Zhang Zhang asked, "Are you from Liaodong?" ”

Gao Yuanliang glanced around, nodded and said, "Let's go back to the house and talk." ”

In fact, from the first time he heard Gao Yuanliang speak, Zhang Zhang knew that he was from Liaodong, because Gao Yuanliang's official words had a faint hint of Liaodong accent!

Zhang Zhang nodded, and followed him back into the house.

Originally, the tension was in the minds of later generations: for example, when a person is terminally ill, the doctor avoids the patient and tells the truth to his family. lest the patient be under too much mental pressure and collapse directly.

Now that Gao Yuanliang said this, Zhang Zhang had no choice but to go into the house with him.

Zhang Li looked at Kang Xing'an's puzzled face, and was about to speak, but after seeing Gao Yuanliang plug in the door, he preemptively spoke: "Although I am only in my early twenties, I am the head of the family of Deputy General Li of the Right Tunwei of Guangning, Liaodong. Later, my mother's illness worsened, so she took her everywhere to seek medical treatment. ”

Zhang Zhang was stunned, he couldn't imagine that this Gao Yuanliang turned out to be the head of the deputy general's family!

Zhang Zhang knew that the family members in the Ming Dynasty army were different from those in the landlord's old wealthy house!

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was common for military generals to withhold food and salaries, and the soldiers had little combat effectiveness -- but battles always had to be fought.

So the generals raised a group of strong people with high salaries, and they usually practiced martial arts diligently, and when they arrived on the battlefield, these people were the absolute main force.

These people are called family members.

This Gao Yuanliang turned out to be the head of a family member of a deputy general!

Kang Xing'an said: "Brother Gao, just now in that Rejuvenation Hall, those few pharmacies were very disrespectful to you, why don't you ......?"

Zhang Zhang interrupted him and said, "I'm afraid that Brother Gao has a last resort. ”

Gao Yuanliang sighed, glanced at his sleeping mother, and said slowly: "Xiao Langzhong is right, I have a hard time, and I don't dare to make a move." ”

"Oh?"

"I escaped!"

Zhang Zhang was taken aback and said, "Your mother is seriously ill, you can explain the situation to Vice General Li, why do you want to escape?" ”

Gao Yuanliang shook his head: "Vice General Li won't let me go." In the past two years, Jiannu has frequently attacked Quang Ninh, as the person with the highest martial arts skills in the army, how can I go? ”

Zhang Li was silent for a long time and said, "Let's not talk about this first. Glancing at Gao's mother, she saw that Gao's mother was already asleep, and said tensely: "Let me tell you about your mother's illness." ”

Gao Yuanliang and Kang Xing'an both took two steps closer, wanting to listen to Zhang Li's detailed explanation.

Zhang Li thought about how to phrase it, and then said slowly: "Your mother's disease is indeed incurable, but the liver is already terminally ill, and there is no way to cure it." ”

In fact, Zhang Li knew that Gao's mother was suffering from what later generations called liver cirrhosis, that is, liver cancer. Just now, I pressed the position of Gao's mother's liver, and obviously felt a large lump, indicating that it was already an advanced stage of liver cancer, and there was no cure at all.

Gao Yuanliang was actually a little mentally prepared: when he first fled from Liaodong to Tianjin Wei, he still had a glimmer of hope, and later Langzhong said that it was hopeless, so he gave up his mind. It's just that now I see my mother suffering every day, and I have to go around looking for Lang Chinese medicine to treat me, just begging my mother to suffer less pain.

Gao Yuanliang said gloomily: "Alas, I am also prepared in my heart. Xiao Langzhong, is there really nothing there can do? Think about it again, find a way, even if it makes your mother less painful, it's good! ”

Zhang Zhang understood Gao Yuanliang's thoughts, pondered for a while, nodded and said: "I am good at acupuncture, and in the future, I will give your mother an injection every day to relieve pain, until the old man goes to ......."

Gao Yuanliang bowed deeply and choked up: "There is Lao Xiaoengong, I don't know Xiaoengong's surname?" ”

Seeing Gao Yuanliang calling himself Engong, Zhang Li felt a little sad in his heart: This person is very filial to his mother and is a good man!

Zhang Zhang hurriedly turned sideways, not receiving Gao Yuanliang's salute: "My name is Zhang Li, and you can call me Brother Li in the future." ”

Filial piety comes first, and Zhang Li admires filial piety people, so he also glanced at Gao Yuanlianggao. Coupled with Gao Yuanliang's strong martial arts, if he is subdued, he may be of great benefit to himself in the future.

Zhang Zhang pondered for a moment, and said to Gao Yuanliang: "Anzi and I originally planned to rent a yard in this Penglai County, but now since we also need to give the old lady an injection every day to relieve pain, then just ......."

Seeing that Kang Xingan listened carefully, Zhang Zhang smiled and said: "You go and rent a yard, just what you said before." The old lady needs to be quiet, so she lives in the inner house. ”

Kang Xingan was very happy when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I'll go to the neighborhood now, I heard that there are a lot of houses for rent now, I'll choose carefully!" ”

Zhang Zhang nodded, and Kang Xing'an left quickly.

Zhang Zhang turned around and found that Gao Yuanliang's eyes were a little red, and tears were rolling in his eyes, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "I still have some things to deal with, so you can stay here and take care of the old lady with peace of mind." ”

Gao Yuanliang nodded heavily, and Zhang Zhang said a few more words before leaving the inn.

Since Zhang Zhang has the heart to bring Gao Yuanliang's mother and son, it is inconvenient for Liu Mansion to live. After all, Gao Yuanliang is a deserter, and it is very inconvenient to live in Liu's Mansion, and it may be easy to meet a familiar face or something, so it will be troublesome.

Zhang Zhang came to Liu's house, and when the Liu father and son heard that Zhang Zhang was leaving, they kept a few words, and when they saw that Zhang Zhang had made up his mind, they had no choice but to follow him. Zhang Zhang said that every few days, he would come to Xiao Liu Xuan for a follow-up, and Liu's father and son were relieved.

Back at the Gui'an Inn, Zhang Li asked the shopkeeper to book the room next to Gao Yuanliang's mother and son.

Originally, if you follow the rules of the early Ming Dynasty, you must have a "road guide" to live in a hotel.

During the Ming Dynasty, there was such a regulation: all people who are far away from their place of residence are required to be issued by the local government department to a kind of official document such as a letter of introduction, a pass, etc., called a "road guide", if there is no "road guide" or does not conform to it, it is necessary to punish the crime according to the law. "Lu Yin" is actually proof of leaving home.

After Zhang Liduo asked the shopkeeper a few words, he learned that in Penglai County, this "road guide" has almost existed in name only since the beginning of the Apocalypse Dynasty, and no one cares about it. The inn is generally troublesome, and regularly pays some money to the yamen, and the yamen is also happy to be idle.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, capitalism was budding, and the merchant power was huge, and this going out to do business often traveled from place to place, and it was indeed very inconvenient to "guide the road".

After Zhang Zhang paid the money, he went straight to Gao Yuanliang's mother and son's room first, Gao Yuanliang was very happy to see that Zhang Zhang came back so soon: "Brother Li, the matter has been done?" ”

Zhang Zhang nodded, his eyes looking at the high mother lying on the bed.

Mother Gao had woken up, and the long-term pain made the woman of about forty years look like an old woman of sixty; And the extreme emaciation made her face look a little distorted, and Zhang Zhang said softly: "Aunt Gao, are you still in pain now?" ”

Mrs. Gao frowned slightly and said, "Thank you Xiaolang for being hit, I feel like I can still bear ......"

The tension was a little depressed: this advanced cirrhosis, even in the modern era of medical prosperity hundreds of years later, there is no way.

Gao Yuanliang's eyes turned red, and he secretly wiped away his tears.

Aunt Gao looked at her son and said with some distress: "Son, don't be sad......"

Zhang Zhang straightened the quilt for Mrs. Gao, and said, "Mrs. Gao, I will stay by your side these days, give you injections every day to relieve pain, and you can rest in peace." ”

Aunt Gao nodded and said gratefully: "Lao Xiaolang has been hit." Xiaolangzhong is really a good person, and good people will definitely have good rewards. ”

As he was talking, Kang Xing'an's voice came from outside the door: "Brother Li, Brother Gao, I found a house on Lantern Street in the west of the city!" ”

Zhang Zhang didn't expect to have results so quickly, in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, as long as the price is right, the transaction is very fast, and it doesn't take much trouble.

Because all the information on the rental and sale of houses is basically in the hands of Lizheng, there is no need to run so many intermediary companies, pay so many taxes, and stamp so many seals like later generations.

In addition, there is another point, which is a phenomenon unique to the Ming Dynasty, and the more obvious it is at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, city citizens generally did not have any fixed property, and houses became their only permanent property. Due to the trend of luxury, once there is insufficient food and clothing, the property is sold. Therefore, the buying and selling of urban houses is very active and frequent, sometimes the house changes owners after a few years, some houses change owners every year, and even some people sell their properties to others after living for less than a month. There are many wealthy families who buy houses at low prices and rent them out to make money, which is also a lot of income.

Zhang Zhang didn't say a word, and immediately went to watch it with Kang Xingan.

The courtyard is on Lantern Street in the west of the city, covering an area of about one acre, that is, more than 600 square meters in later generations. There are two entrances inside and outside, all of which are small green tile bungalows of one color. There are two wings on the left and right of the outside, and there are living rooms, bedrooms, and wings on the inside. There is a small courtyard inside and outside, although it is not luxurious, but it is still quiet. The rent was only five taels of silver a year, and Zhang Zhang immediately decided to rent it.

On the second day, Zhang Zhang moved in with Anzi and Gao Yuanliang's mother and son, and gave Gao Da Niang injections to relieve pain every day.

Ever since Ji Lang was hit by the board that day, he has been sending people to keep an eye on the tension these days, and he is unwilling to accept the heavy word "pain" written on his buttocks, and he is always thinking about finding an opportunity to clean up the tension.

Thinking about it, Ji Lang, who is recognized as having the highest medical skills in Penglai County, was beaten by the prefect Li because of a half-old boy, how can he swallow this breath?

Ji Langzhong has been sick at home for five days.

In fact, there is no disease, but the buttocks have been hit with 30 boards, and the skin is open. Fortunately, the retinue stuffed the torture officer with silver, and although the skin was open, it hurt the muscles and bones, and the flesh was only wounded.

At this moment, Ji Langzhong was lying on the bed, and a gray-robed little man in front of the bed was waiting for Ji Langzhong to change his dressing.

The little guy said while applying the medicine: "Owner, that thief boy rented a house in the west of the city......"

"Ouch! You tap! Ji Langzhong let out a dry howl, obviously because the little guy was a little stronger, and he scratched the wound.

After a pause, Ji Langzhong said, "Huh? Go on! ”

The little guy carefully smeared the ointment and said, "Their group is now four people......

"Wait, aren't they two? Last time you went to Liu's Mansion to inquire, he only had one partner, what was Anzi? Ji Langzhong looked puzzled.

Xiao Wu said: "It was indeed two people before, and then I met a mother and son......

Ji Langzhong opened his mouth and asked, "How did you meet it?" Is it their friends and family? What is the way to go? ”

The little guy inquired about the Rejuvenation Hall, and talked about it in detail with Ji Langzhong.

Ji Langzhong thought for a long time, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said slowly: "That Lao Pan of the Rejuvenation Hall is indeed not very good at medicine, but he is usually respectful to me, and he can be regarded as an understanding person. Go, go and call him......"