Chapter 9 Bring me your wallet!
He turned around and saw that it was a little girl, so he shouted arrogantly: "Go home and feed your baby, and don't get in the way here!"
"Let him go, and I will let you go."
Lin Xiyan looked coldly at the man in purple, then glanced at the dying young man lying on the ground.
The young man lying on the ground was stunned and stopped moving his hands.
He looked at Lin Xiyan in confusion, wondering if this wasn't the little girl he had just accidentally bumped into?
Lin Xiyan looked at the corner of his mouth with a slight trace of blood, and couldn't help but feel relieved.
If she had been a few minutes slower, the boy would have been beaten to death.
"Do you know who I am?"
The young man in purple walked towards Lin Xiyan with a stick in his hand, looking arrogant.
"Who you are is none of my business. I can't stand you young masters the most!"
"Oh, then I'll beat you too!"
He had a sinister look in his eyes and winked at his accomplices behind him, then strode towards Lin Xiyan.
At this time, Lin Xiyan grabbed a handful of chili powder from the space, and waited for them to come closer, and then let them taste the chili pepper!
The four or five young men surrounded Lin Xiyan. The young man in purple looked at Lin Xiyan with a ferocious expression on his face, and was about to drop the wooden stick in his hand.
Unexpectedly, the boy lying on the ground struggled to get up, pulled the fuse hard, and threw the homemade explosives over.
At this time, all the chili powder in Lin Xiyan's hand was scattered out.
There was only a "bang" sound.
The air was filled with smoke, mixed with the aroma of chili powder.
Those teenagers all had afros.
They started coughing violently, and several holes were burned in their clothes.
"Ah! You guys..."
The face is burning with pain!
The man in purple had a look of pain on his face, veins bulging on his forehead, and he yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice full of anger and pain.
"Stop!" an angry shout came.
In an instant, everyone on the field was stunned.
The fat yamen runner had a full meal and was waiting for Lin Xiyan on the top floor of Anyue Tower. When he saw that Lin Xiyan had not arrived for a long time, he couldn't help but panic.
Judging from the speed of the ox cart, it should have arrived early.
Then he heard the noise coming from the street. He didn't dare to delay for a moment and ran down in two steps at a time.
When he saw Lin Xiyan in the crowd, he was filled with regret and helplessness.
Oh my God, why is it this girl again? Can't you just leave me alone?
Looking at the four or five young men who were looking for trouble, they were originally showing off their power.
But when they saw that the person coming was a yamen runner with a sword, they were immediately frightened and turned pale. They fled in all directions like a frightened bird and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Lin Xiyan hurriedly helped the young man on the ground up.
The young man had strong features, but he looked a bit thin. His worn coarse cloth robe hung loosely on his body, which made people feel pity for him.
"Thank you for saving me, young lady."
The young man clasped his fists slightly. Although his voice was weak, it was full of gratitude. There seemed to be sparkling stars in his eyes as he looked at Lin Xiyan.
"What was that explosion just now?" Lin Xiyan asked curiously.
Doesn’t that mean there were explosives in ancient times?
"That's the blaster my uncle taught me to make. He said it should only be used in the most critical moments."
The boy answered proudly, a glint in his eyes as he mentioned his uncle.
"Then you should go home quickly." Lin Xiyan smiled at the young man.
"I……"
The young man hesitated to speak at first, then slowly lowered his head and remained silent for a while.
When he looked up again, his eyes were filled with deep depression and pain, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It's just that he is gone now... I have no home."
When Lin Xiyan heard this, she was shocked and couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing this, the fat yamen runner beside him hurried forward and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Auntie, who is this?"
Lin Xiyan frowned slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, she opened her red lips and said slowly, "He is my medicine boy."
He knows how to make gunpowder. If you take him in, you might need it in the future.
When the young man heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his dull eyes.
"Ma'am, this is absolutely not allowed!" Upon hearing this, the fat yamen runner waved his hands anxiously.
"This person's background is unknown, and his origins are unclear. What should we do if something goes wrong?"
"Hmph!" Lin Xiyan raised her eyebrows and said seriously.
"Without the medicine boy's help, this medicine cannot be made. Then what about your poison...?"
As she spoke, Lin Xiyan gave the fat yamen runner a meaningful look.
"Oh my, auntie, you are really making it difficult for me!"
The fat yamen runner had a worried look on his face. Even though he was extremely reluctant, he knew that he couldn't resist the little girl Lin Xiyan.
After thinking it over, he sighed helplessly and muttered, "Forget it, forget it. Everything is up to you."
"It's getting late, and we have to hurry back to the post station. Come with me to the pharmacy to buy some medicine!"
As the fat yamen runner spoke, he felt that the poison seemed to be raging even more violently in his body. It seemed that if he delayed any longer, he would die from the poison.
After saying that, he hurriedly led the way, taking Lin Xiyan and the young man to the pharmacy.
"Huh? What's going on?" The fat yamen runner stood in front of Huichun Hall, his face full of confusion.
"This Huichuntang is the largest pharmacy in town. Why is it closed so early today?"
Lin Xiyan looked at the closed door of Huichun Hall and gave a slightly apologetic smile.
Seeing this, the fat yamen runner had no choice but to take the two men to find another pharmacy.
"Auntie, come and see me, what medicine do you need?"
The fat yamen runner asked with a smile on his face.
Lin Xiyan raised a wicked smile, cleared her throat, and shouted confidently, "Boss, give me two pieces each of snow lotus, rhino horn, ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, and deer antler."
She picked out these precious medicinal herbs, thinking:
Consider these as compensation for mental damage given by this crooked official. Take them back and honor your parents.
When the fat yamen runner heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and secretly complained in his heart:
Oh my god, why are all these herbs so ridiculously expensive? This little girl is going to empty my family's pockets!
"Danggui, Astragalus, Coptis, Ophiopogon..." Lin Xiyan continued to slowly list the names of the herbs.
"Why is there more?"
The fat yamen runner was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. His hand, which was tightly holding the purse, began to tremble uncontrollably. His face was pale and he looked at Lin Xiyan in horror.
"Grandma, enough...that's enough!"
"Take two cents each of Poria cocos, Rehmannia root, Eucommia ulmoides, and Lycium barbarum." Lin Xiyan ignored him and continued.
The young man next to him just followed Lin Xiyan quietly without saying a word.
He listened to the medicinal herbs reported by Lin Xiyan and was amazed by her talent, but when he listened carefully, he heard something fishy.
These precious medicinal herbs mostly have health-preserving effects but no detoxification effects.
I didn't expect that such a little girl had such great ability that she could fool the yamen runner.
"Miss, the total is thirty taels of silver. Please check it."
The shopkeeper smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits, and he happily handed over the bill. He really got a big deal today.
"What are you looking at? Pay the bill!"
Lin Xiyan glanced at the fat yamen runner with a frown beside her and urged impatiently.
When the fat yamen runner heard this, he almost couldn't breathe.
He gasped for breath, his face full of disbelief: "How much?"
The shopkeeper repeated it word for word.
The silver was so much that the fat yamen runner could not find so much even after searching his whole body. He had no choice but to use the confiscated gold lock as collateral.
The shopkeeper packed the medicine. The young man was very considerate. He took the medicine and followed Lin Xiyan.
The fat yamen runner staggered out of the pharmacy, his legs feeling weak. He asked anxiously, "Auntie, you see, we've bought all the medicine. Can we make the medicine now?"
Lin Xiyan's mouth curled up slightly, his eyes gleaming with pride. He stared at the fat yamen runner's bulging purse:
"Give me your purse!"
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