Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 90 Daiyu is sick
  Jia Cong and others took the boat all the way south along the Grand Canal and entered the boundary of Cangzhou in a few days.

There was nothing going on in the boat, Jia Cong was focused on it, practiced hard for several days, and felt that he had made some progress.

Because of what happened that night, Daiyu treated him coldly and indifferently. No matter what Jia Cong said, it was like a soft nail. After three or two times, Jia Cong became a little impatient. He only visited her as a routine every day. Don't ask for trouble.

That evening, Jia Cong was practicing his spear on the deck, while Zhang and Yan stood watching.

But I saw that Jia Cong's feet seemed to be taking root, and he was firmly nailed to the deck as the ship's hull rose and fell. The iron gun in his palm danced into a ball of light, hovering around him, stirring up bursts of strong wind. Suddenly the gun was withdrawn, Jia Cong stood with his gun across his shoulder, the forty-pound iron gun motionless in his hand.

This iron spear was specially used by Wang Jin to practice his basic skills. On the actual battlefield, he would have to use a big gun with a white wax rod to make the best use of the flexible changes in his spear skills.

"Third Master is a good marksman!" Yan Shuangying hurriedly stepped forward to take the gun and handed over the handkerchief.

Jia Cong wiped his sweat and felt quite happy. His marksmanship had become more mature. He was about to speak when he suddenly heard a cry from above: "Second Master, come quickly. The girl seems to be sick."

Jia Cong frowned slightly, rushed up to the third floor in a few steps, went straight to Daiyu's bedroom, and said, "What's going on?"

"I was fine just now, but now I suddenly have a stomachache." Zicuckoo said anxiously, and hurriedly brought Jia Cong in.

Jia Cong saw Daiyu lying prone on the bed, pressing her stomach with one hand, sweating from the pain, and hurriedly said: "Sister Lin, where does it hurt?"

Daiyu shook her head and said nothing, just gritted her teeth and suffered.

Jia Cong was a little flustered. Where can I find a doctor on this big river? It would be difficult if it was an emergency such as appendicitis or strangulation, but when I think about the original novel, Sister Shang Lin was not in any kind of disaster at this time. It was just a minor illness, and I felt a little at ease.

He hurriedly held her in his arms and said, "Show me where it hurts."

Daiyu was held in his arms for the second time, and she didn't care about being shy. She reached out and pressed her middle and upper abdomen.

Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it's just a stomachache. What did Sister Lin eat today?"

Zicuckoo thought for a while and said, "It's just daily food, nothing special. At noon, the girl said she had no appetite, so she didn't eat anything. At night, she thought she was hungry, so she ate an extra bowl."

Jia Cong nodded, that's it. Among the people who came with the ship, there was a cook. She cooked on the second floor alone and provided for the three masters.

The diet is also consistent with the rules of wealthy families. Avoid spicy, harsh, fat, sweet and thick flavors. Logically speaking, there should be nothing wrong with her. However, Daiyu was too weak and her eating habits were slightly disrupted, and symptoms appeared.

"Did you bring some pills to treat stomach pain?" Jia Cong asked.

"Yes." Zijuan hurriedly took out a few medicines and handed them to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong took the medicine bottle and looked at it. One bottle contained Lizhong Pills, one bottle contained Jinlingzi Powder, and one bottle contained Xiangsha Yangwei Pills.

Jia Cong also didn't understand pharmacology. When he saw that the name of Xiangsha Yangwei Pills was quite familiar and he seemed to have eaten them in his previous life, he poured out a few pills and gave them to Daiyu to take.

"Go get a water bag and fill it with hot water." Jia Cong ordered.

Zicuckoo hurriedly went to fetch it.

Jia Cong pressed the hot water bag on Daiyu's abdomen and said, "It might be better to apply a hot compress like this, and drink more hot water."

Daiyu leaned obediently in Jia Cong's arms, motionless, just looked at him softly and hummed softly.

Jia Lian wanted to come over and take a look, but was stopped by Yan Shuangying at the door, so he had to ask outside the window: "Brother Cong, are you feeling better?"

Jia Cong said: "Brother Lian, go and have a rest. I'll watch here. My sister is feeling better."

"That's good, call me if you need anything." Jia Lian was so happy that he turned around and went back to his room.

Yan Shuangying looked at his back and smiled. If you disturb the good things between the third master and the girl, I might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill him.

After about an hour of burning incense, Daiyu felt better. She straightened up and whispered: "Brother Cong, thank you very much."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "It's nothing to worry about. My sister will take care of herself in the future. By the way, Zicuckoo, tell the kitchen to cook porridge with fresh fish soup for my sister to drink in the past two days, and chop the fruits, vegetables and leaves into fine pieces." And boil the fish with the bones removed in the porridge to nourish the stomach first." Zicuckoo agreed and went down.

Daiyu couldn't help but smile when she saw how he arranged his life: "I didn't expect that General Zilong, who will be on the battlefield in the future, would actually know how to eat."

Jia Cong said: "Can't the general know how to eat? I also know a taste of your Yangzhou cuisine. I guess you haven't even heard of it."

Daiyu smiled and said: "You are bragging again. I grew up in Yangzhou. What kind of food do I not know? Tell me."

Jia Cong said: "What if you don't know?"

Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "So what if I know?"

"If you know, I will promise you something." Jia Cong said.

"What if I don't know? Do I have to promise you something?" Daiyu asked, tilting her head.

Jia Cong smiled and nodded.

"It can't be too much." Daiyu cautiously held back.

"That's natural."

"Say it."

"The name of this dish is: Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night. Do you know?"

Daiyu chuckled and said, "You are just making up a name. Who knows? How to do it?"

Jia Cong secretly laughed, now that Master Jin has not been born yet, you know there will be ghosts.

"The method is simple. First cut a ham open, dig 24 round holes, cut the tofu into 24 small balls and put them into the holes respectively. Prick the ham and steam it. When it is steamed, the umami flavor of the ham will be gone. It's all in the tofu, but the ham is left out and only the tofu is eaten. How about it?"

Daiyu was surprised. This dish actually existed. Why did Brother Cong know about it when she hadn't heard of it? I couldn't help but said angrily: "Where did you find the recipe? You must have made it up."

Jia Cong said: "Don't worry about where it comes from. My sister said, how is this dish? Is it considered a Yangzhou dish?"

"This... sounds okay. The name is also from Yangzhou. Let's call it Yangzhou cuisine. I just don't know how it tastes." Daiyu thought for a while.

"Then my sister lost?"

Daiyu saw Jia Cong's evil intentions and was afraid that he might cause harm, so she took a step back and said, "Don't go too far as you promised."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Then I ask my sister to eat on time and sleep on time, is that too much?" After saying that, he stood up to leave.

Daiyu bit her lip and said softly: "I promise you."

Jia Cong nodded, smiled slightly, and returned to the room.

Zicuckoo helped Daiyu sit down and said with a smile: "Girl, when I went to call Third Master Cong just now, Third Master learned that you were sick and jumped up like flying, which shows that he was worried."

Daiyu spat and said, "You are chewing maggots again. But the care between brothers and sisters changes the taste when it comes from your mouth."

Zicuckoo covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Aren't Second Masters Lian a brother and sister? He can't even get in."

"Why is this?" Daiyu was a little confused.

"Because I was blocked by Third Master Cong's soldiers outside the door. If you think Third Master's personal soldiers can block Second Master, it must be Third Master's order. Obviously Third Master doesn't want people to see you two... Hee Hee." Zijuan said.

Daiyu's face suddenly turned red and she said angrily: "What are you talking about! Why don't you shut up." After saying that, she turned her back and lay on the bed. Thinking about Zijuan's words, it seemed to make sense.

(End of this chapter)