Section 411 Health

The snow is dusty, if the idle courtyard is flying, it is falling.

Gu Jinzhi took the carriage and arrived at the Xiping Marquis Mansion.

The uncle was named the Marquis of Xiping in his early years, and it was not until his grandfather removed his clothes that he chose another location and built the current mansion.

Gu Jinzhi's carriage stopped at the gate.

It was snowing heavily, but the door was clean, and a few small servants were busy.

Outside the gate, two majestic stone lions stood quietly, cold and gloomy, but not spotted.

The vermilion pillars, supporting the eaves, are bright in color, indicating the prosperity of the owner's family.

The door under the eaves is brand new, and the golden door cymbals are upside down, and there is a faint bright light.

Gu Jinzhi's carriage stopped, and the accompanying maid held an umbrella for her.

Several carriages were already parked at the door.

There is an endless stream of people who come to pay New Year's greetings to the uncle.

The little guys who greet and send off guests at the door are all silk clothes, bright and neat.

Gu Jinzhi's guards stepped forward to report their identities, and the little servants warmly greeted them and asked Gu Jinzhi to invite them. The little guy on the second door had already gone in to tell the eldest lady and grandmother Lin Manjing.

All the way from the gate to the weeping flower gate, there are constantly mothers-in-law clearing snow.

There are people coming in and out.

Gu Jinzhi didn't know much about the people who came and went, so he just nodded slightly and smiled.

The same goes for guests.

Gu Jinzhi held up an umbrella by the accompanying maid and walked slowly inside.

When Gu Jinzhi walked to the door of the hanging flowers, the eldest lady and the eldest grandmother had already arrived.

I haven't seen each other for a few years, and I suddenly meet again. Everyone looked at each other's eyebrows and eyes, and they were a little unfamiliar.

Gu Jinzhi saluted the eldest lady first.

The eldest grandmother wanted to salute Gu Jinzhi, but Gu Jinzhi quickly supported her, and said with a smile: "This is home, I went home, and it is the aunt and grandmother of the Gu family." As long as the sister-in-law salutes her sister-in-law, there is no reason to receive the sister-in-law's courtesy, sister-in-law, don't be like this."

After she finished speaking quickly, without waiting for the grandmother's reaction, she half-squatted and gave the grandmother a blessing.

The eldest lady took advantage of the situation to help Gu Jinzhi. smiled: "Sister Jin is still like this." I was polite, but I said that others were unfamiliar, just like when I was a child"

Gu Jinzhi smiled.

The group went to the main courtyard of the eldest lady.

The eldest lady and the eldest grandmother were a little plump and fair-skinned. The lines of age are not obvious. It's like these years. Time has not passed over them. They still maintain their young, smooth skin

Gu Jinzhi looked at it and was happy in his heart.

The family is doing well, and she is also happy.

The east secondary room of the upper room. Burning the earth dragon, warm as spring.

There is a pot of plum in the corner of the wall, and the fragrance is secretly sent.

In the east room of the eldest lady's living and banquet place, there were several little girls waiting there.

When they came in, several of the children stood up.

Gu Jinzhi looked at them in surprise.

The girl at the head, eleven or twelve years old, a half-grown girl, tall, wearing a silver-red silk jacket, combed her buns, her eyes were like ink-colored gems, flowing with bright light, she was a little embarrassed and hid back, but she still secretly looked at Gu Jinzhi.

She looks a lot like her grandmother Lin Manjing.

The other three children, the youngest is three or four years old.

Gu Jinzhi and the eldest lady sat down, and the sister-in-law helped bring the tea, so she introduced these girls to Gu Jinzhi: "This is Sister Xi'er, this is Sister Xi'er"

These four girls are all daughters of sister-in-law.

When Gu Jinzhi was still in the capital, Sister Xi and Sister Yi had already been born. In the next seven years, the eldest grandmother gave birth to three daughters for Gu Chenzhi, a total of five daughters.

The youngest was only eighteen months old and did not come.

The eldest Gu Xi is more than a year older than Gu Jinzhi's two twin brothers, and he is already twelve this year. She has developed and has the appearance of a big girl, slim and beautiful.

She is a little shy and not worldly and generous, but she retains the innocence of the little girl, and Gu Jinzhi looks very good.

After the eldest grandmother finished the introduction, Sister Gu Xi smiled shyly, and she didn't dare to take the initiative to talk to Gu Jinzhi.

The eldest grandmother asked Gu Xi: "Do you remember Aunt Seven?" ”

Sister Xi'er smiled shyly, and called Aunt Qi in a low voice, saying that she remembered.

Gu Jinzhi took four purses from his arms and rewarded them to the children.

The children took the purse and thanked Gu Jin one after another, and they were very polite.

The eldest grandmother asked the children to go out: "Take your sisters back, and go to the seventh aunt's house to play next time you have time"

Gu Xidao said, took the fourth child in his hand and took it with him

The room suddenly became much empty.

Gu Jinzhi said to the eldest lady: "Look at your complexion, it is even better than when I left Beijing." ”

The eldest lady smiled and said, "Your eldest brother opened his own pharmacy and often made us some nourishing medicinal tea, and asked me and your sister-in-law to drink it every day, and it has not been broken all these years." The complexion is better, and the body is also comfortable. ”

Gu Jinzhi glanced at her sister-in-law.

The sister-in-law also has a good complexion, her skin is snow-white and translucent, and she can be broken by blowing. She applied a little powder, and the color was very bright.

Gu Jinzhi smiled and asked the eldest brother: "The eldest brother is not at home today?" What is his pharmacy doing now? ”

"How can he be free at home? He took half of the inner court offerings, and most of the medicine in the palace was supplied by him. The eldest lady smiled, "Your uncle dislikes him for being a low-class businessman, and always asks him to close the shop." It was the Queen Mother who made a decree, saying that the Gu family's medicine was the best, and her old man's illness only took the Gu family's medicine, which was opened to this day. If it weren't for the palace worship, our family would not be enough to defeat your eldest brother."

"Big brother loser?" Gu Jinzhi smiled, "In this Yanei in the capital, my eldest brother is the most upper, how can you say that you are a loser?" Auntie's words, I am wronged for my eldest brother"

"You don't know why." The eldest lady smiled, although she said that Gu Chenzhi was a loser, her tone was very relieved and proud, "His shop, as long as the poor see a doctor, he doesn't want people to pay for it."

Not to mention the exemption of the consultation fee, he gave medicine to the poor. Seeing that other people's livelihoods are difficult, he still has a subsidy of a few dollars of silver. All. Nothing to gain. If it weren't for the worship in the palace, the demolition of the house would not be enough for him to lose. People said that the silver offered by the palace was white flowers, and when it came to his hands, it was all gone.

For the palace offering, he took half of it, and Qin Shensi took half of it. The Qin family made a lot of money, opened several dividends, and also distributed medicine to the poor, but only once a month. More popular than your eldest brother.

That's what people call making a difference.

Your big brother. It's a loser."

As she spoke, the eldest lady herself laughed first.

The grandmother laughed too.

Gu Jinzhi can know from the attitude of their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law agree with Gu Chenzhi's behavior. said that the eldest brother was a loser, but he was very proud in his heart.

Enshrined at the court. The annual earnings are huge. That's a book of profits.

Gu Chenzhi didn't want to make a profit. I sent it out.

Gu Jinzhi remembered that in his early years, he said his ideals. He didn't want to be rich and prosperous, he just wanted to have a small pharmacy on the street or in the alley. If the poor old farmer takes medicine, he will not accept the consultation fee and relieve people's suffering.

His ideal has now been realized, right?

"Big brother has the ambition of a great doctor." Gu Jinzhi sighed, "Grandfather will be pleased if he has knowledge." The Gu family's medicine heirloom is about to become famous in the hands of the eldest brother. ”

This is true. Gu Jinzhi remembered that in the genealogy of the Gu family in later generations, it was Gu Ling's original name that spread all over the world and carried forward the Gu family's lineage.

Gu Jinzhi thought, this is probably the beginning of the eldest brother's accumulation of prestige, right?

"What is famous all over the world?" The eldest lady was also happy when she heard this, but she was still modest, "It's just poor and generous." Now that your uncle is in the court, the family can get by, and let him be a loser. Outsiders don't know, who doesn't say he's a fool? He was a little stupid and poured into the eyes of the Queen Mother. ”

Gu Jinzhi smiled.

It turned out that the Queen Mother was Gu Chenzhi's backing.

"I'm going to eat here at noon, and I've sent someone to call your eldest brother and ask him to come back. Since you entered Beijing, he has also repeated it several times. The eldest lady didn't boast too much about Gu Chenzhi, and the topic was superficial, so she talked about leaving Gu Jinzhi for dinner.

Gu Jinzhi also wanted to meet his eldest brother.

Her plan today is to go to the eldest aunt first, and then go to the third sister-in-law's side to find out the third sister-in-law's tone. Regarding Brother Xuan'er's sweetheart Cai Wei, Gu Jinzhi still needs to inquire again.

If you stay at the eldest aunt's side for dinner, I'm afraid that the third sister-in-law won't have time to go today.

And tomorrow, she has other things.

Gu Jinzhi hesitated.

It was still snowing heavily, and Gu Jinzhi thought that it should be too late to finish lunch and leave early. She really wanted to see her eldest brother, so she said, "That's bothering the eldest aunt." ”

The eldest lady smiled and said that she was polite.

The maid refilled the tea for them.

Gu Jinzhi drank tea slowly and talked to his aunt about trivial matters at home.

The aunt asked her about the child.

"When the weather gets better, bring it over and we'll have a look." The eldest aunt said, "You have given birth to three sons in a row, which is really a blessing." ”

The grandmother on the side had slightly gloomy eyes.

Gu Jinzhi thought that the eldest grandmother had given birth to five daughters, and her heart must be very bitter, so she smiled slightly and did not answer the words of the eldest aunt.

The eldest aunt originally wanted to ask about Gu Jinzhi's eldest son's premature birth, but it can be seen that the daughter-in-law's face is slightly constricted, and she knows that the eldest grandmother may be too careful, but Gu Jinzhi just smiled and said nothing, and the eldest aunt knew that she was speechless, and she didn't talk deeply.

About a quarter of an hour later, footsteps could be heard outside.

Leather boots make a crisp sound when they step on the snow.

Suddenly, the eldest brother Gu Chen was covered in snow and entered the house with white gas. He stomped the snow off his feet and went into the house.

He hurried back, and he came in in in the snow, and his head and body were covered with snow, and much of it turned into water, and his clothes and hair were soaked.

"Seventh sister!" He shouted loudly, loudly and powerfully.

I haven't seen him for many years, and my eldest brother has also been blessed. He also has a good complexion and is very energetic. He spoke loudly, half a little hoarse than when he was younger, and he was very magnetic.

He also has a little mustache and is more famous as a doctor.

Gu Jinzhi smiled, hurriedly got up, shouted "big brother", and greeted him.

(To be continued......)