Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

It was a sunny day. Although the temperature had dropped significantly in mid-November, Lin Xiaoyue quietly took out the thermometer and looked at the temperature, which was about 0°C to 10°C.

At noon, the people in the village ate pork tripe and chicken soup. The soup base was rich and sweet, and the body felt warm after drinking it. However, because there were two young mothers in the village, everyone felt their scalps tingling when they saw chicken in the past month and a half.

We eat chicken in different ways every day, including frying, stir-frying, roasting, braising, boiling, stewing and steaming. No matter how good our cooking skills are, if we used to eat meat every day in the village, we couldn't just hang one drumstick like this and cook the chicken to our heart's content.

I can’t bear it. I can’t bear it.

However, in order to make the mother feel that the family is in this together and avoid postpartum depression, everyone in Zhuangzi works together.

Even Doctor Qiao, Doctor Li, and the mute medicine boy who returned from Black Wind Ridge after the blockade was lifted were not spared.

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Several minor incidents occurred during this period.

First, the three people made great contributions to treating the epidemic, and the state official specially wrote a memorial to report on this, in order to solve a major disaster affecting people's livelihood and benefit the people.

The emperor was very pleased and issued an edict to reward the two doctors as the first-rank officials of the Imperial Hospital, and gave them houses, farms, gold and silver jewelry... Even the mute medicine boy was rewarded with the rank of ninth-rank intern...

At that time, when the eunuch who issued the imperial edict came to read it, it even startled the magistrate of Wanbao Town. Everyone was shocked after hearing the announcement. The Imperial Hospital is the first rank? The two doctors are soaring to the sky.

The county magistrate was only a seventh-rank official, and although the two doctors were extraordinary and had backgrounds in Medicine King Valley, most people did not know the inside story, let alone the few people who knew the inside story of the imperial edict.

In this dynasty, the ranks of officials decrease from imperial physician, imperial physician, imperial physician for food and drink, chief imperial physician, envoy of the court, deputy envoy of the court, judge of the left court, judge of the right court, chief internal physician, imperial physician...

The first-rank imperial physician was second only to the imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau. From a commoner to a first-rank imperial physician, it was like a carp leaping over the dragon gate and soaring to the sky.

With such high ranks, even the county magistrate had to pay his respects to them. How could one not be envious?

Unfortunately, both doctors accepted half of the cases and ignored the other half.

What does it mean?

To put it simply, they accepted all the rewards, but as for the official position, they declined it.

Everyone who was present to receive the decree at the time was terrified, with only three big words repeating on the screen in their minds: I'm going to die.

Refusing to accept the imperial edict is tantamount to defying the emperor's authority, which is disobedience and is a crime punishable by death.

But who would have thought that the eunuch who issued the decree happily delivered the imperial edict to Doctor Qiao, and said to Doctor Qiao in a familiar manner, "The emperor knows that the two doctors do not like to be shackled in the palace, so he has issued an oral order to allow the two doctors to walk freely. I hope that when the two doctors travel to the imperial city one day, don't forget to come to the palace to pay respects to the emperor on his behalf."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who should have heard them heard them. They stared at the three people who were quite familiar with each other in amazement, and watched the two doctors with indifferent expressions nod to the eunuch who issued the decree, and then asked the eunuch to rest in the farm for a few days, saying that they needed to take some time to prepare some things to bring to the emperor on the return journey.

Judging from the emperor's attitude, he should be quite tolerant and seems to be a wise ruler.

Their interaction was very natural, but everyone was stunned by it.

He was so casual, no one would believe him if he said he didn't know him.

Grandpa Lin trembled as he carefully arranged accommodation for the eunuchs who were to issue the decree, and at the same time he did not forget to slip a purse into their pockets.

They have traveled thousands of miles and are exhausted, so we should give them some benefits and share in their good fortune.

The father-in-law pinched his purse, feeling it was quite heavy, and nodded secretly. These people living with the two doctors looked rustic, but at least they were knowledgeable and sensible.

When the news that someone in Wanbao Town was granted a title and became rich and powerful spread, the whole Yongzhou was shocked and everyone was talking about it.

Some people dug up the backgrounds of the two doctors and found out that they were both famous and talented medical experts in the capital.

From then on, there was an endless stream of people coming to the village from all directions to seek medical treatment, to build relationships, and to get close to the doctor. Some were even bold enough to set their sights on Chun Xing, the doctor's only precious granddaughter.

Doctor Qiao was so angry that he swung a stick and beat the man across three streets. From then on, Doctor Qiao established his reputation as a granddaughter-obsessed man, and Chun Xing was forced to become famous and became the talk of the town.

Chun Xing: Thank you. She doesn’t want this kind of promotion at all, okay? She just wants to be a quiet and beautiful woman.

Later, when the government was arranging houses and farms, it sent several drawings for the two doctors to choose from.

The two doctors each picked a three-story house located in Yongzhou City. In fact, most of the mansions in Wanbao Town had been cleared out in the previous wave of auctions. It was not impossible to rebuild from scratch, but the two doctors found it troublesome and just picked something ready-made. Then they chose the house they liked from the drawings sent from the city.

The family specially hired a carriage to visit the state capital. The house used to be a private residence of a wealthy family, but it was confiscated due to a crime. Therefore, the layout inside is quite good, and the building materials are also fashionable. It is also located on the east side of the land, which is a rare product in the prime area.

The government will send people to do some minor renovations before we can move in.

The farm was also chosen in the state capital. The house could not be located next to each other, but the farm was still acceptable. The farm was naturally much larger than the one they lived in now, and the environment was better. After all, it was the state capital. If it was worse than the other place, it would definitely be unacceptable.

The two doctors just took a look around and then asked Chun Xing to buy a few honest servants from the pawnshop. They were put to work on the farm on weekdays. They still lived with the Lin family and only came to their own house and farm occasionally, so there was no need to dress up too meticulously.

As for holding a banquet, both doctors preferred to keep a low profile, so there was no big banquet. They only invited a few state officials when they were in the state capital, as well as a few acquaintances such as the commander who invited them to Black Wind Ridge at that time, and they waived other invitations if possible.

The eunuch who issued the decree stayed in Wanbao Town for a week and then hurried back. Before leaving, he not only took with him the life-saving and antidote pills prepared by the two doctors for the emperor, but also several high-quality "Yuanyang Mo" picked by Lin Xiaoyue and several maids from the mountain. Most importantly, the two doctors also wrote a letter of thanks, in which they attached the cement production and usage suggestions "developed" by Lin Xiaoyue, and emphasized the contribution of the "developer".

There is no need to elaborate on the rest. I believe Your Majesty understands the importance of this.

Now that cement has been made public, the Lin family can use it more boldly without having to hide it all the time. Even if it is exposed in the future, they will be able to shut everyone up.