Chapter 1358 Good Memory

Even though it's much safer, you still have to be careful.

The prince nodded. He was the one who valued his life the most, and walked out with his people.

Zhou Shuren pounded his legs, seemingly resting his eyes but he did not leave the city gate. The city gate was half-closed and the disaster victims were not allowed to enter the city. If the food in the granary was not forbidden and no one dared to touch it, the disaster victims outside would have made a fuss long ago if they had not had enough food to fill their stomachs.

Now disaster relief provides food to save lives. In the past, when conditions were not met, food was limited. Now, with this comparison, the victims are still very calm.

Zhou Shuren rested for a quarter of an hour, and his legs finally recovered. "I'm really getting old and my recovery is slow."

Jianyan whispered, "Your Excellency will feel much better if you exercise more every day."

Zhou Shuren, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Shen Xing looked up at the sky in silence. He had heard this from the adults too many times, and in the end, nothing was done about it.

After leaving the city, the soldiers guarding the gate gave Zhou Shuren a sign and looked at him a few more times. Zhou Shuren touched his beard. Someone was watching them the whole time.

The prince's position was easy to find. He was standing in front of the medicine shed. He had watched the prince grow up. Although he was getting better and better at pretending, Zhou Shuren could still tell that the prince was angry.

Zhou Shuren did not approach the prince, but stood in front of an open space and looked at the medicine stand. "The taste is really bland!"

Anyone who has taken Chinese medicine knows how rich its flavor is.

Because his wife was reading medical books, Zhou Shuren would also take a look when he had nothing to do, and he learned a lot about the medicinal properties of herbs. He sniffed the books, gathered his cloak, and found a place to stand out from the wind.

Jianyan lowered his voice, "Sir, the officials of Zhangzhou are suspicious of us."

Although they were in disguise, the well-trained guards and masters in the palace were no match for the escorts.

Zhou Shuren, "I didn't expect to keep it a secret for long. Shenxing, go check on the porridge shop."

Shen Xing responded and left without making any sound. A master is a master, it is easy for him to think of many people.

The prince stood in line with an unchanged expression, but he could no longer suppress his anger. After all the medical clinics in the country were registered, a sum of money would be allocated to each state every year for the purchase of medicinal materials, as well as materials for disaster prevention.

But what did he see? The dregs of medicine that had been boiled countless times, could it really cure diseases? And where was the plaster for frostbite?

The guard's face was not good either. Why? Because there were many patients here, and he wanted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave. However, His Royal Highness said that he knew what to do. This really made him anxious. Why hasn't the Minister come yet?

The prince was not willful. He covered his face with a scarf. He was at a distance and was not among those with serious illnesses. Most of the people who came here to receive Lu Han's decoctions were there, and very few were sick.

The prince's eyes were gloomy. He only listened to the news he had obtained. Although the disaster relief was slow, the people had enough food and medicine. He thought it was okay. After all, this was not the capital, and was not under his father's supervision.

His face hurts now, and after he got the medicine, the prince's face hurts even more. He suppressed his anger and asked, "How can this water cure the cold?"

The man who was distributing the soup lowered his voice because of the young man's clothes. "This is the newly prepared Luhan soup."

The prince almost laughed out of anger when he heard this, "You also drink this kind of soup?"

The man pointed to his cotton coat and said, "I don't need Lu Han and I don't need to drink."

The prince glanced at Lord Zhou in the distance, put down his bowl and left the team with his men. The man distributing the soup frowned and said, "Forget it, he is just a man who distributes soup for money."

Zhou Shuren, "Have you found anything?"

The prince hummed, "Someone embezzled the money for buying medicinal herbs."

Zhou Shuren looked at the prince without saying a word, waiting for him to continue speaking.

The prince said, "There is no problem with the food. I sent people to check the storehouse and no one dared to touch the food."

This is the same as what Shen Xing found out, no one dared to touch the food.

The prince pursed his lips and said, "I just went to check out the quilts that were distributed, and found a lot of donated old clothes, and the quilts were also old."

When he wanted to move forward, he was stopped. However, he knew that those quilts were many years old and were no longer warm.

Therefore, the silver that each state had to set aside in advance for slaughter had been touched.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "Do you already know what's going on?"

The prince nodded, "Yes, I'll be able to roughly estimate it when I get back."

Zhou Shuren smiled. The prince's frequent visits to the Ministry of Revenue were not in vain. Ever since he asked the Ministry of Revenue to know the prices of everything on the market, whether it was food or building materials, the Ministry of Revenue had someone specifically assigned to calculate prices.

He would check it from time to time, so it would be placed in a conspicuous place. When the prince found it, he would not only look at it but also remember it carefully. The prince who knew the prices was very scary.

Soon, an inconspicuous guard came back and said in a low voice, "We got the drug residue."

Zhou Shuren estimated the time and said, "Let's go back too."

In the evening, the prince handed the sorted materials to Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren looked at the medicinal materials and said, "The quality and properties of the medicinal materials also determine the price."

The prince nodded and took note. "Doctor Wang has identified the medicine residue. It is not some special Luhan decoction at all. It is just a common decoction recipe."

Zhou Shuren, "What is the prince going to do?"

Prince, "Wait for the grain delivery team to arrive in Zhangzhou."

He had to investigate, and he also had to consider his own safety in case someone wanted to take a risk, so it was safer to play it safe.

Zhou Shuren didn't say much. He only needed to watch the prince's actions and give him guidance when appropriate. This was a good experience for the prince.

The things here are not too complicated, just right for the prince to practice.

Lord Yan felt unhappy because he was trying to teach the prince, but the prince did not trust him.

The next day, in the capital, Zhulan was teaching her granddaughters how to count when there was a commotion outside the door. Upon careful listening, she found that Changzhong was with Minghui and a few others.

Zhulan, "It's quite lively today, why are you all here?"

Ming Hui rushed over, "Grandma, you have to make the decision for your grandson."

Zhulan's voice softened as she looked at Minghui, who looked like her. "Okay, okay, grandma will make the decision for Minghui."

Minghui snorted, "Grandma, my uncle lost the bet and wants to evade payment."

Zhulan looked at her son and thought, well, what her son could do.

Changzhong stared at Mingjing who was smiling innocently, "Mom, Minghui and Mingjing teamed up to trick our son."

Zhulan was curious. Changzhong was the only one in the family who schemed against others. He blushed when he was cheated. This was the first time for him to do this. Zhulan looked at the naive Mingjing. She didn't think he was the kind of person who could cheat others.

Ming Jing tilted her head, "Grandma, I didn't cheat my uncle. He said he would give me one or two taels of silver for each correct answer. I didn't expect that I could answer all of them correctly."

Mingjing thought for a moment and added, "It's not difficult at all."

Changzhong, "...Mom, Minghui must have told us the answer in advance."

Ming Hui was wronged, "I didn't, I didn't say that."

Ming Jing blinked her innocent eyes, "Well, Third Brother didn't tell me the answer."

But he had seen the answers of his third brother. The questions asked by his uncle were all the ones his third brother had done a few days ago. Who told him that he had a good memory? The fat boy clenched his hands into fists. No one had ever said that he had a good memory. He didn't want to study more. The daily amount was easy for him now.