I feel so good after dressing up as a peasant girl

Chapter 336: Insisting on Making Connections 2

The three were injured, so they did not plan to go to the restaurant that Xilai had booked in advance with Tao Chang. Although Tao Chang felt sorry, he did not force them, but directly asked Xilai to order three light meals for them.

As for himself, he sat in Jiang Yuheng's room, waiting with a worried face for his fellow countryman to help him analyze the problem quickly and decisively.

Jiang Yuheng was very familiar with him, and he didn't force himself to sit there and maintain his manners. Instead, he lay comfortably on the bed, looking sideways at Tao Chang who was drooping his head, "You were led by that man by the nose."

Tao Chang nodded slightly with a depressed look on his face, "I know, but I was fooled by him without knowing what was going on."

Jiang Yuheng sighed, "Your good character is an advantage, but when facing some people with ulterior motives and who are looking to take advantage of others, you have to behave with more dignity."

"As you said, Brother Bai passed the imperial examination at such a young age, so the time and energy he devoted to medicine must be limited. As for the so-called companions of those two people, we don't even know what diseases they have, so how can we be sure that Brother Bai can definitely cure them?"

"From this perspective, your suggestion that they go directly to the doctor is indeed the best option, both for them and for Brother Bai."

"As for those two people, you said you were willing to spend money and manpower to send their companion to the clinic, but they still insisted on dragging Brother Bai, an inexperienced young doctor, into it. They also said that you only need to pay and they can be responsible for preparing and boiling the medicine. Guess what they are planning?"

Tao Chang's eyes widened. "Didn't that man say that he didn't want to trouble his two companions?"

Jiang Yuheng sneered, "You're already traveling while sick, so why would you be afraid of the short distance from the inn to the clinic?"

Tao Chang suddenly realized, "That's right! Why didn't I think of this!"

If the journey from the inn to the clinic was exhausting, how could he continue traveling while sick?

Not to mention that they have plenty of time now. Even if time is urgent, compared with the imperial examination held every few years, their own lives are more important if they lose them.

Jiang Yuheng looked at him and said, "There is one more thing. The two sick people knew that Brother Bai was treating our injuries, but they did not show any intention of asking Brother Bai for help. It can be seen that they have no intention of asking for help at all."

"To put it bluntly, I don't trust Brother Bai's medical skills at all."

If a doctor is too eager, patients will not think that you are a kind-hearted doctor. Instead, they will think that you have bad intentions, either using them to practice their skills or you are after their money. Especially since Bai Jingzhou was a young scholar who worked part-time as a doctor, people would doubt whether he was capable or not.

Tao Chang suddenly understood after hearing this. He said, "So those two people are using their companions as a raft to get closer to us?"

Jiang Yuheng corrected him, "To be precise, they only want to get close to you, Brother Bai, and Master Su."

Tao Chang is rich, Bai Jingzhou's team is not only rich but also good at fighting. From Su Yunzhan's aura and dress, it is obvious that he comes from a good family. In all likelihood, someone in his family is an official.

Unlike the two scholars Qin and Peng who were unwilling to actively curry favor with others, the two who tried their best to rely on Bai Jingzhou and the other three were obviously too embarrassed to do so.

Jiang Yuheng and Tao Chang were not only classmates, but also grew up in the same village. Although they came from different family backgrounds, they were sincere friends of each other and had always had a very good relationship.

He didn't care that Tao Chang was generous and willing to help others, but he couldn't just stand by and watch as the other party wanted to take advantage of him and treated his friend like a fool, making his friend fight for them.

"Ah..." Tao Chang sighed, "It's really annoying."

Jiang Yuheng smiled, but accidentally pulled the wound on the corner of his mouth. He hissed, "If you can't handle it, just say "hmm" and "oh" to them perfunctorily. Just remember one thing, you must be 'stubborn'."

Tao Chang nodded vigorously, and then told his servant who had just brought back food boxes for Jiang Yuheng and the other two, "Xilai, go and see if Master Su, Master Bai and the others have come out."

Bai Jingzhou and his group had a large group of people, so they lived in an independent courtyard at the back of the inn. Su Yunzhan and Hua Zhihe, like Tao Chang and his group, lived in the upper rooms of the inn.

Xilai responded and left, then quickly came back to report, "Sir, they are all waiting for you in the lobby of the inn."

When Tao Chang heard this, he stood up and said, "Then you take your time eating. I'll go over to entertain them first."

Jiang Yuheng nodded, "Go ahead, it's dark, be careful."

Tao Chang responded, then took Xilai downstairs.

The two men who were left in the lobby of the inn were still there. When Tao Chang came over, they were talking to Bai Jingzhou. Bai Jingzhou was not Tao Chang, and the other party's sophistry could not fool him with his quick thinking.

After sending him off with a few words, Bai Jingzhou nodded to Tao Changwei and said, "Can we set off now?"

Tao Chang nodded vigorously. He felt so refreshed after hearing Bai Jingzhou's criticism.

The group left the inn in a mighty procession and headed for the private room in the restaurant that Xilai had booked long ago.

Gu Wenxuan, Jia Yuelan and Bai Jingxin were also among the invited guests, so Xilai specially booked a large elegant room with a screen.

A screen separates the two tables in the private room, which can be used to entertain male and female guests respectively.

Except for Tao Chang, no one else brought any servants with them. On the one hand, the things they left in the inn needed someone to look after them, and on the other hand, they couldn't let Tao Chang entertain his own servants.

Anyway, you can order food in the inn. The servants can go to the lobby or ask the waiter to deliver what they want to eat to their room.

That night, the group of scholars had a great time chatting with each other. The Fang brothers and Gu Wenxuan and the other two on the other side of the screen were enjoying the food wholeheartedly and had a delicious meal amid the conversation of the scholars.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and returned to the inn to wash up and rest, Bai Jingzhou finally got the chance to talk to Gu Wenxuan about the thirty or so ruffians.

"The county government said that the place where Tao Chang and his companions were in danger was not under the jurisdiction of this county, and asked them to go back to the next county to report to the authorities."

"Tao Chang and his men were unaware of the situation and thought they really had to turn back and report to the police in the next county. It was Su Yunzhan who told them that the area where they were robbed was actually a no-man's land. Even if they really turned back to the next county, the next county would most likely kick the ball out again."

"No matter how hard we tried to persuade them, the county government refused to take over the case. Tao Chang was so angry that he threatened to take them directly to the state government to ask who was in charge of the case. Only then did the county government reluctantly take over the group of people."

Gu Wenxuan handed him a cloth to wipe his face, "No wonder you all looked so unhappy when you came back."