394 The Long-lost Medicine Valley
After returning home that night and having dinner, Sanqiang took Ping'an into the study.
The two of them sat there for two hours. Wan Changsheng and Erqiang had been guarding the main room. When they came out, they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw smiles on their faces.
Ping An felt that he would definitely win this time and rank high. As for whether he could get the top three prizes, he was not really sure. There are always people better than you, and it all depended on the examiner's preferences.
The top three did okay. Poetry and prose were their weaknesses, and arithmetic was okay. However, in this exam, arithmetic accounted for a large proportion of the score, and the last two questions were quite difficult.
It is estimated that most people would find it difficult to answer, but the top three only got one question wrong, which is enough to leave a lot of people behind.
When it comes to policy essays, everyone has their own opinion. He cannot evaluate as well as the gentleman. He can only say that the top three wrote averagely. They were lucky to have met the gentleman who was equally average, otherwise it would have been difficult to get high scores.
But it is very likely that the top three will pass this time, and they will pass the college entrance examination on their first try. Moreover, they are only fifteen years old, so even if it is Sun Shan, it will be very good.
After hearing Ping'an's encouragement, Sanqiang felt much better.
Ping An slept well that night, and the next day he asked Lin Feng to quietly go to the city to buy more paper money, gold ingots, paper clothes and so on. The master said that after the exam, he would take him into the valley after a day's rest.
Although it was neither Qingming nor the Winter Solstice, he still wanted to take Xiao Wu and Lin Feng to burn something for the Taoist priest and his guards while entering the valley.
He is now believing this more and more.
The Taoist priest came into his dreams twice to teach him. This was absolutely true. After he woke up from the dream, he really knew a lot of things in his mind. He couldn't help but believe it.
He took Qingshi and Wu Jun with him to continue treating those poor students and their parents.
He had never studied in the county school or the prefectural school, and none of these people knew that he was also an examinee. They even said that it would be better for him to learn a skill, as studying was too difficult.
Ping An told these words to his master, and even Uncle Ming beside him laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back.
"Ping An, this time when you go into the valley, you can take more medicines. Some of the things you need may not be available at Baicaotang. We will stay in for two days and then come back. Then we will go to Huainan Prefecture together. Your second aunt is not pregnant. The period of delivery is coming in August."
Ping An nodded. Today was the sixth of August, and the results of the college entrance examination would be announced on the twentieth of August. He and his parents had agreed to leave on the twenty-second, and it would take half a month to go there and back.
"What do you think of the new people? If you don't like them, go into the valley and pick a few more."
"Master, they are all good and of the right age. That's all for now. In total, there are already twenty-nine of them."
I can only say that it is enough for now.
When Hu Zi and the others are all getting married, these five will not be enough. But then again, Fang Wu, Hu Zi, Qing Shi, Wu Jun and others, their parents may have already found wives, but they are still young, only sixteen or seventeen years old.
Sun Sicheng told Ping An that the anti-ascarid medicine and plaster bandage had received good responses.
Ping An smiled and said, "That's good. Did the master write to you?"
"Well, your husband has also written to you, and he has sent several letters. Why don't you write him one tonight? It will take another half a month for the results to come out, and I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep well. Give me the letter tomorrow and I'll have someone take it to him."
The Dayao Valley in August has a different kind of scenery.
As soon as they entered the valley, Ping An asked Fang Wu and Hu Zi to go home. He asked them to stay there until mid-August before returning to the city. Er Qiang took Xiao Ming and Tong Lin to find people they were familiar with.
Qingshi and Wu Jun also went to the pharmacy.
Ping An saw that Master and Uncle Fang had something to discuss, "Master, Uncle Fang, I'll take Xiao Wu and Lin Feng around to see if we can find any small items."
"Go ahead, but be careful not to go deep into the mountains, and come back as early as possible."
As soon as he went out, Ping An looked at Lin Feng, and Lin Feng immediately went back to the car to get the backpack.
Xiao Wu followed his master without saying a word. The master had a good conscience as he cared so much about the two deceased people. However, just because that man gave the master such a good thing and the Snow-Walking Steps came cheap to them, it was worthy for the three of them to burn incense and worship him every year.
Ping'an and his companions avoided the people in the Medicine Valley and reached the bottom of the cliff half an hour later.
Here, Sun Sicheng talked to Fang Xiao about his doubts.
"It's not that I don't trust Mr. Li, he is also an old man under my father.
But for three consecutive years, they have not made much profit. Logically, although other market conditions have not been very good in recent years, the profit from medicinal materials has been much higher than normal. This should not be the case.
Also, it was agreed that they would come over personally with the accounts once every two years, and the old manager came three years ago. Last year, he only wrote to say that he had fallen and it was inconvenient for him to come.
I have planned to have Wanli take people there a month in advance to investigate quietly. If nothing happens, everyone will be happy. If it is really a betrayal, I don't want to let it go."
Fang Xiao frowned: "Uncle Li shouldn't be that bad, but I can't say for sure about his son. His son is not very old and I am not familiar with him."
The eldest son was soft-hearted. In the past few years, he gave some deeds to the descendants of some people who had been with him for a long time and had made considerable contributions, including his own Fang Wu.
Shopkeeper Li’s son was one of them.
It is very likely that something really went wrong in Minzhou.
If there is really greed, it is really inappropriate and it is also a slap in the face of the young master.
For positions as important as theirs, once something goes wrong, it's often a serious matter. To be honest, Qi should not have let go.
"Fang Xiao, I will stay here for two nights, then I will leave the valley to go to Siyuan's place. His wife is about to give birth in the middle of her month, and the pregnancy is not looking good. I will take Ping An with me."
"Got it, young master. I will prepare a few people. Even if they are fine, it won't be a bad thing to have a few more of our own people over there."
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Ping'an looked at the pile of ashes in front of him. The entrance of the cave was covered with vines. Even if someone stood in front of it, he would probably not know that there was a cave in front of it.
That's good.
"You two can go hunt nearby. I'm not going to go. I'm a little tired. I'll just sit here for a while."
Xiao Wu and Lin Feng thought their master was a little sad, so they nodded and left with their crossbows.
The master is good at martial arts, and they are nearby, so there should be no problem.
Besides, the master knows how to set up a formation, a simplest formation. Even if he falls asleep, nothing can get close to him.
After the two left, Ping An cleared a small area at the entrance of the cave and set up a simple trapping array. There was no need for a hidden array since basically no one would come here.
He is really tired.
After leaving the examination room, he immediately helped treat the students without taking a good rest. When he got here, the sparse sunlight shining on his body made him feel lazy.
After burning the paper money, I feel at ease. In the final analysis, it is just to comfort myself.
But after a short while, he began to snore softly.
"This kid actually fell asleep. Is he that tired?"
Ping An was awakened instantly, "Master, you are here?"
The Taoist priest looked the same as he had appeared in his dream before, wearing a dark blue Taoist robe and ordinary cloth shoes. His guards were also dressed neatly and looked at him with a smile.
"Master, you haven't reincarnated yet? Isn't the money I gave you enough to cover your expenses?"
The Taoist priest smiled: "We came here to tell you that you don't have to spend money on us anymore. Reincarnation? Why should we reincarnate and become human again? We have already achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven. This world is much better than the previous one. Why do we need to reincarnate?"
The Taoist priest raised his chin slightly. Ping An had never seen him like this before. He was like a child.
He enviously said, "Master, you are my master in formations. With such a good place, why don't you bring your disciples with you? Besides, can't you give me some space or something like that?"
The Taoist priest laughed and said, "You are just daydreaming, kid. What treasure can I give you? You have to walk the road step by step by yourself, and you have to accumulate merits bit by bit by yourself. As for wanting to follow me, when you die, the master will naturally come to pick you up."
"Master, by that time, I will be gray-haired, but you will always be a handsome middle-aged man, and this elder brother will look even younger. I won't do that."
Ping An caught a glimpse of the guard smiling, and he actually had a dimple on each side, which was quite cute.
"Foolish child, when the master picked you up, you were naturally still the same as you are now."
Ping An only felt a beam of white light enveloping him. When he opened his eyes again, there was no one in front of him.
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