"I don't dare to hide it from adults, in recent months, there are many county Chinese medicine shop shopkeepers who come to the countryside to collect medicines, and the prices are as high as those of the merchants, and the villagers like to sell medicinal materials to the medicine shops."

Li Cuntou said with a wry smile: "Moreover, the pharmacy has been operating in the county for many years, and it has been sold for one year and the next year. ”

"I know, the villagers always trust the neighbors, and the county Chinese medicine shop is not only your neighbor, but also the boss at the top." Ruan Wuzheng suddenly realized: "It seems that the high-quality medicinal materials have been taken away first. ”

"Yes, sir."

Li Cuntou breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes rolled: "There are no good medicinal materials in the dozen or so villages and towns around the county seat, and I want to collect them and run farther away." ”

"It's all to blame Xiaomin for not making it clear before, Xiaomin should die, Xiaomin should die....."

He slapped himself hard a few times.

"Alright."

Ruan Wuzheng interrupted his movements, looked at him with his eyes, and said very playfully: "It's also that I didn't make it clear, which makes it difficult for him to do it now." ”

"How many medicinal herbs are loaded, and when they are available, they will be transported to the county, and each person will be paid ten copper plates. Remember, keep an eye on me, I don't want anyone else to collect medicine in the village. ”

Li Cuntou bowed again and again: "Xiaomin knows, Xiaomin knows." ”

"Take me to the next village."

Ruan Wuzheng said coldly, his tone was not as polite as before, and fine sweat was already breaking out on Li Cuntou's face.

Evening.

A servant straddled his horse, fell two steps behind Shangguan unhurriedly, and said quite unhappily: "Lord Ruan, those grass people dare to deliberately bully, according to me, they should cut a few tongues on the spot, and the family will no longer dare to hide medicinal herbs." ”

"The villagers are ignorant, and they know what to do." Ruan Wuzheng was riding a horse in front, looking at the mountains with his eyes: "Kill one person, and there will be one less medicine next year." ”

"The people are the strength, if they can stay, they will stay, and if they keep more people, they will save more strength."

The official listened with great admiration, and arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency! ”

Following.

Zhang Mao, a disciple of Hechuntang, came to Woniugang with a few people, and when he saw that the villagers were drying medicine, he called the village head with a smile: "Lao Li, how much medicine has been collected in the village recently?" ”

"Thanks to the shopkeeper of Yao, the villagers have practiced a few tricks, and their kung fu of collecting medicine is much stronger." Li Cuntou's face was proud, and he said flatteringly: "I picked a lot of yellow essence and mountain ginseng." ”

"It's all at home."

"Oh?"

"Even yellow essence and mountain ginseng are available!" Zhang Mao was very surprised: "Isn't the yellow essence in this mountain field all hollowed out?" ”

"Steward Zhang laughed, the vast mountains stretch for thousands of miles, where are the medicinal materials mined?" Li Cuntou said with a smile: "The villagers have practiced a few tricks, and they have strength in their hands and feet, and they can climb a few more mountains." ”

"The yellow essence planted in the periphery, the mountain ginseng has not grown well, and now it is all wild ginseng that goes to the mountains to pick."

"Good, good." Zhang Mao was greatly surprised, and nodded again and again: "I have received all the goods, and the price is two points higher than before, so it is in vain that I will pass on the medicine collection in the hall to you." ”

"The people of Woniu Village will always remember the kindness of Steward Zhang." Li Cuntou knelt down on his knees and said with a grateful face: "With Steward Zhang, there will be a good life in Woniu Village." ”

"Little things, little things."

Zhang Mao hurriedly helped Li Cuntou up and said loudly: "If there is a talent in the village, you must remember to inform me, I will definitely recommend him to be a disciple in Hechun Hall." ”

"Thank you, thank you."

Li Cuntou's eyes were filled with tears.

The common people are accustomed to groveling and bowing their heads all their lives, but they also know in their hearts who is good to them and who is bad to them, and they naturally have to leave good things to their own people.

Zhang Mao also received a batch of high-quality medicinal materials in various villages.

A week later.

Facing the fast catcher sent by the yamen, Li Cuntou said with a wry smile: "My lord, last week, the manager of the pharmacy in the county came to collect the medicine again, and the medicine pickers in each village felt that the medicinal materials were in demand, and they couldn't sell them without adding a little." ”

"Bastard, I think you're looking for death!" Quickly kicked the village head in front of him, pulled out the saber on his waist, and scolded loudly: "Lord Ruan came to collect your medicine, which is one percent higher than the market price, which is already a blessing from heaven." ”

"You still dare to kick your nose in the face and continue to raise prices, are you looking for death?"

Several young people hurriedly helped the village head up, staring at the catcher with hatred on their faces.

"My lord, the market price has risen and fallen, and medicinal materials have been in short supply recently, even if you don't want to raise the price, even if you kill me, the villagers won't sell it." Li Cuntou didn't have time to wipe the dust on his face, so he got up again, propped himself up and said.

The common people have their own wisdom in survival, and the kindness that should be repaid will be repaid, and the benefits that should be earned will not be forgotten.

"Good, good."

Catch Kuai sneered again and again, his eyes were full of ruthlessness, Shangguan sent him down to collect medicine for the first time, if he went back and said that the price of medicinal materials had risen, what would Shangguan think of him?

You must know that this is Shangguan's private matter, and doing a good job for Shangguan is much more important than doing a good job.

"Old fellow, I really don't dare to kill you?" Catch quickly took two steps forward with a knife, and the blade was less than three inches away from Li Cuntou's chest.

Li Cuntou clenched his teeth, pleaded with a pleading face, and said with a crying voice: "My lord, every year three or five people die in the village because of the collection of medicines, and if you kill me, it will be nothing more than one more death, but if the price of medicinal materials does not rise, the villagers will not sell them." ”

"Damn it!"

Hearing this, Catch Kuai's face showed anger, and he slashed the village head on the ground with a knife, and with the blood soaring, Li Cuntou screamed and fell to the ground.

Several young people next to him were furious, stepped forward and stood in front of the village, shouting loudly: "The official is forced to buy and sell, there is no court in his eyes, and there is no royal law!" ”

"I think it's ridiculous when you say Wang Fa!" Catching Kuai, as a martial artist of the world after tomorrow, is already in the product, although the knife technique is not sharp, but it is also a bit domineering, and he does not regard the mountain village man as an opponent at all, and he will kill the two of them between flips. In the crowd, a young man in a linen shirt took out a medicine hoe behind his waist, and used the hoe arm to open the blade, which is the "cliff turning style" in "Mountain Climbing and Medicine Collection".

I saw that after the young man blocked the catch, he bent down to help the injured village leader, with hatred in his eyes: "You can laugh at Wang Fa, and you can be cheap in the court, but the medicine we took our lives to collect can't be cheap!" ”

The two young men who were cut down fell to the ground, covering their wounds, and when they saw the young man in a sackcloth in surprise, he shouted incredulously: "Li Erniu!" ”

"Brother Erniu!"

The remaining two teenagers also pulled out the medicine hoe behind their waists and stood closely beside their brothers in the same village, if it weren't for Li Erniu's blow just now, they all forgot that sometimes even the medicine hoe can be used as a weapon.

Seeing the immature faces of the three people, the blood was strong, and he unconsciously put away his contempt, held the hilt of the knife, and threatened with words: "Ignorant children, attacking officials and obstructing official business." The Great Righteous Law, copy the house! Exile! Three thousand miles! ”