The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 14 Selling the Young Master

Aunt Niu didn't know. She asked her son last night, but he wouldn't tell her.

"Go and see, and have Minghua come to see me."

Mrs. Zhao frowned. What's wrong with her son?
He's always been a spoiled brat, bad at studying, afraid of the hardship of martial arts, and when asked to study medicine, he said he could mix poisons together. In the end, he never cared about anything except eating, drinking, and having fun... Wait a minute, his food and drink were always served by servants, when did he ever go to the kitchen? And why would he go to get ingredients? What would he do with the ingredients?
"Mrs……"

The manager always felt that Aunt Niu was lying.

"You'll know when Minghua arrives."

As a result, the servants searched around and returned to report that the young master had gone to Changzhou County.

"Mrs……"

"Let's prepare the ingredients for the small kitchen," Mrs. Zhao said. "Aunt Niu is an old woman, I trust her."

The lady believed her after all! Aunt Niu was naturally very grateful.

Thinking that the next time the Third Young Master went into the kitchen to get something... No, she turned around and asked the man to put a lock on the small kitchen. Who knows when he would come to get something again?
When Zhao Minghua returned home that evening, he was caught red-handed by his own mother.

"What have you been doing, running around the county town these past few days?"

"Get down to business."

"You actually have something important to do?" Mrs. Zhao laughed in exasperation. Could you believe someone who's always so unreliable would say they have something important to do?
"I'm asking you, did you take ingredients from the kitchenette?"

"Yes."

"What did you do with it?"

"Paying off debts." Zhao Minghua suddenly clutched his stomach: "Mother, my stomach hurts so much I need to go to the bathroom."

After saying that, he ran away in a flash.

"Hey, you..."

Here we go again!
Whenever this guy tried to fool her, she would run to the bathroom.

"Young Master..." Qingsheng hurriedly tried to follow.

"Qingsheng, you stop right there."

If the young master can escape, can the servant escape too?
"Madam, I must go and serve the young master."

"How are you going to take care of him? Does he need you to go to the bathroom for him because he has a stomachache?"

She could guess what tricks this master and servant were up to.

"Mrs……"

The young master escaped, but I was caught red-handed by the madam.

Can't run away!

If you get caught by your wife and run away, you'll die a terrible death; if you betray your master, you'll also die a terrible death!
Either way, I'm going to die... Oh well, the mistress is the mistress after all, and the young master has to listen to her.

"Tell me, where did Minghua take the things?"

"Madam, young master..."

Can he talk about this?
They were hoping that the young master would have a change of heart and run out to rescue him!
"Stop looking, he won't come back to save you." Mrs. Zhao wondered if she had been too lenient; these servants dared to act recklessly behind their master's back. "Did you corrupt your young master?"

"Madam, I wouldn't dare even if you killed me, yes..."

Enough is enough. Young master is heartless, so don't blame me for being ruthless in return!
I was forced to betray you by circumstances.

The whole story has been explained clearly.

"Which Miss Xiao?" Mrs. Zhao asked, puzzled. Xiao Chunlan from the prominent Xiao family? Did they have dealings in private?
"It's... the Xiao family at the east end of town."

He didn't dare to look up at his wife during his birthday celebration.

"The Xiao family that was expelled from the powerful Xiao clan?" Mrs. Zhao was astonished. "What's that girl's name? How old is she? How did they meet?"

This matter is no small matter!

"That day, the young master and the young master from the Tang family next door went hiking in the mountains. They ran into Miss Xiao, who got her finger pinched while catching crabs..."

"How old is Miss Xiao? Why is she catching crabs?" Is this something a young girl should be doing?
He claims to be from the capital, which sounds like he has no manners. I'm afraid he won't be able to find a partner when he grows up.

That's true. Given their status, most people would avoid them like the plague. Why would they fight with their in-laws?

"I don't know how old I am, but I guess I've reached the age of adulthood."

What?
A young woman of marriageable age took off her shoes in public to catch crabs in a ditch.
This surprised Mrs. Zhao even more. What kind of girl was this?
And another thing, the key point is, why did Minghua go to her house to eat?
Is it possible?
Mrs. Zhao immediately understood!

"Qingsheng, you remember this: your young master is not allowed to go to that Miss Xiao's house again."

"what?"

Qingsheng was stunned!

Um... um... never mind, as long as he nods in agreement!
I finally got my wife's permission to leave.

As soon as he ran back to the courtyard, the Third Young Master was waiting for him, his arms crossed and leaning against the doorpost.

"You sold me out completely?"

"Young master, is your stomach pain gone?"

You ran so fast, how could I get you back if I didn't sell you?
If I anger my wife, I'll be in deep trouble.

What did my mother say?

“Say it…” He looked up at the Third Young Master.

"Speak up, what did she say?"

"Your wife forbids you from visiting Miss Xiao anymore."

"Alright, I understand."

He would listen to his mother, but she also had to listen to his father, so this wasn't really a problem.

In the main courtyard, Mrs. Zhao rubbed her temples.

"Aunt Hu, do you think Minghua is being blinded by that guy surnamed Xiao?"

"Madam, that can't be. Our third young master is kind-hearted. Perhaps he saw that the Xiao family was having a hard time, so he..."

“Life has been much harder than ever before, and I’ve never seen him act like a saint.” Mrs. Zhao suddenly stood up: “No, I have to tell the master about this.”

When Zhao Chenghun returned to the main courtyard, his wife pulled him into the inner room.

“Master, Minghua is really impulsive. You have to take care of this matter. The Xiao family are descendants of disgraced officials. If they get involved, the consequences will be endless.”

She was so anxious! No, she had to send a matchmaker to the Xiao family to propose marriage as soon as possible so that he could win back his heart.

“This matter should not be mentioned again.” Zhao Chengxun quickly stopped her: “We do not know about the affairs of the court, but Physician Xiao is a good person, and the Xiao family is not as terrible as you imagine.”

"It's not scary. Why would the Xiao clan exterminate them?"

"Think about it, how did the Xiao family acquire their ancestral lands and shops?"

Mrs. Zhao thought for a moment and then remained silent.

"It can only be said that the Xiao family has raised a whole bunch of ungrateful wretches." Zhao Chengxun knew what she was thinking: "This is also why I don't want Minghua to marry into the Xiao family again."

"Master?" Mrs. Zhao was still thinking of having a matchmaker arrange a marriage: "Miss Chunlan is a good one."

"You can know a person's face but not their heart." Zhao Chengxun said, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too; if the middle beam is crooked, the whole house will collapse. With a grandfather like that and a family tradition like that, how good could her upbringing be?"

Upbringing?

Is it proper upbringing for a young woman to take off her shoes and go into the river to catch crabs in broad daylight?

“Sir, I’m worried that if the Xiao family encounters something again…” Mrs. Zhao was quite frightened: “No, we have to stay far away.”

"You," Zhao Chengxun sighed, "no wonder some people say women with long hair have short wits? Think about it, if Physician Xiao's family really had some problems, could they have returned to Shu from the capital unscathed?"

"You don't understand. Logically, men who commit crimes are executed or exiled, while women are all sent to the brothels. However, the Xiao family received the Empress Dowager's grace and returned to their ancestral home. Tell me, what problems could there be?"

This……

(End of this chapter)