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Chapter 132 The Loyal Guardian of Bai Yueguang Jin 7

Xue Zhao returned the same way, and the number of people in front of the drugstore only increased.

Crossing the threshold, a plain figure was busy at work.

Shi Qing's slightly wide sleeves were rolled up with a white ribbon. She stood in front of a row of tall and neatly arranged cabinets, looking at the list in her hand while opening the compartment to grab the medicine.

The movements are very flexible and skillful.

After getting the medicine, she put her hand on the table.

The woman sitting there was dressed simply. She looked calm and serious as she took the pulse and treated the people who came.

The uncle in front of me had blue eyes, white tongue coating, and an extremely conspicuous tooth mark on his calf.

After observing, smelling, asking and feeling the whole thing, she turned her head and said to Shi Qing behind her:

"Qingqing, 2 liang of cinnamon twig, 3 liang of cyperus rotundus, 5 liang of albizzia, and a centipede."

"it is good."

Shi Qing did not hesitate at all. He directly opened the grid in the seventh column of the fifth row and took out a dried centipede without changing his expression. He also took out another Chinese medicine from the grid on the left hand side.

He put them on the scale and found they were exactly the same, so he wrapped them one by one in paper and handed them to Ding Fuling.

"Uncle, after you take this medicine back, take one packet a day, boil it for half an hour, and drink it three times a day for three days. If you still feel uncomfortable, come to me again."

The old man thanked me repeatedly before leaving.

Afterwards, Ding Fuling took the pulse and treated the next person. She was still shouting in front, while Shi Qing was grabbing the medicine and packing it in different dosages at the back.

There were many people coming to see the doctor, and the two of them were busy all the time.

Shi Qing wore no makeup, her fair and tender cheeks were slightly stained red due to exercise, like the clouds in the sky, delicate and lovely.

She looked up inadvertently, saw Xue Zhao, and smiled at him.

Then he threw himself into the busy work again.

Xue Zhao was slightly stunned, and looked at her with a more thoughtful look.

Shi Qing like this was completely different from the one he had seen before.

In the temple, she is kind but vigilant;

When in the woods, he is calm and cunning;

But in the Shen family, she becomes dangerous and mysterious;

Now she seems like an ordinary girl who is simple and enthusiastic, innocent, kind, bright and lovely.

Xue Zhao never knew that a person's personality could be so changeable.

But no matter what, she is always calm and at ease.

Just as I was thinking about it, Qiuyue rushed in with a simple teapot in her hand.

Seeing Xue Zhao, he quickly said:

"Everyone is busy. Don't just stand there. Go to the backyard and chop wood."

After saying that, she walked quickly and placed the teapot on a small table.

"Miss, Fuling, the water is here, you can take a rest. Lunch will be ready soon."

Shi Qing nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Qiuyue."

Qiuyue turned around with a smile, and rolled her eyes when she saw Xue Zhao still standing in the corner stupidly.

"Big guy, stop standing there like an idiot. Come on and help me."

She gave the orders as a matter of course. Xue Zhao was silent for a moment and followed.

The backyard was not very big, and there were all kinds of herbs drying in winnowing baskets everywhere. On the left side of the wall was a small kitchen, but it was just a small shed covered with reeds and straw for ventilation.

A stove made of mud, two iron pots, and a small stove hanging in the air, mostly used for cooking medicine.

Qiuyue opened the lid of the pot, revealing white rice and some simple boiled vegetables with some slices of meat on top.

She skillfully placed the dishes on the plate one by one, and said to Xue Zhao without even looking up, "Big guy, set the table and serve the food."

Xue Zhao looked around and found a table under the eaves, leaning against the wall with its four legs lazily stretched out.

He raised it with one hand, "Where should I put it?"

"It's under the crabapple tree."

On the right side of the yard, there is a tall crabapple tree, which is in full bloom in spring.

Qiuyue held the dish in both hands, placed it on the table, and pointed to a small room behind the shed, "Go in and get four sets of bowls and chopsticks."

Xue Zhao continued to obey. The small house was very low, and if he wasn't paying attention, there would be a loud bang above his head.

When Qiuyue saw this, she covered her mouth and laughed.

Xue Zhao had a blank expression on his face, and he bent over to go in. This small room was very similar to Amu's, both were very small rooms, with a lot of things, all of which were dried herbs, and the whole room was soaked in a slightly bitter medicinal smell.

Xue Zhao held the chopsticks in one hand and the bowl in the other. This time he learned his lesson and bent down and lowered his head to cross the threshold.

He placed the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and Qiuyue just served all four dishes.

She held a wooden spoon in one hand and poured rice into the bowl while directing Xue Zhao: "Go and call the young ladies to come and eat."

When he walked to the front hall, Xue Zhao was silent for a moment, reflecting on why he was so obedient.

Unable to figure it out, he had to come to Shi Qing.

"time to eat."

"You guys eat first, there are patients here."

Xue Zhao raised his eyes and quickly glanced at the crowd. There were probably about a dozen people.

He had just arrived and didn't know what to do. He watched Shi Qing busying around and finally managed to say, "Do you need help?"

In just over twenty seconds, Shi Qing quickly wrapped up the herbs she had grabbed, took the time to look up at him, and pointed to the corner, "Go stand there, don't block my light."

Xue Zhao was stunned, and silently walked to the corner to squat like a mushroom.

He just stood there watching Shi Qing and Fuling busying around for a long time, until the last patient left, a quarter of an hour had passed.

Shi Qing clapped his hands. A thin layer of sweat had already seeped out of his plump and smooth forehead. His eyes were clear, without any sign of fatigue.

Seeing the tall and straight Xue Zhao in the corner, she suddenly chuckled.

"Let's go and eat."

Ding Fuling then noticed this man, "Who is this?"

"His name is Xue Zhao. He is the helper I hired. If you need anything, just call him directly."

Ding Fuling nodded and introduced herself with a smile.

When the three of them arrived at the backyard, Qiuyue had already prepared a basin of water. When she saw them coming back, she brought it over.

"Finally you can eat."

After washing their hands, the three of them sat down under the crabapple tree.

On the table were three simple dishes and one soup: stir-fried cabbage with meat, vegetarian winter melon, a slightly burnt braised pork, and a large bowl of ugly egg and scallion soup.

Xue Zhao took a bite of the stir-fried cabbage and meat, but within a few seconds of putting it in his mouth, the strong salty taste made his tongue numb and he couldn't help but frown.

He picked up another piece of something that looked like braised pork, which had a pungent burnt smell.

The winter melon was too bland, as if no salt was added.

Although the egg and scallion soup looked ugly, it was the only dish I liked.

Looking at Shi Qing and Fuling, they both remained expressionless, and it was unclear whether they really couldn't tell the difference or if they were just disguising themselves too well.

Seeing that the three of them had no reaction, he did not say anything and just drank a few sips of soup in silence.

After dinner, there were not many patients coming to the pharmacy, just a few here and there.

Shi Qing asked Qiuyue to help her get the medicine. She sat aside, holding a volume of "Compendium of Materia Medica" in her hand, reading it with great interest.

The three of them were busy with their own things, only Xue Zhao had nothing to do, leaning against the wall in a daze.

After a long while, Shi Qing finally seemed to notice him and asked casually, "Are you done with your work?"

Xue Zhao glanced sideways and said "hmm" without any emotion.

"Can you read?"

Xue Zhao didn't understand why she asked that, but he answered truthfully: "I only recognize some simple words."

"Want to learn to read?"

Xue Zhao didn't even think about it: "What's the use of knowing how to read?"

"There are many benefits to being literate. To take the imperial examinations and become an official, one must read the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as essays on literature, history and policy. If one is ignorant of literature, how can one stand in the court and benefit the people?"

Xue Zhao smiled coldly: "No matter how talented those people are, they are still just cunning and oppressive to the people. On the contrary, the ignorant people are the most simple, honest, and kind."

"I don't want to be one of those high-ranking officials, and I don't want to be one of them."

"I think so. With your straightforward personality, you are not suitable for officialdom."

"But what if he became a general?" Shi Qing put the book down, his eyes sparkling. "A brave and invincible general."