C8 Probing
"You want to go to Beijing?"
"Indeed, the capital of a nation wouldn't let me down, would it?" Zhuang Qing was looking forward to it.
"Of course. The Xuan Jin Kingdom is famous throughout the world. Every year, there will be outsiders present to pay their respects to it. Xie Xiang's tone was filled with pride. When he realized that some information would be leaked because of this, he once again became taciturn.
Zhuang Qing was also considerately helping him to change the topic, "When I go, I will open a clinic in the capital to treat the sick and save the dying. I will have many parents write books and leave behind valuable wealth for the future generations."
Her eyes were bright when she spoke of ideals.
Xie Xiang couldn't help but size him up. According to An Yue's investigation last night, this village nun called Zhuang Qing was indeed a difficult person to deal with. Because of her honest personality, she had always been bullied in Sanhe Village and lived a rough life, but from the looks of her meticulous and confident words, elegant demeanor and often thought-provoking words, was this kind of person really just a foolish village woman who had never seen the world?
Looking at the gentle but firm outline of the girl in the darkness, Xie Xiang's eyes were solemn.
The two of them spoke for a while, then fell back into sleep. Zhuang Qing slept unstably, and woke up very early the next day. After realising that Xie Xiang was still having a low fever, she decided to go back and pack up for the day. Salt and other things were almost reaching the bottom.
Zhuang Qing cooked some porridge and exhorted Xie Xiang a few more times before heading back down the mountain.
Walking near her house, she noticed that the door was slightly ajar. She frowned and pushed the door open. At a glance, she saw a big and fat figure waiting in her kitchen, holding onto the lid of the rice jar.
"Zhang Chunhua!" What are you doing at my house? Do you want to steal something!? " she shouted angrily.
The fat woman was frightened and threw the lid away. She turned around and said: "Mr Zhuang! Did you drug Mi? I ate the Mi that was brought back, so I came to check on you!"
Zhuang Qing sneered, "What you said makes no sense. Your family of three eating my rice, only you feel weak, right? Otherwise, you would have already gone to the Village Chief to throw a tantrum! "
Zhang Chunhua was stuttering, not knowing what to say.
"I don't believe that there is such a strange thing as eating rice without strength. From what I see, you are using this as an excuse to come to my house and steal something from me. "Come, come with me to meet the Village Head and have him resolve this dispute!"
As Zhuang Qing spoke, she moved to pull her away. Zhang Chunhua saw her fierce tone and felt her heart beating faster. She stubbornly said, "Nonsense, who doesn't know that I have to behave!?" Be careful with your words, we are all from the same village, do not sully my reputation! "
Zhang Chunlai said as she ran out in a fluster. She tripped on the big doorstep, got up, moaned in pain, and limped out.
Zhuang Qing was secretly delighted. She was not really going to see the Village Head or scare Zhang Chunhua to let her remember. Otherwise, if Zhang Chunhua was found to be weak because of blood loss, it would cause trouble.
After a thorough check, he confirmed that there wasn't anything missing. Zhuang Qing put all the daily necessities and valuables into a bamboo basket and carried them up the mountain. There were many herbs to be picked along the way, enough for Xie Xiang to use a few more times.
When they returned to the run-down temple on the mountain and saw that the sun was rising, Zhuang Qing stewed some medicine and helped Xie Xiang out to sit on a big rock to bask in the sun. He then collected the herbs that he had just picked, picked them one by one, and then sorted them out to be spread out under the sun.
Xie Xiang looked at her for a while. Seeing her busy and yet abnormally skilled, a strange look flashed in his eyes. "Miss Zhuang, how do you know medicine?"
Herbal Discernment Medicine was the most basic and most complicated part of pharmacology. It could only be considered an entrance exam after learning for three years. How could an orphan girl who had lost her parents earlier learn it without a teacher?