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She told him to fetch his horse, and the two mounted up and galloped out of the townIn less than two hours, they arrived at the old woman's hutZhou Qi ran to Xu and found him still unconsciousIn the candlelight, she could see his whole face was bright red and knew he had a terrible fever
"My, er, brother here has been woundedCure him quickly," she ordered
Hearing that he was expected to give medical treatment, Cao's fears eased slightlyHe looked at Xu's complexion and took his pulse, then undid the bandage round his shoulder and looked at the wound
"The master is deficient in both blood and breath," he said"His body heat is rising
"Who wants to hear all that?" Zhou chanel j12 Qi interrupted him"You just cure him quicklyIf you don't, you can forget about ever leaving here
"I'll go to the town to get some medicine," Cao said"Without medicine I cannot do anything
Xu awoke and he lay listening to the two talking
"Huh, do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Zhou Qi demanded"You make out the prescription and I'll go and buy the medicine
Cao had no alternative"Well, please bring me a pen and paper, Miss," he said
But where was pen and paper to be found in such a poor hut in such a desolate place? Zhou Qi frowned, at a loss for what to do
"The master's condition will not allow delay," said Cao with an air of complacency"It would be best if chanel necklace you let me return to the town to get the medicine
"Sister," Xu said, "Take a small piece of firewood and burn it to charcoal, then let him write on a piece of rough paperIf that can't be done, you could write on a piece of wood
"What a good idea!" Zhou Qi exclaimed happily, and burnt up a piece of firewood as he had saidThe old woman searched out a piece of yellow paper originally meant to be burnt in worship of Buddha, and Cao made out the prescriptionWhen he had finished, Zhou Qi found a length of grass rope and tied his hands behind his back, bound his legs together and put him on the floor next to Xu
"I'm going to the town to buy medicine," she told the old woman as she prada bags online placed Xu's sword beside his pillowIf this dog doctor tries to escape, wake up my brother and he can kill him
Zhou Qi rode back to the town and found a medicine shopShe shouted for the shop-keeper to open up and got him to fill the prescription, which was for more that ten different types of medicine
The sky was growing lightShe saw village militiamen patrolling the streets and guessed that the murder at Little Rose's had been discoveredShe shrank into a corner and waited until they had passed before galloping off
As soon as she had returned to the old woman's hut, she hastily brewed up the medicine then poured it into a rough bowl and took it over to XuShe shook him buy chanel bag awake and told him to drink the medicine
Xu was extremely moved at the sight of her face covered with sweat and ash and her hair filled with twigs and grassHe knew she was the daughter of a rich family and would never before have had to do this sort of workHe sat up and took the bowl from her and passed it over to Cao
"You drink two mouthfuls," he saidCao hesitated slightly and Zhou Qi realised Xu's meaning
"Yes, yes," she said"He must drink some firstYou don't know how evil this man is," she added to Xu
Cao opened his mouth and drank two mouthfuls
"Rest for a while, sister," said Xu"I'll wait a while before drinking the medicine
"Yes," said Zhou Qi"Let's see if he dies chanel classic bag f |
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