Chapter 516 Another Two Years
Based on what Sister-in-law Tian said, Song Chunxue decided to go and ask Lei Yun for clarification the next day.
After seeing the person off, she went back to her room and opened the letter that Lord Xie had written to her.
Xie Dawen is a man of great literary talent and uses beautiful language; in just a few sentences, he is able to depict his situation over the past month.
The letter was written on the first day of the Lunar New Year and arrived in her hands on the fifth day. It was hard work for those messengers, as there was still snow on the way.
However, she always felt she couldn't read Xie Zheng's letters too closely.
After looking at it once, I quickly folded it up and put it in the box.
The next day, Song Chunxue went to the clinic.
Lei Yun had indeed opened for business long ago.
Several patients came to the clinic seeking treatment, and it was quite busy. Song Chunxue helped get the medicine.
Before she knew it, she had recognized most of the herbs, but she didn't remember their specific medicinal properties very clearly.
But after reading "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", she could already memorize twenty or thirty prescriptions.
However, to be able to diagnose and prescribe medicine for others, one must thoroughly understand those few Chinese medicine books, which would take at least five or six years.
Song Chunxue wasn't greedy. She didn't want to diagnose or prescribe medicine for others. She just wanted to learn more and understand the mysteries of medicine and pharmacology so that she could get some medicine for herself when she encountered difficulties. In the future, if she was wandering outside and couldn't find a doctor immediately, she couldn't just wait to die.
After seeing off the five patients, Lei Yun lit the charcoal brazier.
"You didn't go to the mountain to watch the play, so why did you come here?" Lei Yun asked with a smile. "With so many children and grandchildren, you should be too busy to remember me, a lonely old man."
"You refused to spend the New Year with us, so you still spent it with Uncle Stonemason?"
Lei Yun nodded, "Yes, wouldn't it be perfect for the two of us to spend the New Year together? Besides, we're used to being busy all year round, and suddenly having nothing to do during the New Year and indulging in too much food and drink makes our stomachs uncomfortable. I'm quite used to it. Someone called me to come and get the medicine, so I came."
He looked at Song Chunxue, "You're here to ask about the Master's business, right?"
Seeing his response, Song Chunxue didn't bother with pleasantries.
"Yes, I heard you mentioned that the Taoist priest went to undergo tribulation. Is that true?"
Lei Yun nodded, "Yes, he wrote to me before, saying that he suddenly brought it up earlier because he wanted to find a secluded place to properly undergo his tribulation. In the future, he may need to find a peaceful place to cultivate in seclusion and will no longer be able to travel around."
He looked at Song Chunxue and said, "You accompanied him back to his hometown to settle the past. He said that the Zhang family has been thoroughly investigated, with some businesses shut down and others sealed off. Whether he will be exiled or banished will not be known until after the Lantern Festival. He has let go of his obsession and may choose to live a quiet life on Wuquan Mountain in Jincheng in the future."
Song Chunxue carefully examined him.
"Why are the statements so ambiguous? Will he be able to get through this tribulation safely? When will he undergo this tribulation? Why is it happening earlier than expected? Are you hiding something from me? Otherwise, why did I only receive a short letter from him last night, telling me that he was spending the New Year with an old acquaintance in the desert?"
Song Chunxue tapped the table. "Please explain in detail, Brother Lei. He won't know anyway."
Lei Yun shook his head. "It's nothing. Since your senior brother doesn't want to tell you, it's because he doesn't want you to worry. He'll always turn bad luck into good, so don't ask anymore."
"But……"
"Even if you knew, it wouldn't help much. He hopes you can cultivate peacefully and steadily and fulfill your long-cherished wish. The fact that he wrote a letter for you means the situation isn't that critical. Perhaps he will come back in a few months."
Having said that, Song Chunxue wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
After that, she rarely went out and devoted herself to spiritual practice.
The Taoist priest's departure made her realize that in the end, one is alone in this world, and if she wants to roam the world freely, she must have the ability to protect herself.
Every morning, when no one was home, she would take out the short sword that Xiaobai had given her and practice in the yard for an hour, until she had mastered the proper moves.
In the afternoons I read books and study medicine, and occasionally I go out to check on things in the fields.
Every month, she would set aside one day to help beggars and refugees with money and food, and to settle accounts for medicine expenses that could not be recovered.
She wanted to be like her senior, reaching out to help countless others who, like her, were once in dire straits.
She still has a long way to go, so she needs to work hard and study diligently.
Nine months later, Mulan gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Chunyan.
Unlike in her previous life, Song Chunxue did not urge her to have a child as soon as possible, nor did she look down on her because she was a daughter, after all, she was the granddaughter she had personally raised in her previous life.
In this life, she doesn't plan to take care of him; she'll let Mulan take care of him herself.
A child may not have a grandmother's love, but he cannot be without his mother's company.
However, no one dared to tell Mulan that her father had passed away a month before the child was born.
That day was originally the day Mulan's mother was to leave.
Hopefully, this time, Mulan's mother will grow old naturally.
A year later, Mulan became pregnant again. Sanwa took them to Jincheng to study in a better academy and spend his free time in the bookstore.
In the same year, the fourth son married Tian Qi.
In the same year, Sanwa participated in the autumn imperial examination and passed, becoming a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examination).
The following spring, to everyone's surprise, Sanwa passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.
The last person to pass the imperial examination.
On the day the results were announced, Sanwa burst into tears at the inn.
Originally, Song Chunxue planned to accompany the third child to the capital for the imperial examination, but unexpectedly, the fourth child beat her to it.
When Song Chunxue received the news, Sanwa and Lao Si had already returned to Jincheng.
In the vast fortress, Song Chunxue and Jiang Hongying excitedly read Sanwa's letter two or three times.
"Mother, I never thought our Jiang family could produce a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). This is such a joyous occasion, we must let the eldest son know, and let everyone in Lijiazhuang know how accomplished our third son is."
Jiang Hongying paced back and forth in the courtyard, holding the letter.
"Our shepherd boy studied hard for six years and actually passed the imperial examination. It's true that hard work pays off. These past few years, the third boy has been studying all the time. Now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
As she spoke, Jiang Hongying's eyes reddened, "Mother, shouldn't we go to Jincheng to celebrate for Sanwa?"
"Oh, by the way, Sanwa is back from Kyoto. He wants to find a job in Jincheng and be with the second and fourth brothers?"
Song Chunxue combed Xiujuan's hair. "Yes, it should be. Sanwa is different from the others. He's more clingy. I thought that since the family lives close by, they can take care of each other."
Jiang Hongying laughed at her, "Mother, how do you know that the fourth and second sons don't think the same way? Now that the third son has passed the imperial examination, don't just focus on favoring him."
"Have I shown favoritism to anyone these past few years? I've given them the same amount of money at the end of each year, even the eldest son. I've been trying my best to be fair, but the third son saves every year to give me gifts on my birthday. They're either silver hairpins or bracelets, or they make me a nice set of clothes. It's hard not to favor him," Song Chunxue explained calmly.
Jiang Hongying sighed.
"Sigh, that's what happens when you have a lot of children. The other day, my eldest child said that I only like Xiujuan and Xiaolong and don't like him. Actually, I'm trying my best to be fair, but Xiaoxu doesn't talk much and doesn't like to play. I don't know how to tease him either. I always feel like I don't know how to get along with him."
Song Chunxue said gently, "Then let nature take its course, strive for fairness while following your heart. We are not saints."
"By the way, Mother, I've noticed you've been packing these past few days, but I haven't seen any bags in your room. Are you planning to go on a long trip?"
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