Qingfeng Xu Xu

When we returned to Guxiazhuang, it was already almost full moon.

After parting ways with Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu, Li Jichu inquired and found out that there had been no news from Lu Xianyun until now. Li Jichu was busy and asked someone to drive a carriage to go to the medical clinic opened by Lu Xianyun. Not far away from Guxia Manor, Butler Wu hurriedly chased him out.

"Sir, this is the letter just sent by the people from the medical clinic."Butler Wu got off his horse, walked up to Li Jichu in a few steps, and handed over the letter.

"People from the medical clinic? Why didn't I meet him on the way out? Are you sure it's from the medical clinic?"Li Jichu couldn't hide his doubts.

"Yes, the letter I received in person was from Lao Xie, who is in charge of the medical clinic. I recognized it."Butler Wu affirmed.

Li Jichu took the letter and read the handwriting on the envelope. It was indeed Lu Xianyun's. When he opened it, it was still Lu Xianyun's handwriting, but the content was very simple: the matter is settled, don't worry. It's just that I and several doctors from the medical clinic who went with me accidentally contracted the disease. We have to keep an eye on it for a few days, and it will be fine in three or two days. Just take good care of yourself at home. When I get back, I will ask you about taking medicine. Please take the situation seriously. Xianyun

"Was this the only letter sent?"After reading the letter two or three times, Li Jichu still felt uneasy.

"As arranged by the young master, I will be at the village today. So far, only Lao Xie has sent this letter."

"…OK, go back."Li Jichu sat back in the car, opened the curtain again, and told Butler Wu who was following the car:"Tomorrow morning, go to the hospital to confirm."

"yes."

Before dawn the next day, Butler Wu went out to the medical clinic. After inquiring about the news, he returned to Guxia Villa for a while. Li Jichu just got up and was looking for someone to look for Butler Wu.

"how?"As soon as Butler Wu entered the courtyard where Li Jichu was, he heard Li Jichu standing in the corridor speak anxiously.

"Confirmed, Mr. Lu and the three doctors who went with him to the medical center are all back. They just accidentally contracted the disease. Now they are checking in a separate room in the medical center. They say that some symptoms have already appeared. , considering the large population in Shuzhou City, and to avoid spreading it over a large area in the city, I paid more attention to it. I have already started taking medicine. After three or two days, there will be no problem."

"Three? As you told me before, weren't there four doctors accompanying you?"Li Jichu asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, sir, I was just about to say it. Mr. Lu was worried that those villagers would behave again in the future, so he left a doctor to watch over the village, just in case, but it was not important. By the way, Lao Xie gave me another letter, saying that it was written after Mr. Lu wrote a letter to report his safety yesterday and asked him to deliver it. I went over before I could send it out, so I brought it back with me."After Butler Wu finished speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Jichu.

Li Jichu took the letter and opened it anxiously.

He understood the difficulty of not seeing Jichu for one day, and it was like three autumns apart. Xianyun

"Not serious."Li Jichu said in a low voice with disgust.

"What did you say, eldest son?"

"without..."Before he finished speaking, Li Jichu felt a sudden sharp pain in his heart. The stimulation made his whole body numb and weak. Li Jichu hurriedly raised his hands to hold on to the pillar beside him.

"Master, where is the medicine? Can I get it?"Steward Wu saw the situation and said hurriedly.

Probably because Li Jichu has been worrying too much in the past month, the number of heart attacks has gradually become more frequent. At this time, Li Jichu was holding on to the pillar, cold sweat sliding down his temples, and his face was as pale as a sheet of paper. , but Li Jichu felt that Lu Xianyun had just diagnosed and treated him a few days ago, and had increased the dosage of medicine for a few days. It had been stable in the past few days, so why did it suddenly break out today? Li Jichu couldn't help but feel a little pessimistic. Maybe it was a comeback. It's hard to say, and it's also a little different from the previous attacks. Today's attack made me feel a little panicked, making Li Jichu breathless and his mind a little dull. Seeing

Li Jichu's expression change instantly, Butler Wu asked again Li Jichu answered weakly after finding the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Butler Wu poured out a red pill no bigger than a soybean and placed it in Li Jichu's palm.

Li Jichu put the pill into his mouth. After a cup of tea, the pain in his heart subsided. The feeling of panic was still unabated. Li Jichu thought distressedly: Another symptom has appeared, can it really be gone for a long time?

For people who have been ill for many years, it is actually normal to feel depressed and depressed from time to time. Others only advise you to be at ease, but how can you be relieved from the torture of illness? In fact, Li Jichu is sometimes not as tough as his father Li Haoyuan thinks. In the past, Li Jichu also thought about giving up, but he was pulled by others, so he relieved himself. He still refused to let go. Li Jichu leaned against the pillar, closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment. His face returned to normal, and the discomfort in his heart was gone.

Butler Wu was still a little worried,"Master, I'm going to find a doctor." Someone from the museum can come over and take a look at it for you."

"No need, he just helped me out of trouble, don't bother him anymore, I'm fine, I know it myself. Okay, I've had to run around for you so early in the morning. Thank you for your hard work. Go down and have some breakfast and have a rest. I've got you to take care of all the big and small things in the village. I've really accepted my father's friendship with you."

"...yes." Butler Wu opened his mouth, but did not insist anymore, and just added:"I arranged for two disciples to stay in the courtyard."

"good."Li Jichu nodded.

Shortly after Butler Wu left, Xu Mulin found the courtyard and saw Li Jichu sitting in the corridor, leaning on the pillar, with his feet on the railing, his eyes closed as if he was asleep. Xu Mulin was sitting in the corridor. Hesitating whether to walk over or not, he saw Li Jichu opening his eyes and looking at him.

Li Jichu opened his eyes and saw Xu Mulin, he was slightly startled, then he smiled and said:"Why is Mulin here?"

"Yesterday you said that Dr. Lu went to the village that was infected with the epidemic. How is it now? I didn’t have time to ask you yesterday. Xu Mulin approached Li Jichu and said,"I heard that you just separated from us for a while last night and then went out again. Did something happen?""

"I don't usually see Mu Lin saying so many things. What happened today? Asked me so many questions in a row."When Xu Mulin approached, Li Jichu stood up and stretched out his hand to signal Xu Mulin to come into the house to talk,"I didn't see a letter when I came back yesterday. I was a little worried, so I went out to Lu Xianyun Medical Center. The disease in the village affected by the epidemic has been brought under control. However, Lu Xianyun and several doctors accompanying him accidentally contracted the disease. They are now being treated in the medical center and will be fine in three to two days."

After listening to Li Jichu's words, Xu Mulin was not in a hurry to speak, but just looked at Li Jichu

"Mulin still has questions? Li Jichu looked at Xu Mulin and said,"I have asked Lao Wu to confirm it. There is indeed no big problem.""After that, seeing that Xu Mulin still didn't speak, Li Jichu had to tell the story in detail. After listening to what Li Jichu said, Xu Mulin sighed and said helplessly:"Ji Chu is deliberately avoiding the important and taking the easy. ?"

"I don't understand what Mulin said. Li Jichu looked at Xu Mulin and replied doubtfully.

"This incident is not a coincidence. Lu Xianyun didn't tell you the cause of the accident? Or has he not found out yet?"

"He didn't tell me in his letter. I don't know the specifics yet. I'll know after he comes back in two days and ask him. Now that the situation is under control, the purpose of those people has not been achieved. At this time, I will investigate These are really not important, or even of little significance."

Xu Mulin thought for a moment and then said:"...The same is true, but you still have to be careful in advance to guard against backhanders."

"Okay, thank you Mulin for reminding me. I will arrange for my disciples to patrol the surrounding area closely."

"These people don't stop for a moment." Xu Mulin noticed that things were happening frequently recently, and couldn't help but feel a little worried,"Is there any news from Jihua?"

"Not yet. Li Jichu smiled bitterly and said:"But if there is no news at this time, it is not good news.""

"Well, let us know if there is any news."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble."Li Jichu said with a smile

"Ji Chu was polite. After saying that, Xu Mulin stood up and walked out. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he heard Li Jichu speak leisurely behind him.

"I just remembered that when I was eight or nine years old, Uncle Zhou brought a child to Guxia Village as a guest. Now that I look closely at Mulin, I find that the child is somewhat similar to Mulin. My father was talking to Uncle Zhou and asked me to play with my little brother. I asked him what his name was, but he didn't answer."

Hearing this, Xu Mulin glanced sideways at Li Jichu, and then continued walking out.

"That's how you looked at me back then, Mulin, you really haven't changed at all, you're still so cold. Li Jichu said to Xu Mulin's back:"Let's have dinner together later. I'll go look for you.""Seeing Xu Mulin turn the corner, Li Jichu shook his head and smiled. Every time he saw Xu Mulin's stern look, Li Jichu couldn't help but want to make him laugh. Seeing Xu Mulin leaving in a panic, Li Jichu felt even more purposeful. Achieved. But he did not forget the reminder that Xu Mulin gave him just now. He called the disciples arranged by Butler Wu and arranged for intensified inspections of the village.

"Senior brother, are you back?"Because Xu Qingjiu made a very firm request the night before, he was woken up early in the morning to practice swordplay. At this time, he was in high spirits. When he saw Xu Mulin coming back, he still kept practicing his moves and said.

Xu Mulin laughed. Without saying anything, he casually broke off a branch to make a sword, and then started to attack Xu Qingjiu.

"Brother, please be careful, I have learned a lot recently."Seeing Xu Mulin's sword drawn in front of him, Xu Qingjiu advanced instead of retreating, building momentum in a leisurely manner.

However, Xu Mulin did not think that what Xu Qingjiu said was a joke. He was very serious. Facing Xu Qingjiu's offensive, in fact, as he said, Xu Qingjiu was proficient in the sword moves he used in the bamboo forest last time. Xu Mulin was almost unable to withstand it. However, Xu Mulin was very happy with Xu Qingjiu. The progress has been rapid, and even the recent cautiousness and suspicion have somewhat eased.

"Next time I fight Qingjiu, I must be very careful."The two swords were facing each other, but they had already withdrawn their swords. Xu Mulin looked at Xu Qingjiu and couldn't control the smile on his lips.

"Senior brother allows me too much, is he trying to make me happy?"Xu Qingjiu asked with a smile

"I don’t dare to say I’ll let you go now. You are much better than my senior brother."

"Senior brother is attentive and always guides me to do this. Senior brother is indispensable, and Qingjiu is not vain."Hearing this, Xu Qingjiu smiled even happier. She put her sword behind her and walked to Xu Mulin,"What did brother Jichu say? How are things going?"

"Ji Chu said..."As soon as Xu Mulin started talking, he saw a disciple coming over carrying a food box. The two of them walked towards the corridor together, took the food box and thanked them in unison. After the man left, the two returned to the room. Xu Mulin placed the breakfast in the food box on the table while continuing to retell the conversation with Li Jichu to Xu Qingjiu.

"I have heard some stories related to the epidemic from the quasi-hall master. Don’t doctors always take precautions when treating people who are infected with the epidemic? How could this be? And it would be understandable if one or two people got sick. Maybe they were negligent, but they couldn't be negligent for all the people who went together, right?"While listening to Xu Mulin's story, Xu Qingjiu was full of doubts. After Xu Mulin finished speaking, Xu Qingjiu revealed all his doubts.

"I was a little surprised when I heard what Ji Chu said just now, but he said that Butler Wu had gone to the hospital to confirm in person, saying that Lu Xianyun and the others were indeed back, and that a doctor was left in the village to take care of the aftermath and prevent the disease from happening again. repeatedly. So I guess it’s inevitable that Xu’s illness is serious and that Lu Xianyun and the others are too busy to take care of themselves."

"...What the senior brother said is also very reasonable."Xu Qingjiu thought for a moment and then added,"Then are there any clues about the person behind the scenes?"

After the two people knew about this matter, they discussed it privately. That day, someone was in trouble in front of Li Haoyuan's mourning hall. The matter could not be settled easily, so both of them felt that there would be another trick, maybe the sudden epidemic was...

"No, I'm afraid I don't have enough energy to investigate. Besides, if we check these at this time, the results may not be credible. Ji Chu also said that it may be meaningless to investigate these at this time."

"Indeed. Senior brother and brother Jichu are both thoughtful people. Before I had time to think of these things, senior brother, you had already arranged everything properly."After saying that, Xu Qingjiu lowered his head and drank the porridge without saying anything.

Xu Mulin picked up a piece of rice cake and put it into Xu Qingjiu's bowl. He looked at Xu Qingjiu with a smile. After Xu Qingjiu finished another bowl of porridge, , after eating some noodles that Xu Mulin gave him, he put down his chopsticks and said,"Ji Chu will come over to have lunch with us soon. We will go after lunch. Qingjiu thinks this is good?""

Xu Qingjiu, who was in a daze because she was full of food, suddenly heard what Xu Mulin said. She looked at Xu Mulin with wide eyes, and it took a long time before she laughed out loud.

"Brother Jichu trusts Dr. Lu very much. We shouldn’t have done anything unnecessary. It’s just that..."

"Qingjiu didn't have to worry. If everything was pointless, it would be good. If there was really something hidden, it would probably be something Lu Xianyun didn't want Ji Chu to know. But if something unexpected happened because of this, Ji Chu would probably fall into trouble. Among more troublesome things. Seeing Xu Qingjiu hesitate to speak, Xu Mulin replied:"Besides, our move is not to distrust Ji Chu's response, but Ji Chu trusts Lu Xianyun very much, so even he is aware of it. He was suspicious, but decided to wait for Lu Xianyun to come back and tell him all the causes and consequences. However, if something really happened, waiting like this would probably waste time."Xu Mulin reached out and tapped Xu Qingjiu's forehead, and continued:"Let's just tell Ji Chu that we want to go around again. I already learned the location of that village from Butler Wu yesterday."

Xu Qingjiu held her head and looked at Xu Mulin with a smile. After a long time, she said:"...Senior brother..."

"Um?"Xu Mulin replied with a smile. Seeing that Xu Qingjiu didn't speak, he continued to ask:"What's wrong? But what's wrong?

Xu Qingjiu shook her head with a smile and said,"No, I just want to call my senior brother.""

"In fact, it's not that he doesn't trust Lu Xianyun either."Xu Mulin looked at Xu Qingjiu and smiled,"He has been with Ji Chu longer than we have. If he really had delusional thoughts, he would have achieved them earlier. There is no need to wait until now."

"Well, I think this Doctor Lu, probably just like his name, just wants to be a casual person who wanders around the clouds and wild cranes, and has no superfluous thoughts about other things."

"...Indeed."Xu Mulin replied calmly, but he was a little surprised in his heart: Just after hearing Jichu talk about the cause and effect, he suddenly had the idea that Lu Xianyun and I were fellow travelers.

Before noon, Li Jichu wandered over to where Xu Mulin and the others were. In the yard, they were still pretending to be relaxed and chatting about insignificant things. When Xu Qingjiu suggested that he wanted to go out and play around again, Li Jichu said with embarrassment that there was something going on in the village and he couldn't leave. He couldn't accompany Xu Qingjiu. They go together

"It's okay, just go about your business and I'll take Qingjiu out."

"Brother Ji Chu doesn’t have to worry. But if my senior brother and I can help, Brother Ji Chu must not be polite to us."

"That's fine."

After chatting for a few more words, Li Jichu said goodbye and left.