Chapter 63: The Art of Teaching Others (Part 2)

  "So, thank you for your help." Wang Kuang was delighted to see Huang Liang take the initiative to propose a solution. This way, as long as he could get into the ears of the powerful people in the court and be mentioned by others, then according to the psychological factor of first come, first served, he would have an insurance policy.

  "Second Master, don't be too excited yet. Do you know who the master and servant were a few days ago?" At this time, the wine and dishes had already been served. Huang Liang took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of braised pork foot, and put it in his mouth. After chewing for a while, he felt a burst of flavors, especially when mixed with warm wine in his mouth. His tongue transmitted wave after wave of different tastes - numbing, spicy, sweet, and salty. Suddenly, Huang Liang felt invigorated, and his whole body felt comfortable. He didn't want to swallow it down. However, looking at the other dishes on the table, he chewed for a while and swallowed. After finishing, he leaned back, closed his eyes, and savored the flavor for a moment before speaking to Wang Kuang. Originally, he had only planned to help out a bit, but after eating this one mouthful of pork foot, he changed his mind. No matter what, he had to help Wang Erlang thoroughly resolve this matter.

  "It was only heard that Lin Xiaolang mentioned it, and it seemed to be the child of a certain prime minister's family in Beijing, but Lin Xiaolang was also uncertain, and he could only infer from the style of the jade pendant on his hat. The jade was actually secretly removed by Li Dabao at Wang Kuang's request, just to have a clue for investigation. Ordinary families dare not wear jade on their hats, and even Huang Liang did not wear jade on his hat."

  "Chang Sun's family. Does Second Brother know?" Huang Liang threw another peanut into his mouth at this time.

  "Is that the Zhangsun family? Could it be Young Master Zhangsun?" Wang Kuang was shocked, thinking to himself that he had been trying to figure out how to avoid becoming enemies with the GongSun family in the future. But now, without realizing it, he had already provoked a member of the GongSun family. He couldn't help but think that if only he had endured a bit more back then, things wouldn't be so troublesome now.

  In reality, Wang Kuang was also someone who liked to reflect on past events. His own personality was such that he couldn't tolerate things, and as a result, he had offended many people in the past, which is why he had changed companies so many times. Once a person's personality takes shape, it's extremely difficult to change it again unless something major happens.

  Even though Wang Kuang's transmigration could be considered a major event, it hadn't had much of an impact on his personality. Therefore, if such a thing were to happen again, Wang Kuang would still be unable to hold back.

  "What's wrong? I heard that Zhang Sun's family, the second son is afraid?" Huang Liang was enjoying the process of teasing Wang Kuang, being able to make the person who made Lin County Magistrate eat a turtle eat a turtle in his own hands, what a delightful thing. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Kuang with a flustered face, secretly laughing in his heart.

  "Is what you said true? Are the two of them really from the Zhangsun family?" Wang Kuang asked another question, but after seeing the smile in Huang Liang's eyes, he felt at ease. Since Huang Liang could sit so calmly, he must have had a plan to deal with it. So after asking this sentence, he didn't speak again, but picked up his chopsticks and slowly and steadily picked up a piece of braised tofu and put it in his mouth, chewing twice before swallowing, then took another sip of wine, only then looking at Huang Liang again.

  This kid is slick, Huang Liang saw Wang Kuang was only absent-minded for a while, and gradually calmed down. In his heart, he secretly praised: Indeed, he is smarter than others, even my subtle expression was seen through by him.

  "It's indeed the Zhangsun family, but not the main line, rather a side branch of the Zhangsun family." Huang Liang saw that Wang Kuang was no longer in a hurry, so he also slowed down and started chatting with Wang Kuang while eating.

  After half a round of drinks, Wang Kuang finally found out that the master and servant were Longsun Jia's distant nephew, named Longsun Ao, who was almost out of the five mourning periods. He usually didn't get his way in the Longsun household, but not getting his way at home didn't stop him from relying on his family background to bully people outside. Some time ago, he relied on his family background to bully people in Chang'an and was reported to Empress Longsun, so he had no choice but to use the excuse of traveling to study to come to Jiangnan to avoid trouble. Last month, Longsun Ao had been to Yangzhou, and Huang Liang's son had met him while studying in Chang'an, so he knew his vengeful personality and was worried that he would cause trouble in Jiankang, causing trouble for his father, so he wrote a letter to Huang Liang reminding him to be careful of this person. However, it didn't occur to him that Longsun Ao would come to Jiankang on the first day and cause such a commotion at Furu Inn before even settling down. Later, he came to the prefecture to ask for help, but heard that Huang Liang and Lin Ming had a good relationship with Furu Inn, and the head of the prefecture was also the older brother of the young man who clashed with him. Knowing that things couldn't be settled amicably, his face wouldn't be able to hold up, so he left Jiankang dejectedly on the same day.

  Now that we know the other party is from the Zhangsun family, it's easier to plan a counter-strategy. Moreover, most of Zhangsun Chong's connections are in Chang'an, while I am in Jiankang, so there should be no immediate worries.

  Ke Huang Liang didn't think so, in his opinion, this Wang Jia Er Lang was not a mediocre person. First, he presented the General's cabinet, and then there was the big harvest of sweet potatoes this year, and last year he even made a hot pepper sauce that was said to be selling for 300 coins per can in Chang'an. These were just the obvious things, and there were many other events that took place at the Fuli Inn, all of which had Wang Jia Er Lang's shadow behind them. A person like this, if he could build a good relationship with him, would certainly bring benefits to himself in the future.

  "I heard that Second Brother cured a patient with rheumatism just by eating food, and now he can even get out of bed? He can turn white hair black and restore hearing to the deaf. Second Brother's skills are impressive!" Huang Liang stretched out his chopsticks, trying to pick up the last piece of braised tofu, but ended up empty-handed. He looked up to see Wang Kuang's mouth moving and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You little brat, you're actually competing with me for food! I reckon in all of Jian'an, only you, Wang Erlang, would dare to compete with me. How interesting, how interesting!" He turned his chopsticks around and picked up a piece of pumpkin cake, taking a bite: "Not bad, not bad. Your hands are indeed skilled, Second Brother. I really want to crack open your skull and see what's inside." Unconsciously, Huang Liang began addressing Wang Kuang as "old man", setting aside his official title and speaking to him as an elder would.

  "It was just a coincidence, I used to like listening to the traveling Taoist priests and monks in our village when I was young, they would brag about these things, I thought it was interesting, so I remembered them. However, many ingredients are actually medicine, so using food as therapy can work for some illnesses." Wang Kuang now knows that the Plantago Asiatica he used to dig up in the temple has a poetic name "Ze Xie", which was told to him by Wang Xiao, and people who recite poetry like to use Ze Xie as a subject. Plantago Asiatica is both medicine and edible, it makes sense when I say so myself.

  "Oh? Does Erlang have any effective methods for treating consumption with diet therapy?" Huang Liang asked again.

  Consumption? This Wang Kuang understands, Mr. Lu has never written about eating human blood steamed buns to treat consumption, has he? Consumption is just tuberculosis. Why did Huang Liang suddenly ask this? Wang Kuang fell into deep thought, could it be that...?

  "Did you think of this?" Wang Kuang raised his thumb and pointed upwards.

  "Alas, now that others won't say it, I'll have to say you're a demon myself." Huang Liang narrowed his eyes and looked Wang Kuang up and down: "Let me take a look, has your tail slipped out? I've heard that no matter how well demons disguise themselves as humans, their tails can never be fully hidden."

  "You made me laugh, you know that I usually have nothing to do and like to listen to those traveling merchants talk about gossip. Moreover, you mentioned Empress Changsun earlier, so I thought of that too." Wang Kuang scratched his head: "This illness is really hard to cure with food therapy, I haven't heard of anyone being cured by eating. However, I can give you a prescription as an auxiliary treatment."

  It's really a blessing in disguise, Wang Kuang exclaimed in his heart, truly grateful for the tuberculosis he had when he was young. The dietary restrictions of those years were still vividly remembered, otherwise there wouldn't be the food-loving Wang Kuang later on, all thanks to those years of following the doctor's orders on diet and daily routine. As for other things, Wang Kuang didn't dare say a word, he knew nothing about medicine, only some superficial knowledge from watching TV or reading books in his later years.

  "Oh? Is there really a way?" Huang Liang couldn't help but feel great joy, this was a good thing that benefited both others and himself. At the very least, even if Wang Kuang's recipe for food therapy couldn't cure the problem, it wouldn't have any adverse effects either, unlike medicine, where a tiny mistake could be fatal. If Wang Kuang really had a solution, not only would his own problem be easily resolved, but he would also gain enormous benefits.

  "There is, but it still mainly relies on Langzhong. This prescription for food can only alleviate the pain and cannot cure the disease." Wang Kuang said with certainty.

  "So, Second Brother, what are you worried about? Let's drink and eat." Huang Liang was feeling very optimistic, Wang Kuang had helped him twice before, once making Sun the shopkeeper "regain his youth", and he himself had been eating his mud loach for many years, which made his body much stronger. And as for Wang Wu's situation, he also understood it well. With so many examples in front of him, Wang Kuang said there was a way, and he believed that there must be a way. It seemed that this time's food would definitely be delicious.

  "But even if I were to offer a prescription, it probably wouldn't be adopted anyway." As just an ordinary citizen and not a famous doctor, why would anyone believe me?

  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Huang Liang took a small sip of wine and leaned in to whisper a few words into Wang Kuang's ear, who smiled with joy.

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