Denghuaxiao

Chapter 1 Wedges

Chapter 1 Wedges
Yongchang 32 years, Changwu County.

In the early morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the long street was covered with a layer of jade white.The light snow fell from the sky, making the Spring Festival couplets on the door of the courtyard wet.

As the New Year is approaching, there is no New Year flavor at all in the county, and every door is closed.

In the dark room, there were suddenly several muffled coughs, and a young child's voice said: "Mom, I'm going out to fetch water."

After a while, the woman replied: "Don't go too far."

"got it."

The door of the house opened with a creak, and an eight or nine-year-old girl walked out. She was wearing a sunflower-colored silk jacket and a pair of torn red cotton shoes. She held up her felt hat and carried a bucket toward the street. Go up.

Three months ago, Changwu County was hit by an epidemic. The epidemic was so violent that people in each household fell ill.The epidemic first causes a person to have a fever, and then gradually loses strength, collapses in bed, and develops red rashes on his body. After a few days, his body will fester and die.The body was swept away by the government officials and taken to the east of the city to be burned.

Among the five members of the Lu family, only Lu Tong can still walk on the ground.As a nine-year-old child, it was really difficult for her to take care of her parents and siblings alone.

The well was in front of the old temple at the east gate, but Lu Tong walked directly to the west of the city carrying the wooden bucket.There was a hole in the top of the cotton shoe, and gradually the snow water seeped in, making the girl's face look paler from the cold.

After walking for about five or six miles through the city, the crowds became sparse and the mansions became more and more luxurious. After turning an alley, a three-entry red gate courtyard appeared in front of him. Lu Tong stopped and walked to the two buildings in front of the mansion. The stone lion sat down in front of him.

This is the residence of Li Maocai, the local magistrate.

After the epidemic, the number of households in the county was withered, and there were few people on the streets.Occasionally, there are figures, it is the policeman pulling the cart with the corpse lying on it, rushing past.The Spring Festival couplets on the door of Li's house are still the same as last year, and the black characters are blurred by the rain and snow.Not far away, there was a brand new carriage tied in front of a long pillar.

The maroon horse glanced sideways at her, then lowered his head to lick the snow water in the groove on the ground.Lu Tong shrank in front of the stone lion, crossed his legs and looked at the vermilion door in a daze.

The dark clouds above were cold and cold, mixed with large clumps of wind and snow. With a "squeak" sound, the door of the house opened, and a person walked out.

Under the corner of the snow-white skirt is a pair of light green embroidered shoes with rolling cloud patterns, with a round pearl on the upper.The corners of the skirt are also flying, as light as clouds, and upward, there is snow-white silk yarn.

This is a woman wearing a curtain.

The woman stepped out of the house and walked forward. She grabbed the hem of her skirt with one hand. When she turned around, the girl at her feet grasped the hem of her skirt and said timidly: "Excuse me... are you the doctor who cured Master Li?"

The woman paused, and after a moment she spoke, her voice as clear and smooth as jade, filled with a strange coldness: "Why do you say that?"

Lu Tong pursed her lips and whispered: "I have been waiting here for a month, but I haven't seen Master Li's body brought out. These days, the only stranger who comes in and out of Li's house is you." She raised her head and looked at The woman in front of me: "You are the doctor who cured Master Li, right?"

Lu Tong has been squatting at the magistrate's office for a month.A month ago, she went to the hospital to get medicine and saw the Li family's carriage entering the county hospital. The servant helped the coughing young master Li into the hospital.

Young Master Li also contracted the disease.

Countless people get sick every day in Changwu County, and medical clinics cannot accept them, and there is no cure.Ordinary people can only wait to die at home if they get sick, but as the only son in the family, Li Zhixian will definitely do everything possible to save his only son's life.

Lu Tong was guarding the door of Li's Mansion. When he saw this strange woman entering the door of Li's Mansion, there was a faint scent of medicine wafting from the sky above the house.One day, two days, three days...for twenty whole days, there were no white mourning flags hanging in front of Li's house.

From the onset of the epidemic to death, it only lasts for half a month at most, and now it has been a full month.

Young Master Li did not die, he survived.

The woman lowered her head and looked at Lu Tong. Her face was covered by the curtain. Lu Tong could not see her expression. He could only hear her voice, which was a bit careless, "Yes, I cured him."

Lu Tong felt happy.This epidemic has been coming for three months, and many doctors in the medical center have died. No doctor from far and near dares to come here. Everyone in Changwu County is waiting to die. Now that this woman can cure Mr. Li, Changwu The county will be saved.

"Can Miss cure the disease?" Lu Tong asked cautiously.

The woman smiled and said: "I can't cure diseases, I can only detoxify them. Diseases are also poisons and can be cured naturally."

Lu Tong didn't quite understand what she said, so she only asked softly: "Miss...can you save my family?"

The woman lowered her head, and Lu Tong could feel the other person's eyes falling on her, seeming to examine her, and she was a little uneasy when she heard the person in front of her say: "Okay." Before she could feel happy, the woman continued, "But my consultation fee, but very expensive."

Lu Tong was stunned: "...how many are needed?"

"Li Zhixian paid 800 taels of silver to buy his son's life. Little girl, how many people are in your family?"

Lu Tong looked at her blankly.

My father was just an ordinary teacher in the academy. He had resigned since he contracted the epidemic.My mother usually made a living doing some embroidery work in a grocery store, and lived in poverty when she had nothing to do. Now that the family has no source of money, the money for medicine is being spent continuously.The eldest sister and second brother are also getting seriously ill... let alone 800 taels of silver, their family cannot afford even [-] taels of silver.

The woman chuckled lightly, passed Lu Tong, and walked towards the carriage.

Lu Tong looked at her back, and the sour scent of medicine in the cramped room passed through her mind, her mother's tears and her father's sighs, her eldest sister's gentle comfort, her second brother's pretending to be relaxed... She took a few steps to catch up. :"Miss!"

The woman paused and did not turn around.

"Puff" sound.

Lu Tong knelt down and spoke hastily: "I, my family doesn't have that much money, I can sell myself to you. I can do a lot of work, and I can endure hardship!" She seemed to be afraid that the people in front of her would not believe it. , spread out his hands, revealing his white, tender, childish palms, "I usually do all the work at home, I can do anything! Please save my family, Miss, I am willing to work for Miss for the rest of my life!"

The felt hat fell off, and my forehead hit the snow, covered with a layer of ice and cold. The sky was overcast, and the north wind blew the lanterns under the eaves.

After a while, someone's voice sounded: "Sell yourself to me?"

"I know I'm not worth that much money," Lu Tong's voice was choked with sobs, "but I can do anything... I can do anything..."

A pair of hands lifted her up from the ground.

"Being my servant will mean you have to endure a lot of hardships. Don't you regret it?"

Lu Tong murmured: "I don't regret it."

"Okay." The woman seemed to smile, bent down to pick up the fallen felt hat, and put it back on Lu Tong gently, with a somewhat inexplicable tone, "I'll save your family, you come with me. How about that?"

Lu Tong looked at her and nodded.

"What a good boy." She held Lu Tong's hand and said calmly: "Deal."

 Off topic: Long time no see everyone, let’s open a new pit!There is no rebirth or house fighting, a mindless and crude revenge story. Liutong is an emotionally stable crazy person who has suffered a lot in the past.I hope you all like this new story~

  
 
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