The Little Lucky Girl

Ming Youyou was pulled by the maid and trotted out. Only then did she remember that she still had pills to make.

Mrs. Tao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her. "Hurry up, the herbs and tools are all ready for you. Our supplies will be delivered to the grassland tomorrow afternoon. Before that, make as much as you can."

Ming Youyou took a few maids and started to get busy. However, it was the first time for the maids to do this and they didn't know how to do it. They cut the herbs into large and small sizes, which made Ming Youyou sigh. In the end, she had to reorganize them herself.

"It would be great if Zheng Huan and the others were here." She muttered softly, but when she looked up, she found someone running towards her.

Ming Youyou widened her eyes and asked in disbelief, "Why are you here?"

Feng Xu rushed into the house like a monkey and said with a smile: "We saw that you haven't returned yet, and we were worried about you, so we just came to check on you."

This sounded fake. It must be because she was suddenly called away, and the three of them came out of curiosity. Ming Youyou snorted twice and pushed the switch in his hand to him, "Where are Zheng Huan and Lu Tai?"

Feng Xu grabbed a handful of Bupleurum and began to cut it skillfully. "They were unlucky. As soon as they entered the county government office, Luo Xiucai called them away to help with the account. Fortunately, I was smart enough to sneak out and find you when they weren't paying attention."

"What happened? Why is the county government so noisy?" Feng Xu looked around and asked in a low voice, "I heard them talking about grasslands and blockades. Is there going to be a war?"

He became excited, "What do you think about me going to Lord Tao and recommending myself to be a forward?"

Ming Youyou stuffed a sour horn into his mouth to wake him up, "Stop dreaming, this isn't a war, this is an epidemic."

"Epidemic?" Feng Xu opened his eyes wide, and after a while he reacted before asking in a hoarse voice, "What kind of epidemic is it? Is it serious?"

"It's a bit like a cold, with fever or chills, and in severe cases, diarrhea. But don't worry too much, it's only on the grasslands right now, it won't necessarily spread to our area."

Feng Xu was not comforted at all. He remembered something and his face turned pale instantly. "Bao Wenkang brought a horse today. I rode it several times. He said that the horse was just bought from the grassland."

Ming Youyou swallowed nervously, "Then do you know which tribe you bought the horse from?"

Feng Xu recalled carefully, "It seems to be from the Great King's Court. Yes, that's where it is. Bao Wenkang even boasted that the horses from the Great King's Court are the hardest to buy, and his family managed to get them with great effort by using connections."

"The Great King's Court," Ming Youyou frowned, "According to the news from over there, it seems that the epidemic first spread from the Great King's Court."

As soon as he said this, Feng Xu immediately saw the maids in the room hiding away from him. He felt like he was about to cry, and asked with a trembling voice: "Do you think I will be in trouble? Do you want to take some medicine first?"

Ming Youyou wanted to wait a day or two to see what happened, but seeing that Feng Xu was very frightened, she decided to let him drink the Anxin drink now.

It just so happened that the medicine he had just cut could not be given to others, so Ming Youyou put together a prescription and asked him to boil it himself.

A maid had already run out to report to Magistrate Tao. Soon Magistrate Tao brought people to question Feng Xu, and then sent people to Bao Wenkang's house.

Feng Xu was left in the small hut, while the pharmaceutical supplies were moved to another room.

When Zheng Huan and Lu Tai came over, they saw Ming Youyou talking to Feng Xu through the door, and what Feng Xu was mumbling about sounded like his last words.

Ming Youyou heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the two of them coming over. "You two come over and comfort him. He's really too nervous. I told you it's okay."

"Why are they desperately using Atractylodes lancea to fumigate the room if there's nothing wrong?" Feng Xu yelled, "And you, all of you, why are you wearing face towels?"

"Ahem, actually I think Lord Tao wants people to practice how to protect themselves, and he wants to practice on you first." Ming Youyou whispered, "Besides, it doesn't matter even if you are infected. It is said that this disease is more dangerous to the elderly and children, and other people will recover in a few days."

Zheng Huan and Lu Tai were startled. They immediately reached out and pulled Ming Youyou away. "You knew this but you didn't pay attention."

Ming Youyou said unconvincedly: "I'm already nine years old, not young anymore."

"Your age is in Chinese. Anyone under ten is considered a child."

"I'm still a doctor."

"Then you should lead by example."

Zheng Huan had just heard a lot from the clerks in the household office. He knew how terrible it would be if the disease spread. He was a little worried, so he took off the sandalwood bracelet and handed it to Ming Youyou, "Keep it. It has been blessed by a senior monk."

Duke Zheng wanted his second son to inherit the title, so he adopted Zheng Huan to a cousin who had no children. In the end, His Majesty did not agree to the request to confer the title of Crown Prince, but the adoption of Zheng Huan was finalized.

Not long ago, Zheng Huan received a letter from his cousin, along with a large package.

As if they knew that they were not allowed to take valuables due to Captain Jin's order, the package contained a few fine cotton clothes and some small daily necessities, which were common but needed by them. The most special one was the bracelet blessed by the monks of Huguo Temple.

Feng Xu and the others felt that based on this point alone, his uncle was much better than his biological father.

Lu Tai also put the amulet hanging around his neck into Ming Youyou's hand and said, "Take this with you as well."

Ming Youyou looked at the two of them and felt that he couldn't refuse, so he nodded and said, "Okay, keep it here for a few days."

Feng Xu was stunned. Wasn't he the one in the most danger now? "Shouldn't you care about me too?"

The three people outside didn't seem to hear it, "Go back quickly, there are still many medicines to be processed."

"We still have some data to calculate. We will come to help you make the medicine as soon as we are done."

Feng Xu heard the footsteps of three people getting farther and farther away until there was no sound at all, leaving him alone, peeking through the crack of the door in search of freedom outside.

The silence in the room made him a little uneasy. He couldn't help but start to think wildly, and was startled by a package thrown in from the window.

When I opened it, I saw a small string of beads on the top. Ming Youyou's smiling voice came in, "Lu Tai's amulet can't be divided, so I split Zheng Huan's bracelet into four, and we each get one. How about that? I'm smart, right?"

Zheng Huan also said: "Everyone is very busy now, you should also not be idle, see the data on the paper, calculate them all."

Feng Xu stared at him, "I'm in this state, and you guys still won't let me go. Besides, even if I figure it out, I can't take this paper out."

"Just shout it out and tell us. Don't waste time. Hurry up."

Zheng Huan and his colleagues moved the table to the yard, turned on the lights and started working.

Feng Xu listened to the noises outside and gradually felt at ease. He wiped the corners of his eyes and started counting.