218 Preparations before departure
Sun Sicheng didn't want to delay any longer. The situation was not optimistic. It was urgent to build an alcohol workshop in Yunzhou. In the past, the quantity was small, so he could bring it with his own people or find an escort agency. Once the war really got intense, the amount of alcohol needed would inevitably be huge, and the journey might not be as stable as it is now. It would be most appropriate to build a workshop in Yunzhou.
It will be the 15th day of May in five days. It will take a month to get to the border town, and another ten days in Yunzhou. It will be the beginning of July before we can actually reach the military camp.
The earlier the better, otherwise it would be too hot just to walk.
Seeing that Sun Sicheng was serious, Sun Wen's eyes turned red with anxiety: "My dear, you devote yourself to medicine, and spend the rest of your time managing the business. You may not know how outstanding Ping An is. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has a photographic memory.
In the past few years, he has been running around with us. Studying medicine takes up almost half of his time, and learning martial arts takes up his early morning time. I only teach him in the morning, and sometimes other things delay our classes. Even so, he still won the first place in the county and prefectural examinations.
I am planning to send him to the provincial school in August. I can guarantee that as long as he studies hard in these three years, he can definitely become our junior third place. And if the eldest son is trained well, it is possible for him to become the sixth place.
Ping An is very considerate and handles things neatly and efficiently, making him very suitable for being an official. Don’t you want him to have a bright future? Don’t you want him to become the first Six Yuan in the Great Zhou Dynasty? "
Sun Sicheng looked at the excited Sun Wen and said helplessly, "Ah Wen, Ping An will only be twelve years old at the end of August. I will only take him out for a year, no, half a year will be enough. You know I want to learn how to perform surgery on the sick and the injured, and the whole Zhou Dynasty is not good at this.
It's in the medical book that Ping An gave me, but although I know it in theory, it's not easy to put it into practice. I have killed many live rabbits in the past two years, but Ping An is naturally gifted in this area. He picks up the knife steadily, accurately, and ruthlessly.
Ah Wen, I need him to come with me, give us a year, and I will hand him over to you when we come back, any way is fine."
Sun Wen sighed, "Do his parents agree? Chang Chunfeng agree? He is the only boy in the two families now."
Sun Sicheng was disappointed: "I am worried about this matter. Chang Chunfeng can keep it a secret and tell us later. I don't know how to tell Wan Changsheng and his wife. I plan to leave in five days."
"Does Ping An know that we will leave in five days?"
"Jixiang has already called him. He is in the front hall, seeing a patient. He will be here soon."
Ping An came over quickly: "Master, sir."
Sun Wen looked at the child and sighed. He really wanted the child to pass the imperial examination. From now on, he should not be distracted, otherwise it would be a waste of such a good talent.
But he was also in a dilemma, as he was his disciple and also the apprentice of the eldest son.
"Ping An, just accompany the master for a trip. You will be back in a year at most. After you come back, you can go to the provincial school or the Imperial College."
Ping An glanced at Mr. and was sure that he had argued with the master.
"Master, when are you going to leave?"
"After five days, I don't need to make any arrangements. Your husband and Uncle Fang will be there. It's up to you to decide what your parents say."
Ping An turned to Sun Wen and said, "Sir, can I accompany the master?"
Sun Wen felt sad: "Ping An, to be honest, the master doesn't want you to go, but your master insists on going. I can't do anything about it. But there is one thing. First of all, you are not allowed to take risks when you go there. You have to remember that you are still a child.
Secondly, you have to bring some books with you, otherwise you won’t forget them all when you come back.
Third, after you come back this time, you should study hard. You should spend most of your time before the college entrance examination studying. The teacher wants you to give it a try and see if you can get a small third place. "
"Understood, sir."
Sun Wen stood up and walked out: "Remember what you said today, and so does the eldest master."
He didn't want to stay here and listen. With his talent for studying, he might become an official in the future. He should spend all his time studying.
But the eldest son was born with a passion for medicine, and he just wanted to pass the imperial examination safely. It didn’t matter if he got last place, as long as he could inherit his father’s legacy in the future.
This is simply a case of a scholar meeting a soldier. He can't explain himself even if he has the logic. Really.
"Ping An, your husband is doing this for your own good. I don't plan to tell my family for now. What do you plan to do?"
"Master, I don't plan to tell my father in the capital. When I find out later, I will tell him that I am going there. I will keep it a secret from my mother for now and say that I am going to Yunzhou to build a workshop and will not be back for a short time. But I have to tell my father about this. He is the head of the family, and I don't plan to hide it from him."
"I plan to leave in five days. I need to make arrangements in the next few days. Who are you going to take with you? Let them prepare as well."
"Master, I am going to take Lin Feng, Xiao Wu, Tong Lin, and Zhang Xiao Shan with me. Qing Shi and Wu Jun are good doctors, so I want to ask them if they are willing to go. Yuan Qing will stay with you, and Tong Miao will definitely stay with my mother. Fang Wu, Er Qiang, and Xiao Hu can continue to learn skills in the valley. Master Da Wu is good at martial arts, but his children are young, and I..."
"Ping An, remember, these are all your people. You can take them with you if you want. If you don't want to take Da Wu with you, leave him at the farm. One is close to your home, so it's convenient to take care of them and look after the workshop. I will also take seven or eight people with me, so we have enough manpower."
"Okay, then I'll take the six of them. I can't practice medicine without help. Qingshi and Wujun are convenient for me to use. Xiaoshan has been studying medicine for three years, so he's better to take with me. Linfeng, Xiaowu, and Tonglin are good at martial arts, but Tonglin, Xiaoshan, Qingshi, and Wujun are still in the valley. Master will ask someone to call them back tomorrow."
He didn't want to bring Erqiang with him, somewhat out of selfish motives. No matter how close to the battlefield, there would be danger in the rear. Fang Wu was Uncle Fang's only son and a good family. Xiaohu had been with him for three years and the child was not bad, but one more and one less wouldn't make much difference. His kung fu was much inferior to Lin Feng and the others, and he only knew the simplest medical theories.
"Okay, I'll ask Ruyi to go and call them tomorrow. Since you don't plan to take Erqiang and the others with you, don't tell them about this, otherwise they will all have to go with you. Your master will take the provincial examination in October, so Yuanqing will stay in the valley for the time being. Let him come out with Zhou Heng in September."
Ping'an nodded. Yuanqing could still study with Zhou Heng in the valley now, and it was up to him where to go in the future.
In the past two years, he has paid for the expenses of his twelve subordinates himself, and no longer uses Baicaotang's public account. This makes him feel a lot more comfortable, after all, Baicaotang does not belong to his master alone.
The next afternoon, Ruyi returned with Tong Lin and others.
When Ping An told them what happened, the teenagers were so excited that they didn't know what to do.
Ping'an specifically asked everyone one by one, and he did not force those who did not want to go. No one was unwilling to go. Qingshi and Wu Jun patted their chests and said that their families would definitely agree.
They were practicing medicine and they didn't need to fight desperately with the other party, so there was basically no danger. Besides, they had all practiced the Snow-Treading Heart Sutra well, so they would have no problem escaping.
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