Chapter 44: The Book of Medicine
It's cold, but Lin'an City is still lively, a girl in pink clothes who tied up three thousand green silk with a hairband walked on the road, revealing a youthful and lively atmosphere, on both sides of the bluestone road, the hawkers' shouting came and went, the shops on the side of the road were dense, all kinds of shops were available, the girl stopped in front of the bookstore, glanced at the three big characters of "drinking the study", and walked in.
There was an old man with half-white hair sitting in the bookstore, and when he saw a girl walking in, he stood up, "What books does the girl need?" ”
"Uncle, do you have a medical book?"
"There are a few, not many, over here." There is an inconspicuous shelf in the corner of the bookstore with several medical books on it.
After the old man took her over, he went back to sitting, and the second girl turned up the old book, and there was a sense of age that had been accumulated for a long time between the pages.
Rummaging through a few books, standing there a little uncomfortable, Er Ya found a corner to sit cross-legged and read, unconsciously looked into a trance, forgot the hour, reacted that it had been more than half a day, did not even eat lunch, and finally chose two books to buy away, and heard the voice of a young woman at the door, as if I had heard it somewhere.
"Boss, have you found the book of travels to the world that my young lady wanted?"
When Erya walked out, she saw a girl who looked like a rich lady in a scarlet brocade dress standing at the door, and a maid in green clothes wearing beaded flowers beside her.
The woman noticed that someone was looking at her, looked in the direction of Erya, and saw that it was the young lady in charge of the Lu Mansion who she knew, and a smile rose at the corner of her mouth, her reaction made Erya a little incomprehensible, that day this girl and Mrs. Lin came to the house together, it seemed that she was the only daughter of Lin Tongju, she had heard of it slightly. They didn't seem to have a pleasant day to meet.
"Miss Lu, hello, my name is Lin Guizhu, let's get to know me!"
Erya didn't expect this Miss Lin Mansion to be so calm and generous, but it made her look at her differently, since everyone is so frank, she can't look petty, and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Lu Mingfeng."
After speaking, Miss Nalin Mansion approached, "Mingfeng, I think you are so powerful, much stronger than those deep boudoir women!" Her expression is natural, and there is no trace of artificiality at all, which shows that her heart is frank.
"Miss Guizhu has won the award, but it is forced by life, and it is only a last resort."
Lin Guizhu saw that Erya was very distant from her, so she smiled frankly, "I know that my guests have caused you a lot of trouble, but don't worry, they owe you money and our Lin Mansion will pay you back, I really admire you, can we make friends?" ”
Looking at this girl's bright smile, Erya also felt that this girl was different from others, with a bit of heroism that ordinary women did not have, and a calm and upright temperament, which made her inexplicably feel good.
"Alright, Miss Pearl, we're friends!"
"You can call me Zhu'er, don't add any young lady, it sounds rusty, by the way, what are you doing in the study?" Lin Guizhu said and glanced at a few books in Erya's hand.
"Come and find a few books, and read them at your leisure."
"Yuan Mingfeng likes to study medical skills, my father has a few unique medical books in his study, and he doesn't read them, if you are interested, I will find them for you another day."
Erya couldn't help but light up when she heard it, now that she is pregnant, whether she wants this child or not, she has to pay attention to everything, rather than relying on others, it is better to rely on herself, the meaning of studying medical books lies in this, if there is a lonely book, it must be unavoidable, and she readily agreed at the moment, and her impression of Lin Guizhu was a little better.
Lin Guizhu and Erya talked and talked, and talked about books, today Lin Guizhu wanted to find a book of travels in the world, the boss took it, Erya thought it was interesting, Lin Guizhu handed it to her, she took the book and flipped through it, talking about the strange things of the world, the cultural landscape.
"Zhu'er likes to read these strange books, huh?"
When women read these books, most people will feel that they are not in the stream, but this Miss Lin is different.
"I want to one day be able to travel around the world and enjoy the scenery of various countries, so that I can come to this world in vain."
Erya felt that Lin Guizhu's idea was novel, and couldn't help but talk to her, "Zhu'er, you are the only daughter in the family, if you leave, what will your mother think?" ”
"Mother won't detain me, I'm just a daughter's family, and the world has too many constraints on women, so why do you draw yourself as a prison again?" Lin Guizhu had an expectant look in his eyes, "If you have been to see the Zeguo Dongbo written in the book, the mountain country Qianyue, and the heroic people who dance, sing and eat barbecue on the grassland, and there are many interesting places, you will definitely be like me, you want to go out for a walk, Mingfeng, you are a strange woman, I admire you." ”
Hearing this, Erya couldn't help but show a bright smile, Lin Guizhu was a strange woman she had seen, she was bold in her ideas, innocent and reckless, the woman's grace was heroic, and it was really interesting to listen to what she said, and she couldn't help but get a little closer to her.
"Zhu'er, I also admire you as a heroic woman, but it's not early, you can go back to the house quickly, find time to come to the Lu Mansion to find me, and we will talk again."
After glancing at the sky, Er Ya and Lin Guizhu walked out of the bookstore, Lin Guizhu took Er Ya's hand, "This handkerchief is given to you, I heard that the women of the boudoir exchange handkerchiefs as a token of friendship, I feel very lucky to know you, my only handkerchief friend!" ”
The second girl was moved, took out the handkerchief prepared for her by Mama Feng, and exchanged it with Lin Guizhu, and the two parted with a smile.
Back at the house, it was already dark, and the stomach of the second girl, who hadn't eaten anything for a day, was already rumbling, Qian Fu saw his young lady coming back, and stepped forward to say goodbye, "Miss, you can come back, I haven't seen you this day, and the two young ladies are anxious to find you!" ”
Erya nodded and rushed to the backyard, Tonghua Courtyard was brightly lit, and Mama Feng stood anxiously at the door, "Mama ordered someone to go out to find my sister, it's dark this day, why haven't you come back!" Sanniu didn't have the calmness she usually had, and said anxiously.
"What's the hurry, won't I just come back?" Erya stepped forward and touched Sanniu's growing pretty face, squatted down and hugged Ling'er, "What's the matter, what are you looking for your sister to do?" ”
"I'm sorry to say, you haven't been back for a day, aren't we worried?"
Listening to the immature voice that has not taken off the milk, Er Ya couldn't help but be stunned, is this what a five-year-old girl said, a five-year-old girl actually taught a fifteen-year-old sister?!
The corner of the girl's mouth smiled, "Little guy, take care of your sister, who taught you, villain?" ”
"Ling'er doesn't care, anyway, Ling'er eats on time, and there is no day when she leaves home and doesn't return." Ling'er's fleshy apple face pretended to be angry, and the second girl really had no way to take her, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, sister's fault, it won't be in the future, okay?"
Looking at Ling'er's appearance of a villain, Erya couldn't help but fantasize about what this little baby in her belly looks like and what kind of temper?
Thinking of something else, the corners of Erya's raised mouth fell again, Ling'er's heartless smile, and the two dimples appeared cutely, inexplicably healing people's hearts.
Mama Feng set the meal, Agarwood went to take care of Li Fu, today's meal was prepared by Zhilan, the style is a little different from Agarwood's, but it is also delicious, the two girls didn't have dinner, so they sat together, the three sisters ate happily, and played for a while before going back to their rooms.
If it's cold today, it's going to be winter in a few days, and the sky is dark early, about the end of the month, Mama Feng will wait for the second girl to wash up, the doors and windows are closed, and the house is still warm, but if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that I will burn charcoal in winter, otherwise it will freeze.
Erya asked Mama Feng to rest first, if it was cold today, she didn't let people stay on duty all night, so they went back to the house to sleep.
Holding a long-necked candlestick with a vermilion finch pattern, she picked out the wick, the candlelight suddenly lit up, and by the candlelight, she took out a few ancient books she bought today, and leaned on the low couch covered with thick cushions, looking carefully. In the silent night, except for the "rustle" sound of flipping books, everything is quiet.
A soft "squeak" broke the silence.