Chapter 67: Three and a Half Storeys Pagoda
Chen Tang opened the thick book, found his father's name, and pointed it out to Feng Xi.
"My father's book was not easy to write. He put a lot of effort into it. However, the Academy was a poor government office with insufficient funding all year round. His hard work almost became a pile of waste paper... Later, I heard that a kind-hearted man named Xie donated a sum of money to the Academy to engrave the book. Only then was it published. It was finally worth his hard work."
Chen Tang stretched out her slender fingers and showed Feng Xi the sides of her fingers, where there were thin calluses left by years of writing.
"Before I got married, I spent my free time in my father's study, tending to writing, proofreading texts, and arranging essays. Firstly, I was showing my filial piety to my father, and secondly..."
Chen Tang blinked, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes.
"…My little sister always likes to follow me around, calling me sister and never stopping for a moment. If I go to the study, I guarantee she will stay far away and never follow me again, and I can finally have some peace and quiet for a while."
After hearing this, Feng Xi almost laughed to his death.
After laughing, she stroked the thin calluses on the sides of Chen Tang's fingers, feeling very emotional.
"People in our family practice medicine and use medicine, and we only treat each patient as they come across it, curing the discomfort of each patient one by one. You and your daughter have written such a thick book, and all the scholars in the world can hold it and read it... Chen Tang, you have such great knowledge, if you were a man, you might be able to pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar!"
Chen Tang laughed and said, "Oh, how can it be so easy to pass the exam? Not to mention ten years of hard study, even twenty years is hard to say. Even my father, who studied for half his life, didn't even get the shadow of the top scholar."
Feng Xi laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't win the first place. There are many medical books in our house. None of them was written by the first place scholar. They have been passed down from generation to generation. Even after a hundred years, there will still be people reading them."
Chen Tang clapped his hands and smiled, then took Feng Xi's medical records and placed them side by side next to the thick book.
The pile of papers, which originally looked quite a lot, became a thin layer compared to the huge book of Shen's father.
"Look, I can even organize such a thick book, let alone these medical records? Just leave it to me. You don't know that my husband doesn't rely on me at home or outside... I have nothing to do for a long time, so I am itching to do something."
Having said this, if he continued to refuse, it would seem hypocritical, so Feng Xi nodded readily.
"You have done me a great favor today, and I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."
Shen Tang smiled and took Ah Zhen into his arms, holding her up for her to see.
"You saved its life and sent it to my home. Isn't that a great gift? People often say that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. You saved the cat's life, and at least built a three-and-a-half-story pagoda. This is a very rare thank-you gift."
Ah Zhen curled up in Shen Tang's arms, listening to the two of them talking and laughing. She meowed, rolled her amber eyes, and yawned with peace of mind.
It was getting late, Feng Xi stood up to say goodbye, and seeing the evening wind picking up again, he repeatedly advised Chen Tang not to see him off.
Seeing that the cat in his arms was sleeping soundly, Chen Tang just walked the cat to the gate and asked Bai Lu to see the guest out properly.
Chen Tang returned to the house, holding the cat in one hand and the medical records in the other. He had just flipped through a few pages at the desk in the east room when a maid suddenly came in hurriedly with a message.
"Third Madam, Doctor Feng has been invited to the West Courtyard by the Second Master."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Tang stood up suddenly, and the cat in his arms jumped down in shock.
Just now, Bai Lu accompanied Feng Xi and had just walked to the second gate when they met three or five servants surrounding Qi Chengzhou, who was wearing brocade and embroidered robes and had just returned from outside the gate.
On ordinary days, Qi Chengzhou rarely comes home so early.
That day, Madam Yue publicly asked Qin to invite a doctor to treat Aunt Xue, and the news soon reached his ears.
Ever since Aunt Xue lost her son and spoke back to him, he slapped her in the face and hadn't visited her for a long time. He watched coldly as everyone in the courtyard stepped on her openly or secretly, and even the food became worse and worse, but he pretended not to see it.
He is waiting.
He waited for Aunt Xue to make a big scene like she did in the past, and then she would come to him and kneel before him to beg for mercy.
This time he waited too long, and the new maid was too clingy, so much so that he almost forgot about it.
This time, Mrs. Yue's words at least gave him a way out. Qi Chengzhou swallowed his pride and went to see her. Seeing how sick she was, he felt a little regretful.
It's not that he regretted hitting her in a fit of anger, but he regretted deliberately delaying the process and going too far, which resulted in the death of Aunt Xue's seriously ill parents.
If her parents were still alive, she would never dare to lose her temper in front of me so recklessly!
This time, it was her turn to be sick.
When Qi Chengzhou went to see her, Aunt Xue was so sick that she looked haggard, her voice was hoarse, and even her face was a little yellow. She didn't say much, but just asked someone to call a doctor to treat her.
She invited many doctors, but even the old doctor with the longest beard couldn't tell what illness she had. She took dose after dose of bitter medicine, but there was no improvement.
The already delicate beauty was becoming so thin that she was out of shape.
On the other hand, that clingy maidservant, Taozhi, was in favor of him and always acted like a spoiled child beside him, asking for gold, silver, clothes and jewelry.
He has always been generous, especially to his women.
Especially after being pissed off by Aunt Xue, he quite liked this obedient and pampering little girl.
Two days ago, the maidservant was acting cute in front of him again, saying coquettishly that she always had lower abdominal pain during her period. She heard that the maidservant in the Third Master's courtyard asked the doctor to prescribe medicine and it worked very well, so she asked the Second Master to find some medicine for her as well.
Qi Chengzhou agreed casually, and thought of the seriously ill Aunt Xue again.
It is difficult for women to find a good doctor for their illnesses. If the doctor is really skilled in medicine, it would be a good opportunity for him to take a look at her.
He sent a message to the servant and soon received a reply, in which he learned that the person was a female doctor who traveled around the streets and was also the wife of Lidong, a servant beside Qi Huaijing.
When he got the news, he hesitated for a moment.
The doctor we hired in the past, whose beard was getting whiter and whiter, couldn't tell what the disease was. So what kind of disease could a little female doctor who was walking around the street and was the wife of a servant in the family cure?
Seeing that Aunt Xue was getting sicker day by day, he ignored the busy work in the shop and went home early for several days in a row, fearing that she would not survive. If she really did not survive, he would at least see her for the last time.
He thinks he is always romantic and affectionate.
As soon as he arrived at the second gate today, he saw Bai Lu from Wutong Courtyard, leading a man in a robe out. At first glance, he looked like an unfamiliar servant.
He was a man who was used to hanging out in the entertainment world and had seen all kinds of scenes. At a glance, he could tell that the person was a young girl. While he was paying close attention, he suddenly remembered the servant's reply.
I guess this is the street doctor named Feng.
It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Although he had not asked anyone to invite him before because he was hesitant, he stopped and asked a question when he met him today.
"This is... Doctor Feng?"
Bai Lu answered for Feng Xi and said yes.
Qi Chengzhou put his hands in his sleeves and glanced at her. Seeing that she was dressed strangely and carried a strange box, he looked at her differently.
As the saying goes, every strange disease has its own strange doctor.
Maybe it's an unexpected success, and it turns out that he is really good at it.
"I happen to have a patient at home. If you have time, Doctor Feng, can you go and see him?"
This time, Feng Xi nodded before Bai Lu could reply.
"OK."
In Wutong Courtyard, Chen Tang got the message from Bai Lu and heard that Feng Xi had been invited to Mingfang Courtyard by Qi Chengzhou, so he stood up immediately.
If Qi Huaijing understood ten points of the ins and outs of the Qi family mansion, Chen Tang thought he understood six or seven points.
As for Feng Xi, who is so straightforward that he doesn't even care about charging more for medical treatment, I'm afraid he won't get even a penny.
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