It rained heavily at noon, and it is still pouring now.
Xu Chunjun was sitting on a chair by the window, looking sideways at the rain outside the window. Water droplets from the eaves fell on the granite strips under the window. Over the years, small round pits formed on the rocks.
Her face was not very pretty, her lips were gray, and there was cold sweat on her forehead.
Green Ulva came in from outside with red and swollen eyes and wet hair, carrying half a bucket of hot water.
Zi Ling also obviously cried, but she was more reserved. She brought gauze and medicinal powder over to change Xu Chunjun's dressing.
"The rain has stopped now. I'll go out and ask a doctor to come over." Cheng's mother looked at Xu Chunjun's feet that were covered with scars and blood blisters, and she felt really panicked: "Although we have prepared medicine in advance, it's better to be careful.
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"No need, Mother Cheng," Xu Chunjun quickly stopped her: "It's just a superficial wound. It just looks scary, but it doesn't matter."
Although the rain outside has lightened up a lot, the ground is wet and slippery, and the roads here are not easy to walk. Mother Cheng is old after all, so it would be bad if she falls.
"The girl's hand is also injured. I will use the basin to get some water and soak it with medicine." Zi Ling had a heavy nasal congestion and tried hard not to cry.
Xu Chunjun got up before dawn to climb Moyunding. The three people following her wanted to climb together, but Xu Chunjun refused to give in and told them to wait for her on the top of the mountain in advance.
To be honest, the steps were really difficult to walk up. It was a terrible pain when I stepped on them with my bare feet. Every step I took not only hurt my flesh, but also hurt my bones.
Halfway through, Xu Chunjun couldn't hold on any longer, so he climbed up using his hands and feet, causing his hand to be injured.
As he was talking, someone outside asked Miss Xu if she lived here.
Cheng's mother agreed and walked out. She saw a woman about the same age as herself. Behind her stood two girls of thirteen or fourteen years old. They were similar in stature and appearance. One was holding a food box, and the other was also holding a food box.
A package of stuff.
"Does Miss Xu live here? We are from the Marquis Chengyi Mansion, and I am Madam Ye's mother-in-law." Mother Ye announced her family name.
"It turns out that Mother Ye has arrived," Mother Cheng greeted with a smile: "It's still raining, please come in quickly!"
While letting Mother Ye go into the house, she thought to herself that the people from the Chengyi Hou Mansion were really quick to report back to the gods. It only took half an hour for the girls to go up to Mount Mo Yunding to pray for the Bodhi Seed and come down the mountain, and the people from the Hou Mansion arrived.
"Everything in the inn is inconvenient, so I feel sorry for you three to sit outside first." Cheng's mother laughed and said, "It's not convenient for us girls to see guests at the moment."
The house they rented has two rooms inside and outside. In addition to the bed where Xu Chunjun sleeps, there is a long couch in the inner room for overnight companions, and the two narrow beds in the outer room belong to the other two people. In addition, the two people who came with them
The valet driving the carriage was in the front bunk.
"Sister, you don't have to be so polite. I'm here to deliver something to Miss Xu on the order of my wife. This box is freshly made snacks. This packet of medicine is soaked in hot water to relieve pain and relieve congestion.
It couldn't be better." Mother Ye said, and the two maids put the things on the table.
Cheng's mother thanked her and said, "Wait a minute, I will go to the inner room and bring over the Bodhi seed that our girl asked for. Could you please give it to Mrs. Marquis? She said that she would wait until our girl's foot is healed before going to the house."
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"Madam, you know what you are doing. Please tell Miss Xu to take good care of her injuries." Mother Ye is now much more polite.
She really didn't expect that this seemingly weak and fragile little girl could actually complete the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps of the ascetic path.
When Cheng's mother came in to get the Bodhi seeds, Xu Chunjun said to her: "Mother Cheng, you are so embarrassed to send Mother Ye out. Just say that I am really inconvenient and can't give it to her in person. There are still a few taels of silver here, so get them for her.
Just say that the weather is bad and it will be too late when she enters the city, so let her warm a pot of wine and drink it."
"My good girl! You are in pain right now, and you are still thinking about others!" Lvchun felt sorry for her girl, but at the same time she was angry at the people of Chengyi Hou Mansion.
However, she was not ignorant of sense of propriety. Although she said this, her voice was very low to ensure that no one outside could hear her.
Cheng's mother also sighed in her heart, how thoughtful this fifth girl was. She almost lost her feet, but she thought about such small things thoughtfully and refused to lack any etiquette.
She was originally the roommate of the old lady of the Xu family, but later she stayed with Xu Lang, the only legitimate daughter of the elders of the Xu family, and was regarded as the wife in charge of the Xu family.
Xu Chunjun was born as a concubine, and his third wife, Mrs. Wei, was a difficult person to get along with.
But Xu Chunjun never made any mistakes from beginning to end. She was gentle and gentle in front of others, and she never said anything small to anyone behind her back.
Cheng's mother always thought that the fifth girl was sensible and honest, but she never imagined that she was actually a person who did important things quietly.
At the beginning, she felt very unsure, just because there was really no useful person in the family. They could not let their servants come alone when they went to Beijing to ask for help. They had to have a master to show off. But now she feels that Xu Chunjun is very likely to save the second young master.
come out.
After sending Mother Ye and others away, Mother Cheng took the two things sent by the Hou Mansion to the inner room and showed them to Xu Chunjun.
"Everyone has been hungry for a day. This snack is still hot, so let's eat two pieces of cushion while it's hot." Xu Chunjun said: "Lvchun, wrap up half of this snack and send it to Uncle Cheng and the others ahead.
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"You can't do it! You can't do it! This snack is for the girl. How can those two rough old men eat this precious thing! Why don't we kill them!" Cheng's mother stopped her.
The two male servants driving the carriage were her husband and her son.
Xu Chunjun said that he would give half of the snacks to them, but Cheng's mother felt that this was not etiquette. She had been a servant for decades and had always followed her duties well and would never dare to break the rules.
"Mom, you are too polite. No matter how good this food is, it is only for people to eat. Uncle Cheng and the others are working really hard, why can't I do this favor?" Xu Chunjun said with a smile: "I just asked this girl Lvchun to carry half a bucket of heat.
The water comes in, so I can soak my feet and see if Houfu's medicine works."
"It's agreed that you'll give me two more yuan for the snacks later." Lvyan smiled. She knew her girl's temperament very well. She had always been so considerate. No wonder everyone liked her.
Turning around, Lvchun brought half a bucket of hot water over and Ziling mixed the medicine. When she knelt down, picked up Xu Chunjun's feet and put them into the bucket, she couldn't help but shed tears again.
But the tears fell into the water and no one else noticed.
Xu Chunjun tried hard to endure it, not wanting them to see his pain. But in the end he couldn't hold it back completely, and he hissed several times in pain. His whole face was pale without a trace of blood, and the clothes on his back were soaked with cold sweat.
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Fortunately, after a quarter of an hour or so, the medicine slowly began to take effect and the pain gradually subsided.
After the medicine was applied and the bandage was applied, the two maids lifted Xu Chunjun onto the bed.
Xu Chunjun was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as the pain subsided and slept for nearly two hours.
Because the sky was cloudy and everyone was tired after another day, they had dinner early and had a rest. They planned to go to the city when the weather cleared the next day and spend a few days before going to see Mrs. Marquis.
