Chapter 64: The Weak Scholar
The next day, Xiao Jiuyue told Old Madam Xiao that he was going to the county to buy medicinal herbs, and at the same time, he asked how to send letters and things to Lingnan.
"Yuer, let Manager Jin accompany you. Be careful." Old Madam Xiao looked at her arm. Sending things to Lingnan was a serious matter, and she was worried about letting others go.
"Don't worry, grandma. My hand is almost healed. Besides, the last time was just an accident." Xiao Jiuyue assured him again and again before getting on the carriage and leaving. When passing by the orange workshop, he happened to meet Aunt He who was carrying oranges to the workshop.
"Miss Xiao." Aunt He greeted the carriage enthusiastically upon seeing it, and handed over an orange to the carriage: "This is an orange I just picked from the tree. I'm giving it to you to try."
Recently, He Lian has been staying at the Xiao family every day. Aunt He clearly feels that He Lian has gained some weight, and even her complexion has become much rosier.
"Auntie He, you're too polite." Xiao Jiuyue had looked at the account book. The canned oranges and even the orange marshmallows in the workshop were all made very well. Auntie He was a hot-tempered person. If anyone didn't do it cleanly or didn't handle it properly, she would scold them directly!
Therefore, canned oranges do very well.
"As I should." Aunt He was carrying oranges and watching the carriage leave when she heard a voice behind her: "Flatterer."
When Aunt He turned around and saw the person coming, her face immediately darkened: "Goudan's mother, why don't you look at yourself in the mirror? Even if you want to flatter Miss Xiao, can you do it?"
"Bah." Goudan's mother spat, "Your son was beaten to death by the Xiao family, and you are still so polite to Miss Xiao? I think you are crazy."
"You're the one with a broken brain." Aunt He put down the oranges, picked up the shoulder pole, and threw it at Goudan's mother. "It was Madam Gan who killed my son. It had nothing to do with Miss Xiao. It was your family that was dishonest. You clearly didn't like Tiegen, yet you still made him do this and that for your family."
"He did it voluntarily. What does it have to do with me?" Goudan's mother dodged to the side quickly, shouting at her, "Widow He, I don't care how you got the job picking oranges. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart."
"Come on, who's afraid of who?" Aunt He listened to Goudan's mother's words and came forward with a carrying pole, ready to fight. Goudan's mother was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly. Goudan's mother spat and said, "Bad luck."
"Bah, do you think everyone is like you, shameless and only thinking about taking advantage of others?" Aunt He shouted at Goudan's mother.
Xiao Jiuyue's carriage left, but no one knew what happened after she left. Lianxin peeled an orange and handed it to her: "Miss, the oranges in Fu'an Village are really better than those in Shengjing."
"Maybe the weather in Fu'an Village is suitable for growing oranges." Xiao Jiuyue took a bite and his mouth was full of juicy and sweet oranges. The taste was indeed very good, not sour at all.
Xiao Jiuyue ate two straight away. When she couldn't help herself and wanted to eat more, Lianxin handed her some orange jelly and said, "Miss, eating these oranges will give you a sore throat. Your injury is only just beginning to heal."
"My hands are all scabby." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the orange jelly, but she didn't insist on eating the oranges. The carriage arrived safely in Lancang County!
As soon as I entered the county, the most common news I heard on the road was the news of the candy shop's lottery. The carriage stopped opposite the candy shop. The candy shop, which had few customers before, was now crowded with people!
"Miss, we can't squeeze in either." Lian Xin looked at the people on the third and third floors and couldn't help but gasp in amazement. "Isn't this the kind of scene you only see in Shengjing candy shops during the New Year?"
"When the grand prize is awarded, it will probably be even more lively." Xiao Jiuyue lowered the curtain and said, "Let's go to the medicine shop."
Lianxin said something to Manager Jin, and soon the carriage continued to move forward, leaving the bustling candy shop behind. With a cry of surprise, Lianxin soon saw that the candy shop became lively again.
"First prize, I won first prize!"
The excited voice could be heard from far away. Lian Xin said enviously, "He's really lucky. The last time Luo Kui and I came here, we won a lucky prize."
"Do you want to go to the candy shop to buy candy?" Xiao Jiuyue's lips curled up slightly.
"Yeah." Lian Xin nodded, a little embarrassedly saying, "Although the lucky prize is not worth much, just a small bag of candy, but I'm really in a good mood. If I go to other places to buy candy, they won't give it to me."
"That's exactly what we want." Xiao Jiuyue listened to the noisy sounds fading away, and she was already looking forward to it. When the grand prize of fifty taels appeared, she would do as she said, hang big red flowers and parade around to promote the candy shop. I'm afraid the candy shop will be so busy that they won't even have time for the New Year!
The canned oranges made in Fu'an Village have no worries about being sold, and even the orange peels are made into candies, so there is no waste at all!
At the Rejuvenating Clinic, Xiao Jiuyue went straight to the point and asked the doctor to prescribe some common Chinese medicinal herbs, as well as some medicines to prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants, especially ointments that can be used after mosquito bites.
"Miss, there are medicines, but they are useless in the cold winter." The doctor grabbed the medicines and explained the effects of them to Xiao Jiuyue. In winter, there are no snakes, insects, rats or ants.
"Doctor, please feel free to match it." Xiao Jiuyue put the silver on the table.
The doctor said, "The ointment needs to be prepared separately. It won't be ready until tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll send someone to pick it up tomorrow." After Xiao Jiuyue and the doctor checked the list, they left the pharmacy and prepared to go to the escort agency to find out which escort agency had a good reputation.
"Hey, that's not bending, what is bending?"
As soon as she arrived at the escort agency and got off the carriage, Lianxin saw a familiar person.
"Qu Qingshu." Xiao Jiuyue recognized him instantly. Wasn't this the Qu Qingshu who had been kicked out of Qingyun Academy? After not seeing him for a month, this weak scholar was actually here... carrying goods?
"Qingshu, I'm sorry to have wronged you." A man pulled Qu Qingshu, who had just finished carrying the goods, to sit under the eaves of a nearby house. He handed Qu Qingshu a hundred coins and said, "This is your wages for yesterday."
"I also want to thank Brother Chu for giving me such a good opportunity." Qu Qingshu wiped the sweat from his head and took the hundred dollars, as if all his fatigue had disappeared.
"Qingshu, I still have some wages here. Take it and take it to your aunt's medical treatment." The man took out another purse and handed it to Qu Qingshu.
"No." Qu Qingshu refused, and the man pressed him directly into his arms: "If it weren't for my aunt taking care of me, I would have died long ago. Anyway, I'm alone, and having something to eat is enough. Just take it. Otherwise, you don't treat me as a brother."
Qu Qingshu took the heavy purse, stood up, and solemnly thanked the man, "Brother Chu, for your kindness, I will repay you with gratitude one day."
"Okay, stop with all this fancy talk. If you become successful in the future, just don't forget me." The man said, hooking his arm around his shoulder.
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