Chapter 144

After a while, Uncle Tang smiled and said: "Your husband will be fine. Come on, I will take you to eat well."

"Uncle Tang, you still need to rest well. The injury on your arm is not completely healed yet. You can't drink." Ajin was a kid, and he immediately heard that Uncle Tang wanted to drink.

Uncle Tang wasn't upset even after being exposed. He just said he wouldn't drink, so he called them both and followed the leading lady out of the side hall.

Yuan Fei pinched the mung bean cake to eat, looked up and saw Xu Yi looking at their backs, walked around to him, patted the cake crumbs on his fingers: "Jianzhen is still waiting for you."

He was wearing today's clothes Wearing the uniform clothes of a prisoner, only the belt has an iron tag that represents his identity.

In the Song Dynasty, police officers were one of the lowest-ranking civil servants. Before that, Yuan Fei was unknown and could not be rewarded in front of the prison.

Not to mention being able to walk around in the prison, the gatekeepers looked down on him.

Later, by chance, he solved a difficult case, relieved the prison town's worries, and won the appreciation of the prison town. From a young age, he became the chief of the police. A Wu and several other detectives were all under his command.

At this moment, he took Xu Yi to the back house of the mansion in a familiar way.

A few rough girls looked at the people and did not avoid them. They looked at them with their eyes.

Yuan Fei grinned at them, and the girls said "Ah", and those holding brooms, buckets, or plates all ran away with blushing faces.

Xu Yi: "..."

Yuan Fei said: "These girls are very brave. I've been here several times and they stare at me like this every time."

After that, he patted the long hair tied around his waist . knife.

"If I don't fight back, I will be regarded as a soft persimmon by them."

Yuan Fei looked quite proud on his face.

Xu Yi ignored him. After his explanation, he felt that this person was extremely childish.

The back house was not deep, and they stopped in an open courtyard not long after walking.

The courtyard is completely empty, with no bonsai of any kind. There is only a wooden shelf for weapons next to it. Above it are public relations knives with a cold light, various spears with sharp iron heads, majestic machetes, and... Heavy hammers and so on.

The entire wooden frame is filled with eighteen kinds of weapons.

Xu Yi paused as he looked at so many weapons that he had only heard of but never seen before.

Who hasn't passed the second semester of high school? Xu Yi did it before.

When he was a child, he loved watching cartoons and wanted to be a great hero.

"Doctor Xu also likes these martial arts games?"

While Xu Yi was looking at it seriously, someone suddenly spoke behind him.

The man walked over with steady and powerful steps. Xu Yi turned around and saw a middle-aged man over forty years old with a beard.

He was wearing a set of convenient clothes, and Xu Yi knew from his demeanor that this man was the supervisor of Xiling.

Xu Yi lowered his eyes slightly and saluted: "Master Jianzhen, I don't know anything about this. I just saw it suddenly and was a little curious."

Jianzhen held the top of the jade belt on both sides of his waist with both hands and said after hearing this: "Listen to Yuan Fei, You are good at boxing and

kicking, might you want to give it a try?" Although he was asking, his tone was unquestionable and he did not allow Yi to refuse.

Xu Yi was surprised. This prison town wanted to see him alone. Could it be that he wanted to show off his skills?

This doesn't look like something a town supervisor would do.

Xu Yi opened his mouth to find an excuse, but who knew that the supervisor had already walked to the weapons rack, picked up a long knife, and threw it in Xu Yi's direction.

"Go on." He shouted in a strong voice.

Xu Yi suddenly felt complicated, but his reaction was quick. When the knife was about to be thrown in front of him, he turned sideways to avoid it, and raised his hand to tightly grasp the handle of the knife flying into the air.

Immediately afterwards, his palms became heavy and he could hardly hold the knife.

So heavy!

The knife weighed at least several dozen kilograms, and the pressure made my wrist hurt.

Xu Yi secretly said in his heart, looked at Jian Zhen's eyes, and there was a trace of inquiry: "Although I can punch a few times, I can't use a knife. This knife weighs dozens of kilograms, so I really can't use it. "

Jianzhen saw that he didn't seem to be cheating, and felt a little regretful: "I don't know how to use a knife, but what about a gun?"

Xu Yi choked.

This will never happen again.

Later, Jian Zhen asked him what he knew. Xu Yi thought about it and pointed to an inconspicuous corner.

There was a long sword with no scabbard, a ridge on the blade, hollow patterns carved on the guard, a wooden handle wrapped with rope, and a sword tassel.

It is a Song sword imitated from the Tang Dynasty.

There was a trace of chapped face on the face of the old God of the Supervisory Town. This beautiful dancing sword was made by some brat from his family!

Considering that there was only one son in the family who inherited his mantle and learned martial arts, while the other two sons pursued academic careers, there is no doubt that this sword belonged to the younger son who pursued an official career.

Jian Zhen blew his beard and stared, his expression changed again and again, and he suddenly lost interest in seeing Xu Yi show off his skills.

Besides, he didn't meet Xu Yi alone just to watch him dance with his sword.

Jian Zhen waved his hand, expressing his attitude without saying anything.

Seeing this, Xu Yi was so happy that he quickly took his hands back, put his hands in his sleeves and placed them in front of his belly, waiting for what happened.

...

Without Xu Yi's knowledge, Jian Zhen glanced at Yuan Fei vaguely.

Yuan Fei immediately received the signal, raised his hands and shouted: "Jian Zhen, I have some important matters in my humble post, please leave first."

"Go." Jian Zhen raised his chin slightly.

When leaving, he looked at Xu Yi: "Later, if I can, I will pick up Dr. Xu."

"Thank you Yuan Captou." Xu Yi did not refuse and answered simply.

Until there were only the two of them in the courtyard, the supervisor, like an ordinary middle-aged uncle, calmly invited Xu Yi into the room to talk.

Xu Yi didn't know what arrangement he had in mind, so he followed him into the room inside. After sitting down, a maid came with tea.

The other party changed his previous aggressive attitude and asked politely about his family background.

For example, where is Xu Yi from, who are his relatives at home, when did he study medicine, does he plan to enter Tai Hospital, etc.

Xu Yi didn't hide anything and answered seriously without being humble or arrogant.

Until, the supervisor suddenly asked: "Doctor Xu, do you look at me like a sick person?"

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise: "..." He paused for a second, and then quickly realized, "The supervisor Zhen looks strong and healthy,"

Jian Zhen said unconcernedly, "People get sick. I'm old, how can I not be sick?"

He was so straightforward . Bai, Xu Yi didn't wait and asked, "When Jian Zhen saw me, could it be that he wanted to diagnose Ping'an pulse?"

"Here, look at where I am sick." After Jian Zhen tested him, he stopped beating around the bush, and his temperament He said cheerfully, "My wife always said that I was pretending to be sick. Sometimes she would urge me to get up after resting for half an hour. I have been away from the battlefield for more than ten years, and I still have to suffer this crime."

Xu Yi remained calm . He listened quietly without saying anything.

He didn't bring a medicine box when he came out today, so the supervisor told him that he had a medicine box at home and asked the housekeeper to deliver it directly.

Soon, the housekeeper came back with a medicine box bigger than him.

It is indeed the medicine chest of the Jianzhen family. When you open it, you will find that it contains mostly gold sore medicine for treating trauma, as well as various ointments for bruises.

Xu Yi searched and found the crushed pulse pillow in the corner.

He patted the cotton stuffed inside to make it fluffy, and then motioned to Jian Zhen to extend his hand.

The supervisor did not forget to add: "You should take a closer look. Don't say that I am not sick like other mediocre doctors."

Xu Yi: "..."

He didn't know what the character of the supervisor was like. He has a bold and unscrupulous temperament and does not show any signs.

He just did his duty and checked his pulse carefully.

After a while, Xu Yi said, "Did Jian Zhen have a knife wound on the abdomen of his left leg?"

"Oh? Can you tell?" Jian Zhen blew his beard.

Xu Yi continued: "The pulse here is short and weak, which is a sign of stagnant Qi and damage."

Jian Zhen's mouth moved slightly: "Doctor Xu, can you see anything else?"

Xu Yi shook his head, He said: "Except for this place, the rest are all minor problems caused by old injuries. They don't bother you."

But the pulse showed pain, which meant that although the supervisor looked normal and talked to him, in fact, the old injuries on his legs were The disease kept coming.

"Jianzhen, long-lasting pain without treatment is a hidden danger, so you should take care of yourself." Xu Yi stood up and said with a respectful salute.

Jian Zhen helped him up, laughed and said, "I can't die, I'm dying."

It was rare for someone to know that his leg was injured by looking at his pulse. Jian Zhen was in a good mood and pulled Xu Yi to talk.

"My leg was struck by the enemy general's Guan Gong knife. The bone was clearly visible, and a cut was left on the bone." He recalled all the battles on the battlefield, showing some nostalgia, "At that time, I thought I was going to be useless. It’s there, but my life should not be cut off. Not only did I recover from my injuries, but my leg was not destroyed.”

From then on, every winter, the leg bone would throb, but it was fine and tolerable at times. But when it is severe, the pain is so painful that I can barely stand.

But after so many years of getting used to it, when others see him, they can no longer see the problem.

On the other side, in the kitchen at the gate of the mansion, the wife of Jianzhen cooked with her own hands and made soup for Jianzhen to wash his hands.

It’s not that she didn’t believe that her husband didn’t have any old illnesses. Every day when she listened to him moaning and complaining coquettishly, she would soften her heart and rub his legs, or use moxa incense to drive away the pain.

But Jian Zhen is a person who can't hold back her words. In the dead of night, she always likes to say some rude and dirty words. But she is the daughter of a Juren family. She has been well-educated and sensible since she was in elementary school. These improper words always offend her. Not happy.

She was unhappy, so she pretended to be cold and shouted that he was so strong, he didn't look like a sick person.

On this day, the woman in the family didn't come to look for her for a long time. The lady in charge of the town called the old woman who was accompanying her and asked her: "Are there any guests coming today?"

The old woman smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are guests, but it seems to be that Yuan " Arresting the head should be a matter of official business." "Yuan arrests

the head?" The lady in charge of the town was curious, thinking of the cases that had been rumored these days, "haven't the cases been completed?"

I don’t know.” Then she smiled and came up with an idea, “Why don’t you ask Mr. Lang personally if you care so much?”

“Humph. I think he is too lazy to talk to me about this official matter.” The lady from the prison untied her collar and held it aside. The girl straightened her sleeves and said this, but her embroidered shoes crossed the threshold.

She took her mother-in-law and girl with her. The girl held the crucian carp soup that she had cooked in her hand, and walked a few steps to the back house.

At this time, Xu Yi was already prescribing medicine for Jianzhen.

After careful consideration, he prescribed a decoction to remove blood congestion, using five taels of rhubarb, two taels of osmanthus heart, two qian of peach kernels, and thirty leeches each, as well as leeches, worms, and horseflies. [Note 1]

After he finished writing the prescription with a pen, Jian Zhen said "tsk tsk" several times, frowned and said: "Why do I still use so many bugs for such an old disease?"

Xu Yi looked at him and looked like he didn't want to drink it. , didn't get used to him: "If you don't want to get sick, Jian Zhen has to take the medicine honestly."

Jian Zhen tugged at the corner of his mouth and said with a little helplessness: "You're not afraid of me, that's all. Even if you open that night-lighting sand, I can't even close my eyes." Swallow it."

I heard him talking about Yemingsha. This medicinal material is also a good medicine for promoting blood circulation and dispersing blood stasis. It can clear the liver and improve eyesight, and its medicinal value is not low.

Xu Yi smiled half-heartedly and said, "If Jian Zhen wants to try it, it's not impossible."

This time, it was Jian Zhen's turn to have nothing to say.

Among the prescriptions prescribed by Xu Yi, worms and horseflies are relatively difficult to find and cannot be sold in medical clinics in Xiling Town.

The wife of Jianzhen learned that the medicinal ingredients in the prescription were not available, and she was so anxious that she had a headache. It happened that her brother from her mother's side sent a letter saying that her sister-in-law had brought her nephew to see her.

Therefore, the wife of the prison town replied to the letter and asked her sister-in-law to help her bring these two medicinal materials before setting off from Fucheng.

But Xu Yi didn't know this. After he left the Jianzhen Mansion, he returned to the inn to find Uncle Tang.

The two of them had nothing to do in Xiling for them to stay any longer, so they planned to pack their bags and go back.

Before that, they planned to say goodbye to Yuan Fei and the others.

They set up a donkey cart and the donkey cart drove into Xiling City. Xiling Town is not as large as Yanting County, but because it is the birthplace of Leizu, it has been famous for silkworms since ancient times.

There are many weaving and cloth mills on both sides of the streets in the city, and many merchants come and go. The Xing family and the Xin family both deal in silk, and they have cloth mill branches here.

Xu Yi didn't drive for long when he saw two shops next to each other.

Looking at the two cloth shops, they are both busy and doing good business.

A-Xu and A-Jin were crowded together, looking here and there curiously.

They exclaimed happily: "Lang Jun, that belongs to Xing Langjun and Xin Langjun's family."

The brother and sister had long known the business names of these two companies and recognized them at a glance.

It had been more than half a month since they followed Lang Jun out this time. When they suddenly saw familiar things, they inevitably felt a little homesick.

In less than half an hour, they arrived at Yuan Fei's house.

Yuan Fei had just returned from his shift at the Yamen. Before the donkey cart driven by Xu Yi and the others had stopped, he came out to wait for them at the door.

"Brother Xu, Uncle Tang." Without Shangguan around, Yuan Fei's title changed again.

Xu Yi smiled and returned the greeting: "Yuan Captou."

"Are you going back?"

As they entered the house, Yuan Fei glanced at the donkey cart a few more times and asked with some reluctance.

Xu Yi nodded. They had been delayed in Xiling Town for a long time.

Uncle Tang pinched his beard leisurely: "There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. Xiling is not far from Yanting. Yuan Baotou is young and promising. Maybe he will be promoted in the near future and come to Yanting to be the head of the capital."

Yuan Fei smiled bitterly: "How can it be so easy to be the head of the capital? There is already a head of the Tandu in Yanting. If this man doesn't move, there will be no chance for those of us below to be promoted."

Xu Yi said sincerely: "Yuan Baotou is brave and talented. Mou, how can I arrest you just by arresting the head?"

Yuan Fei laughed happily: "Okay, Yuan Mou will give you a good word!" After

a few words of greeting, Yuan Fei said that he had solved the case this time. He was rewarded with five guan of money.

These five dollars are equivalent to his monthly salary for a month, which is quite a lot.

He took the money, took out a consistent amount and distributed it to his subordinates who followed him, and then took out another consistent amount and secretly gave it to Awu.

Awu is his right-hand man, and his treatment is naturally different from others.

He said to Xu Yi and the others: "I am able to get this reward thanks to you. We will have a good meal in the restaurant today."

After saying that, he took Xu Yi into his arms and led them out of the yard.

...

The second day.

Before Xu Yi and Uncle Tang set out to leave, Yuan Fei brought Awu to see them off.

Awu's family had a vegetable field. When he heard that Xu Yi and the others were leaving, before dawn, he ran to the vegetable field to dig a basket of woad and gave it to Xu Yi.

The weather is severely cold, and vegetables become expensive in winter. This basket of water spinach weighs dozens of kilograms.

Xu Yi knew the amount, so he took the other party's vegetables and delivered a box of incense pills.

He did not elaborate on the good spices and medicinal materials used in the incense pills. He only said that the incense pills were suitable for parents at home and had miraculous effects on sleeping and rejuvenating the mind.

Naturally, everyone who saw it had a share, and Yuan Fei also got a box.

They waited until Xu Yi left before opening it and smelling it. When they smelled the scent of incense pills, both of them looked shocked.

This incense pill exudes a subtle fragrance. After sniffing it carefully, you can smell the smell of agarwood.

A Wu swallowed his saliva and said, "Yuan Tou, do these incense pills have a great background?"

His family was poor and he only used the cheapest low-grade moxa and cloves. He had never smelled anything so good.

Yuan Fei was surprised, thinking that none of the incense in Jianzhen's house was of such good quality, so Xu Yi really kept it secret.

Thinking of this, he turned around and told Ah Wu: "Keep this box of incense pills. Don't use it. Maybe it can be used in emergencies in the future."

Ah Wu believed his words, and immediately nodded solemnly and put the box of incense pills properly. into arms.

...

In the car, A Xu and A Jin stared at the extra cabbage, their eyes brightening slightly.

"Mr. Lang, there are so many cabbages, enough for us to eat for more than half a month."

A Xu said, "There are so many, we can use them to pickle sauerkraut."

"Brother, can you do it?" A Jin looked at him curiously.

A Xu didn't answer his sister immediately. Instead, he stretched his neck and came to Xu Yi's side and asked, "Langjun, do you want some sauerkraut?"

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows. In modern times, sauerkraut and pickles are considered to contain salt. Foods that are too high in content also contain nitrite. Experts say eating too much can easily cause cancer.

But regardless of the dose, talking about the harm is a hoax. If you want to eat pickles to the extent of causing cancer, you must at least eat a certain amount every day to have a chance.

However, the ancients lacked salt. Even if there were salt mines in Yanting County, ordinary people here could buy salt cheaper than elsewhere. However, the price of salt was controlled by salt merchants, so it was not much cheaper.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing to eat pickles and other pickled products occasionally.

Speaking of pickled cabbage itself, although pickled cabbage is a pickled product, it retains nutrients to a certain extent and contains bacteria, which can promote gastrointestinal function and achieve digestion and appetizing effects. Furthermore, from a scientific perspective, pickled cabbage also contains amino acids, copper and other minerals, which can improve the body's immunity.

Frosted cabbage is fresh and sweet, and is delicious when cooked.

Xu Yi nodded: "Save some of it for eating, and make the rest into sauerkraut."

After receiving Xu Yi's instructions, A Xu was very happy. Before he returned to Yanting, he was already figuring out how to make sauerkraut.

A Jin took his arm and asked him: "Brother, can you really make sauerkraut?"

A Xu smiled and showed his fangs: "I can't, but Fang's mother can. She told me before that she has made sauerkraut. Come on. "

Fang Liu Niang...

It's been half a month, and I don't know if Xiao Huang misses them.

Ah Jin dragged his cheeks, his eyes full of expectations.

...

After driving the donkey cart for a day and a half, they saw the city gate of Yanting County in the distance.

After half an hour, they entered the city and headed directly towards the market.

The two donkey carts separated at the market intersection, one going to South Street and the other to East Street.

"Woof woof woof~"

"Woof woof woof~"

"Oh, Xiao Huang, have you missed me? Oh, I can't even hold you."

Ah Jin jumped out of the car, and a yellow figure rushed towards her.

She hugged him subconsciously, but it turned out that Xiao Huang weighed several dozen kilograms and was purring like a baby in her arms. Ah Jin reluctantly hugged him for a while, then squatted down and touched his head.

Xiao Huang sniffed her for a while, saw that there was nothing to eat in her hand, and ran to rub Xu Yi without any hesitation.

Xu Yi was carrying a cage in one hand and a can of meat bought from Bandao in the other.

The aroma of meat wafted out from the mouth of the jar, making it wag its tail rapidly.

"Xiao Huang, sit down." Xu Yi raised his hand holding the jar of meat and ordered.

Xiao Huang heard the instruction and even though he was licking his tongue and drooling, he still sat down obediently.

Seeing that Xiao Huang still remembered his password after so long, Xu Yi was quite satisfied. He put down the box in his hand and took out a dried meat wrapped in oil paper from his arms.

He threw one above Xiao Huang's mouth.

Xiao Huang quickly jumped over, holding the piece of dried meat in his mouth, quickly ran into the door, lay down next to him and started chewing.

"Mr. Lang, you are finally back." Fang Liuniang's face was full of joy, and she happily got on the car to carry their luggage.

She glanced over at Ah Jin. The girl had gone out and came back. She seemed to have something different, but she couldn't tell clearly.

But soon, Xu Yi looked over to her and asked her, "Has anyone sent me any posts these days?"

Fang Liu Niang collected her thoughts and quickly replied: "There are several posts to reply to Lang Jun. I don't know. If you know how to read, you will put the post away and bring it to Lang Jun later."

"Okay." Xu Yi didn't say much.

After they moved their luggage, Xu Yi took the cart to Yaxing and returned the donkey cart.

In the tooth shop, Xu Yi met Agent Huang. Agent Huang knew that he hired a donkey cart and asked him pointedly why he didn't buy one.

"The cost of hiring a donkey cart is not small. Xu Xiaoguan, you spend a few dozen yuan to buy this donkey cart. It will be more convenient for you to go out in the future."

Manager Huang looked at him with a smile, which made Xu Yi's skin crawl. All came out.

He was suspicious in his heart, why did Manager Huang suddenly tell him this.

However, the other party also had good intentions. Although Xu Yi felt weird in his heart, he still kept smiling and said he would consider it in the future.

After chatting with him for a few words, a servant came to see Agent Huang: "Manager, we have a customer looking for you."

Agent Huang dealt with the servant and cupped his hands towards Xu Yi and said, "Xu Xiaoguan is extraordinary and brave. We admire him. If there is anything I need to do in the future, I will definitely take care of it."

Xu Yi was stunned.

With doubts in his heart, Xu Yi returned to his house, and Fang Liuniang brought him the posts he had received recently.

Xu Yi flipped through it casually and saw Pang Yi among them.

Fang Liuniang said: "This post was sent yesterday. Uncle Pang said that when Mr. Lang comes back, he will go there when he is free."

It was such a coincidence. Could it be that Pang Boyi had a lot of connections and had long known that he was there? What did Xiling do?