A cold dream is not a dream come true

At the beginning of June in the first year of Yong'an, the weather in the north has begun to heat up.Just after lunch, my younger sister Meng Di went back to the house to take a nap.Grandma told me a few words, and fell asleep in front of the counter.The cicada kept chirping, and I sat on the chair by the window, but I couldn't feel a trace of coolness.Looking at the traditional Chinese medicines in the catalogue, I gradually became sleepy.

After an unknown amount of time, I was awakened by the noise outside. I opened my blurred eyes, wiped the drool on the catalog, and looked out the window.

"Deputy Marshal, there is a pharmacy in front!" Only a man's voice sounded, presumably the words were referring to my pharmacy.I raised my head and looked out the window, but there was still no one in sight.I looked at my grandma, who had already woken up, turned over the yellowed herbal medicine book, and was reading carefully.

At this time, another crisp voice sounded outside the window: "I heard that the herbal medicine in Shengle City is very effective, why don't we buy some and give it to the brothers who were injured in the army." The voice paused, "How about this, General Chu, you take your brothers Go to the inn, Su Cui and I will be there later."

I was amused by the name "crispy", but my grandma gave me a look. I was about to explain, but the door of the medicine hall was pushed open with a "squeak".

"What a 'Seven Floating Medicine Hall', could it be that 'saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda'!" He didn't see anyone coming, but he heard his voice first, and his voice was clear and powerful. He should be called the deputy commander just now people.

As soon as the words fell, a young man appeared at the door, wearing a silver armor and his helmet had been removed.From my angle, I just saw the right side of the boy's face. His jaw is slightly pointed, his lips are red, the tip of his nose is small, his eyes are slender but not enchanting, and his eyebrows are slightly curved.There are a few bangs on the forehead, and the rest of the hair is tied neatly on the top of the head.This boy does not have the rough and domineering of a man, nor the weakness and pampering of a woman.The young man walked quickly to the counter, with a slight smile on his lips, and said to his grandmother, "Old man, the Pingyang Army passed by Guicheng Medicine Hall and wanted to buy some high-quality wound medicine and bring them back to Luoyang."

Grandma excitedly put down the herbal medicine book and responded, "Pingyang is the benefactor of our Mengzhou. Thanks to the great kindness of the emperor, today's peace and prosperity are possible." After she finished speaking, she turned her head and said to me, "Chuhan, go to the Bring all the gold sore medicine newly configured by Curry."

At this time, I was looking at the handsome boy in a daze, and I didn't hear a word from my grandmother.Grandma saw that I didn't respond, so she called me a few more times, and then I came back to my senses, and ran to the warehouse with a blushing face.

Most of the configuration of new gold sore medicines is done by me alone.I always like to replace the musk in the raw materials of gold sore medicine with civet incense, because the smell of civet incense is slightly better than musk, and it is not inferior to musk for stopping bleeding and reducing swelling.I counted it, and there were about twenty boxes of golden sore medicine. Thinking about the part of the body of that handsome young man, who was about to apply the golden sore medicine I made by myself, his saliva flooded again.

"Chuhan, have you found the golden sore medicine?" Grandma's urging voice came from the main hall to the warehouse, I tidied up my appearance, carried more than twenty boxes of golden sore medicine, and ran all the way to the main hall, shouting "Come on... "

Panting, I ran to the young man, stretched out my hand and handed the golden sore medicine to the young man. I wanted to say a few words but didn't know how to speak.Seeing me in such an embarrassment, the young man laughed heartily, took the golden sore medicine in my hand, touched my little head lovingly, and said: "The child is so cute."

The boy's movements were gentle, and his palms were warm. The moment he touched me, my heart beat faster and my face flushed with embarrassment.But I still tried to save face and retorted: "He is already 14 years old, not a child!"

The boy was taken aback when he heard this, and then laughed again.He held the golden sore medicine in his hand, squinted his eyes and stared at it seriously for a while, then leaned closer to smell it.

"This golden sore medicine is different from the ones I bought in Luoyang and Houcheng. It has a strange fragrance. May I ask the little girl, what is the mystery in this medicine?"

This young man can see the specialness of this golden sore medicine at once, which makes me admire it even more.

"This golden sore medicine uses civet scent instead of musk. Not only does it taste wonderful, it is also less harmful to the body."

Hearing my explanation, the young man nodded and responded, "Hahaha, I've been taught, I've been taught!" Then he took out some silver taels from his pocket and put them on the counter, and bid farewell to grandma.The figure of the young man was about to leave the medicine hall, but suddenly he stopped, turned his head and said to me: "Little sister, there will be a time later." After saying that, he strode away from the medicine hall.

After a long time, grandma sighed and said, "Aobei has invaded Mengzhou for many years. If the newly enthroned empress of Pingyang hadn't sent troops to help, our state would have fallen by now."

I know a little about Pingyang that my grandmother mentioned.Mengzhou is a vassal state in Pingyang, and the King Meng of our state is to obey the emperor of Pingyang.

Grandma continued, "Passing Linping Mountain and going south is the border of Pingyang. The empress of Pingyang sent her younger brother, Prince Cheng, to personally lead the army and come to help. Presumably that young man is also a child of the royal family."

I was thinking about my grandmother's words, and I was preparing to make medicine for my mother.As soon as I turned around, I found that my younger sister Dimple was standing quietly behind me at some point, and I almost fell down in fright.Dimple started to giggle, that smile was a bit weird.She said mysteriously: "Sister Chuhan, I know a secret..."

Hearing my sister's words, I blushed instantly, presumably this dimple knew my feelings for the boy.

I was just about to defend myself, but dimple went on to say, "Thunder Gody and Akebia can be used together..."

Tripterygium and Akebia?Fortunately, Dimple didn't realize my feelings for the young man, so she immediately let go.But if you think about it carefully, both Tripterygium wilfordii and Akebia are slow poisons. If they are used together, wouldn't they be good medicine for killing people?

I smiled and scratched Di'er's nose, and said dotingly, "Du'er don't always develop poisons, you will hurt yourself."

Dimple deftly avoided my finger, tilted her head and said mischievously, "Sister Chuhan, aren't you taking the poison of the soul?"

"Why did you say that?"

Dimple stood on tiptoe, gently put her hand on my chest and said, "Sister Chuhan, you fell in love with a prince, aren't you taking poison for yourself? Or, sister Chuhan, do you want to be a prince?" The real princess, to enjoy the glory and wealth?"

I slapped off my little hand on my chest and said arrogantly: "It's your yearning to marry the prince and enjoy the glory and wealth. Your sister Chuhan is a person who pays attention to feelings!"

Hearing what I said, Dimple shook her head lightly and said, "Sister, you are wrong. My desire is not to marry the prince. If I want to marry, I will also marry the emperor."

"But I heard from my grandma that the current emperor is a woman." I tilted my head and said.

"Then I also want to make her fall in love with me." Dian'er smiled and threw a sentence at me, then entered the room.

I glanced at the "charming" back of my younger sister, and felt that the ten-year-old younger sister was incredibly smart.But when I think about what Dill said carefully, it really makes me a little concerned.How difficult it is for the emperor to fall in love with himself, let alone for the empress to fall in love with him.Although in Shengle City, I often hear people who buy medicine talk about which family's young lady is with the girl, and whose family's son is with the guard, but I have never seen it with my own eyes.However, whether it is a man or a woman, if it is consensual, it should be blessed.I don't reject this kind of feeling. If the boy I saw today was a girl, I would always like him silently.

I couldn't sleep that night because my mind was all about that teenager.Although I know that the young man is a royal nobleman of Pingyang Kingdom, he wants to lead troops to fight on the battlefield; There is no chance.However, I still couldn't restrain the throbbing in my heart.

That handsome boy, the one who laughed out loud and stroked my head tenderly left an indelible impression on my heart. 14 years old, maybe the age of first love.

After Aobei was repelled, Pingyang Kingdom withdrew from Mengzhou, and I never saw that boy again.

In the second year of Yong'an, the mother who was ill in bed for a long time did not persist until the arrival of spring.The night before we left, my mother called Dimple and me to the bedside, touched our hands and said, "Mother can't watch you get married..." At that time, Dimple and I didn't care about this. It was only later that I realized that it was the last sentence my mother said before she died, and she never saw the sun the next day.

Mother's funeral was very simple. My grandma and I wept until weeping, but Dimple didn't shed a single tear.Afterwards, my grandma asked me if I had memorized the process of handling the funeral for my mother, and I nodded and said I remembered it all.Grandma said sadly, after your grandma leaves, you will do the same.

At the end of the second year of Yong'an, grandma, who had always been in good health, suddenly fell asleep overnight.When grandma left, her expression was very peaceful and she did not suffer any pain.According to my grandmother's last words, I will handle all the funerals by myself.

This time, Dimple cried fiercely.

There is no adult in the family, so I became the shopkeeper of the medicine hall.This year, my mother and grandmother passed away successively, and the expenses were slightly higher.And every year and festival, every family wants to have a good time, so no one is willing to come to the medicine hall to stay for a while.Over time, the business of the pharmacy became more and more sluggish.

In order to earn more silver, I began to study medical skills painstakingly.

In the third year of Yong'an, I heard that Pingyang had established a new prince, and the new prince opened many medicine halls in order to please the empress.Qifu Medicine Hall, which was already in a downturn, couldn't compete with New Medicine Hall at all.I dismissed some of my fellows, leaving only a few servants who had a good relationship with Dill.

In the past few years, I have been busy with my life, and I never met that boy again.Maybe, that boy was just a dream, a dream at the beginning of love.