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"Big sister Lan Li is amazing. She's sitting on top by herself and those people are all kneeling down below. "My sister also said that if they didn't say anything, they should take turns kneeling on the red-hot pincers!"

I smiled and nodded my head. I scattered a bunch of fruits and the young maid, telling her not to speak any nonsense and told her to leave.

It seems that Lan Lingyun was deep enough for me to use torture to force her to confess.

Knowing that Lan Ling wouldn't be at a disadvantage, I put my heart at ease. I called Lan Xin to come in and help me wash up, so I didn't mention anything about it.

The next morning, Lan Li took advantage of the fact that I was combing my hair, and entered the house full of energy and vitality.

I laughed and teased her.

"Oh, our 'Li Qingtian' is back!"

When they heard my words, the maids and old ladies in the room pursed their lips and smiled.

Lan Ling was not annoyed. She took the comb from Lan Xin's hand and swiftly made a shape for me with her hands and feet, then imitated the singing on the stage as she said in a rough voice, "That's me!" "Ya ya ya ya ya!"

At this point, everyone could not hold it in anymore and burst out in laughter.

Sun Yiyi's mother, who had brought the maidservants in to arrange dinner, laughed: "Really, we, Lady Ya, are the most humorous!"

When the decorations were over, the food was already set up. Lan Lingyun called a maid and invited the family over from the west wing for breakfast with me.

Thinking about what happened yesterday, as soon as I entered the house, I felt dejected. I lazily paid my respects and sat down on the corner of the brick bed, looking uneasy.

I looked up at him and tried to say something.

However, he recalled that he had just made an oath yesterday that he would do things based on his heart, so he didn't care about it anymore. Thus, he decided to swallow his words back into his stomach.

The two of us silently ate.

I love to eat the cook's pickled radish, sweet and sour.

Today, I don't know why, but I ate one piece. It was so salty that it made my throat itch.

I coughed and cleared my throat.

'Bang! 'a loud sound was heard.

Jiayi was startled by my actions and even dropped the chopsticks in his hands in his panic.

Lan Ling hurriedly walked forward a few steps and picked up her chopsticks. Lan Xi then used a new pair of chopsticks to bring them to her family.

"Elder sister, I …"

I raised my eyes and looked at him to see what he was going to say.

Who knew that after hesitating for a long time, he would only say the word "I" and nothing more.

I smirked to myself.

To think that I felt that this child was extremely intelligent. Unexpectedly, he was a coward that didn't dare to acknowledge me.

I was secretly annoyed.

If he keeps insisting that what he did was right, I also admire him. He's still so young, yet he's still so unyielding, and yet he has such a useless image. What a joke!

So it turned out that his stubbornness was all used on those close to him.

I smiled.

After finishing the bowl of porridge in one gulp, I took out a handkerchief and wiped my mouth. "Alright, let's go to Grandmother's place to greet her!"

Jia Yi lowered his head in embarrassment and got up from the brick bed.

The young maidservants carried a basin up to the front, and Lan Lingyun went up to help me with my sleeves, blocking the small figure of the family.

I secretly sighed again.

After having him around for so long, I already had a relationship with this child. Looking at how dispirited he looked, it felt as if my heart was clogged with emotions.

When we were about to leave the room, I put on my cloak and went out. Coincidentally, I heard Lan Ling whispering to Lan Xi at the entrance. "You will lead Second Young Master to the back. I have a few words to say to Miss."

It was Lan Leng who saw the difference between me and my family and feared that I would reprimand him again.

Forget it!

It was fine to let her do as she pleased.

I walked back a few steps, straightening my windbreaker, and entered the door. Seeing that I was already fully dressed, I smiled and went out to welcome me.

As expected, on the way, Lan Xi held onto the hand of the family and followed behind the maidservant who served me all day long.

Lan Qing then grabbed my arm and instructed the people behind us to stay five steps away from us. It was a distance that could be heard but not heard. Laughing, she said, "This servant has already ascertained two things that you have instructed me to."

This servant went to the front yard to ask around. They all said that the youngest grandson of the Gan family was the son of the Gan Sanquan family. Ten days ago, he had a strange disease that caused him to suffer from diarrhea and then a fever.

A child's chance of dying at an early age was extraordinarily high. To be able to support eight out of ten children was already a very good result.

If not for the fact that she was gone, the old lady from the Gong family would not have been surprised.

"Then one day, the family of Gan Sanquan carried their son out, saying that they wanted to see a doctor. When her mother-in-law saw her daughter-in-law acting crazy and worried that she would hurt her child's last breath, she just wouldn't let them go. The mother-in-law duo even had a quarrel at the mouth of the alleyway. "

"Is that Old Lady Gan really that old? How can she be compared to the three springs clan? She's already so strong and strong, and yet she took them all?" "I heard that Old Lady Gan sat in the alleyway that day and had a good time making the people who live next to her watch her make a joke out of it. When this servant went to ask around, everyone treated it as a pleasure to tell this story to this servant."

I smiled and nodded.

Lan Li's words were lively, as if I was seeing the scene again.

It was quite comical to think about the scene of the two of them fighting over a sick child at the entrance of the alleyway and swearing at each other.

"Later on, the Gan Sanquan family brought back the child and even brought a few packets of medicine. I heard that after the Gan family's child drank it, his fever gradually subsided and his stomach stopped bloating. The family of Gan Sanquan will occasionally bring back some Poria Cocos and American ginseng to nourish the child's body. "

Previously, Lan Ling said that the Gan family's child's condition had improved, but I didn't dare to confirm that this was what Lan Xin had done. However, when she mentioned Poria Cocos Ointment and American Ginseng, it became irrefutable evidence. Other than Lan Xin, there was nothing else for this healer.

Poria cocos frost is used to nourish yin and yang, but the Northerners rarely use it. It was not because they did not know its beauty, but because the Poria Cocos were produced in the south and transported to the north. First, it had to be transported to the capital and the cost of transportation was unimaginable.

And Western ginseng is even worse.

The north had always been a place to pick ginseng, but only ginseng. It was common for families in the north to use ginseng to apply medicine if one was sick. However, ginseng was used to make up for one's weaknesses, because of its violent medicinal properties. It was not suitable for children, elders, or women to consume.

As for Western Ginseng, it was originally a tribute from the Korean nation. Later, the North Korean merchants would also do business with the Central Plains caravans. Later, there were people who specialized in operating and selling Western Ginseng.

Since it was both effective and mild in nature, it was very popular among the officials and giants. As a result, the price kept going up and kept going up.

Doing this sort of business could be said to be extremely profitable, but it couldn't be without a backer.

There was only one place in White City that had these two things.

It was located on the east side of the street. It was the old medicine store that had three branches, the Hall of Healing.

And King Qi was the true master of the Hall of World.

Lan Li and I exchanged a look, both understanding the other's meaning.

Lan Lingyun smiled at me and continued: "No wonder when young lady said you could let the Gan family go free, she was not the least bit happy. "I heard that the Gan family's child is still in bed. If she quit her job and relies on her husband, he might not even be able to grow up."

Lan Li meant that although Lan Xin could support them with medicinal herbs, she couldn't give them money. Even if the child's life was saved, the child would still be weak and would need nourishment. Furthermore, he was still young, so he was afraid that this tonic would have to be of a gentle nature and of a good taste.

Sometimes, this kind of tonic was something that not even money could buy.

If he wanted to keep his son, he would have to suffer.

I nodded, agreeing with Lan Li. "And that day, I saw Gan's clothes. Although it was plain on the outside, she was wearing a peach-red dress on the inside. I must be afraid that I won't be able to keep my son alive, so I intentionally wear a set of colorful clothes to cover him. "

Red, red, these were the colors of fire. It was said that there were patients at home, and if someone in close proximity wore these colors, they could make the patient happy and suppress his or her illness.

Lan Lingyun smiled brightly at me and said, "This servant didn't notice."

As we were talking, we reached the door of our grandmother's house. Lan Li and I stopped at the entrance of the courtyard and waited for the people behind us to catch up.

When Lan Xi saw him, she quickly led him to me.

I looked behind Jiayi and saw that my mother, Mrs. Huang, was missing.

So I took her hand and walked in, and asked, "Where is Mama Huang? Could it be that you were scared by me yesterday and went home to recuperate? "

A mother wearing light green clothes quickly caught up to me from behind. She stood by the side of the road and bowed to me and said, "This servant is Aunt Mo's wife. The head of the family is surnamed Zhao. In reply to Young Miss's words, because Madam Huang had offended Miss and the Aunt had to punish her severely, she was locked in the woodshed this morning. She was waiting for Young Miss to come and discuss how to release her when you had time, so she switched the servants. As Miss was busy in the morning, I did not dare to rashly enter the door to pay my respects. Please forgive me. "

His mother in Aunt Mo's room, no matter if she was smart or not, had always spoken very nicely.

It didn't matter to me who was at home.

However, it is absolutely impossible for the Huang Family to force themselves on my head.

I smiled and nodded. "Mom is being too courteous!" Seeing that Lan Lingyun had rewarded her with a piece of 8% silver, she brought Jia Yi in.

In the room, his grandmother was talking to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang was lying on the table, talking to her grandmother while quickly writing something on a piece of paper. Her grandmother was wearing a pair of flowery glasses and holding a letter. She smiled and said, "I think these are good enough. What do you think?"

"Why not add a pure buddhist jumping wall? Mother, don't you like to eat that the most?"

Aunt Wang wore a kind of warm and innocent smile, and it was suffused with a kind of happiness that I had never seen before.

Aunt Wang called her 'mother'!

This was what Aunt Wang and her grandmother had always called him when they were in private, right?

Like an ordinary mother and daughter.

I smiled wryly to myself.

For someone like Aunt Wang, this kinship shouldn't be easy, right?

Since that's the case, my speculations about her and my grandmother are better left unsaid.

Let her enjoy a bit of natural happiness first.

Seeing me lead the way in, my grandmother coughed lightly. Aunt Wang stood up from the brick bed and handed the list to my grandmother before turning around to look at me.

I don't know if it was my eyes that were blurry, but they were a little reddened when I looked at her.

When I saw Aunt Wang curtseying to me, I quickly hid behind the Bogu shelf, avoided it, and greeted my grandmother with a family salute.

Grandmother drank the tea that I had offered before and said with a smile, "You've come early today!"

I pretended to be depressed as I sighed. "It wasn't just a few days ago that I was in a hurry. I also grabbed my broomstick and lost my rake. I even came here to pay my respects to you but I didn't have a proper chat with you."

Grandmother nodded. "Although you are young, you should still take care of your body. "In the past, I was just like you, always busy with things day and night, so when I get old, it'll either hurt or hurt, and I'll never have a peaceful and comfortable time."

I smiled and lowered my eyes. I didn't reply, but it was rather Aunt Wang who spoke up. "What the old lady said is very reasonable. Eldest Miss should take care of her health."

I looked at the worry in Aunt Wang's eyes and threw her a comforting smile.

Grandmother took the list that Aunt Wang had written earlier from the table and handed it to me. She began to instruct me, "These are the people and dishes that I prepared for the banquet. What do you think?"

I quickly took it and hastily read through it.

They were just the old ladies and the ladies that usually came to and fro in the house, and there were not many strangers. As for the dishes, there were three "pre-Ming snow willow", "jade tree spring" and "buddhist jump wall". They couldn't be made in the kitchen, so they had to be packaged in the hotel.

I tucked the list into my sleeve and asked smilingly, "Which restaurant would you like to order dishes from?" Also, since he had invited a female guest, wouldn't it be boring for everyone to sit around and talk? "Although I can't ask the crew to set up the stage, it doesn't matter if I call on a small group of trash to do it or invite a female lead."

Grandmother pondered for a while before smiling, "I heard that the teahouse you opened is also making some dishes for the guests. It is quite famous. "My wife is about to leave this place of wealth. Why don't I call her over from your place? This can be considered as having fulfilled a little of my wish."

I smiled bitterly.

The teahouse was built in my name at the beginning, but now it's out of my control and has become another secret stronghold of King Qi. I couldn't make it in time to walk around and order from a tea shop!

Am I crazy?

I hastily shook my head and said smilingly, "Don't listen to those aunts who usually communicate with you! They're just raising me up. Sun Yiyi's daughter opened a small teahouse with some tea and peanut, broad beans and the like in it. How could it produce such a big dish!? "

Grandmother smiled without saying a word, her expression meaningful.

After they had decided to invite the kitchen from Hongyan Restaurant to take a seat at home, Grandmother said that the guests were all women, and they were all old, so they didn't like to be too lively. Since they had called for monkey shows to make trouble, they agreed to invite a woman to give them two sets of books for everyone to enjoy themselves.

I hurriedly promised them one by one, saying that I would return to speak with my grandmother after the arrangements were made, then I took my family's righteousness with me.

On the way back, Lan left her family far behind and continued to tell me about her trial last night.