Lu Jinping said, "Take this medicine first, and I'll send it when the sun is about to set, remember what I said just now." With that, Lu Jinping took Ye Qingqing and left.

The old lady Gao was full of hope, carrying a sand jar of medicine in one hand and a jar of gruel in the other, and the servants didn't let him come up to pick him up, so he carried it with his own hands until he went to the room of his daughter in the inner house.

He took a spoon to feed his daughter medicine, the medicine was very bitter, but her daughter knew that this was a life-saving thing, so she gritted her teeth and drank all the medicines, of course, several times, to avoid nausea and vomiting.

Then Mrs. Gao took out the jar of porridge, poured the porridge into the bowl, and prepared to feed the porridge to his daughter. Next to him, his wife and two concubines were busy coming over to take over, saying that they would come, and Miss Gao's mother, the third aunt, was even more aggrieved and said: "Master, this is white rice porridge, there is nothing, our daughter doesn't like to eat this kind of thing the most, otherwise, I'll go to the kitchen to make a bowl of ginseng porridge." ”

Let's say, the third aunt turned around and went to the kitchen to boil millet ginseng porridge, but the old lady Gao stopped her, and at the same time ordered his wife and concubine and all the servants to go to the courtyard, and he announced in a loud voice that from now on, all the food and drink of the young lady will be sent by that Langzhong, and no one is allowed to send anything to Miss Gao, otherwise the family law will serve.

Old Lady Gao's three wives and concubines and those maids and servants didn't know why they had such a request, but they could only obey and did not dare to disobey Old Lady Gao's orders.

After taking the medicine, Mrs. Gao personally fed the gruel to her daughter one bite at a time, and also fed it separately several times, this time without vomiting, and then Mrs. Gao and his wife and concubine sat quietly and waited, waiting for the improvement of their condition with hope.

In the evening, Mrs. Gao found that her daughter's spirit seemed to be better, and she was able to open her eyes slightly to look at them and say a few words to them. This made Mrs. Gao feel very relieved and happy. Thinking that Lu Jinping was coming, he hurriedly went to the door in person and waited for the miracle doctor to deliver the medicine again.

When the sun set, Lu Jinping and Ye Qingqing came again, still carrying two sandcans and cans. One can of Chinese medicine, and the other can of half a jar of white rice gruel.

Lu Jinping asked, "How is it, has your daughter's illness improved?" ”

Old lady Gao nodded hurriedly and said: "I am much more energetic, I can still speak than in the morning, the medicine of the divine doctor is really magical, the medical skills are really good, the little girl can meet the divine doctor, that is her creation, thank you very much." ”

"If it works, that's good. Master, please give me tomorrow's money, medicine money, and food money, or thirty yuan. I'll bring medicine and porridge tomorrow. ”

Lu Jinping didn't ask for more, because at this time, if he asked for more, it would make the other party suspicious, and there would be extraneous branches, he needed to take his time, if he could really cure her daughter's illness in the future, relying on the power of this Beijing official, he should be able to help him realize his wishes, and that would be a long-term solution. Now don't give the other person the impression of being greedy for money. So he didn't ask for much money.

Old lady Gao hurriedly instructed the housekeeper to get thirty yuan to Lu Jinping. He said to Lu Jinping again: "Did the divine doctor go in and give the little girl a follow-up?" See if you need to adjust your prescription. ”

Lu Jinping shook his head and said: "The so-called effect is not better, since the medicine is useful, there is no need to change the prescription." ”

By the time I walked home, it was already dark.

It's late autumn, and as soon as the sun sets, the temperature plummets. There is still a way to go from the Gao family back to the Lu family's old house, and when they walk back to the old house, the noses and heads of the two of them are already frozen.

When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Lu Jinping sighed with his hands and stomped his feet. Ye Qingqing hurriedly reached over and held Lu Jinping's hand, and said, "Oh, your hands are as cold as ice cream, I'll help you rub them!" As he spoke, he rubbed his head.

"Tell me again, yours aren't as cold as anything!" Lu Jinping also held her hand and rubbed it.

Ye Qingqing was embarrassed by his rubbing his hands, quickly pulled out his hand, took out the copper key to open the copper lock, the two entered the courtyard, came to the inner house, Ye Qingqing first lit the oil lamp, and then said: "The wind blows all the way, I'm afraid that I will get typhoid fever, you do it, I'll boil water for you to scald your feet, warm your body and then sleep." ”

Ye Qingqing went to the kitchen to boil water, and soon brought him a bowl of hot water to drink, then put hot water in a wooden basin and put it at Lu Jinping's feet, helped him take off his boots to test the water temperature, and said: "Don't wash it first, the water is a little hot, I'll pick up a little ash to add to the water to keep you away." ”

It has been half a year since he crossed, and Lu Jinping is used to this kind of service from the maid Ye Qingqing. He was not used to it when he first crossed over, and he once insisted on washing his own feet. As a result, Ye Qingqing shed tears all night, just saying that the lord disliked her for not serving well. After that, Lu Jinping no longer dared to be willful and let her serve.

Ye Qingqing came back from the kitchen, used a small iron spoon to pinch a small pinch of ash with sparks, and poured it into the footbasin with a bang, when he heard a snorting sound, a puff of white smoke rose, and the room was filled with a rustic smell.

Ye Qingqing cautiously reached in, tested the temperature of the water again, and said, "Okay, sir, quickly put your feet in, I'll help you wash your feet." Be careful not to put it in whole yet. Otherwise, it will be hot. ”

She put one of Lu Jinping's feet in the wooden basin with her hand, but she didn't put it in the water, just let the steaming water steam burn. After a while, another one was changed. When the water temperature was a little lower, she reached into the water, scooped some water, poured it on Lu Jinping's feet, and rubbed it gently.

The footwashing water with hot furnace ash has a slippery feeling, and Ye Qingqing's flexible and soft little hands touch and knead, Lu Jinping enjoys it very much, which is much more moisturizing than washing feet in the footwashing room in modern society.

When the water temperature was about the same, Ye Qingqing supported his feet with both hands and carefully and slowly put them into the water: "But don't move, if you move, you will feel very hot, if you don't move, it won't be hot." ”

"Girl, you also know Zen?"

"What is Zen theory?"

"The so-called Zen principle is...... It's just that these words sound like the words of the Buddha, which make people feel that they are suddenly opened, and ordinary people can't say the kind of words, understand? ”

Ye Qingqing seemed to understand and asked: "Could it be that the Buddha also said that when the feet are hot, don't move your feet when they are hot?" ”

Lu Jinping couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the Buddha said such a thing when he washed his feet, but what you just said reminded me of a very Zen poem: 'From love to worry, from love to fear, if you are separated from your lover, you will not be afraid of worry.'" People don't have feelings, because if they have feelings, they will get hurt. ”

Ye Qingqing nodded: "Yes, I often think of my dead father, every time I think of them, I feel so painful in my heart." I can't remember what they looked like, though......"

That poem is actually more about the relationship between men and women. But Ye Qingqing is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he has not experienced the love between men and women, especially the torture of love, so he naturally will not feel like this. All she can think of is family affection and nostalgia for her dead parents.

Lu Jinping saw that Ye Qingqing was sad, so he deliberately diverted her attention and said, "Today's beef noodles are really fragrant!" We're going to eat again tomorrow! ”

Ye Qingqing was really distracted, and said with a smile: "Yes, if the lord can really cure Miss Gao's illness, then we can also have a little money to eat." ”

"Of course it can be cured! Don't worry, I'm sure. ”

"That's a good feeling!"

After Lu Jinping washed his feet, Ye Qingqing took the footbasin to pour water, and Lu Jinping pulled his slippers to the side of the bed and sat down. This bed is just a simple bed with a few wooden planks on two benches, and compared with this old mansion full of rich historical traces, it really has the feeling of straw sandals and suits.

Ye Qingqing first served Lu Jinping to lie down, and then spread the floor on the ground next to the bed, blew out the oil lamp, and then took off only the close-fitting clothes and got into the quilt.

In the dark of night, the chirping of only one or two autumn insects gradually disappeared.

I finally got a chance today, and I hope it's a good start! Lu Jinping thought to himself.

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