Xia Hua nodded, "This is braised meat. You can braise any kind of meat, and you can also braise other vegetables." She originally planned to put eggs in, but she ended up putting in more than two hundred. It wasn't that she was stingy, but the pot simply couldn't hold them all.
There are already four large pots of vegetables and two pots of rice, and there are so many vegetables that I haven't added any more.
After finishing their meal, the two rested for a while before heading to Jinnan City. Now that they didn't need to make ice at night, everyone could get a good rest. Village Chief Lin knew where they were going and didn't ask any questions this time.
The two rode their horses toward Jinnan City, doing the same thing as last time, except this time they didn't change their clothes. They deliberately arrived a little later, but the Prefect still hadn't returned.
Thinking of what they had overheard outside the pharmacy in Jinnan City earlier that day, and that the prefect might not return for a while, the two continued to wait on the roof. It was almost midnight when the prefect finally returned, looking exhausted. Instead of going to the backyard, he stayed in the front yard, and the prefect's wife did not come to greet him.
If they hadn't known that the Prefect's wife and others were in the backyard, they would have suspected that the Prefect's wife had run away. After the maids and servants went to sleep, with only a few guards on night watch, the two of them went down from the roof and then slipped into the Prefect's room.
Worried about getting infected, the two of them wrapped themselves up tightly, even wearing masks. Looking at the sleeping prefect, Xia Hua poked him with a baseball bat, thinking it would be difficult to wake him up, but he woke up after only a few taps.
Aside from their initial surprise, An Shuyi and Xia Hua were puzzled by the prefect's calm demeanor. Wasn't he being a bit too composed? Their current attire hardly suggested they were good people, so why wasn't he afraid or even scream when he saw them?
Seeing that they remained silent, the prefect had no choice but to ask, "What brings you two gentlemen to see me?"
"A hero?" The two looked at each other. Well, they really did look somewhat alike. An Shuyi said, "We've come to see the prefect, of course, because we have something to discuss. There's a cholera outbreak in Jinnan City. Has the prefect found a solution?"
The prefect shook his head. Although he didn't know what the two women were doing here, he had no one to confide in, so he said directly, "No, we've already consulted the doctors in Jinnan City, but they don't have any solutions either. I've also submitted a memorial to the Emperor, but the imperial physicians have no help either."
“Cholera has now broken out in Jinnan City. The officials below are trying to dump people in the villages below, but won’t that just harm even more people? Doctors are already treating the people who have contracted cholera, and the Emperor has issued an imperial edict that anyone who can cure cholera will be promoted and given a title.”
Now he could only gather all the doctors together, along with the cholera-stricken people, hoping that someone would answer the imperial edict and find a way to solve the cholera epidemic.
"It's true that you can get promoted and receive a higher rank, it can't be fake, right? Is it really that easy to become an official?" Xia Hua turned to An Shuyi and said.
"It's probably true, but it's not a good official position either. After all, they need capable people like this now, so they're making it sound so nice in order to find one."
Xia Hua nodded, agreeing. "Your Excellency, we have a cure for cholera, and we don't need any promotions or titles..."
"You have a cure for cholera...is that true?!"
Xia Hua pushed him away as he leaned closer. "Just talk, why are you getting so close?"
"There is a way, but..."
"Tell me quickly, what's the plan?" the prefect asked again, peeking out from the crowd.
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"Damn it, can't you wait until I finish speaking? You keep interrupting me." He even got closer and closer, didn't he have any conscience? While saying this, he kicked me a couple of times because he wasn't satisfied.
"Hua Hua, this is a prefecture, after all. Don't kick it too hard... and make as little noise as possible, otherwise the guards will hear it."
It wasn't that I was afraid of the guards, but I wanted to save face for the prefect. Otherwise, if he saw him lying on the ground after being beaten by Hua Hua and unable to get up, it would be difficult for him to convince the public in the future.
Xia Hua stopped. "Can you listen to me now?"
"Alright...please speak." The prefect looked at the woman who had already torn off her face covering, and was surprised that someone who looked quite old could hit so hard. "Madam, your face covering has fallen off."
I wonder if I'll be silenced if I see her face.
Looking at the mask that she had already torn off, he put it back on. "Listen to me now. We have a prescription for treating cholera. We don't need any promotions or titles. We just need you to help us out if we encounter any trouble in the future."
"We will give you this prescription for free. If you need any medicinal herbs, you can also come to us. Now that I've finished speaking, you can speak."
The prefect stood up from the ground. "Thank you both for your kindness. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to come to me. I will definitely take care of it for you. Of course, it doesn't have to be something heinous."
"If this prescription is truly effective, please rest assured, ladies, I will definitely submit a memorial to the Emperor so that he may know of your noble sentiments. This is a great thing that benefits the country and its people."
"Your Excellency... what Hua Hua means is that you decide on the prescription, and we shouldn't let anyone know that we gave it to you," An Shuyi reminded him.
“Well… ladies,” the prefect said, puzzled. “Why don’t we wait until I confirm the prescription and see if it really works to treat cholera before we talk?”
If it were truly possible, he would certainly petition the Emperor. Even if he couldn't grant the two ladies higher official ranks, he could at least bestow upon them an imperial title, which would save all the people of He Chen Kingdom.
An Shuyi took out the prescription and gave it to him, "See if you have these medicinal herbs. If not, we have them here."
The prefect carefully took the prescription, treating it like a precious treasure. However, he was unfamiliar with the medicinal ingredients. "Madams," he said, "I wonder where you live. If the prescription is truly effective, or if there are no medicinal ingredients available, where should I go to find you?"
"Peach Blossom Village, let's go. You go and take care of your business!" Xia Hua said before leaving with An Shuyi, climbing over the wall and heading out of the city.
"Taoyuan Village?" The prefect thought for a while before remembering that this was the village that no one went to. It had been abandoned for a long time, and refugees had settled there a few days ago. These two women were from Taoyuan Village. Looking at the prescription in his hand, he didn't go back to sleep. He put on his coat and went outside.
"Sir, are you going out so late?" the guard asked as he heard the voice.
"I have urgent business to attend to and need to prepare the carriage."
"Yes, sir!"
An Shuyi and Xia Hua also hurried back to the village, changed into a new set of clothes, burned the old ones, and then went back to the village. After washing up, they lay down and quickly fell asleep.
The next day, none of the villagers went to work. Village Chief Lin instructed them to plant the crops in the fields first, and then work in the evening. Except for the very young children and the uncles and aunts, everyone else went to plant the crops.
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