Chapter Eighty-Six: Working Together
Sister-in-law Zhuang had just walked out of the door not far before she almost collided with an oncoming moon-white figure. The man subconsciously waved his hand, and she felt a strong force attacking, making her unstable and almost falling out. Fortunately, she was quick and grabbed the man's sleeve, otherwise she would have to fall a fart.
Sister-in-law Zhuang was annoyed and angry, she raised her head and was about to speak, only to see that what she was holding was a beautiful young man who seemed to have walked out of a painting. At this moment, he was staring coldly at the hand that was pulling his sleeve, his eyes were like knives, flashing with a piercing cold light.
Sister-in-law Zhuang simply suspected that if she didn't let go, this beautiful young man might swing a knife at her next moment. She hurriedly sent her hand away.
The young man snorted hoarsely, flicked his sleeves, no longer paid attention to the stunned sister-in-law Zhuang, and proudly raised his legs and continued to walk towards the courtyard of Zhong Ziyuan's house.
Behind him, there were two stunning girls in men's brocade robes, one of them carrying a brocade box painted with gold and phoenix and floating past Sister-in-law Zhuang.
"Hey, who are you looking for?" Looking at their backs, Sister-in-law Zhuang suddenly woke up. She immediately chased after them quickly, and stopped in front of them with her arms outstretched like a hen guarding a chicken.
It's no wonder that she is vigilant, because last time, the young lady of the Taifu Siqing family also came to the door so suddenly, and she made a fuss inexplicably, and I heard that she almost hurt someone.
The beautiful young man's footsteps froze, he frowned at his good-looking eyebrows, and he didn't answer, but tilted his head and said to a woman behind him: "Xue Ji, don't throw this ugly monster in the way." His voice was as cold as ice jade. Although it is very good, the words that can be said are so domineering that Sister-in-law Zhuang can't cry or laugh. thinks that although she is from a poor family, no one has ever said that she is ugly.
It was one of the stunning girls who followed the boy. The corners of his mouth hooked, and he said with a smile: "Lord Shizi, this sister-in-law just came out of Dr. Jia's house, and it is estimated that she is either his friend or his patient." What if we rashly hurt someone, and Dr. Jia is annoyed? "Yukihime has been with him for a long time, and always knows how to put out the fire as quickly as possible when he loses his temper.
The prince of the world? Sister-in-law Zhuang heard the girl's address to the stunning young man. Subconsciously stuck out his tongue. Although she didn't know which family this stunning young man was, she could rely on his identity as the prince of the world, and she had to knead herself as a commoner. It's always just a matter of words.
Just when she was worried, sure enough, the stunning young man pursed his lips and said helplessly: "That kid is good at everything, but he is very noisy." That's right. Forget it. He flicked his sleeves. He strode forward again.
Listening to their conversation, Sister-in-law Zhuang guessed that they should be very familiar with Dr. Jia, and they didn't seem to have malicious intent. She stopped holding back, and let the three of them get together, while she continued to fight the girls who had fallen into a catastrophe and escaped.
She didn't know that she had not gone far, and three tall horses galloped past her. Sister-in-law Zhuang turned her head sharply. Staring at one of the purple backs, he muttered, "That's not Lord Guo." Why did you come here today, could it be that there is something wrong with Xianggong's case? She hesitated for a moment, then turned back and walked back quickly.
Seeing Sister-in-law Zhuang angrily go out of the gate, Xiucai was not idle. She put the food in her hand on the stone table and persuaded, "Anyway, fill your stomach first." ”
Zhong Ziyuan still has an appetite now, she dropped the empty jar in her hand, and said extremely tiredly: "I'm not hungry, you can eat first!" She stood up, walked slowly into the room in a trance, and lay down on the bed weakly. I didn't forget to pick up a piece of brocade next to the pillow and cover my face. In just an instant, the handkerchief on her face had two more obvious wet marks.
The people who were left outside the house couldn't help but look at each other, Qingdai and Cardamom were not at ease, and their feet moved, wanting to go into the house to take a look. Fu Bo sighed and stopped her: "Don't bother her, let her be quiet and quiet!" After all, she is only a half-grown child, and the burden on her shoulders has been too heavy for the past few months. When Qingdai and Cardamom heard this, they had to retract the feet they had already taken.
After a while, Zhu Fei took Xue Ji and Yu Ji and swaggered in. I saw that this small courtyard was in a mess, and all kinds of medicinal herbs were thrown to the ground in burlap bags. A large cauldron was also erected in the courtyard, and some unlit firewood was piled underneath. Qingdai and cardamom all sat on the stone bench with dull eyes.
Zhu Fei came to the door for the first time, and when he saw that everyone was there, but he didn't see Zhong Ziyuan, he immediately frowned in displeasure. Xue Ji stood next to him and watched attentively, couldn't help but smile, and called, "Cardamom, where is your son-in-law?" ”
The last time Xue Ji sent the Heavenly Snow Lotus, she showed her power and taught everyone brought by Du Ruyan a hard lesson. So the Zhong family is full of gratitude to her. Cardamom, in particular, boasts of having a friendship with her, and treats her very kindly. So she turned to Nunu in the house and said, "Childe is in a bad mood and has just entered the house." ”
"Feeling bad?" Zhu Fei's face sank and said, "I'll take a look." He casually took the brocade box from Yukihime's hand and walked straight to the house.
"Lord Shizi, wait!" Cardamom and indigo shouted together. It's a pity that Xue Ji stopped in front of them, and they could only watch Zhu Fei's figure disappear quickly behind the door.
Entering the house, he deliberately lightened his pace with a mischievous mentality. He gently lifted the bamboo curtain hanging at the door, and at a glance saw Zhong Ziyuan lying upright on the simple stepping bed with a veil on his face.
He tiptoed over, stretched out his hand to lift the brocade on her face, but before his fingertips touched, he heard Zhong Ziyuan's urn say angrily: "I said that I am not hungry, you can eat first." I'm tired, let me sleep first. Her voice was not as crisp as before, and it was thick nasal, apparently just crying.
Zhu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed that there were obvious wet marks on the Jinpa under his fingers. He couldn't help but frown. Zhu Fei stood in place and pondered for a moment, but after all, he didn't continue to bother, he put the brocade box in his hand casually on the table that had begun to peel off the paint. Then he quietly retreated.
As soon as Zhu Fei came out, he saw that Guo Chengsi was also about to break in, and he hurriedly grabbed Guo Chengsi's sleeve. Shaking his head, he said, "He's in a bad mood, let him rest for a while!" ”
Guo Chengsi frowned and asked puzzledly: "Yesterday was fine, what's wrong today?" ”
"I don't know." Zhu Fei looked around the courtyard, then beckoned to the cardamom that was looking at him, and said, "Come here, talk about it." What happened? ”
Zhong Ziyuan was indeed extremely tired, so he entered the dream in a daze. It's just that this night she slept very restlessly, and had many strange dreams. These dreams are all fragmentary, one moment when she was a child, she made a mistake in her medical skills and was beaten by her father, and sometimes she was coquettish and stupid on her mother's lap. After a while, it was another group of monsters with their mouths wide open. A situation where you chase after you and open your mouth to bite
"Ahh "Wake up, you're having a nightmare." Immediately someone rudely shook her body. Zhong Ziyuan opened his eyes suddenly, only to see a beautiful face, smiling and shaking in front of him,
Zhong Ziyuan frowned, unceremoniously slapped away the obstructive face, and sat up with a bone. She was stunned again. I saw that Guo Chengsi actually seemed to be smiling, sitting on a wooden stool at the table opposite. She rubbed the corners of her forehead with a headache and said, "Why did you two come together?" ”
Guo Chengsi sat on a wooden chair. His back was straight, and his eyes were as bright as the stars. Even though he was holding a cracked teacup in his hand, even though the chair under him and the table in front of him were in tatters. But it still can't hide his innate nobility and majesty.
Seeing Guo Chengsi like this, Zhong Ziyuan suddenly felt a little weak and short of breath, she quietly flattened the corners of her clothes, and raised her hand to comb her somewhat messy bun. Then he stood up and obediently walked over to him.
Guo Chengsi looked at her quietly, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he said with a smile: "I wanted to discuss with you about the big horse's soul disease, but I didn't expect you to be a mess here." ”
When Zhong Ziyuan heard this, her shoulders couldn't help but collapse, and she said with a depressed face: "It turns out that you all know, am I useless." Such a good opportunity, I can't even grasp it. ”
"You're pretty useless." Guo Chengsi looked directly into her eyes and said unceremoniously: "Why didn't you use your grinding kung fu that pestered people to death in the past?" ”
"What?" Zhong Ziyuan looked at him in surprise.
Guo Chengsi once again poked a finger at her head unceremoniously, and said: "Such a trivial matter, whether you ask me for help or ask Fei for help, it has already been solved, why not make yourself such a wolf." ”
Zhong Ziyuan's face flushed, her eyes lowered slightly, and she whispered in defense: "I don't think you have the obligation to bear these troubles for me." ”
Hearing this, the corners of Guo Chengsi's mouth raised slightly, revealing a knowing smile, and he said slowly: "I have experienced no matter how big the trouble is, am I still afraid of this?" When Zhong Ziyuan heard this, she lowered her head more and more ashamedly and didn't dare to speak.
Zhu Fei suddenly sat down opposite the two of them, he glanced left and right, and teased loudly: "Why was your kid tamed by him, like a little daughter-in-law, and didn't dare to make a sound?" ”
Guo Chengsi saw that Zhong Ziyuan's face was dark, and there were signs of anger, so he couldn't help but smile, stood up and said: "When it's time to work together, you must always learn to work together." Let's go out together! As soon as the words fell, he took the lead and walked out.
Zhong Ziyuan subconsciously followed. Zhu Fei smiled and followed behind her slowly.
At this moment, it was already dark, and when he entered the courtyard, Zhong Ziyuan was immediately stunned by the hot situation. I saw that all the girls who had run away had come back. They sat on their knees, each with a small wooden table in front of them. There is a bowl of hot black medicine embryos on the wooden table.
Each of them had a pill board in their hands, as long as they put the unformed medicine embryos into the pill board, and then closed the two boards, one by one, the round, dragon-sized pills, would happily roll out of the pill board.
With this pill rubbing board, it can be said that you can get twice the result with half the effort. Zhong Ziyuan's heart jumped uncontrollably, and she asked in surprise: "This pill board is a good thing, where did it come from?" ”
Guo Chengsi smiled and said casually: "It was the Duan guard who quickly whipped up and borrowed it from the Pharmaceutical Bureau." ”
"Great." Zhong Ziyuan couldn't stop praising it: "With this thing, the process of making zuò pills has become simpler." ”
As she spoke, she turned her attention to the piece of honey that had been refined into medicine. In the other corner of the courtyard, a raging flame had been lit, and a large cauldron had begun to smoke from it. Indigo and Cardamom are working together to pour a large jar of thick honey into the pot.
"Where does the honey come from?" Zhong Ziyuan asked again in surprise.
Zhu Fei pretended to sigh and said, "The honey used to make zuò roast suckling pig in Piaoxianglou has all been moved to you now. It seems that the diners in Chang'an City have not had any food in the past three days. ”
Before Zhong Ziyuan could speak, he heard the cardamom over there command loudly: "The fire is too big, so be smaller." ”
Rong Xi, who was in charge of lighting the fire, immediately pulled out a few of the firewood that was burning vigorously, and the fire immediately subsided. "Yes, keep it that way."
Cardamom stood by the pot with a spatula and kept stirring the honey inside until the half pot of honey came out of the smoke, and the liquid surface kept turning brown bubbles. A rich sweet fragrance wafted in the courtyard.
"The honey is ready, get the powder."
Qing Dai had already been waiting for a long time with a pot of fried medicinal powder, she carefully scattered the medicinal powder into the honey syrup, and the cardamom kept stirring until the honey and the medicinal powder were fully mixed evenly, and slowly changed from paste to paste. The agitation of the cardamom spatula inside was already very laborious, which meant that the embryos had been done in rough steps.
They and Rongxi have probably been busy by the fire for a long time, and their three faces are all red, and there is not even a bead of sweat. It is estimated that those beads of sweat have just been forced out of the body, and they are immediately dried by the scorching heat.
Seeing that the medicine embryo had been completed, Cardamom knocked on the edge of the pot with a spatula and shouted, "If any of you has run out of medicine embryos, you can come and get it." As soon as she finished speaking, several girls came over happily with empty bowls to get the medicine embryo. Cardamom is the same, not only filling their bowls with medicinal embryos, but also handing them a small pearl. The girls carefully put the pearls in their purses.
These pearls Zhong Aster are very familiar with, and they are exactly what she used to make medicine on credit. These pearls are small and unevenly shaped, so no one uses them for jewelry. Their medicinal value is the same as that of round, beautiful pearls, but the price is much cheaper. But even so, there is a fixed number of these pearls, how can they be sent out at will? Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but be shocked. (To be continued......)