Pihanjin - Chapter 25

Early the next morning, Xie Changgeng and Mu Fulan left Beijing for Hexi.

Because there was an abnormality in Xiu Tucheng, the most northerly border city there, he needed to rush there as soon as possible, so although the two left Beijing together, their schedules were different.

He only took a few people on the road lightly, while Mu Fulan rode in a carriage designed for long distances, escorted by a group of entourages, along the official road to the northwest, traveling during the day, staying at the post house at night, and heading to the Hexi Festival. Go to Guzang City, where the Dufu is located.

Before going out, Mu Fulan asked Xie Changgeng how he would arrange for him in the future after he went there.

His answer was very straightforward, saying that he had asked her to come over from Empress Liu in the name of the couple. She must go to Gu Zang first. After getting there, after a while, she wants to go back, and then she finds an excuse to go back.

His statement made Mu Fulan feel relieved, but what followed was an unbearable wait.

In her dream, it was all Xi’er’s reluctant eyes looking back at her that day.

It’s only been a few days since we were apart, and she couldn’t stop thinking about him.

How she wanted to go back immediately, to be with Xier who came back after she lost.

No matter how fast she traveled, it was impossible to talk to Xie Changgeng on the same day, but in order to get there as soon as possible, and to return to Changsha as soon as possible, she also hurryed all the way.

The people who traveled with her didn’t know the inside story. Seeing her tireless walking, they thought she wanted to go to reunite with Xie Jiedu as soon as possible, so how dare she be lazy? This group of people worked together, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and finally arrived at Guzang City on this day.

Guzang is known as the guardian of the northwest, and the world is at the forefront of the world. It is the military and political center of this dynasty in the northwest, and it is located on the border. The people are fierce and not afraid of death.

On the day Mu Fulan arrived, the heavy snow had just stopped for several days and nights. The snow and ice ridges covering the tall and heavy city gates gleamed in the sun. There were many vendors and people coming and going in the city. .

Jiedushi’s mansion is located in the north of the city. Xie Changgeng arrived ten days ago. People are not here now and haven’t come back from Xiu Tucheng.

The steward welcomed the group in. After settling down, the next day, the officials and wives of officials in the city heard the news and came to visit them one after another. Mu Fulan had been busy with socializing for a few days. That night, Xie Changgeng also returned to the city and returned to the Jiedu envoy’s residence. He found that Mu Fulan had arrived so many days early, and looked at her as if a little surprised.

The two naturally lived in the same room. Before going to bed, he saw Mu Fulan standing in front of the only bed in the room, his eyes staring at him quietly, as if waiting for him to go to bed first, he turned around expressionlessly, and like before, he took another step from the closet. I took the auxiliary bed cover, put it on the couch, and fell asleep.

Mu Fulan had no intention of forcing him to sleep separately from her.

Although the thought of sharing a bed with him was extremely uncomfortable, even disgusting, but no matter what, he owed him a huge favor just for helping him get out this time.

Human love is like a debt, and sooner or later it will be repaid.

She has nothing to use to repay her favor now. There is only one person left.

If he wanted, she would not refuse.

Of course, as it is now, he still despises her chaste body, which is the best.

Although Mu Fulan wanted to discuss with him immediately about when she would go back, she knew that this was not appropriate.

He should have spent a lot of time to bring himself out. It was not the right time to leave after just a few days.

She has to wait patiently.

In the next few days, Xie Changgeng didn’t see anyone very much, and she did nothing, and sometimes changed her clothes and went out during the day. I came to the market one day, wandered past a stall, and saw a children’s hat made of local yak leather. It was very cute. I saw it and bought it.

The maid asked with a smile, “Master, who bought this hat to wear?”

Mu Fulan smiled without saying a word, put away her fur hat, and strolled around for a while, intending to leave. When she passed a medical clinic on the side of the road, she saw a few native men holding a seven- or eight-year-old child. He rushed inside, and soon, there was a loud noise from inside, and he stopped.

Those natives were talking to the Langzhong inside with words she couldn’t understand, and they looked very anxious, and Langzhong waved his hands again and again, “It has nothing to do with me! I only prescribe the medicine for the disease, if it can’t be cured, you will kill me. , I can’t do anything either!”

Mu Fulan asked the guards who came out with them what they said. The guard can speak the local dialect. After asking a few questions in the past, he came back and said, “These people are natives nearby. For some reason in the village these days, many people have vomited and diarrhea, and the high fever does not go away, and the same is true for this child. A few days ago After taking the medicine prescribed by this man, not only did it not get better, but it got worse, and when I saw it was about to die, my lord picked him up early in the morning and asked him to treat him again!”

“Master Weng, the natives are sick on weekdays, and they all take their own local medicines. They came to the city to find Langzhong. There are not many good Langzhong here. They are similar to military doctors. , you will be blessed.”

The guard spoke again.

The noise inside grew louder. When a middle-aged man saw Lang Zhong shirk, with an angry look on his face, he pulled out his waist knife and inserted it into the door of the pharmacy with a thud, and a large hole was inserted into the door.

Lang Zhong knew that these natives were sturdy, always disobedient to discipline, fearful, and shouted for help.

Mu Fulan pushed away the passers-by surrounding the door and walked in.

The child was lying flat on the table, with his eyes closed, with a high fever, dry tongue, dying, and very weak.

In the years before she got married at the age of sixteen, at Yaoweng’s place, she helped to see many people who came to seek medical treatment. For many diseases, it is not only limited to the understanding of medical books.

She took the child’s pulse, checked the tongue coating, and asked the steward to ask the adults about the symptoms, and then she knew that the child had severe dysentery.

Everyone saw that a beautiful young woman came in, as if she was in the middle of the family. She took care of the child, stopped arguing, and looked at them all.

The guard did not expect that Mrs. Jiedushi would see a doctor, and was stunned for a while. Hearing that the maid said that Lord Weng used to study medicine, he reacted and hurriedly said, “She is Mrs. Jiedu and can see a doctor, you all get out of the way!”

When the natives heard that she would see a doctor, they pushed Lang Zhong away and hurried over.

Lang Zhong was still in shock when he heard that this woman was actually the wife of Jiedushi, so he also came over, bowed and saluted, while complaining, “Ma’am, this child is suffering from dysentery. When they brought him over to show me a few days ago, it was already Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, inability to eat, there is the appearance of septicemia. To treat this disease, we should use fallen products, nothing more than the genus of betel nut, citrus aurantium, thick and simple rhubarb. If it can’t be cured, I can’t help it. These people are really fierce , you saw it just now, but I didn’t count, but you even drew a knife to kill me! Madam, you know medicine too, so you have to decide for the villain—”

Yao Weng once told her that in treating this disease, if the cause is not identified and the drugs are used, half of the patients will be effective, and half of the patients will not be effective. From the description of the local people in Fangcai that many people in the village are like this, plus this season, it can be inferred that it is not caused by external factors, but abscess caused by unclean diet. A weak person, if not treated properly, will die in severe cases.

She took a closer look for the child, prescribed the recipe taught by Yao Weng, and told Lang Zhong to immediately grab the medicine to make soup, and then asked someone to fetch a bowl of warm salt water to feed the child.

After the medicine was boiled, I slowly fed it to the child, and it was impossible for it to take effect so quickly. After asking, I learned that the village is some way from here. It takes more than an hour to go out of the city. The child is really weak, so I told him not to transport it back and forth. Find a place nearby to settle down, take medicine on time, and replenish salt water slowly. To observe the aftermath, if you have something to do, go to the Jiedu Shifu to call yourself.

Those people were grateful and knelt down and kowtowed to her.

After Mu Fulan returned, he did not mention this to Xie Changgeng that night. The next day, she was worried and went again. When the natives saw her coming, they looked happy and thanked them again and again.

It turns out that the child’s condition has stabilized. Not only did the diarrhea and vomiting gradually stop last night, but his spirit is much better today.

Mu Fulan was also very happy that the medicine was effective, and took another look for the child. On the same day, at the request of the natives, she went to the village to see a doctor for them, and then asked about the source of drinking water, and learned that the whole village took one sip. In the well, they suspected that the water source was polluted, and asked not to use it again, seal the old well, and find another water source.

That night, when she returned to the city after her work, it was already dark.

After a busy day and the road was bumpy again, Mu Fulan felt a little tired and ate something hastily. After taking a bath, she didn’t wait for Xie Changgeng to return, so she went to bed.

Xie Changgeng returned at Xu, and the steward welcomed him in and said happily, “Sir, I didn’t expect Lord Weng to treat the disease. I went to see a doctor for the natives in the past two days. If we see the enemy, the village does not allow us to step in, but this time we are respectful and respectful, and this is the first time I have seen it here for many years.”

A hundred years ago, in order to open up this place, the imperial court had a conflict with the natives, killing many people at that time. Although this place has become a city, and the descendants of those natives are also under the jurisdiction, they are still extremely hostile to the official army. It is no wonder that the steward is surprised.

The princess of Changsha is half a student of Yaoweng, and she has also treated the cat in her own home before. Xie Changgeng was not surprised when he heard the news. He wanted to ask about the situation of the patients in the native village, so he went back to his room and pushed in the door.

It wasn’t very late at this time. A few nights ago, she hadn’t slept yet at this o’clock, but now there was no one in the room, and the bed net was low.

Xie Changgeng walked over, called “Ms. Mu”, and opened the tent.

Mu Fulan had already fallen asleep.

She slept so deeply that she didn’t wake up even when she pushed the door and called her.

There was a ground fire dragon under the floor tiles of the house, and the room was very hot. She was probably sleeping hot. Not only was a section of snow-white legs and feet kicked out of the quilt and exposed, but her head was also pressed down a little. The collar was slightly wrinkled, and under the folds, there was a trace of snow, looming. His face was like a hibiscus, his elbows were like jade lotus roots, and a thin layer of sweat seemed to be oozing out between his neck and chest.

Xie Changgeng held the bed curtain in his hand, his eyes fixed, and he watched silently for a while, when he suddenly saw that she seemed to be aware, the barefoot that was closest to him shrank by the side of the bed, and his eyelashes moved a few times, as if he was about to When he woke up, he put down the bed tent, held his breath, and took a few steps back silently.

There was a slight sound of turning over from the tent, and it soon became quiet again.

Xie Changgeng exhaled slowly, turned away without looking behind him again.

For the next period of time, Mu Fulan worked tirelessly. Every morning and evening, he went out of the city and returned to the city, and continued to treat the elderly, weak and seriously ill people in the village who were inconvenient to walk. be late.

Xie Changgeng didn’t seem to see him, he didn’t ask any questions, and he didn’t interfere at all.

Half a month later, on this evening, he went out to patrol for a few days before returning to the city. He returned to the Jiedu envoy’s mansion in a turbulent manner, and found that she was no longer there. He asked the steward and learned that the patients in the village had already been cured, but Weng Zhu is still very busy. In recent days, people have frequently come to ask her to see a doctor. The military doctor also came today, saying that some soldiers were sick, and he was not sure, so he invited her over.

“I went there in the afternoon, ordinarily I should be back at this time. Or, the villain should go and see?” the steward asked.

Xie Changgeng said no. He went back to his room, took a shower and changed his clothes, but Mu Fulan hadn’t returned.

The maid came to invite him to dinner.

He glanced at the darkening sky outside and went out.