Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 439 Youlong Dance "Tonic"

Having already "retired from service", Mrs. Zhao Jia did not mention marriage, which made Mrs. Wu Ya, the wife of the minister, a little puzzled.But this is not a matter of rushing, there is no reason for the woman to take the initiative to ask for a match, so naturally she will not speak up.

No, it was around the Mid-Autumn Festival, perhaps because of the cooler weather, Ruhui's old illness recurred, but it was much more serious than in previous years.

Ruhui suffers from asthma and had two attacks before.Every time it takes only three or four days, it will be fine, but this time it looks not so good.His eyes were swollen, his lips and nails were bruised, his face was pale, and he was sweating profusely.

For fear of delaying her daughter's marriage, Wu Ya always kept Ru Hui's asthma a secret, even her own relatives were no exception.I originally wanted to take advantage of my young age and take two years of recuperation to make it better, but I didn't expect it to be getting worse now.

In the rush to ask for medicine, the Shilang's mansion didn't care too much, and the matter spread like this.

When Mrs. Zhao Jia heard that her niece and daughter had a serious illness, she couldn't help but burst out in surprise, wondering if she should blame her elder brother and sister-in-law for hiding it, and secretly thanked her for not having settled the marriage of the two families earlier.

Since entering August, Cao Yong has been working as an errand in the Yamen of Taipu Temple.Because Hanqing went to Rehe to change him back at the end of June, and there was only Yiduli in the yamen for the past two months, it was true that he was busy, and it was also true that he was looking for excuses to go to the outer house all day long.
Yi Duli was very grateful for the kindness of Cao Yong's "information" last time. It happened that the yamen was not busy that day, so he specially invited Cao Yong to the restaurant to drink and thank him.

Speaking during the dinner, he might not have complained in his heart.

According to Yi Duli's thoughts, he originally wanted to take Yang Ruixue's mother and daughter back to the mansion, after all, they lived in these two places, so he didn't care about the other side, and it was really tiring for him to turn over and over again.

But every time it was brought up, Yang Ruixue could only cry, saying that she came from a small family, and she was afraid of the rules in the mansion, so she dared not agree.

Although Yang Ruixue is a woman, she guards the two shops by herself, and her daily expenses do not depend on Yiduli.Sometimes, she also used the money to buy high-quality clothing materials and so on, and cut clothes for Yidu.

Yi Duli only felt like a door-to-door son-in-law, and he didn't have enough confidence to speak.In addition, he really has some genuine feelings for Yang Ruixue, and he doesn't want to go against her wishes.After getting married, he diligently "sowed seeds", hoping that Yang Ruixue would get pregnant soon.When she has a child, she can confidently take her back to the house and go.

Unexpectedly, after more than half a year, Yang Ruixue's stomach still didn't move.When Yi Duli mentioned this, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, and he also muttered: "Could it be that I'm old? Or, find some ways to get some prescriptions for nourishing essence?"

These are all Yiduli's family affairs, Cao Yong is really not interested in listening to them, but it is not good to leave immediately if he is pulled over by him.

Hearing that Yi Duli was troubled by the child, Cao Yong remembered what her sister said to her in private when Tianhui was full moon.Chu Yu's body was injured due to childbirth, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to conceive again.

When Cao Jiashi talked about it, she was still somewhat annoyed.When Cao Yong heard this, he was not happy, but it was not because of his own reasons, but because he was worried that Chu Yu would feel uncomfortable if he knew it in the future.

In Cao Yong's mind, with Tianyou Tong Tianhui, adopted son Hang Seng, nephew Zuo Cheng, and brothers Zuo Zhu, there are enough children in this mansion.

In fact, he was also vaguely grateful.Even if Chu Yu could get pregnant, Cao Yong would not dare to take the risk of letting her have another child.

Yi Duli was still waiting for Cao Yong to give some advice, seeing that Cao Yong didn't answer, he asked guiltyly: "What's the matter? Fu Ruo also saw that I was getting old. It is said that I have just passed my thirties, and I am still in my prime. !” Speaking of which, I was not so sure, I poured myself a glass of wine, and said: “Even though the second elder brother has been detained, he has had three children this year...should I ask someone to inquire about it? ... See if there is any folk prescription for invigorating the kidney?" The last words were not like asking Cao Yong, but more like talking to himself.

Cao Yong had seen Yiduli's wine before, and saw that his face was flushed and he spoke with a big tongue, which was almost enough, so he said: "This is not an urgent matter. You have sons and daughters. This may not be the fault. The imperial doctor just take a good look at it. Today, drink here first, I still have some things at home, I should go back, and I will accompany you some other day." Saying that, he got up from his seat and called Xiaoer to pay the bill.

Yi Duli didn't drink enough, and said with a big tongue: "This... this is less than two jugs of wine..."

Cao Yong thought to himself, okay, if you really drink two pots, you can't control it, you're crazy about drinking.

While talking, Xiao Er has already entered, and after counting the wine bill, the total is seven cents and five cents.Just as Cao Yong was about to take out his purse, Yi Duli pulled it out and said, "Since I invited Fu Ruo to drink, how can I pay you back for repayment? Did you intend to save my face?" He took out two pieces of broken silver from it and threw it to Xiao Er.

Xiaoer nodded and bowed his head, and Yi Duli slipped his purse, showing off to Cao Yong with a bit of pride: "Look, this is all prepared by Mrs. Yang... He said he was afraid that it would be expensive for me to come out and spend money. The silver zippers are all twisted into halves, two-and-a-half coins... huh, I really know the cold and the hot..."

This Yang Ruixue's good words, every day Li Yi immediately repeats not ten times, but also eight times, Cao Yong's ears are almost callused...

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Thinking about the second elder brother having three children a year, besides Yi Duli, there is also the tenth elder brother.

He wasn't fat at all, but he was raised in the mansion due to "illness" in the past two years, but he didn't see any flesh, and he became thinner.

Today, the ninth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother came to visit together. Seeing that the tenth elder brother Qingjia was like this, they both showed some concern.

Therefore, both of them spoke with a bit of concern.Brother Nine is persuading him to go out for a walk more, a living person, it's not good for him to stay in the house like this all the time.What is this like?If someone who doesn't know the truth sees him, he will still think that he has made some mistake. What is the difference between this and the eldest brother and the thirteenth elder brother?
Go out to relax and feel better, and maybe your body will feel refreshed.

The fourteenth elder brother is worried about the tenth elder brother's condition. He has been raised repeatedly for two years, but he still doesn't get better. This is not a worry.Should I go to the folks to find some prescriptions to eat?

You must know that the imperial physicians at the imperial hospital are the most cautious in prescribing prescriptions, not seeking to be effective or ineffective, but seeking to avoid mistakes.It's just a small problem, and they can let people raise it for two months.

Elder Brother Shi didn't want to say more, and asked instead, "Have you received a letter from Mynah? The Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and it's time for Huang Ama to visit Mongolia."

When Brother Nine heard him ask about this matter, he felt a little uncomfortable, and said: "I've received a letter, I don't know why, Huang Ama left Ba Ge in Rehe, and didn't let him follow him."

Elder Brother Shi was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "What about the others, the third and fourth children, are they also in Rehe?"

Brother Nine shook his head and said: "Only one of the starlings was left behind, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing. The rest of the third, fourth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth boys all followed Shengjia to Mongolia. went."

The tenth elder brother was puzzled, and said, "What does this Huang Ama mean? Is it because I value mynah, or guard mynah?"

Brother Jiu frowned, feeling a little gloomy in his heart, not knowing how to answer.

The fourteenth elder brother who was sitting below him glanced at him, and asked with a smile: "When did the ninth brother receive the letter from the myna? Why did my younger brother ask about it yesterday, but I didn't hear the ninth brother talk about it."

Ninth brother always felt that the smile on the face of the fourteenth brother was an eyesore, and wanted to give him a few words, but thinking that the eighth brother was in a difficult situation, it was not the time for internal strife.Therefore, he replied vaguely: "The letter came only yesterday afternoon, and I haven't bothered to tell you about it yet."

The fourteenth elder brother listened, stopped talking, lowered his head, held the teacup, and took a sip of tea.

Looking at the bushy beard on the fourteenth elder brother's mouth, the tenth elder brother suddenly became anxious, and muttered: "I feel a little uncomfortable today, so I won't keep the ninth brother and the fourteenth brother any longer!"

The ninth elder brother is still thinking about how to distract the fourteenth elder brother, and how to move with the tenth elder brother with affection and reason.Only when these brothers are of one mind can they break gold with their strength.As long as they work together, even the emperor will not be able to touch them easily.

Unexpectedly, Elder Brother Ten has already opened his mouth to drive away the guests.Ninth elder brother felt ashamed to death, but he knew that tenth elder brother would take soft things rather than tough ones, seeing that he was indeed not very energetic and not easy to get angry, so he got up embarrassingly, and left the house with fourteenth elder brother.

The ten elder brothers only sent them to the door of the living room, and then asked the housekeeper to send the two elder brothers out, and he went back to his room after being sick.

Ninth elder brother is very depressed, now that eighth elder brother is suppressed by the emperor, it is the time when they need their brothers' help, how can tenth elder brother be like this?However, in his heart, he had developed a guard against the fourteenth elder brother, but he didn't show it in front of him. He only said that he should find a doctor and take a good look at the tenth elder brother, which was very brotherly.

There are less than a thousand cups of wine every confidant, but a few words are not speculative.

The two elder brothers left the tenth elder brother's mansion, humming and haha, exchanged a few words with each other, and then dispersed.

But he said that Elder Brother Shi turned back to the inner hall and sat on the chair in a daze.

After a while, I heard Xiao Shengzi, the servant, report at the door: "Master, the medicine is ready!"

Hearing this, Elder Brother Ten raised his head and said, "Send it in!"

With his head down, Xiao Shengzi came in with a tray in his hands. On it was a small blue and white porcelain jar, and beside it were a blue and white porcelain tureen and spoon.

Seeing that his master didn't speak, Xiao Shengzi didn't know whether to put the tray on the kang table or the tea table, so he looked at it twice.

Elder Brother Shi pointed to the kang table and said, "Put it there!"

Hearing this, Xiao Shengzi went forward and put the tray on the kang table, and asked respectfully: "Master, Doctor Qiu said that the medicine can be dispersed while it's hot, so I'll serve you a bowl?"

Elder Brother Ten looked at the blue and white porcelain altar with a gloomy expression on his face, before nodding his head after a while.

As soon as the lid of the jar was opened, the meat was immediately fragrant, but Xiao Shengzi suppressed the nausea in his heart, and used a spoon to fill a bowl with meat and soup.

Elder Brother Ten sat forward with his face drooping, sitting on the edge of the kang, looking at the crispy flesh and bones that had been stewed in the soup bowl.It is white and tender, like a newborn lotus root.

He picked up the bowl, but his hands trembled a little, his face turned pale, and he threw up as soon as he lowered his head.

Although he is eager to seek treatment, he is still a person.The so-called "miracle doctor" had just prescribed this prescription, and he didn't feel anything, but he couldn't bear to wait for the "tonic medicine" to be in front of him.

Xiao Shengzi was at the side, seeing Elder Brother Ten like this, he didn't know whether to serve the basin or get the towel, and he was a little flustered for a while.

Elder Brother Ten spit out a couple of mouthfuls, didn't look at the porcelain altar, waved his hands at Xiao Shengzi, and said, "Withdraw, withdraw, quickly take that jar away, and find a place to bury it..."

Xiao Shengzi didn't dare to delay, so he quickly put the towel in his hand on the edge of the kang next to Brother Ten, and went down with the porcelain jar.

In a hurry, he dropped the soup bowl.

Elder Brother Shi almost vomited, stretched out his hand and pulled a towel to wipe his mouth, turned his head, just in time to see the blue and white bowl.The white piece, the lotus root-like meat, was lying on the bowl.

"Ouch..." Elder Brother Ten couldn't help it again, leaned over and vomited, vomited until his mouth was bitter, as if he had even vomited bile...

Elder Brother Ten felt that something was wrong, so he stretched out his hand and wiped his eyes, but he vomited until tears came out.A bit of self-mockery appeared on his face, and he murmured: "Grandma..."

The Buddha said that all living beings are suffering, and there is cause and effect in the dark.

Elder Brother Ten couldn't help but feel sorry for himself, could it be that he did something heinous and bad, why did he end up like this...

But Cao Yong and Yidu came out after eating and drinking. Seeing that he was drunk but still sober, he asked his long-term follower to send him back.

Next year will be the eighteenth day of the eighth month, the day when Qiu Wei will end. Both Cao Shuo and Cao Xiang will take the exam.Therefore, Cao Yong went back to the house directly.

Although Cao Song's job is to move around, but because there is no shortage at the guard's office, Zhao Jia outside reads twice in front of Cao Yong, it's just that this place is more bitter, and that place is tired or something.

Cao Yong just listened, and did not care about her.There is no need for Zhao Jia to say these words, even he, the elder brother, also wants to find an easy job for Cao Song...
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