Chapter 23: The Frontier
For dinner in the evening, Tong Jiayan didn't go downstairs, and Lu Wu asked the shopkeeper who had led the horse before to bring food into the room.
Because there were no outsiders, Tong Jiayan asked them to sit down and eat with him.
With the first experience, this time Qingju and Luwu glanced at each other, pursed their lips and chuckled, and sat down obediently without saying more.
The three of them had a dinner together comfortably and laughing.
There is a foodie with green oranges, three dishes and one soup, eat cleanly, and there is no food left.
……
Meanwhile, in the next room, a plainly dressed woman was lying on her bed weakly.
A maid served by the bedside and asked with concern, "Madam, why don't you ask a doctor to take a look?" ”
The woman lying on the bed opened her eyes and shook her head gently: "No need, I know my own body, but I have been sitting in the car for a long time, and I am a little uncomfortable with motion sickness." It's all an old problem, and you can take some of the pills prescribed by Dr. Li before you go out. It's good to sleep after eating. ”
"How?" The maid shook her head and said, "Doctor Li said that he prescribed those pills before he set off in the car, and now it's night...... "The time is not right, you can't take medicine indiscriminately."
"Then I'll just get some sleep." The woman smiled softly, "It should be better to get some sleep." ”
"Okay, then madam, go to sleep, and I'll be with you in the house."
"Hmm."
The woman closed her eyelids, and it wasn't long before she heard the sound of soft breathing.
The maid walked away lightly, took a cushion and put it at the foot of the bed, and sat at the foot of the bed with her head in her hands, guarding the woman.
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At dawn the next day, Tong Jiayan came out of the room and went downstairs to eat.
Before Gui Mama and the others got up, there were only a few people sitting in the lobby of the inn, which seemed particularly quiet and empty.
The shopkeeper yawned from the back kitchen to the lobby and delivered the food in his hand to one of the female guests.
"Guest officer, the millet porridge you ordered is here."
The maid got up and helped the woman with the arrangement.
"Don't be busy, you can sit down and eat together." The woman spoke very kindly, and the maid insisted on helping her finish setting the chopsticks, and only then sat down beside her when she had moved her chopsticks.
Behind her sat two more adult men at a table, and it seemed that they should be together.
Tong Jiayan sat down across two tables from the woman.
Qingju is in charge of ordering food.
"Ahem." The woman didn't need two mouthfuls of food, so she put down her chopsticks.
"Madam, use two more bites, you haven't even eaten a few bites." The maid hurriedly persuaded.
The woman shook her head: "I can't eat, just drink some water." You eat more. ”
The maid said anxiously: "But you haven't eaten anything since yesterday, and we will have to go a long distance later, how can you eat on an empty stomach?" ”
The woman's face was still pale, and she smiled bitterly and continued to shake her head: "But I really can't eat it." You still give me the medicine, and I will take it now, so as not to vomit in the car after a while. ”
Tong Jiayan put down the teacup and stood up.
"Miss?" Lu Wu and Qingju were stunned for a moment, and also stood up.
Tong Jiayan walked towards the woman.
Seeing someone approaching her, the woman looked up in a slight stunned state.
The maid stood vigilantly in front of the woman.
"Excuse me, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I just heard you say you're a little motion sick, didn't I?" Tong Jia saluted and asked.
The woman quietly pulled the maid and signaled that she was all right.
"Yes." The woman said with a smile.
Tong Jiayan also smiled: "My surname is Tong, my name is Jiayan, and I am from Jinling. ”
This is self-proclaiming, so that the other party can relax their vigilance a little.
Tong Jiayan continued: "If Madame trusts me, I know some ways to alleviate motion sickness. ”
"Oh? What's the solution? The woman's eyes lit up, and even the maid opened her eyes wide, and listened with her ears pricked up.
Tong Jiayan said: "The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: 'Mustard is warm, has the effect of promoting the lungs and dissolving phlegm, and can improve the diaphragm. 'Madame does not put some mustard on the bus before getting on the bus, if you feel stuffy and dizzy on the way, you can eat some. At the same time, you can also prepare some fruits, oranges are the best. Fresh orange peel can be sniffed at any time after folding it in half and placed in front of the nose, which is also conducive to relieving the symptoms of motion sickness. If you don't have oranges, you can use sliced fresh ginger instead. ”
After Tong Jiayan said everything, the woman and the maid were stunned.
I've never heard of these ways to treat motion sickness.
The maid couldn't help but ask, "These are all home remedies, right?" ”
"Xi'er, don't be rude." The woman frowned and interrupted the maid.
Xi'er apologized: "Don't blame the girl, I didn't mean that......"
"It's okay." Tong Jiayan said with a smile, "If you care, you will be chaotic." ”
The woman looked at Tong Jiayan: "Jiayan, Jiayan, can I call you that?" ”
Tong Jiayan bowed: "Yes, it's just a name." ”
The woman laughed: "My husband's surname is Qi, my surname is Mu, and the word is a lotus." ”
"Mrs. Qi." Tong Jiayan made another junior salute, "I just heard Mrs. mention it and don't seem to have much appetite." As he spoke, he looked at Xi'er on the side, "You might as well go to the kitchen and ask for a glass of warm water and a few drops of vinegar." Drinking a quarter of an hour before getting on the bus can also effectively prevent motion sickness. ”
Xi'er nodded happily: "I'll go and ask the kitchen for it!" As he spoke, he turned around and saw the shopkeeper in the running hall, and shouted excitedly, "Little second brother, can you help me get a glass of warm water and add a few drops of vinegar?" ”
Mrs. Qi smiled and retracted her gaze: "She's always been so frizzy. The tone is very spoiling.
"That shows that Mrs. Qi, you are gentle and close to your master and servant." Tong Jiayan echoed with a smile.
The smile on Mrs. Qi's face became even kinder when she heard this: "How can there be such a caring child as you in the world?" She couldn't help but stretch out her hand to Tong Jiayan.
Tong Jiayan lowered his head and stretched out his hand with a smile.
Mrs. Qi grabbed it and patted it gently: "I just saw you and had a sense of intimacy in my heart, is this the fate of the legend?" Saying that, he laughed first, "Look at me, when I see such a beautiful and good boy as you, I forget my form with joy, and I make you smile." ”
Tong Jiayan shook his head: "I also feel kind when I see my wife." That's why I took the initiative to help when I heard her talk about her motion sickness. This is about what Ning Zhi said about closing his eyes.
Mrs. Qi was not born rich, her body was also a little thin and thin, although her face was haggard, she could still see the kindness and peace between her eyebrows and eyes, and her dress was also very simple and simple. A green silk hair is coiled into a woman's bun, and only a jade hairpin is pinned.
From head to toe, he is the kind of "good old man" at first sight.
The two saw each other very happily, so Mrs. Qi pulled her to sit on her side and have a meal together.
When Mama Gui and Mama Zhao went downstairs together, they saw it and hurriedly walked over, their eyes not stopping on Mrs. Qi and her maid.