The farther you go northwest, the colder it gets.

"Princess," said Kikyo, rubbing her hands and getting into the carriage, "the prince said that he would rest here at noon today." It's windy outside, so you put on your cloak and go out. ”

As soon as she came in, she brought in a cold wind, and Mint couldn't help but shiver, and hurriedly hugged her cloak: "The princess can't be careless, I heard that even her ears can be frozen in the northwest in winter." ”

"That's not now, either." Taohua smiled, "It's only October, it's not that scary." Speaking of which, the northwest side is not much colder than the capital in winter. "It's just that the facilities over there are definitely not as good as those in the capital, and when the time comes, there will be no earth dragons, and the charcoal basin may not be enough, so it will inevitably be sinned.

The carriage stopped steadily, Tao Hua lifted the curtain, and Shen Shu had already strode over: "Wear more clothes, this is the wilderness, and the wind is strong." ”

Taohua smiled and raised her hand to show him: "It's already wrapped tightly." The jacket and skirt on her body were all made of the leather sent by Shen Shu that time, and she felt that she had become a hairball.

Shen Shu looked at her with impaired mobility, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, and stretched out his hand to help her down: "I've wronged you these days, and I will rest when I get to the Dingbei Hou Mansion." ”

"It's nothing." Momoka waved her hand unconcernedly. I think that when SARS was in trouble, the whole hospital was waiting for it, compared to just rushing and buying herbs along the road, and the identity of the princess of the county was there, which was really not hard. It's just that she hasn't done much of this kind of thing since she crossed over, and she is still a little uncomfortable for a while, and it is true that she has lost a little weight.

Shen Shu looked at the chin that had obviously become a little sharper, and didn't say anything, just pulled Taohua's hand and said, "It's boring to sit in the carriage, it's empty here, I'll take you to run the horse?" Meals always take a while to prepare. ”

"Okay." Taohua was pleased. I've ridden any vehicle in my life, but I've never ridden a horse. In this life, even if the Jiang family can afford to raise a horse and a half, there is no horse farm for her to learn riding, let alone the horses that pull the cart, which are completely incomparable with the horses brought back from the northwest by Shen Shu.

At this moment, several carriages behind them approached one after another, and they all stopped. Cicada Yi got down from a carriage, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Shen Shu turn over and get on the horse, hug Taohua in front of her, and trot forward with a shake of the reins.

Shen Shu was still wearing red. His previous clothes were mostly blue and black, in addition to the regular clothes of the county king, that is, he made a few red clothes for marriage. I thought that it would be just after the first three days of marriage, but who knew that it was almost to the northwest at this time, and he wore red clothes almost every day.

Dieyi also got out of the car, and when she saw Shen Shuyi riding forward, she couldn't help but be surprised: "Why doesn't the prince stop, where is he going?" They don't keep up with the fifteenth day of the new year! When she got out of the car late, Shen Shu's horse's head had already been turned over, and she didn't see a peach blossom sitting in front of her.

It is true that the first and fifteenth years of junior high school did not follow. This area is basically all flat land, and you can see the horizon at a glance, and you are not afraid of any dangers that have not yet been discovered. The prince took the princess to run a horse, what did the two of them do when they followed? As a personal guard, you can't be so blind.

Dieyi is just a casual remark. Shen Shu is skilled in arching horses, and it is nothing to run a horse alone. She looked at Shen Shu's back, and her mind turned to another thing: "It's strange, how does the prince love to wear red these days, I have to hurry up and do a few more." ”

Cicada Yi said coldly: "This matter is in charge of the princess, what kind of heart are you." "Shen Shu has an eye disease, and he has never liked to wear red, this red dress must not be worn by himself, it must be picked out by the Jiang family to wear it for him, so that she also wears red, and the two match. But she knew that Shen Shu had an eye disease and couldn't see red, but she still wanted to arrange it like this, what was her intention, was she bullying the prince and couldn't recognize it?

Dieyi was slightly stunned: "Didn't you say that we are serving the prince, even if we have the princess now, can't we all push it to the princess, and we are lazy?" "Why is it all said by Cicada Yi, and there is always something wrong when it is her turn here?

Cicada Yi was choked for a moment, and she was still thinking about the two red figures sitting side by side, so she didn't pay attention to Dieyi's face and said: "I mean that the princess is in charge of making clothes, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Dieyi was suddenly annoyed: "I was originally to make clothes for the prince, whether the princess needs me or not, I have to worry about it, and I don't have to worry about it!" With that, he turned his head and walked to the fifteenth day of the first month to speak.

Cicada Yi reacted, and Fang Jue lost his temper. wanted to wait to explain a few words to Dieyi, but Dieyi had already walked away, and in front of everyone's eyes, she asked her to chase after her to explain, but she felt that she couldn't wipe her face, so she had to give up. In a blink of an eye, I saw that the maids brought by the Jiang family had already begun to gather on the edge of the fire to cook soup and stew, and the sound of laughter and laughter came and went, which was very lively, and I suddenly felt unhappy in my heart. However, after all, it was the dowry maid brought by Taohua, although she was the person in charge of the county king's mansion, it was not easy to control them casually, so she could only hold her breath and turn around and walk away.

Of course, Taohua and Shen Shu didn't know that there was such a quarrel behind them. The two rode together, and ran on the wilderness for a quarter of an hour, Shen Shucai stopped the horse, let it bow its head to graze, put one hand around Taohua's waist, and pointed forward with the other: "Walk for another day, and you can see the border pass." ”

Taohua looked at it with great eyes, only to feel that the wilderness was low, although there was a piece of withered yellow everywhere, the wind was blowing on the face and was cold and hard, and the eyes were a little unable to open, but it was also a different feeling, which was enough to make people open-minded, and the horizon was wide.

"The northwest and the south of the Yangtze River are really very different."

Shen Shu raised his hand to pull the hood of the cloak for her: "The northwest wind is strong, be careful." ”

Taohua grabbed her hat with both hands: "I don't know how the epidemic is now." "They collected herbs everywhere along the way, and it was inevitable that they would be delayed a little bit. Although there were guards in front of him who rushed over to deliver the letter first, I don't know if Dingbeihou would believe what the letter said, and whether he could do it well.

"Don't worry." Shen Shu knew her worries, "Yin Zhongxing is the most trusted person by my uncle, and if he sends the letter, my uncle will definitely pay attention to it." ”

Taohua sighed: "It's a pity-" She subconsciously wanted to turn around and take a look, there were already several truckloads of herbs in the convoy behind her, but when she arrived in the northwest, the curative effect was not yet known, and it was very likely that she couldn't save many people.

But after turning around, what she saw was not the team, but Shen Shu: "I know, you will do your best, that's enough." ”

Taohua tilted her head slightly, looking at Shen Shu's calm face.

Shen Shu's face was very young, but there were some things in his eyes that did not match his age, which occasionally flashed, such as this moment: "Every year in the northwest, people die in battle, they are not killed by the northern barbarians, but because they lack medical treatment after being injured, they can only die slowly." ”

There was a deep sadness in his eyes, and his voice was low: "After every battle, the barracks are like hell. Many of the sergeants did not die on the battlefield, but in the camps......"

Momoka couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand. She could fully understand the tragic situation. Although she has never been to the battlefield, she once participated in an earthquake relief. At that time, the hospital still had enough drugs and manpower, and the scene was still full of flesh and blood, which made her, a Chinese medicine doctor, quite frightened. The surgical colleagues performed one operation after another, and some of them were so tired that they fell asleep as soon as they got off the operating table.

In contrast, the Northwest Military Camp lacks medical care and medicine, and there are no conditions for surgery, and there may be more people who die because of their injuries than those who die directly on the battlefield, that kind of cruelty and sorrow, Taohua feels that he dare not imagine.

Shen Shu looked down into Taohua's eyes, and from there he saw a true understanding. There is a difference between sympathy and understanding, and for people who can't really understand, sympathy is also separated by a layer.

"You get it, don't you?" Shen Shu smiled bitterly. That's why I gave him the recipe to stop bleeding, so I told him the use of pepper. It turned out that when they were still strangers to each other, she was able to understand everything.

"I understand." Taohua nodded seriously, "There are too few Langzhong in the northwest. There is a need for more medics and nurses in the military - paramedics. ”

"There are military doctors." Shen Shu smiled, but was a little sarcastic, "However, no one with the ability will want to stay in the medical department." "Not to mention going to the capital, even if you go to the Guannai, go anywhere, and see a doctor for those rich and noble families, it is much happier than living in the army. So what is left is either poor medical skills, or thinking about how to rub oil when purchasing drugs in the army. Of course, because the Marquis of Dingbei will find a way to kill such a person if he finds out, so now this kind of person in the Northwest Army is almost extinct, and the rest is that the medical skills are really not very good.

Taohua shook her head: "It's not that kind of military medical ......" should be the kind of field ambulance team, medical skills don't have to be proficient, but they are familiar with first aid measures. While this does not essentially solve the problem of surgical conditions, it will certainly reduce the number of deaths!

"Lord Wang-" The call from afar interrupted the thoughts of the two, and the first day of the first day Pegasus came, his face was a little embarrassed, "Lunch is ready, Cicada Yi asked me to invite the princess and princess back to eat, and I have to hurry in the afternoon...... "Fifteen, this guy is not righteous, and he ran away by himself, let him do this kind of annoying work."

Just now he saw from a distance that the two of them were looking at each other, although the princess's posture looked quite hard, but it did not affect the feeling between the two that seemed to be so strong that they could not be separated. At that time, he began to regret that he really shouldn't have taken this errand, but what Cicada Yi said was also right - the weather was cold, and the prince and the princess were drinking cold wind outside on an empty stomach - the prince was okay, the princess was from the south, and she was afraid that she would not adapt to the water and soil when she came to the northwest, and if she didn't pay attention to it, how could she be good if she was sick?

Taohua came back to her senses, only to realize that she had been twisting her body a little tired, so she turned back and moved: "Then go back." ”

"It's fine." Shen Shu turned the horse's head, "When you get to the northwest, I'll teach you how to ride a horse." ”

"Hmm." Momoka touched the horse's mane in front of her, and the horse squirted from her nose and shook her head not very satisfied.

Shen Shu laughed: "This guy has a big temper, just wait until you get familiar with it." But if I'm not there, be careful not to go near it. "His horse was the □□ of the best horses and wild horses in the army, and he was tall and long-legged, and he ran like a lightning storm, and he was very bold. But on the other hand, it was more wild, and when he tamed it, it was still a half-sized pony, and it took a lot of effort. In the next four or five years, people and horses are inseparable to make it so obedient. But it was against him, and it was changed to someone else, even the groom who had been serving him, sometimes there was nothing he could do with it. With such a big horse's hooves, kicking on it is not a joke.

"Such a big temper." Taohua gently touched the fluffy horse's mane again, and saw the horse spraying its nose again, which was not funny.

Shen Shu also reached over and patted the horse's neck, and the horse suddenly neighed, and without waiting for the whip to be raised, he quickly spread his hooves and ran towards the camp.

"That's smart." Taohua couldn't help but praise, "What's your name?" ”

"Blackie."

"That's the name?" Taohua couldn't cry or laugh, "Obviously such a tall horse ......" to take the name of a dog?

"It wasn't that tall when I first arrived." Shen Shu also thought it was funny. At that time, I casually took a name, but now I want to change it, this horse no longer recognizes, so I only recognize the name Xiao Hei.

The two talked and laughed all the way back to the camp, and sure enough, several carts loaded with herbs at the back also caught up, and the camp was filled with the smell of vegetable soup and boiled meat, although it was not particularly good, but it also made people feel warm and appetizing in such a cold weather.

"Lord, fifteen caught two hares." Dieyi excitedly brought over two roasted golden and buttery rabbits. Hurry up along the way, and you can also buy some fresh vegetables when you are in town, and if you are in the wild, you can only make do with dried meat and dry food. The weather is cold, and there is no trace of the beast, and it is rare to be lucky to find two rabbits, although the seasoning is simple, but it is always fresh meat, and it is good to change the taste.

Shen Shu casually took a small one: "You can take this one and divide it." Tear off a hind leg and hand it to Taohua, "At this time, the rabbit is still very fat, so it's just right to roast and eat." ”

Cicada Yi watched from afar, lowered his head and flicked the dry cakes in the bowl with his chopsticks. This is also what Taohua asked people to buy in large quantities in the first town, the biscuits are dry and hard, but they are much more delicious when soaked in broth, and they are not easy to spoil. However, even if it is more delicious than ordinary marching dry food, Cicada Yi feels that he can't swallow it at this time.

"Sister-" Dieyi is not very grudgeful, although she had some trouble with Cicada Yi a moment ago, but now she forgot all about it, and brought a small half of a rabbit over, "Here." ”

"You can eat." Cicada Yi flicked the cake in the bowl again, "I'll just eat this." ”

When the two of them first entered the Dingbei Hou Mansion, Cicada Yi always left the meat in the meal for Dieyi to eat, so Dieyi was also used to it, and skillfully tore the rabbit with her hands, and the small one was given to Cicada Yi, and the big one was gnawed by herself, and said vaguely: "Ming'er will be able to go to the border." I don't know how the house is now. ”

Cicada Yi poked at the piece of meat without any appetite: "What else, there is an epidemic at this time, it is needless to say that Master Hou wants to guard against Beiban, Madame must be too busy." ”

Dieyi said optimistically: "It's good to wait for the princess to go." ”

Cicada Yi sneered: "What if you go?" Don't you see, people haven't reached the northwest yet, and those who want to share the credit have brought ......"

Dieyi followed her gaze and glanced to the side, only to see several carts carrying medicinal herbs in a circle, and a man dressed as a scribe sitting by the fire, eating and looking at the carriage.

Along the way, everyone already knows that this is Liu Zhijing, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, who has already made a marriage with the princess's maiden sister, and will be married next year.

Dieyi didn't care very much: "Anyway, it's to treat the epidemic, and it's always good to have multiple people." And I looked at it along the way, he never mentioned that he was the princess's sister-in-law, let alone came up to get close to the prince. "This team is full of errands, and if anyone is lazy, it will be immediately discovered. Liu Zhijing did not show that he and Shen Shu were brothers-in-law, but were conscientious, and he was very active every time he went to collect medicinal materials, just for this point, no one could find anything wrong with him. And he is also good at bargaining, and he is good at arithmetic, even Wu Zheng has praised him.

Cicada Yi sneered: "What do you know." He doesn't know medical skills, but he just sees that the princess will be able to cure the epidemic, so he just came to reap the ready-made credit. ”

Dieyi was a little embarrassed. Cicada Yi's words are reasonable, it is said that a Shu Jishi from the Hanlin Academy came here to treat the epidemic, and it is really impossible to catch up. And with the fact that the epidemic in Lantian and Luonan counties was calmed down last time, everyone felt that the princess of the county would definitely be able to calm the epidemic when she went to the northwest this time, and it was naturally a steady credit to follow.

But no matter what, Liu Zhijing always comes to contribute, and he is indeed working diligently, even if he comes to get credit, he does not take this credit for nothing. It was the northwest that suffered, and Cicada Yi commented like this, which is inevitably a bit mean.

Liu Zhijing sat on the edge of the fire, only to feel that his whole body was sore. He was a scholar, and although his family was poor and his food and clothing were poor, he did little physical work. This time, he followed all the way to the northwest, and he didn't feel anything about the cold on the road when he ate poorly, but his bones were falling apart in the car every day, and he had to carry medicinal herbs, which really made him a little unbearable. The reason why he still looks so energetic now is because of the credit waiting for him.

Along the way, it was not that no one looked at him with suspicion, if it was before, he would have turned his head back to the capital, and this time he endured it. Later, everyone saw that he was down-to-earth and hardworking, and he never mentioned his relationship with Shen Shu by himself, and he didn't even come forward to talk to him when he had nothing to do, so he slowly regarded him as a member of the team, and finally didn't look at him sideways.

For example, when it comes to camping for dinner, the food on Shen Shu and Taohua's side will naturally be better, but he never goes there, and often the maid will come over to bring him some extra meals, which he also distributes to his companions. came and went like this, but it also changed some popularity for him.

Someone also sat on the edge of the fire with a bowl, and Liu Zhijing turned his eyes to see that it was one of the imperial doctors sent to the northwest by the Tai Hospital, surnamed Gu Mingcong. Tai Hospital sent four Tai Doctors to the northwest, two of them dragged behind in the name of preparing medicinal materials, and they had to wait for Huimin Pharmacy to prepare the medicinal materials before leaving, and the other dragged on the way, only Gu Cong followed Shen Shu and his party. The medicinal materials collected now were all identified and selected by him.

"Imperial Physician Gu." Liu Zhijing nodded at him.

Gu Cong also nodded and smiled at him: "Liu Hanlin." "The two of them are busy eating together these days, they are both tired and haggard, and they have a bit of sympathy.

"I don't know if these medicinal materials can solve the urgent need for a while." Liu Zhijing had nothing to say, although he had already made up his mind, but thinking that there was an epidemic area ahead, he still felt a little drumming in his heart, and he felt a little relieved to talk to Gu Cong, an expert.

Gu Cong turned his head to look at the few carts of things behind him, and shook his head slightly: "It's hard to say...... "If it were someone else, he wouldn't have taken this topic, but this is the sister-in-law of the princess of the county, and he also donated silver taels to the northwest epidemic area, and he was very diligent along the way, Gu Cong felt that he could still tell the truth with him.

"What do you mean by that?" Liu Zhijing was a little unhappy when he didn't believe Taohua, "The princess of the county has cured the malaria epidemic in Lantian and Luonan counties. ”

Gu Cong also glanced at him with a little surprise: "Liu Hanlin doesn't know? He heard a little wind from the emperor, "The epidemic in the northwest is afraid that it is extremely difficult to treat." ”

Liu Zhijing was stunned: "What does Imperial Doctor Gu mean by this?" "Extremely intractable? Could it be that the princess of the county can't be cured?

Gu Cong found that Liu Zhijing didn't know the details, and suddenly regretted that he was fast-mouthed, and said vaguely: "Tai Hospital is a group of doctors ...... constraints."

"The group of doctors is tied, that's why the princess of the county wants to take action." Liu Zhijing asked, "What does Imperial Doctor Gu mean is that the princess of the county can't be cured?" ”

"The princess of the county is better than us in medical skills." Gu Cong hurriedly stripped the rice in the bowl and hurriedly got up, "I'm done eating, Liu Hanlin please take care of yourself." ”

Liu Zhijing saw him run away as if he was running away, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart. For a while, he was suspicious that Gu Cong was jealous of Taohua's intention to shake the army's heart, and for a while, he was afraid that Gu Cong knew something. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally got up and walked towards Shen Shu and Taohua.

Shen Shujiu has been in the army for a long time, and eating is as fast as fighting, although Taohua tries her best to let him eat slowly, but where is it so easy to change his habits for more than ten years. Tao Hua had only eaten half of it, and Shen Shu had already finished the battle and watched her eat from the side.

"You can't slow down...... Taohua helplessly, "In the long run, it will not be beneficial to the stomach and intestines." It's just wartime, but you should pay attention to it on weekdays. ”

Shen Shu nodded with a smile. In fact, if it is slow in normal times, how can it be fast in wartime? But of course he wouldn't say this, and when he saw Liu Zhijing, he hurriedly said: "Liu Hanlin is here, it seems that he has something to say?" ”

Since leaving the capital, Liu Zhijing still came over for the first time, Taohua originally didn't have a good impression of him, but seeing that he was very helpful along the way, his attitude couldn't help but change, and said, "Please come over." ”