Eucommia ulmoides gestured with her hands and squeaked to indicate that Jian Xiao could not shed tears. The most taboo thing was to be happy or sad when recovering from typhoid fever.
Jian Xiao took the silk, nodded, wiped her tears with a smile, "Thank you, Eucommia ulmoides, may I ask where this place is?"
Zhonglu, Du Zhong wrote two words and Jian Xiao didn’t ask again. She coughed twice, knowing that she had plenty of time to communicate with Du Zhong.
Eucommia ulmoides should be a doctor. He collects medicine, makes medicine, and reads medical books every day. Jian Xiao learned from his bookshelf that eucommia ulmoides itself is a nourishing traditional Chinese medicine, regulating qi and blood, and has extremely high medicinal value. Under the care of eucommia, Jian Xiao
Her health gradually improved and her complexion became rosy. She also slowly began to help Eucommia ulmoides organize the medicinal materials.
Slowly Jian Xiao learned that Du Zhong was an orphan and was adopted as an adopted son by an old doctor. Du Zhong's muteness was not congenital, so the old doctor was researching a prescription to treat Du Zhong's mute before his death. Now that the old doctor has left, Du Zhong is alone.
Still holding on
He goes out to collect medicine every day, prepares the medicine, and sends it to medical clinics in various places to earn some money. Zhonglu is the name of this courtyard. This courtyard is located at the foot of Qingshan Mountain. It is isolated from the world. Even the nearest village can't do it.
It takes two or three hours to walk, and there is usually no human traffic at all. It can be considered a paradise.
Jian Xiao was already smart and could quickly communicate with Du Zhong in sign language. She wanted to know where this place belonged, whether it was Turkic, Tang or Biga country.
People, she couldn't tell. She and Eucommia lived in two rooms. Every day, Jian Xiao would use her not very good cooking skills to make some meals. Perhaps in the mountains and fields, there were more vegetables and less meat, and the only meat dishes were raised in the yard.
Three or four reed chickens had laid eggs. In addition, it was winter, so I could only cook some cabbage every day, and there were no eggs at all, so I lived in poverty.
The weather was gradually getting warmer. On this day, Jian Xiao stood bored at the entrance of the fence and watched the snowflakes melt on the fence. Although she was not a noisy person, the desertion was still a bit unbearable. She wanted to avoid irritating Eucommia ulmoides and herself.
She was too lazy to speak. She even felt that her language skills would deteriorate.
A sparrow landed on the fence, turning its head flexibly as if looking for food. Jian Xiao looked at it, "Where did you fly from?"
"Are you alone? Where is your partner?" Jian Xiao suddenly thought of Tuo Jinglie and looked down at the riding crop. He would definitely laugh at her if he saw her like this. She suddenly understood what it was like to see things and miss people.
I feel like I have never thought about myself in this way. What is wrong with me? How strange!
Suddenly a carriage came in the distance, and the dust stirred up by the horse's hooves was heading towards Zhonglu. After Jian Xiao saw it, she felt inexplicably excited. Could it be Tuo Jinglie coming to find her?
The carriage stopped and a middle-aged couple got out. Jian Xiao was a little disappointed, but they were very surprised when they saw Jian Xiao. They asked in sign language, "Where is Eucommia ulmoides?"
Jian Xiao smiled and said, "He went to bake herbs. I will call him right away."
"Huh? Can the girl talk?" the woman asked
Jian Xiao nodded, "I encountered a snowstorm on the road, and Eucommia ulmoides saved me."
Eucommia also heard the conversation, walked out from behind, smiled immediately when she saw the couple, took a large package of medicinal materials from the shelf, gestured and said, "It has been dried for a long time, just waiting for you to pick it up!"
The man stepped forward to get the medicinal materials and glanced at Jian Xiao. Jian Xiao smiled and showed her kindness. The woman also looked at Jian Xiao, perhaps thinking that Jian Xiao did not understand sign language. The woman looked at the joke and gestured to Eucommia ulmoides and said: "Such a beautiful one."
Girl, stay and be your wife!"
A blush spread across Eucommia ulmoides' face, "Auntie is just talking nonsense, the girl is just a passerby." After gesticulating, she glanced at Jian Xiao, but Jian Xiao turned her face away, and Eucommia ulmoides breathed a sigh of relief.
They quickly left in the carriage. Jian Xiao's eyes followed the carriage as it went away. Eucommia ulmoides stepped forward, patted Jian Xiao gently and asked her, "What are you thinking about?"
Jian Xiao said, "I have been living and eating for free for so long. I feel really sorry for it. I will follow you to deliver medicine and stay with you so that I can make some money."
Du Zhong nodded. He knew that Jian Xiao was interested in the outside world.
Eucommia ulmoides has a donkey cart, which usually roams freely in the mountains. Only when needed, Eucommia ulmoides is brought back. Eucommia ulmoides wraps the medicinal materials, writes the names on them, and puts them on the shelf for the convenience of people who come to get the medicine. Jian Xiao follows Eucommia ulmoides and sits in the car.
, walking all the way to the small village he mentioned, Jian Xiao turned back to look at Zhonglu, and saw dust rising on the other road from a distance. Zhonglu's voice was really good, and there was an endless stream of people coming to get medicine.
Jian Xiao looked at the scenery outside the window. The more she walked, the more familiar she felt. It seemed that she had walked this road herself. It had not been long since she came here, and the distance she had traveled was also very limited. She suddenly remembered what kind of road it was, but Eucommia ulmoides obviously
She said, this is an ordinary place. It wasn’t until she saw the big characters hanging on the city gate that she was sure that this was actually the capital of Biga Kingdom!
Seeing so many familiar people and familiar costumes, Jian Xiao couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart. She didn't expect that after going around in a circle, she could come back here again.
Seeing Jian Xiao's excitement, Du Zhong gestured, "Are you from here?"
Jian Xiao shook his head, "I just lived here for a while!"
Du Zhong suddenly showed a responsible expression on his face, "Do you want to stay here?"
Jian Xiao smiled, should he go back to Yunyu Hall? He didn't know anyone in this place, but he was under the wall of Biga Kingdom. It would be easy to come here often in the future. "If I don't go back, I don't like it here!"
Du Zhong smiled, nodded, and walked to a medical center with Jian Xiao.
"Ucommia ulmoides! We're here to deliver medicine!" the shopkeeper said hurriedly, "It's snowing, and we've run out of medicine. I asked you to pick it up, but you've delivered it to my door."
Eucommia ulmoides smiled naively and handed the medicine basket to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper counted it and said, "Just right! The money is still 20% off the previous price!"
Du Zhong frowned and gestured twice, but the shopkeeper pretended not to understand, "Oh, 20% off!"
"Shopkeeper! It's not easy to collect herbs in this snowy day. We have to increase the price this time," Jian Xiao said
The shopkeeper frowned and glanced at Jian Xiao, then asked displeasedly: "Who are you?"
"I...I am Master Eucommia ulmoides' little apprentice!" Jian Xiao said, "Don't rely on yourself to be the fastest and bully others about this medicine. If you don't increase the price, then you will be the only one in the capital to buy medicine.
?" Jian Xiao said and went to get the medicine basket, "Whether you want to buy it or not! Master, let's go!"
When the shopkeeper saw that he was about to take away the medicine, he became anxious. It is hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. "Girl, Eucommia ulmoides, don't be anxious! I was just joking."
They stopped and said, "It's not easy to collect herbs in nine days, so I'll add 50% more money."
Eucommia ulmoides secretly gave a thumbs up to Jian Xiao, and then the two of them went back.
Before going out, Jian Xiao passed by a guest who came in. The man looked at Jian Xiao and said, "Girl, please stay!"