Xie Ming

Chapter 522: Prescriptions are difficult to use
In front of the Changzhou County government office, Xiao Jingchuan left his cavalry on standby at the alley entrance, and brought only Gu, Yue, and Ma with him to explore the medicine shed and conduct some inspections on the anti-epidemic medicines here.

Unexpectedly, a yamen official named Xing in the shed seemed to be difficult to deal with and was afraid that Xiao Xing and his four companions might come to cause trouble. So after a few words, he wanted to shout for the yamen runners outside the shed to temporarily detain the four people and deal with them later after calming down.

Of course, this kind of provincial government official would not catch Xiao Lang's eye. Seeing the officials surrounding him, Gu Changting showed even more disdain and spoke harshly to the official Xing.

"Humph!"

"You little clerk, what's wrong?"

"You're already rushing into action without even saying a word, right?!"

"Come on! Let me see who's itching for a fight? Come on together!" Chang Ting said with disdain and provocation.

Upon hearing this, the clerk Xing immediately raised his eyebrows and stood up from the recliner.

However, the thief squinted his triangular eyes and looked around at Xiao Lang and his group, but he felt he was not sure.

So he gritted his teeth and said something, trying to deal with it again.

"Yah!"

"you"

"Oh, looking at your outfit, you are not ordinary!"

"Okay! It's better to have less trouble today than more!"

"I am Xing Huairong, the county magistrate of Changzhou County."

"I am just a small official. The Lord has ordered that the county government office be opened to allow refugees and infected people to enter and find shelter."

"And it's the yamen that's boiling medicine to help the people and cure the epidemic!"

"This is something that the whole county knows about, and it's a great thing that benefits and saves the people!"

"Look at me, the county magistrate!"

"I was assigned an errand here, and I can't go home!"

"You guys are from outside, how dare you run to Changzhou in this situation? You are either bandits or government officials!"

"I won't talk to you."

"If you have something to say, just tell me what it is!"

"It's okay, hehe!"

"Then you'd better go do what you need to do. If you're an eyesore here, you're not delaying me, Xing Huairong, but the people who are waiting in line to get medicine to save their lives!"

"You think this is the truth?!"

County Magistrate Xing called for people to come over, and they saw that Xiao Xing and the other three were not afraid at all. Moreover, the one at the front of the horizontal bar, Jin Changting, had an imposing manner, and he seemed to be someone who was not easy to mess with.

The county magistrate thought carefully and was afraid that some superiors might come here for a secret investigation without reporting it in time. So he quickly changed the subject, hoping to calm the situation and avoid any unnecessary trouble.

"Ah!"

"A clever trick!"

However, Xiao did not buy it.

And Xing Huairong was not in a hurry to say anything after he had engraved it.

Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, Xiao had no intention of causing any trouble in this shed, so he turned his head to Yue Xiu's place and came to discuss serious matters.

"Okay!"

"Since you are the county magistrate, and you are currently following the county magistrate's order to guard this medicine shed, it's the same if I give you that thing."

"Yue Xiu, come here, take out the prescription for curing the epidemic that we prepared before we came here!"

After saying that, Yue Xiu stepped to the side behind him and took out a square piece of paper from his arms.

Xiao Jingchuan followed Yue Xiu's instructions and passed the prescription directly to the magistrate of Xing County.

The county magistrate was quite surprised to hear this.

However, when he saw that it was a square paper handed to him, he raised his hand to take it suspiciously.

Then he took a quick look and stopped at the prescription.

"Uh"

"hehe!"

"Although I am here, I still don't know the details of the Venerable!"

"But... haha, regardless of whether your prescription can cure the disease or not, it is useless right now compared to the local area of ​​Changzhou! Huh?!"

"It's just a piece of waste paper!"

County Magistrate Xing glanced at the square paper a few times, sneered twice, and stared at Xiao Lang's face with a squint. It was unclear whether he wanted to make things difficult for him and came here to make such a fuss.

"kindness?!"

"This recipe was written by the imperial physician in the capital!"

"You are just a small county magistrate, why are you so shameless and insist that their method is wrong?!" Xiao Wei questioned.

"Hehe, hehehe"

"That's right!"

"So it turns out that he is the officer sent by Nanjing to inspect!"

"Eh? Didn't the court send a group of people a few days ago?" "Inspector, Inspector"

"Oh, they all have great reputations!"

"But within two days, they all gave up and went back!"

"how?"

"What are you doing here again today?!"

The magistrate of Xing County seized on the word "capital" in Xiao Lang's words, and thought highly of himself, and cleverly made sarcastic remarks about his words.

Hearing such teasing, Xiao Jingchuan didn't take it seriously.

"Don't say so much useless things!"

"I'm asking you, why is this method unusable?!"

"Answer truthfully!"

Xiao ignored the useless words from others, got straight to the point, and then left with the question.

"Uh, ha ha!"

"You, Shangguan, are quite interesting!"

"Row!"

"Since you asked, it's okay for me to answer!"

"Actually, no matter how good the prescription is, I'm not a doctor, so how can I tell whether it's good or bad?"

The county magistrate deliberately kept the matter in suspense and provoked trouble.

"presumptuous!"

"What a bastard county magistrate! He's so bold!"

"How dare you talk nonsense in front of us!"

"I think your skin is itchy, how about I help you relax it?!"

Hearing that, the county magistrate was deliberately making fun of Xiao Lang. Gu Changting, who was standing beside Xiao Lang, couldn't stand it anymore, so he popped up, took two steps forward, and was about to break off the fight, stretching his arms.

After all, when dealing with these troublesome little creatures, a good fight with fists and feet is often the most effective.

But after careful observation, Xiao Lang could sense that there might be a hidden meaning in these words, so he blocked his hand and stopped Changting first.

"and many more!"

"Xing County Magistrate, I'll give you one last chance!"

"Give me a real reason!"

"This matter has nothing to do with you!" Xiao issued an ultimatum, speaking sternly.

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Xing looked dismayed.

He waited and watched, thinking that the man had a fierce look and actions, and was not someone to be trifled with.

The county magistrate then swallowed his saliva and dared not to argue any further.

"Uh"

"You, you don't have to look at me like that!"

"There's nothing wrong with what I said!"

"Ouch!"

"To be honest, no matter how good this recipe is, it's useless in Changzhou!"

"For no other reason than this... you guys should take a closer look at this!"

"Just the first few medicines in the prescription, how much does it cost to buy a set?!"

"This kind of prescription, if used normally, can cure a few people, oh no, even if it's ten or a hundred people, it's another matter!"

"But now, look around!"

"There are still 270,000 households with men in Changzhou County!"

"There are countless dead and those who escaped. Just look at the people who poured into the city just now. There must be thousands if not tens of thousands!"

"Come on, think about it. We only have a few capable people in the government office. How much money do we need to spend and where can we get this batch of medicines to make this happen?!"

County Magistrate Xing's words were well-reasoned and every word was a slap in Xiao Lang's face.

Upon hearing this, Xiao felt embarrassed.

"Old horse?!"

"Even though the disaster relief grain has not arrived, the disaster relief funds have indeed been transferred to Zhenjiang Prefecture!"

"Is this situation, is it possible that the people below are also lying?!"

"Why is there no money or grain for Changzhou?!"

"Who on earth is the bastard behind this?!"

(End of this chapter)