Chapter 574 Sumeru can be contained in a mustard seed, and a mustard seed can contain Sumeru.
Shang Ruyi was taken aback and looked at him: "We? We what?"
Jiang Yan hesitated slightly, glanced at Shang Ruyi, and then shook her head: "It's nothing."
Just then, a familiar low voice called out from not far away. Turning around, he saw that it was Jiang Yu calling him. Jiang Yan nodded in acknowledgment and then turned and walked over. Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and then followed to the old man's side.
After a few days apart, Jiang Yu's gray hair and beard had grown quite a bit. Because he hadn't had time to trim them, they looked a little messy, but he was still all smiles, with a clear and bright look in his eyes. He also seemed to be in much better spirits than before. When he saw Shang Ruyi arrive, he stood up, dusted off the dust from his clothes, and then smiled and said, "Young Madam."
Shang Ruyi asked, "Grandpa, how are you feeling?"
"Much better, much better. Thank you, Bodhisattva. Thank you, Buddha."
As he spoke, he looked at Shang Ruyi again and then smiled, "Thank you also, young mistress and general."
Shang Ruyi smiled and shook her head.
Jiang Yan helped her elderly father sit down, brought the bowl of medicine to his lips, and after he drank it down in a few gulps, she took out a handkerchief to wipe Jiang Yu's mouth. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Young Madam, when can we leave Chang Le Fang?"
"As long as the elderly person recovers, they can leave at any time."
"Won't the imperial court object?"
"Of course not."
"But I heard that when patients from Yanzuofang leave the city, the imperial court sets up checkpoints at the city gates—"
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Young Master Jiang misunderstands. That's to prevent patients who are still infected with the plague from leaving the city. If the plague spreads again, it will be a disaster for the surrounding people. So, the court set up checkpoints so that the medical officers of the Imperial Medical Bureau can diagnose the patients. As long as a dozen medical officers confirm that the patient has recovered, he can leave the city."
"oh……"
After listening, Jiang Yan remained silent for a while before saying, "I see. I apologize for my rudeness just now."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Not at all."
Just then, another stove in the stable started steaming. Jiang Yan nodded again and got up to get busy. Shang Ruyi watched his back for a while before turning back and smiling, saying, "Old man, your son seems to be a very efficient person."
Jiang Yu chuckled and said, "Dr. Su is a kind and benevolent man who has saved so many people. It's a blessing for him to be able to help out as well."
As she spoke, she looked at Su Qinglan on the other side, her smile almost overflowing from her eyes.
Looking into his eyes, Shang Ruyi understood something even more.
She smiled calmly and said, "Since your son is so skilled in martial arts, why don't you join the army?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu did not answer immediately. He simply looked at Shang Ruyi and then said with a wry smile, "He did think about it before, but none of those who joined the army in those years were able to come back."
Shang Ruyi was also taken aback, but after thinking about it, she understood.
In earlier years... when Chu Yang was still alive, he launched three campaigns against Gouli, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among the soldiers and generals of the Daye Dynasty. For people at that time, joining the army was no longer a way to make a name for themselves, but simply a way to die.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi sighed softly.
She then asked, "And where does your son work?"
Jiang Yu laughed and said, "I usually don't concern myself with his affairs. I only heard that he's doing business with a few brothers, but I don't know anything about the business itself. I only know that their business has grown significantly this year, but he's decided to come back. Sigh..."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly, and she glanced at Jiang Xing again.
Because Pei Xingyuan had given them that packet of medicine, there were only two stoves left in the stable to boil the medicine. At this moment, Su Qinglan went over and took out the few stoves that had been extinguished and left idle. The two of them lit a fire together, put the medicine into the medicine pot in the appropriate dosage, added water, and placed it on the stove. Then they took out a fan to fan the stove.
Although Jiang Xing was tall, he squatted patiently in front of the stove, fanning himself while checking the progress of the medicine pot. He looked somewhat like a tiger sniffing a rose.
He and Su Qinglan also worked together seamlessly.
Shang Ruyi smiled.
But in his eyes, there was a subtle glint of shrewdness.
After laughing, she turned back to Jiang Yu and said with a smile, "Old man, there's something else I want to ask you."
"oh?"
Jiang Yu also turned his gaze away from the two people not far away and looked at Shang Ruyi with a smile: "Young Madam, please feel free to ask any questions you may have."
Shang Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Well, how about resurrection through possession of a corpse—"
Upon hearing these four words, Jiang Yu paused for a moment, probably not expecting Shang Ruyi to care so much about this story, asking again and again. However, he didn't say much, only asking, "What does the young mistress want to ask?"
Shang Ruyi said, "In the story the old man told last time, a snake catcher was resurrected in the body of a young lady, and the lady's family could even find him. That means the two of them lived in the same place, right?"
"good."
"Is it possible that people from other places can also be resurrected here?"
"Other places?"
Jiang Yu thought for a moment and then smiled and said, "Although I don't know the mystery behind this, the soul is invisible. Even if the souls of the Gou Li Kingdom in the Northeast or the Japanese Kingdom at sea want to come to the Central Plains to borrow a body and be resurrected, it shouldn't be a difficult thing."
Shang Ruyi said, "It's not another country."
Jiang Yu's eyes widened: "It's not another country, it's—"
"..."
Shang Ruyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "What I'm talking about might be something else, a place we don't know, where people know about us, yet are different from us, but can also understand us..."
"..."
Jiang Yu was completely stunned.
He blinked, his hazy eyes, though filled with the wisdom of years, were clearly somewhat lost at this moment; Shang Ruyi also felt that her question was strange, after all, she hadn't even figured out the question before asking it, no wonder that Jiang Yu was confused.
So he smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry, my question was too... too mysterious."
"..."
Jiang Yu looked at her for a while, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Young Madam, your question is indeed somewhat mysterious. However, as the saying goes, Mount Sumeru can be contained in a mustard seed, and a mustard seed can contain Mount Sumeru. There are some things in this world that are inexplicably mysterious."
"..."
“But, regardless of whether it is Mount Sumeru or a mustard seed, if he is here, I will eat meat; if he is not here, I will still worship Buddha.”
"..."
"No matter how mysterious it is, those who live in the human world are still human beings."
Shang Ruyi was stunned.
Jiang Yu's words were spoken lightly, yet every word was profoundly impactful. As soon as he finished speaking, the medicine in the stable on the other side was boiling. The strong bitter smell and aroma of the medicine were blown by the wind and rushed into her nose.
That was real, a blend of hardship and fortune, the true taste of life.
Shang Ruyi felt as if she had been enlightened, and the heavy weight that had been pressing on her heart seemed to have eased considerably.
She looked at Jiang Yu and said softly, "Thank you, sir."
Jiang Yu simply smiled and said, "I am just rambling, and I hope I have not disturbed the young mistress's peace of mind."
Shang Ruyi shook her head.
Actually, his words did not answer the questions in her heart, but sometimes, the heart is more important than the solution. Although she still did not understand Yu Mingyue's true origin, she was more determined about which path to take.
Thinking about it this way makes me feel more relaxed.
After chatting with Jiang Yu for a few more minutes, she got up and left.
As I walked out, I looked around. Everyone passing by was beaming with joy. Chang Le Fang had never been so happy and peaceful as it was today. It was clear that the people were simple and resilient. No matter how much suffering they had endured, as long as they survived, they could lick their bleeding wounds, smile, and continue to move forward, ready to face both happiness and hardship in the future.
Jiang Yu is right.
Whether Mount Sumeru is contained within a mustard seed or a mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru, no matter how mysterious the matter or how difficult the experience, one must continue on.
And the life she chose should continue in this bittersweet way.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.
Just then, a familiar figure walked over. It was Chang Wan. As soon as she saw Shang Ruyi, she immediately came forward to greet her: "Young Madam, I have been looking for you for a long time."
Shang Ruyi looked at her: "Why didn't you go and help?"
Because of the previous entanglement at Mingde Gate, Tushe'er and Woxue had exhausted all their efforts but only managed to catch an "imposter." Both of them were extremely frustrated, so Shang Ruyi specially let them stay at home to rest for two days. Today, she only brought Changwan over.
After all, Chang Le Fang had been closed for thirteen days. With the herbal medicine they had been drinking, and the careful care and treatment from the imperial physicians and doctors from various clinics in the city, there were almost no seriously ill patients left in the ward. All they had to do each day was clean and tidy up the place and perform fumigation. There was nothing else for them to do.
After Changwan finished speaking, she added, "Moreover, when they heard that I was from the Duke's mansion, they wouldn't let me do any work."
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then let it be."
"Then we—"
"Let's go back."
"yes."
Chang Wan didn't stand on ceremony and followed Shang Ruyi out of Chang Le Fang. They soon returned to the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Wo Xue standing guard at the gate with a serious expression. Although she was petite, she looked like a guardian deity. Shang Ruyi smiled and asked, "What are you doing guarding here?"
Upon seeing her, Wo Xue's face lit up with joy, and she immediately went to greet her: "Young Madam, you're back!"
Why don't you go in and serve them?
"Sister She'er told me to stay here and not let anyone near. She's gone to prepare tea and snacks."
"refreshments?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback, and Wo Xue immediately said, "The Second Young Master has returned, as have Young Master Pei and Young Master Shen. They've all come too. Sister She'er said that no one should hear what they're saying, so she asked me to stay here."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately burst into laughter.
Although Tushe'er is usually a bit eccentric, she can be quite useful at times, and she even knows how to keep an eye on others at home.
but--
She looked up and ahead, her expression becoming slightly serious.
Yuwen Ye, Shen Wuzheng, and Pei Xingyuan have all returned.
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