jdhmnovel Chapter 140 The hope of the whole village
Chapter 140 The hope of the whole village
Ye Lian found the stall where he sold calligraphy and paintings yesterday, but that spot had been used by someone else to sell vegetables.
"Uncle, did that young master from yesterday not come again?" Ye Li'an asked the old man selling noodles.
"Young Master Ye, I haven't seen Scholar Liu since I came today."
Ye Lian frowned slightly, a look of disappointment on his face, but he asked again, unwilling to give up, "Uncle, do you know where he lives?"
The old man shook his head. "Young Master Ye, I don't know either. This scholar never mentioned it to me."
Ye Li'an sighed helplessly, stood there for a moment and pondered, then took out some copper coins from his pocket and handed them to him.
"Uncle, thank you very much. If that scholar comes again, please tell him that Ye Li'an has been looking for him."
The old man took the copper coin and nodded repeatedly, "Alright, Young Master Ye, don't worry, I'll definitely pass on your message when I see the person."
Ye Lian nodded, turned and left, pondering in his mind where to continue searching for the scholar.
Meanwhile, Liu Tiansheng, whom Ye Li'an was anxiously searching for, was helping Doctor Han grind medicinal powder. His hometown was near the mountains, and he often went to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs to sell, so he knew a little about medicinal herbs.
“It’s a gift from heaven! With Wu Feng’s help, you can go to the market and set up a stall to sell calligraphy and paintings.”
Liu Tiansheng shook his head: "No need, I don't have any paintings right now."
Liu Tiansheng originally intended to sell his painting to raise some money to buy a gift to visit Ye Yaoyao's family and express his gratitude.
"All the paintings from yesterday have been sold out!"
"No, I took an injured old lady home yesterday. When I got back to my stall, the market had already closed, and all my paintings were gone."
"It's gone. Was it taken away?"
"probably!"
Liu Tiansheng's face showed no signs of life.
"You have a good attitude."
"My grandfather always said that fools are lucky. I'm quite lucky. When I was a child, my grandfather picked me up and raised me. Even though the whole village was poor, he still supported me to go to school and take the imperial examinations."
"I fainted on my way to the capital, but Miss Ye rescued me and brought me here."
Liu Tiansheng said with a smile that he did indeed feel he was lucky, as he had always met helpful people.
"Haha! That's certainly a blessing, but the people in your village must be willing to help you because they see you as a good person."
Doctor Han smiled and patted him on the shoulder. This kid is optimistic and only talks about the good things. He must have a lot of difficulties, but I've never heard him mention them. He can endure hardship and is destined for success.
"It's all thanks to my grandfather's good teaching. He's my benefactor. I must do well on this exam and then go back to my hometown to help the villagers."
"Okay, good boy, then do your best on the exam. I believe you can get into the top three."
"Then thank you for your kind words, Doctor."
“I also believe you can pass the exam,” Wu Feng echoed.
"Thank you, Uncle Wu. I will do my best."
The hopes of the entire village rest on him. If he becomes an official, he must lead the villagers to prosperity.
"I'll do these chores. You should go read some books or go out and make some friends among talented people."
Wu Feng took over the work from him and kicked the man out of the pharmacy.
Xue Ruoxue came to the Ye family again. Today she wanted to take out 5,500 taels of silver to ask Ye Mian for more money.
"What? Five thousand five hundred taels! How could I owe so much?"
"I suspect that Liu Yunshu and her son set me up. This happened so suddenly, I really have no other choice."
"For the sake of Yuanru's reputation, you'd better give me the silver notes quickly!"
Ye Yuanru had already been scolded by her, so selling the shop was out of the question. Now she could only come to Ye Mian to ask for money.
Ye Mian was furious. Just two days ago, Ye Yaoyao took away items worth 100,000 taels of silver. Now she wanted another 5,000. Was he having bad luck with money lately?
Ye Mian pushed the wheelchair to the bedside, took a box from under the pillow, and reluctantly handed it to Xue Ruoxue, his tone heavy:
"Here's five thousand silver notes for you. Be careful in the future."
“Okay! I will!” Xue Ruoxue accepted it.
"Have the arrangements been made to bring Mother back?"
"Ye Li'an made me conditions..."
"What are the conditions?" Xue Ruoxue asked anxiously.
"If Mother causes trouble again, send her back to her hometown."
"You didn't agree."
Xue Ruoxue glared at Ye Mian; she didn't believe he was the kind of person who cared about the old woman.
Naturally, it was Ye Li'an who disobeyed his father. Ye Mian wanted to act like a father, but Ye Li'an ignored him.
"Understood, I'll have someone fetch Ye Li'an right away."
"Then I'll go first."
Ye Mian instructed his servant to go find the person, but soon he was told that Ye Li'an was not in the mansion.
"The scientific expedition is coming soon. Instead of studying, why are you always running around outside? Go and bring him back."
"Yes, my lord."
When the servants found Ye Lian, he avoided them, claiming he had important business to attend to.
The servant returned and reported: "Sir, the eldest young master said he has something very important to attend to. He said that if you are in a hurry to find the old lady, you can send the second young master."
"You unfilial sons! None of you take me seriously."
Ye Mian smashed the cup and cursed loudly. Then he thought of Liu Yunshu, whose daily soup contained a slow-acting poison. It seemed that there had been no news of her being unwell recently.
He gave instructions to the servants who stood to the side, heads bowed, too afraid to speak.
"Go and fetch the oriole."
Not long after, a coughing sound came.
"Ahem! My lord, what brings you here?" Huang Ying covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
Seeing her sickly appearance, Ye Mian looked away in disgust.
"Did you administer all the drugs I asked you to give Liu Yunshu?"
"Ahem... This servant has already finished."
Huang Ying looked sickly, and she looked even more like someone who had been slowly poisoned than Liu Yunshu.
Ye Mian asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you? Have you seen a doctor?"
Huang Ying thought Ye Mian was concerned about her, so she suppressed her cough and said in a sweet voice:
"My lord, the doctor said I only have a cold, and even after taking medicine for several days, I haven't gotten better. This doctor is a quack."
"I understand. Go back and get some rest. Continue administering the medicine."
"Yes, this servant thanks you for your concern, sir. I will definitely recover and serve you well."
After a moment of self-excitement, Huang Ying withdrew in high spirits.
Ye Mian turned his wheelchair to the door and said, "Push me to Chunnuan Pavilion."
"Yes, my lord."
Zhang Mama saw Ye Mian being pushed over from afar.
"Sir, are you here to see the lady?"
"Hmm!" Ye Mian responded indifferently.
"My lord, the lady has gone out."
"What? The mother and her children are all running out. What are they doing?" Ye Mian slammed his hand on the armrest of his wheelchair in anger.
Granny Zhang kept her head down and didn't reply.
"After Madam returns, I asked her to come and see me."
Ye Yaoyao followed Ye Xiyao to the embroidery shop. The cute cartoon dolls were very popular when they were put on display. They are now placed in the embroidery shop as non-sale items and used for promotional purposes.
Ye Xiyao took Qi Jinlan's advice and bought the shop not far across the street to open a doll shop.
Ye Yaoyao came to see Wu Fugui. Manager Wu had received the compensation in Chang'an Prefecture and came here to deliver the silver notes.
"Miss Ye, I have accomplished my mission."
"Manager Wu, thank you very much."
"Miss Ye, you flatter me. It's nothing, haha..."
Shopkeeper Wu looked at the cartoon doll beside him and smiled.