Spring flowers.

Chapter 7 Big Sword
The elder brother, Wei Changlin, was ostensibly there to buy medicine, but his eyes were fixed on the woman.

The shopkeeper was a smart man and naturally understood Wei Changlin's intentions. In order to sell the medicine, he kept having the female doorman attend to him.

Clearly, Wei Changlin's appearance wasn't the woman's type; she spoke casually, her mind elsewhere.

Seeing this, Wei Yishang sighed.

The Wei family's current situation is not optimistic. Wei Changlin is not ambitious and is obsessed with brothels and other shady businesses, neglecting his duties.

Thinking of this, Wei Yishang felt that women in ancient times were truly pitiful. Their happiness in a lifetime depended on no more than three men.

First, the father determines one's background; he is the foundation and the springboard.

Secondly, one's husband determines whether one enjoys a life of wealth and honor; it is his vision and social class.

Thirdly, the son determines one's status in their husband's family in the second half of life; it is about inheritance and development.

It's not the woman's fault; it's obvious that her brother had this intention but didn't know how to revitalize the family business.

Wei Yishang figured that since this woman worked here every day, her lover probably lived nearby.

Now that his own brother has come, his lover will surely be restless and will definitely come to see and keep a close eye on his woman.

Wei Yishang looked around and saw a big, burly man selling pastries by the roadside who kept looking toward the pharmacy.

At that moment, Wei Changlin, looking impatient, was about to touch the woman's hand inside the pharmacy.

Wei Yishang walked over to the pastry stall, looked at the man and said, "There's a situation inside the pharmacy. Your woman wants you to go put out the fire."

The man nodded slightly, looking both embarrassed and angry.

He clenched his fists, disregarded the state of the shop, and rushed straight to the pharmacy.

Wei Yishang returned to the carriage and waited for her brother to come back.

Before long, Wei Changlin, his face bruised and swollen, returned to the carriage.

"How did you get injured, brother?" Wei Yishang asked Wei Changlin, pretending she knew nothing.

"It's nothing, I just ran into a little trouble, but it's resolved. Let's go quickly." Wei Changlin wiped the bloodstains from his face.

The brother and sister didn't say much along the way, treating each other with respect.

As they approached Ju County, Wei Changlin thought he should inquire about the home of the third-ranked scholar.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they got off the carriage, they encountered a fierce-looking man who grabbed the carriage and demanded money.

Wei Changlin didn't know kung fu, so he immediately wanted to get back to the carriage and have the servants from his household clean up the mess.

Wei Yishang saw a woman sitting at the entrance of the dilapidated house next to the burly man, who looked mentally unstable.

The woman was heavily pregnant, as if she would be giving birth soon.

"Hero, please let go first. Is that your wife?" Wei Yishang got off the carriage, disregarding the filth and mess of the dilapidated house and the urgency of the situation, and walked straight towards the woman.

"Go back home! Don't bother her!"

The burly man became extremely agitated at the mention of that woman, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"I have some medicine, should I try giving it to her?"

Thinking back to when she transmigrated, she happened to be doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, feeding patients An Lufan.

In Wei Yishang's pocket, there was still some Anlufan that the patient hadn't taken; it was also safe for pregnant women to eat.

The burly man stopped, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

"You said you have medicine?" the burly man repeatedly confirmed.

"Yes, and it's very effective."

Wei Yishang knew that many of the patients in the mental hospital were very kind, and perhaps it was because they were too kind that they got this disease.

Since she had the medicine, she wanted to save people.

"Give her the food. If anything happens to her, I'll make you pay with your life!" The burly man instructed Wei Yishang, while brandishing his broadsword a few times.

Wei Yishang went into the house, got a glass of water, and gave it to the woman.

The medicine was incredibly effective, probably due to the power of modern technology; the woman quickly recovered her energy.

Her gaze was no longer unfocused, but instead sharp and powerful.

At that moment, looking at Wei Yishang and the burly man, she shed tears.

Wei Yishang knew that this was just a delaying tactic, and that she would need to take medication for life if she wanted to be completely cured.

She was feeling a bit down when she suddenly saw seven or eight children of different ages rush out of the house over there. They all called the woman "Mother".

"You two..." Wei Yishang was very curious about how the couple had so many children.

“These are all evidence of how the villagers bullied us… Heavens above…” The burly man was very excited when he saw his wife regain her composure, but when he saw the children, he couldn’t help but frown.

"Brother, don't worry, there's medicine here. With these children protecting you, no one in the village will dare to bully you anymore."

Wei Yishang heard a familiar voice, and when she turned around, she actually saw Ye Mingzhen!
"You...how did you..."

At this moment, Wei Yishang was even more curious about where Ye Mingzhen got the medicine. Was it from An Lufan?
However, Ye Mingzhen simply placed the medicine in the burly man's palm, told him to hold it, and then whispered something to him.

"What a pity, if we could just see the packaging, we could be sure..."

Wei Yishang thought about it and felt no regret. If there were a cure in this era, that would be the best thing.

"My lord, how fortunate I am to have met you here."

Wei Changlin, the elder brother standing to the side, wanted to exchange pleasantries with the third-ranked scholar, but he noticed that the scholar's gaze kept falling on his younger sister.

"Yes, what a coincidence."

Ye Mingzhen pursed her lips, then looked at Wei Changlin.

"Your Wei family's old residence is in the Jiangnan area, why have you come to Ju County?"

Wei Yishang was surprised that Ye Mingzhen knew the location of the Wei family's old residence; he must have done his homework.

"I've come to invite the third-ranked scholar to teach at my family's private school. My fourth younger sister is also from Ju County, so I'll take this opportunity to visit her uncle."

Wei Changlin bowed respectfully, inviting the third-ranked scholar to come.

"It's really unfortunate. I have already accepted the position of teacher at the Imperial Academy. Please find another capable person for your private school."

A fleeting hesitation crossed Ye Mingzhen's eyes; he seemed to be struggling with something, yet also appeared quite certain.

"Oh, that's really unfortunate." Wei Changlin felt embarrassed, having traveled a long way only to have someone else beat him to it.

"Is Miss Wei's uncle that famous scholar Zhang?" Ye Mingzhen suddenly asked.

“Yes.” Wei Changlin was unaware of the origins of this place and only assumed it was because of Zhang Juren’s reputation.

“What a coincidence! This Mr. Zhang is my teacher. He comes to my house every week, and today is the day he comes.”

Wei Yishang was somewhat surprised to hear him say that.

The book only mentions that Zhang, the scholar, later taught Wei Yishang to worship Buddha and that she spent the rest of her life peacefully in a temple; it doesn't say anything else.

It turns out that the gears of fate had already arranged everything.

“But… Scholar Zhang is currently…” Ye Mingzhen suddenly fell silent, as if he had thought of something bad.

"What's up with him?"

Wei Changlin didn't care about this Zhang Juren; he just thought he was an old man with a hollow reputation who relied on his cleverness to fool everyone.

"Sir, you have your own way..."

(End of this chapter)