Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu asked, "What kind of medicine did Mother Zhang take?"

Wang Gui had an ugly face, he hesitated and said: "I forgot to check..."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head immediately, with an unhappy expression on his face.Wang Gui suddenly said: "Although I don't know what medicine she took, but I know her symptoms, left side pain in the head, dizziness, frequent dreams and waking up at night."

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Are you sure?"

Wang Gui couldn't help nodding his head: "It's been hot recently, and the servant girl seems to have relapsed from an old injury, so she didn't feel very comfortable. That day, she went to the pharmacy in Renshoufang and went to get a few medicines. The servant girl said, 'Just now, the old woman has Fu Xiang, what is the disease, the doctor sitting in the hall told the slaves!"

"Very good!" Zhu Gaoxu put down his pen, stood up and paced back and forth in front of the bookshelf.

After a while, his movements suddenly became faster, and he sat down again, continuing to write vigorously, writing a lot of words, marking Arabic numerals, and drawing some arrows.

After writing for a while, he raised his head and glanced at Wang Gui, "Wang Gui, you don't have to stay here anymore. Go and shave off your hair, get a set of ragged monk clothes, and come back to report."

"Slave... slave girl wants to shave her head?" Wang Gui blurted out with a mournful face.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at his face, calmed down, and comforted him with kind words: "Although the body, hair and skin are affected by your parents, you can't damage it casually, but you even cut off the eggs, why do you care about your hair? If you shave your hair, it's a big deal to wear a crown." The hat will grow up soon!"

Wang Gui lowered his head, touched his crotch quietly, and replied, "Yes."

Seeing his pitiful look, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but add another sentence, "Since Zhang's mother believes in Buddhism, in two days' time it will be June [-], the day when Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva became a monk, and Zhang's mother will definitely go to the temple. This is a rare opportunity. , we have to meet her for a while."

Wang Gui hurriedly said, "Your servant obeys."

Zhu Gaoxu stayed in the study for a while, saw the sun was setting outside the door, the sun was not so hot anymore, so he decided to go out.He walked out of the front hall, and saw that the person on duty today was Wei Da.

This middle-aged handsome guy with a shoehorn face was bored, and it was worth listening to Youshi's drums.As soon as Zhu Gaoxu came, he hurried out to meet him.

Zhu Gaoxu's "direct line" has a total of three civil and military officers. In comparison, the two generals are more reliable than the civil official, because the middle and lower ranks of the generals have fewer connections.

So Zhu Gaoxu said, "Wei Baihu, follow me out."

"The last general has orders!" Wei Da said.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't change his clothes, he was still wearing the thin gray robe he wore at home, and then he said casually: "You can call me Mr. Hong later."

"Yes." Wei Da clasped his fists again.

They went to the stables and picked out the two worst-looking horses, led the horses and went out.

When Zhu Gaoxu got outside the gate, he got on his horse and went straight to Bell Tower Street.When the two arrived at Bell Tower Street, Zhu Gaoxu discovered that this street was close to the former "Poor Man City", and there were no wealthy families living nearby.

He wandered around randomly.At this moment, a wine shop at the entrance of the alley attracted his attention.

The entrance of this restaurant is well-repaired, but the location is really bad: although it is close to the street, the door opens in a small alley with few pedestrians!In addition, there are no rich people around here, but it is decorated so that the consumption is not low at first glance. Who will go in for the poor?They just want to find cheap cheap places.

Zhu Gaoxu and Wei Da walked around to the door, he looked around, and it was as expected... The sun had already set, and it was time for dinner, and there was not even a single customer at the door of this restaurant!Can this business go up?

"Hey, guest officer, please!" The enthusiastic waiter greeted, with a white towel on his shoulders, smiling all over his face.

Zhu Gaoxu then handed the reins to Xiao Er, and walked in with Wei Da.

Inside is a hall, there is actually a pavilion, and there is a wooden ladder to go up.The shopkeeper behind the counter also greeted with a smile, but his smile looked so forced that it was uglier than crying.

"We don't eat." Zhu Gaoxu said directly, "Shopkeeper, do you sell this shop?"

Zhu Gaoxu observed his expression while speaking.The shopkeeper was surprised at first, then glowed red again, and quickly started talking, "This shop of mine is rented, but I bought things myself, it's alright..."

Zhu Gaoxu interrupted him impatiently, "I think it's good too. The location is very good next to the street! You can make a price."

"Four hundred guan notes! If you use copper coins, only one hundred guan." The shopkeeper stretched out four fingers and stared at Zhu Gaoxu.

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu clapped his hands together.

The shopkeeper suddenly stomped his foot, and said with a look of regret, "The land rent is not full, you have to pay my rent!"

Zhu Gaoxu asked about the money for the land rent, and immediately gave it with Daming treasures, then wrote the contract, signed it and pressed his fingerprints.He signed one: Hong Bin.

It takes less than a stick of incense to complete a transaction!Zhu Gaoxu immediately took over the management of the restaurant, and issued the first business strategy: business as usual, but the price of all the wine and food increased to ten times!

So one table of food and wine can be sold for one hundred coins, and four tables can buy this shop.

Zhu Gaoxu triumphantly said to the second cook and the others: "As long as you sell four tables, you can earn back your capital soon."

"Tall! Shopkeeper Hong is really tall!" The cook gave a serious thumbs up.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't stay for a moment, and asked Xiaoer to lead the horse out, and went out of the wine shop with Wei Da.At this moment, the cook's voice came from inside: "It's over, we have to find other jobs as soon as possible." "Let him settle the wages when he leaves!"

There are only two days left until June [-]th, but Zhu Gaoxu has to set off on June [-]th, and the preparation time is very tight.Because he knew that some devout pilgrims would go up the mountain at night in order to burn the first stick of incense.

... In the early morning of June [-]th, Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gui, who was dressed as a monk, had already arrived at Lingquan Temple.

Lingquan Temple is an ancient temple, built in the Song Dynasty, and the incense is still very prosperous.It was not yet clear, and the outside of the temple was already burning brightly. The black smoke and ash from burning incense candles filled the air.

Zhu Gaoxu took Wang Gui and wandered around the buildings like tourists, and they had already found Zhang's mother.But Zhang's mother was surrounded by seven or eight men and women, so he didn't dare to make any mistakes for a while, so he walked around not far or near, looking for opportunities.

As the sky was getting darker, Mother Zhang and others came to a noisy place, where they had vegetarian meals.

Although it is early in the morning, it is very lively.Temple servants, pilgrims and people of all kinds gather here to eat, and cooks and businessmen shuttle between them, but it is now the busiest place in the temple.

But Mother Zhang and her party did not linger in the dining hall, they went straight through a gatehouse and arrived at another place that was not so messy.This is also a place for vegetarian food, but the temples are also divided into three or six grades, and those who have status and incense money are the ones who pay more respect, so of course they cannot eat with a group of mixed people.

Zhu Gaochi took a good look at the fasting room that Zhang's mother entered, and seeing several people standing outside the door, he and Wang Gui returned to the dining hall.Zhu Gaoxu asked Wang Gui to buy some porridge, steamed buns and pickles, and sat down to eat.

Wang Gui stood beside him with a look of astonishment, but he didn't dare to sit down and eat.

Zhu Gaoxu chewed for a while and swallowed the steamed buns in his mouth, reached out to pick up a bowl of porridge, and raised his head: "Take it, bring it in. Don't worry, I won't finish eating alone, I will save a portion for you."

Wang Guidao: "Slaves dare not, dare not."

"Go." Zhu Gaoxu urged in a deep voice.

... Wang Gui had a bald head, and used black ink to spot six "fragrant scars". Holding a bowl of porridge in his hand, he walked through the hall and went to the fasting room.

Sure enough, the servant at the door just glanced at his head, and didn't intend to stop him at all.Wang Gui pushed the door in with porridge and closed the door behind him.

"Yo, it's really fast." Mother Zhang said.

Wang Gui made a one-handed salute, and put the porridge on the wooden table, "The almsgiver is waiting, other things will be served soon."

Mother Zhang nodded indifferently, counting the beads in her hand.

When Wang Gui walked to the door, he turned around suddenly and asked, "Does the benefactor have a headache on the left side recently, dizziness, and can't sleep well at night, too many dreams?"

"Ah?" Mother Zhang raised her head immediately, "How did the eminent monk know?"

Seeing this, Wang Gui came back, frowned and looked at Zhang's mother's face, "The benefactor's face is full of evil spirits, someone in the family has offended the royal spirit in the north!"