A ragged cub at the beginning

Just after lunch, Tang Ji came in with his short legs, "Nia, outside."

He still couldn't speak clearly, but he could guess the general meaning by guessing. Tang Xu asked, "Is there someone outside looking for mother?"

Tang Ji nodded, pulled her skirt and walked out. He was still young, and it was not appropriate for him to attend any class. He usually played by himself, or followed Xingzi, and sometimes he was asked by Tang Yao to run errands.

Tang Xu held his little hand and said, "You are helping Uncle Tang Yao again. Our Xiao Ji is really great."

"Hehe... yeah!" He patted himself, looking very agreeable.

"Someone is looking for you again." Tang Yao pointed behind him. There was a woman wearing a veil. Judging from the fabric of her clothes, she was not poor.

"Are you Tang Xu?" the woman stepped forward.

"Yes, who are you?" Tang Xu looked at her hat that covered her tightly and let Tang Ji play by herself.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" The woman in the veiled hat looked back at the busy kindergarten and walked towards the alley next to it.

"What's the matter, young lady?" Tang Xu looked at her long hair that had blown to her waist, half of her hair was loose, and she was unmarried.

"Come with me and draw a figure." The woman in the veiled hat turned around and handed over a silver note worth one hundred taels.

Rich people!

Tang Xu didn't take the banknote. He always wanted to know the place before deciding whether to go or not. "Can you tell me where it is? I also need to bring my painting supplies."

"Have you heard of Qianyu Opera Troupe?" said the woman in the veiled hat. "Everything is ready. Just go there."

I've heard of this place before, but Tang Xu has never been there. Firstly, he's busy, and secondly, he doesn't understand...

"Let's go." The woman led the way and came to a garden. She seemed to come here often and took Tang Xu to a small second floor. It was not an ordinary house. There was no wall on the front of the first floor, and it was already full of people. The second floor was a series of private rooms. When they walked into one of them, the woman finally took off her veil.

It was a pretty girl with a head full of jewels and jadeite jingling. She stood in front of the window and asked, "Did you see that man? The one in blue clothes."

Tang Xu moved closer and indeed found a man in blue. The man had a handsome face, and a teardrop mole under his eye added a bit of charm and fragility to him. "I saw it."

"Draw him, hurry up, he will go to the back to put on makeup soon." The girl looked at the man and said without turning her head.

"Okay." Tang Xu checked the painting tools on the table, and started grinding ink. Just as he was about to start painting, the girl said, "Paint me too."

You drew it too? A man and a woman, is it a secret love? A young lady and an actor?

Tang Xu held the brush and hesitated, "How should we draw a suitable picture between the two of us?"

"Just, just draw whatever you want." The girl seemed to have finally remembered her shyness, her cheeks slightly red, but her eyes were still on the person downstairs.

This girl was clearly unmarried, but she wanted to paint herself in the same painting with another man. Tang Xu didn't want to be too outrageous, so he painted a red maple tree in the background, with a man and a woman standing on either side, and the tree in the middle.

She looked at the painting carefully, and couldn't help but raise her lips. She pushed the banknote towards her, "You can go now."

Tang Xu took the banknote and left. Before she stepped out of the door, the girl warned her, "Don't tell anyone."

"Don't worry." We won't see each other again anyway.

But Tang Xu didn't expect to meet again so soon.

That day, Mrs. Wang came in person to pick up Wang Rouer. She came to find Tang Xu and asked Banxia to see a patient and go to the Zhao family to see Zhao Yuexi.

"Are you really sick?" Tang Xu asked with a frown.

"It is said that he fell ill after falling into the water last time. The Zhao family has been looking for doctors everywhere these days, which shows that he has not recovered. Taoist Feiyun has gone traveling again. I see that the Zhao family has even offered a reward. I guess he is not in good health." After saying that, Mrs. Wang took Wang Rouer's hand and prepared to leave.

"Madam Wang, didn't you slap Madam Zhao last time?" The child was present, so Tang Xu walked over and asked, "Why did you help her?"

"Hit her if you want to. She deserves to be beaten for her mistakes. Although I have a bad temper, I can distinguish between gratitude and resentment. The child is still young, and her crime does not deserve death. Go quickly, and don't let anything happen." Madam Wang taught Wang Rouer as she walked, "Did you hear me? If someone makes a mistake, you teach him a lesson. If he doesn't listen, then you beat him. Once you're satisfied, we can talk about other things."

Wang Rouer frowned and nodded seriously, "Yes, I understand, mother."

Tang Xu laughed out loud. She really liked Madam Wang's temper. After she packed her things and brought Banxia to the door of the Zhao family, she was stopped again.

"I've brought a doctor with me, are you sure you want to stop him?" Tang Xu said.

The doorman frowned and looked at Banxia, ​​"How can there be such a young doctor, and a little girl at that. Go away." He waved his hand as if to shoo away a fly.

Tang Xu brought up Du Yun's identity to put pressure on him, "I'm the mayor's wife, you should think about it carefully."

The concierge hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll go ask the lady. Wait a moment."

After a while, the doorman came over with a maid.

"Mrs. Du, I'm sorry, our lady would like to see you inside." Furong bowed slightly.

"Mrs. Du, I have too much to do at home to chat. What can I do for you?" Mrs. Zhao looked haggard, as if she hadn't slept for a long time. Her voice was tired and hoarse, and she no longer had the domineering look she had before.

Tang Xu didn't waste any words and said directly: "I brought a doctor here, let her take a look at Yue Xi."

Madam Zhao frowned, glanced at Banxia, ​​and said unhappily, "Madam Du, please don't make fun of me. I don't trust such a young doctor. Yuexi is already terminally ill. Let her go."

Incurable? Tang Xu was also a little anxious. "How can we know if we don't try? Banxia is a disciple of Medicine King Valley. There is no better doctor in the world than those in Medicine King Valley. The child's condition is so serious, is Madam Zhao still going to delay?"

"Madam, please give it a try." Furong advised in a low voice.

Mrs. Zhao sighed and stood up. "Please."

"Tell me about the symptoms." Banxia said as they walked.

"I've caught a cold since I fell into the water last time. I've seen a doctor and taken some medicine, but it hasn't gotten better. It's gotten worse in recent days, and I've been coughing all day and all night. I also cough a lot when I eat, and I can't sleep at night because of the coughing. I can't eat or sleep well, and I'm dying. I've seen many doctors, and I've taken medicine three times a day, but I'm still not getting any better." Mrs. Zhao felt more and more uncomfortable as she spoke.

“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough… cough~hiccup…”

"Miss!"

As soon as I reached the door, I heard a series of heart-wrenching coughs from inside, followed by vomiting, mixed with the old woman's screams.

"Yuexi! Yuexi!" Mrs. Zhao rushed in anxiously, picking up her skirt.

Zhao Yuexi's nurse held the child in her arms and cried, patting her back, "Madam, haven't you found a doctor yet? Please save Miss."

"Get out of the way!" Banxia pushed the wet nurse away, hugged Zhao Yuexi, laid her sideways on the bed, and rubbed Zhao Yuexi's body with her hands. The coughing sound that tormented everyone's heartstrings slowly stopped.