Chapter 138:

Starting from the city gate and heading south, after driving for a few miles, you can see a resting pavilion with several vehicles parked in front of the pavilion.

Most of the vehicles traveling are accompanied by guards wearing short jackets. When they see a new donkey cart passing by, they can't help but look sideways.

At the top of the donkey cart, I saw a very young, handsome young man wearing a green robe.

Are handlebar styles so handsome and good-looking these days?

The people who were sitting on the handlebars of the vehicles thought to themselves, and couldn't help but touch their faces that were rough from the weather all year round, lest the big bosses see such a young person and fire them for the sake of face. .

But apparently they were overthinking it. The donkey cart driven by this young man stopped in front of them with a sound, and he held his hands as a sign of goodwill.

With a smile on his face, he asked: "Dear friends, is this road going to Lei Gong Mountain?"

"Exactly." Someone answered.

Another voice rang out and asked Xu Yi: "Are you going to Lei Gong Mountain?"

Xu Yi nodded and said with a gentle smile: "I heard that a medicine dealer has stopped in Lei Gong Mountain recently and wants to auction medicinal materials in these few days. I'll do it." I want to take a look."

The man said, "It's true. We all want to go to Lei Gong Mountain to find out."

"Could it be that Mr. Xiao Lang is here to find out the news?" Someone spoke tentatively.

Xu Yi's eyes fell on the person who asked the question. He had a small beard, plain features, and a black mole on the corner of his left eye. He was wearing a gray-green robe with a cotton-padded cape.

As he stood there, the cold wind roared, causing his wide sleeves to flutter.

Xu Yi thought for a moment, then came to his senses, shook his head and said, "No, I'm just a doctor. I went to Lei Gong Mountain this time for medicinal purposes."

"Doctor?"

"May I ask which doctor it is?"

Xu Yi said: "My surname is Xu, and my first name is Yi. If you don't mind, you can call me by my name."

Among the people resting in the pavilion, someone recognized Xu Yi and exclaimed: "So you are Xu Yi Doctor." He stood up from the crowd and introduced with a smile, "My surname is Yuan, and I am a businessman. Since Doctor Xu is going to Lei Gong Mountain, why don't you hire a driver?"

Xu Yi smiled. He said that his hands were itchy and he wanted to try driving by himself.

These people didn't think there was a problem. When they heard this, they all agreed with it.

They just stopped halfway, and the pavilion was drafty on all sides. They didn't plan to stay for a long time. They just chatted for a few words, and after everyone bowed to each other, they returned to their carriage.

After all the vehicles stranded on the road started to disperse, Xu Yi looked in the direction they were leaving and returned to the donkey cart.

A Xu and A Jin, who had been waiting anxiously inside, poked their heads out and whispered softly.

"Lang Jun, so many people are going to Lei Gong Mountain, so if we go, can we still buy medicinal materials?"

Xu Yi said calmly: "Since those medicine dealers have spread the news, I think the medicinal materials they bring are better than We have more to think about."

A Xu frowned and thought about Xu Yi's words, but couldn't understand them.

On the contrary, Ah Jin's eyes gradually brightened: "Lang Jun, is there something wrong with them?"

"Maybe." Xu Yi looked at her with a soft gaze for a moment. Ah Jin's head was still very bright.

Thinking about this matter carefully, there is something strange. Lei Gong Mountain is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Zizhou Prefecture. Why were they stranded there?

It was said that there was a blizzard that affected the journey, but it has been sunny for three days now, and the snow on the roadside has melted. Although the weather is cold, the wind is biting, but it is far from the situation where the road is blocked by snow.

But they have all come out, and they are not in a hurry now. They can find out what's going on when they get to Lei Gong Mountain.

After chatting with A Xu A Jin for a few words, Xu Yi didn't waste any more time and drove the donkey cart to catch up with the vehicle in front of him.

The driving skills I learned from Uncle Liu came in handy like this.

Xu Yi's car was not fast, but it was quite stable. He had the soup soup A Jin had prepared for him at his feet, so he didn't feel too cold.

About two hours later, they arrived at the inn halfway down the road.

Xu Yi raised his eyes to look at the sky. It was not yet dark, but he was afraid that he would not be able to reach Lei Gong Mountain before dark.

He did not take the opportunity to speed up and continue on his way. Instead, he turned the vehicle into the inn.

The horseman guarding the inn saw a vehicle coming and came forward.

Xu Yi left the vehicle with him and took A Xu and the others into the inn.

There were many people sitting around in the lobby on the first floor of the inn. When someone came, they looked sideways. Several of them saw that it was Xu Yi and took the initiative to say hello.

When going out, one more enemy is worse than one more friend. They knew that Xu Yi was a doctor, so they were quite polite.

"Doctor Xu, why don't you continue on your way?" One of the guards held the salty edamame served by the store in his hand, threw the beans into his mouth and chewed, "It's still early, so you can see that a few cars continued on their way without staying."

The implication is that there are already businessmen rushing to Lei Gong Mountain.

Xu Yi said: "Why don't you, your patron, hurry up?"

"The official Yuan is blindfolded, so he shouldn't rush on after sunset, so he can only stay for one more day."

This guard is also an interesting person. He tells himself in a few words The patron's shortcomings were exposed, but everyone in the hall was minding their own food, and no one looked up.

Xu Yi took the child to sit at the table next to him and called the waiter to come over.

After a while, the waiter came over running errands, carrying Xu Yi's order of tofu soup and spicy stir-fried pork slices with green onions. The tofu soup was put in a jar and looked ordinary, but it was stuffed with broken eggs and garnished with chopped green onions. It doesn't smell fishy when you eat it, it's smooth and delicate, and it slides into your esophagus without chewing.

Xu Yi and A Xu satisfactorily solved the problem of food, and then returned to the room they had booked on the second floor.

They booked two rooms, one for Xu Yi and A Xu, and one for A Jin alone.

After soaking his feet, Xu Yi took out the books he had brought out and read through them.

A Xu asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, what is a blindfolded bird?"

He still remembered the words he heard in the hall just now.

Xu Yi closed the book and explained: "Being unable to see at night can be called 'blindfolded'."

"But Langjun, if you don't light up the lamp at night, wouldn't it mean that you can't see anything?" A Xu didn't understand.

Xu Yi smiled and patted his head. Seeing him scratching the back of his head in confusion, he gave it a try.

He picked up the oil lamp, took out a piece of yellow bamboo paper, folded it into a square, and placed it over the oil lamp.

In an instant, the light from the oil lamp became dim and bright, like a layer of fog.

Xu Yi said: "When you look at it now, do you think the surroundings are clear?"

A Xu nodded and said: "I can see clearly. Although the light is a little different, things can still be seen where the surrounding light shines."

Xu Yi said in agreement: "But under such light, people with blindfolds can only see blurry shadows when looking left and right."

After that, he blew out the oil lamp again.

The next moment, the room became dark and unclear, but there were lanterns hanging in the corridor on the second floor, and the remaining light from the lanterns was refracted through the gaps.

Even if the light is dim and unclear, you can still see something.

The sudden darkness made A Xu a little nervous, but when he heard Xu Yi's breathing, he felt relieved again.

In a moment, he understood what Xu Yi wanted to say.

Even if the lamp is blown out, he can still see something clearly when there is still light outside.

A Xu happily shouted: "Lang Jun, I understand what a blindfolded bird is!"

Xu Yi heard the sound and curled his lips and smiled.

He fumbled for the fire break and relit the oil lamp.

When the room became bright again, Xu Yi tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Now that you understand, let's go to sleep."

After saying that, he got up, went to the bed, and slept in his clothes.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next day, Xu Yi woke up and when he opened the door, the door of the next room also opened.

He looked sideways, and the people in the next room also looked at him. They looked at each other, and they were a little surprised.

"Doctor Xu."

"Yuan Guanren."

"It's fate. I didn't expect that we would live next door by chance." Yuan Guanren smiled, and the smile in his eyes did not seem to be fake.

Xu Yi had no idea about this Yuan Guanren, but since everyone was going to Lei Gong Mountain, it would be nice to have a companion on the way.

The group of them had dinner in the hall, checked out the room, and left together.

The guard glanced at Xu Yi but didn't say anything. He sat next to him on the handlebar and whispered something.

There was doubt on Handlebar's face for a moment, but he nodded anyway.

The next road is easy to walk. Lei Gong Mountain has been famous since ancient times. There is an ancient temple built in the Tang Dynasty on the mountain. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor once went to Xiling from the Central Plains to marry the Lei ancestor. Later, I heard that he settled in a house in this mountain. [Note 1]

So this mountain has a name, it is called Lei Gong Mountain.

Of course, rumors are just rumors. Now Xu Yi drove his car to the vicinity of Lei Gong Mountain and saw that the green shade of Zhoushan Mountain was half covered with snow. In the half green and half white areas, there were claws of slush and claws left by the wheels of cars on the dirt road. trace.

There are many vehicles traveling to and from Lei Gong Mountain, as well as pilgrims going up the mountain.

When the vehicle driven by Xu Yi and others was still two miles away from the foot of Lei Gong Mountain, they could no longer move forward.

There are sheds for parking vehicles on both sides of the road. There are people guarding the sheds. As long as you pay three cents, the vehicles can stay in the sheds for one day.

This is exactly the same name as a modern parking lot.

Xu Yi paid for it and tied the donkey cart to the stake. At this moment, a clever boy ran over and asked with a smile if he wanted to feed the donkey.

Before Xu Yi could answer, a familiar voice shouted from beside him: "Boy, please feed this mule for me."

Xu Yi looked up and saw his old acquaintance, Uncle Tang.

He walked over in surprise: "Uncle Tang."

"Brother Yi?" Uncle Tang was also surprised to see him, "You...are you here for the medicinal materials too?"

Xu Yi smiled and nodded, telling him the purpose of his visit. Inform him.

Uncle Tang was sure that he was also here for medicinal materials, so he asked: "Do you know who among these medicine dealers?"

This was a strange question, but Uncle Tang was not a poser. Although he asked this , but did not wait for Xu Yi to answer.

Just talking to himself, he continued: "I heard the news a few days ago. I didn't want to take this trip, but a customer contacted me and asked me to check for him."

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes: "Uncle Tang "What did you find?"

Uncle Tang sneered, then pulled Xu Yi to a place where no one was around, and said in a low voice, "It's not very clear, but it seems that there was a human life.

" "

Yes, it was said that these drug dealers were resting at the inn at the foot of Lei Gong Mountain, but there was news of a murder, and the government arrested them and later released them. Not many people know what happened here. I know that the inn has also been closed down and has not reopened to accept guests for several days." Uncle Tang told what he knew.

He has been doing business for so many years and has made many connections. Based on the information he has received, it is nine times out of ten that it is reliable.

Even he couldn't find out clearly. If Xu Yi was left to find out the information on his own, he would probably get even less information.

Xu Yi was very grateful to Uncle Tang for telling the truth, but Uncle Tang waved his hand.

"With your relationship, there is no need to say these polite words." After he said this, his eyes showed coldness, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with this medicine, and I don't know who is behind it and wants to throw this hot potato away." When

the two of them said this, Look at each other.

Xu Yi looked at Uncle Tang and said, "I came here to say that there are several ingredients for making 'Shengsleep Powder' in this batch of medicinal materials. I originally planned to buy more, but now I don't know if I can make it." "

Whether it's successful or not, let's go up the mountain to see clearly." Uncle Tang was full of courage and immediately took action to confirm.

Xu Yi is not afraid of trouble. Since so many businessmen followed him, he probably got the news.

Now that I have the news, I want to get a piece of the pie, so the risk factor should not be high.

After Xu Yi was sure, he asked A Xu and A Jin to carry their bags.

They went up the mountain separately from Uncle Tang, and met Yuan Guanren and others halfway. There were other people beside Yuan Guanren. Judging from the way they talked, they must know each other.

Seeing this, Xu Yi didn't bother to disturb him.

They bypassed crowded places and randomly found a clean inn to stay in.

This is the land of Shu, and most of the people they can come into contact with are businessmen. Businessmen are very profit-oriented. It can be said that they can't afford to be early without profit. But businessmen are also easy to deal with. They are rich but not powerful. Xu Yi is not worried about whether they will do anything detrimental.

It was just a trip for nothing, it was treated as a winter trip.

By the way, let the two little guys see the world.

After A Xu and A Jin arrived at the foot of Lei Gong Mountain, they were very curious about their surroundings. People came and went here, and they met many foreigners wearing foreign clothes along the way.

The foreigners that can be seen in Shu, except the Qiang people, are the Tulu tribes who came through the Shu road to do business. Their appearance is not much different from the Shu people.

The difference lies in their dress and accent. They speak Chinese with a strong accent. In teahouses and restaurants, they often communicate in foreign languages, confusing people who don't understand.

They stayed at the inn for two days. During these two days, Xu Yi took A Xu and the others around.

We went to the ancient temple on the top of the mountain to light incense and worship the original owner and his family of three.

When he came back, the waiter from the inn ran over and said that a businessman named Tang was looking for him just now and left his address.

Xu Yi opened the note and saw that the inn where Uncle Tang lived was not far from them.

"What else did you leave behind?" Xu Yi asked the waiter.

The waiter shook his head and said: "The businessman surnamed Tang asked Xiao Langjun to come back and go to his place."

Xu Yi nodded: "Thank you for informing me."

He lowered his head and looked at A Xu'a who was looking at him with concern. Jin said, "Wait for me in the inn room. If I'm not here, don't go out casually."

The two nodded and returned to the room upstairs obediently.

Xu Yi went out and walked to the left for a quarter of an hour, arriving at the address left by Uncle Tang.

He entered, reported his name, and the waiter took him outside the room and knocked on the door.

Uncle Tang had been waiting in the house for a long time. When he heard the knock on the door, he immediately came over and opened the door.

"Brother Yi." He called, closed the door tightly, and pulled him to sit down at the table in the room.

"Uncle Tang, have you heard anything?" Xu Yi asked straight to the point.

Uncle Tang's face was a little ugly, and he said with a gloomy brow: "These people are really insidious. The medicinal materials they brought this time were mixed, good and bad, and sold at low prices."

Xu Yi's mind buzzed, it turned out to be He met someone selling bad medicinal materials. He originally thought that this group of drug dealers were too unprofitable to start early, so they suddenly threw out such a big bait, maybe there was some conspiracy. If you use bad ones as good ones and sell them at low prices, it will indeed attract many businessmen.

How many of these businessmen care about the quality of the medicinal materials here?

As long as this is not a fake medicine that cannot cure people, it will be extremely tempting to them.

Xu Yi secretly complained, and quickly asked Uncle Tang: "Where did you get this news?"

Uncle Tang made a stroking gesture with his fingers. He spent some money to bribe one of the guards who was guarding the medicinal materials.

When the guard saw that Qian was jealous, he told the matter. Not only did Uncle Tang get the news, but several other businessmen also got the news.

But now, no one leaves Lei Gong Mountain.

Xu Yi took a deep breath. These people did not leave. They had already expressed their attitude and wanted to divide this batch of medicinal materials.

"Who is the dead person?" Xu Yi thought for a moment and brought the question back to the original point.

Uncle Tang shook his head. There was still no news leaked in this regard. Although the guard was greedy for money, he kept silent about this matter. He probably had other secrets.

Xu Yi and Uncle Tang discussed it and planned to explore the situation first before taking the next step.

Xu Yi was no better at dealing with businessmen than Uncle Tang, but Uncle Tang had a mission, and it was not up to him to participate in the division of the batch of medicinal materials.

Therefore, Uncle Tang's face was even uglier than Xu Yi's.

He has been in business for so long, and he has been able to accumulate his current reputation just by not doing such despicable things. Now that he knows the inside story, how can he not be angry.

Xu Yi said goodbye to Uncle Tang and left the inn. He looked up at the sky. The sky was gray and seemed to be changing.

At night, it really started to snow.

It was a bit cold in the room. Xu Yi put on his robe and got up, added two pieces of charcoal, and then couldn't sleep.

He lit the oil-saving lamp on the desk, took out the pen and ink from the medicine box, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote a letter with the pen.

After writing, he looked at the letter, hesitated briefly, and wrote another one.

After writing the two letters, when the ink was dry, he folded the letter paper and put it in his arms, blew out the oil lamp, and returned to the bed.

...

Bang bang -

swish, swish, swish -

the next morning, the waiter of the inn was sweeping the fallen snow on the corridor with a broom. The sound was quite loud, and many guests were woken up.

The waiter apologized with a shy smile, but the sound of sweeping the snow was still clear to my ears.

Xu Yi changed his clothes and was about to leave the room. He glanced at the luggage he had brought, picked up the bag, opened it, took out a short knife and put it in his arms.

Then, he opened the medicine box and took out two bottles of medicine, along with the silver needle.

After getting ready, Xu Yi took A Xu to pat A Jin's door, and took the two of them out of the inn to meet Uncle Tang.

Today is the day that the medicine dealers have decided to receive guests at the mountain residence. Anyone who is interested in the medicinal materials can bring their companions into the mountain residence.

"I spent a small amount of money to ask the receptionist at the villa to arrange a place for us near the main seat." Uncle Tang leaned over and whispered a few words in Xu Yi's ear.

Xu Yi silently looked at the people going up the mountain and replied in a low voice: "There are indeed many businessmen coming this time, but there are also several medical clinics in Yanting County sending people. Look at the first few steps on the right, the one with the The one holding the apprentice is the doctor from the Miaoshou Pavilion. "

Uncle Tang was surprised: "The Miaoshou Pavilion is also going to intervene?"

Xu Yi slowly shook his head and said, "I'm afraid he is as uninformed as I am."

Uncle Tang suggested, "We have to go find him." "The other party?"

"Wait, we don't know what the other party's plans are yet. If they are not on the same road as us, they can easily be targeted." Xu Yi frowned and saw the man talking to the apprentice with a look full of expectation. It feels more like the uninformed side.

But thinking about it, he and Uncle Tang were not used to seeing these people shoddy and using low-quality medicinal materials as good medicinal materials. Not all other medical clinics thought this way.

There are several doctors in the Miaoshou Pavilion. Xu Yi has only had contact with Wu Guanshan, and most of the other doctors have met on a casual basis.

He didn't know what the doctor's character was like, so he stepped forward rashly, which would make things difficult for him.

Thinking like this, Xu Yi said: "How about if you can see the medicinal materials, that would be better."

"Shall I arrange it?" Uncle Tang asked.

"Doctor Xu!"

Before Xu Yi could reply, another voice shouted out first.

Hearing this, both of them looked back. When Xu Yi saw who it was, he raised his eyebrows slightly. He stopped and smiled calmly at the person: "Yuan Guanren, what a coincidence."

Yuan Guanren laughed happily, thinking about patting Xu with his hands. Yi's shoulders, but Xu Yi was half a head taller than him, so he lowered his raised hand as if nothing had happened.

"Doctor Xu, we have a deep fate. We met by chance along the way. We are all guests from a foreign land. It's fate." He said, his eyes fell on Uncle Tang next to him, and he felt that the man in front of him looked slightly familiar, but for a moment I can't remember where I saw it.

Xu Yi interrupted his thoughts: "Yuan Guanren, you used the wrong words."

"Huh?" Yuan Guanren was stunned.

Xu Yi corrected: "This is to say that the people we meet on the road are all strangers, coming from all directions in the west. But Yuan Guanren and I are both from Yanting County, so it should be regarded as meeting fellow villagers in a foreign land."

Yuan Guanren was said to be embarrassed, He is a businessman and has little reading. He picks up a few verses from others and uses them.

In the past, most people complimented him, but no one would correct his mistakes in person.

But Doctor Xu was someone who didn't follow common sense. After saying this, he smiled at him again.

Yuan Guanren only felt a tight breath in his chest, which was uncomfortable, but he still responded with a smile.

On the other hand, Uncle Tang next to him felt uncomfortable and hurriedly opened his eyes to avoid looking at Yuan Guanren's red neck.

Yuan Guanren suffered a loss from Xu Yi, so he temporarily stopped trying to please him, said a few words and left on the pretext that he had other things to do.

When they walked away, Uncle Tang suddenly said, "You hate him?"

"It's okay," Xu Yi said.

"Then why do you want to expose him in person?" Uncle Tang was a little confused.

Xu Yi rolled up his sleeves in embarrassment and said harmlessly: "After staying with Brother Xing for a long time, I picked up the habits and couldn't help but hear him quoting them wrongly."

Uncle Tang: "..." Then he Be careful what you say in the future.

The villa was deserted, and a few people, led by a servant, walked for a while before hearing the sound of silk and bamboo.

After turning a corner, the field of vision suddenly widened, and I saw a green bamboo forest. There was a square pavilion in the forest. Inside, there were many shapes of people, and there were already many businessmen offering tea and talking loudly.

The arrival of Xu Yi and the others did not attract anyone's attention.