The next day, before dawn, Su Wenqian found Jin Shanyao, "Miss Jin, I'm afraid my previous stockpile of medicine is not enough. I know you have two mountains of medicinal herbs, so there must be no shortage of them. I would like to purchase some from you in my capacity as the prefect."
Su Wenqian was thoughtful. As soon as the plague began to emerge, the price of medicinal herbs would inevitably rise. At that time, those with money would have more medicine than they could use, while those without money would not be able to afford it, which would lead to the plague getting out of control.
Jin Shanyao said it was just a minor plague that could be cured with medicine. If he couldn't even control the medicinal herbs and allowed the plague to break out on a large scale, he might as well resign his post and go see the emperor with his head in his hands.
Human life is at stake. Even if Jin Shanyao incompetent, he is still a great demon who has ascended to godhood, so he certainly won't stand idly by. " Lord Su, just give me the market price."
Su Wenqian pursed his lips and tentatively asked, "Miss Jin, do you think I can buy on credit?"
What a joke! How many officials actually repay the money they owe the people?
Although Jin Shanyao had a conscience, she didn't have much. She said firmly, "No, Lord Su also knows that the plague is not limited to our Qingzhou Prefecture."
"My herbs are for healing and saving lives, and I'm only charging market price because of Old Madam Su's influence."
Su Wenqian blushed, mentally calculating the amount of money in the account, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Fine, I'll go with a small portion first."
The two signed a contract, with the money being exchanged for the goods.
As soon as Su Wenqian left, Jin Shanyao posted a notice stating that Anzhi Hall's epidemic prevention medicines had been sold to the government, and that medicinal soup would be distributed free of charge three times a day for beggars to drink.
Jin Shanyao closed the shop, instructed Qing He and Qing Yang to brew medicine regularly and take good care of the family, and then sent Meng Anzhi to the Green Mountain Academy.
Outside the Green Mountain Academy, dozens of carriages were parked. One of them belonged to the Madam Shi. Seeing Jin Shanyao, she hurriedly called out, " Shopkeeper Jin, what's going on?"
Jin Shanyao and said, " Green Mountain Academy only has one old doctor, and I was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it all, so I brought my apprentice over to help."
"You need to go in." The Madam Shi's eyes lit up suddenly, and she grabbed her arm. "Can you take me in? I can do anything."
Her eyes reddened as she spoke, " Shiyan has been with me all my life, and now I don't even know if he's alive or dead. Please, take me in to see him."
Jin Shanyao stared into her eyes, " Madam Shi, I don't know what the situation is inside. What if you get infected if you go in?"
The Madam Shi's tears streamed down her face. "I can't care about anything else. I just want to be closer to my son."
After a moment of silence, Jin Shanyao raised his hand and knocked the man unconscious, placing him on one of the Shi Household carriages.
The guards who witnessed the whole thing, seeing the Jin Shanyao towards them, gripped their sword hilts tightly and shouted sharply, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"
Jin Shanyao, "Go and inform Zhao Cheng that Anzhi Hall, with her Jin Shanyao, is willing to contribute to the academy."
The guard was stunned. This was a sealed-off area. He wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for his duty. Was this girl out of her mind?
The guard glanced at the Shi Household carriages and decided to inform them on her behalf.
A moment later, Zhao Cheng hurriedly walked over from the courtyard.
In his haste, he stumbled and almost fell. "Miss Jin, I was just about to send someone to fetch you. Shiyan took your medicine and his fever broke this morning."
The prescription given by Lord Su is effective, but it's not as fast-acting as the one given by Jin Shanyao.
As the group hurried to the hospital, they passed by the Licentiate Candidate Institute, where they caught the attention of Jin Shanyao.
She stopped and peered through the crack in the door.
Inside the door, Meng Anci sat leisurely in a chair, with a pile of soaked bedding at his feet.
In front of him, Li Yuwen was wringing out the water from the bedding, while Qian Bao was carefully spreading his own dry bedding on Meng Anci's sleeping area.
Meng Anci, "Brother Li, Brother Qian, hurry up. If my aunt finds out, I don't even have a dry blanket at the academy..."
As he said this, he slightly raised his eyes, a faint smile playing on his lips, which startled Li Yuwen and Qian Bao, causing them to move even faster.
Meng Anci caught a glimpse of a yellow hem outside the door out of the corner of his eye. His domineering demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a look of grievance and pity.
He sprang up from the chair and rushed towards the gate like the wind, clinging to the door and crying, "Auntie, Auntie, I'm so scared!"
Li Yuwen and Qian Bao were dumbfounded. "We're the ones who should be afraid, what are you afraid of?" Before the two could recover, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and three people came into view.
Upon seeing Zhao Cheng Chengjing, Meng Anci Anci's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the dripping bedding on the floor. "Dean, they stole my bedding last night, and this morning, when I wasn't looking, they poured all the washing water on my bedding."
After saying that, she burst into tears, "Poor Anci, Anci doesn't know where to sleep tonight... Dean, do you think I'll freeze to death?"
Li Yuwen, Qian Bao, "???!"
Looking at the sobbing Meng Anci and then at the soaked bedding on the floor, Zhao Cheng's anger flared. He found Zhao Zhiyuan, "What happened to these bedding?"
Zhao Zhiyuan truthfully replied, " Li Yuwen, Qian Bao."
Li Yuwen, Qian Bao... were speechless. They were indeed the ones who poured water on the bedding, but they didn't get any credit for it either.
Li Yuwen was the first to react, "Dean, Meng Anci kicked me in the face last night."
Zhao Cheng took a deep breath, "Why did he kick you in the face?"
Li Yuwen was speechless.
"Say."
Li Yuwen shuddered in fright and stammered, "It was a bit cold last night, I... I..."
"So you stole Meng Anci's bedding, didn't you?" Zhao Cheng added.
Li Yuwen lowered his head, not daring to utter a sound. The other students in the Licentiate Candidate Institute looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it. In short, nothing felt right.
Meng Anzhi gave Li Yuwen and Qian Bao a deep look, causing them to instinctively take a half-step back. What's going on? Are they going to chase after him and beat him up?
Jin Shanyao, oblivious to the commotion, simply said to Zhao Cheng, "Arrange for Meng Anci to stay at my residence."
Zhao Cheng was afraid of the spread of the plague and did not want to let Meng Anci leave the Licentiate Candidate Institute, but when he thought of Jin Shanyao fan, he felt that he was overthinking it, so he readily agreed.
Jin Shanyao looked down at Meng Anci and smiled, "Let's go, your aunt brought you some food."
Meng Anci happily exclaimed "Hey!" and then ran into the house, stuffed the book into his satchel, picked up the dry bedding from the floor, and ran out, shouting all the while.
"Auntie, you can go now."
Jin Shanyao saw that Meng Anci was buried in a pile of bedding and couldn't even see the road. She couldn't help but laugh out loud. She pulled out the bedding and tossed it to Li Yuwen.
With a disgruntled look in the little guy's eyes, she took his hand and walked out of the Licentiate Candidate Institute. Seeing his sullen expression, Jin Shanyao leaned close to his ear and whispered, "When it's time to let go, you must let go; when it's time to forgive, you must forgive."
Meng Anci's expression froze, and he looked somewhat uneasy. Where had he given himself away? No, he had to think about it carefully when he got back. He absolutely couldn't let it affect his image in his aunt's eyes.
After all, he's a good boy.
Zhao Cheng led the person to his residence, and after putting his things away, he went to the Medical Affiliated Hospital. There were already seven or eight patients in the hospital, all of whom had come from the Licentiate Candidate Institute.
As soon as Jin Shanyao entered the room, he saw Shiyan sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) feeding Zhao Yushan medicine. He immediately spotted Meng Anzhi, his eyes lighting up with excitement, and he wanted to rush over to her.
However, since he was holding someone in his arms, he ignored the situation and poured the entire bowl of medicine into Zhao Yushan's mouth, causing Zhao Yushan to cough violently.
Seeing this, Jin Shanyao asked in confusion, "You didn't give the talisman I gave you to Zhao Yushan to wear?"
Zhao Cheng smiled awkwardly, "This child is stubborn." Only after saying that did he suddenly realize that the reason he wasn't infected wasn't because he was healthy, but because he was protected by the Jin Shanyao and the talisman.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt as if he had gotten a great deal for a small amount of money, like he had found a treasure.