The medical concubine is too difficult to tease

Chapter 3
The muddy road along the edge of the field passed through some low-rise houses in the village, and it was bumpy. When the sun was high, the carriage drove to a relatively flat official road and stopped in front of a rather elegant restaurant. Wang Er Walking to the window, he respectfully said, "Miss, this is the official road at the exit of Luxi County, the horses have to eat and rest, and next to it is the only restaurant within a radius of ten miles, do you want to rest and eat, Miss?"

Li Ru'an opened the curtain and stretched out his hand to throw a silver hairpin to him, "Go to a nearby pawn shop and buy a horse."

Wang Er was taken aback, looking at the delicate silver hairpin in his hand, thinking he had heard it wrong.

"Miss, I'll go!" Xue Gu was also surprised, the silver hairpin was a precious thing at first glance, how could Miss just let a servant take it, she quickly opened her mouth to stop it.

"Nurse, no need, you are already tired from bumping around for half a day, don't worry." Li Ruan cast a look at Wang Er after speaking, "Go and come back quickly."

With a fluttering gesture, Wang Er felt his scalp numb and his back feel cold, he quickly lowered his eyes and cupped his hands before turning around and walking towards the market.

The three got out of the carriage, and Xue Gu reluctantly threw some broken silver to the trembling Mama Liu Dazhang, and ordered them to lead the horses to feed them.

Xiao Er led the three of them up to the private seat on the second floor. Xue Gu tightened her wizened purse on her chest, and looked at the elegant surroundings with some trepidation. Really reluctant to spend this money.

Li Ru'an couldn't see why, she smiled and pointed to the excited Zi Yan, "Nurse, don't worry all the time, you should learn from the little girl and see how comfortable she is."

"This girl is as long as she has something to eat, of course she is at ease." Xue Gu rolled her eyes at Zi Yan who was smiling, and asked Li Ru'an as she thought of something, "The silver hairpin just now looked strange, why have I never seen it before?"

"Maybe it fell into the bottom of the box. I just found it not long ago. It should be given by my grandmother. Speaking of which, I haven't seen my grandfather and grandmother for a long time, and I don't know if they are in good health." Li Ru'an broke the topic.

"Since it was given by the old lady, it shouldn't be taken! It's better to die, oh, no, I'll go after Wang Er and come back. The hairpin is very valuable at first glance, don't be fooled by others!"

"Nurse, sit down. No matter how precious the silver hairpin is, it is just a possession to me. I have to walk for more than 20 days. How long can you last with that little piece of silver? Is it possible that you didn't get killed by someone, and you starve yourself?" Frozen to death on the road? And Wang Er dare not lie to me, he knows the consequences, he wants money or dies, it’s up to him to choose.” Li Ru’an pressed the excited Xuegu and said calmly.

"Oh, my sister is just thinking too simply, I don't know that this person has a sinister heart." Xue Gu kept chattering while being held down to sit down.

The waiter brought hot tea, asked attentively what to eat, couldn't help but glanced at the young lady's face, her dark and thin face was a little hot, the place is barren, and most of the people who entered the shop were caravans and horses. These five-year-old men have never seen such a beautiful and expensive girl.

Li Ru'an glanced at him lightly, as if he had poured a bowl of ice water in the cold winter, it was refreshingly cool, Xiaoer took a breath, ordered the food and stepped back, patted his chest to relieve his breath, isn't that true? Is it the ice beauty that those scholars talk about?I am willing to be frozen to death!
It was rare to have a good meal, and the three of them stopped eating until they were full, drinking hot tea contentedly.

Downstairs, Wang Er came back leading a horse, his face was a little excited, and he frequently raised his head to look upstairs.

"Zi Yan, let him come up." Li Ru'an, who was by the window, naturally saw him, and the expression on his face should be quite pricey.

"Miss, this is a deadly pawned note. The boss said that he was afraid that the slave would go back on his word, so he specially wrote this note as a proof. A total of 300 taels were pawned. The horses cost 290 taels. This is the remaining [-] taels." What did Wang Er say? He didn't expect that hairpin to be so valuable, and he had never seen so much silver in such a big age, let alone carrying it in his bosom, he was frightened for the few steps he walked back.

"It's worth so much?" Xue Gu exclaimed, and quickly covered her mouth, for fear that others would listen.

"It must be your credit." Li Ru'an glanced at Wang Er, took the heavy small cloth bag, and picked up a complete silver ingot to watch.

"Back to Miss, the boss first offered a price of 150 taels, but the slave saw him staring at the hairpin with glowing eyes, so he bit the bullet and said 300 taels. After a while, the slave just said that he would go to another house to have a look. The boss agreed immediately, and the servant also ordered to exchange 50 taels of broken silver, thinking that it should be enough for the journey.” After Wang Er finished speaking truthfully, seeing Li Ruan cast an appreciative look, he was a little excited , heartily.

"You did a good job. This is a reward for you. Go downstairs and eat before you start." Li Ru'an handed over a large silver coin. Wang Er was so surprised that he took it with great sincerity before going downstairs.

"Nurse, you can keep the rest."

"Miss is too generous. That silver ingot is enough for him for half a year and a month. If the money is exposed, will he have any thoughts?" , looking worried.

Li Ru'an is not worried about this, she is more than enough to deal with ten Wang Er with her skills, not to mention she has a secret room, which contains a lot of deadly poison for throat sealing, as well as guns and ammunition, so she can rest assured about the safety on the road Very, the most important thing is that money is a thing that is called money if you spend it with your life.

"He has to think about it, he won't come back and report the truth just now, don't worry."

Wang Erxi, who had completely forgotten the true face of the murderous girl last night, went downstairs to eat happily, set up a new horse, and waited respectfully for the eldest lady, ignoring the jealous Liu Da next to her.

Being rich and powerful, Li Ru'an simply packed a few more boxes of snacks to eat on the way, and also bought some good tea and fine charcoal recommended by the shopkeeper. Ziyan smiled and looked at Xuegu who paid for it, with a look of excitement.

The carriage got on the official road, and the two horses drove it together, so it was naturally much faster. The official road was flat and separated by the bedding, so there was almost no bumps. The charcoal stove was warm, making people drowsy comfortably.

Seeing that the two were fast asleep, Li Ru'an pulled out the long needle on his fingertips with both hands, lightly twisted the end of the needle, and flicked it on the wooden pillar on the wall of the car. Only when the pain stopped, he pulled out the five-inch long needle with satisfaction and threw it back into the secret room.

Wang Er is very familiar with the road conditions, and can always arrive at the inn where they rest before nightfall, avoiding the danger of them staying overnight in a carriage. He is more dedicated to his duties, such as getting up in the middle of the night to check the carriages and horses, checking the horseshoes and wheels when traveling, and how the road conditions are. , Wang Er is very cautious, but Liu Da is more and more silent, his eyes are always inexplicably rolling around several people, while Zhang Ma has lost a lot of weight, and from time to time she hates Xue who eats, sleeps, and becomes mellow. Auntie, there is a haze in my eyes.

Xuegu mentioned it several times in private, but Li Ru'an didn't take it seriously, because in her eyes, they were no different from dead people, and she didn't intend to let them live to the capital, but because of Xuegu Ziyan, she was just looking for an opportunity to strike, so they Li Ru'an doesn't care about her thoughts and attitudes. No matter how well Wang Er does, she will not allow any mistakes or omissions. Her purpose has always been to eliminate future troubles forever.

Whatever you want, this afternoon, the carriage stopped by the side of the road to rest, Wang Er and Liu Da went to the river to fetch water to feed the horses, Li Ru'an lifted the curtain and held his chin to look, not far away was a dense bush with sparse grass. A few big black bees were flying, and then seeing Zhang Ma hurriedly walking behind the bushes with her legs crossed, Li Ru'an frowned for a moment, and when she raised her eyes, there was a flash of darkness.

Wang Er carried the water and walked back, saw the half-opened curtain, the young lady rested her chin on her wrist with a white bone wrist, her long black hair, her delicate face was beautiful, her brows and eyes were pleasant and her eyes were slightly closed, lively and fragrant, his face Yire quickly lowered his head and walked quickly, but the pale and colorless face in the mud pit that night suddenly appeared in his mind, and his back suddenly felt cold.

"Ah!" A few high-pitched screams came, startling a few birds, and the drowsy Xuegu was frightened, and rushed to hug Li Ru'an, and asked repeatedly, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ?”

"It's Mama Zhang's voice, it's convenient for her to go down there." Ziyan, who was teasing a horse outside, heard the voice and hurried back to the car to lean against Xuegu, saying in fear.

"Liu Da, go over and have a look." Li Ru'an patted the two of them and said lightly.

From time to time there were screams from behind the bushes, Liu Da hesitantly responded and walked over, Wang Er held the rein tightly and looked around vigilantly.

"Bumble bee! There are so many big bees! Mama Zhang was stung all over her face! She passed out!" Liu Da ran back with a face full of horror and said hastily.

"Bumble bee? That will sting people to death! Ziyan quickly put down the curtain and block it, beware of bees chasing, Wang Er, drive the carriage away, and be careful to protect Miss!" Xue Gu didn't care about others, she shouted loudly , pulled off the quilt and wrapped Li Ru'an until only his eyes remained.

The car drove a few hundred meters and stopped. Wang Er and Liu Da pulled a sweat towel to cover his head and face, and walked carefully back to the bushes, dragging out the unconscious and swollen mother Zhang.

"Miss, it looks really bad." Wang Er went to the window and whispered back.

"Is there an inn near here?" The curtain was lifted slightly, and Li Ru'an cast his eyes on the swollen-faced person lying beside the wheel, and asked with his bare hands half-laid on the window sill.

"The inn still needs to walk for a while, and I'm afraid I won't be able to arrive until nightfall, but Mama Zhang's situation is just that there is a village in front where I can stay." Wang Er looked around for a while and replied.

"Then let's go to the village and leave tomorrow." The curtain was lowered, no one noticed, and there was a quiet cold light shining in the hair on top of Zhang Mama's head.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the carriage entered the entrance of the village, and Wang Er found a place to borrow some money for a night.

Although the house Wang Er was looking for was not big, it was very clean and tidy. Seeing Li Ruan walk in, the simple and honest house owner and his wife were almost dumbfounded. In such a rural place, they have never seen such a jade-faced Bodhisattva-like fairy.

When he saw Zhang's mother, who Liu Da moved in, was already exhaling more air than inhaling, the farmer screamed, his face was a little hesitant, and he said to Wang Er, "Guest, this, this can't be put in the house."

Seeing that several people were silent, the woman hesitated to speak, "There is a doctor at the head of the village, or call him to have a look."

In this day and age, medical care is poor and doctors are distinguished. Even yellow-footed doctors in the countryside are expensive to see a doctor. Generally, only rich people will see a doctor when they are sick, let alone a servant. After the wife opened her mouth, the man hurried Interrupted and apologized repeatedly.

"Wang Er, go and invite the doctor over." Li Ru'an raised his eyebrows, and said calmly while sitting on Xuegu's wooden chair.

The bumblebee was startled by Li Ru'an throwing a stone, and the fatal part was the injection she made later, Mama Zhang was sure to die, even if the immortal came, she was interested, but she became interested when she heard about the doctor. She has memorized the medical books left by Gao Shi, but after all, it is only a matter of paper, and she really wants to see how this ancient doctor practiced medicine.

Wang Er was very surprised, but still obeyed the order and walked out. The man and his wife were full of admiration. These days, masters who are willing to spend money to treat illnesses for their servants are absolutely rare.

After a while, Wang Er led a thin old man in, with his toes high and his hands behind his back, he glanced at everyone with his nostrils, his face was full of arrogance.

"Doctor, this guest invited you here." The man hurriedly bowed his back and asked someone to sit down.

The old man saw the woman in plain clothes surrounded by several people look up, with only a jade hairpin pinned to her thick black hair, her face was graceful and graceful, her temperament was dusty, her whole body was noble and elegant, and her cold and dark eyes looked at him quietly, he was stunned. Dazed for a moment, the arrogance disappeared instantly, and he coughed and asked, "Who wants to see a doctor?"

When he saw the swollen woman, the old man's face was a little dark. He heard that he was stung by a giant scale bee, and he was stung so many times. Isn't that a dying person? What a fart!But seeing the noble lady staring at him with interest, the old man could only pretend to stretch out his hand to feel his pulse, rolled his eyes and tongue, then shook his head and stopped.

"It's hopeless, let's prepare for the funeral."

"Shouldn't you try some medicine? Or do acupuncture?" Li Ru'an looked lonely, a little disappointed, and asked.

"The medicine is so precious, how can it be used on a dying person!" The old man frowned, and looked at Li Ru'an with a little more respect. After all, he knew that most of the doctors who performed acupuncture were noble and wealthy people like him. The yellow-footed doctor who worked in the shop taught himself how to do acupuncture, but he knew more about herbal remedies than others.

"I see, Wang Er, send the doctor out." Li Ru'an waved his hand, feeling so bored.

As for Mama Zhang, Xuegu listened to the man's suggestion and sent her to a nearby yizhuang to stop, and then gave Li Suiyin, the old man who looked after the yizhuang, to bury her tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)