Chapter 12: Entering Red Moon City for the First Time

What a magnificent city. I saw a huge wall of 25 meters high, and I couldn't see the end at a glance. In the middle of the city wall is a wide gate. On either side of the gate, a dozen armored and heavily armed soldiers stood guarding the gate. Directly above the city gate are three strong and powerful characters "Red Moon City". The walls are covered with flags emblazoned with the emblem of Red Moon City. Bands after groups of soldiers were walking up and down the city walls, patrolling around. There is a wide moat outside the city, and the water inside is clear. A wooden suspension bridge is erected above the river, which is the only way to enter and exit Red Moon City. At this time, the afterglow of the sun gave the city a golden coat, which made it even more solemn and majestic.

Outside the moat, a very large sign was erected. Seeing that some people were watching around the billboard, Wang Yan also walked over quickly.

I saw that the notice board was written in dense big characters: "Due to the recent appearance of bandits in the mountains and forests between Red Moon City and Orange Moon City, in order to prevent them from mixing into Red Moon City to do evil, from now on, all people who enter Red Moon City must have an entry order issued by the city lord before entering the city." Those who trespass without an order will be treated as bandits and will be severely punished. "The payment is for the city lord of Red Moon City, Yue Fei

After reading the notice, Wang Yan was dumbfounded. It's so likely that he has an order to enter the city. Without an order to enter the city, it means that he cannot enter Red Moon City.

Wang Yan here is in a hurry, racking his brains to think of a way, and the soldiers guarding the city gate over there have already begun to urge: "Those who want to enter the city hurry up, it's getting late, and the city gate is about to be closed." ”

"Master, why don't we wait until it gets dark, and then climb into the wall. The beast said.

"Absolutely not. Don't you see so many soldiers patrolling the walls, what if we catch them? And the walls are so high that they are not easy to climb. Wang Yan rejected the beast's proposal, "Let's wait and see." If it really doesn't work, I'll spend the night outside the city first, and then find a way to enter the city tomorrow. ”

While he was talking, he saw a caravan hurrying to transport goods from the official road in the distance. More than 20 wagons full of goods, dusty, came to a stop in front of the drawbridge, waiting for inspection and release.

Wang Yan looked at the scene and understood that the opportunity had come. He quietly bent his waist, taking advantage of the chaotic scene to affect the soldiers' sight, got under the most lucrative truck, grabbed the bracket under the car with both hands, and tightly pressed his body to the bottom of the car, carefully hiding.

While the soldiers were carefully inspecting the goods on the wagon, the merchant who led the team came to the general guarding the gate and handed over two large ingots of silver to the general guarding the gate: "My lord, you see that it is getting late, can you let us into the city quickly, if it is too late, it will be difficult to find an inn to rest." ”

After receiving the money, the gatekeeper said with a smile: "No problem, the soldiers call it a day and close the door." Let's drink and go. At the same time, he waved his hand: "Release." ”

As the caravan slowly entered the city gates, the gates were tightly closed.

The caravan walked through the dim streets of Red Moon City, and Wang Yan left the bottom of the car unconsciously. He took the beast and hid in a corner where no one was paying attention and could rest all night. He also wanted to stay in the inn like the merchants, but, hey, don't mention it, it's all the fault of the lack of money.

The next day, when the sky had just revealed a glimmer of light, Wang Yan came to the street. He chose a place to sit and began to wait for the sick to come to him for treatment. But where did he know that the clinics in the city all have fixed shops, and people have long developed the habit of going to the clinic to see a doctor in Langzhong. Who would have known that this sixteen-year-old boy who suddenly appeared on the street, without any signboard around him, and did not shout, was a curing man.

I waited for a morning, and no one came to Wang Yan for medical treatment. During this period, there were a few people who regarded Wang Yan as a beggar who begged for food, and threw a few pennies to him with different purposes. Such a move made Wang Yan cry and laugh, he wanted to explain, but no one listened to him. However, with the baked cakes bought with these few pennies, it solved the problem of Wang Yan and the beast eating today, and there was no need to go hungry.

I waited until the afternoon, but there was still no one to see the doctor. Wang Yan couldn't hold his breath, and when he saw a passer-by walking towards him, he felt that his complexion was not good, and he should be a person with a hidden disease. Wang Yan immediately stepped forward to stop the passerby: "This uncle, I see that you are sick......

Before Wang Yan's words were finished, the passer-by slapped him: "You are sick, neurotic." Get out!"

Wang Yan, who took the beast to nest in the corner of the wall for the night, accepted the beast's suggestion: "Master, I don't think you know much about the thoughts and lifestyles of the people in this city. Just like yesterday, not only did I waste a whole day, but I was also treated like a beggar. I finally saw a person who was not in good health, but I was misunderstood by him. You should first familiarize yourself with the lifestyle and rules of the people in the city, and know where people go to see a doctor when they get sick. In this way, you will have the opportunity to realize your dream of healing and saving people. ”

Listening to what the beast said made sense, Wang Yan also felt that he was a little anxious and acted recklessly yesterday.

Wang Yan took the beast and began to understand the city. Walking along the street, I looked at the shops lined up on both sides of the street, selling cloth, rice, wine, weapons, medicine, and so on. All kinds of signboards made Wang Yan understand what kind of business these shops were engaged in.

Red Moon City is surrounded by mountains and forests. Collecting and selling medicines is the main way of life of the residents here. Every morning, a large number of people gather at the market to trade the herbs they had collected the day before, waiting for them to be purchased by medicinal herb merchants from all over the country.

Inadvertently, Wang Yan and the beast came to the bazaar where herbs were bought and sold. I saw that so many people had gathered here early in the morning, and they were all busy, and they didn't know what they were doing. Wang Yan hurriedly walked over.

The floor was full of stalls full of common herbs. The sound of selling, the sound of bargaining, one after another. After inquiry, Wang Yan learned that this was a market for buying and selling herbs.

"Master, let's sell the herbs we brought here. There are a lot of people here, and you might be able to sell it at a better price. With the money, we were able to live in the city for a few more days and learn more about what we need to know. In the future, when you need to treat a patient, you can just pick herbs. The beast that had guessed the king's thoughts urged.

"Well, that's all I have to do. Wang Yan said as he walked into the bazaar.

I finally found an empty seat in a remote corner. Wang Yan opened his package, piled his herbs into a pile, and then followed the example of the others, and began to shout: "Sell herbs, sell herbs, come and see, my herbs are good and cheap." But his shouting was so soft that even the beast in his arms could not hear it.

"Little brother, you're new here. I've never seen you before. A middle-aged man selling medicine next to him said to Wang Yan: "It's the first time you're selling herbs? Your voice is so low, who can hear yours? After speaking, the middle-aged man shouted loudly: "Walk by, don't miss it." Fresh herbs, reasonable price, come and see. “

Not to mention, this voice shouted out, and immediately a few people came to the middle-aged man's herbal medicine stall when he heard the sound. Look at the herbs and listen to the prices, one of them bought a portion right away.

"How. The middle-aged man said to Wang Yan with some pride: "There are many people here, and only by shouting loudly will it attract the attention of the herb merchants." Shout at you just now, and I guess when the market is gone, no merchant will notice you. “

"Xie Lu, Brother Xie advised. Wang Yan was very grateful.

"Huh. Little brother, what kind of herbs are you selling? I haven't seen it before?" The middle-aged man didn't notice until this time that the herbs Wang Yan was selling were really a little different.

"This is an herb I picked in the mountains, and the effect is very good. Big brother, you see, this is a thousand needles of grass, this is June snow, this is forsythia ......" Wang Yan introduced each herb very carefully.

"Yo. Little brother, you are smiling. I really haven't heard of these herbs yet. The middle-aged man scratched his head, turned around, and shouted to the people selling medicine around him, "Come and see, do you know these herbs sold by this little brother?"

Immediately, more than a dozen people gathered around. After seeing the herbs sold by Wang Yan, they all shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

At this moment, a person in the crowd suddenly laughed and said, "Little brother, are you sure that you are selling herbs? I have been selling herbs here for almost ten years, and I have never seen you like that." You shouldn't be poor and crazy, just pull some weeds and rotten flowers, and come here to deceive people. "That's it, it's a herb market. No one raises sheep, and no one buys your weeds. You're all right? Another voice followed.

"Hahaha," everyone laughed and left.

Wang Yan's face became very ugly. He couldn't figure it out, such a good herb, for what no one knew.

"Little brother," the middle-aged man said to Wang Yan again, "Ignore them. But then again, even if the herbs you sell are genuine, no one has ever seen them, and the herb vendors will never risk buying your herbs. You're just wasting your time here. If you really want to sell your so-called herbs, you might as well try them at the big pharmacies in the city. Most of the owners of those pharmacies have traveled from south to north and are well-informed. Maybe there is a boss who knows the herbs you sell, so you can sell them. “

Feeling the sincerity of the middle-aged man, Wang Yan arched his hand: "Thank you, big brother." But I still want to wait, if there is really no one to buy, I will follow the method that my eldest brother said, and go to the big pharmacy to try. “

When the middle-aged man saw Wang Yan say this, it was not easy to persuade him anymore. When I returned to my herb stall, I was busy selling herbs.

I waited until the market closed, and I saw fewer and fewer people. Those who finished selling the herbs left happily, and those who didn't sell them began to close their stalls, preparing to sell them again the next day. The pile of herbs in front of Wang Yan was really as the middle-aged man said, and they were not sold at all. Wang Yan, who was helpless, had no choice but to decide to try his luck at the big pharmacy.