Chapter 3: Excellent internally and troubled externally
In the study, a middle-aged man in official uniform was pacing back and forth anxiously. Every few steps he took, he would stop and look out the door. His anxiety was palpable.
When the man was waiting impatiently, there was finally a rush of footsteps outside the door.
Immediately, the old housekeeper's crying voice came in from outside the door, "Master, my wife is saved, our wife is saved, woo woo woo~"
The middle-aged man staggered out of the room and asked excitedly: "Lin Fu, are you serious about this?"
The old housekeeper tugged on Lin Yun's sleeve and said eagerly: "Sir, Brother Yun said that his father had the same lung disease as our wife years ago, and he was cured by the medicine given by a wandering Taoist priest.
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Only then did the middle-aged man notice Lin Yun standing next to the old housekeeper. He hesitated and asked, "Are you Brother Heng's youngest son, Brother Yun?"
The old housekeeper introduced to Lin Yun from the side: "Brother Yun, this is our master."
Knowing that the thin and elegant middle-aged man in front of him was Lin Ruhai, Lin Yun quickly took a step forward and bowed deeply to him, "My nephew pays homage to my uncle."
Lin Ruhai nodded slightly and said with emotion: "We haven't seen each other for several years. I never thought that Brother Yun has grown so tall. If the old housekeeper hadn't reminded me, I would have hardly recognized you."
Lin Yun took out a letter from his arms and handed it over with both hands, "Uncle, this is a letter written by my father to you."
Lin Ruhai took the letter and did not open it to read it. Instead, he invited Lin Yun into the room and asked nervously: "Brother Yun, please tell me quickly, where is the Taoist You Fang now?"
Lin Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I dare not deceive my uncle. That Taoist is wandering around and has no fixed address. My nephew does not know where he is now."
Seeing Lin Ruhai's disappointed look, Lin Yun said again: "Uncle, don't worry, the Taoist passed on the cure to my nephew before we parted ways. Before I came here, I specially made a few bottles of potion and took it with me.
Just in case something unexpected happens.”
Lin Ruhai was overjoyed when he heard this. He hurriedly urged: "Go and get it quickly. Your aunt is in danger now and she can't wait for a moment."
"My nephew is going to get the medicine right now."
After Lin Yun finished speaking, he followed a servant assigned by Lin Ruhai to get the medicine.
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After Lin Yun left, Lin Ruhai took out the letter, opened it and read it.
After a while, he put down the letter again with deep thoughts, a look of embarrassment on his face.
Seeing this, the old housekeeper asked worriedly: "Master, is there anything wrong with the letter?"
Lin Ruhai shook his head. After a while, he asked the old housekeeper: "Lin Fu, what do you think of Brother Yun?"
Old housekeeper: "Brother Yun is young and mature. He is shrewd and capable in his work. He is a talented businessman."
"Business?"
"Sir, Brother Yun told me before that he came here this time to open a spice shop in Yangzhou. He also wanted to run a spice business in partnership with you, sir."
Lin Ruhai frowned when he heard this and said, "Opening a shop? I'm afraid he won't even think about it."
"Why did the master say this?"
Lin Ruhai shook the letter in his hand and said: "Brother Heng said in the letter that Brother Yun was a scholar in the college examination this year. He wanted to ask me to give guidance on Brother Yun's studies in his spare time, hoping that he would be named on the gold list and stand out in the future.
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"ah!"
The old housekeeper exclaimed when he heard this, and then asked in confusion: "Sir, since Brother Yun has been selected as a scholar, why do you still think about going into business?"
"How can I know."
After a pause, Lin Ruhai said with another headache: "Now that I am busy with government affairs and my wife is ill, how can I still have time to provide guidance on Brother Yun's studies? This is really annoying to me."
"Master, there is no need to worry. In my opinion, it is more important to treat my wife first. As long as my wife is cured, everything will be easy to solve."
"Yes, if Madam's illness can be cured, this matter will be left to her to handle."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant hurried in and reported to Lin Ruhai: "Master, there is news from the other hospital that the wife refuses to take medicine and even doesn't eat porridge or rice."
Lin Ruhai asked anxiously: "What exactly is going on?"
Servant: "Mama Liu sent the servant here to report the news. I don't know the specific situation."
Lin Ruhai hurriedly ordered to the old housekeeper: "Lin Fu, hurry up and ask someone to prepare the carriage. Then call Brother Yun. Let's go over and have a look."
"Okay, sir."
When the three of them went out, they happened to meet Lin Yun walking towards them holding a brocade box in his hand.
Lin Ruhai said anxiously: "Brother Yun, you came just in time. Follow me to rescue your aunt."
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The courtyard was a bit far from the government office, and the carriage drove for more than half an hour before reaching its destination.
When Lin Yun followed Lin Ruhai out of the carriage, he found that they were standing outside a spacious manor. To his surprise, there were four servants on duty outside the gate of the manor.
Before Lin Yun had time to figure out the situation, he heard a burst of shouting coming from the manor.
Lin Ruhai frowned and said, "What's going on? How can Madam be able to rest in peace and recuperate in such a noisy situation."
A servant who was responsible for guarding the door quickly ran over and reported to Lin Ruhai: "Reporting to the master, Miss Yingtao who was serving the wife was infected. Aunt Liu wanted to have her sent to the crematorium, but Miss Yingtao's brother did not agree. He sent the person away, so there was a dispute~"
Lin Fu scolded from the side: "Are you all trash? Why don't you tie them up?"
The servant said with a guilty conscience: "The younger one has sent two boys in to fetch the man."
Lin Ruhai: "Where is Lai Xi? Let him come to see me."
The servant hesitated and said: "No, no, no, no, but the housekeeper~"
Lin Fu said angrily: "Slave dog, are you stuttering? Tell me where Butler Lai is?"
Servant: "I don't know, but Butler Lai went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet."
Lin Ruhai said angrily: "That's unreasonable! Open the door quickly, I want to go in and take a look."
"Yes, sir."
The servant agreed, then waved his hand, and the servant guarding the door quickly opened the courtyard door and let a few people in.
Lin Fu quickly took out a silk scarf from his arms, handed it to Lin Ruhai and said: "Master, please take this with you before going in, just in case something unexpected happens."
"eventful."
Lin Ruhai glared at Lin Fu dissatisfied, raised his legs and walked towards the door.
Lin Fu whispered to Lin Yun again: "Brother Yun, go and persuade me to wear this."
Lin Yun shook his head and said, "Uncle Fu, it's useless to wear this thing."
"It's useless? How could it be useless?"
Lin Yun ignored the old housekeeper and quickly caught up with Lin Ruhai and walked towards the courtyard gate.
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The area of the other courtyard is much smaller than that of the government office, but it has three entrances, including flowers, plants, trees, rockeries, and strange rocks.
As soon as everyone entered the backyard, they saw a young man with a rag stuffed in his mouth being tied up by two servants wearing black scarves and walking towards them.
Seeing several people approaching, the tied man's eyes suddenly lit up. He broke free from the restraints of the two servants, ran quickly to Lin Ruhai, knelt down on his knees, banged his head on the ground, and kowtowed non-stop.
Before Lin Ruhai could ask, an old woman with a haggard face ran out of the inner house quickly. She was far away, but she stood still and scolded the old housekeeper: "Lin Fu, who asked me to come here?
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Lin Fu hurriedly explained: "Wan Niang, I helped my wife find good medicine today. We are here to deliver the medicine."
"You can just send a servant to deliver the medicine. Why do you have to ask me to come in person? Do you want to make my wife angry to death?"
After finishing speaking, Nanny Liu said to Lin Ruhai: "Please return home immediately."
Lin Ruhai: "Wan Niang, let me say a few words to Madam and then leave. What do you think?"
"No, my wife won't agree to it."
As soon as Nanny Liu finished speaking, she heard several coughs coming from inside the house. Immediately, she heard a weak voice coming out, "Wan Niang, but... cough cough cough... but the master is here?"
Lin Ruhai heard the sound and ran towards the door in a hurry, shouting loudly as she ran: "Madam, it's me, I've found good medicine for you."
When Grandma Liu and Lin Fu saw this, they quickly followed after him.
Lin Yun was about to follow him when he saw the man kneeling on the ground looking at him with pleading eyes.
He hurriedly ordered to the two servants: "Quickly untie the rope from his body."
The two servants looked at him hesitantly, wondering whether they should obey his instructions or not.
When Lin Yun saw this, he had no choice but to put the brocade box in his hand on the ground and personally stepped forward to untie the man.
As soon as the rope was untied, the man stretched out his hand to tear off the cloth stuffed in his mouth and begged Lin Yunken: "Sir, please save my sister. She has no cough symptoms, so she must not have contracted that disease."
A boy standing nearby tried to persuade him: "Brother Yang, please stop making trouble. Doctor Guo has already made a diagnosis. Your sister must be hopeless."
"Fart! Guo is just a quack doctor. If he is really capable, why can't he cure our wife's illness for so long?"
As soon as Yang Yuan finished speaking, he heard a dissatisfied voice from a man behind him, "Shut up, are you allowed to criticize my medical skills?"
Chapter completed!