Chapter 9 Searching for Others
In the middle of spring, the weather warms up, and the number of traveling merchants who go to Beijing to do business begins to increase, and the Laiyi Inn is overcrowded every day.
Lu Tong didn't continue to borrow medicinal materials from the back kitchen of the inn.
First, after the number of guests in the hotel increased, there were three religions and nine streams, and she was a young girl, and it was dangerous to walk around the inn late at night. Second, if you go to borrow the kitchen every day, no matter how good the shopkeeper is, even if he doesn't say it, I'm afraid that he will be dissatisfied in his heart.
Fortunately, the silver money used to sell Puhuang charcoal can last for half a month longer, so that it will not reach the point of exhaustion.
Yinzheng lay on the table, boredly writing on the table with his fingers dipped in tea.
Her handwriting is very beautiful, elegant and beautiful, and it is a beautiful hairpin. Lu Tong couldn't help but take a few more looks.
Yin Zheng saw Lu Tong's gaze, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly wiped the water marks on the table with his sleeve, and said, "Girl, I ......"
"It's beautiful." Lu Tong said softly.
Yinzheng's face turned red: "Originally, in the building, the girls had to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." The slave family didn't learn well, but the writing could barely read, but ......" she didn't continue.
Lu Tong knew in his heart that the guests who went to the flower building to seek pleasure could spend a lot of money for a pipa, and they could offer hundreds of pearls to fight with the Qing Qi chessboard, but they might not be willing to pay the silver to watch the girl write.
The great Confucian celebrities are worth a thousand words, and the prostitute's pen and ink are worthless. Three, six, nine, etc., rich and poor, people have long clearly distinguished them.
Yinzheng likes to write very much, so when Lu Tong asked her to write on the white oiled paper wrapped in medicinal tea, she always wrote very seriously. She asked Lu Tong: "But girl, why do you write on those white pieces of paper that contain medicinal tea?" ”
Lu Tong thought for a while: "When you and I entered Beijing, there were tea houses and tea stalls everywhere on the streets. Shengjing people love to eat tea. ”
Silver Kite nodded.
"And no matter how small the tea stall is, there are always flowers inserted, the refreshments are exquisite, and there are also Confucian poetry papers, which can be seen to be elegant."
Yin Zheng thought thoughtfully: "That's why the girl makes medicinal tea." ”
Lu Tong smiled faintly.
She didn't make pills, she didn't make powder, she made medicinal tea. He also asked Yinzheng to write poems on the paper wrapped in medicinal tea, which is not only to emphasize etiquette and elegance, but also to do a better job, and there will always be people who are willing to give it a try.
As long as someone is willing to give it a try, the rest will be much easier.
Yin Zheng was ignorant and understood, but he was still a little worried, and sighed: "I don't know when someone will come to us to buy medicinal tea." ”
Lu Tong looked out the window.
At the tavern opposite, the wine flags were swept by the wind, the poplars wore through the house, and the swallows were low. In the crowd of people coming and going, I don't know which one will come to the door.
She withdrew her gaze, the corners of her lips curled into a very soft smile.
"It's coming."
……
Yin Zheng was worried that the medicinal tea sent by Lu Tong would not get a response, and on the other hand, in the Renxin Medical Hall, Du Changqing, the young owner, was not easy.
In front of the long cabinet, there is only a thin book in the account book, and this thin book, from the end of the year to the present, has only written a few pages - the entry is really pitiful.
Du Changqing carried the account book and looked at it over and over, looked at it, and let out a heavy sigh from his throat: "It's over!" ”
Ah Cheng is not surprised, the owner has to calculate how long it is until the day of closure every month. From the death of the old man to the present, the countdown day is getting closer and closer, and it is estimated that there will be another month, and there is no need to count it.
Du Changqing was also a little worried.
There is no doctor in Renxin Medical Hall now, in order to save money, he even sent away the guy who grabbed the medicine, leaving only Ah Cheng and himself. However, it is not realistic to rely on a few old customers to maintain business, not to mention that people go to tea and cool, after the death of Mr. Du, he returned to his original form, and as the family property became thinner and thinner, those fox friends and dog friends in the past no longer bought it. No longer hold and paste it to make friends.
The world looks at the cold and warm, and the human face is high and low. Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, nothing more than that.
He sighed for a long time, and Ah Cheng, who was wiping the table, paused, looked at the door and said, "Hu Yuanwai? ”
Du Changqing was stunned, raised his eyes, and sure enough, he saw the Hu family's carriage parked outside, and Hu Yuanwai hurriedly got out of the carriage and was walking towards the store.
Hu Yuanwai only came once five or six days ago, and according to the time, he shouldn't have come here at this time.
He was suspicious in his heart, but an affectionate smile appeared on his face, and he only shouted: "Uncle, why are you here all of a sudden?" ”
Hu Yuanwai walked into the pharmacy in three or two steps, his eyes wandered around the pharmacy, and he only said: "Medicinal tea ......"
Du Changqing was confused: "What medicinal tea?" ”
"You...... A few days ago...... In the spring gift of the bag for me...... That envelope of medicine, medicine, medicinal tea! "Hu Yuanwai stuttered when he was in a hurry, and he committed it again.
When Du Changqing heard this, he "chuckled" in his heart, and immediately thought that something was wrong with the medicinal tea? Originally, the most taboo thing in the pharmacy was unknown, and it was the first time he had seen that woman, and Puhuang charcoal of three coins and silver was rare, and she also gave herself two heads, there must be a plot.
He shouldn't be greedy and seal the medicinal tea to Hu Yuanwai!
But...... He and Ah Cheng also drank the remaining other packet of medicinal tea for a few days, and there were no problems. Could it be that only one pack is poisonous? Phew, if I knew this, it would be better for him and Ah Cheng to drink this poisonous packet. If you really want to eat someone to death, you can't afford to sell this medical hall for him!
Thinking like this in his heart, Du Changqing said: "Uncle, in fact, the medicinal tea was made by someone else, and the person sent the medicinal tea and ran away, and we were also ......."
“…… That medicinal tea is so good! ”
Du Changqing choked up when he reached his mouth.
Hu Yuanwai took a sip of the water handed by Ah Cheng, and spoke fluently: "I drank it for five days, and my nose has gotten better a lot!" It's no problem to go to the embankment! Hu Yuanwai was very excited, "Changqing, your medicinal tea is very good, and it has alleviated my old illness for many years!" ”
Du Changqing was stunned on the spot.
Hu Yuanwai held his hand, and his eyes were full of true love when he looked at him for the first time: "I know that your child is used to filial piety, but how can the old man take advantage of one of your juniors?" Here are twenty taels of silver," he took out two silver ingots from his arms and stuffed them into Du Changqing's hands, "The old man has to buy five more packs." ”
Ah Cheng stood behind Du Changqing, looking at the scene in front of him and was dumbfounded.
Hu Yuanwai saw that Du Changqing didn't speak, and said again: "By the way, what did you just say, the person who delivered the medicinal tea ran away, and he couldn't find anyone?" Is there any such medicinal tea? ”
Du Changqing came back to his senses with a spirit: "Yes! And also! ”
His mind spun quickly, and he immediately smiled and said, "Of course there is." The man who sold medicinal tea had a strange and noble personality, and he was going to leave, but he fell in love with me. She and I have become good friends, and she has promised to supply medicinal tea to Renxin Medical Center in the future. He said, "Uncle, you really came to our hospital at the right time." In the whole of Shengjing, we have this medicinal tea in the Renxin Medical Center. You drink water and rest for a while, she doesn't live here, it will take some time to deliver the medicinal tea, you wait. ”
Du Changqing said as he put the silver ingot into his sleeve, and dragged Ah Cheng into the inner room.
The tip of his forehead and nose were sweating, and he hurriedly spoke: "Do you remember which inn those two said they lived in?" ”
Ah Cheng was at a loss.
Du Changqing was anxious.
At that time, he didn't take those two people to heart, and now that he was about to find someone, he naturally couldn't remember the address that the other party said at that time.
"Laiqi Inn?"
Ah Cheng shook his head.
"Fortune Inn?"
Ah Cheng waved his hand again and again.
Du Changqing grabbed his hair irritably, feeling regret for the first time in his life.
"Tsk," he said anxiously and angrily, "what the hell is an inn called!" ”