Let's go back to the inn first, and think about how to get this thousand taels of silver for medicinal materials.

Zhao Chuan made up his mind, raised his feet and was about to leave the door of the pharmacy.

At this time, Wang Decai, the shopkeeper of the pharmacy, was sending the two guests out, and he hurriedly greeted Zhao Chuan at a glance.

"Oh, come on! I was trying to find you! Wang Decai was very happy to see Zhao Chuan.

Wang Decai and Zhao Chuan said hello, and hurriedly said to the two guests that this is my big customer, I happened to meet him, come in and sit down and chat.

When the two guests heard this, they hurriedly bowed their hands and said kind words.

The two guests were short, lean, and dark-faced, and obviously not locals, but in their thirties.

Wang Decai whispered in Zhao Chuan's ear, saying that it was a coincidence today, saying that these two were medicinal herb merchants from the South China Sea, who he knew when he was running a business in the south before, and they were all high-grade and excellent medicinal materials.

Zhao Chuan was pulled into the store by Wang Decai, and after sitting down in the hospitality area, Zhao Chuan found that there was still a guest sitting in the innermost side.

This is a man who looks like he is fifty years old, and it stands to reason that a person of this age should be considered an old man, but this person is very energetic, and his eyes are not very similar to those of this age.

Wang Decai introduced to Zhao Chuan that this was his benevolent friend, and when he came to chat, the old man actually stood up and hugged his fists in a martial arts salute.

The old man didn't seem to want to stay longer, and when he saw someone coming in again, he wanted to leave, but Wang Decai whispered to comfort him.

Zhao Chuan was extremely deaf and clear-sighted because he had just recovered his spiritual energy cultivation, and he heard Wang Decai whispering, "Don't worry, don't worry, the letter can't be lost, don't worry about it, I'll find it for you." Then he forced the old man to sit down on a chair.

After sitting down, Wang Decai called the insiders to come out and make tea.

Wang Decai's insider agreed, and after a while, he generously came out to bring a few cups of tea to the guests.

"Shopkeeper Wang, this tea, but the forgetful water of the Heartless Valley I said last time?" Zhao Chuan's mood was a little complicated, and he didn't really want to come to the store when he was pulled into the store, so he deliberately didn't open which pot to mention.

"Oooh! That tea is so rare that it's long gone! Now this is the heart-piercing tea that these two guests brought from the South China Sea Island, and you just happened to open the bag and make it for you. Wang Decai said seriously.

Heart-piercing tea? How to pierce the heart? This king is rich and is talking nonsense.

Zhao Chuan secretly scolded this Wang Decai for being a flowery character, drinking tea and wanting to drink some special taste, just like stir-frying a plate of bean sprouts and wishing to be able to eat the flavor of beef.

Seeing Zhao Chuan pouting, one of the two southern pharmacists smiled slightly, saying that this tea is called Piercing Heart Tea for a reason.

The older of the two guests said that this heart-piercing tea has a origin.

What is the origin?

The guest said that the Hu people were in rebellion, that is, the current little emperor fled south to the southwest seaside, and slept in the open all the way, eating and drinking little and suffering unspeakably.

After finally settling down on several isolated islands by the sea, the locals had to bear the food and lodging of the little emperor for temporary refuge.

It's good to live, but eating is a problem, because the southwest seaside is mostly barren mountains and islands, and does not produce fine crops such as rice grains, and the usual staple food is seafood with some fruits.

The little emperor was not used to eating seafood, he was disgusted with fishy, and he couldn't eat enough fruits, so he could only be semi-hungry all day long.

But in such a situation, the little emperor still has to drink tea.

This tea is consumed, and if you can't eat enough food, you still drink this thing, isn't it more to brush your intestines clean?

But people don't care, they say that they are used to it, they have to drink tea, and they say that they can't sleep without tea.

Of course, the royal family is exquisite, and it is said that there is morning tea in the morning, afternoon tea in the afternoon, and evening tea in the evening.

The entourage couldn't do it, so they asked the locals to find a way.

Locals say so, there is a very special tree on the local island, called the heart-piercing tree, whose leaves can be used to make tea. Because some locals usually make soup from leaves to relieve fatigue.

"So this tea is made from the leaves of this tree, called piercing tea, there are not many products, and it is still a royal tribute!" The older guest said.

Zhao Chuan nodded when he heard this, and said that there was still this allusion, so he lowered his head and tasted a small bite, and immediately had a painful expression on his face, which was simply bitter, "This, this, this is bitter and astringent, what kind of tea is this?" It's worse than Coptis chinensis! ”

The younger one laughed out loud and hurriedly said, "Don't vomit, don't vomit, swallow, swallow!" After two more sips, I feel it, really! ”

Zhao Chuan swallowed reluctantly, but felt no different.

Seeing that the two guests were looking forward to it and staring at him with serious expressions, Zhao Chuan took two more sips, and each time he swallowed it with difficulty, the expression on his face was even more painful than constipation.

In addition to bitterness is bitterness, it is nothing more than a strengthened version of Coptis chinensis, he is a doctor, his sense of smell and taste are often ordinary people, and he has now recovered his aura cultivation, and all kinds of perceptions are even more keen.

Seeing that Zhao Chuan never said anything special, the two guests were a little disappointed, and they hurriedly lowered their heads and tasted it, saying that the taste was very authentic, and the little emperor had been advocating this tea so far.

Zhao Chuan smacked his lips, he really didn't understand what was different about this tea, it was just bitter. Why did this extremely bitter tea get the favor of the little emperor, which is probably in line with his bitter escape life back then?

In order to hide the embarrassment, Zhao Chuan planned to let the two guests talk about the preparation method of this heart-piercing tea and what the heart-piercing tree was like.

"Tea trees are generally dwarf shrubs, no taller than one or two feet tall. How tall is this heart-piercing tree? Zhao Chuan asked. As a doctor, Zhao Chuan is no stranger to Chinese herbal medicine, and some tea trees can also be used in medicine.

Hearing that Zhao Chuan was still interested in this tea, the guests were very happy, although they knew about the tea tree.

As a medicinal herb merchant, it is of course a pleasure for a merchant to have someone interested in the product, even though it is only the tea that the merchant brings in.

"This kind of tea tree can grow up to ten zhang in many years!" The older guest said, speaking with some pride.

Ten feet tall? Zhao Chuan was a little surprised, such a tall tree is rare in the north, or he has never seen it at all.

"And how thick is this tree?" Zhao Chuan asked.

"It's not too thick, most of them can be hugged by one adult, and few have to be hugged by two."

"Hey, I feel it, and there is a sweet taste in my mouth. The whole body is relaxed, as if the pores are opening, and there is a feeling after taking a bath...... What is the usual price of this tea? Zhao Chuan smacked his lips, savoring.

The two guests were overjoyed when they heard this, and saw Zhao Chuan asking for a price.

"Let's talk about the shape and leaves of this tree, and then talk about how to make tea." Zhao Chuan seems to have become interested in this tea.

The older guest said that the tree had a peculiar appearance, with only one trunk and no side branches.

"Only one trunk, no branches? Isn't this just a flagpole? Where do the leaves grow? Zhao Chuan shook his head again and again when he heard this, his expression was a little disbelieving.

"That's why I said this tree has a special appearance!" The guest laughed and said that the absence of side branches did not affect the tree's long leaves, which were directly on the main trunk.

"Isn't this a palm tree?" Zhao Chuan didn't think so, he had seen palm trees, and there were a few cultivated in the back garden of Zhao's mansion at the beginning.

"No, no, no, there are many kinds of trees that only have no side branches on the main trunk, and in addition to the palm trees you mentioned, there are also coconut trees, plantain trees, banana trees, and so on, and there are many of them, but the leaves of these trees are so big that they can be spread on the bed to sleep. And the leaves of the piercing tea tree I am talking about are needle-shaped, thinner than a little finger, and one or two feet long. ”

It's really unusual! Zhao Chuan closed his eyes after hearing this, and sketched the appearance of this tree in his mind, which was very interesting.

A bright trunk was tall and straight, and the body of the tree was covered with needle-like thorns, like a hedgehog.

"The leaves are like the leaves of a pine tree, and they shouldn't grow in the south. Shouldn't the hot and humid islands of the southern sea be just trees with broad leaves? Zhao Chuan asked.

The guests shook their heads and said that they couldn't tell me, but they only knew that it was said that this tree had been there for a long time according to the old generations, and that it was planted by foreign immortals.

"It seems that there were gods on the island?" Zhao Chuan smiled, "Then how do you make tea with such leaves?" ”

The older guest said that he would cut off the leaf, take out the meat and dry it, and cut it into small pieces. It's just that the outer skin of this leaf is very hard, as strong as copper and iron, so the locals call it the iron bark tree.

Because only the leaves and the heart of the tree were soft, the royal family later gave it the name of the heart tree.

Because the skin of the leaves is very hard, as strong as copper and iron, it is very laborious to cut the leaves, and a person can not take off a few a day, and often breaks a lot of axes, so the price of making tea is not low, usually a pound is sold for at least ten taels of silver,

Good stuff.

Zhao Chuan smiled and said that if there is a chance, he must go to the island to see this kind of tree.

After talking about the tea tree, Wang Decai saw that the time was almost up, so he said to Zhao Chuan that he had something to discuss with you, and listen to me.

Wang Decai said that because I used to go to the south to buy medicinal materials, I had a lot of dealings with them, and the relationship was also very good. It's just that after my father's death recently, I only stayed in the store, and I had less contact with them, the southern medicine merchants. So these businessmen came to find you, and today they happened to meet you again.

Zhao Chuan raised his hand and saluted, "Fortunately, I will be lucky!" ”

Merchants from the south returned the favor.

Wang Decai continued, when this guest was chatting with me, he learned that you, the buyer, bought all the high-grade and precious medicinal materials, and the price was very satisfying. The first transaction I made with you for the first time was worth more than 1,000 taels, and you didn't even frown, and even gave me a tip. Alas, it's so refreshing to do business with you.

Wang Decai Luoli praised a lot of nice words, and Zhao Chuan scolded again and again in his heart: Your uncle, what is neat and neat, what is refreshing, if it weren't for the fact that I wanted to use medicinal materials to make alchemy and urgently need to restore my martial arts cultivation, who would be so stupid to fill the wolf with a big tail and slaughtered by you?

"Therefore, this merchant from the south also wants to make friends with you when he hears it. No, the medicinal materials you want, originally I said that it would take three days to prepare them for you, but now I don't need them, it's a coincidence, because this guest has them in his hands, and I can prepare them for you today! When the guest returns to Jiangzhou Wharf to pick up the goods, we can deliver the goods in advance in the afternoon! ”

Wang Decai couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and his eyebrows fluttered.

The two southern merchants said yes, yes, they just went out of the store to pick up the goods for you, and when the shopkeeper saw you, he pulled you in to drink tea and chatted until now......

Zhao Chuan secretly complained when he heard this, because his martial arts cultivation had suddenly recovered, and he no longer needed these alchemy medicinal materials, and he had thought about finding some excuse to return the goods before, even if he was really bad at being a bad person and insisted on returning the goods, he couldn't return it now, because the goods had already arrived.

However, I didn't really want to return the goods, and the transaction was about integrity and the spirit of contract. The goods are coming, they are coming, the deposit has been given, and there are still 1,000 taels of silver left, so I will think of a way to make it up to others in advance.

Alas, it's another annoyance. Zhao Chuan sighed in his heart.

Zhao Chuan was unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he turned his head to look around at the pharmacy and said some gossip about how the pharmacy was well organized.

Wang Decai was naturally happy, and Ying He said humble.

Zhao Chuan suddenly saw Xiao Er of the inn standing not far from the door of the store, and he was raising his hand to him, wanting to call him out.