Chapter 285: The Old Wine Monster is Very Strange
The old drunkard shook his head and said, "Don't let me get carried away. Can't I eat now? Sit down and eat."
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the strange things on the table and asked unwillingly, "Dad, what are those things? Tell me, and I won't let my imagination run wild!"
The drunkard was so busy eating his breakfast, without even looking up, that he said, "I'm still in the experimental stage. I'll tell you when I succeed. Eat quickly, or it'll get cold!"
Lin Xiaoyue sat down dejectedly, filled a bowl of noodles and started eating with a slurp.
After breakfast, the drunkard sat back at the table and started fiddling with those weird things. Lin Xiaoyue was bored and left with the plate.
Because the attack on the capital was still two days away, the atmosphere in Yangming Town became tense and exciting.
"Be careful, don't leave anything behind!" A familiar voice fell into Lin Xiaoyue's ears. It turned out that Lin Xiaoyue had no intention of going back to the teahouse to paint, so she was just wandering around the street.
Lin Xiaoyue looked over when she heard the sound and saw Chen Hu standing in the Xiong's medicine shop, directing one of the Cheetah Army teams to carry out large bags of medicinal materials.
"Chen Hu, can the medicinal herbs here be moved out?" Originally, Lin Xiaoyue planned to transport the medicinal herbs inside with the Cheetah Army at night, but a series of things happened afterwards and she forgot about it.
Chen Hu nodded and said, "Yes, the county magistrate found out that not only is this shopkeeper Xiong a member of the Jianghu Order, but there is also a pharmacy that is also under the command of the Jianghu Order. Because Emperor Liang made a deal with the Jianghu Order, they have united and refused to sell herbs to us."
Lin Xiaoyue counted the medicinal materials that had already filled two trucks, and there were about fourteen or fifteen packages. There were still people moving them out of the drugstore. Judging from this, if they wanted to empty the two drugstores of medicinal materials, they would have to set up several tents.
But if I put it in the tent, it would be too crude, right? Medicinal herbs can't be stored too casually, otherwise they will be useless.
"There are so many medicinal herbs, but my father didn't mention them when I came out. It seems he doesn't know about this yet. Chen Hu, did Brother Liang tell me where to put these herbs? How about I ask my father for his opinion?"
Chen Hu stopped Lin Xiaoyue and said, "Wait a moment. The master has decided. He plans to move all the herbs here to the teahouse. From now on, the drunkard will treat the wounded there."
Lin Xiaoyue was a little confused. The teahouse was a bit far from the city gate. Why would Brother Liang make such a decision?
"Why? Isn't the city gate good right now?"
Chen Hu explained, "Prince Rong's Tiger Roar Army has a large number of people, but there's only so much space at the city gate. If some people aren't moved out, the Tiger Roar Army will have nowhere to stay. So not only the Drunken Old Monster, but also the tent you and Miss Chen are staying in will have to be vacated. Also, any other suspects will have to be moved to the county jail."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "So that's how it is. I'll go back first then."
As soon as she returned to the city gate, Lin Xiaoyue saw Jiu Laoguai and Chen Yunyun waiting for her outside.
"Dad, Yunyun, do you know the news?" Lin Xiaoyue asked in surprise.
The old wine freak nodded and said, "Yes, we'll start moving things as soon as you arrive."
Lin Xiaoyue glanced at her tent. It only had food stored there, in bags, ready to be loaded directly into the car. On the other hand, the Wine Monster's place had the most stuff, and it would take the entire morning to sort and move everything.
"Yunyun, where will you cook in the future? If you still cook for everyone here, then we don't need to move the food in the tent. Now we just need to help Dad organize his medical books and herbs." Lin Xiaoyue asked curiously.
Chen Yunyun shook her head and said, "Brother Liang said that there are cooks in the Tiger Roar Army, so we can just leave these things to the Tiger Roar Army from now on."
Lin Xiaoyue slapped her head. Yes, most armies have cooks, especially the Cheetah Army following Prince Rong, which is fully equipped!
"That's great. You can have a good rest from now on. You've worked so hard recently!" Lin Xiaoyue pinched Chen Yunyun's wrist with heartache, and her originally slender wrist became even thinner.
Chen Yunyun smiled and said, "What do you mean by hard work? It's the same for everyone! Let's go and help Uncle move!"
Sure enough, the Drunken Old Monster had a lot of stuff, and Chen Hu moved cartloads of medicinal herbs to the teahouse, so the Drunken Old Monster became crazy busy as soon as he entered the teahouse, so much so that Lin Xiaoyue and Chen Yunyun were the ones moving things back and forth between the teahouse and the city gate.
By the time everyone moved back to the teahouse, the sun was already shining brightly and it was already time for dinner.
Chen Yunyun glanced at the drunkard who was still busy among the herbs and said, "Huh! They're finally all moved back. I'm going to the kitchen to cook. Sister Lin, you can continue to help Uncle!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Okay, let's just have something to eat at noon today. You can just make some noodles. Everyone is tired, so let's have a good rest after dinner."
Chen Yunyun smiled and replied, "I know," then went straight into the kitchen.
Seeing Lin Xiaoyue approaching, the drunkard stood up and handed her the paper and pen, saying, "I'm glad you're here. These herbs need to be counted in detail. I still have some things to do, so I'll leave them to you."
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the paper and pen in her hand in a daze. Why was the drunkard acting so strangely today? What on earth was he busy with?
"Dad, wouldn't it be faster if we count all the things together? It's almost time for dinner anyway, so why don't you count them with me?" Lin Xiaoyue looked at the drunkard pitifully.
If it were usual, Jiu Laoguai would have compromised long ago, but today he seemed to be very principled and seemed to deliberately not let Lin Xiaoyue get close to him.
"It's not a lot. We have the same herbs here. You can order them all in one afternoon at the latest. If you can't finish them, I'll accompany you tomorrow, how about it?" The drunkard persuaded patiently.
Although Lin Xiaoyue thought the drunkard was very strange, she nodded helplessly and agreed, "Okay then."
What Lin Xiaoyue didn't expect was that while she was counting, Chen Hu's men were still moving the herbs in. It was obviously impossible to finish counting in one afternoon!
The pharmacy in Yangming Town doesn't look that big from the outside, so how could they have so many herbs? Could it be that all these herbs are for Emperor Liang? Or are they for Jianghu Ling?
Humph, no matter who they are, they have come away empty-handed this time and are now making things easier for others!
After lunch, Lin Xiaoyue felt that she couldn't count the herbs on her own, so she called Chen Yunyun over. "I'm sorry, Yunyun. I wanted you to take a nap and rest, but you're the only one here who knows about herbs. Can you help me count them this afternoon? I'll count and you'll check. That way, there won't be any mistakes, and Dad won't have to check again."
Chen Yunyun readily agreed: "It's okay, I'm not tired yet. Let's get started now."
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