"Girl-" Mint finally squeezed out time to cook a bowl of soup and brought it to Taohua, "You drink the soup and go to sleep for a while, see that everyone has lost a lot of weight." ”

"It's not all the same." Momoka smiled reluctantly. She couldn't sleep. If it was in her original era, a malaria was nothing, even if typhoid fever was added, where would so many people die? But these days, every day there are dead people carried out, some people see others in their condition lessen, but they are still weakening day by day, that kind of desperate look in her mind, how can she not get rid of it.

"Girl—" Mint felt distressed, but she didn't know what to say. In fact, she is the same, taking care of those patients these days, watching the corpses being carried out with her own eyes, especially some children, who are young and have poor resistance, which is even more difficult to cure. A third of the patients in the room she cared for died. The little child who was still pulling her sleeve and calling her sister yesterday died the next day. Mint herself cried twice in private.

There were two soft rings on the door, Shen Shu stood at the door, carrying a food box in his hand, and saw Taohua and Mint sitting listlessly opposite each other, and couldn't help but be startled: "What's wrong?" ”

Taohua blinked, raised her head and smiled: "It's okay." Didn't the prince rest? "Although Shen Shu doesn't have to take care of the patients in person, running back and forth between the two counties is tiring enough.

"Someone sent some snacks—" In fact, the big families in the county sent them in order to please them, although it was an epidemic, but those rich and noble families still talked about food and clothing, and the snacks sent to him were extremely exquisite, and they were still warm at this time, "I see that you haven't taken much care of food these days." ”

"I don't have much appetite......" Taohua leaned on the kang table a little coyly. These days in front of everyone, she has always been shrewd and capable, and she is not shocked, but at this time, somehow, she only feels tired, and she unconsciously shows a fragile look, and seems to be a little aggrieved.

"Then eat it too." Shen Shu looked at the soup brought by mint, "Come and drink it while it's hot, and eat two more dim sum." This snack is not badly done. ”

Mint is boiled in vegetable soup, or when Jiang Baihua was sick in the past, Taohua cooked it to give him an appetizer, and it was remembered by mint. Momoka asked Mint to find two bowls and divide the soup into three portions, one for each person.

At this time, there seemed to be no difference between master and servant, and the three of them drank silently around the kang table. The soup was light, but it was hot, and after drinking it, I felt much more comfortable, and I seemed to want to eat.

The food box is painted red and gold, which is incompatible with this humble room. When opened, it was divided into four layers, with a total of eight plates of dim sum, sweet and salty, and still warm.

"Who sent it, so particular?" Taohua took a bite of a mille-feuille cake, "The craftsmanship is good, and it has a Yangzhou flavor." This osmanthus sugar is authentic. ”

Shen Shu put his fist to his lips and coughed dryly: "It's Zhou Ju's family." Yesterday, his son didn't go back, but today he sent some meat and vegetables, as well as snacks......"

Zhou Juren is also a first-class family in Lantian County, an only son has malaria, almost killed the whole family, hid at home and refused to send it out immediately, almost delaying the disease. Fortunately, the child was already twelve years old, and he usually liked to go out to play, and his body was quite strong, so he didn't die. He was cured yesterday and was sent home, but his body was weak, and his own Zhou family gave him nourishment.

Mint snorted lowly. This person was cured by Taohua, so why don't you send something to Taohua?

Shen Shu coughed dryly again and touched his nose. Zhou Juren has a daughter, who is seventeen this year, and she is quite beautiful. The Zhou family actually came to explore the wind today, saying that they wanted to repay their son for saving their son and wanted to give him their daughter as a concubine. Of course, he refused. Originally, I even wanted to call someone to take this snack back, but I remembered that Taohua hadn't eaten seriously for several days, so I still accepted it.

Naturally, there is no serious food in this place, and he has eaten a big pot of rice in the army, so he doesn't think so. Taohua is a boudoir girl, and her father is pampered, presumably the diet is meticulous, how can she get used to eating this kind of thing? Therefore, although I was a little tired of the Zhou family's thoughts, I still brought the dim sum.

Taohua didn't expect that there were still these twists and turns here, but she only felt that the Zhou family probably wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor with the prince of the county, after all, among these people, Shen Shu's identity was the most noble, and the Zhou family picked up the biggest official to curry favor, and the strategy was not wrong.

The dim sum was really good, Taohua ate four pieces, only to find that Shen Shu didn't move the chopsticks at all, just watched her eat, and couldn't help but have a hot face: "Why doesn't the prince eat?" "This snack is small, one plate is two pieces, and she eats it with mint, and she goes halfway at once. Shen counted a man, and the rest was definitely not enough to eat.

"I'm going to make something more." Momoka stood up.

"No-" Shen Shu just wanted to stop it, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back, "I'll light the fire." This may be the only time Taohua cooks for him, and in the future, she will cook for other men, and she will also give other men to host and have children, and he only has this chance.

"The prince will make a fire?" Momoka asked with a smile. Maybe it's because sweets can really make people feel happy, and after eating a few pieces of snacks, the depressed mood seems to be really better.

Shen Shu also smiled: "Of course." If you are out with troops, you will naturally be able to make a fire. Not only do I make a fire, but I also roast meat, and if I have the opportunity, I can roast a sheep for you to eat......" After he said this, he felt a sense of loss, how could he have a chance to roast a sheep for her to eat?

Taohua didn't think so much: "Roast sheep, do you use cumin?" "If you want to talk about roast lamb, you still have to put some cumin to taste, although some people think that this thing just smells of soap.

"What?" Shen Shu looked at her and looked like he wanted to eat, and suddenly felt a little sorry, "There is something in the northwest, the leaves have a special taste, mixed with salt and sauce and brushed on the mutton, quite flavorful." But - it doesn't seem to be called that. ”

"I'm talking nonsense." Taohua smiled a little embarrassedly, why did she remember that cumin was coming? However, she didn't want to eat before, but now that Shen Shu mentioned roast sheep, she was a little greedy. In the past few days, the meals have been improvised, and the mouth is really about to "fade out of the bird".

In addition to fresh vegetables and meat, there is also a plate of tofu and a jar of home-brewed sauce in the kitchen. It was getting late, and Momoka didn't plan to do anything troublesome, so she simply cut the tofu into small pieces, roasted it in a pot until it turned yellow on both sides, and cut it in the middle to smear in the prepared sauce, which could be eaten while it was hot.

A smell of aroma spread, Shen Shu sat under the stove and burned the fire, and also felt that the saliva in his mouth was flooding, and he couldn't help asking, "What is this?" ”

"Love-" As soon as Taohua said two words, she suddenly came to her senses, and quickly said vaguely: "Some places are called tofu fruit." It's a pity that this tofu is not fermented, and there is no pepper in the seasoning, otherwise the taste will be better. "So it can't be considered an authentic love tofu fruit.

Mint helped pound the garlic paste on the side, swallowed his saliva and said, "Girl, why haven't we done it at home." "I've never eaten something so fragrant before.

"Didn't you remember it when you saw tofu?" Momoka smiled and took out three pieces and cut them open with a knife.

The tofu that had just come out of the pot was hot, and Shen Shu couldn't help but smile when he saw her blowing on her fingertips from time to time while cutting it: "I'll come." As he spoke, he reached out and took the knife.

Tao Hua was holding the knife, completely unguarded Shen Shu stretched out his hand, and subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife. Shen Shu didn't take the knife away, but touched her hand.

Taohua is healthy, has sufficient qi and blood, and does not have the problem of cold fingertips of ordinary girls. And Shen Shu is also strong and healthy, and his palms are also hot. Two warm hands touched each other, the back of one hand was delicate as silk, and the palm of the other was full of thin calluses. Taohua felt a little rough, but Shen Shu felt as if he had been burned by something, and almost dropped the knife he had just gotten to the ground. A hot breath rushed from the palm of his hand to his face, and even the roots of his ears were hot.

Shen Shu calmed down, took the knife, cut the tofu in front of him a few times, and turned around to cut the pot again.

"Hey, those are still hot!" Momoka stopped him, "Try this first." ”

Shen Shu didn't even dare to raise his head, and coughed dryly: "It's okay, it's not hot." You eat first, I'll cut these and come back. ”

"Be careful." Taohua looked at him as if he was really not afraid of heat at all, remembering the feeling of touching his palm just now, she couldn't help but sigh, "The prince has also suffered a lot in the northwest, right?" "Just by the cocoons in his hands, I know that he is definitely not pampered, so it is no wonder that he can overpower Yu Rui in the hunting ground and dominate the leader.

Although it is not an authentic love tofu fruit, the tofu does not have the special aroma after fermentation, and it lacks the flavor of chili peppers, but after eating the big pot rice these days, the hot roasted tofu still makes people feel very delicious. Mint inhaled and ate violently, and said indistinctly, "Girl, it's delicious, let's make it when we get home." ”

Momoka laughed: "Okay." When the time comes, I'll make you an authentic one. She ate a piece, and saw that Shen Shu had already cut all the tofu at the bottom of the pot, so she took a piece and filled it with sauce and handed it over, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste like this when it's cold." ”

A pot of tofu was eaten cleanly and filled, and the three of them sat in the kitchen, lazily not wanting to move for a while. Fortunately, Mint still remembered her maid's duties and touched her round belly to clean up.

The fire under the stove had not yet been extinguished, and the dark red flames danced and fell on the faces of the two people sitting opposite. After a while, it was Shen Shu who broke the silence: "I just see that you seem to be in a displeasure mood?" ”

Taohua sighed softly: "I just think of the people who died-if they could have been treated in the first place, many of them would not have to die......" This is what she saw in front of her, and there were more people who died in Luonan County.

"After I return to Beijing, I will report to the imperial brother, this deputy envoy and the Luonan County Order will be punished according to the law, and no one can escape!"

Taohua was silent for a moment and whispered, "If I can make a better medicine, I can save many more people." "If there is a □□ extract......

"It's not your fault." Shen Shu subconsciously reached out and held Taohua's hand. At that moment just now, he could see a faint self-blame and sadness on the girl's face, far beyond her age, this was a look that should not appear on the face of a young girl, and he wanted to erase it for her.

Momoka stared at the last bit of fire in the stove. She knew it wasn't something she could control. The development of medicine in this era can only go to this stage, not to mention that she doesn't know how to extract □□, even if she knows, the malaria outbreak can't wait for her to slowly study □□. This is not the era in her previous life, all medicines are prepared, and when you say call it, it will be available immediately. If it weren't for the fact that Artemisia annua was everywhere in the wilderness, I'm afraid that many more people would die.

However, no matter how much self-comforting you are, watching one life pass away after another, it still makes people's hearts heavy.

Shen Shu gently shook her hand again, and said half-jokingly: "Do you know that now the two counties are rumored that you are the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva, and someone is already going to give you a shrine." ”

Taohua was taken aback: "Don't talk nonsense! What Bodhisattva is born in the shrine, this is my job. After she said this, she suddenly realized that she was wrong, she was not the Tao Hua she used to be, and this was not her job, so she could only twist it back a little stiffly, "The emperor also sealed me with a court judgment, isn't the court judgment doing this?" ”

Shen Shu smiled: "This is the queen who wants to harm you." "Otherwise, how could it be her turn to cure the epidemic.

Speaking of this, Taohua was strange: "Where did I offend the queen?" Just because I saved Lu Ying? Lu Ying is just a Baolin, is the queen so intolerant? ”

Of course, Taohua doesn't think it's natural for a woman to endure her husband's flowers, but I heard that the queen was cultivated by the Yu family according to the goal of the mother's honor in the world, so she should have more tolerance for the harem concubines. At least not to put jealousy and disgust on your face. But Jiang Meihua had a miscarriage before, and Lu Ying was misdiagnosed, and the queen's behavior really didn't meet the requirements of the harem lord in this era.

Shen Shu sneered: "That's exactly what she is." After a moment's hesitation, he added, "It's the same as her aunt, but with less scheming." ”

As soon as the Queen Mother was mentioned, Taohua remembered the eyes of Concubine Xian and Shen Shu, hesitated for a moment, but she still asked: "There is something I want to take the liberty of asking, do your eyes feel uncomfortable when you see red, or do you not see red at all?" ”

Shen Shu was stunned for a moment, looking at Taohua's half-bright and half-dark face reflected by the firelight, he felt a little sour in his heart, but he still said calmly: "I didn't know what red was since I was a child, but I only found out when I was eight years old that the red clothes that the palace maids said were no different from gray in my opinion. Because he is a prince, his clothes are naturally mostly blue and blue, and the palace maids are not allowed to wear red at will, so it was only when he was seven or eight years old that he found that he didn't know what red was in his eyes, and he was always regarded as different shades of gray.

He thought for a moment and added, "It doesn't seem that you can't see red entirely, and sometimes I can't tell what green they say, but I can't remember what kind of green it is." He smiled a little embarrassedly, "My aunt and cousin always say a lot of colors, sometimes this one has a collar and that one has a trim, I really can't tell the difference." ”

Momoka couldn't help but smile. Straight man, understand, understand. However, this situation is not as she expected, Shen Shu is red blind.

"I want to tell you one thing about your eyes, but I'm afraid you won't believe it." Although Taohua knew that she was right, she was still a little apprehensive when she spoke, after all, Shen Shu had thought that she was the fetal poison she had brought for so many years, and it was very questionable whether she could believe her words.

Shen Shu smiled: "You say." I believe. ”

"Your eyes—" Momoka said softly, staring at him, "not because my grandfather had used the wrong medicine. ”

Shen Shu was stunned, Taohua's heart rose to his throat, but he asked, "Was someone who was drugged when I was a child?" It sounded like he believed her completely.

"It's not-" He trusted it like this, but Taohua's words later were not easy to say, "This is a genetic disease, that is, it was passed on to you by the ancestor concubine Niangniang." In fact, this disease is also recorded in the medical books of predecessors, called blindness, also called color blindness. In "Kang Cangzi Quandao", it is said: Those who look down on the husband take the black as the red and the sky as the mystery. I am the so-called soap now, and the knowledgeable do not think it is yellow? That's what it means. However, there are several types of color blindness, and if you don't see red, it's called red blindness. There are also those who do not see green called green blindness, those who do not see blue and yellow color are called blue and yellow color blindness, and there are all colors that are black and white in his eyes called total color blindness, but it is very rare. ”

This time, Shen Shu's eyebrows furrowed: "The first mother doesn't have this kind of problem. ”

"The Ancestor Concubine just didn't show it, but this disease is carried in her blood, so it has been passed on to you." Taohua groaned for a moment, and reached out to pick up two sticks of firewood, "There is a difference between men and women, and the difference lies in the one thing in the bloodline, let's call it a chromosome." ”

When she stretched out her hand, she found that one hand had been held in Shen Shu's hand, and now that she moved, both of them were a little embarrassed. Shen Shu hurriedly let go of her hand, Taohua's ears were hot, and she hurriedly made a casual appearance, picked up a few firewood and straw on the ground, and began to explain the principle of the X chromosome carrying the color blindness gene.

Because she wanted to make it as easy to understand as possible, Taohua took a lot of effort, but she still didn't feel sure: "...... Therefore, the sage concubine did not have the disease of contempt, but passed it on to you. I say that, do you understand? "Or, can Shen Shu believe it?

Shen Shu looked down at the three firewoods representing the X chromosome and the straw representing the Y chromosome on the ground, his expression was a little strange, and he said for a long time: "Then the grandmother's contempt came from my maternal grandparents?" ”

"That's right." Taohua felt that he was very smart, "If a man has this disease, he must have something to show for it." But if a woman has this disease, it is most likely hidden. I heard my uncle and grandfather say that Ling's grandfather did not have this disease, so it should be the disease passed down by Ling's grandmother. ”

Shen Shu looked at the things on the ground again and asked, "Can it be cured?" ”

Taohua shook her head and replied apologetically, "This can't be cured." It stands to reason that the disease of contempt was recorded in the Tang Dynasty, but perhaps because of the turn of history, the doctors at this time were not familiar with it. Of course, it is also possible that the record is not detailed enough, and the black is red and the cang is mysterious, and from the written meaning, it is not quite the same as the situation of Shen Shu.

Shen Shu subconsciously glanced at Taohua again. Although he had long known that there was no cure for his disease, but now that Taohua said it so clearly, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope. He had already discovered that Taohua liked to wear red, and he wanted to see what Taohua would look like when she wore red, but unfortunately......

Taohua misunderstood what he meant, and repeated again with a little apology: "I'm sorry, this is carried in the blood, not human beings can change the ......" Even in her time, there was no way to treat congenital color blindness. But perhaps she shouldn't have explained it so clearly that he mistakenly thought that he knew the disease well enough to give birth to hope for a cure. It is not the same as never having hope and then being dashed.

Shen Shu came to his senses and hurriedly smiled: "I know it's not curable." He saw Taohua's apologetic look, thinking that she was just sorry that she was incapable of healing, so he hurriedly wanted to find a topic, and asked casually, "What chromosome is this, and how do you know it?" ”

It's over, and that's what it's called lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot. Taohua opened her mouth to stammer, only to realize that she was simply crazy! Can a secret like the chromosome be brought out to the people of this era? She even had to pull out Su Lao Langzhong's or medical manuscripts to shield the diseases she could cure, so as not to make her father and uncle and grandfather suspicious, how could she put it together in front of an outsider?

"It was handed down by the Jiang family ancestor?" Shen Shu was a little clear, "I shouldn't have asked." "Every family has a secret recipe, and he really shouldn't ask.

"No, it's not." Momoka coughed lightly, "This is what I stumbled upon in another book, so—I can't say it." "If it is said to be the ancestral inheritance of the Jiang family, then the manuscript of the old lady Jiang is unreasonable.

"I see." Shen Shu was completely relieved at this time. Taohua herself is also spying on the secrets of other people's families, so naturally she can't say it to the outside world, and it is not easy to tell him so much, "Don't worry, I will never spread it." ”

"I believe in you too." Taohua just showed a smile, and Mint had already packed up her things and came back: "Girl, prince, it's not too early, let's rest." There's a lot going on tomorrow. ”

Taohua realized that she had been sitting with Shen Shu here for a long time, and hurriedly got up: "Exactly, it's time for you to rest, your eyes are red." ”

"You're not the same." Shen Shu also laughed, "Although I can't see the color red, I can also see that you have lost a lot of weight." Now the situation has improved a lot, and I can free up some manpower, and tomorrow I can call someone to find a cook in the county town. ”

Taohua laughed: "No need to be like this. I used to—" the second half of the sentence was swallowed back, "anyway, if things get better like this, we won't be here for long, and we won't have to be so troublesome." But if you ride back and forth like this, you should- well, you should also wipe it with some medicine. I told Imperial Physician Lu that he had ointment there......"

Shen Shu was stunned at first, and then felt that his face was as hot as the inner thighs. He barely dared to look at Momoka's face, so he replied to something and walked away first—she could see it from the way he walked......