After hearing what he said, Old Lady Shen nodded in satisfaction.
Hearing the commotion, Chen and Liu came out and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? What 'Miracle Doctor Li Li'?"
Upon seeing her mother, Shen Jiaqing immediately transformed into a child again, excitedly exclaiming, "Mother, Physician Sikong has accepted me as his apprentice!"
Mrs. Chen was shocked and could hardly believe it: "Really?"
"Uh-huh!"
"You're not lying to me, are you?" Chen asked Old Lady Shen. "Mother, has this child gone mad from dreaming? How could Physician Sikong possibly take him as a disciple?"
Shen Jiahao hurriedly handed over the teacup, which was completely empty, to prove himself: "Really, Mother, I'm telling the truth!"
Old Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile and recounted what had just happened. Chen covered her mouth in disbelief: "Really! That's Physician Sikong! I heard that even the imperial physician who treats the emperor is his apprentice!"
Having overheard the whole thing, Liu hugged Chen, who was even more excited than Shen Jiaqing, and was also very happy for her nephew: "It's true, it's really Second Sister-in-law! I was wondering why Doctor Sikong suddenly wanted to drink tea, it turns out he wanted to drink our Jiaqing's apprenticeship tea!"
Madam Chen was so happy she almost fainted. Her son had become the apprentice of the divine physician Sikong, which meant that her son and the imperial physician in the palace were now fellow disciples!
Having spent her entire life in this small place, Chen never imagined that one day she would somehow become involved with a noble person in the palace!
Overwhelmed with emotion, Madam Chen hugged Shen Jiaqing tightly, tears streaming down her face: "My son, you've made your mother so proud!"
The boys, who had been waiting inside for dinner for ages, suddenly rushed out and were quite puzzled to see the group both crying and laughing.
What happened?
Old Mrs. Shen told her grandsons the story again.
The brothers were all very happy for Shen Jiaqing when they heard this.
They didn't understand what kind of person Doctor Sikong was, but they knew that he was called a divine doctor because his medical skills must be extremely amazing!
My younger brother has always wanted to study medicine, and now he can learn from such a skilled master, which is a great joy!
"Fourth brother, congratulations!"
"Yes, yes, fourth brother, you can finally study medicine!"
The brothers hugged each other happily, as if they had become disciples themselves.
Chen wiped away her tears, pulled Shen Jiaqing over, and solemnly said to him, "Jiaqing, you must remember that you have the opportunity to learn from such a capable person. If not all the credit goes to your sister, at least half of it is thanks to her! You must always keep this in mind. When you grow up, be your sister's support, protect your sister, and repay your sister. Do you understand?"
If it weren't for Lili, their family might never have had the chance to meet Doctor Sikong in their entire lives!
Shen Jiaqing had already made that promise once, and now that Madam Chen had said it again, he still solemnly assured her, "Mother, don't worry, I know everything! I will definitely remember it! I will protect my sister for the rest of my life and never let her be bullied!"
The other boys readily agreed.
"Me too, me too! When I grow up, if anyone dares to bully my sister, I'll beat them up!"
"Yes, let's utterly defeat them!"
"The five of us will attack together; no one can bully Li Bao!"
"I will protect Li Bao for life!"
The divine physician Sikong lay in the room, listening to the commotion outside, and chuckled softly.
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After riding in an oxcart and then a horse-drawn carriage, Lili finally arrived in Liucheng, feeling dizzy in Yang's arms.
A month later, Lili returned to Liucheng and found herself missing the place quite a bit.
It was so lively when I last came to Liucheng!
Hehe, that's exciting.
I wonder if I'll encounter anything interesting this time?
Lili yawned lazily, and Madam Yang asked her with a smile, "Libao, are you hungry? Shall we go to the restaurant to buy some side dishes, and then go find Daddy to eat with us later?"
Okay~
Lili nestled against Yang's chest, behaving very obediently.
Madam Yang smiled, patted her back to comfort her, and carried Lili to a restaurant.
The Xiangmo Academy, where Shen Laosan studied, was very accommodating to its students. It even had a small garden set up inside the academy, with many stone tables and benches, so that students' families could have a place to talk properly when they came to visit.
When Yang visited Shen Laosan before, she would often buy some food from the nearby restaurant and bring it to the small garden to eat with him.
Once inside the restaurant, a waiter quickly came to take our order with the menu.
Yang ordered several dishes that Shen Laosan liked, and after instructing the waiter to wrap them up, she sat down and waited.
Fearing that Lili was too hungry, Yang also ordered a osmanthus cake for her to eat.
Lili ate the osmanthus cake in small bites and even fed a piece to Yang.
On the second-floor corridor, after instructing the waiter to add a few more dishes, the county magistrate's advisor casually glanced down and spotted a familiar dumpling.
With two buns on her head and her mouth bulging with pastries, who else could it be but Pear Pear?
Thinking that the relationship between his county magistrate and that man was entirely due to this young master acting as a go-between, the clerk dared not neglect his duty and hurriedly went inside to inform Qin Renjie.
Qin Renjie was invited by several wealthy merchants in Liucheng to have a small gathering today. His advisor leaned close to him and whispered, "Sir, Miss Lili is downstairs."
Qin Renjie was taken aback: "Lili?"
Looking around at the smiling wealthy businessmen seated around him, Qin Renjie suddenly felt that his helper had arrived.
These wealthy businessmen are having dinner with him today, and it's not just a casual get-together.
His Highness the Crown Prince's plan is not yet complete. He is still nominally subject to Zhou Wukui. If he does not obey Zhou Wukui's orders, Liucheng will suffer as a result.
The first thing to be affected was the government silver paid to Liucheng.
The county government is now struggling to function, and the entire Liucheng is facing financial difficulties.
These wealthy merchants saw an opportunity and offered to lend money to the government to help Liucheng overcome its difficulties.
But Qin Renjie knew that these people were just looking for an opportunity to collude with the government and make some money off of each other.
He's not stupid, of course he wouldn't agree.
If he agrees, who can guarantee where these people will make their money?
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