Chapter 1639: An Elder Sister Is Like a Mother

Jiang Hao quickly returned to Hangzhou after burrowing through the earth. He appeared on the street in an alley. Hangzhou was a bustling city with a constant flow of people on the street. The shops on both sides were doing a booming business. Jiang Hao walked into a pharmacy when he passed by it.

The clerk hurried over and asked with a smile: "What medicine does this guest want to get? Do you have a prescription?"

"It's not for medical treatment. I just need to get some medicine for other purposes, fish glue, alum." Jiang Hao named four or five herbs. These Chinese herbs are used to make human skin masks.

"Another two taels of cinnabar." This is used for drawing talismans.

The clerk quickly got the dosage according to Jiang Hao's request. The counter counted the bill, a total of four hundred and sixty coins, mainly because cinnabar was too expensive. Jiang Hao touched his pocket and took out a piece of broken silver. The shopkeeper weighed it and found fifty or so copper coins. Jiang Hao looked at the pile of copper coins in his hand. This was all his wealth now.

He walked out of the pharmacy with the medicine, pretending to put it into his sleeve, but actually put it into the space.

There was a paper shop not far away. Jiang Hao bought a roll of yellow paper and spent all the remaining money. Now he was completely clean.

He still had a lot of things to buy. He had to find a way to get some money.

Walking on the street, admiring the ancient folk customs of Hangzhou, it didn't take long for him to reach his sister Xu Jiaorong's house. He walked in without notifying. Xu Jiaorong heard the voice and came out from the side door. Seeing that it was Xu Xian, she showed a loving smile on her face.

"Hanwen, you are here. I thought you would come today when it was a day off." Xu Jiaorong stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Hao's hands and said.

"Sister."

Jiang Hao called out.

Their parents died early, and the siblings depended on each other. The eldest sister is like a mother. Xu Xian was raised by Xu Jiaorong, and she loved this younger brother very much.

Xu Jiaorong looked at the clothes on Jiang Hao and said, "You must live in the private school. You will wear clothes for several days. Remember to bring back those dirty clothes and I will wash them for you."

"I know." Jiang Hao smiled and nodded in response.

Jiang Hao has brothers and sisters, but no elder sister. He has never felt the love of his elder sister. It is really good to be loved and cared for by someone.

At this time, another person came in. It was Li Gongfu, who was wearing a police uniform. Li Gongfu was holding a piece of meat in his hand. When he saw Jiang Hao, he smiled and said, "Hanwen is here. It's just right. I bought some meat and we will have braised pork later."

Xu Jiaorong was about to take the meat, but Li Gongfu dodged, "Hey, don't move. I'll chop the meat."

"The kitchen is not a place for you men." Xu Jiaorong said, taking the meat from his hand.

"But your body." Li Gongfu said with some worry.

Xu Jiaorong rolled her eyes at Li Gongfu, with a bit of shyness, "How can you be so delicate? You talk to Hanwen, I'll go cook."

Then she turned and went to the kitchen.

Jiang Hao understood what was going on and looked at Li Gongfu. Li Gongfu asked Jiang Hao to sit down at the small table in the yard and whispered with a happy face: "I have good news for you. Your sister is pregnant. Hehe."

Li Gongfu's face was wrinkled with laughter.

"Jiaorong suddenly retched two days ago. I was worried that she was sick, so I took her to see a doctor. The doctor took her pulse and said that she was pregnant. We have been married for more than two years and finally there is something going on." Li Gongfu said happily.

Jiang Hao thought that although Xu Jiaorong and Li Gongfu's family did not appear in the Green Snake movie, the TV series explained that Xu Jiaorong later gave birth to a daughter, who was Xu Xian's niece, named Li Bilian.

Jiang Hao stood up and walked to the kitchen door. Looking at the busy Xu Jiaorong, he said, "Sister, my brother-in-law said that you are pregnant. You should be careful in the future. Let me cook today?"

Xu Jiaorong looked back at Jiang Hao, "What can you cook? Cooking is not something you can do. I am not a lady from a rich family. Whose wife does not give birth to a child? If she is pregnant, she will become a young lady. That is a wealthy family with a bunch of maids serving her."

Jiang Hao had to go back.

Chatting with Li Gongfu about Qiantang County, the food was ready and served on the table. The family was ready to eat. Jiang Hao did not move his chopsticks, but said, "Sister, give me your hand, I will check your pulse."

Xu Jiaorong was stunned, "Can you check your pulse?"

"Of course."

Putting three fingers on Xu Jiaorong's wrist and inputting a ray of spiritual power, Jiang Hao quickly found out Xu Jiaorong's physical condition. Xu Jiaorong was indeed pregnant. She worked hard all year round and her body was considered strong, so everything was fine.

However, Jiang Hao still input a stream of spiritual power into him to nourish his body and make Xu Jiaorong and the fetus healthier.

"It's a happy pulse. It's been two and a half months. My sister is in good health. The fetus is also healthy. The pulse is strong. It should be a girl." Jiang Hao said.

Li Gongfu looked at Jiang Hao and said in surprise, "Han Wen, you are really good at treating illnesses. When did you learn medical skills? How come we don't know?"

Jiang Hao smiled faintly, "In fact, I have learned it a long time ago. It has been two years. I failed the exam many times before. Teaching can only make a living. I thought that I would have to make a living in the future. The ancient sages said that if you can't be a good prime minister, you can be a good doctor, so I bought a few medical books to study."

"It's a coincidence that later I met a Taoist priest who was a traveling doctor. I talked about medical skills unintentionally. The Taoist priest's medical skills were very advanced. He admired me very much and taught me a lot. My current medical skills are actually not a problem for me to open a clinic."

Jiang Hao said this to lay the foundation for showing his skills in the future, so as not to surprise them too much.

If these adventure stories told by Jiang Hao were put in modern times, no one would believe them. They are considered to be adventure stories that are common on the street, but people in ancient times believed them without a doubt.

Xu Jiaorong was pleasantly surprised, "Really? It turns out that Hanwen had already made plans in his mind. That's good. Then my sister will be relieved."

Li Gongfu nodded and said, "Many Taoist priests are very magical. Some of them are very capable. They travel the world, practicing medicine and saving people while slaying demons and exorcising monsters."

He is a constable and has seen many strange things.

After saying this, Li Gongfu remembered what Jiang Hao had just said, "Hanwen, you just checked your sister's pulse. Is your sister pregnant with a girl?"

Xu Jiaorong's face sank, "Why, you are disgusted before the baby is born."

Li Gongfu waved his hand quickly and said with a smile, "No, no, what are you thinking? I like daughters. The first daughter is the best. I can take care of her when I have a younger brother in the future."

Xu Jiaorong snorted lightly and smiled.

"Hurry up and eat, otherwise it will be cold. Hanwen, try this braised pork." Xu Jiaorong picked up a piece of fat meat for Jiang Hao and put it in the bowl.

Li Gongfu took two mouthfuls of rice and asked, "Will Hanwen still take the imperial examination?"

Xu Jiaorong also looked at her younger brother.

"Yes, I will take the exam if I have the chance." Jiang Hao said.

Xu Jiaorong smiled.

He naturally hoped that his younger brother could pass the imperial examination, have a good future, and bring honor to the Xu family.

After a happy meal, Jiang Hao came to the room where he used to live. It was clean and tidy. Although he had moved out for two years, he still kept it for him. Every day on his day off, he would come back to stay for a day.

There was a new set of clothes on the bed. Jiang Hao took off the clothes he had worn for a few days, changed into a new Confucian shirt, and wore clean soap boots and a black lacquered headscarf on his head. Although his clothes were ordinary, he could not hide his chic temperament.

Sitting on the desk, Jiang Hao took out the yellow paper and cinnabar. The Heavenly Master Seal and the Heavenly Fox Pen were in the space. The yellow paper was smoothed, the Heavenly Fox Pen was covered with cinnabar, and the left hand pinched the spell, and the right hand pen quickly wrote. The spiritual power flowed in one go, and soon a high-level amulet was drawn.

The high-level talisman was completed, and the spiritual power surged. He picked up the Heavenly Master Seal next to him and stamped it on the Taoist talisman. The spiritual power on the Taoist talisman was instantly condensed and sealed inside.

Then he drew more than a dozen high-level talismans and dozens of intermediate talismans for backup. Now that he has reached the peak of the Golden Core cultivation, his spiritual power is abundant. He can draw dozens of talismans at a time, and he has not reached the limit yet.

It was just afternoon at this time. Jiang Hao heard some movement next to him. It should be Li Gongfu who woke up and was about to go to the yamen for duty. Jiang Hao walked over and said, "Brother-in-law, I'll give you something."

"Oh, give me something, what?" Li Gongfu was very surprised.

This brother-in-law usually gives him things by himself, but this is the first time he gives him something.

Jiang Hao took out two folded talismans.

"One amulet, one sword and weapon hemostasis amulet. The amulet can keep you safe. If you encounter evil spirits, you can take it out and hold it in your palm. The sword and weapon hemostasis amulet can stop bleeding and save lives. It is effective for multiple injuries. Just light it and melt it in the bowl and drink it."

Li Gongfu looked at the two amulets in Jiang Hao's hand, "Where did you get them from? Did you get cheated? I have seen many quacks who draw and sell amulets?"

"I drew them myself." Jiang Hao said.

Li Gongfu wanted to roll his eyes at this moment. Okay, you drew them yourself, but you are not as good as those quacks and scammers. At least those scammers can fool people.

"You learned medicine from that traveling Taoist priest, and you also learned to draw amulets?" Li Gongfu asked.

"Not only medicine, but also drawing amulets, blessing, swordsmanship, etc." Jiang Hao said.

If Jiang Hao does something beyond their understanding in the future, they can just bring out this non-existent master.

It was the first time that his brother-in-law gave him a gift, even if it was just a ghost painting talisman, Li Gongfu decided to accept it, took out his purse and put two talismans in it.

"I'm going to work."

He left.

After Li Gongfu left, Jiang Hao took out another talisman, a high-level house-building talisman, and directly hit it on the pillars and beams of Li Gongfu's house. With this talisman, evil spirits would never dare to invade this house, and ghosts and monsters would retreat. Xu Jiaorong was pregnant, and it would be troublesome if she was accidentally invaded by evil spirits.

"Sister, I'm going back to the academy."

Jiang Hao found Xu Jiaorong who was sewing shoe soles under a tree in the yard and said.

"Aren't you going to sleep at home today?"

"No, go back to read." Jiang Hao said.

All parents will not stop their children from reading and studying, and the same goes for sisters. Xu Jiaorong did not persuade him to stay. She stood up and searched her body, grabbed Jiang Hao's hand, and stuffed the thing into his palm.

Jiang Hao opened his hand and saw that it was a piece of silver, weighing about two taels.

"You need to study and socialize with your classmates, so you have to spend money." Xu Jiaorong said while tidying up Jiang Hao's clothes.

Being a teacher in a private school only earns two and a half taels of silver a month, which is just enough to make a living. The only benefit is that you can read books in the academy, but this salary can't do anything at all.

Holding the silver in his hand, Jiang Hao thought to himself that in modern times, Xu Jiaorong is definitely a brother-supporting demon, but he feels so comfortable to have a sister who cares and loves him.