From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 717

The old man seemed very surprised when Zhou Yuan and others asked him to visit him. He went out to fish before dawn, and it has only been a short while, and he is going back again?

The old man certainly did not want to delay his work, so he hesitated and said, "How about later? I will take you to visit in the afternoon?"

Zhou Yuan could not wait that long, and said directly, "Grandpa, we are old friends of Miss Bai Niao, and we are very anxious about her whereabouts, so please take us back first."

"It's just a small gift, not a respect, I hope you will accept it."

He took out a few pieces of silver from his arms, which was not a small amount of money for the old people in the village.

The old man waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, there is no money for this, anyway, I have cast the net, I will take you first."

He looked at the silver pieces eagerly, swallowed hard, but still gritted his teeth and refused.

Zhou Yuan couldn't persuade him, so he put away the silver and followed him to the village.

This is already the edge of Shuixi, and the conditions are even more difficult. The winding road is very tortuous, and finally arrived in front of a small green-tiled house.

The dilapidated house was cleaned very cleanly. There was nothing in the house. The small wooden bench was mottled with years. There was a tree stump at the door with countless knife marks on it. The old man often used it to pad the split bamboo.

"Haha! I am the best bamboo craftsman in Shuixi. The baskets, backpacks and lanterns I make are definitely the most beautiful and sturdy in Shuixi."

He boasted about his ability, then stretched out his hand to show the thick cocoon on it.

It was a yellow cocoon with black spots and cracks. It was like a symbol of the identity of a pillar of the family, like a man's proud totem.

Everyone was silent.

Especially Wang Ang and Xiong Kuohai, who had already sighed.

They are old and experienced a lot. They know what kind of responsibility this is for men.

But even so, the old man's home was still poor.

"Old lady, someone is here to see you, come and pack up."

The old man shouted to the house, then turned back and smiled, "I am a little sick, so I have been bedridden for a long time, please wait for a while."

He asked everyone to sit down and brought spring water for everyone to drink.

The spring water was sweet, and after a while, a thin old woman walked out slowly, holding the wall.

She was coughing as she walked, and her face was yellowish and white, very unhealthy.

"This is... where did this brother and sister come from?"

The old woman sat far away, then waved and smiled: "I'm afraid I'll infect you, so I won't sit over here."

"Tuberculosis."

Xiong Kuohai whispered: "It looks like it."

Wang Ang shook his head and said: "No, if it was tuberculosis, the old man would have been infected long ago. It should be liver disease."

Ye Qingying frowned and said to Zhou Yuan: "With such a serious disease, it's probably difficult for her to travel with us."

Zhou Yuan looked at the old woman and smiled: "Grandma, I'm sorry to disturb you while you are recovering. Regarding Miss Bai Niao, we want to ask where she is. Did you go to see her back then? What happened to her?"

"Sister White Bird?"

The old woman frowned, as if she had forgotten something. After thinking for a while, she said, "Ah, it was in Sichuan. I met her when I went back to my mother's home in Luzhou. She had just given birth to a child at that time."

Zhou Yuan hurriedly asked, "Where is Luzhou? Do you remember the exact location?"

"I can't remember."

The old woman said, "It was 20 years ago. How can I remember it so clearly? Besides, I met her when I was resting on the way. She was far away from my mother's home."

It seems that I really have to take her with me. This is the only clue to find the white bird. I can't give up.

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment before saying, "We need to find Bai Niao. We have something important to do. Grandma, we need you to lead the way."

But the old man's face changed first, and he hurriedly said, "How can that be possible? She can't leave the house in this state, let alone go to Sichuan. No, no, no."

Xiong Kuohai said, "Grandpa, don't worry. We can give money. Give a hundred taels of silver, no, a thousand taels!"

The old man was shocked and glared, "Do you have so much money? That won't work. My grandma is dead. What do I need money for?"

Zhou Yuan said softly, "Grandpa, grandma, both of you come with us. We can provide you with money. Of course, this is not important. The important thing is that we can help treat the disease."

"Treat the disease?"

The old man became interested and asked in confusion, "Brother, do you know medical skills?"

Zhou Yuan said, "I don't know, but I know the best doctor in the world. With grandma's condition, it is definitely impossible to cure her in Shuixi. She can only lie on the bed and drag herselfWaiting to die. "

"But just follow me, Grandpa, I swear to do my best to help Grandma cure her illness."

The old man looked at him, and shook his head with a sullen face.

"Let me tell you."

Ye Qingying saw that Cai Ni was in a complicated mood and obviously had no reason to persuade anyone, so she stood up.

"Grandpa, please listen to me."

Ye Qingying's voice was very low, but very sincere: "First of all, I confess to you that we are not Miao people, but Han people."

The old couple was in the corner, and their expressions were a little scared.

Ye Qingying continued: "This brother is a senior official of the Jin Dynasty. He can find the imperial doctor in the palace to help Grandma cure her illness, and he will definitely do his best to cure her."

"On the way to Sichuan, we can take the best carriage and provide the most nutritious food to nourish Grandma's body."

"We can send pigeons to Chengdu Prefecture and ask the Chengdu Provincial Government to send the most outstanding doctors to Xuzhou Prefecture to meet us and treat Grandma. ”

“After the disease is cured, we will go to find Aunt Bai Niao. You should be relieved, right?”

The old man was stunned for a long time before he murmured, “The imperial physician in the palace? The doctor who treats the emperor?”

“Yes.”

Ye Qingying said, “They will do their best to cure grandma’s disease. After the disease is cured, we will send you back and donate money to the village, one thousand taels of silver.”

The old man said excitedly, “Then my son can get married, right?”

Xiong Kuohai couldn’t help laughing and said, “You are a big shot in your village. Are you still worried that your son can’t find a wife? I’m afraid that the girls in the whole village will rush to marry him.”

“That’s good, that’s good.”

The old man hurriedly said, “Old woman, why don’t we go with them?”

“If the disease can be cured, it doesn’t matter whether there is money or not. "

The old woman couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Yuan said immediately: "Old Xiong, send a letter to the Chengdu Provincial Government immediately and ask them to send the best doctor to describe the old lady's condition."

"Understood."

Xiong Kuohai smiled and nodded, and then said: "Grandma and Grandpa, you can rest assured now."

The two old people nodded repeatedly, obviously very happy.

But Wang Ang smiled helplessly, sighing in his heart that a group of strangers could take you away with just a few nice words. The people of Shuixi are indeed too simple, no wonder they can be used by the chieftain.

If it weren't for Miss Cai Ni revealing the dark veil of the chieftain this time, God knows how miserable the fate of the people of Shuixi would be.

Everyone looked at each other, and it seemed that they all thought of this, and for a while they were full of emotion.

But Cai Ni whispered: "Young Master... Can we really cure the old lady's illness?"

Zhou Yuan said: "I don't know, but we will definitely try our best. "

Cai Ni lowered her head and murmured, "I hope I can cure my grandmother. I can't lie to my fellow countrymen in Shuixi anymore."

Zhou Yuan squeezed her little hand as a comfort.

He knew that Cai Ni was still full of guilt and had not yet come out of the grief of the tragedy.