The Rebirth of Han Yuxi

Chapter 396 : Inspired (1)

After Fu Qingluo left, Zijin rolled her eyes. “The last time she came, I thought she had changed for the better. Unexpectedly, she’s still the same.”

Yuxi smiled and said, “It’s easier to change the rivers and mountains than to alter a person’s nature. Just like you. If I told you to become a gentlewoman, can you do it?” Once one’s nature had already been developed, changing it wouldn’t be easy.

Zijin became speechless.

Yuxi turned towards Zijin and said, “Speaking of which, I really have to thank Fu Qingluo. I have been inspired a lot just from talking with her.” Although she disagreed with Fu Qingluo’s idea of wanting to train a female army, she could not deny that she had gained a lot from this conversation with Fu Qingluo.

Zijin was curious and asked, “What kind of inspiration?”

Yuxi deliberately shook her head towards Zijin. “Buddha said: it can’t be said, it can’t be said.” It was pretty amusing to watch Zijin scratch her head and ears.

Unfortunately, Zijin didn’t fall for it. She pouted at Yuxi and said, “Miss sure loves to beat around the bush.” She would always know what it was when the time came anyway.

When Yun Qing returned home in the evening, Yuxi told her about Fu Qingluo’s visit. She did not hide it from Yun Qing as she relayed all that Fu Qingluo had said to her.

Yun Qing’s face looked very unpleasant. “I will ask Fu Tianlei to keep Fu Qingluo under control and stop her from harassing you anymore.” He knew that Fu Qingluo acted boldly, but he never thought she would be so bold as this. To train a group of female soldiers and establish a distinguished career on the battlefield? Did she believe that fighting in a war was like playing house?

Yuxi laughed. “It’s not that serious! In fact, what Fu Qingluo said has inspired me a lot. I think her idea is excellent, and we can……” Before she could finish her sentence, she saw Yun Qing standing up grumpily and wanting to go out. She hurriedly called out to him. “Where are you going?”

Yun Qing said coldly, “Go and tell Xu Wu that that crazy woman Fu Qingluo is not allowed to come to the house in the future. If she dares to force her way in, I will let them give her a beating, even to her death, regardless.”

Yuxi’s whole body froze. It was the first time she had seen Yun Qing get angry in more than half a year. And when angry, he had this murderous look that could scare people to death.

Yun Qing looked at Yuxi standing there with a white face and hurried over. “Yuxi, what’s wrong with you? Yuxi?” She must have been frightened by him.

When Yuxi heard the shout, she returned to her senses and let out a long breath. She glared at Yun Qing and complained, “You scared the hell out of me just now, do you know that?” It was a good thing that she was bold. An ordinary woman would have fainted if not died of fright at that murderous appearance. Yuxi now finally knew why Yun Qing was one of the unpopular bachelors in the northwest. Which woman wouldn’t be scared at his ferocious sight just now?

Yun Qing said, “I’m sorry. I couldn’t control it for a moment.” He also knew his murderous aura was too heavy, so he tried to keep it to himself. He didn’t know that he would reveal his original form when he got angry today, which made him a little nervous. He was worried that Yuxi would be afraid of him too.

Obviously, Yun Qing had thought too much. Yuxi was not such a timid person. When she noticed Yun Qing’s expression, she reminded him, “Be careful in the future. Also, if you want to get angry, you have to wait until I’ve finished my sentence, and it’s not too late to get angry if you feel what I said was wrong.” Yun Qing also had a rather impatient temper. In fact, Yun Qing’s dislike towards Fu Qingluo was far beyond Yuxi’s imagination.

Yun Qing did feel guilty about what happened just now, so he held back the agitation in his heart and said, “Fine. You can tell me, and I’ll listen.”

Yuxi said, “I think it would be a good idea to train these children well, and once they have learned martial arts completely, they can be my guards in the future. It’s not safe for me to only have Zijin with me.” Having more maids with martial arts skills around her would give her peace of mind.

A female guard was a completely different concept from a female army. If Yuxi wanted to train some female guards, Yun Qing would naturally not object. “Alright. If it doesn’t work out with the children from the school, you can find some more children with good characters and talent in martial arts and then train them.”

Yuxi nodded. “There is no hurry. Let’s take it easy.” Mama Qu also had this idea before, but it was not so easy to find children with good characters and a talent for martial arts. So far, not even half of them could be found!

After saying this, Yuxi complained, “You don’t even hear me out. Am I such a disrespectful person in your heart? Really?” Yuxi was not comfortable with Yun Qing’s mistrust.

Yun Qing said sincerely, “I was wrong just now. There will be no more next time.”

Seeing this, Yuxi stopped pursuing the matter and instead spoke to Yun Qing about the assassination she had suffered on her wedding night. “You still remember this, don’t you?”

Yun Qing was depressed. It had only been six months, and for her to ask him if he had no recollection of it, he was not seventy or eighty years old man. “I remember it very well. Why do you suddenly remember asking about it?”

Yuxi explained, “I remember when Guard Xu asked me why I was wiping my wounds with a towel of boiled water. I was just wondering. He Rui, how did you handle the soldiers’ injuries in the military camp?” Although she found it strange then, she didn’t think much about it and forgot about it after a long time. When she talked to Fu Qingluo today about the lack of medicine, she remembered it again.

Yun Qing answered, “Just put the medicine on the wound directly. Where would we have time to wipe it with a towel?” Towels cost money too. Therefore, where would they have that many towels to use?

Yuxi tilted her head and asked, “Aren’t you afraid of infection?”

Yun Qing laughed bitterly. “There’s nothing we can do about it. There are only a few physicians, so how can they deal with them all?” It could be said that when one was wounded on the battlefield, it was all about one’s resistance. Those with good health and strong resistance would survive, while those with poor resistance would report themselves to King Yan.

After listening to Yun Qing’s words, Yuxi suggested, “You can use al……” She paused before continuing, “You can scrub the wound with wine and then apply for medicine. That way, you can avoid the wound from being infected by dirt, blood and other things.” Yuxi had originally intended to say alcohol, something that could disinfect. It was so practical that it was widely used in her previous life, and she had also applied it. As for who had invented it and came out with so many uncommon ideas, Yuxi was not sure. [E]

Hearing this, Yun Qing asked, “Who did you hear about scrubbing a wound with wine can avoid infection?” If that were the case, they could give it a try at that time.

Yuxi asked in a very puzzled manner, “Could it be that the military physicians in the barracks are not even aware that wine can be used to disinfect wounds?” There was definitely a relationship between wine and alcohol. Alcohol killed poison, and wine must also be able to do the same thing, probably not as well as alcohol. But it was better than putting medicine directly on the wound. [T/C]

Yun Qing shook his head. “I’ve never heard of it. If it really works, that would have been great.” As for whether it would work or not, it would just be a matter of finding two wounded soldiers to try it out when the time came.

Yuxi smiled a little and said, “He Rui, I think we can choose some people from the barracks who are more careful in their work and have the physicians teach them some nursing knowledge. This will also ease the burden on the physicians and allow the wounded to be treated as soon as possible.”

Yun Qing thought that this was a good idea from Yuxi. “I will go and speak to Military Physician Hou right away.” After saying that, he went out like a gust of wind.

When Yuxi saw that Yun Qing had left the room, she went into her study, sat down in her chair and closed her eyes, thinking for a long time before finally opening them and lifting her pen to write on a white paper about Jiangnan and the Cai family. It couldn’t be helped; in her previous life, she had been almost a shut-in person in her previous life and knew nothing about what was happening outside. She could know that alcohol was invented by the Cai family in Jiangnan because this Jiangnan Cai family was so famous that the maids of the Jiang family would occasionally gossip about them. Through the gossip of these maids, she learned that not only alcohol but also egg tarts, fruit juices and sausages came from the Jiangnan Cai family, and wine could be purified through distillation, which was also leaked out by the Jiangnan Cai family.

Thinking until here, Yuxi immediately called out until it could be heard outside, “Zijin, Zijin…….” She didn’t feel much about those egg tarts, juices and sausages she had eaten before, as they only filled her appetite. However, now, there was an excellent use of alcohol, which was why she wished to get the recipe.

It was the first time that Zijin had heard Yuxi call out to her so loudly, and her face turned white with fear as she rushed into the study like an arrow. When Mama Qu and Mama Xi, who were outside, looked at the frightened Zijin, they thought something had happened to Yuxi and hurried into the study as well. When the two walked inside, they saw Yuxi standing properly at her desk.

Both Mama Qu and Mama Xi breathed a sigh of relief. They had almost been scared to death just now. It was just a false alarm.

Zijin was actually half scared to death. “Madam, what happened to you just now?” It’s easy for people to misunderstand if you shout loudly like that!

Yuxi was a bit embarrassed as she said, “I just remembered something I wanted to tell Zijin, so my voice got a bit louder.”

Mama Qu and Mama Xi were not blind to the fact that Madam had something to say to Miss Zijin, so they quickly withdrew from the study.

After the two mamas left, Zijin asked, “Madam, what is it?” It looked like a big deal!

Yuxi shook her head and replied innocently, “I was frightened by your guys’ sudden arrival that I suddenly forgot what I was going to say.” It wasn’t that she didn’t remember; she didn’t want to say anything anymore. Just now, she was so excited that she wanted to ask Zijin to call Xu Wu in and have someone go to Jiangnan to inquire about that Cai family and then buy the formula for making alcohol. But she quickly came to her senses. If Heshou Xianzhu could know so many tricks and make all these things, she must have known the Cai family well in her previous life. Given Heshou’s nature, the Cai family had either been exterminated by her, or she had taken them under her wing. Under such circumstances, there was no point in her sending someone to Jiangnan.

Zijin urged good-naturedly, “Madam, try to think about it over again. If you think carefully, you will definitely be able to remember it.”

Yuxi lowered her head and made a thoughtful face, then suddenly raised her head and told Zijin, “I remembered! I want to eat pork knuckles in the five-spice sauce. Go to the restaurant and buy one back.”

Zijin’s head was full of black lines as she asked, “So all this time, Madam just called out loudly to me, only to ask me to go buy pork knuckles in the five-spice sauce?” This was too much of a fuss.

Not only did Yuxi not feel ashamed, but she responded with a straight face, “It’s not me who’s greedy; it’s this child who’s greedy.”

Zijin looked at Yuxi’s stomach and commented, “This child will definitely be a foodie in the future.” Her Madam wasn’t a glutton, so it was definitely the child. [T/C]

Yuxi waved her hand and urged, “Hurry up, hurry up, I’m waiting for it!” Master Man’s pork knuckles in the five-spice sauce were a masterpiece. If you didn’t book it in advance, you couldn’t even buy one, because there were only twenty of them per day and no more. But Yuxi was the owner and was not included in this limitation.

Zijin said, “All right, I’ll go now.”

When Zijin had left, Yuxi looked tired, having just overused her brain and was mentally deficient. She didn’t force herself and immediately went to bed to rest.