“A-choo!” Young Master Yang, who was strolling with Third Miss Huang in the market, sneezed heavily.

The wind blew, and the thin autumn clothes could not keep out the coolness, and he sneezed loudly again!

Young Master Yang wrapped his autumn shirt tightly around him, thought for a moment, and said to Third Miss Huang, “Are you hungry, Third Miss Huang? It’s almost noon, do you want to go find a restaurant to eat?”

Third Miss Huang pursed her lips smiled, and glanced at Xun Zhou who was standing in a painting stall not far away. She threw away the wolf hair brush in her hand, took out a flat bun from her arms and started to eat it, and said “Hmm”.

The sound of “hmm” fell directly into the ears of Xun Zhou who was not far away. He glanced at the two people entering the restaurant and his face was full of indignation.

He ate cold buns, and the other two went to the restaurant? The cold buns were really hard to swallow. Xun Zhou took a sip of cold water from the bamboo tube beside him. He shivered from the cold water and missed the food made by Wen Mingtang even more.

He didn’t know what Sister Mingtang made for lunch. He went there early in the morning, and the dishes sent from the farm hadn’t arrived yet, so he couldn’t guess.

Xunzhou couldn’t escape the lunch of cold buns and cold water, but Liu Yuan and others who were looking here with their telescope on the third-floor teahouse could ask Zhao You to run errands to the Dali Temple to get lunch.

Looking at Xun Zhou who was frowning and swallowing the buns, Liu Yuan was silent momentarily and said sympathetically, “This cold bun is really not tasty!” He paused, and before Wei Fu and others who were looking at him could speak, he added, “But we in the Dali Temple have all eaten this kind of food when we were disguised as bait!”

Even their Lin Shaoqing had worked as a coachman to catch the murderer!

“Just bring him back early!” Wei Fu said, looking at the noisy market, “We should catch the murderer as soon as possible! Eating a few cold buns is nothing compared to another young lady in danger!”

……

The gate of Linliu Manor outside the city gate was wide open, and many carriages were parked on the magnificent open space in front of the gate. Another carriage came speeding from the city and stopped in front of the gate of Linliu Manor.

When the carriage stopped, the steward who had been waiting on the side stepped forward and quickly helped an old man with white hair and beard out of the carriage. Behind the old man were two middle-aged men, each carrying a medical box, like two doctors who were already seeing patients.

The fact was that he was not only a doctor who saw patients, but also a well-known one.

The waiter in the teahouse across the street took a quick look and hurried back to the teahouse. He found Bai Zhu and others standing by the window and said, “Mr. Bai Si, even the famous doctor Zhang from the city has come!”

Bai Zhu said “Hmm” and turned to look at the waiter: “His two apprentices have long been the signature of the clinic, and he hasn’t seen patients for many years. Who would have thought that the owner of Linliu Manor could even invite such a famous doctor!”

“Isn’t it?” The waiter couldn’t help sighing when he said this. “I heard that only a few high-ranking officials in the court can invite Doctor Zhang to treat their illnesses. The owner of Linliu Manor, a rich and idle man, can actually invite such a doctor… Guess how much money the owner spent on this?”

Bai Zhu paused at the waiter’s slightly exaggerated expression and asked, “A lot?”

The waiter gestured with his hands: “Doctor Zhang was too lazy to pay attention to him. After all, he couldn’t even treat the powerful people in the court. Those who were not powerful enough had a hard time even seeing him! The owner of Linliu Manor spent 20,000 taels of silver to create a fate with the Holy Hand!”

Bai Zhu: “…”

The officer standing by couldn’t help but sigh: “This is really the case of ‘You and I have no destiny, it all depends on my spending money’!”

The words “You and I have no destiny, it all depends on my spending money” were too straightforward and somehow smooth to the tongue.
Bai Zhu glanced at the officer beside him and asked, “Is this what Master Wen said again?”

The officer nodded and said, “This is so appropriate right now!”

Wasn’t it? The clerk nodded his head and said, “There’s no reason for a master not to make money. After all, it’s just a trip! Doesn’t it cost money to support the family and grandchildren, and doesn’t it cost money to buy medicinal materials for research? If I were a master, I would also make this trip. I would just take a look. As for whether I can cure the disease or not, that’s another price!”

There was another price? Bai Zhu couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.

The waiter said, “Twenty thousand taels is just for the consultation. If he can extend his life by three months, he will have to pay another twenty thousand taels. And so on. The longer he can live, the more money you will get!”

The amount of money thrown around was so huge that even the God of Hell would be scared!

In addition to sighing at the wealth of the Linliu Manor owner, Bai Zhu noticed another thing: “Won’t the owner of this manor going to run out of money soon, with the way he spends money?”

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately laughed and said, “Although he looks like he is almost dying and walks unsteadily, he was able to walk a few months ago, but now he hasn’t been seen for several months!”

“Last time, after Bai Sicheng finished questioning and left, the doctors in the city came in waves like dumplings. We have really seen all the doctors with a little reputation in the past few days!” The waiter said this and couldn’t help but click his tongue, “The owner of Linliu Manor is afraid of death!”

“Of course, I wish I could stay longer in such a wealthy and comfortable life!” Bai Zhu didn’t think much of it. He just frowned and looked out the window toward the gate of Linliu Manor.

Doctor Zhang, the miracle doctor, had just entered Linliu Manor with two famous disciples, and no one knew when they would be able to come out…

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Doctor Zhang, who had just been in for a while, and his two apprentices had already come out!

The guy who was still sighing was stunned when he saw Doctor Zhang and his group coming out in the time it took to talk. He was silent for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he couldn’t help but exclaim: “He is… really a miracle doctor. The speed at which he went in and came out is also unprecedented. It’s so fast! Is he… cured?”

An officer who was listening to this couldn’t help but roll his eyes: “It took so little time to cure him? Even gods can’t do it!”

How did this look like it’s been cured?

Bai Zhu raised his chin and pointed at Doctor Zhang and his group who were talking to the steward. He was too far away to hear clearly what they were saying. After all, not everyone could judge people’s words by their mouth shape like Lin Shaoqing could.

But looking at Doctor Zhang shaking his head and waving his hands, it would be strange if the disease was cured!

The waiter also saw what Doctor Zhang and his group were doing. He rubbed his chin and sighed, “It seems that Doctor Shengshou is saying that he is dying. Let’s tell them to prepare for his funeral!”

Although the words were not pleasant to hear, judging from the actions of those doctors, it seemed to be the case.

In this case… Bai Zhu immediately turned around and said to the officer, “Today, when night falls, keep a close eye on the vicious shops in the city, as well as the movements inside and outside the city gates and near Linliu Village!”

(End of this chapter)

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