Chapter 944 - 946 Chaos in Firehead Camp_1
Bai Ruozhu didn’t want Jiang Yichun to get into a conflict with anyone and quickly tugged at his sleeve, preemptively saying, "I am a skilled doctor, capable of treating poisonous insect poison, and knowing your plans will help me devise strategies in advance to prevent the enemy from using poison. Isn’t there an expert in Batianzhai who specializes in raising poisonous insects?"
The right wing team leader was stunned for a moment, but he was somewhat skeptical of Bai Ruozhu’s medical skills. How proficient could a girl who didn’t even look to be in her twenties be?
Tu Lie snorted coldly and glared at the right wing team leader, saying, "What do you know! Lady Jiang is a Divine Doctor; even my son’s life was saved by her. Having Lady Jiang with us is the only way to ensure everyone’s safety."
Tu Bai also hurriedly added, "Yes, my abdomen was stabbed with a knife, and it was Lady Jiang who brought me back to life."
Bai Ruozhu felt a bit embarrassed by Tu Bai’s words. If it hadn’t been for Diao Yao’s pills, she really would not have been confident in saving Tu Bai’s life at that time. The situation was too urgent and the medical conditions too poor.
"Then, then I have no objections," the right wing team leader, ultimately intimidated by Tu Lie, said sheepishly, his face flushed, and then he sat back down in his seat.
Jiang Yichun gave him a cold glance, causing him to shiver and start to worry. But then again, he felt indignant. Women shouldn’t be involved in politics, and was he not even allowed to ask?
Afterwards, the discussion went very smoothly. Bai Ruozhu didn’t express any opinions, but at the end, Tu Lie still very politely asked, "Does Lady Jiang have any concerns?"
"Later, have Firehead Camp help me prepare a medicine. Before we set off tomorrow morning, everyone should drink a bowl of it. It can prevent poisonous insects from getting close and even if someone is affected by the poisonous insect poison, it can resist for a while, preventing immediate death," Bai Ruozhu thought for a moment and then said.
Tu Lie was overjoyed, "That’s wonderful, Lady Jiang has really worked hard."
Jiang Yichun looked at Bai Ruozhu, his eyes carrying a smile, feeling that insisting on bringing her along was the right decision, as he truly couldn’t do without her by his side.
After the meeting ended, Bai Ruozhu wrote down the prescription and instructed Wen Shu to find the medicinal materials. Anything not available in the troop was to be purchased from the town immediately. Soon everything was arranged, and people from Firehead Camp started preparing the medicine as instructed by Bai Ruozhu.
"This must be a prescription from Lady Jiang. I’ve prepared medicine for her before; I can recognize it at a glance," an old soldier from Firehead Camp said excitedly, then continued to prepare the medicine as required and began to share his experiences from the trip to Jiangnan with the people beside him, his companions who went with him joining in the narrative.
"Yes, Lady Jiang has saved a lot of lives, and she treats us all equally, not just saving the high-status guards and ignoring the lives of us low-ranking soldiers."
"We were terribly seasick on the boat. Those young masters had their own medicine and never thought of us—it was Lady Jiang who personally prepared the seasickness medicine for us. Otherwise, this old Feng would have vomited all the way there and back."
The other cooks listened with envy, and someone said, "Looking at Lord Jiang, he seems as stern as the King of Hell, but he managed to marry a wife with the Buddha’s Heart."
Old Feng slapped the man on the back, laughing, "Don’t talk nonsense. Lord Jiang is a young hero; even with just one eye, he’s still much better looking than you."
The man who was teased grinned and grimaced in pain, disagreeing, "How can someone with only one eye be good-looking? You’re just good at sucking up."
Old Feng and everyone else burst into laughter, "It’s just a metaphor, you don’t know how skilled Officer Jiang is in martial arts..."
In the Firehead Camp, the cooks were bustling around and having spirited conversations, mainly discussing Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun, though the two of them had no idea they had become the object of everyone’s gossip in the camp.
Old Feng and his comrades were almost done with their tasks when a young cook ran in and said loudly, "Head Feng, guess what I just overheard at the toilet?"
"What could you have heard? Did you run there specifically to eavesdrop by the wall root?" Old Feng, an old soldier of the Firehead Camp, was also the leader of the cooks.
"I heard Team Leader Li Maoshi cursing Mrs. Jiang, telling his subordinates that a woman like her shouldn’t be attending meetings to discuss military affairs. He also said that the claims about her having good medical skills were just to give Officer Jiang face, questioning what kind of medical skills a young woman could have, at most able to treat some gynecological diseases. But we’re all men in this military camp, what could she possibly treat?"
As the young cook rattled on, he added, "He also said that Mrs. Jiang will surely be scared stiff when she goes up the mountain, and told his men not to protect her if there’s trouble, assuring them that she’ll end up crying from fright."
"Damn it! That son of a bitch Li Maoshi, is he instigating his men to kill Mrs. Jiang?" Old Feng slammed his hand on the chopping board beside him, nearly causing the knife stuck in the board to bounce off, "Mrs. Jiang is my life-saving benefactor, I won’t allow him to harm my benefactor like this. Come on, if you’re a man, follow me to settle this matter with them!"
The Firehead Camp was full of cooks, none of whom could compare to the Vanguard Camp in fighting or physical capability. Yet at that moment, everyone was stirred up. Although they dared not grab kitchen knives, they each picked up either a soup ladle or a spatula and marched straight to the Vanguard Camp’s encampment.
On the way, some people saw the Firehead Camp appearing to cause a disturbance and couldn’t help asking about it. Old Feng didn’t conceal anything, saying loudly, "That bastard Li Maoshi was badmouthing Mrs. Jiang behind her back, even telling his men not to protect her when they go up the mountain. Isn’t that tantamount to killing our benefactor? I, Old Feng, repay kindness with kindness and settle scores accordingly. I may not be as high-ranking as he is, but I also have the strength to fight it out with him!"
Soon, someone hurried to report the incident to the main general and deputy general’s camps. Before long, Jiang Yichun and Bai Ruozhu were also informed. Jiang Yichun sneered, "Serves him right, that Li Maoshi deserves a beating!"
Bai Ruozhu gave him a glance, saying, "Let’s go and try to calm them down. We have bandits to suppress tomorrow morning, and a serious ruckus could affect tomorrow’s plans."
"Don’t worry, these are all old soldiers. They know where to draw the line when causing a scene, and they can’t afford to face military law," Jiang Yichun said with a smile as he playfully lifted a loose strand of hair from Bai Ruozhu’s ear, "It turns out my wife is even more popular than I am around here. No one here would get worked up like this over a bad word against me, let alone if someone came to hit me."
Moved by the incident, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help smiling at the sour note in Jiang Yichun’s voice, "Sometimes, people’s thoughts are very simple. Treat others well, and they will treat you well in return. Enough with your jokes, let’s go take a look. I don’t want this to blow up, or else I’ll be seen as a scourge."
Jiang Yichun did not protest further, and wrapping his arm around her waist, they walked outside the tent. Bai Ruozhu cast him a sidelong glance; his hand on her waist was clearly marking his territory.
When the two arrived at Team Leader Li’s encampment, they were taken aback. It was a good thing they came; otherwise, a major incident could have erupted!
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