White Hedge Dream

Chapter 84 Watch again

Doctor Wu took back his pulse pillow and motioned to Zhang Shilin to come and take a look.

Zhang Shilin also came forward, looked at his face, felt his pulse, and inserted a few acupuncture points with needles.

Seeing that the two doctors had finished their diagnosis, Mrs. Dongyang Hou asked hurriedly: "How was it?"

Seeing the expectant look in Mrs. Dongyang Hou's eyes, Imperial Physician Wu glanced at Zhang Shilin, who shook his head at him.

"It's not getting better," said Dr. Wu.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou's face froze, she staggered and fell into Zhou Jingyun's arms.

"Madam, don't be anxious. We'll see you tomorrow." Dr. Wu's voice came.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou burst into tears. These words could not comfort her. Another day had passed. If she didn't wake up in three days, she would be hopeless.

Zhang Shilin's voice also came: "Young madam, would you like to take a look too?"

Mrs. Dongyang Hou suddenly became angry. What else could she see? What else could she do except light incense! She wanted to stand up and scold her, but Zhou Jingyun had no choice but to hold her firmly.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that Zhuang Li had indeed walked to the bedside to check on the doctor, and heard whispers from outside again.

"...Second Madam, the old lady asked the coffin to be prepared in advance..."

Mrs. Dongyang Hou burst out with anger. She stood up with her hands on Zhou Jingyun and rushed out, "Witch, my sister is not dead yet. Do you want to bury her alive?"

The outside became noisy, with Mrs. Xu's scolding, the servant's pleading, and Mrs. Xue's timid and grievances making a chaotic mess.

Zhou Jingyun did not follow him out. He looked at Zhuang Li standing beside the bed and asked, "How is it?"

Zhuang Li said, "I feel like my complexion is different."

Doctor Wu glanced at her. Although he didn't know why Zhang Shilin thought she knew medical skills, even if she really knew medical skills, how much could a woman know, let alone make a diagnosis? She was only in her teens.

"Young Madam, you can see that your complexion is different?" he said, "But can't you see that your complexion is worse?"

This was a bit rude. Zhang Shilin coughed lightly and said to Zhuang Li, "Madam's internal condition is a little worse than yesterday."

Zhuang Li said: "My aunt's qi and blood are reversed and her cerebral arteries are blocked. Changes are not necessarily a bad thing, it means that her qi and blood are beginning to flow smoothly."

It sounded like self-deception due to lack of medical skills. Doctor Wu thought to himself, that's all, for the sake of being a relative of the patient, I won't say anything harsh.

Zhang Shilin didn't say anything harsh anymore and just nodded: "Let's see tomorrow."

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The atmosphere at Mrs. Xue's place was gloomy, and the main room of the main house, Mrs. Xue, was not too good either.

Mrs. Xue Er held her hand and showed it to Mrs. Xue with an aggrieved look on her face: "...If I hadn't hid quickly, these nail marks would have remained on my face."

Mrs. Xue looked annoyed and pointed at the maid standing in the room: "You are all dead. This is our home, not the Dongyang Marquis' Mansion. Let her dominate here!"

The servants bowed their heads and confessed.

"Mother, don't blame them." Mrs. Xue Er sighed, "They also know that my sister-in-law is not doing well right now. Mrs. Hou is so angry that she speaks and does things inappropriately. After all, she is a relative, so she is allowed to lose her temper."

Mrs. Xue sneered: "She doesn't regard us as relatives. When she met me in the past, she was either arrogant or as if I owed her. If you ask me, it's because her mother-in-law died too early and didn't teach her the rules."

Mrs. Xue Er touched the nail marks on her hands and said: "Now she is making trouble with me. I am a junior, so it doesn't matter if I suffer or be wronged. But my sister-in-law is dying. Sooner or later she will have to prepare for the funeral. Then she will make trouble with us again." , our family will be laughed at by the whole capital."

Mrs. Xue snorted: "The death of Gao family is a major event for the Xue family. I will go to the palace to report to Your Majesty. I have invited a holy gift to give Gao family dignity. I want to see if Mrs. Dongyang Hou can do it." I dare to ruin His Majesty’s dignity.”

Mrs. Xue Er breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as mother has arrangements, then I can rest assured." She held her heart and sighed, "Since my sister-in-law has been ill, I have been having trouble sleeping day and night."

At this point Mrs. Xue frowned slightly.

"Mother, you need to have a good rest." She said with concern, shaking Mrs. Xue's arm, "Our whole family is counting on you."

Mrs. Xue stretched out her hand and pressed her forehead: "I slept well, but I always felt a little noisy last night, as if someone was chopping firewood."

firewood? The maids and maids here would like to stand on tiptoe when walking during the day. Who dares to chop firewood in the middle of the night? Mrs. Xue Er thought to herself. She looked very calm, but in fact Mrs. Xue was also worried.

However, Mrs. Xue was indeed ill, and she was not treated harshly at home. Even if everyone in the capital came to see her, they couldn't fault her. It would not be that easy for Mrs. Dongyang Hou to really break up and make a fuss.

If you want to blame it, just blame Gao's bad luck.

"Mom, I will keep them from making noise at night, so you can sleep peacefully tonight," she said.

But even if Mrs. Xue Er said this, Mrs. Xue, who was asleep in the middle of the night, still frowned in her dream.

One knife, then another. As the knife was swung, branches and leaves flew around, and soon the half-man-high shrub was chopped down to only the bare stem.

Even if the pole was bare, the person holding the knife did not let go. He slashed hard with the knife and the pole broke.

Gao Lan stood up straight, panting and wiping sweat with his sleeves, and looked around. The shrubs that once filled the yard had been cut down. At a glance, it was spacious and bright, which made people feel happy.

There were footsteps behind her, and she quickly turned around and smiled.

"Mom—" she shouted and threw herself into the woman's arms.

The woman's hand gently touched her shoulder: "Lanniang is so amazing."

Gao Lan raised his head and looked up at his mother's loving smile: "I've finished chopping." He raised the knife with great interest, "What's next? Keep sharpening the knife?"

There was a voice above the head, "After chopping the firewood, of course it's time to kill the chickens for cooking."

Gao Lan said oh and nodded suddenly, yes, yes, she had to cook, and the whole family was waiting to eat. She was the mother of the house and couldn't ignore it.

The woman took her hand and walked out of the courtyard. Gao Lan was jumping up and down with a knife. He was so happy to be with his mother, so happy.

It seemed to have gone a long way and it seemed to be out of the yard very quickly.

Goo goo goo goo.

A woman's voice came.

Hearing this voice, Gao Lan suddenly stopped and looked forward, where he saw a woman wearing gold and silver feeding chickens. There were chickens, ducks and geese everywhere.

Surrounding the woman, there are white and gray eggs scattered around.

The woman threw the rice and laughed happily.

"It's all mine, it's all mine, my chickens, ducks and geese."

Seeing this woman, Gao Lan seemed to have thought of something, his smile disappeared, and he subconsciously wanted to step back, but his hand was held tightly, warm and strong.

"Go, look, there are so many chickens, ducks and geese."

Gao Lan raised her head and saw her mother smiling lovingly at her.

"I'm really looking forward to the chicken soup cooked by Lan Niang."

Unable to disappoint her mother, Gao Lan grabbed the knife, took a deep breath and stepped forward, step by step closer to the chickens pecking at the rice.

She slowly reached out her hand.

"What are you doing!" The woman found her and shouted suddenly.

The sound was like thunder, and Gao Lan shivered in fright. He raised his head and looked over, facing the woman's face.

Seeing her, the woman's originally smiling face turned gloomy, and then she laughed again.

"You entered my house and it belongs to me too." The woman pointed at her and shouted, "Come here and lay eggs for me!"

Once you enter their home, you belong to their home.

Gao Lan's body was stiff, with a dazed and frightened look on his face, as he looked at the handful of rice thrown over by the woman.

Yes, if you eat their rice, you have to lay eggs for them.

She subconsciously let go of the knife and went to pick up the rice on the ground to eat.

"Gao Lan." A voice called from behind, "Don't eat that."

Gao Lan turned around and looked at his mother with a dazed look on his face. What would he eat if he didn't eat this?

"Eat meat." Mother said with a smile, "You chopped a lot of firewood, and all your firewood is here. This is your territory."

Her territory.

Gao Lan nodded slowly, yes, that's right, she chopped all the firewood here. She put in the effort to tidy up the courtyard, and this is hers.

"Go and do what you want to do."

The mother's voice continued.

What she wanted to do was kill chickens and eat meat. Gao Lan held the knife and looked forward.

The woman in front jumped to her feet and shouted, "Hurry up and lay the eggs, otherwise I'll sell you for being too lazy!"

Gao Lan clenched his knife.

"Don't be afraid, mom is watching you." Mother's voice came from behind, "Go ahead."

Yes, my mother was looking at her. She was not afraid. There was nothing to be afraid of. Gao Lan looked away, ignored the woman, leaned over, grabbed a chicken, and chopped it with a knife.

In my ears I could hear the screams of women, accompanied by chickens, ducks and geese flying around.

"My, mine, don't touch my things."

Probably because he was used to chopping firewood, Gao Lan's movements became more agile with one slash of the knife. The chickens, ducks and geese were chattering, as if many people were pointing and talking.

No matter what you say, no matter what you say, if you dare to talk nonsense, if you dare to point fingers, you will be hacked to death!

Gao Lan grabbed chickens, ducks and geese one after another and chopped them down with a sharp knife.

Chicken and goose feathers were flying all over the sky, suddenly a bit like the rain of apricot blossoms behind the door of my childhood home.

When I was a child, my sister especially liked to play under the apricot tree.

"You belong to my family -" the woman suddenly appeared in the rain of apricot flowers and rushed towards her, "How dare you disobey me -"

So what if you don't listen to her? Gao Lan raised his knife and rushed towards the woman.

The woman obviously didn't expect it. She screamed and threw the dustpan over.

Gao Lan slashed at her with a knife, causing the dustpan to fly away, and he rushed towards the woman without stopping.

The woman screamed and ran wildly, while chickens, ducks and geese flew around.

Gao Lan caught up and couldn't help laughing.

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There seemed to be some sound in my ears.

Mrs. Dongyanghou thought in a daze.

The words of Doctor Wu and Doctor Zhang were like huge rocks weighing on her heart. She couldn't sleep in bed that night, so she simply drove away the maid who was on duty at night, and sat by the bed to watch over her, thinking that if she could see her sister just one more time, she would be better off in the future. In case you can’t see it anymore…

Thinking of this, Mrs. Dongyang Hou couldn't help crying. The next moment she suddenly paused, opened her eyes, and saw herself lying beside the bed. The night indoors had faded, and it was almost dawn.

It turned out that she was still asleep.

Mrs. Dongyang Hou raised her hand to wipe her face, feeling the wet tears. She was indeed crying in her dream. Thinking of this, her eyes became sour again.

"Sister." She murmured, looking towards the bed with tears in her eyes. The next moment she saw the sleeping Mrs. Xue burst into laughter.

Mrs. Dongyanghou burped, her voice stuck, and she looked at Mrs. Xue's face in disbelief.

(End of chapter)