After taking the county exam for nearly ten days, although he could rest in between, his nerves had been tense. Now that he suddenly relaxed, Shen Yi still felt a little tired.
That night, he had a good meal and drank some wine at the third brother Shen Ling's house. He didn't even go home, but slept soundly in the guest room of Shen Laosan's house until noon the next day. Just got up from the bed.
After sleeping for more than six hours, Shen Yi felt so comfortable that he stretched himself out. Then he saw Sister-in-law San's maid bringing a basin of hot water and placing it in front of him.
"Seventh Young Master, please wash up."
This maid came from Mrs. Shen’s natal family, and is currently one of the only two servants in the Shen Ling family. Over the years, brothers Shen Yi and Shen Heng often ate at the third brother’s house, and they were naturally very familiar with her. They immediately nodded with a smile. : "Thank you for your help, sister Qiao'er."
Hearing the name Shen Yi, the maid named Qiaoer was stunned for a moment, then blushed slightly, lowered her head in embarrassment and said, "Why did the Seventh Young Master suddenly call me that?"
Although the former Shen Yi was somewhat honest, because he was born and raised in this world, he had a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority in his heart. Therefore, although Miss Qiaoer often took care of their brothers, Shen Yi did not call her sister, but just followed her sister-in-law. Together, they shouted Qiaoer Qiaoer.
After the new Shen Yi arrived, Shen Yi spent most of his time in the academy and rarely came back, so this was the first time Shen Yi changed his name.
Shen Yi didn't agree with Qiao'er's reaction. While washing his face, he smiled at Qiao'er and said: "Sister Qiao'er has taken care of us brothers for so many years. It's fair to call me sister. When will I give you the gift of sister?" When the third brother comes in, I will call you sister-in-law."
Qiao'er is the maid-in-law of Shen Yi's third sister-in-law. She was married with her own young lady. Originally, if the Shen family had suitable servants, they could be married to in-laws. However, the Shen family is not very rich, and there is only one old servant in the family. , his age is obviously not suitable for him.
Qiaoer has been in the Shen family for several years, and Shen Yi has seen her making out with Shen Ling more than once, so they are already a couple.
Taking a concubine is probably a matter of time.
Hearing Shen Yi's words, Miss Qiaoer's face instantly turned red. She glared at Shen Yi, turned around and left.
"Seventh Young Master, you...what are you talking nonsense about..."
Seeing Miss Qiaoer running away in embarrassment, Shen Qilang smiled and said, "Sister Qiaoer, where are the third brother and the third sister-in-law?"
Qiaoer stopped at the door and responded to Shen Yi.
"The young master and his wife have gone out. They said that if the seventh master wakes up, he will ask the slave to cook some food for you..."
She looked back and continued: "The young master also got up early in the morning and went back to the academy to study."
"Seventh Young Master, do you want to eat?"
Shen Qilang smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, I have something to do when I go out."
Miss Qiaoer's face was still a little red, she lowered her head and ran away with small steps.
Shen Yi looked at the girl's running back and muttered in a low voice: "You are so shameless and so thin..."
After washing up, Shen Yi changed into new clothes and walked out of Shen's house.
Because he had just finished taking the county examination and it was half a month or a month before the county examination was released. During this period, Shen Yi could finally give himself a holiday and do some things of his own.
He first found a roadside stall on the street to eat, then bought some pastries, wandered around the city twice, and came to the small courtyard he rented for a few children.
When these little guys first started setting up a stall to do business, they were so enthusiastic that they set up stalls both day and night. They wished they could sell things twelve hours a day. But now, after a few months, the six little guys have I have gradually become accustomed to it, and I only go out to the stall in the evening, and spend the day preparing goods or resting at home.
After Shen Yi knocked on the door, a little girl came over soon and opened the door for him. The little girl glanced at Shen Yi and looked a little happy.
"Brother Shen!"
This little girl is the youngest among the six little ones. She looks like she is only in her early ten years. She lives on the streets and does not know her name. The few little ones call her little sister.
The little girl almost starved to death while wandering on the streets. Later, she met the young man Xu Fu and several companions, and she managed to survive. From then on, she took the surname Xu with Xu Fu, and now she also has a name, called Xu Xiaomei.
Xu Xiaomei was originally in ragged clothes, with black and gray face, and was horribly thin. Now their life is better. After several months of recuperation, Xiaomei's Shen Yi is no longer so skinny. After cleaning, he looks like a thin man. So handsome, but at least she looks like a little girl.
Shen Yi stepped forward, touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile: "Is your brother Xu here?"
"Here I am."
Xu Xiaomei pulled Shen Yi's clothes and said, "My brother came back from outside just the day before yesterday. I heard that Brother Shen was taking an exam, so he didn't bother you."
As she spoke, she lowered her head slightly and said, "Also, my brother... was a little injured."
Shen Yi frowned slightly and said, "Take me to see him."
Xu Xiaomei nodded and led Shen Yi into the yard. When the other little guys saw Shen Yi, they all started calling him "Young Master".
Soon, Shen Yi saw Xu Fu lying on the bed in the back room. Shen Yi took two steps forward, found a bench, and sat beside the bed. He glanced at Xu Fu and asked, "What's wrong?" ?Where is the injury?"
"arm."
Xu Fu bowed his head slightly to Shen Yi, and then said: "Master, according to your instructions, I took those medicine bags and visited more than a dozen villages during this period. There were indeed children or women and children with fever in some villages, so I took them Those medicine packs were distributed to them one by one."
Shen Yi nodded and asked, "Is it effective?"
"After I gave out the medicine, I stayed there for a day to see if it was effective. Some of the fever was reduced on the same day, and some were reduced on the next day..."
Speaking of this, Xu Fu smiled bitterly and said: "But there are some that don't work. Two days ago, I went to a village in the countryside to distribute medicine. The child of that person had a high fever. After taking the medicine prescribed by the master, it still didn't work. The child couldn't carry it. Stay, it will be gone the next day.”
"I'll go check on the child the next day and just..."
Hearing these words, Shen Yi shook his head slightly.
The medicine he prescribed can only treat ordinary fevers. If the high fever is caused by other reasons and does not go away, this medicine really can't help. Moreover, the medical conditions in this era are extremely poor. Children often die in infancy. A high fever may kill a person. Gone.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi glanced at Xu Fu's arm and asked, "Did the family beat him?"
Xu Fu nodded: "When you saw me, you chased me and beat me... It must be that you took my medicine and died..."
He looked at Shen Yi and smiled bitterly: "If I hadn't paid ten taels of silver, the young master might not be able to see me now."
Hearing Xu Fu's words, Shen Yi sat next to him silently.
Indeed, patent medicines may not be accepted by people in this era, and people in this era will not believe that this medicine is non-toxic and harmless, and that it is not prescribed by a trustworthy doctor. If something goes wrong after taking it, they will of course blame it. This medicine is on the head.
Human nature is what it is, even if the medicine is free.
"It's my fault for not thinking it through clearly."
Shen Qilang lowered his eyebrows slightly and said, "I'll find a doctor to check on you later. During this time, you can rest in peace and recuperate. Don't worry about other things for now."