Chapter 328: The richest family in Yue
"Madam, everything is ready. Would you like to take a rest first?"
Hongmei stepped forward and helped the woman take off her cloak, fur hat, and face towel, revealing a face as beautiful as a lotus flower in clear water.
The woman held the heater in her arms, glanced outside and said, "Hongmei, ask Anan to bring the injured boy in for immediate treatment."
"Ma'am? Isn't this bad?"
"Why do we have to follow so many rules when we are out? This person is very important to me. He must be related to that little girl. Maybe that little girl is my sister's lost daughter. When I saw her that day, I felt that the little girl was particularly kind, and there was something familiar between her eyebrows. After returning to Yue from Da Qi, I found out that my sister's child was lost. The age of the little girl is about the same as that of my sister's child. Do you think there is such a coincidence in the world?"
The woman's name was Tong Rui, and she was the youngest daughter of Tong Hongzhi, the richest man in Yue State.
Tong Hongzhi had two daughters. The eldest daughter, Tong Yansheng, was extremely beautiful and was chosen by the emperor to be a concubine. The second daughter, Tong Rui, inherited Tong Hongzhi's business acumen and became a business genius. She inherited her father's huge family business. After she took over the Tong family business, she used her drastic measures to intimidate the Tong family's side branches, making them dare not covet it.
Five years ago, Master Tong arranged a husband for his youngest daughter. He was the orphan of a famous family in Yue State. Two years ago, Tong Rui was inspecting shops in Da Qi and was forced into premature birth by a gangster. Fortunately, she was rescued by Xiao Fubao and Wan Xingmo.
Tong Rui later returned to Yue State and learned that her sister had given birth to a princess. However, she had never seen the child since she was born, and she was later abducted and has not been found to this day.
Tong Yan cried every day in the palace, depressed and missing her daughter so much that she became sick and looked haggard all day long. The emperor now completely ignored her and has not set foot in her palace for two years.
Tong Rui felt that if she could help her sister find her daughter, she might be able to save her sister's life.
Tong Rui once secretly brought a female doctor into the palace to check Tong Yan's pulse. The female doctor said that Tong Yan had a heart disease, and heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. If this continues, Tong Yan may not live for more than five years. Now it has been two years since the child disappeared, and she doesn't have much time left.
After listening to her master's words, Hongmei also realized that this matter was of great importance. She was Tongrui's personal maid and a servant of the Tong family. She knew Tongrui's affairs best. She also knew a thing or two about the eldest lady Tong Yan, who is now Concubine Yan.
"Madam, even so, it may be inconvenient for you to stay here. Why don't we move outside first?"
Tong Rui nodded, and the maid quickly helped her move to the outer room.
"Brother Nan, Madam has ordered that the injured young man be carried in for treatment."
Anan is the head coach of the Tong family guards and the person Tongrui trusts the most. Otherwise, Tongrui would not be traveling all year round and would always bring him with her.
Anan has been the victim of no less than a hundred assassination attempts for Tongrui, and Tongrui's life was entrusted to Anan.
"Madam, there is no need to be so troublesome. We have brought blankets, and there is a bonfire outside. I will burn some wormwood around to heal the wound. There is no need to dirty your bed."
Anan stood up and replied respectfully.
Tong Rui turned her eyes slightly and saw the injured boy lying next to the campfire.
"In that case, I'll do as you say. Feel free to use the herbs we brought. Don't be stingy. Bandage him first. I'll ask Granny Hu to check his pulse later."
Granny Hu is the old woman who can drive the sleigh. She is the doctor that Tongrui always brings with her whenever she goes out. She can treat any difficult and complicated illness with ease.
Granny Hu was the nanny that Master Tong had intended to bring into the palace for Tong Yan. However, Granny Hu suddenly fell ill for a while and was delayed in entering the palace. Master Tong then gave her to Tong Rui. Tong Rui had been running around outside since she was twelve years old. Master Tong was worried about her and had prepared a female doctor for her. However, the female doctor's medical skills were obviously not as good as Granny Hu's.
"Yes, ma'am."
Tong Rui ordered the cook to quickly prepare some hot meals for everyone.
There was a ready-made stove and dry firewood in the house. They brought their own rice, bacon and dried vegetables. The servants were also busy along the way. Whenever they saw pheasants, rabbits, roe deer and the like, they put them all in their pockets, peeled them and froze them hard overnight so that they would not go bad.
Anan personally cleaned Wanquan's wound, applied medicine and bandaged it. No one was more skilled than him in these areas. He was often injured, so he was very good at dealing with external injuries.
"Alie, take your men and set up a tent behind the cabin, drive the hounds inside, and wait for the cook to finish cooking. Cook the stupid roe deer and feed the hounds. We still have a long way to go tomorrow, and we all depend on them."
"Brother Nan, leave it to me."
After Ali finished speaking, he directly called a dozen people, opened the door and went out, picked up a pile of oil paper cloth from the sled, took a pile of ropes, and went to the back of the wooden house.
Smoke soon rose from the roof of the wooden house, making it seem particularly warm on this cold winter night.
"Madam, the bandage is done. You can ask Granny Hu to take your pulse now."
Anan stood at the bedroom door and reported loudly.
Soon, the footsteps of several people were heard coming out.
"Grandma Hu, please help me. I just said that this person is very important and must be saved."
Granny Hu nodded slightly and walked over.
Granny Hu came to Wan Quan's side, took a look at his face, then squatted down and touched his wrist. A quarter of an hour later, Granny Hu stood up.
She turned back to Tong Rui, bowed slightly and said, "Madam, this man's internal injuries are not serious. The main injuries should be external injuries. Because of excessive blood loss, blood and qi deficiency, plus long-term hunger, he fell into a coma. I will prescribe a prescription now. We have all the herbs. Boil them and feed him a bowl of rotten meat porridge. He will wake up tomorrow morning."
Tong Rui felt relieved after hearing this. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, go ahead and make the medicine, mother-in-law."
Granny Hu turned around and went out to the sled to get the herbs.
Tong Rui instructed the cook, "Aunt Li, please make a bowl of mushy meat porridge for this man and feed it to him."
"Yes, ma'am."
After a whole day's journey, Tongrui felt a little sleepy, so she leaned back on the fur coat that Hongmei had laid out for her and took a nap.
The cook has to prepare meals for dozens of people, which takes some time. After Hongmei served Tongrui, she came out to help Aunt Li.
A lamb and two rabbits were roasting on the campfire, and there was a pot of steamed white rice and dozens of steamed buns in the pot.
The steamed buns are frozen like stone eggs and need to be steamed for a while longer.
An hour later, the meal was finally ready. Hongmei used a knife to cut a plate of mutton and rabbit meat, and served a bowl of rice and brought it into the inner room.
Outside, everyone gathered around the campfire and started to feast.
The conditions are simple and it's good enough to be able to fill our stomachs.
After Granny Hu gave Wan Quan a bowl of medicinal juice, she also ate with everyone around the campfire.
But he didn't notice that Wanquan's eyelids moved.
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