Chapter 145

Xu Yi ate too early the next day, so he put on a red fox scarf, carried a hand warmer, and arranged for Uncle Liu to drive to Pangzhai on South Street.

Before he went out, he ordered: "I haven't seen Mr. Pang for a few days. Uncle Liu, let's go

to the dim sum shop first." Uncle Liu shouted loudly and drove his cart outside the dim sum shop.

Xu Yi got out of the car. It was freezing cold and the business of this snack shop was not as good as before.

As soon as he entered, he was the only customer in the shop.

When the girl who received the guests saw someone coming in, Yanyan came over with a smile and asked the young man what he wanted to buy.

Although Aunt Yang is a widow, she is less than twenty years old and has no children. His husband was a scholar, but he was frail and sickly. He died within two years of their marriage. Only this shop was left for her.

After she asked, she looked at the young man who came in. He had soft and handsome features and wore a colorful red fox scarf. He looked like the noble prince in the storybook.

Involuntarily, her voice became softer: "What do you want to pick, young man? If you don't know, I can introduce you to it."

Xu Yi looked around and pointed to the thing in the jar. Asked her: "What is that?"

Yang Gu glanced over and said: "It's orange-red ointment, it can moisturize the throat and clear the lungs. It's a good thing." After she finished speaking, she looked at Xu Yidi and said, "Xiao Lang Junruo's home If anyone has a throat discomfort, take a spoonful of it, stir it in water, dissolve it with honey and drink it. "

Xu Yi was a little surprised to hear that it was orange red paste. He didn't expect that orange red paste was available in the Song Dynasty.

He asked Aunt Yang if he could open it and smell it. How could Aunt Yang be unhappy? She took it out of the cabinet on tiptoes, opened the lid for Xu Yi, and half-leaned over to hand it over.

Xu Yi was focused on the orange red cream and didn't notice her little movements.

Sure enough, it is an orange-red paste, and it smells of a strong orange-red smell.

At this time, Yang Gu suddenly asked softly: "Little Prince, you are so good-looking, why did you come to buy snacks by yourself? Don't you have any servants to run errands?"

"They are at home." Xu Yi raised his head and said.

Yang Gu thought slightly: "Where do you live? How come I have never seen you here before?"

Xu Yi was surprised. Nowadays, businessmen are so enthusiastic in their services. Would they chat with customers like this? But he still told his home address truthfully.

When Aunt Yang heard where the young man's family lived, after thinking for a moment, she remembered whose house the house belonged to.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise, and she said happily: "So you are that Doctor Xu."

Xu Yi was slightly stunned: "Do you recognize me?"

Yang Gu smiled and said: "I didn't recognize you at first, but I have a big customer who recently came back from a business trip in Xiling, and he brought news that a big case had happened in Xiling..."

Then she told Xu Yi the gossip she had heard in a tactful way.

After finishing her words, Yang Gu looked at Xu Yi with a smile and said, "That official Yan praised you to the sky, saying that you are not only brave, but also have excellent medical skills. Doctor Feng from Miaoshou Pavilion and you Oh, that's really embarrassing."

Xu Yi was confused, punched his mouth with his palms, and coughed.

Aunt Yang worriedly shouted: "Oh, you have a sore throat, so this orange red ointment is suitable for you."

She also did not forget to promote the good things in the store, but she soon remembered that she looked so beautiful in front of her . Man, he is a doctor.

"I was just busy doing my homework. I forgot that you are a doctor. If you have any questions, you don't need me to answer them."

Xu Yi waved his hand to express that he was fine.

He was shocked by these words. Thinking of the unclear look in Agent Huang's eyes when he saw him yesterday, and the puzzling words at the end, he suddenly understood.

Xu Yi asked sheepishly: "Do many people in the county know about it?"

Yang Gu said: "I don't know. The county is so big. If any news comes from outside, I don't think it will spread so fast."

Hearing this, Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, Yang Gu said again: "It's hard to say. Yan Guanren said that there are several people who came back from Xiling. If they all tell the truth, there will be many people who know about it."

Xu Yi: "..."

What else can Xu Yi say? Things are like this. Now that I think about it, many people may already know what should be hidden and what shouldn't be hidden.

If Pang Boyi knew, then County Lieutenant Pan would also know.

Now, Uncle Tang has also returned to South Street. Xu Yi pinched his eyebrows. Maybe even Mrs. He and the others will know what happened to them in Xiling Town.

After receiving the unexpected news, Xu Yi thanked the girl, then bought a jar of orange paste, and ordered two snacks, one abalone and one nectar cake.

After carrying the things out, Uncle Liu asked casually: "Doctor Xu, why have you been gone for so long?"

"I said something." Xu Yi got in the car and said nothing more.

He touched his nose, or maybe without him saying it, Uncle Liu and the others would know it after a while.

...

The bullock cart arrived at Pangzhai on South Street. Xu Yi got off the car and knocked on the door.

Soon, Uncle Pang came out to open the door. When Uncle Pang saw Xu Yi, he happily stretched out his hand and took Xu Yi's wrist.

"Doctor Xu has been out for a long time." The wrinkles on Uncle Pang's face burst into laughter. "Da Lang is bored at home. He is always talking about you and looking forward to your coming back soon."

Xu Yi listened to Uncle Pang . He felt uncomfortable saying this. He and Pang Boyi were not close friends, but this person always took good care of him.

Thinking that he had a cousin who used to play with him when he was young, and would secretly buy him candied haws.

As a result, he had two cavities before his teeth were replaced.

Fortunately, after his teeth were replaced, there were no more cavities, otherwise he would have been laughed to death by his brother.

Xu Yi regained his composure and said with a smile: "Uncle Pang, it's cold here. Remember to wear more clothes when you go out to do errands."

"Okay, I'll keep it in mind." Uncle Pang said.

The two of them soon came to the small pavilion in the corridor. There was a desk in the pavilion, with the four treasures of the study placed on it, and a piece of Xuanbai drawing paper. Pang Boyi was holding a brush in his hand, the tip of the pen was decorated with bright red, and he was painting plum petals.

Seeing them coming, he didn't put down his pen. He continued to roll up his sleeves and finished painting the last few plum blossoms one by one.

Xu Yi said: "In the deep snow in the front village, a branch bloomed last night [Note 1]. The plum blossoms painted by Pang Guanren are very exquisite. The plum blossoms look lifelike, as if they are blooming in the snow."

Uncle Pang laughed: "Doctor Xu is good at praising people."

Pang Boyi snorted and was very impressed by Xu Yi's praise. He said leisurely: "You have a good vision."

Xu Yi said: "I'm not talented. I don't know anything about poetry and painting. I just think that the plum blossoms are so pretty in the cold. "

Then I'll give this painting to you," Pang Boyi said without hesitation.

Xu Yi was slightly surprised. This painting was given to him?

After all, Pang Boyi had been an official before, and he was still a Beijing official. This painting might be worth more than he thought.

After decades or hundreds of years, if this painting is still preserved, it will definitely be more valuable.

Xu Yi was a little surprised: "Isn't this good?"

Pang Boyi said: "What's wrong? Could it be that what you praised just now was all false, and you think my painting is not good?"

"Of course not." Xu Yi He said, "I just think Pang Guanren's pen and ink are precious. I took it casually and took advantage."

Pang Boyi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I used to take advantage of you, but this time I let you take advantage of me again ." No problem."

"Listen to Pang Guanren," Xu Yi said with a smile in his eyes.

Uncle Pang took the painting tube over, carefully rolled up the painting and stuffed it into the painting tube.

After finishing chatting, Xu Yi and Pang Boyi came to sit down in front of the chessboard next to them.

Pang Boyi raised his hand and invited Xu Yi to play chess together.

Chatting while playing Go has always been the way the two of them get along, and today is no exception.

After guessing the pieces, Xu Yi held the white pieces and laid out first, while Pang Boyi held the black pieces and pursued the victory.

After several back and forth discussions, the chess game became entangled. Pang Boyi slowed down and suddenly said: "Xu Yi, have you ever thought about becoming a disciple?"

"Ah?" Xu Yi pinched Bai Zi's fingers and almost threw Bai Zi out.

He raised his eyes and saw Pang Boyi's direct gaze, and seemed to see something: "I haven't thought about it."

Pang Boyi was not too surprised by this answer.

In his eyes, Xu Yi is a child who has his own ideas. Sometimes he is also curious whether Xu Yi has experienced setbacks to become like this, or whether he is always like this.

On the outside, he does not appear to be in his prime of life, but in terms of behavior, he seems to be far more mature and steady than his age.

After Pang Boyi made his move, he said, "I once wanted to accept you as my disciple."

The person opposite was silent. A long while.

"Pang Guanren seems to have never mentioned it before." Xu Yi was frightened by what he blurted out, but seeing the other party's easy-going tone, he let out a sigh of relief.

He thought for a while and said: "I don't seem to have anything good at that can attract Pang Guanren's love."

Pang Guanren: "..."

You are the one who abandoned literary medicine and became famous in Yanting County in just two years. Doesn’t count?

Oh no, I wanted to take Xu Yi as my disciple before, not because of these things, but because this boy has a big heart and is extremely intelligent.

Although he is not as good as those teenage prodigies who passed the child prodigy exam, such talent, learning, character, and thinking are really rare in a rural farming family in a remote country.

In his early years, Pang Boyi still liked to have apprentices.

Later, he lost sight of the intrigues in the officialdom and resigned from office and returned to his hometown. In the following years, he never picked up people anywhere.

Xu Yi was the one who had revived the idea of ​​taking on a disciple over the years.

But this kid... I don't think so.

Pang Guanren sighed softly and said: "I said now, I don't want you to make any choice. It's just that you are soft-spoken now and you have to look further before acting."

"Pang..." Xu Yi's lips trembled for a moment. Hard to speak.

At this time, Uncle Pang came over with hot tea. After giving them two cloth teas, he saw the subtle atmosphere, looked at them left and right, and said with a smile: "This is when Da Lang was free, he saw winter tea in the books, so he After learning, I don’t know if this tea is suitable for Dr. Xu’s taste.”

Xu Yi said quickly: “The tea has a fragrant aroma and the soup is clear. It looks like a good tea.”

He took a sip, and it was sweet and slightly bitter on the tip of his tongue. Although the aftertaste is not as good as good tea, Xu Yi likes it very much.

When drinking this tea, it looked very similar to the snow bud he had drank before.

However, Xueya is a spring tea, the tea leaves contain pekoe, and the tea soup is fragrant and elegant. Overall, there are differences.

Pang Boyi said: "If you like it, take a can back to drink before you leave."

Xu Yi was startled.

He wanted to return to the topic just now, but he was interrupted, and now that he was going back to talk, it seemed that he was holding on to that sentence.

"Doctor Xu, what do you want to say?" Uncle Pang saw his confusion and asked Xu Yi with concern.

Xu Yi immediately said: "I'm a bit confused and want to ask Pang Guanren."

"You tell me." Pang Guanren's attitude became cold.

Xu Yi didn't mind and asked bluntly: "What Pang Guanren said just now, did he think what I did in Xiling was inappropriate?"

Pang Boyi snorted angrily: "I have known you for so long, and I have never I learned from you that you know how to box and kick, so you must have planned to hide it."

Xu Yi smiled awkwardly and did not deny it.

Pang Boyi said again: "Those people have had several lives in their hands. A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall. Do you know that you will lose your life if you are not careful?"

Xu Yi suddenly lowered his eyebrows and whispered: "You know, I thought about this before I took action."

"Then why are you still doing it?" Pang Boyi asked.

Xu Yi said: "We had to take action. There was only one arrester present at the time. As you said, Pang Guanren, those few people have had murder cases in their hands. If we let them run away, these people will continue to do evil."

The reason why . Take action because if these people escape, more people will be deceived in the future and even lose their lives.

Pang Boyi's eyebrows relaxed, he knew he would get such an answer.

At that time, he knew what happened in Xiling and lost his temper with his friends. How could he let Xu Yi be involved in danger?

Pan Wenji looked proud of him at that time and said that Xu Yi could be used.

This was actually what his friend said, and Xu Yi gave him another surprise.

"Okay, very good." Pang Boyi rolled up his sleeves and smiled with satisfaction, "Since you plan to be chivalrous and benevolent, you must have someone to rely on when traveling in the future."

Xu Yi was stunned and said to him I don’t know why my mood is up and down.

Pang Boyi stopped beating around the bush and asked, "Do you want to be my apprentice?"

Without waiting for Xu Yi's reply, he continued, "There are many benefits to being my apprentice. If you travel in the future, just take my letter with you. There is no obstruction. If you go to Shuntian Mansion one day and cause trouble there, take my letter and go to the current Zuopushe. He once owed me a favor. If you really become my apprentice, this favor will be with you. How about it?

I don't need any filial piety, I just hope that you will remain true to your original intention and do good, and be a benevolent doctor like you."

Xu Yi gradually frowned and his chest rose slightly. He knew very little about Pang Boyi, but he knew nothing about it. I didn't expect that he would have such great connections.

Shangshu Zuopushe was a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty. He was once again promoted to prime minister. Although it was later short-lived and quickly invalidated, anyone with such a status owed Pang Boyi's favor. Is it possible that he sat in such a high position before he resigned from office?

Pang Boyi drank tea to moisten his throat and said, "You don't have to rush to answer me. This is something I regret, and I feel very angry if I don't say it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pang Boyi couldn't help covering his mouth and coughing.

"Ahem, cough..."

Xu Yi didn't listen carefully to what he said, and frowned and asked, "Did Pang Guanren cough?"

Uncle Pang patted his back to help him breathe. After hearing this, he took the opportunity to say: " Dalang couldn't sleep for the past two days, so he went out to blow the air at night. I couldn't tell, it was inconvenient for him to catch a cold." He sighed, "I was about to get better, but just now I got excited and coughed again."

Pang Boyi wanted to stop him from coughing. The coughing was so violent that the ends of his eyes turned red.

He had to cover his chest and cough out the itchy mouth, and then it became much smoother.

Wiping the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, Pang Boyi pretended to curse: "You are the only one who talks too much."

"Old slave is also worried about Da Lang. Da Lang, your body is worse than that of old slave. What should I do?" Uncle Pang didn't have any idea. Not afraid of him.

Pang Boyi: "..."

Xu Yi frowned and said, "Pang Guanren, let me check your pulse."

Pang Boyi didn't hesitate and stretched out his hand.

Soon, Xu Yi found out that his pulse Qi was rather hard, with the symptoms of upward Qi and coughing. After carefully detecting the pulse, he also found that Pang Boyi's wind-cold evil entered the body and turned into heat.

Xu Yi suddenly frowned: "Pang Guanren, it's not a good habit for you to get angry and blow the cold wind in the middle of the night."

Pang Boyi coughed a few times and said, "I'm not angry because I heard about you."

"Then I'm still here. It's your fault." Xu Yi curled up his lips, looked at him seriously and said, "You have cold evil in your lungs, and your Qi is reversed. I'm afraid it will take several days to get better."

"Doctor Xu, With Dalang's condition, do you need a prescription?" Uncle Pang asked hurriedly.

Xu Yi shook his head: "It's not a big problem. Just before I came here, I bought orange-red paste in the pastry shop. This orange-red paste can nourish the lungs and relieve coughs. Follow the instructions, take a spoonful of orange-red paste three times a day, stir it. Just dissolve it in warm water and take it."

Uncle Pang bowed and thanked Xu Yi, and sighed: "Da Lang doesn't like to listen to what I said, so Doctor Xu's words are of some use these days. I'll be nagging Dr. Xu a lot."

Xu Yi agreed.

He went to the concierge outside to find Uncle Liu and brought back the orange-red ointment he had placed there.

He originally planned to buy this thing and study it, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so quickly.

It seemed that when he got back, he would have to go to the pastry shop to buy another can.

Xu Yi came back with the jar and handed the orange ointment to Uncle Pang, then told him not to add honey when taking it, just dissolve it directly.

As for Pang Game, I have said everything that should be said and should not be said.

At this moment, he acted as if nothing was wrong, keeping silent and holding his sleeves, closing his eyes and concentrating.

It was as if those exciting words were not his.

Xu Yi lowered his eyes and was relatively speechless. His mind was still confused. Those words seemed to have been traced a long time ago, but he never took them to heart.

Even if he thought about why Pang Boyi always told him some information that was difficult to know given his status, he just attributed these to the fact that the other party had a good relationship with him.

After sending people out of the house, the quiet Uncle Pang suddenly said: "Don't worry about what Da Lang said just now, Doctor Xu. Da Lang is a person who loves talents. When he meets such a good seedling as Doctor Xu, he can endure it for a year and a half." It's not easy anymore."

Xu Yi was silent for a moment, then lowered his eyelids and said, "Uncle Pang, Mr. Pang treated me very well, and I am grateful, but I have never thought about becoming a disciple."

He paused and said . He bowed his hands to Uncle Pang.

Seeing him like this, Uncle Pang let out a long sigh and sent Xu Yi to sit on Uncle Liu's oxcart.

After losing sight of the bullock cart, he melancholy walked back to the courtyard.

Corridor pavilion.

Pang Boyi stared at the jar in a daze. When he saw Uncle Pang coming back, he raised his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Dalang, Doctor Xu..." Uncle Pang couldn't bear to look at Pang Boyi.

Pang Boyi suddenly laughed: "What kind of person is your husband? How could you be hurt by his refusal to be my apprentice?"

Uncle Pang said: "If the master really thinks so, this old slave will feel at ease. I'm afraid that the master will say That's what I said, but there was something else in my heart."

Pang Boyi: "..." I really can't hide anything from Uncle Pang.

...

On the way back.

Uncle Liu looked at Xu Yi frequently, and behind him, Xu Yi said helplessly: "Uncle Liu, just say what you want to say."

"Doctor Xu, why are you a little unhappy?" Uncle Liu was puzzled, "You and me Pang Guanren has a very good relationship. Why does he seem to be uncomfortable with it this time? "

Xu Yi said: "It has nothing to do with Pang Guanren."

His mind was confused. After expressing his wishes to Uncle Pang, he regretted it for a moment.

As Pang Boyi said, if a person speaks lightly, he will always encounter trouble when he goes out. If there is someone who can protect him, the road he wants to take later may be easier.

If you miss this village, there won’t be that store.

Xu Yi smiled slightly and suddenly asked Uncle Liu: "Do you know how the donkey carts in the tooth shop are bought and sold?"

"Doctor Xu wants to buy a donkey cart?" As expected, Uncle Liu was diverted by his words and shouted in surprise. come out.

"I have a plan." Xu Yi held the heater and rubbed it slightly. "If you buy a donkey cart, Uncle Liu, your old scalper can have a rest."

Uncle Liu felt grateful in his heart. He was just worried that Xu Yi had bought it. Don't hire him for the donkey cart: "I am an old ox, if I don't pull the cart, I will have to plow the fields when I get back, and I won't be able to rest."

There is a plowing ox at home. When the time comes for plowing the fields, the same villager People come to borrow cattle and can earn some money to support the family, which is very good.

Uncle Liu thought happily and shouted happily: "Doctor Xu wants to buy a donkey cart. You can call me at any time. I know how to look after the donkeys, and I will definitely show you the good ones."

Xu Yi was stunned.

Then he laughed happily and agreed to take Uncle Liu with him when he bought the donkey cart.

The bullock cart slowly arrived at Dongjie Market and stopped outside the dim sum shop.

Before the two got out of the car, they suddenly heard yelling and swearing coming from inside.

"You bitch, if it weren't for you, why would my brother have left so early? Now that you are dominating my shop and refusing to return it, do you really think that our family has no one?"

The bitter voice reached his ears, and Xu Yi frowned. Look inside.

Earlier, the girl who received him wore a high bun with a few strands of hair scattered, and there was a conspicuous slap mark on her half-painted cheek.

The curser was a woman in her thirties, with droopy eyebrows, eyes, and a mean look.

She was still angry after scolding, and kept moving her hands, tearing at Aunt Yang's collar. The tightly wrapped collar was torn to pieces by her, and Aunt Yang tugged on her clothes in grief and indignation without fighting back.

Suddenly, she saw a tall shadow standing outside, and was stunned when she saw who it was.

Seeing that she was in a daze, the woman raised her hand angrily and hit her on the other cheek: "Bitch, what are you looking at! Okay, okay, is that the person you hooked up with? I'll tell you that you have done that shameful thing a long time ago. Madam, my father still doesn’t believe me, I won’t hold you and ask you clearly now…”

She dragged Aunt Yang in front of Xu Yi.

Xu Yi frowned deeply when he heard her unpleasant words.

Yang Gu faced Xu Yi, covered her cheeks in shame, and cried: "Doctor Xu, this has nothing to do with you. We are not doing business today. You should leave quickly."

"Leave? Don't even think about it once you're here . Walk easily!" The woman let go of Yang Gu's hand and grabbed Xu Yi's arm.

Xu Yi's eyes flashed with disgust, and he turned sideways to avoid the hand that was stretched out and smeared with bright red kodan.

He said coldly: "This lady, please respect yourself."

The woman was a little stunned, and her heart suddenly became angry. She cursed and said: "You shameless young man, where do you have the face to ask me to respect myself? There is no reason to do such a shameful thing."

Seeing that the husband in front of her was not afraid at all, the woman became even more angry and wanted to make the incident known to the whole street.

Uncle Liu behind him saw that something was not going well. He jumped out of the bullock cart in anger, dragged a long wooden stick from the cart at the back, panted and ran over to block Xu Yi.

"You woman, don't talk nonsense. We are just here to buy snacks. How can you arrange it like this!"

Uncle Liu shouted angrily, holding a wooden stick to block the woman from approaching.

Although Xu Yi was so skilled that he didn't need his protection, in his opinion, if Xu Yi didn't get married and was suddenly vilified, he might not know how to deal with it for a while.

The woman was a little scared when she saw the wooden stick in his hand, but thought that this was a good opportunity to take back the pastry shop, so she became brave again.

"Could what I said be false?" the woman sarcastically said, "That bitch herself said it herself, asking this adulterer to leave quickly, isn't it just a guilty conscience!"

Aunt Yang was stunned and shouted anxiously: "I didn't, you Just insult me ​​and scold me, Dr. Xu is just here to buy snacks, how could you receive such harsh words?"

As she spoke, she couldn't stop crying.

She saw that Dr. Xu was handsome, but which lady didn't like to look at handsome men, but this had nothing to do with any of this.

Yang Gu thought that she had done nothing wrong to her husband, but she felt guilty for her husband's family. After all, she felt that she fell asleep that night and did not hear that her husband was suddenly ill.

Xu Yi, who was innocently pulled in, was frowning and trying to explain.

Unexpectedly, when the woman saw her crying so hard, she laughed angrily: "I didn't know it, but I was really deceived by you. You used this face to deceive me into my shop before." "

Otherwise, why would her father give her the shop instead of his biological daughter?

Could it be that... the woman's face looked gloomy? Could it be that this bitch is secretly hooking up with her father?

No, no, no, I must not let her go.

The woman looked at Gu Yang's beautiful young face, her eyes full of malice, and she suddenly stretched out her claws to tear her face apart.

"Ah——"

Aunt Yang was so frightened by her move that she screamed.

The whole person fell to the ground in panic and instinctively closed his eyes.

The next moment, the sharp red nails did not fall on her face. She only heard her aunt cry out in pain and fell to the open space next to her.

Yang Gu opened her eyes and saw that the wooden stick in the father-in-law's hand was now in Doctor Xu's hand.

Xu Yi used a slight force on his wrist and swept the opponent aside.

"Ouch... Ouch, my waist..."

The woman clutched her waist and groaned in pain.

Xu Yi threw the wooden stick in his hand back to Uncle Liu and said coldly: "Since you don't believe it, then let's go and confront Captain Pan to see if, as you said, I am and am not the adulterer who hooked up with the store owner. "

When she heard that Xu Yi was going to report to the official, the woman who had just looked fierce was frightened. She covered her waist and stopped crying.

She staggered up from the ground, pointed at Gu Yang's face and shouted: "You... I'll let you go this time. I hope you'll be so lucky next time!"

The woman gasped, trying to get out of the way. Xu Yi fled outside the door of the shop next to him.

This time, Xu Yi refused to let her go.

Uncle Liu was very discerning, so he immediately placed the wooden sticks in his hands on both sides, blocking the entire doorway.

"You want to run away? You just want to run away after beating and scolding someone. Do you think there is no law in Yanting County?!" He yelled, which made the onlookers behind him cheer.

When Xu Yi heard this, he blinked. He just wanted to scare this woman, but Uncle Liu seemed to take it seriously.