Reborn Doctor

Chapter 83

First by boat by water, then by car by land. When they arrived in the capital, the group was already very tired.

That night, the three of them rested in a small inn outside the city.Early the next morning, I washed up, had a quick breakfast, and entered the capital.

After many years of absence, returning to the capital, Su's heart was turbulent.For a while, she thought of the happy time of the family of three in the capital, for a while, she thought of her husband's careful instructions when she parted, and for a while, she thought that this farewell was an eternal separation... Although she tried her best to restrain herself, her eyes were still red.

Kou Tong shook his mother's hand vigorously, Su came back to his senses, saw his daughter was slim and graceful, with a gentle smile, and felt relieved.

Kou Tong met the boy named Yuan Bao.But he rejected the suggestion to live in Yongchang Houfu, and even the house rented by Yongchang Houfu was useless.

The Su family is from the capital, so the capital is naturally old.Although her parents and brothers all died of smallpox later, and other relatives moved to Hebei with their family, she still has old friends in the capital.

One of her cousins ​​still lives in the capital.When they were on the boat, Su Shi had told Kou Tong that she had a very good relationship with this cousin.Although she is a cousin, this cousin lived in the Su family before she got married, and she was like a brother and sister with Su's father.So after this cousin got married, she also had frequent contacts with the Su family.

Some time before Su's departure from Beijing, his cousin's daughter-in-law gave birth to the eldest son, and Su even visited him in person.

Therefore, when the Su family returned to the capital, the first thing that came to mind was this cousin.

The Su family brought Kou Tong and Zimo to Jinyu'er Alley where Biaogu lived, but was told that the original owner of the house had moved to Baima Alley.

Although Kou Tong was already eight years old when he left the capital.But the experiences of the two lifetimes were combined, and there were too many things. She thought about it for a long time, but she didn't remember the information about this cousin.

When a group of people came to Baima Hutong, Kou Tong found that the houses here were generally old-fashioned, and they were all small single-family houses, and it was rare to see large houses.

It seems that my cousin and grandmother's family is not well-off now.

Su knocked on the door of one of the yards.

It took a long time for someone to open the door.

"Who is it?" A middle-aged man's rough voice sounded.

As soon as the door opened, there stood a dark-skinned, powerful middle-aged man inside.He was wearing brown short brown, with a thick arm embroidered with blue tattoos, and he was looking at the three of them non-stop.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Big cousin," said Su Shi, a little excitedly: "I'm Su Yun."

"Su Yun?" The man gave Su Shi a suspicious look, then his eyes widened in surprise, and then he said excitedly, "Sister Yun, you are Sister Yun."

Seeing that the man recognized his mother, Kou Tong breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this man was the cousin Zhou Sizong whom his mother had told her about.

"Sister Yun, I haven't seen you for so many years, where have you been?" He said as he moved the group of people in: "Quick, quick, come in and sit inside."

"Yue'e, come out quickly, there are guests at home."

Although the yard is small, there are seven or eight houses.

Following the man's shout, a woman in crow-blue clothes came out from inside.The woman was in her thirties, with a long face and fair skin. Although she was wearing coarse clothes, her hair was neatly combed.

Su Shi was stunned for a moment, but she wasn't the eldest cousin.

A group of people sat down indoors, Kou Tong greeted Zhou Sizong, Zimo also paid respects to Zhou Sizong, and then the guests and hosts were divided into seats.

From Zhou Sizong's mouth, I learned that not long after Su's accident, the cousin and grandmother passed away due to poor health.

After three years of filial piety, he followed the imperial army to fight in the southwest. This fight lasted for two years. During the march, he was hit by a poisonous arrow from the southerners, so his leg was injured, and he returned to the capital to recuperate.

When I got home, I found out that more than half a year after he left, his three-year-old son had a serious illness and was not rescued, and his wife went with her son because she was too sad.

He came back after two years away from home, hearing the news was like a bolt from the blue, because he was too sad and didn't get proper treatment, he had a problem with his leg.

Although he suffered from a leg problem, the imperial court took good care of him because he was injured on the battlefield.He is now guarding weapons in the armory of the Ministry of War, which is a very leisurely official position.

"Big cousin, I didn't expect you to have such a difficult life these years." Su Shi was very emotional.

"Actually, I have lived a pretty good life these years. No matter how you say it, I have no worries about food and clothing. As for your mother and daughter, from the rich and well-clothed wives... In short, you have suffered a lot outside these years." Zhou Sizong said frankly. She smiled and said: "Fortunately, everything is fine now, and Tong Niang has grown into a big girl. The Xiao family has also fallen, so you can live here with peace of mind. Big cousin has no other skills, so he can't help you. But since you are here, I still have a place to live."

"How can this be possible." Su Shi immediately refused: "Big cousin, you don't have a lot of money here, how can the three of us live, and besides, we plan to live in the capital for a long time, so we must rent a house."

"Don't worry about the house." Zhou Sizong explained: "The old house in Jinyu'er Hutong was rented out, and it was wasted because I lived alone in such a big house. It's not sold. If you stay, Next month, I will take back the house with the tenant, and we will move in."

"How did this happen?" Su Shi shook her head, not agreeing.

Although he insisted on letting the three of them live, Su Shi still insisted on renting another house.

"Master, since my cousin doesn't want to live here, you'd better not force her. Miss Biao and Mr. Luo still have to take the examination at the imperial hospital. Our yard is indeed a bit small."

She paused and said, "Aunt Zhao, who lives next door, was taken in by her daughter to take care of the elderly, and this house was sold to the Mi's house across the door. Now this house is still vacant. Master, why don't you take the house from the Mi's house?" Rent it here, so that my aunt and wife can live away from our house, and it will be convenient for you to take care of it."

"Yeah. You're right." Zhou Sizong turned his head and said to Mrs. Su: "Sister Yun, since you don't want to live here, then live next door. You won't refuse now, will you?"

Su looked at Kou Tong, saw her daughter nodded, and agreed.

The small courtyard has the same layout as Zhou Sizong's residence, which is also eight rooms.The furniture, pots and pans inside are all ready-made, but people can live in it if they go in.

Su Shi and Kou Tong lived in the main room, while Zi Mo lived in the wing room.

Kou Tong asked Zhou Sizong to send a servant to the Yongchang Hou Mansion to talk to Yuan Bao.

The next day, the Su family asked Zhou Sizong for help, and Ren Yazi brought a dozen people over.

Although the Su family was down and out, she used to be a lady of an official family, before coming to Beijing, Kou Tong confessed to her, saying that she had several thousand taels of silver in her hand, and told her not to worry about making a living.

Although Su Shi was surprised, seeing that Kou Tong didn't say anything, she didn't continue to ask.She knew that her daughter had grown up and could handle some things on her own.

The Su family suffered a lot when they were in Fanshui Town, so when they saw these little girls in front of them, they couldn't help feeling a little pity in their hearts.But pity belongs to pity, she won't accept anyone at once.

She picked a young girl in her teens to keep for Kou Tong, and she picked a daughter-in-law in her thirties to take care of herself.Then there are those who are on the stove, the doorman, and those who pick are all strong and strong daughters-in-law.She also picked a seven or eight-year-old boy to be Zimo's servant.

There are five people in total.

Su sighed, these people are still too few.But now there are few people in the family, and there are few things to do, and if I buy too many houses, I can't live in them. Five people are enough.

In this way, the courtyard that seemed a little empty at first was filled to the brim.

This finally settled down.

In a few days, it was time for Zimo to take the exam at the Imperial Hospital.

Kou Tong sent him out early.

There was a long queue at the entrance of the imperial hospital, all young men in plain long gowns and dark scarves.

Kou Tong sent Zimo in, and couldn't help telling him: "Don't be nervous, just play to your usual level. Our master is a genius doctor, and you are a disciple of the genius doctor, so you will definitely be selected."

Zimo's eyes were full of hope and longing: "I can save it, Senior Sister, don't worry."

Watching Zimo follow the team into the gate of the Grand Hospital, Kou Tong just turned around when he heard a pleasantly surprised and excited voice: "Sister Tong."

Kou Tong raised his head in response, and saw Zheng Shixiu looking at him with a smile on his face: "Sister Tong, it's really you. I... I thought I was wrong just now."

Long time no see, sister Tong seems to be more beautiful.

Just, why did she appear here?Could it be...

Zheng Shixiu blushed and said uncontrollably, "Sister Tong, are you here to see me?"

"Mr. Zheng was joking. I came to see my junior brother into the arena. It is a coincidence that I met Mr. Zheng."

If Kou Tong had any resentment towards Zheng Shixiu before, it really doesn't exist now.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Zheng Shixiu was a little disappointed by her indifference, but he immediately said as if thinking of something: "Sister Tong, your medical skills are so good, and your junior brother's medical skills must be very good, what's your junior brother's name?" ?”

"His name is Luo Zimo, and he is from Nanjing just like you."

"That's great, maybe we can take care of each other." He said with a smile: "Sister Tong, don't worry, as long as I pass the exam today..."

Kou Tong abruptly interrupted Zheng Shixiu's words: "Master Zheng, it's getting late, you'd better go in quickly."

"Oh." Zheng Shixiu couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, and said, "Then I'm going in, you should go back soon."

As he said that, he also joined the plain shirt and long robe team.

That night, when Zimo came back, he was extremely tired.Seeing his tired appearance, neither Kou Tong nor Su Shi asked him how the result was.

Su's heart is hanging, but Kou Tong believes that Zimo must be fine.

Five days later, the result came and Zimo passed.

The family breathed a sigh of relief, and Zimo also had a rare smile on his face.

"Senior sister, I met Liu Da when I took the exam."

"Liu Da?" Kou Tong remembered the boy who ran away from home: "Are you sure you read it right?"

Zimo nodded and said, "I'm not mistaken, I even talked to him."

"Why did he come to the capital?" Kou Tong asked, "Since you met him during the exam, did he pass the exam this time?"

"Unfortunately," Zimo shook his head and said, "He failed the assessment. He must have returned to Fanshui Town by now."

"Did you tell him what happened at his house?"

"Yes", Zimo nodded and said, "But I didn't tell him everything, I only mentioned a little bit. After hearing this, he said that if he failed the exam, he would go home and become a doctor."

Kou Tong listened, but did not speak.

Although he did not pass the imperial examination, it is not a bad thing for Fan Shuizhen to be a doctor to benefit the common people.

This is just the first round, and the second round will take place five days later.This was naturally not difficult for Zimo, and he passed the second round with ease.

When they came back from the third round of exams, neither Su nor Kou Tong asked, but seeing the relaxed expression on Zimo's face, they knew that he was confident.

As long as the third round has passed, you will be a serious imperial physician.

Sure enough, there was no suspense in the third round, and Zimo passed.

When the news came out, Kou Tong and the Su family were very happy.

At noon that day, Mrs. Su set up a banquet in the yard, and invited Zhou Sizong to bring his concubine Mao Yue'e to have a drink.

Zhou Sizong had no other relatives, and there had been no happy events in the family for many years, so he was 12 overjoyed to hear the news, and hurriedly brought Mao Yue'e to help.And he kept boasting to Zimo.

In the afternoon, the concierge's mother-in-law told Kou Tong that a handsome young master had come to look for her.

When Kou Tong heard that he was a handsome son, he couldn't help but think of Guan Yi?
She didn't care about letting the mother-in-law welcome him in, but put down the book in her hand and hurriedly greeted him out.

(End of this chapter)