Chapter 320 A glimmer of hope
Li Nuo originally planned to send the old woman home and leave, but he could not resist the old woman's son's kind invitation to stay.
At his invitation, Li Nuo and the other two came to a reception hall.
He had just learned from the Sixth Princess that the old woman's son was the Minister of Revenue of the State of Zhao.
Li Nuo really couldn't imagine that the mother of a third-rank official would secretly leave home alone and faint on the street outside her home...
The middle-aged man no longer insisted on giving Li Nuo money as a reward. He personally offered him a cup of tea and said, "Thank you for saving me, little brother. Since you don't want a reward, let me offer you a cup of tea..."
This time Li Nuo did not refuse. He picked up the teacup and took a sip as a way of accepting his thanks.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Master Zhang, the old lady's health is still not getting better?"
The middle-aged man sighed and shook his head.
Zhao Zhiyi asked, "Should I invite two imperial doctors to come and take a look at the old lady?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I have already asked several imperial doctors to see her, and I have also visited the Medical Saint in Medicine Valley. The imperial doctors are helpless against her illness. The Medical Saint said that my mother's illness is a heart disease, and medicine cannot cure it..."
Zhao Zhiyi asked with some doubt: "Heart disease?"
The middle-aged man explained: "Her health was fine before, but since my father passed away, her health has been getting worse day by day. I have tried all kinds of prescriptions prescribed by the imperial physician, but they are of no use..."
When Li Nuo helped the old woman up, he took her pulse as well.
Her pulse was feeble, but she appeared to be in good health.
At that time, Li Nuo thought that she was suffering from long-term hunger and had planned to leave some money for her. However, after sending her home, he found that her family was well-off, so he naturally ruled out this possibility.
After listening to the middle-aged man's explanation, Li Nuo finally understood the reason.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in reality.
Some couples who have lived together for a lifetime often die soon after one of them passes away.
In modern society, the medical community has a special term for this situation, called the "widowhood effect."
It is generally believed that loneliness is an important reason for this situation. People who live with a partner for a long time have a higher sense of happiness than those who live alone for a long time. Therefore, once they lose their partner, the pain caused will be greater.
Affected by this negative emotion, about 40% of widowed elderly people will die within three years of their partner's death.
The doctors in this world call it a heart disease.
Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine, but the dead cannot be resurrected, and even the most skilled doctors cannot do anything about it.
The reason why Li Nuo was familiar with this matter was because people around him had experienced it.
When I was working in the court, the mother of a colleague would prepare meals at home and bring them to him every day at noon, rain or shine.
Later, a colleague asked him why he didn't order takeout with them, but instead bothered his elderly mother every day.
His colleagues told him that ever since his father passed away, his mother had been depressed, sitting at home every day, and her health was getting worse day by day.
Later, he listened to the doctor and told his mother that he was not used to eating takeout and hoped that his mother could cook and send it to him every day at noon.
Although this may seem to make the old lady more tired, her mother's health is getting better day by day.
For these elderly people who have lost their hope, the most important thing is to give them a new hope rather than taking all kinds of precious medicinal herbs to replenish their bodies.
After finishing a cup of tea, the three of them said goodbye.
The Minister of Revenue personally saw them out.
When he arrived at the gate of Zhang's house, Li Nuo looked at the Minister of Revenue and said, "May I ask Lord Zhang a question?"
The Minister of Revenue said politely, "Little brother, please feel free to speak."
Li Nuo asked, "Can the old lady cook?"
Although the Minister of Revenue didn't know why he asked this question, he nodded and replied, "She can cook some simple meals. My family was poor when I was a child, and my mother raised me with wild vegetables mixed with wheat bran..."
Li Nuo walked up to him and whispered something to him.
Although the same method may not be applicable to different people, it is a human life after all, so there is no harm in giving it a try.
The Minister of Revenue was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Nuo, and asked: "Can this save my mother?"
Li Nuo said: "No matter what, the situation won't get worse, right?"
The Minister of Revenue nodded, a little hope appeared in his eyes, and said: "Little brother, you are right. If this method is really useful, I will definitely bring a generous gift to thank you!"
On the way back to the embassy, Zhao Zhiyi curiously asked Li Nuo: "Does Lord Li still know medical skills?"
Li Nuo said: "I know a little bit."
Zhao Zhiyi praised: "Master Li is truly a rare all-rounder in this world."
Hearing Li Nuo being praised, Song Yiren slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
Not only can he play the piano and paint, he can also ride a horse and shoot arrows, solve cases, and know medical skills. He is even a top thief...
The husband she chose is certainly a great one.
Zhao Zhiyi didn't know what Song Yiren was thinking, and at this moment some hope emerged in his heart.
Everyone in the court knows that Mr. Zhang is filial.
If I could cure his mother, not only would I make him owe me a favor, but at least I could get closer to him.
The position of the Minister of Revenue in the court cannot be underestimated.
These important officials in the court were selected by the national master at the cost of his own life from among a group of officials. The basis of the national master's calculations was the national destiny of Zhao.
The attitudes of these officials play a crucial role in the succession to the throne.
At this time, the Ministry of Revenue’s Mansion.
The middle-aged man walked back to the mansion, looked back again, and murmured: "Could the person the national teacher was talking about be him..."
Because of his mother's illness, he visited famous doctors everywhere, but even the fifth level medical saint was unable to do anything about it.
With his last hope, he asked the imperial teacher to tell his mother's fortune.
The imperial teacher told him that his mother still had a chance of survival.
But the Imperial Master did not tell him what he should do, only telling him not to force it, to let it go and when the time is right, he would meet someone who could save his mother...
He didn't know whether this young brother was the noble person that the national teacher mentioned.
But what he said was absolutely right. No matter what, things can't get worse...
After thinking for a long time, he walked into a quiet courtyard in the mansion.
When he entered the room, the old woman leaning against the bed looked at him and said, "I wanted to go out for some fresh air on my own. Don't blame them. They don't know..."
The middle-aged man nodded and walked to the bed and sat down.
The old woman looked at him kindly and said, "Everyone is born, grows old, gets sick and dies. There is no need to force it. If you die sooner, you can go down to see your father sooner."
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Mom, I want to eat the wild vegetable rice you made."
Hearing his words, a faint light suddenly appeared in the old woman's originally dim eyes, and her body seemed to have regained some strength. She forced herself to get out of bed and said with a smile: "My son wants to eat. Mother will make it for you. I haven't cooked for many years, so I don't know if my hands are rusty. However, the city is not like our village. It's not easy to find wild vegetables..."
She walked outside and said to the two maids, "Xing'er and Tao'er, take the bamboo baskets with you. Let's go outside the city to dig wild vegetables."
The imperial physician had repeatedly reminded the old lady to rest at home. How could the two maids dare to make such a decision?
They looked at the Minister of Revenue who came out of the room. He nodded slightly and said, "You can go with the old lady."
He didn't know how long it had been since he saw his mother smile since his father passed away.
Two hours later, he was eating the bitter wild vegetable rice. The old woman looked at him with a smile and asked, "How does it taste?"
The Minister of Revenue said, "It tastes the same as before. I don't know why, but I used to hate eating wild vegetable rice, but now I just want to have this..."
The old woman said, "If you want to eat it, I will make it for you in a few days."
The Minister of Revenue nodded and said, "I've eaten too much of the government office's food and it always tastes bland. My mother's cooking is still the most delicious. Why don't I go home to eat later..."
The old woman smiled and said, "It's too troublesome for you to come back for dinner. Before you go to the government office, tell me what you want to eat. I'll prepare it and send it to you..."
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embassy.
Li Nuo and Zhao Zhiyi had just gone out and were about to get on the carriage to Wansong Academy when another carriage stopped in front of the embassy and a figure jumped out of the carriage.
When the Minister of Revenue saw Li Nuo, he took two steps at a time and walked over quickly. Then he knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said with gratitude: "Brother Li, please accept Zhang's greetings!"
(End of this chapter)
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