The small town of Guanxi belongs to the Western Regions Chilian City. The climate and environment here are completely different from the deserted Sun City, Moon City, and Xinghuo City. It is completely different from the steep surroundings and the Wuhu City that can be reached by just one road.
The Kansai town is filled with mist all year round, but every noon, when the sun shines away the mist, the town will reveal its magnificent whole picture.
The smooth stone walls next to the town have been flowing with water, stirring up countless crystal clear water droplets, like elves dancing in the air, refracting the bright sunshine into a gorgeous colorful light. At this time, the small town of Kansai was like a fairyland on earth that was opened to see the sun again. It was bright everywhere and there was no trace of haze.
The most eye-catching thing about Kansai town is not the unforgettable scenery here, but the precious medicinal materials that are abundant.
A main road called Guanxi Street runs through the entire town from east to west. There are many clinics on the street, and pharmacies and medicine stalls can be seen everywhere.
This day was the market day. Just after the corner, there were more pedestrians on Guanxi Street. Some people bought medicinal materials and some sold medicinal materials. They were bustling and endless, and there was a busy scene.
Zhang Blacksmith, who was an iron shop in the east end of the town, just learned that the girl who married into the Lijia Village next door was going to take her brother-in-law home to visit her. His brother-in-law is a hunter, and like him, he likes to eat meat and drink wine in big cubes.
Thinking of the empty wine jar at home, Zhang Blacksmith didn’t care about doing business. He put down the iron tool, closed the door, and rushed to the nearest wine shop to make wine. Suddenly he heard a noise coming from a distance.
Zhang Blacksmith was curious, so he clenched the broken silver in his hand and took some effort to squeeze into the center of the crowd.
It turned out to be the largest pharmacy in Kansai town, and a foreign pharmacy came to Xiumingtang.
This was originally nothing rare, but what was rare was that the one who came to buy herbal medicine was actually a little baby!
Looking closely at the doll, he was only three or four years old, and he was only as tall as the waiter’s waist. He was wearing a plain gray-white robe, and his whole body looked handsome and extraordinary, like a fairy child.
Zhang Blacksmith thought that he had lived for more than 20 years but had never seen a baby who was so handsome. What was even more amazing was that there was not even an adult with him.
While he was stunned,
He vaguely heard what the little baby was saying, “…spring mahjong…winter mahjong…subscriptions are the best…”
Zhang Blacksmith lived in a small town in Guanxi since childhood. He was influenced by his knowledge and naturally had a little knowledge of these medicinal materials. Moreover, he also had a brother-in-law who was a hunter. Occasionally, he would go to the town to find a medicine shop to sell fresh medicinal materials collected on the mountain to supplement his family’s use.
Zhang Blacksmith also knows some pharmacology, but he dare not say that he can distinguish the quality of the processed medicinal materials at a glance. Where did he get the confidence of such a little baby?
The waiter in Xiumingtang did not take such a big doll seriously. It was because the doll was dressed well and he guessed that he must have come from a good family.
I don’t know why this doll came to my house and said that she wanted to buy Gastrodia elata. This is a precious medicinal material. It is not sold solely. Besides, how could a doll as big as his doll should do?
So, he was kind-hearted and kept persuading him.
I really couldn’t resist this doll, so the waiter took out some medicinal materials casually, and in front of everyone, letting the doll sit outside the store and pick it up and play with it. He couldn’t say that his family could take the person back in time when they saw it.
The waiter thought he had done his best, but he knew that this doll was actually a person who was looking for trouble. In public, he insisted that the Gastrodia elata given to him was spring elata, not winter elata. Wasn’t he deliberately coming to find something?
In the opinion of the waiter, aren’t spring and winter mahjong all Gastrodia?
The two look exactly the same and have similar smells. As for the efficacy of the medicine, there are naturally some differences, but how much does he need to say to such a big doll?
Who knows what this little baby wants to buy Gastrodia elata and go back to do? Maybe he just comes to play with it. So what else does he care about?
No matter how he persuaded him, the doll had no sign of a trace of eyes, and still looked unwilling to give up and was willing to make things worse.
The waiter was already a little annoyed, but he still didn’t care. No matter how much he could make a fuss, he was just a little baby. He didn’t think it could cause any storm.
Besides, this is in full view of everyone. As long as he doesn’t get into trouble, he will not make any mistakes.
The little doll blinked his eyes like black jade, and said loudly: “The texture of winter hemp is solid, slightly heavy, the mouth of the parrot, the cross-section is tight and has no hollowness and bright color; spring hemp is not the same, the texture is lightly bubbled, there are broken stems, the cross-section is hollow and dark color.”
Onlookers all whispered, and people also know about the so-called winter hemp spring hemp, but they don’t understand so many things.
No matter whether the doll said it correctly or not, whether he was reading the script or not, at his age, it would be a great thing to be able to say such a long sentence in one breath, not to mention what he said seemed to make some sense.
Seeing this, the waiter felt his forehead rushing, and the words he had wanted to say were blurted out. “Don’t mess around!”
The waiter snorted coldly, suddenly exclaimed and said, “Boy, don’t really think that it’s so great to be able to memorize!”
As soon as he said these words, he felt that his tone was a little heavier. If this baby took the opportunity to cry, he would be unable to explain clearly and immediately felt a big headache.