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Four days later, they arrived in Yangzhou Prefecture.
After running around for several days, even the active Erqiang became listless.
The carriage went directly into the Sun Mansion in the city. Sun Sicheng would stay here for a period of time every year.
The Baicao Valley here is the same as the Baicao Valley in Yong'an Prefecture. In addition to growing and making medicines, it also secretly helps him train a large number of useful people.
This is related to the survival of Baicaotang and is particularly important.
Wu Qi is the owner of Baicaotang here, and also the manager of Sun Mansion here. He lives in the wing of Sun Mansion with his wife and children.
Knowing that the eldest young master would come over these days, he had already arranged for people to clean the Sun Mansion inside and out.
Sun Sicheng did not keep idle people. In his mansion, besides a family of four doing odd jobs and guarding the house, there was Wu Qi's family of three.
Jixiang and his family come to stay here every year, so they are naturally familiar with the place. They quickly packed their luggage, and Madam Wu and Madam Qian also got busy.
Ping'an brought Erqiang and the others to live in the west room of the second courtyard. He had a room, the three children had a room, and Mr. Sun also lived in a room. Naturally, the master lived in the east room.
This is a large house with two entrances, each with more than a dozen rooms. The three courtyards in the front, middle and back are all quite large, which made Erqiang sigh again and again.
Yuanqing's personality is very similar to Qingshi's, both of them are mature beyond their years.
Yuanqing originally planned to make his grandfather a vegetarian for a year, but Ping'an thought that he was too thin and was worried that he would be unhealthy if he ate vegetarian food for a long time. In the end, Mr. Sun asked Yuanqing to eat vegetarian food for 49 days. Most people do this, but of course some people only eat vegetarian food for 7 days. It depends on the person.
Here, Wu Qi reported to the eldest son on the situation of Baicao Valley and all the medicine shops in Yangzhou Prefecture, and Sun Wen was also there.
Everything is basically going smoothly and we have enough manpower, but there is relatively less rain this year. The medicinal materials will not be affected for the time being, but the rice production may decrease.
There are quite a few people living in the valley, and there are also many people in the medicine shop and Baicaotang. With so many people, there is naturally more food, and it is impossible to buy all of it outside. The Sun family also bought a large amount of land.
"These should be enough food for at least two years, especially in the valley. The problem of water storage is the same as in previous years and should not be taken lightly."
Wu Qi started following Sun Sicheng when he was five years old. He was about the same age as Sun Wen and was his right-hand man, with full authority over all affairs of Yangzhou Prefecture.
His eldest son is twelve years old this year. He went to the capital to follow the eldest young master four years ago. Now he is proficient in both civil and military affairs, so he doesn't have to worry about his future.
The youngest son is eight years old this year. When the eldest son comes over this time, he wants to ask him to make arrangements, but not today.
Sun Sicheng took out a piece of paper with two first aid methods he had copied down on it.
"This is a very useful first aid method. Hide it carefully. Wait for me to make arrangements in Jiangnan. Once you receive the letter, immediately pass it on here for free. Remember, pass it through the government office and don't be silent. Don't eat meat at the bottom of the pot."
He recounted the bad things happening in Jiangnan.
Wu Qi carefully put the paper into his arms and said, "Master, Mr. Sun, our Yisheng Hall and Guangyuan Hall have grown a lot in the past two years. They have backers. If these two emergency methods are used well, they can help our Baicao Hall gain a lot of reputation."
Sun Sicheng nodded. This was what he thought.
The Sun family is still too short of people.
As for the clan members, they have been offering sacrifices for many years, but they have only produced one from the fifth rank, one from the sixth rank, and some from the seventh and eighth ranks, but they are of no great use for the time being.
The one who offers tribute every year is a third-rank official in Kyoto, an old friend of my father's. He can still play a role, but he is over fifty years old and his descendants are mediocre. I'm afraid they will not be able to keep up.
He has two sons. The eldest son is an average student, but he has a good talent in medicine, so he needs a successor in the future.
The second son is a good student, and his father plans to let him focus on studying for the imperial examinations, but he is still young and it is hard to say what his future will be like.
The smartest one is still my apprentice.
Studying is definitely good, and studying medicine is definitely good too.
But one person can only focus on one thing.
If possible, he really wanted his disciple to take part in the imperial examination. Since he was so smart, he could also pass on the medical skills to him at the same time.
Especially in the past two days, this thought popped up from time to time.
But the child is obviously interested in medicine, and if he ends up becoming a doctor, he won't force it. On the contrary, he would be very happy.
After dinner, the three of them worked out a series of detailed plans overnight before they could rest in peace.
So, they planned to stay here for three days. They must go to Baicao Valley and check out the nearby medicine store. They also planned to take Ping An to Tianguang Temple.
The old abbot has a chronic disease, and he has been helping to take care of him. He does not plan to turn back on his way home, and he still has to go to Yingtian and Luyang.
The next day, Sun Sicheng took Ping An, Jixiang, Da Wu and Xiao Wu to Baicao Valley, while Sun Wen took Ruyi to Baicao Hall.
Dazhuang Niu stayed in the mansion and taught Erqiang and his children basic kung fu.
Before leaving, Sun Sicheng also instructed Mrs. Wu to prepare several sets of summer and autumn clothes for each of the children, as well as shoes and underwear.
He even did not forget to give the little apprentice a handkerchief and provided snacks for the journey. It was not like he was taking care of an apprentice, but more like an old man taking care of his grandson. This made the Wu couple think something was wrong.
Maybe the youngest son’s future still depends on this child, so Old Ge asked Qingshi to follow him early on. He is a smart man.
The carriage set off early in the morning and half an hour later, entered a narrower mountain road.
Ping'an looked outside from the car window from time to time. He didn't expect that his master's house actually had so many secret bases. This was a little different from the medicine shop. Although both grew medicine, one was in the open and the other was behind people.
His heart was burning with enthusiasm. He thought his master was really capable and this was what he had been thinking about the most.
"Ping An, the Baicao Valley here and the Baicao Valley in Yong'an Prefecture are currently the two largest valleys in Baicao Hall. There are also many in Jiangnan, but they are not as well-equipped as here. The Sun family first developed in the north, and it was Master who started to lay out the Jiangnan area five years ago, so it is a bit weak.
The master told you that the reason he came to Jiangnan this time was because some troubles occurred in Yuhang District. The authorities over there were not handling the matter well, and the government office just laughed it off, so he didn't want to offend either side.
I was still troubled at first, but now I have thought of a solution, which is to promote your first aid method. This will bring the prefect a benefit that money cannot give, that is, fame.
Officials in Jiangnan are not short of money, but reputation is what they need most. Master will make this happen. The right time, right place, and right people are all essential. This way, all the troubles will be solved for the time being."
"Temporarily?" Ping'an frowned.
Is it because the Sun family’s backing is not strong enough?
"Yes, temporarily." Sun Sicheng sighed, "Peace, opening a clinic not only requires good doctors, but also requires one's own pharmacy. One cannot rely entirely on outside supplies, and one's lifeline cannot be completely controlled by outsiders.
The master has put a lot of thought into these years and has set up more than 20 herb valleys. Growing herbs is secondary, and making medicines is the main thing. He also trains people in various fields, especially in the past ten years, as the industry has developed too fast and the manpower was simply not enough to keep up.
We have almost enough manpower now, but our Great Zhou is vast and has many people, and everyone wants to be better than the others. There are more things to do, and the master is a little overwhelmed. "
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