It was almost noon when Lu Qingtang and the others arrived at Yaowang Valley. They took out dry food and water to pad their bellies, and then waited on the only road out of the mountain.
To avoid being discovered by the guards, they hid behind a big tree.
After waiting for a long time, I finally saw a middle-aged man in his thirties walking out of the valley.
The man was dressed in aqua blue cloth robe, and he was carrying a wooden box with the words "Miaoshou Li" written on it.
He is the proud disciple of Shui Fangye, the master of Yaowang Valley. Although his medical skills are not the best, he is better because of his filial piety and is a well-known good man in the valley.
It's just that the good guy is useless. He hasn't married a wife yet. If his father hadn't complained about a headache, he wouldn't have bothered to go home.
He knew that as soon as he returned home, the nagging old woman at home would be nagging in his ears. It is said that people in their thirties should find a wife. If they don't find one, they will be alone for the rest of their lives.
Doesn't he want to find it? Who makes him ugly and stupid? He gets nervous whenever he sees a woman talking, especially a beautiful woman.
The more I didn't want to leave, the heavier my feet became. I wished I could walk until dawn and then turn around and return to Yaowang Valley.
As I was walking, I suddenly heard the sound of a woman crying and wiping away her tears. When I looked up, I saw a young man lying on the ground not far away. The young man was frothing at the mouth and twitching all over.
Next to him, the woman was shaking his shoulders vigorously, shouting while shaking: "Brother, why are you sick? What should I do? Who will save me? Help!"
Looking next to him, another tall man stamped his feet eagerly and shouted something in his mouth.
These three people were dressed in shabby clothes and some were born with plain looks. It was obvious at a glance that they were children from poor families.
Children from poor families are pitiful and don't understand anything. They cannot shake them when they are sick, and they must not choke them to death.
Miaoshou Li quickly ran forward and stopped him: "You can't shake me like this, you will almost kill me!"
The woman turned her face. Her broad face looked very blessed, and her eyes were full of tears.
Master Li didn't bother to carefully observe the woman's face, but hurriedly put down the medicine box, took out a small wooden stick from it, held the young man's chin with one hand, and stuffed the small wooden stick horizontally into his mouth for him to bite, and then stretched out his hand Unbutton his shirt.
Soon, the young man finally stopped twitching and passed out.
The woman next to her cried even harder. While crying, she said to the tall man next to her: "Brother, what should we do? My little brother is not dead. How can we be worthy of our dead mother..."
The tall man wiped his tears and cried, "It's all useless to me. I can't protect you and your brother. I really deserve to die!"
Li, the expert who was taking the young man's pulse, felt annoyed when he heard the two of them crying like this.
It can be seen that this is a family of three brothers and sisters. This woman is the middle one in their family. The one on the ground is the younger brother, and the one next to her is the elder brother.
He also saw that this brother's illness did not last for a day or two. It was just ignorance and poverty that left them helpless.
He also sympathized with the three of them, so he had no intention of asking them to get medicine to treat their illnesses.
It can be saved for a while, but it cannot be saved forever.
So he said to them: "Don't cry. Your brother is fine. He just fainted. He needs to recuperate now. You can take him home and rest for a few days and he will be fine."
As soon as the words fell, the woman's cry was like thunder and deafening.
She cried loudly and said, "Where is our home? Our home has been blown away by the strong wind, and the village chief doesn't care about us, so we can only escape all the way here."
She held out three fingers to Miaoshou Li, "It's been three days. We've only eaten wild fruits and spring water for three days. Where else can we go?"
After saying that, she started crying again, her tearful eyes looked pitiful.
Although his face is a bit bigger, his eyes have a kind of charm that ordinary people don't have.
Looking at those eyes, Miao Shou Li's heart began to tremble, and he became nervous.
He stumbled and said to the woman: "You... don't cry... you... otherwise, I... I will take you to my house..."
Halfway through the words, he regretted it again, so he changed his words and said, "No, it's not my home. I will take you back to Yaowang Valley. There is a place to live there, you can eat and drink, and you can also treat your brother."
His family only has three tile-roofed houses, and his family feels cramped. What’s more important is how much rice they need to eat when they take them home.
If it were just this little lady, he would think she could make do with it.
She is a little thinner, but she is still a woman. At least she can give birth to children.
If these two men weren't in the way, he might be able to take the woman home by force. But the brother next to him looked so tall. He must have been working hard. How could he be his opponent in a fight?
It's better to take them back to Yaowang Valley. Since they are grateful to him, they might agree to marry his sister to him.
As he spoke, he pointed to the Yaowang Valley not far behind him, "Look, that's where I studied medicine. There is food, drink and clothing there."
There was hesitation on the woman's face, "But will they take us in? We don't have a penny on us."
Miaoshou Li frowned, "Yes, yes, but..."
As he spoke, he looked at the woman's body.
The woman seemed to have noticed something and lowered her head, with a very cute and shy look on her face.
Seeing him became more and more excited.
But he still said: "But you are outsiders. Our valley owner has said that outsiders are not allowed to enter the valley."
After saying that, his eyes continued to stay on the woman.
The woman lowered her eyes and smiled gently, then sighed, "What should we do? We have nowhere to go."
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to hold Miao Shou Li's sleeve, and said to him coquettishly: "Please help us find a way, sir. As long as you save my brother, I will repay you like a horse."
The woman pulled her sleeves very lightly, and her cries were so sad that his heart almost melted.
Miaoshou Li was a little distracted, and reached out to grab the woman's hand, "I don't want you to be a cow or a horse. I haven't married a wife yet in my thirties, so why don't you marry me? Your brother is my brother, so naturally he is not a foreigner... "
Before he finished speaking, the brother on the other side protected the woman behind him.
He said: "Okay, just do as you say. I will marry my sister to you, and you will have to take care of us. But you can't touch my sister before we get married."
Miaoshou Li immediately laughed and said, "You know, I'm not the kind of person who is impatient. Just wait, I'll go back to Yaowang Valley to find a car to take you in."
After saying that, he hurriedly picked up his medicine box and turned to leave.
After taking two steps, he turned to look at them again, "By the way, I haven't asked you what your names are yet?"
The woman spoke first, "My name is Zhang Xiaohua."
The elder brother was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the person lying on the ground, "My name is Zhang Dalong, and his name is Zhang Xiaohu."
Miaoshou Li didn't think much and immediately ran away with a smile.
Seeing his retreating figure disappearing into Yaowang Valley, Lu Qingtang finally couldn't help laughing.
Ji Wenzhan on the side couldn't help but complain, "You still laugh, he touches your hand and you still laugh, I wish I could beat him to death with one fist."
Zeng Ke, who was sleeping on the ground, opened his eyes. He looked aggrieved, "What, that man actually touched Master Tang's hand? I haven't even touched it before!"
Lu Qingtang raised his foot and kicked him, "Pretend to be your patient, don't let anyone see you."
Zeng Ke pouted, "The ground is cold, I'm freezing to death."
Lu Qingtang glared at him, and Zeng Ke immediately closed his eyes and stopped talking.
At this time, Ji Wenzhan asked, "Why did you suddenly change your last name? I almost got into trouble."
Lu Qingtang smiled, folded his arms and looked at him, "I made this up on the spur of the moment. The old pervert's surname is Li, and he is interested in me. If my surname is still Li, then he will definitely not be willing to save us."
Ji Wenzhan nodded, "Yes, people with the same surname have not intermarryed since ancient times. It's a good change."
At this time, Zeng Ke, who was lying on the ground, said, "I also acted well, why don't you praise me."
After hearing his words, Lu Qingtang and Ji Wenzhan laughed in unison.
After a while, Miaoshou Li came back, bringing a cart and two servants. They helped carry Zeng Ke onto the cart and entered Yaowang Valley together.
The beautiful scenery in Yaowang Valley is hard to take your eyes away from. Various herbs are planted everywhere, and the air is filled with the bitter taste of medicinal herbs.
This is the legendary Yaowang Valley.
Lu Qingtang looked around and felt a sense of intimacy.
Master Li took them into Jinhui Hall, where the servants lived, and specially arranged a separate room for Lu Qingtang. Zeng Ke and Ji Wenzhan's room was right next to hers.
There is a separate kitchen in the small courtyard where you can cook medicine and cook rice.
Master Li gave Zeng Ke a few injections and then left the herbs behind. He asked Lu Qingtang to fry the medicine and feed it to Zeng Ke later.
After sending Miao Shou Li away, Lu Qingtang began to pretend to go to the kitchen to cook medicine.
Although Jinhuitang is a place where servants live, it is clean and elegant, which shows the strictness of Yaowang Valley's housekeepers.
Taking the medicine, he walked into the kitchen. There were many medicine stoves inside. Lu Qingtang randomly selected a medicine stove, lit it, and then started to cook the medicine.
While she was cooking the medicine, she looked around at the layout of the kitchen, occasionally getting up and walking outside to stretch.
Occasionally, servants would come into the kitchen, and Lu Qingtang would take the initiative to greet them.
Some people were arrogant and ignored her, while others were kinder and nodded and smiled at her, but didn't say anything. Some people were naturally very enthusiastic and told her where to go and where not to enter, and Lu Qingtang wrote them down one by one.
After the medicine was cooked, she carried the medicine into Zeng Ke and Ji Wenzhan's room.
Before he even entered the door, he started shouting: "Brother, the medicine is ready. If you drink it, you won't get sick!"
After entering the room, Zeng Ke was still lying on the bed, and Ji Wenzhan quickly stepped forward to help.
He poured the medicine into the bowl. Lu Qingtang opened the window next to him and poured out the bowl of medicine along the window.
The movements are smooth and smooth, done in one go.
