The backyard on the first floor is not connected to the front yard. There is a long corridor between them, and the doors on both sides are locked. Whether you enter from the backyard or from the main entrance, you have to pass through.
There are two doors, one of which cannot be opened and cannot pass through, which is equivalent to adding an insurance for safety.
The population in the backyard is simple, there is only a dumb mother-in-law who is the gatekeeper, responsible for some odd jobs, cleaning, cooking, and laundry.
There are no chickens and ducks in the courtyard. It can be seen that the owner Xijie has built a greenhouse to raise flowers and plants.
The construction of greenhouses in Kyoto is simpler than that in the north. There is no need to light a fire in a glazed house, and it is cold in winter. A few grass mats are laid on it to prevent cold and keep warm.
In the greenhouse, there are vegetables, flowers and plants growing well.
In the courtyard, there are two ancient trees, half of the leaves on the trees have turned yellow. After a rain, the courtyard is scattered.
"That's right. Sometimes, we call the owner Mrs. Madam. For the sake of distinction, can we call you Mrs. Young?" The female assistant hinted, but Li Haitang didn't understand. She didn't know much about the Xiao family. Lingchuan's mother is still alive, so she thought that the other party was showing her closeness, so she said without thinking, "It's just a title,
You can also call me Haitang. "
The female clerk is in her thirties. A normal woman of this age has children who are around her age, so it's not a big deal to be named.
Although the other party is a buddy, he is not a servant of her family. It is always a bit preposterous to let others call herself Young Madam.
"You please."
The female assistant first brought Li Haitang into a side hall. In the side hall, a small reservoir was built on the ground, and dozens of koi were raised in it. Seeing someone coming in, they jumped out desperately.
One of them jumped too hard, jumped out of the pool, and rolled on the ground.
"This is raised by my boss. She often uses needles and threads to sew clothes. After a long time, it takes a long time for her eyes. Just look at these koi to relieve her fatigue."
After the female buddy finished speaking, she grabbed the koi that jumped out with her hand, threw it into the pool, and said disgustedly, "These koi know how to jump, jump out and can't go back, sometimes no one is watching, just die like this. "
Except for the reservoir on the ground, there are flowers and plants all over the place. As soon as you enter the door, the fragrance of flowers fills the room, making you feel refreshed.
After a while, the dumb mother-in-law served tea, and Li Haitang took Wufu and ginkgo to drink tea, and waited for the waitress to report back.
Wu Fu was very curious, the first floor was really strange, the ostentation was not too small, and my wife saw that she was a miracle doctor that no one else could invite, so she came to treat people and asked them to wait.
However, the other party has good manners, delicious flower and fruit tea, delicious flower cakes, and a short mouth for eating people, so she can't say anything.
The three masters and servants waited while drinking tea. Here, the female assistant had already arrived at Mother Xiao's room, and whispered, "Are you awake?"
"Who's here?"
The pain intensified all over her body. Mother Xiao turned sideways and squinted her eyes. This is an old problem. The female doctor who came to see her before couldn't explain why. The soup and medicine prescribed were good, at least it relieved the pain.
But in the past half a month, especially after seeing her son and daughter-in-law, every night, she dreams about what happened twenty years ago, her husband died tragically, but she is still alive.
Every time she had a nightmare, she thought she couldn't get up, thanks to someone who was by her side to take care of her.
"My boss is Li Haitang."
The female assistant fell to her knees with a plop, and said tremblingly, "This time, Yuemei made her own decision and went to Zhuangzi to invite the young lady, you..."
"Yuemei, I know who you are, so get up quickly."
The person on the bed sighed faintly, and took a long time to say it, "Forget it, I'll let Haitang take a look. It's not for curing the illness, it's just that we want to get closer to our mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. In the future, in case time is short..."
"Ma'am, what are you talking about! You must be able to see the ordinary Xiao family, besides, there are your grandchildren in the stomach of the young lady!"
The female buddy was taken aback. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, life and death, these are taboos, and they cannot be said casually.
The boss became sick from worry, and if this went on, sooner or later he would exhaust his efforts and die. After being a master and servant for so many years, she couldn't bear it, so she had to go against the wishes of her master and invite Li Haitang.
At least, seeing her round belly, the boss may cheer me up and give me new hope.
"Yuemei, you still understand me. After so many years, following me, it really hurts you."
Xiao's mother was helped up, and although her complexion was not good, there was a faint smile in her eyes, "Lingchuan and Haitang, I have to call you aunt, you deserve it!"
Yuemei never got married in her whole life, but she combed her woman's hair. In order to take care of her, the delay was more than twenty years.
"Boss, don't say that."
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the young lady came out for a visit, and the family members were worried that she couldn't leave her here for too long, so it was better to check the pulse first.
After a lot of tossing, Xiao's mother covered her veil and asked the female assistant to clean up the house, fearing that there would be some strange smell that would make her daughter-in-law feel uncomfortable, and also fear that she would get sick.
"Don't worry, the house only smells of flowers and plants, and besides, you don't have a cold."
The female buddy can't laugh or cry, it's the first time to see his wife so helpless, people say it's an ugly daughter-in-law seeing her in-laws, here, it's the other way around.
"You don't know, when I was pregnant with Lingchuan, I smelled the fragrance of flowers and felt sick and retched. I knew that there must be a **** who doesn't understand the style in my stomach!"
Miss Xiao's face showed nostalgia when she thought of the past. At that time, the husband was jealous for a long time when he heard that he was a kid.
In a flash, so many years have passed.
Before she could come out of her memory, Li Haitang had already brought ginkgo into the door.
The color of the interior is a bit dull, and the hanging screens block the light from outside.
After Li Haitang's master and servant entered, Bai Guo put the medicine box on the table and opened it, and then washed and disinfected his hands with his wife.
After a while, Li Haitang walked to the bed, and she could clearly feel that the body of the person on the bed was shaking constantly, wondering if it was because of the cold.
A gauze curtain was hung, and the people inside were still covered with a layer of cover. Seeing her coming, there was a pair of thin hands in the depths.
Li Haitang felt cool to the touch, and his body temperature was comfortable, but for ordinary people, it was a bit abnormal.
"Young lady, is our boss serious?"
This is nondescript, and the female clerk has also noticed it, but this is not the time to talk about etiquette, she is more concerned about the condition of the boss.
For the past half month, the pain was unbearable, and waking up at night was not a good sign!
"Wait a moment."
Li Haitang took his pulse for about a quarter of an hour, his brows were furrowed, judging from his pulse, he was suffering from serious losses, and he was very pessimistic.
If it was a simple loss of body, repairing the body would be a piece of cake, and it would not make her frown.
"Good boy, I know my body, so just tell me."
Xiao's mother was lying on the bed, staring at Li Haitang's round belly, thinking in her heart that in a few months, she would have a grandson or a granddaughter. The grandson had a bean bun, and Xiao's mother was looking forward to a soft little granddaughter. She didn't give birth to a daughter back then, and she was very disappointed because of it.