The door was slammed.

Zheng Ronghe woke up and looked around, Xiao Tang was not in the house, and the people outside the door were already shouting: "The lady of the Zheng family is not at home, the lady of the Zheng family is not there!" ”

Sure enough, it was looking for her again, Zheng Ronghe sat up, tied his hair at will, and opened the door, outside was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, with a raw face, not from this village, running all the way from nowhere, panting like a cow, holding the door with one hand, seeing such a gentle man coming out of the door, he was stunned on the spot.

Zheng Ronghe didn't mind looking at her, he was already used to seeing her, and asked gently, "But someone in the family has a difficult birth?" ”

The girl nodded hurriedly, and began to cry again: "The lady of the Zheng family is not here, and they all say that she can save the mother and the child, and I ran for a long time to arrive." ”

"What's the situation?" Zheng Ronghe asked as he turned his head to get his medicine box.

"That stable woman said that the child couldn't get out, and my sister-in-law kept bleeding."

"Let's go, then." Zheng Ronghe grabbed the face towel in the basin and wiped his face and hands at will.

"Let's go, where are we going?" The girl asked in a daze.

"Go to your house and show your sister-in-law." Zheng Ronghe had already stepped out, turned around and smiled very gently, "There is not much time, you will lead the way." ”

The girl didn't react, and she didn't care about it at this time, so she led the way and trotted to the village next door, and looked back from time to time without worry, and saw that Zheng Ronghe was always following unhurriedly, for some reason, a heart slowly settled down, this clean and delicate man gave people a particularly proper feeling.

"Where's the mother?" Entering the door, Zheng Ronghe asked Langsheng.

Standing outside, probably the husband of the mother, looked anxious and inexplicable, pointed to the back room and said, "It's in, it's inside." ”

A man with five big and three thick, sweaty on his face, before Zheng Ronghe entered the house, gently patted him on the shoulder, and comforted: "The mother can still scream, it will be fine." ”

The man looked at his sister again, with a blank expression: "The one who went in just now?" ”

"I went to look for it according to the address, and he said that he could come, but he didn't see the lady of the Zheng family."

"But he's a big man."

"I saw that he had some skills."

"But he's a big man."

"Big brother, when is this, being able to save my sister-in-law and children is already blessed by God, you still care about this!" The girl said hatefully.

"No, no, I mean, this man himself is not a little shy about it, this man can't go into the delivery room, or he will fall ......" Before he could finish his sentence, a loud baby cry could be heard in the room.

"Gave birth, gave birth, gave birth to my sister-in-law!" The girl plunged into the back room with joy.

Zheng Ronghe had already opened the curtain and came out, the whole person was still clean, only the sharp-eyed ones could see a few splashes of blood on the cuffs, he didn't care much at all, and arched his hand at the big man and said: "Congratulations, congratulations, it's a big fat boy, you can go in and have a look, mother and son are safe." ”

The man who was a head taller than him had weak legs, and when he saw that he was about to stand unsteadily, Zheng Ronghe stretched out his hand to support him.

"Doctor, doctor, how to give this medical fee, it is really a living bodhisattva who saves lives, a living bodhisattva."

"It's all a gesture, so there's no need to talk about it." Zheng Ronghe thought about it and said, "The mother is weak, I will prescribe a few more medicines, and decoction them will be given to her on time." ”

"Yes, yes, the chickens are all killed, so let's go to the pot." Dahan sent Zheng Ronghe out all the way, stood by the door and watched for a while before smirking back.

Zheng Ronghe is in a good mood, that fat boy is really strong, when he was born, his eyes were rolling slightly, and he didn't look like a newborn child at all.

When he returned home, as soon as the door was pushed, Tang Churou had already returned, greeted him with a faint smile, and suddenly frowned slightly: "See blood?" ”

"You're not at home, there's first aid."

"A big man helps give birth." Tang Churou covered her mouth and smiled, "Fortunately, these people in the village are used to it, and they just shouted and didn't let you enter the house for the first time." ”

"Therefore, it is said that the lady of the Zheng family is a good hand at delivering babies, and her fame is spreading farther and farther." Zheng Ronghe saw her stretch out his hand, handed over the medicine box, and began to take off his shirt, "Splash a little blood, wash it quickly, otherwise it will be easy to leave marks." ”

Tang Churou smiled and dragged it over: "You quickly sit and rest and drink saliva, I'll wash it, and the hot tea will be brewed for you." ”

Zheng Ronghe took out a clean linen shirt from the cabinet and put it on, and walked to the backyard, Tang Churou was filling a bucket from the well water, her martial arts were not weak, such a strenuous work was a piece of cake at all, she skillfully grabbed some soap horns and slowly rubbed them on her clothes.

Hearing his footsteps, he didn't look back, and said with a smile: "It's also interesting to think about it, I used to always be with the dead, but now I handle it with fresh children." ”

Zheng Ronghe clasped his hands to his chest and listened to her.

"Others say that in the delivery room, there are blood stains, and they are very evasive, and that is only because they have not seen more tragic places, and they have not seen that after losing their lives, a person will become the most embarrassed and ugly." A little soaphorn flew up and landed in her eye sockets, and her eyes were numb, and she raised her hand to wipe it.

Zheng Ronghe had already come behind her, bent down and hugged her shoulders: "Xiao Tang, thank you." ”

"Over the years, you still call me like this, where is Xiao Tang, he is already old." Her temperament is straightforward and straightforward, and the sentimentality of Fang Cai has quickly disappeared.

"After all these years of marriage, you should change your mouth and call the lady."

However, he knew that Xiao Tang's title was the softest bond between the two.

"Thank me for what?" She passed the clothes through the water, and did not remove his hand, his gesture was soft, and it was very, very comfortable.

"Thank you for ignoring it back then and following me." Zheng Ronghe took the clothes and dried them, knowing that she was standing very close and beside him, at that time, he thought about leaving without hesitation, but in Ayi Village, several children had a very heavy cold, and the doctor's parents couldn't bear to leave.

After being delayed for seven or eight days like this, Tang Churou had already come to the door, patted his residence, and without saying a word, he directly punched him in the face first, his hand was so strong that the nosebleed flowed down on the spot.

He didn't speak, just because she was already crying, and in the face of the woman who would not be moved by the rotting corpse, he cried loudly, he obviously wanted to appease but didn't know where to start, watching her cry so much that her face slowly swollen, his heart was anxious and painful, and he completely forgot that he had half of his face covered with blood.

Tang Churou cried and cried, and when she turned her head, she was really startled, and she hurriedly looked for something to wipe his blood, wiping and crying again.

"How can you leave without saying a word, if I can't find you, if I can't find you!" Tang Churou pounced on his chest, and the resolute shell slowly cracked, revealing the soft and slender woman inside.

In the past few days, she came alone, her heart was uneasy, and she didn't know if the person in her heart could still wait when the end was just around the corner, let alone that she didn't have the heart to eat, and even the night was tossing and turning.

How could Dr. Zheng, who has always had the best temper, be so cruel to her, obviously, he had promised her a splendid future, but he turned his head and left, and even the Zheng'an Hall, who he once regarded as a treasure, was willing to let go.

Tang Churou knew that there must be a reason for it, but if he didn't say it, she wouldn't ask, three years, five years, this secret, from what she would remember from time to time, slowly turned into a grain of rice that fell on the corner of the table after the meal, and only occasionally inadvertently remembered it with the corner of her eye.

There are some things, most of the time, that are not to be thought about and not to be able to think about them.

Tang Churou followed him and settled here, that day Zheng Ronghe stood at the entrance of the village and said with a smile: "Mrs. Shen said that when she was a child, she grew up in the countryside and village, and said that the scenery there is probably the most beautiful, I think about it, every inch of the memory she left has memories of her mother, just like when I turned around." ”

He really turned to look at her: "Just like I turned around, what I saw was only you, Xiao Tang, we will stay here, what do you think?" ”

Tang Churou also smiled, nodded neatly and said, "Okay, you said this is here." ”

After four years and nine months of living and working in peace and contentment, Zheng Ronghe suddenly remembered something: "Xiao Tang, where did you just go?" ”

Tang Churou was obviously stunned before saying, "Town." ”

"Go to town, why don't you come with me?" Zheng Ronghe was a little puzzled.

Tang Churou turned around and took his hand, and slowly walked towards the house, the two of them shook their fingers, her tone was not serious, as if she was talking about a common topic: "I felt a little unwell the day before yesterday, so I went to the doctor in the town to have a look." ”

Zheng Ronghe rubbed his nose and laughed: "You don't believe in my medical skills, you want to go to the town to see a doctor?" ”

Tang Churou suddenly stood still, turned around, her expression was gentle and gentle, Zheng Ronghe's mind flashed, and suddenly came over: "Xiao Tang, you are, this is!" ”

It was about a moment and a half, and he was so surprised that he couldn't even speak clearly, but Tang Churou loved him very much, raised his hand, and Rourou flicked his cheek: "The doctor said, it's been two months, and I'm actually negligent." ”

Zheng Ronghe pressed the back of her hand, the two of them looked at each other, and no one spoke for a long time, as if as long as their eyes touched, the sweet smile that could not be dissolved, like ripples, swayed layer by layer, sewing up the incomplete parts of the body, stitch by stitch.

That night, Tang Churou made two bowls of steaming noodle soup, Zheng Ronghe rushed to join hands, but she slapped it away directly: "Don't, it's not yet." ”

"Just be careful." Zheng Ronghe still brushed the pots and pans and put them back in the cabinet.

Tang Churou was sitting on the edge of the bed, watching him come in with a smile, and said softly: "Before, there were some things that I didn't want to say, but today I suddenly want to say it." ”

Zheng Ronghe's smile was slightly stunned.

"You only know that I am a servant of Dali Temple, but I have never told you who I am from and what elders I have in my family." Tang Churou beckoned to him and motioned for him to sit beside him.

Zheng Ronghe only understood, what she wanted to say was only herself, Xiao Tang never let him feel a little embarrassed, marrying a wife like this, what more could the husband ask for: "You also know, I have no other relatives except for a master who has passed away, my mother died very early, and my father is no longer alive, so when I get married, only you and me, a little lonely, when I look back and wait for the child to be born, I must put down a flowing water banquet, but all the people in the neighboring village are invited to eat and drink for three days, and it is lively." ”

"What if you have a girl?"

"The girl and the son are the same." Zheng Ronghe sat beside her and replied very sincerely.

"You can think so, I'm very happy, in fact, I'm worse than you, Uncle Shi told me, in fact, I am an abandoned baby, and my whole body is wrapped in a rotten cloth in the winter, and a few words are left on it, which means that the family can't afford to raise it, so I can only discard it, Uncle Shi said, maybe it's just because it's a girl, so it's not a pity."

Tang Churou has never mentioned these old things, she said it so seriously, I don't know if the news of being pregnant touched the most delicate part of her heart, she must say it all tonight before she is willing.

"When I grew up, with the tokens left at the time, I still want to find my parents, after all, according to the age, if they have no accidents, they should still be alive, but after looking for a long, long time, even if I fake the public and private, through the connections of Dali Temple, there is no news."

In the place where it was abandoned, there were two villages on the left and right, and she ran to almost every house, and no one admitted that she had abandoned her children, and no one was willing to explain in detail, so she gradually became disheartened.

"Later, every day and every night, I thought about my uncle's words, although the dead are a little frightening, they are the most real, and the dead will not lie."

Tang Churou lowered her eyes, she understood the meaning of Qi He's words, not to mention that she didn't have the courage to admit it, she was afraid that a baby girl was nothing in the eyes of some people, and she had long been completely forgotten and clean, and there was no thought left.

It's just that both parents are dead, and it's better to have more balance in my heart.

"When Uncle Shi was young, he didn't have that kind of temperament, but after experiencing too much, he looked down on it and saw through it."

Tang Churou felt that she had talked too much, her eyes were astringent, and she was a little tired, Zheng Ronghe naturally unfolded the quilt, laid it out, and let her lie down, she didn't ask more, and said softly: "It's really better to be able to say it, in the future, I don't want to talk about this with my children, just say that my grandfather and grandmother died early, and it's not wrong." ”

Zheng Ronghe lay down beside her, patting her through the quilt with one hand for a while, and when Tang Churou was about to fall asleep in a daze, he actually spoke again: "You haven't said it yet, you want to listen to my story." ”

"At that time, I heard some adults talk about it." Tang Churou grabbed one of his hands, a habit she had had for many years before falling asleep.

"Is it about the part where I used to be a medicine man?"

"Yes, I think it's good to get past these things, and I don't need to mention them."

"My physique is different from ordinary people, so when I saw Xiao Ling at that time, I felt that he was like me back then, if it wasn't for the master's efforts to heal me and teach me medical skills, I don't know if I can have such a comfortable life, and if I can have such a you."

Tang Churou drew a zigzag line in the palm of his hand, what she meant, he understood that even if he bypassed those detours, the ones who should meet would always meet together, and he couldn't avoid them, and he couldn't let them go.

"You're already very good." The corners of Tang Churou's mouth were a good-looking arc, her eyes closed and she fell asleep, and her mouth was still muttering, "I'm glad to have met you like this." ”

Zheng Ronghe tightened his clasped hands, waited patiently for her to fall asleep quietly, then slowly got up, stood on the edge of the bed again, looked down for a long time, waited for her to clearly have a sweet dream, turned over and fell asleep, and said in a low voice: "There are some things, I want to think about it, it's better not to say it." ”

It's not because he wants to hide it, but since he has decided to let go back then, there is no need to tell it, and now that she is pregnant with a child, he is even more reluctant to let the mother and son be hurt.

The emperor should be able to see his determination, he walked so without hesitation, and even let go of everything around him, what he wanted was not only to save his life, but also to make the emperor feel at ease.

What some people value is not necessarily what he values.

Zheng Ronghe walked to the back window, branched out a line, and could see the apricot tree planted in the backyard, with lush branches and leaves, growing very well, Xiao Tang didn't know, the day he moved in, he buried a big secret under the tree, the pit was buried very deep, and the things were placed in a clay pot to ensure that they would not be contaminated by the soil color.

The last time, when he used it up in front of Shen Nianyi, he knew that this one was just an object for him to remember, it was already a hot potato, he couldn't hand it back, and he couldn't bear to destroy it, so he could only take it away, and take away the real thing far away, so that the later fakes became more like the real thing.

When did the first emperor discover this secret, and when did he personally come to Zheng'an Hall to recognize him, the shock at that moment, the entanglement at that moment, has now become a very faint shadow, he didn't even call his father in person, because in addition to the two words of the emperor, he didn't know what words to use to call this familiar and strange man in front of him.

He also wanted to hear from his mouth what kind of story happened between his mother and him back then, why he was taken away helplessly and became a medicine man who was worse than death, but the Son of Heaven of the Ninety-Five Venerable did not bother to come to find him, and later, these impulses were resisted.

If it can be said that one day, he will know the answer, otherwise he will not get a clear answer if he asks.

When he saw this village, Zheng Ronghe had decided not to leave again for the rest of his life, and there was an indescribable sense of familiarity, maybe he had come back in his dreams, or maybe there was such a small village in his memories that had been scrubbed.

He returned to Tang Churou's side, lay down, and quickly fell asleep without tossing and turning.

Early the next morning, Tang Churou got up earlier than him, pushed open the courtyard door, and shouted back in surprise: "Who sent this, a basket full of eggs, it's still hot, you come and take a look!" ”