Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 55 Today is different from the past

Shen Lu took Zhang Yanling out and asked him to get on the carriage.

Zhang Yanling lifted the car curtain and pointed to the street corner ahead, "It's not far from home, just a few steps away."

Shen Lu nodded and was about to let Zhang Yanling lead the way.

Zhang Yanling suddenly asked, "Why didn't Minister Li come in person?"

"What did you say?"

Shen Lu was startled, then frowned slightly, "Yanling, your father told me that although you are young, you are sensible and know right from wrong. Minister Li is such a person, how can you act rashly?"

Zhang Yanling said, "Uncle, you may not know that recently my father, with the help of people sent by the Imperial Hospital, has set up a clinic in the city to grow medicine for the people, but he has been looked down upon. Usually, there are not many people going there. My father could have gone to the Imperial College to concentrate on studying, but now he is being left out on the street."

Shen Lu was a little surprised: "How is this possible? Minister Li personally informed the Ministry of Rites, how dare the people from the Imperial Hospital fool around like this? Did you make a mistake?"

"That's right!"

Zhang Yanling nodded heavily and said with a wry smile, "Perhaps the people in the Imperial Hospital didn't take Minister Li's words to heart... Anyway, my father has suffered a lot. If Minister Li could come in person and show great respect to my father, the situation would naturally be very different. My father once said that if the prediction of the earthquake in Ningxia came true, he would have a more important celestial disaster to tell Minister Li."

"what!?"

Shen Lu was shocked.

Being able to accurately predict the Ningxia earthquake a few days in advance was already incredible. It turned out that his brother-in-law had even more amazing prophecies waiting for him?
Zhang Yanling continued to add: "My father has always hoped to make a name for himself. Since my uncle has already helped, why not help him one more time? If Minister Li is willing to meet my father in person and encourage him in person, it will definitely boost my father's confidence and he will work harder in the future."

"Makes sense."

Shen Lu nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "You go find your father first... Tell me the address, and I will immediately ask Minister Li to come to the clinic in person to support your father."

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Zhang Yanling explained to Shen Lu the exact location of Zhang Luan's clinic where he made herbal medicines, then he got off the carriage and ran to see Zhang Luan.

At this time, Zhang Luan was sitting leisurely outside the shed, with his hands supporting his head to bask in the sun. He looked so nonchalant that he didn't look like a doctor at all, but rather a fortune teller. Not far away, a few people were talking and laughing, looking extremely frivolous. They were obviously here to help Zhang Luan, but judging from their reactions, they lacked the minimum respect for Zhang Luan.

"What are you here for?"

Zhang Luan saw his son jumping towards him and said seriously, "I've already told you that I don't need your help here. You can take care of the things at home...Have you finished buying the New Year's goods?"

When Zhang Luan first came to this clinic to plant medicine for people, he did bring his son with him to help, because when they were in their hometown, they used to work together as father and son, which made them achieve twice the result with half the effort and was very efficient.

But it didn't take long for him to find out that the capital, the best place in the country, was not as easy to fool as the people of Xingji, and they had never heard of his name. Besides, his title as a student and a supervisor had no appeal at all in this place where there were many Jinshi and Juren. In addition, there were too many people in the capital who had a say in the medical field, and any one of them would crush him, so no one came at all.

More importantly, the capital's epidemic prevention work was done well. Every time smallpox was discovered, it was isolated and the disease did not spread. Naturally, no one was eager to grow medicine to prevent the disease.

Zhang Yanling put on a sly smile and whispered in Zhang Luan's ear, "My uncle came to our house to look for you just now and asked me where you were."

"Is he here? Where?"

When Zhang Luan heard that his brother-in-law was coming, he suddenly perked up.

He had indeed been looked down upon a lot these days, and if an official came to support him, it would definitely help him regain a lot of face. Zhang Yanling looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he whispered: "There has been news from Ningxia that the earthquake is most likely true... Minister Li sent him to invite you to his house for a chat."

Zhang Luan was originally full of expectations, but upon hearing this, his eyes suddenly turned cold and he scolded, "You evil son, stop talking nonsense here. You are really making fun of your father, right?"

At this point, Zhang Luan lowered his voice consciously, "You lied about the earthquake in Ningxia, which forced me to concentrate on treating patients here recently. I just wanted to work hard to get Minister Li's forgiveness... and you are still obsessed with it?"

Zhang Yanling pouted, "Father, if you don't believe me, forget it... I told my uncle that he came alone and asked my father to go all the way to the Li Mansion. It was too insincere. My father worked diligently for the court, but was ignored. It was really heartbreaking. I asked him to ask Minister Li to come to the clinic to see my father in person."

"what?"

Zhang Luan stood up suddenly and almost waved his hand, but suddenly realized that the matter was too serious and beating his son would be of no use.

I don’t know whether I should slap my son or myself.
Zhang Yanling took a step back and said stubbornly, "I'll inform you about this. Minister Li will be at the clinic soon. You can believe it or not, father."

Zhang Luan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He paced back and forth as if he was at a loss. "You little brat, you only cause trouble for your father... What a distinguished person Minister Li is. It's a great honor for him to summon me, and you actually dare to take advantage of me..."

Zhang Yanling sighed, "Dad, you're going to be the father-in-law of the emperor in the future, can you show some momentum? You and Li Zisheng have been working together on predicting disasters, and now he needs your help... What's wrong with asking him to come and see you in person?"

"I...you...oh, by the way, are you telling the truth? Did your uncle really come to your house and say...an earthquake occurred in Ningxia?"

Zhang Luan was extremely nervous, his heart was in turmoil, and he could only look to his son for confirmation.

"Ah."

Zhang Yanling raised his head with a look of disdain and squinted his eyes, "My uncle said that he sent someone through a specific channel to rush 800 miles to verify it. The official news is estimated to reach the capital in the next two days."

Zhang Luan counted on his fingers and said, "It is almost time, but... I just made up a story about an earthquake in Ningxia, how could it happen so coincidentally? Tell me, what did you say to your father that day, but you..."

Zhang Yanling's eyes widened, and he said innocently, "Dad, I said I went out to find a very capable fortune teller, spent a few coins, and asked him to tell my fortune for me. Do you believe it?"

"Hey, are you still teasing your son about your father?"

Zhang Luan gnashed his teeth in anger.

Zhang Yanling shrugged: "The situation is urgent. Now is not the time to worry about it. I can explain the specific situation to you in detail when I return home...

"Li Zisheng is about to come to the clinic. I told him that you have an even more powerful prophecy that concerns the stability of the crown prince's position. Only then did Uncle Shen go back and ask Minister Li to come in person.

"Father, do you believe it this time or not?"

Zhang Luan was completely stunned.

After being fooled by his son time and time again, it seemed as if he got the better deal every time.

But the problem is that I was kept in the dark, as if I was being led by the nose, and I had no idea what was going on.

"Father, please listen to me first. I must remember it well, especially since some of the words are very important and cannot be wrong at all...

"But luckily, I am here with you. If you really can't remember, I will remind you from behind. It shouldn't be a problem. Anyway, Minister Li has invited you to his house before. If he is willing to come in person this time, it means that he has full confidence in you. Our chance has come."

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