"Master, something happened!"
Jinbao came over and knocked on the door, but he kept his voice low.
Ling Jiheng opened the door wearing a cloak. The howling north wind blew into the room, blowing up his black hair that was scattered on his shoulders.
Ling Jiheng frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
As he spoke, he subconsciously wrapped his cloak tightly around himself, walked out of the west room and closed the door.
Jin Bao also knew his master's temper, so to make a long story short, "The villagers of Dahe Village and Xiahe Village had a conflict over who should cast the last net, and accidentally pushed a young man into the net entrance.
If it weren't for the fishing net under the ice, the man would have been lost. After finally pulling him out, his face was frozen blue.
We rushed him back home, feeding him ginger soup and hot water. But he passed out and had a high fever. There was nothing we could do, so Uncle Zhaochun came over that night to ask Uncle Lizheng for help.
Ling Jiheng understood that the village doctor could not handle such a difficult matter, so he came directly to ask Doctor Cheng for help.
He didn't mind saving a life, so he nodded and said, "Let Doctor Cheng go over and take a look. Ling Yi and Ling San will accompany him. Make sure Doctor Cheng is safe."
"Yes, Ling Yi is already preparing. We just need Doctor Cheng to pack up the herbs and needles, and then we can set off."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ox cart arrived. Doctor Cheng went to Qingfeng Courtyard and said something, then left with Ling Yi.
Song Zhaochun sat in the car, his hands and feet red from the cold. Two men from Xiahe Village also came over and sat stiffly in the car, not daring to move.
The ox cart moved quickly on the dark snow. Ling Jiheng went back to the west room to sleep until he could no longer hear any sound.
However, he had been lying there for less than half an hour when someone knocked on the door again.
Jin Bao went out and took a look, and was horrified: "Master Cui, why are you here?"
"Jinbao, help, help, my dad is in trouble!"
Jin Bao's pupils shrank sharply, and he didn't even bother to greet the villagers who were leading the way. He just asked, "What happened?"
As he spoke, he led the person to Qingfeng Courtyard. Not daring to delay, he went straight to knock on the door of the west room.
Ling Jiheng opened the door, and before he could ask, Cui Shouqing bowed and said, "Master Ling, may I ask if you have any herbs to reduce fever in your house?
My father went up the mountain to chop firewood and accidentally fell. He was found and carried down in the evening. Now he has a high fever!
Dahe Village is too far from the county town, and it's so late at night, I really have no other choice but to bother you!"
Ling Jiheng thought, why did the accident happen at this time?
But he didn't delay and said, "Yes, don't worry, I'll go with you to take a look!"
After saying that, he called Jinbao to pack some New Year's goods for Cui Shouqing, and then went back to the house to call Chi Xingyue to get up.
To be honest, if the person who came was not Cui Shouqing, he would not want to trouble Chi Xingyue at all.
But that person has a special identity and is in critical condition, so it would be impossible to cure him without some special medicine.
Chi Xingyue was pushed awake, still a bit grumpy. After hearing that Cui Wan'er's father had been in trouble, he became completely sober.
He quickly got dressed and got off the kang, took out a few paracetamol tablets from the space, ground them into powder, and put them into an exquisite small porcelain bottle.
Then, when Ling Jiheng and I went out, we saw Jinbao loading fish onto the oxcart. He unceremoniously placed ten large fish, each as long as his arm, onto the cart.
There were also some fried dough twists and other things in the bag, which made Cui Shouqing's eyes red.
Ling Jiheng introduced him: "This is my wife, Chi Xingyue!"
Cui Shouqing immediately bowed and said, "Hello, young lady!"
Chi Xingyue was flattered and quickly returned the greeting: "Mr. Cui, you are so polite!"
After saying that, he winked at Ling Jiheng and ran to Zheguiyuan.
He searched where Doctor Cheng kept the medicine and found a few fever-reducing medicine packets, which Chi Xingyue took directly.
When he came back, he found that the oxcart had been packed. Chi Xingyue sat on the cart with the help of Ling Jiheng and handed him the medicine bag: "Let's boil the medicine first. When it's ready, you can give it to Master Cui."
Ling Jiheng nodded, poured the medicine into the earthenware jar, placed it on the small stove, and left it there.
Jinbao was driving the car in front. He was familiar with the route and drove very fast.
Chi Xingyue leaned on Ling Jiheng's shoulder and yawned. The car was shaking and she was drowsy.
Ling Jiheng hugged her in his arms and wrapped her in the small blanket in the car.
This caused Cui Shouqing to tease: "I didn't expect Brother Ling to have already started a family and a career at such a young age!"
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "If they're in love, they'll get married. Merchant families don't have to be so particular."
Cui Shouqing smiled and disagreed.
I thought, which family wouldn't consider marrying off their daughters and wives equally? At most, merchants don't consider things as comprehensively as these aristocratic families.
Later, Cui Shouqing was surprised to learn that Chi Xingyue was just a fire-making maid in the Ling family before she got married.
Only then did I understand what he meant today.
The car soon arrived at Dahe Village. Cui Shouqing got off the ox cart and rushed into his own cellar like the wind.
"Brother, has the doctor arrived?"
Cui Wan'er's anxious voice was heard, and Chi Xingyue woke up from his sleep. He felt that the heroine was worthy of being the heroine. No matter how fragile she was, her voice was still beautiful.
Cui Shouqing shook his head. Before he could finish his words, his mother started crying: "Then why did you come back? Don't you know how to wait until dawn?"
The Cui family did not know that Cui Shouqing had gone to the Ling family, because the family's initial plan was to go to the county to invite a doctor.
Unexpectedly, when Cui Shouqing was halfway there, he felt that the county town was too far away and was not sure whether his father could make it, so he took a detour to Qingshan Village.
I found a family at the village entrance to lead the way, and finally found the Ling family. Fortunately, the Ling family had medicine, so I took it on the way.
Ling Jiheng helped Chi Xingyue out of the car before carefully taking the earthen jar down.
Jinbao tied the ox cart to a nearby tree and came over to take over, saying, "Master, please go quickly. I'll follow you!"
Ling Jiheng nodded and pulled Chi Xingyue into the cellar, where he listened to Cui Shouqing explain, "I brought medicine! I brought medicine!"
"Where's the medicine?" Cui's mother reached out and searched, but found nothing.
Cui Shouqing looked towards the entrance of the cellar and saw Ling Jiheng leading Chi Xingyue in. "Mom, I've asked for help. Don't look for it anymore. The medicine is up there!"
Mother Cui looked up following his gaze and saw a perfectly matched couple. She was stunned for a moment.
It was Cui Shouqing who reminded him that he came back to his senses and greeted the two of them: "Ji Heng is here, this is... your wife?"
"Hello, Madam Cui, this is my wife, Chi Xingyue."
Chi Xingyue hurriedly bowed: "Greetings, Madam Cui!"
In ancient times, "Madam" was actually a title for women of status.
If the Ling family hadn't confiscated her property, calling Chi Xingyue "Madam" would have been well deserved.
But the problem is that the richest man is gone, and all that's left are the Ling family who were exiled to Youzhou.
That's why when Cui Shouqing saw Chi Xingyue, he called her "young lady", meaning a young woman who had just gotten married.
Only subordinates like Ling Yi who respect Ling Jiheng from the bottom of their hearts always call Chi Xingyue "Madam".
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