Chapter 71: Niece Nangzi Is No More

  When the thin monkey said this, the others also showed a few points of surprise and rushed to the backyard guest room. The guest room was in disarray, with many people studying the function of the bamboo tube. When they found that the bamboo tube could flow out self-running water and could be used as a toilet in the room, they all showed some interest.

  Although this idea is not brilliant, for the people of Datang, being able to try out such a room is really refreshing, let alone living here can play mahjong all night for free.

  Soon, the remaining twelve rooms were all sold out. Although the money was expensive, it was much cheaper than going to a brothel. It was great to play mahjong with friends in this kind of room at night.

  Zhao Tieshan grumbled and said with a scowl: "Song Kai! You're also too much, why didn't you arrange for me to stay in the same room as Fu Bo?"

  Fu Bo said: "I won't stay, one night's income is a whole dollar, the old slave is delighted, it's better to rent it out."

  Zhao Tieshan saw that he couldn't pull in any comrades, so he gave up and muttered to himself: "Alas, Song Kai is a typical lecher who values lust over friendship... letting Qingniang and Lingdang stay here, while I and Fu Bo can only sleep in the adjacent baozi shop. Where's the justice in that?"

  Ji Rufeng's cold voice came from beside Nie Lingdang: "Shut up! If you sleep here, I really won't feel at ease."

  Zhao Tieshan hastily shrunk his shoulders. He knew how formidable Ji Rufeng was and immediately shut up, no longer complaining.

  It wasn't long before it was time to close up shop, and Song Kai said to Ah Fu, "Ah Fu, go boil some hot water, but not too hot, in case any customers get scalded."

  Ah Fu nodded and walked into the backyard, where a large stone pillar stood in the center, with a spiral staircase leading up to the top.

  Ah Fu walked up the stairs, in the middle was a place to fetch water, under the stone pillar was a well with a diameter of about one zhang, above it was a huge cistern, next to which was a boiler that could directly draw water from the cistern.

  Ah Fu skillfully opened the valve to let in water, filled the boiler with water, then ignited the firewood and added charcoal, starting to boil hot water. After about half a time, the entire boiler's water heated up, some scalding hands, but not yet boiling.

  A Fu stopped filling carbon and went down to find Song Kai.

  "Everyone, it's time for bathing. You have half an hour to bathe, and please adjust the hot and cold water yourself. After this period of time, there will only be cold water and lukewarm face-washing water left. Please cooperate, those who want to take a bath can go back and do so, while those who don't can stay here and continue playing."

  "Can we take a bath?"

  "It would be even better if the store could find some girls to give massages."

  "Hahaha, drinking while bathing is definitely great."

  Everyone returned to their own rooms and enjoyed a warm bath.

  Half an hour later, the guests walked out of the bathtub with satisfaction, and then moved up and down the building, calling out to familiar people to continue playing mahjong.

  Song Kai, Nie Lingdang and Qingniang also took a bath in the room. Nie Lingdang lay comfortably in the wooden tub, playing with the wooden plug, one side was cool water and the other side was hot water, it was indeed very convenient, this method is good, when they returned to Shengcheng, they would do the same thing themselves.

  As he thought about it, Nie Zhong suddenly fell asleep leaning against the wooden barrel wall...

  The next day, the guest left the room with a satisfied heart, and the mattress in the room was still very comfortable.

  Although it's comfortable, you can't stay there all the time. Many people go home after breakfast, satisfied. Anyway, being able to stay at Hongchen Guest House for a night is still something to talk about, and I'm one of the first batch of guests.

  Song Kai had already gone up to the water tower in the courtyard, he didn't use the pulley above, relying solely on his arm strength, bucket by bucket, lifting water, anyway it was exercise, using water-lifting as morning exercise wasn't bad either.

  When Song Kai finished filling up the water tower on top, he was already drenched in sweat.

  Arrived at a special training ground in the hospital, Song Kai kept kicking and punching the sandbag, sometimes playing a set of knife skills, trained very seriously.

  To say, since arriving in this Great Tang, Song Kai didn't take anything very seriously except for practicing his skills.

  Making money is important, and power is good too, but Song Kai Xin always believed that only when his own body was strong enough would he be safest and most at ease. Status and wealth are external things, and when danger comes, the last thing to rely on is oneself. In a previous life where the law was sound, personal martial arts were not of much use, but in this chaotic Tang Dynasty, having a strong and healthy body was absolutely necessary.

  After two hours of intense training, Song Kai walked out almost collapsing from exhaustion.

  The young woman stepped forward and gently wiped the sweat for Song Kai.

  "Lang Jun, why must you work so hard? You have many awesome good friends," Qingniang said softly with concern.

  Song Kai took over the towel and wiped himself randomly, then smiled and said: "I'm practicing hard to protect you, isn't that right?"

  The green girl nodded seriously, "Then I can also learn martial arts and protect you, husband."

  "You with your slender arms and legs, forget it. I'll just go boil some water and take a bath," Song Kai said as he walked away.

  "It's already cooked, I'll go to the kitchen and bring it up to your room," said Qingniang as she quickly ran towards the kitchen.

  Before long, Cui Lan carried a full bucket of hot water into Song Kai's guest room, poured it into the wooden barrel, and Song Kai opened the wooden plug to let out some hot water, soaking in the bath comfortably.

  Not for a moment.

  "Lang Jun! Lang Jun!" The door echoed with Qingniang's anxious voice, "Lang Jun, you quickly come out and take a look, Nie Fang has encountered an accident."

  Song Kaiyuan closed his eyes to rest, but upon hearing a sound, he suddenly opened them and saw that Qingniang had already run into her own bathroom.

  "How did you get in!" Song Kai hurriedly covered his lower body.

  The young woman's face turned red, "I forgot, oh dear husband, Niece is feeling very unwell, you should go take a look."

  "Go ahead, you go out first, I'll put on my clothes and then we can talk," Song Kai glared at Qing Niang.

  Although the green girl's face was red, she didn't feel too embarrassed. She had heard that maids often had to scrub their masters' backs in the bath, but since Song Kai hadn't made this request, she naturally didn't have to do it. Watching Song Kai bathe wasn't embarrassing either.

  Two minutes later, Song Kai put on new clothes and ran out with his long hair dripping wet.

  "What's wrong with Nie Lingdang?" Song Kai asked.

  "She's ill, very seriously ill!" Nie Lingdang said anxiously, "It seems... she won't make it!"

  Song Kai was startled for a moment, then put his mind at ease, it was just an illness, Nie Lingdang's body would never die suddenly.

  While thinking about it, he entered Nie Ling's room. In the room, Ji Rufeng and Zhao Tieshan, as well as Ah Fu, were all standing in front of the bed.

  "Go! Go quickly! Find the best doctor in Suzhou City for them! You, fatty, hurry up!" Ji Rufeng yelled at Zhao Tieshan, he was indeed very anxious, anxiously to death.

  Zhao Tieshan was also tense, nodded, and turned around to go back to Huichuntang.

  Song Kai walked up and stretched out his hand to stop Zhao Tieshan, "Let me take a look first."

  "Shopkeeper, you've finally arrived. Quickly take a look at Niece Niangzi, she seems to be in a bad way. I've seen this illness before, if she's contracted it, even if she doesn't die, she'll be crippled for life," Zhao Tieshan said with a sorrowful face, sniffling and choking back tears.

  "Shut up!" Ji Rufeng's white beard quivered with rage.

  Song Kai walked towards the sickbed.

  On the sickbed, Nie Lingdang's face was deathly pale, with a faint reddish hue visible beneath the surface, and his forehead was slightly beaded with cold sweat.

  "What's going on?" Song Kai bent down and touched Nie Lingdang's forehead, which felt a bit hot. He grasped Nie Lingdang's hand, the palm was warm, but the back of the hand was cool. His fingers rested on Nie Lingdang's wrist, feeling his pulse.

  Ji Rufeng, who was standing aside, couldn't help but say, "Song Kai, what are you doing! Are you still a doctor?"

  In the deepest part of his heart, Ji always felt that this little Song Kai was taking advantage of the situation, touching his head and hands, which was too much. Even in the open-minded Turkic Holy City, people didn't behave like this.

  Song Kai didn't need Ji Rufeng to say anything more, after feeling his pulse, he already understood.

  Nie Ling still believed Song Kai, she said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I fell asleep in the bathtub, woke up at midnight, crawled to bed and slept for a while, now it's like this, my whole body hurts, can't get up, feels like my body is hung with iron blocks."

  Song Kai nodded and straightened up, saying to Qingniang behind him: "Qingniang, come take a look."

  "Huh? Me?" The young woman came over with some trepidation.

  Song Kai's expression was serious, and he said in a low voice: "You see, Nie's wife is asleep in the bathtub. The water in the bathtub is slowly getting cold, and now it's deep autumn, the weather is even colder, so she has contracted external coldness. The nature of cold evil is cold and painful. The patient will shiver all over, and the righteous qi inside the body will fight against the evil, so it will come to the surface, and the righteous and evil will contend, which will cause fever. However, the patient himself feels cold, and also, there is dampness evil. The nature of dampness evil is heavy and sinking..."

  Song Kaiyuan talked a lot of nonsense.

  The people around heard it vaguely, and Qingniang also half understood, could only forcibly remember.

  "If treated, it should be treated symptomatically. Since the cold and damp evil spirits have been received, they need to be driven out of the cold and wet. The cold and wet are on the surface, so sweating is enough. Sweating is a very important treatment method, which is most suitable for superficial symptoms." Song Kai continued to explain the treatment method.

  Nie Lingdang lay on the bed, rolling her eyes and said, "Song Kai! I hate you! I'm about to die, but you're still acting like a woman!"

  Song Kai said "oh" and said: "Oh, I forgot, let me write a prescription first to treat your illness."

  As he spoke, Song Kai had Qingniang bring over paper and pen. Song Kai said, "Qingniang, take note. The main thing is the variations of Mahuang Tang and Baizhu Guizhi Tang."

  Zhao Tieshan volunteered to go fetch medicine, and Ji Rufeng was worried, so he also followed along. Before long, the two of them rode their horses together towards Hui Chun Tang.

  During the waiting time, Song Kai continued to explain to Qingniang and also let Qingniang touch Aniang's wrist.

  Niangzi was touched by Song Kai and Qingniang, and she couldn't help but scold: "Song Kai! I'm not your teaching tool, you wait, if you can't cure me, I'll chop off your head!"

  "This illness of yours will be cured with medicine, and it's not a serious disease," Song Kai said with a roll of his eyes.

  "Really? Lord Lang, are you telling the truth? Can Niece's illness be cured with medicine?" Qingniang's body trembled with excitement.

  Song Kai waved his hand, "It just looks serious, even if you don't take the medicine, after a few days, Ling Dang will recover on its own, of course, it will be more painful."

  "Oh, oh" The green girl looked at Song Kai with eyes full of admiration, and for a moment she felt like the luckiest woman in the world.

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