Chapter 182 The Plan
Huo Ran smiled indulgently and patted Jiang Mi's head.
"Jiang Mi, I have a plan."
"Please speak, Your Highness."
After Jiang Mi gestured for him to proceed, Huo Ran grasped her hand and said, "I want to arrange for someone to quickly prepare the medicine using this method, and then set up a medicine stall to give away the medicine for free in our name. This way, we can save the people from suffering and it will also benefit us. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?"
Jiang Mi smiled and replied, "The young master is truly gifted, of course he's good."
Saving the people was her original intention.
After seeing that Jiang Mi had agreed, Huo Ran immediately arranged for people to carry out the plan.
The next morning, shouts broke the silence of the city.
"By order of the Crown Prince, the world is currently in chaos due to a plague, and the people are suffering terribly. This medicine can cure the plague. It needs to be decocted three times a day, twice a day. Each dose should be decocted for half an hour. After several days, the people will recover. The Crown Prince is now showing compassion for the people and is giving it away for free starting immediately! Everyone is welcome to come and get the medicine!"
After receiving the prince's order, the guards set up medicine stalls in the city. At first, they were worried that there wouldn't be enough medicine, so they had people prepare it that day or even overnight.
However, not many people came to collect the medicine that day.
A child accidentally bumped into the guards' medicine stall, and his mother rushed over to help him up.
"Look at you, you really don't even know how to walk properly. I'm so sorry, sirs."
The guards even helped her lift the child up, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. You can get this medicine for free today. Does anyone in your family have the plague?"
But when the guard asked that question, the woman's face changed drastically. She grabbed him and pulled him away, saying as they walked, "What's wrong? This is so unlucky."
The guard was puzzled. "Hey, our young master was clearly trying to be kind, what an ingrate!"
The people coming and going on the street were all avoiding the medicine like the plague. The guards were puzzled, and Huo Ran and Jiang Mi, who were dressed in plain clothes and hidden in the crowd, couldn't understand it either.
Some greedy doctors even sent people to cause trouble.
"Heaven and earth bear witness! How dare you try to fool the people with fake medicine? Look at this old man, I took your medicine and now I'm even more unconscious!"
At this moment, an elderly woman, over fifty years old, was supporting her husband and wailing.
The guard quickly stepped forward and said, "Old man! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. How could our medicine be fake? My elder sister took this medicine a few days ago and her illness has improved today. How can you talk nonsense!"
"Good heavens! You're just bullying us old folks who are all alone and helpless! Everyone, come and judge this!"
As more and more people gathered around, the guards couldn't help but want to kick this strange old woman away.
At this moment, a white dress flashed by, and Jiang Mi, wearing a veil, suddenly appeared. Her cool voice said calmly, "Old man, I happen to have a dose of medicine that has been prepared. If you want to know whether there is a problem with our medicine, you can give it to the patient now to prove your innocence."
The old woman was even more indignant upon hearing this. If things continued like this, the doctor's instructions would be ruined, and what would happen to her money?
She pointed at Jiang Mi, her voice trembling, and said, "You vixen! You're trying to poison this old man again!"
"Old woman! How dare you be so rude!"
The guards behind him cursed loudly.
"I'd like to see who dares to cause trouble here!"
Suddenly appearing just in time, everyone immediately bowed in respect.
"No need for formalities. This man, I now order you to administer this medicine. Do you intend to disobey?"
Huo Ran's intimidating presence was so strong that the old woman hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this humble subject dares not! Even if I had ten heads, I wouldn't have the guts! This humble subject will try."
Damn it, she didn't want to be beheaded. The current crown prince could easily exterminate her entire family, including nine generations of her ordinary commoner.
At this moment, the people were still secretly mocking Huo Ran and Jiang Mi for their tyrannical behavior.
The old woman fed him the medicine, and after half an hour, the old man indeed moved!
"Old woman, what I'm doing..."
Where is it?
"Old man, why are you awake!"
Huo Ran sneered, "It must be those doctors who wanted to frame him."
"You all see this? I've heard that there are still many poor people and beggars in this city. In order to prevent everyone from contracting this plague, we will arrange for guards to go down and give medicine to the beggars in the city. As for the poor, the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, I will personally go to treat them. Our medicine will prove its innocence."
After a long conversation, the passersby who had been discussing the matter fell silent instantly.
After this incident, Jiang Mi tirelessly carried her medicine kit to deliver medicine to families with elderly, weak, sick, and disabled members.
On this day, she went to the home of Old Man Huang, who had asked her for help after the last incident.
Old Huang's family has a daughter with long hair and big eyes. She is a gentle and graceful woman, but now she is bedridden due to the plague and her face is pale.
Old Huang had been lame for a long time and often feared that his days were numbered, so he hurriedly knelt down and begged Jiang Mi for help.
Jiang Mi taught Old Man Huang how to decoct medicine.
During a casual chat, someone remarked, "Uncle Huang, your daughter Yin'er is clearly a beauty in the making."
Uncle Huang laughed and said, "Miss, you flatter me. These bastards have been running rampant for years. Didn't they try to kidnap my daughter a few days ago? We've been fleeing to this dilapidated hut. Please forgive our foolishness."
After the medicine was prepared, Jiang Mi gently lifted her head and fed it to her.
After half an hour, she indeed moved.
Upon seeing this commotion, Uncle Huang excitedly called out, "Yin'er, Yin'er!"
The person lying on the bed slowly opened their eyes, and even Jiang Mi couldn't help but admire how captivating their eyes were.
"Father, how long have I been asleep?"
Uncle Huang's eyes welled up with tears, and he said excitedly, "Quickly thank this young lady; she's the one who saved you!"
She looked at Jiang Mi and said, "Thank you, young lady."
"No need. You will recover after taking this medicine a few more times. I will leave a few more doses for you two. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not stay any longer."
Jiang Mi had been busy all day, and her white dress was covered in mud.
"Thank you so much, Miss."
Uncle Huang watched as Jiang Mi picked up the medicine box and left.
After saying goodbye to Uncle Huang's family, Jiang Mi spent the rest of her time visiting many families of the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled, and many of them successfully received medical treatment.
She quickly gained the approval of the people and won their hearts. Her medicine stall became packed with people every day, rushing to grab the medicine.
"No rush, no rush! Everyone line up, there's enough for everyone!"
At the medicine stall, the guards who had been worried about not having enough medicine just a few days ago were now distributing medicine to the bustling crowd.
The once deserted stalls are now surrounded by a huge crowd, with the queue stretching all the way to the next street.
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