Chapter 140

The next day was a sunny day, and Jiang Yanyi slept until noon before getting up.

After days of boating, she was very nervous and exhausted.

Huo Jianjia fetched water for her to wash her face: "Master, you are awake!"

This small tent was temporarily built by Feng Shuo last night for her and the two little girls she brought with her.

Jiang Yanyi yawned as she went to wash her face, and Chenyu also brought breakfast from Huotouying. She had a smile on her dark face, as if she had encountered something happy.

Jiang Yanyi couldn't help but ask her, "Why are you grinning like an idiot?"

Chenyu placed a bowl of barley porridge and two dishes on the low table, and said with a smile, "When the soldiers in the army learned that it was you who had transported the herbs from a long distance, they were all very grateful to you. My sister Jianjia and I went to the fire camp this morning, and the firemen forced us to eat two eggs."

Jiang Yanyi smiled and said, "Two eggs make you so happy?"

"I'm not happy about the eggs." Chenyu had been smiling since she came into the tent, "It was the praise and gratitude of the soldiers here that made me feel that it was worth it to follow you south."

Huo Jianjia also nodded, She racked her brains to come up with an analogy: "Just like when I was escorting with my father, I successfully delivered the goods. The money given by the host was secondary. The host treated me warmly and the people in the martial arts world praised my escort company. I was happy in my heart."

Jiang Yanyi smiled and said, "Two silly girls."

She had no appetite early in the morning. She only drank the bowl of barley porridge and fried two small dishes. The chef of Huotouying probably cooked according to the taste of the generals. There was a lot of oil and water. The small green vegetables were almost soaked in oil. Jiang Yanyi felt sick and didn't move her chopsticks.

After breakfast, she asked about Feng Shuo and learned that Feng Shuo was discussing matters with the generals in his own military tent.

Last night, Jiang Yanyi had heard something from Feng Shuo that there would be a direct confrontation with Minghan Kingdom soon, and the nerves of the entire military camp were tense and they could not relax.

Feng Shuo said that he would take time out today to send her back to Hengzhou Palace. The conditions in the army were too harsh, so he asked her to stay in the palace temporarily for the next few days

. Knowing that Feng Shuo was still busy, Jiang Yanyi planned to go to Huotou Camp to see what ingredients were available. She wanted to stew some soup for Feng Shuo to replenish his body. After not seeing him for half a year, he had been running around on the battlefield and had lost a lot of weight compared to before.

The people in Huotou Camp of Hengzhou Camp were all strangers, but they all respected Jiang Yanyi very much. After Jiang Yanyi explained her purpose to the head of Huotou Camp, the head of Huotou Camp quickly prepared a pot for Jiang Yanyi.

When Jiang Yanyi went to the warehouse to check the ingredients, she was surprised to find a bucket of live shrimps.

"Where did the shrimps come from?"

She had been here for so long, and she also opened a restaurant in Xizhou, but she had never seen shrimps for sale in the market.

The head manager said, "Hengzhou is close to the sea, and shrimps are not rare here. Fishermen often cast nets to catch shrimps and transport them to the market to sell."

Jiang Yanyi was happy, but she thought it was a pity that transportation was not developed in ancient times, otherwise these fresh shrimps would be transported to the state capital to sell, and they would definitely be snatched away.

However, after the war is over, the idea of ​​opening another Ruyi Tower in Hengzhou is more determined than ever.

By then, seafood hotpots can be introduced here, which will definitely become a major feature.

She picked out a dozen shrimps and was going to handle them herself, but the head of the group asked two soldiers to help her clean the shrimps.

Jiang Yanyi saved a lot of trouble by directly boiling water and using dried scallops and pork bones to make soup.

The cleaned shrimps were white, tender and delicate. After the shrimp vein was pulled out of the back, there was a large groove running from head to tail, and the orange rings on the edge were particularly pleasing to the eye.

Jiang Yanyi sprinkled salt on the shrimps, grabbed some cornstarch and mixed them well, then cut some lean pork, added salt and cornstarch, and some sesame oil.

It is easy to overcook the lean pork in the pot, cornstarch can keep the meat smooth and tender, and sesame oil can lock the moisture in the meat.

After the broth was ready, Jiang Yanyi put the shrimp and lean pork into the soup to cook. The fire was burning brightly, the clay pot was bubbling, the hot steam hit the lid, and the clay pots collided with each other, making a dull sound.

Several firemen who were helping to prepare the dishes would occasionally look over here curiously, snort hard, and whisper to their companions:

"Our princess who hasn't married yet is so beautiful, just like the fairy in the painting!"

"Just smell this soup, it's so fragrant that my saliva is almost flowing out, our prince is so blessed!"

"Yes, there are a lot of wounded soldiers on the military medical side, and there is no medicine, so they can only endure it. If they survive, they will save their lives. Who knows what disease they will have in the future, and those who can't survive will see Prince Yan pass away. It's thanks to our princess who sent medicine. You haven't heard that on the way, the Fan family hijacked the ship in the middle of the night. They escaped from death!" There was

a sudden gasp in the firemen's camp.

The soldier who was speaking was very pleased to see his companions' shocked expressions, and immediately said, "Our princess was on the boat at the time. She thought to herself that although she had not yet married our prince, the engagement letter had been issued and the wedding date had been set, so she was already half a member of the Liaonan Palace. If she fell into the hands of the bad guys, she would definitely become our prince's soft spot. So she might as well go all out and jump into the river!"

There was another gasp, and the other members of the Fire Head Battalion said that this was too dangerous, and they admired Jiang Yanyi even more.

Jiang Yanyi's stove was in the corner, quite far away from that side, and he could not hear what the group of fire soldiers were talking about.

Huo Jianjia was a martial artist and had excellent hearing. She immediately repeated their words to Jiang Yanyi, who was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "This rumor is too outrageous. How could I jump into the river?"

Huo Jianjia said: "Apart from this, the rest is pretty close to what happened back then."

Thinking of that day, Huo Jianjia still felt aggrieved: "I have to take more boat rides in the future. I can't get seasick again. If I hadn't been so seasick that day, no matter how many people came, I could have twisted his head off!"

Huo Jianjia was helping Jiang Yanyi wash mushrooms. She got so angry that she tore the mushroom umbrella apart.

Jiang Yanyi quickly rescued the remaining mushrooms, "Okay, okay, I'll take you on more boat rides in the future, Jianjia, please leave these mushrooms alone."

Huo Jianjia saw the mushrooms she had torn and scratched her head in embarrassment.

Jiang Yanyi washed the mushrooms, cut them into thin slices, and put them in to cook with pork and shrimp when the soup in the casserole boiled again.

The flavor of shrimp soup is fresh, and mushrooms are also a fresh ingredient, but the freshness of plants is more elegant and mellow than that of seafood. The pork reconciles the fatigue caused by the excessive freshness of the two on the taste buds, making the soup taste thicker and mellower.

After the shrimp and mushroom soup is out of the pot, sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions into the soup bowl. The soup will be clear and fragrant.

After Jiang Yanyi had someone deliver it to Feng Shuo, he was about to return to his temporary military tent when he saw a soldier in ragged armor running into the Huotou Camp in a hurry and asking the chief steward, "Military Doctor Hu doesn't have enough medicine jars for decocting medicine. Does the Huotou Camp have any utensils for decocting medicine? Can we borrow some?" "

All the pots in the Huotou Camp are in use. There are only some earthenware jars over there. If you need them, I'll ask someone to bring them to you," said the chief steward.

The soldier nodded quickly: "Of course, if there are extra people in the Fire Battalion, I would like to borrow a few people to help boil the medicine. Since the medicine for injuries arrived yesterday, Doctor Hu and his apprentices have been busy until now, and they haven't closed their eyes at all. They are really exhausted."

The head of the office said embarrassedly: "There are only so many people in the Fire Battalion, and the army is waiting for dinner. I can't spare any manpower here." The soldier

looked at the Fire Battalion and said: The camp was so busy, he nodded, and took the earthenware jars with several brothers who came with him and were about to go back, but he heard a beautiful female voice: "I have to be free, but I can go over and help for a while."

The soldier turned around and saw Jiang Yanyi walking leisurely from the back of the fire camp. The golden embroidered garlands on the apricot-colored light gauze were dotted with stars as she walked, and the hem of her skirt was slightly lifted by the wind. She was really stunning.

The soldier was infatuated, and was pushed by his companions behind him before he hurriedly came to his senses.

Several of his companions laughed out loud, and the head of the Huotou Battalion frowned and scolded: "This is the girl from the Chu family who is delivering medicinal herbs. Don't be rude!"

Knowing Jiang Yanyi's identity, the soldiers immediately restrained their expressions and apologized to Jiang Yanyi: "I didn't know you were Miss Chu. I deserve to die. I hope Miss Chu will forgive me."

Jiang Yanyi didn't say anything. Huo Jianjia remembered what Jiang Yanyi had said before, that when she didn't speak, she wanted her to answer for her. She immediately frowned and said to the soldiers: "No need to talk nonsense, just lead the way."

The soldiers didn't dare to look at Jiang Yanyi anymore, and hurriedly walked towards the wounded camp with four or five earthenware jars in their hands.

Doctor Hu was quite surprised by Jiang Yanyi's arrival. He hadn't slept all night and his eyes were very swollen. When he saw Jiang Yanyi, he smiled: "Old Li was right at the beginning. He said from the beginning that you are a girl who can achieve great things."

Jiang Yanyi said: "Doctor Hu, you are too kind."

Doctor Hu waved his hand and said: "No matter how much money you make from business, I, Old Hu, don't think it matters. But this time, I hope Miss Chu will accept Old Hu's greeting!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Jiang Yanyi, his eyes looked particularly sad due to fatigue: "It was you, Miss Chu, who saved these boys' lives. If they can go back alive, their old parents at home won't have to see them die before them."

The wounded soldiers were wrapped in gauze, some were holding medicine bowls in their hands, some were lying down and couldn't even move, but they were all thanking Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi quickly stepped forward and helped up Military Doctor Hu: "What are you doing? These soldiers followed your prince to resist foreign enemies and defend their country. They are heroes of the Great Xuan Dynasty. I just did what I should do."

Military Doctor Hu shook his head and said, "Everyone knows whether it is Miss Chu's job. It is your honor to have Miss Chu's help."

"Military Doctor Hu, several soldiers inside are seriously injured. Why not add two more coins of Astragalus when decocting the medicine?" The curtain of the military tent not far away was lifted, and a young girl with a long braid came out with a basin of water. She was dressed neatly, with some arrogance in her eyes, as if the word "capable" was written on her face.

Doctor Hu didn't bother to talk to Jiang Yanyi, and replied: "Then add another two dollars."

The girl was obviously stunned when she saw Jiang Yanyi. Although she only looked at Jiang Yanyi once and then looked away, her eyes clearly looked at Jiang Yanyi from head to toe.

A woman's sixth sense made Jiang Yanyi feel that the woman seemed to have some subtle hostility towards her.

After watching the other party walk away with the basin of water, Jiang Yanyi asked Doctor Hu: "Who is that girl?"

Doctor Hu said: "She is a doctor in a local clinic in Hengzhou. Although she is a girl, she is as powerful as you. The whole clinic is supported by one person."

Jiang Yanyi didn't ask any more questions. When he went to help decoct the medicine, he whispered to Chenyu and asked her to secretly ask people about the news of the female doctor.

Chenyu went out to deliver medicine to the wounded soldiers and came back with a lot of information. She avoided people and reported to Jiang Yanyi: "The female doctor's surname is An. It is said that she has excellent medical skills. After Hengzhou went to war with Minghan State, she took the lead in donating all the medicine in the pharmacy to the military camp to help treat the wounded. She was deeply respected by the soldiers."

"But now, the woman the soldiers respect the most is you."

As a woman, Chenyu could naturally discover the subtle attitude of the female doctor towards her employer, so her first impression of her was particularly bad.

Chenyu didn't get any useful information. This was Jiang Yanyi's first meeting with the female doctor. He couldn't figure out why he was disliked by her, so he didn't waste his energy on this matter and concentrated on helping Hu Junyi decoct medicine.

Huo Jianjia was like a living radar. As long as the female doctor came here, her eyes could accurately scan the other party in an instant.

Compared with the subtle scrutiny and hostility in the female doctor's eyes towards Jiang Yanyi, Huo Jianjia's eyes could be described as murderous.

Even if the female doctor was calm, she felt a little creepy after being stared at by Huo Jianjia for a long time, and she dared not hang around here again.

Jiang Yanyi looked at Huo Jianjia with a smile: "Jianjia, don't scare me."

Huo Jianjia said: "Boss, don't underestimate those who dare to use knives on living people. Saving and killing people all depends on a thought."

Jiang Yanyi was surprised that Huo Jianjia could say such a thing.

She was about to say something to Huo Jianjia when Doctor Hu was scraping the rotten flesh off a wound and asked her to bring some hot water.

When Jiang Yanyi helped to bring the hot water over, she saw a wounded soldier with rotten flesh on his arm being held down by several soldiers. Doctor Hu pulled out a dagger and gestured at the wound with rotten flesh, and did not forget to comfort the wounded soldier: "Bear with it, there is medicine now, just scrape off the rotten flesh and wait for new flesh to grow on the wound."

When Doctor Hu was about to cut, Jiang Yanyi hurriedly called out: "Wait."

Doctor Hu turned around. He had a bad temper to begin with, and he was in a bad mood after staying up all night. If someone else interrupted him at this moment, he would probably be scolded. Seeing It was Jiang Yanyi who calmed down and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Yanyi pointed at the dagger in Hu's hand and asked, "Has this dagger been disinfected?"

Hu and the soldiers holding the wounded looked at each other. Hu asked, "What do you mean by disinfection?"

Jiang Yanyi felt a tingling sensation on her scalp when she thought that the wounded soldiers in the barracks were all injured with unsterilized knives and utensils. She said, "When you use this dagger to scrape the rotten flesh, first scald the dagger with boiling water, and it will be disinfected."

Hu said, "I have been practicing medicine for decades, and I have never heard of such a method."

Jiang Yanyi could only make up the same story as last time, "I saw that doctors in the capital city all do this. It is said that after scraping off the rotten flesh in this way, the wound is not easy to fester again."

When she was decocting the medicine just now, she had heard that many wounded soldiers had festering and rotting after a few days after the rotten flesh was removed. Now she thought that it must be because the knife was not disinfected, causing infection.

Boiling it with boiling water would not be a big deal. When Doctor Hu heard what Jiang Yanyi said, he immediately prepared to ask someone to bring a basin of boiling water.

The female doctor named An came here at some point and said coldly, "In my early years, I had the honor to go to the capital to treat a nobleman, and I also discussed medical skills with doctors from several major pharmacies in the capital, but I have never heard of the method Miss Chu mentioned. Miss Chu, why don't you tell me which doctor in the capital did you see doing this?"

This sounded a bit aggressive.

Although Jiang Yanyi was talking nonsense, she had been through a lot, so how could she be calmed down by her words? She turned around and looked at the female doctor named An with a smile and said, "I don't know the name of this girl. She looks unfamiliar and I can't even remember her name."

Doctor Hu saw that the two of them were not arguing, so he quickly tried to smooth things over and said to Jiang Yanyi, "This is Doctor An from Hengzhou Renyi Hall."

This time, Jiang Yanyi didn't even give Doctor Hu face, and said directly, "I've never heard of her."

An Suqiu probably had never been humiliated like this before, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Jiang Yanyi continued to ask her leisurely: "Doctor An, please tell me about the doctors in the capital who discussed medicine with you. I grew up in the capital. Although I always troubled the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to come and treat my headaches and fevers, I still know a few doctors from the public."

Jiang Yanyi said this deliberately to block her. Even if she named a few doctors from the public, she said that the doctors who treated him were all imperial doctors, which meant that the imperial doctors would use boiling water to scald their knives.

The prestige of doctors from the public could not be compared with that of imperial doctors.

An Suqiu was really blocked and couldn't say a word, but she still said firmly: "There are so many injured soldiers in the military camp. According to Miss Chu, before using the knife to scrape off the carrion, they have to be scalded with boiling water. How much time will it take? I know Miss Chu is well-intentioned, but with this skill, I can save another soldier."

"After the carrion was dug out, it became suppurative and inflamed, and the wound continued to fester. Not to mention whether the effort was in vain, Doctor An should not be hasty when it comes to human life." Jiang Yanyi's tone was unkind, but every word he said was like a slap on An Suqiu's face.

An Suqiu's eyes turned red, and she said, "I have little talent and limited knowledge, and am not worthy of serving in the army." Then she hid her face and left.

Along the way, wounded soldiers were calling her in a low voice: "Doctor An..."

The wounded soldier that Military Doctor Hu was going to help dig out the rotten flesh for treatment also said to Jiang Yanyi: "Miss Chu, Doctor An is kind-hearted. This is how military doctors used to treat injuries..." Jiang Yanyi

didn't need to say this herself. Huo Jianjia and Chenyu, who were decocting medicine inside and heard the argument outside, ran out. Huo Jianjia replied expressionlessly:

"Why not use better treatment methods? The wound healed and the festering occurred, where did you get so many medicinal herbs? How much time does it take to boil a knife with boiling water? Other doctors hope to improve their medical skills, but you, Doctor An, have put all the methods in front of her, but she is too lazy to use them. You are so ashamed that you still speak for her! It is better to kill a few more enemy soldiers on the battlefield than to be tortured to death by injuries and diseases."

After Huo Jianjia finished yelling, the wounded soldiers dared not say a word.

At this time, a soldier came over with a few pages of prescription and handed them to Military Doctor Hu: "Military Doctor Hu, Doctor An packed up and left the barracks. She asked me to give you this prescription and said that she would not be responsible for the prince's medicine in the future."

Jiang Yanyi pulled the corner of her mouth, and a little coldness appeared in her eyes.

She said that Doctor An seemed to be at odds with her everywhere, and it turned out that the root cause was here. She

asked Military Doctor Hu: "Has Doctor An treated the prince?"

Even if Military Doctor Hu was slow to react, he also realized why An Suqiu was abnormal today.

He looked at Jiang Yanyi with guilt: "No, no, half a month ago, the prince was injured. I diagnosed the prince and prescribed a prescription. Because I didn't have many people to use, the temperature of the decoction was not right, and there were wounded soldiers who needed to be watched all the time, so I handed the task of changing the medicine for the prince to that girl. She...she is possessed by a ghost, I hope Miss Chu will not take it as her."

Doctor Hu changed the way he addressed Jiang Yanyi, which was a bit of a plea. He was a good senior and was happy to see promising young people.

An Suqiu was young but had superb medical skills, which he admired very much. He really didn't want An Suqiu to go astray.

Jiang Yanyi smiled faintly: "Why should I argue with her? There are not enough military doctors in Hengzhou, and we need to find more doctors."

Military Doctor Hu looked at Jiang Yanyi's bright eyes and felt a chill in his heart for the first time.

What she meant was that since An Suqiu had left, she would find someone to fill the vacancy, and An Suqiu should not think of retreating to advance and then coming back.

This was the best result. Military Doctor Hu bowed to Jiang Yanyi again: "I thank Miss Chu on behalf of that girl."

After this incident, Jiang Yanyi was in no mood to stay in the military camp. It was already noon, and she didn't even have lunch, nor did she go to see Feng Shuo. She took Huo Jianjia and Chenyu directly and left the military camp in a carriage.

Jiang Yanyi didn't say a word along the way. She was so moved by the river last night that she was furious now.

What the hell!

Can a fool covet her man?

Jiang Yanyi's face turned ugly, and even Huo Jianjia, who was the worst at reading people's faces, didn't dare to speak.

Yang Xiu and Bing Shao found an ordinary inn to stay in yesterday. When they learned that Jiang Yanyi had been there, they hurriedly asked the shopkeeper to open a room for Jiang Yanyi.

Jiang Yanyi only told them to send a message to the managers of the shops and wine houses in other prefectures, and to invite doctors to the Hengzhou camp with a large sum of money. After giving the order, he went to the room and kept quiet.

Yang Xiu asked Huo Jianjia and Chenyu: "What happened to the boss?"

Chenyu said: "There is a bastard who doesn't know his own weight and has come to the boss with evil intentions."

Yang Xiu and Bing Shao were confused, so Chenyu told them about the female doctor in the military camp.

Huo Jianjia thought about it seriously and asked them: "I will go and get the person..."

"No, this is not something that can be solved by chopping off the head." Chenyu interrupted her quickly.

Huo Jianjia said, "I'm not talking about chopping off his head. I'm talking about if I beat him up secretly. Will the boss be happier?"

Before they could reply, Jiang Yanyi's door suddenly opened from the inside. "What are you talking about? What's the big deal? There are a lot of fish and shrimps here. I'll go to the kitchen and make you something delicious."

Several people watched Jiang Yanyi's back as she walked downstairs. Bing Shao, who was always the most silent, said, "The boss looks a little strange."

Yang Xiu nodded and said, "He's probably still angry. " Chen

Yu said, "At this time, someone has to coax the boss."

Bing Shao said in a sullen voice, "How can one person coax him well?"

I'm afraid the one who should coax him doesn't know yet.

Hengzhou Camp.

After Feng Shuo discussed the battlefield layout with his generals, he received the shrimp and mushroom soup that Jiang Yanyi had stewed earlier.

He was a little happy in his heart, but he couldn't taste anything when he put it in his mouth. He couldn't help but frowned and asked Xing Yao, "Did she leave the barracks?"

Xing Yao remembered the news reported by the people below and nodded hesitantly.

Feng Shuo was puzzled. She had just agreed to accompany her to the palace last night. Why did she suddenly change her mind?