Song Yi

Chapter 395

Du Wenhao said: "My lord is serious, is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's like this. The little girl was treated by the general last time, and she is already in good health, but her sister is sick again. I don't know what kind of illness she has. She doesn't think about food and drink. She is getting thinner and weaker. She is sick and has no energy. Originally, she wanted to go to Wuweitang to invite the general. Yes, I happened to meet on the road, I wonder if I can bother the general to go to the humble house to see the sickness for the little girl?"

"Okay!" Du Wenhao would never refuse other people's requests for medical treatment. Originally, according to his current status, there was no need to come to see a doctor, but when he thought that he was a girl and fell ill again, he couldn't be too tired to come and see for himself. Sick, let's work hard.

Wen Li was overjoyed, and was about to thank him, but Du Wenhao continued, "But I need to go home first, and I've been out for a long time. You can send someone to my house to call me after an hour."

Of course, Wenli didn't dare to say more, so he quickly agreed.

After Wenli left, Du Wenhao was really tired and wanted to walk along the street. Anyway, he was not too far from home, so he asked his followers to go back first. He had to do something, so he was not allowed to follow.

As he said that, Du Wenhao got into a small alley and walked several alleys in a row, but found no one was following him, so he walked slowly along the street to relax.

He saw a lot of people gathered in front of the gate of a large house facing the street, and a housekeeper was shouting: "Five thousand! Our master paid five thousand to ask someone to wash the body and change clothes for the aunt. Is there anyone willing to take this job?" ?”

Zhang Wanwan's butler waved his hands at the crowd in coarse cloth and blue shirts, talking frothyly, and looked at them expectantly.

Du Wenhao was very curious, so he went up to inquire and found out that this million-dollar concubine jumped into the river to death because she was angry at home.It took nearly a month for the body to be recovered.This concubine, Zhang Wanwan, has a beautiful face and a beautiful appearance, and she is famous for a while, but now her fragrance has faded away.Saddened by Zhang Wanwan, he decided to bury the poor concubine with the etiquette of burying his wife.

After receiving the news, many coffin shop workers in the city have come.The necessary procedures for funerals are to wash the body of the dead, change the shroud, put it in the coffin, and then place it on the mourning hall for people to pay their respects and say goodbye, and carry it up the mountain for burial on auspicious days.

Because it was Zhang Wanwan's young and beautiful concubine who died, of course he couldn't let a man wash his concubine's body.So the first thing I asked was Wen Po, who specializes in midwifery in the city, to do this.But after the two Wen women entered the room where the corpses were kept, they quickly fled out with pale faces, and refused to enter even if they were killed.

Therefore, Zhang Wanwan tripled his remuneration.There were two Wen women who were open-eyed and took the job boldly, but they didn't have a moment to go in, and they also ran out vomiting and fleeing.Life and death refused to go again, even if the remuneration was increased to ten times, [-] wen, still no wife was willing to go.

Because there is no stable woman who is willing to wash the corpse and put it in the coffin, and this must be done, Zhang Wanwan has no choice but to pin his hopes on Zuo Zuo.

Originally, the coffin workers of Hanji Coffin Shop were invited to carry the coffin up the mountain for burial, but now no one is willing to clean the corpse of his dead concubine and put it in the coffin, so Zhang Wanwan gritted his teeth and asked the housekeeper to ask if these coffin workers willing to do this.

The few people at the door were immediately moved.They have also heard about Zhang Wanwan's beautiful concubine. She is considered a stunning beauty in Yuzhou City. Now that her fragrance is gone, if she can see her beauty, it will be an unusual experience for these bachelors. .

Fortunately, the women who delivered the babies were unwilling to do it, so it was their turn.What's more, the price is directly ten times that of the past.So when they heard about this, they rushed to take the job without any hesitation.Including the head of these gangsters, an old bachelor who is nearly [-] years old, is also rushing to take this job.

The housekeeper hurriedly said, as long as there are two people, no more.

In the end, he was selected because of his rich experience, and at the same time, the old clerk chose a middle-aged clerk who usually flattered him the loudest to go in with him.

Du Wenhao was watching it interestingly, when he suddenly heard someone pat him on the shoulder behind him, he turned his head and saw that it was a young girl, eighteen years old, with a beautiful appearance and a slim figure, as watery as a camellia in dew, Looking at him, she asked, "Are you also a coworker?"

Du Wenhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but the casual clothes he was wearing today, although they were not expensive or fancy clothes, they wouldn't be regarded as fake clothes, right?But he found it interesting, so he nodded and asked, "Who are you?"

The girl said, "My name is Tian Niu'er. Why don't you fight over this kind of thing when you stand behind with your arms folded?"

Du Wenhao glanced at the gate, and said with certainty: "They will escape when you count to ten."

There was some horror in Tian Niu'er's beautiful eyes, Liu Yemei raised her eyebrows, and a smile broke out on her thin red lips, and said: "I don't believe it, then I will count."

Sweetie stretched out her slender hand, pointed at the door, and began to count.

When she counted to seven, a pair of beautiful eyes suddenly opened wide.Because she saw the young Zuo ran out first, his face was pale, he covered his mouth with his hand, rushed to the corner and vomited.Immediately afterwards, the old Wu Zuo also followed behind with a pale face, and came out as if fleeing, as if there was a ghost chasing him behind.

The butler couldn't help being stunned, and hurried forward to ask, "What's the matter?"

The old Wu Zuo covered his mouth with one hand, and said vaguely: "You can find someone else... I... can't do it, I won't make any money..." As he spoke, he turned his head and retched.

The other gangsters immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, and they knew clearly from the reactions of the old gangster and the two of them that this errand was not a piece of cake, even the old gangster who was used to seeing corpses looked like this, and the concubine inside was like this. How disgusting a dead body must be.

So, when the butler turned his gaze to them, these foremen subconsciously took two steps back, and shook their heads at the same time, expressing their unwillingness to go.

The housekeeper was almost desperate, because relatives and friends would come to express their condolences in a while, and the concubine couldn't be allowed to see people in such a terrible state, that would scare relatives and friends out of their wits.Zhang Wanwan didn't expect anyone to make the corpse look better, as long as he washed the body of his once beloved concubine, changed into her favorite dress, put it in the coffin and covered it with a quilt, it was enough.The big deal is to prevent relatives and friends from approaching to pay homage to the remains, so as not to frighten them.

But I didn't expect that this most basic requirement could not be met.No one is willing to wash the dead concubine's body, change clothes and put it in the coffin.Even if the remuneration has been increased tenfold and Wu Zuo is agreed to accept it, no one can do it.

The housekeeper shook his head in pain, sighed a long time, turned around and went to the inner house to report to Zhang Wanwan.

Tian Niu'er giggled, and said to Du Wenhao: "You are so amazing, you were actually right. How did you know they would come out?"

Du Wenhao smiled: "Didn't you see the vomit by the door? It must have been vomited by the person who went in earlier and escaped. It can be seen that the deceased was terrifying. That's why the high price was paid."

"Oh, really."

"The butler will definitely come back and increase the price. Only a job can do this kind of thing. But no job can get it down."

Just as he was talking, the housekeeper trotted over in a hurry, wiping the cold sweat off his brow.Apparently Zhang Wanwan had trained him just now, saying that he couldn't do this well.

The butler cleared his throat and said, "Our master said that the remuneration has risen to [-] Wen! - Ladies and gentlemen, [-] Wen! It's almost two months' wages for you."

The old Wu Zuo finally stopped retching, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Housekeeper, it's not that we don't want to make this money, it's just that... our ability is limited. Your aunt and grandma, it's really too..."

As soon as I said this, I remembered the horrible appearance of seeing the corpse just now, and I suddenly retched again.

The butler didn't give up, he kept persuading these clerks, and even humbly begged them for help.

But none of the gangsters dared to take on the job, and even the old gangsters escaped in embarrassment, thinking that they didn't have the ability to earn the money.

At this time, Zhang Wanwan came from the inner house.He was very fat, and wearing a tight coat with a pattern of copper coins made him look even fatter.The round head seems to grow directly from the shoulders, because the neck is so fat that it can't be found, and it is connected with the fat on the body.

He came to the front with a gloomy face, and after briefly asking the official, he cursed: "Useless things."

The butler looked ashamed, bowed his head and stepped aside.Zhang Wanwan put on a smiling face, clasped his fists together, made a salute and said, "Brothers, I beg you, Zhang Wanwan, which brother is willing to wash and dress my concubine for funeral. I am grateful to him for the rest of my life."

Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh: "My little concubine is pitiful, and my wife said a few words, so I couldn't think about jumping into the river. I wasn't there at the time, otherwise she wouldn't have died. She died She is so pitiful, after she dies, no one is willing to collect her body and send her off for the last time, what a pity..."

Speaking of sadness, the eye circles are red.

Tian Niu'er also heard her nose sour, and said to Du Wenhao: "You are so capable, why don't you help him?"

"..." Du Wenhao was speechless, thinking what kind of person am I?Going to help someone collect the body now?But listening to what Zhang Wan said is really pitiful. Anyway, I want to relax, and doing things for others can be considered a relaxation, so I nodded.He raised his hand and said, "I'll come."

Zhang Wanwan was overjoyed, and cupped his hands again and again: "Okay, great, may I ask your brother's name? I will keep your affection in mind."

"No need, it's just a small job."

The butler next to him hurriedly interjected: "One more person, two people will do."

This is the rule, to wash and change the body of the female corpse requires more than two operations, so as not to fall into the trap.

When Zhang Wanwan glanced at the other assistants, these assistants subconsciously took a step back and shook their heads, none of them were willing to follow Du Wenhao in.

Du Wenhao looked at Tian Niu'er: "You asked me to come, so why don't you come too?"

Tian Niuer gritted her silver teeth and said bravely, "Okay!"

Zhang Wanwan couldn't help being overjoyed, clasped his fat hands into fists, bowed to the end, and said, "Thank you, girl, that would be the best."

Du Wenhao said: "Give me a small knife, and some rouge powder for women."

The butler didn't know what he wanted these things for, and before he could ask, Zhang Wanwan had already glared at him: "Aren't you going to get it?"

Although Zhang Wanwan didn't know what Du Wenhao wanted to do with these things, did he want to put makeup on the corpse?He had never heard of this before, but he didn't dare to make any further complications. No matter what Du Wenhao wanted now, he would agree to it first. As long as they cleaned the corpse and changed clothes for encoffining, it would be done.

Soon, the knife and rouge and gouache were delivered, packed in a small box, Du Wenhao put it under his arm, and walked into the morgue.Sweetie followed, and closed the door behind her.

Zhang Wanwan waited outside anxiously.If this matter is not handled well, the funeral will not be handled well.Now this difficult matter has become his biggest concern, and he must ensure that this matter is completed before he can leave.

The cold wind was bitter, and Zhang Wanwan was shivering from the cold, but he was unwilling to leave. Instead, he tucked his hands in his sleeves and waited in circles.

After half an hour, Du Wenhao and Tian Niuer came out.Du Wenhao said to Zhang Wanwan: "Okay, let's go in and have a look."

Zhang Wanwan cupped his hands, and impatiently led the butler into the morgue in three steps and two steps.

Zhang Wanwan's heart was pounding, because he had seen his concubine when she was fished out of the river, she was already highly corrupt, and she looked very frightening.If it weren't for the clothes and jewelry on his body, as well as the birthmark on his body, he wouldn't dare to recognize her as his concubine.And now he had to look at this horrible corpse again, which made his heart shudder, even though it was the little concubine he once loved.

Unexpectedly, when he tremblingly went to the coffin to look inside, he saw his own concubine lying quietly in the coffin, as if asleep.The previous scary appearance has completely disappeared, and she has returned to her normal appearance. Although she is not as good as her appearance before she was alive, she has recovered to seven or eight points, and she can be recognized as his concubine.

Not only has his appearance basically recovered, but he can no longer smell the horrible pungent corpse odor.Can't help but make Zhang Wanwan feel surprised, happy and sad. He walked slowly, holding the coffin in his hands, looking at the familiar face of the concubine, thinking of her smiles and frowns by his side before she was alive. Health, sobbing and crying.

The butler has been afraid to look forward, seeing the master is not afraid but sad, he couldn't help being a little curious.Boldly stepping forward to take a look, it was really pleasant surprise.Looking back at Xiao Zuo Zuo, who was arranging supplies, he thought that this little Zuo Zuo really had the ability to restore such a horrible corpse to seven or eight parts of its original appearance. This skill is really amazing.

With emotion in his heart, seeing his master crying, he also beat his chest and cried loudly.

The old Wu Zuo was very surprised and asked Tian Niuer: "Girl, how did he do it?"

Speaking of this, Tian Niuer, who witnessed the whole process with her own eyes, said happily: "He first washed the whole corpse thoroughly with water. The corpse was so scary that he acted as if nothing had happened. After washing the corpse, he began to deflate the corpse." ..."

"Deflation?"

"Yes, I don't dare to see how it was done. Anyway, he was holding a knife in his hand, cutting here and poking there, and the air in the corpse slowly vented, and the appearance returned to normal. Then he used The cotton was stuffed with sesame oil into the nostrils and ears of the corpse, and then the lips of the corpse were sewn up from the inside with a needle. I asked him why he did this, and he said that these places are the main channels for the smell of corpses. As long as it is blocked, the smell of the corpse will be reduced a lot. After he blocked it like this, the smell of the corpse will be much less."

The old Wu Zuo listened intently and nodded frequently.

Sweetie went on to say: "Next, he began to make up the corpse. He made up very carefully and painted very well. He applied a lot of powder to cover up the horrible appearance. After he painted it, he looked at it with a sudden eye. Go, it can't be seen that it is a dead person at all, it is almost as if he is asleep, he is really capable."

All the officials ordered to cast envious and jealous eyes on Du Wenhao.

After Zhang Wanwan cried for a while, he held back his tears under the persuasion of his family members who came later.He ordered other coffins to come in and carry the corpse together with the coffin to the mourning hall for the relatives and friends who came to pay their respects. Now he doesn't have to worry about scaring away the mourners.

Zhang Wanwan was full of gratitude to Du Wenhao, and said to the housekeeper: "Give this little servant another two thousand Wen as a reward, making up ten thousand Wen. ——I am very satisfied that he can restore my aunt to this state. Give more Money deserves it too."

After finishing speaking, he thanked Du Wenhao again and again, and then wiped away his tears and went to the front to receive relatives and friends who came to express their condolences.

The housekeeper quickly brought a money rack, which contained ten copper coins, all of which were strung together with hemp rope.He handed the money purse to Du Wenhao, took out an account book, and said, "Shiguan, count it, and if the amount is correct, you can mark it here."

In ancient times, there were not many ordinary people who could read and write, especially the untouchables like Wu Zuo, almost none of whom could read, so drawing a circle means signing.

Du Wenhao also made fun of it, so he simply drew a circle, and accepted all the money without hesitation.

Then, the butler asked Du Wenhao and the others to eat in the kitchen.Because Wu Zuo can't go to the front hall to eat with the guests, they belong to the untouchables.The host family will arrange a table of meals in the kitchen and eat with the servants.

Du Wenhao had finished relaxing enough, it was time to go back, so he said: "I won't eat, I still have things to do."

As he spoke, Du Wenhao walked out carrying a purse of ten pennies on his back.Tian Niuer hurriedly asked: "Hey, where do you live? I think you are very interesting, can I make a friend?"

"No need, see you again."

Du Wenhao is really not interested in meeting girls, especially pretty girls, the family is already messed up.

When he returned home, his family members were dumbfounded. So he went to earn money?
At this time, Wenli happened to bring someone to invite Du Wenhao again.

Du Wenhao sat in a sedan chair and followed Wenli to Wen's house.

Du Wenhao had been here before, but at that time he was just a little imperial doctor, but now, he is a senior official of the second rank in the imperial court and a famous person beside the empress dowager, the scenery is completely different.

Wen Li was very respectful, ordered the main door to be opened wide, and greeted Du Wenhao's sedan chair to the door of sister Wenfeng's boudoir in the inner house, and then stopped the sedan chair.

Du Wenhao's soldiers immediately let go of their vigilance, and Xu Huaqiang, his bodyguard, followed Du Wenhao straight to Wenfeng's sister's boudoir.

Passing through the courtyard, before coming to the front three square steps, the maid bowed and opened the door curtain.

When Du Wenhao entered the room, he could only smell the aroma in the room, which made people feel tired. He couldn't help but stopped screaming. Looking up, he saw a large pear marble case in the middle of the main room, and the table was neatly stacked. He has some books and several inkstones.In several white porcelain pen holders of different sizes, there are all kinds of brushes, big and small, and wool brushes upside down. On the other corner of the desk, there is a short flowerpot, with a few elegant orchid leaves slanting inside. Stretching out, a white orchid in the middle gave off a faint fragrance.

In the middle of the case, there is a sheet of snow-white rice paper, with a long strip of paperweight pressed on it. It shows a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water in the warm spring. It is more than half done. The painting is a meticulous painting. As if it is right in front of your eyes, it can be seen that the painter has a good foundation.

Next to the table is a floor-standing red sandalwood stand, on which is placed a large official kiln white porcelain blue and white urn, with some scrolls inserted in it, some of which are slightly spread out, and you can see that there are some calligraphy and paintings inside.

On the north wall of the main hall hangs a large splashed ink landscape, majestic and majestic.Du Wenhao glanced at it and praised secretly, he never thought that Wenfeng's sister was a pen and ink person.It's really admirable.

On the right side of the main hall is a second room, which is separated by hollow carved ebony shelves, on which are placed beads vases, white agate plates and other display utensils.There is an arched moon gate in the middle, and a soft curtain of moon white flowers is hung.

Wen Li personally opened the soft curtain, and Du Wenhao bowed in. He felt a strange fragrance and a sense of comfort.

At a glance, I saw that the boudoir was full of tall and short flowers and plants, and some of them spread to the roof, bearing some unknown coral bean-like small fruits, which were really cute hanging there.

There is a babu bed in the back, with green and green double embroidered gauze curtains hanging on the bed.In the tent, a person could be seen lying under the pink quilt, his hair scattered on the pink square soft pillow.

Wenli moved a round stool and asked Du Wenhao to sit down beside the bed.At this time, a little maid came in hurriedly outside, Fuli said: "Master, old lady, please go there quickly, saying that there is something urgent."

Wenli frowned and said, "Didn't you see that I am here with the general to treat the young lady?"

The maid timidly said: "But the old lady is very anxious, and told the master to go quickly."

We still have to talk about Wenli, Du Wenhao smiled and said: "It's okay, just go and get busy."

Wenli bowed and said: "Then..., general, please treat the little girl yourself, and come as soon as you go in a humble position." After saying that, he exited the house.

This is the lady's boudoir. The personal guard, Xu Wenqiang, checked the door and found nothing unusual, and then left the house for security.Only Du Wenhao and the little maid were left in the room.

The little maid stood by the bed and said in a low voice, "Miss, Mr. Du is here."

There was a slight hum from inside, and a moment later, a snow-white arm poked out from under the gauze curtain.

Du Wenhao raised his hand and lightly landed three fingers on the young lady's snow-white wrist.After concentrating on it, I found that the three pulses of Miss Cunguanchi have roots, neither floating nor sinking, neither fast nor slow, neither big nor small, calm and gentle, with one breath and five bursts, and no signs of illness.Unknowingly, she was slightly taken aback, thought for a while, and asked, "Where does the girl feel uncomfortable?"

Then I heard the young lady's faint words coming from the gauze tent: "My heart is stuffy..."

Hearing this voice, Du Wenhao's own heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer. The voice was simply too beautiful. It cleared its throat and sang softly, just like the breeze blowing, like a tender warbler crying.

Du Wenhao went on to ask: "Aside from feeling bored, what else is uncomfortable?"

"Stomach pain, poor appetite, nothing tastes good..."

Du Wenhao said: "Miss, please allow me to see Miss..."

"Well, Mr. Lao is here."

Du Wenhao lifted the gauze curtain up slowly, and in front of him was a stunning beauty, with beautiful bones flying obliquely on both sides, a pointed chin, a little vermilion, slightly visible white teeth, a tall and straight nose, pink cheeks and white cheeks. It was red, as if it was about to soak in water.

A pair of bright eyes with black eyebrows bent down, long eyelashes cast a faint shadow on the eyes, appearing misty like morning mist, the corners of the eyes are slightly upturned, so charming, the crystal clear eyes have a kind of ecstasy magic.

——There are such beauties in the world?

Du Wenhao was fascinated by it, and thought, even all the movie actresses he had seen combined could not be as beautiful as one of her fingers!Even a celestial woman like the queen is eclipsed in front of her.

Especially those eyes, they can no longer be called double eyes, but two deep pools, hidden in the deepest part of the mountain, quiet and mysterious, Du Wenhao looked at those eyes, feeling that he was melted by the deepness a little bit, I don't know where I am anymore.

Du Wenhao asked again: "What else is wrong with the girl?"

Miss Wen's eyes fluttered, like a hundred spirits flying, and she said in a voice that was like the sound of nature: "The pain in the lower abdomen is at the dantian of the lower abdomen."

"Well, girl, let me see your tongue."

"Hmm..." Miss Wen slightly parted her cherry lips, and spit out her lotus-scented tongue.

At a glance, Du Wenhao lost his original nature and went straight in.

………………

After everything returned to calm.

Du Wenhao said: "Girl, I..., I'm sorry for you, how can I..., how can I make up for my mistakes? Please show me, girl, I will definitely do it!"

After asking this question, Du Wenhao felt that his question was stupid, even stupid, very low-level, very snobbish, and even dirty.

Miss Wen turned around slowly, looking at him with tears in her eyes.Shaking his head slightly, his eyes were filled with sorrow and despair.

Du Wenhao saw the crystal clear teardrops hanging on her creamy and supple face, felt extremely guilty, finally mustered up the courage, stretched out his hand to touch her fragrant shoulder, and said in a low voice: "I must have an explanation. ... If the girl... the girl doesn't dislike me, I will go to the door tomorrow to propose marriage and marry the girl, okay?"

Miss Wen heard Du Wenhao's words, tears of relief flashed in her eyes, then dimmed again, and said softly: "I heard...the general already has a wife..."

"Well," Du Wenhao was a little embarrassed, and asked apologetically in a low voice: "I wonder if the girl can be wronged and be my concubine?"

Miss Wen smiled bitterly, tears rolled down again, and she wept and whispered: "My father, as the current prime minister, would not agree to me being a concubine..."

Du Wenhao was slightly taken aback: "Isn't your father Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites?"

"No, my father is the prime minister."

"What's your father's name?"

"Father's name is taboo, on the king and down on the king."

"Wang Gui? Prime Minister Wang Gui is your father?"

"Well! It's Jiayan."

(End of this chapter)