Xijiang Chunqian

The Tang family is a well-known silk merchant in the capital. Three generations of their ancestors went from being a peddler in the streets to becoming a wealthy businessman famous in the Qin Kingdom.

The steward of the Tang residence had been waiting in the Chu residence early in the morning. Although Zhang Quanzhi was blocking him in the front hall, although he was in a hurry, he did not dare to press too much.

After drinking bowl after bowl of tea, the housekeeper pointed to Zhengyuan and asked Zhang Quanzhi softly.

"Mr. Chu, what's the matter today? When I came here in the past, he got up early and finished his meal. Why didn't there be any movement today? Our old lady is getting old. Whenever it comes to this season, I always get a cold easily. If she didn't trust her Young Master Chu's medical skills, we don't want to bother him so much."

Officials and eunuchs in the capital are sick, no matter how big or small, they all like to rush to Chu Xiao's reputation, come and go, and merchants who have some power in their hands are also vying to get Chu Xiao's favor, the title of the master of the gods, It's not for nothing.

Chu Xiao is low-key and modest, and he is always careful and considerate when diagnosing people, and will not miss the slightest symptom. After a long time, everyone has formed a dependence, and they come to him for recuperation.

The ladies, wives, and lords of all the prefectures also regard it as the highest honor to invite Chu Xiao to the outpatient clinic.

If it weren't for those two legs, there would be more people who proposed marriage. Even if those two legs were disabled, the girls in the capital still found many matchmakers to help them match, but they were politely rejected by Chu Xiao every time. No irony.

The spring is cold, and the flowers on the branches tremble slightly with the wind blowing. A petal falls on the shoulder of the man. His fingers are slender, with well-defined joints. When he lowers his head, the petals seem to be shy, euphemistic and soft. Float into the grass.

"Hey, Mr. Chu, I saw you."

When the housekeeper of the Tang House was chatting with Zhang Quanzhi, the man in the yard was already waiting under the tree with a medicine box in his arms. His moon-white robe perfectly outlined his temperament. The light rain these days seemed to make him feel a little weak. His face was slightly paler than before.

"I'm really sorry, I've been sick for the past few days. Quan Zhi thought he wanted me to sleep a little longer, so he didn't call me, and delayed the old lady's affairs. I'm really uneasy."

"Mr. Chu is polite, so let's go. We have already prepared the carriage. The young lady specially ordered it to be exactly the same as the one in the Chu Mansion."

Zhang Quanzhi pushed the wheelchair, Chu Xiao nodded gratefully, the housekeeper of the Tang House walked in front, trotted all the way, first went to put down the fence, the driver looked back and saw Chu Xiao, and nodded with a smile.

They are all acquaintances. The old lady of the Tang Mansion is over eighty years old, and she has always been in good health. It is nothing more than a little bit of anger and loves to lose her temper.

The two stone lions at the gate of the Tang Mansion seemed to have new eyes, bright and dazzling, and Zhang Quanzhi pushed Chu Xiao all the way up the slope of the main gate. There were many wintersweets planted in the yard, and now only Under the staggered leaves, the old lady's courtyard is on the left side of the Tang Mansion. After passing the curved corridor and the lotus pond, before seeing the entrance of the courtyard, I heard a crisp and sweet shout.

"Master Chu is here."

The person opposite is Tang Ruoyun, Miss Tang Mansion.

Tang Ruoyun is a hearty and lively girl, wearing a pink lotus root flower skirt, the skirt is embellished with silky beads. When she walks, she jingles, and a gilt jade belt is tied around her waist. Among them, it is large and complete, and its fineness is very precious.

The material of the dress was brought back from southern Xinjiang, and it is impossible to find another dress that is exactly the same in the huge capital city.

She jumped a few steps and stood right next to Zhang Quanzhi, and the two of them looked into each other's eyes for a while, Zhang Quanzhi finally couldn't stand the girl's uprightness, and automatically avoided it.

Her slender hands were placed on the handle beside Chu Xiao, and she lowered her head. The scent of flowers wafted through her nostrils. Chu Xiao was slightly stunned. She had already got up and slowly pushed him inside.

"Young Master Chu, I'll help my grandmother see her illness later, and you can help me take a look at it. I've been absent-minded recently and panicked a lot."

Tang Ruoyun has been thinking about Chu Xiao for a long time. Zhang Quanzhi once persuaded Chu Xiao. In fact, this girl is not bad. She is kind-hearted, straightforward, and has a good family background.

But Chu Xiao always felt that something was missing, and he couldn't explain exactly what was missing, so let's say he was hypocritical.

People are always wandering back and forth between right and wrong, and often when something is lost, they really realize that what they need is exactly what they don't have.

"Miss Tang's complexion is rosy, her breathing is well-proportioned, and her steps are brisk. She doesn't look like someone who is sick." Seeing the old lady's maid guarding the door, Chu Xiao gradually lowered his voice, "Miss Tang, let Quan Zhi come."

Tang Ruoyun didn't bother with him, and let go of his hand, Zhang Quanzhi took it decisively, she walked to the side, and entered the old lady's room together with Chu Xiao.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt dry and hot all over. It was March, and there was a big charcoal basin in the room. The fine gold silk charcoal had no trace of soot. Chu Xiao coughed twice, and Zhang Quanzhi took him out of the charcoal basin. push away.

The old lady's silver hair was so delicate that when she saw Chu Xiao, she narrowed her eyes and motioned him to come forward.

"Chu Xiao, seeing you coming, I feel much better. It's strange. It's like a panacea. It's been cold recently, and the charcoal fire hasn't been removed. Yun'er's father has been in southern Xinjiang for the past few days. I don't know what I'm busy with, by the way, when you left later, I asked the housekeeper to pick out some pieces of fabric, don't be disgusted."

She skillfully took Chu Xiao's hand, looked at him, then looked up at Tang Ruoyun, who was pursing her lips and giggling, her face was full of joy, reflecting the charcoal fire, she became more and more cheerful.

Chu Xiao withdrew his hand indiscriminately, asked Zhang Quanzhi to come to the medicine box, and replied softly, "Old lady, you are always so polite to people, I am lucky to be able to diagnose you, longevity is hard to buy Bao, old lady, you are well, that is more important than anything else."

While speaking, he put his hand on the old lady's wrist, and raised his eyes to observe her complexion and eyes. As he expected, the old lady was fine, but she was still too angry.

"Old madam, do you often suffer from night sweats, dry mouth, bitter mouth, and blurry vision recently?" He waved his hand, and the old madam nodded.

"Isn't it just like this? My eyes are always weeping. The flow in the day and night can't be washed clean. When I wake up in the morning, my mouth always feels bitter. No matter how sweet the white fungus porridge is, I feel uncomfortable when I drink it in my mouth. You Tell me what's wrong."

People get older and forget things more and more. Although the old lady is physically strong, every time Chu Xiao sees him, the basic symptoms are the same, but every time she finishes talking, the old lady will forget next time.

Having been in charge of the family for a long time, she tends to be irritable, and she loves to keep in mind things that don't please her. Tang Ruoyun's mother is an official lady, she was spoiled and well-behaved since she was a child, and she has tried her best to avoid the old lady, but there always seems to be some tension between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. origin.

The old lady liked Tang Ruoyun, but she didn't want to see her mother.

Tang Ruoyun's mother is in charge of the Tang family. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, the old lady always likes to give her a lesson. If it were someone else, she might have been tired of it long ago, but as a daughter-in-law, she is rarely as decent. No matter how picky the old lady is, she just said yes and will change it next time.

Even so, the old lady is still easy to work and get angry. Not only the men of the Tang family are capable, but the women are all top-notch. When the old lady was young, she could also hold up half the sky of the Tang family.

"Old lady, you are fine, I will teach you a formula, recite it every day, and it is good to cover it in spring and freeze in autumn, we can remove the charcoal basin.

I see that there is a high-quality chrysanthemum in the mansion. You ask your servants to make tea every day, and use the rest to wash your face, soak your feet, and eat a lighter diet. The Tang mansion is rich and noble, and porridge and side dishes can also nourish the stomach , eat more bitter gourd, eggplant, don't eat greasy food, I see your tongue coating is thick, it must be something wrong with what you have eaten in the past few days, follow this food tonic prescription for half a month, old lady, relax, your body is strong That's great. "

Chu Xiao put away the medicine box and was about to leave. The old lady suddenly winked at Tang Ruoyun. She took Chu Xiao's hand and continued.

"For a while, you can help Yun'er take a look, she is flustered, she is so young, it's terrible, we have three generations of the Tang family, and when it comes to Yun'er, her father is incompetent, but we are also a baby, after reading it in a while, just stay For dinner, the suckling sheep and red willow branches brought back by her father from southern Xinjiang were sent to the capital in a hurry, fresh."

Chu Xiao glanced at Tang Ruoyun again, confirmed that nothing was wrong, waved his hand, and said goodbye to the old lady.

"Miss Tang is fine, if you are worried, why not eat a light diet like the old lady, and walk around the garden of the Tang mansion every day, and the symptoms of panic will disappear automatically.

Ma'am, I'm leaving first. "

Tang Ruoyun saw him get into the carriage without any hesitation, and when he left without even the slightest nostalgia, she couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, the beads on the hem of her skirt dangled, which disturbed her even more, she kicked her, and the beads rustled A few fell off.

The housekeeper looked distressed, but there was nothing he could do about it. One of those beads could make ordinary people's lives live for a year, what a waste.