Chapter 288: Farming Hall
Chapter 288: Farming Hall
Not long after the cauliflower went down, Yue Linlang hurried over, and with her came Shi Lao.
"Mr. Shi, why are you here so early in the morning?"
Ruan Qingqing was surprised to see Mr. Shi at this moment. Although Daliang Mountain is close to Bale City, the journey down the mountain is not short.
"I heard that you were injured. The messenger didn't explain clearly, so how could I sit still? So I went down the mountain overnight."
Seeing Mr. Shi like this, Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but have tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry to make Mr. Shi worried!"
Old Shi waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's nothing, don't worry about it. But I noticed that you looked pale, and your breath was unstable when you spoke, so did you suffer internal injuries?" As he said this, he put his hands behind his back and walked towards the courtyard where Ruan Qingqing lived, "Go back to your courtyard, I'll take your pulse."
"Okay!" Ruan Qingqing couldn't refuse such kindness, so she hurriedly followed him to Qingping Garden.
Yue Linlang, with a nervous look on her face, followed closely behind them.
"Old Shi, how is the master's health? Is he okay?"
In Qingping Courtyard, Yue Linlang saw Old Shi taking the pulse with one hand and stroking his beard in deep thought with the other. Half an hour had passed and he still hadn't finished. She couldn't help but ask.
Old Shi snorted at her coldly, "Don't you know that when we doctors are taking a pulse, the most taboo thing is to be disturbed?"
"I..." Yue Linlang opened her mouth, looked at Ruan Qingqing, and finally shut up and remained silent.
After a moment, Mr. Shi withdrew his hand and stroked his beard.
"Little girl, how did you get these internal injuries? It looks like you fell."
"Well, I did fall once."
"What's going on?" Old Shi's pair of snow-white eyebrows frowned instantly.
Yue Linlang, who was waiting on the side, couldn't wait to tell everyone about the ungrateful behavior of Zhuge Hong and others.
Hearing this, Mr. Shi’s expression became more and more solemn.
"Just spanking them is only a temporary solution, and there's no guarantee they won't make the same mistake again next time."
Ruan Qingqing nodded, "I know, but after all, we have a friendship that has lasted through life and death together, so I can't be too harsh. But after this incident, I will consider not having the only counselor for the Mo Sect anymore, and I will not rely on one or a few people in particular."
"You want to support a new force to check and balance the old forces?"
"Yes." Ruan Qingqing nodded. "Only in this way, the next time you want to take any big action, you will at least think twice before doing it."
"Then do you have any good candidates?" Old Shi paused while stroking his beard, as if he remembered something.
"Not yet, but I want to build a new branch in Momen recently - the Agricultural Affairs Hall, which specializes in agricultural research." Ruan Qingqing said with a firm look, "As the saying goes, food is the first necessity of the people. The increase in grain production by myself is really limited."
"This is a good idea! Farming is the foundation of people's survival. When farming prospers, people will prosper! Besides, we in Momen really need some fresh blood. Not only the farming hall you are going to set up, but also our medical hall needs to discover some good seedlings." Old Shi stroked his beard and said.
It is said that talents are the foundation of all industries, and talents are also something that Ruan Qingqing attaches great importance to.
"Has Master Shi discovered any promising medical students?"
"I have already found some good candidates for studying medicine among the sixty children in the mountains. I will train them well when the time comes. I will have no worries about my medical skills being passed down to the successors."
Ruan Qingqing looked at him in disbelief. "The children in the mountains are only two or three years old now, right? How can you tell whether they are suitable for studying medicine so early?"
"Two or three years old is enough. As the saying goes, you can tell a child's future at the age of three and his character at the age of seven. A person's personality is generally set at the age of three."
Ruan Qingqing thought of something else. "I have made an agreement with the children's parents that they will be allowed to take the children home when they are five years old. If the children you value are taken back by their respective parents by then, what will you do?"
"It's okay. People who eat all kinds of grains will get sick. It's their children's good fortune that they can study medicine. If it doesn't work, just buy off the favor from their parents."
Mr. Shi was not worried at all. "You don't need to worry about me, but you should pay more attention to yourself. This internal injury is not a big deal. Just take some medicine for a few days and be careful not to make any big movements. The tricky part is your liver fire deficiency. Although it is not too serious for the time being, if you don't pay attention to it, I'm afraid it will affect your life span."
"Mr. Shi, you are kidding me again!" Ruan Qingqing's first reaction was that this was a joke. She was only in her early twenties, so how could it affect her lifespan?
"Would I joke about such a thing? You should stay up less late and worry less in the future! Alas, you are so young and you have ruined your body to this state, what's the point?" Old Shi shook his head and sighed.
Ruan Qingqing was slightly stunned. Does this mean illness caused by overwork?
"Once everything is arranged, I will put down my burden and live the life I want," she said.
Shi Lao raised his head and glanced at her, "Isn't this the life you wanted to live?"
"What can I say? Actually, I just want to plant a few acres of land, have no worries about food, clothing, and shelter!"
Ruan Qingqing stared in a daze at the banyan tree branches extending outside the yard wall.
"You live a clear and simple life!" Old Shi couldn't help but click his tongue a few times.
Ruan Qingqing just smiled and said nothing.
"I have a good candidate here who might be able to help you."
Ruan Qingqing's eyes lit up for a moment, "Mr. Shi, why don't you tell me about his life background and his personality and abilities?"
"She comes from Fangying, a country next to us. She is the eldest daughter of the prime minister and has learned a lot of skills. Unfortunately, she has been living under the care of her stepmother since she was a child, and her situation is not very good. If you can extend an olive branch to her, I believe she will be happy to follow you."
"The Prime Minister's eldest daughter?" Ruan Qingqing's eyes flashed, and she had some thoughts in her mind.
In the following time, Ruan Qingqing always kept Cauliflower with her wherever she went.
At first Yue Linlang felt a little jealous.
Ruan Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "You also want to learn farming?"
Yue Linlang looked embarrassed, "Master, you know me well. I am not afraid of anything, whether it is climbing a mountain of swords or diving into a sea of fire. But when it comes to farming, I do... lack talent."
"Well, everyone has their own strengths. Just do your best. There is no need to be proficient in everything, nor to always think about being better than others. Just like you and cauliflower, cauliflower must be good at farming, otherwise it would be impossible for Wang Po's family to support a family of three by her own efforts; you are strong and your martial arts are great, you are my indispensable right-hand man." Ruan Qingqing said earnestly.
"I understand. I'm just not used to it for the moment. I used to be the one who followed the master." Yue Linlang looked at Ruan Qingqing anxiously, and her voice gradually became quieter.
Ruan Qingqing didn't expect this to be the reason. She was a little surprised for a moment, and her heart felt a little weak.
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