Rice bug

In the early winter, warm roasted sweet potatoes and corn are placed on the streets of Hangzhou, and the hot ginger soup is cooked in a small casserole. An old woman with white temples is sitting on the stone steps with her hands in her hands, watching the people passing by. .

Someone came to buy it, one tongbao, two bowls, pouring hot ginger soup, warming up the whole body and mind.

Sausages, sausages, mutton, etc. were hung up at Caishikou early.The sun-dried lamb leg is in the most conspicuous place, with dark brown skin and obvious muscles.

The old woman selling ginger soup raised her eyes to look at the sky, the sunlight was pale, and the warm light of midsummer turned into a golden desert.She couldn't feel the temperature at all, and her knees were aching because of rheumatism. She was about to get up and move around when she saw a pair of clean black boots in front of her.

Looking up along the boots, the black hem, the dark coarse cloth belt, and the gathered cuffs show that he is a military student; Sophisticated without being luxurious.

"My lord... want to buy ginger soup?" The old woman's eyes are not working well, and the man's face is hard to see with the light behind him.But he was carrying a big knife behind his back, but he saw it.

"A few more bowls." The man's voice was deep and magnetic, revealing an indescribably domineering feeling.He reached out his hand and took out a heavy treasure from the purse. The old woman was startled and waved her hands repeatedly, "It doesn't take so much!"

She took four bowls for him, and looked at the man with her fingers, "Two Tongbaos are enough."

The man nodded, took out two Tongbao and handed them over, took a bowl with the other hand, and turned to look at the person behind him.

Only then did the old woman realize that there was a handsome boy standing behind him.Round and waxy face, tall and small nose bridge, pink lips, picturesque eyebrows, eyes like lacquer spots, black hair tied into a bun and wrapped in white cloth, wearing a blue gown with wide sleeves covering the back of the hand , only revealing the slender and beautiful fingers.

"Drink it." The man's voice was rough, but his movements were gentle. The child took it and gulped it down, licking the corner of his mouth.

"Delicious!"

His voice was crisp and crisp, which made people feel comfortable. The old woman couldn't help liking it, but saw that the man didn't frowned because of his words, but instead frowned, and raised his hand to touch the child's forehead.

"Are you still thinking about whether it's good or not?" He said in a tone of reproach and distress, and turned to look at the old woman, "Is there a medical center near here?"

"Yes." The old woman guessed that the child was sick. No wonder, this year's winter came suddenly, the temperature dropped overnight, and many children in the family were sick.

The old woman stretched out her hand to show them the way, "When the road comes to a fork, there is an inn. Behind the inn is an alley. The first one is a sugar seller, the second one is a clothing store, and the third one sells dry goods. , the fourth one is the medical center.”

The old woman spoke slowly and patiently. Although the man was anxious, he could only listen without interrupting.

"Thank you." After the old woman finished speaking, the man threw a heavy treasure over, "It's cold, don't sell ginger soup here, find a warmer place."

After finishing speaking, before the old woman could respond, she picked up the child and jumped onto the waiting horse.

A big brown horse followed by a small carriage.It seems that it can only accommodate one person, and it is expected to be a child.

A coachman driving a carriage, wearing a scarf and a thick padded coat, helped the man put the child into the carriage, and said: "The head of the family, since there is an inn near the medical hall, it is better to stay here first."

The man got on his horse, and the steel knife behind his back reflected the sunlight, bringing out a chill.His black hair was blown up by the wind, but his face was not cold at all, his face remained unchanged, his eyes were sharp, and he said: "I think so too, wait until you stay here, you go and invite the doctor over."

"Yes."

The carriage rattled forward, and the old woman was still holding the heavy treasure in a daze. She remembered it after a while, "Oh! I forgot to tell them that there are people in the inn that are not easy to mess with..."

After finding the inn, the carriage stopped at the door, which happened to block the road.

The groom raised the curtain, and the man carried the child out.The child seemed sleepy. After drinking those bowls of ginger soup, his face was flushed like a ripe apple, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

"hot……"

"Just go into the house later." The man coaxed, and his voice softened.He leaned over and kissed the child's forehead with his mouth, which was to test the temperature and comfort.

Sure enough, the child calmed down and rubbed against the man's arms like a kitten.

The coachman over there has already entered the inn and is booking a room at the counter.The man wanted to go straight up, but found that the shopkeeper's face was not very good-looking.

"It's not that I don't want to give a few rooms...it's really..." He glanced towards the direction of the second floor and lowered his voice, "All the upper rooms on the second floor have been booked. They are people from the Jianghu. We can't afford to provoke them." .”

The coachman frowned and turned to look at the man.The man said, "Are there any other rooms?"

"There are still enough common shops on the first floor, and there is only one room on the far side of the second floor left, but that room is very expensive."

"I want that one." The man took out a bank note from his cuff and threw it on the table.

The shopkeeper's eyes were straightened, this is a silver ticket of 1000 taels!Hurry up and ask Xiao Er to bring the distinguished guests up, and remind him not to offend other guests.

The groom didn't follow, but said: "I'll go ask the doctor."

The man didn't turn his head back: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

This inn seems to have been opened for many years, the wooden stairs creaked when walking up, and there was a scent of sandalwood on the second floor, mixed with some wormwood, which made people feel that the impetuous heart was calmed down.

Xiao Er led the way, reached the end of the corridor, and opened the door for him.

This room is very large, with the main dining hall at the front, two separate rooms behind the bead curtain, and the dining room at the other end separated by a screen, with two large wooden barrels at the back.The wooden barrel is made of good materials, and there is a touch of incense in the room.

The man was very satisfied, and gave Xiaoer some rewards, and asked him to prepare food and hot tea, and then carried the child into one of the rooms.

The high-quality mahogany bed has a gauze curtain hanging down, a small window facing the street, and two chairs are placed under the window.

The man carefully put the child into the bed, helped him take off his outer shirt, trousers and shoes, leaving only the white inner clothes, pulled the quilt and covered it tightly, carefully tucked the corners of the quilt to make sure there was no air leakage, and then he was on the edge of the bed Sit down and accompany.

The child was breathing heavily, probably because the nose was blocked, and the mouth made a heavy exhalation sound.

"Brother Fei Long." The muffled voice came from inside, "I'm hungry."

The man's face was ugly, "You just know how to eat!"

These two people were naturally Zang Feilong and Lin Dong who had diverted to Hangzhou. As for the groom, he was a boatman bought by Zang Feilong.

The family background of the boatman was not good. An old mother was seriously ill, and there were two children to support.Zhang Zijian made an agreement with him before, and he promised to give it away, and he would give him a large sum of money for medical treatment.After Zang Feilong knew this, he took out a lot of money on the spot - of course, the money was prepared for him by Zhang Zijian, and he didn't feel bad about spending it.

The boatman took the money and sent it back home immediately, which relieved the urgent need and asked the family to move out of the place as soon as possible.

After doing all this well, in order to repay his kindness, he promised to stay with them until Zang Feilong didn't need him.

Anyway, whether it is a boat or a carriage, more or less one person is needed to help.

Lin Dong contracted the disease suddenly when he was approaching Hangzhou.Probably because he had been walking in the woods, the moisture was too heavy and entered his body.

It rained heavily the day before winter, and the temperature dropped sharply that night. The child sneezed and sneezed a few times. He felt nothing at the time, but he developed a fever the next day.

Fortunately, the groom was used to taking care of patients, so he immediately found some common herbs in the woods, boiled them for Lin Dong to drink.

That medicine is really bitter... For a person like Lin Dong with an extremely sensitive sense of taste, it was like going to hell.

After drinking a bowl of medicine, he felt that his tongue was going to disappear.However, the fever dropped a little that day, so they hurried on their way, hoping to find a doctor before the next fever.

Fortunately, it was not far from Hangzhou at that time, and Lin Dong's fever came up five days later, and he was even more sick than before, so they also entered Hangzhou City.

Found ginger soup on the side of the road, Zang Feilong poured a few bowls for Lin Dong without further ado.Sure enough, the heat started to come out at this moment, and the child was covered in the quilt. Earlier it was said that the quilt was cold, but now it is hot.

Sweat quickly soaked the clothes and bedding, and the child blushed abnormally. The groom also brought the doctor over there.

After feeling the pulse and prescribing the medicine, the doctor said: "He is short of qi and blood, his body is weak, and his weakness cannot be supplemented. Don't let him eat the tonics of big fish and meat. Recently, he eats lightly, and chicken is absolutely unacceptable. , Also, his illness is caused by external cold, and it is also caused by too much fatigue."

"Fatigue?" Zang Feilong was stunned, "What does this mean?"

"Literally." The doctor glanced at him, and got up to pack the medicine box. "In short, let him have a good rest. If he is sick from overwork at a young age, what will he do when he gets old?"

The doctor probably thought that Zang Feilong was the child's guardian, so he glared at him, and his tone was not very good.

Zang Feilong had no choice but to listen, and gave some more money, and respectfully sent the doctor out.

"If you have any other discomfort, come to me." The doctor said: "After taking this medicine for a few days, the cold should come out. I'm afraid there may be other problems, so don't leave any sequelae."

Zang Feilong was terrified when he heard that, he was a good person, how can he fall when the root cause of the disease is fallen?

After sending the doctor away, the groom went to the kitchen to decoct the medicine.Zang Feilong entered the room and sat next to the child to watch him. At this time, Lin Dong had fallen into a deep sleep. Just a moment ago he was clamoring for something to eat, but now he was in a deep sleep.

Zang Feilong was inexplicably flustered. He raised his hand to test the child's breathing, making sure it was stable, and felt for the pulse to make sure it was still beating.

Stretching out his hand to brush the hair stuck to his face due to sweat, Zang Feilong looked around, found a clean rag, and wiped his body carefully.

"what are you doing!"

There was a sudden noise outside the door, the sound was too loud, Zang Feilong frowned.

"Yes, I'm sorry, my lords, I didn't mean to..."

"Just say I'm sorry and it's over? This is boiling water! Don't you know how hot boiling water is? Come on! Master let you know!"

"what!!"

The panicked cry was somewhat familiar, Zang Feilong put the handkerchief aside, got up and went out to check.

Sure enough, not far from the door, the groom was surrounded by two tall men.One of them snatched the kettle from the groom's hand, and made a gesture to pour water on the groom.

Zang Feilong didn't even bother to say anything, he raised his hand and flicked it out of thin air, the energy was like a stone, and it hit the man's wrist.

The man let out a scream, and suddenly lost the strength in his hand, he watched the kettle fall and hit his feet, and the scalding boiling water splashed out.

"Ah! It's hot!" The man screamed again and again, and the other person turned around quickly.

"You!" He pulled out the sword at his waist and pointed at Zang Feilong, "You are so courageous! Come here to die!"

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