Chapter 23: The Plague
Princess Heng was so angry that she slapped the edge of the kang and scolded hatefully, "Slut, my son who instigated me didn't even care about my mother, no wonder the Lu family said that she was a disaster!" β
Jinxin, who was about to go to bed after freshening up in Jinluo Pavilion, sneezed inexplicably. Zizhi, whose ankle was already much better, hurriedly came over from outside and asked with concern, "What's wrong with the girl?" Could it be that you are cold? β
Jinxin couldn't say anything, just smiled, "Where is it so easy to get cold?" I'm not the delicate flower. β
However, just in case, Zizhi still asked Xue Ling to go to the kitchen to boil a bowl of thick ginger soup for Jinxin, and Jinxin was afraid that she was really sick, so she endured the spicy and drank it.
When Xue Ling came to clean up the soup bowl, she saw Jinxin leaning on the pillow and flipping through a yellowed ancient book, so she gossiped, "Just now the slave maid went to the kitchen to boil ginger soup, and when I heard it, I said that Brother Lan in the grandmother's house was sick......
"Really? What kind of disease do you know? Jinxin put down the book and raised his eyes, "The eldest cousin went early, and the eldest cousin pulled a child alone, which is really not easy." β
Xue Ling also nodded silently, "Who said it wasn't." I heard that Beijing has not been peaceful recently, and many children have been infected with the epidemic, and I hope that Brother Lan will not be infected. β
"Yes, it's not easy enough for the eldest cousin, Brother Lan has a good one, how can you live?"
Jinxin sighed, and sent Xue Ling away, "Go down to sleep, you're tired all day." β
Xue Ling hurriedly took the soup bowl and saluted, "That girl went to bed early, it's late at night, don't read, save your eyes." β
Jinxin nodded, and Xue Ling went down.
Zizhi hugged the futon and stayed on the couch outside for the night, and the master and servant said a few more words, and they all rested.
When I got up the next day, it was already a night of rain.
The yard is full of fallen leaves, moss and earthy, fresh and fragrant.
Jinxin put on a green coat, opened the window, and greedily inhaled the fresh morning air, only feeling relaxed and happy.
Although Zizhi's feet were better, she didn't dare to move in the end, so she asked Xue Ling to bring the two little girls to fetch water, she served Jinxin to clean her face and comb her hair, clean up properly, and Jinxin took Xue Ling to ask for peace to Cui Lao Taijun.
Along the way, Jinxin was attracted by the unknown wildflowers and weeds on the side of the road, and the dew drops on the tender green grass blades were crystal clear, which looked so pleasing to the eye.
Only the beauty of nature is so pure, how can this world be like this?
While admiring this inconspicuous beauty, while sighing, Jinxin unconsciously came to Cui Laotaijun's courtyard.
When I went in, I didn't see Mrs. Cui, and I heard the girl say that Mrs. Cui went to the yard of the young grandmother to see Brother Lan.
When Jinxin heard this, she couldn't help but think silently: It seems that Brother Lan is not lightly ill, and he can alarm the old grandmother early in the morning.
This young grandmother is not the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, but the daughter-in-law of the eldest grandson of the long house, just because the eldest uncle of the long house is in the office, and the eldest and young grandmother is a widowed widow, with a single seedling, Mrs. Cui took pity on their mother and son, so she stayed by her side.
Now that the great-grandson of the long house is sick, Mrs. Cui is anxious.
Jinxin decided to go over and have a look, so he said to Xue Ling, "Let's go over and have a look...... too"
The girl in Mrs. Cui's courtyard was busy persuading, "The girl is weak, and she is afraid that she will be sick." I heard the doctor say that these days, many children in Beijing have such symptoms, and it is very ......."
When the girl said this, she glanced at Jinxin unnaturally, and swallowed it again.
Jinxin only felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Jingxiao'er?" β
The girl quickly glanced around, and found that there was no one, so she whispered to Jinxin, "Tell Miss SΓΉ to know, don't say it." I heard that many children in Beijing have this disease, and they can't be cured......"
Can't be cured?
Jinxin "chuckled" in her heart, so this disease is still dangerous?
What kind of symptoms can kill these children?
She thanked the girl and hurriedly walked out of Mrs. Cui's courtyard with Xue Ling. The girl looked at the back of their master and servant leaving, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Miss Luo was weak and couldn't go to the grandmother's yard, and she told her the truth, which scared Miss Luo.
Who knew that Jinxin made a detour outside, and went to the courtyard of the eldest and young grandmother Fang's from another path - Congjieyuan.
The name of the uncle of the long house is called An Jie, and since the uncle is gone, the eldest and youngest grandmother Fang Shi changed the yard to "Congjie Courtyard".
At that time, the courtyard was already full of people. As soon as Jinxin showed her head at the gate of the courtyard, she was discovered by Bai Lu, the girl next to Fang's, and she hurriedly gestured to Jinxin, signaling Jinxin to stand there and not move.
Jinxin knew that she couldn't alarm the young grandmother at this time, so she and Xue Ling stood quietly at the door.
Looking around, I saw that the hall was hung with heavy cotton curtains, and the door was tightly closed, and the wind was impermeable.
Jinxin couldn't help frowning, what kind of illness, you can't close the door so dead, you can't even get fresh air, how can it be good?
The doctor was benevolent, and she couldn't help but squeeze forward.
Bai Lu hurriedly pulled her sleeve and said hurriedly, "The girl is weak, let's go back first." There are old ladies and second ladies here, and the girl's kindness will be told by the slave and the young grandmother. β
Where is Jinxin for this? Seeing that Bai Lu was blocking her from entering the house, she was also anxious, pointing to the cotton curtain and saying, "Brother Lan is so sick, why don't you open the window to breathe in and cover it so tightly, won't it aggravate your condition?" β
As soon as Bai Lu heard this, she was so frightened that she went to cover Jinxin's mouth, "My good girl, don't talk nonsense." It's still cold in the morning and evening, and my brother is sick again, how can I catch a cold again? The doctor was inside to diagnose and treat, but he didn't say anything, why did the girl talk too much, wouldn't it make the old lady and his wife unhappy? β
Since this Luo girl recovered from illness, she has behaved a little perversely, and she is not as docile as before.
I heard that the old lady and the second wife collided a few days ago, if they break in again, the old lady and the second wife will be unhappy, and they don't blame Miss Luo, they will be in trouble for being slaves and maids.
Jinxin was dragged by Bai Lu, so naturally he couldn't go in, so he had to stand under the stone steps in a hurry.
After a while, I suddenly heard a woman's cry coming from inside, whimpering, sounding very miserable.
When Bai Lu heard this, he hurriedly went up the stone steps, picked the curtain and went in.
Jinxin listened carefully, and the voice was like that of a young grandmother. She knew that something was wrong, and quickly followed Bai Lu into the house.
As soon as she entered, she saw smoke inside, and the heavy smell of smoke came to her nose, which made her sneeze.
Who knew that it alarmed the old lady Cui in the middle, and listened to her crutches on the ground, and the voice of the old dragon bell had its own majesty, "Who is hiding so unruly?" β