552 Uncle Grandpa's Hometown

Even the Emperor knew about Ping An's "injured hand", so Dean Wang naturally let him go home and rest for a few more days to "recover".

"Dad, it's November now. We agreed to accompany my uncle to his hometown. I'm free these few days and the temperature isn't too cold. Why don't I take Pingxuan with me to my uncle's hometown to celebrate the winter solstice? What do you think?"

Wan Changsheng nodded. This was a good idea. Ping'an and Pingxuan were also his uncle's grandchildren. He had asked his uncle if he could adopt Pingxuan, but his uncle did not agree.

I'll ask my uncle about this later. The Wan family has no shortage of children. My eldest brother has three sons, and his branch is safe too, but there is no one left after my uncle.

"Okay, I just don't feel like practicing medicine these past two days, so it's good to go out for a walk. Then send someone to the farm to tell Uncle Grandpa, and we'll go tomorrow."

The couple had been anxious and irritated these past two days, unable to sleep at night. Finally, things had a good outcome, and last night his wife was able to sleep, but he still couldn't.

"Dad, why don't you quit your job at the clinic and stay with your uncle at the farm. There are a lot of things to do at the farm."

"Dad, let's think about this for a while. Let's do it until the end of the year first."

"Okay, Dad, I'll go to the farm. You should also ask for leave from the clinic today. The round trip will take at least three days." Ping An turned and left.

I have already told the master that I don’t need to go to the clinic today. If I hurt my hand, I have to act like I’m hurt.

The emperor issued an imperial decree yesterday. In the evening, the master and the gentleman came over. After listening to him describe the situation at that time, they took a deep breath and kept saying that the master really disregarded everything for safety.

The teacher asked him to pick a good day to seriously offer tea to Mr. Wang and his master. Although the custom of the Great Zhou Dynasty is that a person can only have one proper master, the customs are set by people. Mr. Wang has taught him for four or five years, so shouldn't he be able to drink a cup of tea from him?

Ping An was of course willing to do so.

In his heart, Mr. Sun and Mr. Wang had long been his relatives and even more so his teachers, one who enlightened him and the other who taught him how to take the imperial examination and become an official.

After much consideration, the three of them decided on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. By then, everyone would be free and would not have to go to work. The master, husband, uncle, grandfather, parents and others would come together, and no outsiders would be notified.

Wan Changsheng didn't know about this yet. He went back to the backyard and told his wife that Ping'an was going to accompany his uncle to his hometown to pay homage to the grave.

Mei Niang said, "Now is the perfect time to go and cover the ancestors with soil before the winter solstice. I'll ask Xizhi to prepare some snacks for you later. Bring the offerings from home. It's a sign of filial piety anyway, and better than buying them outside."

"Okay, put it in the lunch box, ma'am. My son just asked me to consider whether I should go to the farm to help him tomorrow. I'll decide at the end of the year."

There are many talented people in the capital. He became a monk and has been studying medicine for eleven years. Not to mention the county, he is also very proficient in practicing medicine in the provincial capital. But when he came to the capital, he was not good enough.

There are several old doctors in the clinic who have been practicing medicine for more than 30 years, and many who have been practicing medicine for more than 10 or 20 years. Others have only been practicing medicine for a few years, but he has been studying and practicing medicine for 11 years, and has only been practicing medicine alone for three years.

He also wanted to follow his uncle to learn how to make and grow medicine on the farm, and help his son manage the farm. Ping An gave them more than a thousand taels of silver a year, and he couldn't just accept it without giving anything in return.

But once you give up practicing medicine, it will be difficult to pick it up again later.

"Then you should think about it more. I think either one is fine. I have more freedom in the farm, and I can help my uncle and Master Qin. There are many things to do in the two big farms."

Wan Changsheng was very moved, and he had basically made up his mind.

He still likes life on the farm, including farming and growing herbs. His medical skills are limited to general diagnosis, and he dares not prescribe medicine for some more complicated conditions. He feels this pressure almost every day.

The next morning, the two cars drove onto the official road.

Wan Changsheng, Sun Hongyu and the Ping'an brothers were sitting in the car. Xier was a girl, so there was no need to go to the grave to worship.

Those traveling together included Xiao Wu, Lin Feng, Xu Song, Er Qiang, Fang Wu, Hu Zi, Tong Lin and Qing Shi. After what happened in Jinzhou, Ping An became much more cautious. The second son of the Qiang prime minister, Lamai, was on the run and it was hard to say when he could sneak into the Great Zhou. He was the one who caused the previous incident.

Sun Hongyu lives a comfortable life. He is 58 years old, but his face is rosy and his complexion is quite good.

His grandfather and Sun Yinan's grandfather were cousins, but they were from a side branch and had a small family, so by his generation they didn't even have a child.

But now he has Changsheng's family, which is much better than those who have many sons but none of them are very ambitious. Changsheng and his wife are kind-hearted and treat him like their own father, and Ping'an and his three children are like their own grandchildren.

Five-year-old Pingxuan is now learning basic skills from Master Dawu, and he already feels that he is very impressive.

What he said made Ping An laugh out loud.

"Brother, why are you bringing so many people? You and I can protect Dad and Uncle. Master Dawu praised me for my good training."

As he was speaking, he stood up and gestured. The car body shook, and he lost his balance and fell directly into Ping An's arms.

Pingxuan blushed: "Brother, this is the car shaking, otherwise I wouldn't have fallen."

Ping An said seriously, "Your posture just now was very accurate. If you practice for a few more years, you will definitely be able to defeat three people at once."

"Really? I think so too. In a few years, both of us brothers will be experts. We won't need to bring many bodyguards with us when we go out."

Ping'an raised the corners of his lips. This child is too arrogant. He will have a good talk with Da Wu later. He can praise him, but he must also be strict with him. A spoiled child will not become a good person.

Sun Hongyu laughed out loud.

Pingxuan blushed: "Uncle, are you laughing at me?"

Sun Hongyu straightened his face and said, "Pingxuan, why do you think so? Uncle Grandpa was happy when he thought that he would not need to bring guards when he went out in the future. Didn't he laugh out loud?"

Pingxuan thought about it and glanced at his father. His father was also smiling, right? Which adult would not be happy that his child was capable?

He also smiled.

"Ping An, your father is considering whether to go to the medical clinic or help out at the farm next year. I think it's better to stay at the farm. The two farms are about 400 acres, and there are more and more medicinal materials. There is no worry about selling them, and the pharmaceutical workshop also needs manpower. Besides, it's a bit difficult to practice medicine in the capital, so your father doesn't have to work so hard."

"Uncle, you are very thoughtful. I will feel relieved if you stay at the farm to help Master Qin and the others. Master Qin has too many things on his hands."

My uncle stayed in the village to work. He paid him the same salary as running a clinic, and gave him an additional two hundred taels of silver as a tribute at the end of the year. He also arranged everything for his food, clothing, housing and transportation.

His father stayed in the village, so naturally he received the same salary, not to mention the filial piety money.

"Uncle, when we get home, I'll give you some silver. You can give it to the clan."

Sun Hongyu shook his head: "No need. Your master's family gives a large sum of money to the clan every year. The Sun family is large. Because they have money and their own clan school, basically every child in the family can study for a few years for free. Those with good talents can even come to the medical hall as apprentices."

Ping An certainly knew this. When it was in the hands of the old grandfather, Baicaotang was just two or three medical clinics, and gave the clan fifty taels of silver every year. When it was in the hands of the master, fifty acres of clan land was added, and one hundred taels of silver was given every year.

The sixteen-year-old master took over Baicaotang and truly developed it. There were dozens of medical clinics throughout the Great Zhou, and even more medicine valleys and medicine shops. In the past, a share of the harvest was taken every year to give gifts and seek support, and the silver given to the clan also increased a lot every year.

But there are always people who are greedy and never want to get enough. A few years ago, the master became arrogant and threatened to stop supplying the tribe.

Now the master no longer needs to spend money to find a backer. Apart from giving the clan a few hundred taels of silver every year, he also buys some ordinary pens, ink, paper and inkstone to send back. All expenses of the old scholar in the clan school are also paid by the master.

As a result, no one in the tribe dared to make trouble anymore, but there were still many people who were grateful for a little help and resentful for a little help.