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Chapter 237: Almost stocked up

Shi Xiaoliu and his team went to the mountains to collect herbs every day. They worked hard for many days and the harvest was naturally full.

So one day when they returned to the city, the city gate official asked them if they had picked so many medicinal herbs, did they use them for themselves or sell them?

Brother and sister Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu replied: "We will use it ourselves, and any excess will be sent to the Taoist temple outside the city."

The teenagers said: "After we dry the herbs, we will sell them to the drug store."

The city gate official therefore reminded them: "Ask the owner of the drug store if you need to pay the tax yourself."

The teenagers said they would definitely ask the owner of the medicine shop and thanked the city gate officials for the reminder.

After the teenagers went home and talked to their families, they immediately asked them to talk to the owner of the drug store.

Since the city gate officials have reminded this matter, they must give a clear explanation.

After discussion, the three teenagers decided to ask Xiao Yingzi's brother for his opinion.

Finally, the four of them went to the drug store and met with the owner, who said that the medicinal herbs had never been sold to other drug stores.

After hearing this, the boss smiled and said: "You don't come to ask me about this matter this time. I am also going to have someone tell you.

After you sell more herbs to the store, we will pay the tax to the government on your behalf without you having to pay another tax. "

The boss asked brother Xiao Yingzi again with concern: "This little brother is a bit unfamiliar. Will you also collect herbs with them in the future?"

Brother Xiaoyingzi looked at the three young men and said with a smile: "As long as the three brothers don't dislike me, I want to collect herbs with the three brothers."

The three young men smiled at him and said to the owner of the medicine shop: "Master, he will pick herbs with us in the future."

On the morning of the imperial examination, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng came back.

After noon, Master Qiyuan and Master Qicheng also came back.

On the second day, a group of them went to the teahouse with the best location. In the private room upstairs, Shi Zelan stood by the window and saw the excited expressions on the faces of the people downstairs.

The window in the room on her left was open, and Shi Zelan heard a young woman say with a smile: "Our box has the best location this time. We can throw bouquets of flowers as the champion parade passes downstairs."

Shi Zelan quickly took off the hairpin she was wearing and stuffed it into her sleeves. She didn't want to be affected by others, so she threw the hairpin down directly.

Master Shan Zheng saw Shi Zelan's little move. He smiled and asked Shi Zelan: "Sister Lan, there is a flower seller downstairs. Do you want to go down and buy a few bouquets of flowers?"

"No."

Shi Zelan firmly refused, so Shanzheng just smiled.

"The results are released."

There was a burst of noise not far away, and then everyone was boiling upstairs and downstairs.

Shi Zelan finally couldn't help but poke his head out, looked around, and then lowered his head to look.

She missed the little girl on the left looking at her with disdain, but the little girl on the right was so excited that she clasped her hands together.

Time became so slow at this moment, and both the upstairs and downstairs fell silent at the same time.

It seemed like a long time passed before I finally heard the official shouting: "The number one scholar is parading through the streets."

Shi Zelan grabbed the window frame with excited hands, turned around and said to Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu: "You two, come here quickly."

Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu came over and stood beside Shi Zelan. Shi Zelan said to the elders: "Master, uncles, uncles, why don't you come over and take a look?"

After her reminder, the four elders had no choice but to go to the window and look down.

"The number one scholar is parading in the street, and the idlers get out of the way." Shi Zelan said to Shi Xiaoliu with a crooked eyebrow, "Brother Xiaoliu, I'm so nervous right now."

Shi Xiaoliu said with a smile: "Apart from the brother of that family, you don't know anyone else."

"I don't know the other people, but the number one scholar is different from others after all."

Shi Zelan imagined the young man riding a tall horse, with a proud expression on his face, from far to near, and then she saw the middle-aged number one scholar.

After Shi Zelan was stunned, he quickly looked behind him. The second person looked like a young man, but his face was too pale. He sat on the horse tremblingly.

Shi Zelan looked at the military attache beside him, and then looked at the third man. This young man looked graceful and graceful, and he looked a bit ostentatious while riding a horse.

"Fortunately, Tanhua looks very pleasing to the eye."

The little girl on the left couldn't help but make a sound, and then she threw a bouquet directly in her hand. The beautiful boy had no time to dodge and almost fell under the horse.

"puff."

There was a mocking voice from the right, and Shi Zelan retracted his head and sat back in his seat.

She was a little disappointed and said: "I'm not very lucky. The second overall pick this time is talented, but his appearance is a little worse."

Master Decheng looked at Shi Zelan and shook his finger: "Then will you come to see the champion parade next time?"

Shi Zelan thought for a while: "It depends on the opportunity. If you encounter it, just stay and take a look."

At this time, Master Qiyuan raised his tea cup to Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng: "We will leave the capital tomorrow. See you in the south."

Xia Yu saw the surprised expressions on Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan's faces, and he whispered to them: "You should come to the south quickly.

I heard that there are many talented people and beautiful women in the south, and the scenery is particularly beautiful. "

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan nodded, Shi Xiaoliu said: "There is no rush, we will follow Master's arrangements."

On the morning of the next day, Master Decheng and his party sent Master Qiyuan and his party out of the city gate. Outside the city, they watched them go further and further away.

Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were a little reluctant to leave Xia Yu. After all, the three of them learned a lot from each other when they lived in the same hospital.

Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng exchanged glances. Master Decheng asked Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan: "We will continue to live in the Taoist temple for a few days. What about you?"

Shi Xiaoliu asked Shi Zelan in a low voice: "Sister Lan, do we want to go to the Taoist temple to stay for a few days?"

Shi Zelan thought about it seriously and shook his head: "I don't want to live in a Taoist temple. There are many people coming and going in the Taoist temple, so it is not suitable for me to practice swordsmanship when I feel like it."

Shi Xiaoliu said to Master Decheng: "Master, I don't want to live in Taoism either.

We also need to take people up the mountain to collect herbs. "

Master Shanzheng smiled at the intersection and said to Shi Zelan: "Sister Lan, let's stay in the Taoist temple for a few days.

If you want to leave the capital, we will go back to the capital to stay for a few days. "

Shi Zelan nodded, and Master Shanzheng told her again: "Sister Lan, don't be too anxious about practicing.

Take your time, and when the opportunity comes, everything will fall into place. "

Shi Zelan nodded again, and then she watched Master Shanzheng and Master Decheng walk away.

Shi Xiaoliu stayed by her side and whispered: "Sister Lan, you don't want to cry, do you?"

Shi Zelan turned back and stared at him: "I'm not a child, I won't cry."

The brother and sister returned to the city, and Shi Zelan asked Shi Xiaoliu: "Xiaoliu, when the Taoist temple has almost stocked up on medicinal herbs, shall we leave the capital?"