Chapter 125: How about adopting a daughter?
Liang Jingyao thought for a moment and said, "Buy all the shops near the teahouse. It doesn't matter how much they cost. When the Cheetah Army arrives, we'll move them all into these shops."
Zhan Xiong replied, "Yes! But with so many people entering the city, how will the city gate officials cope?"
Liang Jingyao waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and buy up the surrounding shops. I'll make arrangements with the county magistrate. Two nights from now, all the officials and soldiers at the city gate will leave for a while. Tell the Cheetah Army to hurry into the city."
Zhan Xiong nodded and said, "Yes, I obey your command!"
At this time, the cooks had packed all the food and placed four large food boxes in front of Liang Jingyao. "Boss, the food has been packed."
Liang Jingyao picked up two lunch boxes and shouted outside: "Zhan Liang, come in and grab the lunch boxes, we have to go!"
Zhan Liang put the two food boxes on the carriage, and then drove the carriage to the old drunkard's yard.
After Liang Jingyao left, Chen Yunyun was alone outside reciting stories, leaving Lin Xiaoyue and Jiu Laoguai in the pharmacy.
Lin Xiaoyue was lying there bored, and she was worried about the food shortage. She said to the old wine monster, "Old wine monster, do you know that there will not be enough food this year?"
The old drunk nodded and said, "I know. Jingyao mentioned that he was trying to find a way to get food!"
Lin Xiaoyue frowned and said, "I guess it's difficult. Those landlords and wealthy families are as cunning as monkeys. They've already hoarded food. They may not give us food even if we force them now. I just hope to get back to the valley in Yangmingshan as soon as possible. There's plenty of food there! I've also dried radishes and bamboo shoots. If I can go back, I can help a lot of people who have no food."
The drunkard didn't expect that Lin Xiaoyue, who looked like she had never touched water before, could actually do these things. "You are a good girl. It makes me, an old man, feel comfortable looking at you! But no matter how capable you are, you must take care of yourself. Don't ruin your health. Train more subordinates so that you can have some time to rest."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Yes, I know. Another question I'm thinking about now is, Old Monster Jiu, do you have enough medicinal herbs here? When the time comes, there will be a lot of refugees who have not eaten, and many people will get sick! In addition, there will be people who starve to death on the road. Once their bodies rot, they will be dirty and smelly. We might even get a plague. We have to prepare in advance."
The old drunkard estimated it in his mind and said, "You've reminded me! I can handle it with a small number of people here, but if there are more, I don't have that many herbs. When Jingyao comes, I'll write a list and ask him to send someone to buy them! You are really careful, girl!"
Lin Xiaoyue was happy to be praised. At this time, Liang Jingyao's carriage arrived outside the yard.
Chen Yunyun, who was reciting a story outside, saw Liang Jingyao carrying a lunch box into the yard. She quickly stepped forward to take it and said, "Brother Liang, let me take it!"
Liang Jingyao shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just two steps away. I'll take it in, and you can come in and eat!"
Chen Yunyun put the notebook away and followed him into the pharmacy.
When Liang Jingyao and Zhan Liang opened the four food boxes, the aroma of food filled the air. Lin Xiaoyue immediately heard her stomach growling in protest, which made the greed in the drunkard's mouth crawl out even more.
The drunkard kept pulling Liang Jingyao and rubbing at him, "Where's the wine? Food without wine is half the fun! You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Liang Jingyao held the drunkard's hand and said embarrassedly, "Oh, I really forgot! How about you just make do with it today?"
The drunkard grumbled and threw his hand away, then sat back on the bench angrily. "You've got a wife and you've forgotten about an old man like me. All my good medicines are wasted!"
"Hahaha!" Liang Jingyao laughed, stretched out his hand towards Zhan Liang, and said, "I'm just kidding! There will definitely be plenty of wine!"
The drunkard jumped up at the aroma of wine, snatched the jar of wine from Liang Jingyao's hand, and bit open the cork. "Hmm! Good wine! You little brat likes to tease an old man like me now! But I'll spare you this time. If you do it again, I won't help you save people!"
Liang Jingyao picked up two large pieces of meat and put them into the drunkard's bowl. "Why are you saying such sad things? Hurry up, eat the meat and drink the wine!"
"Ha!" The drunkard took a gulp of the wine and felt completely refreshed. "You're a smart kid! By the way, the girl just told me about the refugees. I figured I should prepare some herbs, but the herbs I have here can't sustain so many people, so I'll have to ask you to send someone out to buy some."
Liang Jingyao hadn't eaten yet, and Lin Xiaoyue couldn't sit up to eat yet, so Liang Jingyao felt sorry for her being hungry and fed Lin Xiaoyue first.
When he heard the old wine freak say he wanted to buy medicinal herbs, he readily agreed: "No problem, just write me a list of what you need and I'll send someone to buy them."
"Alright!" The drunkard took a bite of a large piece of meat and asked in surprise, "Is this made by the chef at the Jueweilou in Beijing?"
Liang Jingyao nodded with a smile, "Not bad, you can still taste the flavor after not being back to the capital for so long. It seems that the taste of our Jueweilou is very stable!"
The old drunkard admitted this, "Of all the people in Beijing, I only love to eat at your restaurant. How can I not taste it? You're a stingy guy, after all. I asked you to give me a chef, but you refused. Look how generous I am to you!"
Liang Jingyao smiled secretly. It was not that he was unwilling. Although the drunkard was a doctor, he could not control his mouth. He especially loved to eat oily and heavy-flavored food. He would feel uncomfortable if he ate too much, so he could only be a bad guy!
"I brought it to you! Besides, you know how many chefs we have at Juewei Restaurant. I'll give you one, and I won't be short of one! You know how hard it is for me to hire a good chef!"
The drunkard ate several large pieces of meat in a row, his mouth full of oil. Then he gulped down two large gulps of wine with a satisfied smile on his face. "No matter how much you say, it's useless. I understand. As long as the girl is here, I will have good wine and good meat. From now on, wherever the girl is, I will be there, so that you won't take this old man of mine seriously!"
When Lin Xiaoyue heard this, she was secretly happy. Having a miracle doctor by her side was like carrying a life-saving talisman!
She raised her head happily and asked, "Old Wine Monster, are you serious?"
The old drunk nodded and said, "Of course, girl, you won't despise an old man like me, right?"
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "Of course not. I'll reserve a room for you in the backyard of the Jueweilou branch. You can stay as long as you want!"
The old drunkard took a sip of wine and said with emotion: "Girls are really the best. You can't rely on that brat at all!"
Liang Jingyao felt that Jiu Laoguai had done a lot for him over the years, but he had not taken good care of him. He said ashamedly, "Alas... I'm wrong. Jiu Laoguai, you're lonely without children. Since you like Yue'er so much, why not adopt her as your daughter? After all, Yue'er's parents died early and she's alone too. What do you think?"
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