At noon on August 27, the clouds in the sky were scattered, and there was a pale and pale autumn sun.

Bingzhou City finally looked forward to the long-lost sunny day.

The wind was still cold, rolling leaves all over the streets, and spreading the damp and muddy side of the road.

But suddenly, there was an exciting news spread in the major cities and alleys in the city where people gathered - Huo Sheng, a Chinese medicine merchant in the city, did not hesitate to spend his wealth in Shandong, Huizhou and other places to buy 100,000 doses of Artemisia annua and arrived in Bingzhou, and was entering the city gate at this time.

The hearts of hundreds of people who have been hanging for half a month have finally landed, and with this life-saving medicine, they are no longer afraid of the threat of the epidemic.

So they spontaneously rushed to the city gate, competing to witness Huo Sheng entering the city, and for a time there were thousands of empty alleys, and they were all gathered in the city gate to greet each other.

When Shi Zhizhou heard the news, of course, he led the state officials to greet him in full clothes, and even the eldest princess heard the good news and went to the city gate to greet him.

Na Huo Sheng walked alone in front of the convoy, like a general returning triumphantly, surrounded by this cheer and praised.

A pharmacist, among the heroes of a city.

And he also claimed in public that he would immediately hand over the 100,000 doses of malaria treatment to the state government and send them to the epidemic area, Shi Zhizhou was of course grateful, patted his chest and assured that the imperial court's disaster relief money would be allocated in a few days, and when it arrived, he would immediately make up the money for the medicine.

"The holy oracle has been issued, praising the righteous deeds of the pharmacists in the state." Shi Zhizhou hugged his fists and bowed to the north in public: "The Son of Heaven is compassionate to the people, which is the luck of the people of Li to protect me and the people of the state from the spread of the epidemic and die unexpectedly." He knelt on the ground in his robe, shouting long live, which aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd, and with the parents and officials of a state, they knelt together in unison, not caring about the mud on the ground.

Under the attention of 10,000 people, a fleet sent 100,000 doses of Artemisia annua to the Bingzhou Ya.

The crowd still hasn't dispersed for a long time.

In the midst of many eager discussions, there was still a woman's high-pitched voice, which seemed extremely harsh-

"Are you blind? Squeeze what squeezing, my shoes are embroidered with gold thread ......"

Mixed in the crowd, witnessed the majesty of his third uncle, the praised Huo Shi is about to go home satisfied, while thinking about the family to see that there will be huge profits into the account, it is time to fight an autumn wind, when the heart is in full bloom, but the back is pushed, the whole person is holding an old locust tree is not a mouth gnawed mud, but a pair of embroidered shoes with gold silk and double butterflies playing purple peony, but deep in the mud under the tree, gorgeous and delicate uppers, suddenly became black paint smear, Huo's mouth is almost not angry, a wave of anger straight to the head, but only turned around-

The two helpless men behind him, generally tall and short, the one in brocade clothes and the one beside him......

Huo Shi blinked, blinked again, and blinked full of peach blossoms.

Look at the dress, it should be a long follower, but the jade face has eyebrows, bright eyes and a nose, and the corners of the lips are half flustered.

The heart of the Yulang Hall Master twitched fiercely-

Sister-in-law, the meaning in your eyes is too obvious!

couldn't help but slander the beautiful scene, and actually let him, an eight-foot man, do this beautiful trick, and this object is too ...... Well, except for the piece of bark rubbed on the face, the eyebrows are still clear, and you can see that at least the skin is not as fierce as the Yakshas.

Sanshun coughed shallowly, recalled in his mind the words and deeds of these days and days, and folded his hands decently: "I unintentionally collided with the lady, and I am deeply ashamed." ”

Huo's anger had long been extinguished by a tender feeling, raising his eyebrows and squinting his eyes, Qiu Bo was in a trance, and he smiled so charmingly: "It's unintentional, but it's okay, it's a pity that I have a pair of embroidered shoes." ”

Sanshun hurriedly shouted compensation, and asked how much it was worth.

"How about a table of wine and food in two seats?" Huo's is very "upright".

So, Sanshun had no choice but to recognize this bamboo pole, and went to a restaurant with the Huo family, and asked for a private seat, which was a half-day and evening to get out.

Yulang was toasted by Huo's family, up and down his hands, and verbal teasing, but also thanks to him is a chivalrous man who walks the rivers and lakes, so he was not ashamed of the woman's bold and reckless style, naturally, Huo Shi also touched the origin of Sanshun "clearly understood", when he heard that he was born in a wealthy businessman, but because his brothers and sisters are too many, not valued by his father and ancestors, this time he originally planned to come to Kyoto to make a fortune, looking for a business opportunity to make profits, go back to make a capital, get a little valued by the elders, but because of the flooding of the Dinghe River, the torrential rain continued, and he was stranded in the state for a long time. I was feeling depressed.

Huo Shi asked again if Yulang was Sanshun's long-term follower, and immediately proposed: "If I introduce you to a business opportunity, are you willing to sell this long-term follower?" ”

Yulang's heart twitched again.

Sanshun was greedy for money, and agreed: "But but, the deed of this long-term follower is in Ninghai, but you have to go back and take it before you can hand it over to the lady." ”

Huo Shi stretched out his hand and touched Sanshun's cheek, and "by the way" pinched Yulang's waist again: "Okay, this business is also a big deal, it will cost millions, think about it, then my people will also go to Ninghai with you." ”

But he refused to go into details, asked the inn where Sanshun was staying, and personally sent them back, so he couldn't wait to go back to his parents' house with a mouthful of wine, and asked Huo Qi to plan this matter.

Huo Qi was also cautious, and said that this yellow artemisia had only arrived in Bingzhou, and he was not in a hurry, and the two of them didn't know the roots, how could they be so hasty, so they didn't respond to Huo's family, let her talk about crying, and first used a hundred taels of silver to appease her daughter's restless emotions.

Just the next day, Huo Qi received a secret letter from Kyoto, opened it, his eyes were black, and he immediately put on his brocade boots and ran to the state office, reporting the terrible event to Shi De.

The whole hall was stunned, looking at each other, and their faces were like the bottom of a pot.

"I heard that it was the prince who personally admonished him, and it is reasonable and well-founded, and it is not easy for the prince to object, and the matter of occupying the land has not passed, and the saint is annoyed, and he has to investigate deeply." Huo Qi wiped a handful of hot and cold sweat: "This time it is the Third Highness who is sent down, when he arrives, the holy decree will be announced, and the state city will not be fried!" It's not one or two powerful families that will hurt this, and then I don't know how many eyes will have to stare at this batch of yellow artemisia, and then I want to transport it out......"

Shi De was so anxious that he had no idea at all, and only asked: "What does Xianggong say?" ”

"Xianggong was also caught off guard, but my brother's meaning, I still have to take advantage of the arrival of the Third Highness to deal with the yellow artemisia as soon as possible, and the things before the horizontal and vertical are still going well, and now I have to act according to the plan, fortunately, this time it is the prince's private advice, Qin Xiang was not present at the time, and the news was not spread to Heshuo at this time." Huo Qi couldn't help but remember that his daughter mentioned it last night, and was hesitating, but he heard that the son of the world was coming!

Isn't the son of the world sick with malaria? Why did the state government suddenly come!

Shi De panicked and straightened the black yarn of the horns, straightened the official uniform on his body, hurried his steps, and went to the main hall.

Sure enough, I saw the person on the seat, but it was not Yu Feng, the son of the world?

Although he looks thinner than when he first arrived, his complexion is still good, where is he infected with malaria?

Shi Delian stammered because he was polite, and because he couldn't understand the intention of the son, the sweat beans on his head dripped down, and a furrow flowed on his face.

In the end, he couldn't hold back his suspicions, and seemed to be concerned about inquiring: "The lower official heard the rumor that the prince was infected with malaria, and he was so anxious that he couldn't do it, so he was refused to visit in person, and then sent the little girl to make a special trip to offer Artemisia annua...... When I see it today, it must be those who have ill intentions out of nothing. ”

Yu Feng smiled lightly: "Today I came, it is not to make a statement with Shi Zhizhou, I have an old disease, and because I can't stand the heavy rain, I am sick, and I can't stay for half a month, my guards are anxious, and I bump into your daughter, and I hope that Shi Zhizhou will apologize." ”

He also inquired about the situation in the epidemic area, and learned that the number of people suffering from the disease had increased to more than 30,000 in a short period of time, and it should increase, and he was afraid that he would have to wait until the weather was completely clear, the dampness was completely eliminated, and the flood-stricken areas could be cleared and extinguished, so as to control the spread of the epidemic. ”

Shi De hurriedly said: "Fortunately, the eldest princess arrived in time and donated 10,000 doses of Artemisia annua for emergency relief, although the number of patients is increasing, there is no danger to life, and the pharmacist Huo Sheng also purchased a sufficient amount of Artemisia annua from other places in time, and Xiaguan has shipped 30,000 doses to the epidemic area yesterday, and it is estimated that it will arrive tonight." ”

The prince naturally said that he was happy, did not sit much, and said goodbye immediately.

"I didn't think that the son of the world was because of an old disease!" Shi De stumbled again and again: "Now that he is very good, we have to act more carefully, what if...... Those Artemisia annua were ineffective, causing a large number of patients to die of disease......"

"My lord! This is not the time to worry about this, malaria has been a plague since ancient times, where can anyone dare to guarantee a cure, and the saint provides disaster relief, the picture is just to show an attitude like the people of Limin, the lives of tens of thousands of civilians are not so important, once an epidemic occurs in the past, hundreds of thousands of deaths are also common. Only now that the world is healing, if we don't make a decision, maybe we will attract him to pay attention, this is a resolute and resolute person, and he can't be careless. "Huo Qi is already anxious at this time, this is related to the interests of Jinxiang's millions, if he messes up the errand, even if he sells the Huo family, he will not be able to compensate for the loss of Jinxiang.

Without hesitation at the moment, he went back to find his daughter, so he asked Huo Sheng to visit Sanshun.

Sanshun naturally obeyed the instructions of the prince, and when he heard about more than 100,000 doses of Artemisia annua, his head shook like a rattle: "I can get millions of taels of silver, I can't be the master, at most I only need 10,000 doses." ”

"At the moment, this yellow artemisia is in urgent need, not to tell you, I bought it from all over the country, originally overcharged, the epidemic area can not be used so much, but because of this malaria, where in the country is not panicked, you take it to the south to resell the drug market, you can make a steady profit, I heard that in Shandong, the yellow artemisia soared to 721 doses in a few days, according to this momentum, it is not surprising to 100 taels." Huo Sheng was extremely pouting.

"I also know that it is a profitable deal, but I really don't have the ability, or let me write to the elders of the family to discuss it later." Sanshun is still not bewitched.

Huo Sheng thought, it seems that this person is still stable, if he agrees, there are not many rich businessmen in this world who can come up with six million taels of money in one go, maybe it is a trap.

But he warned: "After a while, it will not be this price again." ”

It was difficult to negotiate for a while, and Shi De discussed it again, but Miss Lanxin sneered at these "eyebrows": "Everyone is really panicked, why have they all become dead brains, do you have to count on the merchant to buy alone?" If you want me to say, why not transport these yellow artemisia to Ninghai with him first, or to find out if he is reliable, if this person is safe, and the family is interested, they will all change hands, if not, the rich land of southern Zhejiang, the throughput of the drug market is not small, and then find other pharmaceutical companies to trade in the local area? The urgent task at the moment is to transport the medicine out of the state before the holy decree arrives, and when the prince has not paid attention, so as not to fall into the eyes and ears of the people. ”

So, a group of people were initiated.

Huo Sheng then looked for Sanshun, claiming that he was willing to go with him, at this time the flood water has receded, it is feasible to use waterways, but it is also convenient, as for the freight, if Sanshun's family intends to buy all of them, he is willing to bear all of them, if Sanshun can only buy part, the two sides will share it equally.

When an agreement was reached, Huo Sheng received a deposit of 100,000 yuan from Sanshun, and he was busy arranging this matter.

Naturally, we have to find an excuse to hide people's ears, but fortunately, Bingzhou is also a city with developed commerce and trade, with endless exchanges of merchants and the cover of Zhizhou, and it is easy to get a pass document for leaving the port such as tea and grain.

It's really a secret, and it's not noticeable.