The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate hurriedly said, "Please ask Doctor Zhou to take good care of Madam. Please let me know if you need any good medicine!"

Doctor Zhou stroked his beard and pondered for a while before speaking: "They are all common medicines. Don't bother me, my lord. I can prepare them myself. However, the fresher the two herbs, the better the effect. I need to go up the mountain to collect them myself! But I heard that the city gates have been closed, so I can only use the medicines I bought earlier. I won't say anything until the city gates are opened. I dare not delay your business!"

Upon hearing this, the nanny beside him hurried forward and whispered to the county magistrate, "Sir, the lady's health is very important!"

The county magistrate looked at his wife and said, "Of course I have to take care of my wife first!"

After that, he turned to Doctor Zhou and said, "Doctor Zhou, I will give the order to the guards to let you out of the city, but in this emergency, I can only let you out alone. I hope you can understand. When will Doctor Zhou leave the city to look for medicine?"

Doctor Zhou saw the county magistrate's expression, which said, "If you know what's going on, I'll go right away." He bowed and said, "I'll go back and pack my tools and leave the city immediately. I'll try to collect herbs for Madam as soon as possible!"

The county magistrate nodded with satisfaction and ordered the housekeeper to politely send Doctor Zhou out!

"Sir, he is just a doctor. Why should you be so polite to him? He would dare not fail to treat me wholeheartedly! Otherwise, he might as well be in danger of his life!" The county magistrate's wife snorted coldly when she saw Doctor Zhou disappearing into the distance.

She suddenly lost her beloved son and was in a very bad mood, with her violent temper fully revealed.

"Madam, from what the prefect said last time, Huichuntang has some background. Although the prefect did not say it explicitly, think about it, madam, who can make him so afraid? It can't be just a small figure." The county magistrate held the lady's hand, patted it and said.

Seeing that his wife's face looked better, he continued, "Just now, he looked respectful. I think he will do his best to treat you. We won't make it difficult for him. It's best if we can live in peace!"

The county magistrate's wife nodded reluctantly.

After the county magistrate comforted his wife, he stood up and left, saying that he would continue to track down the murderer. Before leaving, he glanced at Madam Liu and ordered, "Madam Liu, take good care of Madam. I'll leave the previous matters to the housekeeper!"

"Yes, I obey your command! Please go slowly, sir!"

After Doctor Zhou left the county magistrate's courtyard, he walked quickly towards Huichun Hall. Along the way, he could hear the whispers of the people.

"Hey, have you heard? The county magistrate's son is dead!"

"I heard about it. Look, he has hung up white lanterns in front of his gate!"

"Serves you right! Such a scourge should die sooner and kill fewer people!"

"Just now, I saw his servants went to the coffin shop to buy more than a dozen coffins! I don't know what's going on."

"Hey, hey, hey, I know about this! I heard that the county magistrate's wife strangled her son's dozen concubines and buried them with him!"

"Oh, what a sin! This whole family is not good!"

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Doctor Zhou sighed and shook his head when he heard this, thinking that he must report these things to his master! But for now, it is more important to send a letter to Miss Lin Xi first!

"Quanfu, I'm going out of the city to collect herbs for the county magistrate's wife. You can prepare two doses of medicine according to this prescription and deliver them to the county magistrate's residence first!" Doctor Zhou packed up his herb-collecting tools, put a signal device in his arms, and instructed Quanfu.

"Shopkeeper, I heard that the son of the county magistrate was killed yesterday. Just now, some bailiffs came to inquire if anyone has lost a girl. Miss Yuanyuan was beaten like that yesterday. Do you think it is possible that..." Quanfu approached Shopkeeper Zhou, looked outside, and whispered.

"Shut up! We didn't see Yuanyuan yesterday! Only girl Lin Xi brought their village chief and the village chief's son to ask about the purchase of Schisandra chinensis, do you understand?" Shopkeeper Zhou covered Quanfu's mouth with his hand, looked around carefully, and said seriously.

Quanfu had his mouth covered by Manager Zhou and could not make any sound. He nodded quickly to show that he understood.

"Quanfu, I'll tell you one last time, watch your mouth. If you let something slip and hurt the girl Lin Xi, I won't be able to save your life in front of the master!" Thinking of the difference in how the master treated Lin Xi, after letting Quanfu go, Shopkeeper Zhou gave him a stern warning!

Quanfu quickly responded with a serious face, and dared not say anything more! He quickly took two doses of medicine according to the prescription and walked towards the county magistrate's house.

A quarter of an hour later, Shopkeeper Zhou arrived at the city gate carrying a bamboo basket!

I saw that the city gate was closed and a team of muscular guards stood in front of the gate.

There was a reward posted on the wall near the gate. Anyone who knew about the missing girl could report it to the government and receive five taels of silver. Anyone who saw the man who haunted the county magistrate's son's house yesterday could report it to the government and receive ten taels of silver.

Manager Zhou just glanced at the bounty order and came in front of the soldiers guarding the city.

He bowed to one of the leading officers and soldiers and said, "Sir, I am Doctor Zhou from Huichun Hall. I am here on the orders of the county magistrate to go out of the city to collect herbs for the county magistrate's wife!"

The soldiers guarding the city had already received orders from the county magistrate and readily let him go.

Doctor Zhou recalled in his mind the location of Linshan Village that An Yi had mentioned at that time.

After choosing a main road, we walked along it towards Linshan Village.

After walking for a while, he stopped and searched in the woods beside the road, pretending to look for herbs.

After walking about one-third of the way, Dr. Zhou looked around and found that there was no one nearby, so he slipped into the woods nearby.

He walked deep into the woods for half a quarter of an hour, then took out the signal device in his arms, untied the string, and released it into the sky! He hoped that the second person protecting Lin Xi would see it!

At this moment, in Linshan Village, An Er was hiding in a dense tree crown in the distance, watching Lin Xi training his younger brother!

He was watching with great interest when he suddenly discovered the signal released by Shopkeeper Zhou in the distance!

He gathered his inner strength and flew towards Shopkeeper Zhou.

Lin Xi, who was teaching his younger brother how to box, suddenly stopped, narrowed his eyes, and looked towards the place where An Er was just now.

"Captain? What's wrong?" Seeing his sister suddenly stop talking, Lin An followed her gaze and asked in confusion.

"It's okay, let's continue! Squat down and raise your hands higher..."

In just half a minute, An Er arrived in front of Manager Zhou.

"Doctor Zhou, you signaled me to come over, but what's the urgent matter?" An Er bowed to Doctor Zhou and asked.

"An Er, were you following Lin Xi yesterday?"

"Yes, I have been following Miss Lin Xi since the master left!"

"Then do you know what Lin Xi did yesterday?"

"Are you talking about Miss Lin Xi killing the county magistrate's son and the yamen runners? Of course I know that! They deserved it!"

Upon hearing this, Doctor Zhou sighed. It was indeed Lin Xi who did it!

"An Er, please take a letter to Lin Xi and tell him that the county magistrate has found his son and the runner dead. He has ordered the city gates to be closed and every household to be searched. He has also ordered people to find out where the three runners went yesterday. Also, find out which family has lost a baby girl in the places they went to! If they find out that the three runners have been to Linshan Village and know that Miss Yuanyuan was kidnapped yesterday, then Lin Xi and the others will be in danger!"

"Humph! Why should I be afraid of a mere county magistrate?"

"An Er, to us, he is just a small county magistrate, so we don't have to be afraid of him! But to the people of Linshan County, he is the local emperor who can easily control their life and death! The county magistrate's wife has ordered the killing of a dozen innocent concubines of her son this morning! You just need to tell this news to girl Lin Xi, and she will decide how to act!"

"Okay, I'll go tell her the news right away. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first!"

After An Er finished speaking, he saw that Manager Zhou had nothing else to do, so he turned around and flew away!