Chapter 22 Treatment

Mulinguan passes through Linqu in the northwest direction and enters Banyang County.

There is a mountain in the southeast of the county, called Dongshan, ten miles east of the county. As it goes in, it gradually becomes steeper, with steep cliffs and crisscrossing valleys. Although the terrain is not high, it is also undulating. There are winding streams, and sometimes they flow into small rivers.

A small spring stands out. There is a small village near the promontory and the rock. There is an ancient temple at the top of the mountain. It is like a Taoyuan fairyland.

There is a small village next to Banshui River at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.

Zheng Wei was looking at the unconscious Tuoba Yu at the farmer's house in this village and sighed.

That day, Tuoba Yu took her hostage and was shot by Xiao Yucheng's arrow. He managed to hold on and fled westward, hiding all the way to Tibet and temporarily evading Xiao Yucheng's pursuit.

After one day and one night, they temporarily settled down in this place called Shanqiao Village.

Zheng Wei felt that they were obviously familiar with this place and went straight to a farmhouse in the west of the village.

This old man's surname is Wang. He is tall and thin, with sunken eye sockets and a skinny face. He looks like an ordinary farmer.

In addition to the old man's wife, his family also has a son who is about twenty years old. He has an ordinary appearance, is also skinny and has a yellowish complexion.

What Zheng Wei found strange was that Old Wang's family was not too surprised by their arrival, nor did they question Tuoba Yu's identity.

He just silently vacated the main house to them. Old Wang took the money given by Xia Houqing and went into the city.

Zheng Wei vaguely heard Xia Houqing telling him to go to the city to find a doctor to buy medicine and buy some food.

Tuoba Yu's condition is particularly bad. The wound was not treated in time on a hot day and has begun to deteriorate. If it is not treated in time and causes high fever, it may be impossible to save him.

But the distance between this place and Banyang County is not short. It would take Old Man Wang a day and a night to get back and forth, and Tuoba Yu didn't know if he could hold on.

Zheng Wei sighed again, she really didn't understand why Tuobayu was so persistent in taking her away.

If only he and Xia Houqing could escape unscathed.

Zheng Wei noticed Xia Houqing's aura of hostility and wisely hid aside without making a sound.

Not long after, Old Man Wang's son came in with a brazier and some clean coarse cloths.

Xia Houqing took out a sharp dagger from his arms and roasted it on the brazier.

Zheng Wei didn't understand what he was going to do at first, but when she saw Xia Houqing taking off Tuoba Yu's clothes and exposing the wound, she realized that he was trying to cut the carrion.

"Hey," Zheng Wei reminded softly, "if you just pick out the carrion, without any medicine, it will still get worse."

Xia Houqing just paused and did not stop.

Zheng Wei had no choice but to continue: "Looking at the mountains here, there should be some medicinal herbs in the mountains this season. Why don't you go look for them?"

Only then did Xia Houqing stop and look at her.

Since Tuoba Yu fell into coma, Xia Houqing seems to have become a different person, and he cherishes words like gold.

Guessing what he meant, Zheng Wei tentatively said: "There are some idle books in my grandfather's study at home. Among them are "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" and "Natural History". I read them when I was bored on weekdays. I still remember some, such as Sheep's Hoof and Cart Front.

Herbs such as grass can remove decay and stop bleeding, and these herbs are not expensive and often grow beside streams in the mountains."

Xia Houqing's expression softened slightly when he heard this. After pondering for a while, he didn't know what he was thinking of. He warned in a deep voice: "Don't think about escaping."

Zheng Wei subconsciously shrugged and replied angrily: "Even if you chase me away at this time, I won't leave."

In an unfamiliar place, is a teenage girl seeking death by running away alone?

Anyway, Tuoba Yu and Xia Houqing don't want her life for the time being.

So, asking Aunt Wang to take care of Tuoba Yu, Xia Houqing and Zheng Wei followed Wang Changgen out.

This time they were very lucky. They didn't go far and found plantain beside the Banshui River. Wang Changgen took them into the mountains. After searching for a long time, they didn't find the goat's hoof beetle. Zheng Wei was a little disappointed, but he didn't expect it to happen unexpectedly.

I found Angelica dahurica. Although there are still some small rhizomes that are less effective, I just need to collect more of them. If it can be combined with Panax notoginseng, it will be a good prescription for stopping bleeding and promoting muscle growth.

They did not dare to go deeper into Dongshan Mountain. Under Xia Houqing's urging eyes, the three of them rushed back when the sun was due south.

Zheng Wei cleaned up the medicinal materials she brought back. She didn't know how to prepare them, so she could simply divide them into two parts, boil one part into a decoction, and crush the other part for external application.

Maybe Xiao Yucheng took Zheng Wei's safety into consideration at the time, so the arrow was not too powerful. Fortunately, it did not hurt any vital parts, and there was no bleeding when he pulled out the arrow, which made Xia Houqing relieved.

Under the severe pain, Tuobayu woke up with a scream and kicked Wang Changgen away who was holding his leg.

After taking a few deep breaths to understand the situation, he gritted his teeth and said, "Go on!"

Zheng Wei silently handed over the cloth that Tuobayu had spat out just now. Tuobayu's eyes flashed slightly and he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. He opened his mouth and bit the cloth, lowered his head and lay still.

Apart from the heaviest arrow, Tuoba Yu's wounds were caused by the knife he resisted when he caught Zheng Wei.

The pain of Guan Gong's scraping of bones to cure poison is not something ordinary people can endure. When the reddish dagger cut on the rotten flesh, Tuoba Yu couldn't help but groan, his hands spasmed, and he grabbed Zheng Wei's arm.

, as if he had used up all his strength to vent.

Zheng Wei groaned in pain, feeling that his arm might be broken.

She was afraid of disturbing Xia Houqing's knife and did not dare to shout. She struggled hard, but couldn't escape, so she could only endure it. She pinched the palm of her hand tightly with her other hand, wishing to knock Tuoba Yu unconscious.

For an entire hour, Tuobayu fell asleep again. His whole body looked like he had been fished out of the water, and his clothes and bedding were all wet.

Zheng Wei's arm was so painful that he lost all feeling.

She pointed to the herbs on the table and said angrily: "Put this on the wound."

Then he turned around and went out to make some decoction.

The next day, at sunset and moonrise, Old Man Wang came back.

Zheng Wei finally had a full meal and took an early rest to catch up on her sleep.

Tuoba Yu woke up and Xia Houqing's haze dissipated a lot. Zheng Wei took the opportunity to make a request.

There is a compartment behind the main house of the Wang family where some sundries are stored, and after being tidied up, it can barely fit in.

Xia Houqing arranged for Aunt Wang to rest here with her.

There was a lot of rain in early summer this year, and there was always a pungent musty smell in the house. Zheng Wei thought that being picky, she would have trouble sleeping, so she tossed back and forth a few times.

But she really only tossed and turned twice before she started breathing softly.

After a deep sleep, when she opened her eyes, the watery moonlight slowly poured in front of the window lattice, making it soft and comfortable.

Aunt Wang's ups and downs snoring kept hovering in her ears, going straight into her head.

It was still dark, and she could no longer sleep.

There was only one layer of wood between the main room and the partitions, and faint whispers came in between the snores.

I couldn't hear clearly intermittently, it seemed like Tuoba Yu and Xia Houqing were talking.

Then Xia Houqing asked something again, and it was Old Man Wang who answered.

Even if the person in the account lowered his voice, his voice was comparable to that of an ordinary person. Zheng Wei took a breath and raised his ears to try to distinguish.

"Back to Langjun, five days ago it was said that the magistrate of Banyang County was arrested for treason, and Banyang County was temporarily taken over by the army. Yesterday, I made a special circle in front of the county government office. The gate was closed tightly, and the gatekeepers were all sergeants. Moreover,

There have been special searches in the city these days.

Yan, there are many sergeants carrying your portrait of Mr. Lang and searching from house to house, saying they are arresting Wei Xizuo. I went to the drug store again and found that the drug store searched very strictly. I was afraid of attracting attention, so I didn't dare to stay longer, so I could only buy some in a hurry.

Food is back”
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