After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Little Radish said, "Don't be so modest. You don't know how despicable Senior Brother Du is. Together with Senior Brother Su, they forced us to elect him as the dean's agent to take over all the affairs of the academy. The two of them are showing off in the academy every day. Every day they either eat delicious food or drink spicy drinks, while we can only eat steamed buns and pickles."

I paused and said, "That's not what I heard you say the other day. You said Senior Brother Du was a very good person and what he could do."

Little Radish sighed and said, "Well, I had no choice but to say that. Otherwise, I would have no dinner to eat."

I didn't expect that these two people named Du and Su were so hateful. I don't know what punishment Li Jin would sentence them to. It would be best if they were locked up for life.

As he was speaking, Zhao Jinping ran towards us quickly, not afraid of falling even on such a slippery ground.

Jinping ran up to me and said happily, "Ah Man, you're here?"

After a while, Senior Brother Du also came over with a few idiots.

Senior Brother Du was also very happy to see me. He bowed to me and said, "Ah Man, it was all thanks to you last time, otherwise the teacher and we would have been in trouble."

I smiled and said, "They deserve this fate. No need to thank me."

Jinping said, "Ah Man, our new clothes are almost ready. My fellow apprentices are so happy."

I patted his shoulder and said, "Just be happy. But something big happened in Beijing recently. You should try not to go out in the future. Otherwise, if you get infected, even if you are cured, you will have pockmarks on your face, which is very ugly."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Jinping asked hurriedly, "What's going on? It sounds serious."

I nodded and said, "It's quite serious. You should go and stock up on food, meat, and vegetables today. Stock up more. The epidemic may not subside even after the New Year."

Senior Brother Du also asked quickly: "May I ask what's the matter, Brother Ah Man?"

I uttered two words softly: "Smallpox."

Those little kids might not know what smallpox is, but Jinping and Senior Brother Du did. They were shocked when they heard it and looked at me with wide eyes.

I reached into my sleeve and took out the banknotes Wei Yi had given me. I gave them all to Jinping and said, "These banknotes are for you to buy rice, grains, meat and vegetables. Remember my words, you must buy more. The weather is cold now, and food will not spoil easily. When the streets are full of viruses in the future, the price of rice and grain will definitely increase, and you won't be able to afford it if you want to."

Jinping took the banknotes and counted them. There were more than 10,000 taels. He was so frightened that his hands trembled and he said, "Ah, Ah Man, this is too much. Where did this banknote come from?"

I don’t know how much Wei Yi gave, but it’s all here.

I said, "This is what I asked for from His Majesty. You must not skimp on it. You must buy more rice, grain, meat and vegetables. Remember that?"

It was the first time Jinping saw so many banknotes. He was more shocked than excited. His head was in a mess and he couldn't hear what I was saying at all.

Seeing him like this, I was really worried that he would be stingy and refuse to store more food in order to save money, so I said to Senior Brother Du: "These banknotes are enough for everyone in your academy to have a good New Year. You must make sure that my brother stores more rice, grain, meat and vegetables. Don't be stingy. This is a matter of life and death."

Senior Brother Du nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Aman. I will do it."

I said, "Brother Du, I have one more thing to trouble you with."

Senior Brother Du said, "Brother Ah Man, please speak."

I said, "Brother Du, please go to Jishengtang and ask Doctor Fan to come over. I have something important to discuss with him."

When Senior Brother Du heard this, he immediately said, "Okay, I'll go and invite him right away."

After Senior Brother Du finished speaking, he ran away.

The main hall of Jishengtang is not far from the academy, so it is not far to run this trip. Senior Brother Du thought I was looking for Doctor Fan to treat Master Lu, so he ran very fast.

Zhao Jinping had not yet recovered from the huge stack of banknotes.

I patted his head and said, "Are you stupid? I want to see Master Lu. Please lead the way."

Jinping was beaten so hard that he cried out in pain and said, "Just talk properly and don't use your hands."

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "If I don't do anything, you'll fall into a hole of money and won't be able to climb out."

The little carrots that had been following me were giggling and looking at me with stars in their eyes.

Jinping said shyly: "I am your elder brother, you can't do anything to me."

I took his arm and said, "Okay, okay, I won't do anything. Take me to see Master Lu. I have a lot of things to do and I have to leave right away."

Jinping was pulled tight by my arm and wanted to push me away, but she thought I would get angry if she did, so she had to suppress her discomfort and said, "Where are you going? You're in such a hurry."

I held Jinping's arm and said as we walked, "I'm going on a long trip. I'll be back in half a month at the fastest and a month at the slowest."

"You're going to take so long?" Jinping looked at me in surprise and said, "You've never liked traveling far since you were a child. Where are you going?"

I pushed him and said, "Why are you so surprised? You said that was when I was a kid. Now that I'm grown up, of course I want to travel around."

"But, but it's freezing cold. It's better to stay at home comfortably than to go out." Jinping was obviously worried about me, but what he said sounded like a blame.

But I didn't argue with him. I didn't have any brothers or sisters in my previous life, and I was so lonely, so even if the family relationship was so shallow, I cherished it very much.

I smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of the cold, I just want to go out for a walk."

Jinping's eyes were red. He said, "Didn't you say that the smallpox epidemic was about to spread? You told me not to go out, but now you're going everywhere. What if you get infected?"

I said, "Have you forgotten? I am a doctor. Smallpox virus can't scare me."

Jinping seemed to have thought of something. He turned his head and looked at me and asked, "Are you going to a place where smallpox is spreading to get treatment? And then you lied to me and said you were just going to walk around."

I didn't expect that this kid almost told the truth.

I dragged him forward. There was really no one stupid in the Zhao family, so it was not easy to fool them.

I said, "Some things should not be spoken out loud. Otherwise, do you think His Majesty's money is so easy to cheat? He was willing to give me so much money, which shows that I am still useful."

These words are half true and half false, and no matter how smart Jinping is, he can't tell the truth from the false.

Jinping quickly took out the banknotes and stuffed them into my hands, saying, "Hurry up and return these banknotes to His Majesty and tell him you're not going."

I pushed the banknote back and said, "Do you think you are just playing house? You can't just say you don't want to go? Besides, we are citizens of Dayu country. How can we retreat when our country is in crisis?"

"When our country is in crisis, how can we retreat?" Master Lu's voice suddenly sounded in front.

I quickly looked up and saw Master Lu leaning against the door, looking at me with a smile.

Mr. Lu was so thin that he seemed like he could be blown away by a gust of wind. His gray hair was not tied up and was scattered casually. His gray beard was neatly trimmed. He looked a little more energetic, but his complexion was still very bad.