Chapter 259 Mr. Wen's Past
Chapter 259 Mr. Wen's Past
"Let's go back first. On the way back, we can just pretend to be merchants from Dayong."
"That's all it can do."
The next day, Su Tang heard that the outsiders in the village had left.
"Don't we need to send someone to keep an eye on them?" Professor Tian asked with a little concern.
"No need. Most people in Southern Xinjiang are straightforward. Since they have agreed to go back, they will definitely go back. Besides, they don't have any Gu worms in their bodies, and they don't have any Gu worms that can be tamed, so they won't stay in Dayong for long."
As Su Tang spoke, she pointed at Tian Ningxue who was tending to the poisonous insect nearby.
Professor Tian stroked his beard and smiled knowingly.
After resolving the issue of the people coming from southern Xinjiang, Su Tang is about to return to Kyoto.
"The villa will be completed next year. Princess, you must come back to take a look. If you are not satisfied with anything, we can make some changes before the villa opens."
Hearing that Su Tang was going back, Master Zheng came to the valley to greet Su Tang and say goodbye.
"If you have anything, you can talk to my father and others, or you can send a letter directly to Prince Qi's Mansion in Kyoto." Su Tang sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and said to Master Zheng.
"Okay, okay." Master Zheng agreed repeatedly.
Su Tang looked at the people who were seeing her off again, and finally said goodbye to everyone and left Dahe Village.
On the way back to Kyoto, when passing through the suburbs of Beijing, Su Tang told everyone to change their route and go to the farm first.
She hasn't visited those children for a long time, so there are some things she still needs to explain in person to feel at ease.
"The princess is here." When the orphans on the farm saw Su Tang, they all came forward excitedly to greet her.
"Well, I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to have grown taller." Su Tang stroked the top of a girl's head. This girl was the one who first told Su Tang that she wanted to take Song Mo away. Her name is now Song Tingbai. She is also studying medicine with Doctor Wen. She is one of the few children in this group who has a talent for medicine.
"We can eat well and sleep well on the farm. We also do some simple chores every day. It would be strange if Mr. Wen didn't grow taller." Song Tingbai replied with a smile.
Song Tingbai, like all the orphans brought back from the Tzu Chi Institute by Su Tang, is full of gratitude to Su Tang. In their hearts, Su Tang is their reborn parent.
During the past few days in Meizhuang, no one had any complaints, regardless of whether they were selected to study medicine.
Now in Zhuangzi, not only their living conditions are guaranteed, but they also understand many upright principles of life through learning to read and write together.
In the Tzu Chi Institution, they were instigated and scolded to learn the art of stealing. They already knew that it was not a good thing. After being properly taught by Mr. Wen, they realized that if they developed the bad habit of stealing, their lives would be ruined.
Su Tang asked people to teach them how to read and understand things, which was a new thing for them.
Walk to the inner courtyard of Zhuangzi.
All the children stood in a row neatly, and Mr. Wen also arrived here at this time.
"Just now, a sow on the farm had a difficult delivery, and I went downstairs to help with the birth. When I heard that you were here, I washed up again, and that's why I was late." Mr. Wen explained to Su Tang.
At this time, Mr. Wen's hair was still wet and tied up high, with water droplets constantly dripping down his temples. It must be that he tied his hair up without drying it.
"Mr. Wen, there's no need to be so polite. I just happened to be passing by and came to see the children."
Su Tang glanced at the children in the yard again and waved to them, "You guys go and do your work first. I'll talk to Mr. Wen for a while."
"Yes." The children all left, and the yard finally became quiet.
"Mr. Wen, come with me." Su Tang said and went into the main house.
"Sit down." Su Tang raised her hand and pointed to a chair in the room and said.
"it is good."
"I came here today to ask Mr. Wen, if you are willing to take these children to live somewhere else in the future?"
"This..." Mr. Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "Where are we going? Is it far from Kyoto?"
"It's a few days' journey. I remember Mr. Wen came to Kyoto to look for someone, but he couldn't find him. Mr. Wen, why don't you tell me and I'll help you look for him. Maybe if more people look for him, we can find him."
Su Tang still remembered that Mr. Wen initially said that he came to Kyoto to look for someone. It was not easy to find someone who was willing to teach orphans medicine, and Su Tang did not want to let Mr. Wen leave.
Su Tang will not be stingy when it comes to the talents she can use, and will definitely help solve their problems.
"What I'm looking for is the daughter of my mentor." After hesitating for a while, Mr. Wen finally said it.
Su Tang couldn't help but raise her eyebrows as she listened to Mr. Wen's narration.
It turns out that when Mr. Wen was young, he also learned medical skills from a master.
The old gentleman who taught him had no sons in his generation, only a daughter.
The old gentleman was very much in love with his original wife and did not even take a concubine. He only wanted to find a son-in-law to live with him in the future and pass on his medical skills to him.
She also hoped that this favor would allow her son-in-law to be as loyal and faithful to her daughter as he was.
Therefore, it will not be easy to find a suitable candidate who has good character and talent for medicine.
Fortunately, perhaps because the old gentleman had done good deeds throughout his life and treated his wife with respect, he actually met a good candidate to study medicine.
Moreover, after telling that person his idea, that person agreed and was willing to be a son-in-law.
This person was none other than Mr. Wen in front of Su Tang.
"Then why did you separate from that woman?"
"I am originally from Lizhou. Lizhou was hit by a flood more than ten years ago. Before the flood, I happened to go to a distant county to help someone with a medical consultation. Because the consultation fee was generous, I thought that after earning this money, I could use it to marry my beloved one..."
Although he was a son-in-law who lived with his mentor's family, Mr. Wen still felt that he could come up with a decent betrothal gift and would not let down his mentor's family.
But I never expected that this departure would be a farewell to my teacher and his family forever.
When he heard that there was a flood in Lizhou, the road to Lizhou had been closed and he could no longer go there.
He only got the prefectures and counties adjacent to Lizhou, thinking that maybe he could see his mentor's family again.
But until the flood receded, he never saw his mentor and his family again.
But he had already fallen in love with his mentor's daughter by then, and thanks to his mentor's kindness in giving him a new life, after the flood receded, he went against the flow of people fleeing famine and headed towards Lizhou.
On the way, his money was snatched away by the fleeing crowd. Fortunately, he knew medical skills, so he did not starve to death.
After much hardship, Mr. Wen finally arrived at the county town where Lizhou and his friends were.
Looking at the county town that was already in ruins, Mr. Wen almost went crazy.
Fortunately, he met an acquaintance on the road, who said that he had seen his mentor and his family after the flood receded.
This is what prevented Mr. Wen from going crazy.
"Well, Mr. Wen, you and that woman haven't gotten married yet?" Su Tang asked Mr. Wen, who already had white hair.
"No." Mr. Wen's old face turned red.
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