By Jia Xiuzhen

When the sun was getting weaker, I saw Daiyu and Sanchun coming from afar. Li Wan was drinking tea with Jia Lan under the curtain, and said with a smile: "You guys came here to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings all the way."

When they arrived at the yard, they saw that Li Wan's yard was full of clothes, splendid clothes, embroidered leather goods, and things they didn't know. Xichun smiled and said, "Let me tell you, come to sister-in-law's yard today to see what you can find." I like it, it's time."

Yingchun smiled, Daiyu pointed to Xichun and said, "I've never seen a robbery so open and aboveboard."

Xichun raised her eyebrows and said, "Smart people don't do secret things!" Everyone laughed.

Li Wan went down the steps: "I was here to let you into the house. Since the fourth sister said so, if you are not afraid of the heat, you can pick and choose in the yard."

Yingchun took Li Wan's arm and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, although we came all the way, I am a good citizen. I'd better go in and drink tea."

Daiyu and Tanchun also entered the room with smiles, Xichun came in last with Hua, stomping her feet and said: "How can there be such a thing, the robbery is so deserted!"

Li Wan also laughed: "It's really hard for us little robbers, Suyun, bring the Wan fan from last time."

After a while Suyun came with a box, Li Wan opened it, and took out four fans from inside. One was plain and white with no patterns or patterns on it. The handles of the fans were all carved from ivory. He said with a smile, "You each choose one." Let's do it."

Seeing that the fan was made of ivory bone, Yingchun hesitated a little, Li Wan said: "Just choose and try, don't be fooled by the handle of the fan, it's nothing compared to the surface of the fan."

What this said made everyone curious, so they picked it out one by one and took a closer look. When they took the fan in their hands, they felt that the soft wind was like silk, and they were cool, and they couldn't put it down.Li Wan said to Xichun, "Do you think I can manage this well?"

Xichun hugged the fan with a smile, pointed at the remaining people with one hand, and said, "You all have to think of me, don't you all rely on me?" Everyone couldn't help laughing again, and they all stood up to thank Li Wan.

Tanchun asked the name of the fan, and Li Wan said, "It's called the 'Tuan Shuang Fan'."

Tanchun said, "What an interesting name."

Li Wan shook the fan in his hand and said, "This one is called 'Qingfengyin', and this is the only few I got, luckily enough."

Xichun smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, if you have something that is not enough to count in the future, you can just tell me, but don't be embarrassed."

A few people were chatting and joking, and the person who delivered the fragrant soup for the June Festival came outside. Biyue and Cuimo were asking the woman who came to deliver the things, and the woman replied: "This year, we prepare our own in the house, and we also buy it from outside. Yes, there are three kinds of lily borneol, angelica wood fragrance and lotus leaf cypress for bathing, chrysanthemum osmanthus, angelica and tonka for hair washing. The girls have already delivered to the room, two packs of each material, love to use Which girls choose by themselves."

Pointing to a woman in Tsing Yi beside him, he said, "This is a man from He Sheng Dao, who is said to be a distant relative of Grandma, who came to deliver medicine today, so I will bring him over to pay Grandma's greetings."

After Biyue heard this, she hurried up to pick her up, and saw that the woman was wearing a hemp-colored Gesha skirt with a banana cloth bijia, her oily black hair was pulled neatly, and only a golden and white jade hairpin was stuck in it, her oval face had sculpted eyebrows and almond eyes, and her hair was showing. Take it easy.

Seeing Biyue approaching, the woman knew that it was Li Wan's servant girl, so she hurriedly blessed her and said, "Thank you, my sister. My husband's family name is Wu, and he is of the same family as the grandma and his wife. This time it came abruptly. I hope grandma will forgive me."

Biyue asked her to wait, then turned around and went in to report to Li Wan that Miao'er came to pick up the box of fragrant soup in the morning, and chatted with the old lady casually.

After a while, Suyun came out and saluted the woman, "You're really neglectful, grandma welcomes you." Then she turned to the woman and said, "If you bother me to deliver things and lead the way, grandma will reward you with a bowl of wine. "Handed over a purse with plain noodles, the woman accepted it with a smile, and came out with a good word without asking for money.Suyun smiled at her, and led the woman into the house.

When Daiyu and Sanchun saw Li Wan's visitor, they didn't want to stay any longer, and they both resigned, only to regret that Chun thought they could have another meal.The woman wanted to salute when she saw Li Wan, but Li Wan quickly stood up and stopped her, saying: "We haven't discussed our seniority yet, how dare we accept your salute indiscriminately?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, and with a smile on her face, she said: "Young lady really has the legacy of a concubine." After hearing this, Li Wan knew that this woman might have met his mother before, and he became closer to her heart, and didn't care about her title. up.

The woman thanked her for sitting down, and then said: "My husband's family name is Wu. Although he and my wife are of the same clan, they are completely different from each other. If we really talk about seniority, I'm afraid we need to check several stacks of genealogy. That’s fine. Back then, my family failed the scientific examination and refused to give up. The family situation was really embarrassing. I got some advice from the old man at home, so I shamelessly asked my aunt, who regarded me as a ‘niece and daughter-in-law’. Not only did he spend a lot of time with me about the family, but he also spent a long time listening to me talking about the family, and when he left, he gave me a pack of books, saying that he would bring them to my family."

Speaking of this, his eyes were red, and he was quiet for a while, Fang went on to say: "The person in charge of me knew what I did, and he blamed me for losing his integrity as a scholar. After I told the whole story, he took the book and read it. I sat there for one night, but he bowed to me the next day, which surprised me. Later, he said that his aunt and his were all ancient medical books, and he failed many times, probably because he didn't have the star in his life. But when he was young, he could only study, and he didn't know what else to do.

Auntie means 'not a good look, but a good doctor'.Now that all these years have passed, thanks to the blessing of his aunt, he has gone very smoothly on the medical path.In the past two years, he has also opened a business in the capital. This year the weather is weird. I went to the capital with him to make summer hot soup medicine bait in Furi, so we had the opportunity to visit grandma. "

Li Wan heard that they were going to give summer heat soup as bait, and seeing the woman's attire, he felt closer, so he asked, "I don't know the name of your business?"

Wu said: "It's called Hesheng Dao."

After Suyun served the tea fruit, she had been waiting on the sidelines. Hearing this, she couldn't help but look up at Mrs. Wu, thinking in her heart that people should not be judged by their appearance.This is one of the largest pharmacies in Heshengdao. I heard that the shops are blooming everywhere, and the medicinal materials are naturally good, and there are also patent medicines, which are incomparable to other pharmacies.From what I heard now, this woman, who was completely covered in silk and satin, was actually the master of such a huge business. Where could she see a trace of business spirit?So he said to himself and attributed the credit to his bloodline - he was indeed of the same clan as his first wife, and his demeanor was different from that of others.

When Li Wan heard that He Shengdao belonged to him, he secretly laughed in his heart. Mrs. Wang asked about the pills he had given to Huazhujie before, and even called He Shengdao as a cover.Dare to do this, of course they also know their family's ability, but they didn't expect that the flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple.Then he laughed and said: "Your medicine is really good. Last time it was cold, our mansion went to buy some. It really saved a lot of people."

Mrs. Wu was even more happy when she heard what Li Wan said, and hurriedly said, "It's all thanks to Madam Tuo."

Li Wan asked again: "So when you come this time, will you live in Beijing permanently?"

Mrs. Wu shook her head and said: "Although the capital is an important place, the stalls in the south are big. It's just that the weather is not right this year. We, the head of the family, threw away the business on the other side and came here to settle the matter on the other side. Although doctors are parents, they shouldn't There is a difference between high and low, but this capital is different after all, if there is any disaster or epidemic, the toss is not comparable to other places."

Li Wan nodded and said: "This is the truth, it's not a saying that you hate the poor and love the rich. It seems that although you have studied medicine, you can't change the way you study and become officials with the world in mind."

After hearing this, Wu also smiled and said: "Our family always says that the way of heaven is only harmonious. It is the same for officials and people, and we have to follow the way of heaven. I don't have as much knowledge as him, and I don't argue with him. Left and right are good things. He is happy I will listen to his arrangement."

Li Wan couldn't help but nodded, and said: "If you can live in Beijing, and you can come and go frequently in the future, I will also go around more alone."

Wu said with a smile: "Although I can't live in Beijing permanently, Ji Ji is coming. Then grandma don't think I'm bothering you."

Li Wan smiled and said: "How can this be so, even though we met for the first time today, I feel so close, you don't want to call me grandma anymore, I recognize you as sister-in-law, but you don't recognize me as sister?"

Mrs. Wu was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "To be honest, I didn't know each other's temperament before I came here, and I didn't dare to climb up on them. Now that's the case, I also trust you. My sister, don't think that I am not polite as a countryman." Li Wan listened. Very happy, the two met again.

In the evening, Nanny Chang and Suyun packed up their things and came in carrying a rattan box in bamboo strips. Li Wan said, "Why don't you carry it by yourself instead of calling me a woman?"

Nanny Chang opened the box, and said to Li Wan: "Less people worry about it. Grandma, take a look, this is from the Wu family today, and there is no gift list. I think it is a local product or medicinal material from relatives. I just saw it." It really scared me and Suyun."

When Li Wan looked at it, there were several bolts of cloth inside. Mother Chang said, "I can't see clearly under the lamp, but there are some fragrant cloud gauzes, some with silk clouds covering the moon, some with gold and water patterns, and bamboo cloth." The bamboo cloth and the banana cloth are both extremely fine, and the bamboo cloth is also the color of lotus root and lotus all over the place, so it’s hard to understand how it can be dyed this color.”

Li Wan said: "This is too expensive!"

Suyun said: "I only see it very rarely. Fortunately, Nanny Chang recognizes it. I think what my uncle and grandma are wearing today is also like this, but it's not as delicate."

Li Wan hesitated: "How can this be good, I don't know what I can get back home."

Nanny Chang glanced at her and said: "Listen to what grandma said just now, I'm afraid the return gift is too heavy, which will make people feel cold." Li Wan nodded frequently after hearing this, and secretly made up his mind.

Let's say that Mrs. Wu went home, met Wu Zhaonan, and said what he had said in the daytime. Wu Zhaonan was also happy when he heard that Li Wan recognized his brother.

Wu said again: "I'm going today. I wear everyday clothes. I didn't intend to test it out. It's not a good idea to send medicine and go to relatives dressed up. The mansion is really rich and noble. It's a little bit Respectable maids are all covered in silk and jewels, I was hesitant at the time, fearing that I would be treated as a poor relative and beat the autumn wind, and I would lose my sister's face.

Who would have thought that he would be so kind and kind, he would support me when he came up and wanted to discuss my seniority with me first, and as soon as I got off the phone, he recognized me as my sister-in-law.If it were someone else, I'm afraid I'd still have a villain's heart, thinking about whether it's for the sake of our business, but this girl, I think she values ​​the way of benevolent medicine I said.You don't know, when I said about applying medicine, bait, summer soup, etc., she nodded!Hey, strange to say, I think she also feels very close. "

Wu Zhaonan said with a smile: "You have a sister, you are really close. She is the daughter of everyone and married into the Duke's mansion, so how can she take this business idea on our face." Thinking again, Asked: "How do you see her life?"