The head of the Mu family

Chapter 90: Raising Food, Providing Free Medical Services, and Gathering Information

Both Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Liu had tears in their eyes after hearing these words.

A mix of emotions welled up inside me.

Holding Huai Sheng's hand, Madam Liu spoke after a long while:

"This time, we sisters were too hasty."

I thought I was doing this for your own good, so I came to you with this idea.

Really...

Mu Huaisheng grasped the two beauties' hands in return and said sincerely:

"I am deeply grateful for the sincerity of the two ladies."

It's a matter of fact.

For me, the two ladies' kind intentions are probably the best outcome.

"It was my fault for being so ungrateful and offending the two ladies' kind intentions."

"No, your ambitions lie outside the inner quarters!"

That's a great ambition!

Mrs. Cai said gratefully.

"When I was studying in my youth, I also thought:"

He was just as good at studying as his older brother.

Why was my elder brother able to study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and bring honor to the family?

All I can do is wait to find a good man to marry and bring honor to my family.

If it weren't for the fact that my heart belonged to the Third Master, and that my family felt that marrying him would be of great benefit to them.

I doubt they'll allow me to be willful.

"Madam Cai, you don't need to feel sentimental."

I've just decided that I don't have to get married.

However, if I were to meet a suitable man someday, and we were to get married, I would still be able to continue practicing medicine.

I'll definitely get married!

Yes, you will meet him!

Mrs. Cai said sincerely.

You'll definitely encounter it!

Madam Liu also said something sincere.

After taking the pulses of the two ladies and making some changes to their medicinal diet, he went to say goodbye to his close friend.

Her best friend wanted her to stay for dinner, but Mu Huaisheng declined, saying:

"Thank you for your kind offer, Princess Consort. I'm leaving tomorrow and have other matters to attend to tonight. I'll definitely come when I return to the capital."

The woman with the handkerchief smiled, tapped her forehead, and let her go.

Mu Huaisheng secretly groaned:

I just went through something so embarrassing.

Even if we have to eat dragon meat, we can't leave it behind!

hey~

After returning home, Huaisheng rested for a while.

The next day, he took Qianyan and Wu Shishuai and set off with the Marquis's caravan.

They were all acquaintances, and chatted and laughed along the way.

Wherever they went, during their rest periods, Mu Huaisheng and Qian Yan would go out to provide free medical consultations.

The couple who served the scholar or the couple who shared the fragrance of orchids bought some black steamed buns and distributed them as alms.

Others went to purchase local specialties and took them to sell in the Liang Kingdom.

After reviewing the customs clearance documents, we entered the country from Pengcheng and headed towards Yingtian.

Heading south, the land indeed became increasingly prosperous.

The scenery gradually became more beautiful.

The caravan passed through several prefectures and counties before arriving in Yangzhou.

After passing Yangzhou, you will reach Yingtian.

The capital of the Great Liang Kingdom was Shangjing, which was located further south of the Gusu region.

The caravan then planned to travel from Suzhou, bypass the capital, and circle south before turning back.

By the time they arrived in Yangzhou, they had already stockpiled a considerable amount of grain under the pretext of buying ten days' worth of rations for the caravan every day.

When a caravan arrived at a place, it would purchase goods there.

When they arrive at the next place, they sell the goods from the previous place.

In Yangzhou, a large contingent was dispatched to escort the first batch of grain back home.

The others waited in Yingtian Prefecture.

As for the routes to transport the grain back, Pingbo said that each family had its own unique approach.

In some cases, they would split into several wedding processions, hiding grain in sedan chairs and betrothal gifts.

Some people even made a living selling coffins, hiding grain inside them.

Having a family that owns a restaurant signifies a legitimate and upright fortune.

Upon reaching the border, they quietly crossed the border mountain range.

There are also those who use canal transport, sea transport, and so on, each displaying their unique abilities and employing a variety of methods.

Every family was familiar with how officialdom worked, and they spent money to bribe officials along the way.

The cargo volume was not particularly large, so they were all transported back to Dahao by breaking down large shipments into smaller ones.

Mu Huaisheng admired him greatly.

The wisdom of the ancient people is truly boundless!

When they arrived in the Jiangbei area, everyone found it hard to stand the hot and humid weather.

Everyone felt as if their entire body was crawling with tiny insects, scratching at their skin with their antennae.

Mu Huaisheng's body stirred up forgotten flavors:

Such familiar weather~

While in Yangzhou, Mu Huaisheng felt a little regretful that he hadn't witnessed the ancient Yangzhou "slender horses" (a euphemism for prostitutes).

Why choose to wait in Yingtian? It would take several days to go there and back. True masters live in seclusion amidst the city.

The group arrived in Yingtian and found a small, inconspicuous inn.

Pretending not to know each other, they each took a room and occupied the inn.

Pingbo led a few people and visited various places.

Familiarize yourself with local customs and harvest conditions to prepare for the upcoming grain harvest.

Yingtian was a prosperous city, and every five days, major medical clinics would send people to the city gate to provide free medical consultations.

Mu Huaisheng then took Qianyan with him and used this channel to gather information.

However, this time the division of labor was changed; Qianyan took the pulse and Mu Huaisheng wrote the prescription.

It's not anything else, it's just that Qianyan's handwriting is too eye-catching, so only Mu Huaisheng, a half-baked writer, can handle it.

Coincidentally, Mu Huaisheng was used to providing free medical consultations.

While writing the prescriptions, I could also chat with those people and gather information.

Every evening when they returned to the inn, everyone would gather the information they had collected and present it to Pingbo and Shishu.

Let them make unified plans and arrangements later.

On this day, the two came to provide free medical consultations again.

Near the end of the session, several women came to the stall next door, but the stall refused to treat them.

The women then went to several other clinics, but none of them would offer their services.

When they arrived at Mu Huaisheng's place, Qianyan treated him without saying a word.

Mu Huaisheng glanced at the girls:

I can't tell Qianyan that these women are girls from a brothel.

This child is wonderful in every way, but people in this era are all old-fashioned.

Qianyan glanced at the women and then proceeded to prescribe a medicine as usual.

After the consultation, the women left, expressing their gratitude profusely.

The doctor next door, seeing the women leave, kindly reminded the two women as he finished his free clinic:

"Look at you two young men, I wonder which pharmacy you work for."

Here's a piece of advice: if you encounter something like that again...

It's best not to seek treatment.

Neither of them dared to say much, and they simply nodded and agreed.

Although he learned some accents and spoke to the poor people who came to see the doctor, no one paid any attention.

Anyway, nobody's technique is very good.

However, if you talk too much with these famous doctors, you'll definitely be exposed.

Everyone from the medical clinic had left, and Mu Huaisheng and Xiao Qianyan also packed up to go home.

"Huaisheng, those women are from brothels, aren't they?"

"Hmm~ You know?"

"Just by looking at their attitude, then at the expressions of the women, and taking their pulses, I can tell the whole story."

I remember you said:

As doctors, we should treat every human being.

"That's a simple statement, exactly right."

I was just worried that if you found out...

While they were tidying up and chatting, a man in a dark-patterned black robe approached.

He came to have the knife wound on his arm treated, and looked at the two people again and again.

Seeing that the man's injuries were quite serious, Mu Huaisheng assumed he didn't believe the two children and quickly said:

"It can be cured!"

The man sat down, and Mu Huaisheng pointed to the wine pot at the man's waist.

"Give me the wine!"

The cut was deep and had already bled quite a bit, so Mu Huaisheng quickly disinfected it with strong liquor.

Using the embroidery needle he carried with him, he bent it and sewed up the wound, then wrapped it with a strip of cotton cloth.

"Go to the nearest pharmacy, buy wound medicine, and re-bandage it!"

The man glanced at them a few more times, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left.

During the next free clinic, for some reason, there were more people whose pulses were taken and who seemed to be in good health.

Qianyan thought she lacked experience and even let Mu Huaisheng do it a few times.

During the next free clinic, he returned to normal, except that Qianyan became somewhat taciturn.

At the end of a free clinic, a group of weary men arrived.

Their attire was understated yet luxurious, and the leader exuded an imposing presence.

"Yao'er~"

It really is you! It really is you!

The distinguished-looking man spoke.

Mu Huaisheng's mind jolted:

Who? Me?

Could it be that I have some hidden identity?

Oh my god~ I knew it, I couldn't be the simple Liang Wuya.

Qianyan, who was standing next to her, stood up.

Mu Huaisheng glanced at it and put away his reverie:

Am I still just a speck of mud when I came into this world?

Is it safe to listen to? Is there any danger to my life?

No, I still have to listen to it.

We must not forget Xiao Qianyan!