(32) Disturbance in the medicine hall
Shen Mo actually rarely has a deep impression of women's jewelry, but Mrs. Chen's hairpin is too special.
Although it is not the symbol of the Boruo royal family, it is a batch of gifts specially created by the Boruo royal family in order to please the nobles and high-ranking officials of the Central Plains Chen Kingdom.
The golden hairpin is carved with a double butterfly with wings, and the front wing is inlaid with blue gemstones, which is dazzling and lifelike.
And this batch of gifts was precisely when his father was stationed, and Shen Mo personally accompanied the Boruo royal family to escort them into the imperial city.
But...... Mrs. Chen's hairpin...... The gem seems to be larger than the ladies of the Imperial City, and the entire butterfly wings are made of this blue gemstone.
In this way, it seems that the identity of her close friend is really curious.
In fact, it is already a strange thing for Mrs. Chen to bring this hairpin today - ordinary petty officials and their families will deliberately dress up plainly before seeing him, but although Mrs. Chen behaves generously and decently and dresses simply, the golden hairpin on her head is too gorgeous and deliberate, as if she deliberately wants others to see it.
And for some reason, Shen Mo felt that she was a little nervous when she went out before, but it was normal now.
It was difficult to guess her true purpose, and Shen Mo also knew that she might not tell the truth, so it was better to investigate it slowly, so he didn't ask any more.
When he was choosing gifts, he could also hear some whispered conversations between Chen Gongzi and Mrs. Chen, such as asking if Mrs. Chen was unwell and whether she felt tired and needed to rest, but Mrs. Chen denied what she said.
The corners of Shen Mo's lips lifted slightly, but he didn't speak.
The market area was crowded with people, bustling with people, and occasionally there would be a small friction, so Shen Mo turned sideways and let a gray-clothed man walk back in a hurry, and he bumped into Xu Ban.
Seeing that he had bumped into someone, the man hurriedly stood on the side and apologized: "Childe, I'm sorry, I left too quickly." ”
Xu Ban next to him rubbed his shoulders, raised his hand and put on a good posture of hooking shoulders with the man, but asked in a somewhat ill-intentioned tone: "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”
The goat's milk cheese he was going to bring to Miss Shen was flattened, and he had no money to buy it again, and he would be scolded by Shen Qingjun again when he went back.
The gray-clothed man sighed and said anxiously: "This matter is indeed wrong, but I hope that Your Excellency will be righteous and let me go, there is someone making trouble in the medicine hall in front, and I have to report to the official to find the person in charge, and I will go to the house to make amends afterwards." ”
"No need, we are all officials, we can go to mediate temporarily," Shen Mo said suddenly, he let out Mrs. Chen and Gongzi Chen, "Mrs. and Gongzi of the county official, you should know." ”
The gray-clothed man was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that Mrs. Chen and Chen Gongzi were both present, and then turned his eyes to see that although Shen Mo didn't recognize who it was, he also felt good, so he hurriedly said: "I am the pharmacy shopkeeper, please come with me." ”
Xu Ban glanced at Shen Mo with a smile.
Oh, my lord is really wise, I want to come to the march The medicinal materials have been lost, and I can save some silver.
It's not that he wants to rob the pharmacy while it's hot, it's just that he wants to solve the matter for the county order, and in exchange, he will come forward to buy some medicinal materials.
After all, Shen Jiajun has always been a little poor, so poor that he has trained Shen Mo from the initial shame and anxiety to the current copper wall and iron wall.
Eating frost and drinking snow, dying of hunger and cold instead of fighting, for the soldiers on the border, it was too desolate and aggrieved, and they didn't want to do it anymore.
Without saying a word, Shen Mo followed the gray-clothed man into the medicine hall, Xu Ban was half a step behind, followed by Mrs. Chen and Gongzi Chen.
Pushing aside the crowd of onlookers, I saw a man in sackcloth grabbing the placket of the doctor with one hand, and he was furious.
Someone next to him was admonishing, but the man didn't listen.
Xu Ban got the order, stepped forward and pressed the man's arm, and pulled it back, and his arm was stuck like an iron tong.
He looked at the other party with a smile: "There is something to discuss, my family, Mrs. Chen, and Gongzi Chen are all here, why don't you tell the adults." ”
The man couldn't break free, he only glared at the doctor viciously, and said hatefully: "That bastard quack, insult my father!" I vow to pay it back a hundredfold! ”
"No more blood!" The doctor was loosened, and finally relieved himself, and his face instantly turned red when he heard this: "He has acted like this!" ”
"No! When I was ugly yesterday, my husband saw you go into the back mountain, dig people's graves, and steal the remains," the man in brown burst out: "Return my father's body!" ”
Hearing this, the group was stunned, and Shen Mo couldn't help but glance at Xu Ban, digging people's graves is a big crime, if there is really such a thing......
At this time, I saw the persuasive person next to him stomp his feet and said, "Old Yu, you are making trouble again, although I said that I saw Dr. Jiang enter and leave the mountain, but I didn't see him carrying ...... You shouldn't be in such a hurry! Always check it out first! ”
"If it was Ling Zun who was stolen, could he be so calm?" Yu Qiong's anger did not decrease, and he yelled at Jiang Huan: "This matter has nothing to do with him Jiang Rong, he doesn't say that I will beat him!" ”
Seeing that a few people were about to mess up again despite the presence of the county commander's wife and son, Xu Ban decisively took out the token on his waist and said loudly: "Shen Mo, the general of the town army, is here, no one is allowed to make noise at this moment!" ”
There was a sudden silence in the medicine hall.
The eyes of Yu Qiong, Jiang Huan and others fell on the general's order and shuddered, and the doctor Jiang Rong reacted faster, lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, and then the people around him, including Yu Qiong, Jiang Huan followed Hulala and knelt in a circle.
Quxian County is connected with the border trade, and the news is naturally well-informed, the Shen family army has been stationed for many years, and now the border pass has won a great victory in recovering the lost territory, Shen Mo's reputation is more effective than that of the emperor of the imperial city - although the people always think that he is a middle-aged strong man with leopard eyes, a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and a murderer who does not blink, so the murderous name is always more than the fame.
However, some people just saw Shen Mo's face, and at this time, they also remembered that he was the young general they happily greeted at the city gate.
Yu Qiong didn't dare to raise his head, only touched the ground with his forehead, and said loudly: "Please also ask the general to punish the wicked!" ”
Doctor Jiang over there was not to be outdone:
"Please also ask the general to clear my suspicion!"
Shen Mo lowered his eyes and looked at the two of them, but he ordered at Xu Ban:
"Send Mrs. Chen back to the house, tell the county magistrate not to worry about this, and then go to the camp outside the city to bring a team of people back and clear the field." He glanced at Chen Gongzi, who was full of curiosity, "Childe is curious, you can stay." ”
There are always witnesses left for Lord Chen, and Chen Gongzi is the most suitable.
Xu Ban quickly led a team of people to the medicine hall, and after driving away all the people who were watching the excitement, Shen Mofang began to ask.
"When did you find out?" Shen Mo stared at Yu Qiong, "Today is not the sacrifice period, right?" ”
Although Yu Qiong is dressed in sackcloth and is still in filial piety, there is no smell of withered grass burned by paper money, only the smell of incense and candles, and it is not a festival at the moment, so he should not go up the mountain for no reason.