"Mama Chang, I'm leaving." Lin Zhu greeted Chang's mother cheerfully and got into Butler Zhang's carriage. Butler Zhang had just come back and was going to the county town to buy some daily necessities. By the way, he took Lin Zhu there.
Going to Fushengtang to sell the first batch of dried wolfberry fruits. "Okay, be careful." Chang's mother stood at the door and watched her get on the carriage, with an unknown meaning in her eyes. She turned around when the carriage left her sight.
Go to the main house.
When Mother Chang returned to the main house, she first looked at Fu Dou'er. Seeing that the little Baozi was playing well, she turned around and dressed up again. In order to take care of the little Baozi conveniently, the three of them lived in the same room.
There is a box specially prepared for her by Lin Zhu, which contains clothes and other items that have been added one after another. It has only been a few months, and it is already full.
After tidying up, Chang's mother picked up Fu Dou'er and walked out the door.
Not long after walking, she stopped in front of a door, knocked lightly, and someone opened the door. When she entered, they closed the door again. There was a sign of Zhang Ji Medical Center hanging on the door.
"My maid, Ms. Chang, pays homage to Mr. Zhang." Mrs. Chang bowed and saluted Mr. Zhang. "Get up, Mrs. Chang doesn't have to do this big salute." Mr. Zhang pointed to the chair below, "Sit down and hold your arms.
It's not easy for the child either." "Thank you, sir." Chang's mother was not polite either.
"Why are you here?" Old Doctor Zhang asked seriously with a gloomy face. "Aren't you supposed to serve Concubine Lan in the palace?" Old Doctor Zhang recognized her at a glance at Lin Zhu's home yesterday. He was once a
The imperial doctor often walks around the palace, and Chang’s mother is the personal mother of Concubine Lan, who is the most favored by the emperor. Although Concubine Lan is now involved in the family and has fallen out of favor with the emperor, the most powerful mother around her should not appear.
In this remote mountain village, there is still an orphan girl. This has to make old doctor Zhang suspicious.
"Master Zhang, please forgive me. I have no choice but to live here." Chang's mother only apologized, but did not tell her purpose. "You know, although I have already retired, if I want to take advantage of you.
It's effortless." Hearing the threat in Old Doctor Zhang's words, Chang's mother was a little scared, "Master Zhang, this slave was released by Concubine Lan, and the Emperor has already acquiesced."
"Are we asking you to find General Chang's grandson?" Old Doctor Zhang suddenly remembered what happened in Beijing.
At the end of last year, it was revealed in Beijing that General Chang Jinpeng of Dingyuan was embezzling military pay. He was impeached by the censor, was found guilty, had his title taken away, and was exiled to northern Xinjiang. Everyone in his family has been demoted to common people, dismissed as slaves, and expelled.
After leaving the general's mansion, misfortunes never come singly, and the inn where they stayed temporarily was burned down due to flooding. There were countless casualties, and General Chang's family members could not escape the disaster. General Chang's wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were also killed in the flames.
General Chang only married one wife in his life and had few heirs. At this time, the death of his whole family shocked the government and the public. Some people suspected that General Chang's opponents were adding insult to injury, but someone in the court suggested that General Chang had been framed and that the people behind the scenes wanted to eliminate the root cause and designed this.
A fire.
The emperor was furious and sent people to conduct a thorough investigation of the inn leakage. But no clues were found. Rumor has it that General Chang's grandson was not burned to death in the fire, but someone else died. General Chang's grandson Chang Tian
Lei had already disappeared when General Chang was assigned. So, whether openly or secretly, people from all walks of life were looking for Chang Tianlei.
In the palace, Concubine Lan was so angry that she sent Chang's mother out of the palace for dereliction of duty and asked her to secretly search for the whereabouts of Chang Tianlei. This was the only heir of her brother, General Chang, and she was bound to
To find it.
"Master Zhang, please keep the secret for this slave." Chang's mother told old doctor Zhang how she stayed in Linzhu. "General Chang has been a soldier all his life and is upright. He didn't expect to be criticized by a villain and end up like this.
We have always admired General Gao Yi. Although we can't vindicate Zhao Xue for him, we can still keep secrets. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about it, including Zhu Yatou. I just hope you won't be implicated.
to her."
"Mr. Xie, please rest assured that I will not involve the girl in any way." Mother Chang received the affirmative answer from Dr. Zhang and bowed her thanks again.
"Do you need me to send someone to help you?" Dr. Zhang brought some guards with him this time. "Thank you for your kindness. This matter should not be too public." Chang's mother shook her head, "What the empress means is
If we can find the young master, we will take him to live in seclusion and then make plans."
"Well, Concubine Lan has thought carefully. Then I won't interfere anymore." Old Doctor Zhang nodded.
Now that the two sides have talked it over, Chang's mother is no longer reserved, "Mr. Zhang values Miss Xiaozhu very much." Chang's mother is also very curious about what old doctor Zhang did yesterday.
"Although this Zhu girl is small, she is very capable. She has even grown watermelons. I wonder what she will do in the future. I am really looking forward to it." As soon as Dr. Zhang came back, he heard about Lin Zhu in the past few months.
What he has done, coupled with the fact that the cabbage grown by Linzhu last year is so delicious. It is not a little bit higher than ordinary cabbage. What worries old doctor Zhang the most is that since eating the cabbage, his body seems to be lighter.
After reading a lot, he thought that cabbage had some special effects. So he wanted to observe carefully to find out what the reason was.
"Miss Xiaozhu is indeed capable, smart and kind. It's just that she doesn't have the protection of her parents, and even the unique method of raising seedlings has been taught to her, which is really heartbreaking." Chang's mother also expressed her feelings towards Lin Zhu. "Haha.
, she is just being wise to protect herself, not to mention the method of raising seedlings, even the method of growing watermelons, she will not cherish it. She is very smart and will not let herself suffer. The beauty of a tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
She understands the truth very well."
I have to say that Dr. Zhang was very accurate in reading people, and he could even guess Lin Zhu's thoughts clearly. Lin Zhu never wanted to stand out from the beginning. She was alone in this world, and if she stood out too much, she might be punished.
When people covet her, if she meets someone with a little power, she will easily be trampled under her feet. In order not to arouse jealousy, she can only adopt the method of enjoying herself alone rather than having everyone enjoy her.
Chang's mother quickly said goodbye to Dr. Zhang's house. Since she had already spoken out, it would be useless to stay any longer. After asking Dr. Zhang to help check on Fu Dou'er's little bun, she left.
When I got home, I first put Fu Dou'er down, then went to the backyard, poured some water into Hei Dou'er's food bowl, and carried it outside the courtyard. Hei Dou'er had been guarding the melon field, and the weather was hot, so she and Lin Zhu kept watching the melon fields from time to time.
He had to pour some water and put it outside. Lin Zhu also built a small shed in the melon field for the black beans to cool down. Standing at the door of the backyard and looking around, the watermelon field was already lush and lush.
Many small watermelons are hidden under the leaves, and they are growing very gratifyingly.
The peanut field next to it is growing well as well as the pepper field. Although Chang's mother doesn't know what the use of planting bamboo trees is, she is still very satisfied to see this prosperous scene.
Chang's mother was about to cook. Lin Zhu liked to eat dumplings, so she was going to cut some leeks, stuff them with eggs and add some cucumbers and stir-fry spinach. She had never thought that even though these vegetables grown in the front yard were ordinary, they could be cooked.
The food was even more delicious than what she had eaten in the palace before. Moreover, Fu Douer was now given some complementary food that was easy to digest. Instead of just drinking goat's milk, she didn't expect that he actually liked the cooked food more.
, rather than goat milk.
There are a lot of vegetables at home, and Lin Zhu often asks her friends who come to play with her to take some home. Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law likes Lin Zhu's vegetables even more. She used to pick them every four or five days.
But Lin Zhu said that it was better to eat freshly picked vegetables, so Aunt Li, Ruyu, or Youqing would pick some vegetables and go home every day. Anyway, there were too many vegetables to eat at home, and Chang’s mother didn’t care very much.
.
There were too many vegetables, and neither Chang’s mother nor Lin Zhu thought of selling the excess. Chang’s mother believed that selling things like a vendor was not in keeping with a woman’s identity. Lin Zhu was simply too busy. Anyway,
Aunt Li's family and her helper Li Osmanthus will also let her pick some and take it home every day. Lin Zhu is not afraid of running out of food, and there is still space. He wanders around the vegetable patch from time to time and puts some into the space. This is better than the refrigerator.
A good preservation tool.
Lin Zhu and Butler Zhang arrived at the county town. They agreed on a time and then went their separate ways. Lin Zhu first handed the wolfberry to Fushengtang.
"Miss Xiaozhu, our shopkeeper has been waiting for you for a long time, and we finally have you here today." As soon as Wang Xiaoshun saw Lin Zhu, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. It was completely different from the first time Lin Zhu and Aunt Li came.
He seemed to look down on people. Moreover, every time Lin Zhu came over, he took him to shopkeeper Wang. Lin Zhu also knew that Wang Xiaoshun was a relative of shopkeeper Wang and was an apprentice here, so she and Wang Xiaoshun also became very familiar.
"Brother Xiaoshun, just try to coax me with nice words. Shopkeeper Wang won't take this trivial thing seriously."
"Who is setting me up behind my back?" Shopkeeper Wang's voice came from behind Lin Zhu, startling her, "How did I not pay the highest price for Miss Xiaozhu's things, but she actually said bad things about me?
What do you think we should do?" Shopkeeper Wang pretended to be angry and said. Lin Zhu, who was caught, smiled at Shopkeeper Wang ingratiatingly, "How can I say bad things about you? You are busy and hard working every day, and I can't do these little things.
I feel really sorry for bothering you." After having been with Fushengtang for a long time, Lin Zhu would sometimes joke with them. Because she was still young, Shopkeeper Wang and the others would let her go. "To express their feelings.
, how about I send you a big watermelon in a few days?"
Lin Zhu's watermelons will be ripe in another month. Although Dr. Zhang makes all the buns, he can still eat the leftovers himself or give them away, so of course the portion from Fu Sheng Tang, who takes great care of her, is indispensable.
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