Strange Tale of Qingluan

Su Jin grabbed the back of his clothes, lifted him up, and asked him, "Do you want me to let you go and throw you on the ground, or do you just stand there without crying?"

Yitian was afraid that his butt would hurt if he fell to the ground, so he chose the latter wisely, and replied: "I...I'm standing..." After saying that, Sujin put down her hands and let his feet touch the ground to stand firm Only let go.

The guy behind them interrupted and said to Su Zhongming: "Guest officer, you and these masters are old acquaintances! This is easy to handle, you can stay together!" After saying that, he turned around and went down to work.

"Hey, buddy, do you have anything to eat here? We are all croaking with hunger." Fei'er cut to the chase, regardless of politeness or impoliteness.

The man turned around and replied, "We don't have any in the inn, but there are restaurants not far from here."

Sujin smiled and said, "Let's go, I'm hungry too, and when I'm full I'll be able to do big things."

Long Yuxin stroked her beard, followed Sujin, and said to Su Zhongming as she walked slowly: "When you are full and energetic, come to my room, and I will detoxify you."

Su Zhongming was very happy, he supported the blind Li Xuan, followed Long Yuxin, and several girls quickly followed, only Yi Yeqing walked slowly at the end.

In the restaurant, hundreds of tables were almost full of diners. Those men, women, old and young were all drinking and eating, chatting with their companions, ignoring the neighboring tables.Only Su Zhongming and others were not among them, they just enjoyed the quietness alone in the small private room.

The table is full of dishes, light, marinated, baked, everything is available, and there is a pot of hot goat milk tea. Su Zhongming watched the girls and children scrambling to grab the dishes with their hands, but he slowly ate them. , without worrying that they would snatch all the food, squinted at Yitian and Alin Tianduo, thought for a while, lowered his eyes again, and suddenly sighed softly.

Although Li Xuan's eyes were blind, his ears became very sensitive, and he turned his face to him, wondering: "Why are you sighing?"

Su Zhongming said frankly: "Well... I was thinking, if I am safe as the king in Wen Kingdom, maybe I can issue new orders in the near future, and try to see if girls can study with boys."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

When Su Zhongming saw it, his dissatisfaction was mixed with doubts, and he hurriedly asked: "What do you mean by shaking your head? Is it a pity that my new policy cannot be used?"

Li Xuan explained: "No, I just feel that your thoughts are always full of surprises, which makes me helpless."

Su Zhongming looked at him, smiled slightly, and boldly said: "There are many children who can't afford to study because they don't have money. I also want to follow the example of the era I was born in, and the imperial court loaned them money to study."

Li Xuan was silent for a moment, and only said: "It's useless..."

Su Zhongming was stunned, this sentence that sounded simple but had profound meaning shocked him a bit.He lowered his eyes, a little unwilling to admit defeat: "I'm just... just my own wish."

Li Xuan said seriously: "Study is almost useless for women, and they are rarely able to be officials." After finishing speaking, there was a moment of silence. In order not to make Su Zhongming sad, he suggested something else instead: "Actually, women don't necessarily study. , If you are healthy and strong, you can join the army as the Women's Army, and only those who are smarter can be considered for training."

Su Zhongming lowered his head, thinking about his words.

Ye Shuangshuang looked up at them, couldn't help laughing out loud, and blurted out: "City Master, aren't you hungry? You're going to finish the food when you talk about these serious things so seriously." Roasted meat, easy to eat.

Su Zhongming raised his head and glanced at the dishes on the table. Seeing three empty plates that appeared inadvertently, he subconsciously became nervous, and blurted out: "Don't grab it! I haven't eaten a few pieces yet!"

Fei'er sucked her fingertips, glanced at Gonghe, and replied leisurely: "Uncle Guardian hasn't finished eating yet, so don't be too nervous."

Su Zhongming didn't care about it, he still grabbed the food and didn't care about Li Xuan beside him.

Satisfied with the meal and goat milk tea, Su Zhongming burped and wiped his hands clean. When the person who paid the bill came back, everyone left the restaurant together and took a leisurely walk on the street.

When night fell and they returned to the inn, Long Yuxin immediately called Su Zhongming to the room. Su Jin followed Long Yuxin as a helper, and Li Xuan followed out of inner concern.

Su Zhongming said to him: "Your master wants to help me detoxify me, you don't need to come here, just wait outside for a while."

Li Xuan only replied: "Wait outside, the longer you wait, the more anxious you become."

Sujin was following Long Yuxin's instructions to prepare the materials. When she heard his answer, she was very interested, and she turned her head and smiled and said, "This is really clever. The longer you wait outside, the more impatient you are, it's better to help here."

Su Zhongming frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "But, he can't see, how can I help? I think he is getting more and more chaotic."

Su Jin suggested: "Master Gu said just now that the bloodletting will be done soon, and it may be very painful. He may be useful."

Su Zhongming had no choice but to shut up and not answer.

With her back to them, Long Yuxin checked the silver needles, oil lamp, medicine box, bishou and ice fire lotus in the box on the case, and said: "Sit down!"

Hearing this, Su Zhongming immediately sat on the edge of the bed, and Li Xuan also walked over and sat beside him.

Su Jin took out a long-necked medicine bottle from the medicine box and stood aside.Long Yuxin started to work, took a cup, tore off the petals of the ice and fire lotus flower one by one, put them into the cup, then selected two medicine bottles from the medicine box, put the medicine into the cup, poured boiling water .

After a while, Long Yuxin picked up the cup, walked to the bed, handed it to Su Zhongming, and said, "Drink, you'd better eat the petals too."

Su Zhongming raised his head and looked at Long Yuxin. He believed in his medical skills, so he took the cup, drank the liquid in the cup, and ate up the petals.

Long Yuxin started to light the oil lamp at this time, and said to Li Xuan: "Apprentice, when the poisonous flower starts to take effect, you must remember to catch him and don't let him move around."

Li Xuan understood, and replied, "I see."

Time passed by in the quiet room, and not long after, Su Zhongming suddenly bowed his back slightly, and said the murderous words with both hands, and then began to fall down on the bed and roll around.

"Fire...fire...in my body...it seems like a fire is burning..." he said in pain.

Long Yuxin hurried over, grabbed his hand, felt his pulse, and within a moment, ordered Li Xuan: "Catch him quickly! Don't let him move!"

Li Xuan quickly pulled Su Zhongming up, grabbed his crotch tightly, and straightened him up, preventing him from rolling around on the bed.

The poison of the ice-fire lotus was flowing in Su Zhongming's blood, resisting the poison of the grain, causing him unbearable pain. He knew that he could not resist this tormenting pain, so he was quick-witted, and immediately grabbed Li Xuan, leaned closer, and the four-petal alcohol paste tight.

Li Xuan was stunned, and immediately stopped him and regained his stability.

Long Yuxin picked up a silver needle calmly, roasted it on the flame, and immediately stuck it in the background of Su Zhongming, picked up another one, roasted it on the flame, stuck it on the side of his scene, repeated In this way, silver needles were also stuck on his Jianbi and Beibu.

Su Zhongming's tattoo-like symptom on his left arm began to subside in an instant. Long Yuxin seized this opportunity, rolled up his sleeve, exposed his forearm a little, then grabbed the sharp green head, and swiftly touched it A cut was made, and fresh snow gushed out immediately.

His fresh snow is full of silvery dots, which looks so to the naked eye, but those silvery dots are actually those poisonous valleys that will be harmful to him!

The fresh snow dripped onto the ground and gradually accumulated into a pool. Su Zhongming also lost more and more blood, and his face gradually turned pale.When the silver needles on his body turned black, Long Yuxin quickly fetched gauze, bandaged his wound, and pulled out the silver needles.

Su Jin approached the pool of blood on the ground, opened the stopper, and poured the powder on it. In just an instant, the silver light disappeared bit by bit, and the pool of blood immediately condensed into lumps.

Su Zhongming lost a lot of blood, finally couldn't hold on, lost consciousness, and fell into Li Xuan's arms. Li Xuan just raised one hand and gently touched his head, with a calm expression.

Su Jin blurted out: "Master Gu, he passed out..."

Long Yuxin was still very calm, extinguished the flames, packed up the materials, and replied: "Go outside and see if there is a shop selling medicinal materials, grab some blood-enriching medicines and cook them back."

Su Jin turned around and hurried out.

Li Xuan didn't have Su Zhongming's head, knowing that he couldn't hear him now, he still whispered to him: "It's a blessing or a misfortune that I can't see your pain just now, but in the future, the promise can still be fulfilled, and we can still live a long life together." .”

Long Yuxin heard it, she couldn't help laughing, and interjected: "Apprentice, what you said is really true. At the beginning, your master and I promised each other to grow old together, and now, it has been done!"

If you want to grow old together, you will definitely be able to grow old together...

Li Xuanwo held Su Zhongming's hand tightly, repeating these words in his heart.

In the middle of the night, the medicinal soup was cooked and placed in a bowl for a while. When it was warm but not hot, Sujin brought it to the bed, intending to feed it to Su Zhongming.

However, the most difficult problem was before him - Su Zhongming pursed his lips in a coma, unable to pour in the blood tonic medicine at all.

Sujin was worried for a while, remembering that A Lintian used to play with a reed, so she went to her room, brought a reed pole, and put it in Li Xuan's hand.

"What is this?" Li Xuan gently mopped it with his fingertips, wondering.

"This is a reed pole, use it to give medicine to Mr. Su." Sujin replied.

Li Xuan understood what he meant, and asked again: "Where is the medicine?"

Su Jin brought the bowl over, carefully placed it in his hand, and then stepped aside.

Li Xuan first took a sip of the medicine and put it in his mouth. He pried open Su Zhongming's alcohol ruler with his fingertips, and pushed one end of the reed stick into his mouth. Take a bite, repeat this.

The next day, at dawn, Su Zhongming woke up, opened his eyes, and propped himself up half deep. The pain on his left arm reminded him of what happened the night before.

"I... I have detoxified, and I am finally healthy." He raised his left hand, looked at the place where Zen was wrapped around the gauze, and murmured this sentence softly.

"Are you awake?" Followed by a male voice from outside the bed.

Su Zhongming followed the prestige and saw Li Xuan walking carefully with a blue and white bowl, and said anxiously: "It's inconvenient for you to deliver the food, why didn't you listen to the reminder over and over again, fell down, and burned yourself, what will happen to you?" Be responsible for yourself!"

"It's nothing, just a bowl of warm porridge." Li Xuan said stubbornly.

Su Zhongming had no choice but to suggest: "Actually, just let Shuangshuang send it over."

Li Xuan walked slowly to the bed, still stubborn: "You can't call her, you are mine, and I can only take care of you."

"Yes, I belong to you, but you are blind now, and I must take care of you." Su Zhongming replied.

Li Xuan also showed helplessness, and said: "You don't believe my eyes, you have to believe my ears. People's eyes are blind, but their ears will be more sensitive, just like a second pair of eyes."

Su Zhongming couldn't think of a reason to refute this sentence. He lowered his head, looked at the porridge in the bowl, and saw the delicious-looking soft porridge with a moderate thickness. He suddenly felt hungry, and he didn't care about the wound on his left arm. Painful for a while, snatched it from Li Xuan's hand, Nie started to eat with a spoon.

He ate it in big mouthfuls, and finished it quickly. He wiped his mouth, but he still couldn't finish it, and asked, "What kind of porridge is this? It's delicious, and I want to have another bowl."

"It is cooked with snakes, dates and angelica. My master ordered it to be cooked for you." Li Xuan opened his lips, quite straightforward.

Su Zhongming was stunned when he heard this: "You mean... this is a bowl of snake meat porridge? I just... ate snake meat..." As he spoke, he fell back down in a daze.

The bowl fell on the bed and made a noise. Li Xuan heard the sound, determined the location of the sound, stretched out his hand, picked up the bowl, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the snake meat?"

Su Zhongming stretched out a hand to the ceiling, and only replied: "I want a pack of laxatives! If there is no laxative, croton is fine too! It's best for me to have a clean diarrhea!"

Surprised, Li Xuan was even more confused, and asked again: "Why do you want to drain it?"

Su Zhongming covered his face in pain, and replied calmly: "I ate the most terrible thing in the world! I always thought it would resurrect in my stomach, and then give birth to many baby snakes, which would make my body full of holes ...!"

Li Xuan had no choice but to reply, "How is this possible..."

Su Zhongming felt extremely painful in his heart, and he calmed down again: "I want to vomit so much, I really want to pour it out of my stomach..."

Li Xuan was silent for a moment, and couldn't help guessing: "Are you afraid of snakes?"

Su Zhongming shouted: "Nonsense! We've been married for so long, don't you know!"

Li Xuan fell into silence again, and after a while, he said again: "I'll make it up to you, and when your wound heals, I'll help you buy candied haws, sugar paintings, etc."

From the bottom of his heart, Su Zhongming felt that the terms of the exchange were good, so he moved his hands away from his face, looked at him, raised his upper half deeply, and said happily: "You said this, and you must not go back on your word when the time comes!"

With a calm face, Li Xuan replied, "When did I regret it..."

Su Zhongming raised one hand, only the little finger popped out, stretched out to him, and asked: "Hook the little finger."

Li Xuan was very helpless in his heart, raised his hand, and popped out his little finger.Su Zhongming grabbed his hand, hooked his two little fingers together, lightly tapped the pads of his thumbs, and it was over.

"In this way, I'm not afraid that you will go back on your word. If you go back on your word, the thunder will ring above your head non-stop." Su Zhongming smiled proudly.

Immediately, he put his feet outside the bed, started to put on his boots, and said as he put them on, "I have to find my own room. I have been occupying your master's bed all the time. It must be inconvenient for him to be an old man."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "What are you talking about, this is your room..."

Su Zhongming raised his head abruptly, "My room?! I didn't choose a room last night! I had a small operation at your master's place last night to detoxify the grain."

Li Xuan had nothing to do with him, and explained: "You passed out last night, and I brought you here."

"You mean you chose a room for me at random?" Su Zhongming said, standing up, walking around, looking left and right, and said, "Do you have a good eye? Did you pick a room?" Is it well lit and has a nice view outside?”

Li Xuan couldn't help wondering: "You have so many requests, isn't it all the same which one you live in? We're just staying here temporarily, not all the time. It doesn't matter if it's good or not."

Su Zhongming walked back to him, and said as a matter of course: "If you spend money to live here, of course you have to choose a good location and environment, and you can't waste money in vain."

Li Xuan didn't want to argue with him, so he said helplessly: "If you don't like this room, then change it yourself, there are plenty of vacancies."

Su Zhongming replied: "No need, your eyesight is not bad, this room is well lit."

Li Xuan stood up and said to him: "You take good care of your wounds, it's best not to move around, so as not to open the wounds, you are also very weak now, no matter what you bring, you have to eat, you can't be picky."

Su Zhongming had no choice but to answer: "As long as it's not snake meat, it's fine every day. Even my dreams at night are snake-related nightmares..."

Li Xuan calmly persuaded: "Even if you want to eat, there are not so many snakes to kill sand." Then he moved slowly.

Su Zhongming calmed down a little, seeing him walk out of the room, he had no choice but to walk around the room slowly and bored.

The author has something to say:

I've had snake soup before

It's actually quite delicious.

I have cooked eel porridge several times at home

Super nourishing!

And the rice field eel is also delicious

The stew is probably delicious too.