A Western Doctor’s Happy Farming Life[1] 160

Song Qinghan thought about it carefully, and then asked, “What if I let the other to take the credit?”

The main reason why he was targeted by the doctors from the Imperial Hospital this time was because he was involved in the affairs of the Qingyin Village, so they would think that he was the one who played the most crucial role in it. Thus, would it work to dismiss the idea of the doctors if he succeeded claiming that he did not make something important?

Beyond his expectation, Luo Haiyun shook his head without hesitation, and sighed, “I had explained to them already that you just played a role as a guidance instead of being a main doctor to cure the villagers. But they didn’t believe me and claimed that if Yuan Wenxuan does really get that ability, he should be enrolled in the Imperial Hospital either, they still need labors there anyway. As for me, even they knew that I was there as well, but they just ignored it.”

At this time, Song Qinghan finally understood the seriousness of the matter and frowned, “Then what should we do now? Should I admit defeat to my fate and get myself enrolled into that Imperial Hospital full of queer regulations?”

Luo Haiyun pondered for a moment, as if he had already got an idea in his mind. Yet it seemed to be quite hard for him to speak out.

“Actually, we still get some ways out, but it is just…” uttered Luo Haiyun after a brief while of dither.

Song Qinghan raised his eyebrows and asked directly, “What is it? Get it straightforward, and I will think about that carefully.”

What he said seemed to make Luo Haiyun more confident. Luo Haiyun tried to keep calm and then continued to utter, “It is just too risky, because the only way out is to- take the initiative to join in the front line to rescue people.”

Song Qinghan was stunned for a moment and then he nodded, “Well, that’s not that bad. I did intend to bring Wenxuan there too to help cure the patients there. Since you have got such an idea, it is definitely a great relief for me.”

Luo Haiyun fixed his gaze on Song Qinghan for a second and found Song Qinghan was quite serious. He pondered for another moment and then heaved a sigh of relief, “Alright then, I will go mediate.”

After that, he didn’t bother to stay long and left their house directly.

Song Qinghan stood still there, he thought that he might have troubled Luo Haiyun so much this period. Yet it was totally beyond his ability to make everything come true. So what he could only do was to keep the kindness of Luo Haiyun in mind so that he could repay him in the future.

And then, he went out to purchase daily supply together with Hualian, and by the way gave the title deed of the shop back to Wang Chaoyuan.

Wang Chaoyuan could only accept the deed since Song Qinghan was so stubborn to insist, and claim that he would wait for them and gave it back to them if they came back from the border.

It was almost dark when they finished handling everything on the list. Song Qinghan informed the shopkeeper of the Huichun Shop about their departure when he got Yuan Wenxuan there. Hearing that they were all prepared to go to the front line soon, the shopkeeper showed his generosity without hesitation to send them a whole carriage of herbal medicines while chiming that they were rather useful in the front line.

Song Qinghan accepted them directly since it was impossible for him to make any excuse to refuse such a kindness. Based on the fact that they got a root relationship now with the Huichun Shop without even some redundant polite greetings, he accepted them for the only goal: to save more people in the name of themselves, even the name of the Huichun Shop.

In the blink of an eye, it was finally the time for the family to depart. As a member of the Imperial Guard, Wu Dahu naturally had to ride on the horse leading the carriage, and encircled the wedding carriage within.

As for Song Qinghan, he could choose to stay with his family members, or stay with the personnels who were sent by the Imperial Hospital. Yet before he reacted to choose, Hening had already summoned him by ordering the servant to invite.

The wedding carriage of the infanta indeed was different from the ones of others. It was not only spacious and warm, but solid and sturdy. Song Qinghan could even feel any jolts when he got onto it.

As Song Qinghan expected, Hening didn’t seem to put on a face full of sorrow or grievance himself but he was rather calm instead. In his hands lay a roll of book, and he was just reading it in a leisurely manner, while occasionally putting a piece of snack made of dough into his mouth, relaxed and peaceful.

Seeing that, Song Qinghan heaved a sigh of relief. And he chose to make more self-made medicine pack together with Yuan Wenxuan on the carriage for backup supply.

Although it was the early stage of the outbreak of the war, they didn’t have to worry about the matter of plague now. Yet since it was a risky journey they were facing which was hard to predict for its future, no one was able to foresee when the calamity would fall on them.

It took a whole half of a month for them to finally get to the destination- Yueban City.

Yueban City should be the most peaceful city belonging to the border area. Probably it was because that the city was all-round guarded by the state from time to time since it was a crucial fort which connected the inland and the Northern minority nationalities.

The war continued to spread, but it was gradually weakening. The ‘barbarian’ northern army stationed a hundred miles away from the Yueban City with no intention to make a further attack.

Thanks to that, they weren’t required currently to rush to the front line temporarily but got a chance to rest and get themselves adapted to the environment of the Yueban City.

As an infanta, Hening actually got a special residence prepared by the local government as an accommodation. Though he was so much willing to share half of the mansion to Song Qinghan and Wu Dahu, they refused decisively. It wasn’t because that they were afraid of something, but they just wouldn’t be accustomed to live with others suddenly which probably incurred some inconvenience.

On top of that, the houses within the Yueban City were indeed cheap. Wu Dahu and Song Qinghan casually wandered around the city and finally decided to buy a spacious quadrangle dwellings, which only cost one hundred more silver coins.

After settling down, Song Qinghan again commenced being busy. Noticing that the Yueban City bore much resemblance with the other places where people didn’t have any knowledge about the seasoning stuff, he intended to purchase several acres of land for planting various seeds they brought in the suburban areas.

The difference of the climates wasn’t a problem to Song Qinghan at all. He was a transmigrated man from the modern time after all. Though he never assembled any greenhouses himself personally, he did know the principle of that. Since he had a determination to make it successful, he was confident on doing so.

Wu Dahu had to go on patrol with the other members of the Imperial Guard, so he naturally couldn’t go to the suburbs with them. Fortunately, Song Qinghan had hired a guide when renting a carriage, so that he wouldn’t be that blind when he was probing the route.

The guide was named Lu Sen, a quite talkative one. Even though he was rather skinny from the appearance, he did not get a monkey look at all. But instead he was with a clever and smart face, and that was one of the reasons why Song Qinghan picked him rather than others.

After hearing that Song Qinghan and Hualian came from the inland, Lu Sen became more respectful. He excitedly asked about the everything in inland out of his curiosity while intending to compare it with the customs of the Yueban City. Well, such a talkative man indeed made Song Qinghan and Hualian further understand the history of the city.

“Lords, I’m confident to say that you’re lucky to pick me instead of others. Otherwise, they probably will bring you to somewhere unknown. And at that time you will know what the real meaning of miserable helplessness.”

“Actually, I’ve always suspected that some spies from the barbarians were sent into the Yueban City guising themselves as innocent ones. After all, they have taken many femina males from us for so many years. The mongrels given birth by them should bear much resemblance with us on the look. So it would be difficult for us to detect them out from the crowd. If not, how come the previous cities were easily occupied by them? I don’t believed that the barbarians would be so intrepid and brave without fear overnight!”

“By the way, the Infanta Hening is indeed a pitiful man. It was the heck his misfortune to be sent to marry them. You know, if the barbarians were defeated one day, even though they will be willing to get a peace with us and accept the idea of marrying. The marrying one won’t get a good treat anyway, probably at that time survival cannot be as Good as dead for him! Right?…”

“…”

It was obvious that Lu Sen had a self-centered personality. Even if Song Qinghan and Hualian did not answer him at all, he could still talk to himself for like a half of eternity, and even tended to talk more till the end of the world.

Song Qinghan thought about what he just said and suddenly asked, “Why are you so sure that the mixed-race ones must be spies? What if they intended to escape from the hell to here? After all, based on the current fact about the personalities of the barbarians, we can draw a conclusion that they won’t treat their mixed-race offsprings well. What reasons they will get to stay on the same boat with the barbarians?”

“Mixed-race ones?” Lu Sen was shocked and confused, but then he finally figured out that what Song Qinghan implied was referring to those ‘Mongrels’, he slapped his face suddenly as if he was suddenly enlightened, “Childe, you’re so intelligent to create such a word! They ARE definitely the mixed-raced ones. Half of the barbarian blood, could they be good one? They are born with evilness and innate lowliness, no one even the Buddha can’t be able to correct their dirty blood by any possibilities. Well, I got a deep experience with them.”

Seeing that he suddenly let out a long sigh with his eyes a little bleak, Song Qinghan knew that there must be a story behind the scene. Just as he was about to ask, Lu Sen continued to say, “Well well, let’s stop here. Lords, we are here now.”

The carriage stopped slowly and Song Qinghan opened the curtain. When he saw a quiet village emerged suddenly in the sight, he nodded lightly and jumped off the carriage.

Due to the fact that Song Qinghan had informed Lu Sen in advance about his requirement he wanted to pick a field, Lu Sen didn’t talk nonsense to bother to ask one more time. He led them directly into the village, intending to find the Head Villager to ask if he had a good farmland to sell.

Song Qinghan glanced around and saw that although the soil here was barren, the basic crops were still growing in the field. He couldn’t help but nod and figure out how to make the good land more fertile.

Just at the moment he was zoning out, there came a sudden burst of bustling voice, followed by the rapid noises of footfall from the villagers.

“He’s going to be burn, he’s going to be burn, hurry up, or you will miss the show!”

“Don’t push! The Head Villager had said that he would burn him until all of us are gathered. I hate to wait for those petty old worms!”

“We can occupy a good spot if we get there earlier, I haven’t seen that man’s look yet, I should make a closer observation this time in case I will suffer losses next time!”

“…”

Lu Sen liked to be a rubbernecker so much, so as soon as he detected that something might happen, he dragged one of the passers-by over and inquired out of his curiosity, “What’s going on out there? We’re here for the head villager.”

When the passer-by came to know that they were here for the head villager, he relaxed a bit his impatient face, and whispered, “The head villager caught a mongrel here, he gathered all of us to witness the ‘blood cleansing’ burning!”

After that, he saw that Lu Sen was silent, so he completely lost his patience. He quickly broke away from the force of Lu Sen, rushing over to the crowd flow.