The Luoshui River, which flows through the capital, is no longer clear in spring. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the muddy yellow river, you can see various floating objects from time to time. Yellow branches, bricks that fell from the walls of some house, wooden basins, soaked furniture, carcasses of various small animals, and some dead fish floating down the river with their bellies turned upside down.

When these floating objects reached the inlet where the water was slow, they were all piled up in one place, and they were dried by the sun in the sky, and they faintly emitted a foul smell.

Even in Luoyang City at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are poor people and beggars who are poorly dressed. They stayed in these places, holding branches in their hands, reaching for dead fish and dead chickens on the river, and when they reached them, they took them back and threw them into the wooden basins beside them.

These people live at the bottom of society, their expressions are numb, and even if they have a harvest, they don't see the slightest joy.

Occasionally, a dead pig will float on the water, which will cause several parties to scramble. After a big fight, everyone puts up the lottery, and the winner gets the ownership of the dead pig.

Pedestrians hurrying past them, pinching their noses, were two feet away from them. It seems that if they get closer, they will be contaminated with the unclean smell of their bodies.

The officials sent by the Jingzhao Prefecture to resettle the victims turned a blind eye to them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

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The sun was rising higher and higher, and the street trees on both sides of the road were sunburned, and their branches were hanging listlessly. There was not a hint of wind, and the air was filled with irritability.

The streets were crowded with people, and people who had been delayed by the heavy rain a few days ago cursed in their hearts and went out on errands under the scorching sun.

Mrs. Zhuang is slightly plump and has always been afraid of heat. In such a hot and unbearable weather, she has always stayed at home.

There were four ice basins in the room, and every two hours, a maid put in new ice cubes. The Anguo Mansion stored a whole lot of kiln ice in winter, and it was used at this moment.

After less than half an hour of sleep, Mrs. Zhuang woke up. Even though it was cool inside, the people outside the house were screaming hoarsely, which made people extremely irritable.

Shumei heard the movement in the room and hurriedly fetched water and came in. He took a bottle of peppermint lotion on the dressing table on one side, dropped a few drops into the water, and then wrung Su Luo to clean Mrs. Zhuang's face.

Mrs. Zhuang took a deep breath, and the fragrance of mint came to her face, dispelling away many of the impatience caused by the stuffiness.

"Is it really here?" She asked.

"It's only been a moment, and the second lady said that she came over when Shen Zhengshi." Shumei replied.

"Well," Mrs. Zhuang nodded, and said, "When the time comes, you take a small oil cart to greet her, the sun is too big, don't burn her." ”

"Madam, the second miss has arrived, do you want to invite the eldest lady and the third lady over?"

Mrs. Zhuang groaned slightly and said, "Don't use it for the time being." She came suddenly, maybe something. ”

In less than three moments, Xu Wanzhen took Wen Mulan and Sang Zi and got off the carriage in front of the hanging flower gate of the Anguo Mansion.

Shumei hurriedly greeted her: "Second Miss is here, Madame is talking about you when she takes a nap." ”

Waiting for Xu Wanzhen to get into the small oil cart used for walking in the inner house, two cups of tea, and then arrived in the main courtyard where Mrs. Zhuang lived.

Seeing Xu Wanzhen, Mrs. Zhuang enthusiastically took her hand, pressed her to the hollow begonia flower high back chair and sat down, and asked with a smile: "On such a hot day, why do you want to go out?" ”

Concerned again: "The weather is so hot, is it okay to drink the golden chrysanthemum tea you sent me last time?" ”

Without waiting for Xu Wanzhen to answer questions, she ordered: "Banmei, make Jin Ju tea for the second lady, and use the glass cup I just got last time." Let's take a look at the white fungus porridge boiled on the stove, and bring it when it's ready. ”

After finishing the order, he turned his head and said to Xu Wanzhen: "Zhen'er, you don't know, use that glass cup to make golden chrysanthemum tea, and the chrysanthemum is stretched out in the cup, which is really beautiful and tight." ”

She was so enthusiastic that Xu Wanzhen had no time to talk: "The stepmother doesn't have to be so busy for Zhen'er." ”

"Hey, this kid." Mrs. Zhuang smiled lovingly: "Between our mother and daughter, don't be so polite, it's too raw!" ”

Because of her marriage, she was able to meet the Empress Dowager Xiao at any time, and Mrs. Zhuang felt more and more that Xu Wanzhen was the lucky star of their Shi family. Since beating her as a righteous daughter, the fortune of the family is getting better and better.

Therefore, how to look at her, how to pleasing the eye.

"Mother-in-law, Zhen'er came here this time to ask for something."

"What's the matter? Although she said that she could help, her mother would never refuse. ”

"I wonder if my mother knows about Dr. Su?" Xu Wanzhen asked, if Mrs. Zhuang had heard it, it would be better to describe the whole thing.

"Doctor Su?" Mrs. Zhuang shook her head slowly, and the Anguo Mansion has always asked for a doctor. Shumei stood on her side, but there was a look of surprise on her face.

Mrs. Zhuang saw Shumei's abnormality and asked, "Have you heard of it?" ”

Slaves and maids are not allowed to interject when the master talks with each other. Hearing her ask, Shumei nodded and said, "The slave maid has a nephew who is only seven years old. In May, dysentery broke out, and I didn't get well after seeing many doctors. My aunt was in a hurry to die, and later I heard that Dr. Su from Jishitang had excellent medical skills, so she took her nephew to see the disease. ”

"Who knew that when I got there, Dr. Su was very young, not yet twenty years old. The aunt had doubts in her heart, but at that time there was no other way, so she had to rush to the doctor. Dr. Su prescribed a prescription and another dose of plaster to put on his nephew's navel. That night, my nephew's dysentery stopped. Auntie went to thank Dr. Su with a thousand thanks. ”

Shumei smiled embarrassedly: "My nephew is my aunt's lifeblood, and the slave and maid paid attention to it when they heard this." Later, the name of Dr. Su Xiao slowly spread, and everyone knew that he was already famous in Jiangnan Province. I think at the beginning, we still doubted his medical skills. ”

"Second Miss, why did you suddenly mention him? After the summer, his nephew had some fever, and his aunt took him to see Dr. Su Xiaoshen, but the guy from Jishitang said that he had quit the hospital and didn't know where he went. We're feeling sorry for it. ”

Xu Wanzhen smiled slightly, and Shumei appeared to say it, and the effect was much better than what she said.

"Doctor Su is my little uncle."

"Really? So where did he go, does the second lady know? Shumei asked in surprise.

"He is currently preparing a new medical center, still in Beijing. Miss Shumei can tell your aunt and reassure her. According to Xu Wenmin, at the end of August, Baicaowei will be able to open, and it is good to release the news first.

That's not the point, though. Xu Wanzhen turned her head and said cautiously to Mrs. Zhuang: "Although my little uncle is young, he has followed my grandfather Yun to practice medicine for many years, and he has seen the epidemic twice. ”

"Epidemic?" Mrs. Zhuang covered her mouth and snorted softly, this is a symptom of smelling and discoloration.

Xu Wanzhen nodded: "According to his speculation, now that the Yellow River has burst its banks, the Luoshui is overflowing, and the climate is so hot, there will be epidemics nine times out of ten." ”