Chapter 18

"Woof woof woof~"

"I'm back."

Xu Yi pushed open the wooden door, and Xiao Huang, who had been guarding the house for a long time, rushed over happily. Compared with the first meeting, Xiao Huang is now a circle bigger, and his fur is smooth to the touch. He has grown up. Quite a few.

Not only did Xiao Huang's body shape change, but his eyes also changed. His amber eyes became brighter and brighter, reflecting the shadow of Xu Yi's leaning body.

He opened the warm oil paper bag and said, "Wait a minute, I brought you the roasted meat, eat it slowly... Why are you looking at me? I won't eat yours."

After teasing Xiao Huang for a while, He entered the house, put the medicinal materials on the cleared table, turned around and went to the kitchen to light a fire and boil water.

After arriving here, all he drank was boiled water. Even the bowl Xiao Huang drank from was filled with boiled water.

The boiled water was put into a clay pot, and Xu Yi was ready to make dinner.

Wash the rice and millet together, cook the rice in a clay pot until it is eighty-cooked, then put the washed and cut bacon slices on top and braise it to bring out the aroma of the bacon, and then you can season it.

Pour two rounds of soy sauce, then crack an egg and lie in the middle. Watching the egg white gradually become white and solid, Xu Yi threw a handful of vegetables on top, melted a small spoonful of coarse salt with hot water, and poured it until cooked. On the vegetables.

After a while, the bacon rice was ready. Xu Yi put out the fire and came out with the clay pot.

This bacon-cooked rice is the only skill that Xu Yi can master. Compared with other dishes, the steps are simple and easy to operate. It is not very unpalatable, but it cannot be eaten often.

It was getting dark, so Xu Yi lit the oil lamp.

The rice cooked in a clay pot has a layer of browned pot stickers on the bottom of the pot. When eaten hot, it is crispy and chewy, and tastes better than soft boiled rice.

It's just a bit toothsome.

After eating, Xu Yi was not in a hurry to rest. He bought a lot of medicinal materials. He went back to the house and soaked the medicinal materials that needed to be soaked in water first, including those that needed to be concocted.

Soon, there was a strong smell of vinegar and sourness in the room.

Xu Yi frowned slightly, thinking about making a temporary mask with a handkerchief, but when he touched the cuffs, they found nothing.

Tsk, I didn’t touch it.

Xu Yi blinked and remembered that he gave the handkerchief to the child during the day.

Without a handkerchief, Xu Yi had to endure it for the time being. After pouring the vinegar, he immediately closed the pottery lid.

There is a time-keeping clepsydra in the house. The Xu family's clepsydra is made of wood. There is a small hole drilled in the bottom of the kettle. A water container is placed under the hole. When the water is all dripped, twelve hours have passed. . People who use a clepsydra use the water flowing through the orifice to change the water level in the pot and calculate the corresponding time [Note 1].

Xu Yi observed for a while, and when he saw that it was almost time, he took out the herbs soaked in vinegar and drained them.

It’s getting late to do this well.

Xu Yi came to the room with water, closed the door and was about to take off his clothes and wash up, when he suddenly heard a ghost-like moan.

Xu Yi paused while unbuttoning his buttons: "..."

He listened carefully and found that the sound came from the next wall. After thinking about it for a while, Xu Yi knew who made the sound.

It was the accountant Chen's house that was separated from him by a wall.

Hearing this vague groan of pain, it seems that Accountant Chen's illness has not recovered yet. I don't know how Doctor Chen diagnosed it and what medicine he prescribed. He went out very early during the day and came back very late at night. He did not smell the smell of medicine boiling next door.

He doesn't know. The accountant Chen next door was complaining very much about Madam Chen.

I thought that after being scolded by his wife, and then going to Xu Xiaozi's place to get a prescription for medicine, he would be cured of his illness, and there would be no need to continue tormenting people like this.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen went there and came back empty-handed and told him that Mr. Xu didn't agree.

Accountant Chen's expression immediately changed: "Are you saying something rude? Didn't you say that boy is better than Dr. Sun and you want to call him? Why didn't you call moving people over?"

After saying this, he started to complain, "That boy has a high heart. You are so proud that you definitely don’t want to come over to see me. I said I wouldn’t let him see me, but you went to invite me. Now you are being driven back, you woman, you will embarrass me!”

Mrs. Chen heard this ! Angry, he shouted at him: "Have I failed you? Chen Erwang, please listen to what you have to say. If I hadn't been busy serving you, do you think you still have the strength to scold me?"

Accountant Chen shrank his shoulders, timid and unconvinced: "Then what do you think I should do now? Oh - me, I don't want to die yet."

"I can't die!" Madam Chen glared at him, as charming as ever. With his peach blossom eyes, he could only grit his teeth and said, "I'll go get Dr. Chen for you."

"..." Accountant Chen was silent.

He pursed his lips and murmured in a low voice: "The medical fee paid by Dr. Chen is so expensive..."

Madam Chen clutched her chest and gasped, and cursed angrily: "Money or life is more important, you choose one! Anyway, if you die, I will Just take the dowry and remarry far away from your Chen family."

Accountant Chen was too frightened to talk back.

After that day, it had been two days since he had taken the medicine prescribed by Dr. Chen. Accountant Chen felt that his stomach felt better, but it still didn't feel better.

I couldn't help but be suspicious, wondering if Dr. Chen was not strong enough. Otherwise, why wouldn't he feel better after taking the medicine for two days?

He looked at Mrs. Chen who was sitting under the kerosene lamp sewing clothes with melancholy eyes, and thought complainingly in his heart, if his wife hadn't invited Mr. Xu to see him at that time, would he have continued to suffer like this?

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Mrs. Chen was a little annoyed by his burning gaze, so she put down her work and asked him.

Accountant Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth: "I feel bad, I can't sleep."

Madam Chen stared at his expression. Compared with the previous expression, Chen Erwang's expression had improved in the past two days. At that time, Dr. Chen said that it had taken a long time and that he should have been invited over earlier.

She said unhurriedly: "I still need to drink ten days of medicinal soup."

Accountant Chen was not happy, and if he continued to lie down, the master should fire him, and there would be no way to keep him: "If I can't do it, I won't I've been lying here for almost ten days. If I don't go back to the teahouse, there will still be a place for me there!"

Madam Chen was speechless for a moment: "..."

Should she tell Chen Erwang that the waiter from the teahouse came over on errands three days ago? I made the trip and told the host that Chen Erwang would not have to go there in the future. I also brought two ounces of compassionate money with me.

Knowing that she couldn't hide the news, Mrs. Chen stopped hiding it and told him exactly what the waiter at the teahouse had said.

After hearing this, Chen Erwang's face turned pale.

He raised his trembling fingers and his eyes were wide open: "You... you woman, why didn't you stop me and tell me this? Do you want to harm me? I finally got it." This accountant's position has been ruined by you."

As he spoke, he burst into tears, looking sad and angry, as if he was not facing his wife, but a villain with a blood feud.

Madam Chen was stunned by his unexpected reaction, her eyes widened in disbelief.

But looking at Chen Erwang, who was crying like an ugly man, she knew that the other party really hated her, and it was not a temporary illusion of hers.

"You actually blame me?" Madam Chen gritted her teeth and shouted, not to be outdone, "Why do you blame me? The waiter in the teahouse made it clear that he was just here to convey a message. If you think you can stop him, you can Can you go back to the teahouse and be your accountant? Let me tell you Chen Erwang, if you are an upright man, you should go to your master's house after you get well and ask for grace to continue being the accountant instead of blaming me here. "

After talking about it, her tone gradually became colder. Seeing him like this, it was useless to talk more.

Her father was blind when he decided to have such a hard-working marriage for her. In the final analysis, it was because of her bad luck that she fell in love with such an incompetent husband who still blamed the girl.

...

The sounds of quarrels next door came one after another.

The night dew was heavy, but it couldn't stop the ugly crying. After a while, someone outside seemed to open the window to peek, and then the crying next door stopped.

Come to think of it, Accountant Chen also knew that it was embarrassing to cry so hard.

Xu Yi thought drowsily, turned over, and continued sleeping without any burden.

Back then, he could lie down and sleep in the family medicine warehouse where people came and went, and this little noise did not affect him.

...

The next day, the sun rose and the sound of drums sounded from the entrance of the alley.

The first thing Xu Yi did when he woke up was to practice Wu Qin Xi and Hu Lei Tai Chi.

This body has not yet formed conditioned reflexes. After completing a set of five-animal tricks, it has just warmed up.

Then, he punched again, and his punches were no longer soft. He bent his waist and raised his legs, jumped like a tiger, spread his arms and wings... After completing a set of exercises flexibly and powerfully, his back was already covered with sweat.

Xu Yi wiped his forehead with a towel, and then continued to practice Hulei Tai Chi hard.

Practicing boxing is not something that happens overnight. If he wants to pick up his previous skills, he needs to get up early every morning and exercise on an empty stomach for half an hour.

In the early years, Xu Yi never thought about practicing boxing and learning kung fu. It turned out that Xu Yi's father hired two masters to teach his eldest brother in the family, and he thought it would be interesting to learn from them.

I have been studying like this for more than ten years. When I was in middle school, I also won the first place in the provincial youth martial arts competition.

The reason why he was eager to pick up the Hu Lei Tai Chi was because he lived in ancient times and with his urine nature, he would definitely be able to travel around in the future without any martial arts at hand.