Chapter 16 The Fang Family of Baicaotang
Fifty miles east of Jinchan Mountain, there is a town formed by a cargo company, called Qingkou Town, which is the only town within a radius of 100 miles, and the surrounding villages can only go here if they want to buy salt, tung oil and other things.
Fifteen miles out of the east of Jinchan Mountain is the official road, and there are many horse thieves who come and go like the wind along the way. In the past, he didn't dare to go out alone, but now it's different from the past, after cultivating his internal strength, the average horse thief is not his opponent at all, but just in case, he still brought out the sword of Wan'an Hall.
Be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, fortunately, the road is very peaceful, and after half a day, it will turn to the official road, and from time to time you can meet the procurement teams of other villages.
After walking for an hour, a well-decorated caravan passed by, and it happened that the owner of the caravan poked his head out, but when he saw Qin Yu, he had a look of doubt on his face.
"Stop!"
"Yes, Seventh Young Master!"
The coachman got out of the car, trotted all the way to the back of the car, and diligently helped his young master down.
This person is also in his thirties, dressed in a green robe, not expensive, but very neat, this kind of dress does not look like a mountain person, Qin Yu didn't know what the other party was going to do, and stood still.
"Is the little brother going to Mussels?"
"Yes, I don't know what Childe is doing?"
"It's not important, I've long heard that there are many chivalrous warriors in Yangling, and the little brother has a sword at the waist and crotch, so he must be a young chivalrous man?"
Qin Yu was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "I'm just a wild kid in the next place, if there's nothing to do, I'll leave in the next place." ”
"Don't worry! It's boring in the car, and I'm just trying to get down for a walk, why don't you and I go together?"
The other party spoke very politely, Qin Yu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after seeing his sincere smile, the ghost envoy nodded his head almost immediately.
The two walked side by side, and the coachman had to get out of the car and walk behind them.
After a few simple conversations, Qin Yu knew the other party's name, Fang Shanqing, taking the meaning of beautiful mountains and clear waters, but also elegant.
Fang Shanqing was eloquent and quite talkative, while Qin Yu was a human being in two lives, and his experience in the city was far from being comparable to that of ordinary children, and his words hit the nail on the head, and after a few words, the other party was immediately impressed.
The more in-depth the topic, the more shocked Fang Shanqing became, this young man who looked like he was only ten years old was really extraordinary, not like a villager in the mountains at all, but like those rich children who had undergone higher education since childhood.
Qin Yu grew up in Qinhu Village since he was a child, and he has too little knowledge of the world, and he always leads the topic to this direction more or less.
"Although Dangyangling is located in a remote place, it is not a barren area, Dangyangling is mountainous, many mineral deposits, and it is said that an iron ore vein that stretches for hundreds of miles has been found in the north, and the reserves are very amazing. In addition, the fur produced here accounts for 10% of Daqin, and about half of the medicinal materials. Unfortunately, the government here is not well managed, and many places are still very poor. ”
Qin Yu thought so, he knew that there was no shortage of wealthy places in Dangyang Ridge, and Dangyang City, the largest city on the ridge, was the second largest city in Xiling Prefecture, and it was also very famous in the entire Great Qin.
"Ahem, Qin Yu Xiaoyou, I'm afraid you'll be tired all the way, why don't you please come into the car and drink a glass of water and wine?"
"I don't dare to ask for ears!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, Fang Shanqing actually took the initiative to lift the curtain for him, this move was really remarkable in the eyes of the coachman, he had never seen his young master treat anyone with such courtesy.
Qin Yu still saw the inside of the caravan for the first time, the car was very spacious, the innermost was a couch for resting, there was a desk in front of the couch, on which a few books and some tea and snacks were visited, there was a chair on the left and right sides, the space layout was very reasonable, and it did not feel crowded at all in the small space.
On the couch, a little girl was sleeping soundly, maybe she didn't sleep to death, she opened her eyes when she heard the movement, and happened to see Qin Yu walking up.
"Uncle Fang, who is this, have we arrived?"
"Qiqi, there are still thirty miles to go, you can sleep for a while! This little brother is what I met on the road, and it can be regarded as a meeting in Pingshui!"
Qiqi rubbed his eyes, he didn't feel sleepy, and stretched out his little hand and said friendly: "Hello, little brother, my name is Qiqi." ”
"Brother, Lao Tzu's real age can be your uncle!" Qin Yu pursed his lips, but still stretched out his hand in a friendly manner: "Hello little sister, my name is Qin Yu." ”
"Sister, I'm older than you!You should call me sister!" Qiqi said this very seriously.
"How do you know you must be older than me?"
"Just because I'm big!" Qiqi held his head high, not to mention, Qin Yu was born thin, and he did look only eight or nine years old, and at this age, the girl developed earlier, and Qiqi was slightly taller than him.
Qin Yu thought it was funny, this cute little girl aroused his childlike heart, deliberately glanced at her flat chest with provocative eyes, shook his head and said, "I didn't see it!"
Although Qiqi was young, he was smart and angry, and he stretched out his hand to hit Qin Yu, scolding: "**!
The powder fist smashed on Qin Yu's body, Qin Yu's face suddenly changed, and he fell down with a wail, curled up and convulsed before convulsing, his teeth clenched, and his cheeks bulged outward, which was terrifying.
Qiqi was suddenly startled, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.
The middle-aged man surnamed Fang also found that something was wrong, and hurriedly leaned down and probed Qin Yu's pulse, but his brows became more and more wrinkled.
"No...... Not me! I'm ...... I just slapped him lightly...... Just ...... in one moment," Qiqi stumbled, his voice trembling with fear.
"I know it's not you, he has a strange pulse, like a disease, like he has been poisoned by something! Anyway, it's strange, I can't see it......"
"So what should we do? Are we just going to watch him die?"
"No...... Worried, I'll ...... for a moment That's it!"
When Qin Yu said this, his teeth were clenched, and a trace of blood appeared between his teeth, and after Qiqi saw it, his sympathy was overflowing for a while, and his nose was sour.
It took him a while to regain his normalcy, but his spirit was much weaker.
"I'm sorry, I'm sick, let you see the joke. ”
"It's out of the way, do you need to rest for a while?"
"No, it's already over, and I won't come again in the next two days, thank you Fang Gongzi. ”
"Two days?does this happen every two days?" Qiqi asked, his eyes wide.
Qin Yu hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Qiqi covered her mouth and exclaimed, she could see Qin Yu's appearance before, that kind of pain was obviously unbearable for ordinary people, and the child in front of her, who didn't seem to be as old as herself, actually had to go through it once every two days...... The way she looked at Qin Yu suddenly changed.
In the following time, Qiqi was obviously much friendlier, quietly pouring tea and water for the two of them on the side, and doing some little girl's things without complaint.
"The little brother is seriously ill, but he wants to go to Qingkou Town for treatment, but as far as I know, there is no one with good medical skills in Qingkou Town, if this is the case, the little brother is afraid that he will have to run for nothing. ”
"Oh, Fang Gongzi knows a lot about Qingkou Town?"
"Hehe, Fang Mou is a businessman, the head of the Li family of Shenshui Peak, who is in charge of Qingkou Town, and he is a friend of Fang. ”
"Friend of the head of the Li family!" Qin Yu gasped, he had already found out the situation in Qingkou Town before leaving, Qingkou Town was jointly managed by three major families, namely the Tianyuan Peak Martial Family, the Shenshui Peak Li Family and the Qingyuan Lake Zheng Family, the three major families were in charge of ores, medicinal materials and leather goods, among which the Li family and the Wu family were the most powerful, followed by the Zheng family, these three forces were almost all over the entire Dangyang Mountains, and they were veritable head snakes.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of him had something to do with the Li family of Shenshui Peak.
"What is the Li family, Uncle Fang is the young master of the Fang family of Baicao Hall. ”
"Baicaotang?"
Looking at Qin Yu's expression, Qiqi could see that he had never heard of the name of Baicaotang at all, and explained: "Baicaotang is the largest medicine store in Dangyangling, half of the medicinal materials in Dangyangling are all entered into the hinterland of Daqin through Baicaotang, and the Li family is just a small family attached to the Fang family, do you say it is powerful?"
Hearing this, Qin Yu's eyes flashed.
"Hehe, Qiqi is bragging again, but ...... That's true. ”
"I didn't expect Gongzi to have such an identity, I should have expected it, Gongzi is knowledgeable and generous, and he is not a mortal at first glance, but in this trip, it is not for medical treatment, but for ......" He pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Since Gongzi Fang is from a medicine shop, he must be extremely familiar with medicinal materials, I don't know how much this thing is worth?"
He took out half of the Lingzhi mushroom from his bosom and placed it on the table.
Fang Shanqing's heart jumped, he had been dealing with medicinal herbs all his life, and he was extremely sensitive to the aroma emitted by the medicine, the reason why he invited Qin Yu to get in the car was because he smelled a faint medicinal aroma from a distance, but the smell was very strange, he didn't dare to be sure, he didn't expect it to be a long-aged Ganoderma lucidum.
He looked at it many times as if he had found a treasure, and his eyes showed fanatical expression: "This is Chang Jingzhi! More than three hundred years old." Fang Mou walked the rivers and lakes all his life, and it was the first time he had seen the 300-year-old Chang Jingzhi! It's a pity, it's a pity, such a good thing has been cut, so it's difficult to preserve...... Uh, Brother Qin, Fang has a reluctant request, are you willing to transfer this half of Lingzhi to the next price!"
Qin Yu knows very well that the preciousness of high-grade elixirs is mostly priceless things in the market, and the few flavors of medicine needed for his father's illness may not be able to be bought, the best way is to barter things, since the matter in front of him is engaged in the medicinal herb business, if the things he gives are generally in line, it is not impossible to exchange them for him.
Qin Yu actually has another layer of consideration, he is young, the value of this lingzhi is too high, the so-called husband is not guilty, and if he is remembered by someone with a heart, it will be another layer of trouble. So he said: "To be honest, this Lingzhi is a life-saving thing, only for what I want, and I don't take anything for the rest." ”
Qin Yu briefly talked about his father's illness, and then took out a piece of paper and wrote down a few main medicines.
The middle-aged man surnamed Fang looked at Fang Zi and said in a deep voice: "The other medicinal materials are easy to say, but this Baifu grass is also a rare elixir, and Qingkou Town can't take it out, so let's wait a few days when you get to the town, and I will send someone to Dangyang City to get it, how about it?"
Qin Yu thought about it, and there seemed to be no better way in front of him, so he agreed.
After solving the problem, his mood was obviously much better, and the two chatted very happily, but Fang Shanqing also wanted to find out the whereabouts of the other half of the Ganoderma lucidum, Qin Yu could only say that he had eaten it, as for whether the other party believed it or not, it was not something he could consider.
Within half a day, the town of mussels arrived.
Dangyangling has nine towns, Qingkou Town is one of them, consisting of three main streets, three streets full of shops, and a huge paddock in the center. Almost all the villages under the jurisdiction of Qingkou Town carry out transactions here.
As soon as the carriage of the Fang family arrived at the entrance of Qingkou Town, the people of the Li family greeted them, they were a few elderly people, the people of the Li family were dressed in green clothes, and they were very imposing, Qin Yu really jumped when he got out of the car.
Fang Shan stepped out of the car gracefully, and everyone immediately greeted him, no one paid attention to Qin Yu from beginning to end, only treating him as a scholar and a follower, which made him very hurt.
Surrounded by the Li family, Fang Shanqing was dragged away without even having time to say a word, and later a horseman took Qin Yu into an inn owned by the Li family and stayed.
When Fang Shanqing appeared again, it was already night, and he was still holding a large bag of medicinal materials that Qin Yu needed.
"I'm sorry, it's too busy during the day. He smiled bitterly, but also with a hint of helplessness.
After seeing the enthusiasm of the Li family, Qin Yu was deeply touched and shook his head to say that it was okay.
"The grass will arrive early the day after tomorrow at the latest, and then you can take it back to heal your father!"
Qin Yu nodded, solemnly took out half of the Lingzhi in his arms, and handed it to Fang Shanqing's hand. This move surprised him very much.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll run away with your Lingzhi?"
"No, I believe in you, not to mention that with the enthusiasm of the Li family, they will not let you leave lightly!"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them laughed at the same time.
In the evening, the next person brought the food to Qin Yu's room, the Li family was quite polite, two bowls of white rice, a pound of beef and a few dishes of side dishes, and a pot of sake.
The street soon became lively, and when he opened the window, he found the town crowded with people, each holding a lantern, and thousands of lanterns gathered together to illuminate the whole town.
He slapped his forehead and let out an "ahhh
"It's the Festival of Lights! ”