Ning Yan was lost in thought when the soldier leading the way spoke.
"Mr. Jiang, the person has been brought here."
The scholar looked up for a moment, his reaction was a little slow, and then he pointed at the mat in front of the table.
He said calmly, "Sit down."
Ning Yan became increasingly suspicious of the identity of this scholar.
After she sat down, she hugged her daughter tightly, pretending to be worried. In addition, her qi and blood had not yet recovered, so she looked a little sick. "The doctor just said that my daughter and I both have abnormal pulses. I wonder what hidden disease it is. Is there a cure?"
"You and your daughter?"
The scholar seemed a little surprised.
He thought it was just one person, but it turned out to be a mother and daughter.
This is rare.
You should know that this nationwide physical examination campaign has been launched vigorously for more than ten days. He rushes to various counties and villages every day. There are many people sent to him, but not many of them are really capable. Often, he can only harvest three or two kittens after a whole day of hard work.
Some of them are either too old and their talents are wasted beyond redemption, or too young and mediocre...
It's really a matter of luck to come across a good seedling.
Today was not open yet, and he thought he would return empty-handed. Unexpectedly, two people came at once!
Ning Yan nodded timidly.
Jiang Sheng had not yet started to act like a scholar. This was because he had been exhausted and busy for days, and his mind and body were burdened. He had to save his literary energy. He motioned to Ning Yan's daughter to stretch out her wrist. "Madam, don't worry. Let me take your pulse and take a closer look."
Ning Yan sneered inwardly.
I am sure that the scholar in front of me is a fake doctor.
I just don't know what the other party is up to.
The young girl didn't know what was going on, but her father had told her that doctors are good people who can help you get rid of your illness, so you should be obedient in front of the doctor and not cry or make a fuss to make your mother worry. So, she carefully held out her slender wrist.
Jiang Sheng also knows some knowledge of Qihuang medicine.
Look, smell, ask and palpate, all in a professional manner.
The little girl had no other illnesses except a weak breath and fatigue. I think it was caused by running around for days. Jiang Sheng thought to himself, and then condensed the literary energy at his fingertips, quietly flowing into the other party's meridians, and at the same time opening the way of the scholar.
Ning Yan was not in a hurry to urge him.
Unexpectedly, the first thing Jiang Sheng said was not to talk about the result, but to question the origins of the mother and daughter: "Excuse me, Madam and your daughter, aren't you from Longwu County?"
Ning Yan nodded and said, "From another place."
Jiang Sheng said, "No wonder..."
"Is this disease related to the region?"
Jiang Sheng shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
If that thing is indeed a disease, it does have some connection - before his master came out of nowhere, both men and women in the world actually had the aptitude for physique. The only difference is that one can store the refined energy of heaven and earth, and the other cannot.
Jiang Sheng had just tested her with his literary aura and discovered that although this girl had a good physique, she was just as unable to retain her literary aura as before.
You can tell at a glance that he is from another place.
Ning Yan endured it.
Follow-up question: "Can my daughter's disease be cured?"
"This matter is not urgent. Please extend your hand and take a look, Madam."
Ning Yan: “…”
The young man who came with the soldiers almost wanted to step forward to argue when he heard these words - he had never seen such a strange quack in his life for more than ten years! He suspected that this so-called free clinic was a scam by charlatans to deceive the ignorant common people and make them pay for unscrupulous medicine!
Ning Yan did as she was told.
As soon as her wrist touched the fingertips, her face changed. She quickly pulled her hand back and suddenly looked up at Jiang Sheng with sharp eyes.
He asked, "What are you doing?"
My daughter is young and not very sensitive to literary styles.
Even if I feel something, I don't know how to express it.
But Ning Yan is different.
During the years when she and her husband Yan'an lived in a hut in the mountains to observe mourning, the couple often spent their time discussing and exchanging spiritual thoughts.
Yan An was never stingy with keeping his knowledge to himself, and whenever there was a breakthrough, he would control the literary energy to flow through her meridians in a regular pattern, and share with her the differences and mysteries of each word... Ning Yan was extremely talented and could often draw inferences from one example and come up with new understandings.
Although she could not contain the energy of heaven and earth, her body was sensitive to the energy of culture and could clearly feel the movement of the energy of heaven and earth flowing through her meridians. Only Yan An had done this. For her, this action had a bit of the private color of the boudoir.
Jiang Sheng's behavior was offensive to her.
“Can you feel it?”
Ning Yan was ashamed and angry: "What else?"
Jiang Sheng didn't know where her anger came from, but his clever brain also grasped some of the truth - everyone's perception of external cultural energy is different, some people are relatively dull, while others are particularly sensitive, and the other party is a woman...
I guess Ning Yan should be the latter.
After realizing this, Jiang Sheng apologized a little awkwardly: "Please forgive me, Madam. I didn't mean to tease or be disrespectful."
"I guess we mother and I don't have any hidden illness, right? Sir, you might as well tell me why you did this! Are you really under Mr. Shen's command?" Ning Yan also knew that she had reacted too strongly, so she softened her expression and went straight to the point.
"From the lady's tone, it seems that she doesn't sound like an ordinary person..."
Jiang Sheng's answer was irrelevant to the question.
Ning Yan took a deep breath.
"Sir, why do you have to interrogate me so clearly? This trip is just to deliver some important things to Mr. Shen on behalf of my fellow disciples. It would be great if you were under Mr. Shen's command. If not--" His eyes contained some vigilance and threats, and he was not afraid of the current situation at all.
Ning Yan had to re-evaluate Shen Tang's abilities after letting a group of scammers commit fraud in her own territory.
"Madam's fellow disciple?"
"Xu Wenzhu, the governor of Heyin County."
Jiang Sheng was curious. Isn't this Xu Wenzhu the head of Tianhai Xu family? How did he become a fellow apprentice of a woman? Why did he let him escort something important to his master? He didn't doubt the truth of Ning Yan's words.
"Of course I serve under my lord. Without his permission, how could I dare to make such a big show?" Jiang Sheng stood up. "Since you are an envoy sent by Lord Xu, Madam, you may as well go with me. My lord has been very busy these days and is not in the capital now..."
If Ning Yan goes straight to Ru Yao, she would be afraid of failure.
"Very good."
She thought about it for a moment and then agreed.
When Jiang Sheng walked out of the bamboo shed, he glanced at the young man and said, "You should come along too. This is something special today..."
Three of them came in a row.
This young man's luck is obviously not as good as Ning Yan and her daughter.
but-
Something is better than nothing.
It can be used if you cultivate it carefully.
Jiang Sheng and his companions temporarily settled in a large village nearby, and rented a few houses from Muramasa. In order to improve the efficiency of the physical examination, the government office decided to "divide the troops into several groups". Every day, people who might have talents were brought to Jiang Sheng for detailed examination.
Jiang Sheng has a heavy task, and Kang Shi and others are also not idle.
When he returned with Ning Yan and the others, Kang Shi was pouring water into his mouth without any image. He had not taken care of it for only two or three days, and his short green beard had already sprouted, looking a little sloppy. Just as he was about to pour the second bowl of water into his mouth, Jiang Sheng's voice came from outside the door.
"Ji Shou, where is the lord now?"
Ning Yan paused when she heard that.
Immediately afterwards, Kang Shi’s voice was heard.
"The lord went to the next town to look at piglets. That unscrupulous merchant heard the news from somewhere and took away all the piglets in the surrounding area. He even wanted to raise the price... How can the lord tolerate him?" Kang Shi said as he turned his head and looked past Jiang Sheng.
Hey, I see a very familiar face.
“Ahem…”
A mouthful of cold water almost choked my throat.
"Why is it you?"
There was some evasion in the words.
Jiang Sheng's eyes moved between the two of them and he raised his eyebrows.
He had vaguely heard that Kang Shi was addicted to gambling and lusty, so... could it be that he just happened to run into his former love interest
If you think about it carefully, it is possible.
Although this woman looked haggard, her facial features were pretty.
If she had a little more complexion, she would be brighter and more charming.
Ning Yan said: "It's me."
"Are you... looking for Kang?" Kang Shi put down the bowl, patted the water stains, and turned his gaze to the little girl Ning Yan was holding. He could vaguely see some of his best friend's outline in her eyes and eyebrows, and his eyes were slightly warm, "This child is..."
Jiang Sheng's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a mosquito to death.
There is actually a murder case involved here
Ning Yan nodded slightly.
Kang Shi took off a jade pendant, walked forward, squatted, looked at the girl and said, "I didn't expect you to be so old, and I didn't prepare anything in advance. I'll accept this gift first... I'll give you another one later..."
The girl didn't dare to take it and looked up at her mother.
Ning Yan said: "I will accept this gift from my elder."
Kang Shi calmed down and looked at Ning Yan.
"He asked you to come?"
Ning Yan shook her head: "No."
Let alone Ning Yan's own choice, even if Xing Ning arranged a way out for them, Kang Shi was not the best choice. It was purely an accident that they met on this trip: "Because of Junior Brother Xu's entrustment, I helped him transport the seeds and grains here, which should be what Mr. Shen needs."
Kang Shi's attention was attracted by the word "grain growing".
"How many?"
Ning Yan said, "It's enough for spring ploughing this year."
Kang Shi was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Xian Deng, you must send someone to inform the lord of this good news as soon as possible..."
Jiang Sheng meant the same thing.
Ning Yan's timely help came at the right time. To express his gratitude, his master cannot neglect her.
Just as he was about to send someone, he keenly sensed that Shen Tang's presence was approaching the village entrance. From a distance, he could still hear her voice mixed with the grunting of a group of piglets: "... That profiteer is really like an old man who wants to hang himself. He is asking for an exorbitant price and wants to get it from me... Doesn't he know that the owner of this land is Shen? He must be tired of living by selling a piglet for the money of a full pig! He still wants to go the route of purchasing from the government office and making false accounts? Does our government office have extra people to purchase?"
It was she, the county magistrate, who had to take action personally!