Chapter 288 Come to Pick You Up

Look, this is how people normally get along with each other.

I am willing and I am happy, instead of you asking me to do this or that.

Mrs. Xu came today just to send the child off. She didn't stay long. She gave Xu Jianjia a few words of advice and then said goodbye and left.

Cui Si pulled Xu Jianjia over to play and gave her a lot of children's toys.

She stopped and walked along the way, and bought some interesting things she came across, just to leave them for her children to play with in the future. Some of them she had more than one, and now she picked out some for Xu Jianjia to play with.

"Don't be so reserved, just play around. I have a niece at home who is the same age as you. Well, you can just treat me as your aunt."

If the person could still be her sister-in-law, Cui Si would be happy. If they were not destined to be together in this life, she would be willing to protect Xu Jianjia for the rest of her life. As long as she could protect her, no one would bully her.

Cui Si has been very fond of children recently and played with her for a while.

However, Xu Jianjia was not a playful girl and got bored after half an hour. She asked Cui Si, "What does Princess Wang usually do?"

"I didn't do much. I just read some medical books and learned how to make medicine."

"Pharmaceuticals?"

"Well, it's about making the medicine into pills the size of rice grains. If you're sick, you don't have to wait for the medicine to be boiled, you can just take it with water."

Xu Jianjia's eyes lit up: "So, I don't have to drink the bitter medicine?"

"That's about right." Cui Si nodded. "But the medicine we've made now is a little less effective, and the pills are hard to store. Over time, the effect will be even worse, or even completely unusable."

Seeing her curiosity, Cui Si took out the medicine she had prepared earlier and showed it to her. It was in a small medicine bottle, filled with black pills the size of rice grains.

"This is a medicine for cooling off the heat. If you get a heat stroke in the summer, it's best to take medicine right away. This little pill is just right for that.

There are also some that reduce fever and dispel cold, some that come in small pills, and some that come in powder form, which can be taken directly by simply mixing them with hot water.”

“Wouldn’t that be very bitter?”

"That's not the case. I added honey."

Xu Jianjia: "You also added honey to the medicine. Can I try it?"

It’s amazing that honey can be added to this medicine. Could it be that it tastes as sweet as honey water?

Xu Jianjia looked expectant.

Cui Si's mouth twitched as she rejected her request: "Don't take medicine if you are not sick."

Seeing her uneasy expression, Xu Jianjia suddenly realized, "Could it be that your medicine is still bitter even with honey?"

Cui Si: "..."

It’s not easy to fool kids these days.

Why is it so difficult for you to take care of my Xiasangju, Isatis root, and cold granules?

Xu Jianjia said "Oh" and said, "Then you should work harder."

Cui Si reached out and pinched her little face: "Why don't you try harder too."

Xu Jianjia tilted her head: "Wang Ji, are you going to teach me medicine?"

Cui Si shook her head: "Study medicine, I don't know much either. If you really want to learn, I can give you a few books so that you can learn more."

Cui Si simply took Xu Jianjia to read medical books. Unexpectedly, Xu Jianjia was really interested in it and sat aside, reading with fascination.

In a blink of an eye, it was past the afternoon and Mrs. Xu came to take Xu Jianjia back.

Cui Si gave Xu Jianjia two handwritten medical books: "Take a look at them first, and I will copy other books for you later.

But I'm telling you, don't try it yourself. If you want to make medicine, you have to see a doctor first, and don't give it to anyone else."

Xu Jianjia nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Princess Wang, I've made a note of it."

"You can write to me often in the future."

"Okay, okay."

Madam Xu took her away, and when she got on the carriage, she nodded her head and said, "Are you bothering me again?"

"I'm not in trouble at all," Xu Jianjia disagreed. "Wang Ji and I are... what... close friends, regardless of age. I want to study with her."

"What are you learning?"

"Pharmaceuticals."

Madam Xu: “?!”

Madam Xu was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't say no. "Forget it, you can learn it, but you must listen to Wang Ji. You must not eat it casually yourself, and you can't give it to others."

"I know, I know."

Cui Si only rested in Chongshan City for a day and a half, and was ready to leave at dawn the next morning.

Madam Xu brought Xu Jianjia to see her off, and also specially prepared a lot of cakes for her to eat on the way. Cui Si thanked her and accepted them.

"When I return to Chongshan City, I will come to have tea with Madam. And Miss Xu, please read your books carefully. I will ask you about it later."

"I've made a note of that."

Cui Si said goodbye to everyone, then got on the carriage, passed Chongshan Pass, and continued to drive towards Miaozhou.

When the carriage left, Cui Si lifted the curtain and took a look outside. The people who had originally moved out of Chongshan City had settled in a new area outside the city, and it had now become a large village.

Houses stand in rows and paths crisscross.

Maybe after a while, it will become a small town.

......

While Cui Si and others were still on the road, Shangguan Tong, who was far away in Piaomiao City, received an urgent letter from Xu Dazhi.

Upon hearing that it was an express letter from Chongshan Pass, Shangguan Tong quickly opened it and was relieved to see that there was no accident at Chongshan Pass. However, when he saw what was said in the letter, he frowned again.

"What's going on with this girl from the Lin family?"

The first thing they do is ask people to embroider "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Isn't this just making things difficult for people?

And she is General Chang's daughter. Even if she is the lord's cousin, General Chang's daughter is still the general's daughter. Her father is still at the border guarding the safety of Northern Yan. How can you bully her like this?

He's really just out of control and causing trouble everywhere.

But this matter is easy to solve. Let Yan Xingchuan write a letter and say a few words to Lin Qingning, asking her to calm down and not mention this matter again.

It's about Cui Si's sudden visit to Miaozhou...

"Could it be that she is unhappy because the Lord sent the Cui brothers to build the defense line?"

You have to know that building a defense line is a hard job with no fame and no benefits, and most people are unwilling to do it.

Yan Xingchuan felt that the Cui family was getting involved too much, so he stopped Cui Jing from getting involved in Miaozhou and tried to teach him a lesson. That's when he arranged for people to build a defense line.

If Cui Si came to Miaozhou because of this matter, this matter would be difficult to handle. If she brought it up, would Yan Xingchuan agree to replace him or not?

Shangguan Tong was worried for a while, then he wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Yan Xingchuan.

So, Cui Si left Chongshan Pass and had just crossed the border of Yunzhou and entered Miaozhou when she met the person who came to pick her up.

The man was sitting on a horse, wearing a black armor. When he looked up, there seemed to be mountains and rivers in his eyes, which were so scorching that they could almost burn people's eyes.

He rode closer and their eyes met as she sat in the carriage. Neither of them spoke for a long time.

After a long while, Cui Si asked him, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to pick you up."