When Lu Yu arrived at the dormitory, it was already dark.

During the day, I sorted out and recorded my name in the medical hospital, and I stayed for half a day. In the second half of the day, Chang Jin was sent by the medical officer to take everyone to lecture in the hall and inform him of the rotation of the service. By the time the crowd dispersed, it was dusk.

The female officer who led the way pointed her out the way at the gate of the medicine garden and left, and Lu Yu walked inside with the medical box and bags. The medical officer does not have to be on duty on the first day of entering the hospital, but only needs to be familiar with the dormitory and the doctors in the same hall, and only on the second day will he officially work.

There was no accompanying doctor, and Lu Yu followed the direction pointed by the female officer. The medicine garden is very large, and at a glance the grass and trees are lush and boundless, and some of them are neatly trimmed, and it seems that they have been carefully tended. Others grow haphazardly like weeds and shrubs.

After the long wild meadow, there is a large sea of rose-colored flowers faintly, its color is delicate under the sunset, looking at it from a distance, like a fresh crimson cloud, there is a faint fragrance blowing along the wind.

Lu Yu only glanced at it before retracting his gaze, carefully bypassing the medicine field, and walking for about half a pillar of incense, the medicine field gradually decreased until it disappeared. A row of courtyards appeared in front of me.

The last glimmer of the setting sun was hidden on the ground, and only a few dim lanterns were lit in the dark courtyard, which shone on the ground sadly.

The courtyard is divided into two ends, the left is the medicine storehouse, only the dark gate is locked, the right is the dormitory, the door is open, the courtyard is already very old, it has rained, the roof tiles on the eaves have been washed away a few pieces, and there are thick cobwebs in the corners of the wall.

Lu Yu had passed by the dormitory of the Medical Officer's Hospital before he came, and it looked clean and tidy on the outside, and the courtyard was spacious, which was completely different from the dilapidated place in front of him.

I had known that the South Pharmacy was the last place that the medical officials and envoys were willing to be assigned to, and now it seems that this is indeed the case. If the entire Hanlin Medical Court is compared to the imperial palace, and each hall is a harem, then the South Pharmacy looks like a cold palace that no one cares about.

Lu Yu walked to the door and knocked a few times, but no one answered, so he pushed the door and walked in.

As soon as I entered the house, a damp smell came to my face.

The room is not large, there is a large old wooden cabinet by the window, and the dirt walls on all sides are splashed with blood or stains, or mildew spots that are too damp to grow.

Against the wall, there are wooden beds one after another, the wooden beds are narrow and close together, and there are traces of people sleeping here.

Lu Yu looked back, counted a total of twelve beds, and had a plan in his heart.

She put the medical box on an empty bed, and was about to take a handkerchief from the bag to wipe the dust on the bed, but as soon as she opened the clothes under the bag, she was stunned.

Under the neatly folded clothes, I don't know when there were hidden ingots of silver, and at the top was a gray-brown linen sachet, washed white, looking very inconspicuous and heavy.

Lu Yu's fingertips holding the cloth bag trembled.

When she left West Street, everyone in the hospital came to see her off, and under the backdrop of Du Changqing's chatter, Yinzheng seemed much more silent than before. She thought that Yinzheng was angry at what she said last night, but she never thought that Yinzheng secretly sent the silver back.

There was even a bag of loose silver taels.

She didn't know how long it would take for Yinzheng to save this bag of broken silver, and it was not easy after all.

Just as he was in a daze, there was a sound of laughter behind him, and Lu Yu quickly pulled over the furoshiki to cover the silver two hidden in the clothes.

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Lu Yu turned around.

There was a group of women standing at the door, these women were not young, and the robes of the medical officers were different from those of the medical officers in the medical hospital during the day, the color was dark brown, and I don't know what stains were stained on them. Everyone looked anxious, dark, and unrefreshed.

The woman at the head was about thirty years old, with thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a white and narrow face, and black hair coiled high behind her head, looking a little mean, and was standing in the shadow of the doorway, looking at her unkindly.

She didn't speak, and neither did the people around her, the room was already dark and damp, and she was indifferently looked at by the group, and those eyes were like large mold spots on the wall, attached to the human body, clammy and sticky.

Lu Yu looked back at them lightly, not caring.

As if she was a little surprised by her calmness, the woman in charge frowned slightly, and then walked towards Lu Yu and asked, "What is the name of the new arrival?" ”

"Lu Yu."

The woman nodded, walked to Lu Yu's side, lifted Lu Yu's burden and threw it aside, and Yin Yu spoke: "Your bed is there." ”

She pointed to the bed at the back of the room.

The bed was old, in the deepest part of the room, and there was no daylight. On top of that, there was a hole in the wall directly above the bed, and the residual rainwater was falling from above, leaving a small wet stain on the wooden bed.

It's not raining today, and when it rains, this bed can't live at all.

Lu Yu raised his eyes to look at the woman.

The woman looked at her with a high spirit, her narrow white face was like an exaggerated mask, only a pair of dead eyes stared at her behind the mask, as if staring at someone who was about to fall into the quagmire, inexplicably flashing with excitement.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

After a moment of silence, Lu Yu bent down to pick up the burden that had been thrown to the ground, and turned around and walked to the wooden bed in the corner.

She could feel the gaze behind her turn to disappointment for a moment, but soon, after this play, the deathly silence was suddenly broken, and the room became noisy again.

There was laughter, laughter, and cursing and cursing the endless work of the depotory, and the women went to bed, but the noise was also lifeless, like a forgotten rotten and smelly ditch, which was blown away by the wind and occasionally opened a few ripples.

It's so suffocating that it's breathless.

Lu Yu walked to the side of the wooden bed and picked up the futon to make the bed. Although the area that was wet with rain was wiped clean with a handkerchief, it was inevitable that it would get damp when I slept at night. The baggage was full of clothes prepared by Yinzheng herself, and she was reluctant to take them under her.

Just as he was frowning, a dark gray linen cloth suddenly appeared under his eyes, and the hand threw the linen cloth onto Lu Yu's bed and quickly retracted it.

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, looked sideways, and saw the woman on the bed beside him turn her back as if nothing had happened, and got into the futon.

After being silent for a while, Lu Yu carefully folded the gray linen cloth, spread it on the wet stains, and then made the mattress, and when everything was done, the noise in the room gradually quieted down.

Someone blew out the lights, and the little dim light was swallowed up, and the whole room fell into a deathly silence, like a huge tomb.

The wooden bed was narrow and stiff, and could only sleep one person. The quilt was also thin, and it exuded a faint dampness.

Lu Yu curled up sideways on the bed, holding the burden in his arms, and the medical box next to the pillow, the darkness isolated the ill-intentioned eyes around him, but it was reassuring.

It was her first night in the hospital, and she lived like a dark cell. Before coming, Miao Liangfang told her to be careful in the medical hospital, life outside is not easy, and it is not as glamorous as ordinary people see.

However, Miao Liangfang probably didn't expect that she would be "not easy" to such a point.

failed to see Qi Yutai, failed to find a chance for revenge, and was thrown far away to the South Pharmacy first, and couldn't even touch the corners of the enemy's robe.

A slight snoring gradually sounded around him, accompanied by a dream, and in the cramped room, the dream was also stingy.

Lu Yu listened quietly for a while and closed his eyes.

……

Early in the morning of the second day, when the sky was bright, Lu Yu was called up.

The woman who asked her to change the bed yesterday stood in front of her bed, her lips were extremely brightly painted, and she said coldly: "New here, get up and work." ”

Lu Yu got up and freshened up quickly, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he met a group of people in the courtyard in front of him. In addition to the women, there were also men, and these men were also dressed in brown robes, most of them were old, with drooping eyebrows, sallow complexions, and listlessness.

In front of him stood a pot-bellied man, wearing silk and silk, his face was fat, and his face seemed to be greasy with a layer of oil.

Seeing this, the woman who made things difficult for Lu Yu yesterday turned a heavy face.

After the obese man recorded his name, he asked everyone to go to the medicine warehouse to sort out the medicinal materials, leaving Lu Yu alone.

Before leaving, the woman glared at Lu Yu fiercely again before leaving quickly.

"Lu Yu." The man beside him was called Lu Yu's name.

Lu Yu lowered his head: "My lord." ”

This man is the medical supervisor of the South Pharmacy, called Zhu Mao, all the picked and sorted medicinal materials must be inspected by this person's hands, and the inspection of the South Pharmacy is also under his control throughout the year, and he has a very high status in the South Pharmacy. Lu Yu noticed that even the woman who looked domineering yesterday was very respectful in front of Zhu Mao.

Zhu Mao glanced at Lu Yu: "You are new here, go to Luoying Garden to pick and sort out the 'red flocculents' these days." ”

Red flocculent?

Lu Yu's heart moved.

She has followed Yun Niang for many years, and she has heard of most of the medicinal herbs, but she has never heard the name of 'Hongfangfu'.

"The red fragrance is precious," Zhu Mao looked charitable, with a smiling face, but his tone could not hide his contempt, "He Xiu will pick with you." Pay attention, don't hurt the petals when picking, a red fragrance flocculates a flower, there are records in the garden, if it is less, you can't afford to sell it. ”

After saying that, the man stretched out his fat slap again, rubbed it on Lu Yu's shoulder a few times silently, and then went with a smile.

There seemed to be some kind of slippery touch on her shoulder, Lu Yu raised her eyes, and saw that the woman who gave her the sackcloth and slept on the wooden bed next to her yesterday was standing not far in front of her, beckoning to her.

Lu Yu knew in her heart that it seemed that this was He Xiu, who was going to pick "red flocculents" with her.

She walked over to the woman.

He Xiu raised his head, revealing a sallow and thin face, smiled at Lu Yu, pushed the wooden cart in his hand forward, and whispered, "Follow me." ”

……

The medicine garden is some distance from the dormitory.

He Xiu pushed the wooden cart and walked in front.

Lu Yu silently stared at the slightly hunched back in front of her, as if she noticed Lu Yu's gaze, the woman turned her head, pursed her lips a little uncomfortably, and took the initiative to talk to her.

"Hongfangyuan is in the deepest part of the medicine garden, and it still has to walk a long way. After picking, the red floc should be cleaned and sorted out to sort out the stems and leaves, sent to the medicine warehouse, and transported to the imperial medicine hospital. ”

"The Imperial Medicine Institute will use medicinal materials to make medicines."

He Xiu glanced at Lu Yu cautiously, and saw that Lu Yu did not show rejection, so he said: "The daily picking of red flocculent must be recorded, you have just arrived at the South Pharmacy, the technique is not skilled, and if you don't pick enough, I am afraid that you will be blamed by Lord Zhu at night...... After entering the medicine garden, you should hurry up. ”

Lu Yu asked: "You and I are also responsible for cleaning and tidying?" ”

He Xiu nodded.

Lu Yu understood. This is probably a drudgery that is not easy, Zhu Mao may have been instructed by Cui Min, or maybe he just wants to kill her arrogance first, so he handed over this hard work to her.

"What happens if it doesn't work?" Lu Yuruo asked unintentionally, "What is the punishment?" ”

Hearing this, He Xiu shivered: "...... If you can't finish it, you won't have anything to eat or sleep...... Also, I have to be reprimanded by Lord Zhu. ”

It didn't sound like a big deal, but He Xiu looked nervous, and Lu Yu didn't say anything more thoughtfully.

The two walked all the way, passing by the medicine fields along the way, and occasionally some healers bent down to pick. The further you went, the sparser the medicine fields became, overgrown with untended weeds, and no other healers were to be seen.

Just thinking about it, He Xiu stopped: "It's here." ”

Lu Yu raised his eyes and couldn't help but be stunned.

After the scattered weeds, a large pink cloud suddenly appeared. It turned out to be a field of rose-red flowers. Among them, there are large expanses of lush flowers, the flowers are delicate and surprisingly beautiful, and a gust of wind blows, and the pink haze slowly drifts through the fields, along with a rich fragrance.

Lu Yu's eyes froze.

Yesterday, when she was looking for a dormitory, she passed by this place and saw a sea of crimson flowers from a distance, but she didn't expect this to be Hongfang Garden.

These flowers grow so luxuriantly that it is not easy to pick them all.

Lu Yu didn't hesitate any longer, took the handle of the wooden car, and was about to go inside, but was stopped by He Xiu.

"Wait!"

Lu Yu turned around: "What's wrong?" ”

He Xiu took out an object from his arms and stuffed it into Lu Yu's hand: "The red fragrance and pollen are poisonous, and it will be better to cover your mouth and nose with this." ”

Lu Yu looked down and saw that it was a crumpled face towel, the fabric was rough, I don't know how long it took to use, and the corners were even washed to the brim.

Lu Yu asked her, "What about you?" ”

"I don't need to." He Xiu smiled crampedly: "I only knew that you would come this morning, and I didn't have time to get an extra face towel." It's the same with going back and pulling the cloth. ”

That being said, but such a rough handkerchief was carefully hidden in her arms, and it was not as easy as she said to "pull the cloth" that He Xiu said.

Lu Yu's gaze lingered for a moment on the dense red spots under her eyes, those red spots were dull and brown, like large moldy spots on the wall of the dormitory house, smearing the sallow face even more withered.

Seeing that Lu Yu didn't answer, He Xiu became more and more overwhelmed, looking at her who wanted to speak but didn't dare.

Lu Yu stuffed the face towel into her hand: "I don't need this." Then he pulled the handle of the wooden cart and turned and stepped into the sea of crimson flowers.

He Xiu was startled and hurriedly said, "No! Red flocculent is poisonous, you will die! ”

The person she called did not answer, only pushed the wooden cart that looked a little heavy, and calmly walked into the depths of the smoke.

There was not a hint of hesitation.

……

At the other end, there is a warm pavilion in the depths of the South Pharmacy dormitory, and incense is swirling in the house.

There was the sound of "crunching" bed tents shaking, faintly mixed with the gasps and sighs of men and women.

After some time, the shaking curtain stopped. Someone lifted the curtain, revealing a slender white leg.

The woman sat up from the couch with her clothes draped, red marks dotted around her neck.

If Lu Yu was here, he would find that the woman with spring in front of him was none other than the person who threw her burden and asked her to change the bed when Lu Yu first arrived at the pharmacy.

"Erniang ......"

There was a vague murmur from the man behind him, as if he was full of gluttony, Mei Erniang frowned in disgust, and then turned around, she had changed into an angry look: "The adult hasn't come to me for a long time, I thought the adult liked the new and hated the old." ”

This voice was three points aggrieved and seven points coquettish, and Zhu Mao's heart was crisp when he asked, so he pulled her back into his arms and said with a smile: "My good girl, you are the most beautiful in the South Pharmacy, where did you come from?" ”

"Why isn't there a new one?" Mei Erniang raised her chin, "The new one who came yesterday, the adults have seen her a lot this morning." She is outstanding, young and beautiful, and it is very common for adults to take a fancy to her. ”

Zhu Mao was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he realize that Mei Erniang was talking about Lu Yu.

He climbed on Mei Erniang's shoulder and smiled disapprerovingly: "She, how can she compare with you, she offended people when she just entered the medical hospital, and she will have a hard life in the future." ”

"Offended?" Mei Erniang's eyes moved, "Who?" ”

Zhu Mao smiled silently, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

To say that the female doctor surnamed Lu is indeed a standard, and her weak appearance makes people itch when she looks at it. If it was the same as before, he would have thought of getting her on the day Lu Yu came to the pharmacy.

It's a pity that it's the one who was confessed by the court envoy.

Zhu Mao felt a little sorry in his heart.

I don't know who this young medical woman has offended, but as soon as the new medical officer enters the palace, she was sent to the South Pharmacy, almost for the first time. Cui Yuan's envoy euphemistically said in his words that he wanted to polish this woman's sharpness, and Zhu Mao could only do it, so he handed over the picking of the red flocculent that everyone avoided to Lu Yu.

That's a deadly errand.

Mei Erniang said: "Hongfang is poisonous, she won't last long and will beg for mercy." Presumably at that time, adults will also pity the jade. ”

Zhu Mao came back to his senses and touched the face of the beauty in front of him: "No matter how much you pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, you have to see who it is." You can't just want her to be better. ”

He has the intention of taking advantage, anyway, the woman who went to Hongfang Garden to pick can't last long, how simple it is to torture a helpless weak woman, if she takes the initiative to show goodwill, it is not easy for her to refuse. But well......

"But I saw that Doctor Lu was arrogant and wanted to leave the South Pharmacy." Mei Erniang said.

"Leave?" Zhu Mao couldn't help laughing: "When you enter the door of the South Pharmacy, there is no reason to leave." What's more, she is like this, she still stays in the medicine garden honestly for the rest of her life, don't have some sweet dreams. ”

Mei Erniang's eyelashes trembled, and a coolness slowly rose from her heart.

Zhu Mao glanced at her, smiled and pulled her down on the couch, buried his head in her neck and said vaguely: "Don't worry, you are not the same as her......"