The general will give birth soon

Si You originally thought that Gu Chongming fainted because of being tired and cold, carried him back to the bedroom, and found the accompanying military doctor to have a look, only to find that the matter was far from that simple.

Moisture enters the body, overworked body is weak, viscera is congested, and there are faint signs of poisoning.

Si You was terrified, he couldn't imagine why these names appeared on Gu Chongming, he looked at the fainted person on the bed, and always felt that he was deliberately teasing himself, as if he would jump up at any time to scare him.

The military doctor couldn't say for sure the cause of the disease for the time being, so the yamen found the best doctor in the city, and after a short consultation, it would be clear.

The doctor said that everyone knows that Yuntan is famous for inkstones, they praise the ingenuity of the texture and craftsmanship of the famous inkstones, and praise the inkstone craftsmen and literati, but they all ignore the labor of mining inkstones in the inkstone pit.

The inkstone pit is buried in high mountains and deep pools, which is cold, dark, and extremely humid. Many famous inkstones are born in natural dangers that are difficult for human beings to reach, and are extremely fragile.

In order to mine well, the laborers worked tirelessly, under the cold pool, standing on the side of the cliff, their limbs were frozen stiff, but they could not make any mistakes.Therefore, it is common for the skin to be chapped and swollen, and it is a trivial matter for moisture and poisonous gas to enter the body. Not many people can live to fifty safely.

Si You was stunned. He suddenly lifted the quilt from Gu Chongming's body, and then took off his clothes. There are more people on the battlefield than myself.

On the night when he reunited in a daze, it was Gu Chongming who blew out the lamp first and did not take off his shirt. At that time, he naturally thought it was because it was inconvenient in the main room, and he was so absorbed in intoxication that he didn't think about it at all.Only now do I know that it was a deliberate cover-up.

Si You endured the pain in his heart, put on Gu Chongming's coat and wrapped him in a quilt, turned his head and bowed solemnly to the doctor.

"Thank you for your best efforts to heal. If you need any medicinal materials, just ask."

The doctor sighed, and shook his head in embarrassment, "I just said so much, just to tell the general that this is actually not a disease, but...it cannot be cured."

Si You was shocked, "You said, what did you say?!"

The doctor looked at Gu Chongming on the bed sympathetically, "The dampness, poisonous gas and blood stasis in this little brother's body are hard to get rid of. For now, we have to stop going to the inkstone pit again, so that he can live in peace and comfort, so that he can last for a while."

The doctor shook his head again, thinking in his heart that most of the people who worked in the inkstone pit were from poor backgrounds, so it was easier said than done to live in peace and comfort.

Si You was stunned, he repeatedly savored the doctor's words, which means... Gu Chongming won't live long?

How, how is it possible?

He was still talking to himself just now, and he was still bouncing around energetically, why, how...

They had only just met again, and their child was so young.

Si You's heart was completely confused, and he started to think wildly again, wondering if it was because he came that he got sick, or if the two of them shouldn't meet each other, this rare reunion has used up all the blessings, so Gu Chongming...

Then why not report it to yourself? !

Si You slumped beside Gu Chongming, looking at him with a confused heart, "When will he wake up?"

The doctor said: "The old man prescribed a prescription. After taking it, you should wake up within three days, but..."

A drop in the bucket is a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause.

Si You understood.

After sending the doctor away to prepare the medicine, he fed Gu Chongming himself, stared at the sleeping face for a long time, finally stood up from exhaustion, and walked out of the yamen.

Walking to the small courtyard where Gu Chongming lived, he could hear laughter and laughter, the whining of Xiaohu, the voice of Bao Bao, and the voice of a strange woman.

Si You knocked on the door suspiciously, and the door opened after a while, and a young woman stood in front of her, her skin was a bit rough, but her facial features were pretty.

The young woman was taken aback, and couldn't help but look up and down Si You, as if she had never seen such a beautiful and luxurious person.

"General!" Xiao Tong ran over with Xiao Hu in his arms, looked up at Si You, "Why are you here?"

"You...know each other?" The young woman asked blankly.

"Aunt Wang, he is a great general and a friend of my father's." The little boy said softly as he stroked Xiaohu.

Suddenly, the tiger's hair exploded, it shook violently, and "whoosh" crashed into Si You's arms.Baobao was taken aback, and asked in surprise, "What happened to General Tiger?"

Si You put his hands on Xiaohu's raised back, comforting him while thinking sadly: I smell of Gu Chongming on my body, Xiaohu must have realized that Gu Chongming is not good, that's why...

Baobao hesitantly took two steps towards Siyou, raised his hand on tiptoe, and touched Xiaohu with concern.

Seeing the same movements as Gu Chongming's, Si You felt a severe pain in his heart.He took a breath restrained, looked at the young woman, "You are..."

"Oh." The young woman finally came to her senses, and wiped her hands on her dress, "My lord, I'm from the Wang family next door. Brother Gu said he was busy these two days and asked me to help take care of the child."

Seeing that the treasure bag was familiar with her, Si You knew that she must have been taken care of like this many times, so he bowed respectfully to the young woman, "Thank you, madam."

Suddenly, a solemn and far-fetched remark made the young woman feel confused again.

"Gu Chongming is sick, and now the yamen is taking care of him. I want to take the child and Xiaohu there. Please come with my wife. I have something to ask."

The young woman was taken aback, Bao Bao was also frightened, grabbed Si You's clothes, "Daddy is sick?!"

Si You touched Bao Bao's head, tried his best to smile and said, "Don't worry, Daddy is fine."

A few people went back to the Yamen together, Baobao was very nervous all the way, seeing the sleeping Gu Chongming lying on the bed and weeping.Si You and Wang's wife worked together to persuade for a long time, Bao Bao finally suppressed tears and nodded to express his willingness to be obedient.

Si You went to the kitchen to serve the dishes, and let Bao Bao and the Wang family's wife eat first.Bao Bao had never seen such a meal before, it was very novel, after he tasted it, he thought it was very delicious, he quickly carried the little tiger to the table and fed it, and divided some of the various dishes, saying that he would keep it for his father.

Si You's nose sharply soured, his eyes stinging.

After eating the treasure bag, he became sleepy, Si You watched him fall asleep, asked Xiaohu to watch him, and then invited the wife of the Wang family back to the bedroom where Gu Chongming was resting, and made tea.

"Madam, I would like to know how Gu Chongming and his child lived after they came here?"

The lady of the Wang family has always been a little trembling, but gradually found that Si You was not malicious, and was extremely polite to herself, and when she heard such a question, she couldn't help letting go of her guard, and repeatedly sighed: "My lord, the husband of the slave family is with brother Gu. You are really right to ask me about your work. When Brother Gu first came, it was really not easy."

Yuntan Yankeng is a place for hard work, and suddenly a scholar with delicate skin and tender flesh is fresh, not to mention he is accompanied by a child who is less than a hundred days old and a pet that looks like a cat but is not a cat.

The people in Yankeng speculated that he was a wealthy son who was sent to serve after committing a crime, but no matter what kind of rich son he was, as long as he came here, everyone would become the same person.

There is a row of thatched huts for laborers on the open space outside the inkstone pit. No matter whether they have a family in the village or not, the laborers love to live here when they are working, because they are close and can rest more.

But for Gu Chongming, this only place to stay is really too bad.

The room looked like it hadn't been cleaned for more than ten years. The bunks were full of dirty and snoring servants. Clothes and sundries were piled up everywhere. The only thing was a small copper pot with hot water.It is common for everyone to scold and fight for the hot water for the berth.

Gu Chongming stood in front of the bunk in despair for a moment, took a deep breath, tied the child's swaddling clothes on his body, cleared out a small space in the corner, and spread the straw that Xiaohu brought from outside to dry. child sleeps.He himself nestled under the bunk, protecting the child with one hand all the time.The little tiger lay at his feet, Gu Chongming touched its head from time to time, apologized to it, and promised it that it would be better in a few days.

That's a promise he made to himself.

"The inkstone pit is full of coolies. It's not easy for everyone," the lady of the Wang family said in a low voice. There is a lot of hot water, and other people will not rely on it..."

Gu Chongming had no choice. For the sake of the treasure, he humbly begged everyone to forgive him, and offered to help them share the labor, clean the shop, wash and dry the quilt. When it's over, he will burn it slowly.

The laborers cook their meals in a large pot, and each person will fill them up when the time comes.At first, Gu Chongming only took enough food for the child, and he just took a few bites at will - he kept his share, and only hoped that others would keep the child.

"My family is kind-hearted," said the wife of the Wang family, "He took care of his brothers and children, and wanted him to put the children in my house. At that time, my boy was only a few months old, so he looked after one or two. But brother Gu is unwilling to die, he regards the child more than his own life."

Gu Chongming originally wanted to take the child to work in the inkstone pit, but later found that it was not possible, so he had to leave the child in the house anxiously, and let Xiaohu watch.

"But it's definitely not going to work like that," the lady of the Wang family sighed. "Not long after, Brother Gu fell ill, and so did the child. My family brought them back and invited a doctor, saying they could be cured, but It takes a lot of money and good medicine, and my family doesn’t have that much money, the people in the inkstone pit, who can afford that money?”

"Then, what happened next?" Si You asked tremblingly.

"Later, Brother Gu had a high fever and said in a daze that he had a weapon. It was a treasure, and we asked us to pawn it. My husband and I went to the pawn shop with the weapon. Well, for some reason, Brother Gu, obviously ill and confused, suddenly ran over, stumbled and snatched the weapon and hugged it, his life was wrong. I was in a hurry and asked you and the child what to do, Brother Gu was startled, his eyes widened. Godless, like crazy, talking to himself and trying to find a way, anyway, this is inappropriate..."

"We had no choice but to support him and walk back. Who would have thought that a robber would suddenly rush out on the road, and he must have been watching in secret when he was at the pawnshop!" The wife of the Wang family changed her face. It's panic.

"The man snatched the weapon from Brother Gu's arms at once. Before the two of us could react, Brother Gu yelled loudly and rushed to tear up the robber! Brother Gu was clearly ill, but he was very strong and extremely fierce. It seems that what that person robbed was not a weapon, but his, his..."

The wife of the Wang family didn't know how to describe it, "My guy went up to help, I hurriedly called for help, and the chaos became a mess. The robber didn't seem to expect such a mess, so he decided not to rob, threw down his weapon and flew away. We It can be regarded as a sigh of relief, but when he calmed down, he saw that during the battle, Brother Gu was injured in his arm, a big gash, bloody and bloody, and the bones were exposed!"

The wife of the Wang family felt terrified, and sighed again and again: "At that time, we thought that brother Gu and the child would not be able to make it through. There are actually quite a few such miserable families in the inkstone pit. But I didn't expect..."

"What's wrong?" Si You asked eagerly.

"Brother Gu and the child were in a coma when we got home. To be honest, we were all thinking about the funeral, but who would have thought that a purse of money would suddenly descend from the sky!" The wife of the Wang family was afraid that Si You would not believe her, so she swore, "Really! The one that fell from the roof fell on Brother Gu! There is also a note! I was an apprentice in an embroidery factory, and I can barely read a few words. It says 'the gods appear and heal quickly'!"

The lady of the Wang family was amazed, "We really thought there was a god at the time, so we thanked you a lot, and quickly asked the doctor to take the medicine. Later, Brother Gu gradually recovered, and after a period of calculation, we realized that we probably met a passer-by who was doing justice."

Si You's eyes were red, and his heart was extremely bitter.

The lady of the Wang family stopped to catch her breath, and her mood was also difficult to calm down. "After this calamity, Brother Gu figured it out and believed in us. After that, whenever he is free, he will bring the child to me."

"Another year later, the son of Chief Li's family in Guan Yankeng had a difficult delivery. It was useless for Chief Li to seek medical advice everywhere, and he was about to die. Brother Gu heard about it and told Chief Li about a solution. Son, Officer Li panicked at that time, and he listened to Brother Gu. Who would have thought that after a bowl of medicine, the person would really recover and the baby would be born!"

"Officer Li was very grateful. Knowing that Brother Gu was knowledgeable, he negotiated with the town government office and gave Brother Gu an abandoned government courtyard, allowing him to run a free school there. It also gave him a place to live. In this way, Brother Gu only works half a day every day, and his life is finally getting better."

"He, he knows medical skills?" Si You asked through gritted teeth.

"I was also surprised, so I asked him. He said that his beloved wife had a difficult childbirth. The doctor used that prescription. He was by the side at the time, so he wrote it down. He also said..."

Si You was moved, and suddenly couldn't control it, a tear fell, and he quickly covered his face with his palm, "What did he say?"

"He said..." The lady of the Wang family looked at Si You and was stunned for a moment, "He said that it would be great if he knew how to heal, otherwise his wife wouldn't be in so much pain and suffer so much."

Si You sat in the chair, covered his face and leaned over, his shoulders trembling.

"My lord..." The lady of the Wang family was astonished.

After a while, Si You got up, held back tears, lifted his clothes and knelt down to the lady of the Wang family.

"Madam and Mr. Zunfu's great kindness, I am very grateful. When Gu Chongming wakes up, I will go to the mansion to express my thanks." As he said that, he was about to kowtow.

The lady of the Wang family was shocked, she stood up and backed away again and again, "What are you doing, sir?! I dare not..."

"Madam can afford it."

Si You persisted in kowtowing, and fell on the ground, tears spreading.

"Because Gu Chongming is my husband, I...is his wife."

That night, Si You ordered the town officials to call out the household registrations of Gu Chongming and the child. He had already thought about the future.

He was holding the household registration booklet, just casually flipping through it for a look, tears welled up again.

On the white paper, neatly written in small letters——

Gu Chongming, aged 27, was included in Yuntan Township in the fourth year of Chengxuan. He has a son named Si Nian.