C9 Tongue Combat

"My father was a pharmacist farmer and he taught me a few skills. After he left, I found a book on medicine at home and compared myself to the calabash, more or less learning something."

This made sense, and as expected, Xie Xiang no longer pursued the matter.

When it was noon, Zhuang Qing began lighting the fire and cooking. Xie Xiang staggered into the room to find water to drink. At one glance, he keenly noticed that the things hidden under the bed had changed.

The item was still wrapped in the same way, but its position had changed. It was obvious that someone had moved it before. Xie Xiang's eyes narrowed as he turned his head to look outside. Zhuang Qing's head was lowered and she was seriously blowing on a burning piston.

After a long while, the coldness in his eyes faded.

The woman must have seen what was inside and guessed that An Yue and him were from an extraordinary background, but she didn't say a word about it. As a smart person, he should be able to see the situation clearly and not do anything stupid.

Thanks to their tacit understanding, Zhuang Qing had been living quite comfortably these past few days. Other than taking care of Xie Xiang, they had also gone to the mountains to gather herbs. The two of them had chatted quite a bit during their free time.

From Xie Xiang, Zhuang Qing learned the basics of the current dynasty. The Crown Prince of the Xuan Jin Kingdom was the son of the Emperor's favorite concubine, Jin Cheng. The other princes had also conferred the title of Crown Prince. The only shock was from the war with the Western Wei. Other than that, it was relatively stable.

Under Zhuang Qing's careful treatment, Xie Xiang's injuries recovered quickly, but the low fever from the poisoning kept repeating. After many diagnoses and observations, Zhuang Qing determined that there was still a weak poison in Xie Xiang's body that had yet to be dispelled. This poison was unremarkable, but it was very stubborn. If it remained in the body for long periods of time, it would eventually cause the organs of the infected to fail and then die from pain.

Fortunately, he managed to find out in time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been dire. It seemed that the person who had injured him was determined to kill him.

For the time being, there was no herb in the mountain that could suppress this poison. Zhuang Qing went straight down the mountain to grab some medicine from the market and bought another old hen. When they passed by the clothing store, Zhuang Qing paused for a moment, then lowered his head to look at the clothes that were patched up on his body. Xie Xiang was generous and gave her quite a bit of medical fees. Right now, she still had some silver on her hands, so she might as well use this opportunity to change into a new set of clothes.

After making up her mind, Zhuang Qing walked in and changed into a bright colored jacket. She then ordered some clothes for the owner to take care of. As soon as she paid the bill, she bumped into Zhang Chunhua.

Zhang Chunhua cried out in pain. When she focused her eyes, she was immediately shocked.

The original owner had a good background. After going through Zhuang Qing's own treatment, she had become more mature, and after changing into new clothes, she appeared more slender and elegant. Coupled with her calm temperament, those people who did not know her would think that she was the daughter of some noble family in the town. The man that was originally completely bewitched by the little girl was now about to fly to the sky?

Zhang Chun Hua was extremely jealous. Not only did she not apologize for running into someone, she even said in a weird tone, "Isn't this the little girl Zhuang? Wearing such flowery clothes, I was nearly unable to recognize her. I thought that I had run into a lady from a brothel! "

He only knew that she couldn't spit out anything good from her mouth!

Zhuang Qing laughed instead, "Forgive me for being ignorant and inexperienced, but I've never seen a brothel lady before. However, elder sister Spring Flower seems to understand her, could it be that she's been inside before?"

Zhang Chunhua's complacent face turned red as if he had been slapped right on the spot.

Zhuang Qing didn't wait for her to reply and continued slowly, "However, with elder sister Chun Hua's face, I'm afraid the brothel may not be willing to let you in …" Or maybe your man is a regular customer, and Big Sister Spring Flower has called him home many times to eat and get to know the girls inside? "

As his voice faded, the bystanders burst into laughter.

Zhang Chunhua was so angry that her entire body was trembling. She did not dare to hit anyone in front of everyone, but the sharp-tongued Zhuang Qing stomped her foot in exasperation and broke away from the crowd. However, she kept her wits about her. In a remote area, she turned back and followed Zhuang Qing from a distance.

Her neighbors had always been poor, but in the past few days, they had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and bought things. They must have gotten into some rich old master's shoes. Zhang Chun Hua had an idea to catch him, so he let this man who dared seduce her give her an embarrassing little kick to teach her a lesson.