Chapter II
On the second day, Moling slept until noon. After going downstairs, I found that the boy was already standing in front of the cabinet to welcome customers. I don't know if it's because business is good today, or because the shopkeeper is out to collect medicine, the young man has a little difficulty coping with it alone. So Mo Ling rushed up and said to the young man, "Go and see them, and I'll help you get the medicine." ”
"Great help. The young man wiped the sweat with his arm, nodded gratefully at Mo Ling, and said, "If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me." ”
"Don't worry," Mo Ling smiled and pushed the young man out, "I don't dare to say that I see a doctor, you can't trust me when selling medicine, I promise that I won't be charged a penny." ”
"I didn't mean that......" The boy was about to explain, but was pushed out of the counter by Moling, and in the blink of an eye, he was drowned in the passing patients.
This time I was busy until the evening, and when I finished work, the young man looked at Mo Ling apologetically, saying that I had helped you for a day today, but I didn't get anything done.
It's okay, it's okay, it's a good thing that business in the store is good, Mo Ling waved his hand, and said nonchalantly, I'm not in a hurry, and it's useless to be anxious.
After the meal, the two chatted for a while, and then they went back to their rooms to sleep.
Mo Ling lay on the bed, tossing and turning without falling asleep, looking at the bright moon outside the window, secretly pondering for a while, but still got up, jumped up, and disappeared into the quiet night.
After about half a cup of tea, Mo Ling came to a spacious mansion, the lights in the building were dim and silent, not like a human being. Mo Ling looked around, but found no one else, so he leaned in and knocked softly on the door.
After a few muffled knocks, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the house, and the sound stopped in front of the door, and after a while, a whisper was heard, "Who's outside?" ”
"Shopkeeper Li, don't come unharmed. Moling replied in a low voice.
The door slowly opened a crack, and the dim light leaked out, shining neatly between the feathers' brows.
"Mo Ling, why are you, what are you doing here. The person behind the door didn't seem to welcome Mo Ling in, and pressed the door against his foot, but Mo Ling pushed it, but did not push it open.
"I haven't seen Shopkeeper Li for a long time, so I came to visit. "Don't talk nonsense, if you have something to say, please come back if you have nothing to do." ”
The people behind the door didn't eat this, Mo Ling pursed his lips, and had to say, "I'll come to Shopkeeper Li to pick up some goods." ”
As soon as he heard this, the person behind the door immediately became alert, "I don't have it here!"
"Hey, the smell in the house is so big, it's okay for Shopkeeper Li to fool others, but it's a little worse to fool me. With a smile on her face, Mo Ling couldn't help but push the door with a little more force, and the crack in the door suddenly opened to the width of a person.
The people behind the door couldn't resist it, so they had to get out of the way and let Moling in. After Mo Ling entered the door, he was not polite and walked straight in the direction of the inner room. The man closed the door carelessly, hurriedly followed Mo Ling, and asked uneasily as he walked, "Brother Mo Ling, is the smell in the house really so big?"
"Can't you smell it?" Shopkeeper Li shook his head honestly.
"Shopkeeper Li is too careless to do things, ordinary people can't smell it, and experts can know it when they smell it. If you don't want to be raided, don't just take the goods to the outhouse in the future. ”
"What Brother Moling said is," Shopkeeper Li heard this, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Fortunately, Brother Moling reminded me that I will call someone to burn incense in the outhouse early tomorrow morning, I don't know if it will work?"
"Better than nothing. Mo Ling shrugged his shoulders, "But then again, Shopkeeper Li has been drunk for so many days, and he still can't smell the aftertaste, which is really a bit unreasonable." ”
"Hey, it's not for the sake of eating and selling this unfortunate thing. I've seen a lot, but I've never touched it. ”
When Mo Ling heard this, he curled the corners of his mouth and didn't say anything.
The two entered the inner room, and then went down the stairs to the cellar, and Mo Ling took out the fire fold from his arms, lit it and looked around, and the dense jar and jar jumped into Mo Ling's sight.
"Tsk," Mo Ling sighed, "I haven't seen you for a few months, and Shopkeeper Li's business is getting bigger and bigger." ”
"Hey, Brother Moling, be careful," Shopkeeper Li stretched out his hand to cover the fire fold around the fire fold, lest the spark fall on the jar, "I bought these at a great price." ”
Mo Ling didn't bother to count them one by one, so he put the fold back and said, "I want a pack of each of these goods." ”
"So much?" shopkeeper Li was shocked when he heard this, "This is not a small amount, what are the Demon Ling brothers going to do with it?"
"Don't ask, the sooner the better. After sealing the goods, you can send them to Zhuyitang in the city, and as for the price, you will calculate it according to the average price, and finally write it on my head. ”
"Hey, they've been customers for many years, and what price are you talking to me about, these goods are considered to have been given to Brother Moling, and it's not in vain that Brother Moling just reminded me kindly. ”
"Not necessarily. Mo Ling immediately refused, "You get what you pay for, I have also been a businessman, I understand the rules, don't be polite to Shopkeeper Li." ”
Since this is the case, then Li is better to be respectful than to obey his fate. Shopkeeper Li kept rubbing his hands, with a smile on his face, and respectfully followed Mo Ling out of the cellar, and laughed all the way to send Mo Ling out of the door.
After Mo Ling had done this, he returned to the boy's shop satisfied, and fell asleep on the bed.
The next day, Mo Ling got up early in the morning, and it was quiet downstairs, and it seemed that the young man had not gotten up and opened the door. Demon Ling left the shop lightly and hurried in the direction of the west of the city.
There is a large mansion in the west of Qinglong City, the house is vertical and horizontal, the courtyard wall is thick and deep, occasionally there is the sound of reading and fighting from the inside, passers-by can only look at it, can not stop for a long time. In addition, all the gates of the house are guarded by guards, and from a distance, it looks like a forbidden place.
The main entrance of the house sits in the north and faces south, a gold plaque hangs high in the center, and there are three big characters in the book Tianzi Pavilion, which has an aggressive momentum.
Mo Ling stood on the side of the street, looking at the gate from afar, wondering how to find the student named Qingzhou. Go in directly, you will definitely be stopped by the guards, climb over the wall, and be found out and cause trouble. Just when Mo Ling couldn't make up her mind, she suddenly saw a young man dressed in scholar's costume hurrying from a distance.
The young man was startled by the magic feather that suddenly appeared on the side of the street, and asked in horror, "What are you going to do?" ”
"Brother Tai, don't be afraid," Mo Ling smiled gently, "I want to ask Brother Tai to help find someone." ”
"You let me go, I'll rush to the school. Seeing that Mo Ling's face was kind, the young man felt a little more settled, but he still didn't want to get involved in Mo Ling's affairs.
"No delay, no delay. The people you are looking for are the same as Brother Tai, they are all students of Tianzi Pavilion, and Brother Tai can inquire about it after entering the door. ”
Mo Ling insisted on refusing to let go, and the young man couldn't break free, so he had to ask helplessly: "What is the name of the person you are looking for, I will help you ask, there is no guarantee that you can ask." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, the name of the student I'm looking for is Qingzhou, I don't know if Brother Tai has an impression. ”
"Qingzhou? The young man shook his head, "Anyway, I'll help you ask the head office, you can let it go." ”
Only then did Mo Ling let go of his hand, the young man straightened his clothes, turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "What did you just say about Qingzhou?"
Mo Ling himself didn't know how to write these two words, but looking at the young man's appearance, he knew that it was probably right, so he nodded and said, "Yes, it's these two words, Brother Tai knows him?"
"I can't talk about acquaintance, I've seen his name. The young man waved his hand, "However, if this is the person you are looking for, I advise you not to get too close to him." After the young man said this, he didn't explain, and entered the Tianzi Pavilion without looking back, leaving only Mo Ling standing alone on the side of the street in confusion.
After about a cup of tea, another young man dressed as a scholar walked out of the Tianzi Pavilion, stood at the door and looked left and right, and finally fixed his eyes on Mo Ling's body.
Without waiting for Mo Ling to respond, this person walked straight towards Mo Ling, and when he came to him, he asked, "Are you looking for me?"
Mo Ling nodded and asked rhetorically, "Brother Tai is Qingzhou?"
"Yes, I don't know what Your Excellency is called. Qingzhou asked.
Mo Ling returned the salute and said: "In Xia Mo Ling, I will bring a thing to Brother Tai when I meet the life of someone." ”
"What's it, so mysterious," Qingzhou looked at Mo Ling in disbelief, "Who sent you?" ”
"Who sent me, I can't say, but after seeing this thing, Brother Tai should understand the meaning of the next thing. Mo Ling said, took out the paper bag that Nandou Xing handed over to him from his arms, and presented it in front of Qingzhou's eyes.
As soon as Qingzhou saw the paper bag, his eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand to grab it, but Mo Ling was faster, took the lead in taking his hand back, and said slowly: "Brother Tai, don't panic, things will be handed over to you sooner or later, let's talk about the rest of the matter first." ”
Qingzhou gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction, and said hatefully: "It's inconvenient here, you come with me." ”
Mo Ling then followed Qingzhou out of Tianzi Pavilion, turned left and right along the way, entered a remote alley, and came to the end, Qingzhou turned around and stretched out his hand to Mo Ling, "Just follow here, give me something." ”
"That's not what I said," Molten put her hands behind her back, "you'll have to tell me about the rest of the story." ”
"Why don't you understand the rules!" Qingzhou was a little annoyed when he saw Mo Ling's leisurely appearance, "It has always been the first delivery and then the news!"
"With this change, the rules have naturally changed. Mo Ling said lightly.
"Okay, you go back and tell your master, if you don't do this business, you won't be accompanied!" Qingzhou flicked his sleeves, turned his head angrily and left. Mo Ling didn't expect Qingzhou's patience to be so poor, and he panicked in his heart, shouting Qingzhou is not, not shouting, just like that, he was stunned in place for a while.
When Mo Ling came back to his senses, Qingzhou had long since disappeared. "This is really, it's not good to be a teacher......" Mo Ling sighed, sorted out her mood a little, and slowly walked out of the alley.
At the entrance of the alley, Mo Ling noticed that someone was staring at him, and turned his head sharply, only to realize that it was Qingzhou. Mo Ling was shocked, stroked his chest and said, "Brother Tai, don't hide here and be scary......"
Qingzhou didn't respond, and stared at Mo Ling tightly for a while before he spoke, "Follow me." ”
"Where are you going this time?" asked Moling. It's a pity that Qingzhou didn't take care of himself, and Mo Ling could only pout his lips and follow in a muffled voice.
I saw Qingzhou return to the depths of the alley with the magic feather, and after groping around on the wall at the end, he found a loose stone brick. Qingzhou carefully removed the stone brick, reached in and pressed it a few times. Then a low "rumble" was heard, and a hidden stone door appeared on the side wall, leaking a thin slit half a human wide.
"Don't lose it, it's dark inside. Qingzhou put the stone bricks back on the wall, and after saying this, he took the lead in entering the stone gate.
Mo Ling didn't dare to slack off, and followed closely behind Qingzhou and entered the stone gate. Sure enough, as Qingzhou said, the door was so dark that he couldn't see his five fingers, and Mo Ling could only vaguely feel that the terrain in front of him was getting lower and lower, and after going around a few circles, he should have come to the ground. At this moment, there was a rumbling sound overhead, and it seemed that the stone door had closed itself.
"It's such a clever design that the stone gate can close on its own. As soon as Mo Ling's words fell, he heard Qingzhou's "shhh", so the two of them stopped talking and just walked forward.
After walking for less than half a cup of tea, the surroundings suddenly became empty, and the field of vision became a little brighter, and Mo Ling squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, only to find that he was shocked to find that all around were all dense rooms, and those dark lights that could barely be caught were leaking out of these rooms.
Qingzhou took the magic feather, passed by one room after another, and finally stopped in front of a room that was completely dark. Qingzhou turned around, and after making a silent gesture to Mo Ling again, he slowly opened the door and crept in.
The room was unusually narrow, almost accommodating three or four people. There was only a small bed and a small table, and on the table was a small lamp that emitted a faint red light.
Qingzhou sat on the bed and turned on the light a little, so that the simplicity of the whole room could be seen at a glance. Only then did Mo Ling notice that next to the small lamp, there was an old incense burner.
Seeing this, Mo Ling could almost guess what this place was, and couldn't help but admire the people who built this underground stone chamber.
Qingzhou opened his mouth and said, "I brought you to this place, you should hand over your things to me." I can't run and I can't run. ”
At this point, Mo Ling didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, so he handed the paper bag to Qingzhou. Qingzhou took the paper bag, hurriedly lifted the incense burner, cautiously shook the thousand days drunk into the furnace, then closed the lid and lit the charcoal at the bottom of the incense burner.
After a while, the bottom of the incense burner burned red, and then the first wisps of smoke came out of the top of the furnace, Qingzhou saw this, quickly put his nose up, took a big puff, and then lay back on the bed intoxicated, closed his eyes and savored the aftertaste.
Mo Ling had never seen this method of smoking a thousand days of drunkenness, and for a while, he actually saw a god. After a while, Qingzhou opened his eyes, he was in a happy mood, and when he saw the curious look on Mo Ling's face, he asked, "Hasn't Brother Tai eaten a thousand days of drunkenness?"
Mo Ling came back to his senses, but he didn't know how to answer this question, Qingzhou saw this, and said: "Look at your appearance, it doesn't look like you've eaten, how about it, do you want to taste it, it's not your money." With that, Qingzhou pushed the incense burner in the direction of the magic feather.
Mo Ling hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, I just look at it rare, and I don't want to suck it." ”
"Is it rare," Qingzhou raised his eyes to look at Mo Ling, "It's no wonder." This method is only recently spread, in the past, people ate a thousand days of drunkenness, directly poured it into the furnace and burned, although the strength is fierce, but can not withstand several smoking; later some people to bake instead of burning, so that the fragrance of a thousand days of drunk lasts for a long time, and it is a flavor. ”
Qingzhou explained the truth, Mo Ling basically didn't listen to it, and he was only thinking about who was it, with such financial resources and courage, who dared to build a stone room under the downtown area, for these addicts to smoke for a thousand days?
Qing Zhou saw that Mo Ling didn't react and felt bored, so he lay back on the bed and reimmersed himself in the gradually thick smoke.
The smell of a thousand days after being roasted is much lighter than the smell of burning. The magic feather smelled in his nose, and he only felt that he was not angry and uninteresting. And with years of experience, the quality of this pack is not very good - which begs the question, where did the Southern Dipper get the Thousand Days drunk?
Of course, compared to this question, Mo Ling at this time wanted to know what kind of news Qingzhou would tell him later, and the price could be worth a whole pack of thousand days of drunkenness.