Bai Ling came to the county town this time because he wanted to use the lawsuit to make arrangements for the refugees in advance, so as to avoid future refugee riots and his own family would be affected.
Bai Ling seldom came to the county town, so Mrs. Ouyang naturally wanted to ask her to diagnose the old lady's pulse.
"It's really troublesome for Miss Bai. My mother's health is much better than before. Miss Bai's medical skills are really great." After the consultation, Mrs. Ouyang invited Bai Ling to sit in the lobby and talk to her.
"Madam, that's an award. A common woman has insufficient qualifications. It's an honor for a common woman to gain the trust of the old lady and the madam." Bai Ling said modestly.
"You are always so polite." Mrs. Ouyang said angrily, and then asked, "You are sixteen years old this year, right? Have you ever been engaged?"
Bai Ling's smile narrowed slightly, and he lowered his head pretending to be shy, and said softly: "Life at home is easier. My parents intend to keep the daughter of a commoner for two more years, so they don't see each other."
"It's time to stay for a few more years. Once this woman gets married, she will have to put her husband's family first, and she won't be able to help herself with many things." Mrs. Ouyang looked at Bai Ling thoughtfully, but didn't say much.
Bai Ling smiled and said nothing. It was difficult for a woman who had not left the government to answer these questions, and she could easily be misunderstood as being frivolous.
Mrs. Ouyang's original intention was not to make things difficult for Bai Ling, so she said tentatively: "I would like to have a caring daughter, but I can't do it. If I can get a smart person like you to be my daughter-in-law, it will be all mine."
wish."
"Madam, she was joking. A peasant girl comes from a peasant family and doesn't know what the rules are. She is afraid that ordinary wealthy families will look down on her. My parents once joked that if a peasant girl cannot get married in the future, she will recruit a son-in-law who comes to her house, which will also save the people.
It’s a woman’s temperament to go to her husband’s house and cause trouble.”
Bai Ling said half truthfully.
Mrs. Ouyang gently pulled the corners of her lips, closed her eyes and said, "Your parents also love you, which is your blessing."
"Yes, civilian girls think so too." Bai Ling smiled slightly, sincerely grateful for having such enlightened parents.
After chatting for a while, Bai Ling said goodbye and left. Mrs. Ouyang naturally had someone prepare a thank-you gift.
On the way back to the house, Bai Ling couldn't help but think deeply about the meaning of Mrs. Ouyang's words.
Not to mention the family status of the Ouyang family, the Bai family is not worthy of an official family like the Ouyang family.
Bai Ling wouldn't be foolish enough to flatter herself, thinking that Mrs. Ouyang wanted to hire her as a serious daughter-in-law, so she wanted her to be a concubine?
"Besides my medical skills, I really don't know what else can make Mrs. Ouyang treat her differently. It's just that most of the concubines in this wealthy family are bed-warmers. It's really weird for the head of the house, the mother, to express her opinions on her own.
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Bai Ling couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it. She wouldn't be a concubine anyway, and she never thought about sacrificing her appearance to cling to the powerful.
The next day, Bai Ling went to the teahouse and wanted to sell a storybook to the storyteller.
It's not that Bai Ling is short of money, but that she needs fame. If Bai Xiaoshan really wants to pursue an official career in the future, people won't make excuses for Sanfang's poor background.
There are fans of novels in any era, especially those young masters from powerful families and women who have nothing to do in the back house all day long, who love these novels most.
But if some things are spread through teahouses, the effect will be faster.
"Everyone, let's not continue the previous letter today. Let's talk about something new that just happened in the county. Everyone knows that Wang County Cheng's family was imprisoned..."
The storyteller was frothing at the mouth and talked about the imprisonment of Wang County Cheng's family, as if he had participated in the whole process.
Bai Ling found a corner seat and sat down, ordered a pot of tea, ate melon seeds and listened.
In fact, Bai Ling wasn't very interested in this case, but she had to wait for someone to go backstage before she could talk about it.
I have to say that the business in the county is much better than that in the town. You can clearly see the business in this tea house.
"Some people must be wondering, what ability does the Bai family have? Isn't it just a farmer who made a little fortune? Then you are totally wrong. The backers behind the Bai family are very strong. We
The Yu family in the county has developed into the capital city. In the end, it was not because they coveted the Bai family's prescriptions that they were forced to leave their hometown and had to apologize to the Bai family..."
"...Wang Zhenxing is also a lustful person, but no one dares to sue him, which is why he has caused harm to the village for so many years. But the Bai family is so talented that they actually collected the evidence of the county magistrate's family and directly accused the county magistrate.
Went there, and even arrested Wang Zhenxing..."
As he listened, Bai Ling became a little confused.
This was talking about the Wang family, but why did it end with the Bai family?
Listening to the guests in the teahouse, starting from talking about the Wang family affairs, to finally talking about the Bai family, and even discussing himself, Bai Ling couldn't help but frown and gave up his original plan.
"Old Wu, go and find out who is behind the teahouse and the origin of the storyteller." Bai Ling found Old Wu and after giving the order, he temporarily placed the storybook with him.
"But there's something wrong with the teahouse?" Seeing that Bai Ling's expression was not right, Lao Wu asked.
"I'm not sure what the other party's intentions are yet. Let's check first before talking." Bai Ling was very puzzled. At this moment, she still didn't understand whether this was a coincidence or whether it was aimed at her.
Old Wu responded, and Bai Ling explained how he would go home tomorrow, and asked Old Wu to stay in the county for a while to collect more information. After everyone had withdrawn, they would go to see her together.
Bai Ling took two nurses with him when he went out, and naturally he had to accompany them when he returned.
When they were about to return to the town, a nurse said: "Girl, there is an overturned carriage over there, do you want to go and take a look?"
Bai Ling lifted the curtain and took a look, then nodded and said, "Well, be careful."
The nurse quickly turned around and came back, with a somewhat troubled expression on his face and said: "Girl, if the carriage runs over a young man, he will have more air coming out and less air coming in. I'm afraid he may not be able to survive."
"Only one person?" Bai Ling raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, the driving horse is also missing." the nurse replied.
"Let's go over and take a look." Bai Ling couldn't bear to die, so he picked up the medicine box in the car and got out of the car on the horse stool.
The carriage fell into a ditch. Judging from the wood of the carriage, it looked ordinary and had no special markings.
A corner of the carriage was pressed against the abdomen of a young man in fine clothes. He kept pressing it for an unknown amount of time. There was blood on the corner of the young man's mouth and his face was pale.
"You two lift the carriage, be careful not to hurt anyone again," Bai Ling ordered.
There were no traces of bruises on the young man's face, only the fingertips of his left hand were stained with blood, which must have been worn while trying to push the car away.
Although Bai Ling didn't know much about criminal investigation, he could tell that the boy was deliberately thrown under the carriage. This was a murder!
After the carriage was lifted, Bai Ling jumped into the ditch and carefully examined the boy.
The boy's pulse was very weak, his pupils were dilated, his right arm was broken, and his abdomen was traumatized.
"Unpack the carriage, build a simple stretcher, and carry him to the carriage." Bai Ling gave the boy medicine and ordered while stopping the bleeding.
The servants of the Bai family have all learned simple first aid, so there is no need to elaborate on such instructions.
After Bai Ling treated the boy's injuries, the two of them worked together to lift the boy up, trying to avoid the injuries on the previous year's body to avoid secondary injuries. (To be continued)