Brother Chu thought about what had happened before, and after pondering it for a while, he still felt it wasn't that serious. He showed a guilty look on his face, which was noticed by Old Man Chu.
He slammed his hand on the bedside table and demanded sharply:
"What exactly happened? Tell me properly!"
Brother Chu had always been afraid of his father, so he dared not hide anything and recounted everything he had said to Chu Qing when they met in the county town.
Old Man Chu originally wanted to scold him, but after thinking about it, he felt that what he said was not actually wrong.
If it were him, he would also want Chu Qing to give him some money; after all, he is Chu Qing's father!
Now that I've broken my leg, what's wrong with asking him for some money? Does he think he can refuse?
As they were talking, Wei Yutang led Xiaxia to the Chu family.
"I heard you ran into Chu Qing yesterday?"
Old Man Chu was quite old, and although he was also intimidated by the hunter's menacing aura, he still nodded.
"Yes, I hurt my leg and wanted him to come back and take a look."
"Stop talking nonsense, you want money, right?"
Wei Yutang took out fifty taels of silver from his pocket, making Old Man Chu's eyes light up.
"right……"
As soon as he uttered a single word, Wei Yutang plunged the knife he always carried into the wooden table, right next to the silver, without moving the silver even an inch.
"I'll just leave it here and see if you can come and take it."
The blade gleamed coldly, looking somewhat frightening. Coupled with Wei Yutang's bearded face and the various rumors circulating in the village, even if the silver was right there, no one dared to reach out and take it.
"Don't forget what you said when you sent Chu Qing here."
"I have a bad memory, but my knife is different."
When Wei Yutang pulled the knife out of the wooden table, he used a little force, and the perfectly good table instantly fell apart, the silver coins falling to the ground with a crisp sound.
Xiaxia remembered what her father had told her before, and with her short little legs, she picked up the silver, blew off the dust, and put it in her pocket.
He picked them up, so they were his; he gave them all to his father when he got home.
It's outrageous that my father is hiding money from me; he needs to keep an eye on him.
Wei Yutang didn't want to be too direct. He had long since become indifferent to fame, but he didn't want Chu Qing to be saddened by these things.
Some people in the village did say some unpleasant things. Wei Yutang usually went out more often, but Chu Qing and Xia Xia stayed in the village.
If those rumors reached Chu Qing's ears, Wei Yutang would feel even worse than if he heard them himself.
On the way back with her father, Xiaxia tilted her head curiously and tugged at her father's clothes, asking:
"Father, aren't you going to tell your father?"
"No, if your father knew, he would be sad too."
Being the unloved one at home was already unfair to Chu Qing, not to mention there was another issue: his parents were still trying to gain more benefits by oppressing him.
When Xiaxia heard that her father would be saddened by the news, she immediately gave up the idea of telling him. She didn't want to see her father unhappy at all.
Chu Qing stayed at home and looked at the medicinal herbs he had casually placed there before. Unexpectedly, they were growing quite well in this place.
After tidying things up a bit, I picked up the props from the corner.
The original owner was quite familiar with this mountain, so he planned to go up the mountain to see if there were any other medicinal herbs he could dig up.
"Host, in this world, do you plan to become a doctor?"
"Um."
Chu Qing didn't know why he had such blind confidence in himself, feeling that he could definitely do a good job if this matter were entrusted to him.
Even though I haven't officially tried it yet, I feel like I can handle most things on my own.
The system briefly popped up to ask a question before quickly disappearing back into the background.
It approved of the host's decision. Many people knew that in addition to graduating with a perfect score in the Command Department, breaking the record of the entire Federation, the host also achieved a perfect score in Pharmacy.
However, the latter is not unique, which is why it is not as famous.
The Federation's most famous pharmacist master has publicly praised the host's abilities, saying that if it weren't for the fact that there were more important things for the host to do, she would really want the host to learn from her.
Chu Qing glanced at the sun and felt that now was the perfect time to go out, so she had no other concerns.
It had rained not long ago, and the mountain path was still a bit damp. Stepping on the rotten leaves made no sound, except for the occasional soft rustling when the corner of my clothes touched the leaves of the plants.
Chu Qing hasn't found any medicinal herbs yet, but he has seen some mushrooms. The mushrooms look very fresh after the rain.
Are these mushrooms poisonous?
As soon as the system saw that it could be of use, it immediately came over and started scanning.
"No, it's non-toxic."
"good."
Chu Qing picked some leaves, wrapped all the mushrooms inside, put them in the basket on her back, and continued walking.
Even if you can't find the medicinal herbs you're looking for, it's still good to find some other things and sell them to pharmacies in the county town.
This era is different from the dynasty Chu Qing thought it was. All the resources on the mountain belong to the imperial court, but the people can go there to pick, cut down trees, and hunt.
As long as it's not particularly excessive, there will be no restrictions.
In the original owner's memories, this country had just ended a war and was in dire need of reconstruction.
Just when Chu Qing thought he wouldn't get anything this afternoon, a strange plant suddenly appeared in his field of vision. He walked over to it and squatted down.
He picked up the leaf and examined it carefully. The original owner had no memories related to this thing, but based on his intuition, Chu Qing felt that it should be a good thing.
"Host, this is the ginseng that the protagonist obtained in the original story."
Upon hearing this, Chu Qing dug out the ginseng without any hesitation and simply wrapped it in moss.
If it's something that's supposed to be taken away by someone else in the story, Chu Qing isn't too willing to touch it, even if the ginseng is really valuable.
However, if they are the main characters, they are already in opposing positions, so being kind to them would be unfair to themselves.
After a busy afternoon, Chu Qing wiped the sweat from her forehead. She figured it was almost time to go home, and she could see smoke rising from the direction of her house as she walked along the path.
He had returned early enough, but Wei Yutang had already started preparing dinner. Xiaxia sat behind the stove, occasionally adding firewood.
"Father, where have you gone?"
Xiaxia heard the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open and hurriedly ran out to take the tools from her father.
"I went and picked some mushrooms."
Upon hearing this, Wei Yutang came out, took Chu Qing's things, and found the mushrooms inside.
"Let's have this for dinner then."
"good."
Just then, there was some meat left over from what Chu Qing had bought in the county town. Xia Xia helped process the mushrooms, while Wei Yutang also tried to shoo Chu Qing outside, refusing to let him come in to help no matter what.
"You and Xiaxia can stay outside."
"I, I..."
Chu Qing really felt that what she was doing was not right, but seeing that Wei Yutang's attitude was too firm, she could only sit with Xia Xia on a small stool in the yard to watch the sunset.
Xiaxia sat obediently in her father's lap, holding a blade of grass in her hand.
"Daddy, do you like cooking too?"
Xiaxia didn't quite understand why her father had to fight with her dad for this thing every day.
If it were him, he wouldn't want to spend every day in the kitchen.
"No, but if your father does everything, he will be very tired."
As the sun sets, the evening glow on the horizon is beautiful, and it has an irresistible attraction for a child like Xiaxia.
The atmosphere was so good that Xiaxia blurted out everything she wanted to say.
"Father, I feel you've changed a lot."
My father never cared about so many details before, nor did he think about whether his father was working hard.
"Isn't it good to change?"
"Okay, I like this kind of dad the most."
Xiaxia reached out and hugged Chu Qing's arm, nuzzling it gently, her little face full of satisfaction.
During dinner that evening, the system saw the dishes on their table in the space and inexplicably thought of a saying that was still very popular even in their interstellar era.
The inhabitants of a certain planet would absolutely refuse to believe that the mushrooms they picked were poisonous. Even if they did get sick from eating them, it would definitely be because they didn't cook them properly.
Every year, the hospital sees patients like this. No matter how much we emphasize it, a large number of people still choose to have the mushrooms stir-fried again after being discharged.
Every year during mushroom season, the hospital's business is always exceptionally good, and there are even some repeat customers.
Wei Yutang was clearing away the dishes, Chu Qing was tidying up Xia Xia, and when Xia Xia fell asleep, Chu Qing was about to wash up and rest when Wei Yutang suddenly appeared beside him.
Chu Qing hadn't heard a single footstep before Wei Yutang appeared in front of her, and was startled.
"How come you walk without making a sound?"
Wei Yutang noticed Chu Qing's furrowed brows and realized that he hadn't made a sound. It was a habit he'd developed over the years, and he couldn't break it so easily. He hadn't expected Chu Qing to be so easily frightened.
I'll try my best next time.
"What's wrong? It's so late, aren't you going to rest?"
"I wanted to help you tidy up the things you brought back this afternoon, and I found a ginseng root among them. Did you dig it up on the mountain?"
From Wei Yutang's perspective, he also thought that the ginseng was quite good. If it were sold in the county town, it might find a good buyer and fetch a very good price.
"Um."
"You... want to study medicine?"
Wei Yutang had previously thought that the extra medicinal herb in the courtyard was an accident, but after seeing this ginseng today, he understood that the previous ginseng must have been brought back by Chu Qing.
How did you know?