Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

Chapter 601: Chapter 601, Kind-hearted Person (2 updates)

She was indeed a kind-hearted person, but she was absolutely not a pushover.

Her kindness shone when no harm or threat was posed to her, but should your existence threaten or harm her, she was by no means someone easy to manipulate.

She was also very clear-headed, knowing exactly what she wanted and didn’t want, never to be swayed by so-called male charm. Even the handsome King didn’t capture her heart. The scions of the Xuan Family and Xu Family were indeed exceptional, and the young master Wang was gentle and mild-mannered, but she showed no particular fondness for any, maintaining casual relations as calm as water, willing to chat amicably when there were topics to discuss and decisively showing them out otherwise.

Xie Zhinuan had no idea that Auntie Chen had thought so much.

Then she said, "Since everything’s arranged, I’ll meet them in a bit. First, I want to take their pulses. If there’s an illness, we’ll treat it—whatever we do, we need a healthy body, especially for cooking!"

Some diseases can be contagious, so it’s essential to nip them in the bud right from the onset.

Auntie Chen readily agreed.

Before arrangements had been finalized here, Xie Zhinuan had only taken a few sips of tea when someone from the Chu Family came to invite her to visit and check on Chu Yunping’s pulse.

"Has the old master visited yet?" Xie Zhinuan asked.

"The old master does not wish to go, and the Chu Family hasn’t insisted."

"..."

Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment and decided to go have a look.

After all, the Chu Family had been exceedingly polite.

Without any special preparations, she brought along a simpleton maid and sent for Duobao.

Duobao could never have dreamed that Xie Zhinuan would truly need him to drive the carriage, let alone that she practiced medicine—when did this happen?

Following behind the Chu Family’s carriage, Duobao’s mind was a whirl. As Xie Zhinuan entered the Chu Residence, the gatekeeper mustered the courage to approach warmly, "Young man, would you like to have a hot tea and some pastries over there?"

"No need!"

Duobao replied in a deep voice.

His mind buzzed.

Xie Zhinuan practiced medicine—she actually knew medicine? Since when?

He was completely unaware of it.

Upon seeing Xie Zhinuan, Chu Yun’an greeted her politely and respectfully, "Miss Xie is here!"

"How has your elder brother been these past few days?" Xie Zhinuan inquired.

"Elder brother has been rather well these past couple of days. Although he can’t get out of bed and walk around yet, his complexion has improved a lot. He manages to eat several bowls of thin porridge each day. Following your instructions, he’s eating small meals frequently and hasn’t touched a drop of oil!" said Chu Yun’an with a smile.

Xie Zhinuan gave him a glance.

Seeing his relaxed smile and the confident demeanor of a mature man, she noted the absence of the worry and bitterness from before—he was actually rather handsome.

Although Xie Zhinuan’s gaze quickly shifted away, Chu Yun’an still touched his face self-consciously, wondering if perhaps he had something dirty on it?

They soon arrived at the courtyard where Chu Yunping resided.

A faint medicinal scent, not too bitter but somewhat fragrant, filled the air. A young maid hurried over, her smile sweet, "Miss Xie!"

Xie Zhinuan recognized her; she was the maid who had massaged her that night. She couldn’t recall her name, but today, the girl seemed particularly charming.

With a round face and large eyes that squinted when she smiled, she was very endearing.

"I remember you, you gave a very good massage that night. I forgot to ask your name, what is it?"

"This servant is named Wenlan, ’wen’ as in literacy and ’lan’ as the orchid," Wenlan said with a light laugh.

"Wenlan, that’s a lovely name!"

Flattered by the compliment, Wenlan beamed with joy.

With the young master improving, her heart was genuinely happy.

She promptly went to prepare tea.

And she had someone prepare hot water for Xie Zhinuan to wash her hands, along with a clean towel.