Chapter 187: Borrowing
Hua San's worries and urgings, Hua Lan understood herself, but the curiosity and worry in her heart made her unable to let go.
She thought for a few seconds before she said to Hua San, "When you were walking around the town before, did you find any herb shops and medical halls or the like?" ”
"There are two herbal medicine shops, and the medical hall didn't notice it, so there should be."
Hua San understood, but his brows deepened a few layers: "Young boy, is this going to stay?" ”
He looked at Hua Lan very uneasily, and when he saw her nodding, he had no choice but to say, "I'll look for it here." ”
"Find a herb shop first, go over and have a look."
Hua Lan waved at him, Hua San drove the carriage, and the three of them followed him on foot to the door of a herb shop.
There was a strange illness in the town, and it stands to reason that there should be a lot of people grabbing medicine in front of the herbal medicine shop, but it is very strange that the front of the herbal medicine shop is deserted, and there is not a single figure.
There was a skinny old gentleman sitting at the counter of the herbal medicine shop, and when he saw a stranger coming to the door, he hurriedly left the counter slowly, walked out very slowly, and said with a little helplessness: "You are all strangers, don't ask or care about some idle things." Someone is through the sky, the young man is young, so let's get out of here quickly. ”
Someone through the sky? What days can it be passed? The emperor has not yet had the final say in the entire Great Zhou, and the emperor is now the big shopkeeper, and the power falls into the hands of King Shou'an. If it is said that it is through the sky, will it be the king of Shou'an? ‘
King Shou'an can make the whole town suffer from a strange disease, and King Shou'an can make the whole town eat only one vegetarian dish, Daqing leaves? How is this possible, and he is not crazy?
The spring silkworm's eyes were about to pop out, "How can there be such a thing?" You must be mistaken, sir. What kind of character is so bold that he dares to cover the sky with one hand? ”
"Oops, Childe! Don't ask! Be careful that the wall has ears, if it is passed on, the young man will not be able to leave. ”
The old gentleman sighed, shook his head, and was about to go back to the counter.
"Sir, please stay."
Hua Lan was willing to listen to half of it, and hurriedly stopped Shi Li and said: "Hua is just a foreigner passing through here, what happened in the town that made the old gentleman so worried?" You are a Lang Zhong who hangs the pot to help the world, and you also know a little about medical science. I heard that the people in the town are suffering from strange diseases, can you tell me in the next two, or in the next two can show a little talent, can be useful? ”
"Ouch, it turned out to be Tongzhi. Childe is young, but he really can't see it. ”
The old gentleman looked at Hua Lan suspiciously, nodded in disbelief, and urged: "Hey, this strange disease is beyond your ability and mine. The town is not peaceful, so the young man should leave quickly. ”
It's not a disease that is within the reach of the doctor, what kind of strange disease will it be?
Hua Lan's worries intensified.
The old gentleman's words were full of dangerous hints, and he couldn't say anything, so she had no choice but to give up.
There will be many people in this world who are easy to keep their mouths shut, but there is one kind of person whose mouth is not easy to close.
Hua Lan asked Hua San to lead the carriage, and the three of them drove around the town to look for it.
What to look for, to find an innocent child.
The hard work paid off, and when the three of them were about to walk to the entrance of the town in the west of the town, they finally heard the innocent children's voice in front of the gate of a courtyard.
This is an ordinary family, the courtyard gate is made of two willow wood splicing, the courtyard wall is old and rarely in disrepair, and the sunlight is faint and mottled with traces of gray. There are three tall main rooms towering over the grounds. The courtyard is very large, and two three or five-year-old children are playing in the yard, and the little ones are playing beats and singing nursery rhymes.
"There is a treasure in the southwest mountain, which is full of food all year round.
Xiantao Town, do not grow grass, buy herbs in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, don't ask about the east and don't ask the west.
Three, four, five, six, seven, eighty, nine, there is no meat and wine in the stomach every day.
Xiantao Town, there are few peaches, and every household eats grass. ……”
The immature children's voice conveyed resentment and helplessness, and Hua Lan's heart suddenly moved.
Southwest Mountain, what is this place? Yibao, what is it? What does it mean to be full-fed?
She stepped forward and gently clasped the knocker.
"Who?"
There was a weak sound in the hospital, not long, the footsteps in the hospital started, the two children stopped the sound, and the door "squeaked" open. Out of it came a man with a pale scholarly face.
The man looked to be in his twenties, with a melancholy and sad face, wearing a blue coarse cloth robe, and when he saw that it was a foreigner who knocked on the door, he politely arched his hand: "May I ask what is the matter with the child?" ”
"Oh, Hua is visiting relatives from afar, passing through here. The coil on his body is gone, probably because he has encountered a thief. May I ask if you can disturb my son for a while, rest for a while, and then we will continue to hurry. If Childe is willing to take him in, Hua will definitely thank Childe. ”
Hua Lan saw that the scholar was a kind person with an upright nature, and deliberately told a little lie.
"Oh, I see."
There is no entanglement, and the inns in the town naturally do not accept it. He pondered carefully for a moment, and then called softly to the courtyard: "Shi Niang, Shi Niang!" ”
The scholar shouted twice, and a young woman in her twenties walked out of the West House. The young woman was dressed in plain clothes and skirts, her face was white and clean, and her head was tied with plain white flowers.
"These people have lost their entanglements and want to rest at home for a while, so you can arrange for Westinghouse and the children's rooms to be taken care of.
"But?"
The husband decided, and although the young woman was a little hesitant, she still led the four of them into the door.
There were guests at home, the two little guys in the courtyard turned their big eyes curiously, and the scholar asked Huasan to pull the carriage in the courtyard, and the two little guys shook their little heads around the carriage and kept looking.
Probably instructed to do so, the two little ones circled the carriage left and right, but did not spit out another word.
"Hua is bothered."
If the child doesn't speak, Hua Lan is not out of the question. As soon as the door of the young woman's courtyard was closed, she was busy expressing her gratitude: "Thank you for taking in Mrs. Gongzi, I don't know the names of the two honorable people, and I will repay my gratitude in the future." ”
"The young boy is really polite, in Xia Liu Qingmeng, this is the inner ten mothers. It is inevitable to encounter accidents when you go out, so don't be polite. ”
Liu Qingmeng asked his wife Shi Niang to clean up the room, and the four of Hua Lan moved in, so they were relieved to go back to the room to study.
When Hua Lan went out, there was a lot of food and dried fruits in the car. She asked the spring silkworm to take down a piece of ham and deliberately carried it to the kitchen to meet the young woman: "Madam, although we don't have any plates, we still bring some food." Take the liberty to disturb the lady's family, how can you eat and live for nothing, this ham was grateful at the time, can you help us get a few side dishes? ”
"Oh, how many guests haven't had lunch yet?"
The young woman saw a spark of surprise in the ham's eyes, since something had happened in the town. She and her husband and children have not seen meat for more than half a year. Such a big ham, which has a full fifteen or sixteen pounds, how long does it take to eat?
There was a little more blood on her face, and she hurriedly reached out to take it, smiling happily: "Childe is really polite, I'll prepare lunch for Little Boy I." ”
The courtyard was planted with some green bamboos and greens, and the young woman was quick with her hands and feet, and in a short time, a few plates of fragrant side dishes were brought into the West House.
Just now in the hotel, Hua Lan also ate a few bites, and at the moment she still has an appetite, Hua San and Spring Silkworm didn't eat much, and when she saw a few delicious dishes, her spirit was suddenly shocked.
The young woman's side dishes were made on four large plates, and she made them according to the amount of food for four people. A man's appetite is big, so she naturally has to make more, not to mention a dozen catties of ham, she is not good at swallowing it alone.