More than 200 merchant ships, nearly 30,000 people followed to the sea, more than a year of sea voyage inevitably some of the sick and died, the accompanying also followed the doctor, brought enough herbs, there are still people can not survive, a sea of life, as if such a corpse can not be brought back, so buried at sea.

This is a good thing to say, to make it clearer, and to throw it into the sea, some of the people who accompanied him also sacrificed a sacrifice, and some turned their heads and forgot, Shi Gui knew that going to sea was risky, if Shi Dad didn't want to get an extra injection of money, he wouldn't follow the official ship to sea.

There are many places to go, it is difficult to ensure that she will not be infected with local diseases, she first took a cursory look at what place she returned to, most of the place names are unknown to her, it is useless to know, the name is different, but you can also know which piece it is going to, there are more diseases there, even in the future generations there are many that cannot be cured, let alone now.

Shi Gui took a deep breath, this directory is very thick, and the transportation department is also meticulous, in case the boss wants to check the number of people, and he has to report the casualty list, and the top has to issue a pension, it is very meticulous to make a list, the military registration is a piece, and the civilian registration is another piece.

Shi Gui bit his lip, and saw it from above in the death list, but there were not many, about fifty people, a few times to go to sea, this is the third time, the standing medicines are all available, the fresh water is sufficient, and there are two ships that send bean sprouts on the way to sail, it is not easy to get sick after eating this, than specialized

It is much better to eat dry food.

This time the number of people is much smaller than the last time, Shi Gui's fingertips swept down, but the little official was speechless, Suizhou women's literacy is not news, but as soon as she dressed up as a girl, she looked like she was from the capital, and she was also literate, and she took the name of Master Ji in her hand, and she didn't dare to pick her up, so she looked through the pages page by page.

Shi Gui lifted her heart, and when she saw a stone word, her heart jumped for a while, but she didn't wait for her to breathe a sigh of relief, she saw the word stone written on it, and her lips lost blood in an instant, but when she looked down, her nationality and age were not right.

The name of the stone is too common, the name of the poor family is arbitrary, the name is smooth, I don't even remember the real name, there are several Wang Da Wu Er, if it is not written on it, there is a mistake.

Shi Gui read all the stone characters from the beginning, and finally let go of the heart she was carrying, there was no stone father in the death list, and she went to the sick list to check, this one was written in more detail, and she could bring the right medicine when she went to sea next time.

The imperial court also planned to send out merchant ships again, bring back the things and sell the things, go out once, the circulation of silver, precious stones, spices, ivory to drive the whole city shipping, and can attract foreign countries to come to the court, but also bring back many new things that have never been seen, the sage is an open emperor, this is especially the case, very willing to visit foreign countries, and there are seven or eight special clerks, to record what they see and hear.

This list is longer and more detailed, Shi Gui came from the morning to noon, one by one, she sat unconscious, but these officials came to see from time to time, but she took the name post, and she couldn't drive her away, and asked the little official to bring her tea.

Turning to the last few pages of the list, Shi Gui saw the name of Shi Dad on it, followed by his age, and wrote about Lanxi Village, she rubbed her eyes and looked at it a few times, saying that Shi Dad had diarrhea on the way back.

When I wrote here, there was no follow-up, and then why didn't I have half a word, Shi Gui found a pen clerk: "Where did the sick person go after he came back?"

The pen clerk laughed once, and the official said in a variety of words: "Naturally, you will go wherever you come from." "There are people on the ship who are treated, it is to control the number of deaths, there are too many people, it is very ugly to report, these people have come back alive, where do they care if they are dead or alive, and they will not do their business when they get off the ship.

Shi Gui gritted his teeth: "Then these people must have a place to go when they get off the boat." Even if she died, some people pretended to be wrapped, and the pen clerk saw that her face was very unsightly, so he said: "Some went to the Jimin Institute, where some people gave medicine and medicine, and some went to the Xiren Hall, where there were Western doctors, who used knives and needles, not desperate, no one dared to go." ”

Shi Gui thanked him, returned the list to him, borrowed pen and paper, and copied down this piece of Shi Dad's.

Shi Gui pinched the note and went out, the little guy saw that her face was not good, and knew that he was afraid that he had not checked the good results, and he didn't speak, Shi Gui asked him where there were places in the city to help the people and benefit the people, and there were several Xiren halls.

The little girl has been here for more than three years, and she usually runs errands, not to mention that Mrs. Ji is the wife of the right senator, and she is indispensable wherever she is giving porridge and rice, so she said: "There are five Jimin houses in the city, but I don't know how many Xiren Halls there are, and the one on Xiren Street, where there are ten vertically, are Xiren Hall." ”

Shi Gui nodded at him and thanked him, but he was uneasy in his heart, if he was better, he would have come to them a long time ago, most of the medicine in the Jimin Institute is useless, it can not be cured if he drinks it, and he can't die, and it drags on day by day, Mrs. Song and Ye's family often give up the medicine, and the ladies and ladies just send it, no matter how much it is treated, there can be a few really good doctors, if you can go to the Xirentang, maybe it can be cured faster.

On the way back, I specially went around two Jimin houses, where there are still people who remember the events of a year ago, here are all poor people, sick are almost the same, the cure is good is the life, the cure is not good, and it has to take some money to send it outside the city, one by one, there is not even a wooden sign.

The little guy was afraid that Shi Gui wouldn't be able to stand it, how did she know that she was very tense, although her face was pale, she understood the question, and after asking if there were two places, she smiled: "Go back first, don't ask the girl to wait for me." ”

Shi Gui frowned all the way, and when he returned to Ji's house, Mrs. Ji was eating with Ye Wenxin, and Shi Gui was also pulled into the ear room by the little girl, and put two or three dishes: "Just wait for my sister." ”

When he saw that her face was wrong, he knew that it was not good, and he didn't ask her, he just pushed the side dish to her, Shi Gui couldn't bear to brush her kindness, picked up the chopsticks, took two bites, and chewed them in his mouth for a long time without tasting the taste, how to tell Qiu Niang about this?

The remaining three Jimin offices, Shi Gui ran from the east of the city to the west of the city, sweating, but there was no one who even knew, and there was no long-term residence in the Jimin office, there were too many people coming and going, and people before a month and a half could still ask, and people from almost a year ago, where did anyone still remember.

Shi Gui returned in vain, and when she went back, she sighed twice, and Ye Wenxin persuaded her: "Isn't there still a Westerner Hall, Ming'er, let's find someone who can speak Spanish, ask one by one, and you can always find it." ”

Millions of people in Suizhou, who came back from the sea, don't know how many people enter and exit the customs every day, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but knowing that the stone father is still alive, that is, there is hope to find it, just hope that he can go back to his hometown, and when he goes to his hometown, he can know that Qiu Niang and they were abducted.

If you go to the Song family to find her again, you can find Suizhou, Shi Gui is counting on it in his heart, as long as Father Shi thinks about them, there is always a way to think, as long as he is not sick or injured, the family will have a day of reunion.

Thinking like this, my heart was relaxed, my brows relaxed, I hid this matter first, and went back to tell Sù Qiuniang the good news, so that she had a hope.

Shi Gui walked for two days, there were several blisters on his feet, although he was a girl, he didn't have a few steps to run errands in the garden, and he walked more in Suizhou than he walked in Jinling in a year, the two had a meal, and he had to go to see the new house, Ye Wenxin didn't sit in a sedan chair, the two walked on the street hand in hand, Mrs. Ji sent someone to follow, and went to the house she bought first.

It is said that it is a four-entry house, but the one at the back digs a garden, enters the hanging flower door, opens a hall, and then goes to the verandah on both sides to the inside, you can see the flowers and trees supporting the stacked stone digging pool, and there is a two-story small building on one side.

This garden alone can walk for half a day, the front and back are separated by three layers of walls, and it is divided into two roads, and it is strange that this house costs five thousand taels of silver, which is still sold cheaply.

Shi Gui didn't expect Mrs. Ji to choose such a good house, Ye Wenxin didn't expect it, there is Bizhuxuan and Jinfeng Study, the front is wide and the back is dense, and the bamboo wisteria money pine is planted, which is very shady, and there is a small fish viewing platform, and there is a swimming fish tank in it, which looks like it has been carefully taken care of.

Ye Wenxin was already grateful to Mrs. Ji, but she didn't realize that this house had taken a lot of thought on her, and she was more and more grateful in her heart, there was Biying Leng in the front, and Guanlan Pavilion in the back, although it was not as good as Su Yang, it was also a serious good house.

Look at what Gao Sheng has purchased, it's just a small courtyard, no wonder Mrs. Song, every penny spent on the Ye family's sisters and brothers is an extra expense, this house also has to be three or five to two, a small courtyard, open the door and come in, there is a shadow wall to block it, a large patio, there are two floors up to the stage, and it is enough.

Ye Wenxin glanced at Shi Gui: "You say, which one is good?"

Naturally, the house that Mrs. Ji bought is better, it is quieter, there are fewer neighbors, they are all big families, they live safer, and they are closer to the Ji family.

Shi Gui laughed when he thought about it: "I don't have an idea, I'm just afraid that I can't afford to pay the rent." made two jokes and took Ye Wenxin's hand: "The girl wants to run a school, and it is better to have a cleaner place." ”

Ye Wenxin couldn't make up his mind, he had to go back to discuss it with his younger brother, both of them took a sedan chair, it was not easy to go to the city, and if he wanted to move, he had to move quickly.

Shi Gui got off the sedan chair and patted his face, made a cheerful smile, ran into Qiu Niang's house like a magpie, and pulled Qiu Niang with a smile: "Mother, dad is good, I'm afraid I'm going to my hometown to find you." ”

Qiu Niang held a green silk skirt embroidered with flowers in her hand, she felt that her daughter was too plainly dressed, and the white and green flowers on the top looked too light, so she embroidered some red petals on Shi Gui, and almost pricked her hand when she heard this: "How do you know?"

Shi Gui pretended to be pretending, since she had made up her mind to reassure her, she said most of the words: "It was Mrs. Ji who brought it up, saying that there is a list of casualties, and if there is no bad news, it is naturally good news, I checked it once, my father is not on it, he must have returned to his hometown." ”

Qiu Niang's eyes were red, with tears in her eyes, crying and laughing, and pulled her daughter's hand: "This is good." Saying that she was going to light incense again, and lit another pillar of incense to the small statue of Guanyin, there were words in her mouth, Shi Gui saw her like this, and breathed a sigh of relief, although Qiu Niang didn't say it, Shi Gui knew that what she couldn't worry about in her heart was the safety of Shi Dad.

On weekdays, she endures it, but Green Calyx says that she often can't sleep at night, wakes up in the middle of the night, and can only sleep again for a long time, with good news, she can always put her mind at ease first.