Yun Chu looked at Shen Changliu, wanting him to relay these words to Elder Zhong, but before she could speak, Shen Changliu asked first:
"Walk around and see if you know the way. Can you drive a carriage?"
Yun Chu never expected Shen Changliu to ask her these questions. But no one is born knowing everything; everything is learned step by step.
So he responded:
“I can learn, Lingniang, she…”
"I can."
Shen Changliu immediately interrupted Yun Chu, his expression turning serious.
"I can drive a horse-drawn carriage, and I know the way."
"Senior brother, you—"
"I...I...I'll go help first. You stay here, rest well, and don't wander off."
Shen Changliu didn't dare to look at Yun Chu even once more, and immediately walked outside with his head down.
His actions made it hard not to overthink things. Yun Chu pondered his words repeatedly. He first asked her if she knew the way, then asked if she could drive a carriage. After she said she could learn, he said he could drive a carriage and knew the way.
What does this mean exactly?
Judging from Shen Changliu's personality, he doesn't seem like the type to show off his abilities. If that's the case, then he... wants to travel around with her and practice medicine to help the world.
Good heavens, what is she thinking? How dare she think such things?
Yun Chu's heart suddenly started pounding wildly, as if it were about to jump out of her chest. She quickly covered her chest to calm herself down and then silently repeated three times, "Impossible."
But this wasn't very convincing. Even after repeating it ten or twenty times, she still couldn't suppress the strange emotion in her heart. Feeling helpless, her gaze unconsciously fell on the bowl of perilla water in her hands...
Yunling's gaze was also unnatural. Looking at the three large bowls of strangely colored water in front of her, she realized that if three incense sticks were lit in them, one could offer prayers. Therefore, every cell in her body resisted, and she said:
"I...I don't think I'm very thirsty, so I won't drink it."
"No, you've caught heatstroke. Sister-in-law Luo said that this herbal tea is the best way to relieve heatstroke in Yuecheng. You'll be fine after drinking it."
As Zhang spoke, she brought the bowl of black, murky tea to Yunling. But Yunling's mother, not to be outdone, immediately picked up her bowl of water with auspicious paper floating on top and said:
“I consulted Guanyin Bodhisattva, who saves us from suffering. She said that there are demons and evil spirits in your body. As long as you drink this talisman water, you can dispel the evil spirits and your spiritual power will return.”
Yunling leaned back, finding it hard to imagine what it would feel like to drink the talisman water. She imagined it would get stuck in her throat, sticking there and no matter how much water she drank, it wouldn't wash it away.
Seeing this, Tang Ling quickly offered her herbal perilla water, saying:
"The eldest brother has just woken up and usually likes perilla leaves, so why don't you have a bowl of perilla water?"
Yunling likes perilla, but the perilla in this bowl of perilla water looks like it's been given a lethal dose, making it impossible to see the water, only the perilla.
Yunling smiled awkwardly and shook her head, saying:
"I'm fine, I don't need to drink these."
“Who said you were alright? You fainted! If Xiaobai hadn’t found you on the mountain and run back barking like crazy, we wouldn’t have known you had fainted and looked so pale.”
Zhang's face was full of worry. Heaven knows how terrified she was when she saw Yunling collapse on the ground. She feared that if she had found her any later, Yunling would have been eaten by wild animals.
“You can’t go up the mountain alone anymore. If something happens, there will be no one to take care of you.”
Yunling remembered; she had been pushing her body to its limits, but unexpectedly, she fainted and couldn't get up.
"Mother, I'm just too tired and sleepy, there's nothing wrong with me."
"If there's nothing else, can you sleep for two days and one night?"
Old Lady Yun pushed the bowl of talisman water toward Yun Ling and said:
"There are quite a few small hills on this mountain. You must have stepped on one by accident and forgot to retaliate. You've gotten yourself into trouble for no reason. Quickly drink this talisman water, or you'll have a long sleep to go on."
These past two days and one night had truly terrified Yunling. She was afraid that her supernatural abilities had been completely depleted, so she held her mind for a moment. Only after sensing her abilities did she finally relax.
"I'm fine. I know my own body well. After all, I've been learning things from the Immortal since I was a child. Grandma, don't worry. Mother, don't worry either."
Upon hearing the name "Immortal Elder," Old Lady Yun somewhat forgot that this unfortunate boy was protected by an immortal. So she put down the talisman water, opened Yun Ling's eyelids, and checked that there was nothing wrong with her eyes before she felt relieved.
Old Lady Yun was relieved, but Madam Zhang remained uneasy. She glanced at Yun Ling and then complained:
"If you knew your own body, you wouldn't have let yourself faint. Don't go anywhere or do anything during this time. Just quietly let your body recover."
"Huh? Isn't this just like being in jail? Mother, I still have to deliver the medicinal herbs to Doctor Sun and the others."
Zhang immediately put on a stern face and said:
"Just have Gangzi deliver whatever herbs you need. Besides, Ren'an Hall has already sent people with herbs, so there's no need for you to go to all that trouble."
"Ren'an Hall? Mother, are you talking about Ren'an Hall in Pingcheng, the one where my sister studied medicine? Who sent them?"
"Yes, I heard about this from Sister-in-law Luo. As for who they sent, she doesn't know. You just stay put and keep an eye on her. Tang Ling, make sure she doesn't get any bad ideas."
Yunling's lips were practically pouting to the sky. This was the first time Tang Ling had received an order from Zhang Shi, so naturally she had to obey.
"Don't worry, Madam, I will keep a close eye on the eldest son and won't let her have any chance to take advantage of him."
Yunling wanted to blame Tang Ling for being ungrateful, but after being glanced at by Zhang Shi, she quickly stopped herself from saying anything and had no choice but to admit defeat.
Yunling had been watched for a full half month, and she was getting restless. She thought about breaking up some of the lychee blossoms, and Gangzi and Tangling volunteered to do it. She also thought about pulling up and chopping up the elephant grass, and Gangzi and Tangling volunteered to do that as well.
Her life consisted of nothing more than watching her face become oily, with enlarged pores, and on the verge of breaking out in pimples every day, and she was furious.
In order to please Zhang, she had no choice but to drink three bowls of cold tea before she was pardoned.
In the past two weeks, the situation in Xiangqi Village and the other two villages has stabilized after initially deteriorating rapidly and showing signs of infection. After another two weeks, the epidemic has officially come to an end.
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