The 22nd Chapter Li Yunniang Serving the Canal Inn, Hu Gongshan helping the world
On the morning of the next day, the ship had entered the boundary of Yanzhou Prefecture. It was still several miles away from the old dock, and the canal was blocked by sediment, making it impossible for the ship to pass. Li Yuliang paid for the ship, and then he and Qinghouer helped Wu Ciyou ashore.
They stayed in the newly opened "Canal Inn" on the shore. Li Yuliang and Qinghou'er were busy asking doctors to diagnose Wu Ciyou's illnesses every day, and they were very attentive in serving soup and medicine.
In the spring of the 10th year of Kangxi's reign, the upper reaches of the Yellow River suddenly thawed, and the mighty spring water poured down the river. Although Yu Chenglong was skilled in river management, he followed the ancient method and only sent a large number of migrant workers to clear the sediment deposits in the lower reaches. Although the results were quick,
But it did not cure the root cause. This spring flood came suddenly and was caught off guard. Several executions were carried out, and many people drowned in the Gaojiayan area. After the flood, Yanzhou Prefecture was full of hungry people. The Confucius family's porridge house in Qufu,
It attracted thousands of hungry people, and the plague also spread with the arrival of hungry people from all directions. How could Wu Ciyou withstand the long-term illness? He fell ill again, with a persistent fever and no desire to eat.
, which made Li Yuliang anxious.
"Brother Xian," Wu Ciyou was already dying on the evening of the fifth day and was lying on the bed panting slightly. "Please come and sit down here. I have something to say..." Yu Liang hurriedly agreed and sat beside the bed and asked:
"Why is it so uncomfortable?" Wu Ciyou smiled and shook his head, saying: "I have made many mistakes in my life. God punished me for settling like this, but it is not unjust. Now it seems that the end is approaching, dragging Xiandi and Qinghou'er to follow.
I have suffered so many days in vain, this, this..." He coughed twice, and then said, "I am a scholar, and I have nothing to repay you with. Here is a green jade inkstone with chicken blood, which was originally the emperor's... I thought about it.
What you gave to me... take it and go to Beijing to find Wei Dongting of Shanpu Camp to bear witness... No, don't go, just keep it as a thought. If you can see my father in the future,
, Tell him about Brother Yu, and I will rest in peace..." At this point, his voice was weak.
Li Yuliang couldn't tell what she was feeling at this time. She had traveled all over the world and killed countless people with her sword. She did whatever she wanted, and her heart was never cold. People who met her said that she never took it to heart.
Seeing the man in front of me, I feel like I can't let go! Seeing Wu Ciyou dying, thinking of the past events of chanting poems in high buildings and talking about candlelight in the west window, can't it make you feel sad? After being stunned for a long time, Yu Liangfang sobbed: "Mr.
Why do you just say these unlucky things? I, Li Yuliang, will go to heaven and earth to find a way to cure your illness."
"No need." Wu Ciyou smiled miserably, "Life and death are destiny, how can human power do it? There is only one thing that has been on my mind for a long time. If you know it, you must tell me..."
"What's the matter?" Li Yuliang looked at Wu Ciyou's eyes, and she was a little confused.
"Who is Yun Niang?" Wu Ciyou asked in a low voice.
Even the Green Monkey didn't know who Yun Niang was. The house fell silent. After a while, Yu Liang suddenly started sobbing and said with sobs: "To be honest, sir, I am Yun Niang... and I am a woman..."
Wu Ciyou opened his eyes wide, stared at Yun Niang for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "I understand... You took half of each word for 'Yun (Yun)' and 'Niang'... Oh, why do you come from
Are you asking for this hardship?"
"Sir, you're right, but it's a long story." Yun Niang said, "You are not in good health now, so you should rest. When you feel better, I'll start from the beginning..." Seeing Wu Ciyou closing his eyes and nodding, Yun Niang forced herself to hold back.
Tears returned to his room.
But Yun Niang couldn't sleep peacefully that night.
She is from Zhenyuan, Shaanxi, and her ancestors worked in the fields. In her father's generation, life was just a little better, but they were hit by the plague again. Her mother and aunt both died of the disease on the same day. Seeing that there was nothing left for her, the old father told Yun
My mother sold her three taels of silver and worked as a maid for the Wang family, and then she had a hasty burial of her wife and sister. Yun Niang was only nine years old at the time.
Mr. Wang treated others well and did not abuse the little girl he bought. But soon something strange happened to the Wang family, which suddenly brought her into disaster. The eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Shigui, was a cloth dealer and was away from home all year round.
The family affairs are between Mrs. Wang’s young second wife Wang Liu and her eldest grandma Wang Cai. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always been at odds with each other.
Ever since the second young master Wang Shirong chose the Tea Horse Road in Guizhou and stayed at home for a month, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly improved. Mr. Wang was old and sick and lay in bed all day long. One day, Yun Niang got up early and
As usual, she went to her wife's room to carry a urinal. She stood at the door and called out twice, but no one answered, so she walked in by herself. Unexpectedly, not only was there no urinal inside, but her wife was not there either. Just when it was strange, the second
The west wing of the house where the young master lived made a "squeak" sound. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled and pinched me, and I pushed you. They buttoned up their clothes and came out. When they saw Xiao Yunniang standing blankly at the door of the main room, they both changed.
color.
"You bitch!" Ms. Wang Liu came over in a few steps, grabbed Yun Niang's ears and lifted her up, gritting her teeth and scolding, "You bitch, the chicken hasn't even crowed at this hour, why are you here to show your diligence?
"As he spoke, he slapped Yun Niang twice hard, causing blood to flow from the corners of Yun Niang's mouth. But Wang Cai came over with a fake smile and comforted her: "You just came here? Didn't you see anything strange?"
"No." Yun Niang cried in grievance, "I just saw my wife and grandma..."
"Well, good boy..." Mrs. Wang Cai said with a smile, "How is grandma treating you?"
"……good."
"Madam, this baby is pitiful. She hasn't come home to see her for so many years." Mrs. Wang Cai said to her mother-in-law with a straight face, "Shall we ask her to go back today?" Mrs. Wang Liu said "hum".
He opened the curtain and went into the house. After a while, he said, "For your sake, tell her to go back. If she talks nonsense, she will come back and scratch your skin carefully!"
After Yun Niang left, she did not return to Wang's house. It rained heavily that night, and on her way home, she was dragged by a man to the old pine forest in the back mountain, her hands cut off behind her back, and tied to a tree. In this old pine forest, at night,
Then there will be packs of wolves looking for food, and before dawn, her body will be gone.
Yun Niang will never forget that scary night. In the dark pine forest, the wind and rain howled, and there were wolf howls in the distance, and the whining of owls nearby... She was so scared that her whole body was numb, and her wet hair was tight.
It stuck tightly to her face, covering her eyes, but she still stared blankly ahead, looking at the dark peaks, where her father's broken hut was at the foot of the mountain.
Just when she was trembling with fear, two passers-by rescued her. One was Taoist Priest Qingxu of Huanghe Temple in Zhongnan Mountain, and the other was his senior brother Hu Gongshan. On the same night, a fire broke out in the Wang family, which continued to burn until dawn.
, such a heavy rain did not extinguish it. The city people also made up a song saying, "Sky fire burned * the house." Wang Shirong, who escaped from the fire, rushed back to Guizhou overnight.
Li Yunniang came out of the mountain this time out of a competitive spirit. Hu Gongshan accepted Hao Laosi, who was sentenced to death by Kangxi, as his disciple in Yuepengdian. When he returned to Huangheguan, Taoist priest Qingxu had been incarnate for half a year, and his brothers and sisters had been apart for many years.
, naturally there are endless things to say. Unexpectedly, when Yun Niang heard Hu Gongshan talk about the situation in Beijing, she was annoyed: "Brother, don't blame me for talking about you, you are really a coward! I don't think Mingzhu is a thing.
But you were so generous and gave him Sister Cui! As well as Mr. Wu and Aunt Su, you actually watched the Pearl being torn apart. Fortunately, you are still a chivalrous and righteous person!" He spat.
One bite and don't turn away.
Hu Gongshan became strong when he was strong, evil when he was evil, and weak when he was good. Hearing her words, he just smiled bitterly: "Junior sister, you have been going up the mountain since you were a child, and you only occasionally walk in the underworld. You don't know about the fireworks in the world. Go down and take a look."
Look, you will understand naturally..."
"I don't believe it!" Yun Niang said, "I'll go down the mountain in a few days and come back to show you what I've done!"
Now, she has understood the worldly affairs, and has begun to struggle in the densely intertwined network of the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Constant Beings. She plans to send Wu Ciyou back to Beijing, forcing Mingzhu to come forward to reconcile the matter with Lagu Suma, and even Qinghouer
He also laughed at her for being too crazy. Now that Wu Ciyou is seriously ill and has discovered that he is a woman, how should he deal with it?
Daybreak unknowingly dawned, and Yun Niang suddenly remembered that she must invite Fan Zongyao, a famous doctor from Yanzhou, to see her today. She jumped up and just finished washing, she heard someone asking at the door: "The owner's house, can I stay here?"
Are you looking for a gentleman named Wu Ciyou?" Yun Niang couldn't help but her eyes lit up, and she took a few steps out the door - the person who came had a yellow face, triangular eyes, inverted eyebrows, and an extremely ugly face - this person was Hu Gongshan.
When my mother saw him at this moment, she was like a wandering wanderer who met his brother when he was desperate. She curled up her lips a few times and finally burst into tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry!" Hu Gongshan turned around and said to his apprentice Hao Laosi, who was wearing Taoist attire: "——Qingfeng comes here, I've met your aunt!"
"Senior Sister!" Hao Laosi waved the fly whisk, stepped forward and bowed to the ground and said: "Bless you, Senior Sister!" Yun Niang knew that this person was smart and cunning at a glance, so she hurriedly turned around and called out the green monkey, and smiled at Hu Gong
Shandao: "I have also accepted a disciple, Qinghou'er, I will meet your senior uncle and senior brother soon!"
The green monkey came over with a playful smile and made a few buzzing noises: "Uncle, hello! We have heard about it a long time ago. Uncle has good skills and good medical skills. When Mr. Wu is cured,
Also give my nephew some tips!"
"Okay, okay!" Hu Gongshan said with a smile: "Mei Yun, you have to be careful, this monkey has stolen all your efforts!" Hao Laosi asked hurriedly: "Mr. Wu is here too, what happened to him?"
The green monkey'er hurriedly said: "It's terrible if you've got the bad luck! Why would you wipe the salt water on me if my aunt saw you?" Hu Gongshan didn't say anything after hearing this. He stepped into the room and looked at a man lying unconscious on the bed.
Wu Ciyou, who was motionless, pondered for a long time before frowning and sighing: "Sister Yun, why don't you know anything about medicine? - Open all the curtains and curtains!"
A gust of river breeze blew in through the window. Yun Niang shivered and asked, "Can't you freeze?"
"People have become like this, why not freeze for a while?" Hu Gongshan sat up and took Wu Ciyou's hand, and said with a smile: "If you two weren't strong and stayed in this room, even you would be infected.
This disease!" As he spoke, he checked his pulse, and his two thick black eyebrows were furrowed.
After a while, Hu Gongshan put down Wu Ciyou's arm and said: "The disease is in the abdominal cavity. It can be cured, but I'm afraid it won't be cured for a while."
"Then please help me, senior brother!"
"It goes without saying that we are old friends." Hu Gongshan said while writing the prescription, "I can only take care of you for a few days, and you have to take care of the rest. But -"
"What?"
"The medicines used are very common, but this disease requires people to take care of it. Can you handle it?"
"What can't we take care of?"
"Okay." Hu Gongshan said lazily and handed the prescription to the green monkey: "Go and get it quickly." The green monkey took the prescription and ran away. Hu Gongshan stood up and said, "Look at me.
Can you handle the treatment? - Use internal energy to force out the stagnant disease energy in his five internal organs." As he spoke, the five fingers of his hands formed a claw shape, and he started at the soles of Wu Ciyou's feet, moving up and down along the body, until he reached the hands on his chest.
He pressed it and took it off when he moved it. Wu Ciyou's face gradually turned red. Hu Gongshan breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Yun Niang understood what he meant immediately, her face turned red to her ears, and she replied in a low voice after a while: "That's nothing!"
"Another idiot." Hu Gongshan smiled strangely, "Mei Yun, I am a stranger from Fang and a person who has been here. I advise you to cure his illness and then go back to Zhongnan Mountain. How about that?"
"Why?"
"No reason." Hu Gongshan said, "This is good for you, and it is also good for him."
While they were talking, Green Monkey came in jumping up and down, stumbling and frowning: "It's so damn weird that a donkey gives birth to a rabbit! I went all over the town to find none of the main medicines that my uncle just prescribed!"
"These are very common medicines. What herbal medicine store can't do without?" Hu Gongshan frowned, his eyes shining brightly, "Is it because the drug store has seen too many patients and is hoarding them?"
Yun Niang suddenly panicked and said: "There were still some there a few days ago, but they were gone in an instant? What should I do? Mr. Wu's illness cannot be delayed!"
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Wu!" Hu Gongshan said with a sullen face, "How could tens of thousands of hungry people have spread the epidemic and there is no cure? What did the people at the drug store say?"
Qinghou'er wiped his nose with his sleeve and said: "The people at the drug store said that the medicines such as Poria cocos, Eucommia ulmoides and Gastrodia elata are blocked because Yunnan and Guizhou are blocked, so some medicines cannot come in. Zheng Taizun here put the rest of the medicines in
I bought them all and gave them to Zhong Sanlang Xiangtang here. There are a lot of medicines in the Xiangtang, but they just don’t sell them. What can I do?"
"Zhong Sanlang, who's a Bodhisattva made from mud in a pit, so overbearing!" Yun Niang gritted her teeth and cursed, "What a wild bastard that I can't stop killing!"
"Master," said Hao Laosi next to him with a smile, "let's take a walk tonight?" Hu Gongshan laughed and said, "Mei Yun, listen, this is a person with a good background. He was previously a third-class bodyguard of the emperor.
He broke the king's law and came to me to beg for his life, but he still has the murderous intention and loves to talk about romance!"
"Feng Yue?" Yun Niang was a little confused.
"Yes!" Hu Gongshan laughed, "'When the wind is high, people set fire to it, and when the moon is dark, people are killed at night', isn't it 'Wind Moon'?"
Qinghou'er obviously liked this uncle very much, so he said to Yun Niang: "Please allow me to follow my uncle to broaden my horizons!" Yun Niang thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.
It was late at night and the drums started to rise, so Hu Gongshan and the two went there. Yun Niang stayed in front of the hospital bed for a while. Seeing that Wu Ciyou was breathing steadily, she felt relieved. She was about to go back to her room to rest when she saw Hao Laosi coming in, so she nodded and smiled:
"Sit down, Mr. Wu is getting better after being treated by senior brother."
Hao Laosi sat aside and said: "Sister, Mr. Wu is also a good friend of mine. When the emperor ordered me to die two years ago, he even wrote a eulogy for me." Yun Niang nodded and said nothing.
, just sighed softly. Hao Laosi smiled again after a while and said: "Sister, my master advised you to leave Mr. Wu and go back, it is really sincere, but if my aunt is willing to teach me the skill of 'four ounces to move a thousand catties', I will
But I have a better idea!"
"What's the idea?"
"It would be beneficial for you to leave Mr. Wu for some time first."
"Why?"
"Senior Sister, don't lose your temper." Hao Laosi said seriously: "--it's scary--you know the truth, the more we seek each other, the closer we are, the closer we are, the closer we are. This is true no matter where we go, you will never leave us.
I have to follow Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu can only treat you as a friend, not to mention that he still has Su in his heart——"
"Shut up!" Yun Niang's heart beat wildly at Hao Laosi's heartfelt words. Hao Laosi suddenly realized all the things she had hidden in her heart for days and even she didn't dare to admit.
When she came out, she felt disturbed and suddenly said angrily: "How do you know that I have other intentions? If you are such a bastard, do you still expect me to teach you?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Hao Laosi replied hurriedly, "I don't dare to be a fool anymore!" He said, but secretly laughed in his heart, "These women are so weird, even if it is what happened, they won't let anyone talk about it!
"
"Listen!" Yun Niang stood up with an aggressive gaze, "If you use this skill to kill good people, and I find out, it will be easy to kill you, and my senior brother will not be able to save you!"
"Very good!" Hu Gongshan laughed loudly outside the door and brought the Green Monkey in. "Our senior brothers and sisters have acquired a pair of monsters! The Green Monkey is so angry that I want to teach him the Iron Cloth Shirt Kung Fu, and Qingfeng also
I want to ask for your four taels of money - a pair of bastards!" The four people couldn't help but look at each other and laughed. Wu Ciyou* on the bed turned over and shouted: "Water, water..."
He had been deprived of water and rice for three days, but after being treated today, things turned around so quickly. Yun Niang saw that his pale face looked elegant and elegant under the light, and when she thought of what Hao Laosi had just said, she couldn't tell how happy she was.
Was it sadness, emotion, or self-harm? She turned and glanced at Hu Gongshan, who was leaning over to examine Wu Ciyou. This senior brother with a hateful face and a kind heart had chased Wu Cuigu all his life. Until Cuigu died, he only regarded Hu Gongshan as his brother.
My aunt is having a fierce fight with that heartless pearl! How can a marriage in this world be so incredible? Do you want to follow the old path of your senior brother?
Hu Gongshan saw Yun Niang looking at Wu Ciyou in a daze without saying a word. Thinking of his own life experience, Hu Gongshan felt a little sad. He tucked Wu Ciyou's arms into the quilt and comforted him: "Mr. Wu, you can rest assured and recuperate. There are dog-eating Taoist priests Hu Gongshan and
Yun Niang is here, who dares to seduce you? Green monkey, hurry up and make some medicine!"
"It's Brother Gongshan!" Wu Ciyou was completely awake. When he saw Hao Laosi laughing and joking in front of the bed, he couldn't help but trembled, "Brother Lao Si! Aren't you... dead? Why are you here again!"
"Buddha Infinite Life! Mr. Wu walked through the gates of hell for a while, but he never forgot his old friends, which is an admirable ancient style!" Hu Gongshan said with a smile, "The Hao Laosi you mentioned is indeed dead. He is my Taoist priest's disciple Qingfeng -
- Feeling better?"
"Oh!" Wu Ciyou was lying on his back, and Yun Niang fed him water spoonful by spoonful. After being quiet for a while, Wu Ciyou said: "Brother Hu, thanks to your good skills - just now, I seemed to hear a gong outside.
Sound, what’s going on?”
"I got them a few boxes of medicine, and they're trying to make a big deal out of it!" Qing Hou'er said with a smile, "Originally we didn't want to make a big deal, but Zhong Sanlang's grandsons are also very weird and unscrupulous. They are not trying to make money.
We are pressing down the goods, but we have to gather together and burn them!" Wu Ciyou thought for a long time before saying: "Brother Gongshan, there is a lot in this! You have always thought of helping the world, and you know well that the people are the foundation of the country.
If the people's hearts and minds are unstable, it will be difficult to consolidate the country's foundation - they are just doing this to disturb the people's hearts and radically change the people, and they are too cruel!"
Hu Gongshan's yellow face sank, and he was moved: When a person is so sick, he still thinks about the country and the people. This kind of mind is much broader than that of picking up medicine to help the world! After staying for a long time, Hu Gongshan sighed: "
Mr. Wu, Lao Hu understands what you are saying. It is too late to mention the past, so you should take good care of yourself and Lao Hu will cure you before you leave!" (To be continued)