Chapter 176: Unexpected

Ever since they learned how to ride a horse, they did not need anyone to send them to school. The two little boys didn’t want their grandfather to be so tired traveling back and forth. Actually, Grandpa Chu did not mind, but knowing that his two grandsons were expressing their filial piety, he agreed. In any case, Fu Bao would protect them and not let them fall.

When they arrived at the school, Chu Xuyuan got off the horse first and reached out to catch Chu Xuyao. “Hold my hand before you jump.”

When Chu Xuyao heard this, he felt that he was the weaker one and did not like this feeling. “Got it, Seventh Brother.”

The brothers finally got off the horse.

Chu Xuyuan reached out and patted Fu Bao on the head. “Go back.”

Tap, tap, tap. The tall horse neighed and quickly ran away.

Someone bumped into Chu Xuyao and knocked him to the ground. His palm was bleeding, and he gasped in pain. “Hiss…”

Tan Maozhi was distracted just now and accidentally bumped into Chu Xuyao. He quickly helped him up and apologized, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Tan Maozhi was Tan Xueqing’s cousin and the eldest son of the second branch of the Tan family.

Chu Xuyuan held Chu Xuyao’s hand to check and said with heartache, “It’s bleeding. What should we do?”

Tan Maozhi said apologetically, “I know a senior brother who practices mediciner. I’ll bring you there to bandage the wound.”

Chu Xuyuan quickly said, “Then let’s go.”

Tan Maozhi carried Chu Xuyao and walked into the school…

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The three of them came to the medical building. “Senior Brother Song, Junior Brother’s hand is injured. Can you bandage it?”

Seeing that blood was coming out of Chu Xuyao’s palm, Song Qingyuan agreed without hesitation. “Sure, put him down.”

Tan Maozhi put Chu Xuyao on the stool. “Sit here and let Senior Brother Song bandage you.”

Chu Xuyao thanked him. “Thank you, Senior Brother.”

There were some other students in the medical building. When they saw the two little fellows, they surrounded them.

Everyone was wearing the same white student uniform. When they were gathered together, it was especially dazzling. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Song Qingyuan placed the necessary items on the tray and placed it on the table. “How did you hurt your hand?”

Tan Maozhi said in embarrassment, “1 accidentally bumped into him.” As he spoke, he yawned, looking extremely sleepy.

Chu Xuyao noticed that Tan Maozhi’s eyes were bloodshot and there were black circles under his eyes. It was obvious that he did not sleep well. “Senior Brother, go back and rest. My Seventh Brother can take care of me here. It’ll be fine.”

Tan Maozhi was really sleepy, so he did not refuse. “My dorm is the fifth room in the third row. If you need anything, you can come and find me.”

Chu Xuyao nodded. “Alright.”

Tan Maozhi yawned and walked away.

When he passed by, two students sneezed a few times. There was the pungent smell of rouge on him.

“Tan Maozhi must have stayed up late again last night.”

“Doesn’t he get bored of staying in a brothel all day long?”

“Who knows? Perhaps he likes doing that kind of thing. 1 heard that it’s quite enjoyable. Women from the brothel are good at serving people. It’s normal for him to get addicted.”

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Song Qingyuan cleared his throat and reminded them, “We have junior brothers here. Mind your language.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Junior Brothers, you don’t understand what we were talking about, right?”

Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao shook their heads in confusion.

The few of them heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good, that’s good. Junior brothers, after you are done bandaging the wound. 1’11 send you to the class.”

The two of them said gratefully, “Thank you, Senior brothers.”

“You’re welcome. You’re welcome.”

As Song Qingyuan treated Chu Xuyao’s wound, he asked, “Are you Chu Xuyao?”

Chu Xuyao was a little surprised. “How did you know?”

Song Qingyuan pointed at the jade pendant Chu Xuyao was wearing. It was a norm among the scholars to wear a jade pendant. The jade pendant was not expensive and had their name engraved on the back. Coincidentally, the side with the name on it was facing outward.

Chu Xuyao smiled, revealing his white teeth. “Senior brother, why are you suddenly asking me that?”

Song Qingyuan asked with anticipation, “Do you know Chu Qingzhi?”

Chu Xuyao blinked and thought to himself, What a coincidence. “She’s my fifth sister. Why?”

Song Qingyuan’s eyes lit up and he said excitedly, “Is she your biological sister?”

Chu Xuyao nodded affirmatively. “Yes.”

“That’s great.” Song Qingyuan was excited. “It’s widely spread in the county city that her medical skills are outstanding. I’ve discussed with the school and want to invite Miss Chu to teach us for a day. She doesn’t have to teach us new knowledge. We’ll be satisfied if she can answer some of our questions. Do you think we can invite her?”

Chu Xuyao touched his chin. This was his habit when he was thinking. “My fifth sister is very easy to talk to, but if you want to invite her, you have to see if she has time. If she has time, she probably won’t refuse.”

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Song Qingyuan was slightly relieved. “Xuyao, can you wait for me after school?

I want to go and talk to your fifth sister.”

Considering that Song Qingyuan had helped him bandage the wound, Chu Xuyao agreed readily. “Sure, I’ll wait for you at the entrance of the school.”

Song Qingyuan hoped that time would pass quickly. “Xuyao, thank you.”

Chu Xuyao shook his head. “Senior brother, you’re welcome.”

In the Chu Village.

An unexpected person came to the Chu Village. It was his first time here. As soon as he entered the village, everyone looked at him, making him feel very uncomfortable.

Chu Junbao, a child from the village, walked over and raised his head to look at him. “Who are you looking for?”

Chu Zhongyuan looked around. “I’m looking for Chu Qingzhi. Is she around?”

Chu Junbao sized up Chu Zhongyuan. He was dressed quite well and did not look like a bad person. “Why are you looking for her?”

Chu Zhongyuan said anxiously, “I have something to tell her.”

Chu Junbao turned around and shouted at the top of his lungs. “Sister Qingzhi, someone is looking for you!”

Chu Qingzhi was bathing Fu Bao and Hou Fu.

When she heard Chu Junbao’s voice, she thought that a business was coming and walked out. She did not expect to see someone she did not want to see at all.

Her attitude was cold. “What are you doing here?”

Chu Zhongyuan looked at Chu Qingzhi, who had changed beyond recognition, and felt vexed and regretful. He hated Wang Peifang even more for chasing Chu Qingzhi home.

He gave her a fatherly smile. “Qingzhi, I’m your father. I’m here to see you.”

Chu Qingzhi pointed in the direction of the wheat field. “My father is cutting wheat there. Whose father are you?”

Chu Zhongyuan’s face turned red in embarrassment. He wanted to escape, but he couldn’t. If he left, he wouldn’t lose this opportunity to get close to Chu Qingzhi.

“Qingzhi, it wasn’t me who chased you home back then. Don’t hate me so much!”

If he wanted to ask for forgiveness, he should go to the netherworld to find the dead Chu Qingzhi, not her. Chu Qingzhi crossed her arms and was filled with coldness.. “What’s the matter? If there is nothing else, get lost!”

177 Protective of Her Daughter

Chu Zhongyuan did not expect Chu Qingzhi to be so rude to him. He felt humiliated. "Qingzhi, I've raised you for 15 years. You should at least be grateful for the love and care I gave you."

"Love and care?" Chu Qingzhi sneered. "Where were you when Wang Peifang didn't let me eat? Where were you when Wang Peifang hit me? Where were you when I was sick and couldn't get up?"

Chu Zhongyuan did not look surprised. Clearly, he knew, but he would not admit it in front of so many people.

He pretended to be shocked. "Wang Peifang didn't let you eat? She even hit you?"

Chu Qingzhi looked at Chu Zhongyuan coldly and snorted. "I remember that you were there when Wang Peifang pulled my ear and pinched my arm, right?"

Chu Zhongyuan was extremely embarrassed. Facing Chu Qingzhi's eyes, he felt inexplicably guilty. "I've let you down, but we've lived together for 15 years. We still have feelings, right?"

Chu Qingzhi said coldly, "I'm sorry. When you chased me out of the house, our relationship was over."

Chu Zhongyuan said matter-of-factly, "Which parent in the world doesn't beat and scold their child? Don't tell me you are going to hate us for the rest of your life because of that."

Chu Qingzhi's eyes were like ice with any feelings. "I'm sorry, I'm a vengeful person and will hate you for the rest of my life."

Chu Zhongyuan felt that he had already lowered his attitude enough, but Chu Qingzhi was still so aggressive. He was a little impatient. "Chu Qingzhi, I've raised you for 15 years. Are you going to forget it just like that?"

He's revealing his true colors… Chu Qingzhi laughed coldly, her tone flat. "Then what do you want?"

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"Shouldn't you repay me a little?" Chu Zhongyuan said darkly.

Chu Qingzhi's eyes darkened. "What do you want me to repay you?"

Chu Zhongyuan said in a commanding tone, "The county magistrate has a few businesses that he wants to collaborate with merchants. Help me get them."

Chu Qingzhi's killing intent surged, but she looked normal on the surface. "Before I help you, you have to answer a question."

Chu Zhongyuan was overjoyed. "Tell me."

Chu Qingzhi looked into the depths of Chu Zhongyuan's eyes and asked on behalf of the dead Chu Qingzhi, "Do you really treat me as your daughter?"

"Of course," Chu Zhongyuan replied without hesitation. As long as she could bring him benefits, what did it matter if she was really his daughter or not?

Chu Qingzhi's anger and killing intent erupted at the same time, but she still looked very calm. "Do you miss me very much?"

Chu Zhongyuan replied without hesitation, "Of course. I'm your father. I watched you grow up. I definitely miss you."

Chu Qingzhi nodded and said softly, "Alright, go and accompany her."

Chu Zhongyuan did not hear it clearly. "What did you say?" At the same time, he felt a pain in his chest, but it quickly disappeared.

Chu Qingzhi looked at Chu Zhongyuan coldly. "I didn't say anything. Go back and wait for news." News of your death!

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Chu Zhongyuan asked amiably, "When are you going to talk to the county magistrate?"

Chu Qingzhi said calmly, "I'll go tomorrow. There'll probably be news in three to four days."

Chu Zhongyuan said happily, "Then come and tell me immediately when there's news."

Chu Qingzhi nodded. "Okay."

Having achieved his goal, Chu Zhongyuan turned around and left in satisfaction. As long as he obtained the businesses in the county magistrate's hands, he would never have to listen to Wang Peifang again.

Chu Qingzhi looked at Chu Zhongyuan's departing figure and said to the dead Chu Qingzhi in her heart, "Since they miss you so much, I'll get them to accompany you."

Li Qingyu rushed out of the house and grabbed Chu Qingzhi's hand with heartache. "Qingzhi, how can we commoners go to the county magistrate to discuss business? You can't go." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

After saying that, she shouted at Chu Zhongyuan, "If you want to go, go yourself. My daughter won't go."

Chu Zhongyuan turned around and glared at Li Qingyu angrily. "Let me tell you, she has already agreed. She has to go."

Li Qingyu insisted, "I won't let her go. You don't love her, but I love her. The thing I regret the most in my life is letting you take Qingzhi away. Now that Qingzhi is back, she has nothing to do with you."

Chu Zhongyuan was completely furious. "Nothing to do with me? I raised her for fifteen years!"

Li Qingyu also exploded with anger. "You raised her for 15 years, but you also made her suffer for 15 years. Now, she's my daughter, not yours. You have no right to ask her to do anything."

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Chu Zhongyuan pointed at Li Qingyu with a fierce gaze. "You vicious woman and ingrate!"

Li Qingyu met his gaze. She had to protect her daughter today. "You are the ingrate! You took my daughter away and didn't treat her well. She must have suffered a lot. Now, get lost!"

Chu Zhongyuan started to be shameless. "I can get lost, but you have to compensate me for the money I spent on her all these years."

Li Qingyu said very firmly, "I'll compensate you no matter how much you say. You're not allowed to look for my daughter again."

Chu Zhongyuan asked for an exorbitant price. "She spent at least 100 taels of silver a year in our family. Fifteen years is 1,500 taels of silver. Give it to me."

Everyone gasped. Chu Zhongyuan was so shameless.

"You're really shameless. You actually have the cheeks to ask for 1,500 taels of silver." Li Qingyu was even angrier. "150 taels!"

Chu Zhongyuan was naturally unwilling, hiis gaze fierce. "150 taels? Do you think I'm a beggar?!"

Li Qingyu was a little afraid, but she still protected Chu Qingzhi tightly. "Then get lost. I won't give you a penny."

Chu Zhongyuan looked around and threatened, "Either you give me the money or go to the county magistrate to discuss business for me. Otherwise, I'll bring people to smash your house tomorrow!"

Li Qingyu retorted. "Come and smash it. I can report it to the authorities! If you dare to smash our house, you'll be imprisoned for life!"

Chu Qingzhi looked at Li Qingyu with admiration.

The village chief also stepped forward and shouted angrily, "If you dare to bring people here tomorrow, we'll make sure you won't be able to return!"

The men in the village stepped forward one by one. Everyone had earned money and eaten well in the past few months and had gained a lot of weight. At this moment, they looked tall and strong, revealing their muscular arms. They were quite intimidating!

Chu Zhongyuan looked at Chu Qingzhi. Chu Qingzhi raised her eyebrows. "If you have the balls, come."

"Get out of the Chu Village now, or we'll release the dogs to beat you!"

"Village Chief, capture him and bury him alive. No one knows that he came to our village anyway. Even if someone knows, as long as we don't admit it, they can't do anything to us."

178 Pushover

Chu Zhongyuan swallowed his saliva and cowered. "Chu Qingzhi, I'm your father!"

Chu Qingzhi pretended not to hear him.

At this moment, Chu Xuede came out with a long thick hemp rope and said very seriously, "I need two people to help me tie him up and a few more people and go and dig a pit to bury him when it's dark."

Seeing that everyone was serious, Chu Zhongyuan trembled in fear and hurriedly ran away. "You murderers, I'm going to report you to the authorities."

Everyone looked at Chu Zhongyuan escaping in a sorry state and laughed out loud.

"How dare this coward cause trouble in our village!"

"Does he really think everyone is a pushover?"

When Chu Zhongyuan heard the humiliating words behind him, he was embarrassed and angry. He swore in his heart to teach Chu Qingzhi a lesson!!!

Chu Qingzhi felt very touched by Li Qingyu's protective behavior just now. "Mother, thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? You're my daughter. Even if you hurt me, I won't hurt you." Li Qingyu tidied the hair on Chu Qingzhi's shoulder. "When I gave birth to you, our family had just paid the taxes and didn't have much money. Chu Zhongyuan is rich. I thought that he would give you a bite to eat so that you wouldn't starve. I didn't expect him to be so vicious."

"Mother, it's alright. It's all in the past."

When the dead Chu Qingzhi was locked up in the woodshed by Wang Peifang, in the dark night, she hugged her legs and looked at the moon in the sky in a daze. She asked herself softly why her biological parents didn't want her.

Actually, Chu Rong and Li Qingyu were kind-hearted. Their original intention of sending the child away was also good, but this harmed their child. Chu Qingzhi did not know if she should resent her parents or not for the dead Chu Qingzhi.

However, she would definitely not let Chu Zhongyuan's family off.

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Li Qingyu's heart was filled with regret. "Mother will definitely not let you suffer any grievances in the future."

Chu Qingzhi nodded. "Mother, our family will be happy and well in the future."

Li Qingyu said, "Yes."

…

Chu Qingzhi called her two disciples over and went to the rice dumpling workshop to continue the next step of brewing beer.

The next step was the second step, germination. This process would take three days.

All the wheat grains had been soaked in water beforehand. Then, they were placed in the dark room to germinate.

Chu Qingzhi placed the four bamboo sieves covered with wheat grains on the wooden shelf and used the box to block the sunlight. After that, she didn't need to interfere.

She turned around and asked her two disciples, "Have you written it down?"

Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang looked humble. "Yes we did."

Chu Qingzhi suddenly had an idea. "How about this? When I finish the entire process, you guys can do it on your own. Treat it as an exam and let me see your performance."

"Sure." This made the two high-spirited youths feel challenged.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. "Let's go."

"Ok."

…

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When it was time, Fu Bao came out of the stable and ran to the school to pick up the children.

At the entrance of the school.

"Hey, look, there doesn't seem to be anyone on that horse."

"That horse is good. Its fur is good, and its leg muscles are tight. It's definitely a horse with excellent stamina and endurance. It's worth at least five hundred taels of silver."

"It's worth 500 taels?! So expensive!!" (500 taels is about 500,000 yuan in modern currency. I'm not sure, but it must be a lot of money.)

"Mm, let's go take that horse away…"

"What if someone finds out?"

"There are so many people here. Who would pay attention to us? Besides, we've been standing here for so long, but no one has approached that horse. It must be ownerless. Let's go!"

Two students who had evil thoughts slowly walked towards Fu Bao.

One of them was on the lookout, and the other was reaching for the reins of the horse…

When Fu Bao saw a sneaky stranger coming to pull its reins, it immediately neighed and raised its legs high to kick the Horse Stealer to the ground.

Cracks… The Horse Stealer was trampled on the ground, and the spine on his back had been broken into three pieces.

"Arghhh—" An ear-piercing scream sounded, breaking through the sky.

It was off school time. Many students were walking out of the school and going back home together. It was very noisy, but after the scream sounded, the place instantly fell silent, as if time had stopped.

The student who was on the lookout was so frightened that he did not dare to move. He slowly turned around and saw blood on his companion's back. The color on his face immediately drained. "Murder! Horse killed someone!"

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Free Entry To Over 500 Museums And Exhibitions These words alarmed Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao, who had just come out of the school. The two of them immediately ran towards Fu Bao. Seeing that Fu Bao was fine, they relaxed.

The Horse Stealer pointed at Fu Bao. "Your horse killed someone!"

Only then did the two of them notice a motionless person lying on the ground. Chu Xuyao asked indignantly, "What evidence do you have to say that it was our horse that did it?"

The Horse Stealer said with trepidation, "There are hoofprints of your horse on his back!"

Chu Xuyao did not panic. Fu Bao would never hurt someone for no reason. He thought for a moment and asked, "Were you trying to steal my horse?"

The Horse Stealer immediately looked away guiltily. "We didn't. We were just passing by when your horse suddenly kicked my companion to the ground and stepped on him."

"Impossible!" Chu Xuyao said with certainty. "Fu Bao will never hurt anyone for no reason!" He looked around and bowed. "Senior Brothers, did any of you see what happened?"

"I saw the one on the ground go to hold the horse's reins. As soon as his hand touched the horse's reins, the horse got excited."

"You're talking nonsense!"

"There must be others who saw it. Those who saw it, step forward. We can't let the evil go unpunished and let the good be wronged!" n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao looked at the student who spoke in surprise. If this senior brother became an official, he would definitely be a good official.

"I saw it!"

"I saw it too!"

Four or five people stepped forward one after another.

Chu Xuyao said, "Look, I knew that you wanted to steal the horse. You are just reaping what you sow. It has nothing to do with us. We won't be responsible for this."

Chu Xuyuan echoed, "That's right. All of this is your fault!"

The Horse Stealer couldn't argue.

Song Qingyuan pushed through the crowd. When he saw the scene in front of him, he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Chu Xuyao pointed at the person on the ground. "Senior Brother Song, take a look at his injuries first." Although stealing a horse was wrong, there was no need to pay one's life for this.

Song Qingyuan had already squatted beside the Horse Stealer and was about to examine his body.

The Horse Stealer had already fainted from the pain, and the snow-white student uniform on his back was stained with blood. Chapter 179: Fu Bao’s Attack

Among the medical students, Song Qingyuan’s medical skills were not bad. After examining the Horse Stealer, he said, “The bones in his back where the horse stepped on are shattered. He can’t recover. He will be bedridden for the rest of his life.”

One could imagine the feeling of something weighing 800 to 900 kilograms smashing on your back.

The Horse Stealer had just woken up in a daze. When he heard this, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted again.

Song Qingyuan said to another Horse Stealer, “Hurry up and send him to the medical center. Otherwise, he’ll die from excessive blood loss.”

The Horse Stealer didn’t dare to delay since it was a matter of life and death. He hurriedly found someone to help him carry the fainted to the medical center.

On the other side, Chu Xuyuan helped Chu Xuyao onto the horse and then got on it himself. Finally, he waved at Song Qingyuan. “Senior Brother Song, get on the horse. Let’s go.”

Song Qingyuan hesitated. What if the horse kicked him off?

“Why don’t you guys go back first and I’ll walk over?”

Chu Xuyao cleverly saw some fear in Song Qingyuan’s eyes. “Senior Brother Song, don’t be afraid. With us around, Fu Bao won’t hurt you.”

Chu Xuyuan got off the horse. “Senior Brother Song, you sit in the middle and hug Ninth Brother. I’ll sit behind and hug you. This way, you won’t fall.”

Song Qingyuan looked at the two children and finally agreed. It would take ages for him to walk to the Chu village on foot. Besides, he didn’t know the way.

He got on the horse clumsily. After he sat down, Chu Xuyuan climbed up and hugged his waist. “Senior Brother Song, are you ready? Let’s go.”

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Song Qingyuan grabbed Chu Xuyao with one hand and pulled the reins with the other. “Giddyup!”

Fu Bao ran forward steadily.

In the Chu Village.

Chu Qingzhi’s dinner banquet was about to begin. The entire village was filled with a fragrance, as if it had already seeped into every inch of the land.

As soon as Song Qingyuan entered the village, he felt hungry.

Chu Xuyuan invited, “Senior Brother Song, stay at my house for dinner later. You can go home after dinner.”

Song Qingyuan did not intend to stay to eat. He hesitated and said, “That’s not good, right?”

Chu Xuyuan smiled and explained, “My fifth sister has been conferred the title of a baroness. There’s a banquet at home that everyone is welcome to join. Don’t stand on ceremony.”

Song Qingyuan smiled. “In that case, I will stay for dinner.”

Chu Xuyuan nodded.

The three of them got off the horse. Chu Xuyuan ran into the house and placed down his things. After placing his things, he quickly went to look for Chu Qingzhi. “Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister…”

Chu Qingzhi was in the rice dumpling workshop, troubled… Making rice dumplings every day required more than 1,000 kilograms of glutinous rice. They had already bought all the glutinous rice in the nearby county cities, and the shops were already out of stock. The glutinous rice in their inventory was only enough for ten days.

She heard the voice and replied, “In here.”

Chu Xuyuan hurriedly ran over. “Fifth Sister, someone from the school is looking for you.”

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Chu Qingzhi was puzzled. “Why is someone from your school looking for me?”

Chu Xuyuan did not know the details either. He only said, “I think he wants to ask you something about medicine.”

Chu Qingzhi could only put aside her worries for now and say, “Let’s go.”

Chu Xuyao was accompanying Song Qingyuan. The two of them had just sat down at the table.

Chu Xuyuan brought Chu Qingzhi to Song Qingyuan. “Fifth Sister, he’s the one looking for you.”

Song Qingyuan hurriedly stood up and bowed. “I’m Song Qingyuan, a medical student of Yunfei School. Greetings, Miss Chu!”

Chu Qingzhi said politely, “Young Master Song, please sit.”

Song Qingyuan sat back on the stool, and Chu Qingzhi sat on the other side. She looked at Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao and said, “Young Master Song, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Song Qingyuan deliberated over his words and said, “Miss Chu, it’s like this. My senior and junior brothers and I encountered many difficult illnesses in the process of learning medicine. Even the teacher can’t answer our questions. Everyone in the county city is talking about how extraordinary your medical attainment is, so I want to ask Miss Chu to enlighten us. Miss Chu, are you willing?”

He was actually a little uncertain. Chu Qingzhi looked too young, and the teacher who taught them was already more than fifty years old. He was very experienced. If he didn’t know, would this young lady in front of them know?

“Let me think about it.” Chu Qingzhi thought of the glutinous rice problem she was facing and didn’t know if she should agree. Suddenly, she noticed that Chu Xuyao had bandages wrapped around his palm. “Xuyao, what happened to your palm?”

Chu Xuyao briefly explained what had happened.

Chu Qingzhi called Shen Ruyue over. “Ruyue, bring Xuyao to bandage his wound again.”

“Wound?” Shen Ruyue looked at Chu Xuyao and finally noticed his bandaged palm. “I’ll bring him to do it immediately.”

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Free Entry To Over 500 Museums And Exhibitions After the two of them left, Chu Qingzhi agreed without any hesitation. She did not like to owe others. “I’ll go over tomorrow. Please wait for me at the entrance and show me the way.”

Song Qingyuan quickly agreed. “Of course, of course.”

“Xuyuan, take your Senior Brother Song to eat. Treat him well, understand?”

“Got it, Fifth Sister.”

After saying that, Chu Qingzhi greeted Song Qingyuan and left. She still had to solve the problem of glutinous rice shortage.

Tongzi County.

After a busy day, Chu Yehui finally had time to care about the restaurant’s matters. “How did the rice dumplings sell today?”

The shop assistant smiled and said, “I was about to tell you that the rice dumplings are selling very well. They are sold out in about two hours. We need to prepare more tomorrow.”

Chu Yehui blinked in surprise. “Is it that popular?”

The shop assistant said, “It’s very popular. Boss, I think we can increase the order.”

Chu Yehui thought for a moment. Seeing that the rice dumpling was accepted by the county people, he decided to increase the order. “I’ll increase the order to 1,000 rice dumplings tomorrow.”

The shop assistant said, “Young Master, 1 think the rice dumpling is very delicious. If more people know about it, it can definitely sell better.”

Chu Yehui said, “Then think of a way to let more people know.”

The shop assistant nodded. “Young Master, the Lan family is going to hold a birthday banquet. They said that it will be held in the restaurant. Aren’t you friends with their young master? Why don’t you negotiate a deal to add the rice dumpling as one of the dishes.”

Chu Yehui praised, “That’s a good idea. There will be a bonus for you at the end of the month.”

The shop assistant said happily, “Thank you, Young Master.”

With this thought in mind, Chu Yehui rushed back to the Chu Village and said to Chu Xuhua, “Xuhua, I have something to talk to you about.”

Chu Xuhua was puzzled. “What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Chu Yehui asked bluntly, “Can you send me a thousand rice dumplings tomorrow?”

Chu Xuhua shook his head. “I can send you at most 200. If you want 1,000, you’ll have to wait until the day after tomorrow.” It was already dark, so it was impossible to make rice dumplings now..

Chapter 180: Frog at the Bottom of the Well

Chu Yehui had no choice but to agree, “Alright, the day after tomorrow then.”

Chu Xuhua was very happy. His efforts were not in vain. “Yehui, if you want to increase the order in the future, you have to tell me two days in advance. Otherwise, we won’t have time to prepare.”

Chu Yehui nodded. “Got it.”

Chu Xuhua asked with concern, “Have you eaten?”

Chu Yehui shook his head. “Not yet. I rushed back and didn’t have time to eat.”

Chu Xuhua said, “If you don’t mind, come over and eat.”

Chu Yehui smiled and said, “Sure.”

In the central room.

The sky outside had completely darkened. The tables, chairs, and benches that were used to hold the banquet had been cleaned up and moved back to the homes of the villagers. Everything had returned to normal.

At this moment, Chu Qingzhi and her family were all gathered in the storeroom where the ice cream bars were placed. This place was filled with gifts from everyone. Previously, they were busy and did not have time to tidy it up, so they piled it all here.

Li Qingyu said, “Everyone, let’s sort it out together. Put the food aside. Otherwise, it will be a pity if it goes bad.”

Everyone gathered around to open the gifts. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Chu Qingzhi took a basket of salted duck eggs. It was quite big. “Mother, we can use this to make the rice dumplings.”

Li Qingyu asked curiously, “You can make salted duck egg rice dumplings too?”

“Of course,” Chu Qingzhi said. “We can’t only have three flavors of rice dumplings. We have to make more flavors.”

Shen Ruyue turned around. “Qingzhi, other than salted duck eggs, what else can we make?”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment and said, “A lot. I’ll write it down for you to see.”

Shen Ruyue nodded. “Okay.”

After an hour, most of the gifts were unwrapped. There were some pastries bought in the county. There were fruits, fabrics, tea leaves, and silver. The silver was handed straight to Li Qingyu.

Li Qingyu had already counted the silver, which was about 1,500 taels. Among them, 1,000 taels was from Tang Jinghong. The rest was from the county magistrates, the secretary, the shopkeepers, Xu Wanrong, Sang Wanlu. Li Qingyu had placed all this money in Chu Qingzhi’s dowry box and locked it up. This would be Chu Qingzhi’s dowry and no one was allowed to touch it.

After sorting out the gifts, the food was placed in the kitchen. Everyone split the fruits and snacks. Li Qingyu kept the fabrics and tea leaves for use in the future.

Chu Qingzhi said, “There’s something I need to discuss with everyone.”

Li Qingyu immediately asked, “What is it, Qingzhi?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “We only have enough glutinous rice in our inventory for about ten days. We need to go somewhere further to buy it. Who’s going?”

Chu Rong said without thinking, “I’ll go. Everyone is busy. Coincidentally, I’m free during this period.”

Grandpa Chu said, “I’ll go too. The two children don’t need me to send them to school anymore, and the wheat is almost harvested. I’m free too.”

Chu Third raised his hand. “I’ll go too.”

“Leave this to me,” Ning Yuting suddenly said. He spoke in a refined and unhurried manner. “I should have a lot of stock of glutinous rice at home. I’ll arrange for someone to transport it over. Coincidentally, I haven’t been home for a few months. It’s time for me to go back and take a look.”

Everyone fell silent and looked at Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi’s gaze swept past Chu Qingyue, who had lowered her head slightly, and she said, “Alright, but we need you to send the glutinous rice over in five days. If the glutinous rice is not enough, we’ll have time to think of another way.”

Ning Yuting agreed solemnly. “I understand. Don’t worry. I’ll do it well.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Thank you, Yuting.”

Ning Yuting smiled and said, “Don’t mention it. It’s what I should do.”

Chu Qingyue couldn’t help but look at Ning Yuting and wonder if he would come back after going back this time.

The matter of glutinous rice was decided for the time being.

At the military camp.

Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang rode back to the military camp. After dismounting, Bao Linjiang carried the food box and walked towards the main tent with Yuan Hongjun.

Yuan Hongjun opened the tent door and said in a clear voice, “Brother Tang, have you eaten? Master asked us to bring you food.”

Tang Jinghong was reading a letter. When he saw them enter, he closed it and vacated the table. “Put it here.”

Bao Linjiang put down the food box. As he served Tang Jinghong the dishes, he teased, “Brother Tang, you’re the exception for Master. She personally made the dishes for you.”

Tang Jinghong smiled. “You can also find a girl to cook for you.”

Bao Linjiang paused and said shyly, “I’m still young.”

Yuan Hongjun glanced at Bao Linjiang and did not argue this time.

After Bao Linjiang finished serving the dishes, he took out a small wine jar. “Brother Tang, don’t misunderstand. This isn’t wine. This is the milk tea Master prepared for you. It’s especially delicious. Master let us drink half a bowl.”

Tang Jinghong took the wine jar and poured a bowl. The brownish-yellow juice mixed with the fragrance of milk and tea smelled very good.

Making this milk tea was very simple. Chu Qingzhi first soaked the black tea leaves in boiling water, then poured the tea into the boiling milk. Finally, she added sugar to wrap it up. It was delicious and nutritious.

Chu Qingzhi knew that Tang Jinghong had sweet teeth and had been overworking himself, so she made him this milk tea.

Tang Jinghong picked up the milk tea and took a sip. The smile on his handsome face slowly deepened. It was his favorite taste. Qingzhi understood him very well.

Yuan Hongjun sat on the ground. “Brother Tang, does it taste good?”

Tang Jinghong nodded with a bright smile in his eyes. “Not bad.”

Yuan Hongjun smiled. “Then we’ll take our leaves. Enjoy your meal, Brother Tang.”

Tang Jinghong reminded them, “Sleep early.”

“Ok.”

Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang smiled at him ambiguously and left the tent.

After returning to their tent, Yuan Hongjun took out his medicine box. There were all kinds of strange things, tools, pills, medicinal herbs, and so on.

Yuan Hongjun took out a piece of paper and walked to the table to write down today’s experience. “Little Abalone, Master is going to Yunfei School to teach tomorrow. Are you going?”

Bao Linjiang walked over to pour a glass of water. “Of course. Why not? I want to attend the lesson.”

A naughty smile suddenly flashed across Yuan Hongjun’s face. “Do you think I can test the medicine on the students from the school?”

Bao Linjiang forced a smile. “They’re so fragile. What if you kill them accidentally?”

Yuan Hongjun thought about this possibility seriously. “Indeed, they are even more fragile than you. They are like delicate flowers.”

Bao Linjiang was displeased. “Hey, do you always have to take every chance to ridicule me?”

“I’m sorry, I’m used to it.” Yuan Hongjun apologized insincerely. “Actually, you can’t blame me. 1 didn’t ask you to follow me.”

Bao Linjiang bared his teeth. He wanted to strangle Yuan Hongjun. “I’m following my master, not you.”

Yuan Hongjun continued to write about his experience. “It’s all thanks to me that you can meet such a good master. Otherwise, you would always be that frog at the bottom of the well.”

Bao Linjiang was speechless..