Xu Heng walked towards the two of them and joked with a smile, "You two will be in love with each other as soon as you meet, completely ignoring the life and death of the people next to you. Is this appropriate?"
Lu Xinghe took Chu Yue's little hand and turned to look at Xu Heng.
"Aren't you still busy?"
Xu Heng glanced in the direction of Chu Yue, "It's not like you don't know what my mission here is."
Lu Xinghe frowned, "Then let's talk upstairs."
Just as he was about to lead Chu Yue upstairs, she grabbed his arm.
"Ms. sir, I'll take you to another place. I think it's more appropriate to discuss things than here."
She could feel that Lu Xinghe wouldn't stay long when he came back this time. He had to tell him about the courtyard in the town. At least he could find the door directly when he came back next time.
And she vaguely felt that Xu Heng came to find her, so it would be better to take him with him.
Lu Xinghe looked at her in surprise.
"where?"
Chu Yue smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when you come to me. It's not too far from here."
A quarter of an hour later, Chu Yue led the two of them to a house. Under the slightly surprised looks of Lu Xinghe and Xu Heng, she took out the key from her sleeve pocket and opened the door.
"Come in quickly."
The two of them followed Chu Yue into the courtyard. Xu Heng looked at the place and asked, "Miss Chu, is this your newly bought courtyard? I remember that Mr. Zhang Ping seemed to live here before."
Chu Yue nodded, "Mr. Xu remembers it correctly. This yard was bought from Mr. Zhang Ping. It's cold outside, so go inside."
As she spoke, she led the two of them into the house, and put the remaining charcoal fire in the house into the charcoal basin and lit it.
"Ms. sir, help me go to the backyard to get some water. I'll boil the water later and make you a pot of tea."
"good."
Lu Xinghe responded and got up to fetch water from the backyard.
There happened to be no shortage of teapots and cups in the room, so Chu Yue cleared them all and planned to wash them.
"Master Xu, sit down for a moment. My husband should be back soon."
Xu Heng sat down on the futon and nodded slightly.
"Not in a hurry."
Chu Yue went out and went directly to the backyard with the cups in her hands. Seeing that Lu Xinghe had already filled the water, she said, "Ms. sir, go talk to Mr. Xu. I'll wash the cups first." ”
"The water in the well is cold now. I'll wash it."
After Lu Xinghe finished speaking, he took the cup from Chu Yue's hand and started washing it.
Chu Yue squatted aside and watched Lu Xinghe's well-jointed fingers brushing over the cups in the basin one by one, which was a pleasure to watch.
"Ms. sir, does Mr. Xu have something to do with me?"
Lu Xinghe hummed, "The magistrate of Tongzhi County learned that he was from Nanping Town and knew you, so he wanted him to come and invite you to Tongzhi County to assist the doctors there in treating the victims of the entire Tongzhi County. .”
Chu Yue was a little surprised, "Does the magistrate of Tongzhi County also know about me?"
Lu Xinghe said while cleaning the cup in his hand, "Tongzhi County has many towns under its jurisdiction. Nanping Town was originally the hardest hit, but now it has become the most peaceful among the surrounding towns. As the county leader of Tongzhi County, Ling, of course he is paying attention, and it is not surprising to know that you are here. Moreover, he asked Brother Xu to invite you, and he also got the instruction from the prefect above."
Xu Heng had been in the county seat for several years. As the son of Xu Yuanwai and a young scholar, it was not surprising that he met the county magistrate, but Chu Yue was a little confused.
"Didn't the imperial court send people to Tongzhi County to deal with the epidemic last year?"
There were many doctors in the imperial court, and their medical skills were not inferior to hers.
From last year to this year, it took more than a month. Even if it was a quack doctor, as long as the medicine was used properly, the epidemic would be under control. Why did Xu Heng need to be sent to invite her now?
"Not all imperial doctors have as good medical skills as Dr. Zhang and you, and not all powerful people are as willing to think about the people as Qian Yu. The two are indispensable, and the epidemic in Tongzhi County has been delayed. When the situation is alleviated, the magistrate of Tongzhi County will have a big problem, and as the prefect of Yuezhou under the jurisdiction of Tongzhi County, the pressure will not be less. If it breaks out again, these two people will bear the brunt."
As for the more profound relationship, Lu Xinghe did not tell Chu Yue.
It would also be nice to have less worries.
The little girl squatting on the ground rested her chin on her arms and murmured in a low voice, "But didn't you hear that the imperial court sent Prince Jing here to deal with the disaster last year? He had great military exploits, and he didn't even do such a small thing. Not handled well.”
After Lu Xinghe cleaned the cups, he stood up and wiped his hands clean.
"He came, but later the war in the north became tense, so he went to the border again."
Chu Yue also stood up along with him.
"So before he came, the chaos in Nanping Town was all premeditated? Someone wants to make money from it?"
Lu Xinghe stiffened while wiping his hands, as if he didn't expect Chu Yue to say such a thing. After a moment, he reached out and rubbed Chu Yue's head, "If you want to grow taller, think less about it. These are not things you can do for the time being." Don’t talk about the things you are worried about in the future. If someone with ulterior motives listens to it, it may lead to death."
Chu Yue leaned over and picked up the cup.
"I just want to tell you in front of you. If this was outside, I wouldn't say anything. Let's go to the front yard quickly. Mr. Xu is still waiting there."
When the two returned to the house, Chu Yue placed a pot filled with water on the brazier to heat the water.
"You have kept Mr. Xu waiting for a long time."
Xu Heng smiled and waved his hands.
"No problem, I wonder if Miss Chu is free recently?" He directly stated the purpose of his visit, "I came here this time, entrusted by the magistrate of Tongzhi County, to ask you to provide disaster relief. Now that the epidemic in Nanping Town has been resolved, Tongzhi County The county magistrate is still in dire straits, and if the plague there is not eliminated, the government may not be able to spare any time for this year's scientific examination."
Chu Yue thought for a while and then said, "I can go to Tongzhi County, but I'm afraid I won't be able to sing alone if I go."
Even the magistrates of Tongzhi County spoke, but she, a powerless commoner, had no right to refuse.
"Miss Chu, don't worry. All the people involved in the disaster relief in Tongzhi County, except the imperial doctor, will try their best to cooperate with you." After thinking about it, Xu Heng added, "Except the imperial doctor, the rest of the people involved in the disaster relief are all people from our Tongzhi County. .”
After hearing this, Chu Yue looked at Lu Xinghe.
"What do you think, sir?"
She always made it a habit to ask Lu Xinghe's opinion on important matters.
Lu Xinghe thought for a moment, "Yes, there are just some tedious things. You can just ask the doctors below to complete them. There is no need to do everything personally."
He didn't want the little girl to be so busy that she collapsed from exhaustion like last year.
Chu Yue nodded, "It's no problem for me to go to Tongzhi County, but I have to explain it to my family first. Furthermore, I'm a little worried about what happened in Yongtong Lane this morning. Jiang Gaoyi will be detrimental to the medical center."
