"I mean, ten herb pickers, I handpick."

Tong Xiang's words came lightly. The boy lowered his arms, and the corners of his mouth returned to that conceited smile.

"Deal."

With that, the boy calmly turned around and announced to the herb picker on the ground.

"You came to me to make trouble this time, but it was because your daughter was sick and urgently needed medicine money. I'll give you the medicine to heal your illness, but we, Rendetang, will never take in people like you in the future! ”

Everyone also felt a little disappointed when they saw that the dust had settled so quickly. Some people are still curious and secretly speculating about something, while others are not concerned about themselves and continue with their unfinished lunch.

The man solved the urgent need, and also temporarily suppressed the anger.

The trouble was settled in this way, the boy paid for the damage to the tableware, looked back at Tong Xiang gloomily, and walked away.

Seeing the boy leaving, Tong Xiang was not worried about him defaulting on his debts, after all, the guild really poked at his weakness.

Besides, judging by his expression, ten medicine pickers are nothing to a huge medicine hall.

It's just that these ten herb pickers, she will have to choose them well then.

After doing this, she planned to go up and call Chu Xiao home, but found that he was already standing by the screen not far away, looking at her all the time.

When he saw her coming, he strode in and went out with her.

Walking to the deserted alley, he suddenly stopped and said nothing.

"What's wrong?" Tong Xiang felt strange and asked.

Instead of answering immediately, he handed her a clean handkerchief.

"Your teeth, glued with chili powder from the drumsticks."

Hearing this, Tong Xiang only felt that his whole person was not good. She took the handkerchief and turned her back.

Sure enough, a round chili seed landed on the handkerchief. Looking at the small chili seed, Tong Xiang suddenly even had the heart to crush it.

It's the first time she's encountered such an embarrassing thing.

No wonder the boy didn't dare to look her in the eye when he spoke just now......

If that person said it in front of everyone, she really couldn't guarantee that she could control this killing intent.

Ten thousand alpacas surged in his heart, and Tong Xiang roared a few times in his heart before he finally regained his calm.

She crossed Chu Xiao and strode home.

Chu Xiao, who was lagging behind, didn't quite understand what was going on in his heart.

In the afternoon, the custom-made wooden bed was delivered to the home.

Li helped to make the bed, which was particularly warm.

But Tong Xiang didn't feel this way.

That chili seed was like a piece of kraft candy that couldn't be shaken off, sticking to her heart, always making her feel diaphragm.

At night, without saying a word, she climbed to the top bunk and fell asleep.

In the silent night, Chu Xiao looked at the wooden plank on his head, and recalled the words of the shopkeeper in his mind.

Learn to show weakness and let her pity herself?

Does this really work, though?

He rolled over and fell into deep thought.

There is no doubt that she is a strong person. Because of this, he took it for granted that she would not like the weak, so it should be inappropriate to show weakness.

However, in retrospect, she is not the kind of hard-hearted person. Although I don't feel cute when I see rabbits, I care for my loved ones around me.

Even, for him, a stranger, will bring himself home when he is injured.

Could it be that this trick really works?

Thinking of this, he rolled over and came back.

No, she doesn't like to be deceived the most, so don't use this method indiscriminately. Lovers should be honest with each other.

So, without much thought, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the two woke up early. However, in order to tutor Tong Hua, this time Tong Xiang went out alone.

But she's not worried. Although this town is much larger than Tongjia Village, it is only a few dozen miles away. Quickly figuring out the situation in the city in a short period of time is a killer's compulsory course.

Soon, she found the headquarters of Yan De Tang. As she expected, the boy waited at the counter early, and when he saw her enter, he asked the guy in the store to greet her.

The man poured her a glass of water and invited her to sit in a chair, but she ignored it.

When the boy saw her coming straight to him, he also smiled with satisfaction, and said, "It seems that you really want these ten people, Miss Tong." ”

In just one day, he had already found out his name, which showed that this person was very powerful.

Something like doing business that touches each other's interests will inevitably lead to the accumulation of comprehensive forces. This truth is no different from ancient to modern.

She didn't say much politely to the boy, and asked bluntly: "Where are the people?" ”

Hearing her words, the boy jumped out of his chair and walked to the left side of the medicine cabinet. There was a small door that led to the deeper part of the pharmacy.

The boy pushed open the door and walked in first.

Tong Xiang clenched the medicinal powder in his hand and walked in.

As soon as I walked near the door, I smelled the fragrance of herbs. Behind the door is an open yard, where many herb pickers are unloading herbs, and some guys take out herbs and spread them on the shelves to dry, which looks very lively.

Seeing the boy walk in, the people who were doing the work told each other, and they stopped what they were doing and respectfully lined up in two horizontal columns before him.

The boy pointed at the men, a polite smile on his lips.

"These are the herb pickers who came today. Take your time. ”

After saying that, he left with the guys in the store.

When the remaining herb pickers in the courtyard saw Tong Xiang, they secretly had a guess in their hearts, but they didn't dare to raise their heads and ask more.

Tong Xiang took out a white flower from his sleeve and asked, "Do any of you know what this is?" ”

When the herb pickers standing in front heard this, some of them raised their heads and looked at them twice, and then lowered their heads again, but no one spoke.

Because she was brought by the shopkeeper, these medicine pickers were afraid of her.

Knowing the character of the herb picker, Tong Xiang also quickly responded.

She changed her way and explained the situation to everyone.

Knowing her identity, the herb picker breathed a sigh of relief and finally raised his head.

A thin man less than six feet tall walked out of the crowd, pointed to the white flower, and asked tentatively, "Girl, is this a dead man's flower?" ”

Dead Man's Flower? Tong Xiang glanced at the small flower in his hand and fell into deep thought.

The flower she had brought from her own world, a plant in a village in the south. Could it be that this flower also grows in this place?

She retracted her thoughts and continued, "Where have you seen you?" ”

Seeing that she had not denied it, the man's face was filled with joy, and he continued to explain.

"Speaking of which, this flower is really unlucky. It grows on the grave of the dead, and the newer the grave, the more the flower will bloom, so our village will call it the flower of the dead. However, you can't pick this flower casually, otherwise you will have a rash on your hands. ”

Seeing that there was nothing unusual in her hand, the man was also puzzled, pointed to her hand and asked, "Hey, girl, why is your hand okay?" ”

Tong Xiang looked at the flower in his hand, frowning slightly.

The first time she picked this flower, she didn't have a rash. Could it be that the words in her hand are just somewhat similar in appearance to the dead man's flower?

She continued to ask, "Are you sure it's a dead man's flower?" ”

Hearing her questioning, the man also gasped, scratching his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Well, the shape and color are exactly the same. The petals resemble a bird's beak, and the color is translucent ......"

It seemed that this herb picker was not sure, so Tong Xiang did not continue to dwell on this matter, but took out some other herbs that were easy to confuse and let them distinguish them one by one.

In the end, she carefully selected ten medicine pickers, and the people who made trouble in the restaurant that day were among them.

After the selection, she didn't stay long, and after handing over to the shopkeeper, she took these herb pickers back to her pharmacy.

She briefly explained the rules, and everyone was convinced.

After exchanging these, she found the thin man again and continued to ask him about the white flower.

"This kind of white flower only grows in your village?"

The man looked at Bai Hua and nodded, but he talked to her about something else.

"A few years ago, the crow party was chased to our village by the imperial army, and the fighting was fierce, and many people died. No one collected the corpses for them, at most the nearby villagers were not used to it, so they buried them casually with loess. In that piece, the dead man's flower bloomed the most. ”

The truth of this story can be known with a little inquiry.

Tong Xiang didn't suspect it, and then asked, "What is the name of your village and where is it?" ”

The man said that their village was on the edge of the Wu River, called Qingshui Village, and it was only an hour's journey from here.

Since this is the case, Tong Xiang asked him to bring back some dead man's flowers tomorrow.

Seeing that she was eagerly requesting, the man hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

Sure enough, the next day, the man brought a lot of fresh dead flowers.

Strange to say, these flowers are plucked and do not need to be raised with water, so they can naturally maintain their original appearance.

At the same time, there were several red dots on the man's hands.

Speaking of which, she had never seriously studied this white flower, and she was a little excited for a while.

Tong Xiang directly took these white flowers and walked into the private room at the back.

Locking the door tightly, she focused for a moment, and the ancient ring appeared in her hand.

Tong Xiang took out the microscope and glass piece from the space, carefully removed a petal of flowers with a clip, adjusted the instruments and reagents, and began to observe.

The enlarged petal cells are presented in front of the eyes, and the cell walls and vacuoles can be clearly seen.

However, contrary to what was expected, the vacuoles in these cells are small, not the large vacuoles that mature plant cells should have.

Another conjecture emerged.

Speaking of which, this flower doesn't look like a plant at all. It has been shaped like this since it was very young, and it has no leaves, no stamens, etc.

Looking at it this way, this legendary dead man's flower is more like a fungus.

But this fungus, which is supposed to be non-toxic, why does it cause red rashes on people's hands?

She looked at her hand, but there was nothing unusual about it. Is this kind of thing different from person to person?