I saw that this Bai Le might really be a dude who hadn't been through the world. He was so stupid that he slowly let go of his guard. In addition, he couldn't hold it anymore, so he squatted in front of him.
"It's useless, the drug store in the county town, I have already asked, there is no medicine like blood astragalus."
"Brother, I didn't buy it at the drug store. I mean to try my luck at another store."
Bai Le said that there was a place called Zhibaozhai in the county town. It suddenly sounded like the Four Treasures of the Study, but it was not. This Zhibaozhai was a literary and calligraphy artist in the earliest days, but the business was not very good. Most people on the river beach couldn't eat enough to eat, so where can I go leisurely to play with those literati and inkmen. Later, Zhibaozhai also did some buying business on behalf of others. When others put the goods here, he helped sell them and draw a commission from it.
The goods entrusted by the guests are not necessarily antiques, calligraphy and paintings, there are other messy things. The Zhibaozhai is not rejected, and the order is accepted. After a few years of sitting down, the shopkeeper has tasted the sweetness, and Zhibaozhai’s reputation, Also gradually spread out.
Over the past ten years, more and more people have entrusted Zhibaozhai, and the goods are varied, but most of them are rare treasures. Zhibaozhai is the same as going to the market. Every month on the fifteenth full moon night, there is a sale and purchase, and the goods entrusted by the owner are taken out for selection and purchase. The goods are not priced, and the one with the higher price will get it.
"Does Zhibaozhai have blood astragalus?"
"Not necessarily. However, if the owner is a little knowledgeable, he will not sell medicinal materials directly to the drug store. For example, blood astragalus, purple stalk, and formed old mountain ginseng, if it sells the drug store, the drug store must be dead. It’s far better to get the Zhibaozhai if the price is low."
Bai Le said that the Baicao Garden is close to the county seat. In the past, he often went to Zhibaozhai to try his luck. Some people took rare treasure medicines, and Baicao Garden sometimes bought them. More than ten years ago, a blood astragalus plant appeared in Zhibaozhai, but it was bought by Baicaoyuan, but it was used up a long time ago.
Hearing Bai Le's words, there was a glimmer of hope in my heart. Blood Astragalus said to cherish it, it is indeed cherished, but there is always some. If you are lucky and you should not be killed, you may also encounter one.
"But, buddy, with all due respect..." Bai Le looked at me up and down, and said, "There are not one or two people who buy things at Zhibaozhai. If you see something, people will also see it, then It’s higher than either of you. Brother, you..."
When Bai Le said that, I couldn't help feeling my own pocket. There was a little money left in my pocket, but it was only enough to eat. As for rushing to buy treasure medicine with people, I really don't even think about it.
"Man, I'm not telling you, I'm also a enthusiastic person, but I came out today because I wanted to go to the theater in the county town, and I didn't bring a lot of money." Bai Le fumbled through all of his pockets and gathered a few. Yuan Dayang, handed it to me, and said, "Don't be too scarce of this little money, take it first..."
Before I had time to answer, I saw a few people hurriedly approaching the road from Baicao Garden to the county seat. The moonlight was bright. Although the place where Bai Le and I hid was a bit far away from the road, through the bright moonlight, I could see the person who looked like a housekeeper in his fifties who was talking to Bai Le in the medicine storehouse before. in.
"I told you to watch that kid, why don't you use it so much
Heart! If he causes any trouble in the county again, who will wipe his ass! "
"Master, I... I really didn't cheat the young master. The young master said that he wanted to go shopping in the county, and he would return in a moment..."
The conversations of several people on the path were heard vaguely. When Bai Le saw the person walking in front, his face immediately turned green.
"That's my old man!" Bai Le said involuntarily, squeezing the money directly into my hand, and said, "Man, I have to go. If the old man can't find me in the county, he will have to break my leg when he goes back. …"
"you… "
Bai Le stayed with me, seeing me hesitate, and suddenly understood what I meant. He clutched his heart and said, "Brother, I will never tell this to the old man, don't worry."
At this point, I have no reason to stop Bai Le. No matter what the second generation ancestor said, he was still quite loyal anyway.
"Then you go, it's okay."
"Man, see you later, if you go to Zhibaozhai in the future, I will look for you when I am free."
Bai Le ran out in a hurry, quietly trailing behind the few people, perhaps because he wanted to follow him to the county seat, and then meet each other unexpectedly.
As soon as Bai Le left, the strength on my body seemed to dissipate cleanly again. I thought about it for a long time, thinking about who can help me now, but no matter the fortune teller or Mu Jiu, they are too far away from me. With the way I am now, rushing over to find them, maybe I will die halfway.
After thinking about it, I made up my mind, anyway, I have to go to Zhibaozhai. If you are lucky and I really encounter blood astragalus, even if I can't afford it, I have to find out who bought the blood astragalus.
I changed a place and rested near the county seat. After more than an hour, I saw the few people who just came out of the county seat. Bai Le narrowed his neck and walked forward. His father was holding a whip behind him, and he flicked him twice from time to time.
I barely slept, and when it dawned the next day, I entered the county seat. There are not many towns near the river beach, not to mention such a county, where people come and go, and it is very lively. I went around in the county for a while and found the Zhibaozhai. It was probably too early. There was only one guy in the Zhibaozhai who was sweeping the floor.
"Brother, ask you something."
"The business hasn't opened today. The back chef may still have breakfast. I'll help you see it. If so, I'll bring it for you." The sweeper looked back at me and thought I was a beggar.
"No, I just want to ask, will Zhibaozhai still have goods on the 15th of this month?"
"Come on, this is our old rule. It has been for decades. Every 15th month, there is stock."
"Can I know in advance, what's the specifics of this batch of goods?"
"That's hard to say. These are all things that the shopkeeper is in charge of. I'm a handyman, I don't know."
I thanked the boy and walked out of Zhibaozhai. Looking down for yourself, these days, I have been eating and sleeping, my body is like a dirty donkey, my hair is messy, and my face is black. No wonder the boy will treat me as a beggar.
Zhibaozhai is only available on the fifteenth of every month. Today is the ninth day of the month, and there are still six days left. I had only a small amount of money on my body. I wanted to save money, but after walking around the county for a while, I felt out of breath. I couldn’t help but found the cheapest shop.
Lived down.
Although the shop is broken and small, and there are not many people living in it, the owner is very nice, and he did not despise me because of my shabby clothes. I washed in the shop, took off my coat and washed it. There were many holes in my clothes on this journey, and the lady boss specially sewed them for me.
I saw that the boss was pretty good, so I took the opportunity of chatting to ask some things about Zhibaozhai. Just like what Bai Le said, Zhibaozhai was indeed like that. The boss is a native, and he also talked to me about some interesting things about Zhibaozhai.
I lived in a drowsy little shop for a few days. Anyway, I didn't have any energy every day. I just felt uncomfortable. My condition seemed to be heavier. As long as I walked around, I would pant.
On the fifteenth day, I really don't want to get out of bed, but there is no way, I have to climb to Zhibaozhai to see. I ate some dinner in a hurry, and then walked slowly to the door of Zhibaozhai.
Zhibaozhai is indeed very lively today, the store is open, and people of all kinds of different educations and nine streams are waiting in and out, and there is an endless stream of people. Behind the Zhibaozhai shop, there is a backyard. Everyone who comes in is walking towards the backyard, and I also walked in with the flow of people. As soon as I arrived in the backyard, I saw a large table in the middle of the yard, surrounded by many seats, all for those who bought goods to sit on.
There is a row of houses on the south and east sides of the backyard, and the windows of each room are hung with curtains. These houses are for distinguished guests. Guests drinking tea in the house can clearly see the goods brought by Zhibaozhai through the windows.
I didn't want to attract people's attention, and I was afraid that there would be any enemies among the people present, so I specially picked an inconspicuous corner and sat down. After a while, hundreds of chairs were filled, and those who came late had to stand behind.
At this time, above the big table in the middle of the yard, four or five lights were on, reflecting the big table brightly. The shopkeeper Feng of Zhibaozhai took the person personally, and put the same goods on the table today. Some of the goods are relatively large and are put out directly, and some are packed in boxes. I took a look and found that there were twelve or three kinds of goods in total.
The shopkeeper Feng of Zhibaozhai opened the first item, which was a piece of jade. I was not interested in these things, so I leaned on the chair and closed my eyes.
Although I am not interested, there are many people who are interested in this ancient jade. Some people came up and shouted the price, and the rest rushed to increase the price. This jade was directly called to the ocean of two hundred and twenty yuan.
After shouting at RMB 220, no one added any more. The bidder was taken to the back hall of Zhibaozhai, where he paid the money, and then the ancient jade was taken away.
Zhibaozhai is such a process, simple, but related to my wallet. My heart is completely cold. According to this posture, let alone blood astragalus is rare, even if there is blood astragalus, I definitely can't take it away.
In this way, there are four or five pieces of goods on the big table. It is already late, but the people here are getting more and more energetic. Because of Zhibaozhai’s rules, good goods are the finale. The later, the more goods. The precious, the rarer.
Until midnight, almost a dozen pieces of goods were sold out, and only the last two were left. One of these two pieces is packed in a box, and the other is packed in a small wooden box. Shopkeeper Feng gently held up the small box, glanced around at the crowd, and said: "Anyone here, do you have any friends at the drugstore? If so, you have to look down on it."
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