In the morning, Guo Shao went to the lobby to meet with the generals first. In the corridor, he met Lu Chengyong, the head of the personal guard team, and asked: "Did Dong Zunhui report any news?" Lu Chengyong said: "I haven't seen any messengers come back in the past two days."
Guo Shao nodded, holding his sword and strode forward. At this moment, Lu Chengyong hurriedly caught up with him, took out something wrapped in cloth from his arms, presented it to him and said: My lord, a woman sent this thing to the county government early in the morning. I squeezed it and found only paper inside.
Hey. Guo Shao was immediately surprised. Isn't this the letter he lost last night? He took it and asked, "I lost this thing. Who is the one who returned it to its original owner?"
Lu Chengyong said: I didn't know she was returning something she found, I just thought it was strange for a stranger to return something in a place like this, so I'll keep her for now and give the order to release her.
Wait until I come back from the lobby and take her to the signing room to talk, Guo Shao said.
Guo Shao and the generals met very efficiently. There was no nonsense and everyone explained things clearly in the shortest possible words to avoid wasting time. After that they dispersed.
He left the lobby and came to the signing room, where he saw a young woman. It's you. Guo Shao immediately smiled.
The young woman was still wearing a veil in the room, and when she heard the voice, she turned around to look at Guo Shao. Guo Shao recognized her from her slightly petite and graceful figure at a glance, as the young woman he met in the old street of the city yesterday morning because her coat and veil had not changed, they were still the same ones from yesterday.
She had a really beautiful figure, with chest, waist, hips and legs all full of beautiful feminine lines. She also had a clean and subtle fragrance on her body. Her petite stature did not affect her beauty, but instead made her look quite charming. Fortunately, she covered her face, because it looked really horrible. I had the chance to see her yesterday, and her eyes were swollen into slits, as if she had been slapped a hundred times to be that swollen.
Please take a seat. Guo Shao sat down on the chair behind the official seat and pointed to the stool opposite him and spoke kindly.
The girl spoke clearly with a dialect accent: "No need. You lost something and I returned it to you, but you locked me up. Your kindness is not rewarded. Can I leave now?"
Young lady, calm down. My subordinates didn't know what you were doing at first, so if I was rude, I hope you can understand. Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and then said in a casual tone, "The letter was written by me to my wife at home. This is a private matter."
The girl hurriedly said: Who did you write it to? It’s none of my business. I didn’t read it.
Guo Shao said calmly: I haven't seen it, how do you know it's mine? There's no name written on the cloth.
The girl stammered: "I didn't look at it on purpose. I just wanted to see what it was. I accidentally saw a few lines and then I knew who had lost it."
No matter what, I have to thank you for returning the things. Guo Shao reached into his waist pocket and felt only a few copper coins. He was stunned for a moment and looked down, and found that the buckle of his leather belt was made of gold. He immediately took the buckle off and handed it over, saying, "It's just a little gift, young lady, please don't refuse it."
No, the girl said bluntly.
Guo Shao said: I don't even know your name anyway, so I'll give it to you if you don't want it. Don't be so hypocritical. Besides, if you can accept the reward from the owner of the lost item after returning it, people will be more willing to help others in the future, so there is no harm.
After hearing this, the young girl stepped forward and picked up the gold stuff from the table, and said, "Marshal Guo is really good at talking. He makes it seem like my greed for your money is something commendable."
Guo Shao smiled but said nothing. He felt that the identity of this woman might not be simple. She could speak so calmly in the government office, so she must be someone who had seen some worldly things.
He asked: What's wrong with your face
The girl hurriedly pressed down her veil and muttered: It was stung by a bee.
Ha Guoshao couldn't help laughing out loud. It turned out that you had poked a hornet's nest.
The girl said helplessly: I want to take their nest, they stung me, I can't blame anyone. Guo Shao asked curiously: What do you want their nest for
At this moment, Lu Chengyong came in and whispered to Guo Shao: My lord, the county magistrate wants to see you and said that he has found Bai Lao of Wushan.
Guo Shao immediately stopped paying attention to the strange girl and said, "Tell him to come in now." After saying that, he glanced at the woman in front of him, but she didn't seem to be planning to leave. She stood there and seemed very interested in what Guo Shao had just said.
Anyway, looking for Wushan Bailao was not a military matter, so Guo Shao ignored Xiaoniang. Not long after, the county magistrate came in and greeted him respectfully: Marshal Guo, the person sent to Baishuwan yesterday has returned and said that the Wushan Saint is not at home, but has already been in the county town.
Guo Shao asked where the county town was.
The county magistrate said: The people from Baishuwan said they came to the county town to diagnose an elder from their family. After I learned about it, I sent people to the place they mentioned to look for the person. But the family in the city said that they were no longer at home.
This kind of mysterious person is really hard to find. It took so much trouble to find her. Guo Shao frowned and asked, "Did they tell me where Wushan Bailao went?"
The county magistrate said: Go and treat the wounded.
Oh, Guo Shao was surprised, thinking that he had been looking for him everywhere for a long time, and it turned out that the person had come to his door himself. It is true that there is a saying that goes, something far away is sometimes close at hand.
The county magistrate sighed and said that she was deeply moved by what Marshal Guo said in public that day. She was willing to return the favor by treating the people of Wushan with kindness. It happened that the army was recruiting doctors, so she went to treat the wounded.
After hearing this, Guo Shao praised: Bai Lao of Wushan is still a wise person who understands righteousness.
At this time, the girl next to him asked: "Why is General Guo looking for Wushan Bailao?"
Rumor has it that she is a miracle doctor, and her medical skills are incredible. Of course I went to her to treat my illness. Guo Shaodao.
The girl's tone was somewhat doubtful: Are you sick
Guo Shao was displeased to hear this and said unhappily: I'm not sick, I asked her to treat my friend.
He hurriedly asked Lu Chengyong to find Zuo You, and asked Zuo You and the county magistrate to go to several places where the injured were placed to find the White Lady of Wushan. At this time, the young woman said: I know where she is.
Guo Shao asked: How do you know
The young woman said: "Wushan Bailao is such a famous person. General Guo, have you heard of Madam Huarui? Madam Huarui even sent people to Wushan County to see her and ask for a prescription. I just met Wushan Bailao."
After hearing this, Guo Shao said happily: That would save trouble. I have to trouble you again to take the county magistrate to find her. Wait, he stood up and paced a few steps. I will go in person, so that I will appear more sincere.
Wang Pu is now in Tokyo, thousands of miles away. If he wants someone from Wushan County to go there for treatment, he should either try to get her to volunteer or force her. Obviously, the former is better, since he is asking for help from others, and it would not be good to ruin the relationship.
So Guo Shao and the others asked the young lady to lead the way. Not long after, she passed by a medicine shop and came out with a big bag of things. Guo Shao immediately thought that the young lady was a little strange.
After walking for a while, the group arrived at a courtyard. As soon as they reached the door, they could hear the faint cries of the wounded soldiers. The young lady took Guo Shao directly to the kitchen, and heard her calling: Third Aunt, I'm back.
A hoarse voice asked: Why did you take so long
Guo Shao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman wearing a cloth wrapped on her head standing in front of a big pot. Her hair was as white as silver threads, like the white hair of an old person over ten years old. Her oval face looked relatively young and was not at all what an old person should have. No matter how immortal an old person is, the skin, lips, teeth and other parts of her body could not be the same as those of a young person.
Seeing her appearance, Guo Shao immediately thought that this person was Wushan Bailao. When he looked at a woman, no matter what her status was, he would of course have a judgment in his mind whether she was beautiful or not. His instinctive reaction was that Wushan Bailao was only average. Her face shape and facial features were not bad, but she had a dull and old temperament. Her skin was pale and lacked luster, and the whole person was not so lively. Guo Shao thought about the rumor that she had been divorced, and thought that it was obviously impossible for her to be lively and optimistic after all those experiences.
The girl who came with me was actually called Wushan Bailao Third Aunt
Wushan Bailao turned around and looked at Guo Shao and others. Guo Shao took the initiative to greet them and said: I have long heard of your great doctor's name. It is a great honor for me to meet you today.
Seeing this, the White Lady of Wushan knelt down and bowed in return. This was a little beyond Guo Shao's expectation. He thought that such talented people were very noble and it would be hard to find them even if you looked for them everywhere. The White Lady of Wushan looked at him blankly, which made Guo Shao feel something was wrong. Wasn't she moved by his kindness to the people of Wushan County and came to treat the wounded with a sense of righteousness
The county magistrate hurriedly said: This is the commander-in-chief of the Great Zhou Army, the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, the commander of the Eastern Route Army, and the inspector of the Palace.
Wushan Bailao also seemed to be frightened by the string of powerful titles, and hurriedly said: Marshal Guo, you are praising me too much. I don't deserve it. The false reputation is just a misconception among the world.
I came here on behalf of the injured soldiers to thank Bai Shengshou and the people of Xinglin in Wushan County for their help to the Great Zhou Army. Guo Shaodao pointed to the large pot of soup in the pot and asked what kind of soup was Bai Shengshou cooking.
She answered respectfully: Marshal Guo, many people in your army are suffering from vomiting and diarrhea due to the unfamiliar climate and water, and this prescription is very effective for this epidemic.
The young lady next to her came forward and was indeed very familiar with Wushan Bai Lao. Bai Lao checked the herbs she brought back and apologized to Guo Shao: There are more than a dozen seriously injured people in the wing room, I will add the medicine to the casserole first. After that, she walked to the stoves at the other end.
Guo Shaodao: Healing the wounds is important, those people are my brothers.
White Grandma wrote a note to the young lady, who weighed the medicine according to the note and helped silently. Guo Shao always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. White Grandma in Wushan was so famous that even Lady Huarui from Chengdu sent people to ask for medicine, according to the young lady. But she seemed to lack a little confidence. That kind of confidence was not necessarily noble, but after her ability was recognized by the world, she could at least be neither humble nor arrogant, and had a temperament different from ordinary people.
On the contrary, the young lady next to Grandma Bai, although her words were a bit rude and impolite, her tone was quite bold.