The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

This was already the 30th day of the journey, and everyone was exhausted. Xia Mianwan was really tired, and even if the Zheng family had a donkey cart, it couldn't withstand such a long journey.

Finally, Mrs. Zheng fell ill.

Zhou was extremely anxious and cried to Xia Mianwan, "Mother has been feeling unwell for a long time, but she just endured it so as not to worry us. Now what can we do? Mother is already in a coma and can't even recognize people."

Xia Mianwan was not sure what disease Mrs. Zheng had, and it was not appropriate to give her any random medicine, so she had to ask Zheng Xiaoqi to ask Zhao Erhu for help.

"Master Zhao, my grandmother is seriously ill. She has lost a lot of weight and can't even get up from the donkey cart. I wonder if you can find a doctor for my grandmother when we get to the next town?"

Zhao Erhu stood up and walked to the Zheng family's donkey cart. He glanced at Old Lady Zheng, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Of course, the next town is Qingshan Town, which is still half a day's journey away. We will stop at the Qingshan Town Posthouse in the evening, and I will ask someone to invite a doctor to come and take a look."

Zheng Xiaocheng was very grateful and bowed, "Thank you for the journey, Lord Zhao. Here is the silver. Thank you for your trouble."

Zhao Erhu didn't say much, took the silver and left.

Zheng Xiaocheng felt a little pained, lamenting that the exiled prisoners had no status and had to pay for anything. So he asked Zhao Erhu to help him hire a doctor and gave him two taels of silver.

It's really shocking.

When Xia Mianwan saw Zheng Xiaocheng coming back, she knew that Zhao Erhu had already agreed, and she said nothing more.

After walking for another half a day, the group finally arrived at Qingshan Town.

Zhao Erhu called a local doctor who had a great reputation for the Zheng family. Zheng Xiaocheng did not expect Zhao Erhu to be so kind and thanked him sincerely.

Zhao Erhu was not used to performing false formalities with others, so he nodded and left.

Doctor Zhang is a great doctor in Qingshan Town, and his medical skills are very advanced. After feeling the pulse of Old Lady Zheng, Doctor Zhang stroked his beard and said, "Well, your grandmother is too tired from traveling these days. She became sick because of the great sorrow and her mind was relaxed. The cold is a real symptom. The old lady is old and should not be overworked. I will prescribe medicine to reduce the fever for her. After the high fever subsides, she will have to take more medicine to recuperate."

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and asked, "Doctor Zhang, you also know our situation. We have to leave tomorrow. Can you help us make the medicine into honey pills? This way my grandmother can take it on the road. Otherwise, she may not be able to find a place to boil the medicine when she is on the road."

Doctor Zhang knew their dilemma, and agreed after thinking about it. "Tomorrow morning, you can come to Zhang's Clinic to get the honey pills, and I will make them for you overnight. But you must use ginseng in the honey pills, and you know the price of ginseng..."

Doctor Zhang stopped talking here. Xia Mianwan did not hesitate, "Doctor Zhang, we need to use the best ginseng."

Doctor Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow you bring twenty taels of silver to get the honey pills. As for today's medicine, it would be better if it were boiled into a soup."

"it is good!"

Xia Mianwan took out the silver to pay for today's medicine and medical fees, and gave another thirty taels of silver to Zheng Xiaoqi.

"Xiaoqi, go get the medicine tomorrow morning. I can prescribe a few more doses of tonic medicine."

"Yes, sister-in-law."

When Xia Mianwan found out that Old Mrs. Zheng had a cold, she was not so anxious anymore. In ancient times, colds could indeed be fatal, but Old Mrs. Zheng's physical condition was not bad. After taking cold medicines such as cefuroxime and Tylenol, she should feel much better after a good night's sleep.

While no one was in the room, Xia Mianwan fed Mrs. Zheng some western medicine.

After Zheng Xiaoqi got the medicine back, Xia Mianwan told Zhu that the medicine should be cooked tomorrow. Although Zhu was puzzled, she did not ask any more questions. Everyone was used to Xia Mianwan being the boss, so they were too lazy to think about it anymore.

The road of exile is really too hard...

It was a rare opportunity to stay in the inn in Qingshan Town today and have a room to stay in, so Xia Mianwan ordered some hot water to give herself, Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er a good bath.

"Mother, will great-grandmother be okay?" Yu Jie'er looked at Xia Mianwan with some fear.

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Of course I will. Great-grandmother will be fine."

"Mother, when will we be able to get there? Yujie'er has suffered so much." Yujie'er has lost a lot of weight in recent days. Although Xia Mian feeds her from time to time, this actual exile is still too hard for the child.

Xia Mianwan touched Yu Jie'er's head and said gently, "Be good, Yu Jie'er. We should be there in about half a month."

Yu Jieer nodded sensibly, touched Xia Mianwan's hand and said, "Mother, Yu Jieer loves you."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Good boy!"

"Mom, Chen Ge'er also loves you!" At this time, Chen Ge'er also ran over and hugged Xia Mianwan and said.

"Okay, you all be good."

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After Zheng Xiaoqi retrieved the medicine, Zhao Erhu saw that everyone was present and hurried on his journey again.

The further north you go, the colder it gets. The sun rises later and gets darker earlier. This year's weather is a little unusual, and Zhao Erhu is worried.

Xia Mianwan looked at the sky and was worried that the Zheng family would catch a cold, so she gave everyone the cotton clothes she had prepared earlier.

"Even the cotton-padded clothes are ready!" Zhou exclaimed.

"It was Cui'er who prepared everything. She knew that the journey would not be easy for us. Cui'er also asked around and knew that the north is very cold, so she prepared cotton coats and cotton shoes for us." Xia Mianwan's words were directed at Cui'er, causing the Zheng family to think that Cui'er was truly a loyal servant.