Chapter 198: A surprise attack
Xia Daohua thought for a moment, then quietly took a few steps back, then stepped heavier, and shouted loudly: "Don't block the way, don't block the way, don't block the way, I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming." She walked to the old couple's door and kicked it with one foot:
"Grandpa, grandma, please open the door for me!"
Xia Yougui covered his head and walked over to open the door, grinning and forcing a smile:
"Daihua, why are you here?"
He asked the question even though he already knew the answer. Seeing the large bowl in Xia Daohua's hand, what else could he not understand?
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "Second uncle is here too! My mother asked me to bring a bowl of stewed tofu to my grandmother, and I was afraid of falling, so I walked very slowly."
"Second brother, stop standing at the door and let Daohua in."
Xia Yougui did not say anything after hearing this, and stepped aside. Xia Daohua held the bowl, still muttering: "Don't touch me, don't touch me, don't touch me", and walked all the way to the old couple, ignoring the broken porcelain pieces on the ground with a calm face, and placed the large bowl in her hand on the small kang table in front of the old couple:
"Grandpa, grandma, this is the pickled mustard greens stewed with tofu that my mother made. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Both Old Master Xia and Mrs. Zhou had smiles on their faces, but it was obvious that they were not sincere - they had just had an argument with Xia Yougui and were furious, so it was already very difficult for them to force out a forced smile.
Xia Daohua said cheerfully, "Take your time to eat. You don't have to empty this bowl. I'll come get it tonight or tomorrow."
Zhou forced herself to keep a smile on her face and said to Xia Daohua, "Good kid, go and play."
Xia Daohua nodded, turned around and walked away with an obedient look on her face.
After arriving home, Xia Daohua told Xia Youtian and Jiang what she had seen and heard, and then said, "Dad, if grandma asks you to go find your aunt, you must not go!"
Xia Youtian said:
"Don't worry. Dad's not stupid.
There's chaos and war everywhere. Dad won't go anywhere and will just stay with your mom.
Your eldest aunt is a very smart person, she will probably be fine. Your grandma is just too concerned.
But your second uncle is going too far!
Why can't you just talk it out? Why are you yelling at an old man?"
Xia Youtian became more and more excited as he spoke, and could not help but launch into a long speech.
Xia Daohua listened to Xia Youtian's earnest teachings on the subject of "filial piety" and her head kept nodding like a chick pecking at rice, looking like she was about to fall asleep.
Jiang smiled and pushed Xia Youtian:
"The child is still young! She won't understand if you tell her so much at once."
Xia Youtian stopped talking, thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it's too early to say these things now. Let's wait until she's older."
Jiang sent Xia Daohua out to play, and Xia Daohua left happily.
Xia Youtian said to Jiang: "If there is no news from the eldest sister, I will have to go and check. But don't tell the children that I went to see the eldest sister."
Jiang's face changed, and tears could not help but well up in her eyes. But she was used to being docile, and although she was unwilling in her heart, she would not stop Xia Youtian's decision.
Jiang tried hard to hold back her tears and earnestly warned Xia Youtian, "You better be careful. The children and I are waiting for you at home!"
Before she finished speaking, Jiang couldn't hold back anymore, turned around, and quietly shed tears.
Not long after Xia Daohua went out, she found a silver firework rising high in the northeast corner of the village.
Xia Daohua hurried over to check what was going on and discovered that the person who lit the firework was Gu Mingzhen, the middle-aged man who was with Li Gan.
Gu Mingzhen was not surprised to see Xia Daohua. He smiled coolly and explained to Xia Daohua calmly:
"Send a message to my companions. If they are all safe, they will gradually gather here."
Xia Daohua nodded.
She didn't mind these people coming to the village. Li Gan's people should all be from the court.
If you can make friends with these people, there will naturally be many benefits.
Even if you cannot make friends with them, as long as you don't offend them and just give them a normal reception, you can still make a lot of money.
The villagers have basically no other ways to earn money except farming and some basic crafts and odd jobs. It is not a bad idea to develop farmhouses!
That night, many lost brocade cavalrymen and guards ran to Beiguan Village one after another.
They also brought good news from the front.
It is said that in Jumen County, Xiao Silu and Wu Qingtao faced off, and the two barely fought to a draw. General Wu pretended to be defeated, then killed Xiao Silu in a surprise attack, surrounded Xiao Silu's troops, and beheaded Xiao Silu's deputy general on the spot.
Although Xiao Silu finally broke through successfully, this battle was still a very inspiring victory.
The other two nobles who were separated from Li Gan and Gu Mingzhen also arrived safely two days later.
It was just that the younger one among them suffered a minor injury on his arm.
Although he had seen a doctor, applied medicine, and bandaged his wound, he still had a slight fever. After meeting up with Li Gan and the others, they were overjoyed to learn that Doctor Wang was also here.
Doctor Wang examined the child and prescribed medicine. Xia Daohua, with a nervous heart, contributed powdered anti-inflammatory medicine and Yunnan Baiyao, and told Doctor Wang about the usage and contraindications.
After hearing this, Doctor Wang's slender eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he looked Xia Daohua up and down carefully several times.
Xia Daohua endured the tingling feeling on her scalp and told Doctor Wang that she bought the medicine from a quack doctor. There was only the finished product and instructions for use, but no prescription.
Doctor Wang nodded with a smile.
But he didn't believe a word of it.
Ever since Xia Daohua often went to Pujitang to sell medicinal materials that had undergone preliminary processing, Doctor Wang began to pay attention to Xia Daohua.
Not to mention that the kid was saved by himself, so I have some impression of him.
Just based on her skills in preparing medicinal materials, I can't forget such a person!
Doctor Wang privately believed that Xia Daohua had probably come up with the prescription himself, and then secretly made the powder himself, and was just using the title of traveling doctor.
But he would not point it out. Just try it yourself and know the general medicinal properties.
As for whether it will be used by the noble person, we will have to wait and see.
Considering the problem of reducing fever, Xia Daohua secretly gave the child a children's antipyretic medicine that tasted like honey water. She only gave him a small spoonful and did not dare to give him more.
The child's fever soon subsided.
Doctor Wang felt the child's pulse and then quietly called Xia Daohua over: "What did you give him to drink?"
Xia Daohua was a little nervous: "Lily honey water, boiled thickly. What's wrong?"
Doctor Wang smiled and said, "It's okay, don't be afraid. But when I looked at his pulse, it seemed that something was wrong. Normally, it would take at least a day and a night for my medicine to take effect. But in less than half a day, the fever has subsided..."
(End of this chapter)
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