Chapter 9: There is hope
After Nangong Xue and Zhao Linxue walked out of the academy hand in hand, they each got into the carriage and drove towards their respective homes.
Nangong Xue got into the carriage with Wei Yongnian's support, and Nangong Xue muttered in a low voice: "I hope these royal heirs can grow up healthily." I hope that this poisonous water in the palace will not poison these children. ”
Wei Yongnian sat in front of him and heard what Nangong Xue said, so he asked, "Xiaoxue, what are you talking about?" ”
"It's nothing, I'll just babble." Nangong Xue replied, "It's not early, let's go home." After speaking, Wei Yongnian couldn't ask anything, so he drove the carriage back home.
On the other side, Zhao Linxue sat in the carriage and looked carefully at the contents recorded by Nangong Xue. The whole capital is divided into four major urban districts, east, west, north and south, the two southeastern urban districts are basically residents who are employed in Beijing, and some of them are settled in the capital to get the families of businessmen, so some medical care in the two urban areas in the southeast, the living facilities are complete, and the distribution of the pharmacy is also very reasonable, it can be said that there are one or two medicine shops within four or five miles, and the northern city is inhabited by princes and generals, and of course, the palace is also in the northern city, because the people who come in and out here are prominent, so the living facilities here are less than the two urban areas in the southeast, usually Beicheng District also seems relatively quiet, and the scene of busy traffic is very rare in Beicheng District. Generally speaking, these dignitaries and nobles in Beicheng are basically treated by the doctors of the Tai Hospital, and they will go to the pharmacy to ask for a doctor unless there is an emergency, which also leads to the relatively cold business of the pharmacy in Beicheng. Finally, there is Xicheng District, there are a lot of pharmacies here, but the business is also relatively cold, and the indifference here is completely opposite to that of Beicheng District, because more than eighty percent of the households in Xicheng District are farmers, and more than sixty percent of the households in these eighty percent of the people are poor households, and these families basically can't afford to hire a doctor, let alone buy medicine. There are also a lot of small vendors in Xicheng, which is even more messy compared to the other three urban areas. The health situation is also very worrying.
In these records, Zhao Linxue saw that Nangong Xue made obvious circles and dots on the residents who couldn't afford to hire a doctor and couldn't afford to take medicine, and also marked where they lived and what the situation was at home, all of which were recorded in detail. When she saw this, she muttered in a low voice: "Xiaoxue, you are really impressive, I really don't see that you think a lot and thoughtfully at a young age, and you have thought of everything in all aspects." This is given to us, but you can't do that, are you really a five-and-a-half-year-old child? Dean Nangong, how much effort has been put into educating you? It's really curious. ”
After Zhao Linxue returned to the palace, she went to the Thirteen Princes to discuss how to treat the people. How to communicate with the people. And she can't wait for the Thirteen Princes to see these records, which greatly allow her to see the hope of treating the people and have the opportunity to improve her medical skills. It just excites her.
After arriving at the bedroom of the thirteen princes, Zhao Linxue entered the door, raised her hand to signal the palace maid to the eunuch to be exempt, and asked, "Linzi, where is the thirteenth?" ”
"Back to the seventh princess, the thirteenth prince is reading in the study." Lin Zi hurriedly saluted and replied. This Lin Zi is the scholar of the Thirteen Princes, he has been a eunuch in the palace since he was four years old, and the eunuchs in this world are all complete people, and they will not be so inhumane and let the eunuchs who enter the palace to serve become incomplete people. Lin Zi's name is Lin Xu, and after working as a handyman in the palace for a year, he was selected by the thirteen princes to be a scholar. And the Thirteen Princes regarded Lin Xu as their brother and never regarded themselves as their masters. The reason why I call Lin Zi is also because I feel unfamiliar by calling him by his name, so I feel more cordial when I call Lin Zi. The seventh princess has followed the thirteen princes since she was a child, and she is naturally used to being called so.
"Well, then I'll go find him." The Seventh Princess nodded and said, "You go down and prepare some snacks, I'm a little hungry." ”
"Yes. The small ones are ready for you. Lin Xu replied. After that, I went to the dining room to prepare snacks.
Zhao Linxue walked towards the study with small steps.
Entering the study, Zhao Linxue smiled and said, "Thirteen, I brought you something good today." You're going to be excited to see it. ”
"What?" The Thirteenth Prince asked curiously.
As she spoke, Zhao Linxue took out the stack of records from her satchel and placed them on the bookcase. said: "Thirteen, come and take a look at these, it will definitely make you very uplifted." ”
The thirteenth prince looked at the excited Zhao Linxue curiously, picked up the stack of papers and looked at it, looked at it, and then raised his head to look at Zhao Linxue in surprise, and then continued to look at the papers full of words in his hand, he recognized Zhao Linxue's handwriting since he was a child, and he recognized at a glance that it was obviously not written by Zhao Linxue, so he asked in a trembling and frightened manner: "This ...... These...... Where did you get these? This is simply a word to wake up the dreamer! It's too strategically written. ”
"Look at you, you're excited, and you're talking stupidly." Zhao Linxue took a sip of water and said, "You just say it's a good thing?" ”
The Thirteenth Prince nodded again and again: "This is really a good thing, and it is really well written." With these, you can think about how to not only treat others but also improve your own medical skills, and let people who didn't understand before no longer pour cold water, and get more good things in one fell swoop. Xiao Qi, tell me who wrote this? I want to thank him very much. ”
"I'm sure you're going to think the same way I do." After Zhao Linxue drank all the boiled water in the teacup, she continued, "I won't sell it anymore, I will tell you that these records and plans are all written by the new junior sister of our academy, Nangong Xue. She spent two months visiting various places in the capital and then wrote it. She really deserves to be our leading sister, she really led a good start. ”
"Is that the little sister who is two years younger than us? Dean Nangong's daughter? The thirteenth prince said in surprise, this loss came out of Zhao Linxue's mouth, if this was given to others, I really couldn't believe it.
"I'm here today to discuss with you how to communicate with the people, so that they can accept the diagnosis and prescription of the two of us. Do you have any plans after reading this? Zhao Linxue said, "Anyway, Thirteen, you don't say to prepare some snacks here, and you don't know if you're hungry after a day of studying?" ”
After speaking, the thirteenth prince subconsciously looked around, and then noticed that there was nothing else edible on the table except for a pot of boiled water, so he hurriedly ordered: "Come on, pass snacks." ”
As soon as the words fell, Lin Xu led several eunuchs in, each holding a wooden plate in both hands, with a plate of all kinds of small snacks. After Lin Xu put the plates of dim sum on the table, he saluted the thirteen princes and Zhao Linxue and said, "Back to the thirteen princes and seven princesses, the dim sum you want has been prepared." ”
The Thirteenth Prince looked at Lin Xuxin in surprise and said, "I just finished saying that I brought the dim sum so soon?" ”
"It's hard work, you go down to rest first, and we'll call you when we have something. After a while, when it gets dark, let's pass the meal. Snacks can't be eaten as a meal. Zhao Linxue beckoned, "I asked Lin Zi to prepare it before I came in." I knew you were a person and didn't care about eating. Let's talk while eating. ”
"I'm making you laugh again." The Thirteenth Prince scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
After speaking, the two of them sat at the table, eating snacks and discussing how to go to people's homes for medical treatment. About a pillar and a half of incense had passed, and it was getting dark, Lin Xu brought the dinner in, and several palace maids were waiting for the two of them to eat, even if it was the time to eat, the two of them were still discussing. The discussion lasted until it was time to go to bed, and the two men paused the discussion and went back to their respective dormitories to sleep. The next day of the meeting continued. In this way, day by day, five days later, a consensus was finally reached, and the opinions were also the same, so the two of them went to discuss with Nangong Xue and asked her to help mobilize the people together.
When the two of them told Nangong Xue about the results of the discussion in the past five days, they asked Nangong Xue to help persuade the people together, and Nangong Xue also readily agreed. So the next day, the academy happened to be on holiday, and the three of them took a carriage straight to Xicheng District.
After arriving in Xicheng, the carriage walked straight towards Diwu Street, there was a family on Diwu Street that was extremely poor, which was also pointed out by Nangong Xuequan, Zhao Linxue discussed with the Thirteen Princes and decided to communicate with the family to do work. The carriage arrived at the destination and stopped, the three of them got out of the carriage with the support of the accompanying guards, Zhao Linxue and the thirteen princes subconsciously looked at the family, the dilapidated and broken fence was crooked and even the gate was full of holes, there was nothing else in the yard except for three stone benches and a stump table, the walls of the house were made of rammed earth and stone, so the edges and corners of the stubble were vaguely visible on the wall. The roof is not a common tile, but a roof made of hay, and it is conceivable that such a house will be turned into a pool if it rains heavily. Seeing this, the three of them glanced at each other, and then the feeling in their hearts was mixed, and they didn't know what else to say.
Just then, the door of the house was pushed open. I saw a little boy of three or four years old walking out, the little boy was wearing a patched coat, although it was full of patches, but the clothes were still clean. The little boy blinked at the three of them, then at the three adults behind them, then turned and ran into the house, and shouted, "Mom, come out and see, our family is coming." ”
Saying that, a young woman ran out in a panic, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and prayed without seeing clearly: "Please forgive a few more days, there is really no money in the family, I have a seventy-year-old mother and a three-year-old child, my man has gone out to work, and I really can't get money in a short time." ”
"......" A burst of sadness instantly surged into their hearts, and the three of them took out their money bags in unison, gathered the broken silver inside, and handed it to the woman. The woman raised her head in surprise when she saw Qian, looked at the three little children in front of her, and then looked at the three adults standing behind them, and didn't dare to take the money, so she hurriedly rubbed back a few times, hugged the little boy tightly, and said in trepidation: You ...... You guys...... What are you going to do? I can't pay for it yet, but I won't sell my children either. ”
"......" Nangong Xue sighed, walked up to the woman and took her hand, put all the money made up by the three of them in the woman's hand, and said: "Auntie, I think you have misunderstood, we are not here to buy a child and not to ask for debts, you don't have to be afraid, you can use this money, the money is not much, but it is also our heart." ”
The woman looked at the silver taels in her hand, raised her head again and looked at the three children and three adults carefully, until she felt that they did not look like the creditors she imagined, so she stood up tremblingly and picked up her son, and pushed the money to Nangong Xue, saying: "I can't collect this money, and you are not creditors, so who are you?" What are you doing at my house? You will know by your clothes that you come from a large family. I'm afraid I won't be able to invite you to this big Buddha. ”
After speaking, Nangong Xue obviously felt that the woman's meaning was to send off the guest, and just as she was about to speak, the attendant behind her said: "Pay attention to your words, our little master is ......." ”