Chapter 169

When I came out of the carpenter’s house, a boy was driving a donkey cart on the way. Seeing that shopkeeper Jia was in a good mood, he couldn’t help but curiously asked: “Master, don’t you like to go to Carpenter Zhang’s house?”

His master thought that Carpenter Zhang was He is an elm-headed man. Although he has some skills, he doesn't know how to do business.

If his master hadn't treated this carpenter well and protected him, this carpenter would have been suppressed by other colleagues.

Shopkeeper Jia half-squinted his eyes and said, "What do you know?"

Why did he remember that Carpenter Zhang had such a carriage that was being polished? It was not because such large carriages were difficult to sell.

Today, Xu Langjun wants to buy it, so he must seize the opportunity.

If he didn't follow, and if Carpenter Zhang said something wrong, the gain would outweigh the loss.

"You boy, you still have a lot to learn." Shopkeeper Jia drank the tea slowly, "You can only learn so much by following me."

The boy quickly complimented: "Master is right, Thanks to the master's suggestion, I can go out with him to see the world."

Shopkeeper Jia glared at him and snorted: "I didn't know that your mouth was full of honey. Don't talk about it. If it hadn't been for your lies this morning. "Master, I won't be embarrassed by my wife."

The boy was frightened and begged for mercy with a cold sweat on his back.

Shopkeeper Jia either really wanted to punish him, or he was so angry with Cheng that he vomited blood and had nowhere to vent. Remembering his words again, he fined him half a month's salary.

The young man cried out in his heart that his life was miserable. If the master asked again in the future, he would pretend that he didn't know anything and let the master ask on his own.

About a quarter of an hour.

Two donkey carts were parked outside the car market. Xu Yi got out of the carts and said goodbye to shopkeeper Jia.

Standing opposite him, the body odor lingering in the air became even more obvious.

Shopkeeper Jia has known that he has body odor since he was a child, but the smell comes from himself and is not that obvious when he smells it.

In addition, although Mrs. Huang didn't like the smell of him, she would not openly say, "I feel sick when I smell your smell." Aunt Wu, the side concubine, did not dare to do this even more. She was the concubine that Mrs. Huang personally arranged for Shopkeeper Jia to welcome into the house. She was honest and responsible and never dared to complain about the arrangements made by the mistress of the family.

Even if I can't bear it, I will just find an excuse to be sick and take a few days off.

Therefore, when Shopkeeper Jia saw Xu Yi's calm expression, he thought he had concealed his smell well today.

He didn't think much about it and said, "Xu Langjun, you can pick up the goods at this time the day after tomorrow. Don't forget it then."

"I won't forget it."

Xu Yi smiled calmly and looked at Shopkeeper Jia's face. His face showed satisfaction, and he slowly said frankly: "I am not a doctor. I have a prescription for removing filthy turbidity and removing filth. I wonder if Shopkeeper Jia is interested in it?"

"Are you a doctor?" Shopkeeper Jia's face changed when he heard what he said. He looked surprised and looked up and down. Seeing Xu Yi's scholarly temperament, his eyes were full of disbelief.

But soon, he was attracted by Xu Yi's words and hurriedly asked, "You said you have a prescription to cure my body odor? Where did it come from? Can it really be cured?"

His disease came from his mother's womb. What he brought is related to his innate talent, inherited from his grandfather.

Over the years, this body odor has caused him so many embarrassing things that he didn't even dare to attend banquets.

The man in front of him said lightly that he had a prescription for curing body odor. How could he not be excited?

Shopkeeper Jia thought about the question just now and was worried that Xu Yi would be unhappy, so he quickly teased: "It's someone who has eyesight but doesn't know Taishan. Dr. Xu, please come in quickly."

After saying that, he ordered to stand next to him, who was also stunned. Boy, go and make tea.

A few people sat down in the main room where the guests were waiting. The waiter quickly brought the brewed spring tea and then waited aside, waiting for instructions.

Xu Yi did not beat around the bush and said: "This method may not be able to cure the disease completely, but if Shopkeeper Jia believes in it, you can use it for ten days first. Then you will know whether it is of any use."

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Jia decided to cure it without even thinking about it. Complied.

Because of his body odor, the ladies at home refused to get close to him. As long as there was a chance of survival, he would not let it go.

"Please ask Doctor Xu to give you the prescription." Shopkeeper Jia stood up, bent over Xu Yi and bowed deeply.

Xu Yi was able to accept the ancient way of expressing gratitude without changing his expression. He said calmly: "Rong, let me diagnose shopkeeper Jia's pulse first."

It was one thing to know that he had body odor, but diagnosing his pulse was another matter.

Doctors can tell the root cause of many diseases from the pulse. For example, in this shopkeeper Jia, his body odor is congenital, which is also related to the lack of smooth flow of body fluids.

The airflow under his armpits is blocked, causing the qi to block the sweat pores in the armpits. Over time, the external evils of dampness, heat, turbidity and turbidity will be fumigated out of the skin.

To put it simply and clearly, it is the gas brought out by the sweat in the two armpits. The longer it lasts, the more serious it will be.

"Shopkeeper Jia likes to eat spicy food?" Xu Yi raised his eyelids and looked at the slightly nervous shopkeeper Jia.

Shopkeeper Jia was stunned for a moment, admitted truthfully, and then asked him: "Doctor Xu, can't I eat spicy food if I have such body odor?"

"It's edible." Xu Yi said, and before Shopkeeper Jia could relax, he added He said, "Don't overeat. You need to eat less than three meals a day."

Shopkeeper Jia stared at him and said, "!!!"

He is addicted to spicy food on weekdays. He can eat two spicy braised pig's trotters in one sitting. Plate, let alone more than that...

Wouldn't it be inhumane if he couldn't eat more than three of each spicy dish? When

Shopkeeper Jia thought of this, he immediately resisted: "Doctor Xu, is there no other way?"

Xu Yi said: "No."

When Shopkeeper Jia was disappointed, Xu Yi said again: "If you want to cure this disease, , then you can't indulge. Not only should you avoid eating, but you should also bathe frequently, and wash your armpits with warm water whether it's cold or too hot."

After Xu Yi finished what he was about to explain, he asked Shopkeeper Jia if he was confident in doing it.

"If these are not possible, there is no need to say anything else."

Shopkeeper Jia suddenly lost his face: "..."

He looked at Xu Yi, who had clear eyes in front of him, and knew that this man was not joking.

As long as he said he couldn't do it, Xu Yi would not continue talking.

Fortunately, Shopkeeper Jia understands the importance, and curing body odor is the most important thing at the moment. Confirming what he was thinking, he no longer hesitated, bowed and asked Xu Yi to heal him.

Seeing that he was determined, Xu Yi said clearly with a smile: "I didn't bring pen, ink, paper

and inkstone with me. Do you have any pen, ink, paper and inkstone here, shopkeeper Jia?" "Bring it here."

When the boy brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Shopkeeper Jia said that he bought the Yangzhou inkstone at a high price from a bookseller and had never used it after opening it.

This inkstone is in good condition and looks much better than the one Xu Yi used.

Shopkeeper Jia said with a smile: "If Doctor Xu doesn't mind it, this inkstone is a little thought of someone."

Xu Yi said: "Shopkeeper Jia is too polite."

He declined Shopkeeper Jia's kindness and treated the two patients carelessly. Write down the prescription for armpit odor.

These two prescriptions are one for medicinal bath and one for external application.

Among them, the recipe for medicinal bath is relatively simple, using only two medicinal materials, bamboo leaves and peach bark.

There is no shortage of bamboo leaves in Sichuan. As long as you leave the county and walk a few miles into the wild, you can see a green bamboo forest.

Shopkeeper Jia knows a lot about bamboo leaves. The business he does uses a lot of bamboo. This bamboo can be used to make the windows of the carriages and various bamboo curtains.

In order to find better quality, shopkeeper Jia personally went to several bamboo forests. When I saw the word bamboo leaf, I couldn't help but feel dazed for half a second.

Shopkeeper Jia opened his mouth and asked breathlessly: "Can these bamboo leaves be used as medicine?"

Xu Yi said: "The bamboo leaves have a clear fragrance and can diuretic and reduce oil, so they can be used as medicine."

And the other peach with white skin can be used as medicine. It is the bark of mountain peach. Its medicinal value is very extensive. It can be used in the lungs to treat heartache and lung heat. It can treat scrofula and malignant sores in dermatology, as well as nose, throat and eye paralysis. It can also be used as medicine according to the situation. .

But when used in this recipe, it is mainly used for its detoxifying and sore-removing effects.

Xu Yi said: "Decoct the juice of these two herbs for later use, soak in the liquid and bathe, no matter how many times a day."

"Is it too much trouble?" Shopkeeper Jia suddenly felt a pain in his molar teeth.

Xu Yi also thought about the inconvenience of bathing in ancient times. Even though people in Song Dynasty liked to be clean, they loved bathing more.

But for ordinary people, taking a bath requires boiling a lot of water. Not to mention the cost of firewood, bathing also involves a lot of trouble and takes a lot of time.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Yi compromised and said, "Then just wash your armpits."

Although the effect will be worse, the impact is not big.

Shopkeeper Jia was satisfied and looked at another prescription written by Xu Yi. Looking at what was written on it, he slowly read out: "7 grams each of green wood incense, liquidambar, incense, clove, actinolite, and orange peel." Money, fifty dollars for lime? These eight herbs must be fried and sieved into powder?” [Note 1]

Shopkeeper Jia doesn’t know many of these herbs.

Seeing the doubt on his face, Xu Yi asked mistakenly: "Is there a problem?"

"No, no, there is no problem." Shopkeeper Jia hurriedly kept the prescription properly, "Put the prepared powder in a cloth bag and tie it to Is it ok to apply it on the armpit?"

Xu Yi nodded and said in detail: "When applying, remember to clean the armpit, cover the entire armpit with three finger-widths of powder, and then take it out overnight. "

This powder can be reused . , pour it out after applying, let it dry before using, until the medicinal effect is exhausted.

Shopkeeper Jia asked the question in his mind: "Is this bag special?"

Xu Yi immediately picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and drew graphics on the new paper.

This cloth bag is very similar to the cloth bag carried by ordinary people in fashion, except that there are two more straps tied at the shoulders and arms.

As for fabrics, permeable cotton and cotton can be used.

In response, Shopkeeper Jia took the drawing and thanked him again gratefully.

When Xu Yi was about to leave with A Xu, he personally prepared a money bag and stuffed it into Xu Yi's hand.

"Doctor Xu, this is someone's idea. You have to accept it this time." He said it sincerely, and it seemed that if Xu Yi didn't accept it, he would make trouble.

Xu Yi smiled and accepted the money bag he handed over without any further refusal.

...

On the way back, incense was lit in the carriage.

As smoke drifted out from the copper incense burner, Xu Yi quickly took off his outer robe and put on the clean clothes he found out from the cage.

Although he could tolerate the smell, he couldn't stand the smell that lingered on his body.

A Xu was driving outside, and a clear voice floated in: "Lang Jun, how can you hold it in? I almost vomited several times just now."

Xu Yi: "..."

It's hard to explain in one sentence, these are all Practiced.

Not to mention the smell of body odor, the smell of some diseases is not much better than body odor.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi looked at the money bag on the table. The smell on it had not yet dissipated.

Without touching the purse, he took out some medicinal powder from the medicine bag tied around his waist and rubbed it back and forth in the palm of his hand.

This medicine bag contains white angelica powder, which can remove the smell.

When he returned home, Xu Yi motioned to A Xu to take the money bag with him.

Ah Jin, Er Qing, and Xiao Huang at home had been waiting for a long time. When they saw them driving back, they happily ran out to greet them.

"Lang Jun, why have you been here for so long? Is this a newly bought donkey?" Ah Jin shouted, and he got in front of Wangcai and took a look.

Wangcai was not afraid when he saw her. He tilted his neck toward her, looking more familiar than Ah Jin.

Ah Jin happily touched it with her hands. Suddenly, she sniffed and looked at Ah Xu with a slight frown: "Brother, why do you smell bad?"

"Ah? Do you?" Ah Xu was surprised. He quickly raised his arm and smelled it.

He smelled something and his face became dumbfounded.

It's been so long and the smell hasn't dissipated yet.

Ah Jin backed away from him and pouted: "It's strange, brother, have you gone to dig a manure pit? Why is the smell so disgusting?"

Ah Xu opened his mouth: "..."

Xu stood by and watched the show . Yi couldn't help laughing.

The next moment, a gust of breeze blew in front of her. Ah Jin, who was standing at the outlet of the wind, was stunned for a moment. She sniffed carefully. This time, the stench did not come from her brother's body.

Er Qing, who was standing next to Xu Yi, had a sharper nose and immediately discovered that the smell came from...

He opened his eyes slightly and looked at Xu Yi in horror.

"Doctor Xu, do you smell something?"

Xu Yi froze, followed A Xu and raised his arm to the tip of his nose to smell. He changed into his outer robe in the carriage. The clothes only smelled of incense and had no strange smell.

But soon, he knew where the smell came from.

Not on his body, but on his turban and hair!

Hair easily absorbs smells. He usually uses incense, so this hair only has the aroma of incense.

But today he spent a lot of time with Shopkeeper Jia, and the smell of body odor was naturally absorbed into his hair.

Xu Yi shouted: "I want to take a bath!"

A Jin and Er Qing looked at each other suspiciously, so where did the smell on Lang Jun's body come from?

We can’t go digging in the manure pit with A Xu...