, and Miss Guo was married to Zhao Xifeng by his father, and then ...... The little flask boy and Miss Guo are both dead.
Zhao Xifeng didn't have the motive to kill Miss Guo, and his father was even more impossible. Who would that be?
Just thinking about it, when he looked up, Hua Qiao had already seen the sign of "Longevity Medicine Shop". The probe looked, and sure enough, it was quiet in the pharmacy, the guys all went to rest, and only the shopkeeper was watching the shop at the counter.
As soon as Hua Qiao entered the door, the shopkeeper stopped the abacus he was making and beckoned, "Does the girl want to buy medicine?" ”
Hua Qiao walked to the counter and glanced at it, coincidentally, what the shopkeeper was pressing was the account book of the pharmacy, and he was trying to take advantage of the lack of customers to quickly reconcile the accounts. But this shopkeeper uncle is not Du Jianping, so it's not good to fool him to show himself.
There is a chance to go up, there is no chance, and the opportunity to create a chance must also be up. So Hua Qiao frowned, pinched her throat and said, "I...... I...... Sore throat ......"
"Sore throat? It's on fire, isn't it? Why don't you grab a side herbal tea? The shopkeeper asked.
"No...... I drank herbal tea and got on fire...... "I regretted it as soon as I finished talking about buckwheat, what's wrong with this?" Even she couldn't listen to it anymore.
The shopkeeper was at a loss for the second monk, and Hua Qiao was also thinking about how to make it up, when suddenly a son came in against the light at the door, and saw him:
Wearing a bamboo brocade robe, wearing a black silk mesh hat, the eyebrows are too thick, the eyes are too dark, and the height is more than eight feet, just the right figure.
What a suave gentleman!
"Shopkeeper, bring me ten copies of the best Changbai Mountain wild ginseng. Immediately, immediately. ”
The pretty boy is handsome, and even the content of his speech is so profound, wise, and connotative. With just one sentence, he made the shopkeeper forget the buckwheat who was drinking herbal tea next to him, and said to the boy in Tsing Yi with a smile:
"Childe, please, you are really good eyesight, the treasure of this pharmacy is the wild ginseng of Changbai Mountain, Bao Zheng Bao Lao Bao is satisfied with ......"
The treasure of the town? To put it bluntly, it is the most expensive medicine in his shop. Ten taels of silver came in, and fifty taels of silver were sold. If you sell ten servings of wild ginseng in one go, and your salary doubles at the end of the month, you won't run.
The shopkeeper accompanied the boy in Tsing Yi into the inner hall, and the buckwheat at the counter swallowed a mouthful of saliva, as if his throat really needed a bowl of herbal tea...... Ahh What is it? It is important to look at the account books quickly. Hua Qiao was not polite, picked up the account book that the shopkeeper put on the counter, and flipped through it quickly.
Book 1...... No. Hua Qiao was not an expert in reading the account books, and Xu Zhijin was responsible for reading it, but she didn't pay attention to ask how to check it.
When Hua Qiao was looking through the account book without a head or brain, she heard someone coming in outside the door, and the person called her: "Hua Qiao? How did you get here? ”
Hua Qiao was shocked, and hurriedly pushed the account book back. Turning around and smiling, "Yo, Miss Xu, is it so coincidental?" I...... My throat hurts, I'm waiting for the shopkeeper to bring me herbal tea......"
The person who came was Xu Moyan, the pearl of the county master. She looked the buckwheat up and down suspiciously and asked, "Isn't there a pharmacy on Fulu Street?" You buy an herbal tea, is it necessary to run so far away? Wacky and quirky ...... Shopkeeper Qin! Give this girl herbal tea. ”
"Huh! Come on! The shopkeeper Qin inside heard Miss Xu's voice, and hurriedly answered and was about to go out.
The boy in Tsing Yi said lightly: "The shopkeeper is so busy, he doesn't even have time to introduce me to mountain ginseng, so I'll ...... Let's go and see it elsewhere. ”
"Oops, how can there be no time? Herbal tea is not a hurry, your business is much more urgent than hers, come on, you can take a look at this ......"
Xu Moyan saw that the shopkeeper Qin didn't come out, and her heart began to get angry: What a shopkeeper Qin, do you dare not listen to your aunt's words? I asked my uncle to fire you overnight today!
She stepped over in three steps and two steps, and lifted the curtain of the inner hall, only to see that the shopkeeper Qin was facing away from her, bending over, talking to a sitting person, and the upper body of that person was just blocked by the fat body of the shopkeeper Qin.
"Didn't you hear what I said!" Xu Moyan said angrily. In Baoying County, Miss Xu is a county-level "princess", and wherever she goes, others treat her with respect, where has she been treated so coldly?
Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly turned around, and was about to explain, only to hear the young man in Tsing Yi who was sitting and asked her with a smile: "Girl...... Are you talking to you? ”
Xu Moyan had already seen the appearance of the boy clearly at this moment, and couldn't help but regret that she had been rude when she came in just now, but fortunately, the shopkeeper Qin's body blocked it just now, and she had time to make up for it.
She put down the curtain in her hand, walked towards the boy with low eyebrows, saw a few wild ginseng on the table, and knew that this son was here to buy ginseng, and she was even more happy.
She chuckled and said, "The little girl didn't know that there were distinguished guests inside, so it was rude." Childe is here to buy ginseng? It just so happened that the little girl knew a little bit about it and was willing to slap her hands for her son. ”
The boy in Tsing Yi smiled and nodded: "Then there is Miss Lao." There are many unclear points in Xiazheng, and I have to ask the shopkeeper Qin for advice. ”
Xu Moyan really likes to see this son's smile, like a spring breeze, spring breeze and rain. Xu Zhijin is handsome, but this son is a little more noble and mature than Xu Zhijin, that is...... I don't know if it's a passing god or a permanent demon......
The buckwheat outside pouted: nymphomaniac! Mentally retarded! But...... God help me. You talk slowly, I'll continue.
Book 2...... Hey? Arsenic? Why did Liu Yuan buy arsenic? Buying saltpeter is also him! This person is suspicious...... No, I'm here to find mercury.
Hua Qiao was about to look down, only to hear Xu Moyan say inside: "Shopkeeper Qin, this girl is here to receive distinguished guests, you go outside to take care of the counter." ”
Hua Qiao was startled, and just wanted to close the account book, and then heard the boy say: "Qin shopkeeper stays, this is the inner room, this son and the girl are lonely men and widows, I am afraid that there will be gossip to tarnish the girl's reputation, you don't have time, why don't you come again next time." ”
"There's time, there's time......"
Hua Qiao pursed her lips and smiled: This son is really my lucky star! Xu Moyan's mouth is crooked, right? You talk, I'll continue!
Fortunately, the medicine behind saltpeter is mercury.
Five catties of goods were purchased in January...... At present, the inventory is two and a half catties, and there seems to be no problem with this number. Looking at the delivery again, it was all two, three, and six, and there was not even more than half a catty. The buckwheat mental arithmetic can be derived, and even the decimal is not wrong.
Hua Qiao was a little disappointed in her heart, that is, all the places in Baoying County that might provide mercury were ruled out of suspicion. Except for one alteration in the books of the gold shop. If it weren't for the mercury taken in the county, Daming was so big, where would I go to check? Could it be that the clue of poisoning is broken?
The young man in Tsing Yi in the inner hall seemed to be very picky, and he was not very satisfied with the wild ginseng that the man took out, either because the year was not enough, or that the color was not good, and even the shape of the mountain ginseng was very particular. Xu Moyan appreciates his pickiness: What kind of goods is my uncle buying here...... But then he'll come back next time, won't he?
The transaction was not benevolent, and the shopkeeper had to say: "Then only wait for the next batch of ginseng to come back, and the son will come to see the goods." ”
Before the words of the shopkeeper fell, the two account books had been put back in place outside the buckwheat. Even the pages that were turned were the same.
Taking advantage of the fact that the shopkeeper had not yet come out, Hua Qiao lightly walked out of the elixir shop.