Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 53: A premature death

Yang Yuan was talking excitedly when he suddenly saw Madam Li's face showing sadness. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Madam Li?"

"Oh!"

Madam Li woke up and blinked at him, blinking away the sparkle in her eyes. She smiled and said, "I am old now. If I stare for too long, I will cry. I am sorry to have made you laugh."

Getting older?

Yang Yuan looked at her and thought she was at most in her early thirties, or even younger, so how old could she be?
Madam Li cheered herself up and commented, "Young Master's way of brewing tea is indeed very different from the tea ceremony of our ancestors.

"This tea ceremony is better described as the way of people. Royal tea ceremony, official tea ceremony, scholar tea ceremony, merchant tea ceremony, monk tea ceremony...

"If a person has a different identity, the tea ceremony can be evolved into infinite variations, each with its own characteristics."

Yang Yuan was surprised and said, "Madam, you are very accurate in your analysis. Yes, this is the essence of tea brewing."

Mrs. Li was amused by his surprised look, but as soon as the smile appeared, she quickly suppressed it.

She was so beautiful and so perfect.

Mrs. Li was very clear about this, so she was always very careful in how she treated others.

The woman next to her smiled without showing her teeth, and she simply didn't smile at all, always looking cold and silent.

Only when he is in the Fei family's backyard and is with Yuye can he truly relax.

What happened to Liu Mo today made her more vigilant.

So now that she is with Yang Yuan, she is also trying hard to create the image of a kind elder.

However, it is hard to give up one’s natural beauty.

No matter how hard she tried to be serious, her every smile, even her eyes and movements were still charming and vivid.

Yang Yuan said happily: "Since Madam has understood, I will go to the tea farmers as soon as possible to order a batch of top-quality roasted loose tea, and then find someone to make a set of tea sets that match this tea ceremony..."

Madam Li said, "No need. I have already thought of how to design the tea set. Just leave these things to me. I will be more comfortable with it."

Yang Yuan said: "Okay, then..."

At this time, Liu Mo groaned twice and woke up in a daze.

Looking at his misty eyes, it seemed that he had not yet fully awakened.

Yang Yuan looked at him and said to Madam Li, "Madam, how should we deal with this little thief?"

Madam Li's face darkened slightly: "I'll have to trouble you, young master, to help me take him to see his father!"

……

Madam Li stayed at the home of Liu Ti, the second manager of "Mo Shang Hua", for only a cup of tea before hurriedly saying goodbye.

Then, Yuan Liyang, a famous doctor from Lin'an, was hurriedly invited to Liu's house.

The medical skills of Dr. Yuan were passed down in his family. Yuan Liyang had been a doctor for three generations. He inherited the family knowledge since he was young and was particularly skilled in gynecology and surgery.

"Doctor, how is my son?"

Liu Ti asked Doctor Yuan nervously, his beard trembling.

Yuan Liyang nodded, then shook his head, pulled up Liu Mo's pants, and went to wash his hands in the basin.

As he washed his hands, he sighed, "The kidneys have two parts, which are in the shape of pills..."

Liu Ti asked hurriedly: "So?"

Doctor Yuan said: "Unfortunately... one died young."

"Young death... Hey! Doctor Yuan, you don't have to be so polite. You mean, the kidney pills for children..."

"Yes, one of them is broken into pieces, more broken than a shaken egg yolk. The other one, perhaps... possibly... well..."

On the couch, Liu Moru was struck by lightning and screamed, "Ah! I'm useless! I'm a useless person? I won't let you go..."

His shouting agitated the injured part, causing him to be unable to breathe and he had to shut up.

Liu Ti's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Doctor, are you saying that there is still hope of saving the other one?"

"I am only 30% sure..."

Yuan Liyang dried his hands, stroked his beard and pondered: "Now, we need to use a knife to take out the broken one.

"Otherwise, it will rot from the inside, and there will be no hope of saving the other one."

"This……"

Liu Ti stamped his feet and said, "Then please ask the doctor to operate on my child."

Liu Mo, who was lying on the couch, turned pale when he heard this.

Yuan Liyang smiled faintly: "Although I understand the medical theory, unfortunately, I have never actually cut one in my entire medical career.

“It is absolutely useless to just understand the theory but never put it into practice.

"I am a doctor and I have to be responsible for my patients. How can I operate recklessly?"

Liu Ti said anxiously: "Mr. Yuan can't even use a knife, so who can?"

Yuan Liyang said, "You can find such a person among the castrators. Once your son has removed the damaged one, I will prescribe some internal and external medicines for him to try to save the other one."

"it is good!"

Liu Ti gritted his teeth and had no choice but to accept Yuan Liyang's suggestion.

Liu Ti escorted Doctor Yuan out of the door, and Doctor Yuan bowed and said, "Master Liu Xiu, please stop."

Seeing Liu Ti's worried face, Doctor Yuan comforted him: "Master Liu Xiu, don't worry. Even if there is only one, there is still a chance to pass on the family line."

Liu Tiqiang forced a smile and said, "That's the best."

Doctor Yuan added, "Of course, the prerequisite is that the removal of its twin brother and the process of raising it go smoothly."

Liu Ti stopped smiling again.

Seeing Doctor Yuan walking away with his young apprentice, Liu Ti immediately called his second son and asked him to go and find out which castration master in Lin'an City had good skills and to invite him home as soon as possible, no matter how much money he spent.

Afterwards, Liu Ti returned to Liu Mo's bedroom. Liu Mo's face was pale, and when he saw his father, he cried miserably: "Dad, Dad, that Yuan must be a quack, please help me find a better doctor, I don't want to have one removed."

"Shut up!"

Liu Ti cursed: "It's still unclear whether the other one can be saved, and you still don't want to cut it? You unfilial son, how dare you!"

Liu Ti was so angry that he paced back and forth in the room. If his son had not become like this and he could not beat him anymore, Liu Ti really wanted to tie him up and whip him dozens of times.

"How old are you? Ah, how old are you? How dare you have evil intentions towards Madam Li? You are despicable!"

Liu Ti was worried about his son's injuries and angry about what he had done.

As for Mrs. Li, she has been craving for it for many years!

Otherwise, why do you think he never remarried after his wife passed away?
He is the second shopkeeper of "Moshanghua", is it possible that he can't afford to marry a wife?

Even if he wants to marry a sixteen-year-old wife, it won’t be difficult!
Hasn't he given up on Madam Li yet?
Unfortunately, the already slim chance was ruined this time by this rebellious son!
……

Mrs. Li looks weak, but she is a free and easy-going person.

As soon as she left the Liu family, she went straight to the Fei family.

Madam Li asked Yang Yuan to wait outside the house, and she went to the Fei family's backyard.

When Madam Fat saw that it was Madam Li, a frequent visitor to the house, she smiled and said, "Madam, are you here to look for Yuye? She is in Qingchen Hall."

There are three bathrooms of different sizes in the Fei family's backyard, one of which is exclusively for Fei Yuye.

Yuye had never seen what a public bathhouse looked like since she was a child.

When it comes to bathing, nobles call it "qing", scholars call it "liang" and common people call it "yu". The bathhouse of the fat girl is called "Qingchen Hall".

The floor of "Qingchen Hall" is paved with white hemp stones, and the pool is also made of hemp stones of the same color.

The pool was filled with fragrant steam, and next to it was a bamboo stool with a thin bamboo curtain spread over it.

Yuye lay prone on it, and the soft fat on her plump body was under pressure, forming a semicircular outline on the side of her chest.

Her curvy and slender body is like a beautiful landscape of the south of the Yangtze River.

Next to the bamboo scoop, there are bathing utensils such as copper kettle, bath beans, pumice stones, wooden clogs, and bathing steps.

Yuye had a soft silk scarf draped around her waist. Her body, having just come out of the bath, was still emitting steam, just like a piece of freshly braised tofu.

She was drowsy and didn't even notice Mrs. Li coming.

There is a bamboo table and two bamboo chairs against the wall.

There were snacks and tea on the table.

Mrs. Li sat down on the bamboo chair casually.

Two maids each held a white towel and were rubbing Yuye's body over and over again. Yuye's fair and smooth back was now red from being rubbed, and it was feared that the skin was about to be broken.

They were not giving Miss Yuye a bath, but helping her lose weight.

This was a weight loss method popular in the Song Dynasty, and it actually made sense.

Rubbing your body repeatedly with a towel can naturally promote fat metabolism while eliminating heat energy.

The problem is that Miss Yuye is not fat.

Her skin was as white as snow, and her waist was as slender as a silk ribbon. She had a good figure, if she gained one pound she would be too fat, and if she lost one pound she would be too thin.

However, the people of the Song Dynasty admired the beauty of simplicity and elegance.

As a result, women's beauty changed from being gorgeous and ostentatious in the Tang Dynasty to being restrained and elegant.

The most popular styles nowadays are narrow shoulders, flat chest, slender waist, narrow hips and frailty.

Miss Yuye, her breasts aren't flat enough, her hips aren't thin enough, and her last name is Fei...

This surname makes Miss Yuye feel very pressured.

"Qing... Hey, is the gentleman here?"

Yuye felt some pain and was about to ask the maid to be gentler, when she suddenly saw Madam Li and couldn't help but smile: "Just now I followed the 'Zhelong Sleeping Pill' that the master taught me, and fell asleep while breathing in and out."

She said happily, "Sir, you've come just in time. Shall we go to Miaoming Temple for a walk later?"

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "It's not convenient today. I came here to tell you that I will be away for a while."

Miss Yuye was surprised and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"

Yuye quickly asked two maids to fetch water for her to wash her body, then she put on her underdress and a lake green silk bathrobe with coiled brocade on the outside.

The spring water in the south of the Yangtze River is like a half-hidden lotus flower. She is wrapped in a bathrobe, and her face is really rosy and her cheeks are as beautiful as flowers.

She was eating less just to lose weight, and she had just taken a bath, so she felt a little frail.

Madam Li couldn't help but tease, "Now I understand why Yang Taizhen was so weak when the maid helped her up. She must have been starving herself to lose weight, just like you."

"Losing weight" is now called "reducing weight". Just like "extinguishing a fire" is called "putting out a fire", and "before life" is actually "before death", these are all contradictory usages of words.

Fei Yuye snorted lazily, sat on the bamboo chair next to her, picked up a small snack and took a bite, then asked vaguely, "Where are you going, sir?"

Mrs. Li told her about being invited to work as a female teacher at the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant.

But Mrs. Li concealed the fact that she would be moving out soon.

Fei Yuye didn't care about it. The master was just going to the customer's house for a few days. What was there to say?

Yuye ate two pieces of snacks and regained some strength, then changed into her formal clothes and saw Madam Li out.

After passing the second gate, Madam Li asked Yuye to stop and went out alone.

When they were almost at the door of "Moshanghua", Mrs. Li put on her veil as usual to cover her face that was bringing disaster to the country and the people.

Yang Yuan had considerately called for a sedan chair carried by two people to be waiting there. As soon as he saw Madam Li come out, he invited her to get on the sedan chair.

Less than a cup of tea's time had passed since the two of them walked away when the fat man came out accompanied by Yang Che, and the two brothers just missed this meeting.

(End of this chapter)