Yu Jinzi lay beside the bed and looked at the woman sleeping on the bed curiously: "Is she a kind person who gave you more money?"
"Yes, the lotus leaf candy you ate that day was also given by her." Xiao Yinzi carefully retreated under the bed. He didn't understand how such a good noble person could be washed here by the flood. This place is quite remote. Fortunately, she was Saw it.
"Grandma, I won't eat the custard for lunch. I'll give it to my benefactor." Xiao Yinzi said to Grandma.
Miao Cui carried them on her back and hid the things on the handkerchief. She was frightened by her youngest daughter's words and said angrily: "It depends on whether she can wake up."
She thought the injury on the back of the noble man's head was serious and life-threatening.
She walked out of the door. Outside the cabin, Yu Shitou was frowning. Yu Dalang didn't know what he was thinking. When he saw A Niang coming out, he went to greet her and asked, "My little sister said she is a noble person. Is it true?"
"Of course it's true." Miao Cui took off the noble lady's jewelry while she was changing her clothes. She opened her handkerchief and said excitedly, "Look, Sir, it's a pearl."
Yu Qian's eyes were fixed on the treasure on the coarse cloth handkerchief, and even Yu Shitou was attracted.
Under the sun, the pearls are round and flawless, extremely white, and the thorns in Yu Dalang's eyes are shining. In addition, there is a small jade plaque made of jade. The necklace with the jade plaque is actually made of gold, and the jade plaque is not even At first glance, the common objects looked like white clouds in the sky. Yu Dalang, who had been hanging out in casinos all year round, knew that he had really found a treasure this time.
As for the rest, they are very ordinary. A purple-red bird pottery whistle is worthless. The jade bracelet with excellent color is also of high quality. Unfortunately, the bracelet is full of cracks and is about to be broken. Once the jade is broken, it will not be damaged. valuable.
Yu Dalang stretched out his hand to get the treasure, but his father patted his hand.
Yu Shitou frowned and said, "The person is still alive and this thing cannot be moved. What if he wakes up and wants something?"
Yu Dalang said: "At first glance, she was washed here by the flood. When she woke up, she said that everything on her body was washed away by the water. It's okay if we didn't see it."
Yu Shitou remained silent, and after a while he said: "She is a good person. She was the one who bought Xiao Yinzi's herbs. Not only did she not lower the price, but she also charged Yinzi's herbs at a high price. We must be conscientious. We can't do this kind of thing. .”
Yu Dalang said dissatisfied: "Dad, you and I were consensual during the sale, why did you repay the favor? Besides, we saved her this time. If it weren't for us, she would have died. Such a great kindness, wouldn't it be for her?" Will you repay us?"
"The little silver said that she is a noble person. She must not care about this little thing. She is also injured, and her family still needs someone to take care of her. If she doesn't exchange her things for money, I'm afraid she won't even be able to buy medicine."
Yu Shitou hesitated after being told by his elder man.
Indeed, the price of food and medicine was rising rapidly now, and he knew it very well. The eldest son said so much because he wanted to swallow some privately.
Miao Cui said: "Da Lang is eighteen years old this year, and the other sons and daughters are all married, but the family is too poor, and there has been no matchmaker coming to the door. If the pearls can be sold at a good price, I can save some for Da Lang to start a family."
"This is not his own fault." Yu Shitou said angrily: "Which good girl is willing to marry a gambler!"
"Father, mother, I promise not to gamble anymore." Yu Dalang swore.
Yu Shitou glanced at his incompetent eldest son bitterly. Yu Qian smiled and stepped forward to give his father a shoulder and repeated his guarantee.
"Xiao Yinzi..." Yu Shitou was worried that his youngest daughter would tell their story.
"I'm going to tell Xiao Yinzi that she and Xiao Jinzi are not allowed to talk nonsense," Miao Cui said.
"Auntie, give me your treasure and I'll exchange it for money." Yu Dalang said.
"Just give me the pearl." Yu Shitou was still worried about Dalang's gambling personality, so he directly gave him the pearl pendant, and then said to Miao Cui: "Miao Cui, please return the jade token to the noble lady. After all, she has also helped us. .”
Yu Dalang was secretly dissatisfied. When his father went into the river again, he asked his mother-in-law to give him the jade pendant. Miao Cui was also secretly worried that Dalang would not give him the money when he went back to gamble. But Dalang was tight, so she had no choice but to give him the jade bracelet. He did.
"Mom, where's the whistle? Show it to me." Yu Dalang asked for another one.
Miao Cui wondered why Dalang wanted this, thinking it was worthless, so she gave it to him. Yu Dalang sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the ordinary bird whistle, and squeezed it. After the whistle broke, it was not as he imagined. He was a little disappointed that there would be some treasure hidden there.
After clapping his hands and cleaning up the debris, Yu Dalang lay on the bow of the boat, thinking that after selling pearls in a nearby county, he would go gambling to enjoy himself first.
Inside the cabin.
Miao Cui half frightened and half coaxed Xiao Yinzi and Xiao Jinzi not to talk nonsense, and then hung the jade medal around the nobleman's neck again.
At noon.
Xiao Yinzi found that the noble man was not awake yet, so she had to eat the egg custard by herself.
Not long after, Xiao Jinzi shouted in the cabin: "Auntie, daddy, why is her head still bleeding? Come and have a look."
Xiao Yinzi ran in holding his rice bowl.
The whole family also entered the cabin, and it was packed.
The noble man's head rested on a pile of coarse cloth. At this moment, there were traces of blood on the coarse cloth.
Miao Cui frowned and reached out to touch the wound on the back of the woman's head. Under the thick black hair, a hideous gash was exposed, and the back of the head was swollen due to blood stasis. Even if ointment was applied, it had little effect in stopping the bleeding.
In addition, the woman, who looked to be about thirty years old, also had scars on her forehead, palms, calves, and shoulders, especially her right shoulder blade, which was a mass of black and frightening purple.
Because Miao Cui personally changed the clothes of this beautiful woman, she knew very well that the most serious injury suffered by this noble lady was the back of her head. If not treated in time, this woman would probably die.
"Da Lang, hurry up and buy medicine." Miao Cui said.
"Let's ask a doctor to come over and take a look." Yu Shitou said, "I also need to buy medicine." After saying that, he became anxious again: "Why is he still bleeding?"
Yu Dalang hurried away with his pearl pendant and bracelet.
Yu Shitou then went out.
Xiao Jinzi looked at the injured nobleman and took a mouthful of rice into his mouth. Today he also got some custard. Dad, grandma, and eldest brother didn't have any. Only he and Xiao Yinzi had it. A bowl of custard was divided into two portions. Save the remaining eggs for tomorrow.
"Xiao Yinzi, do you think noble people have meat to eat every day?" Xiao Jinzi fantasized and swallowed.
"It should be so." Xiao Yinzi swallowed when he heard the word meat.
Miao Cui was sorting things in the outer cabin. They were all the items that the elder man and his wife had taken from the corpse. Not long after they were done, she heard the yelling of her youngest daughter and second son.
"Aniang, Aniang, come here quickly, her face is so hot."
"Blood came out too."
The two young people were chattering anxiously, and Miao Cui walked into the house quickly. She could tell that something was wrong with the noble man without touching her. The woman was breathing weakly, her whole body was hot, her cheeks were burning, her expression was very painful, and her lips were chapped.
"Isn't eldest brother back yet?" Xiao Yinzi asked.
"No." Miao Cui twisted the wet handkerchief and placed it on the noble man's forehead.
"Maybe he went to gamble again." Xiao Yinzi said.
"No, your eldest brother has promised not to gamble. From now on, our family will live a good life." Miao Cui said.
Xiao Yinzi snorted angrily and left angrily. A Niang was partial to her elder brother, so she knew he would believe his lies.
Xiao Jinzi accompanied his mother-in-law. The child always had countless questions and asked what he cared about most: "Mom, when I arrive in Luoyang, will my uncle buy me sweets?"
Miao Cui laughed: "Yes, he likes you the most. Your uncle is the cook on the Luoyang warship. When the time comes, let him arrange for your father and brother to work on the ship. If you work, you will get money, and if you have money, you can eat. I have enough to eat and live in a big house.”
After hearing this, the second son rolled over happily: "Then when can we get to Luoyang?"
"The water is rising now. If you travel quickly by water, it will take more than a month." Miao Cui said.
The family finished their meal in the small and damp cabin before dark.
After the meal, a quarrel broke out.
"That bastard must be gambling again, so I said he can't have anything good in his hands." Yu Shitou said angrily.
Miao Cui was mending her clothes. She felt a little regretful in her heart, but she didn't admit it: "Can't you just trust Da Lang once?"
Before even saying a word, Yu Dalang jumped onto the boat wearing a raincoat to protect him from the rain. The boat shook. Yu Dalang came in and said hurriedly: "I saw the Xuanzhou soldiers and those Wuzhen soldiers fighting on the road. I didn't dare to stay any longer." , let’s go quickly! If I’m seen catching a young man, it’ll be over!”
"Then let's leave quickly..." Miao Cui panicked. Originally, third-class poor people like them didn't have to serve as soldiers. Those who served as soldiers in the past were all from well-off families. But then the Turks came, and the more they fought, the more people there were. , the government began to compulsorily recruit soldiers. Once they were caught as strong men, it would be really bad.
Therefore, their family lived on the boat.
"This world is getting more and more chaotic." Yu Shitou frowned.
First, the Qinghe River burst its embankments. According to his estimation, the rest of the embankments will be destroyed by the water in two days of rain. Floods are everywhere. Yesterday, he sneaked into the county to buy food and heard that the newly appointed general wanted to build embankments.
As a result, the war started before the flood was prevented.
How can ordinary people like them survive?
Yu Dalang jumped anxiously: "This place is not safe now. I think we should go to Luoyang quickly and take the river path to avoid those soldiers."
"I'll wait until the next town to buy the medicine. I should have some left at home, so I'll make do with it first." After Yu Dalang said that, he propped up the pole in the rain and let the boat leave the troubled place.
Not long after they left.
Those Xuanzhou soldiers who made a surprise attack were dealt with by Gao Chongying and his men. Naturally, Li You, the newly appointed Yizheng Commander, wanted to express his gratitude.
Late at night, a group of ghost slaughter riders came to search in the dark and in the rain.
Yizheng Ling was shocked and knew that the matter could not be delayed, so he issued a notice to look for the princess.
Chapter 259 (Overhaul)
Sizhou.
Duliang County is close to Sishui, which is connected to the Huaihe River, the Grand Canal, the Bianhe River, and the Yangtze River. Yu Shitou stood on the bow of the boat early in the morning and looked at the magnificent river. His family made a living by boating. Counting up, their ancestors lived in the Jianghuai River. The river here couldn't be more clear. After what happened in Yizheng County, the family once again felt the approach of war.
I heard that Xuzhou was also at war, and many wrinkles were added to Yu Shitou's miserable face. He was a common man. A few months ago, the court issued an announcement. All I knew was that a big rebel had appeared in the north, and the court wanted to send troops to attack. As a result, the fighting has been going on for several months, and the war is not over yet.
The flood broke out and the harvest in the second half of this year was basically gone. Coupled with the war, the price of grain on the shore became more and more expensive. Every time he bought grain, Yu Shitou secretly cursed those grain merchants for having no sons. They were all profiteers!
The whole Jiangnan was in chaos.
And he must take his family to Luoyang because Luoyang has the most granaries in the world and is safer than other places.
Yu Shitou had a frown on his face. They were going to Luoyang, and the river course they wanted to take must be carefully prepared to avoid the army and water bandits.
In addition to worrying about the above matter, Yu Shitou was also worried about the nobleman in the cabin. The nobleman was in very bad condition and had a high fever. When he arrived in Duliang County, his eldest son went ashore in a rage and went to the county town to get medicine.
I just wonder how much that pearl can be sold for?
It would be great if they could sell more, so that in addition to calling the doctor and getting medicine, they could also buy some food for the family to prepare. The weather is getting colder, and the mother-in-law and children also need clothes to keep out the cold...
Just as he was calculating, he saw Dalang pulling a skinny old doctor to the shore. The old doctor was panting and was pulled onto the boat by Yu Dalang, who kept shouting, "Slow down, slow down."
When Father Yu saw Da Lang holding a small bag of grain in his hand, his heart skipped a beat. After letting the old doctor enter the cabin to see the noble man, he grabbed Da Lang's arm and said, "What's wrong? There's no food in the county?" He thought of a possibility: " Or are the pearls not sold?”
Yu Dalang was filled with anger, and lowered his voice and said angrily: "The owner of the counter said that the dead price was only forty taels. He just wanted to rip off the customer. I didn't agree so I didn't sell it. For this kind of pearl, when it arrived in Luoyang, it was less than one hundred taels. I think it’s too little.”
It was indeed too little, Yu Shitou thought to himself. He had gone out to explore when he was young, and he had seen big waves in the sea. Just like a nobleman's pearl, just because it was round and had no flaws, it should be sold at a high price.
"Later, I pawned some of the things you picked up to buy food. It was too expensive to be a doctor, so I hired a country doctor. Finally, I bought some medicine and came back."
"The price of food here is not cheap. It's going crazy. There are still refugees outside the county. I think it's better to leave as soon as possible after I've treated you." Yu Dalang blew the cold wind and sneezed. The weather was getting colder.
After the two of them finished speaking, they entered the cabin together and saw the old doctor's serious face. Xiao Yinzi suddenly became anxious: "It's been so long, doctor, please speak."
After checking the wound on the back of the woman's head, the old doctor probed her forehead. His eyes moved from the coarse linen clothes the woman wore to the face that was not suitable for this humid and short cabin, and his brows were frowning tightly.
