Chapter Twenty-Five: Acceptance

After getting on the boat, Yao Yanyu still didn't say much, just sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat and looked at the river under the moonlight, frowning slightly, contemplative. Hua Xixuan didn't dare to disturb when he saw this, so he had to sit quietly on the side, fiddling with a dandelion flower found from a weed on the shore.

The big boat is parked on the river, there are small boats coming and going on the river, there are waiting, the bright moon and the lights are reflected in the water, if you don't want those disaster victims and refugees to only look at this piece of the river, there is some prosperous taste.

Soon the boat approached the big boat where Yao Yanen was, and someone lowered the suspension ladder on it, and after Lu Shi went up first, he lay on the side of the boat and waited to pull Yao Yanyu. Xu Shiyang finally followed.

Although Yao Yanen does not love this second sister as much as Yao Yanyi, he also does his best as a brother, and has already prepared exquisite meals for Yao Yanyu, and when she came back tired, she still couldn't help complaining: "I go out every day and come back until midnight, and I collapse my body to see who feels sorry for you." ”

"It's okay, I've got it. Don't worry, brother. Yao Yan smiled.

If Yao Yanyi was there, she would be able to go up and hold her brother's arm and be coquettish, but now it is Yao Yanen, the eldest son of the Yao family who will be the top of the family, she has not been smiling since she was a child, and she was sent to study at home at the age of five. Every time Yao Yanyu saw this eldest brother, she felt that he was a young version of her father, and she never dared to be presumptuous.

Ay! It would be nice if the second brother could come. is also a brother and sister relationship who is bound by interests and then accompanied by family affection, Yao Yanyu feels that the shrewd and capable second brother is more in line with her temper.

"Go wash up, I'll have someone bring you food." Yao Yanen didn't know what this sister was thinking, but urged her to wash and eat early so that she could rest early.

The so-called washing is directly a bath, and on the day of going out, even if Yao Yanyu is born with cold skin and doesn't sweat much, but after a day in the refugee camp, not everyone can stand it.

After bathing and changing clothes, a small kang table was carried in by the maid, four kinds of vegetables: squirrel osmanthus fish, Jinling balls, stir-fried dried reeds, stir-fried cucumber, and four small pickles: kohlrabi, salted peanuts, sharp pepper mixed with shredded radish, and a cold salad purslane.

Yao Yanyu usually doesn't eat staple food at night, but these days are different, especially today, she hasn't eaten since she had breakfast, Yao Yanen asked someone to prepare crystal shrimp dumplings, small steamed buns, and a bowl of small wontons.

After reading the meal, Yao Yanyu took a spoon and scooped a small wonton and put it in her mouth, because it was on the water, the weather was hot, and the fresh meat was not easy to get, but the cook chopped the stuffing with fish, seasoned it with broth, and put the whole shrimp. This is very delicious for Mrs. Yao, who has been hungry for a day.

"By the way, what about that little Hua Tuo?" Yao Yanyu ate a wonton and remembered that today's helper was here.

"Mrs. Hui, the uncle asked someone to leave him a meal, and he should also eat this time."

Yao Yanyu pointed to the squirrel Guiyu and Jinling balls and the cage of crystal shrimp dumplings and said, "Send these to him." ”

Xiang Xue glanced at it and flattened her mouth: "It's not that the slave is troublesome, just that person's poisonous tongue, I'm afraid there is nothing good to say." From the perspective of slaves and maids, why should the lady respect him everywhere and let him. ”

"Nonsense." Yao Yanyu scolded with a smile, and said: "If he hadn't been there today, I'm afraid my wife would have to stay up until dawn before I came back." Even if it's to thank him for his help. ”

Xiang Xue didn't say much, but he was quite unimpressed. She knew that the guy who had sent the dishes didn't know what was going to say.

Yao Yanyu looked unhappy when she saw Xiang Zhi, and said with a smile: "If he talks nonsense, you can tell him that I, Yao Yanyu, am sitting upright and eating my own rice and vegetables. That's the real fame, and it's foolish. ”

After hearing this, Xiang Zhi took the food box and went out with these vegetables and vegetables.

Outside, on the side of the boat, Hua Xixuan was sitting cross-legged on the bow of the boat, blowing the river breeze, eating by the moonlight. Of course, his food can't be compared with Yao Yanyu's, there is a soup cup on the small table in front of him, which is stewed fish, of course, not only fish, but also some other vegetables mixed with stew, a bowl of smorgasbord with two bowls of white rice.

Of course, it was not that Yao Yanen abused him, but that almost everyone on the boat ate this, and even Yao Yanen's meal was just such a hodgepodge with two small cold dishes.

The exquisite dishes on Yao Yanyu's small table were originally Yao Yanen heard that there was a food shortage in Huzhou, and when he came, he specially brought some exquisite food for Yao Yanyu, the salmon was brought in the water tank, the pork balls were chilled with ice cubes, and all kinds of small pickles were carefully concocted by the Yao family's cooks, and they were originally intended to be sent to the capital, because Yao Yanyu was in Huzhou, so a part of it was taken on the boat.

was flooded on the way, and he was trapped on the river and couldn't walk, these things became even more precious, and Yao Yanen himself was reluctant to eat them.

When Xiang Zhi put the food box on the deck, and put the dishes and crystal steamed dumplings inside on the dining table of Hua Xixuan, Hua Xixuan's expression can be described as changing for a while.

"This is what my wife sent to my husband by asking the slave maid. My wife said that she was fortunate to have her husband to help today, otherwise she would have been busy again in the morning. Sir has worked hard. "Xiangzhi was taught by Yao Yanyu, and her attitude towards Hua Xiyu was quite respectful.

"No need." Hua Xixuan didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he couldn't suppress the awkward energy buried in his bones, or maybe he was unwilling to give in, he raised his chin and said indifferently: "Your lady can't get tired of eating, and she can't enjoy such exquisite food in the future." If you are a poor person, it is more comfortable to eat a poor meal. ”

Xiang Zhi didn't look down on this 'little Hua Tuo', phew! It's just a man with a slightly flat head and a straight face, and he knows a little bit of medical skills, so he usually doesn't ask for much money to see a doctor for the common people, but he can't do it'?

Moreover, Xiang Zhi came prepared, waiting for these few words, so he didn't hurry, smiled coldly, and said indifferently: "Mr. also said that others sell their reputations, and from the perspective of slaves, Mr. Hua, you are also a cowardly person." Moreover, you can't see Mount Tai at all, and it's very ridiculous. ”

Hua Xi took down his chopsticks and glared at Xiang Xue when he boarded, wanting to scold back. But all of a sudden, I felt that my head was empty, and I couldn't say anything. In the end, he just scratched his scalp fiercely and scolded from his heart: Damn, is Lao Tzu too old this year? Why was she scolded by the little girl? There was one last night, another one tonight, and it's not over yet!

The temperament in Mr. Xiaohua's heart was stimulated again, he waved his hand and pointed at the squirrel osmanthus fish, and sneered: "This fish is not caught in the Qingjiang River now, right?" This fish came all the way from Jiangning, and the fare was not cheap, right? And this steamed dumpling - such a delicate steamed dumpling must be made by a celebrity chef, right? How much silver do these two dishes and this basket of steamed dumplings cost? Oh, the silver is still second, how many people's hard work must this be? The people here are dying in dire straits, and the cook who puts on them spends a day just so that your master can eat a hearty meal. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are 'unkind to the rich', right? ”

Xiang Zhi snorted softly: "I really let my wife guess." Listen, my wife is sitting at the end of the line, eating her own rice and her own vegetables, is it possible that my wife was born in a rich family, and she also has to learn from those poor people to eat chaff and vegetables? That's the real fame, and it's foolish. ”

Hua Xiwei wanted to say something, but Xiangzhi didn't allow him to say anything more, so he directly interrupted him: "Slave and maid, say a few more words, Huguang's grain is controlled by big grain merchants, and the price of grain has increased more than ten times, and now the Jiazhou disaster coincides with the earthquake in the north, and the imperial court and the government can't take out a grain of rice for disaster relief." These dozens of boatloads of grain were all shipped from my wife's maiden granary. If the eldest of my family were not bodhisattvas and had the world in mind, how could he empty his granary and transport it here to stabilize food prices and provide relief to the victims?! Is this also a word of fame, I hope that everyone in the world is so famous! ”

Hua Xixuan didn't expect this to be the case at all, he looked at the officers and soldiers on the ship supporting Lord Yao Yanen, and thought that these dozens of ships were loaded with official food mobilized by the imperial court.

The more Xiang Xue spoke, the more angry he became: "The eldest of my family has been the governor of Liangjiang for ten years, and he has never been greedy for a grain of rice or a tael of silver. Even the emperor has nothing to say about this. Who are you to accuse my wife?! My wife thanked you for your help today, so she gave you her own food, and not only did you not appreciate it, but you also said these vicious words, you don't distinguish between right and wrong, black and white, I think it's like a brick by the pit - smelly and hard! ”

After speaking, Xiang Zhi reached out and brought the squirrel fish into the food box. Seeing this, Hua Xixuan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It's a mistake, the girl scolded right." Please don't be angry, since this dish was given by the lady, how can she take it back? I also asked the girl to say thank you to Mrs. for me. ”

"I'm only responsible for listening to Madame's arrangement to send things, if you want to thank you, you can go by yourself." Xiangzhi gave Hua Xixuan a slap in the face, and got up and left with the food box.

"Thank you, girl." After Hua Xixuan arched his hand towards the back of Xiang Zhi, he raised his hand and patted his head vigorously.

The old chef of the Yao family also has ancestral cooking skills, and this squirrel osmanthus fish has also taken a lot of thought, and it is naturally delicious, but Huaxi Xuan does not know the taste.

He was eating fish and steamed dumplings in his mouth, but his heart was full of that slender white figure, he couldn't even think about what this legendary goddess doctor looked like, and whether her face was long or round? Are the eyelids double or single? Is the nose big or small? Are the lips thin or thick? These are completely unimpressed, only the slender figure, dressed in a white shirt, becoming more and more holy among the refugees in ragged clothes, like a fairy in the sky, not stained with a trace of dust.

Hua Xixuan didn't say thank you, but the next day he worked harder to treat those refugees, and he didn't say anything more.

Two days later, Yun Yao sent Jin Linwei to escort two thousand captives over to help repair the river embankment, and Yao Yanyu learned that Yun Jin had sent people to besiege Zhulin's own residence and wanted to capture him and Yun Yao as hostages. Knowing that Yun Yao was poisoned in the fight with the Miao grass woman, he was worried about Yun Yao for a while.

However, Yun Yao's letter made it very clear that the grass woman had been used for her own purposes, and the danger on the side of the Cheng Cemetery had been lifted, and she wanted to bring people to help Han Entropy and others, and the two thousand captives were not easy to bring, so they had to be sent here to repair the river embankment.

At Yun Yao's request, Miao Po gave Yang Fu and the two thousand people under him all Gu, so these people didn't dare to play any tricks.

The arrival of these 2,000 people greatly accelerated the progress of the embankment project, and seven days later, the embankment was completed, and the water flow of the Qingjiang River gradually rose, and the big ships could already go along. But the relief of the flood here still needs to continue, fortunately, Gu Yuntong also has news from his side, saying that the price of grain has begun to fall because of the Chen family's full opening of the position. But because of the unlimited purchase of Chen's grain shop, other merchants took advantage of the loophole and began to buy large sums of silver into grain and hoard them.

The government intervened to order merchants to limit their purchases, but with little effect. And because the chaos created by the merchants maliciously raising grain prices in the early stage has not completely calmed down, the chaotic people still exist, and the gloomy days and the bursting of the Qingjiang River in Jiazhou have greatly affected this year's summer harvest.

Hearing that the grain ship was leaving, Jiazhou and several county orders around the disaster hurriedly came to the door, begging grandpa to tell grandma, and said all the good things, just for Huguang to make Yao people be kind, and then save the grain and grain left behind. Of course, this time, several county magistrates were embarrassed to ask for food in vain, and each wrote an IOU, saying that when the harvest was harvested in the coming year, he would definitely pay it back to Lord Yao with interest.

Yao Yanen looked at a few IOUs stamped with the private seal of the county order, and smiled helplessly: "You guys have eaten me!" ”

The county magistrate of Anling Prefecture smiled and arched his hand: "Although Jiazhou and other places are not inferior to Huguang, they are also close neighbors of Huguang. Even if it is for the stability of Huguang, you can't stand by and watch us. Otherwise, these disaster victims and refugees fled to the ground of Daohu Guang, and wouldn't it still cause trouble for adults. ”

"You can talk. But this year, the north and south were hit by disasters, and there was a shortage of food, so you still came with me to rob halfway. "Yao Yanen is really reluctant, the food at home has been pulled out, if the rice in Zhuangzi is not harvested this year, hundreds of people in the Yao family will have to starve.

However, the starvation of the Yao family is a matter of the future, and the tens of thousands of people in front of them are starving, and Yao Yanen has no choice but to leave three boatloads of grain and send away several county orders.

The grain ship set sail for the Huzhou wharf, but Yao Yanyu could not leave for the time being, because there were still thousands of wounded people waiting to be treated.

Yao Yanen left the boat he was on to his sister, and the cooks, servants, and other miscellaneous servants on the ship also stayed, and were ordered to serve Mrs. Yao. The envoy continued westward with the grain ship and went straight to the Huzhou wharf. There, Gu Yuntong and several prefects of Huguang were already waiting for these life-saving foods.

The levee was repaired, the flood was completely stopped, and the remaining water in the disaster area began to be drained and repaired. Fortunately, Jiazhou is originally a city along the river, for decades in order to prevent flooding and waterproofing, the city's large and small rivers are staggered, as long as the water of the main stream of the Qingjiang River does not spread, the water in Jiazhou city will fall in three or five days.

However, the entire county has been soaked in water for more than half a month, and no matter how good the house is, it doesn't look good.

Yang Fu and his 2,000 soldiers continued to work as craftsmen, working for the people of Jiazhou in exchange for three meals a day and an antidote once every seven days.

Yao Yanyu finally had some free time, and began to sort out the medical materials for the treatment of the victims this time, and finally had time to think about Wei Zhang.

I don't know what happened to him, Yun Jin has been working hard here for more than two years, and he must have a foundation. Yao Yanyu felt that it would definitely be impossible for Yun Jin to defeat Wei Zhang, but if he only wanted to flee for his life, it should be quite easy.

Yao Yanyu felt that it was impossible for a person like Yun Jin to hand over the old man to the captured master who knew the news of the agency. If he is a little careful, he will not put his life on others, and will definitely leave a hidden way to escape.

"Madame, soothing tea." Xiang Zhi came in with a tray with a blue and white porcelain tea cup on it, and inside was burgundy tea soup.

Because she has not been busy in white or black for a period of time, and she is worried about Wei Zhang, Yao Yanyu always can't sleep well at night, dreams a lot, wakes up easily, and can't sleep anymore when she wakes up. Therefore, she prepared soothing tea with sour jujube kernels, Ganoderma lucidum powder and other flavored herbs, and drank it every afternoon, and drank two to three cups before going to bed, so that she could sleep well at night.

"Well, leave it there." Yao Yanyu said, putting aside a dossier in his hand.

Xiang Zhi came forward and knelt next to the table, put the teacup with both hands, and persuaded with a sweet smile: "The temperature is just right now, and it will be cold later, so Mrs. will drink it?" ”

Yao Yanyu took the teacup and took a sip slowly, and asked thoughtfully, "Is there still no news from the general?" ”

"The slave has already asked Captain Xu to inquire, and there should be news in the evening." After speaking, Xiang Zhi chuckled and persuaded: "Madame, don't worry, in the matter of fighting, no one in the Great Cloud Dynasty can compare with the general." ”

Yao Yanyu smiled and asked funny: "Your general is a god?" ”

"Originally, they all said that the general was the god of war. An invincible god. Xiang Zhi blinked his starry eyes.

"Hey, wake up! Look at you stupid. Yao Yanyu finished drinking the tea and handed the teacup over, "Go and tell them to come in in a while, and I will tell you about these cases." ”

Xiang Xue promised to go down, and after a while, Wumei, Banxia, Mai Dong, and five temporarily homeless fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls all entered the cabin. In addition, there are a total of 12 people in Mr. Xiaohua, one man and eleven women. After everyone came in, they were seated in order, and Xiang Zhi and the other four maids who had been following Yao Yanyu naturally lined up in front.

Yao Yanyu glanced at Hua Xiyu and said, "Mr. Hua, please come to the front seat, and then please talk about the pulse cases you have diagnosed and treated." ”

Hua Xi was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do for a while.

In the past few days, he has almost become mute, every day he is to treat patients and take medicine, and then come back to eat and sleep, and never say a word of indignation. Today, Yao Yanyu suddenly asked him to talk about the pulse case, and Xiao Huatuo was a little confused.

Xiangzhi, who was sitting next to Yao Yanyu, had already gotten up to give up her seat, and Yao Yanyu instructed Bai Xin behind her: "You don't have to move, just move Mr. Hua's couch up." ”

Although a few maids didn't like Hua Xiyu, they didn't dare to disobey Mrs. Yanyu's orders, so Hua Xiyu was moved to Yao Yanyu's left side in a daze.

Yao Yanyu said politely: "Mr. Hua, please tell me about the typical pulse cases you have encountered in the past few days." ”

As the saying goes, one will pay ten.

Although Hua Xixuan had never experienced this kind of similar lecturing, and he also felt that this kind of medical knowledge was a very new thing to directly transfer to the school for discussion like the way of Confucius and Mencius, he did not have stage fright.

took the time to sort out the pulse case in his hand and sorted out his thoughts, and then Xiao Huatuo cleared his throat and began to speak.

His mind was a little cluttered at first because he was unprepared, but after telling a malaria case, his strong expertise helped him find clarity of thought. The rest of the story was very smooth, he talked about the six typical pulse cases he had treated in the past few days, and made an objective evaluation of his diagnosis and treatment plan and the prescription of the medicine used in the process of disaster relief.

When he gave affirmation, the faces of some of the little maids present showed smugness, but when he criticized and corrected, Xiang Zhi and the others immediately showed indignation.

Yao Yanyu remained silent, sitting quietly on the main seat and listening.

Hua Xi talked for an hour and stopped, and it was already twilight, and the brilliant clouds shone in through the blue screen window, and the room was gilded with a warm gold.

It was said that it was time for dinner, but no one had the heart to eat. As soon as Hua Xiyu stopped, Xiang Xue looked at Yao Yanyu eagerly, hoping that he could have the right to speak and refute this arrogant guy.

Yao Yanyu was naturally happy to give her a chance, so her chin raised slightly, and said, "Xiangzhi, do you have something to say?" ”

Xiang Zhi immediately responded: "Yes, the slave disagrees with Mr. Hua's three statements, and wants to ask for advice." ”

Yao Yanyu nodded: "You ask." I believe that Mr. Hua will give you answers one by one. In addition, if you have any different opinions, you can ask Mr. Hua for advice. ”

Hua Xixuan also said: "Please make it clear to the girl, Hua will know everything." ”

Such a calm attitude undoubtedly added fuel to the psychological anger of Xiangzhi and several others. For a while, not only Xiangzhi, but also Wumei, Banxia, and Mai Dong were also eager to try, and the four of them were more sharp than the other, and their days with Yao Yanyu were not short, whether it was pharmacopoeia or prescription, and even Yao Yanyu had intervened in the preparation test of many new drugs in recent years. It's no longer the little girl who shivered with the silver needle.

Moreover, the four of them also have their own strengths, Xiangzhi is good at dispensing medicines, she has read all the existing books about drugs in Yao Yanyu's hand, although she can't say that she is reciting them backwards, but she can still draw inferences. Hua Xixuan said that the prescription for this disaster relief was problematic again, and Xiang Zhi was the first to refuse.

Wu Meishan is a pediatrician, and she is particularly good at children's diseases, so Yao Yanyu often picks up some pediatric books for her. Countless people were affected by this flood, including many children. Just now, Hua Xixuan also proposed that the diagnosis and treatment of children is not enough, and the effect of massage is too slow, which delays the condition of many children, and makes Wumei half angry.

Banxia and Mai Dong are good at trauma and acupuncture, both of them have Yao Yanyu's true inheritance, and they have been full of confidence in the past few years, no matter who sees them, they are courteous to Yao Yanyu's face, and even Yao Yanen and Yao Yanyi never scolded them. Today, being accused by this arrogant and rebellious person, naturally he can't swallow this breath.

Under the siege of these little girls, Hua Xixuan did not panic at all, and the more he argued, the more courageous he became, and the arrogance in his bones was completely stimulated. He sat there, talking, his voice up and down, and with a look of laughter and anger, and his words were very vivid.

On the other hand, Xiangzhi and others are different, although they have learned exquisite medical skills from Yao Yanyu, they are not as good as Hua Xixuan, who mixes between the markets, and has been reading since childhood.

The four maids were blushing and their necks were thick by his argument, and they didn't even want their daughter's Sven, so they had the momentum to roll up their sleeves and rush up to smash this hateful thing.

For a while, the cabin was boiling like a pot.

The cook outside didn't see anyone ask after she cooked the meal, so she washed her hands and went to the front cabin to ask, and before she got close, she heard a quarrel inside and was about to fight, so she was startled and hurriedly asked Xu Shiyang, who was guarding outside: "Lord Xu, is Madam okay?" It's ......."

Xu Shiyang smiled: "It's okay, there is a debate inside, Madam allows them to do this, you don't have to worry." ”

"Oh, this meal is ready, I don't know if Madame is suitable for passing the meal?" The cook still looked inside uneasily.

Xu Shiyang smiled and said, "You listen to the movement inside, I'm afraid you'll have to wait for a while." You go back first, and someone will naturally call you for the meal. ”

"Well, all right." The cook shook her head, and sighed as she turned back, "Can't you talk about learning?" How did it make it look like a bombing camp. ”

Xu Shiyang smiled, thinking that these maids in front of his wife were really amazing, and he didn't know what kind of man would be able to surrender in the future. It's just that before this exclamation was finished, he suddenly felt a chill behind him, and Captain Xu subconsciously turned around, and saw his head boss standing in front of him with a black face.

"Huh? Checkmate? Subordinates meet the general. After Xu Shiyang was stunned, he hurriedly bowed down to salute, but he wailed in his heart, sighing My mother, why did the general suddenly appear? Why is there no news at all? Could it be that the people sent out in advance have hung up?

"Well, what's wrong inside, so noisy?" Wei Zhang glanced at the cabin door dissatisfied.

"It's the lady who is debating the medical skills to a few medical ladies and langs."

"Debate?" Wei Zhang chuckled lowly and muttered in a low voice, "I also drove the school to the ship." Then he raised his hand and lifted the bamboo curtain of Xiangfei and arched in.

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