Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 787 Mistakenly Believing

Xi Bei stood up, intending to leave but not actually doing so. Instead, she said to Chu Mufeng, "Lord Bai, aren't you going to take a look?"

Chu Mufeng nodded and was about to walk out.

Meng Changqing knew exactly what he was planning to do; he was going to lie on the wall and see everything that was going on inside.

However, it would be inappropriate for people to see him sitting on the wall in broad daylight.

“Following someone and probing into their privacy is not something a friend should do,” Meng Changqing said. “Let’s go to the pharmacy.”

Meng Changqing got up to leave, but Chu Mufeng reminded him, "Lord Meng, you haven't paid for breakfast yet."

"I wouldn't stoop to being stingy with this little bit of money." Meng Changqing didn't know when it started, but she had somehow earned such a stingy reputation.

I wonder if Chu Mufeng was so obedient just now just so he could leave first.

"Shopkeeper, come and settle the bill." When the shopkeeper came over, Meng Changqing reminded him, "The buns are cold now."

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and said, "It's our fault. We'll give our three distinguished guests an even better discount."

After paying the bill, the three of them led their horses toward the Hu family's pharmacy in Liangzhou Prefecture.

You don't even need to walk up to it. As soon as you reach the street, you see the pharmacy open. A little while later, you see two people carrying medicine packets coming out.

This pharmacy is still doing business.

"Let's go take a look." Meng Changqing led the way, walking at the front.

Just as I arrived at the door, I happened to see Dr. Hu helping an elderly woman out from inside.

"Why are you here?" Hu Xiaohua asked, both surprised and delighted.

Meng Changqing smiled and nodded, stepping aside. Hu Xiaohua led him out, saying, "Take care."

After the others had walked a few steps away, Hu Xiaohua rushed up to Meng Changqing and said, "Your information network is really good. Did you know from the beginning that we hadn't left?"

"You didn't leave? Doctor Hu actually agreed to stay in Liangzhou City?" At that time, Meng Changqing had no time to pay attention to their family. He simply issued a travel permit, sent them out of Beishan County, and that was it.

"You didn't know? Then why did you come here?" Hu Xiaohua became worried again. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, no." Meng Changqing didn't tell the truth either: "I just happened to see someone who looked like Dr. Li, so I came here to take a look."

"Who's outside?" Doctor Hu's voice came from deep inside the pharmacy.

"Changqing is here." Hu Xiaohua answered loudly, leading Meng Changqing into the house. "The three of you, please have a seat inside. There is freshly brewed tea."

"Where did you see someone who looks like my mother?" Hu Xiaohua asked.

"It's on the street where the old steamed bun shop is." Meng Changqing hadn't gone far inside when he saw Doctor Hu coming in through the small door leading to the backyard. Meng Changqing smiled at him and said, "Doctor Hu."

"What are you doing here?" Doctor Hu's voice was almost drowned out by Hu Xiaohua's. "The person you saw is most likely my mother. My mother has a patient who lives diagonally opposite the steamed bun shop. The family that came just now asked my mother to make a house call."

“I see.” Meng Changqing responded to Hu Xiaohua first, and then said to Doctor Hu, “Since we’re in the city, we thought we’d drop by and take a look.”

Xi Bei leaned against the counter, looking at the uncut licorice root on it. She picked one that caught her eye and chewed on it. Seeing that he was about to take more, Doctor Hu ran over and carried the whole basket away. "You're taking medicine too? Aren't you afraid of getting poisoned?"

"What kind of poison could this stuff possibly have? How stingy," Xi Bei muttered.

Hu Xiaohua poured three cups of tea and served them to the three of them in turn. "How is Beishan County?" Hu Xiaohua sat down next to Meng Changqing. "I heard that the Yan bandits were beaten to a pulp by us and didn't get the slightest benefit."

"The Yan bandits got beaten, wasn't that their own fault?" Meng Changqing retorted to Hu Xiaohua, "Why didn't they return to the capital then?"