The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

After Yunyan returned to the palace, the little tiger was still crying and his voice was already hoarse, seeing Yunyan's return felt very distressed.

A group of people surrounded the little tiger, but they couldn't calm him down. The child was stubborn. After he was trafficked, the traffickers couldn't stop him from crying or fussing.

The little tiger's teary eyes were dim, seeing Yun Yanhui's figure, he pushed aside the crowd and rushed towards him.

Yunyan squatted down and hugged the little tiger, feeling his arms tightly around her neck, and lovingly wiped away his tears, "Good boy, tell brother, what's wrong?"

Probably only Yun Yanhui's words could make him listen. The little tiger's crying weakened, and he told Yun Yanhui with sobs: "My father... my father is sick, he is going to die." He grabbed Yun Yanhui and returned and said, "Brother Yan, I miss my father..."

"Then let's go back to see daddy, okay? But why don't you cry first, or you don't have the strength to walk?" Yun Yan took the towel from the servant's hand and wiped the little tiger's face. Still sobbing, but the crying has stopped.

Tired from crying, the little tiger gradually fell asleep in Yunyan's arms.

A servant complained: "The Miao man who reported the letter was so reckless. He even told Shi Xiaolang directly about his father's illness, causing Shi Xiaolang to cry so hard that he couldn't stop."

The officials allowed this person to report to the little tiger, but they didn't expect that this person would tell his little master about his illness so bluntly.The little tiger cried loudly, causing them to be scolded by the concubine, if Yunyan hadn't come back in time, they still don't know what to do.

It was inconvenient for Yunyan to stay for a long time when she returned, so she hugged the little tiger and begged to see Renzong.

Renzong had known about this for a long time, and felt sorry for the unfortunate little tiger's family. Seeing that the little tiger fell asleep in Yun Yanhui's arms, he asked someone to pick it up and put it on the wooden couch beside him.

"In this case, Shi Gaobi should be asked to return to his hometown as soon as possible to show his filial piety. Get some medicinal materials and send an imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau to accompany him."

Although it is said that Father Shi is dying, and the little tiger will probably see him for the last time when he goes back, they still have to do some symbolic work.

"I don't know what's wrong with Uncle?" Yun Yan asked with a glimmer of hope. He doesn't know medicine, but he knows that many minor diseases in modern times can lead to death. disease, and he happened to have the impression how to treat it?

Renzong: "When miasma enters the body, a hundred medicines are useless."

Yun Yanhui was very disappointed, he didn't understand this disease at all.Moreover, there is a lot of miasma in the mountainous area, and the local residents may know how to treat it better. The little tiger's mother is a local witch, and she also manages to treat diseases, but she has not been cured.

Renzong pondered and said: "I'm afraid I have to hurry up and travel day and night. I will order someone to escort him back to his hometown." Renzong thought for a moment and decided to call Zhou Huilin in charge.

Yun Yan knew that Zhou Huilin was quite reliable, so she felt a little relieved.

After the little tiger woke up, Renzong told him kindly that someone would accompany him back to see his father, and he could leave immediately.

The little tiger tightly hugged Yun Yanhui's arm, and was unwilling to get up.

"Are you still sleepy? How about sleeping in the car?" Yun Yan persuaded.

The little tiger shook his head vigorously, put his head on Yunyan's shoulder, and whimpered, "I want Brother Yan..."

The little tiger in Tokyo trusts Yunyan the most. Now that he suddenly knows the news, he is afraid in his heart, and he is even more unwilling to leave Yunyan, just like when he was just rescued, he was unwilling to leave Yunyan for a moment. back.

Yunyan was stunned for a moment, and then came to her senses. It only took a moment to make up her mind, and begged Renzong to allow him to accompany him and send the little tiger back to Guangnan.

Renzong only asked: "The road from Tokyo to Guizhou is far away, and the mountain road is difficult. Are you sure you want to go?"

Yun Yan nodded firmly, "I'll go back and tidy up a bit, and then I can leave immediately. When I'm away, I'll write a letter to make arrangements on the way."

Renzong knew that the two had a good relationship, and asking Yunyan to accompany him could also comfort the little tiger, so he nodded: "Yes."

So, at this critical moment, Zhou Huilin, the imperial physician, and Yun Yan went back to them, packed up their things, and set off for Guangnan Road.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Yun Yan only had time to talk to Zheng Ping, and Zheng Ping understood very well, this was not the first time he was on a business trip, so she just told him to be careful on the road.Others didn't have time to notify them at all, and they didn't know that he was not in Beijing until he was hundreds of miles away.

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Because there are old (emperor doctor), weak (Yun Yanhui), and young (little tigers), no matter how strong Zhou Huilin and the little tiger guards are, they can’t gallop the horses. The horses are changed every time they arrive at the post station.

The carriage was very bumpy, because it traveled day and night, except for the necessary rest, almost all of it was on it, and there was no rest at all. After a few days, it was better for Yunyan to return to her youth, and the imperial physician surnamed Wang was already out of breath angry.

It's not over until I finally arrive in Guizhou.Because Little Tiger's house is deep in the mountains, he can't get on a carriage, and he can't run on a horse, so he basically has to walk.

The situation of the little tiger's father was unknown, so everyone didn't want to delay, and there was no time to rest, so they went back into the mountain immediately.

Previously it was Zhou Huilin who made the decision. When they arrived in the mountains, it was Little Tiger's guards who led the way. They were all local Miao people and knew the way well.

No, there is no "road" in this mountain at all.

The little tiger was carried by his bodyguards in turn, while Zhou Huilin supported the imperial doctor Wang. To Zhou Huilin's surprise, he usually looked at Yunyan's weak and weak hand, relying on others to be his thugs. But in this case, he didn't even say a bitter word.

Yun Yanhui hasn't walked such a mountain road for a long time, but it's not like he hasn't walked it.Before he crossed over, it happened in the mountains, and it was very common to go to various deep mountains to shoot material.

Although she hasn't endured hardship for a long time, Yunyan never lacks a strong will in her refusal, how could she lose the chain like this.

The temperature on the mountain is low, the valleys are shrouded in clouds and mists, and the forests are full of insects and beasts. However, among the people present, the Miao people have secret medicines to deworm, which are better than those made by Wang Taiyi, so they also lent Others smear.

Yun Yanhui has a good impression of this thing. He had the sequelae of insect phobia before. He can ward off Gu but it is useless to ordinary insects. With this medicine, it seems to have completed his defense. Buy.

After trekking in the mountains for three days, Miao Cai who led the way said, "We are almost there."

In fact, he doesn't need to say it, everyone can see it.

According to Yun Yanhui's feeling, the temperature in this place is at least five degrees lower than that at the foot of the mountain, there is a river gurgling, and most importantly, you can see layers of terraced fields that have been harvested.

Zhou Huilin had never seen terraced fields before, and he showed a shocked expression.

Yun Yan returned to the side, and said calmly: "The hehua fish in Guizhou are raised in these terraced fields."

Zhou Huilin naturally thought he knew it from the Miao people, but in fact, because of Yunyan’s return, Zhou Huilin thought that all the Miao people would raise Hehuayu, Zhou Huilin glanced at him and said, “Wouldn’t that be better? "

"I can't say that." Yun Yan smiled back, then restrained herself, and patted the little tiger's head, "Let's go faster, and get to the village before dark."

Little Tiger's village is already the closest to the outside world, so it would take three days to travel, not to mention other villages.

When the twilight fell into place, a relatively flat land was in front of me, with at least one dirt road.

A group of people met a Miao man who was driving a flock of sheep home. The Miao man was holding a stick in his hand. There was a bell on the neck of his head sheep, which made a crisp sound, and the sheep's cry echoed in the valley.

The Miao man who led the way cheered up, greeted the shepherd, and asked him eagerly in Miao language how the little tiger's father was doing.

The shepherd was also very excited to see them, and said that the condition of the little tiger's father was getting worse, but he was fine.

When the little tiger heard this, he was about to howl again.

Yunyan was in a state of desperation, quickly took the little tiger from Miao Ren's back, and began to coax him.

When they went up the mountain, they left their horses at the foot of the mountain, but after walking forward for a while, they could see locals driving a few horses again. The Miao people who led the way borrowed horses. There was already a road here, so everyone just rode horses Go to the stockade.

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Before dark, finally arrived at the little tiger's hometown.

Looking around, most of the houses in the entire stockade are made of bamboo, and because the ground is uneven, most of them are scattered high and low.And the people here are all dressed up as Miao people, casting curious and vigilant eyes on a few Han people from other places.

As soon as the little tiger entered the stockade, he broke free from Yun Yanhui's embrace and ran towards his home, his guards also followed after him, yelling.There were two people who ran out only to realize that Yunyan had returned to them and they were left unattended, so they stopped and ran back. It was a total chaos.

After these two people came back, they were also at a loss, as if they didn't know what to do.Because they suddenly remembered that the chieftain had ordered that when outsiders came to the village, they should not be allowed to wander around and should be taken to a special place.

However, Yun Yanhui is the benefactor of the little master. The chieftain said to respect him, and he is also a Miao, not to mention there is a doctor. Now, should I take him to that place and wait for the chieftain to see them, or take him to the patient? ?

At this time, the people in the village gathered around and looked at them.

Yun Yanhui reluctantly said to the two men in Miao dialect: "Is there any place to discuss matters in the village? I have an order from His Majesty to announce to the chieftain."

The two breathed a sigh of relief, nodded quickly, raised their heads and chests up, one led them in one direction, and the other went to report to the chieftain.

The fluent Miao dialect spoken by Yunyan, who was obviously dressed in Han Chinese, also attracted the attention of many local Miao people. They seemed to be watching some rare animals, not daring to approach them, but they followed them all the way to watch.

Zhou Huilin's scalp was numb from the sight. He felt that those people's eyes were weird, and they were still whispering something in a language he didn't understand. They followed closely. He always keeps a distance and doesn't come into contact with them, which makes him very uncomfortable.

"What are they talking about?" Zhou Huilin frowned and asked Yunyan, "Haven't they seen Han people?"

Zhou Huilin didn't know, in terms of frequency, it was not much different from never seeing it.If it weren't for something, the people in the village might only go down the mountain once a year to exchange for salt and other things, and generally there is a fixed group of people who take on the task of dealing with outsiders.Therefore, there are indeed some people in Zhaizi who have never seen Han people, let alone people like Zhou Huilin.Compared with the local Han people in Guizhou, he is also somewhat different.

Yunyan glanced back at Zhou Huilin, and said seriously: "Be careful, don't walk around alone for a few days here, or you may be bewitched by Miao Nu."

The corner of Zhou Huilin's mouth twitched, showing a look of disdain.

Yun Yanhui added: "It's also possible for the old bachelor to take you back..."

Zhou Huilin stared at Yun Yanhui closely, to see what obscene words he had to say.

Yun Yan replied: "... plowing the field."

Zhou Huilin rolled his eyes.