Dressed as the pampered step room of the grandfather

Chapter 229 Ice Spring
"Recently, the white sugar and rock sugar business of the Xu family has been booming, and the Xu family has improved to a higher level. I heard that the third young master Xu has contributed a lot to it. It really is the Xu family, but I don't know why the third young master Xu came here. This remote snow mountain?"

The Xu family's reputation as the richest man in the Zhou family is not for nothing. Even if you want to come to the snow mountain to find some precious medicinal materials, you can send someone to look for it. There is no need for the third young master of the Xu family who is a descendant of the Xu family to come in person.

"Grandpa, don't you know that the business of white sugar and rock sugar was entrusted to our Xu family by Mrs. Dingguo." Xu Jinbao was surprised for a moment, he thought the Duke knew.

"Uh...Maybe Mrs. Dingguo thinks these are trivial things. You are a person who does big things, Mr. Dingguo, so you don't want these trivial things to bother you."

After being speechless for a moment, Xu Jinbao twitched the corners of his mouth. He seemed to have said something that shouldn't be said. Would it cause any trouble to Mrs. Ding?

I can't wait to slap my mouth twice, it makes you excited!Get you excited!
"Oh... It's okay, she is in charge of the outside business, and it's normal that I don't know about some things."

Surprised that the business of white sugar and rock sugar was Yu'er's idea, but he didn't feel uncomfortable, but a little proud, his Yu'er is really good!
Blinking his eyes, Xu Jinbao was surprised to find that Ding Guogong in front of him really didn't mind at all.

It stands to reason that if such a big matter is hidden from his wife, he will always feel uncomfortable. This Duke Ding... really has a big heart!
Duke Ding is indeed not an ordinary person, no wonder he is favored by a woman like Mrs. Ding, Mrs. Ding has a really good vision!
"It's almost the end of the new year, why did Duke Ding come to the Snow Mountain?"

Originally, Xu Jinbao was excited and in awe of seeing Ding Guogong, but seeing such a Ding Guogong who dotes on his wife miraculously, Xu Jinbao was not so afraid.

"This is my cousin. The Ling family has practiced medicine for generations. There are medical clinics all over Dazhou. The Ling family has a kind of snow lotus pill, which is the best tonic for health. But because its main medicine is snow lotus, it is expensive but rare. , but a few days ago, the emperor was poisoned, so he searched everywhere for famous doctors and medicinal materials, and the people in the palace took away all the Ling family Xuelian pills, and the effect of the emperor's eating was quite good, so he urged the Ling family to make more Xuelian pills."

"It just so happens that my cousin and I are the closest to the Snow Mountain, so we rushed over here. I didn't expect to meet Ding Guogong here. Did Ding Guogong also come to look for medicinal materials?"

"Yes!" Song Yu nodded, "Yu'er's health has not been very good. The genius doctor Bai Yin said that her body needs the snow toad on the snow mountain to heal her body, and the emperor also needs the snow lotus to nourish her body. Only at this time can the snow lotus be cured." It will be in full bloom, just now that the entire capital is full of wind and clouds, Dingguo's mansion can also be avoided."

To the outside world, he left the capital with this excuse.

"So that's how it is." Duke Ding's mansion has always belonged to the emperor. Now that the emperor is poisoned, everyone in the court is in danger. It is a smart move for Duke Ding to stay away, and he can also find medicine for the emperor, which is understandable.

"Snow Toad!" But Ling Zixuan screamed subconsciously, "Snow Toad is a rumored holy medicine, extremely rare, the last time it appeared was 300 years ago, it is not easy for Duke Ding to find Snow Toad."

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to try it." Looking at her, Song Yu was also surprised that such a little girl knew about Xuechan.

Looking at this man with burning eyes, he possesses top power, a handsome face, and cares so much for his wife. Isn't that what a woman wants in her life? How can such an excellent man not be tempted? .

"Why don't we go to the snow mountain together, there are many dangers on the snow mountain, we can take care of each other together." Ling Zixuan suggested.

"Yes, Lord Ding, let's go together. Because of the Snow Lotus Pills, the Ling family has always had a team of people stationed in the snow mountain. They search for snow lotus and special medicinal materials on the snow mountain all the year round. They are very familiar with the environment on the snow mountain. Your search for snow toads will help."

Hearing that Song Yu was looking for Xuechan for the sake of An Ruoyu and the emperor, Xu Jinbao also agreed with his cousin's proposal, not because of the huge benefits brought to the Xu family by Mrs. Dingguo's white sugar and rock sugar in the past few months It was only because of their personal relationship that he also wanted to do his part.

After pondering for a while, Song Yu nodded and agreed to go together, not because he was greedy for a few people to help find Xuechan, but because he liked this team of herb pickers who were familiar with the snow-capped mountain environment.

Snow toads are hard to find, and with them there, the chances of finding snow toads will be even greater.

That's it, Xu Jinbao and the others were on the snow mountain trip, but He Shun frowned slightly at Ling Zixuan. If he read correctly, Ling Zixuan might have some unreasonable thoughts about the Duke.

no!He has to protect the Duke well, and must not let those messy women get close to the Duke.

He Shun's worry was not unreasonable. Ever since the two parties formed a team, Ling Zixuan relied on the fact that the first team was familiar with the path of the snow-capped mountains, and always used excuses to get close to Song Yu's side, hoping to get close to him.

He even made some physical contact intentionally or unintentionally, either accidentally fell down, or unintentionally rubbed his arm and shoulder, which made He Shun frown endlessly.

He stabbed in several times to destroy Ling Zixuan's good deeds. Anyway, he didn't know how good this Ling Zixuan was in medicine, and anyway, he was quite good at seducing men.

"Master! You drink some soup."

After walking on the snow-capped mountains for most of the day under the wind and snow, the group didn't even find a cave, so they could only find a shelter from the wind to rest, light a fire to cook and drink hot soup.

He Shun brought a bowl of hot soup to Song Yu, and then stopped talking, "Master! I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Speaking of Ling Zixuan?" A mouthful of hot soup flowed down the throat and into the stomach. The energy of the hot soup continued to radiate heat in the body, gradually warming up the frozen body.

"Huh?" He Shun raised his head suddenly, "Master! You know!"

He thought the Duke didn't know, after all, the Duke has never been very sensitive to these women's thoughts, why this time...

"How could I not have noticed such an obvious thing?"

Perhaps Ling Zixuan is indeed very capable, but who is Song Yu? She is a person who is well-versed in the court, the most complicated place in the world. Her little thoughtfulness is not enough.

What's more, Ling Zixuan was the only woman in this group, and she was so obvious that no matter how insensitive he was, he would not be unaware.

"Then you..." Why are you still walking with this Ling Zixuan, and you don't say to avoid suspicion.

Suddenly He Shun's eyes widened, maybe the Duke of the Kingdom has other thoughts!
"Ling Zixuan is still useful!" You don't need to guess what He Shun was thinking in his heart, Song Yu quickly interrupted him, "Xue Chan is hard to find, the genius doctor Bai Yin and Doctor Bai have been here for several months. Still can't find the snow toad, the team of the Ling family is indeed familiar with the snow mountain, the route they took is safer and closer than the route taken by our own people, it is useful to keep them."

His eyes were full of disgust, enduring the seduction of this woman Ling Zixuan, how could he know how disgusted he felt in his heart, how did he know how sick he felt when that woman approached.

"Eh..." He Shunmo fell silent, the Duke of the State is sacrificing his appearance, um... You have worked hard!

On the other side, looking at the cousin who was about to approach Song Yu again, Xu Jinbao grabbed her, "Cousin Zixuan, what do you want to do!"

"What did I do? I didn't do anything!" Looking at her cousin, Ling Zixuan looked innocent.

"That's Duke Ding, he's already married and has children, do you know what you're doing!" Xu Jinbao looked at Ling Zixuan sternly, does she really know what she's doing!

"..." Pursing her lips, Ling Zixuan raised her head and glanced at Song Yu over there, then said slowly, "I didn't do anything..."

She just moved her heart involuntarily.

"It will be too late until you do something!" Xu Jinbao glared at the cousin and warned, "Cousin, you are the most talented person in the Ling family's generation to study medicine, and you are the next head of the Ling family. A proud person, don't do anything stupid!"

Not to mention that this person is still the husband of Mrs. Dingguo, if the cousin really does something stupid, what face will he have to meet Mrs. Dingguo in the future, and what face will he have to face the Ling family.

At this moment, he really regretted it, regretted that he shouldn't have stepped forward to talk to Duke Ding in agitation, and regretted letting his cousin know Duke Ding.

It's just that there is no regret medicine in this world.

"I...I know." Thinking of the Ling family, thinking of her pride, the light in Ling Zixuan's eyes dimmed.

After walking hard all the way, the group finally came to the snow cave where the genius doctor Bai Yin and others were resting. At this time, there were only two guards from Dingguo's mansion to guard the supplies, and everyone else went out to look for Xue Chan.

Seeing Ding Guogong and the others, the two guards were very excited. It has been half a month, the mountain has been covered by heavy snow, and the supplies on the mountain are almost used up. They have been out of firewood for two days.

There is not much food left, which is what they have saved by hunting hard these days, but the snow mountain is too cold, there are not many animals, and the prey they can find is limited, and there is no charcoal fire, so they can only eat raw food. Yes, there is no one to send supplies here, and they are afraid that they will not be able to stay on this snow mountain any longer.

It's just that now they have enough supplies again, but they still don't have any clues about the snow toad that Song Yu wanted. It's been a few months, and they've been searching on the snow mountain for so long, let alone Xuechan, it's Bingquan They couldn't find any, but they found a lot of snow lotus and other precious medicinal materials.

It was expected, but Song Yu was still very disappointed.

"Ice spring? Is the ice spring you are talking about the kind of spring water on a snow mountain that doesn't freeze?"

Just when Song Yu was extremely disappointed, someone in the Ling family's herb gathering team suddenly spoke hesitantly.

"Huh?" Song Yu suddenly looked at the speaker, "You know Bingquan!"

Song Yu's attention completely turned the speaker into the focus. Under everyone's gaze, that person was holding the burden on his body and trembling nervously. He...he...

"Old Li, tell me what you know." Ling Zixuan urged.

"I... I don't know if the ice spring mentioned by Duke Ding is the kind I know, and I just saw it once by chance."

Lao Li said with some difficulty, "Five years ago, we also came to the mountain to look for snow lotus at this time. We have always done this in previous years, but that year we happened to encounter a blizzard that was rare in the snow mountain for decades, and we were trapped in the We spent a month on the mountain, fortunately, we usually store supplies in snow caves, so we survived with difficulty."

"Get to the point!" Ling Zixuan scolded angrily, who wants to listen to his experience!
"I...I...I..."

The scolding made Old Li stutter and speechless in fright, but the more anxious he became, the more speechless he became, and a cold sweat broke out in anxiety.

"Shut up! Let him talk!"

The cold eyes suddenly shot at Ling Zixuan, the coldness and displeasure in the eyes directly shocked her to take two steps back, and the cold sweat drenched her skirt.

"Say it!" Looking at Lao Li, Song Yu's voice was many times gentler.

"Later...later..." Song Yu's attitude made Lao Li regain his courage and continued to narrate.

When everyone was trapped in the snow cave and couldn't go out, Lao Li and his companions didn't want to be stuck in the snow cave. Every time the heavy snow was light, they would go out of the snow cave and look for medicinal materials around. Money back home.

Unfortunately, not long after Lao Li went out one day, the blizzard became bigger and he couldn't see the way back. He was blocked outside. A snow cave shrinks.

It's just that he didn't arrive, and he hid for a whole day and night. The people with him almost thought that he was going to freeze to death outside, but they didn't want him to come back alive. Everyone said his fate was hard.

It was the night when he hid in the snow cave, he discovered the ice spring. In the shelter where he hid, a puddle of spring water suddenly gushed out in the middle of the night.

That really opened Lao Li's eyes. After being in the snow mountain for so many years, it was the first time that he saw live spring water emerging from the height of the snow mountain, and the spring water that came out was not frozen.

When he wanted to taste the spring water, his finger hurt as if he had been pricked by a needle just when he touched the water surface. It was too cold, even colder than the snow on this snow-capped mountain.

He thought that such a strange place might grow some precious herbs, so he wandered around the ice spring in the wind and snow, and he really found three rare herbs.

Relying on these three herbs, he exchanged 3000 taels of silver at Ling's house. With this money, he not only bought a big house in the county town, but also married a beautiful wife and gave birth to three children. Days passed with envy.

But since then, Lao Li has never had such an opportunity, because even though he found three precious medicinal herbs that time, he also froze his hands and feet to death.

If he hadn't collected herbs on the snow-capped mountains all year round and knew how to save his life, he would not have made a lot of money that time, but would have been buried in this snow-capped mountain.

(End of this chapter)