Chapter Seven: Knowing the Favor

  When the dawn broke, people on the street found that the mourning ritual in front of Zhang's house had disappeared overnight. Upon closer inspection, they saw that relatives and friends entering the house were hurrying to leave without staying or offering condolences.

  "Is it row 3 or row 5?"

  "Is it buried? How can it be so fast? It's only the third day!"

  People on the street couldn't help but discuss it heatedly.

  Compared with the bustle outside, Zhang's courtyard was very quiet.

  Mrs. Zhang sat alone with a solemn expression, her son standing beside her looking somewhat stunned.

  Suddenly, a commotion was heard from outside, and two maidservants rushed in hastily, looking somewhat flustered.

  "The old lady, the young lady and the relatives have all arrived." they said.

  Mr. Zhang immediately turned pale.

  "Mother!" he cried.

  Mrs. Zhang's face fell.

  If the daughter-in-law really died, the Han family would never give up. Now that the daughter-in-law is not dead, after asking for the truth, the Han family will also not give up.

  Really! Old Lady Zhang gripped her cane tightly, what a misfortune for our family!

  The sound of footsteps is getting closer and closer, and the people from the Han family have already entered.

  The women looked at each other in surprise as they saw the young mistress being carefully supported by a maid.

  The person who was originally lying in the coffin really came back to life!

  Mrs. Zhang didn't move, but Mr. Zhang looked at the crowd from the Han family, especially at Old Master Han, and couldn't help but take a few steps back behind his mother.

  "Mother." The young madam rushed in and knelt down, sobbing and wailing, "I am guilty, daughter-in-law."

  As soon as this was said, Zhang's mother and son were both startled.

  "The daughter-in-law disobeyed her mother and was so angry that she fainted, which frightened her mother." The young lady continued to cry.

  This is really unbelievable!

  Zhang's mother and son were shocked.

  Han Yunniang had already confessed her true intentions, and Zhang's mother and son finally felt at ease.

  The people of the Han family had obviously discussed it beforehand, although they looked unhappy, they didn't ask any questions. The old master of the Han family even came out and half-heartedly scolded his sister a few words.

  Seeing Han's family and others not making a scene, Old Lady Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief. With tears in her eyes, she apologized sincerely to her daughter-in-law for interfering too much in their marital affairs. In the end, the two women were holding each other back and crying together.

  After all, they still have to live together as a family, so it's better for both sides to save face and everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

  Han Yunniang slowly sat back on the bed and drank a few sips of ginseng soup, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

  "Auntie, you're really ill, you scared us to death." One of the younger generation sitting in the house said.

  Han Yunniang wiped her mouth and nodded slightly with a low bow of her head.

  Han Yunniang woke up, and Zhang Lao's words could no longer deceive the Han family's patriarch. However, upon closer examination, the Zhang family was also innocent in this matter. Since they still wanted to be one family, the family's shame could not be spread outside, so except for a few close relatives, the explanation given to outsiders was that she had fallen ill and needed to recuperate.

  "If it weren't for that divine doctor, I would have really died." She raised her head and said with a smile.

  Everyone nodded and began discussing how incredible it was that the divine doctor could cure illnesses in such a way, which they had never heard of before.

  "Madam." A maid came in from outside the door, looking anxious. "The Cheng family's house is now empty."

  The consultation fee had already been given by Mrs. Zhang, but after learning about it, Han Yunniang still sent someone to send a thank-you gift again and also invited her to meet in person to express gratitude.

  Is nobody left? Han Yun was very surprised.

  "He's gone," the servant woman replied.

  "How did it suddenly go away?" asked Han Yunniang.

  My wife said she didn't know.

  "Cheng's daughter?" a young servant suddenly asked, "Which one of the neighbors is it?"

  Everyone looked at him.

  "That's right, it's her." Han Yunniang said, looking at this young man, "Yuan Chao, you actually know her?"

  Han Yuanchao smiled.

  "It turns out that I repaid my aunt's kindness yesterday." He said, recounting the events of the previous day. As he finished speaking, Han Yuniang's face fell.

  "So that's it, then Miss Cheng must have fled in fear." She said, clenching the handkerchief in her hand, anger already rising in her eyes. "Go, ask Ah Lang to come over."

  Cheng Jia's daughter-in-law has left and the news was soon known by others who were concerned.

  "What, you're leaving tonight?" The man in green robes from the Cao family said in surprise and anger.

  They just left overnight due to a moment of negligence!

  Someone rushed in from outside.

  "Old master, I couldn't find out. There were five carriages that left the city from here last night, and they all went in different directions." The man replied kneeling down.

  The man in blue robe was even more shocked and grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it down.

  "This servant is so capable!" he said with a scowl.

  The name of the divine doctor is about to rise, and even if anyone else were to replace him, they would not leave so abruptly. Unexpectedly, this young lady actually said goodbye and left just like that.

  "It's like a rat, not worthy of the great atmosphere, what a waste of that good skill!" The man in green robe said angrily, while urging his subordinates, "Go and investigate, just five horse carriages, go and chase them down!"

  Before he had finished speaking, someone else rushed in from outside.

  "Father, father, it's bad!" This time it was his son, looking flustered. "The government has sent people to seal our medicine shop!"

  The man in blue robe was shocked greatly.

  "Why?" he asked.

  "I don't know! He didn't say anything and just sealed it!" his son shouted.

  The county magistrate who broke the door, the prefectural governor who exterminated the family, if suddenly wanted to seal your shop, what could you do?

  He has offended someone!

  The man in blue robes turned pale with rage.

  The county magistrate has sealed his own shop, this is going to be a fatal blow!

  Who did I offend? Why so sudden?

  Two days later, Mrs. Zhang's family spread the news that she had fallen ill due to grief, and this rumor also originated from Madame Cheng, who finally knew who he had offended, but it was already too late.

  In the fifth year of the Dazhou Qianyuan era, in May, two events occurred in Tongjiang County that caused a stir among the townspeople. One was the death and resurrection of Mrs. Zhang, the young mistress of the Zhang family, and the other was the closure of Cao's Hall, the largest pharmacy in the county seat, due to its sale of inferior medicines as high-quality ones. However, few people thought about the connection between these two events.

  These two pieces of news became the hottest topic in town, overshadowing that Doctor Chang who had cured several difficult and complicated diseases. Especially after she left, it seemed like even her name would be forgotten, for a passing immortal is not long-lasting after all.

  But some people haven't forgotten.

  "Madam." A maid brought up a deed, "That house has been bought."

  Han Yunniang took it over with her hand.

  "This isn't even her house, you should thank her in other ways, what's the point of buying this unrelated mansion?" Zhang Da Shao Ye said from the side.

  "She is my benefactor, unfortunately I don't even know what she looks like. She once lived in this house, I bought it and will give it to her when she comes again." said Han Yunniang.

  Mr. Zhang shook his head, this woman's mind was truly unpredictable.

  "He said, 'I don't know where he came from, and I don't know where he went. He's a really strange person.' Then he stood up and went to the side to read a book."

  No one knows where he came from, no one knows where he went, no one knows what he looks like, and no one knows his name. He comes at night and leaves at night. Nowadays, nobody mentions him on the streets or alleys. If it weren't for having personally experienced it myself, I would doubt whether this person had ever really come to Tongjiang County.

  Han Yunniang looked at the deed in her hand, but it wasn't her name written on it, it was blank, and she didn't know if there would be a chance to fill in Cheng Niangzi's name.