Chapter 24(1/2)
Most of the inns in Lucheng are designed to bully students. Seeing that you are well-dressed and fresh-faced, the waiters will offer you various services in the city and take the opportunity to earn some money for running errands.
People who don't know why will follow the arrangement. When they check out the settlement before leaving, they will find that there are a lot of irrelevant miscellaneous expenses. They are indeed consumed by themselves, so they can only suffer a dumb loss.
"If Mr. Su doesn't dislike it, he will stay in the store?" Lin Shen didn't want Su Jingxian to be slaughtered, and also wanted to discuss An He's injury with Su Jingxian and further explore more effective treatment options.
"Then there's Brother Laolin!" Su Jingxian didn't bother to look for an inn, so he agreed.
"Master Su, please come this way!" Lin Shen bowed, opened the curtain that separated the inner room, and signaled Su Jingxian to come in.
Su Jingxian was not polite. When he took a step forward, he saw that Tie Dun was still in a fugue state, so he had to come back with a smile and pull Tie Dun to the backyard.
There is a small courtyard inside, which is smart and connotative. You can feel the warm scene as soon as you sit down.
Lin Shen asked the cook to cook, and then discussed Anhe's maintenance issues with Su Jingxian.
"Continue to give him the bottle of universal antidote I brought. If you bother to help him set his bones, and then use the medicine to replenish qi and blood, and activate the muscles and veins to warm and tonify him, he will be back to normal after three months of rest. It's just that
, the martial arts has been crippled, and it’s still very serious. It’s impossible for him to practice martial arts again in this life. Also, the voice, hey, I’m afraid it’s irreversible, it’s a cripple.”
Su Jingxian explained the treatment methods he knew, and Lin Shen agreed very much.
When they thought of An He's voice, they were helpless and they were all trying to guess who the poisoner was.
What grudge does that person have against An He?
Not willing to take care of An He's life all at once, but wanting An He to be tortured to death, that person is really evil.
Just as the two were lamenting, Tie Dun ran over from the other side, stretched his neck, and looked at them with deep eyes.
"Such a cruel method can only be used by someone who has been in the deep well in the palace. I am sure that the ruthless person must have come from the harem. I guess she is definitely Fang..."
"Tie Dun, don't talk nonsense!" Su Jingxian stopped Tie Dun in time and said seriously, "Discussing royal affairs can easily lead to death."
Lin Shenzheng was still satisfied after hearing this, and looked at Tiedun with piercing eyes, "Little brother, who are you guessing?"
Tiedun shook his legs, whistled with his mouth pouted, looked at the top of his head, and signaled Su Jingxian with his peripheral vision: My young master is not allowed to speak, so I dare not speak.
Lin Shen sighed slightly and wiped his sweat. This little brother's words were half-assed and unreasonable.
"Brother Lin, let's not find out who poisoned the person for the time being. This injury has hit us. Doctors are parents, so they should heal him, right!"
Su Jingxian didn't want Lin Shen to be entangled, so he used clever words to bring Lin Shen back to his senses and express his position in time.
"What Mr. Su said is very reasonable. I will do my best to make him return to normal. Come on, bring me a jug of wine."
The cook brought the food and wine in time, and Lin Shen invited the two of them to eat and drink.
Lin Shen was well-informed and had friends from the caravan who told stories about things far away across the ocean. It was full of classics and anecdotes from famous scholars, and they complemented some of what Su Jingxian had encountered.
The more they talked, the happier they became, and they also enjoyed drinking and playing guessing games.
Somehow, Lin Shen mentioned the famine and said that there were many refugees coming to Lucheng.
Su Jingxian felt nervous, wondering if Leng Yingchun would appear here?
He was too embarrassed to ask, so he glanced at Tie Dun who was eating and became very angry.
You eat like a wild boar out of the mountain. What are the rules of eating in the Hou Mansion? Does it make you embarrassed in front of others? Except for the food, I really didn't remember anything else.
Tiedun felt Su Jingxian's attention and laughed. Can he say that it had been a long time since he had a decent meal?
When you encounter something to eat, you will naturally want to have a full meal.
"What, the young master has a friend who is a refugee? Can you tell me about his appearance and characteristics? Maybe I have met him before, and I can give you a closer look." Lin Shen has a very good ability to observe people's emotions, and he hit the key point at once.
"Actually, but no, it's just..." Su Jingxian considered his words, thousands of words passed through his mind, but he was too clumsy to say a single word.
"I have!" Tie Dun said quickly, gesturing with Leng Yingchun's appearance with his hand, "Twelve years old, no, thirteen years old now, so tall, with a sallow face and thin muscles, and very sharp eyes, as if he wants to see through people.
People are very changeable. Sometimes they are quirky, sometimes they are terrifyingly deep, and they also like to lie... In short, she is a skinny little girl. Have you ever encountered her?"
It stands to reason that a girl with such characteristics would be remembered immediately when she entered the crowd. Lin Shen thought about it but had no impression, so he shook his head.
"She also loves to laugh very much and has a little pear dimple!" Su Jingxian added.
Tiedun came close to Su Jingxian's chin and gave Su Jingxian a meaningful look:
Little Marquis, you still said that you have no feelings for Leng Yingchun? I didn’t even know she had pear dimples, but you knew.
Lin Shen had a flash of inspiration, "Li Guo, oh, by the way, I seem to have seen a little girl who looks quite similar to you."
"Where is she?" the master and servant asked in unison, their eyes brightening.
They realized that they had lost their composure, and broke the silence by covering their mouths with their fists and coughing tacitly.
"It shouldn't be her. I remember that there were four people here, three women and one man, all about the same age. They said they came with my friend's caravan and wanted to be my medicine boy. I wanted someone strong.
, and rejected them.”
Lin Shen recalled the scene at that time.
"Why don't you let them stay? Ah? Can't girls be drug boys? You are discriminating against her!"
Tiedun muttered, how good it would be to leave them alone, and the drug boy couldn't spend much money, otherwise they would be able to tell at a glance whether it was Leng Yingchun or not.
"Little brother, it's not easy for the medicine boys. I think they are fragile. They are probably children from rich families who fled. How could they endure hardship?" Lin Shen laughed, "It's better to go to other places than here.
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"It's useless to say anything now!" Tiedun saw Su Jingxian's melancholy look and comforted him, "Young Master, isn't there that patient lying outside? We can't leave him alone until he wakes up, right?
She will definitely stay there for a few days, so we can walk around and see if we can find her."
"Yes, Mr. Su, you can always meet him as long as you are in Lucheng." Lin Shen comforted.
Su Jingxian smiled slightly, acquiescing.
"Mr. Su, that friend of yours must be a good person. You don't have to worry. Come on, have a drink!" Lin Shen raised his glass.
"Okay! Go for it!" Su Jingxian also raised his glass.
After a few drinks, Lin Shen talked about his youth, and Su Jingxian listened with great interest.
While they were not paying attention, Tie Dun wanted to reach out for the jug and taste the wine many times.
Always a step too late, Su Jingxian was able to hold down the handle of the jug early every time to prevent the iron pier from getting a little bit of wine.
In fact, Tiedun was too drunk and would get drunk after just three drinks. If Tiedun could sleep peacefully after being drunk, Su Jingxian would allow him to take a few sips.
It's true that he doesn't practice martial arts when he's drunk. After a drunken fight, he grabs you and tells you everything he doesn't understand and knows.
"Little brother, although you are young, you are still traveling in the world with Mr. Su. You need to understand the rules of the world and have a couple of drinks."
Lin Shen didn't know about Tie Dun's drunken behavior, so he poured a glass of wine and handed it to Tie Dun.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!" Tie Dun was very rude and took it over with Su Jingxian's eyes. No matter how strong the concentration was, he raised his head and drank it.
Su Jingxian secretly shouted that it was not good and could only adapt to circumstances.
Tiedun was still sober and within the range of alcoholic beverages. Lin Shen felt that it was not tasty enough and poured Tiedun another glass.
"Brother Lin, he can't drink anymore!" Su Jingxian had no choice but to block Lin Shen's hand.
"Hey, Mr. Su, having fun alone is not as good as having fun together. Although my little brother is your servant, no matter his status when it comes to drinking, we should share such a good time and beautiful scenery together!" Lin Shen persuaded with gentle words.
"He really can't drink..." Before Su Jingxian finished speaking, Tiedun took the wine and drank it. He also laughed a bit and praised him. Under Lin Shen's happy eyes and Su Jingxian's gloomy face, he lifted the bottle
He grabbed it and drank it like water.
"Snapped!"
The wine bottle was thrown away by Tie Dun, and he was seen walking unsteadily. When he saw the cook, he knelt down and cried loudly.
"Mom, I miss you. Mom, I am Tiedun, Dunzi, don't you recognize me? Don't go, I've wanted to go back for a long time. It's really Xiao Hou..."
Su Jingxian immediately covered Tie Dun's mouth, knocked Tie Dun unconscious, and smiled at Lin Shen, "Brother Lin, this kid loves to drink like crazy when drinking, making you laugh!"
"It's okay, it's late at night, Mr. Su, please go to bed early!" Lin Shen was also tired, yawned and wanted to rest.
Before going to bed, he responsibly asked the hotel clerk to take care of An He, and also to see if Su Jingxian needed anything and help him.
Su Jingxian and Tiedun were suddenly left in the yard.
"Let you drink!" Su Jingxian patted Tiedun on the head.
When the cook came out and saw Tiedun, his face flushed from drinking, next to Su Jingxian, she kindly offered to give her some hangover soup.
Su Jingxian thanked him profusely. The cook asked him to be polite and quickly made two bowls of hangover soup.
When Su Jingxian heard it, he knew it was sour plum sobering soup. He remembered that when he was a child, his father was under great pressure and would always come home drunk.
My mother would take the trouble to cook a bowl of sour plum soup for my father to sober up.
At that time, he was watching from the side, and it was so warm.
At this moment, my nose felt sore for no reason, and the thought of homesickness came to my mind.
He hasn't been back home for more than a year, how could he miss home?
It's just that he doesn't want to tell others his feelings.
Just now Tie Dun called the cook "Mother", which frightened the cook and made her run back to the room. He knew that Tie Dun was more homesick than he was.
"Child, what's wrong with you?" The cook asked with concern when she saw Su Jingxian staring at the sobering soup without making a sound.
To be continued...