Nian Nian and Zhu Mei were let to the back hall, when passing through the semi-open rooms, Nian Nian looked over curiously, and the old man on the side saw it with sharp eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that this girl is very interested in practicing medicine, otherwise she would not know such precious medicinal materials." At such a young age, he is so talented, and he really can't compare to the kind of handyman in my shop. “

Every year, a pair of eyes are bent into a crescent moon shape at this moment, and the water eyes are clear and reflective. She is a child after all, and the joy in her heart when she hears other people's praise immediately appears on her face. She took Zhu Mei's arm and said with a smile: "I don't know anything about practicing medicine and medicine, and my sister found that Mu Lingzhi." Zhu Mei couldn't say anything else, she just smiled and glanced at her every year.

A hint of surprise appeared in the old man's cloudy eyes, and then quickly disappeared, and then changed to a gentle and polite smile. There was nothing in Zhu Mei and Nian Nian's hearts, but the old man was a personal essence, and he showed from these words that the two of them didn't know much about medical skills, and they didn't know much about the preciousness of the wood lingzhi, let alone its value.

The old man invited the two of them to a small room with neat and thoughtful decoration, and poured tea himself. As soon as everyone sat down, the old man opened his mouth: "Eh, I don't know, this girl, can you let me take a look at this Mu Lingzhi again?" When he said Mu Lingzhi, the light that suddenly appeared in his eyes was too strong, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth was also a little exaggerated, making his originally kind and steady face slightly distorted. This made Zhu Mei couldn't help but frown.

Nian Nian didn't find it, so he took out the previous wood lingzhi from his cuff and handed it over, and the old man held it in his hand for a while, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something, frowning and asking Nian Nian:

"I wonder where the two girls found this wood lingzhi?"

"Barren mountains on the outskirts of the city, why doesn't anyone go there to collect medicine?"

An inexplicable surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, and he was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect such a treasure to grow so close to the imperial capital. But he quickly calmed down, and there was a slight hesitation in his tone: "This is indeed Mu Lingzhi, but there is one thing that my helper in the store is not wrong. In order for the wood reishi to not wither within an hour and not lose its medicinal effect, it is usually necessary to remove the part it is attached to if it wants to move. But," the old man looked at the two of them, "It will take an hour and a half from the barren mountain to this imperial capital, but what special method is there in the hands of the two girls to ensure the freshness of this wood lingzhi?"

"Of course, this is a private matter of the two girls, and it is more likely to be a secret method. The old man is just curious, if it is inconvenient for the two of them to talk in detail, it is right to assume that the old man has not asked, and please don't care about it. The old man suddenly smiled a little ashamedly, stroked his beard and sighed softly, "I am a doctor, and I often went up to the mountains to collect medicine in my early years. If you can let the old decay know this method of preservation, maybe you can use this wood lingzhi to treat more people in the future. “

After he said this, he suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly, "Oh, the old man is just distracted, just talking nonsense, the two girls should not have heard." “

Zhu Mei thought about it in her heart, and vaguely guessed that it was because the spiritual power in the spirit body was abundant every year, and the wood lingzhi must need nutrients all the time to carry nutrients to move, and after approaching Nian Nian, she could absorb the unique spiritual charm of Nian Nian, so she naturally didn't need those complicated methods. But this matter is about Nian Nian's identity, and she still clearly remembers that Chen Yin once told her not to expose the particularity of Nian Nian's physique, so she didn't plan to say it at the moment. Who knew that before he spoke, he was stronger every year.

"Actually, there is no secret method. “

The old man first saw Zhu Mei hesitate, and then heard this, and hurriedly pricked up his ears to listen, and a touch of greed in his eyes beat faintly.

Nian Nian shrugged his shoulders and waved his hand indifferently. "I didn't know about your complicated preservation methods, I just picked them and brought them here, and as for them withering halfway, we didn't even think about it, maybe you were too nervous. “

The old man was stunned for a moment, and doubts and a look of gloom flashed in his eyes. But he quickly suppressed it, and asked, "I don't know how many wood lingzhi the two girls picked, and where did they pick the wood?"

"There are five in total, three of which are picked at the base of the tree and two are on the lower trunk. Zhu Mei looked at Nian Nian, "My sister and I can't reach it at a high place." "Is there only roots and trunks?" the old man repeated in a low voice, his tone slightly disappointed, and he hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "The higher this wood lingzhi grows, the higher its value. Therefore, although it is a rare thing, these flowers of the girl ····· But it's not necessarily valuable. The old man stroked his beard and said incomprehensibly.

Nian Nian asked him a little nervously: "How much silver can it be sold?"

The old man sighed, "Alas, although it is not particularly valuable, but you seem to need this silver urgently, so the old man will not take advantage of you, so let's do it, three hundred taels of silver, it is not convenient for you girls to carry it, I will exchange it for a silver ticket for you?"

Nian Nian and Zhu Mei couldn't believe it after hearing three hundred taels. Three hundred taels was too much to exceed their expectations. Zhu Mei's expression still looks cold, but anyone can see that there is joy in a pair of beautiful eyes every year. "Thank you, old man!" Nian Nian touched the three hundred taels of silver tickets, carefully put them in his pocket, and at the same time took out the five wood lingzhi from his body.

After the wood Lingzhi landed, it really shrank slightly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it had obviously begun to enter the timekeeping of an hour, if it was an hour later, I am afraid it would only wither.

The old man smiled lovingly, and there was indeed a deep inquiry in the depths of his eyes. He got up and ordered someone to deal with the five wood lingzhi immediately according to a special method, and after half a pillar of incense, he walked back with a smile and asked Zhu Mei: "Girl, you just said that the two of you only picked the wood lingzhi on the roots and trunks of the trees at the low places, could it be that there are still high places?"

Zhu Mei shook her head, "I don't know. "Can that girl tell you the details of where you found Mu Lingzhi in Yu Lao, so that my old bones can also go to see and understand for a long time." “

Zhu Mei shook her head again, "We also walked to that place by accident, and we don't know the exact direction. "Hey, didn't the old man say that he had picked this wood lingzhi by accident once? "If you have seen the spiritual charm of the mountains and valleys, you won't say that, you think silently in your heart every year.

The old man smiled awkwardly and immediately diverted the topic. Seeing that he didn't ask anything, he wiped a touch of cruelty in his heart, and smiled coldly in his heart: I must not let these two girls go easily, or force them to take me to that place, with my experience, I will definitely find a better Mu Lingzhi. However, if they insist on not saying it, hehe, then they can only keep the three hundred taels.

Seeing that the two were about to get up and say goodbye, he was about to find a reason to keep them. The guy in the front hall suddenly ran in in a panic, panting and said, "Master, Master, the housekeeper from the Mansion of the Marquis of Qi came in person, saying that he was looking for you for something important." “

Hearing this, the old man hurriedly got up, stepped forward and lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know what is going on?"

The guy became clever at this time, and also lowered his voice and said: "It seems that something happened to the Marquis Qi's mansion, and it is said to be haunted! “

The old man frowned on the spot, the corners of his eyes suddenly skimmed Nian Nian, and a strange feeling came to his heart, so that he couldn't help but walk over, and said to Nian Nian and Zhu Mei: "Two girls, the two of you can leave at this moment, but the old man suddenly encountered a trouble. The housekeeper of the Qihou Mansion said that the mansion has been very angry recently, and several ladies have fallen ill, and the old man thinks that maybe the medicinal properties of the wood lingzhi are very helpful for this disease. But Qihou Mansion is far away from here, and the old man is worried that this wood lingzhi will lose its medicinal properties and delay saving people, so can you trouble the two girls to go together and keep this wood lingzhi for me along the way?"

As soon as the two of them heard it, they readily agreed, and most of the time they agreed every year because they could go to a new place to play, and it sounded like this Hou Mansion should be quite big. Zhu Mei said softly: "If you can save people, it doesn't hurt to use this little strength, let's go." “

The old man arched his hand gratefully, but sneered slightly in his heart. Sure enough, there is a secret method for properly keeping the wood lingzhi, and I must get it!