The cold wind blew unexpectedly so that Zuo Shaoyang shivered, hurriedly closed it, waited for a while, and then slowly opened the door, and looked at the outside, seeing that a narrow alley outside the door was traversing in front of the door, and it was dark and could not be seen clearly, and there were black holes on both sides. However, the ground is covered with snow from the white forest, and through the reflection of the snow, you can see the near distance dimly. On the opposite side of the alley is a high wall of blue bricks, which is two feet high, and it is impossible to figure out who is behind it.

Zuo Shaoyang turned around and put the oil lamp on the stove, and carefully opened the door, he didn't want to make a sound, but the wooden door still creaked and made a tooth-sore sound. He listened, but there was no reaction in the back room, so he was relieved, turned sideways out of the back door, and slowly closed the door again.

Standing outside the door, I suddenly felt that my face was cold, and I reached out to wipe it and found that it was a snowflake, presumably the snow was still falling. Looking up, sure enough, there were snowflakes falling in the dim night sky. The snow in the alley was glowing white, Zuo Shaoyang shrunk his neck with his sleeves caged, looked left and right, and walked to the right.

The snow on the ground made pedestrians icy and slippery. He could only use one hand to hold on to the cold blue brick wall and walk forward slowly.

After walking a short distance, the high walls were gone, they became planked walls, and the houses were much lower. After walking forward for a while, there was a smell of feces and urine coming from a small corner recessed, and when I looked at it, it seemed to be a latrine. Hurriedly slapped his nose. Quicken your pace and walk forward for a while, and you will come to a crossroads. The black light is blind and I don't know where to go, the surroundings are quiet, it is estimated that it is almost two watches, I dare not go far, so I turned around and walked back, walked through the back door of my pharmacy, and continued to move forward, along the way to the high and low houses, some are still lit up, and occasionally I can hear the sound of children crying and talking from the houses on both sides of the alley, as well as the barking of dogs in some unknown places.

To the front, it was a T-shaped alley, he stood there and looked left and right, the two alleys were black holes, like the eyes of monsters in the dark, not only a little frightened, but hurriedly turned around and touched the wall back to the back door of the pharmacy, pushed the door into the house, and plugged the door.

His body was cold, and he felt itchy in his nostrils, and he sneezed several times in a row. For fear of waking up my father and mother, covering my mouth and beating him is even more uncomfortable. Holding his shoulders and stomping his feet, he stomped off the snow residue on his feet, and found that his shoulders were cold, and he reached out and touched them, and found that they were all snowflakes.

He fumbled his way back into the house and climbed the stairs. I thought that the night in ancient times was really boring, and I didn't have any nightlife, let alone Internet cafes, computers, TV and movies, and even oil lamps had to be used sparingly, and I didn't have that condition if I wanted to read some books. It's really boring, so I can only sleep a lot.

Zuo Shaoyang knelt on the bed, took off the jacket on his body, there was only a set of close-fitting clothes inside, he shivered and spread the jacket on the quilt, the other end of the bed leaned against the window lattice, and a cold wind poured in through the crack in the window, so sleeping upside down can ensure that the head is not protected from the wind. He blew out the lamp, climbed to the other end and got in, curled up and shivering under the covers.

He thought that he would soon warm up in the quilt, but after a while, he found that the quilt was still as cold as an ice cave, and his nose began to run and itch, and he couldn't help but sneeze a few times in a row.

The sneezing caused a stomachache. Presumably just went out for a walk, the stomach may be cold, feel very uncomfortable, sleep for a while or not, the stomach is getting more and more painful, must go to the toilet, have to get up and put on the kudzu jacket to prepare to go to the toilet, just now I found the location of the toilet, just in the back alley, was about to go down the stairs, suddenly remembered to go to the toilet, what should be used to deal with the aftermath? Toilet paper is not to be counted on, with a twig stick? It's disgusting to think about. He subconsciously touched around with his hands, and touched the handwritten medical book of Daddy Zuogui on the partition, and he was happy in his heart, so he used it. This thing is full of errors, and the things in my stomach are a hundred times stronger than it, and it is useless to keep them. This paper is very soft rice paper, and it is just right for hand.

I took a book, tore off a few sheets, crumpled them together, went down the stairs, touched the kitchen, opened the back door, and walked down the alley to the latrine. Opened the wooden door and went in, latched the door, and was about to untie the clothes, only to find that his robe was too troublesome to go to the toilet, and it took a long time to toss it, and now it is understood, why the ancients called the toilet a change of clothes, this robe, long skirt, it is really inconvenient to go to the toilet, and you must change the short shirt.

On a cold winter night with a howling cold wind, it is convenient to be in an ancient thatched latrine that leaks everywhere, which is really uncomfortable.

Finally, the convenience was over, the robe was straightened, and the darkness was felt and returned to the house. This bare buttocks froze, and I felt even more uncomfortable on my body, and I couldn't help but sneeze several times in a row, which was particularly loud in the quiet night. Hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, went back to the house and went up the stairs, took off his robe and got into the quilt, curled up in a ball with cold, his teeth kept fighting, his nose was clearing, and his sneezes sounded one after another.

He felt a chill all over his body, even his nose was gone, he felt his pulse, his pulse was like driftwood, he had a cold, and he had the heart to get up and find some medicine to eat, but almost all the ancient medicines were decoction, and under the cold, where could he still move.

At this moment, I heard the door of the room below squeak and was pushed open, and Liang stood at the door with an oil lamp: "Zhong'er, what's wrong with you?" Chilled? It must have been dangling outside on a snowy day just now. It's frozen! He said as he slowly climbed the stairs.

Zuo Shaoyang poked his head out of the quilt: "I'm fine...... Ah Snee!" Ahh Snot and saliva flowed, and he hurriedly said: "Is there any paper?" I wipe my nose! ”

"How can you wipe it with paper!" Liang took off a handkerchief from his armpit and handed it to Zuo Shaoyang, "Oh, wipe it!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang got up tremblingly, reached out and took the handkerchief shirtless to blow his nose.

When Liang saw it, he exclaimed, "Oops! Why did you take off your robe? No wonder I'm going to catch a cold, so I don't hurry up and put my clothes on! Mother is going to make ginger soup for you! Then he went down the stairs with an oil lamp.

Only then did Zuo Shaoyang know that there was no cotton in the Tang Dynasty, and the poor people had no money to buy silk quilts, so they couldn't keep warm in the cold winter, so they could only wear robes and cover quilts to sleep like this. Quickly got up and put on the jacket and curled up in the quilt, although it was still very cold, it felt better than just now.

I heard Zuo Gui's voice in the hall again: "He has a bad cold, ginger soup is useless, use ephedra soup!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang stuck his head out and said, "My nose is jammed, keep my nose clear, and add some Cangzi and Xinyi!" ”

"You know what!" Zuo Gui raised his voice, "Hurry up and cover the quilt!" ”

Liang asked: "Then do you want to add Cang'er and Xinyi?" ”

Zuo Gui paused, and then said in a low voice: "Add it!" ”

"Oh."

After a while, I saw the oil lamp come in again, Liang put the oil lamp on the concocted stove, slowly climbed the stairs with a big bowl, and said to Zuo Shaoyang: "Zhong'er, come, drink the medicine, your father prescribed it for you, take the medicine, just sleep for a while." ”

Zuo Shaoyang's whole body trembled, got up, took the steaming decoction, and drank it all in one go.

I heard Zuo Gui's voice coming from the door below: "Cover him with this quilt too, cover his hair and sweat!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked down, only to see Zuo Gui hunched back, holding a quilt in his hand, looking up at him, the cold wind that came in from nowhere, blowing his gray goatee, under the flickering oil lamp, fluttering and flickering, a bit like the old fairy in the painting.

Looking at their concerned expressions, Zuo Shaoyang remembered that he was sick when he was a child, and his parents were also sitting at the head of the bed like this, looking at themselves taking medicine. Not only was his nose sour, his eyes were full of tears, and he finally choked up: "Dad! Mother! I'm fine! ”

Liang smiled slightly, took the medicine bowl from his hand, and said softly, "Lie down!" Cover your sweat and get some sleep! ”

"Hmm!" Zuo Shaoyang shrank into the quilt, and soon, he felt a weight on his body, and felt that Liang was spreading the quilt on him. I suddenly felt warm, and I don't know if it was because of the quilt or the warmth of family affection.

Listening to the Liang family getting down the ladder, and the sound of the door closing could not be heard for a moment, Zuo Shaoyang couldn't help but poke his head out, and saw that the second elder was still looking up at him, his face was full of concern, so he said in a dumb voice: "Dad!" Mother! Go back to sleep, and beware of the cold. I'm fine. ”

"Good!" Liang said, "If you don't feel well, call us!" ”

"Hmm!"

The door shut, and darkness returned to the room.

Putting on a jacket, adding a quilt, and ginger soup quickly played a role, Zuo Shaoyang felt that his body began to warm up, and after a tiring day, listening to the sound of the cold wind outside the window, he soon fell asleep.