Chapter 111 Is there any purpose for you to do this?
The prescription for treating the plague was provided by He Zhiran, and no one knew the types of medicinal materials better than her.
"I wonder what medicinal materials Mr. Fei is looking for?"
"The only medicinal ingredient missing now is Coptis chinensis. I traveled to two counties and couldn't find it.
Originally, I planned to use King Qi's badge to seek help from the county magistrate here, but I just heard that the magistrate's house was robbed last night, so I decided to go to the next county to have a look."
In He Zhiran's opinion, coptis is not a rare medicinal material.
But she didn't know why it couldn't be bought in this area.
She rolled her eyes, thinking about it.
He Zhiran was not sure whether the boy beside Fei Nanyu could be trusted, so he winked at him: "Mr. Fei, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Fei Nanyu naturally knew her intentions.
"It doesn't matter, he is one of our own."
Since Fei Nanyu said so, He Zhiran no longer needed to dodge.
"Mr. Fei, I know why there is a shortage of coptis nearby."
Fei Nanyu raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
He Zhiran looked mysterious.
"To be honest, Mr. Fei, the people on the street are talking about me as the person who seriously injured the county magistrate's son."
This matter was aroused in the streets, and Fei Nanyu naturally knew it.
While he admired He Zhiran Yijie's ability to act bravely and righteously without fear of power, he couldn't figure out what the lack of Huanglian had to do with this matter.
Just when he was confused, He Zhiran continued: "In anger, I broke into the county magistrate's house at night and wanted to teach them a lesson.
Who knows, when I was eavesdropping on their conversation on the roof, I accidentally got a piece of news."
Fei Nanyu asked: "What news?"
He Zhiran immediately started making up random things.
"The county magistrate said that his small warehouse in the eastern suburbs has been filled with Coptis chinensis, and the money collected by the city gate in the past few days cannot be stored in it.
In order to verify the truth, I went to the place mentioned by the county magistrate overnight, and there was indeed a small warehouse there. After checking, I found that not only a large amount of Coptis chinensis was stored in it, but also several boxes of silver and copper coins."
Fei Nanyu's eyes instantly lit up when he heard there were so many coptis.
He did not want to immediately think about why the county magistrate kept so many coptis, and urged: "Please ask Mrs. Mo to lead the way. If those coptis can be brought to Dongfeng County, the people of Dongfeng County will be saved."
All of this was made up by He Zhiran. How could she take Fei Nanyu to some county magistrate's warehouse now?
"Mr. Fei, my husband is seriously injured and is still waiting for me to buy him medicine. Do you think this will work? Let's make an appointment and I will take you there later."
Hearing that Mo Jiuye was seriously injured, Fei Nanyu remembered that he had ignored the reason why they appeared in Pingyang County.
However, he was a sensible person and knew that it was difficult to ask about such things, so he raised his fist towards He Zhiran.
"Master Mo's injury is serious. I will wait for you at the east city gate soon."
"Okay, I will definitely arrive on time." He Zhiran finished speaking, turned around and left.
In order to save some time, she went to the carriage shop first.
She thought she would just hire a carriage, but she discovered that the carriage and horse shop not only rented livestock carts, but also sold the animals that pulled the carts.
The Dashun Dynasty had strict control over horses. Except for some licensed officials, if anyone wanted to own a carriage, they had to go to the government to apply for a license-like document.
Not only that, the price of horses was also very high, and even one horse in the carriage and horse shop could not be sold a month. As time went by, the boss did not want to manage those horses, so he stopped doing horse business.
Therefore, only cattle, donkeys and mules are sold in the carriage and horse shop.
He Zhiran thought about it for a while and realized that hiring a car was not as convenient as traveling alone with Mo Jiuye.
After all, she has a secret, and their identities are also special.
With this idea in mind, He Zhiran decided to buy a mule and ask her boss to help harness it so that she could drive the mule cart to catch up with the large army.
If Peng Wang allows it, they can also have a transportation vehicle on the road in the future.
On the contrary, it would be the same if she sold the mule cart after catching up with the large army.
He Zhiran is never procrastinating in doing things, and he will take action immediately when he has an idea.
She chose a mule that looked relatively strong, and bought a covered cart at the same time.
All in all, it cost ten taels of silver.
The boss helped to hitch the cart, and He Zhiran drove the mule cart and set off toward the east.
Fortunately, in her previous life, she went to the countryside with the army to help farmers and learned driving skills from the villagers.
Although the technique of driving a mule cart was still a bit unfamiliar when he first started, after a short period of exploration, He Zhiran gradually became proficient.
Because of the incident involving the county magistrate, today the city gate is extremely strict in interrogating people coming in and out.
He Zhiran's makeup was passable, and although she had to queue for a while, she still left the city smoothly.
Heading straight to the eastern suburbs, if she remembered correctly, she saw an abandoned yard there when she passed by, and He Zhiran planned to go there to have a look.
Soon, she relied on her memory to drive a mule cart to the outside of the courtyard.
The yard is not big, and the house looks neat. Perhaps because it has been uninhabited for a long time, the yard is overgrown with weeds.
He Zhiran secured the mule cart and walked straight in.
Opening the door of the main room and looking around, He Zhiran couldn't help but sigh that God was not kind to him.
The room was empty and suitable for what she called a warehouse.
He consciously looked at the big wall clock in the space. It was still some time before the time agreed with Fei Nanyu, and He Zhiran stepped directly into the space.
Mo Jiuye was trying to prepare lunch in the kitchen. When he saw He Zhiran coming back, he put down the spatula in his hand and walked over.
"How's the situation outside?"
He Zhiran briefly explained what the people in Pingyang County were talking about, and told him that he met Fei Nanyu and the reason why Fei Nanyu appeared in Pingyang County.
"I found an abandoned yard in the eastern suburbs and planned to buy some Coptis chinensis to put in it. I also gave him the silver and copper plates in the county magistrate's house."
Mo Jiuye didn't understand why He Zhiran did this.
"What's your purpose for doing this?"
He Zhiran slowly explained to him what he was thinking.
"I told Fei Nanyu that these coptises were all hidden by Magistrate Dog. If you think about it, with Fei Nanyu's shrewdness, he would definitely figure out his purpose of saving so many coptises.
Now Nan Qi is sent by the emperor to Dongfeng County to provide disaster relief. Once he does something good in Dongfeng County, he will definitely be appreciated by the emperor.
Judging from the current situation between the DPRK and China, the person who least wants Nan Qi's disaster relief to succeed is Nan Heng, who will secretly use Ji Zi to stop Nan Qi's actions.
If Fei Nanyu went back and told Nan Qi about Magistrate Dog's hoarding of a large amount of coptis, Nan Qi would first think that Magistrate Dog was helping Nan Heng in order to prevent him from providing disaster relief.
What's more, Nan Qi will also think that the plague in Dongfeng County is probably caused by man-made, and the biggest target of suspicion must be Nan Heng."