Chapter 36: Settling In
After Xie Mulin and everyone finished eating snacks and meeting the two children of Sister Zhang Qiao and Li Xianglang, the doctor also arrived.
The doctor is Li Liu'an, the younger brother of Li Xianglang, he is a young man in his early twenties, his complexion is a little dark, his body is a little thin, he doesn't talk much, he looks honest, and he doesn't seem to be a person at all like Li Xianglang, who can speak well.
However, this kind of image of the doctor seems to give people a sense of reliability, which can slightly dilute the sense of uneasiness caused by his youth.
He took the pulse of several sick children and made a diagnosis one by one.
Xie Jinzhi was the most sick, and in addition to the wind and cold, it seemed that he had also caused an old illness, plus he was already weak, so he needed to take care of himself, and it was best not to work anymore, and he couldn't be tired. If you don't pay attention, the disease will worsen, which will affect your lifespan.
Xie Hanzhi's condition is a little better, but the treatment has also been delayed, take medicine and sleep first, and the doctor will come back tomorrow for a follow-up.
Xie Yingfen's condition is the mildest, but the symptoms of wind and cold seem to have turned into cough, and she also needs to recuperate, otherwise there will be trouble.
Even Xie Mulin received a pulse diagnosis. She was a person who had been sick once, and she was unconscious for a while. However, she secretly took a special medicine, the effect is very good, and her condition has been reduced a lot, but there are also signs of coughing, and she also needs to take medicine to recuperate.
Xie Mulin listened carefully to the doctor's diagnosis, and knew in his heart that because the objective conditions did not allow it, she could not take the medicine again, so her condition was somewhat delayed. But now that she has a place to settle down, she can breathe a sigh of relief. If the medicine prescribed by Li Liu'an doesn't work, she still has cold medicine and cough medicine to rely on.
Old Mrs. Xie also accepted the pulse with a straight face. Li Liuan was honest, and told her honestly that she was not in serious health, but she was a little tired, probably tired when she walked out of the gate of the house from Xie Jiayuan, after all, she was also a person who had been pampered for many years. Compared with the younger generations, she is neither thirsty, nor hungry, nor freezing, she is very healthy, and she just needs to sleep.
Old Madam Xie noticed everyone's gaze towards her, and felt that her face was hot, and she couldn't help but be annoyed and angry: "Aren't you a quack doctor?" I clearly feel very unwell, but you say I'm not sick? If I come back and fall ill, how are you responsible?! ”
Li Liuan said with a glance: "The old lady is not sick, she is not sick, what should I do with you?" Are you not happy that you are not sick? Do you have to be told you're sick? ”
"You-" Old Lady Xie was about to speak with a glaring of her eyes, but Mrs. Li interrupted her first: "The old lady is really blessed!" suffered such a big sin and was safe and sound, it is obvious that the younger generations are waiting well, and they are really filial to their daughters-in-law and grandsons, which is very enviable. Blessed are you, old lady! ”
Mrs. Xie was suffocated, but could she refute it, saying that her daughter-in-law and grandson were not filial? Of course not.
Cao took her pair of precious grandchildren back to her parents' house, her son did not know whether he was alive or died in prison, and she had always looked down on the two concubines and concubines, and she had to count on Wen's mother and son to take care of them. What's more, they are still living in the house of Wen's old servant now, and they can't turn their faces against Wen.
So Mrs. Xie hummed quietly, recognized her filial daughter-in-law and grandson, and couldn't scold the quack doctor anymore, and naturally couldn't rely on her illness anymore, and asked others to revolve around her.
Li Liuan prescribed the medicine, saying that he would go back to his own pharmacy to get the medicine, and Li Xianglang still had to go to pick up the goods, so he went with him, and brought the medicine back by the way, so that he could boil it for a few patients tonight. Mrs. Li gave her youngest son a packet of newly purchased smoked goose meat, and when she turned around, she beckoned the hired servant to prepare dinner.
Mrs. Xie had no appetite, so she had eaten a snack and was full, so she said with a straight face that she wanted to go back to the room to rest.
Wen had no choice but to help her go to the West Cross Courtyard, and Xie Mulin also helped her brother to follow, and everyone followed.
The west courtyard enters from the side door of the vestibule of the east courtyard, and as soon as you enter the door, there is a stone path. At night, the lantern light is not far away, and you can only vaguely see that there are many plants and trees in the deserted garden, which is quite messy.
Sister Zhang Qiao personally walked in front of the lantern to lead the way, and introduced Wen and others as she walked: "This garden is in the hands of the old owner, I heard that it is still a little famous, planted many flowers, and a few treasures, and sold for a lot of money. It's just that the descendants are not good, and the family business has been ruined, and this garden naturally can't be maintained, and it has been abandoned for many years. When we bought it, we originally said that we were going to reorganize the west courtyard and build two more rows of houses, so that the second uncle could live in after he got married. Unexpectedly, the second uncle called him a master and became a son-in-law, so he settled down in the pharmacy, and the new house was not built. My mother-in-law and I cleaned the house and thought of renting it out. Unexpectedly, I had it again, so this matter was delayed, and I didn't mention it again until the end of this year, but I haven't found a tenant yet, and I heard that something happened to the Xie family. Every day, I asked the head of the family to go outside Xie's house to inquire about the news, and the family also cleaned it up in case of emergency. ”
Wen sighed when he heard it: "You have a heart." "No one knew that they would be kicked out of the house like this, and no one knew that Pingnanbo Mansion would turn their faces and deny people, the preparations made by Sister Qiao were probably just in vain, but she did it anyway, this is the love.
Sister Qiao smiled, led everyone to the door, opened the door of the first room, and lit the oil lamp on the table: "There are four rooms in the house, all of them are clean, bright and ventilated, the doors, windows and wallpapers are new, and the bedding is also bought and washed. The old lady, the lady, the young master, the young lady and the aunt will use it first. Tomorrow, I'll find someone to make you some new clothes. ”
Wen helped Mrs. Xie to sit on the edge of the bed and said, "Don't bother, it's good, it's hard to bother you." ”
Mrs. Xie glanced at her niece and daughter-in-law, feeling a little dissatisfied. Sister Zhang Qiao took the initiative to make new clothes for them, what did she do? The bedding on the bed is covered with cotton cloth, I don't know if it's warm or not, but it doesn't look as good as what you are used to at home. And the clothes folded next to the bed, all of them are cotton cloth and coarse silk and other materials, is this what she should wear with such an identity?!
However, before Mrs. Xie could complain, Aunt Dajin came over. She arrived at the West Cross Courtyard one step ahead of schedule, and had already visited several rooms, and also sorted out where she and her daughter were going to live. Seeing that the others had also arrived, she hurried over and said courteously, "I'll wait for the old lady." The second wife and the young master are tired, why don't you go back to the room first? Here I am. "Neatly convince the others to leave.
Mrs. Xie: "......"
Of the four rooms, the rightmost room is the largest, and it is arranged for Mrs. Xie to live alone. Of the remaining three rooms, Xie Jinzhi, Xie Huizhi and Xie Hanzhi's brothers live in one, Wen takes Aunt Dajin and Wanqin to live in one, and the three girls live in one. Each room has two large beds, so everyone can squeeze in and stay.
Among them, because Mrs. Xie has the highest status and the largest and most spacious room, the place for eating and discussing matters is also arranged here. A three-door cabinet serves as a screen, dividing the room into two halves, the inner being the bedroom and the outer being the hall.
Sister Zhang Qiao also said: "The old lady sleeps alone, but I am afraid that I will not be used to it, so I will hire a woman on the street to wait for the old lady." ”
The private space was cut in half, and the old lady Xie, who had to share half of the room with others, was so depressed that she couldn't speak again.