Chapter 215: Working in the City
Chief Li's nosebleed stopped quickly and the wound was re-examined.
As the new apprentices, Anan and Baozhu were watching from the side. Three pairs of eyes were staring at their thighs, and Doctor Yin was still explaining. Such a weird scene was naturally not at all romantic.
After changing the medicine, the Li chief had no reason to stay any longer and had to return to the mountain.
"Chief, according to the rules, you will lead the tribesmen out hunting in three days. How is the wound on your leg? Is it fully healed?"
"It's almost ready. I can lead the hunting team in three days. By the way, Uncle Meng, is there anyone in the tribe who is interested in or even remembers the herbs I distributed two days ago?"
Lao Meng laughed.
"What's so difficult about this? Even I remember quite a few. My girl remembers even more and picked some to take home. Do you want some, Chief?"
Li Xiao nodded and said, of course.
"I have some to collect here. You can try to pick as much as possible and bring them here. Doctor Yin at the foot of the mountain needs medicinal herbs. She told me that there are abundant herbs on the mountain. If we pick herbs and send them down the mountain, we can exchange them for silver or food and cloth."
Lao Meng stood up excitedly, and the stool rolled away.
"Doctor Yin is really so kind? He is willing to help us exchange things just for some herbs?"
It’s not that the old man is prejudiced against people living down the mountain. It’s not that there haven’t been people who wanted to come down the mountain to exchange things in the past. However, when people heard the accent, their expressions immediately changed, as if they had encountered a flood or a beast.
"Uncle Meng, have you forgotten why I came down the mountain today? Anan has become my disciple, and Doctor Yin is like her mother. I am helping her for Anan's sake, so don't say anything nonsense."
"Yes, yes, look at my memory."
Lao Meng patted his head and walked around the room excitedly.
The two had been at odds for a long time, and he had always been a peacemaker. Now that he had suddenly established a friendly relationship with the mountain, he was a little overwhelmed.
"Don't worry, Chief. I will definitely make arrangements for this. Many people in our tribe are free to do the work of collecting herbs. I guarantee that the herbs they guessed are dry and there is not a single weed in them."
"Uncle Meng, I'm confident that you can do the job. By the way, remember to remind them not to force the herbs from dangerous places like cliffs and steep cliffs, and to pay attention to safety."
After saying this, Li Xiao felt a little embarrassed, because Uncle Meng was staring at his thighs with a teasing look.
"Don't worry, with you and Anan as living examples, everyone will be pretty well behaved."
After finishing the business, Lao Meng suddenly raised his eyebrows at Li Xiao in a nonchalant manner and said, "When you were injured this time, I heard from Daxiong and the others that Doctor Yin took care of you all night. He even held your head while feeding you medicine and saw your thighs... um..."
Li Xiao covered Uncle Meng's mouth and pushed him out the door.
"Uncle Meng, he's a doctor, it's normal for him to check on the wound! Don't mention this anymore, you should just go find someone to collect herbs."
After pushing the man out of the door, Li Xiao quickly returned to the house, poured a basin of water and buried his face in it.
How shameful, how shameful!
When he thought about the day when he was unconscious and his pants were cut, he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to sew under the ground.
The village is busy recently, so he should just calm down. He is afraid that he won't have enough blood in his head if he goes down the mountain again.
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The next day was sunny and the villagers got up early to start a day of hard work.
Jiang Wan didn't know when the boat would arrive, so she went to the ferry after breakfast. After waiting for about an incense stick of time, she saw the boat.
At this time, fishing boats are usually out to sea, or heading to the city from downstream. The small boat coming from upstream is 99% likely to pick her up.
After the boat approached, Jiang Wan looked clearly at the badge on the boatman's waist before getting on board.
She was not afraid even if there were any criminals. She was carrying two handkerchiefs dyed with datura pollen in her arms, sleeping pills and itching powder around her waist, and a dagger for self-defense.
Be prepared.
Fortunately, the road was quite calm, and the boatman took her all the way to the workshop of Hailing Trading Company.
The workshop is located on a street next to the government office, and is surrounded by mostly residential houses, so it is very quiet.
When Jiang Wan went there, Qin Yuan was already waiting for her at the door.
Such respectful treatment makes people feel comfortable.
"Miss Jiang, I have heard of your great name for a long time! I am Qin Yuan, the general manager of the company. Please come in."
"Shopkeeper Qin didn't expect you to be so young. When I heard Master Qin talking about your negotiation of the contract, I thought you were quite old."
No one would dislike others praising their youth, especially when Jiang Wan said it sincerely.
The two met and talked harmoniously.
After briefly introducing the workshop, Qin Yuan called in eight newcomers, all men.
Jiang Wan frowned subconsciously. Is there no woman with better skills in this workshop?
"Miss Jiang, these are the smartest people in the workshop. Most of them are slaves from the homes of exiled officials, and were sold to our island. The master bought them because he saw that they were strong enough to work. You just need to train them, and call me if they are disobedient."
Qin Yuan's words were meant for Jiang Wan to hear, and also for those men to hear.
Jiang Wan was brought up from the village below. If he didn't warn these people, he was afraid that someone here would look down on Jiang Wan, which would be bad if he offended someone.
How could he not know if others didn't know? This workshop was opened thanks to Jiang Wan. Without Jiang Wan's recipe, the company would still be begging for help from everyone to buy the fish. How could it be so easy to get so many orders from Yongzhou?
I don't know if the eight people heard what he said. They all lowered their heads and looked honest.
Jiang Wan didn't have any ideas. Since she was already here, she might as well study hard.
She took people to the place where oyster sauce was boiled. There were already several large barrels of oyster meat piled up in the cool house, all of which were collected from nearby villages.
The villagers were afraid that the oysters would lose their freshness after being left overnight, so many of them put the oysters into bags and soaked them in sea water. They would then pry them out at dawn and pull them to the dock to sell them to the merchants.
Jiang Wan estimated that those large barrels should be able to produce more than 30 kilograms of oyster sauce.
Lord Qin is truly a practical man. He has already begun to boost the surrounding economy.
"Hey, didn't the shopkeeper ask you to teach us how to make oyster sauce? What are you looking at?"
Jiang Wan came to her senses and ignored him.
She was distracted, but she didn't say hello.
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(Good night, my little cuties! (￣▽￣)")