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Chapter 119 - It was too strange
Chapter 119 - It was too strange
Chapter 119: It was too strange
Xiao Hanzheng did not keep him in suspense.
He said politely. “As long as you listen to my instructions and drink the medicine, you will be able to recover fully in about half a year later.”
Fei Yuzhe’s face was full of surprise. “That’s great. My nephew will definitely listen to your plans for his treatment.”
Fei Congjun’s originally calm eyes also revealed a trace of surprise and hope. “I’ll be obedient, Duke Xiao.”
If he could survive, who would wish to die?
After being sick for so many years and listening to the imperial physician’s advice that his illness could not be cured, he even asked his family to be mentally prepared for it
He was actually a little disheartened and thought that he should set himself free.
However, every time he saw his family’s preservering and his uncle travelling to multiple places to find him a divine doctor, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Now that the disciple of the divine doctor said that his illness could be cured, he could not help but become more optimistic.
Xiao Hanzheng asked them to wait a moment while he went to his study room and wrote the prescription.
He handed it to Fei Yuzhe. “Get someone to go to the county town and get these medicines. I will add a few more that I have at home and prescribe it to your nephew.”
Fei Yuzhe took the prescription and passed it to his trusted aide and asked him to get it fromthe county town.
Xiao Hanzheng saw Fei Congjun perspiring and said, “You may go to the guest room to rest, young master. I’ll help you with the acupuncture first.”
He had a complete set of golden needles left by his master that was meant to be passed on to his disciple.
He had already mastered acupuncture in his previous life, and doing it with medication would boost its effectiveness.
Fei Congjun had been travelling on multiple long trips and with his weak body, he couldn’t take it anymore. “Okay, thank you, Duke Xiao.”
Thus, Xiao Hanzheng brought a few people to the guest room in the side courtyard.
The side courtyard was separated by a flower bed.
There were ten rooms, a separate latrine, and a bathroom.
5 of them were suites.
Each suite had a separate living room with furniture such as sofas and coffee tables, as well as a study room and 3 bedrooms.
This was also to make it more convenient for those with family members or had brought their servants along for the stay.
For example, today, Fei Yuzhe and his nephew could bring his servants along into a suite.
Liang Youxiao, his maids and servant boys stayed in another suite.
It was the first time they had seen this kind of courtyard and bedrooms.
The furniture was also very novel.
Fei Congjun laid on a large bed in one of the bedrooms.
He felt that the bed was much softer and more comfortable than the one in his house.
After taking off his clothes, Xiao Hanzheng gave him acupuncture.
Fei Yuzhe stood guard while Liang Youxiao was bored.
So after asking Xiao Hanzheng for permission, he began to visit the side courtyard.
Then, the latrine and bathroom attracted him.
He looked at it for a while before coming out.
He continued walking until he reached the flower bed that separated the main courtyard from the side courtyard.
Then, he heard Xiao Hanzheng’s wife talking.
Shi Qingluo smoothed her hair in a daze and said, “My goose, you’re not young anymore. I think you can go out for a walk on the mountain and see if there are any beautiful geese.
“You can go and hook up with one for you to whelp.
“Next time, you won’t have to watch the house alone anymore.
“If you’re bullied like what happened today, you can have your whole family to defend together.”
A single goose wasn’t enough to watch the house.
With one look one can tell that her goose had good genes.
If he found another wild goose with good genes and laid a few nests of goose eggs, when they hatch into a bunch of geese, they would definitely be good helpers to watch the house.
Most of the poultry and livestock roam freely on the mountain near their old house.
She asked others to grow soybeans etc, but was afraid that the poultry and livestock would eat or trample on them.
She believed that she could train a few geese to guard it.
So she said earnestly, “You’re so good-looking, so your offspring must be good-looking too.
“Next time, go to the mountain near our old house and keep an eye on the poultry and livestock.
“Otherwise, they’ll eat our crops or trample on them.
“Put a few more geese on the other side of the mountain to look after the herbs I planted.”
Hearing his mother’s words, he felt that it made sense too.
Therefore, he puffed out his chest and responded with a few cries.
This meant that he had agreed to it.
Liang Youxiao, who happened to hear everything and saw this scene, was speechless.
This woman not only wanted the goose to guard the house, but she also wanted the goose’s offspring to guard the mountain. He felt that it was too whimsical.
The key was that this human and goose seemed to be engaged in the conversation.
At least this was what he thought it was.
Was it because he had seen too little uncommon matters, or was it because this human and goose were too strange..
Previously, he had followed his good friend here to hide from the old man’s cane at home.
Initially, he did not have much hope.
He wanted to muddle along for a few days before returning to the capital first.
Now, he suddenly felt that this place seemed to be quite interesting and was considering whether he should stay for a few more days.
After having dinner prepared by the Xiao family, he decided to stay.
He had never eaten these dishes before.
In the past he never ate pork as he felt that it was rather gross.
However, now that he ate the braised pork, he could not stop eating.
The chestnut fried chicken was incredibly delicious, while the tofu and crucian carp soup was also very tasty and fresh.
The fried eggs with red fruits were mouthwatering too.
“What is this red fruit?”
He had never seen tofu or this red fruit before.
Shi Qingluo said, “This is a wild fruit that I accidentally found on the mountain. After I brought it back, I realised that it could be served as a dish, so I planted some.”
The so-called red fruit was a tomato that she had taken out from its seedling from her space to plant them.
There weren’t any tomatoes yet.
In history, it was recorded that tomatoes would only be introduced during the Ming dynasty.
However, she liked tomatoes and wanted to make tomato sauce, so she took them out and planted them.
If there were more vegetables and fruits, the outside world wouldn’t be affected much, so they wouldn’t attract unnecessary attention from others either.
Liang Youxiao believed her. “This is delicious.”
“Can you sell me some seeds in the future? I’ll bring them back to the capital and let my people plant them.”
Shi Qingluo smiled. “No problem. I’ll just give you some directly.”
It was obvious that he came from a well-to-do background, it wouldn’t be wrong to build a good relationship with him.
“Thank you!” Liang Youxiao was not pretentious.
He asked Shi Qingluo again, “How did you create that toilet bowl and shower in your toilet?”
He had heard from Xiao Hanzheng that Shi Qingluo created them.
He went to the toilet and pressed the button to flush.
It was indeed clean and useful, and there was no strange smell.
He even took a shower and realised that using a shower head was much more comfortable and convenient than a wooden bucket.
The toilet paper in the latrine was also better than the linen silk handkerchief he used in his house.
The so-called soap used for bathing was clean and had a refreshing fragrance.
He had never seen it before and liked it.
When Fei Yuzhen heard Liang Youxiao asking this, Fei Yuzhe and his nephew, who were standing at the side, also gained interest and looked at Shi Qingluo.
It was obvious that they were very curious about these novel inventions and had great experience trying it.
Shi Qingluo smiled and explained the general system of the toilet bowl and shower spray.
This was all thanks to Xiao Mu and his son Xiao Qingshui, who crafted what she wanted.
Now, they were building a single-story bungalow, so Shi Qingluo got someone to build a water tank on the rooftop.
Along with the ceramic pipes in the latrine and bathroom, this reflected modern flushing toilets and showering facilities.
It was just troublesome that the workers had to manually fill it with water several times a day.
For showering, they had to mix hot water and cold water together.
It was not as convenient as modern times.
However, compared to the old courtyard she had lived in, Shi Qingluo was already very satisfied.
After listening to her, Liang Youxiao and the others could not help but sigh in their hearts. This Xiao Hanzheng’s wife was not simple.
She was able to think of so many strange and convenient things. Impressive.