Li Houyi called him brother Gu for the first time and expressed his appreciation. Gu Jingzhi was very happy.
The number one think tank among the staff of Dingbei Hou Mansion in the previous life finally recognized him. Along the way, Gu Jingzhi had been taking the initiative to get close to Li Ruijiu's family, finding various reasons to take care of them, keeping Li Houyi fed and clothed, and preventing him from suffering from diseases like in his previous life.
In the previous life, Li Ruijiu's family could be said to be the most miserable people in the exile team. His family had no money to bribe the officials who escorted the prisoners.
Not counting the beatings and scoldings along the way, eight taels of food a day was still available at first. After the collapse of Mingtong Bank, Jie Chai deducted food from the prisoners and exploited them even more harshly in order to recover his losses.
Li Houyi's family can only eat roots and fruits of plants. In addition, the thin clothes could not withstand the cold winter, and three of the four members of the family fell ill. It was Gu Jingzhi who saved them by taking out the treasured pills given by the elders of the Gu family. As a result, Li Houyi fell to the root of the disease and became weak. He had been taking medicine for many years and had a cough every day, which made people very worried.
Li Houyi showed his kindness for the first time, and Gu Jingzhi was overjoyed and responded loudly: "Brother Houyi, you are ridiculous. A man who has achieved great things, as a brother, dare not speak nonsense, but let his family and friends live a good life without being bullied. Brother, I can still do it!"
Li Houyi looks honest and dull on the outside, but he is a rough-minded man on the inside. He is well-read in history books and good at thinking and planning. In the past, he looked at Gu Jingzhi as just a smooth and down-and-out aristocratic kid. Recently, he got to know him better and better, and he began to seek refuge with him. meaning.
The exiled team ate cold cornbread, drank the chili soup provided by Caiwei, and set off again.
Li Houyi walked beside Gu Jingzhi and suggested in a low voice: "Brother Gu, as the ancients said: There is nothing that touches people's hearts more than love. After emotion, the heart moves, and after the heart moves, things straighten out. You see, it is already the twelfth lunar month of winter. Houyi hopes you can take it out." The extra things to keep out the cold are really an act of kindness to help those who are exiled together with us. I wonder if it’s okay?”
Li Houyi was still a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. His eyes were bright at this time, hoping that his first suggestion would be accepted by Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi's face was still happy just now, but after hearing what he said, he calmed down. After thinking for a while, he nodded to him with a raised corner of his mouth and said: "Brother Hou Yi, these words are very good, I will take note of them!"
Seeing that his cloak was not very thick, I took his hand and said, "Brother Houyi, you must pay attention to your health and ask Ping An to buy you something thicker later!"
Li Houyi waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. You have taken care of me during these days of exile. I feel that my body is much better than before!"
While the two were chatting, sneezing sounded from the exiles in front of them. As if it was contagious, many people also sneezed.
Gu Jingzhi secretly thought that something was not right, the cold syndrome was starting to break out! He slowed down, moved to Caiwei, and whispered: "Caiwei, get some cold medicine!" Caiwei handed him two bottles of medicine, which were specially made into pills for easy carrying.
Gu Jingzhi gave one pill to each of the Gu family, the Li family and the Wei family. The others swallowed it obediently. Song Wanru took it with a smile and said, "Jingzhi is very considerate. You have worked so hard along the way. Mother would like to thank you." Pass!" He also pretended to make a blessing gift.
Gu Jingzhi dodged sideways, "Everyone has taken medicine, please take it quickly, madam! This pill of yours is a high-quality special medicine that I specially took. It is much more effective than their medicine." After saying this, he looked at her with a smile. , just ask if you dare to eat it!
It was specially made, and it was different from others. Song Wanru really didn't dare to eat it, with a look of gratitude on her face. She put the pill into her mouth, pressed it under her tongue, and pretended to swallow it. Her performance was natural and smooth, with almost no traces.
After Gu Jingzhi left, Song Wanru covered her mouth with her hands, secretly took out the pills, and spat out "bah bah bah" many times. She was filled with fear and stared at Gu Jingzhi's tall figure with extremely vicious eyes.
It was night, with no village or shop in sight, and the exiled team was camping in the wilderness. Ji Kuo found a leeward place and asked everyone to collect firewood and make a fire to make food.
The sound of sneezing was gone, replaced by heartbreaking coughs. There was a person walking slowly and staggering.
"You lazy boy, you're cheating and cheating instead of working!" Xie Chai's whip swung at him, and the man fell to the ground with a plop.
His family members coughed and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Sir, please stop beating me, my father is sick!" When Jie Chai came closer, he saw that the man's face was red and he had a severe fever. He hurriedly left far away. .
The family members chased after him and knelt down, kowtowed to Jie Chai and said, "Please, please hire a doctor for my father! Cough cough cough!"
Jie Chai kicked him away, "Get out of here, get away from me! You can't infect me!"
In ancient times, medical conditions were extremely poor, and their diet was not high. People had poor health and short lifespans. A small cold could kill them, and they were extremely afraid of the problem.
The man coughed helplessly and asked his family to carry his father to a fire. The patient was sore and shivering all over, and after a while he started convulsing. "Help! Lord Ji, my father has a seizure!"
Ji Kuo came over, covering his mouth and nose with his hands, "Wind-cold medicine, ten taels of silver each!"
How can that family still have money? Several people gathered together for a while before taking out a bracelet, "Ji Kuo, can I exchange this gold and jade bracelet for ten pills?"
Ji Kuo took it and padded it, "Five pills at most!"
The original price was more than 300 taels, but I could only exchange it for five cold pills. Unfortunately, the situation was pressing. My family sighed and could only nod in agreement.
There were quite a few people in the exile team suffering from cold. One person passed it on to two, and two to four. On the second day, coughs could be heard one after another in the crowd.
The sick people were heavy and weak. No matter how hard Jie Chai waved his whip, several people lay motionless on the ground. Some of Jie Chai were also infected with the wind and cold and walked erratically. They begged: "Master Ji, brother, I really can't walk." , let’s take another day off!”
