Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

The person wrapped in the blanket was indeed a child, about fourteen or fifteen years old, a little thin.The originally fair face was flushed with heat, the eyes were closed tightly, the wings of the nose were flaring, and the gray lips were peeled.Although sick and haggard, he has delicate features and handsome appearance.

The old man squatted by the fire, took a few glances at the child, and said, "This child has a severe fever! Have you seen a doctor? Have you taken any medicine?"

The young man shook his head, "I had a fever yesterday afternoon. I saw a doctor in the evening, took medicine, and slept soundly at night. I was fine when I woke up in the morning. Who knew that the fever was so severe now. What a quack doctor." people!"

His eyes were lowered, staring closely at the child in his arms, as if tears were about to fall in the next second.

Zhang Chi patted the young man's shoulder, "Illness disappears like a thread, and it doesn't get better so quickly. It's just a fever, so don't worry about it. Do you have any medicine? If so, you can boil it now." Give him a drink."

"Yes, yes." The young man hurriedly said, "The medicine I grabbed yesterday was placed on the carriage. I'll go get it right away."

He looked at the child in his arms, hesitating whether to let him lie on the ground.Although there is a carpet, it is still cold.

Zhang Chi said: "I'll help you, you go!"

"thanks, thanks."

The young man thanked him and ran out quickly.

Zhang Chi held the child in his arms, and immediately felt the heat on his body, it was warm, and the fever was indeed serious.

Tan Shi had already boiled water with firewood, poured a glass and handed it to Zhang Chi, "Give him a glass of water first!"

Seeing that it was inconvenient for him to be alone, Gu Xihe took the water.When the water was a little cooler, he shook the child in his arms lightly, and said in a low voice, "Wake up, drink some water."

After yelling several times, the child raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Gu Xihe with unclear eyes, but he knew to lower his head to drink water, as if he was thirsty, and drank more than half of the glass in one go.

After drinking the water, Gu Xihe asked Zhang Chi to wrap the child again so that not even a single strand of hair leaked out.The child may be hot, moved his body, Gu Xihe said softly: "Don't move, it's even worse if the wind blows."

The child seemed to hear it and fell silent.

The young man came back soon, and in just a short while, his head and face were wet again.

He held a big package in his hand and took out a pack of medicine from it.

Looking at Zhang Chi, "What do you use to boil it?"

Tan Shi stretched out his hand and took the medicine in his hand, "We brought a casserole, let me make it!"

Gu Xihe saw the young man standing there with water dripping from his hair, and said softly, "Wipe off the water on your body first, and change your clothes, otherwise you will fall ill too."

The young man came back to his senses and said again: "Thank you."

He wiped his face, took some dry clothes, turned his back, and changed his clothes.

Zhang Chi looked at the young man coldly. Although he was not very tall, under his rain-soaked clothes, his muscles were thin but very obvious.When he took the child just now, he noticed that there were obvious calluses on his hands.The texture of his clothes is very ordinary, but his actions, speech, temperament and demeanor are not like ordinary people.

Moreover, the blanket that wraps the child is smooth and soft, does not stick to water at all, and is obviously woven with high-quality plush.There is also a touch of sandalwood on the blanket, which is not something ordinary people can use.

As soon as the young man changed his clothes, he took the person from Zhang Chi, opened the blanket and looked at the person, and found that the child was still asleep, so he relaxed.

Gu Xihe kept looking at the young man, and seeing him sitting down now, he asked, "Little brother, where are you from and where are you going?"

The young man's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing the person in his arms.

"We're coming from Chixiang, and we're going to the imperial capital."

Gu Xihe said: "I heard that Chixiang was hit by a disaster this year, so I don't know what's going on now."

The young man said: "The situation is not very good. Since the heavy rain, it has rained several times. The crops in the field have been washed away by water, and the ground has been soaked in water. There is no land to plant, no grain to harvest, and many ordinary people They all became disaster victims. Without food, many people went out and didn’t know where they went.”

Lu Zixiu raised his eyebrows, "Doesn't the government care? Why don't you open a warehouse to release food? Why don't you find a way to let the common people eat?"

"Government? Open warehouses to release grain?" The young man said coldly, "The magistrate of Chixiang is over 50 years old, but he is as timid as a mouse. Where does he have the guts?"

Gu Xihe said: "It's really difficult to open a warehouse to release food, so can't we think of other ways?"

The young man shook his head, but asked, "Where are you from?"

"Valley Town."

The young man's eyes lit up, "Gucheng Town? I heard that there was also a flood this time, but there were no flood victims, and the county is very peaceful. I don't know how the county magistrate there dealt with it?"

Gu Xihe smiled, and briefly explained Jiang Lingzhi's actions, but concealed Zhang Chi's role.

The young man exclaimed, "Second! It's actually possible to do this. If all local officials can be like County Magistrate Jiang, there won't be so many ordinary people wandering in other places."

"Yes! There are too few good officials like that!"

The young man looked at Gu Xihe and Lu Zixiu, "Looking at their bookish looks, they must have gone to the imperial capital to take part in the autumn exam, right?"

Lu Zixiu then threw a log into the fire and nodded.

"You are a scholar who is useless, and you must have a reputation before you can do something for the common people!"

"Several young masters have common people in their hearts, which is really admirable."

Lu Zixiu smiled and said, "Don't dare to be, dare not be, you have to pass the exam to have a chance."

The young man said: "You will definitely pass the exam."

Lu Zixiu took it as a compliment and didn't reply, just smiled.

At this time, the room was full of the smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Tan Shi poured the medicine into the cup and handed it to the young man.

The young man took the cup and put it on the ground, exposed the child's head, said thank you, and whispered, "Xiao Xuan, I'm taking the medicine."

Xiaoxuan didn't open his eyes, his brows were already wrinkled.

"Don't drink, bitter."

"Be obedient, drink and get sick."

Xiaoxuan shut his mouth tightly and shook his head vigorously.

The young man lowered his head and whispered something in his ear, Xiao Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and then disappeared quickly.

"Okay, I'll drink."

After drinking a cup of bitter medicine, his brows frowned even tighter.

"Give me a huamei." Gu Xihe took out a small bag of huamei from his bosom, and gave it to the young man.

"Thank you."

After the bitterness and sourness, Xiao Xuan seemed to be much more sober.He scanned the people present, looked at the surrounding environment, listened to the sound of rain outside, and quickly understood their situation.

"Thank you all. I don't know how many names are there?"

His face was still red and his voice was hoarse, and the young man pulled the blanket for him again.

Zhang Chi wanted to make friends with them, so he happily said his name.Gu Xihe followed closely behind, and then Lu Zixiu and Tan Shi also reported their families.

They didn't see the old man next to him looking at them with a flicker of eyes.

Xiaoxuan didn't expect them to say their names without hesitation, and it sounded like it should be their real names, so he also said his own name, "Mu Xuan."

The young man looked down at him, raised his head after getting affirmation, and said, "Tang Zheng."

Zhang Chi smiled and said: "Meeting is fate, since we are going to the imperial capital, we can just be companions."

Tang Zheng glanced at Mu Xuan, saw that he closed his eyes again, and immediately said happily: "It's our honor to be able to walk with you young masters!"

Seeing the old man next to him staring at the fire without saying a word, Gu Xihe asked, "Uncle, we've known each other for so long, and we still don't know your last name."

The old man raised his eyelids to look at him and nodded, "You have a little conscience, you still remember me. But I am so old that I can't even remember my own name. Just call me Uncle Sheng gone."

Lu Zixiu rolled his eyes, Gu Xihe just smiled.People don't want to say it, and he doesn't force it.

The wind and rain outside have subsided a little, but it's still going on.A few people can only eat something and chat, mostly about what they have seen and heard from all over the world.Zhang Chi couldn't get in the way, after all, he only went to Su County, and he could only listen to a few people chatting.Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Tang Zheng has been to many places, and when he talked about the customs and customs of various places, he was able to speak clearly and clearly.But Gu Xi and Mingming haven't been out much, so why do they have so many common topics with him?

After the rain, the sky cleared, although Muxuan's fever did not completely subside, but his spirit improved a lot.Even when he was sick, he spoke and acted properly, and his back was straight.

Tan Shi went out first, followed by Lu Zixiu. He stood at the door and took a deep breath. He looked up at the sky.

Zhang Chi helped Gu Xihe into the car, but Tang Zheng let out an "Ouch".

He paused and walked over.And Tan Shi, Lu Zixiu and the old man had already joined in.

A few people sighed and shook their heads, Zhang Chi asked, "What's wrong?"

Tan Shi sighed, "Unfortunately, Tang Zheng's horse died."

Zhang Chi was also taken aback, "Why did he die?"

"do not know."

Zhang Chi leaned over, and sure enough, he saw the horse kneeling on the ground, and the carriage also tilted and fell to the wall next to it.

Tang Zheng supported Muxuan, his eyes were red and watery, and he said in disbelief, "How could this be? It was fine when it came here."

Mu Xuan's face was gloomy, and his clenched hands were trembling slightly.

Zhang Chi walked around the horse and saw a silver light shining on the horse's legs behind him. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket, pinched the silver light, pulled it hard, and pulled out a long handkerchief. Long needles, the needles have become black.

He held the needle with a handkerchief, and put it in front of Tang Zheng, "Look. This horse has tried its best to make it this far."

When Tang Zheng and Mu Xuan saw the silver needle, their expressions changed.

Muxuan bit his lip and said in a low voice: "They, they actually..."

After only a few words, he was speechless.

Tang Zheng held his shoulders and said in a deep voice: "Xiaoxuan, you are still sick, let's talk about it when we return to the imperial capital."

"Ah."

Zhang Chi didn't expect such a thing to happen, he didn't know who Mu Xuan and Tang Zheng had offended.I couldn't help but feel annoyed at my recklessness, it would be bad if I caused trouble.

He subconsciously went to look at Gu Xihe, but he saw Gu Xihe got out of the car at some point and was standing beside his car.

He strode over and whispered the situation.

Gu Xihe also hesitated, he wanted to take the two children with him, but there were not only them in the car, but also Tan Shi and Lu Zixiu.

Seeing Gu Xihe's expression, Lu Zixiu knew what Gu Xihe was thinking. He took a step forward and said to Tang Zheng, "Tang Zheng, Muxuan, you can't go in your carriage, so just take our carriage. Our carriage is big enough. , can also be filled."

Tang Zheng looked at Mu Xuan, but Mu Xuan shook his head.He had a good impression of Gu Xi and them, and originally wanted to go together, but when something like this happened, he couldn't implicate them.

"Thank you everyone. It's only a few days away from the imperial capital, and there are villages and towns in front of us. We'll find a way when we get there."

Gu Xihe knew that he was afraid of hurting himself, so he stopped forcing it.

"It's still some distance away from the village in front of us, why don't we take the two of us for a ride."

Tang Zheng saw that Muxuan still refused, and quickly whispered: "Xiaoxuan, the road here is not easy to walk, you are in better shape, you should take their carriage! It's just such a short distance, there will be no problem."

Mu Xuan really felt that his body was a little weak, and he might not be able to walk very far.

Seeing that his expression seemed to loosen, Tang Zheng quickly said: "We ran so far, and it rained again, those people can't catch up."

Mu Xuan looked at the carriage and then at the muddy road softened by the rain, so he nodded.

With Mu Xuan and Tang Zheng in the car, Zhang Chi let the old man into the car with ease, and he and Tan Shi were the ones driving the car.

Lu Zixiu saw that the carriage was still covered with carpets, so he couldn't help asking: "Didn't Zhang Chi take the carpets to the ruined temple?"

Because the ground of the ruined temple was too dirty and there was muddy water, they didn't take the carpet with them when they left.

Gu Xihe said with a smile: "Brother Chi considered that it might be used on the road, so he laid three or four layers of carpet on the carriage, pulling out one layer and adding another."

Lu Zixiu stomped on the carriage, and said with a smile, "No wonder it's so soft."

Tang Zheng didn't pay attention to the carpet, he was shocked by the tables and stools in the carriage.

"This... there is such a carriage? Is there a table and a stool?"

Lu Zixiu raised his hand and lowered the table, then the table disappeared and stuck to the carriage.

"Look, foldable. So is this stool."

Muxuan was wrapped in a blanket and embraced by Tang Zheng's side.

"It's really more comfortable to sit like this. It's also the first time I've seen it."

Lu Zixiu smiled and said, "Of course it's the first time you've seen it. This is Zhang Chi's original style of carriage, and it's only found in Gucheng Town!"

"It was actually designed by Zhang Chi." Tang Zheng praised, "Not bad, really good."

There was a speculative chat in the back, and Zhang Chi and Tan Shi were also chatting in low voices in the front.

"Brother Tan, who do you think these two children are? Are they from the Jianghu?"

Tan Shi shook his head, "I can't tell, but that Tang Zheng definitely knows Kung Fu."

"Well, I think so too."

"Fortunately, they separated from us at the front, otherwise we should be more careful."

"That old man doesn't say his name, is it because he is afraid that people will recognize him?"

Zhang Chi didn't believe that the old man forgot his name.

"This man is indeed a little strange. However, he is not a monster, let's take a look first."

"Ah."