Chapter 26
At the end of the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Queen said to the Weaver Girl: "What's there to be afraid of if someone steals your clothes? Just draw your bow and shoot an arrow, nail the person to a tree, and then you can slowly put them on yourself. Don't be afraid of the consequences; that's my problem to consider." I am the Queen, but I am also your mother. I will always be there for you.
The sun gradually set in the west. After practicing martial arts intermittently for an hour, Bei Qiao opened his eyes and climbed up from the training ground. He stretched his numb limbs and began to practice basic skills.
"Next up is the medicinal bath. The saying 'poor in literature, rich in martial arts' is no joke." After practicing the basics, Bei Qiao slowly stretched his arms, muttering to himself as he relaxed: "I have to go to the clinic again before logging off. I can't save money on the medicinal bath..."
On the official website, even the cheapest martial arts videos come with a recipe for a medicinal bath, the ingredients of which can generally be purchased at the clinic in the Novice Village. A medicinal bath can relax tired muscles, unclog meridians, and reduce the damage caused by high-intensity exercise.
Combining martial arts training with medicinal baths minimizes harm to the human body. After all, most martial artists are not well-versed in medicine. Faced with the fatigue and pain that often occur during training, it is difficult for ordinary people to determine whether these are symptoms of fatigue that can be relieved by rest, or the body's final distress signal. In order to avoid breaking down the body through training, preventive measures are necessary, and medicinal baths are one of the most convenient preventative measures.
"The first month's medicinal bath is free. The martial arts manual fee includes the first month's bath materials. Just tell me the prescription." When Bei Qiao went to the clinic to find Qi Zhi, she was picking spider webs under the eaves. "Also, send me a copy of your order number so I can get reimbursed... Ah! It's too high to reach!"
"What do you want the spider web for?" Bei Qiao raised his arm and gestured, clicked his tongue, and quietly lifted his toes before taking the spider web off the eaves.
"It's for herpes." Qi Zhi took the spider web with both hands and said, "Wait a moment. I'll wrap some medicine for you after I burn the spider web."
After burning the spider webs, Qi Zhi sent the patient away and pulled out a floor scale from under the table to weigh the medicine for Bei Qiao. "Your medicinal bath recipe is the most basic one. It only costs a hundred copper coins a month. Some pharmacies may charge a little more, but generally not more than 20%... probably."
“Okay, thank you. Is this enough for one month?”
"Of course not. This is enough for a week. Come to me for more when you're done. Divide each package into seven parts after you go back. I'm too tired, so I won't do it anymore." Qi Zhihuo held his shoulders and moved his arms: "A medicinal bath is not like taking medicine. There's no need to divide it so precisely. I've already figured out the proportions for you. A few grams difference in dosage each time is completely fine. Don't worry too much." I'd like to criticize a certain pastry chef here. Every time he takes a medicinal bath, he has to use the dosage of medicinal materials to two decimal places. It's totally unnecessary.
"Okay." Bei Qiao bent down, picked up the medicine bag, and walked out slowly. Seeing a carriage passing by, she stopped and wanted to let the carriage go first.
"When did you get in?" A sudden shout erupted from the carriage as it passed Bei Qiao. The next second, a gorgeously dressed woman, carrying a person, bent over and emerged from the carriage, signaling the coachman with her eyes to stop.
With a neigh, the horse was pulled by the coachman with its front hooves raised high, and the carriage was forced to stop, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Bei Qiao turned around silently with the medicine bag and went back to the clinic, closing the door with one hand: The people in the stranger caravan are dressed quite luxuriously.
"Did you forget to take something?" Qi Zhi looked at Bei Qiao who had returned with confusion.
"You drove me off the carriage after it stopped, and then you deliberately left me in front of the clinic, saying you didn't have me in your heart." Outside the clinic, the man who had been thrown off the carriage rolled nimbly on the ground, kicked off his feet, and easily jumped onto the roof of the clinic. He stepped on the tiles to chase after the carriage that was setting off again: "You are hard on the outside, but soft on the inside!"
Qi Zhi: "..." I would pay a large sum of money for a pair of ears that have not heard the Puxin Declaration.
Bei Qiao, who was very close to the door: "..." No matter which world the dog licker comes from, the lethality is very great. It feels like my san value is about to drop.
The sound of the carriage disappeared quickly. The people in the carriage probably didn't want to pay attention to the man. After leaving the man out of the carriage, they didn't say anything again. At least the two people in the clinic didn't hear anyone talking again.
The two learned about what happened next from the forum. Bei Qiao had just returned to the escort agency and opened the forum when he saw the village chief's newly pinned post: Great news, Yuanshan Village will be upgraded soon!
Village Chief: An official monk construction team will arrive at the village entrance tonight to replace our fence and gate with a more secure one. Photos and information of all construction team members are attached. Patrols, please remember to identify them and make sure you don't arrest the wrong person, even though you won't be able to do so.
村长:今天咱们村进来了一个普信舔狗，把商队的朱老板气得够呛，大家以后引以为戒，以后再有这种性子的亲戚就不要放进村子里来了。也就是朱老板脾气好，把人揍了之后还赔了修理费，换成别的什么人，咱们村这点安全防护措施都不够给别人拆的。
Village Chief: @All villagers
Bei Qiao replied "received" in the forum, closed the forum, took the medicine bag back to the house, took a medicinal bath, and went offline to continue coaxing the cat.
She was lucky. When she took off her holographic glasses, Tangyuan just woke up. Picking up Tangyuan, who had just woken up and started pretending to be angry, Beiqiao looked back at the wall clock: It's not time for my parents to get off work yet, so I'll just make dinner.
I cooked a pot of noodles on time and used the automatic cooking machine to make two dishes, and dinner was ready. Apart from the preparatory work and post-processing work, the machine can handle the cooking, washing pots and dishes, saving a lot of time and manpower.
After having dinner with his parents who got home from get off work on time, Bei Qiao went back to the house to coax the cat while reviewing the traditional Chinese medicine knowledge he had learned previously.
After finally coaxing Tangyuan into a good sleep, the whole day had already flown by. Beiqiao placed Tangyuan, who refused to sleep in the cat bed, on his lap. Before going to sleep, he tapped his pericardium meridian while opening the shopping app on his phone.
In the game, the Chinese Valentine's Day is the Qiqiao Festival, but in reality outside the game, the Chinese Valentine's Day is still called Valentine's Day by merchants and is a good day for sales promotions.
"The promotion is not as strong as offline, forget it." Bei Qiao put down his phone, carried Tangyuan that had climbed onto his shoulders to wash up, and went to bed on time after washing up, never staying up late.
The next day, when Beiqiao logged into the game, every household in Yuanshan Village was drying books and quilts.
"The weather is really nice." Today's weather was excellent, both in the game and outside of it, perfect for drying things. So, before going to work, Qiao Lin got the whole family busy, taking out all the quilts and pillows from both the game and real life, and drying as many as they could.
"Remember to put in all the quilts and pillows before 4pm. We're going to work!"
"Okay." Bei Qiao bent down and picked up the glutinous rice balls that were about to fall onto the quilt. He closed the balcony door with one hand and locked it with the key: "No stepping on it today."
"Meow!" Tangyuan flapped his limbs unhappily.
Bei Qiao carried the cat back to the house and put on holographic glasses. He sat cross-legged and logged into the game. His movements were already quite skilled. Before logging in, he took out a cat toy and teased Tangyuan for ten seconds.
Tang Yuan lay on Bei Qiao's legs, fluttering happily for ten seconds, and then stood there blankly with a blank face: Where is my happiness? Did it just fly away?
Bei Qiao guessed that Tangyuan would have doubts about his cat life, but she couldn't shorten the time he logged into the game in a short period of time, so she could only let Tangyuan gradually adapt to this kind of life.
After logging into the game, in order to prevent Huihui from running to the backyard and destroying the quilt, Beiqiao simply rode Huihui out of the house, preparing to buy some snacks and wait for his parents to log into the game to try them after they got home from get off work.
The bakery had a new batch of delicious cookies, each one exquisite and unique in appearance, making them very appetizing. Best of all, they accepted cash transactions.
"Three of each, thank you." Once a day, it's so hard to earn currency in this other world.
"It's a rare holiday. I'll have one too." After finishing up village upgrades and with no new arrivals, the village chief finally had a normal holiday. Like the other players, he headed to the food court, planning to buy some treats for himself. "By the way, a major national event happened today. Everyone, take note of it, lest someone start talking about it later and you're clueless. Being mistaken for a bumpkin isn't a big deal, but being mistaken for an ill-informed spy from another country would be a real problem."
"What's the big deal, village chief?" Upon hearing that there was something big, the villagers, whether they were players or natives, gathered around.
The village chief ordered a plate of steamed buns at Xishi's shop, sat down, and took a sip of tea slowly. "County Princess Wu Chaochao was conferred the title of Duke of Anping in the capital today. She might become a princess in the future."
"The name Wu Chaochao sounds familiar. I think there was a princess named Zhao before."
The village chief nodded. "If you're referring to the last general who was granted the title of princess, her name was Zhaohua. Generally, those who aspire to be princesses change their names when they reach a certain age, choosing a name with a homophone of Zhao. Every princess of this dynasty was a general on the battlefield, their guards no match for her." An imperial daughter who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good princess, even if she's the emperor's favorite. If she's not a general and hasn't made any other contributions to the country, even the most favored princess can only be a princess.
"Speaking of this, I'd like to share a common sense with everyone. This applies not only to princesses but also to princes. Only those who have served as generals and won battles can become princes. The next ranks below are county princes, dukes, and finally county dukes."
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