Chapter 110

The next day. The people in the city rise up when they hear the rooster crow. The rising sun in the early spring morning shines warmly on the ancient streets and alleys. The vendors carrying poles and shouting to sell food are walking through the streets. From time to time, a maid from a wealthy family opens the door and walks in. Go out and call the vendors to buy food.

In the Xu family's new house, the person who got up the most early today was not Xu Yi or A Xu A Jin, but Fang Liu Niang, who had just been hired.

Fang Liu Niang dressed up, put on a clean brown shirt and skirt, tied a plum-colored waistband, and hung a collar on her sleeves. She fetched water from the well and carried it to the kitchen.

Then, smoke drifted out from the kitchen chimney.

At this time, in the main room in the east wing, Xu Yi opened his eyes suddenly and stared at the bed curtain. He was in a trance for a moment, sleeping on a different floor for the first time. He had rarely suffered from insomnia last night.

He got up, put on his narrow-sleeved shirt, went out of the house, and practiced boxing in the yard.

After finishing a set of Hu Lei Tai Chi, Fang Liu Niang, who was standing quietly beside him, suddenly stepped forward with a handkerchief while he was retracting his fists.

"Mr. Lang, wipe your sweat." Fang Liu Niang's concerned voice sounded.

Xu Yixin was startled and almost forgot that there was a newcomer here. In the past, A Xu and the others would not disturb him when he was practicing boxing.

After taking the handkerchief, Xu Yi said, "You don't have to stay here next time."

"I understand." Fang Liu Niang blessed herself and said, "I have prepared the face wash. Do you want to bring it over now?"

Xu Yi said. Yi: "..."

He sighed and nodded.

Seeing this, Fang Liuniang hurriedly returned to the kitchen and brought over the hot water she had prepared this morning. The face towel, tooth powder and toothbrush for mouthwash had all been neatly placed aside with great care.

They are not on the same path as those like A Xu who have not been properly trained.

She also wanted to twist Xu Yi's veil herself, but after seeing Xu Yi's eyes, she was stunned for a moment and did not dare to take the initiative to step forward.

Xu Yi took the handkerchief, soaked it in the water, rubbed it, and said slowly: "You don't have to do this from now on."

"This..." Fang Liu Niang lowered her head hurriedly and asked cautiously, "Who is Mr. Lang?" Do you think I can't do this well?"

Xu Yiyan said concisely: "No, it's because I'm not used to it."

Fang Liu Niang raised her head, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Not long after, A Xu and the others, who had been too happy to sleep last night, also woke up.

Seeing that Xu Yi got up earlier than them, the new mother Fang finished the work they had to do, and she felt very guilty.

With a look of grievance on his face, he stood in line in front of Xu Yi, begging for punishment.

"Lang Jun, we overslept."

"Lang Jun, my brother and I either overslept on purpose or we were too happy, but oversleeping is bad. Lang Jun, please fine us a monthly fee, so that we will be better in the future." Wake up early and you won't do it again."

Xu Yi widened his eyes slightly and said, "

I've seen people begging for mercy, but I've never seen people begging for punishment. You two are really..." He shook his head and waved them up. beginning.

Xu Yi said helplessly: "Okay, I have a lot of things to do today, so don't get in trouble. Didn't you say you want to buy fresh tofu? Do you have enough money for me?"

A Xu immediately replied: "Lang Jun, you are all It's enough. I didn't buy the tofu, but I still have two coins and eighty coins left. "

Xu Yi said, "I'll leave the extra money with you. If you need it, just use it."

A Xu nodded heavily and took it . I went to the market outside to buy tofu with twenty cents.

Xu Yi went back to the house and changed into the long gown he usually wore when practicing medicine. He put his medicine box on his back, mentioned it to Ah Jin, and went out.

Based on the home address provided by Wu Guanshan, he went to an ordinary lane on East Street and found a small courtyard inside.

The small courtyard here is not cheap. All the money Wu Guanshan has earned over the years has been used to buy the courtyard.

When Wu Guanshan heard the knock on the door, he hurried out to open the door. When he saw it was Xu Yi, he smiled and said, "I knew you would come over at this hour."

"Well, I have something to do at noon, so I can't come." Xu Yi said.

Wu Guanshan cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Dr. Xu for moving into his new home. Come in and sit down. I asked my wife to prepare tea."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows: "It's not appropriate to drink tea so early."

"If you eat too early, it's not too early. "Yes." Wu Guanshan said and asked Xu Yi if he had eaten it.

Xu Yi said that he bought steamed buns to eat on the way.

No, he bought meat buns on the way and walked over while eating them. The time was just right and he didn't waste any time.

Xu Yi followed Wu Guanshan inside. When he saw his wife, he saluted and called "sister-in-law" and saw Wu Guanshan's wife looking at them with a smile.

"Come in quickly, don't stand around." She said, poured tea for Xu Yi and the others, and then took her little daughter back to the house, leaving the main room to them.

Wu Guanshan wanted to see the sick woman as soon as possible, so he urged: "Drink the tea quickly, and we will go out."

"Since you are in a hurry, why do you let me come in to drink tea?" Xu Yi did not panic and put the tea away. He said after finishing the drink.

Wu Guanshan said: "This is your first time coming to my house. If I don't let you in, my wife will be angry."

Xu Yi laughed dumbly: "Okay, let's go."

The county town was already bustling with people, and the noisy market was filled with all kinds of people. The sound, the streets and alleys are filled with the smell of human fireworks.

At this time, Xu Yi followed Wu Guanshan and left the county, got on the bullock cart waiting outside the city, and rushed to the small village outside the city.

...

The road was bumpy, and half an hour later, the bullock cart stopped.

They came to a thatched house and Wu Guanshan knocked on the door. After a while, a strong man in patched clothes came out.

When the strong man saw Wu Guanshan, he shouted excitedly: "Doctor Wu, you are finally here."

After shouting, he looked at the person next to him and became even more excited: "Is this Dr. Xu that Dr. Wu said?" Please come in quickly."

Xu Yi looked at Wu Guanshan in confusion: "How did they know we were coming?"

Wu Guanshan said, "I told him yesterday."

When they entered the room, the strong man said, "My wife is here. It's inside, I'll ask my wife to come out." After that, he turned around and ran away.

Xu Yi glanced around. The furnishings of this room were not much different from when he first walked in, except that there were a few more clutter.

Soon, the strong man led a woman about his age out.

The woman's complexion was sallow, as if covered with a thick layer of wax, and her lips were colorless. Xu Yi's eyes moved downward, first to her abdomen, and then to her legs.

Seeing her sloppy walking pace, one could tell from her appearance that something was wrong with her body.

Xu Yi silently withdrew his gaze and looked at Wu Guanshan sitting next to him. Wu Guanshan asked, "Have you seen it too?"

Xu Yi did not answer him, but asked the woman to sit down first. He took out the pulse pillow to diagnose her pulse.

"Thank you so much, Doctor Xu." The strong man held the woman's hand tightly and nodded to her.

The woman sat down and whispered: "My illness has not improved even after taking the medicinal soup prescribed by Dr. Wu. Can Dr. Xu look at it?"

Xu Yi said truthfully: "I don't know. I need to consult a doctor before I can judge."

Wu Guanshan interjected from the side: "You two, don't worry, his medical skills are not inferior to mine, and can even be compared with the teacher."

"Brother Wu, don't make fun of me." Xu Yi coughed twice and reminded.

Because he knew in advance that the woman had a syndrome of reverse meridian, Xu Yi first thought about this place when diagnosing the pulse, and checked the pulse, and the pulse showed a detailed count.

Ask her if she is usually dissatisfied but feels full.

The woman replied: "Yes, my chest will feel tight every time I come and go."

Xu Yi asked: "How about defecation? Will it be sticky and smelly?"

The woman nodded shyly, it was indeed the case.

Xu Yi then asked: "Please stick out your tongue."

As soon as the question came out, the woman stuck out her tongue. Xu Yi saw that her tongue was slightly discolored and there were thorns on the tongue, so he nodded silently.

After asking, Xu Yi looked at them and said, "This is caused by blood deficiency and internal disturbance of yin deficiency and heat. We need to prescribe Shaoyao Dihuang Decoction."

"Shaoyao Dihuang Decoction?" Wu Guanshan frowned slightly.

"That's right." Xu Yi looked at him and said, "This soup recipe comes from "Essential Prescriptions for Emergencies." Don't you know, Brother Wu?"

Wu Guanshan thought for a while, remembered it clearly, and then nodded: "Remember Come on, there is indeed such a prescription."

After he finished speaking, he asked Xu Yi if he would prescribe the medicine directly according to this prescription.

Xu Yi said thoughtfully: "She has a fever, so she needs to add Huang Ling."

Wu Guanshan murmured to himself: "Huang Ling can cure dampness and heat, so it is necessary to add this flavor. Why didn't I think of it... "

Xu Yi was close and could clearly hear what he was talking to himself, but he had no intention of interrupting.

He turned to look at the woman and said softly to her: "This disease is not difficult to treat. I will prescribe a medicine for you. You take it for three days. If the nose bleeding stops, you can stop taking the medicine for another five days." "

When the woman and the strong man heard this, they stood up and saluted Xu Yi with tears in their eyes.

Xu Yi quickly supported them and prevented them from saluting and said, "I'm just doing a small job, you two don't have to do this."

Seeing that they were still wiping their tears and thanking them again and again, Xu Yi added, "If you want to thank me, you have to do this." Thanks to Dr. Wu, he invited me here, and he paid for the consultation and medicine."

Wu Guanshan came back from his meditation and said quickly: "I have to thank you. You are going to move into a new residence today and have a good rest at home. "Yes, it's my fault. I want to call you out."

Xu Yi looked at him quietly: "..." It's good to know.

Before Shen Shi, it was the time for Xu Yi to move in and treat guests to dinner, so they didn't stay at the couple's home for long.

Xu Yi took out a pen and paper, while Wu Guanshan was studying ink beside him. He took up his pen and wrote down Shaoyao Dihuang Decoction.

This soup recipe originally only used four herbs, peony, rehmannia glutinosa, paeonol bark, and rhinoceros horn shavings. Xu Yi replaced the rhinoceros horn shavings with buffalo horns.

In this case, the cost of this prescription will be reduced.

After Xu Yi finished writing, he handed the prescription to them. After that, he explained some precautions in detail, asking the woman not to worry too much and take the medicine well.

Coming out of the thatched house, Xu Yi frowned slightly and looked at the small courtyard behind him. He looked at several strips of starched cloth hanging to dry in the yard and was silent for a long time.

Wu Guanshan, who had been waiting for him, felt strange in his heart and asked him: "What's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that her husband is a cook in the hospital?" Xu Yi turned around and walked forward slowly, He asked just now after getting on the bullock cart.

Wu Guanshan didn't think anything was wrong: "Yes."

Xu Yi looked at him: "Then why are there so many starched cloth strips in the yard?"

"So this is what you are curious about." Wu Guanshan suddenly realized, "His family is poor. Living a hard life with only the monthly salary as a cook, his wife took care of the family and washed medicinal strips for the hospital every day. "

This work does not require a woman to do the washing in the hospital . There are several apprentices, which one can’t be washed?

But no matter how careless Dr. Chen was, he knew what he was doing, so he shared these chores among others so that some poor people could earn more money to live.

Xu Yi paused for a moment and glanced sideways at him through the medicine box.

...

"This is the consultation fee, which I agreed to pay you. This is a housewarming gift I prepared. It's not something expensive, just two ink sticks."

On the way back, Wu Guanshan spoke in a low voice.

Xu Yi saw the ten cents and another small box and said, "Thank you very much."

Wu Guanshan shook his head and saw Xu Yi had collected everything. He smiled and said, "Today is a good day. It's unlucky for you to treat a patient. If you don't give some gifts, it won't make sense. "

It's okay if you don't say it. After saying this, Xu Yi couldn't help it.

"You know this is unlucky, and you still come to me?"

Wu Guanshan said firmly: "Because the patient needs a doctor, and you will agree to my promise."

Xu Yi: "..." These words cannot be refuted.

In the past, if his family encountered an emergency patient, they would immediately return to the hospital, let alone a day like moving, even during the Chinese New Year.

"Since you gave me a gift, you'll come back with me later. You have to drink a glass of this wine."

"You have to go. This is your housewarming wine. How can I not go."

The two chatted for a while, and the city gate When he arrived, he yoked the ox to the handlebars and drove it into the city.

Wu Guanshan looked around with satisfaction and looked at the street scenes on both sides with nostalgia.

When they arrived at home, A Xu, A Jin and the others had already prepared the food for the Shenshi banquet and placed the plates in the steamer to warm.

After waiting for a while, a steady stream of vehicles stopped in front of Xu's house.

The people inside got out of the car one after another, including Xing Yuesen, Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao, as well as Xing Yueshu and Xuelian who came to join in the fun.

The latter is Xin Shengyuan's eldest maid and is not qualified to participate. But she had received favor from Xu Yi before and personally embroidered a landscape painting as a congratulatory gift.

Xin Shengyuan felt that Xu Yi was not someone who looked down upon others, so he took Xue Lian with him.

Neighbors from Shijing Lane on South Street, who were familiar with Xu Yi, also came. When they came into the house, they were all amazed and praising how nice the house was.

Most of them are too short of money to send good gifts, so all they prepare are fruits and vegetables grown at home, or eggs from domestic chickens.

Xu Yi accepted the gifts regardless of their value and invited them to sit down.

The neighbors on South Street were sitting at a table alone, so Xu Yi asked Yu Qiulin to take care of them more for him. He also left A Xu behind and came to see him whenever he needed help.

After a few words of conversation, Xu Yi returned to Xing Yuesen's table.

Tao Qinghao looked around and sighed: "If I had known there were so many people here, I would have asked the shopkeeper to send a few people to help you."

"I understand, so there is no need to come to help." Xu Yi said with a smile.

Tao Qinghao laughed out loud: "What, you still dislike my people?"

Xu Yi took a sip of tea: "No."

Tao Qinghao just asked, not wanting to confront him, so he took out the box from his arms , slapped it on the table: "I thought about it, but I really don't know what to give, so I decided to make it tacky."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows, took the box, opened it, and found two jiaozi worth ten taels lying inside. He frowned and stuffed the box back without daring to hold it back: "It's too much."

"Not much." Tao Qinghao was surprised, "My father gives me ten pieces of pocket money every month. This is just my money." Just two months of pocket money."

Others at the table heard this: "..."

"Aren't you afraid of raising a dandy?" Xing Yuesen rubbed his eyebrows and couldn't help asking.

Tao Qinghao said angrily: "The way I used to be was not a playboy enough?"

"...Same." Xing Yuesen had nothing to say.

This little episode passed quickly and the banquet began. A Xu, A Jin and the others brought out the prepared dishes.

Nowadays, people are very particular about eating, and some families of officials or merchants will arrange "food viewing". Naturally, these exquisite rules are not available today.

Not to mention the hard dishes, such as braised lamb, steamed three delicacies and other dishes, A Xu would not be able to cook them without the help of a cook who specializes in these dishes.

Xu Yi knew that A Xu had some cooking skills, but he just didn't know how to cook the dishes on the table, so he just asked him to prepare them according to the specifications of home-cooked dishes.

After the dishes were served, Xu Yi personally went to bring the medicinal wine he had brewed.

The medicinal wine on the table today has the effect of warming and nourishing the body. When you open the bottle, a mellow medicinal aroma floats from the mouth of the bottle. The wine is sweet and not high in alcohol. It will not hurt if you drink two more cups.

Xu Yi poured wine for the guests at two tables. Suddenly, there was new movement outside the door.

He frowned, put down the bottle, and went out to open the door in confusion.

Unexpectedly, the person outside the door was Han County Magistrate's entourage - Han Tao.

"Han Guijie, what's the important reason for your visit to the humble residence?" Xu Yi wondered in his heart, maybe he should be asked to find Dr. Xu again.

Han Tao smiled slightly and raised the congratulatory gift in his hand: "Just a little thought, congratulations to Dr. Xu on moving to his new home."

Xu Yi was stunned and did not dare to take the congratulatory gift carelessly: "Han Guijie is too polite, I only prepared this today. If Han Guijie doesn't mind, you can have a drink with me."

"That's what I meant," Han Tao said and followed Xu Yi into the house with the same smile.

Everyone eating in the main room had already put down their chopsticks. Seeing a stranger coming, they were all curious and waiting for Xu Yi to introduce him.

What Xu Yi could do was to look at Han Tao bravely.

Whether this person did it intentionally or not, Xu Yi really couldn't figure out why he came to visit today.

Han Tao did not hide his identity and said, "Han Tao, I'm just a follower. Everyone here is welcome. I'm just here to ask for two glasses of wine."

"Han Guijie, please take a seat." Xu Yi knew his identity. Yes, I dare not really treat him as an ordinary follower.

He was not polite and sat directly next to Xu Yi, sniffed, picked up the wine glass and smelled, and said in surprise: "Good wine, I have never smelled such fragrant medicinal wine in the state capital."

...

This meal Xu Yi calmly handled the whole process and received all the guests today with a smile.

He was drinking from a wine glass and his eyes fell on Han Tao and his friends. None of his friends knew Han Tao's true identity, and they chatted with him very harmoniously.

Unknowingly, the topic turned to Han Tao's search for a doctor named Xu in Yanting County.

Xinsheng Yuansi was unsuspecting and said excitedly: "You are looking for a doctor named Xu? There is no one else except Xu Yi."

"Xu Yi's medical skills are amazing. I think in this county, except for him, there is no one else." There is no other doctor named Xu who can compare with Xu Yi." Tao Qinghao echoed the praise.

After listening to this, Han Tao looked thoughtfully at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi smiled bitterly and said: "They are serious. I have only been studying medicine for a long time. How can I compare with other old doctors?"

At this time, Xing Yuesen suddenly said: "Although Brother Yi is extremely talented in studying medicine, it is still time to study medicine." It's not long, it really can't be said too early."

"Huh? What did you say, Xing Wu?" Xin Shengyuan was a little unhappy at his retort.

Xing Yuesen ignored him, but looked deeply at this young man whose demeanor was different from other followers. Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao were young and could not see clearly enough, but he felt that this man named Han Tao was not Looks like I only came here to have a couple of drinks.

There were two people between him and Xu Yi, and their eyes met from a distance.

Xing Yuesen signaled to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi shook his head.

...

After the banquet was over, Xu Yi got up and went to see off the guests. When the guests were about to be seen off, Xing Yuesen suddenly spoke in a low voice: "Brother Yi, tell me if you have any trouble."

"It's not troublesome." Xu Yi shook his head. He didn't know Han Tao's purpose and didn't want Xing Yuesen to get involved.

Xing Yuesen narrowed his eyes: "Although my family is a businessman, I also know some officials. If there is something really wrong, don't be polite."

"As it is." Xu Yi nodded, not being polite to him, if it really was something he couldn't solve by himself Well, we really have to trouble his friends.

He said: "You are about to go out. Go back and have a good rest so that you can regain your energy."

"Yes." He withdrew his gaze, turned around and got into the car.