A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 172 Jun Yang Becomes a Disciple

The guards quickly set off in their carriages. Liu Junyang shared a carriage with Yun Jizi, who was teaching him the techniques he was practicing. Qiqi, Zhou Jingze, and his master's wife shared another, allowing them to take turns resting in the space.

Although it was inconvenient to bring Liu Junyang with him, he could teach him the techniques. Yun Jizi also taught Liu Junyang how to refine pills. He taught him some knowledge of Chinese medicine in the car and would teach him to identify medicinal herbs later.

Qiqi and the others considered it and decided that it was impossible to bring a stranger on the carriage. They had been in the imperial city of Yongning for a total of more than ten days, and it was impossible to teach anyone how to refine pills.

Yun Jizi decided to let Liu Junyang become his disciple. This was also Liu Junyang's idea after he followed Qiqi back to the Great Zhou.

They performed a simple ceremony. Liu Junyang knelt down, kowtowed three times, and offered Yun Jizi a cup of tea. That was it. He was officially Yun Jizi's apprentice. He was now Yun Jizi's fourth disciple.

Yunwu was not in the imperial city. His father was seriously ill, so he went back to his hometown to visit him. If he had known that Master Qiqi and the others were coming, he would have come to eat and drink for free.

Yun Jizi was very pleased with his new apprentice. He was smarter than Yun Wu and could learn anything without being taught. Liu Junyang didn't rest during the journey. Besides practicing, he read medical books.

This made Yun Jizi very lonely. No one played chess with him anymore. But he was relieved that his fourth apprentice was very diligent and didn't need him to force him to learn.

They walked and stopped on the road, and when they passed by a city with Fu Xiangju, they stayed there for a day, and the master's wife taught them the dishes they didn't know.

The shopkeeper jumped for joy. He knew other restaurants had many signature dishes, and they were envious. Unexpectedly, Qiqi and the others had also come to their restaurant. The chef happily assisted the master's wife, watching and learning attentively.

Qiqi also asked about their cultivation and left them with cultivation books and elixirs. The shopkeeper was so excited that he bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

Qiqi also saved many patients along the way. Yun Jizi and Liu Junyang treated the simple patients.

Now Liu Junyang can also see patients. With his master watching him, he is becoming more and more skilled in treating patients.

Yun Jizi praised him for his intelligence and praised himself for having a good apprentice.

"Master, it must be our credit that you accepted him as your apprentice. You are so proud every day." Qiqi teased.

Liu Junyang laughed heartily. Zhou Jingze also smiled without saying anything.

"Your master is like an old naughty boy. You don't know that he always praises you guys to me behind your back. You are good disciples sent to him by God. Look, he doesn't praise you anymore. It's time to praise the new disciples." The master's wife also teased.

"Yunfang, you are picking up my old tricks. They are the good disciples sent to me by God. I should thank them."

This made them all laugh.

When they saw interesting and valuable things on the road, Qiqi was not afraid to spend money and bought a lot of them. She put them in the car and gave them to her family as gifts when she got home.

Autumn had arrived. Many trees along the road were shedding their leaves. The autumn wind was chilly. My mistress took out the cloak she had made for Qiqi and put it on her.

Qiqi also looked out the car window. Autumn had arrived. The road was lined with tall trees, their leaves gradually turning yellow. The falling leaves danced like butterflies, finally settling on the ground. The road was carpeted with golden leaves. A gust of wind blew by, picking up the leaves and running away. Finally, many of the golden leaves were blown into the nearby ravine, where they piled up.

Qiqi also saw some diligent old people collecting fallen leaves, perhaps feeding them to cattle and sheep, or perhaps carrying them back home to cook and keep warm.

Qiqi felt a little melancholy. Every year, with the changing seasons, many elderly people couldn't survive the winter. In ancient times, there was no heating or air conditioning. They just kept warm by heating their kangs.

Qiqi was too busy to ask, "Is the coal mine producing enough coal now? Will the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Jiang family be willing to burn coal?"

Or they would sell it after digging it out. Would the emperor of Yongning be willing to buy coal? Qiqi didn't consider any of this.

If Qiqi hadn't seen the fallen leaves, she wouldn't have remembered it at all.

She had her own space, which was unaffected by the four seasons. When she was tired, she would often rest in it and wash up in it. She didn't think about it that much.

"Brother Jingze, how is our coal mine doing now? Is the coal mined enough? I'm too busy to care about this." Qiqi asked.

"Qiqi. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd worry. Every year at this time, some coal is left for the imperial city for the Jiang family and for your father. Your maternal grandparents also leave some for them to use during the winter. Another is sent to Yongning Kingdom for your father. Because the journey is long, only enough is left for your father and Liu Junyang, and there's no extra for the concubine."

Everyone else had to buy with silver notes. Every year, there wasn't enough coal to sell. The people working in the coal mines were organizing their own teams to explore other locations for coal.

"Brother Jingze, tell them to search the nearby hills. There should be coal mines on other hills as well. Usually, many coal mines are connected. If they are broken, it must be due to crustal movement."

"Qiqi, what is crustal movement?"

"Brother Jingze, this can't be explained clearly in one sentence, so just send them a message." Qiqi said.

"Qiqi, let me tell you, the gold mine has mined hundreds of kilograms of gold nuggets. They are refining gold ingots and gold bars. Father plans to buy some horses to raise and some iron to make weapons. To equip several soldiers in the border cities. Father also said to buy food to reserve military rations," said Zhou Jingze.

"Very good, Father is very thoughtful. Shall we stop by the mining area to take a look?" Qiqi asked.

"Qiqi, we can't go to the mining area anymore. The weather is cold and you feel heavy now. Once you get to the mining area, you will want to climb the mountain. What should we do if something happens to you?" The master's wife objected.

"Qiqi, Master's wife is right. I won't agree with you this time. Your health is the most important. You can find coal anytime. The safety of you and your baby is the most important." Zhou Jingze said.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you and Master's wife. Let's go home."

A few days later, they arrived at the city closest to the Great Zhou Imperial City. They went to Fuxiangju. The owner of Fuxiangju was there early to greet him at the door. He envied the other owners, who had their mistresses teaching them how to cook and the owners giving them elixirs. Qiqi had never been to this Fuxiangju before.

"Your subordinate, I pay my respects to the host, the prince." He saw Qiqi get off the car and hurried over to salute.

"The food is ready, please go upstairs." The shopkeeper led the way to the private room.

"Greetings to the Taoist priest and the mistress." The shopkeeper knew Yun Jizi and the mistress and came over to pay his respects.

The shopkeeper poured them some tea and went downstairs to serve the soup that the owner had prepared. He had the chef simmer the carp soup for several hours and brought it up.

"Owner, this is the carp soup I made for you. Do you think it suits your taste?"