Chapter 2: Randomly prescribing medicine for you to take
Gu Xixi couldn't escape the fate of buying the male protagonist and was devastated.
"oh."
"Oh?" Mu Nanzhao raised his eyebrows slightly.
Gu Xixi saw the faint light in his eyes and suddenly became alert.
She must not forget what kind of person Mu Nanzhao is!
As a direct descendant of the Jiangbei Mu family, he holds the official seal at birth.
He is not only good-looking, but also extremely intelligent.
He could compose poems at the age of three, essays at the age of five, and discuss military strategies at the age of seven.
Because he disdained to rely on his family's influence to enter the officialdom, he won the imperial examination and became the top scorer at the age of thirteen.
At the age of 20, he had already been promoted to the position of Shangshu Ling, the second rank, and was the most trusted person of the late emperor. He was granted the privilege of entering the palace to meet the emperor at any time.
If it weren’t for the sudden palace coup a month ago.
At this time, he was still a powerful official in the capital who could make things happen with a wave of his hand.
Gu Xixi thought that considering Mu Nanzhao's calmness, darkness, and ruthlessness, the best strategy would be to get along with him peacefully.
Besides that, Mu Nanzhao hated those who betrayed him the most in his life.
When Erhen was in trouble, he was entangled by the vulgar country girl Gu Xixi, and lost his virginity to become a son-in-law.
Therefore, if Gu Xixi wants to live in peace, she has to let Mu Nanzhao know that she has no lustful desire for him.
"Actually..." Gu Xixi raised her eyes solemnly, "My father once arranged a marriage for me."
According to Aunt Zhang, when Xixi was just one month old, Gu Baopi went on a long journey to buy livestock. On the way, he got drunk and arranged a marriage for the child. When he returned home, he only brought back a silver lock as a token of love.
He couldn't remember the other person's name or where he lived, so Xixi's mother blamed him for a long time.
Mu Nanzhao and Gu Xixi looked at each other, "So?"
Gu Xixi took a breath and added her own fabricated part to the real event. "When my father was dying, I promised him that I would wait for that man to propose marriage."
"So what happened between you and me was just a coincidence. Don't worry, I'll find a chance to clarify it with the government..."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Nanzhao suddenly started coughing.
He covered his chest and was staggering, coughing more and more heavily, which happened to interrupt Gu Xixi's words.
Xixi glanced around.
Mu Nanzhao's eyes were hazy and his face was pale. His extremely thin lips were pursed into a line, and only his cheeks were flushed red.
She remembered that in the book, Mu Nanzhao was poisoned and had to use the identity of the prisoner Chen Fang and blend into the exile team to escape the pursuit of political enemies.
Looking at his current appearance, it doesn't seem like he's pretending.
At this point, despite being extremely reluctant, Xixi had no choice but to speak, "Why don't you go back to my house first and then make a long-term plan?"
"You already have an idea in your mind." Mu Nanzhao panted a few times, raised his head with difficulty, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Why pretend to be kind?"
The moment Gu Xixi looked at him, she felt as if her heart was seen through.
But the more times like this happen, the more you cannot show your weakness.
"I still have things to do. If you don't want to die outside and be watched by others, just follow me."
The others basically dispersed.
Gu Xixi walked on her own way, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Mu Nanzhao following her not too far away.
He kept his head half-lowered, with the hair behind his ears falling down, casting a faint shadow on his angular profile.
It is impossible to tell whether he has no strength or is in a bad mood at this moment.
Finally, they entered the Gu family courtyard safely. Just as Xixi breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly heard a "gulp".
She turned around in surprise and saw Mu Nanzhao lying on the ground with his eyes closed and a trace of red on the corner of his lips...
After a cup of tea.
Gu Xixi looked at the man sleeping on the small wooden bed and sighed for the umpteenth time.
This is probably a real blow to my hands.
I have decided not to buy Mu Nanzhao's house, and I have decided not to spend all my money on his medical treatment.
But everything failed to go as planned.
What should I do now?
I can't just watch him die like this.
Thinking of this, Gu Xixi walked towards the square corner cabinet against the wall.
This east room is where Gu Bapi used to live. Ever since Xixi's mother passed away, he let Xixi live in the main house, with Aunt Zhang helping to take care of her, and he himself moved here.
The top drawers of the corner cabinet were filled with herbs.
Since there is no local doctor in Huachidu Village, the villagers go into the mountains to collect herbs themselves, dry them and store them for future use.
Whenever I have a minor ailment, I always make my own medicine.
When encountering a serious illness that is really unbearable, those with some money will be sent to a clinic in the city, while those without money will just have to leave it to fate.
Gu Xixi has no money now, and Mu Nanzhao’s injuries are special, so his identity may be exposed, which will attract enemies.
We can only try our best to save the situation.
Although Gu Xixi doesn't understand medical pharmacology, she knows about plants.
So he grabbed three handfuls of herbs that had detoxifying effects and were non-toxic in themselves from what Gu Baopi had stored.
Even if it can't cure it, it won't kill you.
Aunt Zhang hasn't come back yet.
Xixi had no choice but to carry out the small stove and medicine pots by herself, and it took her half an hour to light a fire and boil the medicine.
She came back with a bowl of thick, dark medicine, and without hesitation, pried open Mu Nanzhao's lips with a spoon and slowly poured the medicine in, drop by drop.
The progress of feeding the medicine was too slow, Gu Xixi's hands were sore, and only half of the medicine was consumed.
She was about to stop and rest when Mu Nanzhao suddenly opened his eyes.
He grabbed Gu Xixi's wrist holding the spoon and held it tightly, his eyes like a trapped beast.
"What did you feed me?"
Gu Xixi's facial features wrinkled in pain, "It's just ordinary medicinal tea, let go! I'll drink it for you to see!"
Mu Nanzhao relaxed his grip slightly but did not let go. He just stared at Gu Xixi coldly.
Gu Xixi angrily brought the bowl of medicine to her lips, took a sip, and swallowed it right in front of him.
"Did you see it? Are you satisfied?!"
Mu Nanzhao's hand slipped away, still looking at the roof indifferently.
Gu Xixi glared at him, stood up and turned away.
She had a lot of things to do and didn't have the energy to be angry.
Before his death, Gu Paopi sold a lot of grain. There was not much grain left in the family, and the 32 acres of land were left idle, which meant that they had been living off their savings for nearly a year.
It is now May and the opportunity for spring sowing has been missed.
If we don’t think of any other solution, our whole family will starve to death during the lean season next year!
There is a cool and ventilated area on the west side of the yard, covered with a lot of river sand.
Xixi stretched out her finger to test the humidity, then took the spray bottle and poured water evenly on the surface.
She was busy when someone pushed the door open and walked in. It turned out to be her third aunt Liu.
Liu is Gu Qingye's mother, and her husband is Gu Bapi's cousin.
Xixi greeted him indifferently and asked, "Aunt San, what are you doing here at this time?"
From the moment Liu entered the room, her eyes had been darting around, looking everywhere as if she was trying to scrape gold out of the cracks in the wall.
"Oh, aren't you going to get married?" She smiled with wrinkles all over her face, like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Your third uncle discussed with me that property matters should be handled early."
"It just so happens that you are too lazy to farm. From now on, your uncle and aunt will help you farm your family's land."
Gu Xixi thought she had heard wrongly, "Property? You want to cultivate my land?"
Liu thought that Gu Xixi was still ignorant as before, and said confidently:
"That outsider man is unreliable. We are a family. Leave the land to us, and I will provide you with food for the rest of your life!"
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