The snow fell even harder the next day, and half of the carriages and horses in front of Ning'an Tower were missing.
The coughing in Yiqiu's room continued, each sound getting heavier than the last.
The second medicated bath that Manager Chu had prepared was almost ready. The maids carried hot water upstairs. Yi Qiu watched them busy on the bed. She really didn’t want to bother anymore. She cried and looked at Manager Chu beside the bed, wanting to
Tell the story behind.
Manager Chu comforted her and told her not to think too much. When the hot water was ready, Manager Chu asked the two maids in the house to take good care of Yiqiu.
The shorter girl is Hongwen, and the slightly taller one is Dingchun. The two maids responded, and when Manager Chu left, they helped Yiqiu get out of bed.
After Manager Chu came out, he let out a long sigh, saying that life is impermanent, and a little girl who was lively and clever a month ago would fall ill as soon as she said she was sick.
There were sounds of footsteps downstairs. Manager Chu looked over and saw a clerk running over with a note: "Steward, it's the young apprentice named Cassia Mingzi who sent it again!"
Manager Chu opened the note, which contained a prescription and the time to take it.
"Didn't Doctor Zhong say he would come back today?" Manager Chu asked the waiter, "Did the apprentice mention it?"
"No! I just handed him some medicine and left. I saw it was snowing heavily outside, and I asked him to come in to rest for a while or even have a cup of hot tea, but he just refused."
"Weird," Manager Chu said, handing the paper over: "Just prepare according to the above."
"Um!"
After delivering the letter, the young apprentice was taken back to the house.
The carriage stopped at the back door, and the young apprentice walked in quickly despite the heavy snow under the fierce eyes of several big men.
The hall was very warm, and the good-looking, thin and tall man was sitting at the table reading a book.
The attendant is filling the pot with hot tea. The tea has a fresh and mellow aroma. The young apprentice also likes to drink tea. He is greedy after smelling it.
"Sir, he's back." Li'an said.
Shen Xu looked at the young apprentice, a smile on his handsome eyebrows.
"I sent the letter," the young apprentice said.
"Hard work," Shen Shu smiled lightly, "Come on, sit down."
The young apprentice did not sit down: "Where is my master, when will you let us go?"
"Whenever that girl recovers from her illness, I will let you go."
"Recover from illness?" The little apprentice curled his lips, "Then you never want to let us go."
"She'll be fine."
"She is terminally ill."
Shen Xu smiled, lowered his head and continued reading.
The young apprentice couldn't figure out what this man was thinking, but he didn't like his smile very much.
It was obvious that when he smiled, there was a smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, but it just made people feel that those smiles were fake and did not enter his eyes.
"Sit down," Li An said, "Aren't you eager for this tea?"
"How can I? I'm not greedy at all!" the young apprentice said immediately.
"This is Jingyunlou's tea," Shen Xu looked at the book and said calmly, "it is Mr. Chen Youjian's favorite."
"How do you know?" The young apprentice was curious, "Do you also know Mr. Youjian?"
"He has been looking for me these months," Shen Xu looked up from the scroll and said with a smile, "Didn't he also find your medical clinic?"
The young apprentice thought about it for a moment: "I actually heard the master mention something..."
"Oh? How did you mention it?"
"I don't know the specifics. When they were talking, I was sent away by Master. I only know that Mr. Youjian is really looking for someone. It is said that this person is handsome, but sick and weak, and it turns out to be you."
"I inquired about him at Shopkeeper Xu of Jingyun Building. Now I see how powerful he is. He searched for me for several months without finding me, but he still kept calm and stayed in Hengxiang."
"What do you mean by this?" the apprentice asked.
"A person who is trying to hide from the world is discovered and has found a place to live. Do you think he should run away?"
The young apprentice looked at his smile and became more and more curious: "You mean, you saw Mr. doing something shameful again?"
"Haha," Shen Xu seemed to be in a very good mood, "If you want to think so, you can indeed."
The young apprentice frowned, feeling untrustworthy.
In his heart, Chen Youjian was a very highly respected person, especially since he went to teach at Dongping Academy.
That's Dongping Academy.
Any student who can put half a foot into Dongping Academy will feel honored and can brag to future generations.
The conversation did not continue, Shen Xu continued reading.
The young apprentice sat for a while and wanted to find his master, so Li'an sent him back to Pianyuan and locked him up.
Back in the hall, Li An was a little puzzled: "Master, do you really want to punish the maid in Ning'an Building?"
Shen Xu didn't look up and turned the page of the book: "Yeah."
"Why?"
"Saving someone's life is a blessing, so why not treat it?"
Li'an looked at his slightly drooping straight profile, frowned and said: "From what Dr. Zhong and this Cassia Mingzi said, I'm afraid that maid can't cure it."
"If everyone can cure the disease, then it's my turn," Shen Xu raised her eyes with a smile, looking at this follower who had followed her for a short time, "Li'an, I used to have a nickname."
"What nickname?"
"Divine Doctor Shen." Shen Xu said.
He looked at the heavy snow outside, falling one after another, covering the cornices, trees, and bonsai.
"Speaking of this nickname, I have a few old friends that I haven't seen for a long time. It's time to meet them," Shen Shu said with a smile, "They are coming soon."
With his tone, Li An immediately understood that this so-called "old friend" was definitely not a kind person.
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"The letter is here, the letter is here! It's a letter from Youzhou!"
Qi Mo Tang's waiter happily ran from the backyard to the front hall, holding a dozen letters in his hand.
Behind the waiter, a big man who was riding back on a fast horse was panting and feeding the horse with grass. He raised his hand and patted the horse's neck.
Wang Fengnian immediately put down the account book in his hand and stepped forward to pick it up.
Old Man Qi was eating melon seeds and drawing drawings at the counter. He raised his head when he heard this.
"This letter is mine, this letter is also mine, this letter is from Ning'an Tower, these letters are from Zhaozhou..."
Wang Fengnian quickly sorted it into categories, took out two letters and handed them to Old Man Qi: "Mr. Qi!"
Old man Qi continued busyly.
"One is from Dadong, and the other is from Zhi Changle." Wang Fengnian said.
Then he went aside, opened his letter, and said at a glance: "My God, this is too fast!"
"What's so fast? What's so fast?" Old Man Qi asked as he opened the letter.
"The road," Wang Fengnian said, "Miss Ah Li repaired it so fast!"
As he looked at it, he said "Huh" and looked up at Old Man Qi.
Old Man Qi was reading the letter and raised his eyebrows.
"You want me to go north with the first batch of supplies?" Old Man Qi exclaimed in surprise, "It's freezing cold, and you want me, an old man, to go to travel to the state to endure hardships?! This stinky girl! There is nothing she dares not think of!"
"You must have encountered a road that is difficult to repair," Wang Fengnian said thoughtfully, "otherwise the big boss wouldn't let you go north, which just shows how good you are."
Old Man Qi glanced at him: "I know you are eloquent, so please stop complimenting me!"
However, he still felt very happy when he said this.
"I'll go make preparations now!" Wang Fengnian said, "It's best to leave tonight. I'll send people to deliver these letters to Ning'an Building first, and then take them to the warehouse. Mr. Qi will go pack the clothes first!"
After saying that, Wang Fengnian went to get his coat and cloak, turned around and ran to the backyard.
"Tonight?!" Old Man Qi stood up and shouted, "Hey, stop! This is too fast! There is no need to be in such a hurry!"
He knew that Wang Fengnian was a man who acted resolutely, acted swiftly and did what he said. But when he thought of leaving the warm bed and warm rice wine tonight, Old Man Qi was really unhappy. It was so damn sudden!
