Chapter 300: Failing to help someone in need is not the Xie family's code of conduct
"Okay! Jiarui will definitely study hard with the teacher!"
Xie Yuchuan: "..."
"gentlemen?"
On the side, Ruan Shi couldn't help but laugh as she explained, "Ever since he heard Mr. Zhang's stories, he's been thinking about bothering us every day. I'm afraid he might do something crazy, so I've been keeping him under arrest to prevent him from disrupting Sixth Brother and Mr. Zhang's important plans."
I see.
Mother Zhang looked at little brother Rui in Xie Yuchuan's arms and liked him very much: "Brother Rui is smart and well-mannered. My son Dayi likes children like him the most. How could he be annoying? He has so much knowledge in his head. He's not afraid of no one learning it, but he's afraid of no one listening to it. Let's give our brother Rui a chance to breathe."
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
Ruan was well-educated and well-mannered, so how could she not know that this was what Mrs. Zhang said to be humble on behalf of her son.
"This little monkey, I don't know where he got the good fortune to actually listen to a great scholar like Master Zhang. I would like to thank the old lady and Master Zhang for taking care of him."
"No, no, it's as I should."
In fact, there are not so many things that should be done. It is just a matter of returning favors and taking care of each other.
The adults entertained the children, and the family's tense mood that had been building up all morning gradually relaxed.
Old Madam Xie has never forgotten what her grandson had just asked her.
She looked at Xie Yuchuan holding Rui Ge's wrist and teaching him how to punch with love, her eyes filled with tenderness.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you think Xiong Jiushan can come to see you?"
"Almost certainly." Xie Yuchuan looked up at Old Madam Xie. "Wulibao is outside the city. It would be time-consuming and laborious for the doctor to go back and forth. Moreover, he would need the Tian family to help him. Wouldn't that make him passive in the future? If there are too many patients, it would be difficult for him to take care of them."
Madam Xie nodded slightly when she heard this, "Indeed."
"Besides, he has stayed here for too long. If he delays any longer, he will have a hard time explaining himself." Xie Yuchuan raised his eyes and smiled cunningly.
This familiar scene instantly brought Old Madam Xie back to the days when she lived in the Duke's Mansion.
In the early years, before Xie Yuchuan followed his father, brother and others to fight in the war, he was like this in the capital. He would go out with Han Qiguang, Xu Su and others and get into trouble for no apparent reason. When he returned home, he would be scolded or beaten. They could always find eighteen reasons to blame him.
Whenever these three brats get together and want to do something bad, they look like this.
Old Madam Xie was used to it, so she said helplessly yet indulgently, "You've done things that go against the Xie family's ancestral teachings since you were a child. What are you so nervous about now?"
Xie Yuchuan: "..."
Madam Zhou covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
"That's right, mother is right. When did he ever take those ancestral family rules seriously? This is really crazy. He must have seen a god! That's why he believes in evil."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
There was laughter all around, as many people had watched how Xie Yuchuan, the sixth son of the Xie family, grew up. The troubles he had caused in the capital alone were equal to the troubles caused by all the gentlemen in the Duke's Mansion put together.
Everyone took medicine to reduce fever and tried to find joy in the midst of hardship. With the magical medicine from the family god, every member of the Xie family seemed not to worry about their own illness. They believed that they would definitely get better after taking the medicine given by the family god.
After relaxing, Madam Xie's tone turned serious and she asked him, "If Xiong Jiushan doesn't want to talk, what do you think?"
Xie Yuchuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, his eyes as bright as before.
"To watch someone in need and not help them is not the foundation of our Xie family."
"Once the magic medicine comes out, the journey will not be as peaceful as it is now." Old Lady Xie reminded.
Xie Yuchuan pondered for a moment, smiled, and looked up.
"If he follows me to fight the bandits, his journey won't be as hard as it is now."
Madam Xie looked at him.
"If you've made up your mind, just do it. It's not advisable for a man to hesitate when doing something."
Xie Yuchuan nodded.
I stayed with my grandmother and mother for a while longer before going back.
As soon as he returned to the thatched hut, his guard Zhou Chuan said, "General, most of the people's fevers have subsided, but two of them have recovered and then had fevers again."
"Is it amazing?"
"It's okay, I feel like I can hold on."
"Then wait a little longer. The family god's medicine always works quickly." He has experience and nothing serious should happen.
The Xie family was doing their best to deal with the sudden illness. The noise outside was getting louder and louder. At the convict camp, the officers all had black faces, and some of them fell ill with fever and cough. Not only were there more and more weak convicts, but some of the escorts also began to feel unwell.
Everyone was busy with their own affairs, and the Tian family did not expect that the officers and soldiers left in the fort would be caught off guard by accidents that happened one after another.
The elders of the Tian family did not want to cause trouble and blamed Tian Su'e for causing trouble to protect herself. Now, the officials fell ill in their Tian family's territory. If anything happened, the entire Tian family would be finished. What was there to worry about?
The eldest daughter of the Tian family listened to the complaints without saying a word, then turned around and told her subordinates to give the officials whatever they wanted, to call in the doctor quickly, and to prepare the medicines quickly, as saving people was the most important thing.
Many people in the fort fell ill after waking up.
There were headaches both inside and outside. Tian Su'e pinched her forehead and leaned on the table, thinking.
When the shopkeeper Tian Qing came in, she raised her head and asked, "How is it?"
Tian Qing's face looked bad, and his tone was serious: "It seems that more and more people are getting sick. I went over there to deliver medicine, and Mr. Xiong didn't look well."
Tian Su'e slammed her fist on the table and cursed, "Those bastards from Qinglong Village are becoming more and more insidious! Shameless."
"Several shops in the city have also been disrupted by street ruffians."
"It's intentional." Tian Su'e sneered, "Isn't this just forcing the Tian family to pay tribute?"
Shopkeeper Tian didn't dare to say anything more and just stood aside.
After a moment of silence.
Tian Su'e asked: "That Xie family..."
Tian Qing understood: "The Xie family that owns Tiantang? Has the eldest lady made up her mind?"
“Are there many sick people over there?”
Tian Qing shook his head. "I'm not sure about that, but when I came back just now, I saw Mr. Xiong seemed to be going that way."
Tian Su'e's eyes lit up, and she raised her eyes and asked uncertainly, "Go find someone from the Xie family?"
"yes."
Tian Su'e pondered and said, "I heard some people in the village talking about the Xie family. Uncle Tian, how credible do you think this is?"
"Miss, when it comes to matters of gods and ghosts, we prefer to believe in them rather than not. Moreover, we are a merchant family and have always been respectful. It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, so there's no harm in giving it a try."
"Uncle Tian's words make sense, but...if I go past Lord Xiong, I wonder if he'll feel resentful."
The master and servant discussed for a moment and decided to watch for a while longer.
Because of this little extra time of worry, the Tian family almost missed the opportunity to truly change their fate.
On the other side, Xiong Jiushan got the news that the Xie family had medicine, and went straight to find Xie Yuchuan without delay.
Xie Yuchuan was called out of the house and taken by Xiong Jiushan to a nearby tent where fugitives were detained.
In the small tent, the servants brought a charcoal brazier for heating.
"sit."
Xiong Jiushan spoke in a low voice and was not polite to Xie Yuchuan.
Xie Yuchuan looked calm and didn't say anything. He sat down when the escort officer asked him to.
The two of them sat across from each other across the scorching brazier. As soon as they sat down, Xiong Jiushan skipped all the probing nonsense and asked directly:
"I heard that your Xie family has a good medicine that can cure acute colds?"
Xie Yuchuan had anticipated this, and nodded calmly, saying, "Your Excellency, yes. The Xie family can offer you a miracle drug to alleviate your worries. I wonder what you would offer in exchange?"
Xiong Jiushan frowned and secretly thanked Yuchuan for being tactless.
Xie Yuchuan lowered his eyes and lightly brushed off the charcoal dust on his knees.
"Your Excellency should know that the medicine is a gift from the gods. Yuchuan should not act without asking for permission."
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