Later, when the date agreed with Mu Chunmian came to an end, Caojiabao captured a group of young and strong men. In the name of the young master of the fort, Cao Ya, they rushed Ji Gu to Xiliang City.
Wei Changying selected a clan nephew and went with Duanmu Xinmiao to meet him in person.
Ji Gu's age is actually about the same age as Ji Qubing's, but he looks much older than Ji Qubing. He is described as thin, with a face full of wrinkles, but his eyes are as sharp as a falcon. When he looks at people, even if he deliberately restrains himself, there is still an unconcealable sense of defensiveness and vague hostility.
It was obvious that he had lived in extreme fear and despair over the years, otherwise he would not have developed such an aggressive look.
However, Ji Gu still showed appropriate gratitude and sigh for Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao... Seeing him crying and expressing his longing for his nephew Ji Qubing, Wei Changying said lightly in his heart: An old fox... said to be a fox, but Ji Gu's ruthlessness was even worse than that of a fox, almost like a wolf -
Duanmu Xinmiao looked at his immobile left leg and said only one sentence: "Uncle Shi broke his leg many years ago, but he missed the opportunity for treatment. If he wants to cure it now, he has to break it and reconnect it again..."
This was just Duanmu Xinmiao's personal diagnosis. According to her thinking, her master Ji Qubing, who was far away in Fengzhou, wouldn't be able to make it in a while, but Ji Gu's own medical skills were not bad either. So Duanmu Xinmiao planned to ask this great uncle for advice after finishing his diagnosis...
Then he wrote a letter to Fengzhou. After the three people exchanged opinions, they decided on the safest way to treat Ji Gu.
As a result, before she could finish her words, Ji Gu without even thinking about it, just slapped the leg bone with his own hands and snapped it off, and asked the dumbfounded Duanmu Xinmiao as if nothing had happened, "Is this so?"
"..." Wei Changying was also caught off guard and almost left the table in shock.
It seemed that he only realized the suddenness and horror of this move after breaking his own leg. Ji Gu said apologetically: "People from the countryside have developed this habit after staying in the countryside for a long time."
… Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao continued to answer the conversation but could not: What kind of habit is this? !
So Ji Gu continued to explain: "There are many venomous snakes in Mengshan. The little old man's leg was accidentally thrown when he encountered a venomous snake when he went into the mountain to collect medicine. There are some poisonous snakes in Mengshan that are extremely poisonous. The little old man has the medicinal materials at hand. And the supply of snake medicine is often limited. For the sake of survival, I repeatedly warn myself before going into the mountains that if I am bitten by a snake that I cannot cure, I will immediately cut off my limbs to survive! If so, it’s often..."
Duanmu Xinmiao said with emotion: "Uncle Master has really suffered these years!"
"My father-in-law Ji has had a really rough experience, but now that he is in Xiliang City and no longer in Mengshan, I have to relax and take care of myself." Wei Changying said words of relief, but he thought in his heart: Wei Dao Cao The family fort has been built for decades, and now there is a new owner named Mu, who is still a woman and has nothing to say... Ji Gu is so cruel to himself, let alone to others? So Cao Yan knew what he was doing, and he was driven out obediently. If he didn't know what he was doing, with Ji Gu's method, wouldn't he be able to cut him into pieces
Moreover, it is not necessarily true that Ji Gu broke his leg in front of him as he said. I am afraid that he was trying to express to himself that now that he has arrived in Xiliang City, he will stay and wait for Ji Qubing with peace of mind and will never do it again. What are you doubting... This is also an apology for his previous temptation with three thousand taels of gold; secondly, he took the opportunity to talk about all the hardships in his early years to cover up the sharp eyes he has developed over the years - his sinister description is not very good at giving people. Leave a good impression on people.
But since he had narrow escapes from death several times in his early years, he is much more forgiving after all.
Because Ji Gu broke his leg immediately, Duanmu Xinmiao's original plan to consult him and Ji Qubing before starting diagnosis and treatment had to be abandoned, so she had to immediately order people to get medicinal materials to prepare the medicine and set his bones immediately.
After all this busy work, after Ji Gu's bones were reattached, it was already time to turn on the lamp.
This time, since Mu Chunmian stayed in the fort for the future, Cao Ya stepped in to see off the guests on Ji Gu's behalf. Perhaps because of his young age, Cao Ya remained silent along the way. Originally, Wei Changying thought that she was as old as his nieces and was cute, so he teased her a few words for the sake of the occasion, but he saw the little girl looking at the person with her clear black and white apricot eyes, and then lowered her head and remained silent. It's over... Wei Changying thought to himself that the little girl had never seen much of the world, and there were no elders around her. He thought she was afraid of people, so don't make her cry, so she stopped talking.
But she didn't want Cao Ya to send people out of the gate. According to her mother's instructions when she came, she watched Wei Changying and Duanmu Xinmiao board the car and drive away. When they returned to the house, they asked someone to open the gate and raised their hands. Lazy, lazily and excitedly looked around, then put down his hand and slapped his thigh hard, shouting happily: "His grandma is a bear! Such a good house will be given to the old man in the future." ?”
"..." Ms. Huang repeatedly told her to take good care of the Ji family's ancestors and grandchildren, especially since Cao Ya was young. She must not make any mistakes. Therefore, Qi Shan, the general manager who was always guarding her, was stunned. After a while, it was confirmed that these words were indeed spoken by Cao Ya himself...
Although Qi Shan had long known that Cao Ya was from a humble background, in a remote place like Caojia Fort, even if she was the daughter of the fortress owner, there would be no easy way to discipline her. He was ready to teach Cao Ya etiquette from the beginning, but Cao Ya's vulgarity was still beyond his expectation - before he could think of how to answer this sentence, Cao Ya had already lifted up her skirt - the skirt was pulled down to almost her knees. There are enough places where the ankles and calves are exposed.
Although she is not very old, she still seems a bit distasteful to people like Qi Shan, who is a servant of the Shen family and is used to seeing the gentle behavior of the ladies of the Shen family at a young age. In particular, Cao Ya held up her skirt and didn't greet anyone at all. She rushed in directly, making the corners of Qi Shan's eyes twitch. This was the result of Huang's personal instructions and knowing that the Duanmu family's eighth young lady and clan leader Duanmu Xinmiao, the foster daughter of the Ji family, attaches great importance to the ancestors and grandchildren of the Ji family, and Qishan can't bear it anymore.
Otherwise, even if the ladies of the Shen family, unless they are particularly favored, dare to despise him like this, he will have to pull some strings!
Over there, Cao Ya was ecstatic about the pie falling from the sky, but she didn't care about Qi Shan's resentment. She ran to the upper room happily, not waiting for the maid waiting at the door to whisper softly, "Mr. Ji just set the bone. I'm resting now." After saying that, he pushed away the person and shouted inward: "Lao Bu Shi, this house will be given to our family in the future, right?"
Handmaids: "..."
Cao Ya was rude to her grandfather, but Ji Gu didn't say anything nice back to her. Hearing this, he cursed angrily: "They lent us a house to live in for two days and gave it to us? What do you think? Do you know how much money such a house is worth?" What! If I had a son or grandson, I would be willing to go out of my way to get rid of him. Unfortunately, I was not lucky enough to give birth to two losers! At my age, half of my feet are in the coffin. Why are you saving money?”
Handmaids: "..."
At this time, Cao Ya had already walked in, climbed onto the soft couch opposite the couch where his grandfather was lying, and sat down cross-legged. Although the maids were confused after hearing what their grandfather and grandson said, they still came over to make tea for her after all, she was the one who served her.
Cao Ya waved her hand and ordered: "No tea, it's bitter! Give me a bowl of honey and water. If you don't have any, sugar water is fine." She was so young, but she called herself "I", which made her angry. The women bit their lips one after another to avoid laughing out loud, and secretly lamented that the people in the countryside had no rules after all.
Ji Gu also scolded: "You are so beautiful! You still want to drink honey, water and sugar water! You are destined to drink plain water!"
"I am too old to eat anything sweet. Do you feel bad when you see my mother eating it?" Cao Ya raised her little head and hummed, "I want to drink it! Go and get me both!"
The maid apologized and said with a smile: "If Miss Cao likes sweet things, the young lady has prepared rose water, mignonette dew and the like, which are sweet and delicious. Do you want to try it, Miss Cao?"
"Rose dew and mignonette dew?" Cao Ya exclaimed, "I've never heard of them. They must be good things! Get them quickly, I want to taste them all."
Ji Gu said cheerfully: "You taste it, you taste it all! When your intestines hurt at night, and it accidentally turns into carbuncle, I'll see what you do!"
"What should I do? Weren't you here?" Although Cao Ya was young, his mouth was very tight. He didn't let Ji Gu at all, and immediately said, "If there is something wrong with me, how dare you, an old fool, not to treat me? Otherwise, , I’m dead, let your daughter know, and see if she will provide for you until you die! When you die, no one will mourn you, so let’s go and be your wandering ghost!”
Ji Gu snorted: "Your cousin is still alive after he is ill! Do you think I have to point you two to pay for the goods and send him to the end?!"
"My cousin is about the same age as an old man like you. Maybe he has passed away, but he still expects me and my daughter to wear sackcloth and mourn him!" Cao Ya sneered, "When the young lady from the Duanmu family mentioned my cousin just now, But I didn’t mention whether my cousin and I have cousins!”
Ji Gu was stunned for a moment, feeling annoyed, but then he sneered: "Short-sighted thing! Didn't you listen to Mrs. Wei and Miss Duanmu? Your cousin is now famous as a famous doctor all over the world, and he has the support of the Wei family. He How can you not have a wife and children?”
He sneered, "Be more polite when you talk to me from now on! Otherwise, if you make me angry, I will simply adopt a male heir from your cousin's knee as your heir. By then, all the wealth I have saved in my life will be lost to you, mother and daughter." Don’t even think about falling!”
Cao Ya didn't believe it and said: "His grandma is a bear! If I have aunts and cousins, why didn't Miss Duanmu mention it?"
"She asked about my legs first before I saw her?" Ji Gu rolled his eyes and snorted, "Didn't you treat my legs all the time afterwards?! I must have forgotten to mention it!"
Just as he was talking, the maid brought out mignonette dew, rose dew, mint dew, hibiscus dew and other drinks on an ebony lacquer tray, as well as several plates of exquisite pastries.
Cao Ya talked back to Ji Gu very forcefully before, but she didn't dare to ignore Ji Gu's warning. She looked around in the dazzling glass cups. After a long while, she chose a brightly colored rose to reveal, and reluctantly parted with it. After taking a look at the others, Fang made up his mind and said, "I'll just drink this today. I won't have a stomachache, right?"
Ji Gu snorted: "It's hard to die even if you have such a miserable life!"
"Then I'll drink it." Cao Ya took a sip carefully and said with a smile, "It tastes good! It tastes good! You are so pitiful, old man, because you can't taste such a delicious thing! I'm afraid you won't be able to taste it in your life." I’ve had such a good drink!”
Ji Gu was furious when he heard this. He patted the couch and said, "When I was your age and your great-grandfather came to the imperial hospital to judge, what rare things and delicacies have I not seen before? What's so strange about this rose water? It's just you. This ignorant loser will treat it as a treasure!"
Cao Ya rolled her eyes and said, "I've heard this not a thousand times, but I've heard it eight hundred times!"
"You said one thousand and eight hundred can be accurate?" Ji Gu said, "I'm going to teach you arithmetic. When will you count to one hundred without making a mistake?! How dare you say one thousand!"
"..." Cao Ya paused for a moment and seemed to have no words to reply, then angrily slapped the glass cup on the couch and called the maid, "Bring this old immortal something that is not sweet and drinkable, so as not to make him jealous. I can drink this rose water, but the weirdness here will ruin my mood!" (To be continued)