"No, oh, it's just that my dad told me to give it to you."
Huo Xiaolong hurriedly tried to excuse herself, saying that the ginseng was bought for her by her mother and Cen's mother, and that she had a whole row of white jade ginseng like this in her space, all buried next to the spiritual spring.
Ever since her two mothers learned of her abilities, they have been scouring the world for fresh medicinal herbs with roots. Once they have them, they have her dig a hole, bury some soil, and count one, two, three, four, five.
"Really?" Doctor Gu still didn't believe it. They were really willing to let him refine ginseng the size of a white radish? He himself wanted to keep it to carry on the family line!
"It's true! You can ask my mother if you don't believe me!"
"Alright, we'll go ask your mother."
The old man scooped Huo Xiaolong up and let her sit on his arm.
"Yes, Dr. Gu, we asked her to give these to you. People in the family get injured quite often, so it's good to have extra medicine on hand. Things haven't been peaceful lately."
He Yi sat down in front of Doctor Gu and handed the old man two jugs of spiritual spring water.
"This is a miraculous medicine; I'll have to trouble you again."
"No trouble at all."
What a hassle! Gu Shilin was more than willing. If all medicinal herbs were of this quality, he would be happy to live in the alchemy room! Every day! Every moment!
"May I ask, madam, can this medicine be sold?" The old man suddenly thought of the person in his clinic who kept pestering him instead of coming to him for medicine, and his head began to throb.
He's getting old and really can't stand having someone nagging him about this every day, but he already made an agreement with Fengyuelou and the Huo family that the medicine could only be sold outside, unless it was taken in front of him.
Who is that person?
Doctor Gu stumbled over something, it involved military secrets, and couldn't be revealed.
"Dr. Gu, just tell me whether that person is good or bad, whether they are incredibly wealthy or extremely powerful," He Yi said, pouring the old man a cup of hot tea.
She could see the old man's embarrassment. If he didn't want to talk about it, then so be it. So many things had happened at Fengyue Tower, and every single one of them was inseparable from Doctor Gu. Although the two families had agreed not to sell it to outsiders, everyone has their exceptions, right?
"It is truly inconvenient for this old man to reveal the man's name, but I swear on my reputation as a physician for so many years, this man is a man of great kindness and loyalty. With him around, many people in Great Yan could be saved from death."
“I trust you. In that case, Dr. Gu, you can sell it to him.” He Yi raised her hand, signaling Dr. Gu to let go of his worries.
"Madam He's Great Righteousness"
Oh my goodness, we've finally seen this living Buddha off. He was always nagging around me, it was so noisy. How could a man be so talkative?
Doctor Gu breathed a sigh of relief and left the red-light district with the medicinal herbs.
"Sell! I'll sell it to you! Right now!"
As soon as the old man returned to the clinic, a middle-aged man, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, came out to greet him. Before he could speak, Dr. Gu retorted with a single sentence.
"Thank you, Dr. Gu."
"It's settled, just this one piece, gold, one thousand taels!"
Buying a human life with a thousand taels of gold is an incredible windfall. You have to understand how many people can't even buy a life with money.
"Alright, alright, as long as it can be sold, that's fine. I'll bring you the money in a while," the middle-aged man said, bowing.
"You want to buy on credit?!"
"I don't have that much cash, and I don't even have banknotes!"
"What would I buy without you!"
"Hey, it'll be ready in a few days after the war ends. I'll give it to you then."
"Xiao Lanyi! Have you no shame?! You're a marshal of the border garrison! Your sister is a concubine in the palace! A concubine is second only to the empress! And you're telling me you have no money?"
Doctor Gu was full of energy, not at all like a sixty-year-old man. He slammed his fist on the table, making a loud thud. This bastard is really, really shameless!
"Hey, no, that's a thousand taels of gold! Not a thousand taels of silver, I still have to scrape together some, don't I?"
"What the hell are you talking about! Your Xiao family has no money?" Doctor Gu felt the veins around his temples throbbing violently. If he could, he would jump out and beat this bastard to death right now!
"I haven't been doing so well lately, I just got assassinated..."
The man's voice grew softer and softer, increasingly lacking confidence. It was quite shameful to admit, as even a thousand taels of gold from the Xiao family had to be scraped together. But honestly, all his family's money was reserved for his younger sister. The girl was all alone and helpless in the palace, forced to use money to pave her way and bribe servants. His sister had a bad temper and was arrogant; without money to win people over, her life in the palace would be incredibly difficult.
"Take the medicine and get out of here right now!" Doctor Gu didn't want to see him; nothing good ever came of seeing him.
When I first met Xiao Lanyi, he was only fifteen years old. He had followed his father in battles across the land and was already a qualified soldier. I pulled him back from the brink of death, and we've never lost contact since.
He was lucky to be able to take up his post in the border town. If it weren't for the Lingzhi Pill, he probably wouldn't have survived for more than half a year.
The child has a good heart; he always thinks of his younger sister when he gets something good, but his sister…
Doctor Gu thought of that little girl who, like Xiao Lanyi, was skilled in wielding swords and spears. Tsk... what a pity... I guess this medicine was also obtained for his sister.
How could someone living deep within the palace not have a child by their side?
"You're just letting me leave like this? What if someone outside tries to kill me?"
Doctor Gu thought it was fortunate that the previous Duke of Xiao had died young; having such a son would have been torture to live even a single day. How could he be so lazy?! He refused to believe that this bastard would stay obediently in the clinic every day without contacting his private army!
"So what do you want?" The old man was feeling a bit short of breath and wanted to disappear from his sight as soon as possible! Now! Immediately!
"How's it going outside?" Xiao Lanyi asked.
Why did Doctor Gu have the antidote for the poison of the Xiongnu's strange stone? Why did he happen to be cured after taking it? Were there still Xiongnu assassins targeting him outside? He wanted to know all these things, but his guards couldn't find out, so they could only try to get information out of him.
"I can only tell you one thing, Wei Ci, that idiot son of the Minister of Rites, he has some connection with the Xiongnu. You can investigate the rest yourself. And now! General Xiao, Duke Xiao! Get out of my clinic immediately, and after the war, send me the money!"
Doctor Gu went into the inner room, took out his luggage, threw it out of the clinic, pushed the person out, and closed the door and locked the valve in one smooth motion.
The old man took a deep breath. Without that brat, the air in the clinic felt exceptionally fresh. He could now concentrate on his research into elixirs and ginseng.
The Huo family... which Huo family could afford such a large-scale operation?
This ginseng is absolutely gorgeous...
The herbs were as white as jade and plump. The old man carefully examined the herbs in his hand. As a doctor, he felt a sense of accomplishment at this moment.
The Ganoderma lucidum pills he concocted can even heal bones!
He concocted ginseng pills! They replenish vital energy!
Medical skills and medicinal herbs have always complemented and enhanced each other; neither can be dispensed with!
"Hey old man, I'll bring you some safflower when I come back. Safflower is the best on the grassland," Xiao Lanyi said, peeking out from under a roof tile.
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