Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

The sky was getting darker.

It was just after three quarters of Shen Shi (four or five o'clock in the afternoon), and it was already too dark to see.

Inside the rest station, there were a few more people, all of them passing business travelers. Some visit relatives and friends, and some do business.

A middle-aged peasant woman came to the rest station with a basket on her back.

She stood for a while, and when she saw someone came out, she dared to ask timidly, Do you receive the goods here?

She has a heavy accent.

Wang Mazi glanced at her back basket, which was covered with straw, so she couldn't see what was inside.

Come on! What are you carrying?

The peasant woman carefully put down the basket, took out the straw, and revealed the contents inside.

Wang Mazi leaned over, hey, I didn't expect it to be fresh black fungus and dried shiitake mushrooms.

Where did this black fungus come from?

The peasant woman was very nervous and said nothing.

It was only then that Wang Mazi realized that the peasant women were a little afraid of him, probably because they didn't understand Mandarin well.

Mr. Wang, come out.

Wang Laotongsheng heard the call and ran out from inside.

What's the matter? What's the matter?

Ask her, where did you pick this fungus? Is there any more? Can you stop picking the fungus next time and just move the wood with the fungus in it? The price is negotiable.

Wang Laotong was instructed to communicate with the peasant woman in dialect.

Listening to the familiar dialect, the peasant woman really relaxed a little.

The two of you come and go, and we talked for a while.

Wang Laotongsheng inquired about the situation, The fungus is picked from the mountains, wild. If you even bring the wood, the fungus may not survive. She said that the wild fungus is produced in the valleys and valleys around them, and nowhere else. How much do you pay?

Wang Mazi was very decisive, This fungus is good, and I won't let her suffer. According to the market price, I will add three cents per catty. I want these dried mushrooms. I will also charge them at the market price.

Wang Laotongsheng communicated with the peasant woman, and the peasant woman showed a surprised expression.

She obviously didn't expect that,

The price for the rest stop is so fair. No wonder the villagers on the other side of the mountain said that there are good things, don't take them to the village, get the rest station, the price is better.

Although we have to walk a long way, it takes almost a day to reach the rest stop.

Who let their village be in a ravine and come out, it is extremely difficult.

But as long as these mountain goods can be sold at a good price, let alone one day, it is worth two days.

After weighing and paying, the peasant woman is ready to return.

Wang Mazi said to Wang Laotongsheng, Ask her, if it's so far away, can you make it back? It's so dangerous to walk at night, so I'm afraid she can't be a woman alone. We have a Datong shop in our backyard and hot soup, and it only takes a penny a night. You ask her if she wants to stay?

Wang Laotongsheng laughed.

Wang Mazi looks shrewd and calculating on weekdays, and a bit fierce, but in fact he is very kind-hearted. When encountering poor people like peasant women, they will try their best to give each other a little convenience.

Wang Laotongsheng conveyed the meaning of Wang Mazi to the peasant woman.

The peasant woman hesitated and said a series of words.

Wang Laotongsheng translated to Wang Mazi, She has to rush to buy medicine.

Is there a recipe? We always stock medicinal materials here, and I asked her if she wanted the recipe to pick up the medicine, the market price, and the old man is innocent. You tell her, we also have a grocery store here, needles, threads, and oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. It's so cold outside. , just ask her to come in.

The peasant woman was obviously surprised when she learned that the rest stop could take medicine.

She trembled and followed Wang Laotongsheng into the rest station.

The room was so warm that she felt the warmth of winter for the first time.

In the rest station, there is indeed a small grocery store that sells everything.

After Wang Mazi gave the peasant woman to Wang Laotong to give birth, he didn't care.

Carrying a basket of fungus and dried shiitake mushrooms, he walked towards the kitchen.

In the lobby, some merchants saw the fungus and were happy in their hearts.

Boss, here's some fried fungus, fry it with fat, and put more oil.

Okay! You wait a while, this fungus hasn't been washed yet.

Okay! Take it slow, we're not in a hurry.

It got dark.

Lanterns were hung at toll booths and rest stops to illuminate the road.

Li Dashan thought that no more horses would pass by.

Unexpectedly, the sound of Da Da Da Da was heard in the distance, and a carriage came from the direction of Luozhou. Listening to the sound, there is more than one horse.

The convoy is approaching.

It was not the caravan that Li Dashan imagined.

Look at the carriages and horses, look at the heads of people, like a big family traveling.

Whether it's a caravan or a big family. As long as you drive, you have to pay the toll.

Li Dashan dutifully did the registration.

The steward got off the carriage, paid the toll, and asked, Is there a room in the rest stop?

Li Dashan was stunned for a moment, and shouted in the direction of the rest station, Wang Mazi, someone lives in the store.

Wang Mazi ran out in a hurry, Guest officer staying at the store?

The steward kept his face straight and held his posture calmly, Can you go to the room?

There are. There are two types of upper rooms here, one is with a courtyard, and the other is a small two-story building. In this mountain, the weather is cold, so I suggest that the guest officer live in the upper room on the second floor. The quilt is washed clean. Have been in the sun, no one has used it. Hot water all night, and a bathroom, you can take a bath.”

and many more!

The steward came to the most luxuriously decorated carriage and bowed to ask for instructions.

After a while, the steward told Wang Mazi, Upstairs on the second floor, we will open three rooms. In addition, we will open five lower rooms.

We have no private rooms here, only two-person rooms, three-person rooms, four-person rooms, and Datong Shop.

Then open five quadruple rooms.

Okay. Please come in from the guest officer. The carriages and horses will be placed in the stables, and they will be guarded twelve hours a day, so don't worry.

From the carriage, a few female relatives came down.

In the front is an old lady.

Coincidentally, Niu Dazhuang came out of the toll booth, he glanced at the carriage at random, and snorted.

Because he saw the family crest on the carriage.

These days, only that kind of aristocratic family has a family emblem.

Boss Niu smiled, it turned out to be a big family.

Looking at this, do you want to go to the capital?

After a cup of tea, Wang Mazi settled the group of nobles.

Boss Niu walked to the door of the rest station, beckoned, and called Wang Mazi to him for questioning.

Have you figured it out? What's the background?

Wang Mazi smiled, I'm going out, can't I find out any news? I asked the steward, the master's surname is Qu, a family of military generals, a big family in Tengzhou, and visiting relatives in the capital. I looked at the old lady and seemed to be indifferent. I'm happy. I'm afraid it's not to visit relatives, but to go to the capital to raise teachers and ask for guilt.

How do you know that people are going to the capital to ask for guilt?

I listened to a few words, and I heard them mentioning the Houfu. Tsk tsk, the relatives of the Houfu are indeed big families.

The big family in Wang Mazi's mouth is the Tengzhou Qu family, the in-law's family of Aunt Qu.

Miss Qu's marriage is not going well, and she offends Mrs. Zhao.

When the news spread from the capital to Tengzhou, Mrs. Qu was instantly on fire.

Aunt Qu refused to follow her husband to go to the northwest to eat sand, so she endured it. She refused to return to her hometown in Tengzhou to perform filial piety, but she endured it.

Aunt Qu kept saying that she wanted to talk about marriage for Miss Qu in the capital.

In the past few years, the marriage not only failed, but also offended the nobles, how is this good?

So, Mrs. Qu simply decided to go to the capital herself to take care of her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

The group settled down in the upper room on the second floor.

The room was clean and warm.

Mrs. Qu Er waited on Mrs. Qu to drink hot soup.

On such a cold day, the old lady shouldn't go out. When the sister-in-law is there, send someone to say it.

Mrs. Qu frowned, What is it? She relies on the support of the Daihou Mansion, and whoever looks for it will not give face. Only when the old man goes to the capital in person and controls her by relying on her mother-in-law's identity, she will be afraid. Three points.

When Mrs. Qu spoke of her, she was referring to Aunt Qu, the eldest wife of the Qu family.

The old lady Qu was very irritable, She has lived in the capital with the four girls for a few years, and I'm afraid she has a wild heart. The old lady of the Daihou Mansion is the most vulnerable, and I am afraid that there will be a dispute with the Daihou Mansion.

Mrs. Qu Er said: No matter how the old lady of Daihou Mansion protects her shortcomings, she can't stop her sister-in-law from returning to her husband's house to fulfill her filial piety. Our Qu family is not empty. She brought four girls and lived in Daihou Mansion for several years. , I'm not afraid of being gossiped.

What's more, the fourth girl offended the noble, and even the marriage was rejected by the noble. If their mother and daughter don't go back to Qu's house, they really can't tell.

Mrs. Qu nodded, I'll be in the capital in a few days. I'll take a look at the situation before making plans.

Daughter-in-law listens to the old lady.

That night, the merchants who stayed at the Balipu rest station were very satisfied.

In winter, there are warm beds, hot soup, delicious meals, and hot water all night long. All this is a wonderful experience.

The next morning, the merchants got up early and planned to set off after breakfast.

The guys at the rest stop are busy greeting customers, busy pulling horse carts, donkey carts, mule carts, ox carts...

Last night, the peasant woman who spent a penny living in Datongpu, carrying the purchased medicinal materials, three feet of cotton cloth, and salt, was about to set off back to her home in Shangougou.

She walked out of the warm rest station, looked back at the lobby, and smiled at the corners of her eyes and brows.

She made up her mind that the next time she got mountain goods, she would sell them to rest stops. Also bring the child out and see the world.

Even if it costs an extra penny to sleep at the Chase, it's worth the free winter melon soup.

As long as you sell a few more mountain goods, you will have the medicine cost. During Chinese New Year, you might even be able to eat meat.

When the head of the family is healthy next year, he will be able to hunt some prey and sell it to the rest station.

If you are lucky, you can also sell the medicinal herbs in the deep mountains to the rest station.

It was a nice place, better than the furthest town she'd ever been to.

The peasant woman walked into the fog in the forest, and there was always a smile on the corner of her mouth.