She frowned slightly, stood in front of the medicine box, and reached out to take out some herbs to look at.

The other soldiers were busy moving goods.

In boxes.

They actually moved out more than thirty boxes. This amount of inventory is enough for two small clinics to use for several months.

"That's too much!" Lord Ye, who was standing nearby, quickly opened the box and poured out the herbs at the bottom of the box. He discovered that some of them were even moldy.

Even those that were not moldy were damp and could be seen to have some black medicinal dirt on them when touched. It was obvious that most of them were ruined and only a very small number were usable.

"Hateful!" Lord Ye was so angry that his face turned blue.

The other soldiers also had sad faces. "So many medicinal herbs, they're all gone..."

"If they were all good, how many lives could be saved?"

"Is it not enough that God sends down heavy snow to punish us, but he also wants to allow some evil people to bring disaster to the world?" The good men almost burst into tears.

Zhou Jiaojiao looked at it and said, "It's not impossible to save it."

"What?" Lord Ye and several soldiers thought they were hallucinating and looked at Zhou Jiaojiao.

Zhou Jiaojiao laughed. "Why are you looking at me like that? Even if it's moldy, every herb has a way to remove the mold and preserve it. For example, herbs like Codonopsis pilosula, Angelica sinensis, Chuanwu, and Polygonatum sibiricum that are prone to mold and insects can be dried over fire or roasted. However, the temperature must be controlled to prevent the oil from seeping out. Angelica sinensis and Codonopsis pilosula also need to be steamed with sulfur to achieve the goal of both removing mold and insects and ensuring the quality of the herbs."

"The same goes for other medicinal herbs."

Lord Ye's eyes lit up instantly, and his lips trembled: "If that's the case, that would be great."

"Now let's quickly move these herbs back, and then gather some people to follow my instructions and deal with them as needed."

"Okay, let's go back to the mansion now." Lord Ye did not hesitate and took the soldiers who were still a little suspicious and unbelieving, and rushed back to the provincial capital with boxes of medicinal materials.

After arriving at the yamen.

Soon, at Zhou Jiaojiao's suggestion, Lord Ye arranged for a group of people to come in and help. They were divided into seven or eight groups, with each group responsible for the screening and mold removal of a type of medicinal material.

The heating kang, various charcoal and wood, etc. were all arranged directly by the government office. In this way, after these small matters were resolved, the process of processing medicinal materials was put on the right track.

These people will also receive subsidies, and the government will provide two meals.

Although it was not much, they did not have to go home to eat the food stored at home or wait for relief from the government.

The government office received relief, but not much, just two bowls of porridge every day. There was no need to worry about starving to death, but it was impossible to have enough to eat. There was no other way, as the government office did not have much food in stock, so they had to wait until this summer.

"Yes, that's right. That's it. Be careful. If you really can't have these, just give them up, otherwise you'll get sick from eating them."

"That's good work."

"Thank you for your hard work."

The working people felt a little embarrassed when Zhou Jiaojiao thanked them so much.

"Miss Zhou, these herbs will be used on us after all, so it's not hard work."

"That's right. The government office still gives us two meals a day. We don't have to worry about starving to death."

"I didn't expect someone to be so mean as to hoard medicinal herbs and not use them for us ordinary people. How cruel."

"That's right. Fortunately, the government office is reliable. Lord Ye and Lord Mo are both good officials."

"Miss Zhou, if I did something wrong, just tell me directly. I'm afraid I might ruin the herbs."

Zhou Jiaojiao felt a little emotional as she listened to their few words of gratitude and hard work.

She didn't suffer any hardship along the way.

Once you get here, you will be treated to delicious food and drinks every day.

The people in front of him were pale and thin, and they were hungry, but they just wanted to survive instead of complaining about themselves.

Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't help but be infected by them.

Seeing that everyone was doing well, she didn't stay any longer and went to find Lord Ye.

"Master Ye, I need to visit the Qi residence." Zhou Jiaojiao stated her purpose: "I want to see how Madam Qi and the third young master of the Qi family are doing."

"Miss Zhou, what are you doing?" Lord Ye was handling government affairs and was very busy every day, but as soon as he saw Zhou Jiaojiao, he would put down his work and ask her why she came.

Zhou Jiaojiao explained her plan: "We probably can't find any other herbs now. We only have some left that are stored by wealthy families. The more Forsythia we have, the better. Even if we can provide for the people in the city, there might not be enough for the counties and towns below."

"That's right." Lord Ye didn't say anything. With the current amount, the city can't sustain it for a few days, but it's better than being cut off directly as before.

Therefore, medicinal materials are still urgently needed.

"So, I think I can force the wealthy and powerful people to get medical treatment, and then the consultation fee will be the medicine. As long as they feel better after being treated by me, they will definitely be unable to resist recovering their health, and naturally someone will deliver the medicine to their door." Zhou Jiaojiao's plan was clear.

Lord Ye burst into laughter when he heard this.

It’s a good idea.

However, his smile soon faded, and he asked with concern, "Miss Zhou, are you sure you can cure these people? There are many wealthy families in the capital who have sick patients, but most of them have complicated illnesses, and Doctor Liu couldn't cure them before..."

Lord Ye hurriedly explained, "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to cure their illness. I'm just worried that if I can't make them feel their bodies recover at the beginning, I'm afraid this method won't be effective."

"Don't worry, Lord Ye. If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't bring it up. I've studied a lot of the medical books that Doctor Liu gave me, and I've made some progress in my medical skills." Zhou Jiaojiao said confidently.

Lord Ye thought about the fact that she had never made any mistakes during this period of time, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Zhou Jiaojiao went to Qi's house first.

When Mrs. Qi saw her, she was very enthusiastic and took her hand, not wanting to let her go.

While saying: "Miss Zhou, if only I had met you earlier, your medical skills are really great. I am much better now and don't feel any pain in my knees anymore."

Zhou Jiaojiao examined her again and after a while said, "Congratulations, old lady. You've recovered well, but if you want to be completely cured, you have to continue treatment."

"I understand. I understand."

The old lady smiled and quickly asked someone to send over some medicinal herbs, among which Forsythia suspensa was the most abundant.

Zhou Jiaojiao was in a good mood when she saw it, so she accepted it without hesitation: "Old Madam, then I won't be polite."

"You're welcome. It's my pleasure."

"By the way, my grandson feels more energetic than before. He said that he is much stronger now." After having Zhou Jiaojiao examine the third young master of the Zhou family again, Mrs. Qi asked him to continue taking the medicinal bath.

"When you can soak for a while and it doesn't hurt at all, then you can stop."

"Thank you, Doctor Zhou." The young boy thanked him in a formal manner.