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

Chapter 184

Zhao Minghua drew his long sword from the carriage frame and stood in front of the carriage.

In that instant, Chunnuan's nose tingled and her eyes reddened.

She knew then that Zhao Minghua was no ordinary person.

However, it was still very tiring for him to face so many people all by himself.

"Could we skip the birthday celebration?"

Spring warmth whispers a question.

Qing Sheng was taken aback: "Young Master is still fighting a bloody battle ahead, is Miss going to run away first?"
However, thinking of the young master's instructions, Qingsheng could only nod.

"OK."

Before setting off from Shu, the young master had instructed himself that no matter what happened on the road, he should not worry about him, as he had his own way of getting away. He should prioritize taking good care of the young lady and follow her instructions.

Qingsheng thought that her young master was a real romantic.

However, to be fair, the young lady does indeed possess the ability and skill to deserve such dedication from the young master.

"Then go around to the side. Remember, when you get to your young master, tell him to get in the car quickly. I have a plan to get out of this predicament."

"Yes, girl."

I told you, a girl shouldn't be the kind of person who's afraid of death and only cares about herself.

She still cares about the young master.

"Girl, sit tight."

The way they celebrate birthdays by driving a horse-drawn carriage is also a unique skill; with a crack of the whip, the horse gallops off.

"Young master, get in the carriage."

Before even reaching Zhao Minghua, Qingsheng shouted.

Zhao Minghua turned to look at the approaching carriage, then, using his sword as a crutch, leaped onto it and stood steadily beside Qingsheng.

"Young Master is amazing."

I'd like to say the same thing when spring warms up.

"They've run away! Chase them!"

"They can't escape."

As it turns out, there was no escaping it.

"Oh no, there's a big tree blocking the way."

The birthday celebration was abruptly halted.

Chunnuan and Zhao Minghua almost both fell, but luckily Zhao Minghua caught her.

"Run, where do you think you're going?"

"It's really courting death!"

A bloodthirsty glint appeared in Zhao Minghua's eyes.

"You all cover your mouths." After thinking for a moment, Chun Nuan stuffed the only antidote into Zhao Minghua's mouth: "This medicine has an effect for two hours, which should be enough for you to move the tree."

"what?"

Before Zhao Minghua could understand what was going on, he saw Chunnuan raise her hand, and a cloud of powder appeared in the air. Then he saw the people who had been chasing him stagger and fall down one by one.

"Young Master, they've fallen..."

Before he could finish saying "collapse," Qingsheng collapsed onto the carriage.

"Didn't I tell you to cover your mouth?" Chunnuan was disgusted with Qingsheng, but she knew she was almost done for: "There's no antidote. He'll wake up in two hours."

"Nuan Nuan, Nuan Nuan..."

Zhao Minghua saw the smile on her lips and his heart pounded with panic.

Then he realized, yes, two hours, he had two hours of time.

First, cut down the big trees and move them aside, then... these bastards are all superfluous to be alive!
Just as he raised his knife, he suddenly noticed the clothes they were wearing; they were all patched and patched.

If they could survive, they wouldn't need to come and snatch people away.

In that instant, Zhao Minghua softened again.

Finally, they moved the big tree away and drove off in the carriage.

For two hours, Zhao Minghua neither heard the chatter of Qingsheng nor the gentle voice of Chunnuan.

This road feels very long.

Finally, we came across a small town. The town was very desolate, with several houses that had been burned to ashes, as if they had been through something terrible.

Zhao Minghua remembered passing through this small town on his way here. How come it has changed so much in just one month?

The bandits on the road were clearly composed of villagers from the surrounding area.

There were no such bandits when we arrived.

In the end what happened?
Why all this unease?

It was getting dark, and he dared not proceed rashly.

After all, nobody knows what lies ahead.

If there's any real danger, he'll be too busy taking care of one thing to care about another.

The best solution is to find an inn to stay in.
However, after searching from one end of town to the other for a long time, we still couldn't find the inn.

"Sir, is there an inn in this town?"

"There was a guesthouse where someone died and it was burned down a few days ago, so it's uninhabitable now."

"Do you know where I can rent a house for the night?"

"What do you do?"

The old man asked very cautiously.

"We buy herbs." A basket of herbs on the carriage was the perfect excuse.

So sometimes it really is true that what you give, you receive. When Chunnuan bought those herbs for a group of elderly people, she never expected it would become the best excuse to help them.

"I have two rooms in my house that you can stay in."

The old man saw that Zhao Minghua had delicate features and didn't seem like a bad person. Then, noticing the herbs in the basket on his back, he thought for a moment and asked, "Are you doctors?"

"Yes."

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

Zhao Minghua knew that ordinary people still respected doctors.

"That's perfect. Your wife's feet hurt, could you take a look at them?"

"OK."

"Alright, alright, come with me."

The old man's house was at the end of the town. It had five rooms and a small courtyard. There was a woodshed behind the house, which was just big enough to tether a horse.

"Old man, do you have any horse feed?"

"No."

Are there any rice vendors in town?

Horses won't get fat if they don't eat grass at night, let alone these three horses which have to walk such a long distance.

Especially the horse that Chunnuan is still in the recovery stage, so it can't be deprived of its night feed.

"There's one place where they've run out of rice, and even the grains are expensive."

"Old man, what exactly happened here?"

Zhao Minghua suddenly remembered that they should find out what happened first: "A month ago when we passed through here, everything was peaceful. Why does it look like we've been robbed today?"

"Sigh, it's a long story."

The old man sighed and began to recount what had happened two weeks prior.

"They claimed to be the Third Prince's men, saying things like 'cleansing the corrupt officials and supporting the rightful heir,' and they kept taking medicine and taking cards along the way."

"The Third Prince's men?"

Zhao Minghua had heard some rumors in the martial arts world: it was said that the Third Prince almost ascended to the throne, but the current emperor used some means to make him disappear.

Have the missing people reappeared?
Is this a sign that the world is about to descend into chaos?

Should we tell General Xia this news?
Yes, it's very necessary.

Who knows, maybe the Lord won't have done a good deed?
Being brothers-in-law is a matter of shared honor and honor.

Zhao Minghua had already made up her mind to report it.

"And what about the inn?" "..." The old man was a little embarrassed.

"It's alright, sir. If you can talk, then talk; if you can't, then don't worry about it." Zhao Minghua could guess pretty much what was going on, but he didn't know if it was true or not: "Grandpa, could you help me buy some broad beans?"

"Okay, I'll go buy it for you."

Zhao Minghua gave him two taels of silver.

"While you're at it, see what else there is to eat in town. Could you please bring some back for us? We'd like to have dinner at your place tonight."

"This……"

This is too much silver, two taels?
"There are three of us, and we also have horse feed. You can buy some food for us when you come back."

"Aren't you afraid the old man will take your money and run away?"

Why are these out-of-towners so naive?

"Grandpa, can you run?"

The old man shook his head.

"That's right, I'm never wrong about people. Besides, when my sister wakes up, she'll need to examine your mother-in-law's feet; she's the best doctor."

"Is your sister a doctor?"

"Yes, me too, but it's more appropriate for a younger sister to look at a mother-in-law's feet."

“That’s right, that’s right.” The old man was clearly convinced by Zhao Minghua’s words: “Wait, I’ll go buy you grain and food right away.”

The old man gave two empty rooms to Zhao Minghua.

Zhao Minghua then carried Chunnuan from the carriage back into the house.

I wanted to kick him while he was celebrating his birthday: This good-for-nothing should really live in a carriage.

Forget it, for the sake of him having been with me since he was a child, I'll take him back inside.

After all, this place is not peaceful.

"Where is this?"

When Zhao Minghua carried Qingsheng back to the empty room and then returned to Chunnuan's room, he saw Chunnuan sitting on the bed, looking puzzled.

"It's an old man's house." Seeing this, Zhao Minghua quickly went over and took her hand: "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Is it because of that medicine powder?"

Is not this nonsensical?

"I developed this for self-defense," Chunnuan said. "Take it with you when you go out. It's best to avoid direct confrontation if possible. And don't hurt them... By the way, you didn't hurt them, did you?"

"They're all trying to take you as their wife, and you're still thinking about their lives."

Therefore, he and Chunnuan are the same type of people: they can easily forgive those who have not really hurt them.

“I can tell that they are just bluffing; they are not real bandits.”

"How did you know?"

Zhao Minghua was surprised: "You even know about bandits?"

"They are fundamentally different from the group that appeared in the northern desert."

When real bandits emerge, their aura is completely different. Their hands are stained with blood to varying degrees, and their eyes cannot be concealed.

This group of people, despite their loud and boisterous behavior, are actually suffering terribly.

Wearing patched-up clothes, he looked more like a sickle and hoe than a large sword, and his eyes were filled with fear.

This is also one of the reasons why Chunnuan decided to let Zhao Minghua get in the car and escape directly.

"Yes, they say the Third Prince's soldiers have appeared here."

"The Third Prince's soldiers?"

"Yes, back then, the Third Prince..."

Chunnuan was even more satisfied with Zhao Minghua: even though he was far from the imperial court, he was still able to understand the affairs of the court.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Living in the capital, the Xiao family could choose not to participate in banquets or similar events, but they couldn't afford to be ignorant of the situation.

If you don't understand, you'll die quickly.

Chunnuan also understood that the matter concerning the Third Prince was a secret of the imperial family.

Most people know but choose not to speak.

They all knew about this in secret.

I never expected it to spread to Sichuan.

"Does the reappearance of the Third Prince signify an impending disaster?"

Spring warmth whispered a question to Zhao Minghua.

"With the Emperor establishing a Crown Prince and the Third Prince reappearing, it is indeed a challenge."

Zhao Minghua analyzed the situation in the imperial court.

“As long as the Crown Prince is still alive, the possibility of chaos in the world is not high. It is said that the Crown Prince is not in good health. If something happens to him, the world will surely be in chaos.” Zhao Minghua said, “When the world prospers, the people suffer; when the world perishes, the people also suffer. The people’s lives are full of hardships.”

Chunnuan agrees with this view.

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

Just then, they heard the sound of the courtyard gate.

"The old man probably bought horse feed for me. I'll go check." Zhao Minghua said, "You rest first, no need to get up."

"it is good."

The aftereffects of waking up from this thing are quite significant; my legs feel weak.

Suddenly, Zhao Minghua's stern shout was heard.

"You dare to come here? Believe me or not, I'll send you to see the authorities."

what's the situation?
Spring's warmth made my heart skip a beat.

"You..." Zhou Sanwa never expected to run into robbers on the street at home: "What are you doing in my house?"

"What, this is your home?"

Zhao Minghua's mind was racing: Isn't this like home delivery?
"It's not my house, it's your house. What are you doing here? You're even staying in my house. You're not trying to lie to my dad, are you?"

Chun Nuan understood; this was the robbers' house.

The funny thing is, the robbers were actually afraid of them.

"I'm here to stay. If you dare to have any designs on us, my knife is not to be trifled with."

"No, no, no, we know you're a good person."

Is he alright now?

“The sleeping potion you used was so effective, it knocked us all out,” Zhou Sanwa said. “Even though you knocked us out, you didn’t chop us up or hand us over to the authorities. You just left on your own. When we woke up, we all said we met good people and we all prayed to the Bodhisattva to bless you with long lives.”

I was absolutely thrilled listening to "Spring Warmth in the Room"!
What kind of robbers are these?

"You are all villagers, not real robbers?"

Zhao Minghua asked directly.

“There are no robbers here, they’re all forced into this situation.” Zhou Sanwa sighed, “We simply can’t survive if we don’t do this.”

"what happened?"

“About two weeks ago, a group of soldiers came, claiming to be from the Third Prince. They looted every house in our town, ransacking everything,” Zhou Sanwa said. “We were furious, so when they checked into the inn, we drugged them, and then…”

"Kill them all?"

"No, only a few were killed. Some people were not caught, they escaped, or reported the incident to the authorities."

"The officials didn't care about them, they only cared about you?"

"Historically, officials have always protected each other; they're all in cahoots. When they tried to arrest the murderers, we all ran away. The authorities don't know who to arrest, so for now, we're safe."

"You set fire to that inn too?"

“We didn’t burn it down; it was that group of people who set it on fire. They destroyed the houses of four families, so we had no choice but to rob them to compensate the neighbors.”

"So you're still robbers with some sense of justice?"

"Wasn't this disaster caused by our lack of foresight that day?" Zhou Sanwa asked somewhat embarrassedly. "By the way, where's my dad?"

"Won't she be killed too? Where's my mother? Mother, Mother..."

“Your father went to buy horse feed for me. We haven’t seen your mother yet. I heard that your mother’s foot hurts. We can treat her.”

"Really, thank you so much! I knew it, you are like bodhisattvas!"

Chunnuan shook her head and chuckled upon hearing this; this robber really changed his tune quickly.

She's right. If it weren't for the pressure of making a living, who would go up the mountain to become a robber?