The Great Physician

Falling in Love with You (630bookla Chapter of The Great Physician)

"They actually have some hot millet porridge! At least they still have a conscience." Chan, wrapped in a quilt, rubbed her hands in surprise and placed the bowl of porridge on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed): "Sister, come and eat."

They didn't even have simple furniture, and all their activities revolved around the kang (heated brick bed) in the west room.

The old woman who delivered the food had already left with the food box; outside, all was quiet except for the sound of the wind.

Since the house was drafty and there was no firewood or hot water to keep warm, the steaming hot porridge was incredibly tempting.

Li Ruozhuo, holding a bowl of porridge, called out to Ji Yuanyuan with a smile.

Ji Yuanyuan lazily jumped down from the roof beam, went to Zhou Wan's side, smelled the meows, and then turned and walked away.

Chan laughed and said, "Big sister is complaining that it's hot porridge? If it won't eat it, then we will."

Li Ruozhuo placed the bowl of porridge at his feet, and Li Gungun, who was squatting on the ground, immediately ate some.

Chan looked at Li Ruozhuo with surprise and a sob in her voice: "Sister, if you're not going to eat, I will."

Li Ruozhuo said, "I want to eat meat."

Li Gungun, who was eating slowly, was drooling: "This servant only needs a bowl of porridge. You took away my dry food at noon yesterday, and I didn't eat anything tonight. What can I do? A bowl of hot porridge will warm my stomach and make me feel warm. It's a pity I can die in peace..." He gave it to the dog.

Li Ruozhuo picked up a cold steamed bun and chewed it: "Not bad." Then he said, "Don't you think it's a problem that something warm is suddenly appearing when everything is cold?"

Chan hugged her stomach, looking aggrieved: "I don't want to think about how cold I am."

"Cold?" Li Ruozhu chuckled. "The cold is fine for you, but you can use the clouds to dispel the chill."

Chan looked up at her sister. She was wrapped in a quilt, while her sister was only wearing a cloak. However, her sister looked perfectly normal and didn't seem to feel cold at all.

"luck?"

Li Ruozhuo gave her a mnemonic: "Try it."

Chan thought for a moment: "Shall we eat first?"

I don't know if it's laziness or hunger.

Li Ruozhuo picked up a steamed bun and took a bite.

Chan reluctantly pinched the steamed bun and put it into her mouth several times before closing her eyes and painfully swallowing it down.

As Li Ruozhu ate, he said, "Slice the steamed buns, spread some honey and sugar on them, and bake them over charcoal until they are soft, crispy, and melt in your mouth. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm in heaven."

Chan licked her lips: "But it's cold now."

Li Ruozhuo added, "If you can catch two fish, remove their scales and shells, feed them with special ingredients, and roast them over charcoal for a quarter of an hour, they will become soft, sweet, and tender, melting in your mouth. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm in heaven."

Chan swallowed hard and said, "It tastes like fine-scaled fish."

Li Ruozhu chuckled and said, "Skewer the lamb leg and place it on the charcoal fire. Turn it over and brush it with some seasoning. Roast the outer leg (meat) until it turns reddish. Slice it into thin slices and dip it in spices and chili sauce from the Western Regions with a fork. My goodness, it's like biting into tofu (meat). It's tender, juicy, lean, and not dry. It's full of fragrance."

Chan cried out, "Sister, I'm so hungry, how can I eat?"

Li Ruozhuo put the half-eaten steamed bun back on the plate, got up, and picked up the food box.

Chan busied herself: "Sister, where are you going?"

Li Ruozhuo said, "I can't stand going out to find food either."

So who's to blame?

Chan: "..."

Seeing Li Ruozhuo, Chan wondered where her sister was going to find food. Qin Shi didn't treat them like human beings; she really didn't know who to help.

With teary eyes, she asked Li Ruozhuo, "Are you going out?"

Li Ruozhuo smiled and said, "I'll eat fish."

There are no fish in the house.

"But...but can we go out?"

Li Ruozhuo shook his head: "It probably won't work?"

"Then why are you still going out?"

"Who can control me?"

Chanzi trembled and her lips twitched. Sister Chan really never brags.

But my sister can exaggerate her bragging skills exceptionally well.

After seeing Li Ruozhuo, Chan put on her hat and left.

He chased after her, saying, "Sister, wait for me, I'm coming too."

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Under a clear blue sky, the golden sunlight bathes the lake in a golden hue, and the ripples shimmer in the breeze. The banks are ablaze with the vibrant colors of maple leaves, willows, and red foliage, creating a breathtaking autumn garden scene with a unique charm.

Li Xuntong walked hurriedly along the lake shore, followed by her maid, Yuan Niao.

Just as I reached the corner, a weeping willow blocked my way, and suddenly I bumped into something.

"Auntie, are you alright?" Yuan Niao stepped forward and pulled Li Xuntong, who was staggering.

Li Xuntong looked down and saw a maidservant had dropped a fish on the ground.

The fish was jumping around with its head and tail sticking up, and the maid didn't even notice her. She was squatting on the ground, groping and touching it from left to right, crying out in pain.

Li Xun asked, "Are you a kitchen maid? How did you get inside?"

The people of Qi had strict rules: servants of low status were not allowed to walk on the roads that their masters frequently took. The main road to the pond was the road that the masters frequently took, and the servants in the kitchen were of low status.

Seeing that the maid had a hard time catching the fish, the kite held it tightly in its arms as if it were holding a priceless treasure.

She doesn't respect her master at all. She even does private business when her master asks her questions. How audacious of her to do that, especially since she's just a kitchen maid.

Her face darkened as she said, "Your aunt is asking you which courtyard you belong to?"

It was Chan who caught the fish. Because she had nothing to put it in and was afraid of being discovered, she quickly took the fish back to the house after Li Ruozhu caught it.

This is the fourth trip.

Chan snapped out of her daze and looked up. The woman in front of her was about thirty years old, wearing a gray dress and without any headwear. She was even more plain than the old woman who delivered the food.

However, her fair skin and gentle temperament prevent her from appearing lifeless.

Chan blinked: "Grandma?"

Li Xuntong saw that her face was pale with panic, clearly she was terrified.

She was pretty, but her eyes were blank, as if she had never seen the world.

He asked, "You've come here?"

Chan hurriedly knelt down and nodded; "I just entered the manor yesterday."

Li Xuntong nodded, thinking that he could say whatever he wanted.

Seeing her obedient behavior, he said, "Get up and go to the kitchen. Don't go through the garden so you don't bump into others. There's a path outside; just walk along the wall."

Chan nodded blankly.

Li Xuntong called to the kite: "Let's go. Mother will be anxious if she doesn't see me."

The kite said in a low voice, "Does this mean a girl can be so ill-mannered?"

Li Xun said, "Why bother arguing with a little girl like her..."

The two gradually walked away.

Chan hurriedly stuffed the fish into the front of her clothes, lowered her head, and ran forward.

He ran back to the sycamore tree, but no one was guarding him. He quietly went into the room and hid the fish behind the shrine in the hall.

Then he turned around and went out to the lakeside to find his older sister.

Upstream there is a waterside pavilion, above which is a mountain. At the foot of the mountain stands a stone with the word "mountain" written on it.

The lake below the mountain, with its rushing waters, is the Li family's artificial lake. The ingenious part of it is that it draws water from outside.

Behind the rocks on the mountain is a path. Follow the path up to the top of the mountain and the view suddenly opens up.

A beautifully renovated pool came into view.

On the opposite bank of the pond, there was a pavilion. My older sister was sitting on the steps of the pavilion, wearing a cape and hood, looking like an old fisherman, fishing.

Chan walked across the crossroads.

"Do you have any more, sis?"

Li Ruozhuo said, "As long as there are enough feng shui fish from the Li family to eat, that's fine." He didn't even raise his head, just hissed.

Chan dared not utter another sound.

The fishing line, twisted from the bark of a willow branch, moves without the skill required.

Li Ruozhuo used the speed of a cicada to lift a fat fish as long as a calligraphy brush and landed it on the steps.

Chan went to embrace the fish.

Li Ruozhuo said, "That's enough for you to go back first. I'll go find some more ingredients."

Chan thought for a moment and grabbed her sleeve; "Sister, where are you going to look?"

"The kitchen, of course."

Chan asked anxiously, "What if you go and get caught stealing?"

Li Ruozhuo turned around and touched her face: "How can you call it stealing your own things? You just took them when no one was around."

It's just stealing.

Chan suddenly lowered her voice: "Sister, I was scared. When I came here, I ran into someone. There was a maid who called her Grandma. I had just been caught, but she didn't make things difficult for me."

"Grandma?"

Li Ruozhuo thought to herself that the person was her aunt who had gone to great lengths to call her back, but she hadn't noticed anything strange about it.

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