The man seemed to have been standing there long ago, but Qin Wan and the others didn't notice it just now. At this moment, the wind lanterns in their hands shone a little bit of dim light, which made the man's figure a bit more obvious.
The night was dark, the man's disheveled hair was like a ghost, and his eyes were even more sinister. Fu Ling subconsciously grabbed Qin Wan's arm, but Wan Xing stood in front of Qin Wan. Qin Wan immediately looked at him in surprise. Late apricot.
Qin Shuang also shrank to Qin Wan's side, and the six girls hugged each other, not knowing whether the figure in the distance was a human or a ghost.
A distance of seven or eight feet away, the man's clothes were thin, his figure was tall and thin, and his messy black hair covered most of his face, but the eyes behind the hair gap were particularly deep and gloomy, because of this, in this old house late at night Among them, it looks particularly eerie.
He stared at Qin Wan and the others, as if he was about to pounce on them in the next moment...
Qin Shuang held her breath and held Qin Wan's arm tightly, not daring to move, as if she was facing a ferocious crouching tiger, fearing that if she moved, it would make it go mad and attack her.
The cold wind whizzed past, the wind lanterns were on and off, and the confrontation was thrilling. After an unknown amount of time, several footsteps suddenly came from the depths of the house. For a moment, the silent confrontation was broken, and the upright figure suddenly moved, subconsciously , Qin Wan and the others took a step back, but the man's gloomy eyes just glanced at Qin Wan and the others before turning around and running away. Qin Wan's eyes were surprised, and saw that the figure was heading towards the gate of Baicao Garden——
Not towards the two of them, Qin Shuang's tense body suddenly relaxed slightly, and the sound of footsteps in the depths of the house was getting closer and closer. After a while, Qin Shuang and the others only saw Dong Shu running towards this side with a lantern in his hand. come over.
Behind him were two women and two male servants, with anxious expressions on his face. He was looking around and searching, but he saw Qin Wan and the others at a glance. The mother-in-law turned to Qin Wan, "Miss Qin? Why are you here..."
Seeing Uncle Dong, Qin Shuang's mind became even more relaxed, and said hastily, "We came to pick up things from the carriage."
Uncle Dong was out of breath when he ran, his eyes were stunned when he heard this, and he said, "A few girls are here, but did you see a person running out from here?"
Qin Wan pursed her lips, and Qin Shuang said quickly, "I saw it! We were startled, and the one with disheveled hair thought it was someone, and headed towards the door of the mansion..."
Although this place is not far from the gate of the mansion, there is still a corridor to go around. When Qin Shuang said this, Uncle Dong heaved a sigh of relief, and only glanced at the few people behind him. The four nodded and hurried towards the gate of the mansion.
The cold wind was blowing down on Qin Wan's face, and Qin Wan's face was so cold that it hurt, but she couldn't forget the figure she saw just now. This is the house where Senior Brother Sun gave his wife a medical treatment. How could he run out like that? people
Just as he was full of doubts, Uncle Dong said, "It's the young master's patient. That person is a little confused. He is usually locked in the yard. When the food was delivered just now, he didn't close the door and let him run out."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's the case, I just said, why is your hair disheveled."
Uncle Dong said apologetically, "Exactly, didn't you scare the girls?"
Qin Shuang waved his hand, "It's not—"
Uncle Dong also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, it's too cold outside, girls, go back quickly."
Qin Shuang nodded and gave Qin Wan a hand. Qin Wan also nodded, and Uncle Dong smiled and watched them turn and leave.
Qin Wan walked slowly, and Qin Shuang also walked slowly. Although it proved that it was not a ghost, the scene just now still made several people a little terrified. Qin Shuang said as he walked, "I didn't expect that there were still patients living in this house. Miracle doctor Sun actually let the patient live in his own home, I'm afraid ordinary doctors can't do this..."
Qin Shuang's tone was full of sighs, and Qin Wan also nodded in his heart. Although Yaowanggu has the principle of hanging pots to help the world, not everyone can be like Sun Haoyue. The senior brother admired him even more.
Just as she was thinking about it, there was some movement from a distance behind her. Qin Wan stopped and turned around to look. When he looked, he saw the two women walking in with the patient who ran out just now. The two male servants at the back were guarding, while Uncle Dong turned on the lamp in front, but he chose another road, heading east.
Qin Shuang was also watching, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, he was caught, such a patient might hurt others."
Wan Qing also touched her heart and said, "Yeah, I'm afraid it's a madness—"
As soon as the word "madness" came out, Qin Wan immediately thought of Yao Xinlan. When she left, she couldn't figure out whether Yao Xinlan had any signs of madness. It would be fine if she didn't, but once she did , and how to cure it
Qin Wan has read a lot of medical books, but he has never seen any book that can cure madness. He only occasionally saw that the disease can be cured by using the acupuncture method in the acupuncture scriptures. However, Qin Wan is not good at it. In contrast, she is better at pharmacology and pulse theory.
Seeing the figures of Dong Shu and the others disappear in another direction, Qin Wan suddenly had a thought, if this brother Haoyue can cure madness, can she ask him for advice? Not to mention the sake of Yao Xinlan, if she can get a glimpse of it, she will know how to deal with other patients in the future...
Qin Wan had the same thought, but then she shook her head again, let alone asking for advice suddenly was very abrupt, it would be terrible if Sun Muqing and Sun Haoyue found out that she had studied medicine in Yaowang Valley.
Sighing, Qin Wan quickly suppressed this thought.
"Let's go." Uncle Dong and the others disappeared, and Qin Shuang turned around and continued walking forward, "It seems that it is right not to let us wander around, and I don't know if there are other people living in this house." patient?"
Qin Shuang's question made Wan Qing and the others feel anxious. It would be really dangerous if there were more people suffering from madness. Qin Wan shook her head. She didn't know if there were other patients living in this house. I just feel that the snow doesn't seem to stop at all. If it keeps falling like this, I really don't know how long they will be trapped here.
When Qin Wan returned to the yard, he felt his hands hurting from the cold. Qin Shuang dawdled for a while, and said a little embarrassedly, "That... thank you..."
Qin Wan waved his hand, "Let's take a break earlier."
Qin Shuang responded, and then took Wan Qing and Xiuyun back to her room. On the other side, Fu Ling said dumbfoundedly, "Miss Six has learned a lot now. She looks like that, how can she be like the one who pushed the lady into the room?" People who go to the lake."
Qin Wan felt a little warmth when she entered the room, rubbed her hands together and said, "It's good if you can learn well, and no one taught her well before."
Fu Ling smiled and said "yes", and said, "It looks good at the moment, I just hope she won't be messed up again in the future, this servant remembers the past grudges, now she has a good attitude towards the young lady so I won't say anything. If things go wrong again in the future, then the old and new grudges will be settled together." Fu Ling said angrily, and went out to fetch charcoal and put it in the brazier.
There was a little bit of charcoal in the room, Qin Wan opened the medicine bag that he carried with him, and threw Cangzhu and tangerine peel into the brazier. After a while, the smell of medicine and the sweet smell of tangerine peel came out in the room. Fuling opened the window and took a look. Daxue outside sighed, "Why hasn't the snow stopped? It would be bad if the mountain was closed somewhere in front."
Qin Wan was also worried about this issue. When she turned her eyes, she saw Wan Xing standing aside with a calm face. She hadn't said a word for so long. Qin Wan suddenly thought of Wan Xinghu's appearance in front of her just now. , her heart warmed up, and she waved towards Wan Xing, "Wan Xing, come here—"
Wan Xing only thought that Qin Wan had some orders, so she hurriedly walked up to Qin Wan, "Miss..."
Qin Wan sighed, "You don't have to be so restrained. Look at Fuling. Although we are masters and servants, we are more at ease when we are in the house. Although you are later than me, you are no different from Fuling. I am the most Trust those close to you, I know you don't talk much, but I think you are very restrained when you always stand aside with your head bowed."
Wan Xing still lowered her eyes, but she straightened her back when she heard the words, and said after a pause, "Your servant knows."
Qin Wan knew that the habit he had formed would not be changed in a short while, so he didn't say any more. Seeing this, Xiang Fuling also came over and grabbed Wan Xing's arm, "My dear sister, our lady is the kindest. I used to tease Miss at the time, but I don’t see Miss getting angry at all, when you are in front of Miss, the three of us are our own people, don’t be restrained.”
Wan Xing nodded, her tone was a bit angry, "Yes, this servant knows..."
Fu Ling looked at Wan Xing and sighed, then flicked on Wan Xing's dull forehead, "Why do you still use slaves when I'm talking to you? From now on, we will be sisters, and we must serve Miss together."
Wan Xing's forehead was hit with a "thump", she pursed her lips, "Yes, I know..."
Fu Ling raised her lips and smiled, and Qin Wan also bent her lips when she saw this.
Because it was snowing and cold, Qin Wan soon washed up and fell asleep, Qin Wan slept on the bed, and Fu Ling and the other slept on the couch in the room, maybe the dampness in the room hadn't been removed, or maybe it was because of a bad night's sleep. Back to the shock, Qin Wan clearly felt very tired, but after lying down, he couldn't fall asleep anyway. Suddenly, Qin Wan thought of the madman with disheveled hair.
That person obviously wanted to go to the mansion gate at that time, maybe he wanted to escape, but Uncle Dong clearly said that he was delirious, but how did the delirious man find the mansion gate
Thinking of this, Qin Wan couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.
Qin Wan's previous experience made everything reasonable for her to think about. If it was unreasonable, she would probably lie. But how could Uncle Dong have a reason to lie? And if that person is not a patient, who should it be
Qin Wan closed his eyes and sighed, wondering whether he had developed a suspicious habit. Senior Brother Sun came from Yaowang Valley and was also known as a genius doctor in Sanyuan Village. Although the house was a bit empty and creepy, he didn't care about it. what's the problem.
Qin Wan exhaled and forced himself to calm down. After suffering for a long time, he fell asleep lightly. When he woke up, the sky was still a cloudy blue.
Qin Wan only felt a little tired, and lay down for a while before opening his eyes and listening quietly, but there seemed to be no sound outside the room, Qin Wan was shocked, got up immediately dressed, and walked to the window While opening the window, I saw a piece of whiteness outside, and the heavy snow last night actually stopped.
The yard that was just swept yesterday was covered with a thick layer of snow again. The treetops in the yard, the flower sheds, and the eaves and brackets on the roof were all covered with a layer of flawless whiteness. The sky had not yet brightened. Wan's mood is clear and bright, it will be good when the snow stops, and when the snow melts today, maybe he can start tomorrow!
Qin Wan's mind was lifted, and his whole body was refreshed, all the laziness in his body was swept away, but when he turned around and looked over, Fu Ling and Wan Xing who were sleeping on the couch were sleeping very soundly, Qin Wan sighed Tone, the servants of them were sleeping on the floor at the Laifu Inn, maybe they didn't sleep well last night, Qin Wan lightly added two pieces of charcoal to the charcoal basin, and when he looked out the window, he saw the sky was bright After a few minutes, looking at the pure white snow, Qin Wan suddenly had the urge to go out for a walk.
Taking another look at Fu Ling and Wan Xing, Qin Wan turned around, put on a cloak and pushed the door out.
It was already bright, and not only the snow had stopped, but the wind had also stopped. The old house was covered with snow, as if it looked brand new. Qin Wan thought that the east was the place where Mrs. Sun recuperated, so she walked along the main road towards the deeper part of the yard. go north.
Perhaps there are too few people in the house. At this point, the servants should have already got up, but no one came to clean up. Therefore, the snow on the main road was piled up, and Qin Wan stepped on the thick snow with every step, " "Crackling" sound continued.
Qin Wan took one step at a time, walking extremely slowly. After walking more than a dozen steps, he turned his head and saw a series of footprints crookedly connected together on the clean and flawless snow. Qin Wan felt a little leisurely in his heart. Many days of travel and fatigue have also swept away a lot.
Although the house looks empty and old, there are many ancient trees in the courtyard, which cannot be compared with the new house. Qin Wan walked slowly, and saw that the ancient trees in the courtyard were all evergreen trees that can only be found in the south. Covered like an umbrella, covered by snow, like treetops reaching out into the clouds, Qin Wan walked slowly, and unknowingly walked deeper into the house. The outside of the house looks like a stretch. Inside, there are thousands of houses stacked on top of each other. Qin Wan walked over step by step and saw that all the courtyards were closed. It must have been very lively, but now that it was bought by Senior Brother Haoyue to recuperate, it was quiet, but it was indeed a bit too empty.
Qin Wan walked very slowly. Although she didn't go far, it took a lot of time. However, just as she was about to turn back and turn back, an unlocked courtyard door appeared in her field of vision. Qin Wan There were nearly ten yards I walked through, but this was the only one that was not locked. Qin Wan thought, could it be that there are people living here
Is it just a servant of the mansion or a patient
Qin Wan thought, and hesitantly looked at the gate of the courtyard twice more. Naturally, she would not go uninvited. After looking at it for a while, Qin Wan turned around, but just as she turned around, In an instant, a heavy "bang" sound suddenly rang out in the courtyard, and Qin Wan was still startled by the sound coming through the courtyard wall, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
Qin Wan frowned, but after listening carefully, he couldn't hear the human voice, which was strange!
Turning her gaze, Qin Wan couldn't help looking at the snow-covered roof. Could it be that the snow collapsed the roof? !
Thinking of this, Qin Wan walked towards the gate of the courtyard. She lifted her skirt slightly, and the snow on the road covered her buckskin boots until it reached her ankles. Qin Wan quickened her pace and was about to reach the gate of the courtyard. A human voice rang out.
"What is Miss Qin going to do?"
Qin Wan paused and turned around, only to see Uncle Dong appear at a corner not far behind her at some point. Qin Wan glanced at the direction Uncle Dong was coming from. He came from the east.
Qin Wan was afraid that Uncle Dong might have misunderstood his intrusion, so he said apologetically, "Morning Dong... I woke up early and went out for a stroll. It was like a ground, but I didn't hear any human voices, so I didn't know what was going on, so I came closer to have a look... "
Uncle Dong had a gentle smile on his wrinkled face, and he walked towards Qin Wan in a hunched figure, and he said hoarsely when he was in front of him, "Miss Qin, don't worry, there is no one in this yard, only a few people brought from outside. The dog that came back, the sound you heard just now must be the dog knocking down the cage in the house again."
Qin Wan frowned slightly, "Dog? Why can't you hear the dog barking?"
Uncle Dong sighed, "The dog was bought by Madam's brother, that is, Young Master Bai. At first, it was very noisy every day, but then the noise caused Madam to recuperate. Throwing it out, the dog in the barren mountains may live No, so I took medication to make me dumb, and now there is no noise, at least I don’t have to worry about food."
Uncle Dong spoke softly, and when he smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits. He had an extremely kind face, but when Qin Wan heard him say these words, his heart shivered for some reason. The wrinkles on Uncle Dong's face were like dry chicken skin, and his whole face was filled with an indifference that didn't match the smile.
Rich and noble families don't even care about human lives, let alone dog lives, and it's just dumb. In terms of reason, it's not a big deal, but Qin Wan suddenly discovered that from seeing Uncle Dong yesterday to now, he often When talking, it always looks like this smile, this smile is not like his happy expression, but like a mask on his face.
Qin Wan's impression of Uncle Dong's kindness and kindness suddenly faded a lot, and he glanced at the room suspiciously, "So that's the case, I think I was too worried, I thought there were patients living in this yard."
Uncle Dong laughed, coughed twice and said, "The patients are all in the east backyard, it's the most remote and quiet place."
Qin Wan's eyes turned slightly, and he imitated Fuling's tone and said, "If Mrs. Sun recuperates here, it seems that other patients should not be allowed to live here often, lest it is unlucky."
Uncle Dong was still smiling, "That's the truth, but the young master is a doctor, and he should treat the sick and save the sick. Don't worry, Miss Qin, those patients live far away from the young lady, so it doesn't matter."
Qin Wan nodded, and Uncle Dong said again, "Breakfast has been delivered to your courtyard now, you should go back and have breakfast quickly, your skirt is already wet, but be careful not to catch typhoid fever."
Qin Wan twitched the corners of her lips, "Okay, then I'll go back first..."
Qin Wan lifted her skirt and walked back along the way she came. She walked faster this time, and her footprints became a bit messy. As she walked, Uncle Dong's eyes seemed to be fixed on her all the time. , Qin Guan restrained himself from the urge to turn back.
Uncle Dong's gaze didn't disappear until she passed a corner. Qin Wan stood there and took a breath. After such a short time, she actually felt a little hot. For some reason, she was still thinking about the sound that came out. yard.
"Ninth girl—how did you come out?!"
Just as she was thinking, a clear voice suddenly sounded. Qin Wan turned to look, but saw Sun Muqing walking from the west side of where they lived. Qin Wan straightened his expression, "I woke up early in the morning and went out for a walk."
Sun Muqing had that pure and comfortable smile again, "Woke up so early but didn't sleep well last night?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "No, I used to wake up early."
Sun Muqing didn't take it seriously, "It's too cold outside, don't let Miss Jiu catch a cold."
Qin Wan smiled and shook his head, seeing Sun Muqing also came out, he asked, "Where are you going, Mr. Sun?"
Sun Muqing pointed to the east side, "I'm going to see my senior brother. I haven't seen my senior sister-in-law when I came here yesterday morning, so I'm going to see my senior sister-in-law right now. Although my senior sister-in-law's family is in Yizhou, but because they The Bai family and Senior Brother Haoyue are family friends. When I was a child, my sister-in-law came to live in Lianzhou for a while. I met my sister-in-law at that time, and I haven’t seen her for more than ten years. When Senior Brother Haoyue got married, I was just married To accept apprentices, those who didn't go will be their wedding ceremony."
While Sun Muqing was talking to himself, Qin Wan couldn't help but sigh in his heart looking at his bright face, no matter how many sad things were hidden in his heart, in his eyes and in his smile, there was a clear and comfortable vigor.
Qin Guan suddenly thought of Sun Muqing's many times of taking care of him in the teacher's school, and also remembered the innocent appearance when he was studying medicine at that time. At that time, he and she laughed for real, and there was no trace of bitterness hidden. .
Maybe Sun Muqing was delighted by the focus on Qin Wan's face. Seeing that Qin Wan didn't answer, Sun Muqing said suddenly, "Miss Nine, do you want to come with me to see Brother Haoyue? By the way, I will also meet my teacher who is the most beautiful woman in Yizhou." Sister-in-law!"
Qin Wan should have refused, but she was so confused that she nodded subconsciously.
Sun Muqing smiled immediately, "That's great! I thought Miss Nine was going to refuse, let's go, I went there once yesterday, I know the way, you don't know, my sister-in-law is really beautiful—"
At this point, Qin Wan had no choice but to follow Sun Muqing. She hesitated a bit, but was more excited. Perhaps God also felt that it was unfair, so she was asked to meet her old friend again to make up for it. How could she do it? Calm
On this side, Sun Muqing was obviously in a good mood, and immediately opened up the conversation, "The sister-in-law is from the Bai clan of Yizhou, do you know the nine girls of the Bai clan of Yizhou? It was a first-class big clan in the previous dynasty. Although it has declined a little in the Great Zhou Dynasty , but it is also a famous family in the east. The Bai family is all literati, good at writing and calligraphy, and has taught many masters. My sister-in-law is also good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her name is Feiyan, and she is five years old playing the piano and seven years old. Composition, the east to marry her can be lined up in Yunwu Mountain, but she and Senior Brother Haoyue have a very strong friendship with childhood sweethearts... "