XXIII. Woman in White 1
After passing the city gate smoothly, the third master did not dare to relax, he rushed to the Shen family's mansion as fast as he could, and parked the car outside the gate of the Shen family's mansion in Tongzhou. How these foreigners get off the bus has become a big problem again.
There are not many members of the Shen family, but there are also a lot, and there are seventeen or eighteen inside and out. The mouths of these seventeen or eighteen are strict and some are not strict, but if there is a heart or a not, then everyone will go around together.
The third master asked Jia Luo to get out of the car first and said, "You go and say hello to your mother first." ”
Carrieu grinned and said, "Huh? How do I say it? Third uncle, my mother may not agree! ”
When the third master heard this, he almost didn't turn his back on it: "Oh, I'll go!" Why is the hospital so reckless? What can you do? Hurry up, but it's a car**, I can't bear to pull them back again. ”
Carrie grinned and scratched her head and went into the courtyard. He ran to the door of his mother's house, knocked on it, motioned to his sleepy-eyed mother to be quiet, and whispered, "Mother, I have brought back a number of guests." ”
"Oh, you're back! It's a mess. Shen Yishi only cared about his son coming back and was happy, so he didn't hear what he said.
Seeing that his mother didn't respond, Jia Luo had to bite the bullet and say, "Mother, I brought back a lot of guests." ”
"What? What guests? Shen Yishi looked at Jia Luo in confusion.
"It's the doctors in the hospital. I'm waiting in the carriage at the door. There are twelve in total. Carrieu said happily.
"What! Those foreign doctors?! This is a mess, what are you throwing home?! Shen Yishi was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
"Mother, it's already at the door, you hurry up and give me the key to the cellar, don't make a noise, no one can know about this." Gallio pushed her mother and went to the back room to get the key to the cellar.
"You can really do it, you, go back and put our whole family in." Shen Yishi handed over the key and pinched his arm.
Outside the door of the house, the third master called Rong Chuan down from the car again: "You go to Agui and ask him to lock the house where the people sleep from the outside, and no one can come out." ”
Then, the third master instructed the people in the car one by one to cover their hair and face.
The sky was getting brighter and brighter, but fortunately, Jia Luo moved quickly, he ran out and said to the third master: "Third uncle, it's all done." ”
"Well, get out of the car." The third master muttered quietly.
The people in the three cars slipped into the courtyard in turn, and Carrie led them straight to the cellar in the backyard. Miyu also followed closely. Just when Meiyu was about to go down to the cellar, the third master grabbed her from behind and said, "You don't have to go down." "The third master thought to himself, it's not appropriate for you to go down, you can't be locked up with a group of masters.
Meiyu glanced back at him, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. Bo Jia stood at the mouth of the cellar and said, "It's really not suitable, you are not a foreigner, so live in the courtyard." ”
The third master gave the uncle a bow: "Brother is generous!" ”
Gallio said on the side: "Don't talk, quickly cover it, cover it." ”
The cellar door was closed, and all those who remained outside and those who were locked inside, breathed a sigh of relief. Miyu stood alone in the backyard, waiting for Caryo to arrange. The third master stood next to her, staring at her intently, and didn't speak.
Jia Luo pulled the corner of the third master's clothes and said, "Third uncle, don't look at it." Hurry up and invite Sister Meiyu into the house. ”
The third master couldn't move his legs, so Jia Luo pulled him away and led Meiyu to the guest room. Shen Yishi had already dressed and combed her hair, and came to the courtyard in the backyard, she didn't care about the many foreigners in the cellar at this time, and she was bent on settling down the beautiful aunt and grandmother.
Shen Yishi saw Meiyu sitting in the guest seat in the guest room, which was the first time Shen Yishi looked at her face to face. She couldn't help but be surprised: "It's really a beautiful jade, white and gentle, delicate and delicate, after a night of travel, the exhaustion is full of pitiful." When Jiarou encounters such an opponent, it is ugly to lose. ”
When Meiyu saw Mrs. Shen coming, she hurriedly got up and said goodbye.
"Hello Mrs. Shen. Come to disturb, there is a lot of inconvenience, please forgive me. "Meiyu curts.
Shen Yishi was just about to say goodbye, when Jiarou walked in holding her stomach. She was really overjoyed, and shouted happily: "Sister, sister is here." ”
Shen Yishi saw that his daughter was smiling so happily, and secretly rolled his eyes, and asked if this child was lacking in heart.
"Sister Jiarou, I'm causing you trouble." Meiyu looked at Jiarou with a smile, looked at her already bulky figure, and said tremblingly.
"How can it be troublesome, Sister Meiyu, I've been looking forward to this day, how long have I been looking forward to it. I invited you to come for the holidays this year, but if you didn't come, I'm bored. Well, now you can live well for a while. Jia Roule said hehehe.
Shen Yishi saw that his daughter was stupid, and hurriedly interjected: "Let's just say that you are a cousin from Hangzhou, my cousin's niece, and Jiarou's distant cousin." Don't be mistaken, don't let anyone know why. ”
"The mother thought it through, and the daughter wrote it down." Jiarou had a smile on her face, she didn't expect that she would be so happy the moment she saw Meiyu.
Meiyu watched Jiarou and her mother sing and harmonize, and was very envious. This is the mother-daughter relationship she has never had, and she has only felt a little bit in her relationship with the principal of the girls' school.
"If there is anything in the house that you want me to do, you will tell me. I'm idle and bored. Meiyu expressed her heart to Shen Yi.
"You are a guest, how can you take care of the housework, Miss Meiyu joked. It's just that I don't treat you as an outsider, these seventeen or eighteen subordinates can't keep their mouths big, so they have to evacuate as soon as possible, leaving a few people who know their roots and are loyal, and the others have to be sent away. Shen Yishi said with a frown.
"Mother, such a war is in chaos, and they are sent away, where are they going to eat? It's better to move to the big back warehouse, where there are many people and need a lot of help. In this way, it is good to have an explanation and not be suspected. Jiarou said reasonably.
Meiyu looked at Jiarou with a sideways face, thinking to herself that Jiarou was already a big lady in charge.
"Or you think thoughtfully, I'll go to the front yard, they will go straight to the bed as soon as they get up, and no one will go into the backyard." Shen Yi said goodbye and went to the front yard. There were only two people left in the room, Meiyu and Jiarou.
"Uncle Zhu's eye injury is better, right?" Meiyu asked Jiarou.
"Much better, thanks to the doctors at the infirmary. By the way, I heard that my sister is going to study in France? Wouldn't that delay your trip? Jiarou asked.
"It's not in the way, but it's a few days late. When it stops, we'll go. Meiyu said on her lips, but she didn't have any bottom in her heart, but her nostalgia for Beijing also arose.
"Do you have to go?" Jiarou asked.
"Well, it's a rare opportunity."
"Is that uncle good to my sister?" Jiarou asked tentatively.
"It's good." Miyu lowered her head and said.
The third master stood at the door and heard this sentence "It's good". He was very concerned, but he didn't squeak, quietly walked into the guest room, and sat on the main seat.
Meiyu hurriedly got up and said hello to the third master: "Along the way, thanks to the third master, he saved all of us." The third master is very gracious, and the medical hall is grateful, and he will never forget it. ”
The third master saw that Meiyu looked polite to him, and instantly became irritable. He said in his heart that even if he was in front of Jiarou, he didn't need to stretch the distance so far, what did you want to explain if you were so polite? The third master endured the fire and did not send it out.
Jiarou noticed the uneasiness of the two, got up and said, "I'll go pour tea for the third uncle and sister." ”
Meiyu got up and went to stop Jiarou: "Sister, don't be polite, don't be thirsty." These words didn't hold Jiarou, she had already crossed the threshold, turned around and closed the door.
Inside, the air froze. Miyu slumped in her chair with a weak breath, trembling nervously. The third master panted angrily, endured it for a long time, and finally broke out.
"Aren't you too late, it's only been a few days, and you're getting along with that guy?" The third master shouted.
Meiyu was already aggrieved and wanted to cry, but when he made such a fuss, tears suddenly rained down.
"The third master said to me like a broken household, with no skin and no face." Meiyu said herself.
The third master knew that Meiyu was using a bitter plan, but he still fell for it, his heart hurt like a knife, so he said angrily: "It's me who has no skin and no face, and I'm a broken household." Otherwise, Miss Meiyu wouldn't look down on me, what kind of France and Paris are you going! ”
"Do you think that I have nowhere to go, and I am committed to your wife's house, so I want to listen to your scolding?" Meiyu sank her face, wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief, stood up, stared at the third master and asked.
The third master raised his head and looked directly at Meiyu, Meiyu, who was tired of traveling, was delicate and beautiful with exhaustion, standing there movingly, people couldn't help but step forward and hug her, so that she could sleep for a while in the crook of her arm.
"Will you ever come back?" The third master controlled the steps that were about to move towards Meiyu, and asked in a low voice.
Meiyu also said lightly: "Why do you ask this?" ”
"It's just that the world is in turmoil, so don't go." The third master threw away all his dignity and wagged his tail and begged.
Meiyu sneered, "It's the third master who doesn't want me." I couldn't survive, and he came to accompany me every day, and I just poured a sigh of relief. Now, this is already the case, why should the third master turn back? ”
The third master stood up, walked towards her, and said, "What do you mean to turn back again?" I've never said anything, so I'll talk about it later. I've been waiting, waiting for your consent. ”
Meiyu said: "But since you got married, you haven't shown up for forty-five days, isn't this a break?" Hell knows how I got through it! Miyu took a deep breath.
"Then tell me, what else can I do? I don't know what to do and what to do? As long as you don't leave me. The third master took another step forward.
Meiyu closed her eyes tightly, squeezed out the last tears in her eyes, then turned to face the third master, and said her complaints: "You know that you are suitable!" Before and after is suitable for yourself! When to come, when to go, when to like, when to be capricious, in short, it's all right for you! Have you ever thought about me? I'm all good with you, I don't want a reputation, I'm waiting for you to pick me up, but you always think about it, when did you ask me to go with you seriously? If you really want to be happy with me, you will already ruin the marriage contract that you have not had, and you will wait until the top of the mountain? The top of the mountain is a disguise, and without the top of the mountain, you will marry someone else. Anyway, it wasn't my turn. The reason for this is that I am from a humble background and of unknown origin, so I am not worthy of you. All you love is my face and body, and you've never really taken me personally! I've never worked hard to get me into your house! You're not choosing between me and whom, you're choosing between me and yours, and you've never thought for a moment that you'd put down your house! ”
The third master looked at Meiyu, who was trembling, and pressed her shoulder distressedly. After she finished speaking, the third master asked in a deep voice: "If I don't treat you as a human being, I will pull this car of foreigners down to the Shen family for you?" I admit that I am self-willed, I only think about myself, and I really can't leave my home, I am used to enjoying it, and I am afraid of living a hard life. If I really like you, I should cut off the relationship with my family, let's go away and fly high, right? The problem is, it's too late for me to understand all this! When the eldest brother was imprisoned, it was Jialiu's father who helped with the operation and maintenance. At that time, I had no choice but to get married. ”
Meiyu put away the hand that the third master put on her shoulder, lowered her eyes and walked out, and said as she walked: "The third master rested, tired all night." I'm tired too. ”
The third master grabbed Meiyu and wanted to take her into his arms. Meiyu shook her head vigorously and broke free, her face was full of tears, and she choked up and said, "Third master, you remember, every day with you, I will never forget it." But I can't live up to it. When the days were gone, I would go with him to France. I won't let you down, a few years later, I will naturally be worthy of your house, but at that time, things are wrong, and we still don't deserve to go together. Meiyu sneered, tilted her head, and sighed!
The proud Meiyu, after explaining all the complaints thoroughly, threw it in the face of the third master with this last mockery, like a slap. The third master was speechless, because Meiyu was right, he really never thought for a moment that he would break away from his house for the sake of this woman. Therefore, when this slap was thrown down, the third master felt pain, but he also felt that he deserved it!
That night, the third master was half asleep, and he kept wondering why he loved someone, but he couldn't look down on her background!
The subordinates of the Shen family were all sent to Dahoucang, and only Uncle Zhu was left, all of them were there, all of them were mothers, and Agui were the four who knew the roots. In this four-way mansion, there is a shortage of manpower, and Shen Yi and Meiyu are busy. Meiyu took the initiative to take on the housework of washing and cooking. The twelve foreign doctors in the cellar were waiting to eat and drink every day, and they had to change and wash, but they kept Meiyu busy.
In order to give the doctors something to do, Shen Yishi moved all her books to the cellar, and her mountain of all kinds of foreign books came in handy.
At midnight, Carrie would open the cellar door and let the doctors come out to let the wind out. Bo Jia would always pull Meiyu to chat for a long time, and the third master looked upset, so he hid in the house and didn't come out.
Aikman would always talk to the third master to relieve his boredom, and the third master was dedicated to two things, chatting with Aikman while skimming the beautiful jade with his eyes, and he was extremely irritable, so he discussed with Aikman that he was going to go to Swallow Lake to see Pasteur.
Shen Yishi hid in the house, looking at the blonde hair and blue eyes all over the yard, and said in his heart that this can really make trouble. She said to Jia Liu: "The Shen family's mansion has become a refuge. ”
Galio laughed, "You are a living bodhisattva. ”
Shen Yishi sneered, "Oh, I'm not, that one is." She pointed to Meiyu, who was chatting with Bo at the door of the east wing.
"Mother is generous and can tolerate anything. But why didn't Uncle Zhu come to ask me, but he wanted to hold on to Mr. Bojia, I can see it too. He was just too nervous, but he was recovering well. While talking to his mother, Jia Luo looked at Uncle Zhu and waited for Bo Jia and Meiyu to finish talking. Every day, he would stand by and wait for him to finish talking, and then he would go up and tell how his eyes felt that day.
"Let me say what are you doing, recruit foreigners to the family, and bring that beautiful girl over, you are not afraid of your sister's anger, right? See how your dad comes back and cleans you up. Shen Yi said as he twisted Jia Liu's arm vigorously.
"No, that's because the third master is embarrassed, I'm afraid that Sister Meiyu will fold him and refuse to come to Tongzhou with him for refuge, so I want to invite him. I said that you should bring all the foreign doctors with me, and I will be tired to invite Sister Meiyu. Jia Luo rubbed his arm, "Mother, am I your own child?" What a ruthless one! ”
Shen Yishi rolled his eyes, thinking that Third Master Lin had affection for the Living Bodhisattva, and no one could stop him. "Come on, go to sleep."
"Mother, what do the third uncle and Sister Meiyu mean?" Galloy asked stupidly.
"Then it depends on God's meaning, but now these two people are so troubled, I don't think God means that." Shen Yishi snorted and waved Jia Luo back to his house.
Early the next morning, the third master really rode to Swallow Lake. Jiarou and Meiyu got into bed together, and found that the person was no longer there, and Agui told them that the third master had asked for the most docile horse and went to Swallow Lake.
Riding alone is naturally much faster, and in less than a day, you will arrive at Swallow Lake. The situation was worse than the third master expected, and there were many people fleeing the famine in the village. The third master tied the horse to the big tree at the entrance of the grocery store, and then walked into the shop to find the boss and the proprietress .
"Brother and sister-in-law, I'm here." The third master gave up.
"Third master? Oops. The proprietress exclaimed. It's a mess. ”
"What's wrong?" The boss asked.
The third master took the tea handed over by the proprietress, took a sip, and said, "It's okay, come and relax." Have you ever seen the dean in the village treating people? ”
The boss said, "Yes, I came to the grocery store yesterday to buy red candles." ”
The third master said, "Okay, brother and sister-in-law, I'll go to the guy's house in the medical hall first." ”
The proprietress chased after him and said, "Come to the house for dinner that night and stay here." ”
The third master thought for a while, "Don't be, let's not get together." I'll stay at my boy's house. ”
"The third master is thinking more and more thoughtfully." The proprietress looked at the back of the third master and chatted with the boss.
"We don't care about this kind of thing, we are all grasshoppers on the grass, and we can live no matter how we live. The third master is different, he is a rich kid, and he has waded into such troubled waters, fortunately, this is nothing, if there is anything really here, it is really not worth it. The boss said with an abacus.
"Not necessarily, there is no such thing, he is still at home to breastfeed. You see how good it is now, and you can talk and do things. The proprietress said.
"Didn't he speak before?" The boss asked.
"You are a rough man, you can't understand it so finely. Anyway, I used to talk to him and do things, so I found it difficult. You have to coax him to follow him. ”
"Hey, the rich kid is suave, and he is not used to living people. What are we going to eat at noon? The boss asked.
The third master came out of the grocery store, and with his memory, he went to the guy's house in Swallow Lake to find it. On the way, I saw a group of deserters with red turbans, sitting in a group, and the person sitting on the ground in the middle was none other than Pasteur. The third master was shocked and happy, and said in his heart, "How can this be said."
The escapees are asking Pasteur to see a doctor, and it is nothing more than a small problem with a sore back, a sore buttocks, and a sore throat. Pasteur had a stethoscope around his neck and carefully helped the coughing man to auscultate.
"How many years have you smoked cigarette pouches?" Pasteur asked.
"Twenty years. I started smoking at the age of 20, and I am 40 years old this year. The man laughed. The crowd laughed.
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There's no good way, don't smoke it. Pasteur said.
The crowd burst into laughter. The third master stood outside the circle and listened and watched, and said in his heart that the laughter of these people is really low, but they are really happy.
Pasteur glanced up and caught a glimpse of the third master, and hurriedly got up, "Okay, that's all for today, and come back tomorrow." ”
Everyone dispersed, and the third master stepped forward and said, "How is the dean?" ”
"Third Master, why are you here? What happened? Pasteur warmly hugged the third master. The two of them talked as they walked towards the man's house.
When he entered the house, the man was very happy when he saw the third master visiting, and hurriedly asked his daughter-in-law to prepare a banquet, saying that they had to have a good drink today. The man and his daughter-in-law were busy in the kitchen, and Basdra was talking to the third master.
"Third Master, what happened?" Pasteur asked again.
"Dean, the hospital is temporarily closed, and the doctors have withdrawn. Avoid it for a while. The third master replied.
Pasteur frowned and asked, "What about the patient?" ”
"All discharged. When the clinic closed, there were no more patients. You can rest assured of this. ”
"What about the medical records?" Pasteur asked.
"It's all buried under the trellis." The third master said.
"Where have the doctors gone? Dongjiaomin Lane? ”
The third master shook his head and said, "I have been asking Dongjiaomin Lane to pick up people, but they said that Dongjiaomin Lane is not as stable as Baiwang Mountain, let the doctors figure it out by themselves." Dr. Shen, that is, Jia Luo, his family has a big place and a huge cellar, so we took the doctors to Tongzhou. ”
After hearing this, Pasteur got up and bowed to the third master: "Oh, thank you to the third master for saving me, and thank you to the lady of the Shen family." Alas! I didn't expect that a hundred years later, the descendants of Master Qian Deming's students would become benefactors and nobles of us foreigners. ”
The third master blinked, pondering how to say the next words, but listened to Pasteur continue to chatter: "Lord Qian Deming has a spirit in the sky, and he will definitely thank the good of this family." ”
The third master nodded, and interjected: "This trip to Tongzhou, there are a total of four cars, and one is broken halfway, we are all the way from north to south, and there are many dangers." ”
"Not only that, in the past few years, those troubles and twists and turns have been all set off by the third master. I don't know how to thank you. Pasteur heard the meaning of the third master's words, and hurriedly smiled and thanked him.
"Dean, the student will use your words to go on. Don't complain. The third master laughed embarrassedly.
"Dean, why don't you expand Rose Mountain?" The third master put away his smiling face and asked.
Pasteur looked at the third master, slowed down, and said, "I plan to leave for North Korea in a few days." ”
The third master nodded and continued: "Swallow Lake is already far away from the capital, and you have already stepped down from the position of dean. I have come to see you, first, to ask you to leave for North Korea as soon as possible, and second, to confirm with you about the Rose Mountain. ”
Pasteur stood up, "Third Master, you saved the lives of the doctors in the Nine National Medical Pavilions. On that basis," Paused Pasteur, "but I can only say that there must be a secret to all strange things." Unexpectedly, after all, he was caught by the third master and missed it. ”
The third master got up from the chair, held his breath, then cleared his throat and said, "Dean, let's have a good drink today." ”
"Come on, brother." Pasteur learned from the emphasis of the third master.
"Then this short gun, you have it for self-defense." The third master took out the short gun he bought from Dongjiaomin Lane.
Pasteur sighed, he took the short gun, and said solemnly: "Third master, we can't live with you, and we can't live with this land. ”
"Dean, I, Lin Laosan, don't make friends with you in vain." The third master bowed his hands and clenched his fists in salute.
"It's just the third master, why do you bother looking for it again? If you find it, what can you do? Pasteur said, shaking his head.
"I have found it all here, and it is impossible to stop any Chinese." The third master said.
The third master sent Pasteur out of the north entrance of Swallow Lake Village, and many fellow villagers followed, including the family of the big fat boy who gave birth by caesarean section, and they baked flatbread and boiled salted eggs for Pasteur. There were also a few escapees who came to see them off. The third master watched Pasteur go away in the car of the Swallow Lake guys, and thought about the Rose Mountain, and his heart was much brighter.
"Brother and sister-in-law, it's really hammered." The third master came to the grocery store and discussed the rest with the boss and the proprietress about the future.
"Third master, are you still thinking about the dragon's head?" The boss asked.
"Big brother, don't you really want to do it anymore?" The third master asked rhetorically.
The proprietress interjected: "Third master, I don't want to be fake. But the water was too deep, and before we could get in, we were drowned. ”
No matter which line Li Gonggong is, his last sentence is correct, "We must stay in the hands of our own people in China." Don't let foreigners take them out of the country. We can't afford to lose that man. The third master repeated the words of Gonggong Li word for word.
The couple was silent for a while, and the boss knocked on the cigarette pouch in his hand and said, "Third master, what kind of real hammer did you say?" The proprietress glanced at her man, and then squinted at the third master.
"Right down the Rose Mountain." The third master said.
The husband and wife stared at the third master in unison, the small grocery store, silent.
After a while, the third master broke the silence and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, the foreigners see that they have entered the capital, and they will transport the dragon head out of the country when they gain momentum." We've got to get it to ourselves before they take it. ”
The boss stretched his neck and asked, "Where did the third master get the news?" ”
The third master said: "I had a few drinks with Dongjiaomin Lane earlier, and at that time they advocated transporting the dragon's head to France. It was because some people felt that their power in China was insufficient, and they were afraid of being intercepted by the Chinese halfway, so they stayed in Baiwangshan. If they enter Beijing in a few days and hear that the armies of the eight countries are all heading for Beijing, the dragon's head will naturally be snatched away. This time, we can't wait for the real hammer any longer, it will be too late to wait for the real hammer. ”
The boss glanced at the proprietress and saw that she was looking at the floor with a dull gaze, so he didn't discuss anything with her anymore, and said directly: "Then the third master, what should we do next?" You say, and we'll follow. ”
The third master got up and said, "Go to Baiwang Mountain, take advantage of the fact that there is no one in the medical hall, and dig out the dragon's head." ”
After saying this, the third master remembered Meiyu's complaint to herself a few days ago. He said to himself that at this moment, he was finally no longer the person who "only cared about what was suitable for himself".
When the sun set, the couple closed the doors and windows of the shop, drove the donkey cart that pulls goods on weekdays, and followed the third master towards Baiwang Mountain.
The donkey cart ran slowly, and arrived at Baiwang Mountain the next evening, and when it arrived, it was just as the sun had completely set down the mountain, and it was suddenly dark. The three of them were about to smear and enter the medical hall, who would have thought that the medical hall would suddenly burst into flames, and several of them looked at it, inside and out, there were people fleeing the desert, and it seemed that the medical hall had been occupied by the deserters.
"You wait here, I'll go and take a look in the village." The third master asked the couple to stay in the broken temple, which was the broken temple where the boss had recuperated earlier. The third master trotted to the village chief's house.
Outside the village chief's house, the third master really heard the following conversation:
"The hospital is for the brothers' lodging, so we won't disturb the village." The fugitive with a Shandong accent said with a smile.
"Feel free to do so, what can you do in the village to help?" The village chief said flatteringly.
"The brothers who eat and drink can take care of themselves, just ask the village chief, is there a foreign doctor left behind?"
"Oh, no, no, they have already withdrawn." The village chief said in a panic.
"Where's the withdrawal? DID YOU KNOW? The deserter asked.
"Well, well, Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongjiaomin Lane. They all went to the embassy of their own country. The village chief prevaricated.
"There are a few injured and sick people, and I want to see a doctor. If someone from the hospital comes back in the next few days, you can bring it to me quickly. The deserter muttered.
"Hey, there is a Chinese medicine doctor nearby, I will bring them to see the injured tomorrow. If someone from the Nine National Medical Center comes back recently, don't worry, I will bring it to you immediately. The village chief said with a smile.
After listening to these conversations, the third master turned around and left. He returned to the ruined temple and informed the couple of what they had heard, and the three decided to suspend the operation.
"Brother and sister-in-law, just in this time, you are looking for a place to put the dragon's head." The third master said.
The husband and wife looked at each other, no one knew what to say, and after a little hesitation, the proprietress said, "Third master, where can I put it?" It is not safe to travel far away; There's no suitable place when it's close. What else is hidden in the mountains? As long as we move the place and let the French find it for a month, we will have a chance to find a suitable way out. ”
"My sister-in-law is right. In the hidden place of the mountain, there is a cistern in front of the Rose Mountain, which they use for their celebrations, and they dare not drain it easily. ”
"How deep?" The boss asked.
"Six feet. If the water is clear, throw it down to the earth, and you will not see the bottom. Let's agree on it for the time being. When we meet in the future, we will act as appropriate. The third master said goodbye to the couple and rode back to Tongzhou alone; The couple went back to the inn at the northeast gate of the Old Summer Palace and settled down.
The Shen family's mansion in Tongzhou, Jiarou and Meiyu get along very happily. Jiarou's body is inconvenient, and Meiyu takes care of her carefully before and after, she occasionally thinks that if she goes from the third master to the Lin family's mansion to be small, this is the situation after all.
"Sister, I heard Uncle Gui say that he went to Dahoucang the day before yesterday to visit the third uncle's brothers, and saw the west hall behind the courtyard, which burned down?" Jiarou whispered.
Meiyu spilled the tea in her hand in a panic, she trembled her arms, put the teacup on the table, and asked, "Sister, what did you say?" Could it be that they hate foreigners like this? Meiyu thought of her origins, thought of the uncle in the cellar and the doctors, and panicked.
"Sister, don't panic, I heard that it was the red candle that spontaneously combusted, so the water left." Jiarou comforted.
"What about the two gentlemen in the West Hall?" Miyu asked.
"It's gone." Jiarou was sad, although she did not have much contact with the fat deputy and Mr. Jin, but the few times she saw each other, they were very happy.
"I've also injected them." Miyu put her hands on the table and tried to hold on to herself so that she would not tremble. "How can the red candle spontaneously combust?"
"It's not the first time, it's the first time, it's been lit once during the New Year, and the fire is not big. This time, it was not controlled. Jiarou explained.
"Where's Uncle Gui? I'll ask him. Meiyu is very worried about Bo Jia, and also worried about whether they can go to Tianjin smoothly, she needs to know more about the outside world, so as to make more plans.
Meiyu turned around and went to the front yard gatehouse and talked to Agui. As he was talking, the third master dismounted and entered the courtyard and had a face-to-face with Meiyu. The third master was about to ask Meiyu how she was, but Meiyu looked at the third master anxiously and said, "Xitang is gone." ”
The third master was taken aback and said, "What?!" ”
"Uncle Gui, what's going on?" Meiyu looked at Agui and asked.
"Third master, the day before yesterday, the third girl sent me to Dahoucang to visit your brothers. The medicinal herb warehouse is still stable, it is the west hall in the backyard, and it is said that the red candles spontaneously combusted, and they were all burned. ”
"What do you mean it's all burned?" The third master interrupted Agui.
"It's the whole building, it's all collapsed. There is nothing left. Agui said.
"What about the man?" The third master and Meiyu asked in unison.
"Naturally, people are gone." Gui shook his head.
"Fat Deputy and Mr. Kim, are gone?" The third master asked anxiously.
"I heard that the people inside are gone." Ah Gui didn't know who the third master and the fat deputy were, let alone their deep friendship, so he told him the truth happily. "It is said that two foreigners had been fighting the fire, and then they were besieged by the fire and climbed to the attic. The attic is connected to the bell tower, and the bell tower is half a chimney, and the fire is so big that it is directly pulled up by the wind on the bell tower. The two of them are miserable. However, it can be regarded as a heroic death. ”
"Spontaneous combustion? Is there no one to help put out the fire? The third master looked blankly and muttered to himself.
Ah Gui said: "I heard that there was a death in that place, a half-grown child, drank the water there and died. Some people want to save it, and some people shout that they deserve it. With such a shout, no one dared to put out the fire. ”
After hearing this, the third master didn't look at it. He remembered the song he heard with the fat deputy that day: "The water of the West Hall Spring is clear and clear, and the thirteen-year-old boy can't tell the difference, so he gulps down the West Spring water and loses his life in less than half a day." ”
"Spontaneous combustion!" Meiyu whispered in disbelief, turned around and went to the backyard,
When the third master saw Meiyu leaving, he also followed him to the backyard. Jiarou came out, pulled Meiyu and the third master into the house together, and showed the third master a seat and poured tea.
"Third uncle, you have been there these days, we are all a little anxious." Jiarou said with a smile.
"Oh, I stayed with Dean Pasteur for a few days before I went back." The third master explained.
"How's the dean?" Meiyu asked with her head down.
He has been treating the villagers of Yanzi Lake, and many people who have fled the famine have also sought medical treatment from him. A few days ago, I sent him off to North Korea, and many other fellow villagers were also sent to the village. ”
"On the way back, did you pass by Baiwang Mountain? How's the clinic going? Meiyu then asked.
Jiarou couldn't interject, so she had to listen. But she also admitted that Sister Meiyu does have a lot of things to tell the third master. In comparison, I often don't know what to say to the third master, except for common words, there is nothing else.
The third master said: "The hospital was occupied by the deserters, and the same was true in the village. I wanted to go in and have a look, but the fire was full of fire, so I went straight back to Tongzhou. After the third master finished speaking, he glanced at Jiarou, and he also found that he was a little snub to her: "Third girl, I have to go to Dahoucang." Look at the family, and then give the fat deputy a bell. ”
"Shall you leave now?" When Jiarou saw the third master get up, she also stood up and asked.
"Yes, I have to take a look, and let Agui pull me along. No more horseback riding. I'm really tired and panicked. The third master stretched his waist and said.
"You two speak, I'll go back to my room." Meiyu hurried out the door.
Jiarou saw that the third master had been staring at Meiyu and going out, so she called him: "Third uncle, I have a heavy body these days, you go early and return early." You're at home, I'm down-to-earth. ”
Only then did the third master turn around and look at Jiarou, "I'll come back after staying overnight." There were so many people there that there was no place to live. The cellar is fine, right? ”
"It's okay, they eat simply, they read every day, and they are very comfortable at night. Ming'er, I went to the ancestral hall to worship and ask the ancestors to bless the people in the courtyard. Jia Rou approached the third master, took his arm, and looked at him with a smile.
The third master was touched by Jiarou's smiling appearance, and laughed along. He hugged her briefly, and then went out, ready to go to the big back warehouse.
Passing by Meiyu's guest room, the third master sank his face, and he himself wondered, he and Meiyu were either awkwardly arguing or passionate, and rarely had a smooth and demure relationship with Jiarou, but it was always that Meiyu who made him worried.
Meiyu is even more awkward, she lives in the house of the third lady, and she is not embarrassed to look up and look down with such a family; In the cellar, there are uncles and a group of foreign doctors, and Meiyu is both awkward and worried. She prayed day after day that the days would end as soon as possible, and that she would cross the ocean as soon as possible, out of sight and out of mind. But the spontaneous combustion of the red candle made Meiyu very anxious. If you can't leave as soon as possible, how can you break your thoughts about the third master? Troubles and sadness hit at the same time again, Meiyu went straight to the kitchen to help Shen Yishi finish cooking, she could only use her busyness to relieve herself for a short time.
"What is Madame doing today?" Miyu rolled up her sleeves.
"Girl, don't get your hands dirty. Make bean buns today. I haven't done it in a long time, so let's eat it. Has the girl ever made a bean bun? Shen Yishi asked happily.
"I will only take injections and medicines to see medical records, and I will not do this." Miyu laughed.
Shen Yishi looked at her, and said in his heart that he had finally found your shortcomings, and it turned out to be a serious showcase.
"The girl is capable, how can she have the kung fu to enter the kitchen. Unlike my three girls, any girl should know. Children are also born faster than others. You said that when you saw it, you were born. ”
Meiyu heard that Mrs. was talking about something, so she complied and said: "Miss Jiarou is so blessed, she has such a good father, her family background, and she is also beautiful and smart. Where is it like me, born of unknown origin, without a surname; There is no ancestral grave to enter, and he is also a lonely ghost. ”
Shen Yishi felt sorry for her when he said this, "Oh, girl, everyone outside says that you are a living bodhisattva of Baiwang Mountain." The first time I saw you, I said to myself, this child is really a fairy. is only dressed in a simple white dress, and she has beaten those rich ladies in silk and satin. Our Jiarou, Sister Meiyu is long every day, and Sister Meiyu is short. Not to mention how much I envy you. ”
"Madame said with a smile, where can I compare with Sister Jiarou." Meiyu laughed and cleared herself.
"Child, excuse me, send the steamed buns to the cellar, I put the bean paste filling today for the doctors to taste." Shen Yishi lifted the lid of the cauldron, and a hot breath erupted. Meiyu looked at Shen Yi's figure, thinking that the so-called mother's filial piety is what it means.
Meiyu took the steamed bun and knocked on the door of the cellar, and Agui helped hand the steamed bun in. Bo Jia's face was covered with beard, he looked at Meiyu with a smile on his face, and shook her hand. Meiyu asked softly, "Are you okay?" ”
"Except for you, everything else is fine." Bo Jia said.
"Come in, say in the evening." Miyu responded with a smile.
Reluctantly, he let go of Meiyu's hand and returned to the cellar.
In the cellar, everyone was already eating bean buns, and the delicacy had eliminated many days of troubles, and Andre stuffed his mouth with dough and muttered: "I think it's a good day, except for the trouble of going to the toilet." ”
"Come on, Andre, I don't like days like this, hurry up and end it, okay? Although this bean bun is delicious. Aikman grumbled as he held up the bean bag.
At night, Agui opened the door of the cellar and let the doctors come out to breathe. Agui was very happy to be with these old friends, but he also instructed Aikman to say, "Dean Ai, you have to let everyone eat less." We're running out of noodles. When I buy it on the street, I don't dare to ask for more, for fear of being suspected of something. Also, listen, the gunshots are constantly ringing, and we will come out every other day in the future. Toss every day, afraid that the wall has ears. ”
Aikman sighed, "When is this going to be?" ”
Ah Gui said, "Come on, you guys should go down quickly." I'm afraid someone will climb the wall. Although we can eat less from our mouths, there are a lot of things below. Agui pinched his nose, he meant the excrement. Those who pull feces ask me why there are fewer people in my family, but there is more feces and urine. ”
Uncle Zhu came over and said, piling up Aikman and said, "Dean Ai, I'm bothering you to hold back." Eat less and drink less, and we will be able to urinate less. ”
Aikman beckoned everyone back to the cellar and said, "Guys, there's a new rule that we need to enforce." ”
The crowd gathered around and stared at Aikman.
Aikman was a little embarrassed, he understood that everyone had been doing nothing for a few days, and everyone was very curious about the so-called "new rules". "Well, we have a lot of people, we eat and drink a lot, it's no problem, the Shen family can afford it. But there is a lot of urine that pulls, and this one has to be taken away by the inverted night incense. This amount is too large, for fear of arousing suspicion. Eat less and drink less, let me make it clear. ”
Everyone burst into laughter. Before the laughter stopped, Uncle Zhu's shouting came from the front yard: "Don't come in." Don't come in. ”