Noble First Daughter-in-law

Shang Ruyi frowned.

Su Qinglan hadn't finished speaking when suddenly there was a sound of gongs and drums outside. Although it was far away, the sound was already very soft when it reached here, but it cut off Su Qinglan's words at once.

And the patients around, after hearing that voice, also woke up one after another.

There was a lively expression on the originally lifeless face.

They showed joyful expressions at first, but after a while, they seemed to think of something again. The joy gradually sank and turned into worry, as if some invisible burden suddenly weighed on their hearts, making them breathless angry.

Shang Ruyi looked at these people, and then at Su Qinglan.

Then he said, "I'll go out and have a look."

After finishing speaking, he put down the cattail fan in his hand, got up and walked outside.

Passing through the long corridor I passed by before, I returned to the long street in front of Fangshi, and the situation in front of me was quite different from just now—the dying patients who were lying on straw mats were all standing at the moment. Standing up, one by one scrambled forward, afraid of being left behind, even the guards and doctors in the city had to come forward to stop them and maintain order.

"Don't rush."

"Be careful of falling!"

"Line up first, anyone can have it!"

However, these people are not willing to listen, just like drowning people who see the straw, they all rush forward.

And the direction they crowded was the entrance of Changle Square.

Shang Ruyi was about to walk forward when she was bumped by some patients who were running forward eagerly behind her. She nearly fell down and managed to stand still. When she looked up, she saw Wu Zanzhi, the medical supervisor, standing by the side of the road. Looking at this scene with a frown.

He walked forward slowly and said to Shang Ruyi, "Young Madam."

Shang Ruyi said: "Master Wu, this is—"

"This,"

Wu Zaizhi gave a wry smile, looked at the turbulent crowd in front of him, and said, "Young Madam, don't you know what you're doing?"

"..."

Shang Ruyi paused for a moment, and did not speak again.

But at this time, the people in front did not know whose command they were listening to, but slowly stopped the crowding and started to line up. The line of thousands of people quickly bypassed various streets and alleys, and everyone stretched their necks on tiptoe Standing on tiptoe, looking forward eagerly.

After a while, they arrived at the entrance of Fangshi.

Wu Zanzhi pointed to the front and said, "Young Madam, take a look."

Shang Ruyi raised her head, and saw a long table outside the wooden fence facing the entrance at some point, with several soup bowls neatly stacked on it, and a young man standing beside her, holding He was holding a pot full of decoction in his hand, and was pouring the decoction into it; behind the long table, sat a bookkeeping gentleman, holding a pen and several ledgers, as if he was about to record something.

In the air, there was already a strong smell of medicine rushing towards him.

The eyes of the crowd became eager and thirsty, and they almost couldn't help rushing forward, but another group of people came across and stopped the crowd. Behind these people, a person wearing a jade-colored robe slowly walked out. The son of Yushu came like a wind.

It was Pei Xingyuan who Shen Wuzheng said was "skinless and shameless".

He wears the veil that Shang Ruyi gave him before—ordinary people will look very mysterious when they wear a veil. For example, Yu Wenzhen before put on the veil, only revealing a pair of clear eyes, like a dragon in the clouds. The celestial being without head and tail looks mysterious and elegant.

Even some ordinary-looking people will add three points of demeanor after wearing a veil.

As for Pei Xingyuan, he was originally handsome, but because there was always a smile on that face, exuding a sense of human fireworks, now he wears a veil to cover his facial features, only those pair of eyes are full of smiles all the time The exposed eyes, not only lost the sense of mystery, but also showed a bit of... joy.

As soon as he came out, he yelled at the crowd: "Keep the account and keep the account, drink a bowl of one coin, the money and the goods will be paid, and the medicine will cure the disease!"

If it wasn't for the special circumstances, Shang Ruyi would almost burst out laughing.

In fact, although she didn't really smile, the corners of her mouth hidden behind the veil couldn't help but twitched, and the corners of her eyes even curled up.

But the next moment, she heard a long sigh from the people around her.

I saw Wu Zanzhi beside him frowning, looking worriedly at the patients around him, some of them were gorgeously dressed, and they seemed to be from a good family, but they readily took out their money; To survive, he could only grit his teeth and take out the money bag tremblingly; while the rest of the ragged, obviously impoverished patients, although they also held some money in their hands, the expressions on their faces were almost like cutting flesh. .

The first person in line was a middle-aged man who looked very rich, and he handed over a penny without paying attention.

The person who collected the money immediately took the silver and put it away, and asked, "Who is your last name in Fangshi?"

The man said: "Fengle Square, Jia Wansheng."

The bookkeeper picked out one from several ledgers, flipped through it, and immediately found a page of Fenglefang, and also found Jia Wansheng's name, drew a stroke on the back, and then someone handed Jia Wansheng a bowl of medicine , he wiped his mouth after gulping, turned around and retreated to Changle Square.

Immediately afterwards, the second person also stepped forward, handed over the silver and said, "Liuying Village outside the city, Fourth Ding."

The accountant picked up another account book, turned to the page of Liuying Village and recorded it, and then someone collected the money and gave the person a bowl of medicine to drink.

Seeing this situation, Shang Ruyi also understood.

They should have registered all the patients who entered Changlefang, and traced it after every bowl of medicine they drank. This can not only record the amount of medicine used, but also prevent someone from taking more medicine by impostors. Although the process is a bit slow, it is still possible Methodical.

After a while, dozens of people finished drinking the medicine and went back to Changle Square.

At this time, Pei Xingyuan saw Shang Ruyi standing aside, and walked over with a smile: "Ru—oh no, Madam, you're here."

"Young Master Pei."

Seeing that he was polite in front of outsiders, Shang Ruyi also smiled, and Pei Xingyuan said, "Why did you come here? It's not easy to stay here."

Shang Ruyi said: "I heard that there is not enough manpower here, I am not at ease, I brought Sheer and the others to help."

Pei Xingyuan waved his hand and said, "Why worry about this? With me, Pei Xingyuan, the people who keep here can drink the medicine, and the medicine can cure the disease!"

Seeing him like this, Shang Ruyi couldn't help laughing.

But before he had time to say anything, Wu Zanzhi beside him said coldly: "Young Master Pei's words are true, it is indeed a medicine that can cure the disease."

"..."

"It's just that, if the disease is cured, I'm afraid these people will also be poor."

Hearing this, both Pei Xingyuan and Shang Ruyi were startled, and turned to look at him.

Pei Xingyuan crossed his arms, his eyes were still smiling, but it was no longer the pure happiness that could infect everyone around him. Instead, he was a little wary: "Master Wu, what do you mean by that?"

Wu Zanzhi said in a low voice, "Isn't it too expensive for a penny and a bowl of medicine?"

"..."

"Grandpa arranged to empty Changlefang to treat patients this time. It was to save people, not to make Mr. Pei you restrain—"

He still didn't say the last word.

However, even if he didn't say it out loud, everyone present understood what he was going to say. Although Shang Ruyi had been prepared for a long time, his face couldn't help but sink at this moment.

Fortunately, the veil on her face covered up her momentary absence.

But Pei Xingyuan didn't show any guilt at all, the eyes protruding from the veil were still smiling crookedly, even a little deeper than before.

Just when he was about to say something to Wu Zanzhi, a middle-aged man at the front of the line suddenly said: "Everyone, your medicine is too expensive! I have lived for more than 40 years, and I have never drank it. A bowl of medicine for a penny!"

Upon hearing this, the busy people around the long table stopped.

And these words also reached the hearts of the patients behind him, and someone immediately echoed: "That's right, a penny and a bowl of medicine is too expensive!"

"Other places are all about spraying medicine. It's good for you, it's fine to sell it for money, but it's still so expensive!"

"How can we have so much money!"

"This time, Sheng Guogong asked you to save people. How could you do this?"

Obviously, everyone was already dissatisfied with their drug sale, so when someone opened their mouth, it immediately aroused their resentment, and they complained aloud.

Wu Zanzhi sighed, looked up at Pei Xingyuan and said, "Young Master Pei, this time, it's not me who said it."

After speaking, he took another look at Shang Ruyi beside him.

He thought, this Mrs. Yuwen was able to enter Changle Fang in person regardless of her own safety, and she was also a kind-hearted person. Hearing these words, she should be moved, or help persuade this Mr. Pei; Unexpectedly, when she turned her head, she met a cold, unmoved face like a heart of stone.

I saw Shang Ruyi looking around calmly, without any guilt at all.

Wu patient was also stunned for a moment.

Seeing that the voices of the crowd were getting louder and louder, and the waves of sound almost overturned the long table in front, Pei Xingyuan suddenly stepped forward and stood directly in front of him. With a big wave of his hand, the people around seemed to know His identity immediately quieted down.

All of a sudden, hundreds of pairs of eyes, full of various emotions, gathered on him. Even though Shang Ruyi hadn't stood in front of him yet, she felt a little uneasy at the moment.

Here, after all, there are so many people, if there is a disturbance——

And just when she held her breath subconsciously, Pei Xingyuan smiled faintly and said, "What are you all talking about?"

At this time, the middle-aged man standing in front of the long table and leading the trouble immediately took a step forward and said, "Young Master Pei, we just want to ask you for justice."

"..."

"Nowadays the plague is raging, and everyone is in danger. The Duke ordered to empty Changlefang to treat everyone's illness, just to let us recover sooner and leave. But you, how can you sell medicine here?"

"..."

"Didn't you cut us off like leeks?"

Hearing this, Pei Xingyuan blinked in confusion.

Not only was he puzzled, Shang Ruyi was also stunned, and even the patients who originally agreed with that person were stunned. Someone murmured: "When you cut leeks, what do you mean?"