18 Think about it
Ping An nodded and looked at him with her big, bright eyes.
This person is the eldest son of Baicaotang. He looks kind and has a strong interest in him.
Sun Sicheng did not ask in the order of the book. He randomly checked from time to time. He asked some pictures of the medicines, some asked them about their uses, and some asked all of them.
This question lasted for most of the hour.
The more Sun Sicheng looked at this child, the more he liked him. He was smart and very likable, with a delicate and cute little face, yet he looked like a little adult.
He had two sons and one daughter. His eldest son Changqing was ten years old, his second son Changyuan was eight years old, and his youngest daughter Banxia was five years old.
But he was away for most of the year. His three children and little nephew were all in the capital, spending half a day studying with their teacher and half a day learning medicine with their grandfather. He seldom had time to go home and be with them.
I saw Ping An today. He made almost no mistakes in answering Dr. Sun's questions. For such a young child, you know, medical books are much more difficult to remember than the Thousand Character Classic.
"Ping An, do you like medicine?"
Ping An nodded, feeling uneasy. Did the young master in front of him really want to take him in as a disciple?
If it is true, what should I do? Will my parents agree?
His heart was pounding. He knew that this opportunity could not be missed. With a master, he would be able to display his medical talent little by little. He had practiced medicine for thirty or forty years in his previous life and had medical knowledge that people of this era did not have.
In time, I can become the top medical expert of this era.
He really had no interest in the imperial examination.
Although the Zhou Dynasty was mainly based on literature, medical skills were never looked down upon, because people only have one life, and making friends with a famous doctor is equivalent to ensuring the best possible life guarantee for the entire family, which is more important than anything else.
Speaking of martial arts, the Great Zhou Dynasty also attaches great importance to martial arts. After all, if everyone goes to learn literature, who will protect the border? The wars in the past few years are still terrifying.
To be honest, the social status of merchants was not very high, but it was much better than that of the previous dynasty. This was due to the fact that His Majesty the Emperor was still young and attached importance to the economy, and life was not possible without money.
Sun Sicheng faced Wan Changsheng and said, "Brother Wan, can we discuss something? I like this child very much. He is just the right age to study medicine. I want to take him as my apprentice. So far, I have not taken any apprentices. My two sons also studied medicine with their grandfather."
Wan Changsheng forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, young master. His mother and I still want to send him to school. He will go to a private school in early August."
"You want him to take the imperial examination? That path is not easy either."
Wan Changsheng said: "It is hard to say what will happen in the future. As you said, the imperial examination is not easy. But we still want him to at least pass the examination and become a scholar."
He was not in a position to say the rest, which was of course hard labor and military service.
Having stayed at the border for seven years, he certainly knew that there had been constant small-scale conflicts on the border. If a disaster occurred, a war would easily break out, but he couldn't say anything about that.
"Brother Wan, do you think this will work? If you want him to study, I can let him study medicine at the same time, and I can also teach him kung fu. This is what I did with my own children.
There are many benefits to learning medicine, which I don't need to explain in detail. If he wants to take the imperial examination to become an official in the future, I will not stop him. Regardless of whether he can become a doctor in the future, he must take the examination to become a scholar. I can guarantee this. As long as he is willing to learn, I will find someone to teach him. "
This condition is quite good.
Wan Changsheng had mixed feelings. This was an opportunity for his son. Baicaotang was a place that would gain both fame and fortune in the Great Zhou.
But the son had only been in the family for more than 20 days, and now he was sent away. The father and son did not get along well, and he was afraid that their relationship would be affected.
"Master, I'll go back and discuss it with his mother. I may not agree to your request. The child is too young and has never left home."
Sun Sicheng smiled and said, "Brother Wan, if you and your wife are willing, you can also come to my medicine shop to help out. It's 30 taels of silver a year, and you can also grow some vegetables on the corners of the land when you have time. After five years, it will be 40 taels of silver a year. You don't have to sign a contract with me, you can work for as many years as you want.
The skills you learn are yours, and the work is not tiring. Your wife doesn't have to worry about it. I will bring Ping An back to see you at least two or three times a year so that you can rest assured."
Wan Changsheng felt a little relieved. It would be best if he could learn medicine and martial arts without affecting his studies.
The resources of a wealthy family are incomparable to those of his small family. They have good books and good teachers, and can guarantee that their children will pass the imperial examinations. If their children are willing to take the imperial examinations, they will give them freedom.
He and his wife could work in a medicine shop, earning thirty or forty taels of silver a year, and also farming. It was becoming increasingly difficult to find medicinal herbs in the shallow mountains, and it was too dangerous in the deep mountains. His kung fu was average, and now that he had a wife and a child, he dared not take any risks. What's more, he could meet his child, which was what attracted him the most.
This is really, really nothing to say.
"My dear, I will go home and discuss this with his mother, and let the child think about it himself. I will get back to you later. Do you think this is feasible?"
Sun Sicheng was very satisfied: "Okay, three days. I will wait for you here for three days. If you are willing, you can arrange your home and bring your luggage with you."
After bidding farewell to the eldest son, Wan Changsheng took his son to buy some buns and went home.
I was planning to buy food today, but if the three of us in the family all agree to this, I can't buy the food. If my wife doesn't agree, it won't be too late to buy it after three days.
He had been planning to sell his donkey cart and exchange it for a mule cart, but after adding a dozen taels of silver, he realized that the small donkey was cheaper, but it couldn't pull heavy loads and had a stubborn temper.
On the contrary, a mule cart can pull up to 2,000 kilograms at a time, and it has a docile temperament, so it can be used like an ox for a day or two occasionally.
Ping'an was trotting along the carriage, eating the bun in his hand, and pressing the silver in his arms with his other hand. His father had just given him nineteen taels of silver, which was half of the money for the medicine.
Including the last time, it’s almost twenty-seven or twenty-eight taels.
This is a very gratifying number. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, one tael of silver could buy a thousand steamed buns, so the purchasing power was still very good.
Dad said that he sold thirty taels of ginseng, six taels of astragalus, and the other herbs together only amounted to two taels.
He was the one who discovered ginseng and astragalus, so he refused the money for a while before finally accepting it.
Deep down, he is an adult and he cannot tolerate not being financially independent. It is very inconvenient for him to have to ask his parents for money every time he spends a penny.
The opportunity came so suddenly today, it was like a pie in the sky, and it stunned him.
He can read, learn medicine, practice martial arts, and even take his parents out of the village.
This is tailor-made for him.
If they leave the village, even if their biological father is not dead and comes looking for them, as long as they don't tell the villagers where they have been, it will be difficult to find them. After a long time, the other party will give up.
He was less than two years old when his biological father passed away. How much affection could he have?
As a modern person and a social elite, I certainly did my best to live a good life without being controlled by others, and to promote medicine.
People always have to have some ideals, don't they?
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