675 started early
New Year's Eve.
Chang Chunfeng took Chang Yan to worship their ancestors. He kowtowed with tears in his eyes, unable to control himself. He silently prayed in his heart that he asked his ancestors to bless his eldest son to return safely and smoothly.
He knew how serious the epidemic in Yuhang was this time, including the fact that the eldest son and Ping An had been infected, but he kept it a secret from his family.
Fortunately, they are about to return, but it is not easy to travel for a month and a half in such cold weather, especially for people who have just recovered from an illness.
Chang Yan saw his father crying out of the corner of his eye and knew that he was worried about his elder brother. He was the same and had cried several times with Pingxuan.
But is there any solution?
Ping'an Marquis Mansion.
Wan Changsheng also brought Pingxuan and Muyang to worship their ancestors. The food for the worship was prepared by Mei Niang herself, and the wine was brewed by Ping'an when she was at home.
"Pingxuan, join dad in praying to the ancestors to bless your elder brother and his family to return safely, and to bless your elder sister-in-law to give birth to the baby smoothly. Muyang, be good, kowtow to the ancestors too."
The father and son kowtowed, and Mu Yang followed suit. If his father came home any later, he would probably not even remember what his father looked like.
Wan Changsheng led his grandson out. He also had to take Pingxuan and Muyang to worship his uncle's ancestors.
His daughter-in-law Awu is filial and sensible, and is always smiling, but she has lost a lot of weight and her belly looks particularly big. There is still half a month before the due date, and Wan Changsheng is worried.
My wife is the same. She feels sad every now and then, and sometimes wakes up in tears at night.
These days were the saddest time for him in these years. At the age of 41, his hair had turned a lot greyer.
"Dad, my eldest brother will be home in half a month. Why are you still so worried? My eldest brother is the most capable person."
"Pingxuan, you are eight and a half years old already. You understand many things without me telling you. We are still cold even at home with a heated kang, but your elder brother, who just recovered from a serious illness, has to travel in such cold weather for a month and a half, and he may even have to sleep in a tent. I feel uneasy just thinking about it.
You have such good conditions now, all because of your elder brother's hard work. You must study harder in the future. You don't need to be very good at medicine and martial arts, but at least you can protect yourself, understand?"
"Dad, I understand."
Mu Yang said, "Grandfather, my master praised me for my great academic performance. I hope I can become a top scholar like my father in the future."
Wan Changsheng finally smiled: "Mu Yang is the best, Grandpa will hug you."
At this time in the Sun family, in the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, Sun Yinan and Sun Siyuan were serving the old grandfather medicine. A few days ago, the old grandfather finally couldn't bear it and fell ill.
The old man, who was in his early eighties, had been worried for two or three months and couldn't sleep well. Once he caught a cold, he immediately felt hot as if he was on fire, which scared everyone in the Sun family.
"Dad, Siyuan's mother brought her two daughters-in-law to pray for you early in the morning. Please rinse your mouth and have a good sleep. Otherwise, Sicheng will be very anxious when he comes back safely."
The old master sighed, "How painful it is to travel in this weather? Actually, the emperor didn't tell us that he had received a letter. The letter must have mentioned that Sicheng or Ping'an was sick. This time, the letter only mentioned the date of returning home. He didn't show the letter to the old man at all. It must have mentioned that they were sick."
Sun Yinan helped his old father lie down and said, "Don't worry, Sicheng is the most stable, Ping'an is capable, and there are Jinping and Wanli. Don't forget General Hao.
But I think Sicheng and the others would go first if possible, as it would be too troublesome with too many people."
Early the next morning, Sun Sicheng and his group set off. There were nearly forty people in total.
More than a hundred doctors thought it would be better to go together instead of dividing into two teams. There were always more than a dozen rooms in an inn. With these rooms, everyone could squeeze in. It was much more comfortable than living in a tent in the open air.
Besides, it is always safer when there are more people on the road. If we encounter disaster victims, we don’t know kung fu like Ping’an and his friends.
They followed closely behind, but soon they were separated from Ping An and the others.
In the cold wind, everyone is eager to go home, and it would be good to go home one day earlier.
On the third day, which was the third day of the New Year, heavy snow came. It was a really heavy snow, and the snowflakes were as big as goose feathers.
This made everyone's heart sink.
"Uncle Zhu, my suggestion is to walk as much as possible while there is no snow on the road. However, if we do this, we may not be able to stay in the inn in the county town."
Zhu Yuanzheng smiled and said, "Any inn in town or on the roadside is fine. Seven or eight people can squeeze together. It's much better than sleeping outdoors. Thank you for your hard work, General. I feel much better these days.
Sicheng, are you worried that you won't be able to catch up with Awu's birth? Don't worry, even if the snow delays us for a day or two, we can still catch up later.
Besides, your father and brother are both at home, and your female doctor is considered one of the best in the capital."
When his daughter gave birth in another place, if there had been a skilled female doctor by her side, she would not have suffered a difficult delivery and would never have had her own son in this life.
A biological child cannot be compared with a child born to a concubine.
Before dusk, they stayed in an inn in a small roadside town and stayed there for three days.
Three days later, the sun did come out, but there was half a foot of snow on the road, so it was possible to go there, but not fast.
Even so.
Sun Sicheng still set off with his men.
This shows that Ping An had good vision. Master Hu had traveled all over the country for fifteen years and had experienced all kinds of weather. He was also good at treating mules and horses. Some mules and horses would definitely feel uncomfortable after traveling all the time. In this regard, even Sun Sicheng and Ping An were not as useful as Hu Songyun's experience.
Because of the sun, the snow melted quickly. Sun Sicheng asked for everyone's opinions. In the next few days, he and Ping An would speed up, rest earlier and stay up later. Those who didn't want to go this way would split up into two groups. After all, they were not far from the capital, only about ten days' journey.
Zhang Jinping was unwilling at first.
With Sicheng and Ping'an, he can completely relax himself and act like a fool. He doesn't have to worry about anything and his safety is guaranteed. At most, he can just sleep a little longer in the carriage during the day. It doesn't matter where you sleep.
Besides, he missed home.
Bai Jiaxuan naturally thought so too.
Zhu Yuanzheng looked at his doctors and said, "Sicheng, let's go together. We are willing to walk more distance in a day. Everyone misses home. The most we can do is to rest our minds in the car.
It's just that you and Ping An have been troubled along the way, and we don't care about anything, we can just enjoy the good life behind us."
The ten imperial doctors nodded repeatedly.
After they separated, the master and his disciple took care of all their food and lodging, and didn't let them take even a pound of silver.
Of course they would like to go faster. It is normal for Beijing to snow in February and March, and they don't want to be stuck on the way.
Since they had reached a consensus, they decided to get on with their journey. However, this time, they would walk for almost an extra hour every day and only take a short half-hour break at noon.
Master Hu took better care of the mules and horses.
…
The morning of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the day before the Lantern Festival.
Awu started.
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