Chapter 186: Finding Herbs (Part 1)
Jiang Zhiluo was shocked and her eyes darkened. "Are you saying there's a war going on over there?"
Jiang Zhiluo was worried that the war would spread from small places to the entire Yun Kingdom, and by then even the local areas would be in chaos.
She remembered that there was a war in the Yun Kingdom in her dream. It was a large-scale war, and the prices of food and other commodities were driven up everywhere.
Some middlemen bought grain from the village and paid a slightly higher price than usual. Many villagers were uninformed and sold some of their grain.
Who would have thought that when the war really broke out, the fields would be destroyed, and the price of food at the grain store would be two or three times the original price.
Jiang Zhiluo's expression turned serious when she thought of this. "Who is organizing the army to fight?"
"The army?"
Wei Xingye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not an army. It's just a small-scale fight right now."
"The government over there is colluding with bandits. The bandits often come to the village to steal food, chickens, ducks, pigs, and other things, and even kill people. The villagers report it to the government, but the government doesn't do anything."
"Actually, the government officials were colluding with the bandits. Somehow, the villagers found out, sparking public outrage..."
"Later, many ordinary villagers couldn't survive, so they had to turn to banditry to seek revenge. There were wars from time to time, and there were several gangs of bandits over there. My father said that he would no longer accept escort missions from Qingzhou."
"Several brothers were injured this time, but luckily nothing happened."
Speaking of this, Wei Xingye still felt a lingering fear.
His eyes immediately turned into stars and he said, "Master, thanks to you for letting me run with gauze tied on my body for training, I was able to escape this time. Otherwise, I would have been surrounded by bandits and there would have been no escape."
At that time, he felt that his body became very light.
"But some of these bandits were forced into banditry, and their clothes were ragged."
"Some bandits actually kill people."
Speaking of which, Wei Xingye was grateful to Jiang Zhiluo from the bottom of his heart and regarded Jiang Zhiluo as his master.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Your Kung Fu is about strength. If your body is not agile enough and your speed is not fast enough, you will appear clumsy. Keep up the good work."
"Master, if you teach me, I will give you money for your teaching."
Jiang Zhiluo really didn't think about this, mainly because she hadn't thought about really teaching Wei Xingye before, she was just perfunctory to him.
I didn't expect him to be so serious.
"Do you really want to study seriously?"
"Yes, Master, I will definitely listen to you from now on."
In Wei Xingye's eyes, his master is like a father.
"How much silver did your previous master give you every month?"
"Three taels of silver."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Then just give me three taels of silver every month."
According to the market price.
"But Master, you are more powerful, so you should have more silver."
Jiang Zhiluo didn't want to make money by taking in an apprentice, but Wei Xingye was very sincere, and the escort agency also ordered chili meat sauce from her, so she decided to teach this apprentice.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Just follow the market price."
Three taels of silver is fine.
Those who went to the county academy to study and actually took the imperial examinations only received one or two taels of silver as tuition fees per month.
Wei Xingye looked at his master's expression and knew that his master was willing to teach him, and he was very excited.
Although the master does not ask for much money, he cannot be negligent in his daily life and must be filial to the master.
Wei Xingye quickly took out three taels of silver and gave it to Jiang Zhiluo.
Jiang Zhiluo accepted it without hesitation, "Are you okay with your injury?"
"It's okay, they're just minor injuries. I went to Xinglin Clinic and asked Doctor Qiu to take care of them for me."
"Is Doctor Qiu back?"
She remembered that after the fire, Dr. Qiu and Zhuang Xing'an disappeared together.
Doctor Qiu is back. Does that mean Zhuang Xingan is back too?
Jiang Zhiluo seemed to be lost in thought.
"Yes, Doctor Qiu is back. I heard he just came back yesterday."
Jiang Zhiluo looked at Wei Xingye and said, "First, take good care of your injuries. When you're well, come to me and I'll give you some guidance."
"Thank you, Master."
Wei Xingye laughed as happily as a child.
"Oh, Master, we were hiding from bandits in the mountains. We stayed in a cave for a few days. We didn't have much to eat, so we just ate that chili meat sauce with our dry food to get through those days."
"Besides, the cave is cold, and eating chili con carne will make you sweat."
Jiang Zhiluo corrected him, "It's so spicy that I sweat all over."
"Since you're back, it's okay."
As if she had thought of something, Jiang Zhiluo said, "However, if you have food at home, don't sell it out. If the food storage is insufficient, buy some more to keep as a reserve so that no one can see anything."
"Master, why?"
Wei Xingye was a stubborn person and didn't think much about it.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Don't ask why, but maybe I'm overthinking it. You should just listen to your family's arrangements."
Wei Xingye said, "Oh, my father also said that this year we'll hire someone to cultivate the fields on our farm and harvest the crops. We won't sell them, but will store them all."
"We're also going to store the wheat we harvested last year."
In that case, Jiang Zhiluo doesn't have to worry about anything.
Jiang Zhiluo talked to Wei Xingye and prepared to go back.
When she passed by Xinglin Medical Clinic, she did not notice Zhuang Xing'an sitting by the window on the second floor.
Zhuang Xing'an said a few words to the servant, and soon a medicine boy ran out of the clinic and ran quickly towards Jiang Zhiluo.
"Mrs. Jiang, Miss Jiang..."
Jiang Zhiluo turned to look at the medicine boy and said, "It's you. What's wrong?"
The medicine boy whispered, "Our young master asked me to invite Miss Jiang over for a chat."
When Jiang Zhiluo heard this, her expression changed. Zhuang Xingan is back?
Jiang Zhiluo nodded, followed the medicine boy to the clinic, and went up to the second floor.
Then I saw Zhuang Xingan sitting by the bed.
At this time, Zhuang Xing'an was wearing a gorgeous light blue brocade robe, a gold and jade belt around his waist, and an exquisitely carved jade pendant. He had gentle eyebrows, a face like a jade crown, an elegant demeanor, and clear eyes that sparkled with a gentle luster.
But his face was still a little pale.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at his clothes and felt that they were different from before.
It seemed as if this person's status had suddenly risen to a higher level.
"Master Zhuang!"
"Miss Jiang, please take a seat!"
Zhuang Xing'an extended his hand to indicate a please.
Jiang Zhiluo walked over and sat down and said, "Master Zhuang looks much better than before."
"Thanks to Miss Jiang for saving my life."
Jiang Zhiluo waved her hand and said, "It's because your people trust me, otherwise I can't save you."
Zhuang Xing'an smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, I have no way to repay you for saving my life."
Jiang Zhiluo felt that this person had some secrets, and instinctively felt that he was not simple. She did not want to get too involved and said, "I treat patients and save people for the consultation fee, so naturally there is no such thing as a life-saving grace."
Zhuang Xingan smiled softly, his eyes like stars, but with a mysterious gleam in his eyes, "I have gathered all the prescriptions and herbs that the young lady mentioned before."
"And I found the medicinal herbs you asked me to help find."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhiluo became excited, "Really?"
In this way, she could cure Cui Hejin's health, and he would no longer be so weak and would no longer cough from time to time due to physical discomfort.
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