My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 81 Presenting the Medicine Prescription, Maxing Out Favorability

Registrar Xu greatly admired Si Shaoheng because this young man was particularly adept at handling things!

A simple bow is all it takes to greet someone. A bow is like dropping a piece of gold. Who wouldn't like a young man who drops a piece of gold with every bow?

Clerk Xu, fanning himself, asked with a smile, "Shaoheng, are you going to ask me when I'll help you go to the Si family patriarch to get your grandfather's courtyard back?"

"I wouldn't dare to rush you, sir." Si Shaoheng waved his hand with a smile. "I have something else I'd like to trouble you with."

As he spoke, he bowed in greeting.

He looked down and a piece of gold the size of a finger fell to the ground, its bright yellow color standing out starkly against the unpaved mud floor.

Si Shaoheng hummed in response, then bent down to pick it up. "This gold... it must have fallen accidentally when you were talking to me earlier, sir?"

Although it was a trick we'd already seen yesterday, Registrar Xu's smile still grew even brighter.

"Thank you, Shaoheng, for picking it up for me."

"You're too kind, sir. Shaoheng just wanted to trouble you to take a look at these prescriptions for my wife..." Si Shaoheng then took out the prescriptions from his sleeve and handed them to Registrar Xu.

"I'm not a doctor, how could I understand... I understand, I understand, Shaoheng, wait for me, I'll be right back!" Xu, the registrar, immediately performed a "sharp turn" for Si Shaoheng, and then hurried off towards the village entrance with the prescription in hand.

Xu, the registrar, may not understand medicine, but how could he not understand the words "Sanqi Zhixue San", "Guiling Huayu Wan" and "Xuefu Zhuyu Wan" clearly written on the prescription?

Yesterday at the county government office, when Si Shaoheng said he was going to hand over medicinal herbs, Registrar Xu asked him about his family's situation in great detail.

Knowing they came from Qingshan County, Si Shaoheng had lived off his wife's money back then.

Si Shaoheng's wife, Cheng Ruoan, came from a small family. Relying on her ancestral skills in gathering herbs and making tofu, she became one of the wealthiest households in the village.

After the earthquake, the family's house and fields were destroyed, so Si Shaoheng coaxed the Cheng family to return to the Si family's land with them.

The Cheng family hired a security escort agency to transport them along the way, so their belongings, such as medicinal herbs, arrived safely with them in Sijia Village.

Of course, these were all lies that Si Shaoheng and Cheng Ruoan had come up with together, but apart from the household registration and travel permit, the government had no way to verify them.

After all, given the current state of Bachuan Prefecture, no one can go there to investigate whether what they are saying is true or false.

So when Xu, the registrar, saw these prescriptions, one sentence automatically popped into his head: Si Shaoheng tricked his wife into handing out prescriptions to bribe him!

But this is not the same as gold particles.

It's far more beneficial to keep it to yourself than to present it to the county magistrate.

Before presenting the prescription to the county magistrate, Registrar Xu still wanted the coroner who had come with the officials to collect the medicinal herbs to take a look and see if the prescription was genuine.

After the coroner finished reading, he told Registrar Xu with a sense of helplessness, "I am not good at medicine. You guys dragged me out here to check the medicinal materials. If I am wrong, don't come back and blame me."

Registrar Xu smiled and said, "Not at all! Just take a look."

He'll definitely have to go back to the county town to find a reliable doctor to assess the merits of this prescription.

Right now, I'm just thinking about whether this prescription is real or made up.

This means he'll have to be more attentive when he helps Si Shaoheng with his tasks later.

The coroner said, "The medicinal herbs mentioned above do indeed correspond to those symptoms, but I can't tell whether the proportions are appropriate."

Registrar Xu was overjoyed: "Good, good, good! As long as it's the right treatment!"

Now, war is imminent in the northern border region... no, it has already been launched on a small scale several times.

The northern camp lacks medical care and medicine, and we must do everything we can to support it, along with several surrounding counties such as Songshan County.

If Songshan County could produce more prescriptions suitable for use in the army, they would surely win the favor of the general!

Xu, the registrar, carefully tucked the prescription into his robes and hurried back to the village to find Si Shaoheng.

Without uttering a single superfluous word, he directly instructed Si Shaoheng to lead the way to the Si family patriarch to see what was going on with the forced occupation of someone else's courtyard.

Si Shaoheng pulled Cheng Ruoan along, leaving the others to wait in the courtyard.

Women are generally not allowed to accompany people in such matters, but Xu, the registrar, was aware of Si Shaoheng's situation.

He didn't say much and just let Cheng Ruoan follow along.

Cheng Ruoan greeted Registrar Xu with a smile, and immediately took out a lucky green jade pendant, which Si Shaoheng then gave to Registrar Xu.

"Thank you, Registrar Xu, for taking care of my husband."

There was no need to say anything more; Cheng Ruoan could tell from his expression that everything was settled.

This is just a piece of medium-grade green jade, with a slightly exquisite carving. It would only cost twenty or thirty taels of silver.

It was stolen from the bandits' den's "treasury".

It's perfect for giving favors and saving face.

"Not at all," Registrar Xu returned the greeting with a cupped-fist salute, his eyes narrowing slightly, revealing a smile and satisfaction in them.

Si Shaoheng's wife is quite a remarkable woman!

On the way, Registrar Xu shared a few more words with Si Shaoheng and his wife.

"Actually, your Sijia Village has had quite a few incidents in recent years."

The magistrate of Qingyun County, the county just two generations away, came from your Sijia Village.

Our previous magistrate, Lord Li, was entrusted by him to take good care of your Sijia Village. He suppressed everything that could be suppressed.

However, last year, both Lord Li and Magistrate Si were transferred to other posts, and it is still unknown whether they were demoted or promoted. Therefore, our Lord Fang's attitude towards your Sijia Village is to "remain inactive".

Logically speaking, I shouldn't be getting involved in the matter of your ancestral home being forcibly occupied, but I consulted with Lord Fang yesterday.

He said, "The medicinal herbs you handed over today are of sufficient quantity and good quality. It's no problem for me to say a few words in your defense."

After all, you have a red contract in your possession.

But you also know that villagers aren't as particular as city dwellers. Even if they accept the situation and agree to return the yard to you, the actual timing of that return—even if I were here, I couldn't say for sure.

Si Shaoheng and Cheng Ruoan exchanged a glance, both understanding the situation.

However, Cheng Ruoan remembered the incident with the donkey that had injured someone, so she asked, "Was the previous Lord Si of Qingyun County the family that lived at the entrance of Sijia Village?"

"No, that's not it. It's the family of Scholar Si from your village. They went to the prefectural city to take the imperial examination, which is why you mentioned earlier that the local ruffians from the next village came to steal their donkey."

The scholar Si and Lord Si were merely cousins ​​who had passed away during the hottest days of summer. The scholar himself held official rank, and by virtue of Lord Si's name, he was considered a respectable person in the surrounding area.

Cheng Ruoan said "oh" and didn't say anything more.

Si Shaoheng squeezed her hand, his eyes asking, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Ruoan blinked and whispered in his ear, "I didn't know that the donkey was stolen."

Last night, while you were all busy, I took my mother-in-law's chamber pot to that family's door and splashed it on them. Both red-lacquered wooden doors were now filled with the smell of urine.

I was afraid I was from the hometown of that county magistrate who was splashed with water, but thankfully I wasn't.

Si Shaoheng: ...