Seeing her approach, the old woman quickly stood up and stood aside, Jin Shanyao and smiling, "Are you looking for a person or an item?"
The old woman gripped her handkerchief tightly, her dry, cracked fingers tightening slightly. "I... my sow's piglets are gone, nine of them... not a single one left."
She and her husband worked tirelessly from dawn till dusk, meticulously caring for the piglets, all in the hope of getting a few more.
When the sow gave birth, the elderly couple stayed in the pigpen all night without closing their eyes, fearing that if they blinked even once, the sow would crush the piglets to death.
The elderly couple only breathed a sigh of relief after the sow finished giving birth at dawn.
The nine piglets made the elderly couple so happy that they ate two extra bowls of rice, but they all died in less than three months.
The old woman's toes pointed outwards, her eyes filled with timidity and unease. Jin Shanyao, gesturing for her to sit.
She quickly shook her head, "I... I don't want to sit here, just tell me how much the fortune telling costs."
The villagers say that Anzhi Hall is very good at finding lost items and missing people.
Finding a child costs only one coin as a charity; finding a mistress or catching someone in adultery costs twenty taels or more, with no upper limit; and if a precious item is lost, the price is even higher.
The old woman swallowed hard; she wondered if Anzhi Hall counted as having lost the pig.
"Sit down and tell me exactly where your house is, what your surroundings are like, and what your piglets look like." The Jin Shanyao.
"No, no, you have to tell me how much it costs first," the old woman said urgently. "If you don't tell me the price, I won't do the calculation."
The woman looked to be in her sixties or seventies. Her hands, which were gripping a handkerchief, had large, bony knuckles and a cracked web between the thumb and forefinger, suggesting that she was not well-off.
Jin Shanyao tentatively asked, "One coin?"
The old woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took a coin from her tattered purse, and placed it on the table.
"I'll count."
Following the old woman's instructions, Jin Shanyao released her Spiritual Power to find her house. Connecting with the surrounding vegetation, she quickly located the piglets and withdrew her Spiritual Power a moment later.
"In the cellar next to your house."
Upon hearing this, the old woman's spirits instantly vanished; her son's house was next door.
Her son is a good-for-nothing gambler; it seems she's not going to get the piglet back.
She left the shop in a daze.
Jin Shanyao and Lu Chi still had things to say, so she got up and walked to the backyard. As soon as she pushed open the study door, she was met with Lu Chi's sour face.
"Oh, so you finally decided to come back. I thought you took the child to a brothel."
Jin Shanyao, feeling a pain in her head. "Why isn't this topic over yet?" she thought. "I didn't intend to bring the child, but it just so happened that I saw your portrait."
"My portrait?" Lu Chi was slightly taken aback, a bad feeling welling up in his heart.
Jin Shanyao recounted everything that happened that night. A murderous glint flashed in Lu Chi's eyes. Others might not have noticed, but unfortunately, Jin Shanyao was not human.
She instantly became alert, " Lu Chi..."
Lu Chi snapped out of his daze, his face hardening with displeasure, and said, "I'm talking to you about the child now, don't try to change the subject."
Jin Shanyao her lips, took a deep breath, and controlled her emotions, saying, "I don't think I did anything wrong. When water resources are limited, whichever tree drinks the most and survives is its own ability."
Lu Chi stood up abruptly, furious. "You keep talking about trees, trees! Every time I mention children, you bring up trees. If trees are so good, why don't you go educate trees?"
Why did things get so heated? It's just that this young man's emotions are unstable, unlike her who remains calm even when Mount Tai collapses before her.
" Qin Luchi, I want to hit someone."
Lu Chi suddenly choked, his eyes fixed on the tightly closed door, which was some distance away.
He caught a glimpse of the teacup on the table out of the corner of his eye, quickly went over to pour a cup of tea, and placed it next to the Jin Shanyao.
"Master, people aren't plants; they have feelings... right?"
Lu Chi emphasized the word "feelings" heavily, while simultaneously slapping the two of them back and forth with his hands.
Jin Shanyao without touching the teacup, only slightly raising her eyelids.
Lu Chi: "Yes, I did speak a little loudly just now, but I was worried about you."
If you and your child are unfamiliar with the area and go to a brothel or similar disreputable place, what should you do if an accident happens?
Besides, they are still young and their understanding is incomplete. They will learn whatever you teach them. What if they go downhill from there?
Jin Shanyao up her teacup and took a small sip. "When faced with the unknown, we should explore and see for ourselves."
Instead of listening to others and letting them control my thoughts, I did not do anything wrong by taking my child to a brothel.
Lu Chi gritted his teeth; he wanted to hit someone too, but he couldn't win.
"Master, people... have feelings, right?"
As Lu Chi reiterated this point, he secretly observed Jin Shanyao's expression.
"Others say that taking Five Minerals Powder is bad, but we can't exactly try it ourselves, can we?"
Anzhi and Anci still young; there are some things we need to help them distinguish between right and wrong.
"Oh no, his eyes have changed," Lu Chi quickly tried to cover up, "Of course, Master has the ability to distinguish between good and bad, and knows what is good and what is bad."
But our young master wants to pursue a career in government.
In officialdom, those who don't know how to weigh the pros and cons, don't know how to maintain relationships, and only care about themselves won't go far.
Jin Shanyao silent, her mind Celestial Person turmoil. She thought that the survival Principle of trees might not be suitable for human cubs.
Then I thought that everything in the world is interconnected, and that being alive and not being bullied is victory.
Seeing that she was staring at him intently, Lu Chi's legs moved uncontrollably to the door... He placed his hand on the door, opened it, and dashed out.
He wouldn't have said these things if it weren't to repay the debt of curing his poison. Lu Chi glanced around; he probably couldn't stay here any longer. He couldn't bring trouble to the two little ones.
It's time to go...
Qing He came to report, "Master, someone in the front yard needs medical attention."
"I understand," Jin Shanyao said, stopping in front of Lu Chi's door. "You're right, people have feelings. I'll have to trouble you to take care of things in the future."
Lu Chi, who was packing his things inside the room, paused slightly, a smile playing on his lips, and put the wristband and book into the bundle.
I picked up the ring, slipped it onto my hand, and examined it from all angles. Tsk tsk... the texture is rough, it looks cheap.
You brat, you're trying to buy gifts with that little bit of savings? You idiot... you're getting scammed without even realizing it.
Seeing an ink spot on his thumb ring, Lu Chi quickly breathed on it and took out a handkerchief to wipe it clean.
This was a gift from the little guy to him, not to Heir Apparent Lu, nor to the Empress's nephew, but to Qin Luchi.
Inside the shop, Meng Anzhi was taking a woman's pulse when she saw her aunt approach and whispered, "It sounds like a common cold."
Jin Shanyao didn't speak, but placed her hand on the woman's pulse. After a moment, she withdrew her hand and smiled, "Your diagnosis is correct. Write down the prescription."
Meng Anzhi breathed a sigh of relief, picked up her pen and wrote down the appropriate prescription, then handed it to Jin Shanyao for examination.
Jin Shanyao gently, and Meng Anzhi then handed the prescription to the woman.
She smiled and said, "The consultation fee is five copper coins. You can get your medicine here, or you can get it elsewhere."
The woman, who had just been smiling kindly, instantly turned pale. "What? You want money? I'm a regular customer, you never charged me before, why are you suddenly charging me?"
Her voice startled everyone around her, making their hearts pound. Meng Anzhi blushed and said, "Auntie, my shop started charging fees before the New Year, and I already reminded you before you came to see me."
The woman glared at her. "What do you mean? You used to practice on us poor people without charging a penny, but now that you've achieved some success, you're starting to charge us? Have you no conscience?"
As soon as she finished speaking, someone chimed in, "That's right, Miss Meng, one should never forget one's roots. We can be considered your half-mentors."
"What do you mean 'half'? We're her mentors. Without us practicing on her, how could she possibly open a shop?"
Meng Anzhi was speechless after being rebuked. She knew all these people; they were all Old Gu of the Anzhi Hall, and the medicines they took were all personally collected by her from the mountains.