Da Suining

Chapter 52 What disease
A little boy with a hoop and a short bun ran past Xiang Suining, like a gust of wind, he ran so fast that he almost fell down.

Xiang Suining reached out to support him, just in time to see a man in a short gray robe at the end of the alley coming out to pour out the medicine residue.

The man also saw Xiang Suining, and hurried back to the hospital holding the medicine jar.

A strong smell of medicine diffused in Liushu Alley, so bitter and strong that even the woman who wore the soles of her shoes covered her nose.

"I drank several doses of the Liu family's medicine, but it didn't improve. I'm afraid it's getting more dangerous now."

"No, I saw that kid throwing millet and catching sparrows at the door of my house a few days ago. Now I can't get out of bed. It's probably useless. I just saw a doctor come to see a doctor yesterday, shaking his head and walking away , is there no other way?"

Woman, you speak to me, and there is regret in the words.

And that man was none other than Liu Hu who was driving the carriage that day.

In the previous life, Liu Hu has been busy working on Zhuangzi, or guarding the ancestors’ graves at night, or doing some chores of carrying and carrying. Sometimes he needs to deliver vegetables to the prime minister’s mansion, so he only makes a trip. A few times, but basically equal to never met.

That day when I went to Changxinhou's Mansion, he shouldn't be driving, after all, Xiangfu has four or five driving styles, so how can it be his turn to be a man from Zhuangzi?

Maybe it was raining that day, so he was ignored.

In the previous life, Liu Hu had a good relationship with Qiniang. Both of them were honest and responsible, but unfortunately they had no children.

Mingzhu went to knock on the door, and after knocking for a long time, she heard a reply from the courtyard: "You have found the wrong place."

"I am the second daughter of the Xiang family." Xiang Suining cut to the chase.

A moment of silence.

After a while, Liu Hu opened the courtyard gate, welcomed Xiang Suining in, and quickly closed the gate.

Most of the people living in Liushu Hutong are poor people, but Liu Hu's family is so impoverished.There was a patch on the surface of the starched quilt in the courtyard, and the collars of several jackets were worn out.The tea set was dark and made of the most inferior porcelain, and the paint on the four-corner table was also peeled off. There were two stools in total, and there was no room for an extra person to sit on.There are no other porcelain vases, murals, screens, or curtains.

Liu Hu and Qiniang worked in the Prime Minister's Mansion, received monthly money, and neither gambled nor smoked. Logically, they shouldn't be so poor.

There is a shadow under the west window, and under the cotton curtain is a wooden bed with a gray mattress. On the bed lies a skinny and skinny child. His hair looks like a boy. He is about seven or eight years old. His eyes and mouth are slightly open, revealing his white teeth. He seems to be asleep at the moment, but his head is full of sweat and his body smells like traditional Chinese medicine.

A black medicine bowl was placed beside the bed, and there was still some medicine juice in it.

Mingzhu wiped a low stool with her sleeve for Xiang Suining to sit on.The low stool leaned against the bed, and Xiang Suining could hear the breathing of Liu's child.

Xiang Suining didn't speak, neither did Liu Hu, they just stood stiffly.

After a while, I heard a "squeak" at the gate, followed by a series of familiar footsteps.

Counting the time, Qiniang came back.

Qiniang closed the door, and before entering the courtyard she had no time to collect her clothes, she said, "How is the child today? Is the medicine ready? Was the doctor okay yesterday? It's just that the medicine is a little expensive, and it's half-hanging money. Yesterday it was on credit. No matter what I refused, it was I who knelt down without saying anything, so they ran away."

After entering the room, Qiniang put down a small piece of pork in the basket, took out a penny from her sleeve and put it on the lacquered table: "This is given by Tang Xiaoniang today, it is only enough to pay back the doctor's medicine." She won't give any more money, and I don't dare to force it. If she gets angry and kicks us out, she won't be able to survive in the future. This hanging money... let's just make do with it. "

Perhaps seeing that Liu Hu didn't answer, Qiniang looked up and saw Liu Hu standing awkwardly, Xiang Suining sitting beside the child, Qiniang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly stuffed the money back into her sleeve, a little In a panic, a hanging coin fell to the ground with a "wow", the red thread that tied the money came loose, and the copper coins spilled all over the ground.

"The second girl has seen it, so there is no need to hide it." Liu Hu sighed.

Qiniang knelt down to Xiang Suining, but she was still holding on: "Because... I have been doing well in the kitchen recently, Miss Tang... I was rewarded with a dime, and that small piece of pork was cut by me at the butcher's place." ...the child needs some meat to make up for the body...not stolen from the Xiang family...the butcher can testify."

As Qiniang spoke, sweat began to break out on her forehead.

Xiang Suining listened to her silently, without refuting anything, and gave her a little help: "After a busy day's work, let's go and see your child."

The child is Qiniang's life, she is not easy to bear, and she only has one child at this age, and she is always on the cusp of her heart.Apart from working in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she spends most of her time with her children.

This child is simple and strong. In the past, children in the alley rolled hoops, and he ran the fastest. Now that the child's face is getting worse, Qiniang rushed to touch the child's face and started crying.

Maybe it was Qiniang's crying that disturbed the child. The child struggled to sit up, pinched Qiniang's neck and began to foam at the mouth, whimpering, and couldn't hear what he said, but his eyes were staring like copper. Bell, his body kept twitching.

Liu Hu hurriedly brought up a bowl of warm water and wanted to pour it for the child, but the child knocked over the water bowl with his palm, his eyes filled with panic.

Qiniang pressed the child hard, Liu Hu quickly found some pieces of cloth, tied the child's hands and feet to the legs of the bed, and put a spoon in the child's mouth, for fear that he would bite his tongue.

After a while, the child was covered in sticky sweat and lost all strength from the tossing, and then fell asleep again.

After this tossing, Liu Hu and Qiniang were also covered in sweat, and Qiniang's tears wet the collar of her collar. Sitting there helpless and pitiful, she suddenly aged a lot.

Mingzhu had never seen such a battle before, she jumped three feet away in fright, and she jumped back when the child fell asleep: "This child... what disease is it? It's so scary."

Xiang Suining coughed.

Qiniang wanted to cry, but Liu Hu gave her a wink.Qiniang just wept silently and refused to say any more.

Xiang Suining winked at Mingzhu.

Mingzhu took out two taels of silver from her purse and gave it to Qiniang: "This is our girl's monthly silver, please accept it."

Qiniang wept again holding the silver.

Xiang Suining comforted her: "This two taels of silver is enough to buy the medicine for the child for a few days, so keep it. I won't delay you in taking care of the child, so I'm leaving now."

Qiniang followed up hesitantly, but Liu Hu gave her a hand, and she stopped at the door, holding on to the door and crying.

Xiang Suining walked to the gate, then turned his head and told him: "If the doctor you invited doesn't work, you can come to me. I know a doctor whose prescription is okay. You can try it."

(End of this chapter)