Zhao Xiu and Zhang, accompanied by the mother and daughter of the Mi family, had a hearty and delicious lunch. The chef of the Mi family was brought from his hometown, and the dishes he made were somewhat different from the Zhao family's usual diet, but they were rare and delicious. Zhao Xiu ate very happily, and Zhang's appetite seemed to be good.

After lunch, the four of them sat together to drink tea, and after chatting for a while, Mi Yingzhi fulfilled her words and ordered someone to prepare a quiet room for Zhang's to go over and rest. Zhang was a little embarrassed, but she was a guest today, how could she be as casual as when she was at home? Mrs. Mi smiled and persuaded her: "The two families were originally in-laws, and you are an elder, why pay attention to these false courtesies?" Just give us a chance to slap in with the old lady. ”

Zhang's has been stammered a lot in the past few months, and she has never liked others to stammer, but today Mrs. Mi said that she wanted to stammer her, but she listened to it with a smile, and her tone of voice contained rare intimacy: "In this case, my wife and son will bear it." Can you take a break? I see that your blood is not very good, but I am afraid that you have been making trouble for a long time, and you are not lightly tired. ”

Mrs. Mi was surprised, and then smiled softly and said, "Thank you for your concern, my point is just a small problem, and it is not in the way." If I'm really tired, I'll go and rest. For now, I'll accompany you to the ashram. ”

Zhang patted the back of her hand: "Don't worry about him." Although I am not a doctor, I have been weak for many years, and I have been a doctor for a long time. You are clearly a loss of qi and blood, but the root of the disease left in your early years? When I was old and worked hard, I never maintained it. If you continue like this, sooner or later you will suffer. Why didn't I have a good life back then? Pampered, you don't see a disease once a year. It's just that more than ten years ago, when I went south, I had an accident, I soaked in the cold river water for half a night, and my body and bones were cold, and there was a little wind and rain outside, and I had to hurt for a few days. I'm afraid that your old disease, which has accumulated over time, is more tenacious than my little disease. Since you said that the two families were originally in-laws, they were already closer than others. Why hide it before me? ”

Mrs. Mi was dumbfounded, and her eyes were a little red. Mi Yingzhi was a little anxious when she heard this, and hurriedly asked Zhang: "May I ask the old lady, since you can see what old diseases your mother has." Do you also know how to heal and maintain? My mother is indeed suffering from a loss of qi and blood, and she suffered from cold when she was a child and has never been cured. On weekdays, my father and younger generations also asked famous doctors for my mother's treatment, but there was no improvement......"

Mrs. Mi glanced at her daughter: "Okay, don't say any more." The old lady is well-informed. But it's not a doctor after all. How can you embarrass your elders? Mi Yingzhi pursed her lips and lowered her head.

Zhao Xiu asked Mrs. Mi in surprise: "My aunt really fell ill because of the cold?" What kind of medicine do you take on weekdays? Of course, my grandmother also has a few prescriptions here, and she used to eat well, but she is not the same age as you, and the cause of the disease may not be the same, so I am afraid that the symptoms are not right, and eating them will not be good for your health. ”

Mrs. Mi smiled: "You listen to your sister's nonsense, where are there few maintenance prescriptions?" On weekdays, I also invited a few well-known doctors to come, and the medicine prescribed was effective at first, but after a long time, it gradually became useless. Although this old disease is difficult to eradicate. But it doesn't matter if you have a seizure, it's just that your complexion is a little worse. I can still eat and sleep, and I'm out of the way. She looked at Zhang: "Old lady doesn't have to worry about me. ”

Zhang looked at her and sighed: "You are a good wife and mother, I understand your heart." I'll send you a copy of my good prescriptions, and you can find a trustworthy doctor to see, and if it's symptomatic, try to grab a pair of medicines and take them. If it works, I'm happy. ”

Mrs. Mi smiled and got up to thank her: "Thank you so much." ”

She accompanied Zhang to the quiet room for a nap, and Zhao Xiu and Mi Yingzhi followed all the way. The ashram is not far away, in the West Wing. The room is neat and elegant, and when you enter the door, you will see a large copper stove on the ground in the center of the room. Warm incense has been lit. Directly opposite the copper stove, next to the west wall, a long couch was placed, on which was covered with a new brocade bedding. Under the east window, there is a bottle of fresh plum folded branch flowers, and there is a circular multi-treasure shelf under the root of the north wall, which puts a few elegant toys, and there are famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the empty wall next to it.

Zhao Xiu took Xia Lu with her. Helping Zhang remove a few pieces of jewelry and take off his coat, Mrs. Mi opened the futon and waited for Zhang to lie down. Mi Yingzhi brought over a hand stove with new charcoal and put it on the small table next to the couch. If Zhang Shi feels cold, he can reach out and touch it. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with a double beard holding a beauty hammer walked to the couch and knelt down, beating Zhang's waist and legs. Her skills are perfect, and her strength is neither light nor heavy, which makes Zhang's comfort just right. Maybe it was because it was too comfortable, Zhao Xiu said a few words with her, and she fell asleep in a daze.

Zhao Xiu and the mother and daughter of the Mi family quietly left the quiet room and returned to the main house. The dining table has been removed, the tea has been replaced, and freshly hot tea has been served. Zhao Xiu sat down with the mother and daughter of the Mi family, and asked with some concern: "Doesn't my aunt really need to take a nap?" You really don't have to be too polite. If you pay attention to politeness with me, you don't treat me as a nephew and daughter, but treat me as an outsider. ”

Mrs. Mi laughed when she heard this: "You kid, you are obviously kind-hearted, and you prefer to speak hard words. ”

Mi Yingzhi held her arm and coquettishly: "Mother obviously knows her cousin's intentions, so why should she let her down?" Why don't you go and take a break, I can accompany my cousin to the back garden. Today, the sun is bright outside, and it is warm in the sun, and my cousin and I can talk privately. ”

Mrs. Mi's heart was warm, so she responded to the kindness of the two children and went to rest in the warm pavilion. Mi Yingzhi took Zhao Xiu to the back garden, and sure enough, the sun was good, basking in the sun while walking, and the sun made people's whole body warm and warm. Zhao Xiu can also enjoy a plum blossom nearby. The most important thing is that she has the opportunity to talk to Mi Yingzhi in private.

Mi Yingzhi is most concerned about her mother's body. She asked about the maintenance recipe mentioned by Zhao Xiu. Zhao Xiu memorized the prescription he remembered. Since she was a child, she didn't know how many times she had seen these prescriptions, and every time the medicinal materials increased or decreased, she remembered them clearly, and she also knew what kind of amount was the most appropriate.

Mi Yingzhi obviously has a good understanding of pharmacology because of her mother's old illness. As soon as she heard Zhao Xiu's prescription, she had already judged the wisdom of the prescription: "Sure enough, it is a good prescription for Wen Bu, and I will send someone to grab the medicine in a while." ”

Zhao Xiu said: "This is the prescription prescribed by Imperial Doctor Jiang in the palace. He once went south with the king of Guangping to run errands, and he also had some friendship with our family. He showed my grandmother several times that she was sick, and Fang Zi also changed a few times. My cousin still showed the prescription to a familiar doctor, and found the most suitable one for my aunt, and it was not too late to grab the medicine. ”

Mi Yingzhi nodded, and then sighed again: "I hope this recipe really works." But if I can make my mother's autumn and winter a little more peaceful, I will be satisfied. ”

Speaking of which, Zhao Xiu was a little curious: "How did my aunt fall into this disease?" "Could it be that you have also soaked in cold water?

Mi Yingzhi closed her mouth tightly and did not continue. Instead, he started another topic, chatted with Zhao Xiu about the Lantern Festival the day after tomorrow, and asked Zhao Xiu to go to see the lanterns tomorrow night. Because tomorrow is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the lantern festival has been completed, but the crowds are not as many as on the first day of the Lantern Festival. This is the best time to go and see the lights.

Zhao Xiu's original reason for coming to Hangzhou this time was that Zhao Wei invited her grandmother and sister to come to see the Lantern Festival, and she naturally wouldn't miss it, so she immediately agreed. With a roll of her eyes, she added: "I'll call my brother too." With him by his side, we are not afraid of being bumped into by anyone, just how happy we are. ”

Mi Yingzhi pursed her lips and smiled: "It's good, it's a pity that I don't have a brother, but I have many cousins and brothers." They used to be nice to me, but I was always on the job with my parents. Not much time with them. ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at her and smiled: "Since my cousin's brothers are not here, then let my cousin, my brother, come and wait for you." Just call him, and he'll be good-tempered. If he slackens, I will teach him for you. ”

Mi Yingzhi snorted and laughed. She was originally a beautiful look, and this smile was unexpectedly bright and bright, and Zhao Xiu was stunned, and secretly thought in her heart, if she let her brother see this smile. I wonder what he's going to become?

The two walked slowly and chatted gossip. Zhao Xiu can infer from Mi Yingzhi's words that she is really familiar with poetry and books, and she knows the housekeeper's affairs. He also has a good understanding of the economy and people's livelihood in the outside world. Zhao Xiu was secretly surprised in her heart, she knew this, half of it was from books, and the other half was because she helped take care of the housework since she was a child, and when she went to inspect various industries in person, she asked the old man for advice. I didn't expect Mi Yingzhi to know so much about these things. Where did she learn it?

Later, she listened to Mi Yingzhi's unintentional words, and only then did she know that when the latter was young, Mi Xingzhi once dressed up her daughter as a boy, took her to inspect and travel around the jurisdiction, and introduced her one by one. What she learned was not the same as Zhao Xiu. Zhao Xiu learned it in order to take care of the family business, and he focused on practice, but what Mi Yingzhi learned was more inclined to the knowledge reserve that a local elite official should have. If she is not a woman, but a man, she will definitely have a bright future under her father's careful upbringing. And now, what she has learned in her womb may not be useful, in case she meets a husband who doesn't know how to appreciate, I'm afraid she will think she knows too much.

Mi Yingzhi is not entirely a good reputation in the circle of official ladies in Hangzhou, the reason is that the knowledge she has learned is too different from that of ordinary ladies.

Zhao Xiu commented: "It's like talking to Xia Worm." Let them go. They are a little more superficial, that is, they compare their family background, appearance, dress, or the status of the man they marry; If you have a little ambition, you can compare your friends, the future of your father and brothers, and the level of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You are no worse than them, and there are many advantages that they do not have, and they naturally want to find fault with you, according to their own logic, and step on the soles of your feet where you are different, as if this can make them appear to be better than you. But who is going to compare with them? ”

Mi Yingzhi laughed again when she heard this, held Zhao Xiu's hand and said, "Good sister, let's not compare with them." They did not understand our aspirations. Is the honor and disgrace of a girl's life only in the family, father, brother, husband and children? There's so much we can do, and who's to say we have to be confined to the boudoir? ”

Zhao Xiu decided. This girl is really to her liking, and it would be a pity if she couldn't let her brother succeed in marrying someone back to be her sister-in-law! (To be continued.) )

PS: Khan, came home late, the update was a little late, I'm really sorry