283 The second strongest, Fang Wu is here
Daniu returned to the Hao family the next afternoon and said that Director Guan had agreed to wait as long as possible until Mrs. Hao had her stitches removed before returning.
Da Niu told them that there were quite a few injured people in the past few days, but fortunately none of them were particularly serious, and Doctor Sun and his men could still handle it for the time being. Lord Xiao Zhang told them not to worry, as he could almost walk slowly now.
Sun Sicheng felt relieved. Mrs. Hao could have her stitches removed in two days. Her wound had been bandaged and there was someone to take care of her. By the end of the month, the pain would be almost gone.
As for Jin Ping, he has only been receiving treatment for half a month. If he pays a little attention and walks a few steps, he will be fine, but it will take some time for him to really get better. However, people from the capital cannot leave in a short period of time. Even if they return to Beijing, it will probably take at least a month.
With his cousin at home, Sun Sicheng felt more at ease.
Another two days passed.
Ping'an removed the stitches for Mrs. Hao and carefully applied medicine and bandages to her. They will set off back to the camp early the next morning.
"Mrs. Hao, remember not to let the wound get wet. Change the medicine every two days, and take the oral medicine twice a day. You can walk around the yard occasionally at the end of this month, but it will take three months to really heal. We will leave you a recipe for medicinal food."
"Hey, hey, I'll listen to you." Mrs. Hao liked Ping An more and more. "Ping An, you are leaving tomorrow. I really can't bear to let you go. Are you willing to be my godson? If you are willing, your master is here, so we will adopt you today."
Ping An raised the corners of his lips, a godmother really came.
"Mrs. Hao, I am willing, but General..."
Madam Hao was delighted and interrupted Ping An directly: "The general is happy, and your three brothers will be happy too. My youngest son has been sent to his grandmother's home in Yangcheng, otherwise he would also like you."
Mrs. Hao was a quick-tempered person, so she asked her maid to go and find her mother-in-law right away.
The old lady liked Ping An so much that she was so happy that her eyes narrowed into slits.
When the matter was explained in the front hall, Sun Sicheng nodded. He had full control over the matter. General Hao was second only to General Huang. Even the old man had been a general, but his position was not as high as his son's.
Now the three sons of the Hao family are all in the military camp, and they all have good futures. I heard that the eldest son will be transferred to the camp outside Beijing this year. He is already a sixth-rank military officer here, so he will definitely do well in the suburbs of Beijing.
What’s more, he is young, just twenty-one years old.
The second brother is said to be very good at martial arts and is the personal bodyguard of General Huang. The third brother is only eighteen years old and has been in the military camp with his father for several years. He is the youngest centurion.
It is not a bad thing for Ping An to recognize the Hao family as his relative, as all the members of the family are generous people.
Because Ping An is leaving tomorrow and it is inconvenient to hold a banquet during war, the four men of the Hao family cannot come back, and they cannot even be notified. Even Mrs. Hao cannot get up.
We can only keep everything simple.
Ping'an kowtowed to Madam Hao in front of the bed. Madam Hao's eyes turned red with joy and she gave him a purse and a jade pendant on the spot.
"Ping An, from now on, you are also my child. This jade pendant is the same as your brothers'. It is made of a whole piece of jade. When the war stops, our whole family may have to go to the capital. If we go, I will find a way to send you a letter."
Ping An responded with a smile.
Ping'an kowtowed to both elders, and the old lady gave him a set of golden needles. This set of golden needles had exactly sixty-four needles, which were the best ones that could be found in Youzhou City.
In addition, they gave him a ginseng that was thirty years old. Such ginseng could not be obtained without more than one hundred taels in the medical clinic.
The old man gave him two daggers, which he had obtained on the battlefield. They were very good things.
The old man was so happy that he asked someone to open the warehouse and find a knife for each of Lin Feng and the other six people. A military general's family would not be short of these things.
In the afternoon of that day, the Hao family's own family set up several tables for banquets. The old man was taking medicine and it was inconvenient for him to drink, so Sun Sicheng and Ping An naturally did not drink either.
Wanli and a few others sat at another table. The situation was not good at the moment and no one dared to drink. However, the food at the Hao family had been good these days, especially for today's feast, the table was almost full of dishes.
The banquet is over.
The old man took out two purses and placed one in front of Sun Sicheng and the other in front of Ping An.
"Sicheng, Ping'an, this is a little gift from me. Without you, my Hao family would be broken. Thank you for your hard work these days. I won't say anything else."
Sun Sicheng pushed both purses over and said, "Grandpa, this is not nice. Ping An is your grandson now, so it's only natural that he should work harder. I'm Ping An's master, and we're relatives. We can't accept this money."
The old lady laughed and said, "I told you not to give them to me. They are our own children now. Sicheng, I asked someone to steam some steamed buns and dumplings for you to take with you on your journey tomorrow. You must come and stay for two days before you go back."
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the old housekeeper hurried in.
"Master, there are two young men outside. They say they are Master Ping An's guards. One is called Er Qiang and the other is called Fang Wu. They said they have something urgent to discuss with you."
"Let someone in quickly." The old man was also anxious.
Soon, Erqiang and Fang Wu came and said, "Master, this is a letter from Director Guan. The general was shot by an arrow, and the arrow was poisoned. There is also a group of soldiers coming with us. Director Guan asked us to go to the general now without wasting a moment."
Several people in the room were stunned.
Sun Sicheng said to the two elderly people, "The situation is urgent. Ping An and I will pack up and leave now. Madam Hao will not say hello."
"Sicheng, you are poisoned and cannot move. If you move, the poison will poison you faster. We are still more than a hundred miles away from the front line. We will arrive in the middle of the night. Butler, please prepare some more lanterns and tinderboxes."
The old lady also asked the maids around her to quickly pack the buns and steamed buns.
A quarter of an hour later, Sun Sicheng and Ping An, with their eight men, followed the soldiers who were picking up people at the front line and quickly went out of the city gate.
At this time, dusk had already fallen between heaven and earth.
The carriage was moving very fast. Ping An looked at the medical box at his feet and said, "Master, luckily, I brought several kinds of antidotes in my medical box, and there are also some detoxifying herbs in my medical box."
Sun Sicheng said, "I brought some too, but I don't know what kind of poison the general was poisoned with. The soldiers have been going back and forth for a whole day. We arrived in the late night, which means it's basically been a day and a night. I don't know where the poison has spread to. I'm really worried."
Ming Wanli sighed, "Young Master, Master Ping'an, it's useless to think too much. You should close your eyes and take a rest now. It's better to lie down. I will watch over you. I'm afraid you won't have time to sleep when we get there."
"How can I sleep now? General, please don't be in trouble. The battle in the border town this year is more intense than in previous years. Wanli, my heart is beating so fast."
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