Compared with the previous two brocade boxes, the contents of the third brocade box are quite suspicious.

Water candles.

The water candle is collected whole and dried to dry.

It is a very cheap and easily collected herb that was born in the north.

It can be seen in the shallows of most lakes and rivers.

Northerners like to call it cattail.

Poor people, when the green and yellow are scarce, will pick its rhizomes to eat, after the ambush, collect its velvet flowers, leave until the autumn, to make pillows.

Wealthy people will use it to decorate their homes and create landscaping pools.

In the past, Liu Qingxin used it to make an ointment to invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis, and cured several women in the town.

A mother who was skinny due to anemia, but still did not give up, breastfeeding her son, was able to save her life.

The right medicine is the right medicine.

Liu Qingxin has always firmly believed that medicinal materials have high prices, but there is no difference between high and low, but today, Deping Bofu sent water candles as gifts, but it made her feel that the gift must have another meaning, and it is not as simple as simply showing favor to Ling Jun.

"De Pingbo, do you have any research on pharmacology?"

Picking up the water candle in the box, Liu turned around lightly and looked at Ling Jun who was standing not far away.

She needs to know what the old fox Depingbo Li Ming has planned, or what intentions he wants to express.

"The ancestors once fought for Emperor Gao in the southwest, and the title of the Shi clan was obtained, and the descendants of Ding Buwang were not prosperous, and no one won the championship for several generations, and gradually declined."

"When my father was the son, I took the position of captain and married my daughter Li Miaoer and my father as a concubine."

"Li Miao'er is early, his father wants to support the Li family, and Li Mingcai inherited the title of Earl Deping as a grandson of several generations."

To Depingbo Li Ming and the dead Li Miaoer, Ling Jun unceremoniously called them by name.

He didn't like Li Miaoer's hypocritical she-fox dressed in a "kind" sheepskin.

Although, according to his investigation, the female fox was killed by Depingbo Li Ming because she fell in love with her prey, Emperor Longqing.

Although, she has never treated him poorly, nor has she ever treated her parents and children with extra kindness.

"However, as far as I know, at least half of the imperial doctors in the palace are Li Ming's lackeys."

Zhiliu asked himself lightly, it must not be untargeted, and Ling Jun's answer to her was naturally as detailed as possible.

He didn't know much about medicinal herbs, but how could he not know the pampas grass, the main plaything he had when he was young?

Showing favor is probably the most obvious plot of Li Ming, an old fox.

"I think that this 'generous gift' sent by Li Ming seems to be trying to express something to me, and it is inconvenient for you to know."

"If there is a person who is familiar with pharmacology and explains it to him, this meaning should be pondered from the medicinal properties."

Liu Qingxin did not intend to hide his speculation from Ling Jun.

Ling Jun is her future husband.

She has no reason, she is in the company of a person she has never met and does not know the details, and she is the enemy of her sweetheart.

She doesn't like to fight with others and doesn't want to hurt others, but that doesn't mean she will agree to other people's bad intentions against her "private property".

"You think slowly."

"There's no hurry."

Slowly walked to Liu Qingxin's side, and took the water candle from her hand.

That's right, it's cattail.

The futon made with it is not cool to sit in winter, and it is not prickly heat to sit in summer.

However, in such a pair of expensive gifts, adding such a cheap thing, Li Ming's fox, what does he want to do?

"Dendrobium officinale, the first of the nine immortal grasses contained in the "Daozang", has a sweet taste, a slight coldness, nourishes the stomach, nourishes yin and clears heat, moistens the lungs and kidneys, and brightens the eyes and strengthens the waist."

"Often born on rock cliffs, a place where yin and yang are harmonized, and likes temperature and humidity."

When it comes to the growth environment and medicinal properties of medicinal materials, Liu Qingxin can be said to be at his fingertips.

She pursed her lips lightly, opened the other two brocade boxes, and placed the three brocade boxes on the stone table in the order that Li Su handed them to her.

"Ginseng, sweet and slightly cold, replenishes the five organs, calms the spirit, calms the soul, stops palpitations, removes evil spirits, brightens the eyes, is happy and intellectual, and can be lightweighted and prolonged."

"Out of the fertile soil, a place where yang energy is strong, like cold."

"This ginseng has exceeded three taels, and it should be regarded as the third treasure among the nine immortal grasses contained in the "Daozang", and when used properly, it may have the effect of reviving the dead."

Picking up the ginseng lying in the brocade box, he weighed the amount with his left hand, and Liu Qingxin twisted his eyebrows slightly.

This ginseng has vaguely grown into a human form, and judging from the weight, it must be at least more than 100 years old.

This kind of treasure should be rare in the palace, this Li Ming, does he know how much these things he uses to "give gifts" are worth?

Of course, Ling Jun's current worth is no longer comparable to what it used to be.

But even if he is worth now, he is not worth Li Ming, he is so generous!

"This, Qingzhi, ranks seventh among the nine immortal grasses contained in the Dao Collection."

"The taste is sour, the eyes are bright, the liver qi is replenished, the soul is calmed, the spirit is forgiven, the food is long, the body is light, and the longevity is prolonged."

"The top of the mountain, the place where the yin qi is strong, likes warmth and humidity."

Carefully putting the ginseng back in its place, Liu Qingxin stretched out the index finger of his right hand and gently poked the cyan Ganoderma lucidum lying in the upper left corner of the brocade box.

The fluff is intact, the umbrella body is semi-dry, and the picking time is now, it should not exceed three months.

"There is also this, the eighth-ranked deep-sea pearl, calms the nerves, clears heat and nourishes yin, brightens the eyes, and detoxifies."

"Cordyceps sinensis, which ranks ninth, nourishes the kidneys and lungs, stops bleeding and dissolves phlegm, can treat postpartum body weakness, and is born in ......"

"Wait!"

"I seem to understand what Li Ming wants to express!"

Suddenly, Liu Qingxin screamed.

Twisting his eyebrows, from beginning to end, he carefully looked at the gift sent by Li Su again.

Dendrobium, ginseng, green mushroom, deep-sea pearls, cordyceps, and water candles that are not on the same level as them!

Oh, Li Ming, this old fox, is really not to be underestimated!

"Did you think of that?"

"What does he want to do?"

Ling Jun originally guessed that Li Mingxu would fill in some bad things into these medicinal materials and harm his wife.

But now, judging from Liu Qingxin's reaction, it seems that what Li Ming did, even, is worse than directly adding poison to the medicinal herbs?

"He's threatening me."

"Of course, it can also be understood that let me choose whether to accept his wooing or not."

Liu Qingxin said as he smiled.

She was angry.

But the anger was not overflowing, but seemed to have condensed into substance, so that the entire courtyard was shrouded in some kind of coercion.

"He wanted to tell me that water candles are edible and usable, and have all kinds of benefits for people, but because of their humble background, they cannot be elegant."

"Treasures are wonderful, but if no one collects and excavates, they can only be buried in the mountains and forests and deep seas, and cannot be presented."

"If I am willing to cooperate with him obediently, he will help me become a water candle in your house, and you will be inseparable from me to decorate every mountain and scenery in your house."

"If you don't want to, you will be like this dendrobium that should be the head of the fairy grass, and will be trampled on the head by other 'fairy grass', but there is nothing you can do."

After that, Liu Qingxin stretched out his right index finger and poked the plant quite provocatively, which was placed horizontally near the brocade box, like a dendrobium under the feet of other "fairy grass".

Threaten her.

What she hates the most is that someone threatens her!

This Li Ming, I'm afraid that he has used these pickling methods, and he is used to benefiting from them!

Unfortunately, this time, the person he threatened was her.

She doesn't eat this!

"He's rich."

"I have enough money to smash me to death with money, and support the lowest 'fairy grass' to take the top."

"The box contains things, and the more joy the better, so I don't care, I'm piled up somewhere."

There is a road on the avenue, you don't go, and the side alley is difficult to walk, you break in.

Li Ming, since you don't hesitate to spend a lot of money and want to make enemies with me, then, don't blame me for being a poisonous weed, and you are a medicine picker!

"Rich?"

"Heh, this Li Ming Lao'er, what a big breath!"

"I want to take a look, this rich Depingbo Mansion is willing to take out how much money it takes, and smash my family to death!"

Liu's explanation is as simple as possible.

Shen Hongxue, who had been standing next to her and listened to her explanation without saying a word, suddenly burst out laughing after listening to her finish all the explanations.

This smile was not hearty, and even had a hint of gloom, but it made Liu Qingxin, who was standing opposite him, feel warm suddenly.

In her last life, she was an orphan and was adopted by her master to get a "home".

And this life......

It seems that God still favors her!

"Hey, box, what do you think about this?"

Liu smiled lightly and came to Ling Jun's side, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he gave him a nickname according to the analogy of Deping Bo Li Ming.

She could see that Ling Jun was on the verge of anger.

He is not a person who likes to boast and promise, but if he doesn't say it, it doesn't mean that he has no intention in his heart.

"Dying, what's so nice."

Ling Jun obviously didn't like it, and was compared to a "box" by Liu Qingxin.

He stepped forward quickly, divided five by two, and then "pulled" all the "fairy grass" except for the dendrobium officinale out of the box and threw it to the ground.

"It's this 'fairy grass', so untired of looking at it, it's still in a separate box, which is more reassuring."

"Hey!"

"You loser box!"

"These are outrageously expensive herbs!"

"How can you say that you will lose it!"

The herbs are just dried and not sliced, thrown on the ground, and they are not scattered and cannot be picked up.

Liu Qingxin knew that Ling Jun, a "stingy ghost", just wanted to use this to express her firm attitude, no, she really had to throw away all these herbs that already belonged to her as garbage.

"Even if you don't use it yourself, it's great to give it to others!"

"You don't like it, others, maybe they are waiting to be used to survive!"

Liu Qingxin originally planned to end the topic casually, and took advantage of the situation to "recover" these herbs that were thrown to the ground by Ling Jun.

But as soon as the words came out, I saw Ling Jun squinting his eyes and staring at himself with an expression of "you are right......

She suddenly realized that her words were afraid of something that made Ling Jun misunderstand the ambiguity.

"That's right."

"What I don't need, others can't ask for it."

"Can't be wasted."

A trace of evil aura flashed in Ling Jun's eyes.

This is his peculiar reaction when he has a bad idea and intends to trick people.

Bending down, taking care of Liu, picking up the herbs scattered on the ground, Ling Jun turned her gaze to Shen Hongxue unhurriedly.

"Hongxue, according to the market price, how much can a young lady from an official family sell?"

"Look how you sell."

"The selling method is different, the quality is different, and the price cannot be the same."

Buying and selling human beings is not a big deal.

But there are very few young ladies from official eunuchs, except for those whose fathers and brothers were condemned and sold into slavery, and some people dare to mark the price clearly.

However, since ancient times, wealth has been sought in danger.

In the market, there is always no shortage of traffickers who take risks and want to "do a few big votes", so they wash their hands in a golden basin.

"Oh?"

"And that said?"

"Quick, let's hear, let's hear!"

Listening to Shen Hongxue's meaning, this "business" is not impossible to do.

Ling Jun's smile seemed to be a little more evil.

Throwing the herbs he picked up from the ground to the stone table, he pulled Shen Hongxue and sat down on the stone bench next to him.

Sit down, and saw that Liu Qingxin was still standing next to him, looking at himself blankly, so he stretched out his left hand and pulled her to sit next to him.

"The cheapest is naturally the place where fireworks are sold."

"According to the current market price, a young lady who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, born in an official eunuch family, and has not been out of the cabinet, is worth about 100 taels of silver in Yanjing, and the concubine can be slightly more expensive, 200 taels of silver, and it will be capped."

Shen Hongxue does not do population business.

But if you don't do it, it doesn't mean that you don't understand the market.

"This kind of business is not very risky, and if the Red Mansion takes over, it will be done."

"Even later, if the eunuch knows the whereabouts of his lost young lady, he will never make a move."

"If you feel sorry for your children, you may be able to find an opportunity to make someone go to redeem the young lady and send her to the countryside to marry."

"But more than that, I will find an opportunity to kill that young lady, so as not to fall into the hands of others and hurt my own face."

The official eunuchs have a group of children.

The only ones who can be regarded as treasures are usually only those who can bring huge "benefits" to the family or young ladies who can bring huge "benefits".

The other ladies are just files and stepping stones to hone their strategies so that they can better become the "masters of the backyard" in the future.

Miss Yan, who can't bring "benefits" to the family, obviously, will only live a more miserable life than those, her former stepping stones.

"Secondly, it is to marry the children of officials with slightly lower status as concubines."

"According to the market price, a young lady whose father is a member of the third grade, marrying a person who is also from an official eunuch family, but is only a slightly lower grade as a concubine, probably, can bring a thousand taels of silver to the family."

"In Yanjing, there are some matchmakers who like to do this kind of business, and if they say a case, they can probably get the benefits of two hundred taels of silver, if they have sharp teeth, they can get the children of the official eunuchs with slightly lower grades of their fathers, and they can get the higher grades of their fathers, and they will have a young lady as their wife, and the benefits will be doubled."

Speaking of this, Shen Hongxue paused slightly.

Seeing that Ling Jun was still staring at himself unsatisfactorily, hoping that he would continue, he couldn't help but purse his lips and fulfill his wish.

"There's another kind of business that's almost impossible to produce."

"The price is set by the seller."

"The merchant asked to marry a lady from an official family, and in this way, changed the identity of the juniors, so that they were no longer at the bottom of the ranks of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants."

"In the future, when this junior becomes an adult, he can participate in the examination through the identity of 'non-businessman', and if he can get the holy grace and blue eyes, this businessman's family can 'ascend to heaven', and from then on, he will no longer be trapped by the 'business suppression order'."