The lady insisted that Li Lanzhen follow her, and reluctantly, she followed her out of the crowd.
The surrounding crowd was shocked.
"Oh my god, what did I just see? That woman actually patted and slapped the date out of the child's throat! Waaah, if I had known that, my sister's grandson could have been saved."
"Yes, yes, if only we had known this method earlier, it could have saved many people."
Li Lanzhen followed Madam Zhou into the carriage and sat upright on the seat. Madam Zhou was even more pleased with her because she was a peasant woman with proper manners and a graceful demeanor.
Seeing that Madam Zhou was looking at her, Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "Madam Zhou, you should still ask a doctor to take a look at the child. Although he spat out what was stuck in his throat, I'm afraid it might have damaged his voice."
"Alright, I'll find a doctor to examine him when we get back to the manor. Thank you so much for today. Are you going to flee famine? Where are you going?"
"Oh, we've all fled the famine. Our whole village has gone to escape it. We're heading east."
Mrs. Zhou nodded. "Yes, the east is good. Let's go there."
As they were talking, they arrived at the Zhou residence. By the time Li Lanzhen got off the carriage, they were already inside the Zhou residence.
"Huiniang, how is Hao'er?"
A man rushed over and hurriedly took the child from Madam Zhou's arms, asking...
"Husband, it was this aunt who saved our Hao'er."
"Young Master? It's you."
"Auntie, it's you."
The two of them saw each other at the same time and asked each other.
Zhou Yanrong laughed heartily, "Auntie, we're really destined to meet. Thank you so much for today. Please come in."
Once inside the main room and seated, the maid immediately served tea and snacks.
Li Lanzhen picked up the teacup, brought it to her lips, and took a sip. She was thirsty from the shock, tension, and thirst of the past half-day.
Zhou Yanrong and his wife exchanged a glance. They felt that Li Lanzhen's every move was not like that of a peasant woman; they could even say she was a lady from a prominent family.
If Li Lanzhen heard these words, she would definitely smile smugly.
That was in later years. Although he was a textile worker, he was a university graduate. The textile factory's union organized various training programs, including tea ceremony, flower arrangement, health preservation, model catwalk training, fire drills, and escape drills...
I've learned almost everything, and even if I only learned the basics, it would be enough to handle daily life in ancient times.
"Auntie, you've come all this way to the east, right?" Zhou Yanrong asked Li Lanzhen.
“Yes, we are related to the three families through marriage. My parents caught up with the village chief three days ago. We have decided to go east to the fiefdom of the Prince of Rong in Youzhou.”
Zhou Yanrong nodded and smiled, "Yes, you're going over there. Here's what we'll do, Auntie. Keep this waist token safe. When you get to Youzhou, show this token at the government office, and you can be assigned to a better village."
Zhou Yanrong stood up and handed Li Lanzhen a jade plaque with only the character "Zhou" engraved on it.
Li Lanzhen was overjoyed. This waist token was more useful than silver. She raised her head, clasped her hands in a salute to Zhou Yanrong, and said, "Thank you, young master."
"Haha, I appreciate your thanks, Auntie."
"Young master, I have to go. The people in our village are waiting outside the city gate. Three people came in to buy supplies for the villagers. We agreed to meet at the city gate."
"Uncle Zhou, is everything ready?"
When Zhou Yanrong heard that Li Lanzhen was about to leave, he called out to the outside. A middle-aged man came in after hearing the voice. "Young master, as you instructed, everything is ready and waiting at the gate. Here is the money you asked for."
As he spoke, he handed over a wooden plate.
Li Lanzhen immediately thought, "I recognize this wooden plate. It's used to hold silver. No way, are you giving me silver?"
Should I accept it or not? I'm torn.
"Auntie, here is five hundred taels of silver. Thank you for saving my son. I've also prepared some food, oil paper, a few water bags, and two wooden buckets of water for you."
Just as Li Lanzhen was about to say, "I can't take all these things with me," she heard Zhou Yanrong say, "Auntie, I also prepared a donkey cart for you. It won't be tiring for you to carry all these things."
Li Lanzhen felt like she was blessed with good luck; otherwise, how could she have met such a generous, kind, and wealthy person?
"Thank you very much, young master. I, Li Lanzhen, will remember your great kindness."
At this moment, Madam Zhou entered, followed by a line of maids, each carrying something in their hands.
"Auntie, thank you so much for today. The doctor from the family came to examine my son just now and said that he was saved in time. Otherwise, I'm afraid my son might have..."
She covered her mouth and started crying again. Zhou Yanrong came over, put her arm around her shoulder, and patted her back. "Alright, Auntie is in a hurry to leave. The villagers are waiting for her. Let's see her off."
Wiping away her tears, Madam Zhou looked up at Li Lanzhen and said, "Auntie, I have no way to repay your great kindness to our family. I have prepared some snacks, coarse cloth, shorts and trousers, a few bolts of coarse cloth, and a few boxes of silver jewelry for you. Please accept them without hesitation."
It would be a lie to say that Li Lanzhen wasn't moved. Having traveled through time, she felt genuine kindness from Zhou Yanrong.
It's like looking for recipes or something in an online store. Giving them these recipes is a way to make a connection. You can search for recipes while walking around the store.
The physician from the household came over and bowed to Zhou Yanrong. "Young master, I would like to ask this lady how to save a child who has food stuck in his throat."
Li Lanzhen thought to herself, "This is good. The Prefectural Medical Association can help more people." She smiled and nodded.
"That's right. If the person who choked is a child under 5 years old, then you should... If it's someone over 6 years old, then you can use..."
The physician bowed deeply to Li Lanzhen. "Thank you, Madam. May this method be passed on to others?"
“Of course, you can be the first one to spread the word,” Li Lanzhen readily agreed.
"Madam, I thank you for your generosity. Here are some medicines for relieving heatstroke, reducing fever, treating external injuries, treating diarrhea, and realgar."
As he spoke, he took a large bundle and a small box from the young apprentice who was following him.
He patted the box and said, "There's a ginseng root in here. Keep it; it might save your life in a pinch."
Li Lanzhen lamented that people in ancient times valued the ownership of prescription formulas and respected their owners.
She was more inclined to look for a suitable prescription for them in the online store.
When we arrived at the gate, we saw a donkey cart with a canopy and a big black donkey with a tall, sturdy frame and a shiny coat. It was clearly a fine donkey.
After loading everything into the cart, Li Lanzhen suddenly noticed a shop selling prescriptions and seeds as she stepped onto the donkey cart. She quickly looked around and found three jewelry design drawings and two medicine prescriptions.
I decisively exchanged the water bag, the large wooden bucket, and five kilograms of corn flour that the merchant needed for the goods.
Seeing that the donkey cart was about to leave, Li Lanzhen lifted the curtain of the cart shed, jumped down, walked up to Zhou Yanrong, and said to him, "Oh, young master, I have a few recipes passed down from my ancestors. I don't have any left, so I'll give them to you."
After saying that, she stuffed him into his arms, got on the donkey cart, and left.
Looking at the prescription in her hand, Zhou Yanrong watched Li Lanzhen walk away and silently prayed that everything would go well for them.
When he returned to the main room and sat down, looking at the few sheets of paper in his hand, he slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Amazing! Absolutely stunning! Great! Auntie is so kind!!"
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