Chapter 777 The Slow-witted Zhao Xi
Shu Yu curiously took the box. "What's this?"
Zhao Xi, standing to the side, said lazily, "I made several kinds of medicine for you to restock. Didn't I give you all the medicine to stop bleeding and treat external injuries yesterday? And the sleeping potion, you used half of it, so I restocked it for you, so you won't run out."
As he spoke, he glanced at Meng Yunzheng and yawned, "There are two more poisons, and I've written down their effects on a piece of paper. Your young master Meng was worried that you might run into someone like Cheng Dong again, who wouldn't even give you a chance to speak, so he specially asked me to prepare them. I haven't slept all night, I'm exhausted."
Shu Yu then noticed the dark circles under his eyes; he did look quite haggard.
"Thank you." Seeing how dedicated he was, Shu Yu kindly told him some news, "I will keep these medicines safe. Not only for myself, but also for my mother and sister. In case we run into local bullies again like last time. My sister is not like me, she doesn't have martial arts skills, so having medicine on her will help her defend herself."
Seeing that Zhao Xi had indeed perked up his ears, Shu Yu smiled and changed the subject, "However, she probably won't have many chances to use it. In the future, someone might escort her back and forth. You don't know, today I went to Huifeng Escort Agency and met Luo's son, Luo Qing. When he was chatting with my dad, he kept asking about my sister's situation. He was very concerned."
Zhao Xi's eyes widened. "What Luo Qing?"
Shu Yu looked at him strangely, "It's Luo Qing. He's tall and big, and he's the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort). My dad said he's also quite good at martial arts."
Hearing that Lu Erbai seemed quite satisfied, Zhao Xi became inexplicably anxious. "Ayu, you have to persuade your father and sister. You're leaving soon. If your sister marries that young镖头 (bodyguard/escort), she'll be separated from you by thousands of miles. Can you bear to leave her here alone?"
Shu Yu suppressed a laugh. It seemed her feeling was right; Zhao Xi did indeed have feelings for her sister.
He himself seemed a bit slow-witted.
She and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance, and the latter chuckled before pulling Zhao Xi towards the door, saying, "It's getting late, we need to get going."
Undeterred, Zhao Xi, while being dragged along, shouted at Shu Yu, "You really need to think this through, Shu Yu! You have to persuade them, don't do anything foolish..."
His voice faded into the distance. The old woman at the door returned with a basket and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with them? What did Doctor Zhao ask you to do to persuade them?"
"He asked me to advise you to take care of your health and left me a medicinal diet recipe. He said it's easy to get sick in winter, so you should eat well and not deprive yourselves just to save some money. He has to leave with Young Master Meng for a while to take care of some things, so he won't be able to watch over us all the time."
The old lady smiled so much her eyes narrowed. "This lad is quite thoughtful. He seems loud and boisterous all the time, but he's actually a pretty good person."
Indeed, he's loud and boisterous, but also slow-witted.
Shu Yu felt a surge of joy as she recalled Zhao Xi's sudden nervousness.
In the afternoon, Qi Chan indeed came to see her and asked her a lot more about the heating pack before leaving.
He left Heichang County to go find Lord Cheng.
If the fever pack is to be presented to the Emperor, it must go through the Governor. At present, Qi Chan is still the Governor's subordinate.
(End of this chapter)
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