"You want to study medicine?"
In Mingxin Hall, Old Li set down the book in his hand, looking somewhat surprised.
"Yes."
Chu Mu nodded and said no more. He had known Old Li for some time now, and he had more or less gotten a feel for the man's temperament.
A man whose word was law. There was no need to say too much.
If Old Li agreed, all the better. If he refused, Chu Mu would think of another way.
He could not come into contact with extraordinary power, but worldly medicine was not difficult to reach.
"Every family and household has its own grounds for passing down its inheritance."
"But this old man has no sons or daughters, so I do not place too much importance on that."
"However, the path of medicine is vast as the sea. It absolutely cannot be mastered overnight. You are busy with official duties, I'm afraid..."
Chu Mu seemed not to hear the tactful refusal in Old Li's words and simply continued speaking on his own. "I have now been promoted to Squad Leader, so I have much more leeway with my time. There shouldn't be too much of a problem."
"This old man is curious. Since you have already made something of yourself in officialdom, why come to study medicine?"
Chu Mu smiled. "If I study medicine... I'll live longer!"
Old Li gave Chu Mu a deep look and pondered for a moment. "Since Mu-xiaoge insists on this, this old man can hardly refuse."
"Rest assured, Old Li. I understand the rules."
As he spoke, Chu Mu took out a small wooden box from his robes and placed it on the table before Old Li.
There was nothing else inside the box, only a simple stack of banknotes.
Three hundred silver!