Cold and warm depend on each other

From the small town to Chucheng, it takes seven or eight days to walk. Xue Wanxiang walks slowly and slowly, and Su Zhe also let her go. Whenever there are cottages along the way, try to rest in the farmer's house. Of course, if you encounter a town with an inn That's even better.

Stopping and stopping like this, it took more than ten days before the two arrived at Chucheng, the leading metropolis in the south.

Chu City is located in a fortress, the city is tall and wide, the policy of transportation, literati and scholars, and trade exchanges are among the best in the country.The hundred-year-old water system around the city runs from the outer city to the inner city. The widest part of the avenue in the city can accommodate eight carriages running side by side. Su Zhe took Xue Wanxiang and walked through the three-story ancient city gate. , Looking up, I suddenly feel that the houses are gorgeous and row upon row, quite like Jianglou Twelve without flying dust.

Unexpectedly, it rained a lot this day, and from the suburbs to the city, there was a continuous line of twists and turns.Xue Wanxiang's oil-paper umbrella was blown crooked by the wind, and she was a little sluggish after walking for a long time.

Su Zhe immediately disconnected a room, ah, no, he immediately found an inn, asked for a room, and then asked the waiter to bring two buckets of hot water.

The waiter in the shop got the reward, and he couldn't see his eyebrows with a smile.Su Zhe closed the door and bolted it, and went aside to pack his clothes.

The upper room of the inn is usually relatively spacious. Xue Wanxiang took a shower and changed clothes behind the screen. Su Zhe heard the sound of dripping water, and smiled with his head down.That's the beauty of traveling together, no matter what you do, you know you're not alone.

"Don't soak in the water for too long, be careful of the cold water." Su Zhe hung up the long sword and yelled casually.

There was no echo from behind the screen.

Su Zhe waited for a while, then called out: "Wanxiang?"

Still no response.

Su Zhe had no choice but to come over, standing in front of the screen, his raised voice revealed worry: "Wan Xiang, are you alright?"

"Hmm..." Xue Wanxiang snorted, with a heavy nasal voice.

Su Zhe paused and asked, "Do you want me to come in?"

After a while, Xue Wanxiang seemed to wake up, and said softly, "No, I'll come out right away."

Su Zhe stood a few steps away, and after a while, Xue Wanxiang came out from behind the screen, with a tired look on his face.Seeing that her complexion was not very good, Su Zhe stepped forward to brush her hair from her forehead, and asked softly: "What's wrong? But what's wrong?"

Xue Wanxiang shook her head, tore the hairpin off her hair casually, her black hair scattered on her shoulders, rubbed her eyes, and fell on the bed.

When I woke up in a daze, I heard someone's voice, the bed curtain was half hanging, and I didn't know what time it was.Xue Wanxiang felt heavy and uncomfortable, she closed her eyes and muttered: "Azhe..."

Su Zhe came over quickly, pulled the bed curtain to the curtain, and sat sideways on the edge of the bed, "Wan Xiang, you're awake..."

Her voice is soft.

"Well... what time is it now? Have I slept for a long time?" Xue Wanxiang put the back of her hand on her forehead, her whole body was numb.

"My lord, the prescription has been prescribed. Do you want to go with the old man to get the medicine?"

A strange voice came from outside the bed, and Xue Wanxiang was startled.Su Zhe comforted: "Don't be afraid, you feel a little hot. Just now I asked the waiter to call a doctor to check your pulse. It's not a big deal, it's probably because of a cold."

Xue Wanxiang looked at her blindfolded, Su Zhe squeezed her palms, leaned over to her, and said softly, "Don't worry. I'll go to the pharmacy with the doctor to get the medicine. You sleep for a while, and I'll come back soon."

Su Zhe stood up, her right hand was still in Xue Wanxiang's small palm, she waited for a moment, and when she was about to let go, Xue Wanxiang tightened her five fingers, and said in a sticky and concerned tone: "Hold an umbrella, don't get wet too." caught."

Su Zhe looked back and smiled slightly: "Okay."

The door of the room opened with a "squeak", and through the hanging curtain, Xue Wanxiang heard the doctor's voice with a smile: "My son and his wife are newly married, right? They really have a good relationship."

Su Zhe laughed, and responded clearly: "Yes. It's very good. My wife is weak, so please ask the old man to prescribe a milder prescription."

The footsteps gradually faded away, Xue Wanxiang closed her eyes, her face was reddened to the ears, she didn't know if it was because of the wind and cold.

Yongji Hall is a well-known big pharmacy in Chu City. In addition to the main hall on Chengbei Street, there are also branch workshops in the south and east of the city. Two doctors who are on call at any time.

Su Zhe followed the doctor to the house in the south of the city. After noon, there were still several people sitting or standing in the clinic, presumably waiting for their pulse.

The doctor handed the written prescriptions to the drug boy, pointing to the doses of various medicines dispensed on it.The drug boy nodded, and walked to Dafang Dou, where there were hundreds of medicines stored one by one in Fang Dou, each of which was pasted on the front of the small drawer. Su Zhe took a cursory glance and recognized licorice and platycodon grandiflorum. , raw land, familiar land... Those who don't know it will go to sea.

In just half a cup of tea, the drug boy had already prepared the medicinal materials according to the amount, wrapped them in kraft paper and tied them together. Su Zhe received them in his hand, and listened carefully to the doctor's instructions for her to decoct the medicinal materials with a certain amount of water and take them several times a day. Take it for a few days.

Su Zhe remembered them one by one, and was about to reach for the money bag with the medicine in hand, when he suddenly heard the noise of people outside the lobby.Following the sound, I saw a young man wearing a literati gown, clapping one hand on the table and shouting angrily.

All the people in the main hall surrounded him, some blaming and some persuading.Su Zhe only cared about Miss Xue in the inn, ignored other matters, paid the consultation fee and hurriedly left Yongji Hall.

Not three steps away from the pharmacy, it started to rain again in mid-air, Su Zhe paused, remembering that she forgot the oil-paper umbrella beside the consultation table, she immediately turned around and walked in, never thinking that a figure would run into her face Coming up, Su Zhe had just stepped on the rain, his feet slipped, and he was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, the figure who bumped into her grabbed her and put his arms around her waist. She was holding the medicine in one hand, and the other hand was pressed against the chest of the visitor.

"Little brother, are you okay?" The voice was very close, right next to my ear.

Su Zhe was startled, and hurriedly pushed him away. Only after he collected himself did he realize that this person was the young man who had been arguing in the medicine hall just now.

"Are you okay?" Seeing that she was silent, the man stood still and looked at her.

Su Zhe shook his head and said, "It's okay. Thank you, brother, for your help." She cupped her hands and walked into the pharmacy.

Back at the inn, Xue Wanxiang was still in a deep sleep, Su Zhe took the medicine to the kitchen, bought some money to ask the cook's wife to fry it, and took it to the room to coax Xue Wanxiang to get up and take the medicine.

After two or three days of raising her, she drank all the medicine brought back from the pharmacy, and Xue Wanxiang's wind and cold also improved by seven or eight points.Although still a little weak, after all, he has a lot of energy.

This morning, Su Zhe accompanied her to eat a bowl of millet porridge, so he wanted to go out and send the family letter entrusted by the shopkeeper in the small town to his family.Xue Wanxiang wanted to go with her after hearing this, Su Zhe said: "You are in better health, why don't you take a good rest in your room, I will be back in a while."

Xue Wanxiang sighed and said: "I've been resting every day for the past few days, either lying on the bed or sitting in a soft chair. My waist is sore from resting. Let me go for a walk."

Su Zhe heard it funny, but seeing that she was really bored, he raised his eyes and looked out the window.Today's weather is very good, as if it won't rain, I can only respond: "That's fine. It's just that you need to wear more clothes."

Xue Wanxiang was overjoyed, packed up her clothes and went behind the screen.

The shopkeeper of the small town was named Lin, and Su Zhe asked for directions along the way according to what shopkeeper Lin said. It took less than half an hour to find... Qin's Mansion on a street.

Why Qin Mansion?Uh... I heard that shopkeeper Lin's eldest brother was picked up by Master Qin when he came to Chu City to make a living, and became the son-in-law of the Qin family.

So... well, the door was barred.

In short, Su Zhe took Xue Wanxiang and knocked on the door of the Qin residence.The concierge heard that he came from the town to find the master of the family, so he rushed in to invite the housekeeper. The housekeeper asked the reason, and then asked his master for instructions. After a while, he trotted out and invited the two of them to the main room.

Master Lin met two distinguished guests in the main room, and a little boy came in to serve tea.

After exchanging pleasantries, Su Zhe handed the letter from shopkeeper Lin to Master Lin, thinking in his heart that he finally fulfilled a request.

After reading the family letter, Mr. Lin was filled with emotion, thought for a while, and then sighed: "When I left home, my nephew was only twelve or thirteen years old. I don't want to wait four or five years. This child has also reached the age of starting a family."

Su Zhe and Xue Wanxiang looked at each other silently, had a cup of tea with Master Lin, talked about the situation in their hometown, and then prepared to get up and leave.

Knowing that the two of them were going to Linhuai City, Master Lin took a sip of tea and said carefully, "Since the two of you are going far to the northern and northern borders, I have something to say, so let me just say it. My family is in the business of medicinal materials. Also have a little understanding of the art of distorting yellow. Mrs. Guan's complexion is serious, it seems that the cold air has entered the lungs, lingering and hard to get rid of, I don't know if it is or not."

Before Xue Wanxiang opened his mouth, Su Zhe said anxiously: "Yes, yes! My wife caught a cold when she entered the city, and she has taken medicine for three days. Her symptoms have improved, but she is still a little weak. Master Lin can help us take a look. ?”

Xue Wanxiang heard her yelling "My wife" very fluently, as if it was true, she couldn't help but glance at her, but she saw sincere worry on her face.Xue Wanxiang raised the cup, her face was slightly drunk, somehow, she felt a hint of sweetness penetrated into her lungs along with the aroma of the tea.

Master Lin on the seat thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said: "To be honest, my wife's medical skills are passed down from my family. I mainly manage the family's medicinal materials business, and my medical skills are far from my wife's. Why don't you two wait for a while, we Let someone invite the wife out to see each other for the two of you."

Su Zhe thanked repeatedly, Master Lin raised his voice to summon Xiao Tong, and asked him to find a girl to enter the inner house and ask his wife to meet the distinguished guests in the main room.

Xiao Tong responded, and after a while, Mrs. Lin hadn't come yet, but the housekeeper came and knocked on the door.

"Master, master, the young master is back!"

Master Lin frowned: "Come back as soon as you come back. Don't worry about what he is doing. Didn't you see that I am accompanying the distinguished guest?"

The butler said anxiously: "No. Hey, the young master..."

boom!Something outside hit the ground, and the maids and mothers all cried out.

Master Lin threw up his robe and went out in a panic. Su Zhe and Xue Wanxiang hurriedly followed out, only to see a gentle young man sitting in the yard and crying loudly: "What's wrong with my evening primrose! Why don't you let me do it! My evening primrose is the best evening primrose in the world! My master praised me for doing well!!!”

Master Lin was trembling with anger, pointed at the young man and said, "Nizi, what are you doing here?"

The man was still sitting on the ground, and when he turned his head, tears and snot were all over his face.

Su Zhe took a closer look, hey, why does this person look so familiar? !