Chapter Seventy-Three
Sister-in-law Zhang, who opened the door to do business at home and had some friendship with Liu Qingxin, naturally couldn't say that she, a big customer, was stingy or unpleasant, so she created an opportunity for Sister-in-law Jiang, who can now be regarded as half a housekeeper, to go back and sell well with Liu Qingxin, which ruined her friendship with Liu Qingxin and his family's future business, and pretended not to understand and said, "Which one with a long tongue did you listen to this?" My light-hearted sister, what a generous person, saying that she is stingy, tsk, the person who said this, is really not afraid of the wind flashing her tongue! According to my guess, these eight achievements are those who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, can't do my sister's business, and they are so angry that they are so panicked that they deliberately make up disgusting people! ”
"That's not what you mean! In this world, there are all kinds of people, and we honest people really have to guard against it! ”
smiled and responded to Sister-in-law Zhang, and her mother-in-law, Sister-in-law Jiang, went out to say goodbye, "Come on!" When I have leisure another day, let's talk slowly, I still have to go to Xiangruizhuang over there to buy cotton! Don't you dare to mistake my wife and provoke her to be angry! ”
At the fastest speed, after buying all the items that Liu Qingxin ordered him to buy, he was about to go back, and Sister-in-law Jiang remembered again that the shoes worn by the second elder were not cotton, and when she passed by Sister-in-law Zhang's silk village, she took it with her and asked her to help take a flannel cloth, and she planned to take it back, and help the second elder make a few more pairs of cotton shoes.
This time, Sister-in-law Zhang, who runs a silk village at home, chose to shut up, obediently took her the best flannel, and after receiving the silver she paid, she sent her a few shoe samples, saying that it was her own little heart.
When the mother-in-law Jiang and sister-in-law entered the door. When Liu Qingxin came out of the courtyard of the East Chamber, he saw her frowning and staring at her toes, muttering something as she walked, and she was about to hit a flower garden in the yard in a few steps, so she hurriedly stepped forward, blocked her with her body, and called her by the way, "Madam." Are you alright? ”
"Walked down."
was called by her mother-in-law Jiang and sister-in-law, Liu Qingxin suddenly came back to her senses, looked up, and saw that she was blocking it for herself, so that she didn't hit the flower bed, so as to avoid the pain, and didn't say anything. In my heart, I wrote down her goodness. "Bought everything?"
"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, all the things that make cotton clothes have been bought, the slave maid thought, the second boss came all the way, Bachenger would not bring too many small things such as underwear and socks to occupy the package, so he made a suggestion and pulled a few more soft satin back. I plan to make some for them too, so that it is easy to change, after all, in this winter, it is not easy to dry the clothes that are washed. ”
Sister-in-law Jiang is a smart person, so naturally she won't say that she looks at the second old man's ragged clothes, and she can't have any suitable underwear for a while. I went to buy it back.
It's people who pay attention to face, these two elders. But their master's mentor and mother are people who are on par with their father's status. If she doesn't say it well, it will be tantamount to slapping their master in the face, and if this is ...... slapped their lord's face, their wife is here, can she still give her a good look!
"It's still thoughtful, I'm a hands-off shopkeeper all day long, no fireworks or needlework, no matter how careful I am, I can't be as good as you after all, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, everything can be straightened out clearly."
Looking up at a large number of things in Sister-in-law Jiang's arms, Liu nodded with satisfaction, and gave her another command, then turned around and walked to the shop in front, "Let a few mothers-in-law who are good at needlework first assign the work together, first make two underwear cotton clothes, and make two pairs of cotton shoes first, so that the second elder can have one to wear first, the weather is cold, and they are frozen, so we can't explain to the master." ”
Waiting for Sister-in-law Jiang to answer, Liu Qingxin moved to the shop in front of her, full of worry.
Just now, she took the pulse of the old general and the old lady, and the pulse was ...... It can be said that it makes her very uncomfortable and embarrassed......
Due to the long-term bed rest and treatment, the blood veins on the old general's legs have been blocked by most of them, and even if she treats them, the chance of a complete cure is very small, in other words, it is very likely...... The old general has to spend the rest of his life on the bed, and if no one takes care of him, he can't take care of himself.
But, that's not the worst.
The situation is even worse, the old lady.
The long-term lack of food has completely dragged down the old lady's body, and before, because of the cold weather, she did not buy cotton clothes in time, and she was contaminated with lung disease.
Lung disease is not a difficult disease to treat, but the old lady's body that can almost be regarded as hollowed out cannot afford to be a little bit of "fierce medicine", and it is very likely that she will not survive this cold winter this year, and she will die before spring comes.
In this matter, it is necessary to explain to Ling Jun first, the old general and his wife have sons, how to treat them, as a family, they are qualified and need to know.
The burly man who was sent by Ling Jun to deliver the letter only returned to the imperial capital this morning, presumably, for a while and a half, it is impossible to come over again, and the letter eagle sent by Ling Jun, she will not use it, and she can't send the letter......
"Sister-in-law Yu, you go to the East Chamber, help me call Brother Zhang, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him."
While worrying, he walked forward, and when he reached the back door of the shop, Liu Qingxin suddenly came up with a method that couldn't be regarded as a method...... Xiaobao's longevity lock! If there is really no better way to contact Lingjun, then you can only use it!
"Yes, ma'am, the slave and maid are going!"
Seeing Liu Qingxin's sad face, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law understood that what she wanted to discuss with the coachman Lao Wang would not be a trivial matter, so she hurriedly agreed, and trotted to the east wing of the courtyard.
Listening to the mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Liu Qingxin had something important to discuss with herself, and Lao Wang, the coachman who was helping the old general turn over, was also slightly stunned, and hurriedly turned over the old general, and after a confession, he walked out of the house quickly and went straight to the shop in front.
The coachman Lao Wang knew that Liu Qingxin was not a woman who didn't know how to measure, she knew that she was taking care of the old general, if it wasn't really important, she wouldn't choose this time to call herself away...... A kind of uneasiness quickly spread through the whole body of the coachman Lao Wang, and when he walked to the shop in front, he already felt that his whole body was like an ice cave.
"Madame came to me, didn't she...... What do you want to say about the old general? ”
The coachman Lao Wang bit his lower lip a little nervously, and before Liu could speak lightly, his already nervous shoulders trembled, "Old general, he ......"
"The old general's situation is very bad, and so is his wife's, if he can't be treated in time, it is very likely that he will not even be able to pass this year's New Year's Festival."
Speaking of this, Liu Qingxin paused slightly, raised his head, and looked at the coachman Lao Wang seriously, "This morning, Ling Jun sent someone to deliver letters and things, and I learned that he was running out of medicine, so I immediately prepared the medicine and asked the man to rush back to deliver the medicine, I never thought about it...... The old general and the old lady will come in the afternoon, and the condition of the body is so bad......"
"Madame means that I need to go to the imperial capital quickly, find the master, tell him about the matter here, and let him come back and make a decision?"
The coachman Lao Wang is not a stupid person, after listening to Liu Qingxin talk about the situation of the old general and the old lady, he understood what she meant by this, "Their illness...... It's because ......"
"Long-term lack of food and clothing and failure to seek medical attention in time after illness."
With the coachman Lao Wang, Liu Qingxin did not hide the situation of the old general and his wife, naturally, he didn't plan to tell him the cause of the two of them, Ling Jun told her that the coachman Lao Wang was worthy of her trust, and when he was not there, if there was anything that he couldn't decide, he could consult with him.
Of course, Liu Qingxin would not have the slightest suspicion about Ling Jun, "The person sent by Ling Jun brought us a letter eagle, but I was in a hurry to let someone come to send him medicine back, and I forgot to ask the person how to use this letter eagle...... If you don't use it, Brother Wang...... Don't hide it from Brother Wang, I don't know where Lingjun is in the imperial capital, Lingjun is ...... I'm a woman all day long, and I don't want to ask him too much and make him dislike...... However, when he went back to home last time, he asked me to put a lock on Xiaobao, saying that he really encountered something difficult and needed to find him...... Take that lock with you, so that the trustworthy people can go to the imperial capital......"
"Show me the eagle first, ma'am."
Listening to Liu Qingxin, she didn't know where Ling Jun was, only a token in his hand that he left that could only be used in case of emergency, the coachman Lao Wang was also an instinctive stiff body, how big the imperial capital was, and the people he could find just by virtue of the pattern on a lock, not to mention the handful, would never exceed twenty, this was what Ling Jun left for their mother and son, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a thing to say that it was a last resort, if it was not a last resort, he ...... I still don't want to use it, "When I was in the barracks, I also saw others use the letter eagle, although I didn't try it myself, but I wanted to come...... It shouldn't be too much work! ”
"The eagle is in the west courtyard, I'm afraid that it will be too fierce and hurt the people in the family, so I asked Brother Zhang to set up a branch for it next to the stable, and I'll take you there!"
After all, in Ling Jun's words, he drew for her, and asked her to make the symbol on the silver lock for Xiaobao, which should be kept until the last resort, before it can be taken out to save her life, but if there is still a little way, you must use other ones first. (To be continued ~^~)