Cub Nursery

"This winter is really long." Yan Xun sat cross-legged on the kang, looked at the hoarfrost outside the glass window, and said with emotion.

The kang in the house is very hot, there is a charcoal stove next door, and there is an iron chimney leading to the outside, so there is no need to worry about smoke.

"Master Jing, this day is the most suitable for eating hot pot." Yan Yaoqing winked at Jing Fengye.

Jing Fengye went to work without saying a word.

In addition to sliced ​​frozen meat, the hot pot also needs some other fresh vegetables. This is only available at the train station. Yan Xun was lucky. Brother Huan happened to go back to the capital and brought it back from there. Green vegetables.

The watery vegetable leaves are washed clean and placed on the plate, the meat slices are rolled into rolls, thin, and placed in stacks, and then the sauce is adjusted, and the charcoal stove is moved to the kang table, and it is ready to eat up.

Yan Xun couldn't help drooling, put the meat slices in the soup pot with his chopsticks, and said hastily, "Call all the cubs to come, let's have a lively time together."

"Called." Jing Fengye said.

Soon the cubs came back.

Everyone took off their thick jackets at the porch and only wore thin inner clothes, then ran into the house, washed their hands, and finally went to the kang.

Seeing everyone eating hot pot today, Brother Dan was the most active, and called Shang Danjuju to get on the kang in a hurry, "I like sliced ​​meat the most, that is delicious. Dad will bake ice later, the outside is crispy and crispy, It’s also delicious, just wait for it.”

"Okay." Egg Juju hasn't eaten hot pot yet.

The Zhantu cub looked up and said to Yan Xun, "My lord, the information has come out. This time the meritorious officers sent by the capital are all old ministers, including Huang Shilang."

"Huang Shilang, hasn't he already retired?" Yan Xun frowned.

"They were specially invited. Several other old ministers have returned to their hometowns. They specially invited them back to become officials again, and they were all promoted, and they are all real power." Zhantu Cub said, "These actions of the court are very fast. It's what the emperor meant."

"Activate the old minister." The thunder cub pondered, "Is it because there are too many young people in the court?"

"Now there are not many young people in the court, and the mainstay is not too young." Huashu Cub laughed as he said, "But there are many young people who are about to become officials, and they all have great talents."

Not only that, they are also very close to Yan Xun.

Therefore, the emperor used the old ministers in advance to balance the upcoming young officials.

"Okay, let's wait and see when the time comes." Yan Xun is not worried about what will happen to these meritorious officers, besides, this matter is logically not under his control. When the imperial envoy arrives, he, the city guard general, will have to step down immediately .

When Qiu Bao takes office, the task of welcoming the meritorious officials will still fall on him.

Gongcao who came out of the capital couldn't take the train, so he could only walk slowly on four-legged horses, which gave them a chance to communicate slowly.

"Lord Jia, do you know what's going on?" Hu Yuequn was riding tremblingly on the horse, his old bones looked as if they were about to fall apart.

This Mr. Jia is not Jia Qiugu, nor Jia Chen, nor Jia Buzhen, Jia Bujia, but the elder of the Jia family, Jia Jing.

This Jia Jing is quite old, since he was a child, he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, and he is still good at serving antique calligraphy and painting. If he is asked to do errands, whoever knows it will laugh out loud.

But when the imperial decree came down, even Jia Chen's clear-sighted juniors felt that this matter was unusual, so Jia Jing was also very happy, and the old lady Jia was even more happy to put it on the street in front of Jia's mansion for three days The running water mat is for people who come and go to eat.

The Jia family was so noisy that most of the capital knew that the eldest master Jia Jing had received an errand, or that it was an imperial edict sent directly from the palace, that would be terrible.

The good-natured people began to inquire about what kind of errand Mr. Jia had taken?

There was no doorman in Jia's family, even the gatekeeper knew that Mr. Jia's errand was a "merit" and he was going to the border town.

Oh huh, meritorious service.

The last batch of meritorious officers were Jia Chen, Hu Ru, and Zhao Feiyue. What happened?

As a result, these people never returned, and went round and round to Qiyuan County, and tossed back and forth in Qiyuan County, and almost died. When they came back, they were neither human nor ghost, and they couldn't speak. Unfavorable.

Although the emperor also praised these people, everyone has seen their tragic situation, and they can't help talking about it from time to time.

The meritorious officials who once went to the border town were not all bullish. They went to the border town and asked everyone in the border town to support them. When they came back, they were directly promoted and made a fortune.

At that time, no matter how many meritorious persons took the job, they had to take this job, but now.

As soon as they heard that Mr. Jia had become a meritorious person who was going to the border town, they all hurriedly smiled and dared not say anything else.

However, everyone in Jia's family was happy. They didn't know how other people were, but they knew how Jia Chen was.

Jia Chen went to the border town, although he was delayed for a long time, and later he even went to Qiyuan County, but after Jia Chen came back, he took an errand seriously. It's still a Beijing official, who has real power in his hand, and he doesn't know how much better than those empty positions.

Coupled with Jia Chen's eyes, he didn't look like he was suffering outside, and he was even more cautious when he came back. He seemed to be the No. 1 among the Jia family's juniors, even the most handsome Jia Buzhen had to stay behind. stand.

So the Jia family took it for granted that this was an excellent job, and thought that when Jia Chen came back from the outside, he received a meritorious job, and Jia Jing also received a job later, which was also a meritorious job. This must be seen by the emperor. Going to their Jia's house, this is the performance of regaining the grace!

Everyone in the Jia family was beaming. If Jia Chen hadn't asked the family to keep a low profile, the Jia family might have to continue to set up the water mats, and it would take a full month.

Now these veterans came out of the capital tremblingly on horseback, walking slowly along the way, they all vaguely followed Jia Jing's lead.

Who made Jia Jing the elder of the Jia family, and Jia Chen seemed to be in the best condition among the meritorious officers who came back last time, and he was directly promoted to the official position.

These are mature guys, how could they let Jia Jing go.

It's just that Jia Jing doesn't know anything, he is only interested in antique calligraphy and paintings.

"At that time, Jia Chen... seemed to have said something to me." But at that time, he just got the pen washer sent up from below. The way the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out doesn't take it to heart at all.

He vaguely remembered that the person who delivered the brush washer wanted him to talk to Jia Chen and arrange an errand or something.

He did tell Jia Chen about this, but Jia Chen didn't agree and just left with his sleeves.

"I don't remember." Jia Jing sighed.

Hu Yuequn's face suddenly turned ugly, and thinking that Jia Jing in front of him still couldn't be offended, he laughed again, "Think about it, it's because those juniors can't speak in tune. The incompetent person in my family also talked a lot when he came back. I didn't even listen."

He is a senior of Hu's family, and he also served as a county magistrate when he was young, but later he retired because he really didn't make any achievements.

Hu Ru and Hu Sai, the juniors in the family, are very good. They both went to the Ministry of Housing. Unfortunately, Hu Ru was overthrown by Yan Xun. Although Hu Sai is still in the Ministry of Housing, it seems that he is no longer able to do so.

This old bone of his has to be sent out on an errand, who knows the suffering in it.

"That kid Jia Chen." Jia Jing said in a condescending tone, "I used to know how to eat, drink, and play, but I didn't understand anything. I spent a lot of money. It's really useless when I come back to ask for money. I beat him a few times. Back, scolded several times, but it was of no use at all."

This is about what happened before Jia Chen.

"What happened next?" Hu Yuequn hurriedly asked.

Later, Jia Chen got to know Mr. Yan without knowing why, changed his body and received an errand, returned to the capital, and directly became a seventh-rank official.

These old officials know very well that for false positions, no matter how high the rank is, it is useless without real power. It is different for the seventh-rank officials who have real power. The power in their hands is envied by everyone.

"Later?" Jia Jing shook his head and thought for a while, "Who knows what Jia Chen went through later, and even hired a junior official of the seventh rank, which is not enough to embarrass the Jia family."

The nobles of the Jia family have been honored for generations, at least they have to be five-rank officials, and Jia Jing looks down on seventh-rank officials.

"Lord Jia!" Hu Yuequn couldn't help but raise his voice.

"What?" Jia Jing turned to look at Hu Yuequn.

Seeing that he didn't know anything, Hu Yuequn immediately lost his temper.

Although this Jia's family is not small, and they often make a lot of noise in the capital, but this Jia Jing is indeed an old man who has never been in officialdom, and has never done any errands. He doesn't understand official affairs at all. Hu Yuequn really didn't know what to say, since he couldn't see clearly his job and real job, and still didn't like Jia Chen.

If there is someone like Jia Chen in his family, why don't they help out every day so that they can find opportunities to make meritorious deeds and climb up the ladder?

Hu Yuequn bowed his hands at Jia Jing, and simply didn't talk to him, and turned to look for Huang Shilang behind.

"Master Huang." Hu Yuequn cupped his hands at Huang Shilang.

Huang Shilang raised his eyelids to look at Hu Yuexun, and also cupped his hands at him.

Hu Yuequn held the rein, and murmured in his heart.

This Huang Shilang also went to the border town at the beginning, but not as a meritorious service, but as a minister to welcome the envoys of the demon country. He didn't know what he experienced in the border town, and he went crazy after returning from the border town.

He was crazy all day long, and no matter how many doctors he saw, he didn't get better.

At that time, Hu Yuequn went to see it in person to confirm that Huang Shilang was really crazy.

But then Yan Xun went to the Huangfu, and Huang Shilang suddenly healed after that, he looked like an ordinary person, he was no longer crazy, and now he even received an errand, and the transformation has become what the emperor himself cared about people.

At this time, Huang Shilang looked thinner, but he was holding the horse firmly, and his health was better than others.

Hu Yuequn felt that Huang Shilang must have had a heart disease at the time, and that heart medicine was Yan Xun.

"Master Huang, do you know why you chose us this time?" Hu Yuequn asked.

"I don't know." Huang Shilang didn't lift his head, and let the horse carry him forward.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Hu Yuequn's face. He refused to give up, and asked in a low voice: "You said that the emperor invited us veterans to the border town because of Master Yan?"

"No." Huang Shilang immediately vetoed it.

"Why not?" Hu Yuequn stared, "Master Huang, didn't you have a quarrel with Master Yan?"

"No." Huang Shilang shook his head violently, looking suddenly a little crazy again, but he quickly regained his composure, and said to Hu Yuequn, "Master Hu, I know what you want to ask. I have already forgotten what happened back then." Now, I can’t even think about it now. But this time the emperor reactivated us, it must not be because of Lord Yan.”

"Why are you so sure?" Hu Yuequn knew that Yan Xun had never been back to the capital, nor had he met Huang Shilang.

Huang Shilang gave a sharp pause, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said in a low voice: "Master Hu, do you know my little grandson?"

"I don't know." How could Hu Yuequn know.

The population of the capital city has increased, and if he knows who has a child and who is a younger generation, he doesn't need to do anything.

"My little grandson..." Huang Shilang started talking.

The Huang family's lack of heirs, especially Huang Shilang's grandchildren, always give birth to one child and die, or simply fail to give birth, which has become Huang Shilang's heart disease.

It just so happened that another daughter-in-law of the Huang family was pregnant. Since she was diagnosed, she has been seeing the doctor to drink tocolytics every day. She is still worried about this, because the children in the past were taken care of in this way, but in the end they still couldn't keep them.

It just so happened that one of Wang Zhen'er's younger brothers had some problems when he was just born. The Wang family made a decisive decision, and the imperial doctor didn't even call, so they rushed straight to the Baoyutang Medical Center. The child lived in the Baoyutang Medical Center for a long time. He looked just like an ordinary child.

When the news reached Huang's family, Huang Shilang thought, how could his own heart disease be as important as his grandson?

Go to the Baoyutang Medical Center to see a doctor!

So the daughter-in-law of the Huang family went to the Baoyutang Medical Center, and when she went there, she was dumbfounded.

From the moment you enter the gate, you can see women and brothers with puffy stomachs, waiting to find out where to see a doctor, once you enter, the big room is full of women and brothers with puffy stomachs, Wu Yang A large group of people in Wuyang.

But it's all here, can I go back?

Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward to line up.

When it was the Huang's daughter-in-law's turn, she went in and saw that the doctor was a young doctor, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

The young doctor was not very old, he looked like a little brother, he took the pulse for a while and said: "I can't see you for the time being, I have to call the master."

"Okay." The Huang family's daughter-in-law was taken aback, thinking that she had some incurable disease, she didn't dare to breathe at that time, and felt sorry for the unborn child in her stomach, tears were streaming down her cheeks.

Fortunately, the master came soon, a little older, about middle-aged.

"The fetus is a little big, I'm afraid you won't have a normal delivery." The middle-aged doctor said decisively, "I'll be hospitalized from now on. I'll discuss it with my master later to see if I can let him perform the surgery. This is rare for you. ..."

"I..." The daughter-in-law of the Huang family didn't understand, and thought something serious happened.

The middle-aged doctor left quickly, he was very busy.

The young doctor led her to settle down, and explained: "Your situation is nothing, as long as the baby is good, it is fine. But I suggest you to be hospitalized to make your life more comfortable, after all, the fetus is too The convention is oppressing your internal organs... You just need to live in peace, and you don’t have to pay for medical expenses if you don’t have one, you have to be hospitalized for observation in this situation.”

"I'm rich, no, my family is rich." The daughter-in-law of the Huang family said hastily.

Huang Shilang has been an official for so many years, and his family has saved a lot of money. Paying medical expenses is not a simple matter.

And I heard that more silver can be given, and when the time comes, the Baoyutang Medical Center will refund more and make up less, so Huang Shilang directly took out an ingot of gold.

The daughter-in-law of the Huang family is being raised in the Baoyutang Medical Center. The doctor comes every day, waiting for her belly to be distended and it is inconvenient for her to get out of bed. Then Mr. Huo comes.

"There's no need to wait any longer, the operation is now." Huo Lao said.

"But the month is not enough." Huang's daughter-in-law hurriedly said.

"Your body won't be able to hold on until the month is up." Mr. Huo snorted coldly, "I just heard about the Huang family, otherwise I have to go and see it. The Huang family should be genetic, and the fetuses are relatively large , it is difficult to give birth naturally, even if it is barely born, it will not be easy to survive, and the body will suffer a lot of damage..."

Mr. Huo didn't tell the Huang family's daughter-in-law what happened next, but he told the middle-aged doctor around him.

Soon the Huang family's daughter-in-law was carried to another bed and pushed to another room.

She watched a needle go in, and she didn't know anything after that.

When she woke up again, she felt that her body was relaxed, and she didn't have the feeling of being out of breath. She quickly opened her eyes, first saw her suffocated stomach, and then hurriedly looked around, looking for the child figure.

The children born in the Huang family before could not live for a few days, and now she doesn't know when it will be, whether she can still see her children.

"Over there." The young doctor was also there, and when he saw the Huang family's daughter-in-law looking around, he pointed to the other side, "Now the child has to be kept in an incubator and cannot be taken out. I guess it will be about half a month old. Originally, you could go outside to raise it, but Mr. Huang said that you are a hero of the family, and specially asked you to raise it here."

The wards are also different from the wards. The wards here are separate, and there are doctors guarding them, although the doctor may not be able to use them.

The young doctor helped the Huang family's daughter-in-law feel the pulse, and said with satisfaction: "He recovered very well."

The Huang family's daughter-in-law didn't confine herself at all, she just lived in the ward for a month, and she ate and used special food every day, and she was served by a young sister who worked neatly, but she didn't talk much, how could she ask? He didn't speak, and the daughter-in-law of the Huang family didn't want to give a reward, and she was in a hurry when she was forced to give money.

Waiting to come out of that ward, even the children followed.

Only in the ward outside can we really meet the Huang family.

The child born from the disembowelment is fat and white, and likes to sleep with his fists clenched. Sometimes he opens his eyes and smiles when he sees people. He looks healthy and there is nothing wrong with him.

"The doctor said what kind of inheritance is in my family, or it is inherited from generation to generation." Huang Shilang said, "I don't understand that, but my grandson can turn over on his own now, and there is nothing wrong with it..."

"Your grandson..." Hu Yuequn was dumbfounded.

After talking so much, he finally talked about a grandson. What does it have to do with the border town?

Huang Shilang said, "The Baoyutang Medical Center belongs to Master Yan. The method of disembowelling and giving birth to children was also proposed by Master Yan. Master Hu, at my age, I have already lived enough, but my grandson I'm still young, and I see that there are still a few junior wives who are pregnant..."

So tell him to fight against Yan Xun, he is full.

Ma'er snorted suddenly, wondering if he agreed with Huang Shilang's words.

"Lord Hu, you will know when you need to see a doctor. Although Master Yan is against us in many things, he is always justified. What's the point of fighting against Master Yan? Why don't you live in peace? "

"The Nursery Hall Medical Center is a good place. See my current body? I just go to a place called a senior center over there. If you give some money, the doctor will teach you how to exercise. There is no old problem on my body at all. ..."

So Huang Shilang became a frequent visitor to the Baoyutang Medical Center. He not only brought his whole family to the Baoyutang Medical Center for medical treatment, but also asked his colleagues to come too.

"This..." Hu Yuequn watched Huang Shilang come to the front, he really didn't know what to say.

He thought that Huang Shilang had a grudge against Yan Xun, and he would definitely make use of it when he went back to the border town. Who knew that Huang Shilang seemed to be a different person, defending Yan Xun more than anyone else.

The border town is counting the days, guessing that the meritorious service from the capital will arrive soon.

Yan Xun sent out a small group of Taoist soldiers to wait by the roadside every day.

When they finally saw these heroes, the Taoist soldiers who came to greet them were dumbfounded.

There are all sorts of meritorious persons who came to the border town, but I just haven't seen them all belong to the old man.

But no matter what, the meritorious officials have come, can they still question their identities and not let them go to the border town?Daobing still had to take them back.

On the way, Huang Shilang asked the soldiers: "Where is Master Yan?"

"What's the matter with Mr. Yan?" Dao Bing was alert for a moment, he had already heard that these achievements may come from bad people, and they are very likely to target Yan Xun.

And this Taoist soldier happened to have met Huang Shilang before, and knew how he dealt with Master Yan back then, so he just put on a straight face and didn't plan to talk to Huang Shilang!

"Thank Master Yan." Huang Shilang showed a smile on his face, and began to talk about his little grandson again, "My little baby bump, ouch..." Huang Shilang couldn't help laughing every time he said it.

"Thanks to Master Yan, how about..." Huang Shilang really felt infinitely emotional.

After pricking up his ears to listen to Huang Shilang's words, the Taoist soldiers lost their stern faces, and whispered to Huang Shilang, "Master Huang, Master Yan is in the border town. But Master Yan said, this time I will reward him for meritorious deeds." Participate, and the cubs don't participate either, you just count the military exploits for the Taoist soldiers, and then you count the military exploits for General Qiu."

"Why?" Huang Shilang frowned, "Monsters are attacking the city, and there are big monsters attacking the city. Master Yan will definitely not sit idly by. I know those little cubs. They must have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield!"

These words are categorical, even if there is no evidence, Huang Shilang firmly believes so.

"I can't say a word or two." Dao Bing said, "Let's advance to the city."

"It must be Lord Yan who doesn't want to argue with some people!" Huang Shilang plausibly said, "Master Yan is too kind and soft-hearted, always thinking of taking a step back, but I don't know that there are some things in this world, how can I retreat... If you retreat again and again, there is no way to retreat!"