Second Uncle Fang stayed in Xuanzhou for three days, and then went out with Second Uncle Lin to Jingzhou and Suizhou, and Father Lin stayed at home to preside over the overall situation.

Mrs. Fang and her daughter had endless words every day, and Mr. Fang went to Xuanzhou Yamen to receive an errand for giving porridge at the city gate, and he was not idle every day. Lin Ruyu helped her father for half a day, followed Guo Shenquan to study medicine for half a day, and her daily schedule was full.

Even so, the thoughts are still with me, thinking about Shen Ge, and I am about to become sick.

Lovesickness.

It can't go on like this, Lin Ruyu frowned, lifted her spirits and continued to deal with business.

Lin Sheng, the chief shopkeeper of the herb shop, saw the girl staring at the account book and frowned, thinking that she was dissatisfied with the price of medicine recorded in the account book, so he explained, "Girl, Sanqi and Chonglou are both commonly used medicinal materials for treating external injuries, so the price has tripled. If it weren't for the fact that we have cooperated with these medicinal fields for many years, we would not have been able to get this price."

In extraordinary times, price fluctuations are normal. Lin Ruyu asked about the situation of the purchase channel, and asked about the growth of medicinal materials in the mountains and forests where he planted medicinal herbs, praised Lin Sheng with satisfaction, and handed him a medicine list, "Uncle Sheng sent someone to take out these medicinal materials by the number of catties, and I will bring them back to Qingyi Lane later."

"Yes." With the girl's approval, Lin Sheng took the medicine list with both hands and retreated briskly. The shopkeepers and stewards of the Lin family all know in their hearts that Lin Ruyu's status in the Lin family is now second only to the head of the family and the housemother, and being recognized by Lin Ruyu is equivalent to sitting firmly in the current position.

After Lin Sheng withdrew, Lin Ruyu glanced at Yunjuan standing behind him, Yunjuan understood, and went out to boil water and make tea for the girl, but in fact, he was putting bait fishing.

A handsome young man with a white face in the pharmacy came to Yun Juan's side to offer his courtesy, "Sister Yun Juan is going to make tea for the girl? We have hot water in the pharmacy, so we don't need to boil it fresh."

Yunjuan lit the paper ball with a fire fold, threw it into the stove and lit the dry firewood, and then said, "This is the plum blossom snow water I brought from home."

Sure enough, it is a big family, and they are so particular about eating tea. The young man's eyes flashed with envy, he squatted next to Yunjuan with his knees hugged, pretended to casually glance at a few paper balls next to him, and when he saw the words written on them, his fingers couldn't help but move, "Sister Yunjuan, can I help you light the fire?"

"No, I don't." Yunjuan refused. Xuanzhou City seems to be peaceful, but in fact, there are dark waves. In the past half a month, the girl has encountered one poisoning and two ambushes. For fear of disturbing the pregnant lady, the girl asked them to keep their mouths shut, Yunjuan, as the big girl next to the girl, of course she had to be careful in everything, even if it was fishing, the bait had to be sufficient.

Therefore, when this young man came over to offer his courtesy, Yun Juan was extremely cautious, "You are a fellow in the herb shop? How come I haven't seen you before?"

"My surname is Luan, Xingjiu, I've been working in this shop for more than a year, Sister Yunjuan followed the girl four times last month, and each time I stood behind the stewards, the autumn fragrance dress that my sister wore last time was green lotus last time."

This young man's eyes were affectionate and a little shy, he counted with his fingers what kind of dress Yunjuan was wearing every time he came, his white and tender little face flushed, he secretly glanced at Yunjuan, stared at the firewood for a long time, and then couldn't help but raise his eyes and quickly glanced at Yunjuan. ap.

What's wrong? With your virtue, you still dare to make a beauty trick for this girl? Yun Juan rolled his eyes secretly, and couldn't help but want to pick up the burning stick and whip him up. Just like this, you dare to show off in front of your aunt and grandmother!

"Yunjuan, is the water boiled?" The sound of strings rang out inside the door.

"It's going to be right away." Yun Juan answered, threw the two paper balls into the fire, and turned his head to take two thin sticks of firewood. In the blink of an eye, the young man grabbed the rest of the paper balls and threw them into the fire, but in fact they hid them in his sleeves.

Yun Juan pretended not to see anything, stuffed the fine wood into the hearth, and when the water in the iron kettle boiled, he lifted it into the room. The young man packed up the firewood and piled it up by the wall, then got up and withdrew with his cuffs in his hands.

By the window in the room, Lin Ruyu and Yunjuan saw this scene clearly. Lin Ruyu asked in a low voice, "Who is this person?"

Yun Juan said in a low voice, "His name is Luan Jiu, and he is the nephew of Liu Hu, the manager of the front hall of the medicinal herb store, and he only came to the medicinal herb store to work at the beginning of this year. Miss Liuhu

Remember? It's the short, fat and short-bearded person in charge of the four rows of medicine cabinets in the front hall by the left window."

The Lin family's business is big, and there are dozens or hundreds of people in charge and stewards in Xuanzhou City, although not everyone of Lin Ruyu can be named, but when Yun Juan said this, she can also remember who that person is, "Let Lin Feng keep an eye on Luan Jiu, see who he is connected with Liu Hu and check carefully."

Since Zhu Taishou used poison Qirihong to control the two brothers Zheng Yonggui and Zheng Yongfu in Hezhou, Lin Ruyu encountered an ambush twice in Xuanzhou City, and the medicinal materials sent to Qingyi Lane by the medicinal herb store were robbed twice, and the meeting hall in the medicinal herb store was also turned over. Obviously, Zheng Yonggui found out that the source of the poison was the Lin family, so he would attack the Lin family.

After Lin Ruyu discussed with his father, he decided on this strategy, and this time he must find out the dark line of Zheng Yonggui in Xuanzhou City.

After the strings went out, Lin Ruyu closed the account book and joked to Yunjuan, "That Luan Jiu doesn't look bad, when he smiled at you just now, you weren't moved at all?"

Yun Juan immediately said, "Don't be moved, the slave just wants to smoke him."

Lin Ruyu is working hard to learn kung fu every morning and evening, and the maids around her follow suit. After persevering for more than a year, Lin Ruyu obviously felt that her two big maids, Yunjuan and Yuying, were much more violent than before.

For example, Yunjuan, when he followed his second uncle to Qi County by boat to pick him up in the flood more than a year ago, he was still a weak little girl, and when he crossed the first line of the gorge, he was so frightened that his legs were weak.

Lin Ruyu felt that this was very good, and said with a smile, "Okay, wait for the stolen goods to be obtained, let you whip him first, and then send him to the yamen."

"Thank you, girl." Yun Juan turned his wrist, "That kid has a flamboyant tongue, and I don't know how many little girls he has deceived with one face, and the slave and maid will be treated as a victim of harm for the people this time."

After Lin Sheng loaded the medicinal materials on the medicine list into the carriage, Lin Ruyu took the maids and the nurses to immediately take the medicinal materials and returned to Qingyi Lane. After they left, the young man Luan Jiu continued to have a stomachache, ran to the thatched house to flatten the three paper balls stuffed in his sleeve pockets, and then folded them neatly and stuffed them into the hidden pocket at the hem of his robe before returning to the front hall.

Seeing that his nephew was back, Liu Hu asked in a low voice, "Is your stomach better?"

"It's still a little uncomfortable, but I can hold it." Luan Jiu was very well-behaved in front of Liu Hu.

Liu Hu saw that his nephew's face was fine, so he said in a low voice, "Then stand on the edge of the shelves and stare at the sale, don't let the chief steward find fault and deduct your wages, your mother is still waiting for you to take the money back to buy rice."

In the war-torn years, it was not easy to find a job that paid the full monthly salary. Liu Hu sent a lot of things to the chief steward, and only then did he bring his nephew into the Lin family's medicinal herb shop.

Luan Jiu nodded obediently, "I must do a good job and not embarrass my uncle."