Because the medicinal herbs and rare birds and beasts produced in this mountain are very famous, so medicine merchants from all over the world often come here to purchase. This has made the small county town prosperous in terms of business, both in terms of population and area, and the surrounding counties. In comparison, they are all second to none.

Therefore, Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang took a sedan chair and walked for a long time. After passing several streets, they arrived in front of Shopkeeper Lu's shop. Although it was the first time the lanterns were on, people were still coming and going here because this street was the most popular in the county. The bustling streets, with shops, restaurants, and inns, are located one after another for more than two miles.

Zheng Yushi only brought five or six followers. But when people saw that these people were all wearing official clothes and carrying two sedan chairs, they knew that they were official people, so they all got out of the way in advance.

As soon as the sedan chair settled in front of Shopkeeper Lu's door, a clerk from the store quickly ran inside and reported to Shopkeeper Lu in the back room: "Old shopkeeper, please go out and have a look. The county magistrate of our county. I don't know. What happened? He suddenly came to our store."

Shopkeeper Lu had just finished dinner and was drinking tea. When he heard that the county magistrate was coming, he couldn't help but panic. He didn't know what happened. The county magistrate came here in person. He hurriedly tidied his clothes and came out to greet him a little hurriedly.

At this time, Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang were already sitting on the Grand Master's chair in the hall. They saw an old man with white beard and hair and kind eyes walking out hurriedly from behind.

As a businessman, Shopkeeper Lu is certainly very shrewd. He didn't even need to be introduced by anyone else. The old man only glanced at the room and guessed who was the county magistrate. So he walked a few steps to Zheng Yushi He was about to salute in front of him, but Zheng Yushi quickly supported Shopkeeper Lu and said: "Oh, you are so old, so you don't need to be polite. This is not in the lobby. Elders should be respected." "

After a few words of greeting, Shopkeeper Lu felt relieved a lot when he saw that the county magistrate was so approachable. When he saw many people around him, he quickly let Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang into the back room. .

The county magistrate is the "heaven" of a county. Especially in this place where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the weight of the county magistrate is even more conceivable.

And the county magistrate suddenly came to him in person without any prior notice. This made Shopkeeper Lu feel confused and a bit at a loss.

After the three of them came to the back room and sat down, shopkeeper Lu asked the waiter to take out the best tea and brew it. Then the waiter left. At this time, there were only three of them left in the room.

Shopkeeper Lu was sitting there. Just when he didn't know how to speak, something unexpected happened. Zheng Yushi stood up from his seat. Then he took two steps and with a plop, he knelt down in front of Shopkeeper Lu. .

At this time, the terrible shopkeeper Lu was frightened. He stood up at a loss. Then, while pulling Zheng Yushi on the ground, he said incoherently: "Oh, oh... Sir... how... you This is going to harm the common people... Sir, please get up."

Old Jiang, who was sitting next to him, was also shocked. He did not expect that Zheng Yushi would be like this. There are clear levels of government and civilians. He had never heard of a county magistrate kneeling down for a common man.

Zheng Yushi, on the other hand, knelt there firmly. No matter how hard Shopkeeper Lu tried to pull him, he refused to stand up. After Shopkeeper Lu pulled him a few times, he saw that Zheng Yushi had no intention of standing up, so he knelt down with a plop. After getting off, the two of them were kneeling facing each other.

Shopkeeper Lu asked in a trembling voice: "Sir, why do you have to kneel down to the common people? You are the official of this county. This will mess up Tsunasa."

Zheng Yushi said in an extremely calm voice: "Old man, I came here to ask for something. This matter is related to the safety of the people in this county. I am asking you on their behalf. If you don't agree, I won't Stand up".

After hearing this, Old Man Jiang, who was sitting next to him, secretly admired him. He had always heard that Zheng Yushi was upright and loved the people like a son. It seemed absolutely true. The admiration and touching feelings in his heart suddenly surged into his heart. .

Shopkeeper Lu never expected that a dignified court official would kneel down to him for a common surname. He was also deeply moved. He quickly said to Zheng Yushi: "Your Excellency, please come up quickly. If you have anything to say, just say it. I will definitely agree. That's it. Please get up quickly. If you kneel down again, the common people will really die on the ground."

Zheng Yushi stood up slowly. Then he sat back on the chair. He sighed and said, "Then I will speak directly. I won't beat around the bush anymore."

Then, Zheng Yushi paused. He pointed at Old Man Jiang sitting next to him and said, "Maybe you don't know this. The young hunter who has a good relationship with you. Do you still remember? This old man is that young hunter." Neighbors of hunters. They are not ordinary neighbors, but sympathizers with relatives."

"Are you that Uncle Jiang? Xiaotian often mentioned you when chatting with me." Shopkeeper Lu seemed to know immediately, and the person in front of him was Old Man Jiang. It can also be seen from this that the young hunter, and this The relationship between Mr. Wei and Shopkeeper Lu is truly extraordinary.

Old Man Jiang quickly nodded to Shopkeeper Lu and said politely: "Well, that's right. Xiaotian and I can be said to be as close as father and son. He doesn't hide anything from me. About you, he also told me He said it. He said that you are the most worthy friend in his life.

Including the secrets you told him, he didn't hide them from me. I hope you don't blame him, because he really never told anyone else except me. Only from him did I know that you are a bitch The secretive master. Now, the python in the mountains has eaten many people. And, last night, it even rushed into the village and ate a family of three in the village. It is really miserable. Sir, you love your people like your own children. In the past few days, for this I couldn't eat anything, couldn't sleep, and wanted to get rid of the python as soon as possible.

But I don’t know how to start. I want to ask an expert for advice. After thinking about it, I thought of you. I also ask shopkeeper Lu to be considerate of your hard work and the lives of the folks. Help you find a way to get rid of it. That python. This is definitely a matter of immeasurable merit. Please don’t refuse, Shopkeeper Lu.

Alas, the Oda couple were most likely eaten by this python. This beast is really evil. If I could kill him, I would rather risk my life."

Zheng Yushi sat next to him and nodded frequently. But after hearing these words, Shopkeeper Lu suddenly lowered his head and fell silent.

Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang were beside them. They said nothing and sat silently. When they saw Shopkeeper Lu's reaction, they couldn't help but raise their concerns again. Seeing Shopkeeper Lu being so hesitant, could it be that he had something to hide? .

After a while, Shopkeeper Lu seemed to have made up his mind. He hammered the table next to him firmly with his hand. He raised his head, looked at Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang and said, "Sir, someone like you can... This is the first time I have seen a father-in-law who loves the people like his own son. And for the sake of the people, you actually knelt down for me, a common man. I'm afraid I haven't found one in the past hundreds of years.

What Brother Jiang said is right. I am already nearly eighty years old. I still have a few years to live. I have nothing to worry about. Since adults and Brother Jiang think so highly of me, then I will There’s nothing to be pretentious about.”

Shopkeeper Lu said this, making Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang heave a sigh of relief.

Shopkeeper Lu suddenly stood up. He walked to the door first, opened the door and looked outside. After seeing that no one was around, he closed the door again, and then locked the door from the inside, as if he was afraid that someone would suddenly break in.

He looked so mysterious, as if he had some shocking secret to tell.

After Shopkeeper Lu sat back, he pulled the chair in front of Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang. Then he lowered his voice and asked Mo Min something strange: "You two, do you believe there are vixens in this world?"

This sentence was so abrupt that both Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang were a little confused.

Shopkeeper Lu then whispered: "My father once met a 'vixen'. It was meeting that 'vixen' that changed our family's fortune suddenly."

The more Shopkeeper Lu talked, the more confused Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang became. It wasn't until Shopkeeper Lu finished talking that they knew what was going on.

It turns out that Shopkeeper Lu’s father was originally a scholar, but since he won the imperial examination, he failed the imperial examination one after another. Until he was in his forties, he never passed the exam again. From then on, Shopkeeper Lu’s father also had no interest in the imperial examination. Already completely discouraged.

Under the introduction of others, Shopkeeper Lu's father became an aide to a general who led troops. But he was very unlucky because later, the general was involved in a power struggle and was executed by the emperor. These aides They were also implicated. One by one, they were deprived of all their honors and were sent back to their hometowns.

After Shopkeeper Lu's father returned to his hometown, he used some of the money he had saved to open a small pharmacy. However, because he entered the business halfway, the business was very poor.

In a life of depression and poverty, Shopkeeper Lu's father had one of his biggest hobbies, which was to collect various folk medical books. He not only collected them, but also studied hard every day. Over time, he learned a lot of strange secret recipes and cases. And he enjoys it every day.

But unlike ordinary people, Shopkeeper Lu’s father did not read and study medical books for the purpose of treating people. He just found these prescriptions and cases to be very interesting. He derived great pleasure from them while studying.

But no one expected that it was precisely because of this hobby that shopkeeper Lu's father encountered a strange thing.

Among Shopkeeper Lu's father's friends since childhood, one of them became a tomb robber. Usually, Shopkeeper Lu's father especially liked to listen to this friend, a tomb robber, tell about various strange things and anecdotes he encountered while robbing tombs.

As long as the two of them are together, there will be endless things to talk about.

One night, Shopkeeper Lu's father was about to go to sleep. Suddenly, his friend, a tomb robber, came to invite him over for a drink. As long as a friend invites him to drink, Shopkeeper Lu's father would usually come over. This time was no exception. He asked his family I went to bed first. I took a can of soju and followed my tomb robber friend there.
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