readytorunbook Chapter 208 Don’t worry, the eldest princess is definitely not a stingy person!
Chapter 208 Don’t worry, the eldest princess is definitely not a stingy person!
The cold wind blew in from time to time, bringing a biting chill to the bones. But at this moment, the people in the courtyard felt their blood boiling.
They will soon have money to rebuild their homes!
"Five thousand taels of silver, hundreds of acres of fertile farmland. Roughly speaking, our governor has raised tens of thousands of taels of supplies for our disaster victims!"
"Everyone, shouldn't we thank Lord Su?"
As soon as Shu He finished speaking, some of the people with quick minds immediately understood and shouted, "Thank you, Lord Su!"
After such a long time, they finally understood the female doctor's purpose.
She is trying to get disaster relief funds for the people!
Su Su clenched her hands and gave the people a smile that was uglier than crying.
Yang You stood aside, his heart completely hanging in the air.
Now that Su Su has spoken, how can he escape this disaster?
Without waiting for the woman's gaze to meet his, he took the initiative to speak.
"Since the Princess and Lord Su have given their all to help, then naturally I cannot fall behind."
All the people stared at him intently, as if waiting for the number he would say.
Shu He's eyes turned and he spoke quickly, "Our Lord Yang is so generous!"
"I heard that Lord Yang was an official in Jiangnan before coming to Beisha City. That's a great place! Rich and fertile. As expected, even the officials who come out of it are better than us! I think Lord Yang will definitely give us a surprise!"
The corners of Yang You's mouth were twitching, his eyelids were twitching, and the nerves in his entire face were twitching.
He really wanted to slap that woman to death!
This forced him to pay a higher amount than Su Su! Otherwise, how could he live up to her words of "better" and "rich and fertile"?
She dug a pit for him to jump into, and even though he knew it was a pit, he still had to jump in!
God!
Are there any gods here?
Can you take this female demon away? She's almost stripping him of all his flesh!
Shu He smiled warmly and said, "Don't you all want to thank the general?"
She winked at the smart men among the people.
As expected, they understood her idea and quickly nudged the people beside them, shouting, "Thank you for your generosity, General!"
Yang You frowned and said, "Then I'll give you fifteen thousand..."
Hearing this, Shu He's eyes darted over, and he shrank his neck inexplicably in fear. Turning his gaze to the side, he met the cold eyes of Baili Moqing, the King of Dongli.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.
"Two, twenty thousand taels!"
"Oh my god! Twenty thousand taels! The general is truly heroic and patriotic!"
It was those people who had formed a tacit understanding with Shu He again.
They repeated their praise for Governor Su and attributed it to Yang You. The other people were also very excited. With so much money, they would surely be able to live in new houses soon!
Shu He walked up to the people, tears welling up in his eyes as he was so excited, "That's great! With the help of the eldest princess and the two adults, everyone will be able to get through this winter safely!"
Everyone was excited and looked at Eunuch Liu beside the eldest princess with burning eyes.
At this moment, they were eager to know how much money the eldest princess would donate.
After all, even the governor and the military officer had contributed 10,000 and 20,000 taels respectively, so the princess couldn't have contributed less than them, right?
Liu Xi was truly uneasy from all the stares he was receiving. He steeled himself and stepped forward, saying, "Please rest assured, everyone. The princess has already made arrangements for this matter. Let's all go see the doctor first!"
After saying this, he gave the young eunuch a look, and after receiving it, the young eunuch quietly retreated.
Liu Xi's ambiguous words made the smiles on the faces of the people below fade a little.
"The Princess didn't say it clearly. Does that mean she doesn't intend to pay?"
"That's right, but the consultation fee for the doctor shouldn't be as much as Master Su and Master Yang, right? Maybe a few hundred taels would be good."
When some people are disappointed, naturally some people will not believe it.
"That's impossible, isn't it? After all, she's the eldest princess. How can she afford hundreds of taels of silver?"
Seeing the embarrassment on Liu Xi's face, Shu He smiled and stepped forward to help. "Don't worry, everyone, the princess is definitely not a stingy person."
"I see everyone is feeling a little unwell. Let's listen to Eunuch Liu and treat the illness first. We can talk about other things after the illness is cured!"
"Come on, come on, everyone line up and come to see the doctor in an orderly manner."
Shu He walked to the examination table, ignoring Liu Xi's face which was almost as frozen as ice.
She was not in a hurry at all. There were still so many patients to see. She just wanted to wait here and see how much money the princess would give!
Humph, you want to cheat me? Don’t you even consider your own weight?
Seeing that it was finally time for treatment, Su Su hurried forward and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Doctor He, can I, can I..." cut in line?
After all, he was the most seriously ill and had lost so much blood. It wouldn't be too much for him to cut in line for treatment, right?
Shu He understood his thoughts clearly and laughed immediately, "Look at me, I almost forgot about Master Su."
She said to the people who had lined up, "Lord Su has donated so much money for us. Could you please let Lord Su see it first?"
The people nodded repeatedly, all agreeing that it was right, and pushed Su Su to the first seat at the examination table.
Shu He was looking at the patient while Baili Moqing was smiling.
Bei Ji breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Your Highness, this Lady He is too bold. Isn't this putting the Princess on the fire?"
Just deciding how much to give is enough to give her a headache.
Baili Moqing disagreed, "Isn't this considered showing mercy?"
After all, one is worth ten thousand taels and the other is worth twenty thousand taels. As long as the princess is worth more than these two people, she can already earn back her face.
If she had been more ruthless and revealed the sum of more than 500,000 taels that she had cheated Su Su and Yang You out of yesterday, then the eldest princess would have been in a dilemma.
Shu He was treating the people when an old man in a gray linen gown came over and looked at her with a smile on his face.
Shu He stared at the man and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't figure out where he had seen him.
Seeing his burning gaze, Shu He felt a little uncomfortable.
What does this uncle want to do?
"Master, are you sick too?"
The old man shook his head and leaned over to look at the prescription she wrote very carefully.
Angelica dahurica, Corydalis yanhusuo, Zedoariae rhizome, Rhizoma Cyperi…
"Huh? Could this Golden Whisker Grass be the legendary long-lost holy medicine for detoxification and healing?"
Shu He's eyes lit up. This old man actually knew about Golden Whisker Grass! He must be an expert!
The old man saw her staring at him with a puzzled look on his face, and he quickly bowed to her.
He explained, "Madam, my name is Zhang Qiong, and I'm also a doctor. I heard that you can cure this epidemic in the north of the city, so I came here to learn from you!"
"Please don't be offended, my lady!"
Shu He felt a little embarrassed that an old man in his sixties was so polite to her.
"So the old man is also a doctor? Are you willing to help?"
"Is it okay?" Mr. Zhang Qiong's face showed surprise and some disbelief.
Medical skills have always been the foundation of a doctor's career. Generally, doctors who have achieved some success are very averse to having other people around when practicing medicine, for fear that their skills will be stolen.
But this woman is not shy at all! She is truly extraordinary!