Chapter 39: Seeing Through
If you think about it, people who have taken these white flowers before have not experienced such symptoms, indicating that different people react differently to the fungus.
In this case, it is possible that there is something in the fungus that caused the person to have an allergic reaction.
In ancient rural areas, marriage partners were mostly between neighbors, and through heredity, there was indeed the possibility of serious allergies in some people.
No investigation has been launched, and there is no answer to all of this for the time being. The only thing that is certain is that the white flowers she brought with her in modern times are indeed the same thing as the flowers that the man picked.
The situation is not too bad.
She breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the house.
The man had finished handing over the herbs and had already left.
There are still a few medicine pickers left in the store, who are settling the medicine money at Chu Xiao, and among them is the man who made trouble in the restaurant that day.
I don't know why, the man saw Tong Xiang come out, and the hand that put the copper coin in the bag shook, and the string of coins fell to the ground and jingled.
He hurriedly ran over and reached out to pick up the string of copper coins, only to see a pair of white shoes appear in front of him.
Tong Xiang's toes hooked slightly, so he pried up the copper coin one step ahead of him, raised his right hand, and caught it steadily.
When the man saw that she had taken the money, he quickly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and smiled embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, manager. I took care of my daughter yesterday and didn't sleep well, which made you smile. ”
As he said, the man had two big black bags under his eyes on his face, and he looked like he had stayed up late.
However, Tong Xiang did not return the money to him, but nodded and smiled, and said with relief: "In that case, I'll go get you some soothing herbs, and you can sleep well under the pillow." ”
After saying that, he turned around to leave. When the man saw that she didn't give him the money, he panicked even more. The hand behind the back was held even harder.
Sensing the man's expression, Tong Xiang turned around and said, "You come in with me to get the herbs." ”
was named by the store manager himself, and the man had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her to the back of the medicine cabinet.
Behind the medicine cabinet is a narrow corridor, which is not easy for outsiders to enter, and it is difficult to hear the movement outside.
Tong Xiang returned the medicine money to the man, and said indifferently: "Say, why are you so nervous when you see me?" ”
When the man heard her question, he lowered his head and did not answer for a long time.
This situation was also expected by her. According to his reaction, it is not difficult to speculate that he has done something harmful to her, so naturally he will not recruit him immediately.
However, Tong Xiang is also very familiar with the matter of torturing others.
In this world, only the dead can't open their mouths, and she knows it well.
As long as she understands his psychology, she will definitely be able to succeed.
She thought for a moment, and the look on her face suddenly turned cold.
"I know that you have your own problems, so it is easy to be controlled and do things for others. However, you should have seen what I am capable of. If you can say it, I'm not guilty. If not, I will have a hundred ways to deal with you. ”
Hearing her almost threatening words, the man gasped in fear.
can fight with the owner of Rendetang in public, and she will not fall behind for the time being, she is indeed the first.
Thinking of this, the man also let down his guard a little, and his heart was a little shaken.
He opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't.
Seeing him waver, Tong Xiang continued to chase after him, and his originally clear and cold eyes suddenly showed a sharp edge.
"I don't have time to waste with you, opportunities are fleeting."
Frightened by her eyes, the man's face turned pale, and a big man with a length of eight feet suddenly collapsed like a landslide.
"Owner, I didn't mean not to say it, I just ...... This doesn't have to be the case. ”
Tong Xiang didn't talk nonsense with him, and asked, "Tell me everything you know!" ”
The man took a deep breath before finally opening his mouth.
"Shopkeeper, I know the person who gave you the white flowers. Qingshui Village is separated from our village by a river, and when I was in Rendetang in the past, he and I went home together. ”
Seeing him talking about the person who picked flowers, Tong Xiang squinted his eyes vigilantly.
"You mean, there might be something wrong with the flower?"
Listening to her question, the man nodded hesitantly, and shook his head again.
"Not necessarily. This flower does grow on the grave of the dead in Qingshui Village, which is not very auspicious. However, he said that the flower had a rash, but it was fake. ”
Fake? Tong Xiang faintly smelled the smell of danger. Could it be that the little boy in Rendetang really set her up.
She then asked, "How do you know it's fake?" He brought this flower today, and he had a rash on his hand. ”
The man sighed, then explained.
"I see that many children take advantage of the adults' inattention, and they always run over to pick that kind of flower to play, and no one has ever seen anything happen. I don't know about the rash on his hand. ”
Recalling the man's words, a bold guess appeared in Tong Xiang's mind.
After saying this, the man did not leave immediately, but suddenly took a step back, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to her.
Seeing that he was behaving strangely, Tong Xiang just wanted to stop him, but the man cried and said, "Store manager, you are my great benefactor, I dare not hide it from you, but I really can't bear it." Xiaoliu is an honest man, if his mother wasn't sick, he wouldn't have done such a thing. Give him another chance! ”
Hearing the man's words, she did not answer, but turned to leave.
Now, this is not the time to deal with these things. Behind this, there must be a bigger conspiracy.
If the people of Rendetang lied to her that this flower was poisonous, then they must have already known the effect of this flower. Finding such an opportunity to make money, they must have already started collecting this flower in large quantities and preparing to sell it.
As long as you go there and find out what is going on, you can see what is going on behind it.
But her own identity has been exposed, and if she rushes there during the day, she will be startled.
Only by taking advantage of the night to quietly go to the stocking office of Rendetang to check can the truth be revealed.
However, she is not familiar with the stocking place of Rendetang. However, she has ten herb pickers from Rendetang here, and some of them must have worked for a long time and know a little bit of the inside story.
Thinking of this, she walked back to the medicine cabinet and saw that the man was still on his knees, not intending to get up.
She looked at the man on the ground and said coldly, "I will let him go, but I will not use him again in the future." ”
Hearing Tong Xiang loosen his mouth, the man suddenly couldn't cry, covered his face and turned his back, lifted his clothes and wiped his tears.
Seeing the macho man crying, Tong Xiang was a little embarrassed and forgot to interrupt.
The man didn't cry all the time, and soon turned around, hugged his fist at her and said: "Store manager, thank you for your kindness, I, Zhang Yuan, am willing to be a cow and a horse for you from now on, whatever you send." ”
Tong Xiang coughed lightly and talked to him about business.
"Do you know where the new herbs from Rendetang will be placed?"
Zhang Yuan patted his head and laughed heartily.
"Manager, you can just ask the right person! Although many people think that Rendetang put the herbs in the northwest branch because the place is spacious. But in fact, many precious medicinal materials are placed in the main store! ”
The head office? It does make sense. Rendetang has branches around the area, and the main store is located in the center, which is convenient for supplying inventory to each store.
In addition, the guys at the head office are also the most trustworthy, and it is indeed safer to put it in the head office.
However, when she went to the backyard of the main store that day, she didn't see any valuable herbs. So, where are all those things placed?
"Zhang Yuan, do you know where these herbs are placed in the main store?"
Zhang Yuan replied without thinking: "In the courtyard of the main store, on the wall behind the big locust tree, there is a mechanism. Once, when it was almost noon, I went to the hut to go to the toilet, and they thought that everyone was gone, and they began to move the herbs.
"They opened the mechanism, and I realized that the back of the wall was empty! However, I didn't know how this mechanism was set up, so I didn't dare to stay long, so I quickly slipped away. ”
There was actually an organ set up inside Rende Hall, which made Tong Xiang completely vigilant.
In this small county, I don't know how many undercurrents are hidden underneath.
There is some more information from Zhang Yuan, but it is not very important. So, Tong Xiang let him leave and planned the night action alone.
When she ate at noon, she was also absent-minded, and she took the chopsticks upside down, but she didn't react.
Chu Xiao, who was sitting next to her, saw her distraction and leaned over to remind her softly.
"Chopsticks."
Only then did Tong Xiang come back to his senses and straighten the chopsticks.
Seeing her distracted, Li frowned, and a not shallow wrinkle appeared in the center of her eyebrows.
"Xiang'er, we have our help in the store, if you are really busy, you can also close the store and rest for a few days, don't exhaust yourself."
Since she woke up from a serious illness, Li has not seen her really rest much, and she has worked harder in her career than many men.
Knowing that this was Li's care, Tong Xiang showed a comforting smile and said softly: "Mother, I will have a good rest." ”
Hearing her assurance, Li Shi was not relieved, but filled a bowl full of chicken soup and put it in front of her.
Tong Xiang obediently drank the soup, and Li's eyebrows relaxed.
In the afternoon, Tong Xiang closed the shop early, pulled Chu Xiao into the house, and discussed with him the evening's actions.
The walls of Rende Hall are too high, and she has not yet reached the point where she can climb over them casually, so she must rely on Chu Xiao's light skills.
Regarding this, Chu Xiao naturally has no objection.
So, at midnight, the two changed into casual clothes and secretly went out.
The main store is still not far from here, but with Chu Xiao's light skills, he traveled all the way, and arrived at the door of the store before the hour passed.
The two hid around the corner to find out what was going on.
At the door, two shopkeepers yawned, their heads were dangling, and they were in a half-asleep state.
There was no one around, and the lanterns in front of the store swayed in the evening breeze, and the faint light was reflected on the smooth stone slabs, which looked a little weird.
Tong Xiang quietly took out a few silver thorns from his sleeve and threw them at the two guys.