Fine. A Jiu suddenly lost the desire to read further.
A Jiu tidied up the divorce letter, sealed it, and casually tucked it into her sister-in-law's drawer.
However, this matter had little to do with her. Instead, A Jiu felt she had taken advantage of Tuoba Yan.
Now that the divorce letter was written, it was a divorce regardless of its contents, which also served to offset the previous exploitation.
"Jiu'er? Why are you up so early?"
Liu Cai'er groggily sat up. "I was too tired yesterday. I don't even know when you went to the latrine or when you returned."
"The medical hall's business is picking up now, Sister-in-law. Get up, let's go to work and make money." A Jiu was full of energy, got up, and strode out.
Tong Zi had just woken up, and A Jiu had already opened the door to the medical hall.
Indeed, having spiritual energy circulate in her body made one feel invigorated. No wonder Grandma could go without food or sleep.
"Good morning, Old Liu!" A Jiu greeted Old Liu, who had many bamboo baskets hanging opposite her.
"Morning!" Old Liu was also surprised. This Miss Jiu had made a great contribution, but she usually didn't chat with her neighbors. This was the first time she had greeted him so early.
"Hua Lan Medical Hall is open." Someone shouted into the deep alley.
Several people gradually came out of their homes, and three to five people quickly gathered at the entrance.
A Jiu quickly turned back and urged, "Sister-in-law, hurry and see the patients."
She needed to stay by her sister-in-law's side to diligently learn how to use medicinal herbs. Although Grandma's methods could cure illnesses without a single herb or flower, A Jiu felt she still needed to practice her focus.
Sometimes, when she sat down, her thoughts would wander, and finding that critical point was quite difficult.
"Coming!" Liu Cai'er, while biting a hairpin to tie her hair, bustled into the front hall.
"Five wen, this only requires two wen."
After collecting the consultation fee, Liu Cai'er handed it to Tong Zi. "Keep it safe. Jiu'er, I'm going out. If all goes well, I'll be back before nightfall."
She was about to leave in a hurry.
"What if it doesn't go well?" A Jiu didn't know what her sister-in-law was going to do.
"It might take two or three days of dawdling."
After speaking, Liu Cai'er turned to leave, only to find a carriage blocking the entrance of the medical hall.
A Jiu recognized it as the carriage of the hall master who had come the other day.
As expected, the hall master alighted from the carriage and walked in with his hands behind his back. "Miss Liu, are you going to see your son?"
"The six-month deadline has passed, and the Liu family has made considerable contributions to this plague. It's time to return my son to me."
Liu Cai'er was indeed going to pick up her son.
A Jiu dared not interrupt from the side. So, her nephew was being held by people from Yi Pin Tang.
"My Yi Pin Tang's hall master visits your Hua Lan Medical Hall, and you don't even have a cup of tea?"
The hall master said, helping himself to a seat at the tea table.
Liu Cai'er's expression turned very unpleasant. Was she going to keep him indefinitely? What was the hold-up?
"I'll do it!" A Jiu stepped forward and skillfully brewed and poured tea.
Liu Cai'er sat opposite her, not even looking at the tea. "I wonder what other tricks the hall master has up his sleeve to trouble my Hua Lan Medical Hall."
"It's not that I'm intentionally making things difficult," the hall master said leisurely, taking a sip of tea.
"Now, there are patients with the same illness in the forward military camps. Over two hundred soldiers have already died. Since Hua Lan Medical Hall has a cure, this matter concerns the victory or defeat of the war, and we still need you to step in. You can say I've come to beg you for help, or you can say I've come to force you. It's up to you."
"What does the hall master mean? The situation at the Yi Zhuang has not yet been resolved, and you, along with Eunuch Zhou, are still holding my elder brother. Now you mean to keep my son as well?"
Liu Cai'er's body trembled with anger. If she hadn't been born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, she would have wanted to go into blacksmithing. At least then she wouldn't be so controlled by others.
"The entire Nan Ming City knows that only Hua Lan Medical Hall can cure this disease. Even if I don't detain Meng Zhiyuan, if this matter blows up, it won't end well for your Hua Lan Medical Hall."
A Jiu fell into deep thought. At first, having a special skill was just to save people. She never imagined that after going through greedy individuals after the medicinal formula, this bomb would be placed in her own home.
Good or bad? A Jiu suddenly remembered the saying that fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and her heart clenched.