Chapter 125 The Record of Extraordinary People
Li's father, Li's second brother, and Li's third mother naturally returned home happily together. On the way back, Li's third mother remembered what she had said to Lu Zhu'er that morning, so she quickly went to the street and bought five sugar figurines, one of which was shaped like a tiger, which she bought especially for Lu Zhu'er.
As a mother, I promised Dewdrop that this was something I absolutely had to do.
By the time I got home, the sun had already set.
Li San Niang handed the tiger-shaped sugar figurine to Lu Zhu'er, who was following beside Li Da Sao. The way Lu Zhu'er happily licked the sugar figurine with her eyes crinkled with joy was just too adorable.
"So, our Third Sister is a doctor now, right?" Sister-in-law Li asked, taking the remaining four sugar figurines from Third Sister's hand.
"Oh my, that young lady is a female doctor in Chang'an!" said Li Ersao, who was helping Li Dasao organize the medicinal herbs.
"Congratulations, Third Sister! This is a joyous occasion!" Shen Qiu Niang, who was staying at the Li family's residence tonight because she would be getting married tomorrow, offered her congratulations with great tact.
"Of course! Third Sister is the first! Third Sister has brought great honor to our Li family!" Second Brother Li stepped forward and helped Second Sister Li put away the herbs that were drying in the yard. He then turned to his father and said, "Father, this time we must hold a grand celebration! This is a great event that will bring honor to our ancestors!"
The group happily shared their joy at having a female doctor in the family. The four little ones also finished school and received food from their aunt, Li San Niang.
When the new year came, Li Dalang was already of marriageable age. He was at a loss, holding the tiger-shaped sugar figurine that his aunt had specially brought him.
"Big brother, why aren't you eating? I bought this specially according to your zodiac signs. I saw that the old man's utensils are very clean. Come on, eat."
When Li Dalang, who would turn fifteen the following year and was old enough to be a prospective bride, heard this, he glanced at Li Erlang, who was only three years younger than him and neither too old nor too young, happily licking a sugar figurine. He felt no more guilty and started licking one too.
"Hey, sister-in-law, where's Mother?"
"You just left this morning, and Mother was asked to go outside the city to deliver a baby. It's quite a distance, even farther than Shili Slope. She should be back in a while."
When Li's mother returned home, the whole family sat down together for a lively meal, and it was already dusk.
The sound of loud banging on the front gate echoed into the main courtyard. As Li Dalang approached with his lantern, he heard an anxious cry from outside: "Dr. Li, Dr. Li, please save my youngest daughter!"
Li Dalang quickly removed the door panel and saw a dark-skinned man standing outside. The man was holding a little girl with her hair tied in a topknot, and an elderly man was standing beside him.
Upon seeing Li Dalang open the door, the elderly man quickly explained his purpose: "Young man, I am a donkey cart driver in the city. I have driven Li San Niangzi twice. This is Song Dalang, who lives in the same alley as us. His young wife has a high fever, and we have come here specifically to seek medical help."
Li Dalang ushered them inside, leading them to the rooms in the clinic that were usually reserved for patients and their families who lived far from home or were too ill to move and thus stayed overnight.
Because it was a little girl who was just over ten years old, Li's father and second brother did not come forward. Li's third sister came forward to examine her and asked the dark-skinned man a few questions. She then diagnosed it as a cold.
However, the young girl was very young and looked like she had been malnourished for a long time, which caused her to fall into a coma due to fever.
Li San Niang prescribed a medicine, personally brewed the decoction, and fed it to the young woman. Seeing that her temperature had dropped, she said to the dark-skinned man, "Alright, the temperature has come down. Drink the medicine for another three days and rest for a few more days, and you'll be fine. Curfew is approaching, so you can stay tonight."
"Thank you so much, my lady."
The old man driving the cart said he had to go back, since the Li family had nowhere to park his donkey cart. So the two agreed that the old man would come to visit them again the next morning, and then he hurriedly left.
After giving a few more instructions and telling the dark-skinned man where to fetch water, Li San Niang yawned and left.
Today was truly exhausting. I'm not physically tired, but the mental fatigue makes me want to sleep for three days and three nights straight.
Mother Li could tell that Third Sister Li was still sleepy. "Alright, everyone can leave now. We'll do some preparations tomorrow morning, and then we'll have a wedding celebration at dusk."
Li San Niang got up and wanted to lead Lu Zhu'er to her own courtyard, but Li Da Sao, Li Er Sao, and Shen Qiu Niang stayed behind to discuss with Li's mother the details of Shen Qiu Niang's marriage from the Li family the next day.
Dewdrop was already fast asleep. After Li San Niang kissed Dewdrop's forehead, she lay down excitedly and entered her consciousness space.
Actually, Li San Niang had already heard the voice in her head saying "Mission Four Successful" on her way to check the assessment results this afternoon.
However, at the time, Li San Niang was out in the open, and the fact that she possessed the mission system was a secret. Although she knew it herself, she still had to pretend to be happy and listen to Li Er Xiong tell her the news that she had passed the assessment.
Li San Niang opened her backpack in the system and saw a book-shaped icon in the fourth small compartment, but she didn't dare to take it out to look at it.
Although Lu Zhu'er was fast asleep, Li San Niang was afraid of waking her up if she lit the lamp again, so she decided to wait until she was alone before trying to wake her up.
However, Task 5 did appear, which read, "Save 100 people and you can make a wish once."
Li San Niang thought to herself, "This mission is interesting! This is the kind of cheat code a time traveler should have!"
Li San Niang fell asleep while dreaming of saving a hundred people and making her wish come true.
Late at night, Daming Palace, Xuande Hall.
Daming Palace was located in one of the coolest and driest parts of the entire royal palace complex.
Xuande Hall was the palace where Emperor Wu lived after he ascended the throne. At this moment, in the center of the hall, Emperor Wu, wearing a cloak and reading memorials, looked like a kind and gentle woman with no threat. No one could tell that she was the ruler of the Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Wu, who had been in this world for at least ten years, put down his memorial, rubbed his temples, and thought to himself, "Even after ten years, I still don't like or get used to this body."
"Everyone, Commander Xue requests an audience." After giving Emperor Wu a fresh cup of warm tea, Wang Da Dang bowed and reported softly to the emperor.
"Announce."
As the head of Emperor Wu's personal guards, Xue Yao was Emperor Wu's eyes and ears in Chang'an and even the entire court, or more accurately, his henchman. He was truly a heartless man.
Having received permission, Xue Yao respectfully knelt on one knee under the table in front of Emperor Wu, performing the fist-and-palm salute a warrior would give to the emperor, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"
Seeing Emperor Wu wave his hand, Xue Yao stood up on his own.
"Your Majesty, the recent compilation of the Records of Extraordinary People has been completed. Please review it."
Wang Da Dang stepped forward and took the memorial handed to him by Xue Yao with both hands. After confirming that there was nothing amiss, he respectfully placed it on the desk in front of Emperor Wu.
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