noffsinger Chapter 209 Past
Chapter 209 Past
After a trip to the waterfall, the problems between the two seemed to be solved immediately. Except for the occasional hard work at night, everything was beautiful and happy.
Another good news is that the dozens of acres of fertile land that Xu Shu invested in growing medicinal herbs have ushered in their first big harvest.
The yield per mu was so high that even a serious person like Qi Huairen couldn't help but praise it. Mu Jinghua was so happy that he couldn't sleep at night.
The noisy Xu Shu accompanied him to count the yield of herbs over and over again.
However, Xu Shu knew that it was too early to be happy now. After all, herbs were just commodities. Only when they were truly transformed into money could they achieve final victory.
This was not a difficult task. Although Qi Huairen's Huimin Hall no longer needed so many herbs, he knew quite a few doctors. When they heard that Xu Shu wanted to sell herbs, they immediately made a list for Xu Shu.
"The pharmacies above all sell fresh herbs, but we have too much to stock, so we can't buy them all in one place. Please go to a few more stores when the time comes."
Xu Shu nodded, intending to do it himself, but Mu Jinghua volunteered: "Xu Shu, I want to go!"
Xu Shu thought about it and agreed. After all, Mu Jinghua had always been responsible for the herbal medicine matter, so it was reasonable to let Mu Jinghua do it.
In recent years, Mu Jinghua has become more and more adept at managing Muyi Building and has made rapid progress. He has a talent for business, so it is okay for him to just watch.
Just the day before departure, Xiao Ran suddenly sent someone to tell him that there was an urgent matter and asked Xu Shu to come to the Xiao Mansion early the next morning.
Xu Shu had no choice but to let Mu Jinghua go alone. He was very worried, but Mu Jinghua repeatedly said that it was okay.
"Don't worry about me. Caidie and the others will accompany me, right?"
"You also said you would give me more opportunities to practice. When I become a powerful Mu Jinghua, I can support you."
"Even if I mess up, it doesn't matter if I take a little while longer. Xu Shu, you are so capable, you can definitely help me solve it."
After saying all the good and bad things to Mu Jinghua, Xu Shu had no choice but to let him go.
The next day, he was still worried and got up early to see Xiao Ran. As soon as they met, he heard Xiao Ran say, "Brother Xu, the situation in the capital has changed. All the secret agents I arranged have disappeared."
"Is he dead?"
Xiao Ran sighed, "It's very likely. Also, His Majesty has ordered me to leave for the capital immediately. I'm afraid we have been exposed."
"What are you going to do?" Xu Shu didn't have any direct experience with this kind of officialdom struggle, but seemed particularly calm. "Are you going or not?"
"Your Majesty still has troops at your disposal, and now is not the best time, so I have a favor to ask of you."
Xu Shu raised his eyebrows: "Listen."
"After I leave, I will never be able to come back in a short time. The court will most likely send someone to take over Changping County. But Brother Xu, if we lose Changping, we will lose Yuzhou."
Xu Shu nodded, agreeing with what he said.
When Xiao Ran saw him nod, he immediately stood up and bowed to him solemnly: "So, Brother Xu, while I am in the capital, I would like you to take over the position of the magistrate of Changping County."
Xu Shu raised his eyebrows, but he didn't believe Xiao Ran at first: "You have so many capable people under you, why did you choose me?"
Xiao Ran sighed immediately: "This is of course a helpless move. Xiao has many followers, but there are not many people like you who are indifferent to fame and fortune."
Xu Shu laughed: "Are you afraid that I won't return it after I use it?"
Xiao Ran poured him a cup of tea: "Brother Xu is very smart."
Xu Shu waved his hands repeatedly: "I am not smart at all, you think too highly of me. If you give it to me, I may be greedy for the high position and be unwilling to give it up."
"Brother Xu's words show his sincerity. Even if he really doesn't want to give up his position, Xiao will accept it."
Xu Shu was a little surprised. It was rare to see Xiao Ran being so calm. "You have finally become more normal recently."
"I was really scared when I saw you like that a few days ago."
"As an outsider, I advise you not to indulge in love so much."
Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this: "We are just people in this world, all crazy about love, it's better not to mention this matter."
Xu Shu had nothing to say. Matters like feelings were something that no one could explain clearly.
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Mu Jinghua led a convoy and went to each herbal medicine shop to ask for prices, and it went surprisingly smoothly.
Especially when the others heard that Mu Jinghua was Qi Huairen's disciple, they all showed admiration and praised him, "He is indeed a disciple of the genius doctor. He is really very impressive."
"Look at how handsome this boy is."
"..."
Although after arriving in Shiqiao Village, more and more people, besides Xu Shu, began to praise him.
But the people who praised him knew him anyway and had a good relationship with him. The words of those close to him were actually comforting. Although Mu Jinghua was happy, he did not take it to heart.
But after going out today and being praised by so many strangers, Mu Jinghua felt a little elated.
Of course, what’s more important is that these herbs are truly what he worked hard to obtain.
Especially when he finished selling the last basket of herbs and was leaving the medicine shop, a little medicine boy who was not even as tall as his chest and spoke in a slurred voice ran up to him and called him softly, "Big brother, big brother, are you the miracle doctor who can stop vomiting?"
"Yeah." Mu Jinghua looked at the soft little girl in front of him and couldn't help but squat down to pinch her. "Little sister, who are you?"
"Oh, my name is A-Chun. A-Chun wants to be someone like my big brother, pretty...beautiful, and powerful."
Children never lie. Mu Jinghua was overjoyed when he heard this. Finally, he couldn't help but pinch her soft little face. "Then Ah Chun should work hard. God will reward hard work."
"Heaven's way is sad." The little girl nodded heavily.
This day was so beautiful that Mu Jinghua couldn't help but feel excited. He couldn't wait to go home and tell Xu Shu what he had encountered.
But the carriage suddenly stopped halfway through its journey, and Mu Jinghua staggered forward and almost fell.
Caidie quickly supported him and said to Ah Xi outside, "How do you steer the horse? You've thrown the young master off!"
Ah Xi's guilty and helpless voice came: "I'm sorry, sir, someone stopped the carriage."
Mu Jinghua lifted the car curtain and looked forward. Before he could see clearly who was stopping the car, he heard a familiar voice coming from the front: "Mu Jinghua, you shameless little bitch, you have hooked up with a noble man and you have forgotten your parents, right!"
"Get down here now, don't hide in the car like a coward and dare not say a word. You bastard, do you really think that if Yichun Building collapses and Mr. Ye runs away, no one in the world will know about your scandal?"
"You are a slut who has been slept with by a man. How dare you be so arrogant in front of me?"
The woman's voice became more and more shrill. "Fellow villagers, please come and judge for justice. My husband and I worked so hard to raise him, but now he has become rich and is following some government official. Not only is he ungrateful, but he has also hired someone to destroy our business."
"He forced us to go hungry and clothe us. Everyone, please give us your opinion. Is there any son like him?"
Mu Jinghua listened to the familiar harsh voice and suddenly felt as if he was falling into an icy cave.
Are the sins of the past finally coming back to haunt us?