Nan Feng was shocked when he heard this, "Where did you get it?"
"From the hands of Medicine King." Yuan Anning replied.
"Which medicine king?" Nanfeng asked.
Yuan Anning closed his eyes and lowered his head. He was very depressed and his voice was low, "Uncle Wang, the King of Southern Medicine."
Although Nanfeng was eager to know the details of the Qi-Building Pill, seeing Yuan Anning in such a state, he couldn't bear to urge her to speak, "You should rest for a while, the carriage will be here soon."
Yuan Anning nodded and stroked his forehead with his right hand to support himself.
Nanfeng got up and looked for wooden boards from around, and lit up the bonfire to help Yuan Anning drive away the cold air.
After waiting for half an hour and still no carriage arrived, Nanfeng got up and went out to meet them. After getting on the north-south road, he saw two carriages approaching in a hurry.
Nanfeng was a little dissatisfied after waiting for a long time, but when he saw the sneezing horses and the trembling coachman, he couldn't bear to blame them. He was called out in the middle of the night, and had to harness the horse and drive the shaft, and then ran for more than ten miles. , is no longer too slow.
By the time Nanfeng brought the carriage back to Yizhuang, Yuan Anning had fainted. Nanfeng stepped forward quickly, picked her up and hurried out of the hospital.
Yuan Anning woke up under the turbulence, and realized that Nanfeng was hugging her, and subconsciously wanted to push him away, but she was too weak to raise her hands, so she had no choice but to close her eyes and pretend not to wake up.
The fat man's carriage was covered with bedding, and the quilt had been laid inside. Nanfeng put Yuan Anning into the carriage, pulled the quilt over her, and went back to Yizhuang to move the body.
Carrying the body onto another carriage, Nanfeng drove the shaft himself, "You two drive a carriage and take the body to the county government office. I'll go back first."
Although he was anxious, Nanfeng did not dare to urge the horse too hastily. It had snowed heavily before, the road was icy, and the horses often stumbled while walking on it.
By the time he got back to the county office, it was already dark. Nanfeng got off the car and wanted to move Yuan Anning, but Yuan Anning insisted on walking by herself. Nanfeng had no choice but to follow her, but after Yuan Anning got off the car, he couldn't stand still. If you move, you will fall.
Seeing this, Nanfeng stepped forward and picked her up, regardless of whether she wanted it or not, and carried her across the hall and to her room.
Light a brazier, boil hot water, and cook medicinal soup, so busy.
"Where's the ginseng plant given by Hu Zhi County?" Nanfeng opened the door of the fat man's room.
The main room and the side room were very close to each other, and the south wind had woken up the fat man early. He was already a little angry when he woke up, but the south wind opened the door and brought in a gust of cold wind, which made him even more irritated. He turned over and muttered twice. , Lao Bai, who was lying in front of the kang, suddenly jumped out and came over to chase him away with angry eyes and bared teeth.
"Stop making trouble, she is weak in energy and blood and needs to take supplements." Nanfeng was not afraid either. Although Lao Bai listened to the fat man's words, he would not actually bite him.
"In the second drawer," the fat man wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, "You are a guy who forgets his friends because of sex. How come I didn't realize that you are this kind of person before?"
Nanfeng didn't bother to pay attention to him, took the ginseng and turned around to leave, deliberately not closing the door for the fat man before leaving.
The fat man cursed a few times first, and then said a few words in Sanskrit. Lao Bai actually helped him push the door open.
A yamen servant who got up early found Nan Feng busy, so he went to wake up the two aunts, who took over the boiling of medicine. Nan Feng ran to the front yard to place the body. After parking the body, he was about to go to sleep in the east chamber. After a while, Taoist Tianmu came. In addition to Brother Tianmu, there was also a disciple of Tianmu. There were at least three people required to perform rituals, one to host and two to help.
As soon as the Taoist arrived, he immediately started performing rituals, playing and beating. The fat man wanted to go back to his cage for a nap, but he got into a quarrel. However, no matter when he got up, the south wind magpie nest occupied the fat man's nest.
The fat man came back with his clothes on and urinated. He saw Nanfeng lying on his kang, cursed a few times and fetched water to wash up.
Thinking about Yuan Anning in his heart, Nanfeng didn't sleep well. He got up after sleeping for less than an hour. The door of the west wing was closed and Yuan Anning was resting inside. He didn't want to disturb him, so he went to the middle courtyard and met the fat man. Warm up by the fire and drink tea in the middle hall.
"You are still more capable." The fat man squeezed him.
Nan Feng drank tea from a teacup and did not answer.
"You said last night that she has a connection with us. What connection?" the fat man asked.
Nan Feng put down the tea cup and briefly told the fat man about the matter, but only talked about old things and did not mention Yuan An Ning's origins.
The fat man was extremely happy when he heard this. He did not expect to meet an acquaintance here. Although this acquaintance had never met him, he had helped him many times when he was in poverty.
In fact, there are not many real villains in the world, and even fewer repay kindness with hatred. Most people are willing to repay kindness, but sometimes they are limited by their own circumstances and are unable to repay their benefactors. Fatty knows that Yuan Anning is the person he often goes to beg for food. The owner of the family was extremely excited. He ordered people to go to the county treasury to fetch silver coins and to buy fabrics. When this was not enough, he ordered Cui Zhen to go out and find someone to make gold jewelry for Yuan Anning.
"Stop working so hard, she is not short of money." Nanfeng said.
"What are you afraid of? Sooner or later, you will be one of our own. If you send her out today, she will have to bring her back tomorrow." The fat man said with a smile.
"What nonsense." Nanfeng waved his hand.
"Think about it for me, what else is missing?" the fat man asked.
"We have to give her a banquet," Nanfeng said.
When the fat man heard this, he called to the Yamen servant again and ordered the Yamen servant to go out to buy food and vegetables.
Although it was a trivial matter, it was done in a joyous manner. The two of them were naturally happy, and the errand boy was also happy. This was a great opportunity to enrich his own pockets.
The two of them were in charge of things in the middle hall. An aunt hurried over and told them that Yuan Anning had woken up and was cleaning up. She would come over to thank them soon.
"This woman really knows the rules. She must come from a wealthy family." The fat man said.
Nanfeng nodded. Taoism believes that people are divided into noble and inferior, but noble and inferior are not measured by status and wealth, but by their character, bearing, education, etc. Yuan Anning was a princess of the previous dynasty. Although the country fell, her noble bearing But it has never been lost, and the scale and proportion are just right.
Not long after, Yuan Anning came, wearing a loose plain cloth dress. Her previous clothes were no longer wearable, and this was lent to her by her aunt.
Seeing Yuan Anning's arrival, the two stood up to greet them. Yuan Anning came in from the back door. He did not salute the two immediately, but walked around to the south of the two. Only then did he kneel down and salute the two, thanking them for handling General Wang. Funeral.
"General Wang? What General Wang?" Fatty Monk Zhang Er was confused.
"It's the deceased in the front hall who once led soldiers in his early years." Nanfeng said.
Yuan Anning had a delicate mind. After listening to Nanfeng's words, she knew that Nanfeng had not told Fatty her identity. Naturally, he did this to protect her. She felt grateful and looked up at Nanfeng, conveying her gratitude with her eyes.
After returning the gift, Yuan Anning sat down, and the fat man began to ask about his early years in Chang'an. Yuan Anning answered softly, and everything he said was correct.
Recalling the past events in his early years, the fat man lamented that the seven of them had a difficult life in Chang'an, and they never had enough to eat even the leftovers. Most of the time, he drank the boiled rice soup. When he was really hungry, he would sneak away. Go to Yuan Anning's place and ask for rice cakes to be burned.
While the three of them were reminiscing about old times, Zhang Zhong arrived and said, "I would like to inform you, sir, that the longevity materials have been purchased and parked in the front hall. Please inspect them."
"How much does it cost?" the fat man asked casually.
"Two thousand taels." Zhang Zhong replied.
"Ah?!" The fat man was startled. At this time, twenty taels of silver could buy a very thick coffin.
Seeing the fat man's surprise, Zhang Zhong hurriedly added, "Sir, that longevity material is made from boxwood, and it's the only one in Yu County."
The fat man responded promptly and said loudly, "What are you going to do? Didn't I ask you to buy the expensive one?"
People in the officialdom are most attuned to the wind. Seeing the fat man acting like this, Zhang Zhong immediately understood and said, "My lord, the most expensive material for longevity is boxwood. The longevity material that you mentioned is worth ten thousand taels of silver. I really can't find it."
"What should I do? Only two thousand taels?" The fat man did not forget to put gold on Nanfeng's face.
Nan Feng looked at Yuan An Ning, who was very moved. He stood up from his seat and saluted the two of them again to thank them.
Nanfeng returned the gift and went to the front hall with Yuan Anning and others to look at the coffin. The expensive ones may not be good, but the good ones are definitely expensive. When he saw this coffin, Nanfeng knew that Zhang Zhong might have made some false claims. , but it is definitely not shoddy. I will definitely not be able to get this thing for a thousand taels.
There are two types of death. One is the end of life. Many people think that sleeping to death is the end of life. In fact, it is not the case. Death at home, with children around when you die, is the end of life. If a person dies in a good life and has a good life, he will have many children and grandchildren, but if he dies somewhere else or has no children, it is not considered a good life and will be very unlucky for future generations.
There is another kind of wasted death. All methods of death other than dying in a proper state of life are considered wasted death. In vain death is regarded as evil by Taoists. People who die in vain are usually cremated. If you want to be buried whole, you must have a Taoist priest or a monk to make a funeral ceremony.
Buddhism advocates cremation and transcends life, while Taoism adheres to the principle of treating death as life, but it doesn't matter whether they should be cremated or buried. This has to be decided by Yuan Anning.
After careful consideration, Yuan Anning chose the latter and buried his whole body in the soil.
Yuan Anning was very sad, but she did not cry or wear mourning.
The fat man was more or less responsible for the death of General Wang. In order to comfort Yuan Anning, the fat man loudly reprimanded Lao Bai, saying that he was blind and hurt his friends.
Lao Bai couldn't understand the Chinese language and didn't know what the fat man was talking about.
Seeing that Lao Bai had no "regret", the fat man punished him as a vigil for General Wang. He said so, but the Sanskrit sentence he followed was probably, "Sit here and don't run around."
It is a rule that the body should be kept in morgue for seven days, but there are still two days left before the funeral.
After putting General Wang's body into the coffin, Yuan Anning returned to her room. Nanfeng originally wanted to entertain her, but after thinking about it, she felt it was inappropriate. Yuan Anning had a special status and it was not appropriate to appear in public. Secondly, there are differences between men and women, so it would not be appropriate for the two of them to sit at the same table as Yuan Anning.
Lunch was delivered, and Nanfeng stayed in bed to catch up on his sleep in the afternoon. When he woke up, it was already time to light the lamp. Tianmu and others were still performing rituals in the front hall, and Fatty and a group of government officials were drinking in the middle courtyard.
Nanfeng had been thinking about the Qi-Building Spirit Pill and was eager to ask Yuan Anning for details, but it was already night and it might not be appropriate to knock on the door.
I summoned the aunt to ask. Dinner and ginseng soup had been delivered, and there was no reason to knock on the door.
That's all, let's wait until tomorrow...