Medicine in Song Dynasty

Chapter 118 Sleepover
The Su family quickly got ready to travel by car. They said they were a family, but in fact only Su Tong went to Qingzhou with Su Wencheng and Li Xiuniang.

Erlang still has to go to school, studying in Kaifeng is much better than Qingzhou. Su Wencheng is absolutely not happy that his son delays his homework, and he can't delay his future just because he doesn't want his son to leave his side.

As for Li Xiuniang, she originally wanted to stay, but neither Su Tong nor Su Wencheng could really let a newly married woman leave her husband.

Besides, Erlang lived on campus on weekdays and was taken care of by the Hu family. He was also a good boy with a mature mind, so Su Wencheng and Su Tong didn't have to worry too much.

After preparing for half a month, the Su family finally received the order and left the capital. Everything was going smoothly, but the journey in this era is still very difficult. Although this time it is going to Qingzhou to take up a post, the Su family is not enough to invite The level of escort of the officers and soldiers is just to hire a group of bodyguards from the Escort Bureau as bodyguards.

Although it is the big bodyguard agency in the capital, the roads are familiar, and the faces are not unfamiliar, like those bandits, there are also some bold and desperate people, especially after entering the Shandong border, since ancient times Shandong has many strong beams, bandits and others , here, even in the so-called peaceful and prosperous times, it is everywhere.

But now it is different from before. In the past, the Su family didn't bring many things with them when they traveled all the way. At first glance, even if they are not poor people, they are not qualified to be "patronized" by those thieves. Naturally, they have a safe journey.Now, the Su family can be regarded as a wealthy family. In addition, Su Wencheng has received the government's order, and he has other tasks to go to Qingzhou. car.

With a lot of things around, it is naturally more difficult to travel. The people of the Su family walked cautiously, and they encountered several dangerous situations. Fortunately, the escorts they hired were experienced and familiar with the localities, and they avoided danger several times without major incidents.

But the itinerary was really slow. After walking for more than a month, I arrived at the border of Shandong, which was still some distance away from Qingzhou.

Su Tong let out a sigh of relief, finally seeing hope.

Seeing his daughter's lazy appearance, Su Wencheng couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "You girl, you really don't know what contentment is. Compared with before, we didn't suffer much along the way!"

It is true that their carriages are all the way through the official road, and the carriages that Su Tong and the others ride are all remodeled, and the shock absorption is not bad. Although it is a lot of trouble to build by hand, this carriage is slower than the vehicles of the 21st century later generations. In terms of earthquakes, the gap is not too big. Although the roads are always bumpy, they can still rest and live in peace, not as uncomfortable as when they went to the capital by car.

Su Tong shrugged, and just about to say something, he heard an old escort surnamed Zhou shouting loudly outside the car window: "Su Langjun, it's not a good day, I'm afraid there will be wind and rain. Okay, but the road ahead is not easy to walk, if it is stormy, we may have to find a place to take shelter."

Su Wencheng was stunned, opened the car window and looked outside, and saw that there seemed to be cooking smoke not far ahead, and said hastily: "Then please hurry to the village ahead, let's take a rest before leaving."

The so-called disobedience to the old man's words is a disadvantage. They have been walking all the way, and the old escort Zhou has helped a lot. According to Su Tong's feeling, the weather forecast is not much worse than the weather forecast of later generations. It really rains when it rains. When the wind blows, the wind blows, and he is very capable. No wonder this old escort leader looks at a 60-year-old man, and he still has to walk the dart. It is really a rare talent. It is estimated that such a capable person is rare in a large escort agency.

Sure enough, after walking for less than half an hour, the sky and the earth changed color. After a while, the sky was covered with dark clouds, rain poured down, and the wind howled.

Hearing the roar of the mountain wind, Su Tong shrank his head and didn't dare to look around and enjoy the scenery. This is not a joke. When the weather is bad in the wilderness, accidents are easy to happen.

Fortunately, he entered the village not long after.

This village is barely a medium-sized village, and there are obviously not very few residents. From a general look, there are about a hundred households in the small village built by the mountains, densely populated.

Su Tong looked out through the car window. Through the water mist, he always felt that the villages in Qingzhou were rougher than those in his hometown, Taizhou. Taizhou was considered to have a prosperous literary style. Even the villages had the style of singing birds and flowers. People's house is very exquisite.

It was raining heavily, and no one came in or out of the village. Su Wencheng poked his head out, whispered and rode hurriedly on the horse, and Zhou Biao, who was drenched in the rain, discussed which house to spend the night with. I saw a carriage coming towards me, and that carriage looked quite high-end.

In fact, those who can afford a carriage these days are probably fairly well-to-do.

The road in the village was muddy and narrow, and the two carriages were facing each other, so it was really difficult to walk, so they had to stop, and a young man in a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat came over from the opposite side, Zhou Biaotou also went up to meet him, The two of them didn't say a few words. Su Wencheng saw that Zhou Biao got off his horse and walked to the carriage. Not long after, he turned back and smiled at Su Wencheng: "The front is the local Mr. Zhang Yuan's family. He has promised us Go to Zhang's house to spend the night."

Only then did Su Wencheng heave a sigh of relief.

The Su family turned around in their car, led by the other party's servant, and walked all the way to the door of a family at the east end of the village.

Zhang Yuanwai's family is quite wealthy, the gate alone has two floors, and is about [-] square meters. Although they are not considered wealthy and the land prices in the countryside may be cheap, they are obviously well-known local gentry and landlords.

When Su Tong got out of the carriage, there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old female envoy in peach red clothes standing in front of the car door holding an oil-paper umbrella. When she saw Su Tong, she smiled before saying a word: "Little lady, the rain is falling hard. I'm afraid your body is uncomfortable, my wife asked the slave to wait for you to change your clothes first."

This little envoy has delicate features and exquisite attire. The neckline and cuffs are trimmed with silver, and there are two gorgeous peach blossoms embroidered on the skirt. They must be quite rich.

Su Tong smiled, and generously helped Ah Zhen out of the car, and the master and servant followed her into the room.

"Little lady, don't catch the cold. Change your clothes first. I don't know if the little lady has a change of clothes? If you don't bring it, my little lady has a new one and it hasn't touched her body yet. You can make do with it first." .”

The maid supported Su Tong, asked her to sit down on the chair, and said, "This sister also got wet clothes. If you don't mind, I just made a new suit, and I asked my sister to change the wet clothes for a while."

Ah Zhen hurriedly said: "Don't dare to bother. We have luggage and a change of clothes. I will go get them here. Do you dare to ask if there is hot water? If you can let my little lady wash up, I will be very grateful."

The little maid was stunned, and immediately showed a little apology on her face, and hurriedly called for a basin of hot water, and asked the kitchen to make ginger soup, and presented it to Su Tong's master and servant to pour it down.

After tossing for a long time, the envoy kept chatting with Su Tong and A Zhen, saying that her name was Xiaoying, and she was the envoy of the young lady of the Zhou family, until both of them had changed into new clothes and combed their hair again , and finished drinking the ginger soup, that Xiaoying put away the bowl and spoon, asked Su Tong to rest, and got up to go out by herself.

Before leaving, he couldn't help saying apologetically: "Because the young lady is playful and caught the wind and cold, today she suddenly has a high fever and the house is in a mess. If there is any negligence, please don't take offense."

Of course, Su Tong was also polite, and felt that this family seemed to be kind and hospitable enough. Even an ordinary little envoy seemed to be well-educated, so she should not be an ordinary family.

What she didn't know was that the Zhou family was a merchant, and their young gentleman had been managing business with his father since he was a child. and horses, I know their family must be unusual, and the hospitality specifications are only up to the grade. If it is a good intention to change ordinary people, I am afraid that I will not dare to bring a large group of people to my home. Just rest in a shelter from the wind and rain.

The maid named Xiaoying went out of the guest room and went to the main room. As soon as she entered the door, she saw her young man standing by the bed with an ugly face. Run's little face was flushed with heat, his brows were furrowed, and he looked very uncomfortable. He was anxious, and he didn't care to explain the guest's situation to Mr. Xiaolang first, so he rushed to another woman in lotus-colored dress who was waiting in front of the window. The envoy asked, "What did the doctor say? Can you prescribe medicine?"

The female envoy's voice was a little hoarse, she gritted her teeth and said: "The medicine has been prescribed, and it is boiling. The doctor said that if the heat can subside, nothing will happen. If the heat continues, I'm afraid it will not be good."

Anxiety was everywhere in the room. Nowadays, a little typhoid fever can kill people, and it is still easy to kill people, especially the little lady in their family looks only six or seven years old, young, and her resistance is not strong. Accidents will happen if you don't pay attention. Children die young due to various reasons. In this era, it is not new at all.

The little man was also so anxious that his mouth was full of bubbles, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, maybe he wanted to divert his attention and make himself more stable, after drinking a sip of tea, he asked Xiaoying: "Have the guests settled down?"

Xiaoying nodded: "As Mr. Xiaolang said, the guest who came to the house should not be an ordinary family. The servants of that house are well-behaved, and they don't seem to panic at all when it rains. When they enter the door, their feet are stained with muddy water. Clean up, the ground of our house is not stained at all."

"The little lady in that family is also like a lady raised in a deep boudoir, she behaves moderately, speaks and behaves very generously, and the incense on them is similar to the tribute sent to the little lady by the aunt in the south of the Yangtze River last year. If it smells better, it must be more expensive."

(End of this chapter)