Chapter 161: Lin Xu did not return

After the two teenagers smiled and returned to the shed with salty soup, Qiu Chen walked out of the corner next to him.

"Hey, Begonia?" Lan Ying was slightly stunned when she saw Qiu Chen who suddenly appeared, and then laughed, "Why haven't you gone back yet?" It's time for the kids to get out of school, too. ”

"Well, I'll come over and tell you something, and I'll go back." Qiu Chen said, naturally handed a clay pot to Lan Ying, and asked her to bring out the remaining salty soup in the pot, and then it was good to brush the pot and clean it up.

"What's the matter?" Lan Ying asked as she tacitly scooped up the salty soup.

"Well, I just saw Chunhong." Qiu Chen replied.

Lan Ying's hand paused for a moment, and then her face turned a look of surprise: "Begonia, I, I just look at Chunhong too bitter...... You don't know what to do, she is reluctant to eat lunch by herself, take it back and share it with her younger siblings and that daughter, and she will eat some coarse grains and vegetables at home every day...... It's been half a month, and the people who came in with her all saw that they were fat, and she was getting thinner and thinner...... If it goes on like this, I'm afraid this kid won't be able to survive. ”

Speaking of the last one, Lan Ying almost choked.

Qiu Chen frowned, and said suspiciously: "Qinghe's family is having a hard time, but with Chunhong's salary, it should be enough to eat well, right?" ”

Lan Ying wiped the corners of her eyes, shook her head and said, "Chunhong only has a monthly amount of five hundred yuan now...... The little money that Qinghe's family saved at that time was given to Chunhong, and a dozen taels of silver were sent to accompany her, but Chunhong and her two only wore two sets of clothes, and the others were copied. After Chunhong came back, the family of seven or eight people needed food and clothing, and the little girl she brought back was sick twice, where was the little money left in the hands of the Qinghe family, and they borrowed from me and the hands of the Qingshan family...... Chunhong's little monthly money has to buy grain to fill seven or eight mouths, and to save money to pay off debts...... I and the Aoyama family said that they wouldn't let her repay the money in a hurry, but the girl was a tough one, and she promised in person, what should she do when she turned back...... I went to her house yesterday, and Qinghe's padded jacket was worn by Chunhong, and I could only sit on the kang and be surrounded by a quilt at home...... The padded jacket and cotton pants that the little girl wore were still the ones my Xiang'er wore last year......"

"I really didn't expect it to be so difficult...... Qiu Chen was really surprised to hear that Qinghe's family could only shrink on the kang because they had no cotton clothes.

Although when she first came here, her mother only had a torn quilt and a very old cotton jacket, but everyone still had cotton clothes...... She can't imagine that she is in the north and how she can survive the winter without cotton clothes!

Seeing Qiu Chen like this, Lan Ying was afraid that she would misunderstand what she meant, and hurriedly explained: "Chunhong and Qinghe's family didn't mean to complain about you, Chunhong also told me that it was the Wang family and her mother who couldn't stand you, and she also said that she couldn't make up for it, so she could only do her best to work more......"

Qiu Chen waved his hand, interrupting Lan Ying's explanation, revealing a slightly bitter smile: "No need to explain, I know what to do." ”

"You take care of the work here, follow me to find it...... Well, there are still some old clothes and bedding at home, turn them out and take a look, if it is okay, you can send it to Qinghe's family. Qiu Chen beckoned Lan Ying out of the East Cross Courtyard, and said as he walked to the backyard, "Well, don't say that I gave it...... Also, a few years ago, I wanted to make a padded jacket for the elderly over 60 years old in the village, and you should contact a few good needlemen and thread to divide the work. ”

As soon as she heard this, Lan Ying didn't understand that Qiu Chen was thinking of helping Qinghe's family in disguise, and she became overjoyed, but her eyes couldn't help but turn red at the same time.

"Well, well, I'll take care of this!" Lan Ying wiped her eyes and responded happily.

After the Lin family's original broken furniture, old bedding, and old clothes were replaced, the old bedding and old clothes were dismantled and draped, and the old cotton wool became part of the kang mattress in the workers' lounge of the East Cross Hospital. Today, all that remains is a few pieces of old furniture stacked in the backyard hood.

Therefore, the old clothes and old bedding that Qiu Chen mentioned were not the original shabby burlap products, but the muslin clothes and bedding that she made for herself and her family after she came over. Now she and the children have changed into better cocoon silk bedding, and the children's clothes have not only changed to good ones, but also made smaller ones in the spring, so these things look like they are still seven or eight percent new.

cleaned up, large and small cotton clothes, except for Fu'er Man'er's too small to use, Lin Xu and Junwen's brothers can use them, as well as the old clothes that Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng replaced at that time, as well as Qiu Chen's old clothes, which is enough to hit three big burdens.

Qiu Chen helped Lan Ying move to Erjin, and sent Qingxing and Yufeng to help Lan Ying send her back.

This is busy, the hour has reached the middle of the unitary hour, around six o'clock in the evening, not to mention the snow and cloudy days, even if it is a sunny day, it should be completely dark.

However, Lin Xu and Qingjiang haven't come back yet, and Daxing, who rode a horse to meet them, hasn't looked back.

Qiu Chen gradually became worried.

She went back to the main house in the backyard, the children had already returned, Qiu Chen smiled and coaxed Ah Fu Aman, and asked Junwen to take them to wash and wait for dinner. Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng were still receiving goods in the east courtyard and did not come back, Qiu Chen thought about it and went straight to the front yard.

Walking out of the gate, Qiu Chen stood by the frozen pond and looked out.

Because the Lin family is located on the slope, standing at the gate, you can see the bluestone road leading directly to the entrance of the village. This bluestone road, after Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng came back, led people to pave one after another, an official road leading to the outside of the village, the total length of more than two miles of roads, the road is two feet wide, enough for two carriages to easily go hand in hand.

It's just that on this night when the snow is getting heavier and heavier, Qiu Chen looks at it from afar, but it is only dark and dreary, and there is no trace of fire. It was already completely dark, and if anyone came, whether it was Qingjiang or Daxing, they would light lanterns and torches.

After standing silently for a while, a thin layer of snowflakes had fallen on Qiu Chen's shoulders and hood.

Junko was wrapped in a padded jacket and stood next to her with a lantern: "Madam, do you want to ride a horse to meet her again?" ”

Qiu Chen slowly turned his head, shook his head, and walked straight into the door. Standing under the porch to pat the falling snow on his body, Qiu Chen said, "You are alone at home...... Wait another half an hour, and after another half an hour, they won't come back, and you will go again. ”

Shunzi also knew that there could be no one to guard the house, so he could only agree repeatedly.

Qiu Chen put down the worries and doubts in his heart, straightened his expression, and walked to the main room in the front yard.

It has been four hours since the operation, and if Qin Zheng's postoperative fever has not worsened, it means that the postoperative prescription she negotiated with Tang Wenyong is effective. Next, as long as the wound is not infected or torn, the operation is considered successful as long as it persists for seven to nine days, the wound heals, and the sutures are removed.

Standing at the door of the main room, Qiu Chen raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and straightened his expression again, then he picked up the curtain and walked in.

There are two lanterns hanging on the roof of the hall, and the four corners of the house are also lit up brightly, and the whole hall is brilliantly lit. Although the Lin family provided three meals a day, these things that exceeded the Lin family's habits were all brought by Tang Wenyong, including thick candles, tea sets and tableware used by Tang Wenyong and Qin Zheng...... Qiu Chen didn't think much of these wealthy and noble sons, but he didn't meddle in anything or say anything.

It's just that there is no one in such a brightly lit hall, Qiu Chen's eyes swept away, and then he went around the Duobao lattice and entered the western study, and saw that under the same bright lights, Tang Wenyong was sitting behind the bookcase, holding the surgical tools used in the morning and pondering something carefully. He watched so intently that he didn't even notice anyone coming in.

Tang Wenyong, who is so obsessed with a certain thing and technique, makes Qiu Chen appreciate it even more.

She slowly walked closer, and heard Tang Wenyong rubbing the handle of the scalpel with his fingers, muttering: "...... If this is the case today, then if there is a carbuncle in the stomach in the future, can it also be removed by seppuku? ……”

Qiu Chen was stunned, and couldn't help but show a smile on his face: "I can't help but have carbuncles that can be removed, and more conveniently, if the woman has a difficult birth, she can also cut the abdomen to take out the fetus without hurting the mother's life!" ”

"Huh? It's really ......" Tang Wenyong was shocked for a moment, but then showed a look of ecstasy, "If it is really as you said, it is a great merit of countless lives......

Qiu Chen pouted: "When did you believe in Buddhism?" ”

Tang Wenyong grinned: "It doesn't matter if you believe in Buddhism or not, anyway, if this method is promoted, you can live countless ......."

Qiu Chen poured cold water on him again: "That is, General Qin believes in you and me, so he lets us do it." Do you think someone else can let you pull your stomach apart casually? ”

The smile on Tang Wenyong's face froze, and then he waved his hand indifferently: "Don't be afraid, don't let the seppuku be cut, first cut the epidermis sores of the limbs...... Well, this time we have to think about the prescription again, everyone's certificate is different, and the medication is naturally added or subtracted, and today's cleaning methods are also very demanding, which is not something that ordinary people can do. ”

Hearing him say this, Qiu Chen smiled: "This doesn't need to be done by every family. ”

"Hey, didn't you say that if you don't clean it, you might let the wound festering again?" Tang Wenyong wondered.

Qiu Chen said: "Yes, environmental cleanliness and human body cleanliness are both necessary. But you don't need to prepare it at home for every patient, right? You can set up a medical room, build one or several of these rooms, and do the basic cleaning work on weekdays...... In this way, in the event of an emergency injury or patient, surgery can be performed in the shortest possible time without the need for a long period of preparation. You also know that some injuries and illnesses cannot wait......"

"Whoa, whoa...... This method is good, why didn't I think of it ...... be able to do this" Tang Wenyong stood up excitedly, holding the scalpel in his hand and waving it up and down, and said wildly, "If you get a few tents like this in the front-line camp, how many seriously injured soldiers can be saved......"

Seeing that he had completely immersed himself in his beautiful imagination, Qiu Chen didn't say much, shook his head, put his cloak on an official hat chair, walked to the door of Xili, and raised his voice.

Soon, Qin Li lifted the door curtain from the inside and let Qiu Chen walk in.

"What about the general?" Qiu Chen saw that Qin Zheng was still lying flat on the kang, so he asked Qin Li in a low voice.

"It's still a little burning, but it hasn't aggravated ......," Qin Li immediately replied carefully, "According to Madame's instructions, I fed the general three bowls of water every hour, during which I fed two soups, two chicken soup porridges, and one ginseng soup......

Qiu Chen nodded: "How about urinating?" What color? Is there any stool? ”

While listening carefully to Qin Li's returns, analyzing Qin Zheng's situation based on these performances, Qiu Chen didn't think much about it, and asked a few questions casually.

Qin Li was stunned, his face turned red instantly, but he still replied respectfully, just lowered his head deeply: "Mrs. Hui, small, urinating is normal, the color is slightly lighter than usual, the amount, some more, clean your hands five times." So far, there has been no compliment......"

Hearing that Qin Li suddenly became stumbling, Qiu Chen's mind turned, and he couldn't help but feel a little awkward when he remembered the strict men and women in this era.

However, the situation reported by Qin Li is all good. The urine is light and heavy, which means that the possibility of infection is relatively small, and as for the stool, because it is not an open surgery, it is not a too important sign, but she habitually asks about it.

Yes, after Qin Li stumbled to answer, she nodded with satisfaction and stopped asking, making Qin Li secretly relieved behind her.

Walking to the kang, Qiu Chen tested the temperature of his palm to make sure it was no longer cold, and then reached out to touch Qin Zheng's forehead...... Well, she did still have a little fever, but it was a little lower than what she had tried before. Moreover, she looked at Qin Zheng's complexion well, because the water and food were replenished in time and sufficiently, and her lips were not dry and molting.

She lifted the corner of the quilt on Qin Zheng's body again, and then uncovered the middle coat on his body to inspect, the white cotton cloth on the wound was clean and tidy, and there was no blood stains annihilating, which showed that the bleeding and suturing of the wound were very successful, and there was no postoperative bleeding.

Although it cannot be judged that there will be no later infection, with these, at least the probability of infection is much lower.

Secretly relieved, Qiu Chen covered Qin Zheng's middle coat and quilt again, turned to Qin Yi and Qin Li, who was guarding the side of the kang, and said, "The general's situation is very good...... You two don't have to stay here at this time, you must have someone to rest, to replace you at night, there must be someone to watch, and you must not let him move around and break his wounds...... As long as you survive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, change the dressing and see if the wound heals smoothly, there will be no big problem! ”

Qin Li and Qin Yi were all overjoyed when they heard this, and nodded their heads again and again, Qin Li signaled to Qin Yi, Qin Yi did not hesitate, arched his hand to Qiu Chen, and walked out of the room. The two of them had been accompanying Qin Zhen all the time, and when they were tired at night, they just slept in the corner of the kang, but now, people are coming in and out here, and there is no way to sleep, so they have to go to grab land with Tang Wenyong.

After instructing Qin Li one by one some precautions, Qiu Chen withdrew from the Xili room, Tang Wenyong had already woken up from the imagination of the beautiful man, and when he saw Qiu Chen, he immediately came up and wanted to discuss something with her, at this moment, there was a faint sound of horse neighing at the gate, Qiu Chen didn't care about Tang Wenyong at all, and even forgot to put on the cloak, and ran out of the city quickly around Tang Wenyong.

Under the light and shadow of the lantern at the gate, a person walked in, although he was wearing a leather hat, his head was full of snow, and even his face was hung with a layer of future and melting snowflakes, but from the figure, Qiu Chen still recognized that it was Daxing who came out later.

Regardless of going around the corridor, Qiu Chen ran straight down the steps and walked through the road in the middle of the courtyard: "Daxing? How? Second brother and Qingjiang? ”

"Madam, the little one greeted Qingshui Town all the way, and it was almost to Chengjiadian to meet Qingjiang...... The little one was afraid that Mrs. would be worried, so he didn't wait for him to rush back to report to Mrs. first! Daxing arched his hand.

Qiu Chen nodded, a layer of joy had appeared on his face, but he still felt unsteady, and confirmed: "Second Master is okay?" Did something happen to them when they came back so late? ”

Daxing looked up at the joy on Qiu Chen's face, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, but he finally replied: "Mrs. Hui, second master, second master did not come back with Qingjiang......"

"Huh? What's wrong? Did you see that the sky was not good, so the second master did not come back? Qiu Chen asked and guessed.

Daxing still shook his head: "Second master, you were taken to Fucheng...... Qingjiang said that the second master told him that it was the second master who sent someone to the county to learn to pick him up. ”

In Daxing's tongue twister-like reply, Qiu Chen still grasped the core content: Lin Xu was picked up by Lin Sheng! No, was he picked up by Hu Yanxun and took over to Hu Yanxun's guard command of the Fucheng Hu Yan Xun's Mansion?

The joy on Qiu Chen's face, along with the color of blood, receded little by little...... She stood in the snow in a daze, a little unable to come back to her senses for a moment.

"Ma'am? Madam, don't worry, the second master is acting safely, he must have confirmed it...... There will be no danger! Daxing saw that Qiu Chen's face was wrong, and hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort.

Qiu Chen shook his head indifferently, his sanity gradually returned, and then, still with a pale face, he was able to shake his head with a smile: "I'm not worried about your second master's ......."

Daxing wanted to say something, but Qiu Chen waved his hand to stop him: "Okay, you have been running around in the snow for so long, you must be cold and tired, don't be here, go to the house and drink hot tea to warm up...... I'm fine, I'll go talk to your daughter-in-law, don't wait, it's time to set up dinner! ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chen turned around and walked straight towards the backyard.

Tang Wenyong rushed out with Qiu Chen's cloak, and saw Qiu Chen's expression walking to the backyard a little wrong, he didn't know what happened to Lu Dao, he just thought that he was angry with the servant, and muttered secretly in his heart, this woman is also sharp to him, why can't he even cure a minion? It's just a minion, it's a big deal to sell it, how can you be angry like this?

Slandering in his heart, Tang Wenyong bypassed the corridor nearby, just blocking Qiu Chen outside the second gate. Raising the cloak in his hand, Tang Wenyong smiled and said, "What made you anxious like this?" You yourself know the art of medicine Qihuang, don't you know that it is easy to catch the wind and cold if you don't care about it like this? ”

Qiu Chen turned around woodenly, and after seeing Tang Wenyong, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a smile: "Thank you!" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take the cloak that Tang Wenyong had given him, draped it on his body, and without stopping for a moment, he didn't even say a word to Tang Wenyong, and went straight into the second courtyard.

Tang Wenyong, who was left alone outside the second door, was stunned for a while, and then shook his head in surprise, and said, "This doesn't seem to be infected with the wind and cold, but like an evil spirit...... This woman would actually say thank you...... When did you become so polite! ”

Full of doubts, Tang Wenyong went back to the main house and continued to ponder the 'medical workshop' that Qiu Chen had just described to him.

After another half an hour, Qingjiang rushed back with the carriage, and Qiu Chen asked him to ask for details in the porch of the second gate.

Junzi took the carriage and went to the backyard to settle down, and Daxing accompanied Qingjiang to talk back.

Qingjiang didn't know much, except for what Daxing said, Qingjiang described the car and personnel that picked up Lin Xu, saying that there were six healthy servants and a coachman, and they used tung oil and green drapery carriages. Moreover, Lin Xu agreed to go with those people only after seeing his master's handwriting, and happily asked Qingjiang to come back and tell Qiu Chen: "Go back and tell your sister-in-law, tell her that her eldest brother has returned, and he has been appointed as the commander of Anyang Mansion from Sipinwei, and after going this time, after seeing the eldest brother, he must accompany the eldest brother to return home!" ’

Qiu Chen had recovered from the initial surprise when he heard the news. At this time, she was already able to silently listen to Lin Xu's words relayed by Qingjiang, and the smile on her face did not change.

Nodding, Qiu Chen comforted Qingjiang a few words, told him and Daxing not to publicize this matter for the time being, and asked them to hurry back to keep warm, and told Qingjiang's family to hurry back with a bowl of ginger soup, and then turned back indifferently.

Knowing that Lin Xu followed Hu Yanxun's people without hesitation, it was not false to say that she had no guilt in her heart, after all, for most of the past six months, she really regarded Lin Xu as her younger brother, and sometimes, she even cared for Lin Xu as a child like Afu Aman...... The children who treat each other sincerely are silent, and they follow others without even discussing, which is uncomfortable for a parent.

However, reason also told her that in Lin Xu's heart, no matter how close her sister-in-law is, she can't compare to the eldest brother who raised him since he was a child and is also a father and brother. Lin Xu learned that it was the eldest brother who picked him up and got together, where could he wait? I'm afraid, that kid is happy and stupid, right?

Lin Xu's actions are excusable, Qiu Chen knows and understands, but if this is the case, the relationship between her and Lin Xu will be broken.

Thinking about walking back like this, Qiu Chen was slightly angry for a while, relieved for a while, and bitter for a while.

Whether it is Lin Sheng or Hu Yanxun, in Lin Xu's eyes, they are his dearest eldest brothers. She is ready to dissociate herself from Hu Yanxun, they have nothing to do with each other, as a little uncle, Lin Xu can't give up her eldest brother for her sister-in-law, right?

Not to mention this era, it is modern, after the divorce of husband and wife, how many relatives and family members of the original in-law's family can be without barriers? It's good not to turn against each other!

It's that she's too greedy!

She only thought about living as Lin Sheng's surviving person, so that she could keep Afu Aman by her side, but she forgot that Lin Xu had no blood relationship with her, and she had never moved to Mrs. Lin's side before, just because her relationship with her was deeper. If she abandons Huyanxun...... What reason can be used to ask Lin Xu to remain close to her?

When she came to this world, she was the first to really care about her and take care of her eldest child, and the relationship between them day and night was not deep, not to mention that Gen Lin Xu turned against her, but she was estranged, and if she was not close, Qiu Chen was not distressed.

At this moment, Lin Xu had just been picked up by Hu Yanxun, and she felt empty in her heart, not to mention, one day, she was likely to be estranged from the child who really cared for her and came from such a poor day with her, or even turned against her...... Just thinking about it, she will feel distressed, as if a piece of her heart has been dug out Yes, empty pain.

Shaking his head, waving these imaginations that had not yet happened out of his mind, Qiu Chen secretly comforted himself in his heart.

Now, Hu Yanxun is also in a high position, commanding things from the fourth rank...... Lin Xu has such a big brother, it will only be good for his development. It's much better than following her as a village woman with no status!

After doing a good job of psychological construction for himself, when Qiu Chen faced the children and Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng's brothers, he was able to laugh freely, without letting his family see a clue.

Her remarks to her family were because of the heavy snow, and Lin Xu stayed in the county school and did not come back. The brothers of the Yang family know that this is also the truth, and the heavy snow has blocked the road, and it is not easy to return to the county seat. Although Afu Aman was a little unhappy, he was quickly diverted to other places by Junyan Junzhang.

In order to welcome Lin Xu, Qiu Chen ordered a hot pot to be prepared, and the family ate lively, talking and laughing, they ate the mutton and a few vegetables prepared by the Daxing family, and the children all lay on the kang with their stomachs supported and smirked, Qiu Chen looked back at the red-faced poplar and Yong Yangshumeng, and couldn't help laughing.

"Open one of the tea cakes I got a few days ago, and bring the tea set. Then go to the Westinghouse shelf and get a few hawthorn pills and give them a few to eat! Qiu Chen smiled and ordered Qingxing and Yufeng.

The two girls smiled and agreed to retreat, and soon, Yufeng came over with a delicate copper box, opened it, and wrapped more than ten large brown and black honey balls in wax paper, and Qiu Chen sent one to a child.

Qingxing then also sent tea sets and tea. This fermented tea is a tea brick, similar to the modern Pu'er, but the color is darker than the Pu'er, and the degree of fermentation is also deeper. However, since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, most of the Central Plains characters have changed their customs and drank tea, and such fermented tea is generally sold to nomads in the north and northwest.

After getting these tea bricks at that time, Qiu Chen specially bought a set of ceramic tea sets, as well as a small red clay stove to match them.

Qiu Chen asked her to put the red clay stove on the kang table, put a few pieces of charcoal from the kang hole into the red clay stove, and then pour hot water into the teapot where the tea was boiled, wash the tea, and then pour boiling water again, put it on the red clay stove to boil, after three boils, Qiu Chen took the teacup and washed the reddish-brown tea soup into the red pottery teacup.

"What are you doing to eat tea? It's not about ordering tea, it's not about making tea...... Hehe! Yang Shuyong smiled and commented, still took a cup and drank it slowly.

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "This method, when I was in northern Xinjiang, I heard people say that it is said that the nomads in the north eat too much meat, so they will cook tea and drink it like this, which is the most delicious and tired of eating!" Of course, when they drink it, they will also add some milk, goat's milk, milk tofu, fried rice and other seasonings...... However, I don't think you will be able to drink that smell! ”

Qiu Chen said that the most original milk tea that Mongolians drink, although it has the same sound as the familiar milk tea, the taste of the two is very different. Mongolians drink milk tea, tea, milk, milk tofu, fried rice, and salt...... Qiu Chen had tasted that taste, and he almost couldn't control it at that time. Fortunately, before she followed her mentor to the grassland, she was carefully instructed that it was okay not to drink, but that she must not show contempt or disgust, otherwise the shepherds would think that they looked down on their people......

Although, later, after pinching her nose and drinking it a few times, Qiu Chen didn't feel how unbearable the strange smell of the fishy, sour and salty mixture was, but she didn't want to try it on the current family. Not to mention anything else, several children were forced to receive a small cup of goat's milk every day, or after almond removal. The kind of milk tea that doesn't smell fishy at all...... Forget it! Don't make people feel uncomfortable.

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