More than a quarter of an hour later, the two men finished and left. Zhao Wucai got up and walked out from behind the big rock.
Seeing the woman's back, Zhao Wu was so angry that he spat fiercely. She was Wen Zhuofeng's eldest daughter, Xiangdong.
Wen Zhuofeng and Zhao Wu both knew that Xiangdong was from the second house, but they didn't expect that she had such a relationship with Wen Zhuolin.
Zhao Wu waited for nearly two quarters of an hour before running towards the remote courtyard.
He walked outside the courtyard wall, pulled out a small bamboo tube from his bosom, and lit one end with a flint. This was a smoke trap. When he went to the Western Xia Kingdom, he took a lot of "equipment", including smoke traps and drugs.
He jumped over the wall and saw that all the rooms were dark. He went straight to a window in the west wing, poked a small hole with his finger, inserted a part of the bamboo tube in, and blew twice at the other end.
Wen Zhaofeng knew that the two maids and two old women around him were sent by those two men, and he never let them keep watch in the upper room at night. Those people also wanted to stay away from him, so they all stayed in this room when they kept watch.
Zhao Wu waited for half a minute, and when he felt that the person inside was sleeping even more soundly, he walked to Wen Zhuofeng's window and knocked gently twice.
Wen Zhuofeng coughed, and Zhao Wu imitated a cat's meow again.
Wen Zhuofeng was overjoyed and quickly sat up from the bed. Without even bothering to put on his coat, he groped his way to the wheelchair beside the bed and turned the wooden wheels to the door. He left the bedroom and went to the living room and opened the door.
Zhao Wu walked in and closed the door, then pushed the wheelchair to the bedroom and whispered that Xu Lanyin had sold the blackroot grass to Baicaotang and their boss had agreed to treat Wen Zhuofeng.
Wen Zhuofeng's hand tightly grasped Zhao Wu's hand, his body shaking with excitement, and he said in a trembling voice, "Is it true?"
Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Of course it's true. Doctor Huang asked you to go to Baicaotang in five days. However, you need to set the broken bones, which may be painful." He also talked about some sequelae that would appear after the cure.
For a disabled person who has been in a wheelchair for a long time, what does a little limp mean? What's more, it may not be a limp. As for the pain, it is even less worth mentioning.
Even though the room was dark, Zhao Wu could see tears in his elder brother's eyes.
Wen Zhuofeng said, "As long as I can stand up again, I can endure it even if it means going through hell. And as for that Miss Xu, her kindness is so great that we brothers must remember her for the rest of our lives. Tomorrow, you will thank her on my behalf, and when I see her another day, I will thank her again."
Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Of course. When big brother is better, I will bring her to see you. I am not bragging, but in terms of appearance, intelligence, and character, no girl can compare to my sister. The so-called four beauties in the capital are far behind... I am not exaggerating at all, it is true."
This is what Zhao Wu says every time he comes.
Wen Zhuofeng smiled and said, "Of course I believe what my brother says. Miss Xu has another virtue you forgot to mention: her unwavering loyalty and generosity. You met her by chance, and she not only saved your life, but also used the precious Ruyu Regenerating Cream on you. Fifty thousand taels of silver would be something many wealthy families would fight over, yet she used it on me, your brother, whom she hadn't even met."
Zhao Wu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, feeling overjoyed.
The two discussed how to go out to see a doctor. Zhao Wucai told them about what he had seen on the way here. "Wen Zhuolin went after Xiangdong just because she is your eldest daughter. He wants to humiliate you. Humph, when this storm is over, I will find a chance to cripple Wen Zhuolin. This is the interest they owe us."
Wen Zhuofeng was also disgusted and cursed, "Bitch."
He was too embarrassed to say that Wen Yan and Liu had hinted several times that they wanted to make Xiangdong his concubine, but he had always refused. Xiangdong had also climbed into his bed, but he had scolded her away.
Wen Zhuolin must have thought that Xiangdong would one day be his, so he approached her...
The next morning, Zhang Qi brought in the meal from the front yard and said with a smile, "Master Zhao is back and is eating in the front yard."
After Xu Lanyin finished her meal, Zhangqi took the bowls to the front yard, and Zhao Wu came in.
"Did you go to see your elder brother at night?" Xu Lanyin asked.
"Well, my elder brother believed that there really was an Immortal Bone Pill in this world and that his illness could really be cured after he heard that Baicaotang agreed to help him cure his illness in five days. He also asked me to thank you on his behalf..." As he said this, he really bowed to Xu Lanyin.
Xu Lanyin dodged it with a smile.
Zhao Wu looked up and saw Xu Lanyin's beautiful face, her eyes full of warmth, and her tall, graceful figure. He suddenly thought of the scene yesterday and blushed. Feeling shameless, he raised his hand and slapped himself in the face. He hit himself hard enough that his face turned red.
Xu Lan didn't know what he meant and was about to ask when Zhao Wu pretended to be choked by saliva and started coughing violently, his face getting redder and redder.
Xu Lanyin really thought he was choking and came over to pat his back, but he quickly dodged to the side. He cursed himself in his heart. How could he associate such a beautiful woman who had done him so much good with that shameful scene with her? It was so wrong, so cruel, so heartless, bah bah bah bah bah bah...
He didn't know how many times he spat at himself before he calmed down. He stood by the window, a few steps away from Xu Lanyin who was sitting at the table, not daring to look her in the eye.
He looked out the window and said, "Sister, I'm going to get the deed for the house today, and I also have to go to the Zhou Mansion. You guys clean the house, buy some daily necessities, and then you can move in. Later, hire two servants to look after the house."
Without waiting for Xu Lanyin to say anything, he hurried out the door, fearing that Xu Lanyin would see through his thoughts. If she saw through it, it wouldn't be as simple as just pulling her ears; she would probably ignore him for several days...
Xu Lanyin wanted to ask him why he went to Zhou's house, but he had disappeared.
She shook her head and laughed, wondering if the child was abnormally happy. She also understood that anyone would be extremely excited when their big brother, whom she had been worried about for so long, was finally getting back on his feet.
She didn't ask Zhangqi to go with her to the new house. There were so many gold bars here, someone had to guard them. She didn't say it explicitly, just asked Zhangqi to guard the west wing.
This time, Zhao Wu rode a horse instead of a car. He Dong and He Xi drove the car outside. When they reached the fork in the road, Zhao Wu went straight to do his business.
The house was on Dongping Street, near the South City Gate. The houses in this area all had three courtyards, blue brick walls, and bluestone paving. While not as opulent as the wealthy, it was a gathering place for the middle class, quiet and tidy. Land in the capital was incredibly expensive, and a house like this, in a relatively remote location, cost nearly a thousand taels.
The house was relatively new, with many flowers and trees planted inside, but Xu Lanyin still didn't want to just tidy it up and move in. She didn't have to redecorate it, but she had to clean the house from top to bottom, and the window paper and screens in the rooms she was going to live in also had to be replaced.
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