Wang Lin told Feng Yuheng: "It's the end of the year, and the owner of the small restaurant next to our Baicaotang is going back to his hometown, saying that he doesn't want to return to the capital after the New Year. I want to ask the owner if I can buy the restaurant and turn it into a herbal medicine shop. How about that?"
Feng Yuheng's eyes lit up, "Wang Lin, your idea is really good."
"Does the boss agree?"
Feng Yuheng said: "There is no problem in buying it, and the idea of opening a herbal medicine shop is also very good. But you can't just open a shop like that, you have to come up with some mature ideas."
Wang Lin added, "This is what I think. People who come to Baicaotang for medical consultation and prescription often ask for prescriptions for medicinal food. Some even come with prescriptions written by other doctors. So there are many people coming and going. If we can open a medicinal food shop next to Baicaotang, wouldn't it be more convenient? And the medicinal food we prepare is more reliable, and everyone can eat it with peace of mind. In addition, the original cooks and waiters can also stay, and everything is ready."
Feng Yuheng thought for a while and said, "I have seen that restaurant. It is not a big place, but it is big enough for medicinal food. I suggest that they only make porridge and nothing else. Don't serve too much every day and only open half a day. Also, you have to consider those noble ladies and young ladies who want to replenish their bodies but are not convenient to go out for a meal. People like that have a lot of money and value their lives."
Huang Quan was amused when he heard this, "Miss, you are also considered the daughter of an official."
Feng Yuheng curled her lips, "I can come out, but can they? Wang Lin, I think how about this, you can mix the medicinal food with the raw ingredients, sell them by portion, and let the ladies buy them back to cook porridge themselves. A small package is enough for one meal, and it is convenient to eat."
Wang Lin nodded repeatedly. "To be honest, the owner of the restaurant told me privately that he hopes we can buy the shop so that he doesn't have to talk to other people."
"Okay, go ahead and do it. I still say the same thing, you have to pay more attention to train more people for me, just like the last time you opened Baicaotang in Xiaozhou, maybe you will open it in other places someday, I will ask you for people anytime and anywhere."
Wang Lin said, "Don't worry, boss. I have some people under my command. Not only can I be the boss, I can also be a clerk if needed."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with Wang Lin. Not only was he loyal, but he was also smart and focused on Baicaotang, which saved her a lot of worries.
She stayed in Baicaotang for half a day, and left with Huang Quan at noon. The two of them found a restaurant and prepared to eat something outside. The waiter had just brought the food when they saw a five or six-year-old child squatting at the door, staring at the two chicken legs on their table and drooling.
Feng Yuheng hated this the most, so he asked the shopkeeper for a piece of oil paper, wrapped a chicken leg in it and handed it to Huang Quan: "Give it to the child to eat."
Huang Quan nodded, thought for a moment, then poured the rice in his bowl onto the oil paper and gave it to the child as well.
But the child didn't eat it. He just wrapped it in paper and put it in his arms, then squatted in the same place and looked at other tables.
Unfortunately, no kind-hearted person was willing to give her anything, and the child's eyes revealed disappointment.
Feng Yuheng said to Huang Quan: "Guess, why didn't the child eat it himself and put it away?"
Huang Quan thought for a moment and said, "It should be left for others. Maybe her family is homeless like her, and she wants to get some more food to take back home to eat together."
"But she's not a beggar." Feng Yuheng pointed at the child and said, "Although her clothes are shabby, they are just torn and old, not dirty. Look at her clothes, the color is indeed faded, but it is obvious that it has been washed many times. Think about the faces and heads of those beggars on the street, and then look at this girl's face and head, how can they be dirty?"
Huang Quan noticed these details and thought about it again, "Miss, you are right. If it was a dirty and smelly beggar, the waiter would have chased her away long ago. There is no way he would let her squat at the door for so long."
Feng Yuheng waved to the waiter and said to her, "Bring five more chicken legs, and add a few more plates of your delicious dishes."
The waiter was shocked, "How can you two eat so much?"
Huang Quan slammed the table and said, "Go if I tell you to. If you can't finish the food, we can take it away! We ordered more because we think the food in your restaurant is delicious."
The waiter quickly smiled and thanked them for enjoying the restaurant's dishes, while he was busy giving instructions to the kitchen.
Then Huang Quan shouted again: "Give me another bowl of rice!"
"Okay!"
Feng Yuheng instructed Huang Quan: "Eat the chicken drumstick first, let's eat quickly, and after eating, follow me to go somewhere."
The waiter quickly brought Huang Quan's rice, and the two began to eat. When the new dishes were served, they finished eating.
Huang Quan directly told the waiter to pack up the food, and Feng Yuheng ordered a lot of rice to pack it together.
The waiter was confused. When did the dishes in their restaurant become so popular? Look, the handsome young man even liked the rice and directly filled a whole pot.
Feng Yuheng saw his confusion and was too lazy to explain. He just threw a whole ingot of silver over and successfully shut the waiter up.
The two of them went out and got on the carriage with the packed food. It was not until the carriage had passed a street that Feng Yuheng asked the driver to stop, and then said to Huang Quan: "Go back and bring the little girl to the carriage."
Huang Quan knew what she meant, so he got out of the car quickly and walked back quickly.
After a while, the poor child squatting at the door of the restaurant was taken into the carriage.
The little girl was a little scared. She looked at Feng Yuheng and Huang Quan and didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, she knelt down and kowtowed to them. Then she timidly said, "Thank you for the chicken legs and rice." As she spoke, she sniffed. The aroma of food wafted in from the carriage, and the little girl almost drooled.
Huang Quan smiled and touched her head, "What's your name?"
The little girl replied: "My name is Shui Ling."
"Shui Ling." Feng Yuheng tilted his head and asked her, "Do you squat at the door of the restaurant every day waiting for people to give you food?"
Shui Ling nodded: "Yes."
Huang Quan didn't understand, "Why don't you take the initiative to ask for it?"
Shui Ling said: "Then I would become a beggar, but Shui Ling doesn't want to be a beggar."
"Why?" Feng Yuheng was also a little surprised. "What's the difference between you waiting for someone to give it to you and asking for it yourself?"
Shui Ling added, "There is a difference. If someone offers to give it to me, it doesn't count as what I asked for, and I won't be considered a beggar. On this street, beggars are also supervised. You can't eat the things you ask for, and you can't take them to other places. You have to take them to a unified place and hand them over to the superiors for distribution."
Feng Yuheng understood that this was a gang of beggars.
"Then who are you taking your things back to?" she asked again.
"For a lot of people." Shui Ling lowered her head and choked up a bit, "Where we live there are a lot of orphans like me, and we have two sisters taking care of us. Someone used to send us food, but later they stopped. We were hungry, so we came out to wait for others to give us food."
Feng Yuheng thought for a moment, this seemed to be the result she wanted. So she said to the child, "Take me to where you live. I packed these meals for you."
"Really?" Shui Ling opened her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe it.
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Really? Tell the driver the address and we'll go there now."
If I guessed correctly, the place where this child was should be something like an orphanage. Feng Yuheng had a sudden thought while eating in the restaurant. If she could help an orphanage, she could cultivate these children. She needed manpower for her medical practice and the intelligence network. In this era where information and transportation are not well developed, people are really too important.
The carriage traveled for half an hour and finally stopped in front of a courtyard in the north of the city.
This courtyard is neither new nor old and is very large. It should be the remains of a wealthy family.
Shui Ling took Huang Quan's hand and said, "This is it, brother and sister, please come in."
Feng Yuheng was wearing men's clothes, so naturally he was called brother. She didn't explain and followed Shui Ling into the courtyard. The driver behind her was also busy taking down the food in the carriage and delivering it in two batches.
When Feng Yuheng entered, there were several children about Shui Ling's age in the yard washing clothes in basins, and two older girls were hanging clothes one by one on the high rope.
The two girls looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. They were not pretty, but pretty. Their dresses were old and faded, but they were also washed cleanly.
It was cold in winter, and the hands of the children washing clothes turned red from the cold. They had to stop and rub them after washing for a while. Some even got frostbite, but they endured the pain and continued to put their hands in the water.
When Shui Ling came back, the children in the yard first looked at her with hope, then noticed a young man and young lady following her, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
The girl hanging clothes felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual, so she quickly went around to the front to see what was going on. She was also a little surprised when she saw it, and asked in a daze, "What are you two doing here?"
Feng Yuheng smiled and took a step forward, "This lady, you are polite." She bowed and saluted, looking like a gentleman, causing the girl to quickly bend over and return the salute. Then she continued, "We met Shui Ling when we were having dinner in the restaurant. After hearing what she said about your situation, we packed some food and brought it back. We don't know how many people there are here and whether it will be enough."
When they heard that there was food, the children's eyes lit up, and people ran out from all directions of the yard one after another. Feng Yuheng looked at it and saw that there were at least 30 people.
"It seems like it's really not enough." She smiled bitterly, took out two silver bars from her sleeve and handed them to the driver, "Go find a nearby restaurant and ask them to make some food and send it here. Just make it according to the portions for these children. It would be even better if you can bring out the dinner as well."
The driver nodded, said nothing, and hurried away.
Shui Ling jumped up happily and pulled the two older girls to introduce them to her: "This is Sister Fusang, and this is Sister Tiandong. We are usually taken care of by the two sisters, and this one..." She wanted to introduce Feng Yuheng to Fusang and Tiandong, but found that she didn't know who Feng Yuheng was at all.
Huang Quan took the initiative to speak: "This is my young master, Le Wuyou, the attending physician of Baicaotang. I am her maid, my name is Huang Quan."
Feng Yuheng was very satisfied with this introduction.
Baicaotang was so famous that when Fusang and Tiandong heard that he was the doctor in charge of the Baicaotang, they were very happy and saluted Feng Yuheng repeatedly. Then they heard Fusang say, "We have heard of Master Wuyou's great name for a long time. It is a blessing for us that you can come here today, and you spend money to prepare meals for the children. This is really..."
"That's great!" Some children shouted and came forward to surround Feng Yuheng.
But before Feng Yuheng could say a few words to the children, the driver who had just left to buy food came back and said with a worried look on his face: "Master, there is a group of soldiers outside!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the gate of the courtyard being slammed open from the outside, and a team of soldiers immediately rushed in!
Chapter 259 So What If I Chop You Off?
Fuso and Tiandong rushed forward to protect the children behind them immediately, but there were too many children, how could they all be protected by just the two of them?
All I could hear was Fuso yelling, "Everyone, get to the back! Hurry up, get behind me!"
Unfortunately, hiding behind was useless. The officers and soldiers began to scatter as soon as they entered the yard, surrounding everyone in the yard, including Feng Yuheng, Huang Quan and their driver.
However, the three of them did not seem nervous or afraid. Instead, they looked at the scene with a bit of provocation. The driver even protected the children with his arms and told them loudly: "Don't panic, don't be afraid!"
But how could the children not be afraid? The timid girl even started crying.
Then one of the soldiers said, "Why are you crying? Shut up!" The child was immediately frightened and dared not make a sound. The man looked at Fusang again and said viciously, "Miss Fusang, do you still want to fight us today?"
Fusang was so anxious that she was about to cry, "Big brother, I beg you, please let us stay here for the winter. We will definitely move out when spring comes."
"No!" The soldier waved his hand, "We have to move today! We have to move now!" He pointed at his men and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go around each room and throw all their stuff out of the house!"
"No!" Fusang took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of the man. "Brother officer, I beg you, please let us stay here for the winter! It's so cold outside, the children will freeze to death!"
"What does their life or death have to do with me?" The official raised his eyebrows and pushed Fusang to the ground. "I don't care even if you all freeze to death! This yard has been sold to the government office. The Jingzhao Yin said that you must be driven out today, and this yard must be razed to build a new house. Miss Fusang, you have been delaying for ten days. If you don't leave today, don't blame me for being rude!"
"What are you going to do?" Tian Dong screamed in fear when he saw some of the officers had already drawn their knives.
"What are you doing? Humph! You are just a bunch of orphans without even household registration. Even if I kill you all, no one will hold you accountable! Leave or die, it's your choice!"
The word "death" scared all the children in the yard, and even Fuso and Tiandong began to tremble.
Huang Quan couldn't bear to see the officer's arrogance any more, so he flipped his hand, took out something from his sleeve, and threw it at the man.
The man who was originally showing off his power was suddenly hit on the forehead. The pain made him sit down on the ground with blood flowing from his forehead.
"Who are you?" He was shocked and stared at Huang Quan. Only then did he realize that there were actually a few unfamiliar people in the yard. He couldn't help but screamed, "Who are you? How dare you hit me?"
Huang Quan was amused. "Hit you? I'll chop you off. Go ask your Jingzhao Yin. Does he dare to say no?"
The man was also a person who was used to being in the limelight. When he heard Huang Quan's arrogant tone, he knew that she must be someone important. But she was dressed as a maid after all, so the one who made the decision for her must be the young master behind her. But he looked around but couldn't figure out who this young master was.
When the officers and soldiers saw their leader being beaten, they gathered around him. The man being beaten suddenly shouted in one direction, "What are you waiting for? Someone is attacking an officer here. Arrest her!"
Only then did people realize that there was a group of people standing at the gate of the courtyard. This group of people was different from the officials who came in first. They were all wearing armor and holding spears, and they were dressed like soldiers.
Huang Quan was so angry that he laughed, "You chased away a few orphans and even invited soldiers?"
The soldiers who came in later were quite polite and did not defend the official without knowing right from wrong. One of them, who looked like a general, stepped forward, clasped his fists towards Fusang and Tiandong, and said, "Ladies, the owner of this house did sell the house to the government, so it is only natural for the government to take it back. I know you are having a miserable winter, but the government is doing the right thing by following the rules."
Fusang was puzzled: "It is said that the government is the parent of the people, but he doesn't care about his children who are hungry and cold. Now he can't even give them a room to live in? Sir, look at them, how old are they? If they freeze outside all night, how many of them do you think will be alive the next morning?"
The man also looked helpless. "What the girl said is true, but the government holds the land deed, so it's not wrong for them to take the yard. If we dig deeper into this matter, you are the ones who are not in the right."
"But..." Fusang didn't know what else to say. Yes, they were wrong, but what about these children? Were they really just going to watch them freeze to death?
"Let's move." Suddenly a voice was raised, clear, crisp, calm and natural.
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that it was a young boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.
Fusang didn't expect that the young master whom he had regarded as a benefactor would actually speak for the officers and soldiers at this time. He was furious and couldn't help but shouted angrily: "If we have a place to move, how can we stay here?"
Feng Yuheng smiled at her, "Don't worry, I mean, go pack your things, and take the children with you. I'll arrange a place for you to stay."
Fusang was stunned again, and after a long while he asked blankly: "Are you serious, sir?"
She nodded, "Really. Go ahead."
She didn't say anything more, turned around and walked out of the yard with Huang Quan and the coachman.
Then the man who was beaten by Huang Quan was heard shouting from behind: "Stop right there! You want to run away after beating someone? Stop him now!"
But the soldier who came in later stopped him first: "You are here to collect the house, not to fight!"
Outside, Feng Yuheng and his group did not get on the carriage, but stood in front of the carriage and said to Huang Quan: "Call the person who spoke later to me."
Huang Quan nodded and left. Not long after, the soldier stood in front of Feng Yuheng.
He didn't know why this young master called him. He didn't say a word just now, but the group of children who couldn't be driven away no matter how many times actually started to pack up their things.
"Thank you for your help, sir. You not only provided the children with a place to stay, but also allowed us to complete our mission."
Feng Yuheng looked at the man, frowned and asked him: "Are you like the official in the government office, thinking that as long as the job is done, it doesn't matter whether the children are dead or alive?"
The man shook his head desperately, "No, no, I don't think so. Those children are really pitiful, they are all orphans. Originally, the owner of this yard supported them, but later on, for some reason, the family moved away from the capital, and later even the yard was sold to the government. To put it bluntly, these orphans are like abandoned cats and dogs. On weekdays, they rely on helping neighbors wash a few pieces of clothes in exchange for food. I heard that they often don't have enough to eat."
"You pity them?"
"Yes." The soldier nodded, but said helplessly: "But what can we do? I can't take care of this trivial matter by myself." He looked at Feng Yuheng's face a few more times, and felt that this young master looked familiar, but he really couldn't remember where he had seen him. He couldn't help but ask: "Young master, where have we met before?"
Feng Yuheng ignored his words, but asked again: "Why are you interfering in Jingzhao Yin's mission?"
"Alas!" The soldier was a little angry when he talked about this, "It's because the Jingzhao Yin has a good relationship with our leader, so he asked us to help him drive them away, saying that we must vacate the yard today even if we have to kill everyone."
"Humph." Feng Yuheng sneered, "Killed everyone? Jingzhao Yin has such a big mouth." As she spoke, she said to Huang Quan, "Go see how everything is being cleaned up inside."
Huang Quan left immediately.
She then asked the soldier, "Can I ask you a favor?"
The soldier said quickly, "I feel that I have a connection with the young master. He also helped those children. I think he is a kind-hearted person. Just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help."
"It's not a big deal." She took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and said, "Go hire some carriages that can accommodate the children. I have a farm in the suburbs of Beijing. You can come with me to send them there."
"Okay!" The man agreed without saying anything, but he didn't take the money from Feng Yuheng. "Young Master, please keep the money. I can't help you much, but I can still afford the travel expenses. Even if I do something for the children, it will give me some peace of mind."
After he said that, he turned and left.
Feng Yuheng also got on the carriage and waited for Huang Quan to come out with Fusang Tiandong and the children. The man's carriage was also hired.
There were five carriages in total, with five or six children sitting in each, and Fuso Tiandong sat with her.
The soldier followed on horseback behind, waved his hand to hit the people he brought with him, said nothing, and followed Feng Yuheng's convoy silently.
Feng Yuheng lifted the curtain slightly and glanced into the yard, just in time to see the official with a broken head looking at her. Their eyes met, and she gave him an evil smile, causing the official to shudder.
"The subordinates of Jingzhao Yin are very good." She lowered the curtain and leaned against the carriage, and said to Huang Quan: "Who do you think is the most suitable person to take charge of this matter?"
Huang Quan thought about it and made the number "seven" with his fingers.
Feng Yuheng nodded, "Yes, let Seventh Brother take charge, and everyone will be convinced."
Fuso and Tiandong knew that the young master in front of them must not be from an ordinary wealthy family, but they did not dare to ask too much and sat in the car very reserved.
Feng Yuheng took the initiative to speak to them, "You don't have to stay here all the time. Listen to me. I have a farm in the suburbs of Beijing, and I'll take you there now. Don't worry, I can't be so poor that I have to sell the farm, so you can stay here without worry, just think of it as helping me look after the house. The farm has fields, and in the spring I can grow some food, and I can be more or less self-sufficient."
Fuso and Tiandong were so grateful that they didn't know what to say. They could only kneel down and kowtow to her.
Feng Yuheng helped the man up, "During your negotiation with the officials just now, I have roughly understood your situation. Let's settle down in the manor first, and we can talk about the future slowly."
The carriage traveled for an hour and finally stopped in front of a farm on the outskirts of Beijing.
This manor was one of the betrothal gifts Xuan Tianming gave to Feng Yuheng. It was very big, and could accommodate not only thirty people, but also sixty or ninety people.
Everyone was stunned when they saw such a nice manor, especially the soldiers who escorted them all the way here. They vaguely felt that he seemed to know the origin of this manor.
After thinking about it carefully, he looked at Feng Yuheng again. After a while, he was suddenly startled and almost fell off the horse.
He got off his horse and ran towards Feng Yuheng quickly. When he got in front of her, he kneeled down and bowed deeply, saying in a loud voice, "Your subordinate Wang Zhuo, kowtows to the Princess of Ji'an County!" [End of this chapter]
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