Everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to Pei Yao, who was standing at the gate. Qiao Hui saw the two of them and quickly stood up: "Yao'er, Yunniang, you've come. Come in and sit down."
Shen Jingze got up to get cups and poured tea for them.
Shen Yu's deep eyes had been fixed on Pei Yao ever since she entered.
Yunniang walked over and sat next to Qiaohui. Pei Yao glanced at Shen Yu, who had a cold face, and silently pulled her chair away from him, sitting next to Shen Cong.
Shen Cong obediently looked up and called out, "Sister Yao."
Pei Yao mischievously ruffled Shen Cong's hair.
Shen Cong: "......"
How come he shares the same hobby as his brother...?
Pei Yao looked at the little old man sitting beside her and said with delight, "Dr. Lin, it's been a long time! What are you doing here?"
Dr. Lin hadn't seen Pei Yao for a while, and he smiled happily, saying, "I've come to see this kid, Shen Yu."
Pei Yao glanced at Doctor Lin, then at Shen Yu's silent demeanor, and couldn't help but ask with a hint of gossip, "Doctor Lin, what do you want with him?"
Shen Yu: "..."
Shen Jing brought a teacup over to Pei Yao: "Xiao Yao, be careful, it's hot."
Pei Yao accepted it with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Chen."
Looking at the little girl's endearing appearance, Shen Jing felt a surge of affection. Turning around, he saw his two quiet sons and couldn't help but sigh. "Daughters are so much better; they're sweet-talking and always smiling."
It wasn't a secret that Doctor Lin had come to see Shen Yu, so he said it directly: "I want to take this kid as my apprentice, but he..."
Doctor Lin glared angrily at Shen Yu: "Hmph."
What an ungrateful brat!
You should know that his family has a long history in medicine. His grandfather and father were both imperial physicians in the palace, and they were even the highest-ranking first-grade imperial physicians.
Even the Empress Dowager of that time had to call his grandfather "Dr. Lin".
In particular, his grandfather's unique skill was acupuncture.
He has always been compared to Hua Tuo reborn.
His ancestors were from Lingnan. At that time, his grandfather was getting old and his health was not good, so he wanted to return to his roots.
So he sought out an official to resign and retire to his hometown.
At that time, the officials were reluctant to part with him and even tried to keep him, but my grandfather was eager to return home.
My father was worried about my grandfather returning to his hometown alone, so he resigned from his official post and came back with him.
However, neither he nor his father had the talent for his grandfather's acupuncture skills, so they did not learn the essence of it.
On their deathbeds, her grandfather and father were most concerned about their family's tradition, urging Dr. Lin to find someone to learn the essence of this medical skill so that it wouldn't be lost.
Dr. Lin wanted to pass on his skills, but his son and grandson had never liked the medical profession since childhood.
With no other option, Dr. Lin had to turn to taking on apprentices. For years, he had wanted to find a direct disciple to pass on the Lin family's ancestral acupuncture skills.
However, it is not easy to find a talented and virtuous apprentice, so Dr. Lin has not been able to find a suitable candidate.
Not long ago, he met Shen Yu. Having lived most of his life, he believed he had a good eye for people. Although Shen Yu seemed arrogant, he was a kind person at heart.
Furthermore, he felt that Shen Yu could accurately identify the missing ingredient just by glancing at the prescription in his hand, which showed that he was exceptionally talented.
After Shen Yu left that day, Doctor Lin tried the prescription repeatedly. One prescription had Bupleurum added as Shen Yu had suggested, and several others had other herbs with similar effects but without Bupleurum. In the end, he concluded that the prescription with Bupleurum was the most effective.
He felt that this young man was a rare talent, so he got up that day and asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the address Pei Yao had given him. Just then, he ran into Aunt Fang, who was about to go out, at the village entrance.
Shen Yu doesn't like to go out or interact with others. To be honest, if Dr. Lin had met someone else, he might not have known who Shen Yu was. But he was asking about the village's top informant—Aunt Fang.
Of course, he knew that, which is why Doctor Lin found Shen Yu without much effort.
When he found Shen Yu, his eyes lit up, which made Shen Yu feel uneasy.
Pei Yao couldn't help but find it amusing to see Doctor Lin's beard bristling with anger. She glanced at Shen Yu, who was also looking at Pei Yao.
He seemed to have been staring at her for a while, so when Pei Yao looked over, he quietly looked away.
Pei Yao: "..."
Why is this guy staring at me like that? It's creepy.
Fortunately, Pei Yao was a worldly person, and when Shen Yu stared at her, she glared back with her big eyes.
Shen Yu: "..."
Qiaohui actually felt that it was a good choice for her son to learn medicine from this old doctor.
Although the current government is benevolent, allowing even exiled criminals to take the imperial examinations and become officials, after this ordeal, Qiaohui dared not let Shen Yu and Shen Cong enter officialdom again, preferring them to remain ordinary citizens in this small fishing village.
"Yu'er, what do you think?" Qiaohui asked her son.
Shen Yu glanced at Pei Yao, then asked, "What does Mother think?"
“Mother thinks it would be great if we could learn a medical skill.”
Physicians were scarce in the time, so they were highly respected. Even a barefoot doctor in a village had a certain status.
Pei Yao thought about it for a moment, and the sixty taels of silver she spent at Tongrentang last time still made her feel a little heartache.
He then secretly asked Shen Yu, who was staring at him, "Shen Yu, is it very lucrative to learn medicine from Doctor Lin?"
Shen Yu nodded, then added, "Very profitable..."
Pei Yao was a little envious after hearing this. She knew that doctors were the easiest to make money in this world. After all, everyone gets sick, and when you get sick, you have to see a doctor, and seeing a doctor costs money.
This is true in any era.
"Then why didn't you agree to become Doctor Lin's apprentice?" Pei Yao continued to ask in a low voice.
Shen Yu glanced at Pei Yao: "Do you think it's good for me to study medicine?"
Pei Yao nodded, sighing, "Making money is so great..."
Pei Yao didn't think much when she said this; she simply felt that studying medicine was good. After all, everyone gets sick sometimes, and it would be great to have a doctor by your side so you wouldn't have to ask others for help when you're sick.
After listening to Pei Yao's words, Shen Yu lowered his head as if he was seriously thinking about something. After a while, he looked up at Doctor Lin and said in a deep voice, "Five taels."
Doctor Lin was momentarily confused and looked at Chen Yu with a puzzled expression: "What five taels?"
Pei Yao was also puzzled. Why did he suddenly mention five taels?
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