Chapter 14 Delivering Medicine
Xiao Jiayuan ran forward excitedly: "Sister, you are so awesome!"
Xiao Jiachen stood aside, his eyes sparkling and full of admiration.
"You're in for a treat." Xiao Jiuyue waved towards Lian Xin and said, "Have someone stew the rabbit."
"Miss, you are amazing." Lian Xin praised and wanted to lift the rabbit's legs, but Xiao Jiuyue corrected her, "Grab the ears."
Lianxin grabbed the rabbit's ears and asked in surprise, "Miss, how did you know?"
"It's written in the book." Xiao Jiuyue replied casually, then turned around and continued searching. There was more than one rabbit just now, and the rest must have run back to their nest. She searched all the way and sure enough, she found the rabbit's nest. It turned out that it was hidden in a tree hole.
Luo Kui followed behind her and reminded her, "Miss, be careful."
"I found the rabbit's nest. It seems that we are all in for a treat." Xiao Jiuyue's eyes were filled with happiness. Along the way, the first few days were fine, but in the following days, they mostly ate dry food, and sometimes there was nothing delicious to eat in the villages and towns where they stopped.
Xiao Jiuyue hasn't eaten meat for a long time.
"How do we catch this?" Luo Kui also saw the rabbit hiding in the tree hole. The tree hole was too big, the rabbit could get in, but people couldn't.
"Did you bring the fire starter?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.
Luo Kui took off the bag from his waist and took out the fire starter.
Xiao Jiuyue found some dry branches, which were a little damp, and they quickly started burning, producing a lot of smoke.
"Cough." Luo Kui choked so much that he could hardly open his eyes.
"Miss, I didn't expect you to smoke rabbit nests." Manager Jin rushed over when he heard Xiao Jiayuan shouting. Seeing the wild rabbits, he slowed down his pace. Now that he saw Xiao Jiuyue coming to smoke the rabbit nest, he stepped forward and said, "Miss, I'll do it."
Xiao Jiuyue didn't want to kneel on the ground and smoke the rabbit's nest, so she simply gave way and said, "I read it in a book before, but I don't know if it will work."
"It's possible." Manager Jin said affirmatively.
Xiao Jiuyue squatted at the entrance. As Chief Steward Jin poured thick smoke in, the rabbits came out one by one. She was responsible for catching the rabbits. After she caught them, she threw them to Luo Kui: "Catch their ears."
They caught five in a row. If Manager Jin hadn't acted quickly, the last one would have escaped.
"Butler Jin, please send two rabbits to the Third Prince later." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the five fat rabbits and picked two big ones. Without the Third Prince, it was hard to say whether they could leave the bandit's nest without any casualties.
"Yes." Manager Jin took off his clothes and left with the five fat rabbits.
Xiao Jiuyue wiped her hands and was about to leave, but when she saw the licorice, she stopped again, squatted down and prepared to dig.
"Miss." Luo Kui quickly stepped forward and asked, "What is this?"
"Licorice, a herb that moistens the lungs and relieves coughs," Xiao Jiuyue said, adding, "There's such a large patch here, it would be a shame to dig it up."
"I'll do it." Luo Kui squatted down and started digging.
Xiao Jiuyue reminded him, "Dig deeper. Don't break the roots or damage the skin. The most important thing is the roots."
"Okay." Luo Kui responded, and she became more careful while digging the licorice. She asked doubtfully, "Miss, when did you learn about herbs?"
"I read it in a book." Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed. The former Xiao Jiuyue was very talented and was well-known in Shengjing, especially for playing the piano. Fortunately, something happened to the Xiao family, otherwise, it would have been exposed.
"There's so much written in that book." Luo Kui muttered.
Xiao Jiuyue raised her lips slightly: "There is a golden house in the book."
Lianxin ran over and went back to get the tools. Soon, all the licorice was dug out cleanly. Xiao Jiuyue washed the water by the stream nearby. The stream was shallow and clear, with the sunset glow and the endless mountains like a beautiful painting.
"Sister, we've picked them all." Xiao Jiayuan showed off excitedly. However, his footing was unstable and he stepped on a stone, and the little guy fell forward. He closed his eyes and protected his arms full of chrysanthemums.
"Be careful." Xiao Jiuyue strode forward and caught Xiao Jiayuan steadily. She took a breath and slowed down. She raised her hand and hit him on the head with a chestnut: "Aren't you afraid of breaking your butt?"
"Sister, I, I didn't mean it." Xiao Jiayuan lowered his head in self-blame and asked worriedly, "Sister, are you hurt?"
"I'm fine." Xiao Jiuyue looked at his self-blaming and worried expression and couldn't bear to blame him anymore. She said, "Be careful next time. I can't always catch you."
"Yeah." Xiao Jiayuan nodded affirmatively and hid his scratched hand.
Xiao Jiuyue pulled it out, and before she could say anything, Xiao Jiayuan said, "Sister, it doesn't hurt."
Back in the carriage, Lian Xin looked at Xiao Jiuyue's blood-soaked clothes. The wound had been torn repeatedly, and now it was bloody and blurry. Lian Xin's eyes were red. She said worriedly: "Miss, your wound has been torn again. This can't do. We..."
"Bandage it quickly and don't let Jiayuan see it." Xiao Jiuyue interrupted her and reminded her, "Don't let Grandma and Mom know."
Xiao Jiuyue changed into a coat and was about to go check on dinner when she ran into Jun Lie.
Smell of blood?
Jun Lie looked at Xiao Jiuyue calmly. She had changed her clothes.
Xiao Jiuyue saluted and said, "Third Prince."
"Yeah." Jun Lie nodded slightly, passed her and left.
As dinner time approached, Xiao Jiayuan came over excitedly with medicine in hand. His already chubby fingers were wrapped around the edges like rice dumplings. "Sister, look, the Third Prince brought me medicine and also gave us a pheasant."
"Has the Third Prince delivered the medicine?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at the fist-sized medicine bottle in his hand.
"Yes, sister, I can't use it all, please keep it for me." Xiao Jiayuan handed the medicine bottle to Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at the medicine and asked, "Keep it for yourself."
"No, His Highness said, I'm still young, and I need my sister to keep it so I don't drop it." Xiao Jiayuan puffed out his cheeks, imitating the Third Prince's words vividly. His soft and tender voice, coupled with the Third Prince's stern face, made the scene...
Xiao Jiuyue quickly collected her thoughts and took the medicine. She handed it to Lianxin and said, "Keep it."
"Miss, His Highness's medicine must be very good. How about I give you some?" Lianxin said in a low voice.
Xiao Jiuyue shook her head. After taking a few steps, she had the illusion that the Third Prince seemed to be delivering medicine to her?
She probably watched too many romance dramas.
Xiao Jiuyue shook off this ridiculous idea and went straight to dinner. Today's dinner was sumptuous, with rabbit and pheasant. Xiao Jiuyue ate an extra bowl of rice for the first time.
The next day, Xiao Jiuyue was lying in the carriage. After the wound was torn open, she felt like a frost-bitten eggplant. She occasionally slept outdoors. When her cousins Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiachen were playing, she would just stay in the carriage or watch in the yard.
Half a month later, in Hongdu Prefecture, Lancang County, Fu'an Village, when Xiao Jiuyue saw the 'Xiao Residence', he felt relieved. He had finally brought the whole family, young and old, safely to the old house!
"Miss." Lian Xin exclaimed, and her face turned pale when she saw Xiao Jiuyue fall down.
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