Ah He
Unlike the previous journey from the sect to Chimen, which took a long time, the journey from Chimen to the sect was downstream, so the journey was much faster than before, and we arrived at the sect in two or three days.
During the days on the boat, Jiang Nian was organizing anti-worm prescriptions.
There were too many things that needed to be dealt with in Cang County, and the insect extermination department was almost overwhelmed. He hadn't put pen to paper in nearly a month.
Now that those things have been resolved, we can focus on the matters at hand.
She first classified some insect repellents that were already on the market, and then went on to formulate recipes for the new insect repellent she was going to make.
Since Pingzhou is not a fertile place, Jiang Nian revised the new prescription several times. Every time he added a new ingredient, there would be a shortage of it because it was needed in other places.
After several revisions, she wanted to free up her time to open a medicinal herb factory to specialize in providing medicinal herbs for insect repellents.
But this idea was really unrealistic, and Jiang Nian quickly gave up this fantastic idea.
The tip of the pen scraped the inkstone several times, but it hovered above the paper and he couldn't put pen to paper.
In her sleeve pocket was still the small packet of simple nitrogen fertilizer that Lan had given her earlier, but she had not yet taken it out to analyze the ingredients inside.
“…”
Xiao Yingzhu has been standing on the splint these days, wondering what he is thinking about.
Jiang Nian didn't want to disturb him at this time, and the things at hand were something she had to handle by herself.
The tip of the pen lightly touched the paper for a moment, leaving a dark dot.
She caught a glimpse of the waste paper next to the table, and suddenly sighed, putting the purple-hair brush back on the pen holder.
The original intention of adding minerals was simply to make the insect repellent more effective in killing insects.
But due to the shortage of minerals, she temporarily put her research on this recipe on hold.
Unexpectedly, now that the mineral issue has been resolved, she is unable to write and feels like she has hit a bottleneck.
My head is itching and I have the urge to look up some reference books.
Jiang Nian picked up the insect repellent recipe she had compiled earlier and looked at it. She began to recall the information she had come across in the modern era. She caught a glimpse of Xiao Yingzhu pushing the door open and walked in. She paused, then turned to Xiao Yingzhu and asked,
"Do you...know someone in the sect?"
Xiao Yingzhu looked over and asked, "What do you need?"
His intuition has always been sharp. Jiang Nian sighed helplessly in his heart. He didn't want to trouble Xiao Yingzhu, but it was really difficult to find the medicinal herbs she wanted to make the insect repellent formula in this era. After all, they grew in different places, and it was not possible to get them just by wanting them.
"These plants and these medicinal herbs."
Jiang Nian lowered his eyes and showed Xiao Yingzhu the resources in several pharmacies that were easily out of stock but took a long time to replenish.
"Will there be any in the sect?"
Being famous for its medical treatment, it must have more medicinal materials than her pharmacy.
If possible, maybe I can get some of the herbs I want from there.
Xiao Yingzhu immediately understood what she meant: "Is the recipe limited due to insufficient medicinal ingredients?"
"!right."
Jiang Nian nodded, placed the prescription in Xiao Yingzhu's hand, and clasped his hands together: "Please, Lord Xiao, I'll leave it to you."
"Once we have enough of these medicinal herbs, we can start making them right after returning to Pingzhou."
Otherwise she was afraid she would not be able to catch up in time.
Xiao Yingzhu's gaze lingered on the paper for a moment, and he replied calmly, "Well, after arriving at the sect..."
Thinking of some things that were difficult to talk about at the moment, he looked at Jiang Nian with sudden curiosity. He suddenly felt that his partner was influenced by his own secret guards or Qin Lan's troops.
I don’t remember being so gossipy before.
Xiao Yingzhu closed her eyes, and in an instant, she concealed the helplessness that was revealed in her eyes, and returned the paper to her.
"We'll be at the sect tomorrow, and you can ask there then."
"good."
After receiving the affirmation, Jiang Nian felt relieved and went away.
She sighed softly for a moment, then smiled and said, "It seems that without you, developing these things...would be impossible."
It is difficult to achieve industrial integration relying solely on a pharmacy, not to mention that the medicinal materials that a pharmacy can purchase are limited.
If we want to become bigger and stronger, we really need support from outsiders.
She always felt that she relied too much on Xiao Yingzhu, and every time she encountered something she couldn't solve, she wanted to go to him for help.
Occasionally, when I want to solve the problem myself, I am limited by my inability to solve some things that are difficult to solve in this era.
Therefore she always feels frustrated.
In this day and age, there are so many things that cannot be obtained through one's own efforts that it is impossible to count them all.
People who have lived in this era since childhood are naturally used to it, but she still needs to adapt slowly.
During this long period of adaptation, she had to rely on the help provided by others and move forward step by step.
Although she is capable enough in her professional field, she still needs more experience to grow when facing these complicated matters.
Fortunately, she met someone who was willing to wait for her to move forward and accept all her shortcomings.
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The ferry's route is not complicated. It only takes a long and winding waterway to get from Chimen to Zongmen.
By the time Jiang Nian had finished organizing all the insect repellent recipes and packing his luggage on the ferry, he could already see the shadow of the sect outside the window.
The power of the wind on the deck has weakened a lot. Standing under the sky with warm sunshine, Jiang Nian truly feels the happiness of the stable temperature.
She no longer has to match two outfits for herself in one day.
The temperature difference was too great, and there was an epidemic in Cang County. Jiang Nian often worried that he would fall ill, and the plan would be delayed again and again.
Fortunately, the area where the plague was concentrated was far away in Qin Lan's Youguan mansion. If people entering and leaving the mansion did not go there, they would not bring the plague into the mansion. This solved her worry.
After staying on the deck and looking up at the sky for a while, Jiang Nian heard the sound of the door opening behind him and immediately looked at Xiao Yingzhu.
"We're almost there in half an hour, right? We can already see a corner of the sect's buildings."
Hearing this, Xiao Yingzhu glanced at her and then casually withdrew his gaze.
"Less than half an hour."
"Check if anything is missing. The people waiting to greet you at the sect gate should be arriving soon. Once the ferry docks in front of the boardwalk, we'll set off immediately."
"Well, I just checked everything out. I'll go see if there's anything that's not locked properly."
Although the ferry was regularly looked after, Jiang Nian was still worried that there might be negligence that would cause damage to the boat. Even if the sect would not blame her for these things, she would still feel uncomfortable.
Since you have borrowed a large item from someone else, you should return it in its original state, especially since there haven't been many setbacks along the way.
Jiang Nian walked briskly past Xiao Yingzhu, holding a wooden box in his hand, and looked around the place he had been recently inside and out. After making sure that there was nothing missing, the boat happened to reach the shore. He took Xiao Yingzhu's hand and stepped from the boat to the shore.
—
The person who came to greet them was a woman.
Jiang Nian had not met many people in the sect before, most of whom were senior and junior sisters related to Tao Yu. Now he saw a stranger, who might be related to Xiao Yingzhu, so even though he was a little nervous, he greeted the other person.
The woman was dressed simply, but judging from her temperament and cultivation, she seemed to be from a wealthy family.
It was still a short distance from here to their temporary residence. The woman covered her lips and smiled at them. She looked at Xiao Yingzhu with a scrutinizing gaze for a while before turning her gaze to Jiang Nian and greeting her.
"You are Xiaozhu's..."
Why does this name sound a bit like Xiao Yingzhu's relatives?
Jiang Nian said nervously, "My name is Jiang Nian, and I'm his...partner in official business."
It’s really hard to say that we’re in collusion, it always feels a bit weird.
"Partner?" The woman was startled and turned to look at Xiao Yingzhu, but her surprised expression quickly disappeared, so quickly that Jiang Nian thought he was seeing things. "So that's how it is."
She smiled and nodded to Jiang Nian, then introduced herself: "I'm a relative of Xiaozhu's grandmother. You can call me Ah He."
relative?
Remember that in this era, grandmother should mean grandma.
Jiang Nian's mind raced, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether this was the seventh or eighth aunt, but when he saw that Xiao Yingzhu had no objection, he nodded and said, "Okay, Ah He."
A light laugh came from the side, and when the woman turned around to lead the way, Jiang Nian took the opportunity to glare at Xiao Yingzhu.
What are you laughing at?
There was still a smile in Xiao Yingzhu's eyes. Jiang Nian looked at him for a moment, then turned to look at the woman walking forward and reached out to tug at his sleeve.
As he leaned forward slightly, she whispered in his ear, "Is your grandmother in the sect?"
He heard about his father and grandfather's deeds in the teahouse, and saw the traces of his mother in Cang County, but he never expected to see... his grandmother in the sect.
She thought all of Xiao Yingzhu's relatives had passed away.
After thinking about it for a while, I suddenly figured out something.
No wonder Ah He had been looking at Xiao Yingzhu just now. It turned out that he was silently admiring “My little Zhu has grown so tall”.
Jiang Nian closed his eyes and inexplicably felt that he was going with Xiao Yingzhu to meet his parents.
This idea was really too absurd. Jiang Nian was startled by the thought that flashed through his mind and immediately shook it off. It was too terrifying. It would be better not to think about it too much. Otherwise, if he met other people related to Xiao Yingzhu later, he might behave strangely and be criticized.
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The place Ah He took them to was different from Tao Yu. The sects were divided into several categories. Jiang Nian only knew that the people in Tao Yu's sect mainly researched things related to medicine, while Ah He's sect mainly researched things related to mechanical engineering.
The ferry we took back earlier was fully automatic. Although it was made of wood, it looked as advanced as modern ones.
Should we say it is worthy of being a sect that transcends the times?
Jiang Nian followed Xiao Yingzhu all the way, quietly listening to Ah He and Xiao Yingzhu talking about his grandmother, while observing the scenery they were photographing.
If the scenery on Tao Yu's side has a fairy-like feel, then the scenery on Ah He's side is more inclined to modern times.
Traveling is convenient. On the way to the residence, you can see wooden carts traveling along the predetermined route, transporting the goods from one end to the other.
When you turn your head and look up at the sky, you can see a "sun"-shaped lighting object hanging high in the sky.
...Aren’t the sect’s sky and the outside world’s sky the same sky?
Or is it that the "sun" here has no effect on the outside world and can only be seen by people in the sect?
Jiang Nian observed along the way and even saw the mechanical man who was separating the wooden carts transporting goods and pedestrians into two lanes near his residence to avoid accidents.
Jiang Nian wouldn't be too surprised to see these things in modern times, but this is ancient times.
It was hidden so deeply that if she hadn't come here, she would have thought that the sect only provided rescue.
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