Chapter 105

In fact, Xu Yi was not interested in hearing an actor sing at all, but he couldn't resist Tao Qinghao's warm invitation. Tao Qinghao has been looking forward to buying Miss Ayan for several months. How could he not be excited? He even dragged Xin Yao along with him.

Even though Xin Shengyuan's face was full of irritation, because of Fa Xiao's enthusiasm, he and Xu Yi sighed at each other and had no choice but to cooperate.

Although Xin Shengyuan cooperated, he still complained to Xu Yi angrily: "Qing Hao, it's true. I don't like listening to music. If it's Chef Lu's banquet, then it's okay. What's so good about this music?"

Xu Yi said. Yi said: "That A-yan girl's music is not bad, Qinghao can be regarded as getting his wish."

If this A-yan girl is good, then it is indeed a good way to attract customers. Tao Qinghao's money-making brains are better than theirs All good. Xu Yi added in his heart.

Xin Shengyuan didn't think so much. Now that he's here, he should enjoy it.

After a few days, his parents would not allow him to go out.

"By the way, Qinghao, you said you also want to take part in this year's scientific examination?" Xin Shengyuan suddenly remembered such an important thing.

The joy on Tao Qinghao's face gradually disappeared, and he said "hmm" in a neutral tone.

Xin Shengyuan laughed at him: "Why are you so confused? I've asked Xing Wu. He said that the scientific examination was very hard during those days, and those with poor health would fall ill immediately."

"How could I not know?" Tao Qinghao rolled up his broad sleeves. When he decided to participate, he went to find out more about it.

Xu Yi asked them: "When will we set off to Fucheng ?

"

, Zhongyue (November) and other different time periods to complete the records of the test. At that time, the scientific examination system in the early Song Dynasty followed the scientific examination system of the Tang Dynasty. There are records such as "the explanations are taken in autumn, the Ministry of Rites is gathered in winter, and the examination is conducted in spring." etc. Even during the Jiayou period of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, due to widespread rainfall across the country, historical records such as the trial locking of the courtyard were published in June and July. [Note 1]

The period of scientific examination is also not fixed. In the early decades, the imperial examination was held once a year. In recent years, imperial examination edicts were issued every one or two years.

Like previous years, most prefectures and counties not far from the capital issued trial lock-up orders before August 5. Sichuan and Guangzhou are far away from Kaifeng, the capital, and the exams will be issued as early as June. [Note 2]

Therefore, Xing Yuesen and others set off earlier than students from other states and counties, went to the state capital to register, and stayed in the state capital to prepare for the scientific examination.

"My dad said that we should arrive in the state capital before April this year. If it is later, I might not be able to find a good inn to stay." Tao Qinghao said.

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. Four months ago, the remaining time was less than three months.

I don’t know if he will be able to move to a new home by then.

Thinking like this, Xu Yi smiled faintly, and then it was up to him to see if his friends would come back with a bright future.

While several people were chatting, the donkey cart finally stopped. Tao Qinghao couldn't wait to lift the curtain, looked at a house door on the side, and jumped out of the carriage briskly.

"Xu Yi, Xinyao, come down quickly." He shouted with high spirits.

Xu Yi and Xin Shengyuan came out of the carriage one after another, and the house door opened in response.

A boy dressed as a servant came out from inside.

When the young man saw them, he saluted respectfully and shouted: "Hello, gentlemen, the younger one is from the Xing family. Please follow me into the house."

"Why is he a stranger? Did Xing Wu replace the Amu?" Xin Shengyuan frowned and looked at him.

The boy quickly explained that he was a follower of Xing Yueshu, not Xing Wulangjun.

Tao Qinghao asked with concern: "Where is Miss Ayan?"

The boy replied: "Miss Ayan is seeing the doctor in the hall."

Tao Qinghao's heart skipped a beat. He was waiting for Miss Ayan to make money for him, so how could he redeem it? Come and ask for the doctor.

In a hurry, he immediately grabbed Xu Yi's hand and said to him: "If Miss Ayan really has a problem, Xu Yi, you have to help me!"

He had spent thirty guan to redeem it.

Xu Yi: "..."

They hurried in and saw an old doctor with a white beard diagnosing Miss Ayan's pulse.

When the old doctor saw them coming in, he was not affected in any way. Instead, he said calmly: "Madam, your body has too much yang energy. Do you usually have a bitter mouth and a dry mouth?"

Ayan suddenly burst in from the corner of his eyes. The few gentlemen who came here were a little frightened, but seeing that Mr. Xing didn't have much reaction, he sat on the stool quietly and was too sensible to ask anything.

She suddenly heard the old doctor's words and was stunned for a moment: "I am indeed prone to dry mouth, but bitter mouth is rare."

"Dry mouth is also caused by excessive yang energy. This is your empirical evidence. It needs to be treated with medicinal soup. I'll give it a moment. " I'll give you a prescription for a decoction and a conditioning pill to take together." The old doctor said, stroking his beard and saying, "Only I can make these conditioning pills, not other medical clinics.

" Let Xu Yi look at him twice.

At this time, Tao Qinghao asked the old doctor what kind of disease this was.

"It's not a serious disease. There are yin and yang in the human body. If the yin and yang are out of balance, people will easily get sick." The old doctor shook his head slightly and said.

Tao Qinghao breathed a sigh of relief: "I see, then just prescribe the medicine and I will pay you as much as you want."

As soon as he said this, the old doctor laughed.

He said that you should not take too much of this pill. You should stop taking it every five days and take it three times.

After hearing this, everyone felt that the old doctor was good. Xing Yueshu immediately asked his attendants to bring pens, inks, paper and inkstones to write prescriptions for the old doctor.

Only Xu Yi felt strange in his heart. Seeing that no one else had any objections, he was thinking about whether to speak.

Before he could speak, Xing Yueshu came up and said, "You must be Xu Yi. My fifth brother has often mentioned you to us, saying that you are very talented, but it's a pity that your ambition is not above an official career. Otherwise, if you study hard and take exams, you will be better than He is much better."

Xu Yi replied with a smile: "It's me."

But the compliment was hard to answer, "You praised me, the scientific examination is not easy, I am good in other areas. I don’t dare to boast about studying .

”

It’s better than me. It’s a pity. If you had read it, you could still take the exam with us this time.”

Xu Yi said: "No, I still prefer to treat people."

After everyone talked for a while, the old doctor's prescription was ready. He took the pills with him, and a bottle of five pills cost 80 Wen. Tao Qinghao's eyes Without even blinking, he immediately paid for three bottles.

Xu Yi still had something to say, so he stopped him and said, "How about I take a look at Miss Ayan's illness?"

Tao Qinghao agreed.

But the old doctor was dissatisfied. A young man who had not yet become weak wanted to treat the patient again in front of him, which was not taking him seriously.

He was dissatisfied, but Xin Shengyuan would not tolerate him: "Do you know who he is?"

"Could it be that this young gentleman has some other status that I need to consider?" The old doctor snorted lightly, but he had a rather big temper. .

With his attitude, Tao Qinghao frowned in displeasure: "Years ago, the Xing family opened a free clinic, and one of the doctors was Xu Yi."

The implication is, if you are capable, why did the Xing family hire you in the first place? Not you?

The old doctor was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses and said, "It's Doctor Xu. I'm disrespectful."

After saying that, he was slightly worried whether Xu Yi would see the problem.

Xu Yi met his eyes and said calmly: "The old gentleman is serious." As he took two steps forward, he suddenly turned around and asked: "I don't know what the effect of the conditioning pills you concocted is, old doctor. I'm also very curious."

The old doctor's expression changed instantly: "..."

Others didn't notice. How could Xu Yi not notice that when he took out the pills, he smelled two common medicinal materials in them.

One is tangerine peel, and the other is Eucommia ulmoides.

Tangerine peel can regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm, and has a good effect in promoting gastrointestinal digestion. However, Chenpi Xin Powder is bitter, dry, and warm in nature. People with dampness and heat in the body should take it with caution. If you have kidney yang deficiency, you can usually drink dried tangerine peel soaked in water, which can replenish yang energy; but for those with yang deficiency and excessive fire, although you can also eat tangerine peel, doctors generally recommend changing to more suitable medicinal materials. [Note 3]

If Miss Ayan really has too much yang energy, then taking the pills with a lot of dried tangerine peel for fifteen days would be an overdose.

As for Eucommia ulmoides, it is often used to treat many diseases caused by liver and kidney deficiency. It is also inappropriate to use it here.

It’s still the same question as before. If Miss Ayan has a constitution with excessive yang energy, she should pay more attention to her diet in her daily life. If it’s not serious, she doesn’t need medication, she just needs diet therapy.

If any symptoms appear, then you need to prescribe the right medicine.

Xu Yi didn't bring a medicine box and didn't want to borrow the old doctor's, so he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve pocket and folded it a few times to make a temporary pulse pillow.

"Miss Ayan, please extend your hand," he said.

Ayan saw something was wrong, and she hurriedly stretched out her hand to thank them: "Excuse me, Doctor Xu."

Xu Yi said: "No problem."

He was just thinking that the old doctor thought they were a group of young people who were easy to trick.

He didn't know yet that when the old doctor saw that this girl Ayan was not a decent girl, he thought she was a girl raised by them outside, so he wanted to blackmail them.

Xu Yi rarely meddles in other people's business these days.

But Tao Qinghao was now his friend, and he couldn't bear to see him being defrauded of money.

As soon as he checked his pulse, he knew that the old doctor was really panicking. He clearly diagnosed the cause, but prescribed the wrong medicine. The Longdan Xiegan Decoction used in the prescription was also more flavored.

"What happened?" Tao Qinghao asked.

Xu Yi let go of his hand and said: "The recipe for this decoction is correct, but the usable amount is wrong. Old doctor, you used three qian for this gentian. Is it too much?"

In the latter sentence, Xu Yi I said it to the old doctor.

The old doctor was frightened by his words and his back went cold. He really saw it. He took a deep breath and calmed down: "The fire in her body is too strong, so she needs heavy medicine."

Xu Yi directly exposed him: "Long Gallbladder is cold in nature, and eating too much of it can easily damage the spleen and stomach. You can then prescribe this supplementary pill to neutralize and balance the cold nature of gentian grass, so as not to really hurt the spleen and stomach. "

But gentian grass has a cold nature . Very heavy drugs, even if there are drugs to balance its medicinal properties, can still have an impact on the body.

It's okay if you take it for a short period of time, but if you use it casually like this often, this person will definitely have problems.

Everyone was shocked and asked the old doctor why he did this.

Xu Yi said: "Old doctor, you want to prescribe more pills so that you can earn money for the medicine."

When he said this, others still couldn't understand. First, Tao Qinghao became angry and scolded him for having no medical ethics.

These words were serious. When the old doctor heard this, his face immediately turned red. He trembled his fingers and said, "Don't insult my reputation. You don't learn well at a young age. You are used to doing immoral things. You are a group of students and imitate those things." You're out there doing dirty things."

He waved his sleeves angrily with a look of disdain. When all the men were stunned, he quickly left with the medicine box without looking back.

"Eh?! Don't leave!"

Xing Yueshu reacted first and wanted to call him out in frustration.

When the matter was exposed, the old doctor rarely found a chance to escape. He would not be told to stop, so he quickened his pace and ran further.

Looking at his strong figure, Xu Yi sighed.

Have they been misunderstood, and then the other party wants to take revenge on them?

"No, how can we let him ruin our reputation."

Tao Qinghao came back to his senses and frowned deeply. He went out today to avoid others and did not bring an entourage. Now he wanted to order someone to do something, but he couldn't find him for a while. to people.

Xu Yi rarely nodded: "Yes, you have to make it clear."

These days, the most afraid of rumors is that they are not in that kind of relationship with Miss Ayan. Men are more romantic, and even if word spreads, they will only be teased a few times. But women are different. If Miss Ayan's reputation is ruined, it may not be good in the future.

Ayan didn't know anything about this. Her face turned pale and she lowered her head.

Things were getting a bit unpleasant, and no one was interested in listening to Miss Ayan's song.

Xu Yi did not forget his identity as a doctor and told her that she should pay more attention to her diet in the future and let her eat some foods that can clear the liver and relieve fire.

As for drinking medicine... In modern times, this girl Ayan has just turned eighteen and is an adult. At such an age, she would not drink a lot of medicine when she gets angry.

Xu Yi asked her to drink more water. Singing would make her mouth dry easily, so he told her not to worry too much.

By the time he finished explaining the precautions, Tao Qinghao and others had already solved the problem.

The doctor could run away, but the monk could not run away from the temple. Xing Yueshu knew where his home was and had already sent his servant there. Although the old doctor's medical supplies were defective, considering his age, these young people did not. Overdone.

But when it comes to reputation, Tao Qinghao and others cannot tolerate it.

After everything was taken care of, in the next few days, news came from the teahouses in the city that Miss Ayan from the Jinyue Teahouse had gone to the Tao Family Restaurant to sing.

This news was like a pebble dropped into water, causing several ripples. Many of Tao Qinghao's classmates came to ask him about it.

Tao Qinghao was disturbed and agitated, so he came to Xu Yi's place to find peace and quiet.

"It's better to be here." Tao Qinghao was lying on the small couch with his eyes half-closed. There was a charcoal basin on the left side, and a plate of snacks bought by a businessman on the right side. He was leisurely talking to Xu Yi. Talking.

When he didn't hear Xu Yi reply to him, he opened his eyes and saw that he was grinding medicinal materials, so he asked what they were.

Xu Yi said: "It's Poria."

Tao Qinghao sat up straight and said: "So this is Poria."

Poria is sweet and light, and can promote water penetration, strengthen the spleen and calm the mind. In the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", it is listed as the top grade, with the words "long-term use, The saying "soothes the soul and nourishes the mind, prevents hunger and prolongs life" [Note 4] was a life-prolonging medicine commonly used by doctors in ancient times.

Every year in the spring and autumn seasons, the Tao family will ask the cook who knows herbal medicine to make the Five Elements Spleen-Strengthening Powder. The formula uses poria, gorgon seeds, lotus seeds, yam and barley.

When eating, mix it with boiling hot water to make a paste, and sprinkle some other condiments on top.

Tao Qinghao likes sweet food and will add a layer of icing sugar and raisins on top.

Therefore, he knew about Poria cocos, but he didn't know what Poria cocos was like before.

"Xu Yi, are you making Five Elements Jianpi Powder?" Tao Qinghao asked him.

Xu Yi said: "No, I'm making Poria cake."

Tao Qinghao was confused: "Poria cake?"

How come he had never heard of such pastry and fruit?

Xu Yi was naturally aware of his confusion, because Poria cake was not a pastry unique to the Song Dynasty.

Poria cake, also known as "Fuming cake", is said to have been made by a businessman named Li during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was used to transmit information on various activities against the Qing Dynasty and the Fuming Dynasty.

Putting aside these things, Poria cocos is a very mild medicinal material. It is said that it is a three-part poison. Taking too much of other medicines is not good for the human body, but Poria cocos is different.

Although it cannot be eaten in excess, it can be used as a tonic for all seasons. In addition to Poria, other ingredients can also be added. After being made into a steamed cake, it has a soft and waxy texture with a faint aroma of Poria, which is suitable for all ages.

Xu Yi planned to use the recipe of Five Elements Jianpi Powder to make Poria Cake.

Tao Qinghao became interested and asked Xu Yi if he wanted his help, "Every time I see you busy with this, I get curious. Is doing this really more fun than studying?"

"Yes." Xu Yi smiled, "Everyone wants it. The difference is just like between doing business and studying, you would rather be a businessman."

How could Tao Qinghao not understand, he immediately agreed: "It would be great if my father understood me like you do."

"Don't say this. ." He changed the topic and asked Xu Yi, "What should I do?"

Xu Yi gave him another plate of dried yam and asked him to pound it in a mortar.

…

After all the ingredients are prepared, it’s time to mix them together to form a cake.

Xu Yi and Tao Qinghao were both novices in this part, so they directly handed over the task to A Xu, who was younger than them.

A Xu took the ingredients and entered the kitchen. Not long after, a scent wafted out from inside.

After the poria cake was steamed in the steamer, Xu Yi said that it would be better to let it cool down.

Tao Qinghao waited, a little impatient.

He asked Xu Yi: "Can't you eat hot Poria cake?"

"Yes." Xu Yi answered simply.

Tao Qinghao's eyes widened: "Then you just said you should wait for it to cool down..."

"Yes." Xu Yi nodded, "But you didn't ask if you can eat it when it's hot."

Tao Qinghao took a few breaths and asked him angrily. : "Did you do it on purpose?"

Xu Yi smiled, nodded, and patted him on the shoulder.

Stop teasing him.

Tao Qinghao: "..." He always felt that sometimes Xu Yi looked older than them.

Without thinking much, he pinched a piece of Poria Cake and ate it in his mouth, drinking it with warm tea. He thought it tasted really good.

While eating, he saw that A Xu was still steaming baskets of Poria cakes. He asked Xu Yi puzzledly how he made so many.

Xu Yi was also eating Poria cake. Hearing him ask this, he raised his eyebrows: "You don't know?"

Tao Qinghao was dumbfounded: "What should I know?"

Xu Yi said that this Poria cake was prepared for them, and then After a while, several of them had to travel to the state capital to sign up.

During this period, Xu Yi was wondering if he could do anything, so he planned to make some tonic pastries for them.

Poria cake is just right.