Wang Ping'an curled his lip and said, "Is that all the thanks I get?" He shook his head and said, "A mediocre doctor, nothing special to look at, just a pair of eyes and a nose!"

  The cow looked at him sideways for a while, then said: "No way, I have to take a look at him. He drank a bowl of medicinal soup, and my son had to spend one stone of white rice on it. How many stones of rice have been spent in these days? The annual food supply has all gone out, and I still can't help but take a look at him, see how much weight he's gained from eating our family's rice!"

  Wang Ping'an burst out laughing and said: "You're so thin, you don't even have two taels of meat on you!"

  The cow looked at him for a while, then suddenly said: "You've been working hard these days, Grandpa is in the governor's mansion, there are people to take care of him, he will take medicine when needed, no need for you to make up nonsense anymore. I know you're doing it for Grandpa's good, but you can't always follow me around!"

  "Huh? Wang Ping'an was taken aback and said: 'Grandfather, why did you say that? You don't want me to serve you anymore?'"

  "Hey, you really think I'm a foolish old man!" Niu Bula laughed and patted his hair, saying: "The small white vegetables I've eaten are more than the rice you've eaten!"

  Wang Ping'an also smiled, it turned out that the old man had already figured it out, he was indeed the quack doctor. Actually, thinking about it, it's not hard to guess, Niu Bularen is seriously ill, doesn't want to see a doctor, and refuses to take medicine, suddenly a distant relative appears out of nowhere, after arriving, he thinks of ways to get him to take medicine, accompanies him every day, and as soon as he takes the medicine, his illness actually gets better!

  You can deceive people for a while, but you can't deceive them all the time! A person who has lived for several decades, even if they were fooled at first, should have figured it out by now after so many days have passed.

  Niu Bulado said, "With a clever and kind nephew like you, Grandpa is delighted. When there's time, ask your family elders to come visit Grandpa, I'll treat them to some small white vegetables!"

  Although he guessed it, Wang Ping'an must have something to do with the "quack doctor" who opened the medicine, but Niu Bula still couldn't think that Wang Ping'an was the quack doctor himself. At such a young age, he can cure the strange disease that the famous doctors in the city cannot solve, which is beyond human normal thinking. So even if Niu Bula eats more small white vegetables than Wang Ping'an eats rice, he only guessed half of it!

  Wang Ping'an didn't say anything either, he just nodded in agreement!

  Since the old man has already understood, and is no longer avoiding treatment, refusing to take medicine, then it's not very meaningful for him to stay here. From now on, just come visit every day. Wang Ping'an went to find Mrs. Niu and explained this matter to her.

  Mrs. Niu was also deeply moved, although she was very filial to her father-in-law, but after all, she was married to Niu Zhenghong after he became successful, and although she didn't say it out loud, in her heart, she actually looked down on her father-in-law's rustic ways, not expecting that Niu Bu La wouldn't be easily fooled as she had imagined, and instead figured things out for himself, making the tears she cried those days flow in vain!

  At this time, Niu Zhenghong had already left Xuzhou and was not at home. Wang Ping'an again explained the method of taking medicine and the precautions for diet in detail, and wrote them down on paper before saying goodbye!

  Madam Niu was extremely grateful, and personally saw him off at the gate of the Niu Mansion. Not only did she send a carriage to take him away, but also brought many gifts, and promised that when Niu Zhenghong returned, they would choose a time to visit Wang Youcai and Yang Shi in Wulicun, and pay their respects!

  Wang Ping'an got on the carriage to head home, he was very satisfied. To say nothing of other things, if the governor's family really came to visit in person and chatted with Wang Youcai and Yang Shi about family matters, then the days that followed would be good. At the very least, after his own departure for Chang'an in the future, there would be Niu Zhenghong to take care of household affairs, and his parents would have no worries, which was better than anything else!

  He got on the carriage in front of the mansion, and didn't see anything unusual. After all, it's not a place where people dare to make noise. But after passing several streets, the situation was different, the horse-drawn carriage slowed down more and more, and finally came to a complete stop.

  Wang Ping'an opened the car window and looked out, only to see that the street ahead was packed with countless people, who were making a ruckus about something. He asked, "What's going on up ahead? Has something happened?"

  The cart driver turned around and said, "As for what Young Master said, this is just a commoner's disturbance! Recently, the price of grain has skyrocketed. Small households have limited storage, some families only have a few days' worth of rice, they can only buy as they eat, when the price rises, they cannot afford it. This is why people are gathered at the gate of the rice shop, wanting the owner to come out and reason with them. Such things have been happening these past few days!

  Wang Ping'an nodded, got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft, held onto the carriage cover, and looked ahead. He saw that the common people were indeed surrounding the entrance of a rice shop, shouting loudly for the owner to come out. However, the rice shop was closed with its doors tightly shut, not only did the owner not come out, but even the apprentices were nowhere to be seen!

  Looking at the excited expressions of the people, Wang Pingan lowered his head and said: "How much has the price of rice risen?"

  "Hey, it's gone up a lot. In autumn, five cents for one dou, in spring it's more expensive, but no more than seven or eight cents. But these days it has risen to twenty-seven or eight cents, a full three times the original price, whoever gets replaced can't stand it!"

  "It's risen so much!" Wang Ping'an took a cold breath, this is not good news, the price of rice in one place has skyrocketed several times, it's going to be a big mess!

  The carman shook his head and said, "Is this still not enough? I'm afraid it will rise again. Recently, many refugees have arrived, most of them with their families in tow. As soon as they come to Xuzhou, the price of rice rises immediately, and as a result, we people of Xuzhou suffer!"

  He didn't have any grand ideas, he just felt that because of the outsiders, the locals had to spend more money on rice, which was a nuisance. The tone of his speech wasn't very good either. This is normal human behavior, and it's not like you can blame him for it. If a servant were able to think far ahead, they wouldn't be a servant!

  Wang Ping'an sighed and said, "Let's change the route and not waste time here!" He had no ability to deal with this matter, and there was no other way but to take a detour.

  The coachman turned the carriage around and took a small road out of the city. As soon as they left the city gate, the situation changed again. Wang Ping looked out of the window and saw that outside the city were endless grass sheds, where thousands and thousands of refugees had gathered.

  Wang Ping was secretly shocked in his heart, as he had been staying in the residence of the governor for several days without going out, and none of the servants in the mansion had spoken to him about such a thing. Today, when he went out of the city, he saw such a desolate scene, how could he not be shocked!

  As soon as the horse-drawn carriage came out, refugees rushed up, holding their hands high and begging King Ping for alms! The refugees were all fleeing from various places, with no food or clothing. Young people could still enter the city to do odd jobs and earn some small money to get by, while older people and children could only struggle to survive outside the city. Every time someone came out of the city, they would come forward to beg!

  The coachman didn't stop the horse carriage, raised his whip to drive people away, and turned back to Wang Ping'an: "Young master, at this time, you absolutely cannot have a kind heart. If you give them money, everyone will rush up together, and then we won't be able to leave!" The whip cracked loudly, not caring if it would hit anyone, and hastily drove the horse carriage away.

  Wang Ping'an had never encountered such a situation before, not in modern times, nor in the Tang Dynasty. In his haste, he couldn't think of a way to respond. Just as he was momentarily stunned, the horse carriage charged out of the crowd for over ten zhang!

  Suddenly, a child cried out, this child had just gotten closer and was knocked down by the carriage, lying on the ground wailing loudly! But the driver pretended not to hear, still urging the horse forward, trying to force his way through the crowd!

  Wang Ping'an heard the child's cry and immediately came back to his senses. He shouted: "Stop the car!"

  The coachman shouted, "Can't stop, one stop and can't move! Young master, it's not wise to stop the car at this time, you can't be too kind!" At this time, more and more refugees surrounded them, he was so anxious that he spoke recklessly, with his identity, and said such things to Wang Ping'an, isn't he asking for a beating?!

  With a loud crack, the car husband was slapped with a big ear scraper from behind!

  Wang Ping'an was furious and shouted: "If you hit someone and then run away, that's what a wise man would do. I'd rather be a rascal than that! Stop the car for me!" He had always been mild-tempered, but no matter how mild-tempered he was, it didn't mean he wouldn't get angry!

  The coachman had no choice but to stop the horse carriage and turned back, saying: "I'm also thinking for the young master's sake, they're just some refugees, their lives are cheaper than grass..."

  "I don't need you to think for me, just think about it, if this child were yours, what would you do!" Wang Ping'an jumped off the horse cart and ran towards the child!

  The driver was speechless for a moment, he also had children. Other people's troubles are ultimately other people's business, just watching the excitement, but if something happens to their own family members, put themselves in others' shoes, who can bear it? Even thinking about it would be frightening!

  Wang Ping quickly ran back, seeing someone trying to pick up the child, and hastily shouted: "Don't move him, let him lie there!" He rushed forward, put the child on the ground, and quickly did a thorough examination. Only then did he feel at ease, fortunately it was just a scrape, no big deal!

  A woman rushed over and hugged the child, crying out loud!

  Wang Ping-An stood up and looked around at the countless refugees, thinking: "It's bad, Xuzhou is going to have a great disaster!"

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  Nourishing Brain and Calming Spirit Medicinal Diet

  Lily and Bamboo Porridge

  Prescription: Lily 20g, Jade Bamboo 20g, Glutinous Rice 100g.

  Preparation: 1. Wash and tear the lily into petal-like pieces; cut the bamboo shoots into 4cm long segments; rinse the glutinous rice clean.

  Put lily, bamboo shoots, glutinous rice and water into the pot.

  Put the pot on high heat and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 45 minutes until done.

  Dosage: Once daily, taken with breakfast.

  Nourishes yin and moistens dryness, generates fluid and relieves thirst.

  Taboo: Those with internal cold phlegm cough and those with middle cold diarrhea should avoid eating.