Chapter 6 Come to the door

The four of them had lunch, Jiang Zhu arranged for the two younger ones to take a nap, and then pulled Ye Annian into the east room.

"While I'm free now, I'll take your pulse and look at your ears." Jiang Zhu said.

　　After he finished speaking, he got up and went to get the medicine box. Ye Annian sat on the edge of the kang and looked at his leaving figure, feeling a little dazed in his heart.

　　In just one day, he changed from the brother abandoned by the Wang family to Jiang Zhu's husband.

　　Although they are an exchange of interests, at present, it seems that this choice is the right one.

　　Following Jiang Zhu was indeed much better than leaving home alone with Fu Zai.

　　Thinking that Jiang Zhu had given him a gift of ten taels of silver today, and also spent half a tael of silver to buy pork and pig lungs for him to eat, he silently wrote it down in his mind.

　　If the two of them reconcile and separate in the future, even if the favor is not repaid, the money and things must still be repaid.

　　The experience of two lives has made him develop the habit of never owing anyone anything.

　　"Here, put your hand on the pulse pillow."

　　Jiang Zhu's words brought back his thoughts.

　　Seeing that Jiang Zhu had already placed a pulse pillow on the Kang table, Ye Anian put his wrist on it as instructed.

　　Jiang Zhu stretched out two fingers and put them gently on his wrist. After a moment, he said: "You must have been infected with wind and cold earlier. The illness has not been cured for a long time. If you delay it for a long time, it will become a bad wind and cold. Just take Dingchuan Decoction." "

　　Ye Annian didn't understand this, so he just asked: "What medicinal materials are needed?"

　　"Ginkgo, ephedra, perilla, licorice, butterbur, almond, mulberry bark, skullcap, and pinellia." Jiang Zhu said.

　　Seemingly reading his thoughts, Jiang Zhu smiled: "Don't worry, these are not precious medicinal materials. They are also found in some mountains."

　　But one thing he didn't say was that the Dingchuan Decoction needed to be added with Gastrodia elata and Snow Lotus. These two herbs are not cheap.

　　Ye Annian has been suffering from the cold since he was a child. After more than ten years, his body has long been worn down and he has to slowly warm up to recover.

　　"Cough... cough, cough," Ye Anian covered his mouth and coughed twice, "Then, I will go with you to collect medicine."

　　"No, wait until you feel better." Jiang Zhu teased him, "With your body and bones, I will not only have to carry the medicinal materials, but also you."

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　Well, he just wanted to share some of the burden for Jiang Zhu.

　　He doesn't have money right now, and it seems he has to wait until he recovers his health before going out.

　　"Come," Jiang Zhu moved the Kang table away and patted his thigh, "Lie here."

　　"What to do?" Ye Annian frowned and stared at his legs without moving.

　　"Look at your ears." Jiang Zhu pointed to his left ear.

　　Understanding his intention, Ye Annian relaxed his frown. He adjusted his posture, slowly lay down, rested his head on Jiang Zhu's legs, and pointed his left ear towards him.

　　Jiang Zhu stretched out her fingers, pinched his helix gently, and then said, "If it hurts later, just tell me."

　　"Yeah." Ye Anyian responded in a muffled voice.

Jiang Zhu's fingers were warm, and the area on his ears where he touched them felt hot. He felt that his face was getting a little hot as well.

　　"What about this?" Jiang Zhu pressed his fingers on several parts of Ye Anyian's left ear and applied a little force.

　　"Well...it hurts." Ye Anyian said.

　　Jiang Zhu pressed it a few more times, then stopped his hand: "It should be that the eardrum is ruptured. A little heat compress and acupuncture will heal it in about ten days."

　　After he finished speaking, he helped Ye Anyian sit up from his lap.

　　In fact, if you don't delay, it will heal in just two or three days.

　　But the Ye family was so imbecile that they would not spend money to treat Ye Anyian.

　　"I have to go to the doctor later. The husband of Li Shan's family is pregnant and has severe vomiting. I went to see him two days ago and prescribed anti-vomiting prescriptions and medicinal diet. I have to go back for a follow-up consultation today. one time."

　　Jiang Zhu babbled while packing the medicine box: "Just stay at home with Fu Zai and Ding Qiu. I'll leave you a few bottles of loquat dew. Drink some when you cough. This stuff is easy to make. Just use wild loquats from the mountains. No need to save."

　　"Okay." Ye Anian realized that he was telling him, and agreed belatedly.

　　No matter whether he was the young master of the Ye Group or the brother of the old Ye family, no one had ever said such a thing to him.

　　No one cares what he is doing at home, whether he is sick or not, or whether he is doing well or not.

　　In fact, everyone wished that he would die soon.

　　He lowered his eyes slightly and stared at the dusty ground, his heart beating a little fast.

　　This feeling that someone cares about me seems pretty good.

　　Jiang Zhu took out five bottles of loquat dew from the medicine box and placed them on the kang table before leaving.

　　Ye Annian sat there for a while, until his heartbeat slowed down before he got up and went out.

　　In the courtyard, Fu Zai was picking herbs with Ding Qiu, so he walked around to get familiar with the house.

　　In addition to the original three main rooms in Jiangzhu's small courtyard, a straw shed was built on the west side of the courtyard, and a round table made of terrazzo and two bamboo stools were placed under the window on the east side.

　　Inside the thatched shed were a homemade medicine shelf, a long wooden table, and a small stove. On the wooden table were various vials, medicine pots, and medicine jars. This must have been the medicine house where Jiang Zhu usually prepared medicine and decoctions.

　　Ye Annian did not go into the medicine house, but only took a look inside. Jiang Zhu's house was not big, so he had already seen it all in a short time.

　　I wanted to find some work, but after staying in the courtyard for a long time, I got a little wind and started coughing again.

　　As soon as Ding Qiu heard him cough, he quickly put down the work in his hands and said to him: "Brother Ye, please go back to the house and rest quickly. I will do whatever work you have."

　　"Cough...cough, I'm fine..."

Ye Annian suppressed his cough: "When I was at Ye's house, ahem... not yet, I had to do all kinds of work."

　　In summer, they dig wild vegetables under the scorching sun, in winter they cut ice to wash clothes, chop wood and carry water, do laundry and cook. As long as they don't lie on the kang and can't get up, they have to do it.

　　Seeing his persistence, Ding Qiu had no choice but to say: "Do you still have some loquat dew? Take a sip and squeeze it."

　　Ye Annian took out the small bottle from his sleeve, took a sip, and immediately suppressed the itching in his throat.

——Bang bang bang!

　　At this moment, there was a knock on the bamboo door.

　　Across the half-person-high bamboo fence, Ye Anyian vaguely saw a figure standing outside.

　　"I'll open the door!"

　　Fu Zai was short and couldn't see clearly who was outside. He thought it was Jiang Zhu who was back, so he put down the herbs in his hand and ran towards the door.

　　Ye Annian felt something was wrong. Jiang Zhu would not knock on the door so vigorously, and the person outside the door seemed to be shorter than Jiang Zhu.

　　"Ahem! Fu Zai... come back!"

　　He quickly stopped him, but it was too late.

　　The moment the bamboo door opened, a medium-sized, sturdy man strode in from the door.

　　Fu Zai was stunned for a moment when he saw the stranger, as if he was frightened. He suddenly turned around, opened his short legs, and ran towards Ye Anian with a limp.

　　"Hey, little brat!"

　　The young man spat and looked up to see Ye Anyian standing under the eaves, with a dumbfounded expression on his face.

　　At this time, Ye Annian was wearing Jiangzhu's blue and plain gown, with half-bundled hair, and stood with his hands hanging down under the eaves.

　　Because his clothes were a little loose, he looked thin and soft, and his sickly pale face had a world-weary and tired look, making him look like a frail and sickly beauty.

　　"Who is it?" Ding Qiu heard the noise, stopped what he was doing, and stood up with his blind stick.

　　The man came back to his senses, wiped his chin, and laughed out loud: "Hey, it's a broken house with broken walls, and a little blind man. Brother Nian, are you going to follow this poor doctor?"

　　Ye Anyian's face had darkened, and he looked at the visitor without saying a word.

　　The man had a fierce look on his face, with bruises all over his face and neck, and a scar as long as a finger on his chin. He looked like he was not someone to be trifled with at first glance.

　　But he had already recognized that this person should be Wang Hu, the youngest son of Butcher Wang's family, the person he was going to marry.

　　"You...cough, what are you doing here!"

　　Ye Anyian's voice was deep and cold. He took a step forward and blocked Fu Zai and Ding Qiu behind him.

　　"Haha! What, what am I here for?" Wang Hu deliberately imitated him and laughed a lot before saying, "You are my man, what do you think I am here for?!"

　　"Didn't you go to Ye's house to break off the engagement last night? Ye Chenghe also returned the five taels of silver deposit to you."

　　"We...ahem, it doesn't matter anymore!"

　　"So what? I regretted it. If you cancel the engagement, you can re-engage. Let's go back with me!" Wang Hu said and was about to step forward and take Ye Anian's hand.

　　Ye Annian turned away in disgust: "Jiang Zhu and I are already married."

　　"Bah," Wang Hu spat again, "What's the point of getting married if nothing is done?"

　　"Jiang Zhu went to the Ye family to apply for a job, ahem...we also exchanged invitations, and Zhao Lizheng presided over it."

　　"Is it okay for me to steal the bride?"

　　Wang Hu rubbed his hands and grinned at Ye Annian: "Brother Nian, what do you think is so good about Jiang Zhu? He is so poor and has a blind man, how will you and your brother live in the future?"

　　"If you follow me, I promise..."

--Snapped!

　　A small stone hit Wang Hu's leg hard and bounced away.

　　Fu Zai, who was hiding behind Ye Anian, timidly showed his little head and said fiercely: "Let's go! Let's go!"

　　"Little brat!"

　　Wang Hu cursed and stepped forward: "Brother Nian, your brother is quite talented. How dare you scold me?!"

　　"It's you who should be scolded." Ye Annian's face was cold and his voice was calm.

　　"I don't care about children." Wang Hu waved his hand pretending to be generous, stepped forward and grabbed Ye Anyian's wrist and said, "As long as you come back with me, how about I let your brother go?"

　　"Let go brother!"

　　Fu Zai was so anxious that tears came out. He moved his calves and wanted to rush forward and kick Wang Hu, but Ye Anian stopped him with one hand.

　　Ding Qiu said from the side: "Sir, you will be back soon. If you don't want to lose your arms and legs, you'd better get out of here quickly."

　　"That little doctor?" Wang Hu laughed, "With his small body, I can knock over eight of them with one kick!"

　　Ding Qiu didn't speak anymore, but silently held the blind stick tightly, and listened carefully to catch the movement. If he used his hands later, he couldn't cause Brother Ye to suffer.

　　He knows how powerful Mr. is.

　　One time they went to the town to sell medicinal materials and encountered robbers when they came back.

　　From the sounds and movements of the three people in that group, you could tell that each one was a big-bodied practitioner, but the husband just raised his hand, and the three people were all knocked down before they could even get close to them.

　　Mr. Wang has made poison before, and is very familiar with disassembling joints and breaking muscles and bones. Wang Hu may be in trouble.