ladybug

Chapter 6

Title: Chop Meat at Midnight

Summary: You are good at Goulan, I don't intend to criticize you for talking nonsense

She found a chair and sat down: "No, it's Liu Wu's strange. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, I thought it was almost Chinese New Year, and I had some savings this year, so I shouldn't open the door to do...skin business. Who knew that my old friend came here half drunk. , I had no choice but to follow him. The second quarter of the ugly time...maybe the third quarter, I don't know, it was pitch black everywhere. I saw off my old friend and came back with a lantern. I passed by Liu Wu's house on the way and heard him The house was buzzing. The meat market was noisy during the day, but it was very quiet at night. The voice was very loud. I thought it was Liu Wu..." She took a sip of tea, "So I yelled at Liu Wu's house: 'Liu Wu, you are in the middle of the night What kind of meat should I chop? Do you want someone to sleep?" I didn't expect that it was Mrs. Liu Wu who was protruding out. She was covered in blood and said angrily, "What's your business if I chop meat?" I didn't dare to provoke her, so I hurried back Home. When I got home, I was relieved, and I thought, what kind of meat does Mrs. Liu Wu chop up at night? I’m afraid it will be a serious matter. On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Yan Butou and you came to Chu Ming’s house, and it was rumored on the street that Chu Ming was chopped up. I was startled and frightened, thinking that the minced meat might have something to do with Chu Ming’s death, and I wanted to say it at the head of Yan Butou. But when I said it, I had to explain why I, a widow, was on the street in the middle of the night? I usually don't care about it, but I can't be sure when I report it to the official. So I made up my mind and had to... I had to keep it all in my stomach."

She was still trembling, and she cried at the end of her words.I pulled Shen Lian and quietly exited. On the way, I said, "Let's visit Chu Ming's house again."

When I opened the door to Chu's courtyard diagonally opposite, I scolded Shen Lian slightly: "Why were you so reckless just now? You offended him as soon as you entered the door."

Shen Lian asked back: "If she is kind, will she say it? How long will it take before she speaks?"

I replied: "Then you shouldn't poke people where they hurt, there is always another way. She is a widow who has difficulties, and she can't see it..."

He cut off the conversation: "Li Ping, you are too soft-hearted. If you deal with such slippery women, you may be drawn into it. In fact, I am just like you, and I don't want to force her. I just need a quick fight." He said two words Once, she panicked by guessing the woman's identity in an unclear manner, and then threatened to report to the official, and then...

"Xiao Lian, when did you go to the meat market to play?" Before he finished speaking, he already thought that he was a widow.On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, he came running with me, but with a quick glance, the market was closed again, and he could still tell that it was a meat market, so he could pinpoint the time when the women might go out to cheat.

He responded, "Huh?"

I stopped and half bent down to look at him: "Don't lie to me in the future. You are good at hooking, I don't intend to criticize you for talking nonsense. Take your time with kindness, courtesy, righteousness and faith. But at least be honest with me."

He wrapped his arms around my waist, buried his head in my heart, and said sullenly: "Li Ping, then you also have to trust me. I...will not harm you."

I was caught off guard by his fragile coquetry, and immediately patted him on the back.My figure has never been thick, but now being relied on by him, I actually feel indomitable.

After entering the Chu family, the Chu family has not changed much.From the front to the back, I searched from both ends to the middle.Shen Lian suddenly beckoned me over, held up an official scissors and said, "I found this on the ground." Searching again didn't yield much.I said, "Take it back."

The arrow was placed back on the consultation table in the front shop of Hemu Medical Center, Shen Lian and I felt a little heavy.

Chu Ming said that the old acquaintances were "deceitful, double-faced beasts!"

He is upright and upright, with strong bones.

"I thought, after so many years, he..."

Chu Ming had treated his injuries and had known him for many years.

I said, "I'll go and inform Yan Butou..."

Chu Ming stopped, "No need."

Scenes swirled in my mind, and finally froze on the official arrow.

Chu Ming won't have it, and he won't have it.Shen Lian also looked up at me.There is one person for everything.We don't want to doubt him, but we have to.He was furious about Chu Ming's death.

I asked: "Could it be that Yan San killed Chu Ming, but why?"

Shen Lian frowned.Then there was a knock on the door, three knocks, a pause, and three more knocks.

I open the door.Standing outside the door was the shadow guard of the Wei family, with a gold-plated carriage waiting behind him.Three snow-white horses are set on the front of the car.The leader said: "Young master has abdominal pain, please ask Dr. Li to come over to see a doctor."

So Shen Lian carried my medicine box on his back, and he and I got into the carriage and drove all the way into the Marquis of Wei's mansion.Weihou's mansion is called the mansion, but it is actually three hills, with forty houses scattered in it, including lakes and forests.The gate of Entering the Marquis' Mansion is halfway up the mountain, with a wide road and green trees on both sides, which seems to be extremely peaceful.But Marquis Wei is the real son of heaven, and whenever there is a change, countless government-made sharp arrows will be shot from the green tree.

Shen Lian asked me in the carriage: "Who is the young master?"

"The young master's name is Wei Jin. In fact, he is not very young, he is three years older than you. But he is the youngest, and you can usually call him the eighth son of Wei." For a famous wife, the Wei family has too few heirs."

Shen Lian said: "Does he want you to go to Weihou's mansion just for abdominal pain?"

"He is the youngest son of Marquis Wei, and he is extraordinarily expensive. If there is any discomfort, I will go to the doctor." I recalled: "When I first diagnosed and treated his asthma, he spent 13 yuan a day. I found that if his daily expenses continued as before, he would die. The prescriptions I would prescribe were simple, and his big girl Xiangru was not happy. I had to write that the decoction required a foot-high coral and shaped ginseng. Must. Xiangzi will be happy to do so.” Even though the firewood used to cook the decoction was very little, I regretted for a long time because of the waste of money.Shen Lian froze for a moment and said: "My body is 15 taels, and I was one of the highest in the Nanfeng Pavilion before. He spends as much as [-] yuan a day." I comforted him, "Everyone has his own life. You are a refugee, and I was living outside the city of Lizhou when I was [-] years old. Now I don’t count the young master’s consultation fee, and I only get four or five taels a month.” He said, “I don’t really resign myself to fate.” While speaking, the carriage passed through the gate Drive in, run for another two quarters, and stop in front of the little prince's house.

After getting off the carriage, the eldest girl Xiangru personally came to lead us in, worrying as she walked: "Young Master has a severe abdominal pain, Doctor Li hurry up. Who is this next to you?" I said, "Shen Lian, my little drug boy."

Across the yard, Wei Jin sat in the room waiting for me.He is a luxurious young man raised in rich clothes and fine food, with a beautiful face, worthy of "an orchid like grass, a golden jade like jade".It's just that his complexion is a little pale, and he can tell at a glance that he is short of breath.

He coughed twice and said, "Li Ping, are you here?" He waved his hand, and the big girl Xiangru Zhiqu stepped back.Wei Jin was loved by thousands of people. As long as he wanted everything in the world, Marquis Wei would have to find it for him.Coupled with the fact that he was weak since he was a child, his temper should be arrogant and indulgent, but he has a good temperament and rarely loses his temper with me.

He pointed to Shen Lian and asked, "Who is he? I haven't seen him before."

I smiled and said: "His name is Shen Lian, and he is my medicine boy now. Sit down quickly, I will cut your pulse first."

Wei Jin sat in the chair, rolled up her sleeves to let me feel the pulse, and looked at Shen Lian.Shen Lian stood with her hands down.

Slow pulse.Wei Jin covered her abdomen: "The past two days...cough...a bit of abdominal pain...cough cough...what's the matter?"

I called him, "Little Master, open your mouth." His tongue was pale and his fur was moist, and he asked again, "What have you been eating these days?"

He replied: "I didn't eat anything, I couldn't eat it. I ate seafood the day before yesterday."

He is short of breath and has symptoms of spleen deficiency.At present, Qi is deficient and fire enters the lungs. Based on the principle of cultivating earth to generate metal, invigorating the spleen can nourish the lungs, and can also reduce phlegm and promote Qi.Invigorate qi first, and continue to drink Liujunzi soup.I picked up a pen and wrote Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus root, Poria cocos, pinellia, tangerine peel, and yam on the medicinal pad.

I covered his hand covering his abdomen, pressed hard, and asked, "Is it swollen here?"

He nodded: "It's a little swollen."

Abdominal distension is more severe, add Fructus Fructus Aurantii, woody fragrance.For loss of appetite, add malt, grain sprouts, and divine comedy.

Wei Jin's body has been well taken care of by me in recent years, and it's much more worry-free than before.

I went out to give him the medicinal note, and when I came back, Wei Jin was trying to talk to Shen Lian.Shen Lian was very respectful, but Wei Jin couldn't do anything about the polite words in his mouth.

Wei Jin said, "Sit down, don't be polite to me."

Shen Lian sat down and said, "Thank you, young master." Wei Jin pushed a plate of snacks on the table to Shen Lian, and hummed, "I can't finish it all by myself, so you can eat some for me."

Remarks: 薷, the sound is the same as "ru", and it is not necessary to read it.