"Kaji...... ......The sound of the carriage came from far and near, which made the old man who was preparing to set up a stall feel a little strange: This early in the morning, whose carriage will be so early?

He raised his head and looked at the carriage, which looked a little dilapidated on the outside, and the horse was also an old horse, so it was estimated that a small medicinal herb vendor had come here to buy it earlier.

"No matter how early it is, what's the use, it's already decided by others...... Forget it, let's concentrate on setting up a stall, this weather is not very good. The old man muttered, and stopped looking at the carriage, but concentrated on picking up his stall.

He took out one small bag after another from the hemp bag, carefully arranged them neatly one by one, and muttered: "Chebula, sand kernel, angelica, coptis, poria cocos...... "......It turns out that this is a medicinal herb stall, and this old man is a seller of medicinal herbs."

With a sound of "......", the carriage of Kajigaji actually stopped in front of the old man, and the old man was a little confused and a little scared.

He was thinking about it, when he saw the little guy who was driving the car jump down, saluted the old man, and then asked, "May I ask the old man, how to get to the Wenzhen Medicine Market?" ”

It turned out to be a person who asked for directions, and the old man breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw that this little guy was so polite, he replied enthusiastically: "This is Wenzhen Medicine Market." This is the entrance of the main street, and the first excuse in front of you is to turn right, and it is the medicine market. But it's so early, and the drug market hasn't opened yet. ”

"Thank you, sir. May I ask my husband, is this herb stall yours? Suddenly, a middle-aged man interjected, and then looked at the old man's medicinal herb stall curiously.

He was the owner of the carriage, and while the old man was talking to the chauffeur boy, he got out of the carriage and happened to hear some kind words from the old man.

"yes, it's not too early to get a good seat. Hehe. Are you visiting Wenzhen for the first time? This medicine market, at least it won't open until Shenshi, you're here early. The old man spoke. Then tidy up his stall again.

As soon as the sky is bright, some people and individual customers will come to the medicine market one after another. He had to hurry up and do more business before the drug market opened.

"What my husband said is that we are coming to Wenzhen for the first time and we don't understand the rules. I've heard that Wenzhen's Sanqi is the best, so I'm here to take a look. Uncle, do you have any three-sevens? The middle-aged man spoke again, smiling. It's very intimate when you look at it.

"Sanqi? Yes, yes, you wait, I'll find it for you. When the old man heard this, he was also in good spirits. Maybe the one who asked for directions could make a business, so he hurriedly took out a small bag and opened it to the middle-aged man.

"This ...... Isn't Wenzhen rich in notoginseng? Why is this head so small? It's a little worse than what I've seen elsewhere. The middle-aged man looked at the Sanqi handed over by the old man and felt a little surprised.

The area of Dianzhou, Xining Road is rich in notoginseng, and the number of notoginseng produced here accounts for seventy percent of the number of Panax notoginseng in Dayong. And Wenzhen's Sanqi is particularly famous, famous for its large amount and good effect. He was far away in Jingzhaodu, and he had heard the name of Wenzhen's Sanqi many times.

The medicinal herb merchant in Xining Road once boasted of Wenzhen with "three sevens all over the place", and now he has come here to see it in person, but he really has the feeling that it is better to be famous than to meet.

"You don't know, it's true that Wenzhen is rich in notoginseng. But the good big Sanqi is all set by others, maybe you can go to the Li family and the medicine market guild in front to understand the situation. A stall like Lao Han is all a little three-seven. The old man shook his head and said the general situation of Wenzhen, but he looked around, obviously feeling that he was afraid that others would listen to what he said.

"Oh? May I ask my husband, what do you say about the Li family and the medicine market guild? To tell you the truth, I came to Wenzhen this time to buy Sanqi. I've heard of the medicine merchant guild in Xining Road, and I really don't know about the medicine market guild in Wenzhen. Please give me advice. The middle-aged man asked with a smile on his face, looking like he was sincerely asking for advice.

"In short, to buy Sanqi, you can just go to the Medicine Market Guild. Just in front, there are two stone lions on the street of Qiubei, which is the home of President Li of the guild. The old man refused, unwilling to say anything more on such a topic.

Seeing that the middle-aged man was still staring at the bag of Sanqi, he didn't say anything more, and went to fiddle with his small bag again.

"In that case, uncle, I want your bag of Sanqi, you can make a price. Thank you for your advice, otherwise I wouldn't know to go to Li's house. Bring me some more angelica, chezi, and gastrodia. Trouble the old man. ”

Seeing that the old man didn't speak again, the middle-aged man didn't care, and ordered the chauffeur to take out the silver taels and buy a lot of medicinal materials from the old man.

When the old man heard this, he was overjoyed, this is a big business, he has been setting up a stall for several days and has not been able to sell so many medicinal materials, today he really met a nobleman.

The middle-aged man asked the man who drove the cart to send the medicinal herbs back to the carriage, and then asked the old man: "Uncle, may I ask where there is a place to stay near here, my carriage and people have to rest for a while, and I can't wait here for an hour or two." ”

"Our Wenzhen, although it is only a border town, but because there are many pharmacists coming and going, there are many inns. There is a Wenqi Inn not far in front, and the place is very large. There is both a place to settle down and a meal to serve, and the gentleman can settle down there. The old man squinted his eyes and said.

He had just made a big deal and answered the middle-aged man's question with a smile.

"So, thank you, father-in-law." The middle-aged man thanked the old man, glanced at the old man's medicinal herb stall again, then jumped into the carriage and ordered the man to continue walking.

A short time after the middle-aged carriage left, another carriage drove past the old man, and like the previous carriage, it was also a lost carriage. It's just that this time, it didn't stop to ask the old man for news.

The old man scratched his head, no longer paid attention to the two carriages that passed one after another, and lowered his head to tidy up the medicinal herb stall.

As soon as the young man at the Wenqi Inn opened the door of the inn, he saw two carriages parked in front of the door, and the two old horses had already rested in their saddles, flicking their tails gracefully.

A servant and a man were talking in a salty and indifferent manner, and it was obvious that the two carriages had been waiting in front of the inn for some time.

Who would come to stay so early, the man thought in a daze, opened the door, and beckoned the guests outside the door to come in and sit down.

And he himself, he ran to the back hall to order to boil hot water and prepare breakfast, and early in the morning there were guests to stay, which had to behave well, and the shopkeeper must be satisfied.

After listening to the instructions of the chariot boy, the people of the two carriages also came down one after another. The one who got off the first carriage was the middle-aged man who had bought medicinal herbs at the old man's stall earlier. He first jumped out of the carriage, and then respectfully said to the inside of the carriage: "Father-in-law, we have arrived at the inn, please get off." With that, he stooped down and put his hand into the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted again, and an old man got out of the carriage, his hair was a little gray, but he looked very good, with a smile on his face, and he looked honest, and he smiled and said, "It's good to arrive, it's good to arrive." I really shouldn't have made this trip. ”

The middle-aged man smiled, but did not reply, welcomed the old man into the inn, instructed the driver to take care of the settlement matters, sat down as if waiting for someone, and the young man had already sent hot water and chopsticks with his hands and feet.

To the boy's surprise, the second carriage came out of a girl's house and a maid. The girl was wearing a hat on her head, and she couldn't see it clearly.

That maid looks quite old, and looks like a shrewd and prudent person. The two of them sat down at the middle-aged man's table, obviously, they knew each other.

"Ning'er, I told you not to follow. A girl's family, what are you doing here! Your father is really right, so he asked you to come with you, this girl's family, how can you go out everywhere! The middle-aged man was in his mouth, but he gave the maid a look and asked her to quickly pour hot water for the girl.

"Second uncle, this is my grandfather's decision, and it has nothing to do with my father. Besides, I'd love to come here in Wenzhen. I'm not very good, with Qiu Ge with me, it's also very comfortable in the carriage. The girl said with a smile, and there was a refreshing and sparse tone in her tone, which suddenly made the middle-aged man speechless.

The maid on the side, hearing these words, also sent a cup of hot water to the girl's hand with great eyes.

"Okay, then far away, it's a good thing that young people have more knowledge when they go out." The old man said with a smile that the uncle and nephew had been repeating such words all the way, and he felt that his son-in-law was talking a little long-winded.

"My grandfather said so, and my niece naturally wants to follow my second uncle to see the world. Actually, I really want to know what the closest place to Xiyan is. Like my grandfather said, this is how to figure out the next way to go. The girl moved out of "grandfather" every word, which made the middle-aged man suddenly angry.

It turned out that this pair of uncles and nephews was Shen Zeyuan and Shen Ning, and the old man was Shen Zeyuan's Lord Taishan, Hu Butu, the head of Jiangnan Hu's Anhetang, and the people who drove the car were Lianshan in Ruliu, and Chen Cheng, the person who used Ying Nantu, who was responsible for the safety of Shen Zeyuan and others all the way, and finally came to Wenzhen.

Wenzhen is a small town located in the border of Dayong, belonging to Queensland, Xining Road, the place is very small, but the population is a lot, it is a very famous town in Queensland. Shen Zeyuan, Shen Ning and others came here for two reasons.

One is that this is the closest place to Xiyan, and second, the medicinal material Panax notoginseng is produced here, Shen Zeyuan and Hu Butu want to come here to see, what is the Sanqi medicinal material known as the "gold does not change" of the Dayong army, what is the specific situation in Wenzhen.

Shen Ning, who was supposed to be in Guizhou at this time, insisted on following Shen Zeyuan and Hu Butu to this small town.

At this time, it was already the spring of the forty-second year of Changtai.

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