Chapter Seventy-Three: Back to the City
The little medicine apprentice cried very sadly, no matter how much persuasion was made by the neighbors, it was useless, and Aunt Chen on the side also wanted to comfort her when she saw this, but she couldn't say it when the words came to her mouth.
Zhang Mancang wanted to have a seizure, but seeing that the two of them were also pitiful, he simply sat on the bed with a black face, and let the two of them cry.
Seeing this, the little medicine disciple realized that this was not the time to cry aggrievedly, so he forcibly stopped crying, and whimpered while wiping his tears: "Woo woo...... Grandpa Zhang, grandpa...... What the hell happened to Grandpa...... Woowoo woo ......"
"Alas......"
Zhang Mancang sighed with a bitter face: "Alas...... Your master was secretly ambushed outside the city, if it weren't for the old man's chances of encountering him, ...... at this time"
Halfway through his words, Zhang Mancang also choked up, his already red old eyes were instantly shrouded in a faint layer of "mist", and in the blink of an eye, two lines of old tears couldn't stop flowing down his cheeks.
Zhang Mancang's choking sound instantly quieted the originally noisy crowd. The little medicine apprentice's mind was blank at this time, and he didn't understand why his grandfather, who had been kind and loved all his life, was plotted by others.
"Grandpa......" Xiao Yao muttered incessantly.
Just when everyone was full of anger but at a loss, the little medicine disciple whimpered: "Grandpa Zhang...... Where is Grandpa now? ”
"If there is no accident, your master should be on the way back to the city at this time, and he will be able to come back in a short time."
Speaking of this, Zhang Mancang turned his head and comforted Aunt Chen: "You don't have to worry too much, although Xi Wazi was also seriously injured this time, but fortunately, Doctor Xia saved her in time, so her life is not in serious trouble, but you have to put some effort into recuperating during this time." ”
"Xia Wuqi ......"
Zhang Mancang's words reminded the little pharmacist of yesterday's incident when Xia Wuqi hurriedly "kidnapped" Old Doctor Liu, and muttered in his heart: "What happened to Uncle Xia yesterday?" Why was Grandpa seriously injured and he was unharmed......"
Just when the little medicine apprentice was puzzled, Aunt Chen fell to the ground with tears in her eyes and sobbed: "The veteran is handsome, the baby is the son of the grass people, and it is natural for the mother to take care of her son; Dr. Liu is a benefactor of the grass people, and it is his duty to take care of his benefactor! ”
"Alas......"
Aunt Chen's words made everyone's hearts sad, Zhang Mancang sighed lightly and immediately said: "It's best if you think like this!" Since Ping'er is fine, the general has nothing to worry about. Old Doctor Liu is still on the way back to the city at this time, in order to ensure safety, this general will go to the city to answer, and your mother and son will prepare first. ”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Mancang didn't wait for Aunt Chen to answer the words and got up and walked outside the house, only waiting for the sound of horses' hooves to fade away, and Aunt Chen slowly got up and walked towards the ear room with red eyes.
I don't know if it was because of lack of sleep or being slapped by Zhang Mancang, the little medicine disciple only felt dizzy pain in his head at this time. Seeing that Aunt Chen was already busy working beside the medicine shelf, the little medicine disciple shook his head slightly, and after hastily wiping his face twice with the back of his hand, he got up and came up.
With the busy figures of one long and one young, unconsciously, the scorching sun hanging above the head gradually moved westward, but the crowd crowded outside the house did not have the slightest intention of leaving.
When Zhang Mancang went out of the city, Zhao Zheng was resting in the grass nest.
Although Hanshan is not high, after all, the shrubs and thorns are dense, so it is not easy to come down from the halfway up the mountain. Because he was a little tired of waiting, Zhao Zheng immediately got up and climbed on a boulder and looked into the distance.
The scorching sun is going west, and the cool breeze is blowing. Zhao Zheng stood on the stone like an old monkey in the mountains and looked into the distance. Fortunately, there are no mountains to the east of Hanshan, and Zhao Zheng, who is standing on the boulder, can see more than ten miles away.
"Tsk...... The air quality of 2,000 years ago was TM's great! This visibility, tsk tsk......"
Although Zhao Zheng has traveled to this place for more than two months, although it is not the first time he has gone out of the city, he has not carefully appreciated the pure beauty of this pollution-free nature. Looking at the clear and turquoise waters of the Zhu River not far away, the aquatic plants on both sides are dense and lush, and there are fish whirling happily in the water from time to time, Zhao Zheng was a little distracted for a while.
"Alas......"
At this time, Zhao Zheng wanted to learn from an elegant scholar to chant a song through the scenery, but after racking his brains, he had no choice but to shake his head and sigh bitterly.
After taking in the beautiful scenery nearby, Zhao Zheng immediately looked into the distance, but in less than half a second, the originally comfortable little face began to become solemn.
Because of the excellent visibility, more than ten miles away, a string of vague dots slowly moving north from the direction of Xiali Village were taken into Zhao Zheng's eyes. You don't have to think about Zhao Zheng to know that this string of moving vague dots is the team of Zhao Jun encountered in Xiali Village!
"Damn! Patronized and ran away, and I don't know if the old man is dead,......" Zhao Zheng grinned and muttered.
"What? Childe, you ...... What do you say! ”
Just as Zhao Zheng was observing and thinking about it, a strong and eager voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Fortunately, Zhao Zheng's psychological quality is different from that of ordinary people, he turned his head and glanced at Zhuang, and then scolded with a "bad heart": "I'll go, you TM's cat?" Why don't you make a sound when you walk! ”
"Cat...... What is a cat? Zhuang looked at Zhao Zheng with a confused expression.
Zhuang, who lived at the end of the Warring States Period, naturally didn't understand what the cat in Zhao Zheng's mouth was. Zhuang's words made Zhao Zheng almost not fall off the boulder, patted his head that was a little dizzy and changed the topic: "After I left, then Old Doctor Liu didn't embarrass you anymore, right?" ”
Zhuang was originally struggling with the problem of cats, but when he heard Zhao Zheng say this, he suddenly remembered the safety of Old Doctor Liu.
"Childe, old doctor Liu, he ......," Zhuang asked with red eyes.
Zhao Zheng knew the status of Old Doctor Liu in Zhuangxin, and was afraid that he would mess up after knowing the truth, so he immediately interrupted: "Huh...... Did I say before that Dr. Liu was going to die? In your eyes, could it be that all the old medicine men in this world are old doctors Liu? Also, I just saw that your arms were waving eagerly, do you have something important to tell me? ”
Zhuang didn't believe Zhao Zheng's words at all, but because of his humble status, he didn't ask anything anymore, and then replied very interestingly: "It's almost noon today, and the little slave saw Xiao Lizi riding a horse and running towards the city in a hurry. ”
Although Zhuang is a slave, he still retains a trace of human dignity in his heart, so he hid the fact that Zheng Wuchang led the crowd to search the mountains to scare him.
"Little Plum...... Who is he? What for? ”
"Childe, Xiao Lizi is Zhang Generalshuai's henchmen, and the two Simas in General Zhang's personal soldiers!"
"Two Simas...... Hehe, it turned out to be a second lieutenant platoon commander......"
Zhao Zheng has some knowledge of the military rank setting in the Warring States Period, and he knows that the so-called two Simas in Zhuang's mouth are a second lieutenant platoon commander in his own world.
Zhao Zheng frowned, a little puzzled: "It has something to do with me?" ”
"No......" Zhuang replied, shaking his head.
"Then you're excited!" Zhao Zheng was speechless.
"But...... But if it weren't for something big in the army, Xiao Lizi wouldn't have entered the city easily. The little slave looked at him in a hurry, is it that our Daqin is going to fight again! ”
When Zhuang said this, a trace of excitement crossed his eyes. Seeing this, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Poor ......," Zhao Zheng muttered.
Just when Zhao Zheng was sighing, not far away, a white-bearded and long-haired old man in battle armor drove his horse and galloped south.
"Look, General Zhang!"
Zhuang pointed at the old man and exclaimed.
Hearing this, he looked in the direction Zhuang, it didn't matter, Zhao Zheng's heart couldn't help but chuckle.
"I'll go! Could it be that the old man of the medicine is really finished, and the old man went to the city to ask for a doctor? Hiss...... But I didn't see anyone following behind, huh? ”
Seeing Zhang Mancang and a series of vague dots more than ten miles away getting closer and closer, Zhao Zheng's forehead was squeezed out of a deep "trench".
"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing for me if the old man dies with this medicine......," Zhao Zheng said secretly in his heart.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Mancang had already met with Xia Wuqi and his party, while Zhao Zheng had already walked towards the south gate with a bundle of shrubs on his back, and outside the dilapidated grass house, Zhao Ji craned his neck and looked anxiously towards the south.
Not to mention how Zhao Ji was worried at home, it was said that Zhang Mancang was anxious to go out of the city, and he didn't let go until he saw that Old Doctor Liu was safe and sound.
On the way back to the city, Zhang Mancang and Xia Wuqi were silent, but walked thoughtfully and silently, and after more than an hour, the group moved outside the city gate.
Looking at the devastated South City Gate, Zhao Mancang's heart finally fell to the ground, and after a long exhale, he said to Xia Wuqi: "Whether Liu Lao can survive this hurdle tonight depends on Doctor Xia!" ”
When Xia Wuqi heard this, he hurriedly replied: "The veteran is handsome, and the kid should do his best to protect Liu Lao!" Liu Lao was able to save his life today, thanks to the veteran commander who came to the rescue in time! ”
"Alas......"
Zhang Mancang shook his head helplessly when he heard this, and looked back at the unconscious old doctor Liu on the stretcher, his cloudy old eyes were full of doubts and puzzles......