Chapter 963: I ran into an old acquaintance!
Old Ten dismantled the broken-legged offering table in the dilapidated temple, lit two fires, and finally allowed the four of them to warm themselves by the fire, take off their wet clothes, and change into dry ones.
Old Shi even braved the rain to go out and cut a few tree branches, peeled off the bark with a knife, and skewered the dried biscuits that Sister-in-law Li had prepared for them at home onto the branches and roasted them over the fire.
The pancakes, which were made with oil and salt, released an irresistible aroma when baked over a fire.
Lao Shi handed the first baked pancake to Li San Niang. Li San Niang thanked him, took it, and shared the pancake with Qiu Xiang.
"When we reach the post station next time, let's buy some dried meat to take with us. If we miss the post station again along the way, just eating flatbread won't be enough."
"Buy it! Buy more!"
We need to buy another bag of beans; our horses need to eat too, don't they?
"What my senior brother is thinking is that we also need to buy horses. If we have any candy, we should buy some more. These horses have suffered a lot following us."
The group chatted and ate, enjoying the warmth of the fire on this stormy night.
Just as Li San Niang was getting drowsy and about to fall asleep wrapped in her cloak, voices suddenly came from the entrance of the dilapidated temple.
The eleventh brother picked up the knife beside him and said to Li Sanniang and the other two who had opened their eyes, "Qiuxiang, stay here and guard the place. I'll go check it out."
Qiu Xiang nodded, and Lao Shi took the knife and headed for the door.
When they arrived at the door, the first person to spot Lao Shi was the family's housekeeper.
After some negotiation, Lao Shi went back and told Li San Niang about the situation.
It turned out that this was a merchant family who were having bad luck and were rushing from Shazhou to Liangzhou, but they encountered a night rain that made it difficult to travel. That's why they left the main road and went to the side road to look for a place to take shelter from the rain.
And so, they ran into Li San Niang and her group.
"...Third Sister, I've seen them all. They're all people who don't know martial arts. They're probably telling the truth and they're not here for us."
Li San Niang nodded and told Lao Shi to go about his business.
After all, this dilapidated temple doesn't belong to Li San Niang's family. Any passerby can come in and take shelter from the rain, right?
To everyone's surprise, Li San Niang didn't want to talk to this family, but they came over with food in their hands.
"My wife suffers from a cough, and the temple is covered in dust. Even though she's taking medicine to suppress it, she's still bound to cough a few times."
We apologize for disturbing your rest, and hope you won't be angry.
They greet you politely, tell you in advance that there is a sick person in their family, and even bring you food. What can you do?
I could only nod in agreement.
Li San Niang thought it was just a cough or two, but who knew that in the middle of the night, the lady of the house who was suffering from a cough couldn't stop coughing at all.
Now, Li San Niang was no longer worried that the coughing would disturb their rest or delay their journey the next day.
She was worried that if the lady kept coughing like that, she would lose her life.
A doctor's heart is benevolent; in the end, it's just that I've encountered this myself, hasn't it?
As soon as Li San Niang moved, Qiu Xiang, who was closest to her, was startled awake.
"Third Sister?"
"Qiu Xiang, take the medical kit and go take a look."
As soon as the two moved, the tenth brother, who had been resting with his eyes closed, immediately raised his head.
Senior Brother Shaoyang was fast asleep, but he had given himself acupuncture to force himself to sleep and rest.
Brother Shaoyang was worried that if he didn't get a good rest tonight, he would be delayed on his journey tomorrow.
The three of them walked towards the place where a family was resting, which was on the other side of the dilapidated temple.
The butler who had brought them food earlier quickly stood up and asked, "What brings you gentlemen here?"
"I am a female official in the Imperial Medical Bureau. I missed the official post station because I was on official business and had to take shelter from the rain here."
I could hear that Madam's cough was completely out of control, and thinking that our meeting was fate, if Madam doesn't mind, could I take a look?
Before the steward could answer, the woman who was half-sitting against a pillar inside asked in a low voice, "May I ask, is this lady surnamed Li?"
Not to mention Li San Niang was surprised, even the steward himself looked at his wife with great astonishment.
Lao Shi and Qiu Xiang were both on edge, fearing that the lady across from them who kept coughing was someone sent to take Li San Niang's life.
The tenth brother's other hand reached for the hilt of his knife, and Qiu Xiang had prepared the Emei dagger in her sleeve. But the lady, while laughing and coughing, said to them, "Third Sister, it's me!"
Once the candles were lit, Li San Niang was able to see the lady's face clearly by the candlelight.
It really was someone I knew, someone Li San Niang had saved back then!
Ah, no, it's the child that Li San Niang saved back then.
Who is this lady?
It's Su Wanhui!
Back then, not long after Li San Niang's divorce, before she joined the Chang'an Medical Alliance as a doctor, she accidentally saved Su Wan Hui's only son, Qian Xiao Lang Jun, in a pastry shop.
It was extremely dangerous at the time. Young Master Qian had a piece of sugar stuck in his throat, but Li San Niang made a quick decision to use the Heimlich maneuver to save him!
The two families maintained contact afterward, but later, as Li San Niang gradually entered the Imperial Medical Bureau and became an official, and someone from the Qian family worked in the Ministry of Revenue, they inevitably had less contact to avoid suspicion.
Therefore, encountering Su Wanhui outside of Chang'an at this time was a pleasant surprise for Li San Niang!
"Lady Su, what are you doing here?"
Before Su Wanhui could speak, the old woman beside her was already on the verge of tears.
"Dr. Li, please save my wife!"
We came here specifically to return to Chang'an to find you!
After a short while, through the explanations of the old woman and the steward, Li San Niang finally understood why she had met Su Wan Hui here.
Su Wanhui's husband was later transferred to Yizhou. At that time, Qian Xiaolang was already engaged. The woman's family loved their daughter and said that she should not get married until she was twenty.
Therefore, Qian Xiaolang stayed in Chang'an to study at the Imperial Academy.
Su Wanhui accompanied her son-in-law to Yizhou to take up his post. At first, things were good, as the husband and wife were in harmony, and it was an unfamiliar place with many new and interesting things.
One autumn, Su Wanhui caught a cold and was bedridden for several months before she recovered, but she was left with this cough.
Once you catch a cold, you'll fall ill, and no medicine will help.
"The lord has invited many doctors to visit, and the lady has drunk countless herbal medicines, but it has been almost a year and she is still not getting better."
The prince said that we could not delay any longer, so he told us to send the lady back to Chang'an for treatment!
Little did I know, I would run into Doctor Li here!
"Dr. Li, please take a look at my wife!"
Let's save all the reminiscing for after Li San Niang finishes her consultation.
After setting down the medical kit, Li San Niang lit two more candles, placed the pulse pillow on top of the kit, and began to take Su Wan Hui's pulse.
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