In the south of Lingcheng, diagonally opposite the Du family drug store.
Under the eaves of the alley, Wen Qingzhu looked at the flow of people coming in and out of the Du family's drug store, and couldn't help but marveled: "The Du family's business is so good!"
Lu Tao had come out to inquire about the news a long time ago. He nodded and said, "I have inquired. The Du Family Pharmacy started its business in Lingcheng. It has branches in many places, including the capital."
After thinking for a moment, Lu Tao added: "The owner of Du's Pharmacy later moved to Ganzhou."
"Isn't that near Dragon Burial Mountain?" Wen Qingzhu immediately thought of Miss Du whom he met at Burial Dragon Mountain before.
"Well, my servant has inquired about it. The price of medicinal materials in Du's pharmacy is relatively low, and they are always sold by civilians, so there are always a lot of people seeing doctors."
"Let's go take a look." Wen Qingzhu walked out and arrived at the door of Du's pharmacy.
Because there were so many people, no one noticed them.
After walking in, there were five doctors treating me. Only one looked very old and was sitting behind the curtain.
Standing in front of the medicine counter, Wen Qingzhu observed for a while.
The four young doctors looked at the patient first, and then asked the patient to go behind the curtain when he was unsure.
In this way, the efficiency is much faster.
"You two girls, are you here to buy medicine?" A medicine boy at the counter was free and came over to ask.
Wen Qingzhu immediately turned around and said with a smile: "Yes, I heard that the red dates here are good, and I want to buy some back."
"How much does the girl want?" The medicine boy asked directly.
"Ten kilograms." Wen Qingzhu learned from Lu Ce that the red dates in Du's Pharmacy were very good, and both the poor and the rich liked to buy them.
So it's always in demand.
The medicine boy was stunned and asked after a long time: "Is it ten taels or ten pounds?"
"Ten pounds." Wen Qingzhu emphasized again.
The medicine boy apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, each of us can only buy ten taels at most. If you want more, please come back the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, then give me ten taels first." Wen Qingzhu nodded.
The medicine boy still couldn't help but asked: "My red dates are indeed good and cheap, but you can't buy the ones that are a little more expensive elsewhere. You really don't have to wait here."
"I'm not in a hurry." All Wen Qingzhu wants is to come and visit every day.
Soon, the medicine boy came over with a pound of red dates.
When he handed the medicine package to Wen Qingzhu, he said the price: "Twenty ren in total."
"So cheap!" Lu Tao couldn't help but exclaimed.
The medicine boy said very proudly: "What we sell is the common price, and we will not sell it to expensive ones."
"Thank you, little brother." Wen Qingzhu took the red dates and turned around and went out with Lv Tao.
Because there were many people coming in and out, they stood aside and waited for a while.
Looking at the flow of people at the door, a man wearing silk suddenly appeared inside.
He looked to be thirty-four years old, his face was not very good, and he squeezed in the door very hard.
When he finally got inside, his boots seemed to have been stepped on, and he immediately became angry.
Just when he was about to curse, a calm voice suddenly came from behind Wen Qingzhu: "Get out of here if you want to curse!"
The middle-aged man looked up and could only endure his anger and continue walking inside.
Wen Qingzhu looked back and saw only a figure turning inside.
What was different from ordinary people was that the man's back was very straight and he had a sense of arrogance.
The well-dressed man, an acquaintance, walked into the counter and followed him to the back room.
"Miss, that person..." Lu Tao also became confused.
Wen Qingzhu glanced at the door and found that there were fewer people at the door, so they walked out.
Arriving at the entrance of the alley where he came from, Wen Qingzhu turned around and looked at the door of Du's Pharmacy: "We are waiting here. The man who went directly to the counter is most likely from the Zhang family."
"He doesn't have any characteristics?" Lu Tao didn't quite understand why Wen Qingzhu was so sure.
Wen Qingzhu just looked over there: "Let's wait here, and then we'll find out after following him."
About half an hour later, the man came out.
However, he couldn't help but look back, looking very anxious.
But he didn't stand for long, he turned around and merged into the crowd.
Wen Qingzhu took Lu Tao and followed the man while wandering around.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the man suddenly changed direction.
Wen Qingzhu directly took Lu Tao's hand: "No need to follow, he found us."
"Then what should we do now?" Lu Tao raised his head and looked at the direction the man was walking in, which was roughly the direction of the Zhang family.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and looked at the red dates in his hand: "Of course I'm causing some trouble for Du's Pharmacy."
Early the next morning, Wen Qingzhu didn't go there, so Lu Tao took Xi'er to Du's Pharmacy in an aggressive manner.
As soon as I walked in, I slapped almost a whole pack of red dates on the table!
"What kind of red dates are you selling? My lady ate it and now she feels very sick!"
Du's Pharmacy has always had a good reputation in Lingcheng, and few people come to make trouble.
This time it was two girls who came, and someone kindly persuaded them immediately.
"Girl, you are mistaken, the Du family pharmacy never sells black-hearted medicine!"
Someone saw red dates exposed in the paper bag and couldn't help but said: "Besides, what you bought is red dates, what can go wrong with this!"
"Who said there is no problem! See for yourselves!" Lu Tao opened the medicine bag directly. The red dates inside were bright in color and sweet in smell, and there was nothing unusual about it.
When everyone saw that there was nothing wrong with this, they all started criticizing Lu Tao and the others.
Lu Tao sneered at the corner of his mouth: "My young lady has a beautiful body. If something happens to her in your Lingcheng city, let alone the Du Family Pharmacy, Lingcheng Magistrate Zhang Chunnian will not be able to wear the black gauze hat!"
The moment Zhang Chunnian moved out, the people in the house suddenly stopped talking.
Everyone started to get scared and looked at Lu Tao and Xi'er.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out of the room. He had a gentle face, but a cold temperament.
"What's going on?" The man walked to the counter and glanced at the red dates.
He reached out and picked one up, smelled it, and then frowned.
Lu Tao knew at a glance that this man was an expert, and asked him with a sneer: "Now my lady has cooked these red dates and snow lotus, and now she is so groggy that she can't get out of bed. What should I do?"
"Tianshan Snow Lotus?" The man looked up at Lu Tao.
Lu Tao nodded immediately: "Did you still think it was ordinary snow lotus? My lady said that your red dates were processed separately. What did you mix in them?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the man.
The medicine boy standing next to the man said with some worry: "Boss, I didn't know they used it to cook Tianshan Snow Lotus. Most people don't have this thing."
After a moment of silence, Boss Du put down the red dates in his hand and walked out: "I'll go take a look with you."
"Okay." Lu Tao had been waiting for this moment.
But as soon as they walked out, the middle-aged man who came yesterday came with a group of people.
Seeing that Boss Du was about to leave, he immediately ordered his servants to stop them.
"Boss Du, my master wants to see you."
Lu Tao walked in front and glanced at these people. They all seemed to be practitioners.
But with Xi'er here, she wasn't afraid. She raised her head and asked, "Boss Du is going to see my lady now. Get out of the way!"
"Who is your young lady? No one can compare with my elders!" Anger immediately appeared on the face of the man who looked like a steward.
"Is it Zhang Chunnian?" Lu Tao still looked disdainful.
The steward was shocked: "How dare you call us adults by their first names!"
"So what! Xi'er is up to you." Lu Tao didn't want to waste time and immediately took two steps back.
Xi'er thought as she pinched the joints of her fingers and then took the lead...
Half a quarter of an hour later, Xi'er twisted her neck and looked provocatively at the steward who was lying on the ground and moaning: "A guy like Zhang Chunnian is not even worthy of carrying my lady's shoes!"
She kicked the person in the way a few times, then turned back with a smile: "Boss Du, please come this way."
Everyone looked at their retreating figures, hesitant in their hearts.
The person who was beaten was the second most trusted person around Zhang Chunnian, but they didn't even take him seriously.
In Lingcheng, no one dared to offend Zhang Chunnian.
But now, someone dares to offend.
Less than half an hour later, a carriage stopped in front of a dilapidated yard.
As soon as Boss Du got out of the car, he found that this place looked familiar.
As I approached the yard, I found that the ground had been newly cultivated and planted with medicinal seedlings for autumn and winter.
The door of the room was pushed open, and Wen Qingzhu walked out.
Boss Du was used to seeing wind and waves and immediately recognized her identity: "Are you Miss Wen?"
"Exactly." Wen Qingzhu smiled slightly, but he didn't expect that the owner of Du's Drug Store was actually a bit handsome.
She waved to Lu Tao again: "Come here and untie the armrest for me."
Under Boss Du's scrutiny, Wen Qingzhu untied his arms, trimmed his hair, and went into the house to get a basket of herbs.
"Boss Du, why don't you come up and take a look at the herbs in my basket." Wen Qingzhu looked at Boss Du with a smile.
He was silent for a moment, then stepped forward.
Wen Qingzhu opened the basket and saw clearly the herbs inside. Boss Du's pupils shrank and his palms tightened.
There are more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs in the basket, which is the Du family's recipe for refining dried red dates.
After a while, Boss Du slowly raised his head, stared into Wen Qingzhu's eyes and asked, "Who are you?"
Wen Qingzhu handed the basket to Xi'er, clapped his hands and walked into the house.
"Boss Du, you might as well come with me to see my aunt."
Looking at the room with the lights still on, Boss Du hesitated.
But he finally went in and saw an old lady lying on the bed, and the room was full of medicinal smell.
He sniffed it and found that the medicine was very heavy.
"Doctor! My back hurts!" The aunt lying on the bed suddenly shouted.
Lu Tao quickly ran over and rubbed her waist.
Boss Du, who was standing nearby, felt that the voice sounded familiar for some reason.
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu took a household registration and turned around and handed it to him: "Boss Du, look at this."
He took it and looked at it carefully, his eyes suddenly trembled.
"she is… "
Wen Qingzhu turned around and looked quietly at the aunt on the bed who was dizzy and tinnitus: "There are many people like aunt. The aunt is the worst one. Her son was beaten to death, her granddaughter was snatched away, and when her daughter-in-law went to the fields Fell into the river and drowned.”
Boss Du took a deep breath, looked at Wen Qingzhu's back for a long time and said, "Are you the medical woman that Zhang Chunnian couldn't catch?"
"Well, I'm from the capital." Wen Qingzhu turned sideways, the power in his eyes no longer hidden and completely released.
Boss Du's heart trembled: "You are a girl..."
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips and said, "Boss Du, please don't be biased. If a woman really wants to do something, you men may not be able to compete with her."
Boss Du didn't speak. He knew exactly what Wen Qingzhu meant.
"I used this excuse to come to you today for no other reason than to ask you about something." Wen Qingzhu walked to the table and raised his hand to invite Boss Du to sit down.
Boss Du stood still: "What's the matter?"
"The news I found here is that the Zhang family has been getting medicine from your Du family pharmacy. Can you tell me what medicine they are getting?"
Wen Qingzhu squinted his eyes slightly and found that Boss Du, who had always been calm, began to lose his composure.