Chapter 12 leave sick

After a day's work was properly arranged, everyone boarded the boat early in the morning on the third day, settled down a little, and sounded the gong to start the anchorage.Dr. Zhang carried a blue cloth bag into Hu Xueyan's cabin. "Lord Hu," he said, "the red envelope is too generous, and I deserve it. There are two medicines, please keep it for Master Hu." "Thank you! Thank you! I really dare not be." Hu Xueyan only regarded it as an ordinary medicinal material, and when he opened it to see that there were two brocade boxes, he realized that it was a precious tonic.Inside the long box is a ginseng with whole beard and tail, tied with red and green silk thread, and a red sign with gold paper is pasted on it.

"This ginseng is a tribute. It came out of Zhang Shangshu's house. It's really something from the big family." Dr. Zhang said as he opened the square box. In the square box is deer antler.It is more than one inch long, and there are two sections in total. There are thin white hairs on it, and it is hard to tell whether it is good or bad. "Antlers are antlers. Everyone knows that, but antlers are not antlers. Old antlers are useless, and they are full of tendons. New antlers that have just grown out are full of essence and blood. Only those that look like this are qualified." Dr. Zhang also said, "There is also a trick to extract the velvet antler. The method is not high-tech, and the head of the deer will be chopped off with one knife."

Dr. Zhang has seen it with his own eyes - at the turn of spring and summer, everything is luxuriant, driving the deer in the empty paddock, and constantly chasing it.Then open the fence, just to allow a deer to escape. Outside the fence is a curved fence, and someone is holding a sharp ax at one end, waiting attentively. The newborn section of antlers.The velvet velvet harvested in this way is the top grade. Hu Xueyan was very interested in this narration, "Although it is said that "no one sees the repair, God knows what is in the heart", whether the goods are good or bad, over time, someone will always know, once it is spread to ten, ten to a hundred, word of mouth will go out. Mr. Zhang," he said, "I heard that you also have a pharmacy, which seems to be quite large."

"I can't talk about the scale. The ancestral property is just guarding it." Dr. Zhang said again, "I am very busy with diagnosis, so I can't take care of it." Hearing this, it is inconvenient for Hu Xueyan to discuss further—Liu Bucai is addicted to gambling, and doesn't care much about Hu Xueyan's plan to open a drugstore.Hu Xueyan originally wanted to ask Dr. Zhang's opinion, but now that he listened to his words, he didn't take good care of his own career, so naturally there was no possibility of sacrificing himself to make a living, so why bother talking about it.

But since you are a specially invited guest, you have to entertain them with all your heart. What kind of entertainment are you looking for?Talking is worse than talking with hands, the most suitable and almost the only pastime is to gather a table of mahjong. Ningbo mahjong is as famous as Guangdong mahjong. It is said that the change from horse hanging to mahjong is the result of continuous research and improvement by Ningbo people since the Ming Dynasty.Doctor Zhang also likes this way, so he is happy to hear Hu Xueyan's suggestion. Of course Hu Xueyan can't fight by himself, the three players in front of him are short of one, and the boss can only win the game by pulling one of the bosses on board.Xiao Jiaji is also a good player, but he doesn't know how sister Aqiao is, so he has to ask.

"Sister Aqiao, have you ever played cards with Ningbo people?" "Of course I did." "Have you ever fought on such a ship?" "This is the second time I've been on this kind of boat." Aqiao said, "Mahjong is always Mahjong. What's the difference between the boat and the shore?" "This kind of mahjong should have a good memory—" "Of course." Sister Aqiao thinks that Xiao Jiaji doesn't need to take care of her, "I have a bad memory when I play mahjong, and I don't even know how to play mahjong. What's the point?"

Hearing this, it was inconvenient for him to go on.After opening a small square table with living legs and dividing the chips, the captain of the boat let down a rope tied to the cabin roof, took a bamboo basket and hung it on the hook at the end of the rope, and hung it right in the middle of the square table, at a height of The head is neat and within reach, but I don't know what use it is. Sister Aqiao also has a competitive personality, she is ashamed of knowing nothing, so she refuses to ask questions.Anyway, it's always useful, so watch it. When the banker was in position, sister Aqiao sat at Dr. Zhang's house, and the owner of the ship's boat started the banker. He saw that he had drawn all fourteen cards, looked at them from left to right, immediately threw down the cards, and took out one to show up. Bright, it's Zhang Beifeng.

His previous family, Xiao Jiaji, called Peng, and Dr. Zhang said to Sister Aqiao: "This is where Ningbo mahjong is so good. The dealer's first card does not play south wind or north wind. Once the previous family touches it, he immediately touches another one. Maybe it's Zhang Nanfeng, who was supposed to be right after the second one, but now he's making a couple himself, and it tastes better after touching it." Touching and touching, Sister Aqiao heard something harsh, so she ignored him.Seeing that Xiao Jiaji took Zhang Dongfeng and brightened it up, no one wanted it, so he raised his hand and threw the Zhang Dongfeng into the hanging bamboo basket.

It turned out that the bamboo basket was so useful, sister Aqiao felt a little flustered, and blurted out: "Ningbo mahjong is played in a special way." "yes--" Dr. Zhang immediately explained that due to the strong wind and waves on the sea, the boat would be bumpy, so Ningbo Mahjong pays attention to the memory of the game, and he plays it with all his might.And because the space on the boat is too small to fit a large square table, sometimes even four people sit in a circle with a wooden plank on their knees and use it as a card table. Naturally, there is no room to accommodate the discarded cards, so they are played in bamboo baskets.

"However," Dr. Zhang looked at the boat boss and Xiao Jiaji and said, "This table is not too small. Let's play as we did on the shore." Of course the boss of the boat would not object, but Xiao Jiaji smiled—this smile made sister Aqiao feel uncomfortable, and felt that he was contemptuous, so he was very unconvinced. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," she said, "It's done according to the rules." This is tantamount to not being favored by Dr. Zhang, but he doesn't take it for granted.Sister Aqiao, however, is a bit like the saying, "I want to save face and suffer." She just remembers that the three families are out, and she feels quite bitter.

In the middle of the game, all three players seemed to be "obeying", but her cards were still in a mess, and the more she played, the more difficult she was, and she couldn't remember the cards she knew well. "This is not the way to go. I'm afraid I won't succeed. Losing money is the second priority, and I can't afford to lose face." She said to herself in this way, and decided to change her style of play. The new way of fighting is to only care about herself and not the outside world. As long as the third pair is not on the ground and takes advantage of others, she dares to fight anything.Dr. Zhang was worried about her, and kept reminding her that the card had been played out a few times, and that card was already sold out.Ah Qiao got what she wanted, she concentrated on making her own cards, and within two rounds, she drew a pair of all, a pair of three yuan, and a pair of all games, and she was very lucky. "Mr. Zhang, you are going to be in the limelight." Said the boss of the boat, "Be careful!" The more he said this, the looser Dr. Zhang's hands became. Not only did he not deduct her cards, but he would also open up the cards for her to eat, and he even took care of him: "Sister Aqiao, this 30,000 card is the fourth one. There is nothing to eat." In addition, Xiao Jiaji played very hard, held the card of the boss of the boat, and it was rare to get a card, so it almost became three against one, and the boss of the boat lost a lot, but he didn't dare to offend the customer. After playing four rounds, he pretended to have a stomachache. , Dismantled the scene. Sister Aqiao won a lot by herself, but the game was not interesting. She felt ashamed of the winner's money, so she pushed the chip away, "Forget it, forget it!" Then she got up and left. This generous act naturally won the gratitude and respect of the boss of the boat, so he took good care of him, and the journey went smoothly to Shanghai. Hu Xueyan didn't bother Dr. Zhang, took the medicine on time, and there was no abnormality.Having said that, Dr. Zhang is still very important, so when he arrived at the Shanghai pier, he sent Xiao Jiaji to inform him that there was such an honored guest and asked him to prepare to entertain him. Gu Yingchun is not at home, fortunately Grandma Qigu can decide everything.About the situation in Ningbo, she had heard Li Delong talk about it in the first half. Although she was worried about Hu Xueyan's illness, she could rest assured that she was taking care of Hu Xueyan. I didn't want to go back to Shanghai so soon, I felt pleasantly surprised. So I hurriedly arranged, hired three warm sedan chairs, took male and female servants, and went straight to the pier.When I boarded the boat, I saw Sister Aqiao first, and then I saw Hu Xueyan. Seeing that he was terribly thin, I was a little sad and shed two tears. "Mr. Zhang, don't laugh at me!" Grandma Qigu felt a little embarrassed herself, "Our little uncle has been in a lot of troubles these days. When it comes to his sufferings, tears flow down his face. But finally Well, if you are lucky enough to have noble people to help you, you will turn bad luck into good luck, and you will meet good fortune in disaster, so you will meet a person like Mr. Zhang who is brilliant in medicine and warm-hearted." Dr. Zhang has also heard of such an aunt who is outspoken. Not only do everyone admire her, but they are also a little afraid of her. If he wants to make a decision on Sister Aqiao, he needs the help of this person, so he is very polite and repeatedly replied: " It's easy to say, easy to say. Grandma Qigu is the number one enthusiastic person in Tianzi." Grandma Qigu likes to hear that she is enthusiastic. She feels that Dr. Zhang does not have the airs of a famous doctor.She originally planned to invite him to stay in the hotel, but now she changed her mind. "Mr. Zhang," she said, "it's rare to come here, so we can spend more time! Just live in the house. I'm afraid the house is too small, and Mr. Zhang will be wronged." .” As soon as she finished speaking, sister Ah Qiao gave her a hand, obviously disapproving of her approach, but the words had been spoken and could not be taken back, so she had to wait and see how Dr. Zhang would respond before making sense. "I don't dare to do it, I don't dare to do it. I have to go back within the year. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to disturb the family." He was speaking politely, but Grandma Qigu followed her plan and did not make a decision: "We will talk about it when we get to Shexia first." She replied, "Go ashore now!" The first one, of course, arranged for Hu Xueyan to carry the sedan chair to the boat, and then wrapped Hu Xueyan in a quilt like a "candle bag", carried him into the sedan chair, and closed the sedan chair curtain tightly.Of course, you have to be very careful when going ashore. The boss of the boat personally directs the whole boat to work together, and builds four springboards before lifting the sedan chair to the shore. The other sedan chair was Doctor Zhang, and the other sedan chair was supposed to be Sister Aqiao, but she wanted to squeeze in with Grandma Qigu because she had something on her mind and couldn't wait to reveal it. Grandma Qigu couldn't help laughing when she heard what Sister Aqiao had just said.Sister Aqiao was a little annoyed, "Tell me politely, you're making fun of me!" she said. "I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at Mr. Zhang's toad wanting to eat swan meat. It doesn't matter! You tell me, and I will find a way for you." "That's just like a sentence!" Sister Aqiao replied angrily, explaining the process in detail.After speaking, the sedan chair also arrived home. The first thing to do when they get home is to arrange for Hu Xueyan, and the second thing is to entertain the guests. This can only be done when the hostess comes home, and Grandma Qigu already has a strategy to rescue Aqiao, so Gu Yingchun has to follow the plan.Therefore, taking advantage of Xiao Jiaji's rush home to visit his mother, she advised him to find his master first and tell him what happened. I searched two places but couldn't find it, and finally heard in the phone that Gu Yingchun had gone to a place, which was the Zhejiang Maritime Bureau.The water transportation in Zhejiang has been suspended for a long time, and the Shipping Bureau has become a post station for the Zhejiang faction in Shanghai, delivering newsletters from all over the place.Gu Yingchun went there, presumably to inquire about Hangzhou. Just when he left a message and wanted to leave, his master came back with a gloomy expression on his face. If he said he went to inquire about the news, one could imagine that the news must be bad. However, when he saw his apprentice, he was happy.Like his wife, he guessed that Xiao Jiaji would not come back until after the New Year, so he first asked, "Where is the patient?" "We came back together." Xiao Jiaji said immediately, "I was accompanied by Lang Zhong. I appreciate his kindness for not taking this trip at the end of the year. Mistress asked Master to go home immediately, and planned to play with him for two days. " "It's a trivial matter." Gu Yingchun asked, "What about our little uncle's illness?" "It's okay. You can get up after a few days of recuperation." "Ah!" Gu Yingchun sighed, "I'm afraid I'll fall ill again when I wake up." Xiao Jiaji understood immediately, "Did Hangzhou fall?" he asked. "What happened on the twenty-eighth of last month." The answering voice seemed weak, "I just got the news from the Maritime Bureau." "Where's Wang Futai?" "I heard that he was martyred." Gu Yingchun said again, "I don't know the details yet. Maybe I escaped, but I don't know." "No." Xiao Jiaji thought of the desolate recent event that Wang Youling would be separated forever once he met Wang Youling, and the two lines couldn't help but burst into tears. "Oh!" Gu Yingchun sighed, "You are like this, let alone him? I really don't know how to tell him this bad news." "I can't say it now. Once I say it, the illness will relapse immediately. Not only can the master not tell it, but I have to find a way to hide it from him." "I know. Go home and have a look. You don't need to come tonight. See you tomorrow morning." So the younger brother and junior were in the same car and sent Xiao Jiaji off first, then Gu Yingchun went home.When I met Hu Xueyan, there was a lot of concerned questioning, and then I had a friendly talk with Dr. Zhang, so it was almost time for dinner. Grandma Qigu took a chance to call her husband aside to discuss hospitality.What she meant was that if eating at home, plus Li Delong, there were only three people, it would be cold, so it would be better to invite Dr. Zhang to a restaurant, "It's best to invite him to eat flower wine." She said. "I always invite him to eat flower wine. But how do you know that he likes flower wine?" "Not only to eat flower wine, but also to find a good one for him, which can be taken back. There is a reason for it, and I will talk to you later." "I don't care what the hell you're doing! Just do it." Gu Yingchun said again, "I have something important to tell you. Be careful not to reveal it in front of my uncle, or it will be terrible—" "I'm so anxious!" Grandma Qigu became impatient, "What's the matter, you should tell me quickly!" Even so, the knowing wife, Mo Ruofu, rashly talked about the changes in Hangzhou. With Qigu's grandmother's temperament, she would make a fuss and couldn't hide it from others, so she had to take care of her first: "Don't call me! Hangzhou has fallen, and Wang Xuegong doesn't know whether he is alive or not." , Nine out of ten are martyred." Qigu's grandma didn't cry, she was silent for a while, and then, like Xiao Jiaji, she burst into tears and closed her eyes and said, "I'm so sorry!" "Regret!" Gu Yingchun was very puzzled, "What do you regret?" "We are also considered relatives. Although we are high-ranking and dare not take it seriously, there is such a status. Seeing him trapped in Hangzhou waiting to die, we have never done our best as relatives. I am afraid that he will blame us in the underground." "This is a calamity! Uncle's ability doesn't even need strength. What can you and I do? We can only find out his whereabouts. As expected, he died and fought a land and water battle for him to save him." Grandma Qigu kept silent, she frowned and thought hard—when encountering such a situation, Gu Yingchun always pays special attention, because this is the time when Grandma Qigu encounters difficulties and needs to come up with a decision. "You go out with the guests first. It's best to come back early if you can. Then inquire about Wang Futai's whereabouts." She said something, he responded, and finally asked, "Where does Mr. Zhang live?" "Live at our house." Grandma Qigu replied without hesitation, "There is really a lot of work for him these days." Gu Yingchun didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, anyway, he should pay special attention to this doctor, he already understood.Therefore, it was arranged to "eat big dishes" in the best fancai restaurant, and two rounds were called there.Doctor Zhang is quite fond of a "red lady" Yanchun's fourth child.Gu Yingchun set up a "double table" in Yanchun Courtyard, and invited guests with flying notes, with Dr. Zhang as the first seat.The guests visited the flowers, and each called at least two rounds. Surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, it was very lively. It made Dr. Zhang dizzy, but he enjoyed it. There were gossips during the meeting, and of course some were talking about the current situation. Gu Yingchun was about to inquire about the situation in Hangzhou, so he had to ask in detail. It is said that since November 20, the morale of the army has collapsed in the city of Hangzhou. The main reason is the word "lack of food".On the twenty-fourth day, a batch of fungus was found in a seafood store, and each person was given one or two.On the twenty-fifth day, another batch of salted olives named "Yanqingguo" in Hangzhou was found, and each person was given five qian.So the provincial army began to search for food from small households.The Fubiao Zhongjun are all natives of the province. They have been in Hangzhou for a long time and have a lot of acquaintances, but they are a little ashamed, lower the brim of their hats, and ask for food with a Fujian or Henan accent.Of course, apart from searching for food, there are other violations of military discipline.This time the order was chaotic, Wang Youling led a small team of personal soldiers, personally arrested more than a dozen people, and executed the Fa in the street.However, it does not save military discipline, nor does it help the morale of the army. At this time, there is another strange phenomenon, that is, "selling money".The money is heavy and inconvenient to carry, so it needs to be exchanged for silver or silver coins. Strings of copper coins are openly sold with grass marks on them. Of course, silver is expensive and money is cheap.This is a premeditated escape plan, the morale of the army is like this, and the hearts of the people are even more panicked. At this time, there is only one topic for Xiang Gu to talk about: when will Chang Mao break the city? On the twenty-seventh day of November, the officers and soldiers guarding the lower city decided to survive. They rushed out of the Genshan Gate at dawn the next day to open a bloody path to attract possible foreign aid.Although this is delusional, it is an act of self-help anyway, which can boost the morale of the people and is beneficial and harmless.Unexpectedly, at night, the situation changed. Soldiers went down the city in twos and threes. It is said that this change was the result of instigation by someone.The instigator was still a senior official in Zhejiang: Lin Fuxiang, the vassal. An army led by Lin Fuxiang, named "Dingwu Army", has the worst military discipline and the worst combat effectiveness.On the other hand, Lin Fuxiang is quite good at artificiality, he specializes in doing useless tricks, and likes to come up with strange tricks, but in the end he often "loses his wife and loses his army", so some people suspect that he has secretly communicated with Changmao.It is said that he once discussed matters with an alternate magistrate surnamed Gan in Changmao Yingpan. Although these rumors cannot be investigated, there is one thing that is really suspicious. Wang Youling once caught a spy named Xu Zongao, who was a battalion officer recommended by Lin Fuxiang to serve in the Dingwu Army.Wang Youling and Zhang Yuliang exchanged news inside and outside the city, and the "War Letters" for the rendezvous meeting were all forwarded by the Dingwu Army, no less than a dozen of them, all of which were forwarded to Changmao by Xu Zongao.Later, it was reported by someone that the arrest and interrogation was true, and Xu Zongao's whole family, except for the youngest son who was three years old, was executed.But only such a culprit was identified. Although Wang Youling was already very wary of Lin Fuxiang behind the scenes, but because he was afraid of being surrounded by powerful enemies, and internal strife appeared, he had no choice but to hold back. However, Lin Fuxiang has indeed reached a tacit agreement with Changmao. Although he refused to surrender openly, he agreed to help "tear down the wall" in the dark. This night, he instigated the guards of Genshan Gate to abscond, in order to tear down the city of Hangzhou. dangerous wall. Chang Mao never noticed the deserters at night.At dawn, he found traces. Changmao thought it was a sign of the collapse of the defenders in Hangzhou City, so he launched an offensive. Fengshan, Houchao, and Qingbo were the first to be broken.Report to Wang Youling, knowing that the situation is over!He said: "I did not fail the imperial court, but only the hundreds of thousands of loyal and righteous people in Hangzhou." It's time to decide the will of martyrdom early!Go back to the governor's office, put on clothes, look at the palace to thank you, leave a suicide note, and then swallow the gold, lest you die, and take opium.But at this time, the cries inside the yamen echoed the voices outside the yamen, and the long hair was approaching. For fear of being humiliated, Wang Youling hanged himself to death. At the same time, Xi Geng, a political officer, Wen Rui, the general soldier of Chuzhou Town, and Wu Baofeng, the magistrate of Renhe County, were martyred at the same time.Zhuang Huanwen, the envoy of salt transportation, brought with him a brave and skilled "Quan Yong" from Quanzhou, Fujian Province. He fought hard to break through, but was defeated unfortunately. However, Lin Fuxiang really got Changmao's exceptional treatment. He was placed in the Xihua Hall of the feudal government office, treated with good wine and meat, and promised to let Lin Fuxiang decide on his own, and escort him wherever he wanted.Lin Fuxiang chose Shanghai. It is said that he has another mission here, which is to escort Wang Youling's coffin and family members from Shanghai back to his hometown in Fujian. Hearing this, Gu Yingchun had to interrupt to ask.Because Wang Youling's coffin went to Shanghai, not to mention Hu Xueyan mourning in the coffin, it was absolutely inevitable, even he had to pay homage to it because of his affection.Especially when I think of what my wife said just now, it is a great pity that I did not do my best to this "dry relative" during his lifetime, so not only do I bow before the death, but I also have to show sympathy to the bereaved family, so as to make up for it a little bit. Feeling guilty. When asked about the date when Wang Youling's coffin will arrive in Shanghai, no one knows.But it doesn't matter, there will be ceremonies such as welcoming spirits and road sacrifices at that time, no matter which yamen will know about it, it's not difficult to inquire about it. A meal of flower wine lasted until midnight.Seeing that Dr. Zhang was fascinated by Yanchun's fourth child, Gu Yingchun wanted to be a "matchmaker", and called his "family" nicknamed "Big Golden Man" aside, and asked if he could "borrow the dry shop" from Dr. Zhang. "Young Master Gu!" Big Jin laughed, "You are an 'Old White Prime Minister', come to think of it, is there such a rule?" "Rules are created by human beings." Gu Yingchun said, "I'll tell you the truth, I owe him a debt of gratitude to this doctor friend, and you can count it as a favor to me, so don't follow the rules, okay? Besides, he is a foreigner. You came from the road, and you won’t live for many days, and you can’t talk about the rules slowly.” Gu Yingchun is a rich man, the big man wanted to win him over, and he agreed in his heart as soon as he opened his mouth, but the promise was too straightforward, it would be self-deprecating, and it would not be easy for Gu Yingchun to see him, so he said something " The young lady's reputation is important", "the game called the first day, I didn't do any 'fancy tricks', I just borrowed the dry shop, and I can teach people jokes" and other words, but in the end it was "Young Master Gu's face, if you don't want to, you will Ken." One side agrees, but the other side refuses.Dr. Zhang was regarded as a "countryman" when he came to the foreign market, and he was also a figure on the scene in Ningbo. He refused to make excuses for "living in the hall on the first day he arrived in Shanghai", so he insisted on going home. As soon as he got home, he saw Hu Xueyan again, and he did all the four words of "seeing, hearing, asking, and knowing". He happily told Gu Yingchun and his wife that the patient would definitely be able to get up in ten days. "Then, Mr. Zhang," Qi Gu's grandma said, "I will stay with Mr. Zhang for ten days, will you give me some face?" "Serious words, serious words!" Dr. Zhang looked distressed, "If you stay for another ten days, it will be time to deliver the stove." Gu Yingchun also felt that it would be difficult for someone to live in a foreign land in a desperate situation, so he made a compromise proposal: "Let's stay for another five days!" "Okay, just stay for five days." Dr. Zhang said a little coyly, "I still have something to do, I'm afraid I have to rely on Mr. and Mrs. Xian." This happened to be heard by Sister Aqiao who was going to lift the curtain to enter the house, so she turned her head and left.Gu Yingchun didn't understand what was going on, and wanted to ask, but Grandma Qigu was alert, and grabbed him and quietly pulled his clothes before blocking his words. "Mr. Zhang, don't say that." Grandma Qigu replied, "As long as we can do it, you can order it. I'm afraid I'm tired today, and I ate porridge, please settle down!" "I don't want to eat porridge, I'm really tired." Dr. Zhang was a little disconcerted. Grandma Qigu has always been hospitable and sincere in her hospitality. She cooked a pot of authentic fish porridge, and she insisted on inviting guests to try her tricks, and said that she still had something to talk about.Naturally, Dr. Zhang had no reason to firmly refuse, so he had a snack while talking about business. The first major event is Gu Yingchun talking about the situation in Hangzhou.Dr. Zhang had already heard these words in Yanchun Academy, so Gu Yingchun couldn't repeat them in detail, the most important thing was to tell Grandma Qigu about Wang Youling's martyrdom and the fact that Lin Fuxiang escorted the coffin to Shanghai. "That's right! I have a good idea." She turned to Dr. Zhang and said, "Mr. Zhang probably doesn't know very well. Our little uncle is life and death friends with Wang Futai. Now I heard that Wang Futai Died so badly, of course it was even more exciting during the illness. But I was thinking, my little uncle is the most sensible person and the most open-minded, and Wang Futai must die, he has already seen it, so This news is not unexpected. Now that Wang Futai's coffin has arrived in Shanghai, he will return to Fujian soon. If he can't go to the coffin to cry, he will blame us in the future. So I think it's better to tell him in a day or two Him, Mr. Zhang, do you think it is okay?" "It's hard to say." Doctor Zhang replied, "Patients are most afraid of encountering sad things. But according to what you said, it doesn't seem to matter." "Ying Chun," Grandma Qigu turned her face and asked, "What do you think?" Gu Yingchun knew his wife best, knew that she had already made up her mind, and asked this question in front of the guest, to show respect for his status as a husband, so she should know the truth. If you know the fun, you have to make fun of it: "Mr. Zhang naturally has to be cautious. In terms of my uncle's temperament, it is also a way to simply tell him and make him give up." "Yes!" Dr. Zhang felt that these words were insightful, "Hu Daotai's heart is always on Hangzhou, so it's not appropriate for him to recover from his illness. But tell him this step by step, don't speak too hastily." "Yes." Grandma Qigu was about to make a request at this time, "I was thinking, telling him, it is inevitable that there will be a heartbreak. I am afraid that he will be shocked for a while, so I must ask Mr. Zhang to take extra care. Mr. Zhang, although I am Girls don't like to be twitchy when they do things, so let me say it first, if the illness recurs, I will insist on keeping Mr. Zhang in Shanghai for the New Year." Here and now, what else can Dr. Zhang say?I had no choice but to respond with a wry smile, and vaguely agreed first. After finishing the porridge, Gu Yingchun personally sent Dr. Zhang to the guest room.The guest room was prepared by Grandma Qigu herself, with a big copper bed, brand new quilts, and a squirrel leather curtain was specially set up to show the solemnity of hospitality, which made Dr. Zhang very uneasy. After chatting some gossip again, talking about places to visit the next day, and then saying "See you tomorrow", Gu Yingchun returned to the bedroom, Grandma Qigu had already taken off her make-up and was waiting for him. "Is Doctor Zhang happy today?" "There is Yanchun's fourth child. He likes it very much. I originally wanted to win him over and live there. It's already been agreed. Dr. Zhang will definitely refuse, so I have to let him." Gu Yingchun asked again, " You are so enthusiastic, there must be a reason? I have been thinking about it, but I can't figure it out. " "It's interesting to say. You know how Dr. Zhang came here?" This question naturally has a meaning, Gu Yingchun covered his wife's mouth with his right hand and said: "Don't open your mouth, let me think about it." Smart people can see through.As long as Gu Yingchun thinks about the woman, he immediately thinks of the scene that Aqiao just glimpsed in front of the curtain.So when Dr. Zhang first arrived, the scene of being courteous to Sister Aqiao also came to mind, and he suddenly realized that it was so! "Is it for this?" He withdrew his right hand, bent two fingers, made a "seven" gesture, and concealed the word "qiao". Grandma Qigu seemed a little disappointed, "It's really boring!" she said, "How could I let you guess?" "It's useless to guess this. Come, come," he pulled his wife to sit side by side, "tell this news to listen." This piece of news is detailed and detailed, and it is clearer than those who have experienced it, because they only know part of what they were there or heard about. Reserved, only by pouring it out in front of Grandma Qigu can I know the whole truth. "Jiaji, you little brat!" Gu Yingchun scolded, a little worried, but also a little proud, "I'm an active person, but when I'm with my uncle, I'm more and more able to learn a lot of tricks. If this continues, I'm afraid he will go off the rails." Obsessed, use your crooked brains." "He's not that kind of person." Grandma Qigu replied, "Let's gossip, there's something I want to tell you: You know my uncle's temper. He is generous in his actions, but he feels that he owes a lot to Langzhong Zhang." A love, so my way—” "Come on, come on!" Gu Yingchun interrupted her and asked, "What is your solution, you haven't told me yet, is Li Daitao stiff?" "That's right! Otherwise, I'm really going to get stuck." Grandma Qigu said, "My uncle also thinks that I'm the only way. And he thinks it's best to finish it within a year, so that Mr. Zhang can go home happily. to him." Although Changsan's social status was high, and a thousand gold ransom was considered very generous, but for a "red lady" with such a social status to be a concubine for Zhang Langzhong, it seemed a bit "Qi Dafei". "It's not appropriate to do this. No matter how good you are, after all, you know too little about the outside field." "I'm not convinced again." Grandma Qigu's impatience flared up, "Even if I don't know anything about it, isn't what my uncle said right?" "Of course not. I just had a serious illness, and my brain is naturally not enough. Besides, my uncle doesn't know as much about the situation in the hall as I do. In a word, this kind of 'red couple' is called unwilling to be lonely! Wear it on a daily basis. Eat well, don't talk about it, just the excitement of singing and dancing every night has become a habit, think about it, how can you be satisfied with Zhang Langzhong?" "According to you, there is no one who can be good?" "Within ten rooms, there must be fragrant grass. If you want to say that there are silt and unstained ones, there are naturally, but you can meet them but not ask for them. Where can I find them all at once? Even if I find them, it depends on whether they are destined. What's the use of being hot?" Gu Yingchun said again, "For the sake of money, I can barely follow home and live a life, and I can have a son, even if I don't have a smiling face, I just pretend to smile. If this is the case , even if she transforms into an immortal, I will still thank Bumin." It cannot be said that it is unreasonable, but it is a bit exaggerated.But don't do it, "can't we stop here?" she asked her husband in a daze. "It's best to give up. Wouldn't it be unfair to spend money and be scolded?" Grandma Qigu was very dissatisfied with this sentence, "It's amazing!" She said, "There are a lot of such things. Didn't you say that last month, what to do with Lijin's Master Zhu, it cost three thousand silver?" I bought a 'living treasure' to give to my boss." "It's another matter to offer live treasures to curry favor with your boss." Gu Yingchun had another point of discussion - currying favor with superiors in the officialdom, looking for beauties to offer, is something that has been done since ancient times, but to please for a while, there is no need to consider the consequences.Moreover, famous prostitutes serve as concubines for high-ranking officials, even though the family rules are strict and their actions are not free, but they are well-clothed, well-fed, and extravagant, and they always have greed.There are many people who love vanity in the wind and dust, surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, surrounded by maids and servants, boasting to the little sisters of the past, and the moment when you hear the sound of envy, it is still very "satisfying". "What can Mr. Zhang give to Yanchun's fourth?" Gu Yingchun said, "Even if he is rich, businessmen always follow the rules of businessmen, pay attention to benefits, and may not often make clothes and jewelry for her. Daily diet, It's not like a high-ranking official, who eats fish and duck every day. The mainland is not like Shanghai, and she is used to the prosperous life. Think about how she feels in her heart? It is inevitable to be idle every day, which is called restlessness in the room. .Where is there any good fortune in Mr. Zhang?" Grandma Qigu remembered an idiom: "Love is suitable enough to harm it", and she also felt that it was inappropriate, but why did she get scolded? She was thinking like this in her heart, but before she could ask, Gu Yingchun had already explained: "Being human is also a science. In a situation like this, a reasonable person must criticize my uncle. Second, the members of Langzhong Zhang’s family must have scolded my uncle to death. Don’t you think so?” Put yourself in the shoes of yourself, and you will too.Not only to scold the person who gave the money, but also to scold the person who gave the idea.Thinking of this, Grandma Qigu felt deeply disturbed.But what about Miss Aqiao? "Things have to come to an end." Grandma Qigu said, "Of course, this matter requires mutual consent. If one side refuses, the other side has nothing to say. However, the way it was done at the beginning seemed a bit intentional to use the 'beauty trick' to deceive people. , if you still hold grudges for this, it will definitely be unpleasant to say. Not to mention Sister Aqiao, even my uncle will definitely be unhappy." Gu Yingchun pondered for a while, then calmly replied: "There is no other way, only to give more money as compensation." "It has to be like this." Grandma Qigu said, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. Don't worry about it now!"