Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Article 376 Shao Shang

"what?"

Lianfang was both surprised and delighted, but at this moment she couldn't care less about being afraid and quickly asked, "Sir, do you mean that my girl will be alright?"

The little girl clenched her fists tightly, her eyes shining.

Sheng Changquan glanced at Lianfang with a smile, nodded, and said comfortingly, "Mm!"

"Don't worry."

As he spoke, he glanced back at the little girl on the bed and continued, "Don't worry, after I write a prescription, you can brew it and give it to your girl on time, and she should be fine."

After saying that, Sheng Changquan got up and walked to the table to the side. He then took the paper and pen from Xu Changqing's hand and began to write the prescription.

As a scholar, Sheng Changquan naturally carried paper and pen with him at all times. However, for the "safety" of these items, he entrusted them to the person he trusted most—Xu Changqing—for safekeeping.

No one knows how Xu Changqing concealed it; in any case, it was impossible to tell from the outside that there was something hidden in his small sleeve.

"Five stalks of indigo, three honeysuckle flowers, one mace of burdock seed, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, and Forsythia suspensa mixed together, plus half a mace of fermented soybean, apricot kernel, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, and Platycodon grandiflorus, three fen of Bupleurum chinense, five mace of mint, and four or five fen of Perilla frutescens leaves and licorice root..."

While considering the patient's condition, Sheng Changquan continued writing: "Take three large bowls of water, boil them down to one bowl, take two doses a day, morning and evening, for half a week, and the illness will be cured."

After putting down the brush, Sheng Changquan thought for a moment and, after confirming that there were no mistakes, blew the ink off the brush. He then handed it to Lianfang and carefully instructed her, "By the way, Lianfang, you must remember that although this medicine is extremely bitter, it must not be taken with candied fruit or other similar foods. It must be taken alone. In addition, you should avoid spicy and pungent foods in your daily diet, and eat less meat and other foods that may aggravate the condition. It is best to eat light white porridge."

"If you do this, your daughter will be able to run and jump around again in at most a month."

"Uh... yes!"

Lianfang quickly nodded to remember, but after replying, she seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this, Sheng Changquan raised an eyebrow slightly, quite surprised. However, after looking around at the layout of the room, he immediately understood.

"This means... we're out of money?"

To be honest, this house, whether in terms of its size or the furniture inside, is far superior to where Jiang Xingzong lives. However, these are all large, immovable items, while the smaller, more portable items are mostly worthless farmhouse things.

The cups, vases, and other decorative items were all ordinary, and even the clothes and bedding were made of linen, so they couldn't be exchanged for anything.

Judging from their appearance, it seemed that they had given up any possibility of pawning it.

As for whether Lianfang and her servants had any valuables on them, Sheng Changquan shook his head immediately after just one glance.

In fact, the Cheng family should not be short of money. However, judging from Lianfang's request for help, it seems that the Cheng family deliberately arranged this. In other words, there must be a lot of dirty things going on in the Cheng family.

"Well, I guess I'll have to send them some money too!"

Sheng Changquan had no intention of getting involved in other people's family affairs anymore, so even though he shook his head inwardly, he still took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to Lianfang: "Little girl, keep this money."

Fearing further pointless refusals between the two, Sheng Changquan simply made an excuse, saying, "Take good care of your young lady first, and you can return her to me after your master returns."

Sheng Changquan offered a ten-tael silver ingot, which was indeed a considerable sum of money. It should be noted that the monthly living expenses of an ordinary family were only half a tael of silver, and this was already considered the life of a moderately well-off family.

"Ah...this...Lotus pod...thank you in advance, sir!"

Lianfang blushed, but in the end she gritted her teeth and accepted the silver ingot. However, she secretly made up her mind that when her mistress woke up, she would tell her mistress about her great kindness and virtue so that her mistress could repay her mistress handsomely when her lord returned.

"Ah."

Seeing that the other party had accepted the money, Sheng Changquan also planned to leave with Xu Changqing.

"In that case, we'll take our leave!"

As he left, Sheng Changquan glanced once more at the sleeping young woman on the bed, shook his head slightly, and sighed inwardly, "The Cheng family..." "Thank you, sir! Lianfang will see you off now!"

Lianfang was in a hurry to get medicine for her young lady, so she didn't dare to refuse and could only carefully see the two of them off.

Sheng Changquan and Xu Changqing did not linger there. After bidding farewell to Jiang Xingzong, they hurried home.

……

On the road.

"Young Master, what exactly is going on with the Cheng family?"

"Why were these two little girls left in the yard?"

Riding on his red-tasseled horse, Xu Changqing asked in bewilderment, "Could it be that this young girl is disliked by her master and is being deliberately tormented by her elders?"

"If that's really the case, then the Cheng family is truly no good!"

Xu Changqing was filled with indignation.

"hehe!"

Sheng Changquan glanced at him and said, "Why do you care so much?"

"Although we helped her this time, we are not related to her and have no right to interfere in her affairs, so why worry unnecessarily?"

"As the saying goes, even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes, so let's mind our own business."

"But!"

Xu Changqing was somewhat unconvinced: "Since we've already helped, let's just go all the way!"

"These two little girls are really pitiful. If we hadn't helped them this time, something terrible might have happened to them!"

"Hey!"

Before Sheng Changquan could speak, the black steed beneath him shook its head and snorted, seemingly expressing its contempt.

“There’s nothing we can do.” Sheng Changquan reached out and patted Hei Feng’s head, explaining, “Changqing, this is ultimately a matter for the Cheng family, and we can’t get involved.”

"Besides, didn't you hear what Lianfang said? This was deliberately arranged by Old Madam Cheng and Second Madam Cheng."

"Can……"

"Don't rush, let me finish." Sheng Changquan waved his hand, interrupting Xu Changqing. "Actually, we don't need to worry too much. This incident was just an accident. That woman from the Cheng family wouldn't dare to let this young lady of the Cheng family die of illness. Otherwise, when the Cheng family patriarch and his wife return, how could they possibly have a good outcome?"

To be honest, Lianfang was still young, and under Sheng Changquan's questioning, she quickly told him everything about the Cheng family.

It turns out that the Cheng family is a new generation of military meritorious families. The head of the Cheng family, who is also the father of the little girl on the bed, is named Cheng Shi. He is the eldest son of the Cheng family. Because he was stationed on the frontier, he left the child in the capital to be raised by her mother, Madam Cheng.

However, for some reason, Old Madam Cheng disliked this girl very much and sent her to this remote little courtyard.

"By the way, young master, what was that girl's name again? Young Master Cheng... what..."

Just as Sheng Changquan was reminiscing, Xu Changqing asked another question.

"Her name is..."

Helpless, Sheng Changquan, whose thoughts had been interrupted, replied indifferently, "Cheng Shaoshang!"

(End of this chapter)