Although Judge Qin agreed to go to the clinic, he did not intend to personally treat patients. Instead, he would only allow someone to enter the backyard when Qin Shinan was unsure of the situation and needed to ask questions.
The news that the renowned physician from the Wen family had consulted at the Wen family's medical clinic spread like wildfire throughout Changzhou, and even the pharmacies saw a significant boost in business.
Huang Fu and Qian Kang suffered frostbite in many parts of their bodies from being outside in the cold for too long. Huang Fu even lost a leg due to the frostbite. The two of them spent their days taking medicine and falling into a coma, and naturally, they couldn't pay attention to the affairs of Wen's Medical Clinic.
Wen's Medical Clinic was thriving, and by the end of March, it had completely established itself in the northern desert.
The temperature rose quickly at the end of March. Gu Yuzhi had already changed out of his heavy clothes and felt much more relaxed. He practiced boxing in the yard and looked quite skilled. Before long, a snowball rushed over from the side, and the two of them started fighting.
Qi Chenglang watched from the side with his hands behind his back, his face dark and serious: "Whoever wins today will get to eat the meal prepared by Granny Xu."
What?
Gu Yuzhi, who was just joking around with Xue Tuanzi, suddenly got angry!
How could this be? He wants to eat the food prepared by Granny Xu and he has to win against Xueye before he can eat it?
Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks, jumped up and landed on Xueye's back, hugged its neck and whispered, "Xueye, surrender quickly, I'll secretly save some dinner for you from Granny Xu."
Xueye was so much bigger than him, he was no match for her. If he wanted to eat something delicious, he could only ask Xueye to go easy on him...
Gu Yuzhi thought he was speaking quietly, but he didn't expect that several guards around him had heard him. He couldn't help but look at Guard Chief Qi, whose face had turned as black as could be.
"Your Highness, I have heard your scheme. I advise you to take this competition seriously. If you are perfunctory, then Xu Mama will not have dinner tonight."
Gu Yuzhi pouted, about to speak, but Xue Ye shook him off. Gu Yuzhi almost lost his balance and fell flat on his face. He said angrily, "Xue Ye, you have no sportsmanship!"
He quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xueye's neck, and tried to climb back on, but Xueye threw him off again: "You tried to throw me off without telling me! You ambushed me! Xueye, you've turned bad!"
The man and the wolf were still locked in a battle of wits. Gu Yuzhi's voice went from cheerful at the beginning to panting later, clearly indicating that he hadn't gained any advantage.
But he refused to give up easily. Even though he was so tired that he could barely lift his arms and legs, he still stubbornly stared at the snowy night.
The snowy night let out a soft howl, its meaning clear: you'd better admit defeat.
Gu Yuzhi turned his head to the side and snorted, "No way!"
After a brief intermission, the guard Qi called Gu Yuzhi forward to assess his performance. Unfortunately, His Highness had very few opportunities for real combat, so he had to spar with the little wolf for now…
After pointing out Gu Yuzhi's shortcomings, Xue Ye was also called over to receive a severe reprimand. When the second half of the match started, the man and the wolf were noticeably more organized in their fight.
Gu Yuzhi's cheerful and playful attacks echoed in the courtyard, attracting many servants to gather around and whisper among themselves, speculating about who would win today.
Gu Yuzhi's face tightened, and not a trace of his usual playful expression remained.
With so many servants watching, wouldn't it be too embarrassing if I lost to Xueye?
Qi, the guard, was very satisfied with the results of his training. When he saw Chief Secretary Xie approaching, he bowed slightly and said, "Chief Secretary Xie."
Xie Changshi nodded, watching as Gu Yuzhi finally knocked Xue Ye to the ground and lay on Xue Ye's belly. Both the man and the wolf were exhausted.
Guard Qi said, "Your Highness has won today, so the dinner prepared by Granny Xu is Your Highness's to keep. As for Xueye, Cailian has saved some meat for you; you can have that tonight."
Exhausted from the snowy night, it turned into a dog, its tongue lolling out, looking at Gu Yuzhi with a mournful gaze.
Gu Yuzhi rubbed his heels together and whispered, "I'll save you extra today, but remember not to eat too much..."
Anyway, he could never finish the meals that Granny Xu made. If it weren't for the fact that he would always give some to Xueye, he would have told Granny Xu to stop making so much.
It was only at this moment that Gu Yuzhi truly understood what his mother often said: "Only after taking charge of the household do you realize how precious firewood, rice, oil, and salt are!"
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Xue Ye's eyes lit up, but Qi Chenglang pretended not to hear what he said: "Chief Secretary Xie, what did Prefect Qi say?"
The soil in the yard has been turned over, and the flowers and plants have sprouted new buds; it's clearly time to clear the land.
Chief Secretary Xie said, "Prefect Qi has already posted notices, and Chen Rong and the others are helping with the registration. The officials will be departing one after another in the next couple of days. The site for the Prince's Mansion still needs to be confirmed with the craftsmen, and Prefect Qi said to wait a little longer."
There was nothing they could do; they were completely clueless about things in the northern desert region, and they could only rely on Prefect Qi to take care of everything.
After washing up, Gu Yuzhi ran out and looked at Chief Secretary Xie expectantly: "Chief Secretary Xie, have any people signed up today?"
With spring in full bloom, it's the perfect time to clear land and plant crops!
Teacher Shu said that one should become famous as early as possible, and one should start clearing land and farming even earlier!
He smiled with his eyes crinkling. During the Spring Festival, his sister-in-law, Liangfei, sent him many kinds of seeds. Teacher Shu said that these seeds were carefully selected high-quality varieties, and all of them were suitable for planting in the northern desert.
Gu Yuzhi was immediately moved to tears and sent many gifts back to his sister-in-law, Consort Liang, that very night.
What he didn't know was that after receiving the gift, Consort Liang went to Consort Shu to show it off, which angered Consort Shu so much that she sent another letter home.
If even the daughter of a peasant official can help, why can't she?
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Even if people knew about the series of disputes surrounding Gu Yuzhi in the capital, they would still laugh their heads off, hoping that there would be more competition like this among the imperial sisters-in-law.
"Quite a few." Xie Changshi said with a smile, "The policies in the fiefdom are very good, and the refugees outside the city are eager to sign up. I estimate that the final number of people who sign up should exceed one thousand."
Chief Secretary Xie looked at Gu Yuzhi with a face full of satisfaction. Perhaps it was because His Highness was young that he had so many strange yet very sincere ideas.
Previously, Prefect Qi had said he would provide housing for the refugees, but they had not yet discussed the specifics of how to provide it. Gu Yuzhi, however, proposed that the houses could be rented out, with the rent deducted from their monthly allowance.
Upon hearing that His Highness was going to give the tenant farmers a monthly stipend, Chief Secretary Xie's first reaction was that His Highness had gone mad. What landlord would give money to tenant farmers?
Gu Yuzhi replied matter-of-factly, "Don't the tenant farmers and the maids and servants in the mansion all work for me? What's wrong with me paying them a monthly wage? If I don't pay them, what will they eat? They'll starve to death, and then who will clear the land for me!"
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