"Yes, yes, that's what the old Taoist priest said." Zhao Zheng sighed, "He gave me several prescriptions, but they all lacked the ingredients for the medicinal ingredients. Even if I had the ingredients, they wouldn't work."
Yao Yingxiong looked at the yellow paper in his hand and said, "This old Taoist priest changed the prescription beyond recognition to prevent others from recognizing it. It was also to protect you."
As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Zheng in surprise, "You can write?"
Zhao Zheng nodded. "Yes, my ancestors were landlords. I studied for a few days when I was young, and later the old Taoist priest also taught me a little. I don't have much literary talent, but I have no problem reading and writing, and I also know a little bit of arithmetic!"
"Not bad, really not bad." Yao Yingxiong's eyes lit up. "These days, anyone who can write and count is considered a talent. Since you can read, write, and count, why do you still want to stay in a small mountain village? You could become a shopkeeper in a shop, or write letters for people on the street. You can earn more than you do now."
"I thought about it when I was young, but I have to serve my parents. As the old saying goes, 'While your parents are still alive, you shouldn't travel far away!'" Zhao Zheng continued to patch up his own personality.
Yao Yingxiong nodded. This was similar to what he had heard. Zhao Zheng was indeed a very filial person in the small mountain village, even to the point of being a little foolish.
"You've been really delayed." Although Yao Yingxiong didn't get the complete prescription, he was still very satisfied with Zhao Zheng's honesty. No matter what, he had to accept this favor. "How about this, you make all these medicinal ingredients into Xiaoyao Pills for me, and I'll buy them at the same price of 10 or 20 pills as before."
"No need for money. These herbs are troublesome but not expensive. I just have to go to the mountains to collect more herbs, which will take a little longer!" Zhao Zheng said, "Yao Youjiao, if you really treat me as one of your own, then don't be polite!"
"Okay, I won't nag anymore." Yao Yingxiong was also a generous person. "Come to the village in a few days, I'll give you a surprise!"
"What surprise?"
"Can it still be called a surprise if I tell you?" Yao Yingxiong kept the other person in suspense.
Zhao Zhengdao: "Isn't it forbidden to enter the village casually? The Daguanshan bandits..."
"The county magistrate went to the countryside yesterday, and the chief constable took people to Daguanshan to give them a good beating. The bandits from Daguanshan won't be coming down again in the short term."
"However, that place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it won't be easy to wipe them out. Let's wait until the New Year is over before we think about it."
Yao Yingxiong sighed, and remembered what the county magistrate said before he left, and he also felt a headache.
He looked at the time and it was getting late, so he stood up and said, "I'm going back home. That's all for today!"
"I'll take you there!" Zhao Zheng walked him all the way to the village entrance.
When the old ladies who were chatting saw this, they lowered their voices.
"I'm going back first. Remember to come to the village to find me in a few days. I'll be waiting for you at the township government office."
With that, Yao Yingxiong jumped on his horse and rode away.
Zhao Zheng turned around only after the group disappeared from his sight.
Seeing the old sisters-in-law looking at him, Zhao Zheng greeted them calmly.
The old wives all swallowed their saliva, "Zhao San, are you really hooking up with Yao Youjiao?"
"Old Zhao, if you become rich in the future, don't forget my family's wealth!"
"And my Ergou, he's your brother who grew up wearing open-crotch pants with you!"
Zhao Zheng smiled and said, "Oh, just following me around!"
Get away from the 'sweet words' of your sister-in-law.
What Yao Yingxiong said before he left quickly spread throughout the small mountain village.
"You don't know how good Yao Youjiao is to Old Zhao. He even asked him to visit him at the township government office in a few days!"
"Old Zhao is really going to get rich! He's actually currying favor with the Yao family!"
Mrs. Yan ran home nervously and told the whole story.
Old Man Yan was anxious, "Are you serious?"
"Zhao Laosan is very vengeful. Do you think he will take revenge on our family?" The wife of the Yan family was very anxious. Although the Zhong family was powerful, they were just landlords. Yao Yingxiong was a roving soldier and led troops. Moreover, the Yao family was no worse than the Zhong family.
Old Man Yan was uneasy. Looking at his son who had been kicked out of Team 8, he was furious and said, "Get over here!"
Yan Dali lowered his head and walked forward, "Dad..."
"Don't call me dad, you are my dad!" Old Man Yan cursed him, "You have brought shame to our Yan family!"
Yan Dali said with a bitter face: "I didn't expect that Zhao Laosan really has a good relationship with Yao Youjiao..."
"It's too late to say anything now. You should hurry to Zhao Laosan's house to admit your mistake and bring two kilograms of corn with you." Old Man Yan said with a painful look on his face.
"His father, isn't that possible?"
"It's nothing." Old Man Yan glared at his wife. "What do you know, woman? Zhao Laosan and Yao Youjiao are doing business, collecting wild delicacies in the village. Niu Dalei and the others have spread the news. Do you know what this means?"
"What does it mean?"
"This means that Zhao Laosan will be the village's God of Wealth in the future. I just came back from outside and heard that Niu Dalei and his men got several hundred coins from Zhao Zheng. These wild delicacies were given to the Yao family, who then gave them to the nobles in the county. This is a long-term business, don't you understand?"
"Besides, Zhao Laosan can also get rice and meat cloth. Do you think we can offend him?"
"Ah? He is so powerful?" The women of the Yan family were dumbfounded.
"Are you scared now?" Old Man Yan snorted coldly, "Bring Dali with you to apologize. There's no hatred between our two families. We can just give a gift and it will be over. Do you understand?"
Although Yan's wife was reluctant, she still gritted her teeth and took two pounds of corn from the empty rice jar, thinking about the future. "How are we going to live in the days ahead..."
....
Ma family.
Ma's wife told her husband what she heard outside.
Old Man Ma, lying in bed, looked at his pale son, exhausted. "Dazhu, do you think it's worth it to offend an old bachelor for the sake of Widow Zheng?"
"You haven't even touched Widow Zheng's hand, and you've already offended Zhao Laosan. It wasn't a big deal before, but now he's the captain of Team 8 and doing business with Yao Youjiao. What can you use to fight him?"
"I didn't get the woman, I lost my captain, and my family's wealth was emptied. Do you want me, your mother, and your brother to die?"
Ma Dazhu was heartbroken.
He really didn't even touch Zheng Chunmei's hand.
"Dad, I've been expelled from the Second Team and assigned to logistics. It's too late to say anything." A fierce look flashed in Ma Dazhu's eyes. "If Zhao Laosan still keeps pestering me, I'll fight him!"
"You're just so reckless! If anything happens to you, will we still be alive?" Old Man Ma scolded, "Did I give birth to you just to fight an old bachelor to the death? Don't you even want your parents and brothers?"
"Zhao Laosan is filial to his mother and kind to his brothers. Aren't you better than him?"
"What should I do then?" Ma Dazhu was very annoyed. "Should I apologize to him?"
"Yes, go and apologize to him and ask him to forgive you!"