Chapter 63
"Come on, Xiaomei, I'm already up."
Lin Xing opened the door and saw a familiar face. After all, in her memory, she had seen Xiaomei for 16 years. However, she was a little different when she saw her outside the door today.
Her eyes were very red, as if she didn't get enough rest, but if you think about it, you will know that it is definitely not because she didn't get enough rest, but because she couldn't bear to leave Lin Xing.
Lin Xing asked softly, "Xiao Mei, what's wrong with your eyes?"
Xiao Mei tried to cover her eyes, "My eyes are fine. It's probably because I got up too early and I can't stand it."
It seems that Xiaomei is just like Lin Xing, neither of them is straightforward and cannot face their own longing and reluctance directly. But Lin Xing couldn't give in to Xiao Mei's words, so she could only go along with what she said.
"You must take good care of yourself in the clinic. I'm not by your side. Don't get up so early and work so hard every day. Otherwise, when we meet again, you will be much older."
She used an exaggerated tone to cover up her emotions and made a face to make Xiaomei happy.
Xiao Mei laughed without spoiling the fun, "You should remember this too."
At this time, the two people from the next room also went out. Everyone met in the corridor and walked downstairs together.
When she saw Li Xiaxi downstairs, Lin Xing discovered that her eyes were a little red. She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that she had really misunderstood, and is this kind of dress popular in Quyang recently?
But no one gave her more time to think and pulled her to sit in her seat. It was obviously a very rich and appetizing meal, but no one ate much.
There are always more sorrows when parting is approaching. Lin Xing had clearly made up her mind last night not to lose her composure at the dinner table today, but when it really came to this moment, she still couldn't control her heart.
The food was not touched much, and everyone put down their chopsticks at the same time. Since it was like this, who would still be in the mood to eat? They definitely wanted to take advantage of the time to say a few more words.
Li Xiaxi spoke first: "Have you packed your things?"
Lin Xing replied: "Of course it has been sorted out. Actually there is not much. After all, most of it was left at Hongciyi."
Everyone at the table paused for a second, then laughed out loud at the same time. Lin Xing also laughed so hard that she slapped the table. But as she laughed, she couldn't laugh anymore, and her big laugh turned into a wry smile.
Not only her, the situation of others is similar. Seeing that the situation was not right, Chen Ling quickly said, "We can buy these things again in the capital. How can Lord Yu, as the host, miss ours? So it doesn't matter whether we take them or not."
Xiao Mei said, "That's different. Some things will be very uncomfortable to replace with new ones after being used for a long time, so you should take away what you can."
Yu Hang said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He packed all the things he brought with him into the capital. He didn't leave anything behind."
"Master Yu, why do you always ruin my show?" Shen Ling changed the subject, "We are going to the capital, at least the three of us will have someone to take care of us, you guys have to take good care of yourselves in Quyang."
Li Xiaxi said: "Master Shen, you don't have to worry about us. Our master is here, aren't you worried? He has lived in Quyang for decades."
Lin Xing continued, "I feel uneasy because he's around. If he assigns you too much work in the future, you must resist him and never do it."
"Xiao Xing, what are you talking about? Can the work assigned by the master be useless?"
Lin Xing pointed at Xiao Mei and said, "Look, you must not do this. If you don't know how to resist, you will be exploited."
Xiaomei was amused by her gesture and stopped refutation. She was about to leave, so she decided to go along with her as much as possible.
The time spent chatting passed quickly, and they talked about everything from daily rest to poetry and songs. Finally, a guard walked towards them from outside the door, interrupting this wonderful time.
"Master Yu, Master Shen, Master Lin, the carriage is ready and we can set off at any time."
"Got it. Go wait outside first."
Li Xiaxi said: "It's time to go, you guys."
Xiao Mei said softly, "So early? But since the carriage is ready, let's set off quickly. We can still get to the capital early to arrange things."
Even though Lin Xing was extremely reluctant, her personality prevented her from saying anything cheesy. In the end, she could only stand up in silence and walk towards the door.
The group walked out of the door hand in hand and headed towards the direction where the carriage was parked. Listening to the roar of the horses, Lin Xing was surprised to realize that she had already arrived in front of the carriage. It seemed that there was no reason to stay any longer. It was really time to get on the carriage. She turned around and looked at Xiaomei, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
In the end, it was Xiaomei who said goodbye first, "Xiaoxing, the capital is not like Nanru, you have to be tougher there."
"Don't you know me yet? When have I ever been weak?"
"That's right. I was confused. You must take good care of yourself in the capital, eat well, and don't overwork yourself."
"I should be the one saying these to you. Compared to me, you are more likely to work day and night."
"How could that be? If you feel uncomfortable in the clinic, you can go to the master. There's no one to watch you. Don't force yourself."
"Don't worry." Lin Xing stared at Xiaomei for a long time, "Xiaomei, you must take care of yourself in Quyang."
"I will, and so will you."
"We will definitely meet again."
Xiaomei secretly wiped her face, not wanting others to see that she was crying, and tried to reply in a normal voice: "Please get on the bus, I'll take you a little further."
Everyone said goodbye one by one. Under the gaze of the two men, the three of them got on the carriage. The coachman started driving. Xiaomei and Li Xiaxi just stood there, listening to the horses' roars and the crowd's noise, until the three of them drove out of the city gate.
"Xiaomei, it's time for us to go back to the clinic. Master will call us again soon."
"Okay, let's go back."
Lin Xing had already secretly stuffed the farewell letter into Xiaomei's body. She didn't know that Xiaomei had also secretly stuffed something into her luggage.
She wiped her tears silently in the car. She thought Xiaomei could stay with her forever. At that time in Nanru, Lin Xing didn't want Xiaomei to take risks with her, but now she really can't bear to let her go.
The carriage was driving smoothly for a while and suddenly stopped. She straightened her clothes and lifted the curtain, and unexpectedly saw the county magistrate. Magistrate Wu had learned that they were leaving today and had been waiting outside the city gate early, just to say goodbye to them.
Yu Hang and Shen Ling were one step faster than Lin Xing. When she got out of the car, they had already started talking with the county magistrate.
"Xiao Hang, long time no see, but I didn't expect you to leave like this."
"Yes, we haven't seen each other since you were appointed as the magistrate of Quyang County. This time was too hasty. We will come to see you together next time we have a chance."
"That's impossible. How can I let you come to see me? Of course I'm going back to Beijing to report on my work." The county magistrate laughed, "When I return to Beijing to report on my work, you must treat me to a meal at the best restaurant in Beijing."
"Okay, when you get to the capital, you must come to Yu Mansion to find me."
After the two finished chatting, it was Shen Ling's turn to speak: "Thank you for your care these days, County Magistrate. We were in a hurry to return to Beijing and were unable to thank you properly. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay you."
The county magistrate laughed even louder: "Well, you must bring Miss Xiao Xing with you then. And Yu Hang, you must work hard. I want to drink the wine you toast me next time."
Yu Hang glanced at Lin Xing, and when he saw that she didn't react, he said with relief: "Don't talk nonsense."
The county magistrate laughed and patted Yu Hang on the shoulder, saying to Lin Xing, "You are still shy about this."
Lin Xing stepped forward and replied to the county magistrate: "Thank you for your help recently."
"No need to thank me. There's no need to be so polite. If you hadn't discovered the abnormality of Hongci Posthouse, I'm afraid the county magistrate would have been bullying for a long time. If you want to talk, I should be the one thanking you. Thank you for saving the people of Quyang."
It was not enough to just talk, the county magistrate also began to salute them, which frightened Shen Ling and the other two and they quickly returned the salute, and Yu Hang hurriedly helped the man up.
The county magistrate stood up and said to the three people, "After accompanying you for a thousand miles, we must part ways. I will not keep you three any longer, please get in the carriage."
Watching the three people getting on the car one after another, the county magistrate and his guards made way for them to leave the city gate. As the carriage went farther and farther away, the city gate became smaller and smaller in Lin Xing's eyes, until it could no longer be seen.
Goodbye, Quyang, Dingzhou.
Although coming here was purely accidental, Lin Xing will never forget what happened in these days. She will never forget the suffering Li Xiaxi endured, the county magistrate's incompetence, and all the people of Quyang.
If possible, she actually wants to settle down here. After all, everyone is very welcoming.
She thought of the owner of the grocery store next to the clinic. Doctor Li has come out of the haze and started treating patients again, but what about her?
In the future, will she speak her first words to Dr. Li? No need to think about it, Lin Xing felt that it would definitely happen, maybe today or maybe tomorrow.
In the other clinic, Li Xiaxi said helplessly: "Master, can you stop being dazed and come and help me, cough cough cough..."
Li Xiaxi was about to collapse. Ever since they came back from the inn, her master had been absent-minded. Apart from anything else, he didn't come to help her even though she was about to be choked to death.
Doctor Li finally noticed her predicament, took the fan from her hand and fanned the fire for her, without saying anything else. Li Xiaxi put her hands on her hips and looked back, and found that Xiaomei was also repeating the same action, picking up and putting down the herbs.
“…”
"You two, one by one, Xiaomei, I won't say anything, Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah, I'm fine."
"Come on, why would you fan the wrong stove for no reason? The one in front of you is not on fire, and the one just now was next to you."
Doctor Li: …
Li Xiaxi sat down next to Xiaomei and said, "I see you are just thinking about Xiaoxing. I'm telling you why don't you go and see them off?"
"Why would I miss that girl? She's so noisy."
Li Xiaxi curled her lips and said, "I don't believe it."
Xiaomei interrupted, "Master may not be used to the quiet clinic now. When Xiaoxing and the others were here, the clinic was always very lively."
“…”
“…”
These words aroused the thoughts of the three people at the same time, and no one in the clinic spoke anymore.
Li Xiaxi: "Master, Master! The medicine is spilling out, stop fanning me."
There was a moment of chaos, but fortunately nothing serious happened. The three of them were just scalded when they rushed to get things.
After finishing their work, the three of them sat back on their stools and said in unison: "Alas!"
The next moment, a voice came from outside the door.
"Doctor Li, I'm here to bring you something."
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