Chapter 107

: Northern suburbs, Master Ji’s home.

"Tu tu tu tu -"

There was a sound of beating in the courtyard. Master Ji held the hammer in his hand and the awl in the other hand, concentrating on whittling one board after another. From the morning when the sun rises to the sunset over the house, his work never stops.

At this time, a slowly driving ox cart stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and Xu Yi and Liu Bo got off the wooden cart behind.

"Master Ji, Doctor Xu and I are here to find you." Uncle Liu shouted in a loud voice.

Xu Yi reminded him: "Uncle Liu, pay attention to your voice."

Uncle Liu said: "Doctor Xu, don't worry, I'm taking my time. You also know that my voice is loud, and I don't even have the strength to shout like this."

Xu Yi smiled lightly. , or advise him to take it easy.

Uncle Liu's throat had been treated with medicinal decoction for five days. After it recovered, he became even more unscrupulous, as if if he had any problems, he could just go to Xu Yi and he would solve them.

Of course, when Uncle Liu heard Xu Yi's reminder, he immediately agreed.

Xu Yi: "..."

They didn't stop at the door. Master Ji came over and opened the door for them.

"Doctor Xu, Mr. Liu."

Master Ji's clothes were stained with sawdust, as was the skin on his hands and neck.

They went into the courtyard to talk.

Master Ji wanted to wash his hands and pour water for them, but Xu Yi told him not to do so, and asked him: "Master Ji, how much of the remaining furniture has been completed?"

Master Ji knew the progress of his work very well, and he didn't even need to open it. The book said directly: "There are still two beds, eight chairs and four incense tables."

Xu Yi said: "Can you make the chairs before March 18th?"

Tomorrow is the beginning of March. Third, it is the Shangsi Festival. This day is also called Spring Bathing Day. It is said that bathing on this day can get rid of chronic diseases. Among the people, this day is also very important, so before the third day of March, the three members of the Xing family will not let the younger members of the family travel far.

When March 3rd passes, it’s time to plan the day. Xing Yuesen had already asked Amu to send news that the elders of the family had calculated the date at the Golden Goose Temple and set off for the state capital on March 20th.

If Xu Yi wants to move into his new home, he must hurry up before March 19th.

When Master Ji heard that he wanted to deliver the goods in advance, he frowned and counted the days on his fingers. After a while, he said, "Okay."

Xu Yi felt relieved if the chair could be driven out before then.

After getting the answer, Xu Yi did not leave in a hurry. He sat on the wooden bench brought by Master Ji and looked at him while he was busy with carpentry.

Doing woodwork requires a lot of patience. Watching Master Ji lower his head and keep banging the hammer in his hand.

Xu Yi suddenly said: "Master Ji, before I came here, I learned from Uncle Liu that you had planned to see me for medical treatment."

Master Ji's waving arm paused in mid-air.

At this time, Uncle Liu quickly answered: "Master Ji, don't blame me for talking too much. Didn't we agree last time that when we have time, we will give Dr. Xu a check on his mouth disease?"

"I..."

Master Ji paused. After a pause, I don’t know where to start.

Xu Yi smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter. If you don't want to see a doctor, I won't force it."

Master Ji hesitantly put down the tools in his hand and sighed: "It's not that I don't want to, it's my illness..."

Xu Yi Yi encouraged: "Master Ji, it's okay to say it."

Master Ji shook his head, knowing that Xu Yi didn't dislike him, so he talked a little more and said: "I have seen doctors several times before I have this disease, and those doctors said that I have a problem in my mouth. The stench is caused by broken teeth. Only by knocking out the teeth can there be no stench. "

But if you want to eat, how can you eat without teeth? You will starve to death. "

When Master Ji heard what the doctors said, he felt timid.

Xu Yi frowned deeply when he heard this.

A few seconds later, Xu Yi said to Master Ji: "Can you let me have a look?"

Master Ji: "Doctor Xu, I, I'm afraid I'll smell it to you."

People at that time loved fragrance and hated smell the most. As long as there were conditions, Everyone bathes frequently, and only villagers in the countryside only bathe once every few days.

It is said that the wealthy families in the city bathe every day.

Every time Master Ji saw Xu Yi, he saw that his clothes were neat and clean. Except for the lingering smell of medicine, there was never any strange smell on his body.

He was a little worried, what if he got too close and made Doctor Xu vomit.

After all, it's not like this has never happened before.

Xu Yi's expression remained the same: "It's okay, I'm a doctor."

Master Ji gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll trouble Doctor Xu."

The two of them came closer, and at Xu Yi's signal, Master Ji sat down on his opposite.

Xu Yi told him to open his mouth. When Master Ji opened his mouth, a strong stench hit him.

The stench emanating from the mouth was like rotten odor and the smell of spoiled chicken. They were mixed together and kept breathing.

Xu Yifeng frowned. In the past, the cases he came into contact with at home rarely involved oral diseases.

In modern times, when you have oral problems, the first person you go to is not a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, but a dentist. But in the medical field, bad breath is not limited to oral diseases.

Sometimes, bad breath can occur when there are problems elsewhere in the body.

Regardless of this for the moment, Xu Yi asked Master Ji to close his mouth.

"Let me diagnose your pulse first." Xu Yi said, "I didn't bring a medicine box when I came here this time, so I used a handkerchief as a pulse pillow for now."

After explaining, Xu Yi folded the handkerchief into a square, Place it on the table.

Master Ji puts his left hand on it.

Uncle Liu next to him saw his uneasiness on his face and said with a smile: "Master Ji, don't worry, Dr. Xu's superb medical skills are obvious to everyone. You don't know that in the free clinic at that time, people were queuing up to see Xu. The doctor was waiting dozens of feet outside the Chenghuang Temple to treat patients. "

Xu Yi felt embarrassed, even if he was bragging, he shouldn't do it in front of the client. He quickly stopped him and said, "Uncle Liu, please be quiet."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Doctor Xu, I'm too talkative again." Uncle Liu smiled apologetically.

This was true, but there was no sign that he was really reflecting on it.

Xu Yi sighed silently, pretending to be invisible.

He gathered his concentration and carefully felt Master Ji's pulse. After a while, he asked him to switch to his right hand.

The left hand is Yang and the right hand is Yin. The pulse conditions of the left and right hands represent different internal organs. If you want the pulse pattern to be more reliable in diagnosis, you can't just distinguish between male and female, but also have to take the left and right hand pulses.

After the pulse examination, Xu Yi asked: "Master Ji, do you have upper abdominal discomfort for no reason during the week? Or pain?"

Master Ji replied: "Very few."

Xu Yi frowned after hearing his answer. He went deeper: "Your pulse is tight and weak, it's because there is something wrong with your stomach, one of the six organs."

"Isn't it a mouth disease?" Master Ji was confused.

Xu Yi said calmly: "There is also a problem in the mouth, but it is not the teeth, but in the throat. The condition here is not serious. It can be cured by taking a few pills."

In his opinion, Master Ji's most pressing problem at the moment is elsewhere.

When taking the pulse, the symbol on the right wrist corresponds to the spleen and stomach. If an abnormality is diagnosed, there is something wrong with the spleen and stomach.

When Xu Yi took his pulse, he already had symptoms in his stomach.

But Master Ji said there were no symptoms in his stomach.

He was a little suspicious. Could it be that his pulse diagnosis was wrong? No, his pulse diagnosis skills were recognized by his family.

"Will there be any dull pain?" Xu Yi thought for a moment and then asked a few more questions in detail.

This time, Master Ji did not shake his head: "Yes, it will happen when you get up early, but it's not serious."

After Xu Yi asked, he thought about it in his mind.

Then, he said: "Master Ji, you have a lingering stomach disease and a lack of stomach yin caused by mistreatment of the long-term illness. You need to nourish yin and benefit the stomach. Once the stomach is well-regulated, the mouth will naturally stop smelling."

Master Ji was only in his thirties. When he heard that his disease could be cured, he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Well, what about my mouth disease?"

"It doesn't matter." Xu Yi said, "I'll give you a prescription." You can take Siwu Decoction with Xiaoshi Pills. "

This Siwu Decoction can not only nourish qi, activate blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain.

It can also cure stomach yin deficiency.

As for why Xiaoshi Pills are added, Xu Yi naturally has his own reasons. In addition to being most commonly used for digestion, Xiaoshi Pills can also calm the liver and regulate qi, and regulate disharmony of stomach qi.

The deficiency of stomach yin suffered by Master Ji was first caused by chronic gastric disease and was delayed by lack of good treatment.

Then it becomes reasonable to use Siwu Decoction and Xiaoshi Pills.

However, due to his trust in Xu Yi, Master Ji did not ask why he took Xiaoshi Pills.

Xu Yi didn't bring a medicine box, so naturally he didn't bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

He borrowed the pen and paper from Master Ji's house and wrote down the symptoms and prescriptions in a eloquent manner.

After finishing writing, Xu Yi said to Master Ji: "I have the medicinal materials used in Siwu Decoction and Xiaoshi Pills. Master Ji, do you want to get the medicine from me?"

Master Ji did not hesitate: "Please ask Doctor Xu to help me." Take the medicine."

Xu Yi nodded: "Okay, come with us later."

"Okay."

After a while, Master Ji returned to his taciturn appearance.

Xu Yi didn't care about this. After collecting the consultation fee from Master Ji, he proposed to let him get the medicine together.

...

The next morning, Xu Yi was woken up rarely.

As soon as he opened his eyes, the vision in front of him was blurry, and it was not yet midnight.

Xu Yi frowned slightly and turned over, closing his eyes and planning to sleep for a while longer. He was sleepy and dreamy in spring. The quality of his sleep had declined in recent days, but he was still sleepy now.

"Mr. Lang, it's time to wake up." A Jin's voice sounded outside the house.

Ah Jin didn't hear the movement in the house, and knocked on the door softly again. A clear girl's voice said: "Lang Jun, the water for bathing is ready. If you don't get up, you will get cold."

Xu Yi had no choice but to say Sighing, he got up and put on his robe.

He opened the door and walked out, looked at Ah Jin who was neatly dressed, and said, "Why did you get up so early?"

Ah Jin said, "Mrs. He gave us instructions yesterday, saying that today is the Shangsi Festival, and this year is different, Mr. Lang. After the period of filial piety, you should take a good bath to get rid of chronic diseases."

Xu Yi repeatedly said so.

Although the three festivals of Shangsi Festival, Qingming Festival and Hanshi Festival are connected together, they have different meanings and connotations.

At this time, people in the Song Dynasty would still celebrate the Shangsi Festival, but Xu Yi knew that in the coming time, the custom of the Shangsi Festival would gradually fade out.

Only ethnic minority areas in the southwest still retain this custom.

Xu Yi did not hinder Ah Jin's preparations. After hearing his words, Ah Jin went into the house and carried the new clothes he had prepared to his room.

However, Xu Yi still washed his face and brushed his teeth before entering the house to take a shower.

When he came out again, he saw Yu Qiulin also wearing brand new clothes.

"Brother Yi, are you ready?" Yu Qiulin asked excitedly.

Seeing Xu Yi nodding, Yu Qiulin's face turned slightly red and he whispered: "My mother said that there are a lot of young ladies going to the temple to ward off evil spirits and seek blessings today, so... after the Lantern Festival, she helped me find them. The young lady who is willing to come and see her says she wants to see her from a distance in the temple."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows.

Yesterday when he returned home, Mrs. He came to ask him if he wanted to go to the temple to pray with him tomorrow.

Xu Yi thought about offering sacrifices to the original family, so he agreed.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected surprise today. He had often heard Mrs. He mention that she wanted to save money for Yu Qiulin to marry a wife. He thought he had saved it in the past few months.

When he asked, Yu Qiulin's face turned red more like a monkey's butt.

"Well, thanks to you, brother Yi." Yu Qiulin smiled innocently.

Thinking of the little lady his mother said he admired, his eyes were filled with nervous anticipation.

Nowadays, marriage matters are all ordered by the parents, and two young people getting married are simply in a state of blind marriage.

In the homes of wealthy people, there is a need to pay attention to etiquette in dealing with each other, but among common people, there is not so much emphasis on it.

This time, the matchmaker acted as an intermediary and let the two young people take a look first.

Although the family that the He family is related to does not live in the county town, they live in the suburbs of Xicheng. Both parents are farmers, with two sisters and one brother.

The person who wants to meet Yu Qiulin is the eldest sister, named Caiyi, who is fifteen years old and one year younger than Yu Qiulin.

After hearing this, Xu Yi smacked his tongue slightly.

...

Not long after, the two families got on the donkey cart rented from Yaxing.

Xu Yi originally wanted to ride in Uncle Liu's ox cart, but Mrs. He stopped him and said that he wanted to rent a larger carriage so that they could sit in it.

Yu Qiulin told Xu Yi in private that it was because his mother was worried that the other party would look down on him, so she wanted to hire a donkey cart, which had a carriage and was more respectable than a wooden cart.

Xu Yi: "..." I feel sorry for my parents.

They rode a donkey cart to the foot of Yilu Mountain. A Xu and A Jin opened the curtains and saw stalls outside the temple selling various talismans and lucky bags to pray for blessings and ward off evil spirits.

Both of them's eyes lit up and they asked Xu Yi: "Lang Jun, we also want to buy it."

"Buy it." Xu Yi nodded.

Then, his eyes stopped at a stall selling pomegranate flowers. Along the way, he saw many young girls dressed up and wearing pomegranate flowers on their heads, except Ah Jin.

He took out a penny and handed it to A Xu and said to him: "Go and buy a pomegranate flower for A Jin."

"Huh?" A Xu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized it and said happily, "Thank you, sir." "

Every Shangsi Festival, the female elders in the family will prepare pomegranate flowers for the girls who have not left the palace, but they follow Xu Yi and there are no other female elders in the family.

Xu Yi is willing to act as such an "elder" for once.

Soon, Ah Jin also wore a red, budding pomegranate flower on her head.

After staying at the foot of the mountain for a while, they went up the mountain together.

Mrs. He took Yu Qiulin to meet the young lady who was looking at her, while Xu Yi took A Xu and the others to the main hall of the temple.

Today, many more people came to the temple to pray than usual. Incense was everywhere in the temple. They entered the main hall and waited for a long time before it was their turn to worship.

Xu Yi bowed, his eyes fell on the Buddha statue with a compassionate face, and his expression was in a trance.

Last time, he, Xing Yuesen and the others went to the temple to light the lanterns. Because others were there, Xu Yi did not light the lanterns for him.

Now that he was the only one carrying A Xu and A Jin, Xu Yi thought of giving the original body an ever-bright lamp to pray for.

He walked through the main hall and came to the side hall at the back. Under the guidance of the little novice monk, he added incense and money and lit the ever-bright lamp.

At noon, they had a fast meal in the temple. Xu Yi looked at the rosy faces of Madam He and Yu Qiulin and knew that it was okay to meet each other today.

In the next few days, Xu Yi opened a clinic at home to receive patients. If you are not busy, go to the mountains to dig medicinal materials.

However, time flew by and soon came March 16th.

On this day, Xu Yi got up early to practice boxing. After breakfast, he put on a suit of clothes and came to Yaxing in disguise.

After moving into a new house, there were too many things that needed to be sorted out. He, A Xu and A Jin alone could not handle it all.

Xu Yi thought that there was a temporary rough lady in the dental shop who was specially hired to work at the owner's house, so he took this trip today.

When he arrived at Yahang, he went to find Agent Li.

"Xu Xiaoguan, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?" When Manager Li saw him coming, he quickly stood up with a smile, asked Xu Yi to take a seat, and poured him tea himself.

Xu Yi thanked him for the tea, took a sip, and asked slowly: "Manager Li, I want to hire some temporary roughnecks, do you have any?"

Manager Li immediately said: "Yes, Doctor Xu, you If you want a few, if you have any requirements, I'll contact you here."

After Xu Yi said his request, Manager Li stood up to get the brochure and flipped it through in front of him.

With a smile on his face, he stated: "You want three rough cleaning ladies. These are pretty good, and the price is not high. They only cost fifty cents a day, but you have to pay extra." Pay five cents, this is a deposit and cannot be refunded."

Xu Yi nodded and explained.

These five cents must be given to Manager Li, otherwise why would he arrange manpower.

"Xiao Guanren, when do you plan to call them to your door?" Manager Li closed the book and asked with a smile.

Xu Yi said: "These two days."

After hearing this, Manager Li immediately made arrangements for Xu Yi.

Not long after, three rough ladies in coarse linen clothes came over.

They all stood in a row. Manager Li finished his lecture first and then asked Xu Yi to say a few words.

Xu Yi looked at them and didn't say anything. He just said: "Excuse me, moms. If you clean well, in addition to your wages, I will also give you a reward."