Qingwan sat down, remembered the past, and felt full of emotion.

"Then how can you forget?" Lu Yanyi said: "From the day I met you, I remember every bit of it. Now we have become the richest man in the world, but the deepest memory is still the time in the village. ”

"The richest man?"

"Yes," Lu Yanyi took a sip of tea: "Yesterday, I checked the accounts for this period of time, and most of the medicinal materials in the world are here, how much do you say?" ”

"Although the north and south bureaus have been established, the north is rich in medicinal materials, and it does account for most of them." Qingwan thought for a while: "But I didn't expect that the amount could be so big?" ”

"From the moment I received the decree, I was already aware of this matter," Lu Yanyi said, "I have been working in the medicinal herb shop since I was a child, and I know the way to do this. If you monopolize the medicinal materials in the north, you will be more profitable than any business. In fact, this is the emperor's sense of reconciliation. When I left the court, he felt that he had failed me, so he handed over this business to us. ”

"You did everything you could to help him ascend to the throne, and you deserve it."

"Having said that, I'm not greedy for wealth and nobility," Lu Yanyi shook his head slightly: "If it weren't for the fact that medicinal materials are related to the lives of thousands of people, I wouldn't be too lazy to worry about it." Wouldn't it be good to travel with you in the mountains and rivers, play the piano and write poems? ”

"I understand," Qingwan held his hand, "We are all doctors, we can't watch those black-hearted pharmacists make profits like this, and it is also our responsibility to do this well." ”

"That's why I didn't hesitate to take on this errand." Lu Yanyi said: "I don't know what the situation is in the South Pharmacy? No news was received. ”

Qingwan was also thinking about this: "I wrote a letter to my family a few years ago, and I specifically asked about it, but the eldest brother didn't know how to do it, and he didn't mention it at all when he replied, and he became confused!" ”

"Who said I was confused? Second sister, I'm not happy to hear it! ”

"Big brother!" Qingwan looked up when she heard the sound, but saw a young man covered in snowflakes standing in front of him, with a smile on his face.

Even Lu Yanyi was surprised: "You fell from the sky?" This is a big New Year, so we can't imagine it anyway! ”

"I just wanted to surprise you! When I came in, the people below wanted to report, but I stopped them. Hanguan took off his outer cloak, sat down and picked up a cup of warm wine, and drank it all: "The snow in Qianzhou is so big!" Along the way, the more you walk, the colder it gets! Drink hot wine to warm up a lot! ”

Qingwan looked at her brother's frozen snow-white face distressedly: "This is the case here, most foreigners are not used to it." Tell me, how did you get here? ”

"Don't worry, wait for me to say it slowly," Hanguan said with a smile: "Actually, I don't want to come over at this time, so I can wait for my father and mother to finish the New Year before going out of Beijing." But the decree is hard to disobey, what can I do? ”

"Divine decree?" Qingwan hurriedly asked, "Are you here by order?" What's the business? Is it related to the pharmacy? ”

"I can go all the way to this place without business?" Hanguan said: "Originally, before Laba, my studies in Guozijian ended early, and it was time to prepare for the Southern Pharmacy, but the New Year is approaching, and the Turks and others have come to the court to pay tribute and give back all kinds of gifts as usual. ”

"I see," Qingwan relieved her heart: "This is also a good thing, how many places are you going to in total?" ”

Han Guan counted: "I want to start from a distance and end up with the Turks. There must be six places, five or six days each, and a month. ”

"It's a pity that your brother-in-law is in charge of the North Pharmacy and can't get out, otherwise, just let him go with you. He is familiar with Hu people everywhere. "It's a pity for Qingwan.

"It doesn't matter," Hanguan said: "This is a major national event, the imperial court attaches great importance to it, and sent many people from the six ministries to follow. Second sister, don't worry. ”

"And when are you leaving?" Lu Yanyi asked.

"I have to leave in the second year of junior high school. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, you must rush back to the capital, and the South Pharmacy will open in May. ”

"Exactly, I just talked to your brother-in-law, why didn't you mention anything about the Southern Pharmacy in your letter home, I thought something was wrong, it turned out to be a surprise for us! At that time, you received the will to send an envoy to the Turks? Qingwan looked at her smiling brother, angry and helpless.

Hanguan ate and drank indifferently, and was full of praise: "Second sister, how long has it been since you have eaten what you made yourself?" ”

"You guy, you're a good mouth!" Qingwan said: "You ask your brother-in-law, since I came to Qianzhou, it is the first time for me to cook, and even your brother-in-law has not had a chance to eat, so it is easy to cook it once during the New Year, so I asked you to catch up!" ”

"Isn't that my luck?" Hanguan said with a smile: "The family is so lively, I have traveled thousands of miles alone, and it is time to comfort and comfort!" ”

"You're out, there are only the eldest sister and the second brother in the family," Qingwan said distressedly to her younger brother: "Daddy and mother are all right?" ”

"Don't worry, didn't you send a pill back a year ago? Although I am thinking about you, but during this time, the eldest sister's family is here, and with a little nephew, they are busy every day, and my father's mood is much better. ”

Speaking of this, a smile also appeared on Qingwan's face: "The little nephew hasn't been named yet, has he?" The last time I received a letter from my eldest sister, I said that you were arguing about this. ”

"You listen to the nonsense of the eldest sister." Hanguan smiled: "It's just that they all say that their names are good, but they can't settle on them." But now it's settled. Speaking of which, I have a lot of thanks to Master Zhu. ”

"How?"

"A few years ago, Mrs. Zhu invited us to go over to enjoy the plum blossoms, and it happened that Lord Zhu was also at home, and inadvertently mentioned that the little nephew did not have a name, so Lord Zhu asked, and finally said that I had a good name, and the eldest sister and brother-in-law were happy, so it was settled."

"Look at you," Qingwan smiled: "The eldest brother-in-law's business hasn't been negotiated yet?" ”

"It was negotiated a long time ago, but in order to accommodate the eldest sister, I also stayed in Beijing and didn't go back. Fortunately, there are people in charge of the business in my hometown, so there is no need to worry. Speaking of this, Hanguan slapped his head suddenly: "By the way, look at my memory!" I forgot to take out the letter that General Zhu's wife asked me to bring. ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his body and handed it to Lu Yanyi: "Before leaving, I went to Zhu's mansion to say goodbye, and General Zhu and his wife prepared a large box of things, and I had to bring them all." I said that Qianzhou is also the ground of our Celestial Empire, what is there not? Why bother sending it from thousands of miles away? I didn't follow what I said, so I had to ask someone to load it into the car and unload it at the state office, brother-in-law, wait for you to call someone to pick it up. ”

"This girl is still such a heart-eyed." Lu Yanyi smiled unconsciously: "It's really so speechless." ”

"Sister Xiuwan is also worried about you, thinking about this bitter cold place, I probably don't even have a good clothes, for fear that you will be cold and hungry." Qingwan said, and ordered someone to go to the state office to get the box.

"The second sister is right," Hanguan said: "Don't say anything else, let's just say that when I left Beijing, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military came to say goodbye, and all of them showed sympathy on their faces, as if I was going to a barren land, which was really ridiculous." ”

"Half of those people have never even been out of the city gate, even if they go to other provinces, they are still hugging each other, where do you know what is going on everywhere? There are even fewer people who have been to Biansai," Lu Yanyi said: "Others still think that your sister and I are living a hard life here, but they don't know that like people drinking water, they know themselves whether they are cold and warm, and this remote place is pure and leisurely." ”

"What my brother-in-law said is," Han Guan said, "I just think that those people will only sit and talk, and really let them go with a knife and a shot, or put themselves in danger, and they all retreat, and no one will come forward." ”

"Brother Guan, don't be afraid of hard work," Lu Yanyi said earnestly: "For example, this mission, although the road is not easy, but it is a rare opportunity to experience, you are still young, it is always right to learn a lot, and you will know the benefits in the future." ”

"Brother-in-law, I understand everything you say." Hanguan also said: "Before leaving home, my mother was very reluctant, but I think, the boy is ambitious, don't take advantage of this time to experience more, won't he achieve nothing when he gets old?" ”

"Okay, I see that you only talk and don't eat anything, the weather is cold, and the dishes are going to be cold," Qingwan urged: "It's easy for me to go back to the kitchen next time, and you don't even give this little face?" ”

Both men laughed and busied themselves with their chopsticks.

The banquet was withdrawn, and the girl came in and said, "Mrs., the box has been taken, do you want to move it in?" ”

Qingwan nodded. After a while, the two girls moved a big box in and put it down, and when they opened it, in addition to all kinds of thick clothes, it was all kinds of food in the capital, and there were some warm things, although they were all homely things, but they were also full of a box.

"How did this girl come up with it," Lu Yanyi said, "It's like I don't even have a piece of clothing." ”

Qingwan compared the clothes on him: "It really fits." Sister Xiuwan is careful and remembers your figure firmly. ”

"You can put away these clothes and supplies for me," Lu Yanyi said: "These snacks are just for us to try, I haven't eaten anything in the capital for a long time." ”

Qingwan instructed the girl to carry the box in. Cooking tea himself, the three of them sat around the stove and talked, Hanguan asked a lot of things about the North Pharmacy, and kept it in mind. In the middle of the night, the sound of firecrackers is getting louder and louder, one after another, the atmosphere of the New Year reaches a climax, although Qianzhou is a small place, but during this time because of the coming and going of pharmaceutical merchants, there are many more people out of thin air, so this year's Spring Festival, is very lively.

The people were also elated, and the house was full of laughter and laughter, and it went on all night.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three of them spent a lively year together. Early the next morning, Hanguan set off with the mission.