Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan returned to the Ma family and asked Mrs. Ma about the Ma family’s preserved classics about refining medicine...
Li Qinghan's pretty face turned red and she bit her silver teeth gently. How could Li Qinghan, who had always been very aloof, endure being laughed at by his brother-in-law?
"Ma Xiaoquan, you..."
Ma Xiaoquan had no time to continue arguing with his sister-in-law. His expression changed, and he turned to Mrs. Ma and said, "Grandma, are there any records of refining elixirs in these classics?"
Mrs. Ma shook her head: "These should be about the same."
Ma Xiaoquan said oh, and thought to himself that grandma replied that there must be something hidden. She had to stop worrying about these classics. The safety of the Ma family was the most important thing at the moment.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, picked up a classic, and started reading.
Beside her, sister-in-law Li Qinghan wanted to get angry at Ma Xiaoquan, but when she saw Ma Xiaoquan's expression was serious and his brows were furrowed, he couldn't help suppressing the resentment in his heart.
"Grandma, what's wrong?" Li Qinghan asked.
Mrs. Ma stretched out her hand and said, "Qinghan, don't say more for now, let's see what countermeasures Quan'er has..."
"Countermeasures?" Li Qinghan wanted to continue asking, but when he raised his head, he found that his grandma was also frowning, so he had to shut his mouth first.
After burning the incense, Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and put down the classics in his hands.
Mrs. Ma asked nervously: "Quan'er, how are you doing? Is there any way?"
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment and nodded: "There is a way, but it is more difficult to implement."
"As long as it can pull my Ma family out of crisis, no matter what the difficulty is, Quan'er, just say so."
Ma Xiaoquan glanced at Mrs. Ma, then at Li Qinghan and the maid beside her.
Mrs. Ma chuckled and said, "Qinghan is your sister-in-law. She has been a member of my Ma family for a long time. Xiaohuan was also brought here when Qinghan married into my Ma family. You can rest assured."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "The implementation of this matter is simple and simple. Grandma, have you seen the Bao Gong case?"
Mrs. Ma nodded.
"There's a civet cat in there for the prince. Grandma, do you have any impressions?"
"The raccoon cat in exchange for the prince?" Mrs. Ma thought for a moment and understood instantly, "Quan'er, do you want to exchange that red pill back?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled slightly and nodded.
"How to change?" Li Qinghan interrupted and asked.
Ma Xiaoquan looked at his sister-in-law and said with a smile: "Since my sister-in-law knows about this matter, I have to ask her to help."
"Me? How can I help? I still don't know what is going on..."
"Qinghan," Mrs. Ma said, "Quan'er is doing this for our Ma family. Don't worry, Quan'er will protect your safety."
Li Qinghan had a look of disbelief on his face. Based on his understanding of Ma Xiaoquan, this guy didn't know any martial arts except for messing around and stabbing people. At the critical moment, it was uncertain who would protect whom.
"Grandma," Li Qinghan said reluctantly.
"Qinghan, be obedient!"
Li Qinghan pouted, feeling unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. Grandma had already spoken, so Li Qinghan had no choice but to hum softly, which was regarded as agreeing to Ma Xiaoquan.
"Okay, very good." Seeing his sister-in-law nodding in agreement, Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands and said, "Next...I have to prepare a civet cat, humph..."
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If Ma Xiaoquan had been given a few more days, Ma Xiaoquan would definitely have thought of whipping up a few fake pills to secretly exchange them with Zheng San, but... today is the seventh day of August in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, which is far from the tenth day of the eighth lunar month.
There are three days left.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't have the ability to produce a good-looking elixir that could fool people in three days. After all, he was not a Taoist priest who made alchemy.
After discussing with Mrs. Ma for a while, Ma Xiaoquan left Ma's house carrying a small box with holes and ran towards Fenglai Tower.
At the door, Li Qinghan looked at Ma Xiaoquan's disappearing figure and couldn't help but think of his husband Ma Zhi again.
Xiaohuan came over, shook his head and said: "Miss, I always feel that the fourth young master's personality has changed since his hair became shorter..."
"Hmm? Xiaohuan, why do you say that?"
Xiao Huan whispered: "When the Fourth Young Master came out just now, he encountered Ah Huang, a wild dog that often squats at the door of Ma's house. If it were an ordinary Fourth Young Master, he would either ask someone to drive away Ah Huang, or throw stones at him himself.
Huang, but... just now the fourth young master went back to the kitchen in person to find some bones for Ah Huang..."
"Huh?" Li Qinghan was shocked when he heard this.
"Xiaohuan, are you telling the truth?"
Xiaohuan nodded and pointed to the opposite side: "Miss, look, Ah Huang is still there. Oh, that bone was given by the fourth young master..."
Li Qinghan glanced at Ah Huang opposite him and saw that Ah Huang was chewing the bones under his paws with relish. He couldn't help but sigh and said to himself: "Is he still the Ma Xiaoquan I know?"
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Ma Xiaoquan came to Fenglai Tower with a small cage. Zhao Qiao, Zhou Chao and the others had not left yet. Seeing Ma Xiaoquan coming back, they couldn't help but gathered around him curiously.
Zhou Chao came up and stared at the small cage in Ma Xiaoquan's hand: "Quanzi, why are you carrying a small cage? What's in it?"
"Get out of here." Ma Xiaoquan pushed Zhou Chao, "This cage is filled with a Jade Rabbit, Jade Rabbit, do you understand?"
"Stop talking nonsense, what a bullshit Jade Rabbit, there is no such thing as a Jade Rabbit, Quanzi, your girl's head is ruined by Ban'er, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan gritted his teeth: "Your little Zhou Chao, do you believe I love you?"
Zhou Chao chuckled, pretending to cover his head with his hands, and screamed: "Oh my, the fourth young master of the Ma family has taken my brains out, oh my, he's beaten me..."
Seeing this situation, all the dandies around him burst into laughter.
Zhao Qiao kicked Zhou Chao's ass: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, stop teasing me here, Quanzi... Tell the truth, do you have a crush on Feng Lailou?"
Which girl is there? When someone asks you what kind of jade rabbit you want, you go back and get it?"
Ma Xiaoquan was worried. These dandies were talking endlessly. If he continued to spend time with them like this, it would be a big delay.
"You know why you still ask?" Ma Xiaoquan was about to leave.
Zhao Qiao chuckled and took Ma Xiaoquan's arm: "Tell me, which girl is it? Is it Chu'er? If it is Chu'er, why don't you let me play with you after you're done?"
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes: "You girl, are you pulling out the plug and farting? Is it Chu'er? Do you still think so after I'm done playing?"
Zhao Qiao scratched his scalp: "That's right, you beast. That's it. I won't chat with you anymore. Go away."
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes at Zhao Qiao, this grandson has a really bad mouth.