ancient female doctor

Chapter 71 Interlude
For the main course at noon, I chose the pheasant brought back by Xiaobai. The little wolf cub who was greatly praised by Qingzhu was very proud, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his "fruit of victory" being embezzled. Squatting expectantly at the door of the kitchen, waiting for dinner.

The pheasant is mixed with the dried mushrooms picked by the way when collecting herbs. Except for ginger, jujube and salt, nothing else is added. After half an hour, the aroma is overflowing and spread far and wide.

Mrs. Xia Gong who just came back from the field smelled the fragrance, and didn't even bother to put down her hoe, so she slammed open the gate of Qingzhu's yard, cursing: "Okay, there are little bastards born with parents but not taught by mothers." , You really stole my chicken, see if I will smash the pot for you today..."

Xia Gong, who used to be able to scold non-stop for an hour or two, suddenly saw two official servants in soap suits sitting in the yard, and suddenly felt like a hen whose neck was trampled, and squeaked something I can't say anything.

The anger on Xia Gong's face solidified together, and her heart was pounding. Didn't it mean that the girl Qingzhu was taken away by the county officials?Why did the official come here again, and he was still sitting with that black boy of unknown origin and that little bastard in Qingshan?Looks like you're having a good chat?
It's true that Xia Gong is a crazy woman, it's true that Xia Gong is recognized as the most nasty and most annoying person in Xiajia Village, but she is just a humble person no matter what.

The people don't fight with the officials, and the officials who wear soap skins are still officials in the eyes of Shengdou Xiaomin. From ancient times to the present, there is basically no Shengdou Xiaomin who is not afraid of being an official.

Therefore, Mrs. Xia Gong flinched, and put the hoe in her hand behind her back to hide it, and said with some caution, "I made a mistake, I made a mistake..."

While talking, Xia Gong backed away, trying to sneak out quickly before the few people in the yard had any seizures.

"Wait a minute..." Seeing that Xia Gongshi was about to exit the gate of the courtyard in half a step, the fat official spoke slowly.

Mrs. Xia Gong was already very nervous. When she heard the fat officer's words, she was frightened. She kicked her heel directly on the threshold, and then fell upside down from the gate of Qingzhu's courtyard.

This fall hit Xia Gongshi hard enough, she couldn't breathe for a long time, and finally got up, before she had time to run, the fat official walked up to her.

"In broad daylight, you broke into a good family's house with a murder weapon. You... are you going to rob a house?" The fat official looked at Xia Gongshi condescendingly, and said slowly.

"No, no..." Xia Gong waved her hands anxiously, throwing away the hoe, even though the hoe hit her heel, she didn't dare to cry out for pain.

"No?" The fat official's tone rose slightly, and he went around behind Xia Gong, saw Xia Gong's body turning around with his movements, then kicked the hoe handle on the ground with his toe, and said, "Hit it with something. The head is fatal, even if the head is not smashed, if it is hit elsewhere, as long as it is hit, it will lose half of life, and you still say it is not a murder weapon? Then tell me, what is it if it is not a murder weapon?"

"Officer... Guanye... This, this is not, I just came back from the field, and I didn't have time to put it down. This, this is a hoe." Xia Gong was so anxious that his tongue became knotted, his whole body was trembling, and his head and face were covered with bruises. I didn't even dare to wipe off the cold sweat.

"Hoe?" The fat official looked at Xia Gong like an idiot: "This thing is used in the field. If you say it is a hoe, I believe it, but if you carry this thing and break into a good house, you say it is just a hoe." A hoe, tell me, can I believe it? Let me tell you, Fatty, I’ve been in the yamen for so many years, and I can’t count the cases of using a hoe to hurt people with two slaps.”

"Officer, I, I, I dare not, dare not, dare not hurt others... I am, I am in a hurry, so..." Mrs. Xia Gong stammered, looking straight into the courtyard of Qingzhu, looking forward to Wearing a green bamboo or a green shirt, I can come out to relieve myself, but I am afraid that they will come out and make trouble, so that I will really have a meal in prison.

"You don't dare to hurt people in the face of an official. You are not hurting people or rebelling! The heads of your family are not enough to cut off! But if there is no fat and thin masters, you can say you dare not? "The fat official stared at Xia Gong's eyes, and his eyes instantly became murderous. Xia Gong's legs softened in fright, and he sat down on the ground.

"Officer." After listening for a long time, Qingzhu knew that she should come out. If she didn't come out again, I'm afraid that the fat official would not be able to get down from the stage except to arrest people.

It doesn't matter if you arrest someone, although this person is usually hated by others, but she is her aunt after all, if she is really captured by the officials, then the people in Xiajia Village will probably not have a good opinion of her anymore.

There is no way, human nature is like this, it is true that the people do not fight with the officials, but if there are people like them who are sent by the officials to the village and arrested, others dare not say anything in the open, I am afraid that the backbone will be exposed secretly .Qingzhu is also a human being, and she still wants to live in Xiajia Village, so naturally she can't do everything she can.

Although Xia Gong's was wrong about this matter today, it would not be clear if there were official posts involved.

Therefore, Qingzhu had no choice but to watch the timing, and went to the door to help others.

"Oh, Doctor Xia, you don't have to be afraid. I'll send this wicked person away for you. If you don't arrest her and put her in a cell for a year or so, she doesn't know that our Da Ruichao and Yongning County are there. The place where Wang Fa is." The fat official saw Qingzhu come out, and with a smile on his face, he said to Qingzhu in a good voice.

"My lord, you misunderstood me. This person is my aunt who lives in the nearby courtyard. Although she is a bit aggressive on weekdays, as long as you don't provoke her and hurt others, it shouldn't happen." Qing Zhu said to her with a smile. The fat official said, not only explaining who Xia Gong is, but also implying that he would be bullied by Xia Gong on weekdays.

The people in the yamen are all old fritters, and they understood what Qingzhu meant. The fat official kicked Mrs. Xia Gong and said, "It turns out that this woman is really a vicious woman. Dr. Xia has been bullied a lot on weekdays." Well, it doesn't matter, take it to her yamen, let her have a meal, and a long memory will be fine."

"No, don't take me to the Yamen..."

Mrs. Xia Gong had been frightened by the fat official for a long time. Now that she heard that she was going to take her to the Yamen to eat, she was so frightened that she scrambled and crawled. : "Good niece, please tell the official, I didn't bully you, I am your uncle, how could I bully you, good niece, please help me to beg the official, don't take me to the yamen."

Qingzhu frowned, the king took two steps back, and said: "Auntie, please speak well, Qingzhu can't be your plea, besides, have you ever bullied our siblings or even my deceased parents? Thinking about it, my aunt is the clearest in her heart."

Although Qingzhu will not really let Xia Gongshi be taken away, it is still possible to beat her with the power of the official, so she does not immediately ask for mercy.

"I...I..." Mrs. Xia Gong blushed, and I couldn't say anything after a long while.

"Sister Qingzhu, my mother will never dare again." Xia Qingmei poked her head out when she heard the movement, and Xia Qingmei, who had been hiding at the gate of her yard for a long time, walked over timidly, huddling in the shadow of the wall, timidly. Open your mouth timidly.

Although Qingmei is also very afraid of the officials, but she is her own mother after all, she can't really watch her being taken away by the officials in the yamen.Besides, if my mother is really taken away, how will the family live on?She is not as capable as Qingzhu, she can support herself and Qingshan by herself alone, and she can also support an irrelevant idler.

"Yes, yes, yes, I will never dare again, never again." Hearing Qingmei's words, Mrs. Xia Gong nodded like pounding garlic, repeatedly reassuring.

"However, how can I trust you, my aunt is like that on weekdays?" Qingzhu looked at Xia Gongshi, and asked pretending to be a little scared.

"That's right, what should you say if you bully Dr. Xia again in the future? Your guarantee doesn't count. It's better to go to the Yamen to have a meal to improve your memory." The fat official said in a timely manner.

"I, I swear, if I bully Qingzhu and Qingshan again in the future, I will be struck by lightning, and I will die!" Mrs. Xia Gong was really anxious, and even made a vow, and it was a poisonous oath.You must know that the ancients have always been in awe of the theory of gods and ghosts. They firmly believe that there are gods above their heads, so except for the real treacherous and evil people, few people will violate their oaths.

"Guan Ye, look at my aunt has sworn, how about giving her a chance to reform herself?" Qingzhu felt relieved when she saw Xia Gong's vow.

Although Ah Mo was there, she was not afraid of Xia Gongshi at all, but hearing those harsh and vicious words from time to time still affected her mood.Besides, Ah Mo is not from Shuyu, who knows if and when he will leave?

So she was still very satisfied to be able to follow the power of the official messenger to force Xia Gongshi to swear a poisonous oath.

Just looking at Qingzhu's eyes, the fat official knew that Qingzhu's intercession was true or false. He pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded mercifully, and said, "Well, since Dr. Xia has already interceded, I still have to give this face to you." of."

As he said that, the fat official yelled at Xia Gongshi again: "Get out soon? Do you really want to eat the board?"

"Yes, yes..." Xia Gong got up with relief, and ran towards his house in a stumbling manner.

"return!"

The fat official's words made Xia Gong's back stiff, and his legs were so weak that he almost sat on the ground. He turned his head tremblingly, and looked at the fat official in a fawning manner.

The fat officer tapped Xia Gong's hoe that was still on the ground with his chin, and said, "Take your rags away, and you just smashed Dr. Xia's door, remember to send over the money for repairing the door later." , otherwise the Lord will not spare you."

"Yes." Xia Gong replied tremblingly, walked back timidly, squatted down and grabbed the handle of the hoe, then turned around and ran away, afraid that the fat officer would stop her again.

In fact, the courtyard door of Qingzhu's house was not broken at all. The reason why Xia Gong's family was able to break open at once was because Qingzhu didn't clean the plug on the courtyard door at all.

"Thank you, sir." Seeing Xia Gong's family walking away, Qing Zhu saluted the fat official and said.

"Doctor Xia is too polite, you should, you should." The fat official said politely with a smile on his face.

"Then please go in, sit and rest for a while, the lord, the chicken on the stove will be stewed soon, I will cook two more dishes, and then I can eat." Qingzhu said.

"Doctor Lao Xia is here." The fat official said politely.

Not long after, Qingmei came over with a small bunch of copper coins, Qingzhu was cooking, Qingshan was helping Qingzhu to light the fire, and the officials were still sitting in the yard, Qingmei didn't even dare to shout, so she could only hang the money on the door, and walked away ran back.

(End of this chapter)