A life of two souls traveling through time

In Sanxiu Pharmacy, Si Yao stood quietly in front of the window looking at the bright full moon in the sky. Her long, smooth black hair fell loosely to her waist, and her slender figure looked even more lonely under the moonlight.

Tomorrow should be sunny and there will be warm sunshine...

I don't know how Jiang Siyao is doing now. Her body was left to me, but what about her? How does she exist?...She should be in this space, right?

The more Si Yao thought about it, the more worried and helpless she felt.

"Sister Yao, are you asleep?" Arnold's knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.

"The door is unlocked, come in."

Si Yao finished speaking in a calm voice and opened the door of the compartment carefully.

"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Si Yao turned around and asked with concern from the window.

"Can't sleep, isn't Sister Yao the same?" Arnold strode to the window: "Missing home?"

Si Yao shook his head silently.

"Master Fan said that when people miss someone, they can't help but look up at the bright moon, using the moon to think of home. Sister Yao, you're not sleeping and leaning against the window late at night. If you're not missing your family, is it to admire the moon?" Arnold turned his head to look at Si Yao, he caught a glimpse of a hint of sadness between her brows.

"Family?" Si Yao looked up at the full moon in the sky and frowned slightly. She had never experienced the feeling of home. She had witnessed Jiang Siyao's original family, but it was so cold that she didn't feel the slightest bit of yearning for it.

"Sister Yao, I've never heard you talk about your past. Why did you appear in Lianjia Village? Where are your family and friends?"

"I have a friend and I want to find her...but...I don't know where to find her?"

"Friend? What does he look like? Male or female? I can help you find one."

“…No need, I’ll find it myself.”

"Sister Yao doesn't trust Arnold either?"

"Of course not, because I don't know how to describe her."

"Sister Yao, do you really want to stay in Sanxiu Pharmacy?" Seeing that Si Yao didn't want to talk about the past, Arnold didn't ask any more questions.

"Ah."

"Why? What is there between you and His Highness that I don't want to know?"

"Nothing. I saved the life of the King, and he found a place for me to survive."

"That's it?"

Si Yao nodded silently.

Arnold didn't believe it was that simple, but he also knew that since they were deliberately hiding it from him, there was no point in continuing to ask, and he still wouldn't get the answer he wanted.

"The master told Miss Si Yao to start in the pharmacy. The primary task of the pharmacy is to sort out the herbs and store them. The storage of herbs is particularly important. If they are not stored properly, they will be damaged by insect pests, mildew, etc. Therefore, the moisture in the herbs must be removed by drying, airing, and baking to keep them dry. I will explain these in detail when we get to the medicine storehouse."

After breakfast the next day, Xiuming left the village for important matters, so he asked the medicine boy Xiaolu to take Si Yao to learn about the pharmacy and related matters.

"These medicine cabinets behind the counter are filled with medicinal materials corresponding to the labels, arranged by name, with the more precious medicinal materials placed higher..."

"What are some precious medicinal herbs? I can buy some to take back for His Highness to replenish his body." Arnold was originally playing with the scale in front of the medicine cabinet out of boredom, but when he heard about precious medicinal herbs, he instantly became interested.

"Mr. Arnold, you can't use medicine casually, and the prince's body is under the care of our manor owner, you can rest assured." Xiaolu was interrupted, but did not get angry, and just smiled at Arnold.

"Oh..." Arnold nodded disappointedly.

"The most common thing in the pharmacy every day is to prepare and distribute medicines according to prescriptions, so in the next few days, Siyao, you should first learn to recognize medicinal materials and remember their locations firmly, so that you will not make mistakes when preparing medicines in the future..."

"My sister Yao is very smart and learns things very quickly." Without waiting for the other party to finish, Arnold crossed his arms and walked to Si Yao's side. He looked up at Xiaolu with an unhappy face and scolded: "Also, is Si Yao someone you can call me? You are just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, you have no respect for your parents..."

"Yes... Master Arnold was teaching me a lesson. Xiaolu was rude." Seeing Arnold's angry face, Xiaolu hurriedly bowed and apologized with a smile. Everyone in the medicine shop knew that Arnold was someone close to the prince, so naturally they didn't dare to offend him easily.

"I joined the medicine shop late. If we talk about seniority in this medicine shop, I should call Xiaolu the senior. So, of course you can call Si Yao by her name, Senior Xiaolu." Seeing Xiaolu's awkward look, Si Yao felt ashamed. Although she knew that Arnold wanted her to be respected and not bullied in the medicine shop, she did not agree that he was used to using his power to oppress others at such a young age.

"Miss Siyao, I don't deserve it!" Xiaolu was so shocked that he quickly took two steps back, repeatedly returning the greetings and being humble. He was also frightened when he saw Arnold's increasingly gloomy face. He was at a loss and had to make an excuse to escape: "I suddenly remembered that I left something in the backyard. I'll be back soon."

"Sister Yao?" After Xiaolu left, Arnold pouted with a look of grievance.

In order to prevent Si Yao from being bullied in the pharmacy in the future, Arnold deliberately took advantage of the situation to embarrass Xiao Lu to demonstrate. Unexpectedly, Sister Yao not only did not appreciate it but also helped outsiders. Of course, he felt aggrieved.

"Arnold, now that I have settled down in the medicine store, you can rest assured..."

"Huh, are you sending me away now?" Arnold's lips pouted higher and higher.

"Give my regards to the King, and thank him for his recommendation."

Si Yao's determined look made Arnold give up the idea of ​​staying:

"Okay, Sister Yao, I'll come to see you when I'm free. Remember, don't fall behind in archery. I'll compete with you again next time."

"it is good."

Outside the medicine store, A'nuo jumped on his horse and looked back at Si Yao who was seeing him off with a hearty smile: "Sister Yao, no matter where you are in the future, you will always be A'nuo's sister."

After saying this, the horse's hooves stepped on the snow and Si Yao's gentle gaze followed the boy and disappeared into the vast snow fog.

At three quarters after noon, the sun was shining brightly. More than a dozen bandits were executed in the busy streets of Mucheng South Street. They were taken from the prison to the execution ground. The onlookers along the way were all in high spirits, clapping and cheering. The moment a dozen heads fell, the snow in the busy streets was dyed with the sprayed blood.

In the Mucheng government office, the county magistrate Situ Ting was wandering in the side room, looking a little anxious, with a layer of worry on his thin and weathered face.

"Sir, General Yu Cheng went back to the camp to report after supervising the execution." The door opened and the chief clerk Jia Shen walked into the side room and replied.

"Did he leave any other words?" Situ Ting continued to ask nervously.

"Don't worry, sir. General Yu Cheng didn't leave any more words."

After hearing this, Situ Ting breathed a sigh of relief, and slumped down on the couch, suddenly tears streaming down his face.

"Sir?" The chief clerk Jia Shen walked forward with concern.

"Old Jia, what sin did I, Situ Ting, commit to give birth to such a..."

"Hush, sir!" After hinting to Situ Ting, Jia Shen hurriedly walked out of the room, looked around, and then turned back to Situ Ting and whispered: "Sir, let this matter rot in your heart from today on, and don't mention it again in the future. You only have one son, and that is Master Qing."

"That's right. I, Situ Ting, have only one son, and his name is Situ Qing." After Jia Shen's reminder, Situ Ting calmed down, wiped the tears from his face with his sleeves, slowly stood up, and returned to his usual composure.