Feng Zongping and his party braved the cold wind and set out on the road, but Yin or he did not leave because he was weak, so he had to stay for a while and wait until the weather became warmer before leaving.
Of course, the Imperial Guards who followed him would not rush him, and two of them were left behind to take care of and protect him.
News from the capital was not sent to Xiazhou until the first month of the year. The emperor summoned Yang Heshu and Niu Cishi to the capital to inquire.
Everyone from the Imperial Hospital and Imperial Medical Office was also recalled to the capital, and officials from Dali Temple came to invite them in person.
One of the last few smallpox patients in Xiazhou City died, and the others were cured. The other courtyard was cleaned from top to bottom and returned to the original owner.
But everyone knows that within a few years, no one will live in these three courtyards.
For this reason, Yang Heshu personally came to thank the owners of the three other hospitals. It was a great kindness for them to use their courtyards to accommodate Yang Heshu's patients.
Yang Heshu's Zhezi, Niu Cishi's Zhezi, and Man Bao's and Imperial Physician Lu's Zhezi came to Beijing with Feng Zongping and the others, even two days earlier than them. After all, the official messengers who delivered the Zhezi would not be as slow as them.
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This time Yang Heshu did not bring Cui and his son to the capital. He only brought Wan Tian to the capital, leaving most of his manpower to her. He also gave her a jade ring and said with a smile: "I arranged for the people sent by my father.
Go to Zhitian Zhuangzi outside the city. After I leave, you can take your children and live there, close the door and wait for me to come back."
Mrs. Cui took the ring and nodded seriously. She vaguely knew that those people were not ordinary guards, but the tribes raised by the Yang family before. However, when the world became peaceful, some of them were released into the army.
Others stay at home as guards.
The Cui family is somewhat in decline, but they still have a lot of useful songs in their hands, not to mention the Yang family?
With them by her side, she and her children would be safe.
Ms. Cui grabbed his hand and said lowly, "Husband, I'm waiting for you in Xiazhou."
Yang Heshu responded in a low voice and said softly: "Xiazhou has experienced this epidemic and its vitality has been severely damaged. I am unwilling to leave like this."
He worked hard for two years to gain a foothold and make some improvements in Shuofang County. He was really unwilling to leave and start over somewhere else.
and……
He glanced at Mrs. Cui and saw that although his wife was fine, she was indeed almost dead at the time. He couldn't find any evidence, but that didn't mean that he couldn't do anything.
Some things require evidence to do, but some things don't, you just need to follow your heart.
Yang Heshu patted her hand and turned around to go to the guest house.
In the living room, Zhou Man and others were also busy packing their luggage. Man Bao was the fastest because she had a niece and a niece-in-law to help, so after packing, she ran to find Bai Shan and the others, "Mrs. Gong San, please treat me to the last meal."
A meal of sheep, scorpions and pancakes, are you going to go?"
Bai Dalang followed Feng Zongping back, and Yin You moved next door to Bai Shan and the others. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Didn't I just eat it before? Why eat it again?"
"Qian'er ate deer tendons." Man Bao swallowed, "But to be honest, the deer in Xiazhou are really delicious, much better than those in the capital."
Not only are deer tendons delicious, but so are venison.
Bai Shan nodded in agreement, "It's still cheap."
The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Mrs. Gong San treated them to deer tendons the day before yesterday, so Bai Shan took the opportunity to learn about the live deer. Sure enough, unlike the capital, it was much easier to buy live deer here in Xiazhou.
Because there are not only wild ones, but also captive ones.
You can raise deer by surrounding a piece of grass in the horse farm, and then put it out on the grass in autumn and winter for young men and ladies to hunt. The money you can make is more than selling venison alone.
Moreover, the ancestors of many deer here are wild deer, but they have been bred in captivity for generations, and their taste is better than that of wild deer.
Bai Shan bought two fawns of different varieties, and then rode horses with Man Bao to the prairie to provide for his young father-in-law.
When I came back, I used the excuse that my archery skills were not good enough to let the deer run away.
Except for Bai Erlang and Yin You, no one else had any suspicion. Well, the others were just Gong San and Gong San's wife who knew that he bought the deer.
Because they were afraid that they would be sad, they did not treat them to venison today, but sheep and scorpions. Mrs. Gong San, who thought they liked hunting, also said: "Sheep are easier to hunt than deer. If you want to hunt, then I will ask someone to
Drive some sheep to the grassland so you can practice your skills?"
When the time came, she asked people to drive in hundreds of sheep, and she didn't believe they couldn't shoot them.
Man Bao quickly said: "Forget it, we just got a little interested that day, just like hunting."
Mrs. Gong San nodded, but she actually felt sorry in her heart. The two of them didn't say anything before. You know they wanted to hunt. She took them to the pasture. They paid money and ran around a few times. If they hit, they paid. But if they didn't, they would pay.
Just for fun.
I bought a deer myself and shot it on the grassland. It wasn't anyone's pasture. Even if it ran away, there was nowhere to look for it, so I wasted two deer.
Xiazhou City has now regained its fireworks and many shops are open, so Mrs. Gong San directly invited them to eat at the mutton restaurant she frequented most.
She said: "Although this restaurant is small, the lamb and scorpion they make are the most authentic, and the pancakes are particularly delicious, soft and chewy. The ones you ate at my house before didn't taste as good as this. Alas,
You have to leave tomorrow, otherwise I can bring you here to eat a few more times."
Man Bao had already smelled the fragrance and nodded repeatedly.
They looked out the window and smiled: "There are many more people on the street now."
"How can this be called too many?" Mrs. Gong San also took a look and said: "It was called too many before the epidemic. At that time, people coming from the north, east, west and south all had to pass through our Xiazhou City.
, merchants are coming like clouds, especially in the past two years, the magistrate of Yang County has been loose, and the miscellaneous taxes collected on things entering and leaving the city are less. Merchants from all over the world like to come to Xiazhou City to check the business first, and it has become more and more lively.
There are a lot fewer people now.”
Not only did many people in Xiazhou City die, but many passing merchants also died of illness. Xiazhou City suddenly became a sad place. It lost so many merchants in a short period of time, and the world was a little afraid of smallpox.
Won't come.
She sighed, and the boss brought a big iron pot up, pulled out the wooden board in the middle of the table, put the iron pot on top, and then pulled out a board from the bottom and started the fire.
This is different from the lamb scorpion they ate at Mrs. Gong San’s house. Her house cooks it and serves it in a basin. The store’s...does it have to be freshly made?
It is impossible to cook it freshly. The lamb and scorpions have been stewed in the kitchen for a while and are almost ready to eat when they are served.
He opened the lid, the steam was rising, and the aroma of meat hit his nostrils. Even Yin You couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling hungry in his belly.
The store owner brought out a basin and immediately kneaded the dough and spread it beside the iron pot...
Everyone couldn't help but swallow as they smelled the aroma of wheat slowly spreading out, mixed with the aroma of meat.
This sheep and scorpion seems to be quite delicious.