Xiao Zheng’s heart was beating like a drum, and countless guesses flashed through his mind instantly, guessing that Song Wan Yue was testing him, guessing that Song Wan Yue wanted him to admit his relationship with Xiao’er himself, guessing that she wanted to personally confirm from his mouth that Xiao’er was not dead.
Song Wan’s face was as normal, “It’s nothing, I just suddenly wanted to ask.”
Xiao Zheng naturally did not believe her words and tried his best to keep his face steady so that Song Wan Yue would not see the flaw, “Chu Yunxiao.”
Song Wangyue nodded her head.
Xiao Zheng waited for her to continue asking, but to his surprise, Song Wan Yue stood up, “I’ll go to the kitchen and cook some dishes for Uncle Xiao to have a good farewell.”
Xiao Zheng’s lips twitched, not believing that Song Wan Yue really only wanted to ask for a name.
Song Wangyue had already lifted her feet and walked outside.
When she walked out of the doorway, Xiao Zheng’s lifted heart fell back a little, and he slumped in his chair. He felt a cold chill on his back, and only then did he realize that he had broken out in a cold sweat.
He was just about to take out a handkerchief to wipe it off when he saw Song Wangyue’s feet turn and go to the side room, his heart instantly lifted again.
The partial room was very clean and a small parcel was placed on the table.
Song Wangyue could tell at a glance that it belonged to Dr. Yao.
She went over and opened it, and inside were two outfits, both of which Dr. Yao usually wore.
Song Wan Yue picked them up one by one and saw a pile of silver cheques at the bottom, there were a thousand taels and a hundred taels, underneath the cheques, a note was pressed, she picked it up and read the content on it, the hand holding the note tightened slightly.
Xiao Zheng kept an eye on the movements in the side room and only let out a long sigh of relief when he saw Song Wan Yue come out of it and walk out of the courtyard.
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The next morning, Xiao Zheng rode back to the capital alone.
Song Wan Yue and Liu Cui Lan rode in a carriage driven by Song Shu with six guards and returned home first, so that they could identify their families, and then went to the Gu family village and introduced them to several village chiefs.
Hearing that they were the people Song Wangyue had invited, the village chiefs were very polite to them.
Several village people were already busy working feverishly, all of them were strong labourers and worked quickly.
Song Wangyue called Song Shen to come over, “Second brother, you come with me to the capital.”
Song Shen’s eyes lit up, “To the capital city?”
“Well, let’s go to find Grand Master Sun.”
Song Shen had no doubts.
He ran off upside down to tell Master Song and Grandma Song.
After hearing this, they hurried over, originally wanting to persuade Song Wangyue not to go, that it was unsafe on the road, but swallowed their words when they saw the six guards.
Grandma Song asked, “Do you have to go?”
There had been one accident after another at home, and now when Song Wangyue said she was going away, she was frightened.
“The day after tomorrow is the day to hand in the pills, we can’t let Grand Master Sun make a trip for nothing, so Second Brother and I will go over there, firstly to make amends and apologise, and secondly to renegotiate the matter of the pills.”
Grandma Song opened her mouth, but in the end she did not say anything to stop her from going, instructing and instructing them to be careful on the way.
Song Wangyue agreed and took four guards with her, one of whom drove the carriage and the other three rode behind her, to go home first to get a change of clothes and then to go to the capital.
Grandma Song stood in place, watching the carriage disappear into the distance, before withdrawing her worried gaze.
Song Shen had never been out of the country before, and was excited all the way, and felt that her eyes were not enough when she entered the capital.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Renshantang.
Song Wan Yue and Song Shen got down from the carriage.
They were both young and dressed in unusual clothes, yet they were in a carriage with an escort. The fellow who was greeting the patients inside looked twice more, recognised Song Wan Yue and hurriedly ran to the back to call out to Master Yao.
Hearing that it was Song Wangyue who had arrived, Boss Yao took three steps and came from the back with a smile on his face, “Miss Song, you’re here.”
Ever since Song Wan Yue had given him the recipe for children’s acute shock, all the sick children in the capital city would come to them, and this year, business at Renshantang was not just a little bit better.
“I just happened to come over to run some errands and passed by your place to come in for a look.”
Song Shen was slightly surprised to see that it wasn’t Grand Master Sun.
“You two please.”
Boss Yao invited them to his own house in the backyard where he was waiting for guests, and had the fellows serve good tea.
Song Wan Yue introduced Song Shen and said, “My second brother hasn’t seen the real Medicine Hall yet, could you ask your fellow to show him around?”
Without the slightest hesitation, Master Yao agreed and shouted for his mate to come over and ask him to lead Song Shen to see it.
When Song Shen went out, Boss Yao lowered his voice, “Miss Song, if there is anything you want to say, just say it.”
Even his own second brother had to be excused, there must be something very important for him to say.
“Boss Yao has a brother called Yao Qianshu, right?”
Boss Yao stood up, “How does Miss Song know, is it hard to ……?”
Song Wan Yue nodded, “He is my master.”
Yao’s boss was excited, his elder brother left home many years ago, at first there was still contact with his family, then suddenly broke off, no news for more than ten years, even his parents died, he couldn’t even tell him.
“He, where is he?”
Song Wan Yue put the pile of silver cheques on the table, “Master has gone to practice medicine, before he left he asked me to bring these silver cheques to you.”
“Practicing, practicing medicine?”
Yao couldn’t believe it, when his elder brother left, he left a letter to the family, saying that he was going to take the imperial medical examination, and his parents had been expecting him to bring back good news. What had he been through all these years? Why didn’t he come back?
Song Wan Yue nodded again, “Master is used to being at large, he doesn’t stay in one place for too long, and it was by chance that I took him as my teacher.”
Yao sat back in disappointment, “Did he, did he leave me a letter or other words?”
“Yes.”
Yao asked hopefully, “What did he say?”
“Apart from leaving these silver tickets, he also left you a prescription for smallpox.”
Master Yao stood up again, his mouth trembling with excitement, “A cure for heaven, heaven, heaven, smallpox?”
Song Wangyue nodded her head.
Boss Yao was beyond excited and went back and forth around the room many times before he calmed himself down.
If they had the formula for smallpox, their Yao family’s Renshantang could become famous in the future.
“Then ……”
“Please also ask Master Yao to get a pen and paper.”
Without shouting at his fellows, Master Yao himself went and brought over the paper, laid it out and studied the grind.
Song Wangyue told him in detail the method of extracting cowpox.
He did not even put down his pen after writing it, but read it carefully a few times to make sure he understood it, dabbed a large puddle of ink onto the recipe, then tore it up again, took it outside, threw it into the boiling furnace and watched it turn into ashes before turning back.