Hearing this, Li Xue could no longer sit still. She stood up, went to the man's side, and asked:
"Is your story true? Did a fool really appear in that orchard?"
Because it was dark, the man didn't notice Li Xue's expression, and he said:
"This story is made up. In the Kingdom of Golden Din, there are no fruit plantations at all. Very few people grow fruit here. The fruit that the locals eat is all imported from neighboring countries."
In the Kingdom of Golden Rice, there are quite a few oriole plantations, and among the laborers working there are not only the mentally challenged but also slaves.
The man's words greatly disappointed Li Xue. Was she being too sensitive? Why did she want to relate to this story so much?
Li Xue was about to leave, but she felt that the story itself was not entirely fictional. Why did the fool in the story call the princess Xue'er as soon as he saw her?
In real life, her brother always refers to her as Xue'er. Is this just a coincidence?
Li Xue took a few steps, then stopped. Seeing this, the man spoke up:
"Although I made up the story, it wasn't made up randomly. The fruit plantation in the story is actually the Oriole Fruit Plantation. As for the princess rescuing a fool from the plantation, that's also true."
This happened at least ten years ago, and not many people know about it.
The man's words surprised and delighted Li Xue once again, and she quickly asked a question:
"In your story, you mentioned that the fool called the princess 'Xue'er. Did you make that up?"
"This isn't something I made up. After the fool met the princess, he called her Xue'er, and the current princess's name is Ruan Ruxue. Maybe this fool really knows the princess, otherwise the princess wouldn't have taken him away."
The man's words surprised Li Xue. The time and the person matched up. Perhaps her brother Li Ru was in the palace, by the princess's side.
The man continued telling his story, and although it was very captivating, Li Xue had no interest in listening. She began to consider how to contact the royal family of the Golden Kingdom and uncover the truth.
The next morning, Li Xue got up early and talked to Zhao Xian about the story the man had told the night before, asking him to analyze whether the fool in the story might be Li Ru.
"Based on this story, it can be confirmed that the fool is Li Ru. There are too many coincidences. Li Ru was a general and was not even twenty years old at the time, which matches the fool in the story."
As for the fool calling the princess Xue'er, that's probably a coincidence, since the princess's name is Ruan Ruxue, and her nickname would likely also be Xue'er.
"How did that fool know the princess's nickname was Xue'er? Is there some reason behind that?" Li Xue asked.
"The reason is simple. If I'm not mistaken, that princess named Ruan Ruxue should look similar to the county princess, so much so that when a fool first sees Princess Ruxue, he thinks she is the county princess and calls her Xue'er."
"Brother Zhao's analysis makes a lot of sense. It seems that the fool who was rescued by the princess was Brother Li Ru. So many years have passed, I wonder how he is now."
"That's hard to say. If General Li Ru recovers and stops acting foolishly, he should try to go back instead of staying here."
But one thing is for sure: if he sees you, he will recognize you very quickly.
If he recognizes you, that will make things easier. The princess can help him regain his memories, and once he remembers his past, everything will be fine.
Zhao Xian's words made Li Xue very happy, and she felt that her brother was not far away.
"Brother Zhao, what's our next step?"
"We'll go to town later. We now have a basic goal and direction. Before contacting the royal family, we need to investigate some things clearly."
“Okay, Brother Zhao, I understand,” Li Xue said.
At this moment, Sun Heng was also ready. He came over and asked Zhao Xian when they would set off for the town.
Zhao Xian had already prepared the carriage. He instructed Sun Heng to put the medicinal herbs he wanted to sell on the carriage and then they would travel to the town.
Every time Sun Heng went to town, he carried a medicine basket on his back and walked there, which took more than two hours to go and return.
Most of the time spent going to town was spent walking, but now it's much better to take a horse-drawn carriage, which will save a lot of time.
The group set off quickly. It was still early, and there were quite a few people going to the market in town, so the carriage didn't dare to go too fast. If it hit someone, it would be a big problem.
And so, the group hurried along and arrived in town in less than half an hour.
The carriage stopped in front of a pharmacy. Sun Heng got out first and said:
"Honorable guests, we've arrived. This is the pharmacy. I sold them all the herbs I dug up from the mountain. The pharmacy owner has been very kind to me."
Zhao Xian nodded and said, "Okay, let's go in then."
The group followed Sun Heng into the pharmacy. It was a fairly large pharmacy, with several employees busy at work. Upon seeing Sun Heng arrive, one of the employees went up to him and asked:
"Sun Heng, what medicinal herbs did you bring today?"
"We were lucky this time and found quite a lot of purple ginseng, so we brought it all with us."
"Really? Purple ginseng is a rare commodity these days. Many pharmacies are short of this herb. Bring it here and let me take a look."
After the shop assistant finished speaking, he helped Sun Heng take the medicine basket off his back and check the medicinal herbs inside.
The shop assistant glanced at the goods and said, "These purple ginseng are indeed excellent, top-quality goods. We'll take them for now. Maybe next time you deliver more, we won't still be in this shop."
The waiter's words startled Sun Heng, who didn't understand what they meant, so he asked:
"What's wrong? Did something happen at the store?"
The shop assistant sighed and said, "Don't even mention it. The pharmacy is in big trouble this time. If it's not handled properly, we'll offend the Xie family."
You have to understand how powerful the Xie family is; even the royal family wouldn't dare provoke them. Manager Lin might offend them this time. Do you think our pharmacy can still stay open?"
"That can't be right. Manager Lin runs his business with integrity, treats everyone fairly, and has an excellent reputation. How could he possibly offend the Xie family?"
You wouldn't understand even if I explained. I'll accept the herbs for now. If you want to know the truth, then go ask Manager Lin.
Sun Heng stopped talking and waited until the herbs were weighed and the money was collected before taking Zhao Xian and Li Xue upstairs.
The second floor of the pharmacy was very spacious, with a large quantity of medicinal herbs stored there. One of the rooms was Manager Lin's accounting office.
Sun Heng arrived at the accounting office and knocked lightly on the door twice. After a short while, the door opened, and an old man appeared before him.
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