Chapter 737: The Strange Five
Along the way, countless maids looked at the people in surprise, if it weren't for Steward Zhang leading the way in front, they would definitely not believe that these people who looked extremely unreliable had uncovered the list to treat the old lady.
"Several, please." Steward Zhang said lightly.
In the past three days, there have been not a hundred or eighty doctors who have treated the old lady, but none of them have been able to cure the old lady. Not to mention cured, even if it can be seen that the old lady has any disease, there is no one, and there are different opinions, which is simply random speculation. Fortunately, the county keeper was patient, and only thought that he could cure the old lady, and did not drive these liars out.
Steward Zhang glanced at the people behind him, sneered in his heart, and didn't pay much attention to it, and walked directly to Ci'an Hall.
Behind Steward Zhang were four people of different ages and very different performances.
The man at the front was dressed in smoky gray and looked like he was in his early forties. The face is solemn, the chin is long and the beard is fluttering, if it is not a gloomy face, it has a bit of a fairy appearance. He walked forward without saying a word, and it was precisely because he looked the most reliable that he would not have agreed to come to see the old lady.
After all, there are too many people who have come to unveil the list these days, and those who want to enter the City Lord's Mansion must first pass through the pass of Zhang Ping, the chief housekeeper in the mansion, otherwise, they don't even want to step into the City Lord's Mansion.
Behind the middle-aged man were four young men, three men and one woman.
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy on the left looks very shy, delicate and handsome, with red lips and white teeth, if it weren't for the men's gown he was wearing, and he could see the slightly convex Adam's apple, I was afraid that he would be misunderstood for a girl.
His face was slightly red, and he walked with his head down, not daring to look at the people around him.
"Little junior brother, you see, that flower is so beautiful...... Wow, this house is so tall and gorgeous! The young man who spoke stood to his right, looking silly, but in his early twenties, as if he had never seen the world, with an exaggerated smile on his face, full of dirt buns.
"This is the City Lord's Mansion, it's so beautiful, it would be nice if we could live in such a big house......"
"They're all dressed so beautifully, what else do you think that sister is wearing?"
The woman behind him finally couldn't listen to it anymore, slapped his hand, and feigned anger: "Erhu, if you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, Uncle Shi won't bring you here next time, stay in the inn to guard the luggage!" Otherwise, I will drive you back to the village to feed the blood mosquitoes! ”
When the honest young man heard this, he immediately waved his hand in fright: "Don't, senior sister, I don't want to go back to the village, don't go back!" I'd rather stay at the inn than go back! I finally came out, and I don't want to ...... again."
"Okay Ning'er, don't scare Erhu, you know what he says and believes something."
The young man, who was on a bamboo pole as a crutch, stopped the woman and limped along. He was fair-skinned, gentle and elegant, and looked calm. But he was a cripple, walking high and low, and suddenly destroyed his temperament.
When Chen Hu heard this, he nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Yes, yes, it's better to be the second senior brother, and I will help you go." ”
The lame young man smiled faintly, "No need, I'm fine." Erhu, when you go out, you just say less, watch more and talk less, understand? ”
Scratching his head, Chen Hu frowned: "Oh, can't you speak?" But I won't speak for a while, and I'll ......" Before the words were finished, the girl covered his mouth with a slap and said with a smile: "Didn't you listen to the second senior brother, shut up!" Hahahaha, no matter how much you talk, believe it or not, I'll take a steamed bun and ...... you"
"Hmm~~"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man who was walking in front stopped and glanced back at the four of them.
The four of them were suddenly silenced, and their voices stopped abruptly, as if their heartbeats had accelerated, and the pestle did not dare to move in place.
His eyes swept over one by one, and after a moment of silence, the middle-aged man turned around and dropped the two words 'let's go' before continuing to follow the housekeeper Zhang Ping and walk towards Ci'an Hall.
After the five people stayed away, the onlookers suddenly exploded and chattered: "This is the person who unveiled the list today to see the old lady?" How can it be unreliable at first glance! ”
"That's it, that's it! Didn't you see that fool, like a living treasure, I haven't seen anything, flowers and plants are rare, and I said that the place where we live is so beautiful, I think this person is a dirt bun, right? ”
"That woman is really, not to mention it, but to go down in public to touch the man's mouth, it's shameless!"
"If you want me to say, the boy in green clothes still looks a little human, but he is actually a lame, hey! Still holding a broken bamboo pole, not even a decent cane, it's just ......"
"I think that thin-faced and shy little boy is good, don't you see his thin skin and tender flesh? I'm afraid that I will be sent to the Dark Fragrance Pavilion, and I will be a first-class celebrity in less than three days, hahahaha......"
The maids suddenly glared at the speaker in disgust: "Little Liuzi, you are the most disgusting, and you run to a place like the Dark Incense Pavilion all day long!" Get out of here, stay away from us, beware Madame knows to break your legs! ”
"Sister Xiaohong, I'm just talking about playing, you still take it seriously."
Everyone laughed, feints, flattered and complained, and did not take the five people to heart at all. There are too many doctors who came to the city lord's mansion to treat the old lady, and they are the most unreliable in today's batch. It's just that the city lord is filial, even if he knows that the old lady is afraid that he won't be able to do it, he will do whatever it takes, he just wants to delay the old lady to live a few more days.
All the way around, through the cloister garden, along the bluestone road under the foot into the moon gate, and finally a two-story small building appeared in front of it.
Zhang Ping kept listening to the whispers coming from behind him, but he didn't show a sneer in his heart, and stood in the courtyard and said to the middle-aged man behind him: "Mr. Long, my old lady is inside, please go in and show the old lady." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the door in front of him opened, and a maid walked out with a woman in her early thirties in her arms.
This woman is dressed in ayaluo, beaded and jade, and wearing a golden hairpin, quite noble, with a round face, frowning eyebrows, and infinite sadness. She was just about to go down the steps, but she saw Zhang Ping in front of her, and the people behind him, and said in surprise: "Steward Zhang, these people ......"
Zhang Ping stepped forward and said respectfully: "Madam, these people are here to treat the old lady today." ”
Mrs. Guan swept the middle-aged man, her eyes quickly swept over the remaining four young people, although there was no hope, she still nodded, and sighed: "Well, it turned out to be a few doctors, then okay, you take a few doctors in to show the old lady, just let me know if there is any news." ”
"Yes, ma'am." Zhang Pingdao.
didn't look at the middle-aged man squarely, Mrs. Guan looked haggard and exhausted, and the sleepless care for three days in a row had made her almost unbearable. Shaking his head, he let the maid help him out of Ci'an Hall.
"Hmph, dogs look down on people!" Among the several people, the woman snorted coldly, quite dissatisfied, but fortunately, her voice was small and was not heard by Zhang Ping.
The lame young man beside her glanced at her, smiled faintly, and shook his head, signaling her to be calm.
The woman pursed her lips, but finally did not say anything more.
Zhang Ping made a formulaic gesture of invitation, and said lightly: "Please, Mr. Long." ”
The middle-aged man was about to step forward, Zhang Ping stared at the four people behind him and said coldly: "Mr. Long treats the old lady, naturally you can go in, but a few will be exempted!" The old lady was seriously ill and couldn't hear the noise, so she waited in the courtyard. ”
"What? You actually ......" The fast-talking woman was immediately dissatisfied, but fortunately, the lame man grabbed her, and a series of words did not come out.
The middle-aged man known as Mr. Long looked even more uncomfortable, his skin was flushed like fire, but fortunately, his complexion was dark, and he didn't show it for a while, otherwise he would be even more embarrassed. Trying his best to control it, he glanced up at Zhang Ping and said loudly: "Steward Zhang, the contemptible person treats the old lady and needs the help of an apprentice." ”
"Why is it so troublesome?"
Zhang Ping frowned, and finally waved his hand impatiently: "Go, go, let's go, I can only bring one." ”
Mr. Long breathed a sigh of relief, stared at the blushing young man who was still bowing his head and was shy, and said, "Xiao Su, let's go." ”
"Yes, Uncle Shi." Mu Xiaosu responded softly, the way she twisted her fingers, like a shy girl, Zhang Ping looked unhappy.
I'm afraid that I'm wasting time again today, why didn't I see it clearly just now, these people are getting more and more unreliable, and he actually brought them to see the old lady. If the old lady can't be cured, it will be more serious, and he will be the unlucky one at that time, right?
Thinking like this, Zhang Ping became more and more worried, and did not dare to let these two people out of sight.
When Mr. Long entered the room, he suddenly felt that the smell of Chinese medicine in the air did not dissipate at all, and there was a strong dead air. The two maids who were waiting for him also looked gloomy and spoke weakly, and he became more and more nervous, afraid that he had come to the wrong place today. Fortunately, he glanced at the young man beside him, still shy and red, as if he didn't notice anything, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the bed in front, the curtains hung down, and a figure could be faintly seen sleeping in it, as if there was still a slight ho-ho sound, overflowing from his throat. In this gloomy room, it was as if something could not see the light, which made people feel strange.
Zhang Ping was about to open his mouth and ask him to hurry up to treat the old lady, but when he heard a squeak, a ray of sunlight suddenly projected in, and the room instantly brightened up and became bright.
"What are you doing?" The maid who was waiting on the side was surprised and stared at the young man in front of the window.
"Who told you to open the window?" Zhang Ping rushed over in two steps, and grabbed the young man's wrist with an angry face, "Seeing the wind, let the old lady catch a cold, do you suffer from sin?" It's just presumptuous! ”
I regretted it a long time ago, Zhang Ping looked angry, and was just about to ask someone to take the young man down, but who knew that the young man's wrist was like a loach, and suddenly became slippery, and he broke free from his hands.
The young man's face was still slightly red, and he looked at him carefully, but his voice was determined: "If you don't open the window again, the old lady will suffocate to death." The air did not flow, all kinds of filth breeded, invaded the sick body, and within two days, the old lady was really hopeless. ”