Chapter 14: Dragon Gate Array (II)
The old lady ordered the old doctor in the house to come and see him.
Mr. Kwan was afraid of causing trouble, so he only said that it was okay, and it was an old disease caused by the past. Because the weather in the north is colder than in the south, and the weather is dry, this old disease will inevitably flare up.
So, he asked Xie Ayu to take out the pill he was carrying, begged for a glass of rice wine, and took it.
Everyone saw that Mr. Guan was not in good health, so he didn't eat much. Mr. Guan felt that it was rude, and said again and again that it was okay, and consciously gestured to the old lady to serve tea. Yu Bi, not as happy as before, ate some casually, and ended the meal.
Zhuang Pu was repeatedly concerned about Mr. Guan's body, but Mr. Guan only persuaded the medicine to be fine.
Although the old lady was worried, she thought that the patient was so skilled in taking medicine that she should know her body, and he said that it was okay, it should be okay. He also suggested that everyone go to the warm pavilion in the inner room to refresh the tea.
Outside to clean up the remnants of the dishes and bowls, the old lady took the lead, and everyone warmed the pavilion.
When they arrived at the warm pavilion, they sat down, and there were girls holding good tea and snacks.
The old lady said: "Mr. Guan is young, why doesn't he maintain his body?" ”
Mr. Guan said with emotion: "Mrs. Xie cares. I've had an old illness since I was a child, and I can't stop taking medicine. And because of some trivial things before, I gained some weight, but fortunately, a master doctor gave me a medicine, and I could take some when I was sick. ”
The old lady said, "What is the disease?" What kind of medicine did the master doctor give that was so godly? ”
Mr. Kwan said: "According to my mother, when I was born, there was a thunderstorm outside, which may have been caused by fright. ”
The old lady was amazed: "Yo! This thunder could not have come at a better time. ”
Mr. Guan said with a smile: "The hair and skin of the human body are natural and long, and people will inevitably have some mortal diseases when they eat whole grains and grains in their lifetime. Whether heavy or light, visible or invisible, it is a natural law. I'm not amazed either. What the mother said has no basis, it should be a story. ”
Zhuang Jue said: "Why is the pill that Mr. just took so crystal clear? The medicine is made of water and wood essence, and it should be darkened. ”
Mr. Guan said with a smile: "The third master has a wide range of knowledge. My medicine is made from water and wood purification, and only the main ingredient used in it is rotten wood liquid. ”
Zhuang Pu asked strangely: "What is liquid?" ”
Mr. Guan was about to say, but Xie Ayu hurriedly said: "It's just a piece of rotten wood, which has been left outside for a long time, and some thick liquid that grows mold is it." Why bother with such a name so that people don't understand. I see that our husband has to explain this, and it will take five cars to make it clear to you. ”
When Xie Ayu said this, everyone was amazed and couldn't help laughing.
Zhuang Jue waited for everyone to stop laughing before saying to Xie Ayu: "Sister Ayu is good to talk like this, if you speak in Shu dialect all day long, I won't understand." ”
Xie Ayu's face turned red and he hooked his head.
No, Xie Ayu naturally has his own language habits. On the ground, she is not a real Shudi person, it is about her and her past, Mr. Guan repeatedly told him on the way to Kyoto, "Don't be public, it's better to keep a low profile." Therefore, she hides herself everywhere and does not know it from outsiders. Now, his mouth is not hidden, but he has revealed his bottom.
The others had no other thoughts, but when Zhuang Pu turned his head to look at the two of them, his heart tightened slightly, and he realized that there was a slight story about it.
Zhuang Pu had doubts in his heart, and he didn't ask in front of everyone, he just thought: When I find a suitable time, I will ask clearly.
Zhuang Hu smiled at this moment and asked, "Old lady, what is there to ask about Yao'er." In my opinion, it would be better to ask Mr. Kwan to tell me about the interesting things he has seen along the way. Those of us who don't go out of the door don't go to the second door, and we haven't heard the news from afar, Mr. Guan must have seen a lot of information when he looked at the crane-like figures. It's not right to talk about it and we know that we are happy to listen and gain knowledge. ”
Zhuang Ying retorted: "The eldest sister is embarrassed, and people don't tell stories." Maybe the gentleman will do something! Ask Mr. to tell a story, why don't you ask Mr. what he is doing in Kyoto this time, and if he goes down again and again, there will be a story? ”
After seeing it today, getting together for another day, and now that it is familiar, Zhuang Yu indulged his temperament.
Zhuang Yu clapped his hands and said, "The third brother is right. ”
Zhuang Hu pointed his finger at Zhuang Yu and smiled approvingly.
Mr. Guan said: "I came to Kyoto this time, one is to see the second master, and thank the second master for sending medicine to me thousands of miles away." Second, there are still some private matters to be handled urgently in Kyoto. The three ......" casually glanced at Xie Ayu, but he didn't finish his words after all.
Zhuang Pu took it and said, "Mr. is very talented, so I found someone to ask for medicine." Although I don't know Mr. well, I can hear that Mr. is a rare good friend. Zhuang Pu's temperament is not as good as my own brother, but he is also willing to be close to a character like Mr. ”
Mr. Guan waved at Zhuang Pu and returned a salute.
Zhuang Pu returned a salute.
When the old lady saw it, she was overjoyed and beckoned to Zhuang Pu, who went over to hold the old lady's hand.
The old lady said: "The ancients said that those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black!" It makes sense. If you don't dislike it, sir, stay a few more days, I like you here. As soon as we are in front of you, it's like a different person. If a few of them had a character like Mr. as a brother, I would have laughed for a hundred years. ”
Mr. Guan said: "The old lady has a long life, and her smile is always there every year. ”
Zhuang Hu praised again and again: "Look at Mr. Guan's character and speak, he compares our second brother and third brother." I'm just a few years old! Old lady! ”
The old lady said "yes, yes".
Everyone asked Mr. Guan about Shudi folk food, playing and other idle things, and Mr. Guan knew everything.
Du Yuqi listened quietly.
Zhuang Jue was very excited at first, but then found that Yu Qi was silent, and he also followed him and quieted down.
Occasionally, he quietly turned his head to the side and said to Yu Qi: "Why didn't my sister speak all night?" ”
Yu Qi said: "Borrow a poem, not words!" ”
Zhuang Jue smiled.
Yu Qi said: "Listening to it is enjoyment, why bother to tire yourself." ”
Zhuang Jue nodded frequently, and at the end of the day, he couldn't help but pull Yu Qi and said, "Is my sister coming tomorrow?" ”
Yu Qi was surprised and pretended to say, "Invite me?" ”
Zhuang Jue looked extremely wronged and said, "Why don't you invite it?" If not, I'll get back to you later for the next post, how about it? ”
Yu Qi sneered: "Excuse me, I pasted a copper face and iron sheet to eat and drink, and I also made it." ”
Zhuang Jue laughed after hearing this.
When the old lady saw Zhuang Yu smiling so happily, she asked, "What happy words do you two say?" If you don't know what you think, what is your intention? ”
Zhuang Jue got up, walked to Mr. Guan's side, and said, "I said that my sister didn't speak all night, and my sister blamed me for not introducing my husband." I said that my sister's talent is very good, and I am afraid that I will offend my husband, and if Mr. Ming'er does not come to my punishment banquet, my sin will be great. ”
The old lady exclaimed: "Yes, they are all sisters and sisters, the gentleman knows them, and the girl has never seen it?" ”
Mr. Guan got up and bowed to the old lady, and then bowed to Yu Qi.
Yu Qi got up, lowered his head, and returned a salute to Mr. Guan, and raised his head slightly to salute Xie Ayu again.
Over, Zhuang Pu said: "This is also my sister in the house, you have never seen it in Accord today." He lived farther away, and now he lives with the old lady. ”
The old lady smiled: "Mr. just call him a girl." ”
Mr. Guan waved again and greeted: "Miss Qi is very affectionate, and those who are happy with Jingzhuang are all people who are in love." ”
Yu Qi smiled slightly.
Sit down again.
About the words of small talk, Mr. Guan told everyone how rugged the official roads in Sichuan and Shu were, how the waterways were, and talked about the food culture of spicy food. The crowd listened with great interest. In the middle of the night, the sound of rain outside gradually stopped, and the old lady was afraid of Mr. Tan's physical maintenance, so she let everyone disperse, and asked a few servants of the housekeeper to send Mr. Guan, Zhuang Pu, Zhuang Jue, Zhuang Yu and others back to Xifu with lamps without mentioning it.
By the next morning.
The prefectures came to Shouzhong to ask for peace, and two incidents occurred.
From the beginning, the little aunt of Dongfu became red again, and the Qin family proposed to let Mr. Yao enter the mansion again.
In this regard, the old lady said to Yu Qi: "Can you invite Mr. Yao to come?" ”
Yu Qi has a great responsibility and responds. Assign Sanxi and Xiao Si out of the house, and find Mr. Yao not to mention it.
Sanxi had just gone for a while, and the housekeeper came back from outside in a hurry to report the good news, saying that the eldest master Zhuang Xi had sent a message back, saying that he would leave for Kyoto in early September. Due to the turmoil in other provinces, the allocation of silver from the DPRK and China was delayed, and the government needed to borrow silver for a little turnover a few days ago.
The old lady asked, "Did the old man say anything else?" ”
The housekeeper said: "The old man also said that he was extremely healthy, and he also worshiped the old lady every day, so that the old lady would pay attention to maintenance after the Mid-Autumn Festival." When I go back to Kyoto, I will bring a gift to the old lady for the elderly. ”
The old lady pondered and asked, "Does the eldest lord have the documents to explain the use of silver in the court?" ”
The butler shook his head.
Originally, I thought that the eldest lord was about to return to Beijing and asked someone to report the good news, but now that she heard about the imperial court borrowing silver, the old lady felt faintly uneasy. didn't wait to continue the matter of the little aunt of Dongfu, and asked the housekeeper to call the second master Zhuang Lu.
After a while, the second master arrived.
Because he felt that it was a matter in the house, he didn't want the children to hear it, so he asked Zhuang Ying and Zhuang Qi to take the lead in bringing the sisters down.
For the rest, the old lady asked how much silver could be moved from the officials in the house.
Zhuang Lu replied: "This year's harvest is better than last year, only a few things, a few times, and some ......."
The old lady was impatient, and said, "You just have to think about how much I can move." ”
Zhuang Lu listened to the lecture and said, "You can move fifty or sixty thousand taels." ”
The old lady turned to the housekeeper and asked, "How much does the old man want?" ”
The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything, but when he saw that the old lady was angry, he said, "The old man can ask for as much as he wants." ”
The old lady was silent.
Zhuang Lu said: "The housekeeper mentioned it to me, and I said to reply to the old lady first." Now I can take this number, the year-end expenses in the house, the palace offerings, and ......"
The old lady waved her hand, signaling that she would not say any more, and supported her head with one hand.
The daughters-in-law felt that this matter had annoyed the old lady, so they all squeezed their eyebrows and looked at Zhuang Lu, signaling to speak slowly.
But Zhuang Lu had a plan in his heart, and he also expressed it at this time, saying: "There is another thing that I have to mention to the old lady." The people I received from outside, my aunt has already been helped to manage them properly. It doesn't cost a few silver, after all, there is no happy event for so many years, borrow this head, be lively for a few days, and go to all the things that don't go well. This matter has not been reported to the old lady, and the old lady should feel that it is appropriate. ”
Before the old lady could respond, the Cao family couldn't hold it back.
Cao got up from his seat, knelt down in the hall for a while, and cried: "Old lady, I wanted to swallow this breath for the past two days, but now that the eldest master has reached out and is in such a situation, I have to say it." The second master also said that when the woman over there enters the house, he will find a time to divorce me! ”
Cao cried very sadly.
Zhuang Lu heard such a cry, and his face turned black with anger.
The old lady raised her hand to everyone, signaling that they were all dispersed, and she was supported back to the room by Zhu'er and Mei'er.
Not long after everyone dispersed, another girl came to Shouzhongju and reported that "the second wife jumped into the well"!
The old lady fell to the bottom of her eyes when she heard this.