Yingbao didn't find it strange at all.
Because in the storybooks, the coincidences of the encounters between the various female supporting characters and the male protagonist are extremely bizarre.
Mrs. Wen's two daughters are also among the many female supporting roles.
But these have nothing to do with me.
It is true that she is on good terms with Sister Wen Shu, but there is no need for her to deal with Madam Wen San and her family.
After washing up, Chunniang used the small charcoal stove and pot brought by her daughter to boil water for the dragon beard noodles.
After the noodles were cooked, some of the water was poured out and the noodles were mixed with crab sauce. The three of them sat on the deck, each holding a bowl and eating the noodles.
Yingbao also took out a few sesame cakes and shared them with Chunniang and Chen Zhao.
"Hey, ladies, you brought your own charcoal stove." The boatwoman came over to take a look and said with a smile, "You are really well prepared."
No wonder they didn't eat the food on the ship.
Xiao Chengjun hired a boat to go to Luzhou on a whim and did not bring enough rice with him, so they had to pay extra for the food prepared by the boat girl.
Chunniang didn't want Xiao Chengjun to spend money on her family, so she cooked for herself.
"My daughter is too careful. I'm sorry to have made the boat lady laugh at me." Chun Niang said.
The boat girl laughed and said, "What's the point of laughing or not? We are all out in the open, so be careful and don't suffer."
The two chatted for a while, and the smell of fish gradually wafted from the stern, and the boatwoman hurried to open the pot and start cooking.
Today we still cooked fish, with a large plate of black pickled vegetables and a large bucket of steamed rice.
The fish was caught in the river this morning. I scraped off the scales and put them directly into the pot to boil. Then I added some salt, so it has a bit of fishy smell.
The crew members and guards didn't think anything of it and continued to eat with relish as usual, but the mother and daughter of the Wen family had a hard time eating.
Wen Tian and Wen Jiao were in the water for quite some time yesterday. Although they drank ginger and jujube soup after being rescued, they still caught a cold.
On top of that, I was already feeling seasick, and when I smelled the fish soup, I felt completely unwell.
"Mom, I feel dizzy and want to vomit." Wen Jiao curled up limply in the mattress, her face as pale as paper.
Wen Tian vomited directly, crying as she vomited. "I don't want to eat this meal, wuwuwuwuwu... Mom, I feel so uncomfortable."
Mrs. Lin, the third wife of Wen, was terrified and quickly ordered her maid to call for help.
The maid knew that the Jiang family's children were the only ones who knew medicine on the entire ship, so she immediately ran to Chunniang and begged, "Please, young lady, save my wife. They are all sick and are vomiting all over the floor."
Yingbao thought about it and asked her mother to help her carry the medicine box and go to the cabin where Mrs. Wen and her family lived to check.
The sisters Wen Tian and Wen Jiao were indeed not feeling well. Not only were they vomiting, they also had a fever and cough.
Yingbao felt their pulses and said, "The evil wind has entered their bodies. I will give them acupuncture to reduce their fever first, and then prescribe some medicine. You can buy some medicine at the next dock and boil it up."
In fact, she also stored some pills for treating colds in her cave, but they were all added with Wudingzhi, and the quantity was not large, so she didn't want to take them out for Madam Wen San and the others to use.
Besides, the problems of the two sisters are not serious, they just caught a cold. As long as they rest for a while and take some medicine, they will probably get better.
When Wen Tian heard that she was going to have an acupuncture injection, she immediately refused: "No! Go away!"
Then he cried to Lin: "Mother, I don't want acupuncture. How can a little girl like her know medical skills? I want to get off the boat. Mother, I feel so uncomfortable."
Lin hugged her daughter and patted her to comfort her, then turned to Ying Bao and said, "Is there no other way?"
Ying Bao said expressionlessly: "Yes, you can take them off the boat to find other doctors."
She was telling the truth. The Wen sisters were seasick, and staying on the boat would only make their condition worse.
When Lin heard this, she thought Yingbao was being sarcastic on purpose and couldn't help but get angry: "What are you talking about? My son is already so sick, and you are so cruel and even make fun of him."
Chunniang frowned when she saw this, grabbed her daughter's hand and pulled her out of the cabin.
Lin's roar came from behind: "Where is your kindness as a doctor? Jiang Yingbao! You are not worthy of studying medicine! Our Wen family is really blind to teach a disciple like you."
Yingbao was furious when she heard this. She pushed Chunniang's hand away, returned to the cabin and said to Lin: "Madam Wen San, it is not up to you to decide whether I am qualified to study medicine. You also understand medicine, and you should know that your daughter's constant seasickness is not conducive to her recovery. What did I say wrong?"
Lin paused, then shouted, "Anyway, you did it on purpose. You brought the medicine, but why didn't you give it to my son? You made us get off the boat and look for another doctor. You were just making things difficult for me."
Ying Bao was surprised and looked at Mrs. Wen San: "How did you know I brought medicine? Do you know that the medicine I brought is not for your daughter's illness?"
Lin was speechless for a moment.
Ying Bao continued, "Mrs. Wen San, if you are short of money, you can borrow from me. I can lend you some for emergency purposes for Mr. Wen's sake. But I, Jiang Ying Bao, don't owe you anything, so don't try to use that excuse to control me."
After saying that, he turned and walked out of the cabin.
On the deck, Xiao Chengjun was looking at her with a sullen face, his eyes full of contempt.
This girl is really nasty. Not only does she have no sympathy at such a young age, she also disrespects her elders.
With such a character, he could actually win the appreciation of King Dai. He is truly insidious and cunning.
When he arrived in Luzhou, he would write a letter to tell Murong Xian everything that happened on the way, to let him know that this girl was a vicious person.
Yingbao had no idea what Xiao Chengjun was thinking. After returning to the cabin with A Niang, she began to read and study the books on Zhuyou.
Not long after, the ship passed by a dock, and Xiao Chengjun sent someone off the ship to invite a doctor to see the Wen sisters.
The doctor also suggested that the patient be allowed to disembark for treatment, but Lin refused.
Because she didn't want to be separated from the young master of the most powerful family in the capital.
Seeing that Lin refused to get off the boat, Xiao Chengjun had no choice but to promise: "You go down to see the doctor first, I will have the boat wait here, and we can go together when your daughter gets better."
Lin was overjoyed when she heard this and quickly thanked him: "Thank you for your consideration, young master. I will take them off the boat now."
Xiao Chengjun nodded, and asked his personal servant Nanzhu to take the three of them off the boat, and placed them in an inn in the county town.
Chen Zhao returned to the cabin from the deck and told Chun Niang the news he had heard: "Master Xiao asked Madam Lin and her family to rest and recuperate. He will wait here until they recover before leaving. Aunt, there is a county town not far from here. Should we go into the town and take a look?"
Chunniang couldn't make up her mind and looked at her daughter: "Bao'er, can we go?"
Yingbao nodded: "Let's ask Xiao Chengjun first. If he stays here for three to five days, we will go into the city."
So, Chunniang went to ask Xiao Chengjun: "Mr. Xiao, how long do we plan to stay here? I want to take the child to the county town to have a look."
Xiao Chengjun said calmly, "Three days at most. If you want to go into the city, go early and you must be back before noon the day after tomorrow."
When Chunniang saw that he agreed, she immediately came back to tell her daughter.
"Mr. Xiao said that we can come back before noon the day after tomorrow. He will stay here for three days, so we should go early and come back early."
Chen Zhao jumped up happily: "Then let's get off the boat quickly!"
It's been so uncomfortable staying on the boat these days. Apart from eating, I've been lying down and sleeping, or watching Yingbao perform hand gestures. It's so boring.
Now that she can finally get off the boat and move around, she can't wait.