On October 15th, the Xiliang Supply Battalion was ordered by Ikaluo to escort another batch of grain and grass to Dengli City, but was intercepted at the same place by the God Arm Battalion led by Fu Yunhe, and the entire army was wiped out.
The grain and grass were transported to Yanding City, and the city was full of joy.
On October 17th, Zhou Dacheng returned to Luoyue City from Yanding City, and immediately went to the Luoyue City Barracks to report to Tian He and convey Xiao Yi's military orders.
It was about the army, Tian He didn't dare to neglect, and immediately went to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to ask to see the Zhennan King.
So after a stick of incense, Nangong Yue was summoned to Zhennan King's study.
"Father."
Nangong Yue was introduced into the study by Platycodon grandiflora, and bowed to King Zhennan.
King Zhennan looked a little tired. Ever since Qiao Ruolan disappeared, Mrs. Qiao came to the palace to cry all day long, making him unable to eat or sleep well. But seeing Nangong Yue approaching, he still said kindly: "The concubine is exempt."
In the study, apart from King Zhennan, Tian He was also there, sitting on an armchair by the window, looking at Nangong Yue with a smile.
Of course Nangong Yue knew about Zhou Dacheng's return, and probably guessed that Tian He should have come to King Zhennan for medicine today.
She greeted each other with Tian He calmly, and then King Zhennan talked about the business: "Concubine Shizi, I heard from General Tian that you concubine Shizi made a batch of medicine for the army before." Nan Wang felt a little relieved, he had a better impression of this daughter-in-law, and she provided medicine to the army, but she didn't come here to please her, this is the demeanor of a concubine.
Nangong Yue respectfully said: "Yes, Father. The daughter-in-law heard that A Yi said that some soldiers in the army were not acclimatized, so she specially found three pharmacies to rush to make some pills, and asked General Tian to help send them to the front. The daughter-in-law said People, all they can do are these little things.”
"Okay!" King Zhennan nodded in satisfaction and said, "The batch of medicine has already been sent to Yanding City, but now that the war is tense, these medicines are far from enough to equip the whole army, and a large batch needs to be ordered. Princess, According to this king, the three pharmacies are too few, why don't you find a few more pharmacies to make medicine together?"
"My lord, just listen to what the general has to say." Tian He clasped his fists and said, "The general thinks this medicine is a military supply, so he needs to be cautious. There are too many medicine shops, and if some of them are unscrupulous and useless, Instead, it's a bad thing."
Zhennan Wang frowned slightly, showing hesitation.
Seeing this, Nangong Yue added: "Father, what Old General Tian said is not unreasonable. First, it is difficult to guarantee the integrity of a newly found shop, and second, the quality of the pharmacist will also affect the efficacy of the medicine."
She paused, and said: "The three pharmacies that my daughter-in-law is currently using have been carefully investigated and observed for a long time. Before that, they made her daughter-in-law's anti-heat medicine for a whole summer, so they dare to let them make medicine for the army. This The three are all large medicine shops in Luoyue City. In fact, there is still some spare time on hand, but the medicinal materials are too few, so it is too late to rush to make pills. The daughter-in-law thinks that instead of finding another medicine shop, which will only increase hidden dangers, it is better to purchase fresh medicinal materials in the name of the palace. It is more appropriate to order the three pharmacies to rush to work day and night to make medicines as soon as possible. I wonder what my father thinks?"
Zhennan Wang pondered for a moment, thinking that Nangong Yue has always been safe in handling things. Before that, she was responsible for the pharmaceutical matters alone, and she had never made a mistake, so he agreed: "Okay, then the king will leave the pharmaceutical business to you. Let me handle it. If there is anything that requires the king to come forward, you can report to the king, Shi Zifei."
"Daughter-in-law understands, thank you father." Nangong Yuefu thanked her, "If father has no other orders, then daughter-in-law will leave first."
"You step back." Zhennan Wang waved his hand.
Nangong Yue bowed and stepped back.
After returning to Bixiaotang, Nangongyue first asked Baihui to draw up a notice. After she read it, she said, "Go to Qianjintang later, and tell me that I need some medicinal materials here. If they have them, I will send them to you." The palace is here."
Baihui nodded in agreement.
She first ordered the servants in the outer courtyard to post the notice on the notice board of the north city gate, and then she took a green-covered carriage to Medicine Street Street, but this time she didn't go to the three houses she usually went to. A pharmacy, but a small pharmacy at the end of the street.
On the plaque above the pharmacy, there are three golden characters: Qianjintang.
This is not the first time Baihui has come to Qianjintang, so the shop assistants also remember her. When they saw her get off the carriage, they hurriedly greeted her, warmly welcomed her into the lobby, and hurriedly found someone to inform the owner's house .
Boss Jin quickly came up from behind, nodding and bowing his head to greet him, smiling from ear to ear: "Miss Baihui, I saw that magpie calling on the branch next morning, so I knew that there must be a nobleman coming today. Sure enough! Miss Baihui, hurry up and sit inside!" He smiled and led Baihui to a small hall behind the lobby.
This Qianjintang is really not big, but it is only half the size of Dejitang. The decoration and furniture inside are relatively new, after all, it has only been open for five years.
Boss Jin hurriedly ordered the waiter to serve tea, then rubbed his hands, looked at Baihui earnestly, and asked implicitly: "Miss Baihui is here this time, what do you want?" The color of anticipation.
Baihui sat down on the armchair at the side, straightened her back, and said seriously: "Boss Jin, originally my master didn't intend to do business with strangers casually. Last time I ran into Boss Jin in Shantang, and I saw you, Boss Jin, be kind to others." , kindly take care of the orphans in Shantang, want to be honest and have a good heart, so you won’t mix medicinal materials. It’s just that my master doesn’t need another family to make medicines for the time being.”
Seeing Boss Jin's disappointed face, Baihui smiled and said, "However, my master now needs to purchase a large amount of medicinal materials. I am here this time to ask Boss Jin if you are interested in this business?"
"I'm interested, of course I'm interested!" Boss Jin's eyes lit up, he responded repeatedly, and asked respectfully, "May I ask, what other medicinal materials does your master need?"
Baihui took out a folded prescription from her sleeve and handed it to the other party.
Boss Jin hurriedly opened the prescription, scanned it quickly, and with a happy expression on his face, he couldn't help raising his voice and said: "It's a coincidence that a batch of Kalan leaves just arrived in this shop yesterday, about two hundred catties..." He looked at Baihui with a questioning look.
"Boss Jin, you send this batch of jalan leaves to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion in the afternoon, and tell the concierge that they are the medicinal materials that the concubine wants." Baihui said.
Boss Jin took a deep breath, couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes, and said with a trembling tongue: "Could it be that Mrs. Xiao is..."
Baihui nodded, and warned lightly: "Boss Jin, my concubine believes in your character, so don't let her concubine down."
"That's natural! Girl, don't worry." Boss Jin quickly promised.
As he said that, he took out a heavy purse from his sleeve and stuffed it to Baihui, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the girl's kind words in front of the concubine, this is a little kindness. Miss Baihui, please do something After the completion, I will definitely reward the girl heavily!"
Baihui accepted the purse naturally, and afterward, Boss Jin graciously escorted her out of the house, watching her carriage gradually go away...
That afternoon, the concierge of the palace received a post from Qianjintang.
Boss Jin and the dozen or so heavy baskets of medicinal herbs he brought were put into the mansion through a side door.
After entering the mansion, Boss Jin realized that it was very lively inside. Dozens of baskets of various medicinal materials had already been piled up behind the door, and there were three people who looked like medicine dealers standing behind the medicinal materials, bowing.
Boss Jin glanced around for half a circle, and his eyes quickly fell on Nangong Yue. He saw that she was picking along the dozens of baskets of medicinal materials. The selected medicinal materials were quickly dragged away by the mother-in-law. The drug dealers went to weigh and check out, and the drug dealers who were not selected could only leave sadly.
Boss Jin waited patiently... After about a stick of incense, Nangong Yue finally walked up to the middle-aged drug dealer beside him, and carefully looked at the baskets of Zhu Luoguo brought by him.
"Shizifei," Boss Jin seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still bowed and said, "Excuse me for talking too much, these Zhu Luoguo are a bit inappropriate..."
The middle-aged drug dealer blushed with anger, and said angrily, "You are talking nonsense!"
Boss Jin glanced at the middle-aged drug dealer contemptuously, and reprimanded righteously: "Brother, dealers must be honest, especially those of us who sell medicinal materials. The quality of medicinal materials is related to the lives of patients, so we should Be careful."
After speaking, he turned his head to Nangong Yue and explained: "Concubine Shizi, these baskets of Zhu Luoguo are mixed with North Zhuluo Fruit and South Zhuluo Fruit. Although both are Zhu Luoguo, but The medicinal properties of the North Chuluo fruit are slightly better than the South Zhuluo fruit, but the North Zhuluo fruit grows in the Northeast, North China and other northern places, and we only grow the South Zhuluo fruit in the south. These two kinds of Zhuluo fruit seem to be different when they are fresh Very large, the North Chuluo fruit is purple-red, with plump flesh, while the South Zhuluo fruit is brown-red, shriveled and shriveled, but after processing, it seems that the difference is almost the same. Many unscrupulous drug dealers often mix the two kinds of Zhuluo fruits together When the top-grade Beizhuluo fruit comes to sell, it is generally difficult to distinguish even if it is not an experienced master in a big shop. The small ones are also young, because their father left early, they were forced to take charge of the house early, and they were cheated several times. I just learned a lesson. The little one’s words are true, and the concubine Shizi can find out when she asks people from other medicine shops.”
Boss Jin spoke in a clear and well-founded manner, while the middle-aged drug dealer's complexion became more and more ugly, until he was already sweating profusely, and he wiped the sweat with his cuff and said in a low voice: "Shi... Shi Zifei, although this Beizhu Luo Guo is slightly better than Nanzhu Luo Guo, but it will not affect the medicinal properties if it is processed properly. The master processing master in the small shop has been a master for decades... "
Nangong Yue interrupted the middle-aged drug dealer lightly: "Leaving aside the skill of your master's concocting master, this is not an excuse for pretending to be fake."
She winked, and several women came up immediately and invited the middle-aged drug dealer away.
"Boss Jin." Nangong Yue looked at Boss Jin and smiled slightly.
"I have seen the concubine." Boss Jin bowed to Nangong Yue again, and said respectfully, "Last time in the shantang, I didn't know the concubine's identity. If there is any impoliteness, I beg the concubine not to take offense. The little one heard that the palace needs to purchase a batch of medicinal materials, and just happened to have a batch of indigo leaves in the small shop, so I recommended myself. Please look at it, concubine, these are the best indigo leaves." , he turned sideways and respectfully made the petition.
Nangong Yue walked up to the several bamboo baskets, took a look at the jalan leaves from each basket, and said bluntly, "Boss Jin, this princess believes in you, so you don't need to look at them. Prince Ye’s mansion has bought them all. If you have other medicinal materials, you can also send them to the mansion.”
Boss Jin was overjoyed, and quickly said, "Thank you, Princess Concubine."
Immediately, a woman came over and moved a few baskets of blue leaves to the side to be weighed, and then a nun led Boss Jin to the accountant to settle the medicine payment.
Everything is in order.
When Boss Jin settled the accounts and left, Nangong Yue continued to look at the medicinal materials brought by other drug dealers. She had to look at each medicinal material in person before deciding whether to accept it.
On this day, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was bustling until dark. From time to time, drug farmers, drug dealers, etc. came to the Palace to sell medicinal materials, and some pharmacists came to recommend themselves. The concierge was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink nothing…
When she was finally able to take a breath, Nangong Yue rubbed her shoulders tiredly, and took Baihui to the warehouse.
This storeroom was temporarily opened to collect medicinal materials. As soon as the door was opened, a strong smell of medicinal herbs rushed in. Nangong Yue went straight in and came to the baskets of Jialan leaves placed in the corner, and picked them up casually. One piece, torn a little and put it in the palm of the hand, first observed it, then put it under the nose to smell.
After a while, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands, wrapped a few jalan leaves, put them in her bosom, and said: "Tomorrow, you will personally deliver these jalan leaves to Lijia Pharmacy. Remember, thousands of Don't leave a piece behind."
Baihui knew that this order was of great importance, so she replied cautiously: "Yes, Shizifei."
"Let's go out." Nangong Yue was indeed exhausted, and it was conceivable that in the next few days, more drug dealers and drug farmers would come to sell medicinal materials. None of these medicinal materials can go wrong, Nangong Yue still has a lot to do.
After returning to Bixiaotang, Nangong Yue went to the clean room to wash off the smell of medicine, and when her wet hair was a little dry, dinner was served.
After eating, Nangong Yue sat in front of the oil lamp, took out the kalan leaf wrapped in a handkerchief, and looked at it with great interest.
Baihui also took a closer look at the Kalan leaves. These baskets of Kalan leaves are shaped like blades and blue in color, and the meridians of the leaves are light purple, which is not unusual. At this moment, she also picked up a garan leaf and looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Concubine Shizi, what's wrong with this garan leaf?"
"This is not a jalan leaf." Nangong Yue said meaningfully, "This is eclipse heart blue. Its shape is very similar to a jalan leaf, except that the veins in the middle are a little deeper than that of a jalan leaf, and the biggest feature is that it The juice has a faint fishy smell."
Baihui asked cautiously: "Is it poisonous?"
"It's poisonous, but not fatal." Nangong Yue chuckled and explained, "It can make people confused, confused, and even insane."
While speaking, Nangong Yue put the Xinxin Lan back in her hand, carefully wrapped it up together with the piece Baihui had just put in, and continued: "This Xinlan is not easy to get, only in the south where it is rainy. It grows between some cliffs in the area, and the rarity is the most expensive. In terms of value, it is much higher than the jalan leaves. If it is said that Qianjintang accidentally collected so many eclipse heart indigo because of ignorance, I am afraid it is impossible .”
Baihui nodded thoughtfully.
Boss Jin of Qianjintang has always looked like a kind-hearted person, showing no flaws, and this Xixinlan is so similar to Jialanye, if he is a little negligent, he will definitely not be able to recognize it. Nangong Yue is glad that when she traveled with her grandfather in her previous life, she occasionally saw Xixinlan once in a while, and she was also taught how to identify it by her grandfather.
However, the most fortunate thing was the letter that Xiao Hui intercepted.
The content of the letter was actually very simple, roughly asking people to tamper with the medicine that Luoyue City sent to the army.
Nangong Yue panicked at the time, but because the season for rushing to make a large number of anti-heat medicines had passed, she listened to Xiao Yi's order and stood still until Xiao Yi sent another order to make a batch of new medicines.
At first, Nangong Yue wondered if there was something wrong with the three pharmacies she entrusted, so she went to the three pharmacies herself under the pretext of needing to make new medicines and asked them to buy medicinal materials. Fortunately, nothing abnormal was found.
So, while letting the three pharmacies continue to make medicines, she quietly paid attention until the appearance of Qianjintang and Xiaoya...
"Baihui," Nangong Yue ordered cautiously, "You take it to Zhu Xing later, and ask him to send a reliable person to Yanding City immediately, and hand it over to my grandfather." The grandfather Nangong Yue was talking about was naturally Lin Jingchen. .
Lin Jingchen is now in Yanding City, which is perfect for Nangong Yue!
Baihui bowed and agreed, and took the cloth bag wrapped in Xixinlan to the front yard.
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The update starts after zero o'clock. I counted, the young couple should be able to meet tomorrow...