Chapter 065 Jinjiang Debut
The next morning, Bai Mian got up early. Yin Yin had already started busying herself with her business. Large pieces of soft and tender meat were stewing in the pot. The whole house was filled with the aroma of meat. People who passed by couldn't help but stop to smell it.
Weng Xuhua and Gao Jin went for a walk on the hillside. After what happened last night, the two old men seemed to have regained the energy of their youth. There was a small white porcelain pot on the table, which was obviously left for Bai Mian. Bai Mian lifted the lid of the pot and a fragrance came out. It contained the wild vegetable and egg porridge cooked by the master in the morning. Bai Mian served himself a bowl and sat at the table to drink it in small sips.
After breakfast, Bai Mian opened the door of the store. Today's weather was unusually cool, with a gentle breeze. A group of people lined up early. When they saw Bai Mian coming out, they all rushed to take pictures with her. After taking a few pictures, the familiar voice of Que Ge sounded behind Bai Mian:
"Hey, everyone, make way. I charge for taking photos. Five yuan per photo. Come and pay me!"
Bai Mian patted Que's shoulder and said, "You kid, you're trying to make money on me. When did you become my agent?"
Lame Brother scratched his head and smiled: "Hey, just kidding, just kidding, but I did come up with a good idea to make money, look!"
As he was talking, Brother Lame pushed out a tricycle from the corner. On the tricycle were many big round watermelons. Brother Lame cut one open on the spot, pointed at the red flesh inside and said loudly:
"Everyone, take a look. Watermelon. Chilled watermelon. Just picked last night. Sweet and crisp. I've cut it for you. Five yuan a portion. Please scan the code to buy it!"
As Lame Brother spoke, he put his hand into his pocket, took out a QR code like a magician, and posted it on his chest. Immediately, a large group of people gathered around and rushed to buy it. Everyone had been waiting here for a long time and was very thirsty.
Bai Mian pinched Que Ge's ear and said, "No wonder you ran so fast after get off work yesterday. It turned out you went to pick watermelons. After all, aren't you just using my fans to make money?"
Lame brother immediately begged for mercy: "Auntie, I didn't steal or rob these. These are all watermelons from my own field. They are really sweet. What's wrong with selling them? It just so happens that customers need to eat watermelons. I come here to sell watermelons. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
Bai Mian reminded him: "This is Master's territory. Do you have Master's permission to sell watermelons here?"
Lame brother made a "hush" gesture: "Master and the others are out anyway, if you don't say anything and I don't say anything, then no one will know, right? Auntie, I beg you, please let me go. Look, I'm over 30 years old, and I'm about to turn 40, and I'm still a bachelor, and I haven't even found a wife yet. I have to prepare some money to get married, in case I get lucky someday."
Bai Mian smiled and stretched out his hand: "It's easy. Let me take your pulse and I'll know when your luck in love will come."
Lame Brother retracted his hand cautiously: "Hey, this won't do. You've already spoiled the story in advance. What's the point? Love is something that comes unexpectedly and suddenly!"
Bai Mian crossed his arms and said, "Okay, I'll keep it a secret for you. Just watch out for yourself. Be careful or the city management officers will come down from the sky."
After saying that, Bai Mian went back to the house. Que Ge was cutting watermelons alone at the door. He was very skillful. With a flick of the knife, he chopped the watermelon into small pieces, put them on a plate and handed them to the customers. There were many people coming to buy, and the whole cart of watermelons was sold out very quickly.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Weng Xuhua and his wife returned to Ci Xin Tang after morning exercise. Lame Brother had already packed up his stall items in advance. He pretended nothing had happened and walked to the lottery machine on time to start the lottery.
When Weng Xuhua walked past the door, he smelled the scent of watermelon. When he saw the evasive look in Lame Brother's eyes, he knew that this kid had done something tricky while he was away. However, after all, it was for a living, so he did not expose him and walked straight behind the pulse diagnosis table.
Today the lottery machine drew three numbers again. These three people stayed, while the others either dispersed or watched the show from the sidelines.
Bai Mian sat behind the pulse diagnosis table and made herself a cup of icy sour plum soup. She turned on the live broadcast and waited for the first client to arrive.
The first client today was an old man. He carried a cloth bag, carefully sat down at the table, and said mysteriously to everyone: "I am going to be rich!"
Having sat next to Bai Mian for so many days, Lame Brother was no longer surprised. He said unhappily, "Tell me, what good thing happened to you? Did you win the lottery, or were you found by some wealthy family?"
The old man smiled and waved his hands: "Look at you, young man, you always make fun of others. I am a 60-year-old man, which rich family would want me? As for me, I got the treasure!"
He looked around, moved closer to Bai Mian, covered his mouth and whispered: "I dug this treasure from the mountain, it is priceless!"
Lame Brother immediately became interested. He stared at the old man's cloth bag with curiosity in his eyes: "I see, you must have dug up a precious medicinal herb! Is it a thousand-year-old ginseng or a Ganoderma lucidum? Take it out and let us see it!"
Weng Xuhua was also attracted. He walked up to the old man solemnly and said sincerely: "My dear, I am engaged in the Chinese medicine industry and have seen countless medicinal herbs in my life. If you really have rare medicinal herbs, can you take them out and let me open my eyes?"
The old man was surrounded by everyone and smiled proudly. He patted his cloth bag and said proudly:
"Young man, you almost guessed it right. There is Ganoderma lucidum in my bag, but it is Ganoderma lucidum, which is commonly known as Tai Sui. It is said to have the miraculous effect of prolonging life. Rich people are scrambling to buy it!"
Lame Brother became even more curious when he heard this: "I've only seen this thing on TV. It is said that there are not many in the country. Even rich people can't buy it. I didn't expect that our small Qingshui Town could actually dig out Tai Sui? Old man, where did you dig it out? Is it too late for me to go now?"
The old man smiled without saying a word, slowly opened the bag, and took out a glass wine jar. What was disappointing was that the jar was wrapped in a layer of black cloth.
Weng Xuhua and Que Ge were waiting excitedly for the old man to remove the black cloth, but unexpectedly the old man stopped and slowly told the story:
"My name is Wu Ainong. I have a wife and a daughter. We are both retired and don't have much to do. My wife likes to go out for sightseeing and I like to raise dogs. We have a local dog named Dahuang. We live in the suburbs of the city, not far away from a large field. Every day after dinner, I take Dahuang for a walk in the field. This piece of Tai Sui was discovered by Dahuang."
"About three days ago, I took Da Huang out after dinner. Da Huang was running happily at first, but when we got to the field, it suddenly stopped, sniffed the land left and right, and even started digging with its claws."
"I ignored it at first, thinking it was just a dog playing around, but it dug deeper and deeper, leaving a big hole in the soil. There was also a hint of white in the hole. I became curious, so I started digging with Da Huang, and we dug out a large white object. It felt slippery to the touch, and I couldn't tell what it was. I went home and checked, and it turned out to be the Tai Sui mentioned on the Internet!"
Wu Ainong pointed to the wine jar on the table and said happily: "I weighed it at home and it weighs two kilograms. I saw on the Internet that a few grams can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan, so I must sell these two kilograms like crazy!"
Lame Brother was so angry that he slapped his thigh and said, "Oh my God, what hatred do you have against me? Why did you give all the opportunities to make money to others? When will it be my turn?"
Weng Xuhua frowned and said, "Excuse me, but very few people have seen Tai Sui. I suspect it does not exist and is just a legend."
Wu Ainong nodded: "I have such concerns too. Such a great thing has suddenly fallen on my head. I can't believe it. I'm afraid I'm wrong, so I want to find a master to confirm it. Master Bai, do you think my treasure is Tai Sui?"
As he spoke, Wu Ainong lifted the black cloth wrapped around the wine jar, revealing the "Tai Sui" soaked in the wine. Lame Brother and the others gathered around to take a closer look. The thing was about half the size of a football, quietly soaking in the wine, and nothing could be seen.
Wu Ainong introduced happily: "I know this thing has the effect of prolonging life, so I specially use it to make wine. I drink a small cup of Tai Sui wine every day with meals. Guess what, I really feel that my qi and blood flow much more smoothly in the past two days, and there is also a special fragrance in this wine!"
Hearing what he said, the onlookers around were all eager to try it. Everyone wanted to taste the Tai Sui wine. Wu Ainong immediately protected the jar of wine and did not allow others to touch it.
Weng Xuhua squinted his eyes and observed for a long time, then said cautiously: "Sir, based on my experience, I don't think this thing is alive."
Lame brother also said doubtfully: "I seem to have seen this thing somewhere, but I can't remember where, it looks so familiar..."
"Ah? Are you saying that I'm not Tai Sui?" Wu Ainong was disappointed. He didn't listen to Weng Xuhua and turned to look at Bai Mian. "You don't have the final say. I want to listen to the master. Master, you tell me!"
Bai Mian took Wu Ainong's pulse and felt it carefully for a moment, then said: "My master is right, the thing you picked up is not a living thing, it is a-"
Having said this, Bai Mian suddenly stopped talking. She looked towards the live broadcast room carefully, fearing that her account would be blocked.
"This is something that cannot be said in a live broadcast room." Bai Mian said tactfully.
After she hinted at this, Lame Brother understood instantly. He held his belly and laughed out loud: "Hahaha, I finally remembered. I was wondering why this material looked so familiar. Isn't this a rubber doll? I also saw one on Taobao. Which brother is so wicked that he threw the doll away in the wilderness after using it, causing the old man to misunderstand!"
After Lame Brother finished speaking, there was no prohibited warning in the live broadcast room, so Bai Mian spoke out with confidence: "Yes, this is a rubber doll. What is soaked in your wine jar is half of the doll's head. The reason why you feel comfortable after drinking the wine you made is because of your psychological effect. The special fragrance you mentioned is actually the perfume on the doll."
Lame Brother suddenly realized what was going on. He pointed at the wine jar and said, "Now that you mentioned it, I realized that this is indeed the lower half of the skull. Look, this is the nose, and this is the chin. However, because of the damage, the outline is a little blurred. You can still make it out if you look closely!"
The crowd burst into laughter, and Weng Xuhua understood instantly. He touched his nose awkwardly. Only Wu Ainong, who was sitting in the middle, didn't understand. He didn't know what a rubber doll was, and he still stubbornly asked Bai Mian: "Master, what are you talking about? Isn't this Tai Sui?"
Lame brother walked up to Wu Ainong and whispered something. Wu Ainong finally understood. He was instantly furious and punched his leg: "Oh, this is someone else's used stuff... Really, this kind of thing can be thrown directly into the trash can, why waste the energy to bury it, I thought it was Tai Sui, hiding it like a treasure, and I even used it to make wine during this period of time, so I drank someone else's... It's really disgusting! Bah bah bah!"
Everyone was laughing. Wu Ainong stood up in shame, covering his face and said, "I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself. It's all my fault that I'm old and blurry-eyed. I made such a joke. Master, thank you for helping me solve it. I'll go home right away and throw this dirty thing away!"
As he spoke, Wu Ainong picked up the wine jar on the table and was about to leave, but Bai Mian stopped him:
"Wait a minute, don't leave in such a hurry. I haven't finished talking yet. You'd better leave this thing behind, because - it is related to a murder case."
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