Nongmen Shenjue

The next day, the two went to the Golden House to visit.

The Jin family's house is quite big, and the location is not bad, Jin Lilin personally came to the gate to welcome the two of them.

"Mr. Wen, Mr. Mu, the journey was tiring, please." Jin Lilin has exquisite eyebrows, obviously following his mother's appearance, and he is also thin, naturally showing a soft and beautiful air.But there is nothing feminine about this person, he is quite tall, and his speech and demeanor are sharp. Among the brothers of the Jin family, he and the boss of the Jin family are the most outstanding.

It's a pity that the treatment of the two brothers is very different, but Jin Lilin did not suffer, and now he has planned what he wants.

Jin Lilin entertained guests in the garden hall of the back garden, facing several red plum trees in the garden.These artificially cultivated red plums naturally grow very well, but compared with the Wumei Taoist Temple, they are a bit less natural and wild after all.

There are tea and wine in the flower hall, and several dishes of dried fruit and pastries.

The matter of dealing with Jin Lilin was handed over to Wen Jixue, while Mu Qingyan held the tea and looked out from the wide open window, where he could see the green mountains in the distance.

Jin Lilin was quite a man of the city, he tried many times with Wen Jixue while chatting and laughing.

Wen Jixue was not an ordinary person at first glance, Jin Lilin was not sure about his identity, even if Wen Jixue bluntly said that he was from the Jianghu, Jin Lilin also had a lot of doubts, Wen Jixue really didn't look like a Jianghu person.But Jin Lilin didn't show his ignorance, and he wouldn't continue to spy on him. Even if he didn't look at Wen Jixue, but only looked at Mu Qingyan, he felt that it was necessary to make friends.

"The hot spring Zhuangzi that Mr. Wen wants, I happen to have one in my hand, and the two hills outside the city are also in my name. There are only a few people in the Zhuangzi who watch the door and do the cleaning. If the two of you go there, I will let the housekeeper dial it. A few people will take care of the two of you."

"Jin Wuye is too polite, as long as you can get Zhuangzi to stay for two days, we will take care of the rest." Wen Jixue was not polite to the other party either, and asked Zhuangzi, not to mention any money.We all know that no one is short of that little money, the important thing is to remember the human relationship.

"That's fine. You two just live in Zhuangzi, and no one will disturb you at ordinary times." Jin Lilin turned to mention another matter: "There is an interesting thing, I wonder if you two know?"

"What's interesting?" Mu Qingyan added.

"The case you asked about in the previous letter, although I'm not sure if someone deliberately designed it, but in the past few years, that person has been at odds with the Liu family's young master. This Liu Huan is a romantic man. He raised a foreign house a few years ago. It has been widely circulated in He County for a while, and many people envy it. The lady who is an oiran is also a well-known wonderful woman in He County. Who would have thought that she would fall into Liu Huan's hands, and she would only be fresh for a year or two.

At the beginning of the year, a woman named Su Jiuniang came over from the capital.Naturally, Liu Huan couldn't escape the common customs, but how could his arch-enemy fall to the disadvantage.Six days ago, when Liu Huan arrived in He County, he went to look for Su Jiuniang again, and met his deadly enemy, and finally got into a fight. Liu Huan was hit on the head by a stool, and blood was seen on the spot. "

"How did this end?" Everyone knew that both sides refused to let go.

Jin Lilin sneered: "Where is the end? Liu Huan is recuperating at home, and the other is in Su Jiuniang's gentle hometown."

Mu Qingyan didn't believe that Liu Huan would swallow that breath, he was probably holding back a big move.

Jin Lilin said again: "I overheard that the two of them were fighting against each other everywhere, and it wasn't just because of Hua Niang, it seemed to be related to business. Both of them are herbal medicine shops, but Liu's family is in Fenglin, and the other One is Fang Xuhai, who is from Xinshu County, and they buy from the same company. He county is a big county of medicinal materials, and the supply of medicinal materials is very large. It is estimated that there are some special medicinal materials with limited quantities. Several companies compete together, so naturally they have a share Big head, some take small head."

Mu Qingyan couldn't help looking at Jin Lilin. These words seemed ordinary, but after careful consideration, there was no deep meaning.

"Jin Wuye is well-informed. I wonder which company they purchase medicinal materials from?"

"Qi's family. He County has many mountains and little land, and there are many wild medicinal materials, but no matter how many there are, they cannot withstand long-term digging, so most of the wild medicinal materials can only be found in the deep mountains. Other mountain forests are artificially planted medicinal materials. There are three in the county. The big planters, most of the hills around here belong to their three families, and other retail investors also drink some soup. However," Jin Lilin changed the subject: "The Qi family is not among the three families, and can only be regarded as a rising star. I have to say, The Qi family has risen rapidly in the past few years, which is very enviable. In August, a fire broke out on the mountain where their family grows medicine. It is said that someone deliberately set the fire on fire, but after a while of discussion, there is nothing more to say. It is said that the forest was dry and the fire broke out, but it was not reported to the authorities for investigation."

The reason why Jin Lilin was concerned about this matter was because of the last letter.

Mu Qingyan is helping people investigate the case, he knows it very well, so he pays attention to this matter.It was also this attention that made him sensitively aware that something was wrong, but he still didn't know what was wrong.

After having lunch at Jin's house, the two returned to the inn, packed up their things, and went directly to Zhuangzi outside the city.

Jin Lilin appointed housekeepers and took them to Zhuangzi to resettle.

Hot spring Zhuangzi is very rare. If He County is not a small place and far away from the place where the rich and powerful are concentrated, such a Zhuangzi would not fall into Jin Lilin's hands.But even so, in the prefectural and county capitals that are a little closer, there are still rich and noble families who buy Zhuangzi here.

The steward said: "The hot spring village is in the mountain, and the road has been repaired briefly, but now the snow in the mountain has not completely melted, so the journey will be slower."

While talking, he introduced the places he passed by.For example, whose family does this mountain belong to, what kind of medicinal material it is, or what Zhuangzi is in the mountain, etc.It is worthy of being a big medicine-producing county. After walking for half an hour, I passed several different kinds of medicinal planting areas.

"Are there hunters in the mountains?" Wen Jixue asked.

"Of course there are hunters, but they all live in the deep mountains. Walking inside for nearly a day, there is a small village with a population of about a hundred people. The ancestors are all hunters. In autumn, many sons and gentlemen go hunting, and they choose to settle in the village. Let’s find a local hunter as a guide.” The steward paused for a moment, and then said: “If the two young masters are interested, they can directly find a man named Shi Dahu in the village. His family is from that village, and he learned from his father. Hunting is also familiar with the terrain in the mountains, it is precisely because of this that Fifth Master kept him."

It will be dark, and finally arrived at the place.

There is a main road in the mountain, which is not wide enough for only one car.According to the housekeeper, this road leads directly to the small village in the mountain. At first, there was no road. There were more people hunting, but a road was built to make it easier for the villagers to get in and out. waste time.

There is a road on the left, with a gentle slope, and under the shade of trees, a small village with white walls and black tiles sits there.

The steward said: "There are more than a dozen Zhuangzi, large and small, scattered in the mountains near here because of the hot springs."

As soon as the gate opened, everyone in the village came to welcome him.

The housekeeper introduced: "This is Mr. Wen, this is Mr. Mu, a good friend of the fifth master. This time, you will stay in the manor for a while. You must be careful to serve you. Don't be negligent. If something goes wrong, hum!"

After some admonitions, the subordinates did not even dare to say it, and their attitude became more respectful.

The housekeeper introduced the responsibilities of these servants again, including cook, sweeper, laundry, and gatekeeper.Although he declined Jin Lilin's kindness to send someone to serve him again, the butler brought a lot of things when he came, fresh vegetables, meat and eggs, a stove with a hand stove, high-quality silver frost charcoal, two good bows and arrows, incense, bedding and pillows, All are brand new, and food, clothing, housing and transportation are almost taken into consideration.

It's not that Mu Qingyan had never been treated warmly in his previous life, but it's a very subtle feeling to take care of food, clothing, housing and play like this, and use a cart to pull everything.

"This Fifth Master Jin is really enthusiastic." However, in fact, when getting along face to face, Jin Lilin will never make people feel overly enthusiastic, and his advances and retreats are just right.

"It's because of his favor." Wen Jixue didn't care about it, if he was really worried, he wouldn't have any contact with the other party.

It was getting late, and the two of them didn't hurry to wander around. They had a leisurely time after dinner, and then went to bed.

She went to bed early at night, and Mu Qingyan woke up just after dawn the next day.

It seems that there are some noises in the yard?

When the window was opened, what caught the eye was a red shadow flying up and down.It was Wen Jixue!Looking again, it turned out that it was Wen Jixue who was fighting Gao Tian. The two moved very quickly, their figures were like shadows, their clothes fluttered in the wind, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

Although they had been together for a while, Wen Jixue didn't do morning exercises at the inn, and would go out every morning, and the time was very early. When Mu Qingyan woke up, the other party had already returned.

The two suddenly separated.

Gao Tian staggered back a few steps, his face flushed, his breath was obvious, and he was sweating profusely.

A thin layer of sweat also appeared on Wen Jixue's forehead, but she was in a good mood: "The muscles and bones are active, and it really feels good."

Gao Chun, who happened to be sleeping in a daze, got up when he heard the movement, and when he opened the door, he saw people in the yard. He thought he was getting up late, so he quickly rubbed his face to cheer himself up: "Second Master, I got up late."

"Go fetch water." Mu Qingyan waved his hand, and said to Wen Jixue, "It's cold outside, you're sweating, catch a cold carefully."

"I'm going to change clothes." Wen Jixue smiled and went back to the house.

Breakfast is red bean and lotus seed porridge, small flower rolls, crispy shredded radish, and a plate of hot and sour bamboo shoots.After dinner, the butler came over.It was getting late yesterday, and the housekeeper didn't return immediately, so he came here specially to show them to familiarize themselves with Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi itself is nothing to see, but because it is close to the hot spring, he built a small greenhouse to grow some vegetables.This thing is a popular dish in winter, and ordinary people can't afford it, and they can't eat it.And building a greenhouse is very costly. If you just plant off-season vegetables to make a profit, the gain will not be worth the loss, so it is only a luxury for the rich and powerful.

"Young masters, the hot spring is just behind Zhuangzi."

The butler led the way through the front yard and entered through a gate on the left side of the second yard.The first thing you see at the beginning is a mountain rock standing in the middle. Even in winter, there are fluffy grass growing around the stone.Green bamboos are planted on both sides of the gate, and there is a stone-strewn trail in the middle. Turning around the rocks, an oval hot spring pool appears in front of you.

The pool is carefully repaired, with white stone strips laid on the edge, which are non-slip and carved with patterns.There is a grass pavilion on the pool to prevent rain and snow. At this time, the temperature is very low, the hot spring water is warm, and the water surface is full of white mist. It is really very interesting.