Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 405 Complex

On the surface, he agreed to Chen Yunze's request and gave the Chen family advice to force County Magistrate Chen to borrow grain, but in fact he severely offended County Magistrate Chen.

According to Yuan Qing, County Magistrate Chen originally did not want to lend the grain because the higher-ups had noticed something fishy going on in Dongling County and wanted to use this opportunity to force County Magistrate Dongling to reveal more of his true colors so that they could uproot him completely.

Although the story of using grain from Hedong to save the people of Henei allowed the magistrate of Dongling to escape disaster temporarily, the incident was later discovered and he was convicted and imprisoned. The Chen family also severely offended the magistrate because of this incident, and even the Chen family was implicated, causing them to lose a lot of business.

From another perspective, County Magistrate Chen’s background is also not small.

The affairs of the former Magistrate Hu involved southern Yunnan and Jinchuan provinces, and were of great importance. His successor, Magistrate Chen, was likely to have the task of secretly investigating the matter, and such a person must be a trusted confidant of the higher-ups.

Although Liu Tongpan was a sixth-rank official, he was a native of Qingshui County and did not have much background. If County Magistrate Chen's son was not a fool, the Liu family would certainly be happy to arrange this marriage in order to marry into the family of County Magistrate Chen, a disciple of the Prime Minister.

Song Ying thought of Miss Liu who came to the store to buy soap, and couldn't help but sigh that the marriage of the daughter of an official family also had some unsatisfactory aspects.

"That's where you're wrong. Our old lady is in trouble, but not because of this."

A voice suddenly rang out, startling both Song Ying and Xiaolu. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw Chunrui standing up from the flowers with a spade in her hand.

Xiaolu patted his chest and said angrily, "You are so scary. You scared me to death."

"If you haven't done anything wrong, why would you be scared?" Chunrui choked.

Xiaolu felt a little guilty, so she said, "I have done something wrong. Everyone in the mansion knows about it. There is nothing to hide. Besides, Sister Song Ying is not an outsider."

Chun Rui just said it casually, and did not argue with her. She continued what she had said before: "I heard that the old lady actually wanted to make this happen, but the wife of the Tongpan refused to give in."

"Why does the old lady want to promote this marriage?" Song Ying was puzzled. In her impression, Princess Shun'an valued her reputation very much and didn't seem like someone who would be involved in such an immoral thing.

No matter how powerful County Magistrate Chen's background is or how good his family status is, since Young Master Chen is a fool, this marriage is not a good one. Forcing someone's daughter to marry a fool is not only immoral, but also detrimental to one's own virtue.

Chunrui raised her eyebrows. "Doesn't the Chen family have a young lady? The old lady wants to marry her to the young master, so she naturally has to do favors from the Chen family. That's why she wants to facilitate this marriage. Only after my brother's marriage is settled can we talk about my sister's marriage."

Song Ying became really curious. This County Magistrate Chen was really popular. Not only did the Shen family want to marry into his family, but it also sounded like they were trying to take advantage of him.

Even the Minister of Rites had to rush to marry a seventh-rank county magistrate. Officialdom matters were really complicated!

Eh? When he applied for the title of No. 1 Scholar, his mother passed away, and he resigned from his post to go home to observe mourning. It has been three or four years now, and the mourning period has long passed, but there has been no talk of reinstatement. Could it be that it is difficult for him to return to the officialdom, so he wanted to go through County Magistrate Chen and take the path of the Prime Minister?

Xiao Lu was also very surprised. "Mr. Chen is only a seventh-rank official. Why would the old lady arrange such a marriage for the young master?"

"How can we know what the old lady is thinking?" Chunrui shook her head, feeling very surprised herself.

Xiaolu was silent for a moment, then said angrily, "It is his family's blessing to be able to marry into our Shen Mansion after several lifetimes of hard work. Why should he sell out his favors? He is harming our old lady's reputation for nothing."

Chun Rui sighed, "The old lady is kind-hearted. She must have thought that we would be in-laws in the future, so she had to lower her face and help mediate."

Song Ying looked at the two of them and thought to himself that they had a very strong sense of belonging to the Shen Mansion and were biased towards Princess Shun'an from the bottom of their hearts.

This is not a question of whether or not one can save face, it is clearly immoral.

After chatting for a few words, she said goodbye to the two and went to the courtyard to find Doctor Lin.

She first told Dr. Lin about the things she didn't understand while reading during this period, and then talked about some patients she had met recently and the reasons why she used medicine based on their conditions. Finally, Dr. Lin gave her a few medical books and asked her to read them in her spare time and ask her again next time if she had any questions.

As Song Ying finished learning the classic medical books and was able to practice medicine independently, the teaching method between master and apprentice also changed. Doctor Lin no longer explained everything in detail. Instead, she read the book first, and Doctor Lin would teach her the parts she didn't understand.

As a result, Song Ying came to Shen Mansion less frequently.

Today's study was completed. Before leaving, Song Ying asked, "Master, the young master will also take part in the county exam this time, right? Do you need to prepare any medicine for him?"

Doctor Lin glanced at her and asked, "Has the news reached Master now?"

"Master, I'm just asking."

Doctor Lin laughed and said, "It's for your fellow villager."

Song Ying felt his face getting hot, but he nodded and said, "He saved me during the fire before, and he helped us a lot before, so I have to repay him.

His parents don't know much about these things, and they live far away, so they probably don't consider medicine. Master, what medicine have you prepared for the young master? I'll take it for reference."

"The county exam only lasts one day, there's nothing much to prepare. A medicine bag that helps to calm the mind and some ginseng slices are enough. Pay more attention to it in daily life, and building a good foundation is the fundamental method."

Song Ying sighed. The Yuan family was poor. They didn't even have enough money for writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone. How could they afford to support Yuan Qing's health? "Can I have a copy of the medicinal materials in the medicine bag?"

"I remind you to remember, don't seal the mouth of the medicine bag, and check it before entering the examination room."

Song Ying nodded, quickly picked up the pen and dipped it in ink to write it down, and then asked: "I want to make some pills to treat colds just in case. This is the prescription I prescribed. What do you think?"

As she spoke, she took out the prescription and handed it over.

Doctor Lin took it, looked at it carefully, and showed an admiring look: "This prescription is well prescribed. The patient is weak and suffers from wind and cold, so he should relieve the symptoms to expel the evil, and also replenish qi and nourish the deficiency, taking care of both the symptoms and the root cause!

This prescription mainly uses Perilla leaf, Pueraria root, and Peucedanum chinense to dispel wind and cold and clear the lung qi; it uses Citrus aurantium and Aucklandia lappa to regulate the qi and relax the chest; it uses Tangerine peel, Pinellia tuber, and Poria to promote qi and resolve phlegm, and relieve adverse reactions and stop vomiting; it is then combined with Platycodon grandiflorum and Licorice to eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and to relieve sore throat; it is supplemented with Ginseng to replenish the middle qi and prevent excessive sweating from wasting qi and damaging yin, forming a prescription for strengthening the body and eliminating evil.

She turned her eyes away from the prescription and looked at Song Ying, pleased: "It seems that you are not lazy on weekdays."

"Of course!" Song Ying was so happy to be praised that his eyes curved with a smile. "I plan to prepare some ginger slices for him. It can prevent colds. If he really gets sick, taking the pills with ginger soup will be more effective."

Doctor Lin nodded again, becoming more and more satisfied with her, and suddenly joked: "It seems that fellow villager usually helps you a lot, and the little money-grubber is willing to use ginseng instead of codonopsis."