The old house of the Li family is in Ping'an Town, which is more than 30 miles away. The old man in the family, Li Wanchun, is now taking his eldest son to be an official in the provincial capital, and the second son Li Jingqiu is running a restaurant and pawnshop casino that is making money every day, and there are hundreds of people in the family, who are worthy of the name rich and powerful.

When Li Jingqiu heard the guy say this, he suddenly remembered: I seem to have heard people say that there is a local snake named 'Duo Ye' in this Furong Town who is particularly powerful, and the average little hair. Thieves and gangsters didn't dare to show their heads in this realm, but they didn't expect it to be a woman?

It was a bit of a surprise.

Li Jingqiu looked at her long-disappeared back in a daze, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart - such a sassy woman's red face, the heroic style of the whole body, and the heroic spirit between the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, just like the heroine in the book! Beautiful and sassy!

Seeing that the young master was still distracted in that direction, a clever attendant next to him asked the guy, "Who is that girl from just now?" ”

"She? Guan Xiaoduo, the famous evil girl in Furong Town, is called Duo Ye by the people of the rivers and lakes! The daughter of the widow knife beautiful family, the sister of Dahuazi at the yamen. ”

"The knife is beautiful?"

Although I don't know Guan Xiaoduo, when I mention this name, everyone knows it within a radius of 100 miles: "The aunt who specializes in Zhang Luo's red and white affairs?" ”

"Exactly."

Li Jingqiu was stunned for a long time before he turned around and asked the guy: "That girl, do you have a mother-in-law?" ”

The guy smiled: "Ahem, don't look at her Peugeot, who would dare to ask for such a wild girl?" Do you want to stay at home to ward off evil spirits? Then you don't have to fight every day, right?

Li Jingqiu frowned slightly.

The attendant glared: "What does the master ask you about, just say it!" What so much nonsense?! ”

The guy was startled and hurriedly said, "No, no! Guan Xiaoduo has offended all the matchmakers in ten miles and eight towns in the past few years, and no one dares to tell her about her mother-in-law anymore. ”

Li Jingqiu hooked the corners of his mouth when he heard the words and smiled.

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Two days later.

At the end of March, the town of Furong is a good time for spring to shine. The sun is tepid, and it shines warmly on people.

Guan Xiaoduo moved the small table and the chopping board to the spacious and bright place at the entrance of the pharmacy, and sat in the warm sunlight to rub the pills. A pair of tender white plain hands are washed clean, the brown-red medicinal mud is kneaded into thumb-thick strips, then cut into small pieces, placed in the palm of the hand into balls the size of a dragon's eye, and finally wrapped in wax paper and put into a carton.

Don't look at the fact that she was in a hurry when she caught the thief, she was also steady and meticulous when she did these trivial tasks, and she was as quiet and meticulous as two people.

The goose-yellow cuffs are half-pulled up on the forearm, revealing half of the thin white jade-like wrists; The tips of the ten fingers are soft and boneless, and the nails are cut very short, highlighting the slightly upturned fingertips, which are exceptionally light and dexterous. A thin piece of wax paper flew back and forth between her delicate fingers, wrapping the round pills and putting them into the grid of the carton, arranging them in two neat rows.

The movements are clean and neat, and the delicate ten fingers are as transparent as jade in the sunlight, glowing with a soft halo, which is unbelievably beautiful.

There was a faint medicinal fragrance in the air, and she also had the unique aroma of tender honey when refining honey. A long eyelash hangs down, the eyes slowly rotate between the fingers, the expression is quiet and focused, dignified and beautiful, like a picture of a lady in the Song Dynasty.

Li Jingqiu watched from the sidelines as if he was fascinated.

"I said this master,"

Guan Xiaoduo didn't care about the existence of this audience, quietly finished the last box of pills, sealed the lid of the carton, didn't lift his eyelids, and said lightly: "If you are sick, go in to see the disease, grab the medicine and take out the prescription - you have been standing here for almost a morning, you should disperse, right?" ”

Only then did Li Jingqiu realize that he had been standing in front of her for so long, and he also felt that it was very inappropriate, and smiled slightly embarrassedly: "I buy medicine." ”

Guan Xiaoduo glanced at him: "What medicine to buy?" ”

Li Jingqiu didn't think much about it, and pointed to the balls she had just rubbed: "Just ...... Big hawthorn pill bar. ”

"Five cents a piece."

"It's all there."

Guan Xiaoduo raised her head and looked at this person's eyes, but the accent should be local; Just look at the clothes and show that he is the son of a rich family. A turquoise green brocade gown with well-made lambskin boots, as well as a palm-wide, gold-inlaid jade belt, lining the figure is tall and full of spirit; There is a piece of mutton fat jade pendant and fan sleeve hanging on the waist, and even the beads worn on the fan pendant are good old jadeite with full water.

Such a bold son-in-law is rare in Furong Town. It's just that although he looks very handsome, he looks stupid.

- What's so nice about rubbing a pill? Can you stand and watch all morning? Either you're really idle, or you're really sick.

Guan Xiaoduo said unceremoniously: "Do you want to?" Have you eaten it? Take the pill as a meal, I think you really want to finish it. ”

Li Jingqiu was not angry: "This thing can't eat dead people!" Be prepared first. ”

Guan Xiaoduo raised her eyebrows, this is true. Big hawthorn pills are appetizing and digestible, and they are usually always available at home.

"That's it."

Guan Xiaoduo ordered the boxes of pills he had just made and asked, "This is a hundred pills, and there are still a hundred pills in the house, do you want them?" ”

Li Jingqiu: "Both." ”

"Then you wait."

Guan Xiaoduo got up and entered the pharmacy, and after a while, he came out with another ten boxes of pills tied with a straw rope.

Li Jingqiu smiled and put a silver ingot on the small table: "No need to look for it." ”

That's magnanimous.

Guan Xiaoduo glanced at the small silver ingot, and it was about twenty taels. Like the big hawthorn pills that are being sold in the shop, you can buy almost five or six hundred pills. Most of the people living in Furong Town are flat-headed people, and this small ingots can be regarded as a rarity.

It's a little too generous - where does the sense of superiority come from buying a hawthorn pill? What a show.

Guan Xiaoduo put the box on the table expressionlessly, and looked at him again, his tone was still light: "It's not enough." ”

Li Jingqiu's expression froze.

The entourage behind him was a little angry, and rushed forward and said, "The five cents you just said is one!" That's enough money to buy three times as much money as you have on your desk!" ”

Guan Xiaoduo glanced at him, and said in a calm tone: "If you want to buy only a hundred pills, it is five cents each; But girl, I can make 100 pills a day, and the extra money will be added to the hard money, 50 yuan a piece. ”

The attendant was angry: "What is your reasoning? Why is it that the more you buy, the more expensive it becomes? ”

Guan Xiaoduo raised her eyebrows: "We have this rule, if you don't buy it, who will force you to buy it?" ”

Li Jingqiu waved his hand, took out an identical small ingot, and put it on the table, forming a pair: "Good things come in pairs." ”

- Why does it sound a little weird?

But the people put the money on the table so quickly, Guan Xiaoduo didn't say anything to say, tied the twenty boxes of big hawthorn pills with straw rope in a regular manner, tied a knot, picked it up and handed it to the entourage.

The attendant took it in a huff.

Li Jingqiu politely said, "Girl, hard work" and turned to leave.

Guan Xiaoduo waited for them to go away, and then happily took the two small ingots in his hand and checked them, judging from the weight, it should be true. As soon as he turned around, he saw Aunt Zhao hooking her head and looking at the young man just now, so she smiled and handed the little ingots up:

"A fool's money, if you don't make it, you don't earn it in vain. Anyway, there was meat to eat at noon today! ”

"You're getting worse and worse."

Aunt Zhao took the silver and shook it in her hand, but returned it to her: "What you earned, keep it for yourself." ”

"That's not in order. I'm doing my job, but I'm just playing tricks. The medicinal herb shop is yours, and the money will naturally belong to you. Guan Xiaoduo shook his head and said: "I have neither cheated nor forced to buy and sell, you can take it steadily." ”

Aunt Zhao thought about it and reluctantly accepted it: "Yes, I'll save it for you first." …… It's the first time I've ever bought something like this. ”

Guan Xiaoduo sighed: "In my opinion, his illness can't be cured for forty taels of silver!" The whole person looked at the skin, and the brain was not very bright. ”

Aunt Zhao smiled: "Silly girl! Eighty percent of people have taken a fancy to you. ”

Guan Xiaoduo sneered: "There are many people who have taken a fancy to me, how old is he?" ”

So saying, he took the small table and stool at the door back into the house, and said in the house, "Just steal your pleasure!" If someone buys medicine like this every day, we can send it! ”

"According to what you say, I'm really sorry to earn this money."

Aunt Zhao also followed into the house, and said: "No, I want to collect this money, and the beauty of the knife will definitely count me down!" You better keep it by yourself, I'm still not sure in my heart. ”

"Okay."

Guan Xiaoduo didn't grind with her, took the two little ingots back, and deliberately shook them in front of her: "It just so happened that I went to buy vegetables, so I used it to buy a piece of good pork belly and come back, and stew meat at noon!" Eat it in your stomach and you'll be sure! ”

After saying that, she hummed a little song and went out.

Aunt Zhao squirted at her back: "Dead girl, with so much money, do you want to buy a pig and come back?" ”

Guan Xiaoduo's figure has long disappeared into the bustling crowd, but her hearty and demonic laughter can still be heard.

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Next.

Early in the morning, I saw a team of people wearing red hats and red silk around their waists, blowing and beating, carrying the dowry tied with red silk, and entered Ganjingzi Hutong in a mighty way, and stopped at the door of Guan Xiaoduo's house. The sound of suona and firecrackers made the neighbors uneasy, attracting a large group of people to watch the excitement.

The leader of this group was a middle-aged woman in her forties, short and chubby, wearing a fiery pomegranate skirt, with flowers and branches on her head, her face rubbed with thick incense powder, smeared with exaggerated red rouge, and her thick mouth was blood-red like a dead child who had just eaten it—just by looking at this appearance, you could know that she must be a matchmaker.

This matchmaker's surname is Wang, who was originally a well-known sister in the media industry in Furong Town, but was later choked by the beauty of the knife. She had a big fight with the knife beauty, and she lost a mess without accident. After contracting the jokes of the whole town for three years, I heard that I quietly moved to Ping'an Town, thirty miles away, to be a matchmaker.

Today was the first time she had appeared in Seremban since her last fiasco.

"It's noisy! What's the fuss in the early morning?! ”

Guan Xiaoduo had just combed half of her hair, roared angrily, and ran out of the house to open the door. Seeing that it was Wang Po, Guan Xiaoduo immediately said angrily:

"Why are you again?!"