Cub Nursery

"Sister-in-law He, how is Brother Dan?"

"Yesterday, I boiled the dregs of the medicine, and it didn't help if I drank it. The father also started to cough, and his body was hot. One serving of the dregs of the medicine is not enough. Auntie, can you help me go to the master's house again..." Sister-in-law He I didn't close my eyes all night, and the whole person looked very haggard.

"This...it's not that easy. The dregs are just a pair. It's really not possible, sister-in-law He, you sell the house and collect some money to see the doctor."

"How could this be..." Mrs. He's eyes dimmed.

Jingui, a doctor in the city, can't afford the consultation fee alone. Even if she sells the house and gets the money, she can't afford to pay for the medicine, let alone where will the family live in the future?After finally finding a place to stay in the capital, I can't move out again.

"Sister-in-law He, let me tell you the truth, you have to pay attention these few days." After finishing speaking in a low voice, the aunt turned around and left.

"What's wrong?" In the courtyard, Xu Liangmei covered her mouth and coughed, "Did Madam say something?"

"It's okay." Sister-in-law He came to the door with a look of sadness on her face.

Recently there were rumors in the capital that there was a plague on the other side of the river, and two of her family were infected with typhoid fever. The people around her probably had their own ideas, otherwise the aunt would not have let her sell the house.

"Mother." Brother Dan came out of the house, "I'll help Mother push the mill."

Their family has a stone mill. On weekdays, sister-in-law He gets up to grind the mill before dawn. When it is dawn, she just makes tofu and puts it in a wooden barrel to sell outside. Because sister-in-law He is good-looking, clean, and has good business intentions.

Xu Liangmei studied at home, and occasionally helped others copy books, and she could get some money.

But since Brother Dan contracted typhoid fever, Sister-in-law He went to sell tofu again, but she didn't sell a single piece. Since then, the stone mill at home has never been used again.

Although Brother Dan is young, he also knows that Yuemo is because he contracted typhoid fever.

"Mother, are the beans soaked?" Brother Dan picked up the broom and stood on tiptoe, trying to sweep the stone mill. He had seen Mrs. He sweeping like this on weekdays.

"Brother Dan." Sister-in-law He stepped forward to pick up her child, and said in a low voice, "I'm taking a rest today, I won't make tofu, Brother Dan is obedient."

"You watch Brother Dan at home, I'll go out and borrow some money." Xu Liangmei said.

Sister-in-law He felt sad. She had borrowed everything she could borrow a few days ago, so she pooled money to buy the medicine dregs. If she went again this time, she might not be able to borrow much money, and she might offend Xu Liangmei's classmates. .

But what else?

Brother Dan was feverish, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.Sister-in-law He is doing needlework at home, thinking that she can embroider more handkerchiefs during the day and get a few more dollars in exchange.

Suddenly the door was kicked open, and Xu Liangmei, who had always been gentle, almost stumbled in, and said with joy on her face, "Lady, follow me to the street, hug Brother Dan, and I will hug you."

"What's wrong?" Mrs. He refused to put down her sewing.

"Master Yan is applying medicine on the street, which only cures typhoid fever, and other diseases are not cured." Xu Liangmei said, "I went to see it, it's true. Let's go quickly, if we go late, we may have to queue up."

Even if Xu Liangmei ran fast with Brother Dan in her arms, she still had to line up obediently when she got there.

The front of the line was still the best restaurant in the capital, with a table in front and a big iron bucket behind it, and a guy was pouring hot water into it.

A tall wooden plaque was erected in the front. Xu Liangmei squinted her eyes to look at it, and taught Brother Dan to recite, "I would rather the medicine on the cabinet be dusty, and I hope the world will be more healthy."

In front, Mr. Huo, several apprentices, and the snake-bodied cubs were all looking at a table. The people in line went to see a doctor. If they hadn't contracted typhoid fever, they wouldn't be able to see a doctor. Please go to the doctor's office.

Brother Dan said, 'I'd rather put the medicine on the cabinet to make dust', and finally came to the front.

"Runny nose, dim eyes, it looks like it's still hot, and it looks like typhoid fever." The snake cub flicked the tip of its tail and rolled up the thermometer, "Put this under your armpit and give it to me later."

"Be good." Seeing Brother Dan looking over, the snake-body cub poked his hand with the tip of its tail.

Brother Dan looked over curiously, there was that weird cold thing under his arm, and asked, "Are you a doctor?"

"I'm not a doctor, but I can tell about common typhoid fever. If it's something I'm not sure about, I'll let the doctor see it." The snake-body cub pointed at the war-rabbit cub with the tip of its tail, and whispered, "I wanted to He works out, but he's shy."

The child was even more curious when he saw the cub squatting next to the big iron bucket, because he found that the cub had a beautiful pattern on its neck.

The war rabbit cub guards the big iron bucket, and when someone comes over with a bowl, he turns on the faucet to release hot water.

"Okay, give me the thermometer." The snake-bodied cub flicked its tail, looked at the thermometer, and said, "Fever. Well, I'll prescribe a sweet typhoid medicine for you. Your father will prescribe it for you." Bitter. Have you brought a bowl? If you have a bowl, go over there to get hot water to drink, or take it home and boil hot water to drink by yourself.”

"Do you really don't want money?" Brother Dan asked in a low voice.

The snake-body cub flicked its tail again, pointed to the wooden board next to it and said, "My lord said, there is no charge for applying medicine. But I will charge money in the future. A typhoid granule costs two dollars. Under normal circumstances, drink it three times a day. That’s six big bucks, and you’ll be fine after drinking ordinary typhoid fever for three days.”

Adding it all up, it is only eighteen Wen coins.

On weekdays, Sister-in-law He can make five big coins a day by selling tofu and doing needlework, which is not too much.

"Then can I still come tomorrow?" Brother Dan glanced at Xu Liangmei and asked in a low voice.

"Well, if you feel that the typhoid fever is not getting better, come back tomorrow, and we will give you typhoid granules first." The snake body cub quickly replied, and even rolled up a very weird bottle with the tip of its tail, and took a sip of water.

After getting this typhoid granule, Xu Liangmei hugged Brother Dan and walked home with Mrs. He.

The aunt was waiting at the door of Xu's house early, and when she saw them coming, she hurriedly smiled and said, "You are back, I was just about to tell you to go to the street to get medicine. The medicine really works, it is made of soup, and my family also took it. Hey, if I knew that Master Yan bought herbal medicines for us common people, who would believe in such a plague, and I don’t know who is so wicked, and the rumors seem to be true.”

"Ma'am." Sister-in-law He was still a little worried, "about my house..."

"It's okay, it's okay, I told them that there is no plague." The aunt said, "Sister-in-law He, don't take it to heart. The rumors are different these days, and we are all deceived."

"En." Mrs. He nodded quickly.

In fact, even their family was worried that they would get the plague, so they dared not leave the house.

As soon as the drug application came out, the rumors were self-defeating.

Yan Xun held the egg baby and sat in front of the restaurant, behind the doctors who were seeing the doctor.Jing Fengye stood behind Yan Xun, wearing a thick jacket, showing his face, not afraid of being looked at.

The common people who came for consultation could see the baby egg in Yan Xun's hand, and they were all very curious.

Is that the monster's child?

"Looks like a big egg." Brother Dan said loudly while sniffing his snot.

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then they all quieted down, looking at Yan Xun cautiously.

Yan Xun does not make money for administering medicines, and even doctors see doctors for free, and they do not receive money.In just a few days, there were as many typhoid granules as Xiaoshan sent out, and the waiters in the restaurant brought out buckets of hot water and drank them all, which shows how many people came.

I heard that the typhoid granule was made by the cubs. If there were no cubs, the typhoid granule would never be made.

Everyone was grateful in their hearts, and suddenly they heard Brother Dan say that Yan Xun's egg baby was like a big egg, and they became scared in their hearts, for fear that Yan Xun would get angry and stop applying medicine.

"You're right, it's like a big egg." Yan Xun laughed loudly, "But it's my baby inside, and a child, so keep your voice down, or he'll be sad when he hears it. Think about it, what if I said you are a big cock, what will you do?"

"I'll be sad." Brother Dan subconsciously said, then suddenly reacted, looked at the baby egg in Yan Xun's hand and said, "This kid, Brother Dan, I'm sorry."

The war rabbit cubs ran over and stretched out their paws at Brother Dan, "My brother will forgive you and give you candy."

After giving the candy to Brother Dan, the war rabbit cub ran over again, carefully touched the egg-laying baby, "Don't be sad, brother, no one will dare to bully you, I am very powerful, and I will beat them all away."

Dan Baobao swayed slightly in Yan Xun's hand, and rubbed the paw of Zhan Rabbit Cub.

Jing Fengye held his head up, chest out and abdomen in. He had long legs and a good-looking appearance. There were dragon scale marks on his face, neck, and exposed hands.The emperor called himself the Son of Dragon, and the robes on his body were embroidered with five-clawed golden dragons. The dragon scales on them were naturally lifelike, but compared with those on Jing Fengye, they were always different.

Probably because one is dead and the other is alive.

The eggshell surface of the egg baby is not smooth, and if you look at it with a magnifying glass, you can probably see the traces of dragon scales one by one.

"It's very hot." Yan Xun held the egg baby, guessing that everyone who should see it, put it in his arms.

Jing Fengye puffed out his chest and looked ahead.

After a long time, Yan Xun stood up, ready to go back.

"What's wrong?" Yan Xun found that Jing Fengye was a little downcast, he thought about it carefully, no one didn't know what he did when he came to apply the medicine today, those rumors about the plague have long been unspoken, how could Jing Fengye Still not too happy?

Jing Fengye walked forward with Yan Xun, and got into the carriage along the way. Seeing that Yan Xun took out the egg baby to play with, he said in a low voice: "Many people have seen the egg baby, but no one said me."

He is not bad looking, he is different from other people, he can be seen as a monster at a glance, and many people have seen him, but no one said him, obviously that brother Dan is so bold that he calls the egg baby up.

Yan Xun was silent, he could probably figure it out.

Dan Baobao is his child, even if these people are against their will, even if it is for Yan Xun's face, they will not do anything to Dan Baobao.Jing Fengye is different, he is a monster from a demon country, he was miserable even a beggar in Honglu Temple before, even if he shows his face upright now, he is still under Yan Xun's halo.

Jing Fengye is like the person behind it, even if someone sees it, he will be ignored.

And the most important point, Yan Xun touched the baby egg and said with a smile: "Because you are a dragon scale, so everyone dare not say it."

Because the royal family was involved, the common people could not speak casually, so they simply kept silent.

"Dragon is a demon, why does the emperor call himself the Son of Dragon?" Jing Fengye was very depressed. He was still a little envious of Baby Egg, who was known by many people before he broke his shell.

"The real dragon is a god." Yan Xun said casually, "I don't know if it really exists. The king's power is a god, making it different and mysterious, so there is an excuse. The tiger king of the demon country still calls himself the tiger god. Reincarnation? You said it firmly, but who doesn't know that the Tiger Demon King is just an ordinary monster."

Jing Fengye was thoughtful.

Yan Xun took the opportunity to stuff the baby egg for him, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

These days, Jing Fengye has more and more ideas, some of which he heard from unknown sources, some of which were thought up by himself and expressed, which gave Yan Xun the feeling of joy and burden.

I'm glad that he finally looks like an ordinary person. Jing Fengye's change is the slowest at this point. The cubs have already changed early. He looks like an ordinary person. He hasn't started to change yet; the burden is that Jing Fengye Feng Ye's ideas are always weird.

In the carriage, Yan Xun put down the bedding, ready to lie down and sleep for a while.

Jing Fengye took a look, took out a large wooden box from the innermost part of the carriage, and winked at the snake cubs and war rabbit cubs.The two little cubs hurriedly climbed into the wooden box with their blankets in their arms, and the war rabbit cub was holding the egg baby.

Close the lid of the wooden box, Jing Fengye also covered it with a thick fur blanket, then carefully leaned over and kissed the tip of Yan Xun's nose, seeing that he didn't wake up, he immediately showed joy.

Yan Xun slept in a daze for a while, suddenly felt a little out of breath, and his body hurt a little, he opened his eyes quickly, and saw Jing Fengye was gesturing at Yan Xun with a big lump of rouge dug out of his hand.

"You..." Yan Xun was about to speak, but he quickly glanced at the carriage, but he didn't find the two cubs and Dan Baobao, so he hurriedly asked, "Where are they?"

Jing Fengye silently pointed to the wooden box.

"My lord, I heard that the feeling in the carriage is very different, and it's different every time I ride in the carriage." Jing Fengye whispered, "I definitely didn't come up with it myself, I overheard it."

In the inn in the capital, there were many brothers and men, they thought they were whispering behind closed doors, but in fact Jing Fengye could hear them all clearly, and even listened to what they said alone.

"We're almost there, you don't know how to make tea, can you?" Yan Xun asked.

"Yes, you can take a few more laps outside the construction of the Nursery Hall." Jing Fengye whispered.

In the wooden box, the egg baby was shaking, and the war rabbit cub hurriedly and cautiously put it in his arms, and asked in a low voice: "We seem to be really going around in circles."

"Well, I counted, and it's already the seventh circle." The snake cub found a small gap in the narrow wooden box with the tip of its tail, and gestured a '7'.

**

As soon as the matter of applying the medicine came out, Song Feiliang immediately wrote a poem, praising the marinated tofu in Yan Xun's hand, which was fresh every three days.

Not to be outdone, Cao San specially entertained at home, eating dried tofu, stewed meat, stir-fried, stir-fried, red oil dried tofu, sweet dried tofu, and a table of dishes, all of which were dried tofu.

Hearing that Song Feiliang made Cao San so angry that his kidneys hurt, he yelled at him at home.

Cao Sangeng was arrogant, not only ran against Song Feiliang, saying that he only knew how to eat tofu, but also ran against all the merchants in the capital, saying that they had shallow eyesight and spread rumors.

Those merchants who ran against Yan Xun did not dare to speak, and the merchants who did not run on Yan Xun were also run on by Cao San. They were all upset and began to secretly suppress the Cao family. Little did they know that the Cao family was complacent and just waiting to be suppressed, so low-key and low-key Woolen cloth.

"Master Yan is the most good person in the world. The tofu and dried tofu in his workshop are delicious and cheap. If you don't buy those, why don't you buy them from conscientious merchants?"

"The hot pot is still delicious from the sixth prince's gift. You can't taste the same taste when you eat anything else."

"My brother loves dried red bean curd, and doesn't eat the ones sold in other shops."

"We are stepping on a concrete road, how can we spread such false rumors? Let me tell you, whoever spread the rumor first has to be arrested and punished."

What ordinary people think is actually very simple. Knowing that there is no plague on the other side of the river, and Yan Xun has given some benefits, they should help Yan Xun.

Hearing the sounds around him, Xu Liangzheng was so guilty that he quickly raised his hands to cover his face, ready to hide.

Suddenly someone said in a shrill voice, "It's good that Mrs. Yan is kind. He took out that typhoid granule. I heard it was written by a monster. I won't say whether the medicine is good or bad, but what will happen to the medicine shops in the capital in the future?" business?"

Shanghan granules are indeed good, and the price is not expensive, which is obvious to all. No one dares to say that Shanghan granules are not.

"Who knows, Mr. Yan sells typhoid granules for the common people, so could it be possible for Mr. Yan to stop selling them?"

"Then how does the medicine shop in the capital live? It's not enough time? Who doesn't know that there are the most typhoid fever, and the soup and medicine are the best, and they don't cost a lot of money. Isn't Master Yan paving the way for the medicine in the capital?"

Many people fell silent.

There seems to be no solution to this matter.

Qin San rode an iron donkey galloping over the worrying bridge. The deputy general who guarded the bridge saw it from a distance, and hurriedly asked people to remove the roadblock, allowing Qin San to pass unimpeded.

After entering the capital, Qin San went straight to the pharmacy.

"Your Excellency said that I will come to collect medicines in the future, and the typhoid granules I made will be sold in your shop. The selling price will remain the same, but it will be much cheaper to wholesale to you." Qin Sandao, "If you agree , so I signed and pledged on this contract, and if I disagree, I will not come to collect medicines in the future, nor will I come to deliver typhoid granules."

"Yes, of course." The shopkeeper hurriedly said.

Selling medicinal materials makes a fortune, and selling typhoid granules makes another fortune.

Moreover, Shanghan granules are sold cheaply, and many people can afford them. In this way, the pharmacy may have to make more money.

Xu Liangzheng heard that what those people said was very reasonable, and was thinking of helping to say a few words, but someone suddenly said loudly: "Master Yan did not make money by himself, but distributed typhoid granules to all the pharmacies in the capital. .I heard that the typhoid granules will be sent out, so that the common people in Daqin can afford the medicine and cure their illnesses.”

"Hey." Xu Liangzheng sighed, and hurried away.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and in sunny places, a little greenery has emerged under the dry grass.

The New Year is getting closer and closer.

The cubs made a form together, carved it on a wooden board, and placed it on the Kang.

Before getting out of the kang early in the morning, the Claw Cub will draw an 'X' with his paw on the small grid that belongs to today under the watchful eyes of all the cubs.

"My lord said that this year is our first year, and everyone has to choose a birthday. After this year, we will be one year old, and after our birthday, we will be one year old." Snake-body cub Twisting the tip of his tail, he dragged his cheeks with the tip of his tail and said, "I haven't decided on my birthday yet, I'm so worried."

The war rabbit cub nodded immediately. He didn't remember when he was born, or even when he became conscious.

For the other cubs, the days before were very vague. At that time, it seemed that they just had to work hard to survive every day, no matter what spring, summer, autumn and winter, the sun rose and the sun set.

They don't know when they were born, when they became conscious, and how many years have passed.

But the egg baby has.

When the cubs were secretly envious of Baby Dan having a birthday, Yan Xun asked the cubs to choose their favorite day during the year.

For this reason, the little cubs will think when they are idle, they are all very worried.

"You want to too." Yan Xun said to Jing Fengye, "I will celebrate your birthday in the future, starting from next year."

"Where's your lord's?" Jing Fengye asked in a low voice, "Your lord doesn't have a birthday this year."

He didn't know what was so special about celebrating his birthday, but he always felt that it should be very important.

"I'm the same as you, I don't have a birthday this year." Yan Xun said with a smile, "But I will have one from next year."

Not far from the Danxin Bridge, there is a concrete bridge that is not much narrower and more imposing. It starts from the construction side of the Conservation Hall and extends forward bit by bit.

The black and white cubs stood at the head of the bridge, directing the men to work.

A wide cement road was built by the river, and a sunken road was built under the first bridge pier by the river, and it took a turn to get to the Danxin Bridge.

"The railway bridge should be completed before the year." The black and white cub wiped the sweat from his face, squinted his eyes and looked at the other side.

The other side is also the capital.

The huge railway bridge changes day by day, and gradually, the railway bridge in the middle of the river can be seen clearly on the other side of the river.After a few more days, I could see clearly that the black and white cubs on the bridge looked majestic, but they had big dark circles under their eyes and were round.

The little cub stood at the front and looked at it for a while, then estimated: "The plan is completed ahead of schedule, I have to go back and ask the adults."

"Go." The men said cheerfully.

The black and white cub rode on the little iron donkey, ran back with a splash, and talked to Yan Xun.

"The one on the other side of the river... is the Jia family's house and land?" Yan Xun thought for a while and said, "The bridge is still being repaired as usual, and I will go there today."

Dan Baobao, who was lying on the kang, rolled around and hurried to Yan Xun's side.

Jing Fengye also hurriedly said: "Together."

"Success." Yan Xun nodded.

This Jia's family doesn't have much ability, but the house is big and occupies a lot of land.If you really want to calculate it, it is probably one of the best in the capital. Unfortunately, the Jia family has no one who can take care of it. In the younger generation, there is Jia Buzhen, who is still a squeamish young master. No matter what, Yan Xun doesn't like it anyway.

Yan Xun thought for a while, and asked Du Qinsheng to go back to the mansion to ask a question.

"Your Excellency, you have missed me." Du Qinsheng almost cried, he was guarding the cement workshop, but seeing Yan Xun's more and more capable people, Du Qinsheng felt more and more like an idiot, afraid of giving He drove back and was worried all day long, but this time he finally got an errand, so he hurriedly packed up and ran to Du's mansion.