Chapter 130

It was five days before Yu Qiulin returned to Yanting County.

The first thing he did when he came back was to run to Xu Yi. He saw Xu Yi busy and waited for more than half an hour before Xu Yi took him to the study to talk.

"In the past two months, it has been hard for you to run outside. You have lost a lot of weight." Xu Yi looked at him with concern.

Nowadays, Yu Qiulin's bones have grown, tending towards a mature male skeleton. After losing weight, and after more than half a year of experience, the sharpness in his eyes is no longer the same as when he was a boy.

At Xu Yi's signal, he sat down on the chair and said excitedly: "It's not hard, I have gained a lot from this trip. Suining Mansion is worthy of being a provincial capital, and it is much more lively than Yanting. I brought so many Xiaoshi Pills, and half of them were gone." It was almost sold out in more than a month."

When he came back along the way, he also sold the remaining Xiaoshi pills he had.

Apart from the cost of the Xiaoshi Pills and the expenses for food and daily living, he earned a full sixteen guan of silver during this trip.

In the past, sixteen guan of silver would have been rare to see in a year, but now he could earn so much in two months.

No wonder, there are so many businessmen who want to do business outside.

Xu Yi smiled and said, "This is indeed a good harvest."

After Yu Qiulin talked about the transaction, he talked about what Xu Yi wanted him to check.

He thought that when he came here just now, Dr. Guo was still living in the Xu family, so he thought about it and said: "I checked about Dr. Guo. He does have some reputation in Suining Mansion, but everyone said that he has a weird temper. There are still requirements for treating him. , If you don’t meet it, you won’t be treated.”

“What are the requirements?” Xu Yi asked him.

Yu Qiulin said: "When he treats a squire, he needs to pay five guan of silver first. If he is not willing to give it, he will not treat him. In addition, even if he gives money, he may not treat him. He has high medical skills, and those squires dare not offend him easily, but Because of this, other doctors don't seem to be close to him. "

After all, not all doctors are as arrogant as Guo Zhongyou.

The doctors who opened medical clinics in Suining Mansion still had to give face to the wealthy squires. Otherwise, they might cause trouble.

Yu Qiulin also said that the medicine department of Suining Prefecture had asked Guo Zhongyou to be a professor of medicine many times, but he refused every time.

Among the government-run medical institutions, in addition to the Imperial Medical College and the Imperial Medical Bureau, which often appear in TV dramas, there are also government-run medical institutions in various states and counties.

This medicine has medical professors who teach, and it also admits medical students. Medical students who pass the examination can officially become medical officers.

If you become a professor of medicine, you are becoming a medical officer.

Xu Yi was surprised by Guo Zhongyou's courage and did not expect that he would refuse the temptation of the editor.

However, it would be extremely uncomfortable to think that Guo Zhongyou likes to travel around and find people who share the same path to talk about Taoism. It would be extremely uncomfortable to limit him to medicine.

When he thought of this, Xu Yi understood why he was no longer a medical professor.

"I just wanted to ask you if I could ask for some information, but I didn't expect you to find out so much." Xu Yi was very surprised.

Yu Qiulin was a little embarrassed: "This information is available everywhere in Suining Mansion, and anyone else can get it."

Xu Yi smiled and nodded.

Then, he asked Yu Qiulin if he was going home first.

Yu Qiulin shook his head: "I was shocked when I saw your letter. I was afraid that something was wrong with Dr. Guo. I would return immediately after getting the news."

"Then you should have a good rest." Xu Yi patted him on the shoulder.

Yu Qiulin said: "It's winter. You wanted to collect firewood ashes earlier, and now you can go to the countryside to collect them."

Xu Yi frowned and asked him: "Wouldn't it delay your rest?"

Yu Qiulin estimated the days and said, "Can I stop? Resting is not a problem, but the firewood ash cannot be delayed. It must be collected before winter, otherwise the roads in the countryside will be difficult. "

Firewood ash is a good thing, it can be used as fertilizer and medicinal materials.

The common people know that this stuff can be sold for money, so they save it every year. Around winter, there are many vendors who go to the countryside to collect it.

Besides, if they can't catch up, they might not have any firewood and ashes to collect.

Knowing that this matter could not be delayed any longer, Xu Yi did not advise Yu Qiulin to rest.

He seemed to be in good spirits. I think it was not only because the trip was fruitful, but also because he gained a lot of knowledge.

After chatting, Yu Qiulin and Guo Zhongyou met each other as they came out of the study.

Yu Qiulin saluted him and left the Xu family quickly.

Guo Zhongyou looked at his leaving figure, and his eyes fell back to Xu Yi who followed him out of the study. He smiled lightly and said, "I remember that person."

Xu Yi said, "He was the one who went to Suining Mansion to sell Xiaoshi Pills. "

Guo Zhongyou narrowed his eyes and asked him: "Is he your servant?"

Xu Yi shook his head: "He is a partner

?

Guo Zhongyou was stunned for a moment, but he quickly understood the meaning and laughed immediately.

"That's a good idea." Guo Zhongyou asked pointedly, "Xu Yi, do you also want to travel?"

Xu Yi did not refute or answer directly, but asked him: "Where did Dr. Guo come from?" Can you tell?"

Guo Zhongyou stroked his beard: "Yanting County is still too small, you won't be here long."

Xu Yi: "..." The next day

. The wind is light and the sun is warm, which is a good weather. Xu Yi was practicing boxing in the house. Before he finished practicing, he heard footsteps approaching from outside the house. Hearing the steady voice, he stopped practicing. "Xu Yi, Xu Yi." Guo Zhongyou's voice came in from outside. After a while, Xu Yi changed out of his clothes and became curious when he saw him looking like he was about to go out. "Doctor Guo, where are you going?" he asked. Guo Zhongyou said: "I'm going to take Bai'er to buy some medicinal materials to ward off the cold. I'll go to the village below later." Xu Yi raised his eyebrows: "Free clinic?" Guo Zhongyou waved his hand: "It doesn't count, it's just a gift. "Some cold-repelling medicine." "In that case, Doctor Guo doesn't mind having one more person following him?" Xu Yi smiled lightly, "I want to go too."

"Okay." Guo Zhongyou agreed without hesitation.

Hearing this, Xu Yi made some preparations and was about to go out with the medicine box in hand. When he was passing by the courtyard, Xiao Huang ran over and rubbed his legs.

"Little Huang, be good and guard the house." Xu Yi lowered his head, reached out and patted its head, giving some instructions.

However, Xiao Huang acted recklessly. After the weather got cold, Ah Jin didn't often take him out for walks. He was bored at home every day and wanted to go out whenever he got the chance.

At this moment, when it heard that Xu Yi was not taking it with him, it lay on the ground and turned its belly in a cute way.

Guo Zhongyou came over and felt that Xiao Huang was spiritual: "Take it with you."

"Not good." Xu Yi was still hesitating. They were going out to do business this time.

Guo Zhongyou said: "It doesn't bite, so what is it afraid of?"

Xu Yi: "..."

So, Xiao Huang was led out by Xu Yi. It happily jumped onto the donkey cart and found a corner in the carriage. Lying down.

"Go to the hospital." Yun Bai opened the curtain and shouted towards the handlebar. He grabbed the stool next to him and stuffed it back into the base of the carriage.

The medicinal materials that Guo Zhongyou and the others wanted to buy were not many in type, but in large quantities. After arriving at the medical clinic, the apprentices helped pack the medicinal materials, and there were several baskets.

There are a lot of medicinal materials, and there is not much space in the carriage to hold so many medicinal materials.

They went to the market again, hired an ox cart, moved all the medicinal materials to the cart, and let the handlebars follow their vehicle.

Big families in the city occasionally did this to deliver supplies to ordinary people, but Xu Yi rarely heard of delivering medicinal materials.

When they were bored on the road, Xu Yi asked Guo Zhongyou why he wanted to deliver anti-cold medicine to the people in the village.

"Every year in Suining Prefecture, many people die from colds and illnesses. The court is far away, so the local government always has to do something for performance." Guo Zhongyou said with a smile, "Send cold-repelling medicine to the poor people outside the city to avoid If more people die of illness, they can gain a good reputation by spending some money."

So where does the money come from? Naturally, the big families in the city take the lion's share.

In addition to the big families in the city who have to pay, do they, the doctors, also have to start a business?

Even if you don't want to pay, you still have to do something for your reputation.

The ancients also always loved to show off.

Although Guo Zhongyou doesn't care about fame, it would be a lie to say that he is really indifferent to fame and fortune.

Doctors like them earn a lot of money. If they don’t use it now, how long will it take?

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "Doctor Guo is generous."

He had not expected this, but now that he heard it, he felt enlightened.

In addition to sending medicinal materials, maybe they can do something else.

Xu Yi looked at the medicine box he habitually took out, thinking that the weather was really good today. Wouldn't it be monotonous to just run with him in such good weather?

The donkey cart drove slowly on the winding loess road. Not long after, they met a porter carrying a pole.

The next moment, the porter was stopped.

He looked at the vehicle that had stopped him in panic, and when he saw that the young man coming out was coming to deliver medicine to the people in their village, he immediately said with joy, "I'll take you there."

"Brother Lao," Yun Bai said with a hand. He asked the handlebar type to follow the porter.

The porter took them to the village chief's house.

When the village chief heard that someone was coming to deliver medicine to his villagers, he stared in surprise: "Is this really true?"

"It doesn't look like it's fake." The porter whispered in the village chief's ear, "They were riding in a donkey cart. There is also a cart of medicinal materials behind."

The village chief shouted happily several times and hurriedly went to invite Guo Zhongyou and the others.

Guo Zhongyou and Xu Yi entered the village chief's house smoothly and drank the coarse tea poured by the village chief's wife. Xu Yi listened casually as Guo Zhongyou discussed with the village chief about delivering medicine.

What they delivered was cold-repelling medicine, which the people in the village were in short supply. With anti-cold medicine, they don’t have to worry about getting sick from the cold in winter.

Guo Zhongyou also ordered the village chief to arrange a few strong men with quick hands and feet for them.

The village chief quickly agreed. After the discussion was completed, the village chief went to gather the villagers first, while Xu Yi followed Yun Bai to unload the medicinal materials from the cattle cart.

At this time, several dark-looking village men came over.

They had just been called back from the fields. One of them was the village chief's son, and the other two were the village chief's nephews.

"Doctor, we are here to help." The village chief's son spoke, his eyes falling on the medicinal materials.

When they came over, the village chief told them the reason. These doctors were here to give them anti-cold medicine. It's just that we were in a hurry and didn't have time to tell them what to do.

When Yun Bai saw them, he frowned slightly and asked, "Can you bandage medicine bags?"

"This..." The other person scratched his head hesitantly.

The village chief's son quickly said: "We can learn."

Yun Bai sighed: "Forget it, just follow me." After he said that, he took out the prepared jute paper in front of them and folded it several times. Use a knife to cut it into square pieces of paper.

After doing this, he looked back at them: "Have you read enough?"

"I understand." One of the nephews replied.

There was a smile on Yun Bai's face: "Then I'll leave this job to you."

Then he took the other two people to grab the medicine.

They didn't know how to take medicine, so Yun Bai only taught them how to do it. He and Xu Yi still had to do it.

As for Guo Zhongyou, he was sitting on a chair, drinking coarse tea leisurely, without any disdain on his face.

There are not many people in this village, only 68 households.

There was little work in the fields in winter, and people were at home. The village chief knocked on the door from door to door, and within half an hour, he called everyone in the village.

"Sending medicine?"

"Yes, the village chief said that a doctor came to our village to bring medicine to dispel the cold."

"Good Bodhisattva, my grandson has been coughing all the time. Can the doctor give him a doctor?"

"Then you have to beg the doctor to see if he is willing to treat your grandson."

"Come on, I saw it!"

"..."

When the villagers saw the vehicle, they all gathered around it soon. The village chief blushed and shouted loudly from the side, asking them to behave themselves. He was afraid that these people would bump into the doctor and the doctor would not give them medicine.

The village chief shouted again and again.

These villagers were afraid of angering the village chief and did not dare to go forward.

On the other side, Xu Yi and others have packed dozens of medicine bags. The medicines they brought include cinnamon twig, dried ginger, cinnamon, and poria.

Although the composition of these drugs cannot completely prescribe the right medicine, they are still very targeted. For example, you can drink it to deal with external colds, cold limbs, relieving the surface and dispelling cold, etc.

Guo Zhongyou had already considered this when he planned to send medicinal materials to dispel the cold.

"Two packs per person, queue up to get it." Guo Zhongyou spoke.

At this time, everyone became energetic.

Even the village chief's son and nephew, who came to help, were so nervous that their palms became sweaty.

They changed from those who received medicine to those who distributed medicine. Not to mention, looking at the villagers who looked at each other when they saw them, they felt proud in their hearts.

There were not many villagers, so they queued up to receive the medicine, which was quickly finished.

These people didn't leave even after they got the medicine package. They just stood guard from a distance, for fear that they would miss something if they left.

Sure enough, after distributing the medicine, they heard one of the young doctors say that he wanted to give them free medical treatment.

Such a good thing as a free clinic is something you don’t get once in a few years.

At this time, someone recognized who the young doctor was.

"It's the doctor who opened the free clinic in the Xing family last time!"

"How do you know?"

"Have you forgotten? When we went to get porridge, there was a free clinic next to it. There were two doctors at the time, and one of them was him. "

When you said that, I remembered that it was the doctor."

The villagers were in a commotion, and the village chief was also overjoyed. He didn't expect to encounter such a great thing today.

He hurriedly called his son and nephew to bring tables and chairs into the house for the two doctors.

At this time, a young woman squeezed out of the crowd with a child in her arms and shouted with a choked voice: "Doctor, please save my Yao'er." "

Get up quickly." Xu Yi supported her and said calmly. , "Please tell me carefully what's going on with the child."

The young woman sobbed: "My youngest son has been coughing since autumn, and he can't even drink much rice porridge. It's been more than two months now. I Afraid..."

"Let me see." Xu Yi frowned and took off the cloth covering the child.

The child in her arms looked less than three years old, thin and small, and kept coughing.

Xu Yi frowned and asked her: "Have you taken medicine?"

The young woman pursed her lips and shook her head in embarrassment: "Mother-in-law..." From the corner of

her eye, she caught a glimpse of a thin figure next to her, and said in a panic The words that came to my mouth were swallowed immediately.

When Xu Yi saw this, he knew that the child had not drank any medicinal soup since he started coughing.

"This child is so young. Since he has a cough, why don't you take him to the hospital for treatment?" Guo Zhongyou suddenly said.

He looked a little unhappy, and seemed to strongly disapprove of this woman's behavior.

The young woman was embarrassed by his questioning. Her face was ashamed. She wanted to tell the truth but was afraid that her mother-in-law who was hiding in the crowd would hear her.

Her mother-in-law was famous in the village for being mean-spirited and never had a penny. Not to mention using a few dollars to go to the doctor. She didn’t even let the family eat the chickens produced by the hens at home. Instead, she sold them all in the city to get the money from selling the chickens. , never took it out.

"Doctor..." She looked helplessly at the older doctor, hoping that he would be merciful and save her son.

"Forget it, it's useless to ask you this woman."

Guo Zhongyou waved his hand, unable to bear to see her like this.

He asked Xu Yi: "But we need to prescribe Guizhi Decoction?"

Xu Yi thought for a moment and shook his head: "Guizhi Decoction is not enough. Children have been sick for too long and may cause epilepsy, so they have to use Bamboo Liquor Decoction."

"Use Bamboo Liquor Decoction." Litang soup is a good method. This child has heard that there is phlegm in the lungs. Bamboo Litang soup can also eliminate phlegm, and ephedra and whiteweed can develop lung qi." Guo Zhongyou thought about it for a while and then praised it, "This recipe is very good. "

Xu Yi pretended to cough and said, "I'm afraid the medicinal materials we brought are lacking."

"Don't worry, just write the prescription first and then let this woman go to Xu's house to get the medicine." Zhongyou said.

They discussed it and told the woman to take the prescription later and go to Xu's house in Pingcheng Lane, East Street in the city, to get the medicine.

The young woman looked dazed, and she didn't come back to her senses until the prescription was thrust into her hand.

She quickly knelt down to thank her and was pulled up by Xu Yi again.

After she left with her child in her arms, an old woman squeezed out of the crowd angrily and followed her.

Xu Yi caught a glimpse of the figure from the corner of his eye and frowned unconsciously.

Next, several more people crowded over to see the doctor.

One of them had an old injury on his leg, which had been injured for several years. Whenever it was cold, the pain was so painful that he couldn't sleep. Xu Yi gave him a prescription for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Another old woman was recovering from menstruation. She was so ashamed that she never saw a doctor.

If it weren't for the doctor's free clinic today, she wouldn't have told her about it.

Seeing her hesitating, Xu Yi knew that she was afraid that the villagers would gossip, so he didn't say anything more. He only asked a few questions. The pulse diagnosis showed that she was weak and weak, and that her blood was hot, so she did not have excess blood. If you have a disease, you cannot leave it alone.

Xu Yi prescribed Bazhen soup for her.

This Bazhen Decoction has the effect of nourishing qi and blood. The old woman has returned from menopause and her body is weak. In addition, her complexion is sallow and her limbs are tired. This prescription can make up for her excess and loss of blood and qi.

The Bazhen soup contains ginseng. Ginseng is expensive, so Xu Yi replaced it with Codonopsis pilosula, which cost one yuan more.

After writing the prescription, Xu Yi asked the old woman to go back first and ask someone to follow him to get the medicine later.

"Thank you, doctor." The old woman's eyes were red and she could not hide her gratitude as she spoke with sobs.

After sending her back, Xu Yi and Guo Zhongyou met a few more patients.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was almost time for lunch.

The villagers who were watching had almost dispersed, with only a few standing around to watch the excitement.

At this time, a village man in rags, with messy hair and a peculiar smell came towards them.

The villagers standing nearby watching the excitement subconsciously showed contempt when they saw him.

As if he couldn't see it, the man ran up to Xu Yi and shouted, "Doctor, I'm sick."

Xu Yi looked at him.

His face was dirty, as if he hadn't taken a shower for a long time, and his exposed hands were all black, and his original skin couldn't be seen clearly.

Xu Yi asked: "Do you know what the disease is?"

"I feel uncomfortable and itchy. I must be sick." The village man muttered and shouted for Xu Yi to give him medicine.

Beside him, the village chief's son, who had been staring at him, endured it and said: "Doctor Xu, he is a leper in our village. He is lazy and lazy all day long and never works."

"Bah, when did I stop working? !" When the village man heard this, he bared his teeth and retorted.

The village chief's son pointed at him angrily: "When have you ever worked? My father gave you wages and asked you to come to my house to farm, but you didn't come."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you." The village man ignored him. Staring at Xu Yi, "Doctor, if you come to the village free clinic, you will definitely prescribe medicine for me."

Xu Yi frowned: "I want to see if you are sick."

He raised his hand to indicate that he would extend his hand.

The village man looked down at the hand, then at his own hand, wiped it on the clothes that were so dirty that the color could not be seen, and then stretched it out in front of Xu Yi.

Xu Yi's eyebrows twitched, but she still checked his pulse.

After a while, he frowned.

"What's wrong?" Guo Zhongyou asked him.

Xu Yi looked at Dr. Guo and said with difficulty: "He is not sick, but he is a little underserved and has a little blood deficiency."

To put it simply, he eats poorly on weekdays, is a little malnourished, and has a weak constitution, but Not sick.

When the village man heard this, he immediately shouted: "No way, I am sick, doctor, you have to prescribe me medicine."

"You are not sick, I can't prescribe you medicine." Xu Yi rejected him.

The village man suddenly became anxious and wanted to grab Xu Yi with his dirty hands. When he rushed forward, Xu Yi stood up from his position and avoided his hands.

With a "pop", the village man couldn't reach anyone and pressed his hands on the table. Two black handprints instantly appeared on the table.

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched, and the villagers watching the excitement were pointing. They were far away, and Xu Yi couldn't hear what was being discussed.

Seeing that Xu Yi was unmoved, the village man turned his attention to Guo Zhongyou.

Xu Yi didn't give him a chance to continue the argument, and immediately asked the village chief's son to take him away.

The village chief's son was also angered by his behavior. He felt that the face of their village had been completely disgraced by this leper. He only felt that his own face was burning. Xu Yi didn't need to say anything, he had already stepped forward to pull him. Walk quickly outside.

The village man was smaller in stature than the village chief's son, but he was not weak in strength. He quickly broke free from his hand with a wave of his arms.

After breaking free, the village man wanted to hit the village chief's son. At this time, a dog barked suddenly, and a strong yellow figure flew over and rushed towards the village man.

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Xiao Huang, don't bite!"

Hearing this, Xiao Huang stopped biting, but still bared his teeth at the villager and made a "wuwuwu" sound of expulsion.

The village man was frightened and did not dare to continue rolling around, so he ran away in despair.

"Who...who is this?" Yun Bai, the youngest, was shocked by what just happened.

The old man Guo Zhongyou was there and said with a smile: "I am afraid that this person may have the idea of ​​​​taking the medicine in exchange for money when he saw the doctor's free clinic."

"!" Yun Bai was stunned immediately.

Xu Yi walked up to Xiao Huang, touched its head, and praised it: "It's really good. Go back and ask A Xu to make big bones for you."

At this moment, everyone was frightened and saw clearly the sudden appearance of Huang. Dog, that dog has a strong posture and bright eyes, and it looks extraordinary.

It's even better than the dogs raised by hunters in the next village.