The Wheel-Turning Master

After getting off duty at the medical clinic, Lin Bai went straight to Mu Zhen's house.

Her bun shop didn't open the door, so Lin Bai avoided people and went in through the back door.

After locking the courtyard door and entering the house, he saw food on the table, still steaming.

Mu Zhen wore an apron, her hair was pulled up like a newlywed woman's, and her face was soft and gentle.

After eating, Lin Bai touched his round belly, wiped his mouth, stood up, and looked at Mu Zhen.

"Why are you anxious?" Mu Zhen was a little shy, "We'll talk about it after I've washed the pots and dishes."

"I mean, I'll go back to my house and sleep." Lin Bai said.

"What?" Mu Zhen was stunned and asked, "Don't you want to spend the night at my place? Didn't you say you want to hold my hand every day... and sleep?"

Lin Bai's face turned red and he said sternly: "There is a lot of work in the medical clinic today, and my back hurts due to fatigue. Let's rest for two days before we start."

Mu Zhen nodded thoughtfully, with a slightly disappointed look on her face, but said nothing more.

When Lin Bai left the yard, Mu Zhen was still staring blankly, holding on to the wooden frame, as if she was an empty and resentful woman.

"Is he still wary of me? This kid is becoming more and more suspicious. Or is it because he has been through too many things recently that he is suspicious?" Mu Zhen took off the hairpin from her hair, popped it out gently, and turned into a black cicada, fluttering. flew out.

"My ancestors asked me to come here to look for elixirs, saying that there was someone who could enlighten me... I waited for a few years before I smelled his unusual scent. I thought this guy was a person who valued love and justice. Could it be that he was in vain? Asleep?"

Mu Zhen muttered to herself in annoyance, no longer showing the slightest trace of her usual virtuous appearance, "I have been pretending to be a good wife for so long, but he turned out to be a heartless man... Eh? Could it be that my elixir theory is here? Didn't I get something from him? Something, but my experience?”

She thought for a long time, took out a book from her sleeve, and went back to the room, "I have to read the alchemy theory of my predecessors again."

When Lin Bai returned to his home, he felt that the noisy cicada on the jujube tree had a headache, so he popped a stone and killed the black cicada immediately.

Go back inside and clear your mind.

Appearing in the stone disk space again, Lin Bai touched his chin and thought about something.

Pei Ning suddenly came to Huaxi County today, probably because of Pei Wuyou's business.

Moreover, although she called the young man in gray as Senior Brother Jiang, judging from the status of the two, Pei Ning should be the dominant one.

But Pei Ning and Pei Wuyong have the same surname, is there any relationship between the two?

Lin Bai couldn't figure it out. He got too little information and couldn't analyze it at all.

But no matter what, I have to be more careful in the future and not let out the details that I have learned Wuji Gong.

Although Dr. Bai knows a little bit, don’t worry, Lin Bai also mentioned it to him.

But you should still avoid seeing Pei Ning. Once or twice is fine, but if you do it more often, you may notice it. You must never overestimate yourself, let alone underestimate others.

The other is Mu Zhen. She behaves very normally, but she still has to be careful. But for the time being, she doesn't have any harmful intentions, and she probably hasn't gotten what she wants yet.

In other words, she hasn't thought of a way to get the "stone plate" yet. Or perhaps, "sleeping" is one of her goals...

Lin Bai couldn't understand it either. Anyway, he was not feeling any discomfort, he was full of internal energy, and even made rapid progress.

Anyway, let’s sleep first.

But we have to think of a way as soon as possible to verify the authenticity of the guess. Don't make trouble for a long time. Mu Zhen is really a good person. It makes her sad and distressed in vain...

Oh, what a good man, so white and big. The key is that she was reluctant to accept some of the excessive demands.

One night passed, and Lin Bai opened his eyes again.

After having breakfast at Mu Zhen's house, Lin Bai went to the medical clinic.

When I arrived at Baicaotang, I saw several gift boxes on the counter.

Doctor Bai had a worried look on his face, while Xiuxiu was lying on the desk copying medical books.

"Xiao Lin, you came just in time." Doctor Bai smiled when he saw Lin Bai, "I have to ask you to go there for me."

"Sir, just give me your orders." If someone asked him to do something, Lin Bai would resist. But when Dr. Bai ordered him, Lin Bai would just accept it without asking anything.

"Miss Pei said yesterday that she would deliver gifts today, but she didn't expect that she would deliver them last night."

Doctor Bai pointed at the gift box, stroking his beard and smiling bitterly, "It's just too expensive. It contains ginseng and fleece-flower root, and they are all century-old. I can't bear it. Please send it back for me."

Last night I was thinking of having less contact with Pei Ning, and I was going to meet her now.

"Then let Xiuxiu go with me. Let Xiuxiu meet her Uncle Pei, which can be regarded as a friendship from the previous generation." Lin Bai diverted the trouble to the east and prepared to drag Xiuxiu over. When the time comes, Xiuxiu will come forward. He doesn't meet Peining face to face.

"Xiuxiu won't go." Doctor Bai shook his head quickly, "I know your good intentions. But don't think Xiuxiu talks too much. In fact, she is timid and can't hold a sword."

Lin Bai saw yesterday that Doctor Bai didn't want Xiu Xiu to learn martial arts. Now that he thought about it, he was worried that Xiu Xiu would follow her mother's old path.

Having lost a daughter in old age, she naturally loves her granddaughter even more.

"Grandpa! I'm very courageous!" Xiu Xiu stopped copying and immediately raised her head with an unconvinced look on her face.

Doctor Bai glared at her, and Xiuxiu immediately lowered her head to pick up the pen and copy the book.

"Then let me go over now." Lin Bai could only accept the job and asked, "Where does Miss Pei live?"

"She lives in the backyard of the county government office, and the county magistrate made room for her. She said that she has given instructions, and people from Baicaotang can go there at any time." Doctor Bai stroked his beard and said, "Remember, if she If you refuse, leave it at the door and never bring it back. She doesn’t owe us anything, and we don’t owe her anything.”

"I've written it down." Lin Bai responded.

Lin Bai went out after picking up various gift boxes.

The county government office is located in the middle of Huaxi County. Lin Bai rushed to the place and came to the back door.

There is a constable guarding the gate. Lin Bai guessed that Pei Ning might not have brought any trusted subordinates to Huaxi County.

"Constable, I am Lin Bai, a clerk of Baicaotang. Our Mr. Bai asked me to send some gifts to Concubine Pei. Please help me send them in." Lin Bai still didn't want to see Pei Ning.

The constable heard it, but did not take it. Instead, he said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and report."

Soon, the constable came out with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Lin, I've troubled you to wait for a long time."

Mr. Lin...? Lin Bai was not used to this title. Usually, others called themselves Lin Zhuanlun, or straw sandals sellers, or mat weavers and shoe sellers. Some insidious people even secretly called themselves sluts...

"I dare not..." Lin Bai bowed to the constable, and then picked up the gift box, saying, "I have been shy since I was a child, and I can't meet nobles. Please help me send the things in, and I won't go." As he spoke, Lin Bai took out a few coins from the purse given by Xiuxiu.

"No!" The constable waved his hand and refused with a smile, "The noble has specifically ordered that he wants to see you."

What... do you want to see me for? Do you want me to take your pulse? Or do you want to buy my straw sandals and mats? Or do you want to ask about the ancestors and grandchildren of Doctor Bai?

Could it be that she has figured out what "Zhuanlun" means, and her appetite is excited, wanting to take a peek?

"Please lead the way." Lin Bai sighed, feeling bored.

The constable led Lin Bai through a door, where a maid was waiting.

The two of them handed over, and the maid took Lin Bai inside again.

The maid was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and looked pretty. As she walked, she looked sideways at Lin Bai from time to time, and even held a handkerchief to cover her smile.

Is there something wrong with my face? Lin Bai was somewhat confident in his appearance, but he felt that it was not enough to stir up spring hearts at will.

"Are you Lin Zhuanlun?" The maid suppressed her smile, looked down, and asked in a low voice.

So you are not laughing because of my appearance, but because of my nickname?

Lin Bai's hair was as big as a bucket, and he did not respond. He just sighed in his heart: Do all the women in the county know my name?

The maid saw that Lin Bai was pretending to be reserved, so she curled her lips and muttered softly, "I'm afraid it's just a boastful name, a silver-plated spear head..."

After a while, they entered another courtyard, where there were flowers and trees and a pavilion in the middle.