Zhong Ziyuan's eyes rolled and showed a sly smile. She motioned for Qing Dai to bring a tightly covered bamboo basket from the carriage, and then said with a smile: "You are okay now, here is a basket of my newly developed anti-worry pills, which have endless effects such as nourishing the liver and kidneys, consolidating the foundation and cultivating the yuan, replenishing qi and blood, filling the essence, etc., and is the best tonic for men."

Now I have made a lot of them, and I also put them on consignment in the Fukang Hall in the east of the city. It's a pity that the reputation of this anxiety relief pill hasn't been hit after all, so it doesn't sell very well. Why don't you take some back and try it on your elderly colleagues, which can be regarded as a promotion for my anxiety relief pill. When you make money later, I'll give you a commission, and that's it. ”

She didn't wait for Guo Chengsi to object, put down the bamboo basket and got up with a smile to say goodbye, leaving Guo Chengsi alone to twitch the corner of his eyes at the bamboo basket on the table

Zhu Shangshu of the Criminal Department sat in the signing room of the Criminal Department, carefully looking at the Ming Huang will in front of him, and felt puzzled in his heart. He still appreciates Guo Chenghe. Young, energetic, and able to do things, the most important thing is that he has a prominent family background, and it is best to carry the black pot!

If there are any difficult bones to gnaw, or a prisoner who is covered by a network of inextricable relationships, he only needs to hand it over, and he basically doesn't have to worry about it anymore. Afterwards, whether he was blamed by his colleagues, impeached by the imperial history, or scolded by the emperor, he didn't have to bear it, where could he find such a useful subordinate?

When Zhu Shangshu was shaking his head and feeling sorry, Guo Chengsi pushed open the door and walked in. He put down the bamboo basket in his hand and hugged his fist at Zhu Shangshu, who was sitting in the center. said, "I've seen adults." ”

Looking up at Zhu Shangshu, the second-rank senior officer who held the Criminal Department was about sixty miles away, and his fat body was hollowed out by wine and wrapped in a crimson official robe. Because of the cold weather, he also wore a sable cape over his shoulders. Her gray hair was tied up on top of her head, and she was tightly covered by a black gauze hat. His cheeks are not only covered with brown age spots but also slightly puffy, his loose eyelids are drooping down, his cloudy triangular eyes are often half-closed, and there are two big dark blue eye bags hanging below, which makes Guo Chengsi inexplicably think of a bear about to hibernate.

"Huh. Excuse me, excuse me. Lord Guo is here to clean up the file? ”

"Yes, there are still a few open files to be cleared. Handed over to Xiao Shilang. After these files have been handed over, the errand on the side of the Criminal Department can be regarded as completely over. ”

Zhu Shangshu was very polite to this outgoing subordinate, the future Zhenguo Gong. He had a smile on his face. He said with great regret: "I am really reluctant! Mr. Guo. You also know that although our criminal department is majestic in the eyes of outsiders, it is actually struggling and walking on thin ice. We don't need to take care of those small cases, and those big and important cases are all implicated in countless cases, whether it is the palace or the outer court, they must intervene openly and secretly. Fortunately, you have helped the official share a lot during this time, which can be regarded as a rare talent."

The corner of Guo Chengsi's eyes twitched. He humbly said: "Don't dare to be an adult." ”

Zhu Shangshu continued to foam at the mouth and said: "Don't be presumptuous, you did a good job in the Criminal Department." I believe that if you enter the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, you will also make a great contribution to the society and the people."

Before Zhu Shangshu's official words were finished, Guo Chengsi suddenly interrupted him and said with a smile: "I don't know how the adults have been doing lately?" Do you often feel dizzy, tinnitus, forgetfulness, soreness in the waist and knees, fatigue, and clear nocturia? ”

Zhu Shangshu was stunned for a moment, and a pair of faint old eyes immediately widened, and said vigilantly: "Although the official is old, his body is still strong, these problems that Lord Guo said"

"All of them, right?" Guo Chengsi didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately slapped the table and came to a conclusion. He said with a serious face: "My lord, now you are blessed, I have here a secret medicine made by the divine doctor, called the Anxiety Relief Pill, which specializes in curing these annoying diseases." ”

As he spoke, he opened the bamboo basket in his hand, took out a brocade box from it, put it in front of Zhu Shangshu with a smile, and said: "This anxiety relief pill can also be taken orally, and it can also be drunk with water, two pills a day, and it will be effective in ten days." If taken for a long time, it can also maintain youth forever. If you want to buy it again, you can go to the century-old Fukang Hall in the east of the city to buy it, which is close to the adult's house. ”

Zhu Shangshu's head was big by his string of words, he opened the brocade box in his hand, and a strong medicinal fragrance immediately emanated, and there were really ten pills wrapped in wax paper and the size of a dragon's eye placed inside. Zhu Shangshu subconsciously asked: "Two pills a day, ten days to be effective, then you have to take twenty pills, but why are there only ten pills here?" ”

Guo Chengsi coughed lightly, and said: "Ten days is a particularly serious symptom, like Zhu Shangshu, who has a strong body, it only takes five days to know the effect." ”

Zhu Shangshu's face was gloomy, and he said righteously: "As your former superior, how can you accept gifts from your subordinates casually?" Aren't you embarrassing me? Remember, the next is not an example. ”

Guo Chengsi hugged his fists and said with great admiration: "Adults are as clear as water and as clear as a mirror, they are really a model for us to learn." Zhu Shangshu smiled proudly and accepted the box of anxiety relief pills.

At this time, the door of the signing room was pushed open with a "creak", and a gray-bearded principal walked in with a few rolls of dossiers. He piled up all the files in front of Zhu Shangshu and said respectfully: "My lord, these files have all been approved, please stamp them with seals so that they can be archived." ”

"Okay, put it here!" Zhu Shangshu agreed, first picked up the teacup and took a sip, then took out one of the dossiers and looked at it carefully.

The voice of the principal and Guo Chengsi talking came from his ear: "I've seen Lord Guo." ”

"Lord Wang, is this body okay?"

"Thank you Lord Guo for your concern, in the end, I am getting older, and this change in the sky, my body and bones are a little unbearable."

"That's going to be on the mind, do you often feel dizzy, tinnitus, forgetfulness, soreness in your waist and knees, fatigue, and clear urination at night?"

"These problems that Master Guo said are all geriatric diseases, and I don't have all of these old bones, at least seventy percent."

"Haha. Blessed are you, I have here a secret medicine made by the divine doctor, called the Anxiety Relief Pill. Cure these annoying problems. This anxiety pill can also be taken orally, and it can also be drunk with water, two pills a day, and it will be effective for ten days. If taken for a long time, it can also maintain youth forever. If the king thinks it works and wants to buy it again, he will go to the century-old Fukang Hall in the east of the city to buy it. It's close to your house."

The tea in Zhu Shangshu's mouth squirted out in an instant

After Zhong Ziyuan and Guo Chengsi separated, they came to Liufu in a carriage. Mrs. Liu's neck grew long, and she heard the porter's report. Immediately greeted in person.

When she saw Zhong Ziyuan, she inevitably said intimately: "Doctor Jia, why haven't you seen your figure for the past few days?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, but after I went back that day, I suffered from the wind chill at night." I've been sick for a few days. I'm afraid that I will be sick and give Miss Liu. That's why I didn't come to visit. How is Miss Liu doing these days? ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Liu was obviously in a good mood, and she smiled, "It's strange to say, the prescriptions are still those prescriptions, but I no longer sigh in front of her every day, and I also bought some notebooks, and when I have nothing to do, I tell some jokes with her according to them." Then take care of the little six children who have not yet been weaned. She hadn't fainted once in the past few days, and she had a lot of smiles on her face. The spirit has also changed a lot. ”

Zhong Ziyuan nodded and smiled, "It's very simple, because her attention has been successfully diverted." She no longer pays attention to her illness, but devotes herself to taking care of Xiaoliu. In addition, the jokes on your book also made her mood better, and naturally the whole person's mental outlook was different. Mrs. Liu's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded again and again, expressing her very much agreement.

Mrs. Liu hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I have to admit that what you said is very reasonable. But there's one thing I don't quite understand. ”

Zhong Ziyuan smiled: "If there is anything you don't understand, Mrs. Liu just asks." ”

Mrs. Liu frowned and said, "Since Xiao Liu'er plays a key role in it, why don't you bring a healthier dog to Dr. Jia." I'm afraid that the little six is crippled and weak, and it won't last long, in case something happens to it, with the current physical condition of the cicada, I'm afraid that it won't be able to withstand such stimulation. ”

Zhong Ziyuan said with a smile: "Because a healthy dog will make Miss Liu like it, but it can't arouse her physical and mental pity, and this pity is her current spiritual motivation." However, Xiao Liu'er is not so bad, its development in the mother's body is still very good, but it was only in the process of birth that it broke its leg, so it didn't have the strength to grab milk to drink, so it looked a little thinner. As long as you take good care of it, if nothing goes wrong, it will not be a problem to raise it at all. ”

Only then did Mrs. Liu reassure herself: "That's very good." ”

While speaking, Mrs. Liu took Zhong Ziyuan to the courtyard where Liu Yucian lived. In such weather, the doors and windows of the house where Liu Yucian lived were naturally closed, and the maid opened the dark green Fuwen curtain with cotton, and a scorching breath mixed with a strong smell of medicine immediately came to her face. Zhong Ziyuan instantly felt as if he had stepped directly from winter to summer, and there was faint sweat in his vest.

Mrs. Liu explained: "Because cicadas have been afraid of the cold since childhood, the earth dragon in her house should be extra hot. Zhong Ziyuan frowned slightly and did not speak.

When I entered the house, I saw that the maids in the room were all wearing light autumn shirts, only Liu Yucian was wearing a thick Shu brocade cotton robe, and her cheeks were red and she was leaning on the head of the bed and sewing something.

Her face was hidden in the bloated cotton robe and looked extraordinarily thin, but the yellow gas on her face had gone a little, so the whole person looked a lot more energetic.

When Mrs. Liu entered the house, she also took off the heavy and warm squirrel cloak on her shoulders. Moved to the side of the bed and pretended to be angry: "Cicada, didn't I let you rest for a while!" Why did you secretly make a jacket for Xiaoliu again? ”

Liu Yucicada was startled and couldn't help but cough violently. Mrs. Liu and Qing'er immediately stepped forward to pat their backs and strokes their chests, and after a long time, the heart-wrenching coughing sound slowly stopped.

Liu Yucian wiped the tears that overflowed from the corners of her eyes because of the severe cough, and gasped slightly: "The cicada can't sleep, it's just a matter of a few stitches, so it's presumptuous, don't worry, mother." ”

Mrs. Liu stroked her sideburns and said lovingly: "Okay, okay, where is it scared like this, that's what my mother said." Look, Dr. Jia has come to see you. Liu Yucian secretly stuck out her tongue at Zhong Ziyuan, revealing a mischievous smile. Mrs. Liu saw it in her eyes, and a smile of relief appeared on her face.

In the past, when Mrs. Liu saw her coughing like this, it was always like the sky was falling, and her tears rippled and she was sad. At such times, Liu Yucian always felt that even the sky was gray, and a kind of pessimism of helplessness, self-blame, and no hope surrounded her tightly.

This kind of physical and mental torture made her heart be immersed in the dark and cold lake water all the time, and she only felt suffocation and despair.

Once surrounded by this pessimism, she can't do anything, doesn't want to move, doesn't want to talk, doesn't want to see people. I just wish I could die immediately, so that I can also let my mother be free.

Even when she woke up by the canal that day, she was actually full of disappointment and resentment, why is it so difficult to live and die?

Fortunately, with Xiao Liu'er, when she saw the same weak Xiao Liu'er at first glance, as well as the pair of frightened eyes, Liu Yucian seemed to see herself. I just want to take good care of it, take good care of it, and don't let it suffer any harm again.

And since the parrot died, Mrs. Liu, who never let any small animals appear in front of her, actually acquiesced in her behavior of raising Xiao Liu'er. Not only that, but these days, Mrs. Liu has fewer tears on her face, but her smile has gradually increased. She also bought a lot of books, and read them to Liu Yucian when she had nothing to do, and the two mothers and daughters often laughed at a story or a short paragraph above.

Although Liu Yucian still coughs from time to time, she will often be out of breath and almost faint. Mrs. Liu no longer shed tears in front of her, but gently comforted her, calmly fed her, and gave her confident encouragement from time to time.

Liu Yucian saw these changes in Mrs. Liu, and at the same time, she also subtly changed her. Her heart, which was originally dull and depressed, and her heart, which was tightly wrapped in darkness, gradually revealed light like a cocoon.

Although she is still weak and shy, the anger, naughtiness, and coquettishness that a girl should have slowly revived in her.

As a bystander, Zhong Ziyuan has noticed the changes in these two mothers and daughters, and she is also happy for them. Regardless of whether Liu Yucia can be cured in the end, she is slowly moving away from the haze and gradually becoming vivid.

Zhong Ziyuan gathered her mind, sat down on the edge of Liu Yuchan's bed, and said with a smile: "What are you sewing!" Can you show me? ”

Liu Yucian generously handed over the sewn jacket in his hand to Zhong Ziyuan's hand, and said embarrassedly: "The craftsmanship is not good, Doctor Jia should not laugh." (To be continued......)