"This method is good. I heard that the ladies in Chang'an like to go to temples to worship Buddha and write scriptures."
"Brother Dou, don't forget me then." Luo Jinhu raised his hand to Dou Haitao.
"Hey, Brother Luo is out." Dou Haitao is not a fool. Luo Jinhu made suggestions and took out the manor, so he must have something to ask for. He folded Luo Jinhu's hand and said: "When Mrs. Xiao went to Shanshui Villa to play, When I find the right time, I will definitely introduce you to her."
"Okay!" Luo Jinhu laughed and patted Dou Haitao's hand.
Xiao Qingxue knelt down on the cushion and saw that the bamboo curtains around the pavilion were rolled up. Beside the light gray stone road, the stone lanterns had been lit, illuminating the courtyard. An old pear tree was in full bloom. , the snow-white pear blossoms fell one after another, as if there was a thin layer of snow on the ground.
Xiao Qingxue remembered that April is a good time for pear blossoms to bloom.
Xiao Luolan saw that her daughter had been playing with the kitten next to her when she came. She seemed to like it very much. After sitting down, the kitten calmed down and asked, "Do you want any more snowballs?"
Xiao Qingxue turned her head: "I want it, Auntie." After saying that, she hugged Snowball over and stroked the cat's fur hard, satisfying her furry addiction.
Mrs. Dou sat down opposite Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao. Under the light of the lights, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao's appearance became more and more outstanding. She even ignored her husband who had not arrived yet.
How could there be such a beautiful woman with such a noble attitude? Madam Dou felt that all the nobles in Taiyang County she had seen before would be eclipsed in front of Madam Xiao. For tonight's banquet, she put on her hair in the afternoon He had his temples high, put on a hairpin, attached to the popular plum blossom hairpin, and put on lipstick.
But at first glance, Mrs. Xiao didn't dress up too much. She only wore a snake bun, a white jade tassel hairpin, and a light lipstick, which seemed to be a natural lip color, with a faint light red, but her skin was frosty. Like a snow race, occasionally pear blossoms floated onto Mrs. Xiao's body, and she couldn't tell which one was whiter. The bright red and gold myrobalan skirt reflected this snowy skin to the extreme, and her mature and delicate body seemed to be different from a human being. It is unimaginable how stunning Mrs. Xiao would look when dressed up.
Mrs. Xiao's dress is another kind of beauty. She has a slim figure and a pretty face. The orange-red chest-length skirt she wears is intertwined with Mrs. Xiao's gold and red dress, just like the brilliance of the sunset.
Dou Haitao trotted into the courtyard and apologized as soon as he entered: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Lord Jiedushi, Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao, I kept you waiting for so long. I'm late."
Zhou Xu sat in the main seat and said, "Weng Dou, it's not too late. Mrs. Dou hasn't even gone to find you yet."
When Dou Haitao heard Master Jieduzhi's joking words, he smiled and sat next to his wife.
After a while, servants came to serve the dishes one after another.
Xiao Luolan didn't have any requirements for food, but she still didn't dare to take chops when she saw the sashimi sliced as thin as gauze on the plate. The fish fillets were cut very thin, tender, slightly transparent, and there were mashed garlic, orange shreds and... Bean drum seasoning.
Zhou Xu noticed that after a delicious meal, Mrs. Xiao did not touch the cut cakes on the food table. In fact, Zhou Xu didn't like eating either. He always felt that the taste was not good. When he saw Mrs. Xiao, he didn't like it either. He couldn't help but feel that they were made for each other.
Look, they don’t like to eat Qieguo.
After the feast was over, Xiao Luolan gave a blessing to Mrs. Dou who was entertaining them, and Xiao Qingxue reacted and gave her a blessing too.
On the way back, Xiao Qingxue held her mother's arm with one hand and the kitten with the other.
"My dear, you didn't eat much tonight, aren't you hungry?" Xiao Luolan asked with concern, seeing that her daughter had eaten less tonight.
"I don't know, I just don't want to eat." Xiao Qingxue rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
Xiao Luolan frowned and thought for a while: "Is your period coming?"
Xiao Qingxue blinked her eyes. She didn't even remember her menstrual period. Her mother helped her remember it. She felt her belly swell slowly: "It seems it should be here soon, probably tonight."
After returning to the East Pavilion, Xiao Luolan asked her daughter to put on the menstrual belt and then sleep on the bed. She would not let her daughter go to Xinghua Residence.
Fang Yun knew that her mistress was menstruating, so she borrowed two Tang Pozi from Dou Mansion's kitchen.
Xiao Luolan stuffed Mrs. Tang into her daughter's quilt, placed one on each side of her belly and feet, then sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her daughter worriedly: "Does it still hurt?"
During these few days every month, her daughter would have dysmenorrhea. Xiao Luolan always kept things like ibuprofen, brown sugar, red dates, longan, and wolfberry at home, but where could she find ibuprofen now?
Seeing her daughter sleeping miserably on the bed, her face pale and lifeless, not as lively as the little sun she usually was, Xiao Luolan was heartbroken.
"Mom, it will be fine in a few days, don't worry." Xiao Qingxue comforted her mother, her voice as low as a kitten.
"You sleep here, and mommy will make you some brown sugar water." Xiao Luolan touched her daughter's face.
After leaving the East Pavilion, I saw Fang Yun coming back carrying a food box.
"Master, this is the brown sugar water I asked the kitchen to boil."
This is what Xiao Luolan needs: "Thank you, Fang Yun."
Fang Yun stirred her clothes, Mrs. Xiao is the master, there is no need to say thank you to her, and Mrs. Xiao is very good to her, so getting brown sugar water for the little master is what she should do. Like this time when going out to a banquet, Mrs. Xiao He told her that she didn’t need to wait on her all the time, and let her eat with Sect Master Zhou’s servants. She should be careful not to let herself go hungry. The young master was also very good. Last time he ate cherries, the young master specially brought them to her. Two.
Xiao Luolan returned to the room and opened the food box, taking out the white porcelain bowl inside. The bowl was still hot. The brown sugar was not the rich red she had experienced in modern times, but purple. There were chopped red date meat floating in it. She I picked up the spoon and took a bite. It was not too sweet.
"Mom, I'll drink it myself." Xiao Qingxue sat on the edge of the bed, her stomach cramping, causing her to break out in sweat.
"Be good, be obedient." Xiao Luolan fed her daughter with a spoon. After she finished drinking, she reached into the quilt and touched her daughter's feet, which felt a little warm.
Xiao Qingxue looked at her mother, suddenly hugged her, and said with a strong nasal voice: "Mom, my stomach hurts so much."
Xiao Luolan's eyes turned red instantly.
She could endure anything, but she couldn't bear to see her daughter cry, which was more uncomfortable than having her heart gouged out.
Sometimes she wished that her daughter had not found her, so that her sweet baby could still be in her original world, she could wear beautiful little dresses, her family's savings could allow her to go to college, and she would still have a house left for her. , she can take ibuprofen when menstruation comes, instead of being pale with pain like now. As a mother, she can't help her. She can't buy ibuprofen at all, which is readily available in modern pharmacies. The things within reach become as unreachable as the clouds in the sky.
She was here with nothing and was incompatible with the ancient times. She just wanted to work hard to survive with her daughter. For this, she even gave up her shame and lied to Clan Master Zhou and the others, thinking that she could follow Clan Master Zhou and the others to a safer big city. .
Xiao Luolan straightened her daughter's hair that was soaked in cold sweat, then kissed her forehead and said hoarsely: "It doesn't hurt, mommy, rub it for me, baby."
Xiao Qingxue only felt that her mother's hands were so warm. She closed her eyes, curled up her body, leaned against her mother, and called in a small voice: "Mom." When she was vulnerable, Xiao Qingxue was especially attached to her mother. She has always felt guilty. If she hadn't taken her mother to play, her mother and she wouldn't be here.
When Xiao Luolan heard her daughter's voice, she pushed back the tears in her eyes to prevent her from noticing her gaffe. She turned sideways and held her daughter in her arms, patting her back gently, just like when she was a child: "Mom, I love you." you."
When Fang Yun went back, he suddenly found Lord Jiedushi and Mr. Qingshan standing outside the house.
Mr. Qingshan shook his folding fan and waved his hand to Fang Yun, telling her to be silent.
Fang Yun knelt down and bowed before leaving.
Mrs. Xiao's hidden cries could no longer be heard outside the house.
Zhou Xuhu said to himself: "Originally, I thought that the only things that could touch my heart were beauty and the light of a sword."
After a long time, he said: "I didn't expect that one day there would be tears of beauty."
Chapter 23 (revision)
Pingkang Pharmacy in Xishi.
Doctor Guo is sitting in the hall, carefully examining the herbs collected from the villagers near the county. Their Pingkang Pharmacy is a first-class pharmacy in Taiyang City, because the doctors sitting in the hall have good medical skills and have been practicing medicine for ten years. Dr. Zhang, who retired from the Imperial Medical Office in the palace, so even if the official families of Taiyang County have a family doctor at home, if they usually have headaches and fever, they will ask a few doctors from the medicine shop to see them.
To treat a noble person, the herbs needed must be the best. Licorice, ephedra, and coptis are what the villagers collect the most. And if the villagers in the backing can come across one or two ginseng, they will be in great luck. Got a lot of money in exchange.
Suddenly there was the crisp sound of horse hooves and the turning of carriage wheels outside the door.
A man with a majestic figure and a sword walked in from the gate.
Doctor Guo stood up quickly and was startled. He glanced at the big man with a ferocious face and saw no obvious family emblem. Which family's retinue is this?
"I heard that there are female doctors in your medical center?" Lei Shan asked in a rough voice.
Doctor Guo was surprised for a moment, but he still replied to the big man who was not easy to mess with: "There is a female doctor, the granddaughter of our chief physician, Dr. Zhang."
"Call her here, there is a noble lady who wants her to be healed." Lei Shan's words were brief, but his tone did not allow him to refuse.
Doctor Guo couldn't make up his mind for a moment. He didn't know whether it was good or bad to go there. Sometimes it was dangerous to know some secrets in the back house.
Lei Shan urged: "I have prepared a carriage for the female doctor, just bring her here, and the consultation fee will not be less for you."
Dr. Guo had no choice but to go to the backyard and tell him what happened. Dr. Zhang, who had a gray beard, twirled his beard and took his granddaughter to the hall. When he saw Lei Shan and noticed the aura of a tough soldier on his body, he His eyes flashed.
His granddaughter is twenty-one years old and has a family. She specializes in serving the noble ladies in the Gaomen Courtyard of Taiyang County, such as diagnosing the pulse to determine whether she is pregnant, solving many problems caused by unsatisfactory sexual intercourse, and also providing services to some noble ladies. Ladies take care of their bodies, perform massage and moxibustion, and private matters that require taking off their clothes are naturally done by female doctors. Of course, like some doctors trained by high-ranking families, they even have private midwives during childbirth, but Because his granddaughter has mastered health-preserving skills, some ladies who are accustomed to Dr. Zhang's massage techniques often call her to the inner chamber.
"As long as she is." Lei Shan saw an old doctor coming with a medicine box and a female doctor, and pointed at female doctor Zhang.
Dr. Zhang stroked his gray beard and said with a kind face: "This is Zhang Nuo, who once served as a physician in the imperial physician's office in the palace. This is my granddaughter. I taught her all the medical skills. A certain woman has a very serious illness." I have done some research and have diagnosed and treated many ladies in the palace, so why not bring a certain noble daughter of yours to have a look."
Lei Shan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, come with me."
Lei Shan walked outside and got on his horse. Beside him, an ordinary Paulownia carriage had its curtains opened by the driver. Doctor Zhang took his granddaughter into the carriage and noticed that the Zhanfeng Duo on the carriage was made of copper. The word "Dou" is engraved on it.
His hands trembled slightly, then quickly returned to calm. Zhang Nuo opened the window and looked outside.
It's already dark, it's past midnight, and the West Market, which was bustling during the day, has fallen into a deserted state. Occasionally, a few dog barks can be heard. The night ban in Taiyang County has been strict since a few days ago. As soon as the gate of Fangshi was closed, the patrolmen were walking on the cross streets of Fangli and weaving in the alleys. In normal commercial shops like Xishi, the inspections are not usually so strict.
The carriage gradually went further and finally stopped in front of the Dou Mansion.
Lei Shan dismounted and walked forward with the doctor and female doctor. When he passed the second gate, he saw Dou Weng and his wife, and he bowed his hands politely.
Mrs. Dou looked sad. In the evening, she heard the maid report that Mrs. Xiao's personal maid asked for two soup pots and brown sugar water from the kitchen. She knew that the woman's menstruation was coming, and wanted the kitchen to prepare some warm water. After sending the soup, I heard the news that Jiedushi's retinue was riding out, bringing a carriage with them.
"Madam, what do you think the female doctor will say?" Dou Haitao said to his wife. He is a foreigner and it is difficult for him to directly enter Madam Xiao's room.
Mrs. Dou rolled her eyes at her husband and went in with her personal maid. However, she was not that familiar with Mrs. Xiao yet, so she only waited in the outer hall of the East Pavilion.
Mrs. Dou sat on the chair, and the people sitting in front of her were Lord Jiedushi and Mr. Qingshan.
Zhou Xu was drinking tea, his face unclear, and Zhao Qingshan was shaking his folding fan, as if he was thinking about something.
The medical woman and the doctor have entered the inner room.
Doctor Zhang stroked his beard, sat by the bed, put his hand on the lady's wrist, and found a knot after careful diagnosis: "This little lady's body has poor blood and cold air, so her hands and feet are cold. I will prescribe a Post the medicine according to the prescription and take it twice a day for seven days. This will happen month after month. After a few months of conditioning, the little lady will no longer suffer from this pain."
Xiao Luolan was pleasantly surprised when she heard that the doctor and the female doctor said the same thing. She said to Dr. Zhang, "Thank you, doctor."
The female doctor was writing the prescription on the side. Fang Yun stood beside the master, waiting for the doctor to finish writing the prescription before going to cook the medicine. Xiao Luolan pulled down the curtains on the bed to let her daughter have a good rest.
Zhang Nuo lived in Chang'an for a long time in his first half of his life. As soon as he heard the lady's thank you, he knew that she was from Chang'an. He casually looked at this beautiful woman and thought about it in his mind for a long time. He didn't talk to Chang'an. Which woman is right?
Fang Yun took the prescription away and went out to make the medicine.
"Mrs. Xiao, how is Miss Xiao?" Mrs. Dou walked into the inner room and asked with concern.
"The doctor said that the stomach pain will be relieved a lot after taking the medicine." Xiao Luolan was very grateful to Mrs. Dou: "Thank you for helping us."
Mrs. Dou held Mrs. Xiao's hand and felt it was as soft as boneless. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, no wonder Master Jiedushi treated Mrs. Xiao like this. Who could bear it for such a special woman.
"Only we women understand women's pain. You don't have to be polite. Madam Xiao has been practicing herself very well these days. There is still warm Tremella sweet soup in the kitchen. When the medicine is finished, she will drink a small bowl of sweet soup to get rid of the bitter taste."
Doctor Zhang packed up the medicine box and said, "Mrs. Xiao, we are going out first."
Xiao Luolan sent the doctor and female doctor to the outer hall outside. When he saw Sect Master Zhou still sitting on the chair in the hall, a warm current surged in his heart. It was Sect Master Zhou who sent Lei Shan to invite the two doctors tonight.
As a man, Zhou Xu couldn't ask much about Mrs. Xiao's situation, but seeing that Mrs. Xiao's eyes were soft and clear, and her face was much less gloomy, I thought the result should be good, so that's good.
At this moment, Dr. Zhang, who was supposed to go out, suddenly turned around, bowed his head and asked, "But Zhou Youzhou?"
Zhou Xu sat motionless in his position. He looked at Zhang Nuo, and after a while he smiled and said, "It turns out to be Dr. Zhang."
Zhang Nuo leaned over and replied, "I didn't expect Zhou Youzhou to still remember someone."
Zhou Xu rubbed the rim of the teacup and said, "I have always kept in mind the favor that Dr. Zhang gave me back in Changle Palace. How could I not remember Dr. Zhang?"
