Chapter 1: Weird Boys
The Bilan River, which goes around the foot of Zidao Mountain, is formed by the convergence of the mountains and waterfalls in the upper reaches.
Orchids bloom between the river beach and the rock crevices of the Zidao mountain cliffs, and its leaves are like sha, and they only bloom in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The flowers are very fragrant, and when the breeze blows, their fragrance reaches all around.
The color of the orchid is a rare blue color, which is more simple and quiet, elegant and noble. The people who depend on this river for their livelihood call this river "Bilan River".
On the top of the steep, there is only one ancient tea tree, which has been more than 100 years old, and is called "Bilan Tea". It is rumored that this tea is sweet but not bitter, moist but not astringent, light in color and mellow in taste. In addition, it is surrounded by the fragrance of blue orchids, with a faint orchid fragrance.
If you take the sweet spring water on the mountain to brew, you will feel fragrant and refreshing before drinking, and it will be very clear when you drink it.
It's a pity that this tree is born on the top of the cliff, the rock wall is steep and dangerous, no one dares to climb and pick it, and the people passing by can only look up at the fragrant tea and salivate under the cliff.
It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the fattest time for crabs. The river crabs in the Bilan River are not big, but they have tender flesh and many seeds, and a basket is worth ten taels of silver.
Therefore, at this time of year, mountain people come to catch it. If you are lucky, you can catch a basket full of it, carry it to the market, and sell it to the rich and noble, and the livelihood of the family for half a year will be settled.
At this time, the Bilan River was crowded with crab catchers, including old people, children, strong men, and women, and all those who could move around the house came out, stirring the water of the Bilan River to become turbid.
This day is the liveliest day of the year on the Bilan River. There are those who like to laugh because they catch crabs, and there are those who sing mountain songs. The sound of running water, and the noise, poured into a natural tone.
Two children held the same crab and threw it into the water for whom. There are also those who are pinched by the crab and scream "ouch" in pain, and they can't shake it off.
There was a young man, sitting on the bluestone of the cliff, holding his knees, leisurely watching the people in the river who were busy picking up crabs. I don't know if he has no interest in this natural wealth, or if he doesn't like to taste this delicacy, anyway, he is not in a hurry to join in the fun.
Next to him was a small rattan basket full of herbs. He had just come down from the cliff to collect medicine and sat here to rest. This is a rare medicinal herb used in the city's "Jishengtang" pharmacy to prepare "Jisheng Pill".
This "Jisheng Pill" is the treasure of the town hall of "Jishengtang", the treasure of the heirloom, made of the original secret recipe of the ancestors, which can cure all kinds of diseases, whether it is bruises, five labors and seven injuries, or vomiting and diarrhea, only one pill can be cured.
Therefore, this "Jisheng Pill" is not only regarded as a holy medicine in the Bilan River, but even people from the rivers and lakes are also famous for coming to seek medicine.
According to the rumors of the people in the rivers and lakes, "Jisheng Pill" can detoxify. Ordinary poison darts, poison crossbows, and even poison swords can be solved with this pill.
With his strength fully restored, the boy stood up. Standing on the rock, he was handsome and handsome, his eyes were clear, and he seemed to have a feeling of looking down on all beings.
Such a look is not only caused by deep internal strength, but also talent, so that you can have such a calm and unhurried bearing.
There is a white cloud covering the sky above his head, like the tide of the sea, lined with the strong pine of the mountains, increasing the infinite momentum. He bent down to pick up the medicine basket, put it behind his back, and went straight down the bluestone.
Seeing his falling figure, he rose up and landed lightly on another boulder. Then it took off like a fly, and in a moment, it was gone. After a while, it is impossible to trace his figure.
The young man carried the medicine basket on his back to the "Jishengtang", which is an old shop that has been around for seven generations. The door shafts, window shafts and plaques are old, but it is difficult to hide the grandeur of this medicine hall.
The boy stood in the doorway, and the first thing that caught his eye was the couplet. This couplet is carved in gold letters, which is very eye-catching.
The upper link is: hanging pot apricot forest resident The next link is: Helping the world to travel far away from the disease
The cross-coupling is: the heart of the wonderful hand
There is an endless stream of people seeking medical advice at the door. The young man took off the medicine basket and walked in, and the shopkeeper Zhou saw him come in, and hurriedly greeted him from the counter, with enthusiasm on his face: "Yo, Gao Gongzi, you are here."
"Hmm", the young man nodded lightly and handed the medicine basket to Shopkeeper Zhou. Shopkeeper Zhou took it, took a brief inspection, handed it to the man, turned around and went to the counter to take down the jar of wine that had been prepared.
Shopkeeper Zhou said: "Son, this is a century-old cellar wine, which was specially given to you by our master." As he spoke, he respectfully held his hands to the boy.
"Thank you", the young man took it after bowing his fist.
"Yes, the medicine you gave was born between the crevices on the top of the cliff, which is really rare, but you refuse to accept money every time, as long as a jar of wine, our lord really can't go in his heart."
The young man smiled, showed his neat white teeth, and said, "As long as you make Jisheng Pills, don't charge the people too expensive for the medicine, so that the poor families can afford to pay for it."
"Yes, don't worry, Childe, you gave us the most expensive medicine for free, and the cost of making Jisheng pills is not much. We don't have to sell to the people at a high price."
The young man nodded lightly, clasped five fingers with one hand, firmly grasped the mouth of the altar, turned around and left.
For this action, it is no longer surprising that Shopkeeper Zhou is like this, every day. I don't know how strong his fingers are, this jar of wine weighs at least twenty pounds, and it is a little laborious for ordinary people to carry it with both hands, but he is as easy as carrying a chick.
Shopkeeper Zhou said, "Son, go slowly", and said, came to the door, and watched the young man until his figure disappeared leisurely.
Shopkeeper Zhou was full of curiosity about this young man. He didn't know where he came from, he didn't know where he lived, and he didn't know who his parents were, but he knew that his surname was Gao.
With his ability to pick this rare medicinal herb on a dangerous cliff, it was easy to wear silk and satin, but he refused to accept the money, and wore his green cloth shirt all year round, washed it white, and even put three layers of patches on his back.
But even so, there was an aura on his handsome and delicate face, and Shopkeeper Zhou felt that it was a kind of momentum that people did not dare to despise.
This momentum also makes his green cloth shirt not shabby, but a little more indifferent.
It seems that this is a scholarly bearing, he is polite and gentle. Although every time he came, he didn't say much, but after a few brief conversations with him, the lord of the family said that he had a meridian in his belly, not a thing in the pool.
The most surprising thing for the shopkeeper Zhou was that his master said that this Gao Gongzi was proficient in the art of disambiguation, not only familiar with the medicinal properties, but also proficient in the addition and subtraction of famous prescriptions.
"What a weird boy", Shopkeeper Zhou thought, turned around, shook his head and asked himself: "Why is such a talented person who has survived the heavens and latitudes actually live in seclusion here?" ”
Moreover, looking at his light and steady steps, he should have some kung fu.
Although the shopkeeper Zhou has not practiced martial arts, there are often people from the rivers and lakes who come to his master to ask for the detoxification of the pill, and his agile figure is no different from this high prince.
Therefore, Shopkeeper Zhou dared to conclude: This Gao Gongzi has martial arts, and he is much taller than those Jianghu people! Otherwise, how could he have dug up so many herbs on top of that cliff and not be damaged!
Shopkeeper Zhou always felt that there must be some secret hidden in this high prince who was both civil and military, but he couldn't guess what it was.