The Yingnan River meanders around Yingnan County, a place with green mountains and green waters, upright folk customs and friendly neighbors.
In the Li Family Medical Center on Jiuyun Lane, "Liniang, the American ginseng in the building was ordered by Chen Yuanwai a few days ago. I was so busy yesterday that you can send it to the Chen Mansion now." The medicine was divided and selected in the store. the old woman said humanely.
"Hey, grandma, I'll go right away." A crisp voice came from inside.
After a while, a young woman of sixteen or seventeen years old walked out of the medical clinic neatly and neatly washed. She stood up curled up, with a slender waist and narrow neck, and was wearing a ginger-colored fine-lined Confucian skirt.
In the past two years, the little lady's shaved body looks very beautiful. She is taller than the southern ladies here in Yingnan, and she is very outstanding. Her wide eyes have the taste of a southern lady, and her gaze makes people's hearts flutter. .
The hair on the temples is a common style for girls who have not left the palace in the city, but it has a different feeling when combed on her head. A few locks of hair are hanging down, and the wind blows slightly, and the hair is slightly fluttering, making her feel like a fairy.
Liniang turned around and went upstairs, took off the American ginseng, and said to the old woman, "Mom, I'm leaving now."
"Okay, don't be playful on the way. Come back as soon as you finish delivering them. I still have the wontons that Aunt Lin sent yesterday. I'll cook them for you when you come back. Today your father went to discuss business with the drug dealer, and the handymen are just right. I'm on vacation today. Hey, also, put on the power fence." The old woman said while choosing medicine.
Liniang listened to the old woman's rambling words, winked at the old woman playfully, and said in a coquettish tone, "I know, Aniang." She turned around and walked out.
Mrs. Xu watched Liniang's back drifting away in Jiuyun Lane, and while choosing medicine, she thought to herself, her Liniang looks so beautiful. Just like her own mother, especially those eyes, alas...
Liniang was not her child. Liniang also knew this, but did not know the details. Mrs. Xu and her husband Li Li had not come out and were now in their fifties.
In the fifteenth year of Xuande's reign, that is, thirteen years ago, his husband's benefactor entrusted him with an important task and sent him a three-year-old girl carved in pink and jade, asking Li Li to raise her. Li Li was grateful for the benefactor's kindness and agreed, vowing to raise her as his own daughter.
He moved back to his hometown of Yingnan County from the prosperous Kyoto and opened a medical clinic, just because his benefactor said he wanted to stay away from Kyoto.
When they returned to Yingnan, they also changed the age of the little girl. Outsiders thought she was her biological child. Only Li Li and Xu knew about this.
Mrs. Xu especially remembered the appearance of her benefactor. She came in the middle of the night with her attendants. She must be Liniang's biological mother. Needless to say, she looked good in appearance, and her clothes were even better.
While talking to Li Li, his words were choked with tears, and he thanked them for adopting the girl. Before leaving, with tears in his eyes, he gently looked at the face of the little girl who was sleeping on the bed, and said softly: Jinjin, mother is gone... He saluted Li Li and his wife, turned around and left with the attendants. .
Ms. Xu once asked her husband about the origin of her benefactor, but her husband kept silent and said with a straight face, "Don't ask any more questions that you shouldn't ask."
She knew that the benefactor had saved Li Li's life, but she didn't know how.
Mrs. Xu only knew that he had not returned home for a long time and was very anxious. She was about to report to the official. Unexpectedly, Li Li came back with wounds that had not yet healed. After taking the money, he rented a shop in the bustling area of Liuli Lane and opened a shop. The former doctor from the government settled down to run the medical center.
Only Li Li knew how he was rescued. In his early years, he worked as a government official in Kyoto, and he would go to Kyoto officials' houses to take pulses and treat illnesses.
He is proficient in medical skills, has an upright and outspoken temperament, and does not want to get involved in the scandalous affairs of the Shenfu compound. He does bad things for others, tells lies, harms people's lives, and misunderstands people's illnesses, so he is hated by others.
On his way home, several people beat him severely and left him in the snow, dying. He only breathed his last breath.
The smell of blood filled the air, and the whistling of the wind could be heard in the ears. This kind of thing was not new in Kyoto. Even if he really died, it would only be the death of a village boy from another country, and it would not cause any waves.
Even if you report it to the official, the wealthy family can use some tricks to get through it.
Li Li lay in the snow, thinking that in this world, the lives of ordinary people are the least valuable.
In the snowy night, goose feathers and snow were flying, falling layer by layer on the carriage that was driving along the street. The curtain of the carriage was clearly embroidered with the word "江". The girl sitting in front of the carriage whispered to the driver, "Hey, look, it looks like there's a person lying there."
The driver glanced at him and said, "Ju Huan, that homeless man must have starved to death because he couldn't get food. Let's not be too busy and don't waste Madam's time." He then pulled the carriage forward and continued to drive past Li Li. At that moment, I heard the man shouting confusedly, "Help...help."
The girl was startled. The people in the carriage seemed to have heard it and said warmly, "What's the noise? What happened?" They opened the curtain to check.
The girl told the truth truthfully and said, "Go and rescue the man and take him back to the house for treatment." The girl's carriage got off and took Li Li back to Jiang's house.
In the next few days, Chen Jinshu called a doctor to treat him. After he woke up, he knelt down and thanked Chen Jinshu, "If it hadn't been for my wife's rescue, Li would have died in the snow. I will never forget my wife's kindness in saving his life."
Chen Jinshu helped him up and said, "It's okay, your accent sounds like you're from the South."
Li Li nodded hurriedly, "Indeed, Li is from Yingnan in Jiangling area." The girl next to him smiled and said, "It's really fate, my wife's ancestral home is also Yingnan County."
Chen Jinshu smiled warmly and said, "Since we are destined, I will talk to you more. Judging from your current injury, it must be from practicing medicine. I have checked your details in Kyoto, so you don't have to hide it from me."
Li Lidao said, "I don't want to do those dirty things. Doctors are kind-hearted, so how can they do such a thing."
Chen Jinshu replied, "Okay, that's the case. Jiang Mansion has several rows of shops in Liuli Lane. Let me rent you one at a low price and help you open a medical clinic. I'm afraid those thieves will come to trouble you again if they see that you're not dead yet." , in the Jiangfu area, they don’t dare to make mistakes, but they can also protect your safety.”
After hearing this, Li Li hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to express his thanks, "Thank you Madam for your great kindness. Now I am lucky to have saved my life. I didn't expect that I will be appreciated by Madam. It is really a blessing from a villain. Li is extremely grateful!"
Chen Jinshu said, "This is a small matter, so it doesn't have to be like this. I see that you have the character of a doctor, so the life of such a good person should not be cut off, but you should not mention our acquaintance to others, for fear of causing trouble."
Li Li readily agreed. On the way home, he thought that he was really lucky. Jiang Mansion, one of the important residences of the Kyoto family, was juxtaposed with Lu Mansion and Wang Mansion. The three families had always been on good terms with each other.
Master Jiang of Jiang Mansion just got married a few years ago, and everyone in Kyoto praised Mrs. Jiang for her beauty and color. Li Li didn't expect that such a fairy-like person could be so kind-hearted. It's normal for wealthy people to pay attention to small things and be afraid of getting into trouble.
Li Li did not explain the situation to Mrs. Xu when he returned, but only told her that he was lucky to be rescued by a noble man.
After that, he settled down in Kyoto, opened a medical clinic in a prosperous area, and made a lot of money.
Li Li was never ungrateful, and often sent people to send some good medicines and ginseng to a girl he knew well in Jiang Mansion and asked her to give it to his wife. Although he knew that Jiang Mansion's family had a great career, it was definitely not in short supply, but it was still more or less what he wanted.
