Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

Tian Xinger brought her guards and servants, and called on the patrol officers on the street to help, and came to the door of Guo's house in a mighty procession. The patrol officers went forward and knocked on the door. Several people went in directly, and the servants of Guo's house were so scared that they stumbled all the way to report to Master Guo.

There was a series of knocks on the door. Master Guo was startled awake and sat up. Just as he was about to start scolding, he heard the housekeeper report from outside the door, "Master, something bad has happened. The runners are here, and the fourth daughter of the county magistrate is here too."

"What? Wait a minute. Let them wait in the hall."

"Master, who is this? It's the middle of the night." Mrs. Guo was also woken up and asked while yawning.

"It's nothing, ma'am, you can continue to sleep, I'll be back soon."

"Okay, I won't care about you anymore." After saying that, Mrs. Guo turned around and fell asleep again with her back to the door.

After changing his clothes, Mr. Guo went to the living room and saw Tian Xing'er sitting quietly in the hall with her head slightly lowered. There were about 10 people standing behind her. He had only met the fourth daughter of Magistrate Tian a few times. Usually, she came with Magistrate Tian or his wife. Today, the little girl came alone. Mr. Guo couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think much about it and walked straight into the hall. "Miss Tian, ​​why did you come to my Guo Mansion so late at night?"

"Master Guo, please forgive me for my impoliteness. I came to you late at night because I need your help with something urgent."

"Oh, then why didn't your father come? Why did only you, a maid, come?" Mr. Guo didn't mean to make things difficult for him. After all, Magistrate Tian had a very good reputation in Hu County and everyone respected him. It was just that he sent such a little maid this time, which made Mr. Guo feel a little embarrassed.

"Please understand, Mr. Guo. My father has been unwell and has been bedridden recently, and my mother is taking care of him. You know that my eldest brother is not in Hu County, and now my second brother has taken over from my father and is busy with the county's affairs. So I came here." At this time, Tian Xing'er was already a little anxious and uneasy. She didn't want to waste too much time, but she had to explain to people in the middle of the night. Then she went straight to the point and explained the reason, "Mr. Guo, I really have an urgent matter to come here this time. I won't beat around the bush with you. I need to pick up your maid who milks the cows and use your cows. You name a price. I will only borrow her for one day and return her after one day. This is related to the safety of our Hu County, and I hope you can lend it to us." Tian Xing'er stated her purpose directly. She had made up her mind that if Mr. Guo refused to give it, she would let her guards hold Mr. Guo hostage and ask them to send someone out.

Seeing that Tian Xing'er was so young, she was actually quite impressive. He didn't expect that the daughter of County Magistrate Tian had such courage. Mr. Guo was not someone who didn't understand the situation. He was also straightforward when he saw that the other party was so anxious. He said directly, "Since Miss Tian needs it, I will order the servants to bring the cow and the maid."

Master Guo turned around and ordered the servant beside him, "Guo An, go and bring over Sister Li who is milking the cow and the cow."

"Mr. Guo, does Mrs. Li have many years of experience in milking cows?" Guo An wanted to reply, but was interrupted by Tian Xing'er.

"Indeed."

"That's good."

"Then I will go down, sir."

"Go ahead and do it, as soon as possible."

"Yes." After replying, Guo An went downstairs to find Mrs. Li.

At this time in the hall, Tian Xing'er was anxious with her brows furrowed. Mr. Guo looked up and saw her, but he wanted to say something and gave up.

Not long after, Guo An brought Mrs. Li and the cow over.

When Tian Xing'er saw the person, she didn't care about etiquette and just walked up to grab Mrs. Li's hand and looked at it, first her left hand and then her right hand. Mrs. Li was confused for a moment and had no choice but to let the little girl watch her. She knew that the other party was the county magistrate's daughter and she didn't dare to cause trouble.

"Okay, yes, it's OK." After seeing Mrs. Li's hand, Tian Xing'er became happy, turned around and said to Mr. Guo, "She is the one I want, then I will take her away, Baozhu, give the banknote to Mr. Guo."

When Baozhu heard this, she immediately stepped forward and handed a few silver bills from her purse to Mr. Guo.

Seeing Tian Xing'er's straightforwardness, Mr. Guo declined and said, "Miss Tian, ​​you don't have to be polite. It's just borrowing my servants and cows. It's not a big deal. If it really helps County Magistrate Tian, ​​it will be my contribution to Hu County."

Tian Xing'er didn't argue with him and said, "Okay, then Master Guo, consider it as a favor we owe you. I have something else to do, so I'll take my people away now." After saying that, Tian Xing'er took the servants and the yamen runners to bid farewell to Master Guo.

"A 9-year-old girl has such courage, she is worthy of being the daughter of Lord Tian." Thinking that his 15-year-old son is not as capable as the 9-year-old girl, Mr. Guo shook his head and felt sad. "Forget it, I got a favor from County Magistrate Tian today, but it was earned in vain. I'm going to sleep now."

After Tian Xing'er left Guo's house, she asked someone to ride back to Tian's house as fast as possible. The two houses were separated by a street and were not too far away, but with the cows around, they couldn't go too fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, they returned to Tian's house. After getting off the carriage, Tian Xing'er took Mrs. Li and ran all the way to the yard where her father was.

"We're finally here," When they reached the door, Tian Xing'er suddenly remembered that her father was ill, and immediately asked the servant for a face towel for Li Sao to wear. Li Sao followed her all the way here, doing whatever she was asked to do. Although she was curious about why she had to wear a face towel, she still did it. After putting on the face towel, Tian Xing'er brought Li Sao in. Seeing that everyone was still in the yard, Tian Xing'er felt relieved. She was afraid that she would miss it. She didn't dare to think about such a result, and she couldn't think about it. She looked around and saw that Doctor Ge was not here, so she turned to Li Sao and said, "You wait here."

After Tian Xing'er instructed Mrs. Li, she went into her father's room. After entering, she found Doctor Ge and pulled him aside. "Doctor Ge, I have heard of a folk remedy that may be useful for smallpox. My father's condition is different from his condition." Tian Xing'er did not dare to continue, so she changed the subject, "Anyway, there is no other way now, why not give it a try."

"What can you do?"

"I heard that people who milk cows never get smallpox because they have pus from cowpox on their hands, and they can use the pus from cowpox to drip into the bodies of smallpox patients to cure smallpox."

"Where did you hear that?"

"Hikata, that's what others call Hijikata. I've listened to a lot of stories and read a lot of books. Anyway, I can only give it a try now."

"Well, have you found the man who milked the cow?"

"Yes, I just went out to look for her. I will bring her in now. You need a servant to block the way with a screen. You can extract the pus from her outside the screen."

"I see."

After saying that, Tian Xing'er had someone use a screen to separate the room, so that people coming in from outside could only see shadows. After that, he went out and brought people in. "Don't be afraid, Sister Li. This is Doctor Ge from our county. You know him. We just want to take some pus from the cowpox on your hand to make some medicine."

"Okay, you guys do it." Sister Li was a little scared at first, because the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. She was a little scared, but when she heard Miss Tian's request, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.