"Hey, what's going on up ahead, big brother?" Li Xi looked at the crowded people ahead; the road was blocked, and they couldn't get through.
"I heard an old lady fainted up ahead," the man next to him replied.
"Thank you, big brother. Tian Tian, go see what's going on?" Li Xi gestured for Tian Tian to go ahead.
"Young master, there's an old lady who's fainted up ahead. She's dressed in rags, and nobody's paying attention to her." Sweetie returned in no time; no one could squeeze past her.
"Oh? Is that so?" Li Xi leaped over the crowd and arrived in front of the old man.
It turns out that even people in ancient times were afraid of being extorted, and whether or not to help an elderly person could become a topic of discussion.
"Does she really look dizzy?" asked Passerby A.
"I don't know, she just collapsed suddenly. Look at her clothes, they're all tattered, she must have fled from somewhere," replied Passerby B.
"This old lady has been here for most of the day, just walking around. She looks like she's mentally challenged," said Passerby C as he backed away.
Li Xi was in a hurry to get home for dinner; she didn't know how long she would have to wait if she kept waiting like this. She cherished every meal she ate in her new house.
Ignoring everyone else's advice, she picked up the elderly woman and immediately scrambled to the sides.
"Sweetie, call a carriage over."
"Sister, what are you going to do about this old man?" Li Yi asked her.
"Take it back and let Lan'er take a look." Li Xi wasn't afraid of being extorted; as long as she was cured, that was enough. With her godfather there, it wasn't a problem.
Fortunately, there was a market nearby, and many people rented horse-drawn carriages. At first, the coachman didn't want to take the job because he saw that the man was dressed in rags, but the customer was offering a lot of money—ten taels of silver. He hadn't earned that much in two months.
I rushed back to the new house before sunset—no, it should be called Tingfeng Courtyard now.
They returned around the same time, each with their own things to do.
"Lan'er, come quickly and take a look at this old lady." Li Xi carried her to the side room.
"Coming right away." Meng Zhelan picked up her medicine kit and left.
Shortly after, Meng Zhelan released the old woman's left hand.
"She suffered a head injury, the wound has already scabbed over, and she is quite weak. Guyu, go and fetch a bowl of warm water, and then cook a pot of soft porridge." She hasn't eaten for a long time, so a light diet is advisable.
Meng Zhelan took out a pill and dissolved it in warm water.
After the medicine was given to the old woman, she slowly woke up shortly afterward.
Seeing the unfamiliar room and the unfamiliar people in front of me made me a little scared.
"Don't be afraid, old lady. You fainted on the street, so I brought you home. This is a doctor. What's wrong with you? You probably haven't eaten in a long time, right?" Li Xi comforted her.
The old woman nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
"Grandpa, do you remember where you live? Who else lives in your family?" Meng Zhelan asked.
"I...I don't remember anything, I don't remember anything at all." The old woman looked pained.
"It's alright, you can rest here." Li Xi helped the old woman up and placed a pillow behind her back.
After a stick of incense had burned for a while, Gu Yu brought in a plate of cooled porridge.
"Grandma, do you have the strength to get up and eat by yourself?" Meng Zhelan asked them to arrange for someone to prepare water for the old man to wash up.
"I can do it myself," the old man said, reaching out to help her up.
Li Xi and Meng Zhelan didn't quite understand what the old woman meant at first, but then Gu Yu stepped forward and helped her to sit down at the table.
It turns out this was a gesture to signal someone to help her up; she must be an elderly lady from a wealthy family.
Li Xi asked Tian Tian to go to various government offices tomorrow to inquire which family's old lady had gone missing.
Today, Ling'er cooked herself, making all her signature dishes.
Last night, Chairman Wang gave Xi'er 50,000 taels of silver. The three of them each received 10,000 taels, and the remaining 20,000 taels were kept as start-up capital, which is what Xi'er said.
Ling'er was overjoyed when she thought of all this, so she went out early in the morning to buy all sorts of ingredients and prepare a sumptuous dinner.
I was in a great mood all day, and I was even thinking about whether I should start a business.
Li Xi followed the aroma to the dining hall, where Song Yuan and Imperial Physician Meng were also present. "Brother Song, why don't you stay here? You can go out on business every day and come back to a delicious meal. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Song Yuan laughed heartily, "You're right, then I'll shamelessly freeload here."
Meng Zhong was four or five years older than Song Yuan, but the two always had endless things to talk about.
Meng Zhelan also arrived, and Ling'er brought in the last dish of sauerkraut fish.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
Li Xi told them about naming the house, and they all said it was a good name and that they would have the plaque made the next day.
With the help of her maid, the old woman washed and cleaned herself, then changed into new clothes. Her hair, which had some silver strands, was styled into an elegant bun.
She stood in front of the mirror, tilting her head slightly, admiring her new look.
Although she is quite old, her eyes are still bright and her face is very well-maintained, still showing the charm she had in her youth.
Suddenly, her expression turned serious. She thought of herself when she was young, when she was a beautiful woman with a head of beautiful, black hair.
"Kexin, Kexin..." the old woman murmured to herself.
"Grandma, is your name Kexin?" Meng Zhelan overheard her speaking from the side.
The old woman nodded slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes. "I am Kexin, but who am I?" Meng Zhelan was taken aback, not expecting the old woman to ask such a question.
Looking at the old woman's aged and haggard face, she couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy.
"Grandpa, you may have lost your memory for some reason, but you must have had your own story and life. We will do our best to help you regain your memory and return to your family."
Hearing these words, a tear welled up in the old woman's eye. She suddenly grabbed Meng Zhelan's hand and said excitedly, "I remember now! I once had a daughter named Xiaolian. Where is she now? I want to see her!"
Touched by the old woman's emotions, Meng Zhelan felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She comforted the old woman, "Don't worry, ma'am, we will help you find your daughter. Try to remember where you are from."
Upon hearing these words, the old woman fell into deep thought, a look of pain on her face.
Seeing this, Meng Zhelan advised, "Don't think about it anymore, old man. Just rest here." She was afraid that the old man would be agitated and lose his composure.
Meeting is fate. If they couldn't find her family, it wouldn't have been difficult for them to support her. Now they have achieved financial freedom.
The elderly woman was in poor spirits and went to bed early. Meng Zhelan examined her carefully and found a blood clot compressing her brain. This was likely the main cause of her amnesia.
Meng Zhelan wrote a new prescription and plans to go to Ren'an Hall tomorrow.
"My lord, we haven't found the old lady. Our men intercepted her guards on the way, but she managed to escape."
"You bunch of useless trash, how many times have you let people go now?" the man in black robes roared in fury.
If it weren't for the fact that he was being relentlessly pursued by another faction, he wouldn't want to keep these good-for-nothings alive for even a second longer.
"Send men to search, turn the entire capital upside down!"
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