The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 48 - 0 I need to get home early because my family runs

Chapter 48: 048 I need to get home early because my family runs a tight ship. (In gratitude for the support, there will be an extra update tonight. Love you all!)

Chapter 48: 048 I need to get home early because my family runs a tight ship. (In gratitude for the support, there will be an extra update tonight. Love you all!)

Li Xianyun looked at Youlan and said, “Youlan, give the old man a silver note worth a hundred taels.”

Upon hearing this, Youlan did as instructed, which left Bater and Zhuo Ma dumbfounded.

They had never seen the princess withdraw a silver note from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Where did the princess get so much money, and why was she so generous with it? Was it money brought from Houtang?

Why did it feel like she was so extravagantly wealthy?

Habu, with trembling hands, took the silver note and said, “Young man, you trust me like this, not afraid I will embezzle these funds?”

Li Xianyun smiled and said, “Employ people without suspicion, doubt those you do not employ.”

Although she said this, Li Xianyun was not the kind of person to give away silver taels casually.

Today, she helped Nata and his wife, who were both honest and conscientious people, and they knew how to be grateful. They would surely not embezzle the funds.

As the village chief of Shitoutun, Habu held an official position, which wasn’t something he could simply walk away from.

Based on these reasons, Li Xianyun felt confident enough to entrust the funds to them.

Habu and his wife Nata were deeply touched after hearing Li Xianyun’s words, and they couldn’t believe she trusted them so much.

Li Xianyun looked at Habu and said, “After I return, I’ll draw out the construction plans for the Drying Room and write down the construction timeline along with some details. I’ll give them to Bater to pass on to you. You can organize the village’s able-bodied men to build it. If you encounter any problems during the process, you can send word to Bater’s relatives in the East Market, and that way, I’ll find out.”

“Okay,” Habu replied.

There were many masons in the village, and every family had built their own houses, so constructing a few Drying Rooms would not be a problem.

Though he did not know what a Drying Room looked like, he was very confident.

Habu looked at Li Xianyun with confusion and asked, “Young man, can building the Drying Room really solve the problem of the fruit sales stagnation?”

“Of course,” Li Xianyun smiled and said.

After wrapping up the discussion, Li Xianyun looked at the sky; the sun had already begun to set. It was time to leave.

She stood up and said, “I have one last thing to do.”

Habu and his wife Nata stood up and asked, “What is it?”

Li Xianyun looked at Nata and said, “I heard from the old man that your mother has been bedridden all year round, hasn’t she?”

Nata nodded and said, “She has been bedridden for three years.”

“Take me to see her.”

Nata didn’t understand why Li Xianyun wanted to see his mother, but he admired Li Xianyun from the bottom of his heart. He knew she had her reasons for doing things, so he said, “Please follow me, sir.”

The couple led Li Xianyun to a low, western side room. The dark room was very rudimentary; besides a bed and some chairs and tables, there were no other belongings. The air was filled with the stench of mold and decay.

An elderly person with whitening hair lay on the bed. Upon seeing someone enter, she barely lifted her head—her eyes void of life.

Li Xianyun gazed at the withered features of the old woman, her eyes dull and murky, and felt a pang of compassion. She walked over to the bedside.

The old woman, looking up at the beauty in front of her, who resembled a Heavenly Immortal, spoke in a daze, “Goddess, have you come to take this poor woman because she no longer can bear the torment of illness?”

Nata, looking at his pitiful mother, felt his heart sour, and tears fell from his eyes.

It seemed his mother was indeed not far from death, no longer distinguishing between men and women.

This young master was clearly a man, yet she called him “Goddess.”

In the end, it was his own failing as a son that he wasn’t capable enough, couldn’t earn the money to have her treated, which led to her worsening condition and now, awaiting death’s approach.

Li Xianyun took the frail wrist of the old woman, felt her pulse, then after a moment, said, “Old lady, rest assured, you are going to get better.”

Nata and his wife’s eyes lit up upon hearing the words, could Li Xianyun have a way to treat the illness?

The old man was already somewhat confused and said, “Thank you, Goddess, for your compassion.”

Li Xianyun walked out from the western chamber and looked at Nata, saying, “Your mother was not seriously ill in the first place, but the folk remedies you used have harmed her.”

Nata and his wife glanced at each other. This young master was truly miraculous, knowing just by taking her pulse that they had used folk remedies on their mother.

They had no other choice at the time, as their mother had suddenly taken ill, paralyzed in bed, and without money for treatment, they could only use remedies that didn’t cost anything.

Li Xianyun looked at the couple and said, “Medicine is always somewhat poisonous, but what you used was not even medicine, and that’s why the old lady has become so weak.”

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With reddened eyes, Nata asked, “Young Master, do you have a method to treat her?”

Li Xianyun nodded and said, “There is no paper or pen here. When I have written down the prescription, I will have Bater give it to you along with the construction plans for the Drying Room.”

She turned to look at the dark chamber and said to Nata, “Then, you should follow the prescription. In four or five days, your mother should recover to her former health.”

Upon hearing this, Nata knelt on the ground with his face flushed and tears streaming down his face, kowtowing and saying, “Thank you, Young Master.”

Nata’s wife and three children also knelt down, expressing endless thanks.

The three children, seeing their tall father in tears, also started to cry.

Li Xianyun helped them up and said, “What are you doing? If you really want to thank me, just manage the Ice Porridge Shop well.”

Nata and his wife nodded again and again. Nata was sobbing uncontrollably, choking out, “I… I will try my… my utmost not to… to let down… the… Young Master’s trust.”

“I believe you will.”

Li Xianyun paused for a moment and said, “You need to move the old lady to a different room. Such a damp and dark environment will only worsen her condition. She needs to get more sunlight.”

Wiping his tears and snot, Nata said, “Okay… Okay, I… I’ve got it.”

“It’s getting late, I must be going back,” said Li Xianyun.

Habu said, “Young man, you’ve helped our village so much, stay for a quick meal.”

Nata and his wife also said, “Yes, yes.”

Li Xianyun smiled, “The household I come from is strict; I must return early.”

Zhuo Ma and Youlan exchanged smiles upon hearing this.

Everyone else refrained from insisting further.

Li Xianyun thought to himself: It seems this method of refusing people works quite well, I can use it more often in the future.

By the time Li Xianyun and his party returned to the Khan Palace, the sky had already darkened.

Upon entering the courtyard of the Khan Palace, maids and palace servants smiled and greeted, “Greetings to the Princess Consort.”

Seeing this, Li Xianyun smiled and said, “What, is the swing chair ready?”

In the past few days, while making mosquito net frames, she had taught the palace servants carpentry, and they had learned very seriously and could now assist.

This morning, before leaving, the palace servants were eager to try and volunteered to make the swing chair.

In fact, Li Xianyun had already made all the parts of the swing chair with them and measured the thick hemp rope required for hanging it. All that was left was to assemble them together and hang them from the two thick branches Li Xianyun had chosen.

Seeing their hopeful expressions, Li Xianyun had to agree.

She had not been very hopeful, but judging by their excited looks, they must have done quite well.