Early the next morning, a new notice was posted outside Siye's Mansion. One of them summarized the number of donations made by wealthy households yesterday, thanking them for their contributions to the people of Beiyuan City. One is a list of children who have recovered today, allowing their parents to come and pick them up.
Chen Nong is a scholar, but also an unpromising scholar. He knew Chinese characters well and was familiar with various texts, but he was not good at writing imperial examination articles. After several failed exam preparations, he took a low-paying job copying books, and occasionally received ghostwriting letters from neighbors to make extra money.
The hardships of life over the years have gradually smoothed away the pride of his youth, and he just wants to live a stable life.
His parents died young at home, so he married a wife who wandered from other places, gave birth to a daughter, and there were only three people in his family, and their life was pretty good.
Who would have thought that a disaster would break the barely stable life. My daughter has disappeared since the day before yesterday, and her life or death is unknown. His wife also suffered a disaster and is now lying weakly on the bed. She told him her last words this morning, claiming that she was going to see her daughter.
Chen Nong heard the words and advised her to hold on, her daughter would be saved and they would get better in the future, so he did not dare to face his wife and went out to the drugstore to buy a life-extending ginseng tablet with the little money at home.
After buying the ginseng slices, there was still some broken silver left. Chen Nong looked at a poison he knew in the drug store and asked the waiter to help him get some.
He thought with despair that if he could not save his wife, he would not be alive.
The waiter looked at him strangely and said, "This medicine cannot be sold casually without getting him any medicine."
Chen Nong smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, I don't mean to use it to harm anyone."
The waiter knew as soon as he heard that he understood medicine, and he didn't dare to sell it casually, "Then what are you going to buy for? We can't just give people medicine without a prescription from a doctor.\./hands\./machine \./edition\./first\./issued\./updated\./new~~”
Chen Nong was about to explain when the sound of gongs passed by outside, accompanied by the crisp voice of a young man, "A child in Si Ye Mansion has recovered. A child has recovered."
"Has a child in Si Ye Mansion recovered?" The waiter exclaimed, "No, I have to ask the shopkeeper for leave to have a look."
After the waiter finished speaking, he ran away. Chen Nong had no time to shout. After a while, he heard the two people arguing behind the curtain.
"You are illiterate. What are you going to do? You can't even understand it!"
"My younger brother is in there. In case one of the children who recovers is my younger brother. Shopkeeper, how about you deduct two days' wages from me?"
"Don't you have parents? Let your parents go see you."
"My parents are getting older..."
"Don't do it again!"
After a while, the waiter came out with a gray face and saw Chen Nong still standing there. He was about to lose his temper and paused. He looked at Chen Nong carefully and suddenly said: "This brother is a scholar at first glance. Are you literate?"
Chen Nong was stunned for a moment and nodded.
The waiter immediately held his hand and said excitedly: "Well, brother, please help me go to Siye Mansion to see if there is a boy named Feng An, nicknamed Xiaodouzi, in the new announcement."
After saying that, he took out a few copper coins from his arms and gave them to Chen Nong, "Brother, if you don't want to run away in vain, please help me see this time. Whether it's available or not, I'll try to see if I can sell the medicine you want." Here it is, it’s settled, please brother.”
Chen Nong took the copper coins stuffed into his hand and was thanked and pushed out of the door by the waiter.
He turned around, and the waiter waved to him again, letting Chen Nong hold back his words of rejection.
That’s all, once you help someone, treat it as a blessing for your family in the next life.
Along the way to Siye Mansion, Chen Nong found that there were many people on the same road.
The content of the conversation was about how Si Yefu and the government office were doing, and the tone of their words was very trusting of Siyefu.
Chen Nong, who usually rarely spoke, listened for a long time and couldn't help but interjected, "I have never seen Siye Mansion and the government office consider the people so much in the past. How could they treat people's illnesses and eliminate disasters for no reason this time? I'm afraid What's the conspiracy?"
"What you said is wrong. My son was rescued by the disciples of Siye Mansion. After that, he drank the potion distributed for free by Siye Mansion, and as expected, the medicine cured his illness. If you don't believe it, why don't you follow us to Siye Mansion? what?"
Chen Nong wanted to argue that it was not that he wanted to go to Siye Mansion, but that someone had forced him to entrust him. However, the people around him glared at him, causing Chen Nong, who was less good at communicating with others as he got older, to shut up.
Si Yefu has arrived.
The gate of Siye Mansion is still bustling today. (The next page is more exciting!)
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Chen Nong had never experienced yesterday's queue and was shocked by the scene before him.
He didn't go to the queue, but made up his mind to read the announcement and leave.
As a result, the bulletin board was also full of people, and people were calling me to ask if they had the names of their children.
The person at the front must be a scholar. His voice was hoarse from shouting. He called out the names of the children one after another without seeing the person but listening to his voice.
"Quiet, everyone, please be quiet! You guys are shouting so randomly that you can't even hear what the person in front is saying!"
Chen Nong couldn't squeeze in. After listening carefully for a while, he didn't hear the names of Feng An and Xiaodouzi. He felt that he had done his duty by taking this trip. His wife was still waiting for him at home and he couldn't waste time here.
When he turned around to leave, a name suddenly penetrated his ears, nailing his steps in place.
"Chen Mei'er!"
Chen Nong turned around in disbelief and crazily squeezed inside.
The person he squeezed away yelled angrily, "Are you sick? I dare to squeeze in!"
Chen Nong shouted: "I heard my daughter's name. I want to see if it is true."
Most of the people around here were parents who came to look for their children. They all felt the same after hearing his words and moved out of the way for him with understanding.
Chen Nong arrived at the front and finally saw the words on the announcement clearly, and also saw his daughter's name.
In order for everyone to be sure whether it is their own child, some information about the child's age and characteristics is also written after the name.
Chen Nong's eyes turned red after reading it, and he was sure it was his daughter.
An old man next to him asked: "Is your child here?"
"Yes! Yes!" Chen Nong swallowed.
The old man said: "What a happy event, then what are you still standing here for? Go to Si Ye Mansion to get people."
"Yes, yes." Chen Nong came to his senses, and when he wanted to enter Siye Mansion, he found a long queue at the gate, and no one else was allowed to jump in the queue.
The old man who squeezed out from the inner circle with him asked strangely: "Why are you standing here again?"
Chen Nong nodded blankly, "I'll line up."
"What kind of line are you waiting for? The children are already waiting for their parents, and you still want to ask for medicine first?" The old man glared at Chen Nong.
Chen Nong said in panic: "No, I don't know where or who to pick up the child from."
Old man: "...Follow me!"
Chen Nong followed him obediently. Halfway through, he heard the old man muttering: "Who is this person? Why is it that the child of such an irresponsible person is well, but my child is not?"
Chen Nong's ears turned red from dryness. \./hand\./machine\./version\./no\./wrong\./first\./post~~
At the other side door the two of them walked through, two boys with cufflinks and armbands were squatting here, chatting in various boring ways.
"Two envoys, let's pick up the children." The old man smiled politely at the two children.
Chen Nong was shocked. Siye Mansion was a government government anyway, so how could such a child be allowed to do things? Before he could figure it out, he was glared at by the old man. He quickly came to his senses and came to the two children, and said awkwardly and politely: "Little envoy."
A little kid looked at him as if he were a kid, and took out a small piece of paper from his sleeve, "Which kid? What's his name?"
"Chen Mei'er." Chen Nong said, "My nickname is the tabby cat."
The kid next to him chuckled, "Tabby cat, what a nickname."
The kid holding the note hit his arm and said, "Be serious!"
The kid next to him put on a serious face.
Chen Nong was full of worries: "..."
"Follow me." The kid with the note shouted to him, and then left without waiting for him to follow.
The old man pushed Chen Nong, "Hurry up and catch up, you don't have a child yet."
Chen Nong didn't know how the old man recognized the trustworthiness of the child. He bowed to the old man to thank him, and then caught up with the child who was leading the way.
This was the first time he entered Siye Mansion. He didn't feel that there was any difference between Siye Mansion and other mansions. He thought that the rumors were indeed true.
Until in a small courtyard, the strange spider children came and went to work.
Chen Nong's head was like thunder and he was dizzy.
The kid who was still waiting to see the joke waited for a while but didn't expect to scream. He looked at Chen Nong with disappointment and surprise, "You still have some courage."
Chen Nong heard it but didn't open his mouth to speak, wondering how he had the courage to do so. (The next page is more exciting!)
He was too frightened to scream, and now his legs were weak and struggling to support his body.
"Chen Mei'er!" The child shouted towards Spider Boy, "Your family is here to pick you up, come out quickly!"
After a while, a girl with two braids ran out.
"Mei'er!" When Chen Nong saw her, his limbs regained their vitality and walked towards her direction.
Chen Meier: "Dad!"
When the two met, Chen Meier was hugged by Chen Nong and looked up and down. \./hand\./machine\./version\./first\./issue\./update\./new~~
The words "You have suffered" were stuck in my throat and I couldn't spit them out.
The daughter I had not seen for a few days had red lips and white teeth, a rosy complexion, and her eyes were brighter and she looked more refined and smarter than before.
The kid waved his hand impatiently, "Just take the person and leave. Don't disturb others here."
This "other person" made Chen Nong instinctively look around, and when he saw the densely packed spider children, he came back to his senses.
He hugged Chen Mei'er and wanted to leave, but Chen Mei'er looked reluctant to leave. He asked the kid, "Brother Huai, can Mei'er come here to play with you again?"
Chen Nong: "!?"
Qiao Huai said: "Who is your brother Huai? Don't scream."
He looked proud, "Is Siye Mansion a place where you can come whenever you want? You are lucky to be able to come here this time, go ahead."
Chen Meier looked hurt, but Chen Nong was completely tired and wanted to see if her daughter was possessed by evil spirits.
He was holding his daughter and just wanted to go home and show his wife. On the way, he met a familiar old man. The latter also saw him, stopped and said, "Chen Nong?"
Chen Nong saw a few people dressed as scholars following the old man. He lowered his head to hide his inferiority and whispered: "Master."
The old man was the teacher at the novice school of the government school, and was also Chen Nong's former mentor.
"You...the child has recovered? Congratulations." Hu Fuzi noticed Chen Meier he was holding.
Chen Nong still lowered his head in response, his back stiff.
The master could see clearly that he felt pity for this student who had placed such high hopes on him.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. .
