Chapter 159 This is a bit shameless
Xie Jingrong thought that one more person would give him more confidence, so he politely expressed his gratitude and repeatedly reminded him, "Please tell Master Qiao that this is Xie's private matter. It is a taboo to use public tools for personal purposes. It is not appropriate to mobilize a large number of people for this matter. Otherwise, Xie will feel bad! If the elders at home find out, they will probably blame me."
Master Lu was shocked when he heard this, and quickly agreed with a smile, "Of course, of course! Don't worry, Master Xie, we are only helping you privately, and we will never use public resources for personal purposes."
After Master Lu went back and told Magistrate Qiao about it, Magistrate Qiao had no choice but to give up the idea of sending all the yamen runners out to search for the man and posting a reward notice.
However, he would not give up the idea of currying favor with the Xie family, so he sent several servants and three or five trusted constables to go into the mountains to look for him.
He also took out some silver and asked Master Lu to make inquiries and hire a few reliable villagers who were familiar with the mountains to help.
He reminded them again and again, Master Xie made it clear that he did not want the matter to be known to everyone, so anyone who went to look for Polygonum multiflorum had to keep a low profile and not make any noise, otherwise, don't blame him for punishing them!
Mr. Qiao said to Mrs. Qiao happily, "Heshan County doesn't have much else but a lot of mountains! There are so many vast expanses of green mountains and old forests. I don't believe that with so many people going into the mountains, they can't find a 500-year-old Polygonum multiflorum!"
"If we find this——"
The more Magistrate Qiao thought about it, the happier he became. His eyes lit up. "I heard that Master Xie wanted this stuff to make medicine for his old lady. This is a huge favor!"
The Xie family has a close relationship with the imperial court in Beijing, and the Xie family's connections in Beijing are extremely powerful. Xie Jingrong's grandfather is also a prince who is favored by the emperor.
With this favor, when his term is over, if he wants to return to Beijing and seek a good official position, wouldn't that be easy for him?
Mrs. Qiao also became excited. She couldn't help but put her hands together and chanted: "Amitabha, Buddha bless me, and bless my master to have his wish come true! If this really comes true, it will be great!"
Mrs. Qiao rolled her eyes and smiled again, "If you ask me, it doesn't matter if it's five hundred years, four hundred years, or three hundred years. It doesn't necessarily mean the age is fixed. We just want a Polygonum multiflorum with a long age. As long as we find it, even if it's only a hundred years old or a few dozen years old, no matter if the Xie family can use it or not, it's also our intention, right?"
This is actually a bit shameless.
It's obvious that his idea is "I helped you anyway. Even if I couldn't do anything, my intention is sincere, so you have to accept my favor and you owe me one!"
When Master Qiao heard this, his eyes lit up and he clapped his hands in delight and laughed: "Not bad, not bad! Madam, you are right!"
After all, he sincerely wanted to help Master Xie. But where is it so easy to find a 500-year-old Polygonum multiflorum? If he found one that was relatively old, even if it was less than 500 years old, maybe it could be used?
This is what he meant!
No matter how knowledgeable and talented Mr. Xie is, he is still young, thin-skinned, and does not understand the ways of the world. He should lower his attitude and speak kindly. As long as he accepts the Polygonum multiflorum, no matter what year it is, the Xie family will owe him a favor.
(End of this chapter)
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