Chapter 4 Repaying the Favor

What prince Wang, Li Gongzi's, was left behind by the Lou family the next day, and no one mentioned it again!

Put a few strings of pearl necklaces, three sets of gold heads, two tortoiseshell hairpins, and a white jade pendant into a carved treasure chest of sandalwood.

Xiaoru has cleaned up the family's belongings in the past few days, and sent away a few subordinates who were unwilling to follow and didn't want to stay to watch the house, so she took Moniel and began to pack her soft and prepare her bags.

"Young lady, don't we sell our Zhuangzi?"

"Just leave the Wang steward's family to watch, this place is remote, and it can't be sold at a good price in a hurry, besides, we are not short of these dollars now." Xiaoru packed up a few sets of clothes for the four seasons that she had made before that year, and turned her head to explain to Meng Nier, "The most important thing is the medicinal materials in my pharmacy, you and Xiaoyan should keep an eye on it, be careful." ”

"Young lady, please rest assured."

The living money that Xiaoru has accumulated over the years is actually not much, the molecules of Shilixiang and the money obtained from daily diagnosis of diseases add up to only more than four hundred taels, the most valuable thing in the whole family is the medicinal materials in the pharmacy, those are the green wolf king and the tiger on the mountain, and a group of golden monkeys help Xiaoru find the accumulation little by little, there are more than ten good ginseng for more than five hundred years alone, and there are many other Ganoderma lucidum, cordyceps, Poria cocos, tiger bones and the like, if these are accidentally wasted, Xiaoru will be distressed to death.

"Are Master Gongsun and Brother Ding back?"

"Just got home." Meng Nier frowned, "The old man has come back very late these days, and the old man and his wolf pack have been wandering around our Zhuangzi recently, in case of encountering it, I don't know if it will surprise the old man?" ”

"The old man is not an ordinary person, how can he be scared?" Gongsun Zhi and their coming to Wuchang this time, obviously it is impossible to be specifically looking for relatives, there must be official business, so, in addition to the sick Xiaolou these days, the other two people are always busy, she is not surprised, and she doesn't want to care about outside things, and now she is busy with the preparations for moving, which has made her anxious enough.

It is easy to settle the next person, there are not many people in their family, but they are the people of Wang and Li's two houses, and there are a few handmaidens and daughters-in-law, the Wang family has signed a death deed, so they naturally stay to look after the family, the Li family is a local, and they have an industry outside, and they have a sum of money. The handmaidens who are willing to stay stay, and those who are not willing to stay take the money and leave.

As for the family business, there is nothing to settle, the pharmacy is closed, and the molecules of Shilixiang are sold back to the shopkeeper Li, but a few patients who need long-term treatment are more troublesome, Xiaoru has been writing about the precautions about their condition recently, and helped introduce Dr. Sun to take over.

Now, the hardest thing is the tiger. The little monkey 'Duoduo' is easy to say, it is just a little bit, and it takes it away, but what should I do? Xiaoru sighed, a little worried, if it is released back into the mountains and forests, it is really reluctant, how to say that they have been together for more than three years, but it is not suitable to rush with a tiger!

At this time, obediently paced into the house slowly from the door, and a pair of sharp big eyes actually showed a little pitiful. Xiao Ru knew that it was very spiritual, and obviously found that the recent atmosphere in Zhuangzi was not right, and he occasionally made trouble on weekdays, but in the past few days, he has restrained his temperament, and he is safe and steady, looking at the tiger eyes like glass, Xiao Ru's heart tightened, and he secretly gritted his teeth, it's a big deal to let Gongsun think of a way, his generation of emperors, he won't even have the face to let himself bring a tiger.

After a while, Xiao Ru packed up her jewelry, and when she heard Xiaoyan say that Xiao Lou'er's medicinal food had been cooked, she sent her obediently back to the front yard, and she also got up and walked outside.

They have been eating in the backyard recently, mainly because Gongsun Zhi likes the refreshing mountain breeze and the fragrance of fruit trees.

When I walked to the stone table under the tree, the side dishes had been placed on the table, the old lady and Brother Xiaolou were also sitting, Gongsun Zhi and Ding Feng washed up and came over, several people sat around, Ding Feng first unceremoniously picked a chopsticks and bamboo shoots to fry the meat and stuffed it in his mouth, and then drank a mouthful of chicken porridge, before he smiled: "Brother and sister, your girl's skills are so good, if you are reluctant to give me the cook, in the future, I am afraid that I will have to come to eat every day." ”

Xiao Ru chuckled, stretched out her hand and pointed at the three girls who were standing on the side and waiting: "Meng Nier is my assistant, my medical skills, she has now learned five points, especially the best kung fu of bone massage, Xiaoyan is in charge of the kitchen, and her skills are naturally good, especially the medicinal food that she made out, which is very famous in this area." If you want, where will I give up! ”

"Fu'er, the young lady hasn't said Fu'er yet." The blue-eyed little girl stretched out her hand and pulled Xiaoru's sleeve, her little face was slightly raised, so cute that Gongsun Zhi's eyes were smiling.

Xiaoru deliberately wrinkled her brows and thought hard for a long time, spreading her hands, "Oops, Fu'er doesn't seem to know anything, I've memorized the soup song for a year, but I'm still upside down and unfamiliar, I guess I don't want to be a doctor, I went down to the kitchen three times, and I was burned twice, I'm afraid the cook can't be a cook, let alone a female celebrity, Fu'er hasn't taken a needle and thread since she was a child......

Seeing that water began to brew in Fu'er's big eyes, Xiao Ru hurriedly smiled: "However, our Fu'er is beautiful, smart and cute, at this point, Xiaoyan and Meng Nier can't catch up!" ”

Hearing this, Fu'er's big eyes narrowed and smiled, and he saw that several people around him were laughing again.

Xiaoru patted Fu'er's head and asked Xiaoyan and Meng Nier to take her down to eat, only then turned her head to look at Xiao Lou, who was eating with chopsticks dipped in the medicinal porridge drop by drop, and smiled: "Brother Xiaolou, although this medicinal porridge tastes weird, it is very good for your body, so you can just drink it crisply, otherwise the porridge will taste even worse when it is cold." ”

Xiao Lou suddenly had a bitter face, and when he saw Gongsun Zhi, his mother and Ding Fengquan turned their heads to stare at him, their eyes flickered slightly, and they smiled bitterly: "If you give me a bowl of good wine, I am willing to drink it...... Now, it's hard to eat! ”

Looking at his bitter gourd face, Gongsun Zhi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Sister Xiaoru said that you must quit drinking before you are in good health, so don't think about wine, you can eat a few plums." As he spoke, he took out a paper bag and put it on the table, under the moonlight, it was clear, and the beige paper bag with the blue plum was very delicious and attractive.

Xiao Lou obediently reached out and picked up a plum entrance, just such a green plum and a mouthful of medicinal porridge, Xiao Ru looked at it quietly, but thought in her heart, sure enough, people's feelings still have to rely on getting along to manage to be deep, Xiao Lou's father abandoned him and hurt him, so he only looked for his mother and ignored his father.

Gongsun Zhi is not Xiao Lou's father, but Brother Xiao Lou is the child he has raised for ten years and carefully taken care of the child who grew up, so it naturally hurts to the bones, when his own son comes to pet, these days Gongsun Zhi and Ding Feng go out at dawn, return late at night, running around day and day, with a lot of fatigue on his face, but, in such a busy situation, he still remembers to buy a bag of green plums for his sick child in bed, no wonder Xiaolou respects him like a father......

"Whew-w-"

At this time, there was a sudden howl of wild wolves outside the courtyard, which was so startled that Ding Feng reached out and held the soft sword on his waist, Xiaolou also stopped chopsticks, Xiaoru frowned, and as soon as she was silent, Meng Nier strode over: "Young lady, it's a big old man." ”

Xiaoru nodded and said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of moth it is making trouble, Meniel, you go out and have a look, let it stop barking, if it howls for a night, the chickens and ducks over there in Jinshan Village will not lay eggs for several days." ”

"Miss Meng went out alone?" Seeing that Meng Nier turned around and left very obediently, Ding Feng was startled, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Why don't you come with me, on the way back these days, you can always see a bunch of green miserable eyes, strange and scary, in case you ......"

Xiao Ru shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, Meng Nier is used to seeing it." ”

When Ding Feng saw Xiaoru, the old lady's face was as usual, as if she didn't take it seriously at all, so she had to sit down obediently, but she was anxious, this table full of delicious food became difficult to swallow at this moment.

Fortunately, Ding Feng was not frightened for long, and after only a moment of Meng Nier's departure, the hairy wolf howl outside the courtyard stopped, and after a while, the rice in the bowl was not finished, and Meng Nier turned around in a hurry.

By the moonlight, she carried two fat and strong gray hares in her hands, and smiled bitterly: "Young lady, they have brought a lot of game, including rabbits, pheasants, deer, and green sheep...... Now our doorstep is full, hey, Daqingshan has suffered a disaster now, and I don't know if there will be fewer varieties of beasts on the mountain next year......"

Listening to Meng Nier's whispers, Xiao Ru's eyes couldn't help but wet slightly, and she knew in her heart that the old and young were spiritual, and they probably knew that they were leaving, so they saved their own rations to see her off......

Gongsun was surprised, looked at Xiao Ru in surprise, and asked with a smile: "It seems that Sister Xiao Ru has a good relationship with the wild wolves in the mountains?" Xiao Lou and Ding Feng couldn't help but prick up their ears.

Meng Nier's face showed a faint sense of pride: "Of course, the wild mouth on the mountain has never come to our house to make trouble...... My young lady always said that she is a veterinarian, to see animals to more than when you treat people, the wolf king on the mountain was scratched by the hunter's trap in the stomach, my young lady saved it, since then, the old and young people have sent some game over every now and then, last month there was a group of robbers who passed by and stared at our Zhuangzi, it is to let the big old and young with the wolves to block, otherwise, I don't know what will happen......

Gongsun Zhi's expression was solemn, and he sighed: "I didn't expect that beasts also have the heart to repay their gratitude!" Ding Feng and Xiao Lou were choked and coughed for a long time, and looked at Xiao Ru strangely for a long time, but they really didn't expect that this woman who was rumored to be a miracle doctor actually claimed to be a veterinarian, no wonder when they were in Shilixiang, when the shopkeeper Li and the guests heard that they wanted to come to seek medical treatment, their eyes were a little treacherous!

Xiaoru also sighed, the return of animals is much more pure and clean than people, in fact, she can't say mercy to the animals on the mountain, after all, natural selection is the law of nature, she is not so pedantic, although she does not go hunting, but is not vegetarian, wild meat is eaten almost every day, occasionally wolves catch large beasts, if she encounters, she will also pick some medicinal things back, such as tiger bones at home, not she went to the mountains to find the dead tiger skin cramps? It's just that, even so, the animals still like her, and she does prefer to interact with animals!