Suddenly
The sales time of new insect repellent in pharmacies has begun to speed up.
Perhaps it was because of the county magistrate's crackdown, but the blacksmith shop acted quickly this time. Two days later, the first batch of tools were delivered to the Jiang Mansion's warehouse as requested by Jiang Nian.
The group of people who were supposed to arrive early the day before had not yet arrived at the appointed time. Jiang Nian took advantage of this gap to ask the servants to move the finished utensils into the warehouse. Each utensil corresponded to a table and was numbered.
The servants were responsible for arranging the items, and Fuling kept track of their placement.
The servants were busy coming in and out at the warehouse door. Fuling, in response to Jiang Nian's request, pasted oiled and numbered waterproof paper on each desk and piece of equipment that had been specially treated for corrosion.
The empty warehouse soon had several empty wooden boxes stacked up on the open space.
Jiang Nian stood in the corner of the warehouse and looked around, his gaze stopping at the window.
The bright white beams of light shining through the oil paper made her feel alert, and what the servant had reported last night came to her mind again.
Just like what happened the night before, the people on patrol yesterday felt like someone was coming, but because of the dim night, they couldn't see it clearly. They just seemed to see a similar figure and didn't look for any trace of it.
Thinking that the thief is still eyeing this warehouse, some production tools that were not there before have been moved into the warehouse.
If the other party fails to achieve his goal, he will definitely return here.
Jiang Nian's thoughts stopped there. The people in the warehouse were moving things in an orderly manner. Seeing that there was no problem that required her to make a decision, she returned to her position outside the warehouse window.
The weedy open space behind the window was the same as before, as if there was no trace of anyone stopping there.
The sun was scorching near noon, making the open space behind faintly hot. A few scattered clumps of weeds were growing poorly and hanging wilfully.
Jiang Nian held his breath of the dry and hot earth in front of him, lowered his gaze to a clump of weeds, and paused as he walked along the outer wall of the warehouse.
She lifted her skirt and reached out to pick up the long, thin dark blue fiber of fabric, and suddenly she understood.
The Xu's pharmacy next door actually sent someone to inquire here.
But the operation of the pharmacy she was planning to start had not yet begun, and the prescriptions she developed had not yet been used. Why would they suddenly come to inquire about the pharmacy's situation?
That day, the only people who knew that Xiao Yingzhu was cooperating with her were the court officials, Jiang's parents, and two maids.
Is it because the Censor does not intend to cooperate with Xu’s Pharmacy?
But this was only decided yesterday, and the Censor would not specifically inform the Xu family. After all, the cooperation with Xu's pharmacy was just a shadow of hope that had not yet been finalized.
Scorched by the scorching light, Jiang Nian walked under the eaves of the warehouse, twisting the thin piece of cloth fiber.
Feeling uncertain and uncertain, Jiang Nian turned his eyes away slightly at the glaring light reflected on the open space in front of him.
Her eyes fell on the experimental field not far away, and she suddenly thought of the day when she reached a contract with Xiao Yingzhu.
After she reached a cooperation with Xiao Yingzhu, the thoughts of those visiting court officials changed, and few of them went to Xu's pharmacy anymore.
Did the Xu family's manager make a fuss because there were few officials coming, and chose the right moment to send someone over to check?
There was no other more reasonable speculation at the moment, so Jiang Nian put away the fibers of the fabric, suppressed his thoughts, and turned back to the warehouse.
The people who had been arranged in advance had already arrived outside the gate, and the equipment in the warehouse had been put in place, waiting for Jiang Nian to take command.
Fuling had just finished recording the numbers of the corresponding tools on each workbench. Seeing Jiang Nian coming back from outside, she walked up with the allocation form and handed it to Jiang Nian for review.
Her gaze paused when she saw the hand-drawn tables and numbers on the paper.
As the new product of the pharmacy is about to open, Fuling, who is responsible for assisting her in running the pharmacy, has more tasks to do. In just a few days, she has learned the 26 English letters and Arabic numerals, as well as how to record data in various forms.
Now Fuling was standing beside her again, waiting for her evaluation.
Familiar with the standing position and the forms that are different from those in this era, Jiang Nian seems to be in the modern world where he once lived.
Her young lady looked a little absent-minded as she was looking at the paper she had just written. Fuling thought that she had made a mistake in some of her notes, so she leaned closer to Jiang Nian.
"Miss, is there a problem with where the word Fuling is written?"
Jiang Nian came back to her senses. The buildings around her still did not match the real world. Her previous impression was just an illusion.
Jiang Nian lowered his eyes slightly to hide his feeling of loss and put the form back into Fuling's hand.
"No problem, your record is very complete."
She hid the slightly changing emotions in her words and asked instead.
"Is Uncle Xu almost done with the pharmacy's storage room?"
In the morning, Fuling went to the pharmacy to help Uncle Xu move the stockpiled goods in the warehouse to make room for the new insect repellent that was about to be produced.
Listening to Jiang Nian's questions, Fuling estimated the time and felt a little uncertain.
"When I left, there was still some left, but Uncle Xu said he would ask the warehouse sweeper to help."
“I don’t really know what the progress is yet.”
Blocked road
The trade winds came out of the restaurant, followed by stream pillows and pine breezes.
The place where the mission was to be carried out was still a few days away, so Xinfeng traveled all day and all night from the mountains to the small county town. He had not eaten along the way and bought many meat buns from the breakfast shop.
He planned to eat part of it in the shop and take the rest with him to eat on the way.
A night of killing left Xinfeng with no time to chat. As he walked out of the restaurant and saw the gradually brightening light in the sky and the clear air without the smell of blood, Xinfeng shook his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
"There are so many obstacles along the way. The closer we get to the main road that sends messages to Donglan, the tighter the security becomes. If I didn't know that the officials inside are directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Changde, I would have thought the core had been replaced."
He walked forward a few steps and suddenly looked back suspiciously at the two people behind him.
"Aren't you hungry after fighting all night? I just saw you didn't eat much in the restaurant."
Songchui was as taciturn as ever. He just raised his head to glance at Xinfeng and continued to gnaw on the steamed bun in his hand silently.
Xizhen had experienced a whole night of assassinations, but even her well-groomed hair was not disheveled at this time. She still maintained her original cleanliness and beauty, without a trace of blood stain.
When he saw Xinfeng looking towards him, he just smiled and lowered his eyes to look at his fingertips which had just been dyed dark again.
"A little food won't keep you hungry, just add more."
Xizhen has communicated with Mo Qing a lot, and this operation is the first time that Xinfeng has acted with him. Facing this chief historian who loves beauty and leads his staff, Xinfeng can't help but have some doubts about the reasons for his participation in this operation.
"Then I'll keep it for you first?"
He hesitated whether to ask the next question. He raised his hand and scratched the back of his neck. Seeing that Xizhen was still admiring his nails, as if waiting for him to continue speaking, he asked.
"Speaking of which, why is Xi Changshi participating in this mission this time?"
"...I remember that Xi Changshi was in charge of quite a lot of government affairs and personnel?"
Xizhen lowered her hands, her long dark hair made her beautiful face even more stunning, and the emotions in her words were unpredictable.
"The staff members under my primary responsibility have been transferred by Xiao to carry out other tasks. The rest do not need my personal supervision."
The sky was just getting light, and his dark eyes were filled with a gleam of poison. His voice was soft and fierce, then became softer.
"As soon as mid-autumn arrived, Xiao's use of spies began."
"It is naturally necessary this time."
Xinfeng blinked slightly, inexplicably feeling that Xizhen's speaking style was somewhat similar to that of his master.
——The similarity was that he seemed to not understand much.
When Matsukune saw Xinfeng looking at him inquiringly, he was silent for a moment and then turned away.
Unable to seek help, Xinfeng gave up thinking and suddenly recalled what Xizhen said and said in shock.
"Wait? Mr. Xi, are you saying that your important staff members—"
"Could it be that they are the same group of people who were previously transferred to Jiang Nian as a condition for the cooperation agreement between the master and them?!"
Jiang Nian named all the people who came to make insect repellent employees according to modern names.
Those people didn't react much to the novel name and quickly accepted their new identities. They then began to learn from Jiang Nian's explanation and tried to use tools they had never seen before, such as mortars, sieves, and measuring cups, to start making the food.
I don’t know where Xiao Yingzhu found these people from, but they can understand everything after just a brief explanation. Their learning skills are really strong.
Before long, they were able to pick up the herbs needed to make the insect repellent placed next to the workbench, and independently start the first half of the insect repellent production line with the herbs.
Seeing that the simple insect repellent production line was put into use soon, Jiang Nian felt a little relieved. Thinking that the progress of the sorting at the drugstore was still unclear, he did not stay here for long. He hurried to the drugstore in the carriage that he had asked the young man to wait for at the warehouse door.
The storage room behind the drugstore was cluttered with stored goods. The entire room was half tidy and half messy. The cleaner seemed to have just arrived and was helping Uncle Xu put the goods on one row of shelves onto the empty shelves in the back row.
Jiang Nian passed by the messy boxes on the ground and walked to Xu Bo who was placing the goods. Just as he was about to ask him for the book of corresponding medicinal materials after the changes made yesterday, he saw that the sprinkler who was helping Xu Bo move the goods looked a little unfamiliar.
Thinking of the cloth fibers he had just seen behind the warehouse, Jiang Nian began to have some doubts about his identity, and the gentle smile on his face added some different emotions.
"Who are you?"
The eldest lady who was in charge of the drug store suddenly spoke to him. The man who was cleaning the goods started to tremble in his hand and shook his head hurriedly.
"Miss, I just came here to clean the warehouse..."
He spoke haltingly, and Xu Bo then took over the words of the man who was sprinkling the dust.
"The man who was in charge of cleaning the warehouse recently had some family matters, so this guy is here to replace the previous waiter."
Jiang Nian listened to what Xu Bo said, and once again looked at the duster who seemed a little timid and afraid to see people. With doubts still in his heart, he looked at Xu Bo with a questioning look.
"When did he come?"
Uncle Xu put the goods on the shelf. As he was old, it was inevitable that he had some unclear memories.
"The previous duster came back a few days later after taking leave."
He looked at Jiang Nian with some doubt.
"Miss, is there something wrong?"
Jiang Nian was silent for a few seconds, then looked away from the person wiping the face and shook his head slightly.
"Nothing, just looks a little unfamiliar."
Uncle Xu thought about the insect repellent that the young lady was going to sell recently. He was afraid that the recipe would be leaked out, so he checked the background of the person who sprayed the insects. Then he smiled knowingly.
"Don't worry, miss. This is a duster I hired. He's very knowledgeable and used to work in a relative's restaurant."
"He may seem a little timid, but he's never careless in his work."
There was still a small amount of goods in the warehouse that had not been moved. Seeing that the young man in front of him did not seem to be pretending to be timid, Jiang Nian knew that it was not the time to ask questions. He put his hesitation aside for the time being and turned to ask Xu Bo.
"Where is the book with the prices from yesterday?"
Before Xu Bo could answer, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the lobby of the pharmacy.
The leader took a few steps inside and asked tentatively.
"Excuse me, is Miss Jiang here?"
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