take a wife to support the family

Chapter 389

The epidemic was fierce, and when the court found out that something was wrong, it had spread to several provinces, and the towns along the canal were all affected, and the dead were not counted.

At the beginning, no one knew where the disease started. After a few months, the disease was subdued, and the imperial court found out that the source of the disease first broke out in Quanzhou Port. Then, as the goods in Quanzhou Port spread everywhere, it became more and more rampant as it went south, almost causing irreparable damage. catastrophe.

Fortunately, the capital city is far from Quanzhou, and the infected people often fell ill on the ship, and they had to be treated and buried on the spot. Therefore, the number of infected people in the capital city was very small, and it did not cause a big panic.

The transportation in Nanzhili is very convenient, which used to be a benefit, but at this time it is the cause of disaster. In just a few days, many people died in Taiping County and Qingliu Town.

Song Haonian ordered the door of the house to be closed, and the house was fumigated with vinegar and mugwort every day. When the family went out to buy vegetables, they had to wear masks fumigated with vinegar, and bought various medicines to fry and eat.

The more this kind of time, the more messy rumors. For example, I don’t know where the folk remedy came from. It is said that mung bean porridge must be eaten before midnight on the fifth day of the lunar new year to avoid getting sick. Send them a message.

Song Xiuxiu knocked on the door of the Song family in the middle of the night. Song Xiuxiu was out of breath and told Song Haonian about eating mung bean porridge. Mung beans clear away heat and detoxify, and there are a lot of them at home, so I asked the pretty girl to make some mung bean porridge to eat.

Song Haonian asked Song Xiuxiu: "Do you have mung beans?"

Song Xiuxiu said: "Yes, I cooked it before going out, so I can eat it when I get back." She was worried that Niu and Yuanyuan were at home, so she had to leave after talking.

Song Haonian hurriedly called someone to stop her, and gave her a lantern to carry her away, "Be careful on the road."

The night in Qingliu Town is always quiet and peaceful, but this night, there are many people running around on the road, revealing a restless atmosphere.

Baihe and the others were also startled, Tingyu left her parents, she was not in good spirits for the past two days, she woke up from a start, seeing her parents were not by her side, she burst into tears, even Ruzhen and Ruchun also cried.

The children were crying so impetuously, Yingchun hugged Tingyu quickly to coax her, Tingyu got to know her better, and slowly stopped crying, Lily hugged a son with one arm, and managed to coax them well, the mung bean porridge was served over there, It's not quite cooked yet, and seeing that it's midnight, let's drink a sip of soup to meet the scene.

In the morning of the second day, she naturally drank mung bean porridge. The mung beans were boiled until they bloomed, and the rice was boiled to make thick rice oil.

Song Haonian sighed: "Our family is so well guarded, if we still can't guard against it, then it's fate, and there's no need to rush."

Nowadays, many people in the town imitate their household vinegar fumigation house and wear masks when they go out, but they don’t know how useful they are.

Song Haonian knows in his heart that even if the door of the house is closed, it can't stop anything: the family has to go out to buy meat and vegetables every day, but if people don't go out, won't the wind outside blow the dust in?
He saw that Lily was really listless, so he discussed with her: "Why don't we go to my father-in-law's place to escape for a while?"

There is an avenue in Qingliu Town, and there are people coming and going every day, which is very dangerous. Liushan Village is different. There are dozens of families in the village.

Lily thought about it: "What about the people in the family?"

Song Haonian sighed and said: "If you have a family, go back to your own home. If there are sick people in your family who don't want to go back, you can hide in the house. There should be enough food in the house, but there is not enough fresh meat. But there was a lot of bacon smoked last winter.”

"In case you have a headache and brain fever, just go to the doctor and grab the medicine, and I will count the money with you later, so don't waste it."

At this time, it is important to take care of the lives of the children, so why care about others?Song Haonian is willing to think of these things for his servants and maids, he is already an extremely kind master.

For a while, everyone arranged their whereabouts, Song Haonian and Li Chouwa put on masks, gloves, etc., went out and bought some food and fresh vegetables.There are not many shops that are willing to open these days, and the streets are depressed. It is not easy to buy these things.

When you come back, pack up your things immediately, first prepare a few diapers and small clothes for the children, and then the adult’s clothes, which are soft and soft, and you should pack up more food, or else these people will go, and Carpenter Li’s idea It will be eaten up in a few days.

Lily was so busy running around, half a day suddenly remembered that Ruzhen hadn't made a fuss for a while, fearing that he would be hungry, she looked for her son and saw that Ruzhen was lying in the swaddle and bubbling, and Ruzhen was sitting in front of her, a little slumped, The color of her ruddy little face in the past is not quite right.

Lily's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Ruzhen, what's wrong with you?"

Ruzhen said in a milky voice, "Mother, Ma!"

"Where's the numbness?" Ruzhen didn't know why he couldn't tell the difference between pain and numbness.

With a big bag of tears in his eyes, Ruzhen pointed to his big head, feeling extremely wronged.

Lily's complexion changed drastically, she rushed up to hug him, stretched out her hand to touch his head, it was hot!

"Big New Year!" Lily couldn't help screaming, and was instantly numb from the pain.

Song Haonian heard Lily screaming and rushed in, only to see his daughter-in-law's face was ashen ashes, and she said in a daze: "Ruzhen, Ruzhen is having a fever..."

Song Haonian's heart sank, he walked over quickly and touched Ruzhen's forehead, it was really hot, Ruzhen's face was blushing, and the wings of his nose opened and closed with difficulty.

The husband and wife looked at each other, and Lily was so panicked that she didn't know what to do: she had never encountered such a thing in the past few years, and if something happened, it would hurt more than gouging out her heart.

After all, Song Haonian is a man, more decisive than Baihe, immediately carried Ruchun to the next room, asked Li Chouwa to invite Dr. Liu, then came back and said to Lily: "I see Ruzhen, you go out, change your clothes and take care of her." Ruchun."

Lily tugged at his sleeve: "I won't go out."

Song Haonian sighed, stretched out his hand to hold his wife and son in his arms: "Don't be afraid, everything depends on me."

These days, people who were infected with the disease gradually died in the town. Dr. Liu was very busy all day long. Hearing that Song Haonian had something to do with his family, he hurried over.

He also followed the example of the Song family, covering his mouth and nose with a mask fumigated with medicinal herbs, and when he saw the real appearance, he was shocked: "I'm afraid it's not good to burn like this, hurry up and take other children elsewhere!"

Lily's legs and feet were weak, and she couldn't even stand up. Song Haonian gritted his teeth and pushed Lily away: "You don't have to wait for tomorrow, you take Ruchun and Tingyu back to your mother's house immediately, and you are not allowed to come back until the epidemic is gone!"

Lily immediately burst into tears: "I can't leave my son behind!"

Song Haonian took a deep look at her, "If you don't leave, are you willing to let Ruchun get sick?"

Mrs. Chang saw that Ruzhen turned over from a little bit to grow up to such a big one, she could run and jump, she called her nanny sweetly every day, she already regarded Ruzhen as her own son in her heart, and when she heard that Ruzhen was not very good, she came in and said : "Your Highness, lady, you all go to avoid the epidemic, I will look at Brother Zhen."

Her son died of illness long ago, if Ruzhen disappeared, what would be the point of her being alive?
Song Haonian shouted: "You help the lady look after Ruchun, get out quickly!"

Ruzhen is his son, if the husband and wife leave at this time and leave Ruzhen to Mrs. Chang, is he still worthy of being a person?Still worthy of Ruzhen calling him father?
He usually has a very good temper, and when Lily loses his temper at him, he listens cheerfully and never retaliates, but at this time, he shows some power of a phoenix son and grandson, even if it is Baihe, the person next to the pillow, he can't help being frightened .

Dr. Liu didn't care about their family's own lawsuit, and hurriedly wiped Ruzhen's palms with strong wine to cool down, lest someone be rescued, but his brain would burn out.

Recently, the epidemic has troubled him, and he didn't have a corresponding prescription, so he had to take out those pills for clearing away heat and reducing fever, melt them and feed them to Ruzhen.

Song Haonian showed the majesty of the head of the family, and asked Li Chouwa to protect Lily, Yingchun, Chang Niangzi, Ruchun, and Tingyu, and go back to Liushan Village quickly with the packed salutes.

Lily handed Ruchun to Mrs. Chang: "It's my son's fault with my parents, you take him there, I have to watch Ruzhen!"

Her husband and eldest son are here, and she can't move.

"Lily!" Song Haonian had already closed the door to prevent Lily from entering, "If we both die here, what will Ruchun do?"

Lily froze for a moment, tears fell like broken beads.

Hearing his daughter-in-law crying bitterly, Song Haonian was also sad, choked up and said: "Don't worry, Ruzhen and I have the protection of our ancestors, we will be fine, you take Ruchun back to your mother's house, and I will pick you up when you are fine. "

How can Lily believe in the protection of her ancestors?If the ancestors and ancestors could really protect their descendants, would none of the emperor's children die young?
For a moment, she thought about a family of three who would die together; for a moment, she thought about how miserable Ruchun would be without her parents.A heart seemed to be torn in two. On one end was the husband and eldest son, and on the other was the younger son who was only half a year old.

Song Haonian called Li Chouwa again: "If my lady wants to leave, you tie her away!"

Li Chouwa hesitated and decided to listen to Song Haonian. He is an outsider, so he can see more clearly, and persuaded Baihe: "In case something happens, you should take good care of Ruchun and leave a queen for Da Nian. You have to stay, I feel at ease in my heart, and the whole family has to fold in."

Yingchun said with tears all over her face: "Sister, brother-in-law is right, you just don't want someone else, you just want to think that Ruchun is only a few months old!"

Lily's heart was completely torn apart, she felt her tears gradually drying up, she walked to the door and said: "New Year, then I will take Ruchun back to my mother's house first, in a few days, you must come to pick us up."

Song Haonian said in a low voice, "Don't worry."

Lily said again: "You take care of our Ruzhen, Ruchun and I are waiting for you."

Lily didn't dare to say any more, and if she thought about it any more, she was afraid that she would refuse to leave again, and there would be another trouble.

When things are troublesome, she should be more sensible and not cause trouble for Song Haonian, otherwise, she will let her husband down in vain.

Song Haonian listened to Li Chouwa escorting Baihe and others away, then he let out a breath slowly, walked to the bed and held Ruzhen's hot little hand: "Doctor Liu, you are still willing to come and treat my son, I will give this life to you." You are not enough to repay this kindness."

(End of this chapter)