Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 222 Hush Money

Lin Wenxuan didn't take Dr. Lin's instructions seriously at all. He became even more curious and asked, "What's the special method?"

Doctor Lin knocked his head unhappily and said, "Aren't you here to practice acupuncture? Go and practice quickly, and then go back to the clinic after practice."

"It's so cold and the journey is so long, aunt, are you still going to drive me back?"

"Stop talking nonsense and go practice."

It was only the beginning of the Xu hour. Since Song Ying arrived at the Shen Mansion, he had to study until very late every day. At this moment, he asked Doctor Lin about the problems he encountered today, and then silently read the "Shennong Bencao Jing" beside him.

In the next stage, she needs to memorize the original version of "Shennong's Herbal Classic", so she plans to go through the whole book first, read it slowly, and understand its meaning, so that it will be much easier to memorize it later.

Doctor Lin was also reading, but she was not like Song Ying, who read line by line and page by page. Instead, she read several books at the same time, reading the descriptions of the same disease in each book. If she gained something after reading, she would write something down.

Just as the three of them were immersed in their respective studies, there was a slow and firm knock on the door outside. Song Ying raised his head and listened carefully. There was indeed a knock on the door.

She couldn't help but be surprised: "It's so late, who wants to see us?"

Doctor Lin thought for a moment and said, "Go open the door."

Song Ying agreed and got up to go out. The people who came were Mother Zhu and two maids. One was holding a lantern and the other was holding a tray with something covered with red cloth.

"Miss Song Ying, Doctor Lin hasn't gone to bed yet, right?" Mother Zhu asked with a smile.

Song Ying nodded and turned sideways to let them in.

She admired Mother Zhu very much in her heart. After a whole night of hard work, she could still smile. She was also very busy that night.

Hearing the voice, Doctor Lin came to the door to greet her, "Mother Zhu, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

"I haven't finished some things yet." Mother Zhu pursed her lips and smiled calmly and appropriately. She looked inside the room and said, "Dr. Xiao Lin is here too."

Lin Wenxuan put down the silver needle and politely called "Mother Zhu".

"Come in quickly, don't stand at the door. It's very cold." Doctor Lin greeted them, entered the house, and asked the three to sit by the fire.

Mother Zhu followed her instructions and sat down beside the charcoal basin. The two maids were still standing behind her. Mother Zhu stretched out her hands and warmed them on the charcoal basin before saying, "Thank you for your hard work today, Doctor Lin. If it weren't for you, the master would have been in great danger."

As she spoke, she glanced at the maid carrying the tray and motioned her to pass the tray to Doctor Lin. "This is a little gift from the old lady. I hope Doctor Lin won't despise it."

"How can this be possible? I am supported by the mansion and it is my duty to treat the master's illness and injuries. How can I accept a reward?" Doctor Lin declined.

Mother Zhu: "It's really dangerous today. I'm very grateful..."

The two of them went back and forth for a few times, and Dr. Lin finally couldn't refuse and accepted it.

Mother Zhu did not stay and left with her two maids.

After seeing them off, Song Ying returned to the house and saw that the red cloth on the tray had been uncovered by Lin Wenxuan, revealing six neatly arranged silver ingots worth 50 taels each.

"300 taels! What a huge sum!" Lin Wenxuan was stunned.

Song Ying was also surprised, but then he realized that this was hush money.

Doctor Lin glanced at the two of them, feeling both pleased and sighing. He was pleased at his apprentice's intelligence, but sighed at his nephew's slow reaction.

She shook her head: "Okay, each of you take one, and that's all for today."

"Take one?" Lin Wenxuan was stunned. "Aunt, this is not good. This is a 50-liang silver ingot."

Who would give their children a huge sum of 50 taels of pocket money?

Doctor Lin simply didn't look at him and turned his head to look at Song Ying.

Song Ying directly reached out and took an ingot, which shocked Lin Wenxuan. Based on his understanding of Song Ying, this was not something Song Ying could do. She was very sensible, knew her limits, and was reserved in her bones. If you gave her a slightly more expensive gift on weekdays, she would have to find a way to return one of similar value later. How could she possibly take a silver ingot of 50 taels!

He looked at the shiny silver ingots on the tray, then at Song Ying, and finally realized something was wrong, "These silver ingots..."

"It's hush money." Song Ying replied.

Thinking of Aunt Lian's curse before, Lin Wenxuan suddenly realized that these silver ingots not only belonged to his great-aunt, but also to them. If they didn't take them, others would feel uneasy.

The next morning, when Song Ying went out to the clinic, he heard a few maids who had gotten up early to clean the house saying that the winter solstice gifts this year were very generous, twice as much as in previous years.

Song Ying: “…”

There is still less than half a month left to the winter solstice. To send it so far in advance is undoubtedly hush money.

She couldn't help but be amazed. The Shen family was really generous. There were one or two hundred people in the whole family. How much money had been given out?

Next, Lin Wenxuan went to Shen's house to practice acupuncture every day after the clinic closed. It was freezing cold and pitch black, and he had to go back after practicing. After a few days, he got tired of it.

That day, after finishing his practice, he pulled Doctor Lin and said coquettishly, "Aunt, I have to rush back home every day in the freezing cold. I am freezing to death. Why don't we move the bronze man to the clinic? I can practice when I am free, and my junior sister can also use it in the clinic if she needs it."

Doctor Lin pushed his hand away and said, "Why don't you just move to your bedside? You can get the injection while you're in bed."

Lin Wenxuan: "... This is it, Junior Sister needs it too."

This means that he really had this idea. Doctor Lin was even more annoyed. "After practicing for a few more days, you can try to give people acupuncture. If you can't do it after that, it's up to you."

"Aunt, it's really cold when I go back home at midnight every day." Lin Wenxuan said pitifully.

However, Doctor Lin remained unmoved. "Then we can practice again when the weather warms up."

"How can I give acupuncture to patients if I don't practice it well?"

"It doesn't matter at this moment."

Lin Wenxuan: “…”

Although the words were tough, the next day Dr. Lin found the manager and asked him for help, asking if there was a suitable yard nearby that could be rented or bought.

When the steward learned that she wanted to move out, he immediately went to see Princess Shun'an and told her.

Then Princess Shun'an invited Doctor Lin.

"Luxi, I heard you want to move out?"

Doctor Lin was stunned for a moment, looked at the steward next to him, frowned, and nodded: "My nephew is learning acupuncture recently. It's cold and it's inconvenient for him to run around every day.

Secondly, my apprentice no longer works in the mansion, so it is not appropriate for her to live here. She is a girl, and I am worried about her living outside by herself.

I thought about renting a small courtyard nearby, which would be convenient for them and I could rush over in time if anything happened in the mansion. "

This is not an exception in the Shen Mansion. Several of Mr. Shen's aides all live near the Shen Mansion. They have their own houses and courtyards, which is convenient and comfortable. When Mr. Shen summons them, they can come quickly.