He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 440 Give Her Some Time

After buying some medicinal herbs at the pharmacy, Jiang Lin asked the shopkeeper to borrow a stove.

Gu An Ning asked curiously and surprised: "Grandpa, you can actually make pills?"

Jiang Lin casually stuffed all the herbs into the stove: "I only know a little bit."

The shopkeeper next to him watched for a long time and he knew who Jiang Lin was.

There is only one blacksmith master in the entire Lin'an Prefecture.

When it comes to blacksmithing, Jiang Lin's skills are definitely impeccable, otherwise he wouldn't be honored as the ancestor.

But refining the elixir is not that easy.

Even though the shopkeeper doesn't know how to make pills, but even if he's decocting medicine, he doesn't just stew all the ingredients in at once. There are some requirements.

Seeing Jiang Lin refining the elixir in this way, the shopkeeper wanted to give him a reminder, but after hesitating for a long time, he dared not say anything.

Daqian's power is at its peak, and Jiang Lin's status is at its peak.

I heard that some third- and second-rank officials in the current dynasty would be beheaded if they said a few bad words about Jiang Lin.

As a medicine seller, why should I get into such bad luck?

Forget it, just think of it as a big shot who has nothing to do and burns some medicinal herbs for fun.

The shopkeeper shook his head slightly, took a few steps back, looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and ignored what was happening outside the window.

I planned to pretend I didn't know even if I really smelled something burning.

However, after a while, the burnt smell was no longer detected, but instead bursts of elixir fragrance filled the air.

The shopkeeper looked over in surprise, only to see that all the herbs in the furnace had melted.

The medicinal juice was rapidly condensing into a ball under the burning flame.

When the pill took shape, Jiang Lin reached out and took it out.

The shopkeeper’s eyes almost popped out when he saw this. With the temperature so high, how could he just reach in and take it?
Looking at Jiang Lin's arm again, there was no injury at all.

"The pill is ready. Thank you very much for lending me the furnace." Jiang Lin said politely.

The shopkeeper was stunned and bowed in return.

After Jiang Lin left, he turned his head to look at the furnace that had not yet been extinguished, and muttered to himself: "Grandmaster Blacksmith, how come you have the Grandmaster's ability to make pills?"

After leaving the pharmacy, Gu An Ning looked at the pills curiously.

Jiang Lin casually gave him one and said, "This pill is called the Golden Sun Pill. It can cure all diseases. As long as there is a breath left, it can be saved. It can also be used to heal eyes and grow limbs."

Gu An Ning looked at the golden pill with amazement on his face.

"Grandpa's skills are truly amazing. I'm afraid mother didn't even know that you can make pills, right?"

Jiang Lin thought for a moment and said, "It seems that I really don't know."

When he had been away from the secular world for a hundred years, he had already learned the art of alchemy, but he had never shown it.

Including this time, it has never been revealed.

If it wasn't for the purpose of taking a look at the final answer, I probably wouldn't have intended to open anyone's eyes.

Soon, the two arrived at the original street.

The old beggar was seen accompanying the blind girl, watching her exclaim in amazement and delight at the sesame cakes and braised pork.

The old beggar laughed heartily at the words of praise.

It doesn’t matter whether he eats or not. Being looked up to like this is the happiest thing in his life.

Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning walked over. When the old beggar saw them, he was slightly startled, with some confusion in his eyes.

Jiang Lin came up to him and flicked his index finger.

A Golden Sun Pill flew into the mouth of the blind girl who was speaking. She choked and the old beggar suddenly panicked.

"Master, what are you doing..."

Jiang Lin did not speak, but Gu An Ning said to the old beggar, "Don't worry, this is a healing pill that can be used to treat her eye disease."

The old beggar was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something.

But there was no joy in his eyes. Instead, he was about to slide the unicycle away in panic.

Gu An Ning stopped him and advised, "Don't panic. Once her eyes are healed, it will be a blessing for both of you."

"I, I don't want this fate. Please, sir, let me go, please!"

The old beggar kept kowtowing to Gu An Ning and begging him non-stop.

Seeing him like this, Gu An Ning felt a little embarrassed.

At this moment, the blind girl suddenly raised her hands and covered her eyes.

She had never seen the sun since she was a child, and when her eyes were suddenly healed, she felt it was extremely dazzling.

Fortunately, the Jinyang Pill was very powerful. While treating her, it was also constantly strengthening her physical condition.

After a moment, the blind girl adjusted to the light.

She slowly opened her palm and looked at everything around her, her eyes as if she was dreaming.

There was surprise, but also a little uneasiness.

Then, her eyes fell on the old beggar who was kowtowing.

The old beggar seemed to notice her gaze. He turned around and saw that the blind girl's eyes were bright and sparkling.

His first reaction was to dislike the clothes covering his face, and he subconsciously shouted: "It's not me, it's not me!"

But the more he shouted, the more that familiar voice confirmed his identity.

Looking at the dirty, old and disabled old beggar, the blind girl said in a surprised voice: "Mr. Chen?"

The old beggar suddenly burst into tears and fell to the ground, in unspeakable pain.

It was not physical pain, but the shame and embarrassment after one's identity was exposed.

For an old beggar who has been disabled since childhood, lost both his parents, and looked down upon all his life, such a thing is like stabbing a knife into his heart.

The knife was extremely sharp and pierced through his heart.

Gu An Ning seemed to want to say something, but Jiang Lin stopped her with his eyes, so she had to remain silent.

The blind girl suddenly ran over and helped the old beggar up.

"Master Chen, how are you? Are you hurt?"

The old beggar couldn't stop crying and couldn't speak. The blind girl suddenly became anxious and turned to look at Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning.

Jiang Lin then said, "Now you can see clearly that he is just an old beggar with a disability and will not live long. There is no need to worry about him."

"If you are willing to go with us and ignore him, we will ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing in the future. You will be a lady of a wealthy family. You will ride a horse and a sedan chair every day, and you will have fine clothes and delicious food."

Gu An Ning looked at Jiang Lin, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

The blind girl shook her head without hesitation: "Master Chen has given me a lot of food, how can I abandon him!"

Jiang Lin nodded, said nothing more, greeted Gu An Ning with his eyes, turned around and left.

Gu An Ning didn't understand what he meant, so he quickly followed behind and asked, "Didn't Grandpa say he wanted to see the final answer? Why did he stop caring?"

"The answer is not so easy to find. Give her some time." Jiang Lin said.

Gu An Ning said "oh" and said no more.

From that day on, the blind girl begged for food with the old beggar every day.

Although she is only a girl of seven or eight years old, she is very sensible.

Perhaps because I grew up accepting the gifts from others, now I only know how to be grateful and dare not complain at all.

Even though the old beggar always got angry at first and wanted to drive her away, he would always just walk away silently for a moment and then come back silently with food.

Jiang Lin and Gu An Ning would come and ask once a month whether he was willing to abandon the old beggar and leave with them.

As long as you are willing to walk, you can live a good life.

The girl's answer was no different.

Five months later, Ma Ningyan came out of the palace.

Gu An Ning entered the imperial study again and saw an extremely huge map.

This is what Ma Ningyan has spent months painstakingly sketching out, stroke by stroke.

Jiang Lin has also seen this map.

But the two viewings gave me completely different feelings.

The first time was shocking, the second time was heavy.

As for Gu An Ning, he stayed in the imperial study for more than ten days and carefully examined the map.

When he came out again, his whole temperament seemed more mature.

When handling government affairs, he was already very methodical, and it was obvious that he had been thinking a lot during this period of time.

After learning about their story with the old beggar and the blind girl, Ma Ningyan also became interested.

He only went there a few times and then never went again, as he was busy reorganizing military affairs.

Daqian’s border troops must continue their conquests.

The other two million border troops have now conquered many places, but they are also exhausted. It is time to rotate them.

Ma Ningyan led the troops to war again, and Jiang Lin naturally had to follow.

It took two years since I left.

Over a two-year period, envoys from the Western Yi came many times and took away twelve magic bows.

They have also been expanding their territory during this period.

The conquests of both sides are heading in the same direction, and sooner or later they will confront each other.

Perhaps it was the twelve magic bows that made the Xiyi clan more confident. During the last few times they came, they would casually say that it would be better for Daqian to surrender as soon as possible, and that Xiyi would not treat their people unfairly.

With that being the case, Gu An Ning would naturally evade the question.

Now is not the time to go to war with the Western Barbarians, so we should just be patient.

In the past two years, Gu An Ning traveled incognito many times.

The lives of the old beggar and the blind girl have also changed slightly.

Begging is not the best option for people with healthy limbs.

The blind girl is about ten years old now. Although she is small, she is sensible and speaks sweetly.

I go to those stores every day to help with odd jobs and I am very diligent.

And she never asked for any reward, but how could the shopkeepers be so cruel as to not give anything to such a smart and obedient little girl?

Every time, he would give her a steamed bun, or if he was more generous, a copper coin so that she could buy food by herself.

No matter how much or how little others give, the blind girl always expresses gratitude and kowtows.

The shopkeeper helped her up and told her that she wouldn't have to do that again. She then kowtowed outside the shop, praising the shopkeeper for his kindness.

In this way, who can say no to her anymore?

The life of the old and the young was pretty good.

Not to mention having enough food and clothing, at least we no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat.

The old beggar gradually adapted to such days, and every time he heard someone praising the girl, he always showed an expression of pride and satisfaction.

"She's a good doll."

It’s just that his own health has not been very strong in the past two years and he has been sick often.

As a result, the blind girl had less time to go out and do things, and had to stay at home more often to take care of him.

Gu An Ning asked the blind girl to leave, but she still refused every time and became more and more determined.

"If Grandpa Chen hadn't sent me food several times, I would have starved to death on the street. Although I haven't read the books of sages, I understand the principles of being a human being and doing things."

"I will take care of Grandpa Chen until his death, and I will remember your and Grandpa Hong's kindness and generosity forever. When Grandpa Chen is a hundred years old, I will work like a slave for you two, and I won't ask for anything else!"

Looking at the blind girl's increasingly determined eyes, Gu An Ning knew that the answer should be about to come out.

Another month passed and Ma Ningyan returned to the capital.

After two years of fighting, more than a dozen cities were captured and Daqian's territory expanded significantly.

It’s just that those dynasties have begun to form alliances, and it’s not as easy to fight them as before.

The border troops were on rotation again, so it was a good opportunity for her to come back and take a break.

When Jiang Lin returned to Lin'an Prefecture, he was called by Gu An Ning and told about the changes that had taken place in the old beggar and the blind girl over the past two years.

(End of this chapter)