Chapter 16

The two of them were sitting in a private room of a teahouse on West Street.

Xing Yuesen asked the waiter to bring him a pot of good tea and three plates of snacks to go with the tea.

Nowadays, drinking tea is elegant. There are some tea methods and tea dividing methods, which require the tea master to grind the tea powder carefully and then make a cup of tea into a very difficult work of art. Most of the people who come to the tea house to drink tea are scholars, dignitaries and aristocrats. This is their daily pastime. They watch the tea masters perform their exquisite talents until a cup of highly appreciated fragrant tea is brought to them [Note 1].

But what Xing Yuesen wanted was a pot of tea. He came to the teahouse to have a good chat with Xu Yi. He didn't need the tea master to serve him, so he waved his hand and asked the waiter to prepare it quickly.

Since the last time he met Xu Yi, Xing Yuesen has been looking forward to the next meeting. In his heart, Xu Yi is more worth getting to know than his classmates.

Thinking so, he did so.

Very familiarly, he talked to Xu Yi about what he had experienced after breaking up: "Only two days after that day, the topic of the private school quiz happened to be 'Lun for the People'. Because of your help, I felt deeply about this topic and started writing. He wrote the article with miraculousness and got top three grades in the exam..."

He sighed, with a look of sadness in his eyes, as if he felt sorry for Xu Yi, and said slowly: "Actually, I took the prescription and went home. At that time, my father gave me a lecture, saying how could I trust the prescriptions written by outsiders so much? What if something happened?"

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Then why did you use the prescription?"

"It was me? Smart, I'm going to find my grandmother." Xing Yuesen blinked, saying nothing.

My grandmother was worried about her grandfather's condition. When she heard there was such a prescription, she immediately took it to Dr. Chen... and that's what happened next.

After learning about the twists and turns, Xu Yi felt a little emotional. Fortunately, his prescription was effective and would not disappoint Xing Yuesen in front of his father, leaving him with the impression of "thriving for quick success and quick gain, but unclear about people".

"Brother Xing, thank you for your hard work." Xu Yi raised his tea cup sincerely.

Xing Yuesen smiled handsomely: "It's not hard for me. I have gained a lot. Not only did I get a good prescription, but I also got to know you as a good friend."

Xu Yi smiled when he heard this.

Good tea goes with good snacks. The Jade Leaf Changchun in this tea house is worthy of being a precious tea. The tea soup is golden and clear, and it tastes sweet and refreshing with a full aftertaste. Coupled with the sweet mung bean cake, almond cake and salty shredded chicken crisps, Xu Yi felt 50% to 60% full after a few cups of tea.

He took back the hand holding the snacks and asked Xing Yuesen with a smile when he would take the holiday.

Xing Yuesen said sincerely: "There are still three days. I have nothing to do that day, so I want to find some time to find you."

Xu Yi nodded: "I won't go to the mountains that day."

"Where do you think we can meet?" Xing Yuesen looked forward to it. He said, "That day there was a Peach Blossom Fair in Ganyuan Temple, and many scholars would go out for spring outings to enjoy the scenery. There is also the Shulin Garden in the eastern suburbs. The scenery there is nice and it is a good place to drink tea. If you don't like it, we can still Go to the Chenghuang Temple, there will be a market that day, it should be very lively."

He talked in a distance, and suddenly realized that Xu Yi had "abandoned literature and medicine". Now, if he contacts the places where literati often go, will he offend the scene? Affection?

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Xu Yi smiling and saying, "Let's go to the City God's Temple. I just happened to go to see what there is to buy."

Xing Yuesen: "I..."

Xu Yi interrupted him: "After going to the City God's Temple, I also want to see Grandfather Xing. I wonder if Brother Xing is willing to lead the way?" Xing Yuesen

said gratefully, "Of course I will. I will tell Grandfather when I get home."

I asked Xu Yi what he thought of some of the questions I had been wondering about recently.

Xu Yi doesn't have any opinions. Fortunately, he has the memory of his original life, and he has read a lot of books before. It is inevitable to come into contact with a lot of classical Chinese when studying Chinese medicine. He is relatively familiar with classical Chinese.

He spoke honestly and stated his opinions.

Xing Yuesen was so fascinated by what he heard that his mind was full of thoughts such as "So there is such an interpretation", "Why didn't I think of this?", "Such a question is indeed very profound", etc. He excitedly asked the waiter to get some paper and pen, and then He took Xu Yi's hand and asked him to write down what he said.

Xu Yi: "..."

Is it too late for him to withdraw his five, six or seventy-eight views now?

...

While Xu Yi was writing, Xing Yuesen got up and went downstairs, asking an errand boy to take the message. After the explanation, he came back with joy.

At this time, Xu Yi was almost finished writing.

He looked up and saw Xing Yuesen holding the rice paper with wet ink on it with a bright smile, holding his unbearded chin, and started reading while shaking his head.

Xu Yi: "..."

After a moment, Xing Yuesen said: "Brother Yi, I have something to give you."

Xu Yi was confused: "What?"

Xing Yuesen put down the paper and took out two Jiaozi from his sleeve pocket. One Jiaozi was Five taels, two taels equals ten taels.

He handed the two letters to Xu Yi with both hands and put them down.

Xu Yi looked at him and asked him: "What is this?"

Xing Yuesen said: "This is the medical fee that my grandfather told me to give you." Xu Yi was surprised: " It

's too much."

In his opinion, he was from a wealthy family, but it was rare for him to pay ten taels of silver for a consultation.

Xing Yuesen shook his head: "It's not much. When my grandfather suddenly fell ill, the family spent more than a hundred dollars to treat him, but they couldn't cure his illness."

He even felt that ten taels of silver was already very little. .

"Brother Yi won't accept it, right?" he asked.

Xu Yi: "..." He copied all his articles, so it seems unreasonable not to take them.

Xu Yi couldn't help but smile, "Okay, then I'll accept the consultation fee." "There are others." Xing Yuesen

continued, "I've sent someone to call Amu, and he will bring something over."

He didn't know who Amu was. When someone arrived, he saw how he was dressed and realized that this teenage boy was Xing Yuesen's bookboy.

Amu put down what Xing Yuesen asked for and stood respectfully behind him, quietly peeking at Xu Yi with wide eyes and curiosity.

Is this person the young master's friend who can be called a confidant? She looks so young, about the same age as him, and is wearing an ordinary gown, not much better than him.

When Xing Yuesen got the brocade box, he quickly opened it, pushed it in front of Xu Yi, and looked at him.

"My grandfather asked me to bring this to you. I planned to bring it with me when I went to find you during the holidays, but I thought it would be better to choose a different day, so I asked Amu to bring it to me."

There was a white jade ring in the brocade box. There are no carvings on it, it is smooth and smooth, and the quality is good. If you sell it, you can probably get more than ten guan.

On the other side is a copy of an ancient medical book.

For Xu Yi, ancient medical books were more attractive than jade rings, which made his words of rejection stuck in his throat and unable to spit them out for a long time.

When Xing Yuesen saw this, he smiled. He knew it would be like this: "I can't refuse this gift from my elders. You and I are already good friends. My grandfather is your elder. This is what he told me to give to you."

Xu Yi took a breath. He must have read the almanac when he went out today, otherwise how could something more unexpected than winning a lottery happen.

The day before, he made pills and was so poor that he only had a dozen copper coins. In the blink of an eye, he didn't seem to have to worry about money anymore.

Xu Yi looked at Xing Yuesen and thought, otherwise, he would go to Xing's house for free and give their family a free full-body examination?

This way... at least you're not taking other people's things for free.

But in the end, he still couldn't turn his thoughts into action, because Xing Yuesen simply disagreed and asked Xu Yi to provide free medical examinations to the people in those rooms? It’s too shameful for them!

And Xu Yi didn't have to go to the clinic for free. Whether it was a consultation fee delivered to his door in person, or something given to him in the name of an elder, if he took it, he would feel awkward at most and not have an uneasy conscience.

...

The next day, he went to Jin'e Mountain to collect medicinal materials again. On the way down the mountain, he met someone who had come down the mountain to collect medicinal materials.

It's a child of about ten years old.

The frostbite on the child's hands has improved a lot, but his body looks even thinner, with his yellow cheeks deeply sunken. The backpack behind him is so heavy that he needs to arch his back to carry it.

When he heard the noise, he looked like a frightened deer. His eyes trembled and his body froze, daring not to move. When he found out it was someone, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried down the mountain.

Xu Yi walked behind the young man with a stern face, watching him come to the river bank at the foot of the mountain to drink water, and then continued on his way without sitting in the waiting bullock cart.

Xu Yi got on the bullock cart and asked the driver: "Uncle, do you know that child?"

Xiu Yi was confused: "Which one?"

Xu Yi pointed to the child's back.

The handlebar said "Oh" and said that he didn't know him either. He often saw this kid coming to the mountains to collect herbs, but every time he wouldn't take a ride. Instead, he would walk more than 20 miles to the county seat.

"He looks like a miserable child. At such an early age, he has to go to the mountains to collect medicines and sell them to make money. I also know what his parents think. Although there is a temple in Jin'e Mountain that is inhabited, the back mountain is also dangerous, and wild boars often appear. It hurts people. The pilgrims who come to offer incense will not go to the back mountain..."

Xu Yi was silent.

The place where they dig medicinal materials is in the back mountain.