The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 244 - 170: Ten Taels of Silver (Part 3)

After saying that, he looked at Chun Ning. Chun Ning blinked; it turned out Brother Zhao brought it as a gift for Sister.

I almost blurted it out just now. Luckily, I didn’t, otherwise the surprise Brother Zhao prepared for Sister would have been ruined.

"What is this?"

Chun Nuan opened the wooden box in surprise, only to find it wrapped in cloth. Upon opening it, she saw yellowed pages, and upon closer inspection, was even more surprised.

"For me?"

"Yes, for you, but it has some flaws," Zhao Minghua said. "However, rest assured, it can be restored."

"I’ve been seeking this book for many years. Ever since I heard about it, I’ve been on the lookout, but unfortunately, I’ve never had the chance to find it." Chun Nuan was very pleased to hold it. "Who knew one day I would truly obtain it? Thank you, I really like it."

Chun Ning... originally, I didn’t realize Brother Zhao already knew what my sister likes.

"I guessed you would like it," Xia Minghua said. "It needs some restoration, don’t worry, I can do it. However, I don’t understand medicine or the flow of meridians and need your guidance."

"Certainly, let’s collaborate to restore this book."

"I also promised Manager Wen that after fixing it, I would show it to him."

"Just to look at it?"

Everything has its pros and cons; in the hands of a righteous person, this book can benefit humanity.

If it falls into the wrong hands, there would be no limits to its misuse.

"Just to look, he came across it by chance and asked me for help, so he specially gave the book to me,"

Chun Nuan found this somewhat suspicious.

He didn’t think Zhao Minghua had any special expertise in ancient books and antiques, given that he wasn’t even interested in pursuing the imperial examinations. How would he have studied these things?

"I can vouch for this. Brother Zhao and Manager Wen agreed on it this way."

Chun Nuan instinctively glanced at Zhao Minghua: This person, hiding quite a lot indeed.

Chun Nuan’s suspicions were confirmed.

In the following days, Chun Nuan worked at night sketching out the missing meridian diagrams on the ancient book and took three months to perfect it.

"You’re truly a talented lady."

Zhao Minghua was very moved by the meridian illustrations she drew. "Coming to Shu City and Changzhou was truly a burying of talent."

"If I hadn’t come to Changzhou, I might not have ever had the chance to come across this ancient book." Chun Nuan was quite open-minded, feeling everything was destined.

"Right, right, that makes sense." Zhao Minghua thought to himself, indeed, if the incident with the Xiao family hadn’t occurred, how would he have found such a capable fiancée?

"I’ve supplemented everything necessary, now it’s up to you."

"No problem, leave it to me."

Zhao Minghua took the ancient book and returned ten days later to find Chun Nuan.

"Open it and take a look."

Filled with anticipation, Chun Nuan opened it and was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

"How did you do it?"

She even suspected Zhao Minghua sought help from someone. "You can restore ancient books?"

"When I was little, I wandered around when idle. A neighboring old man was sick and alone, with no one to care for him. I brought him food and drink, asked my grandfather to treat his illness. After recovering, the old gentleman taught me all his skills,"

Zhao Minghua spoke casually.

"You know me, I don’t have much patience, but strangely, he made me calm down to restore ancient books, saying it was a unique conversation with ancient people. I really did understand. Since then, I’ve grown to love it." Zhao Minghua said, "Before passing, the old man left some things and a token for me, and I only then knew I became his only closed-door disciple."

Later, he learned that what the old man taught him was not just skills but also status, and the managers of study and antique shops all respected him greatly.

Even elderly people would call this young man not yet even twenty as Little Master Uncle.

Zhao Minghua didn’t want to be called old nor have his master’s affairs overly exposed, so he agreed on a uniform title: Mr. Zhao. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Chun Nuan listened, looking at Zhao Minghua with renewed admiration.

Well, this guy is incredibly lucky.

Just by doing a good deed, he ended up saving a master and learned all his skills.

"I think I’ve always been lucky," Zhao Minghua laughed. "You see, everyone I meet is quite talented, even a talented lady like you is mine."

"There you go talking nonsense again." Chun Nuan blushed, oh, this person is so unpredictable, being serious one moment and rambling the next.

"I’m not speaking nonsense, I’m stating facts," Zhao Minghua said. "You should review the book first. In a few days, I’ll take it to Shuzhou for Manager Wen to take a look and fulfill a wish of his."

"Alright."

Chun Nuan thought: My luck isn’t bad either. By just randomly choosing a collaboration partner, it turned out to be a deeply talented expert.