Chapter 207

In a dilapidated alley in Nancheng, a family named Wang lives in the thatched house at the end. Wang Tong, the mainstay of the family, works as a helper in a wealthy family. He goes out at 9 o'clock every day and can't come back until it gets dark in the evening. When he gets home, his blind old mother has already cooked the rice porridge with wild vegetables. He puts what he has in his hands. After putting it away, he helped his mother return to the chair and sit down.

"Mom, take a rest," said Wang Tong.

His mother rubbed his palm and asked uncertainly: "Why are there two more cuts on my palm?"

With the faint candlelight, Wang Tong looked at the two wounds on his palm that were cut by mulberry branches. He said calmly: "Mom, you touched the wrong thing. How could I get cut?"

His mother's lips moved, and she choked on everything she said: "If Niao Niang hadn't been sick, you wouldn't have been so hard.

" Then, it was Wang Tong's turn to remain silent.

He served porridge to his mother and asked her to drink the porridge first, then went into the house to see Niao Niang. Niao Niang was his wife. She suddenly fell ill after giving birth two years ago. She coughed up blood every day and no medicine was used.

Wang Tong understood that it was not that the medicinal soup was useless, but that he had no money to buy good medicine, so he could only live with it day by day.

Niao Niang was sleeping with the child in her arms. When she saw him entering the house, she worriedly asked: "Did you fall?"

"It's not serious." Wang Tong shook his head, "I only hit the back of my hand. I'll dig out some herbs for application later." "

Niao Niang knew that her husband was working so hard for their family, but she failed to live up to expectations and was ill for two years.

She had not seen the light all year round, her face was as white as snow, her lips were dull, her cheeks were sunken, and her only two pairs of eyes were getting bigger and bigger, looking into the darkness in the unlit room.

Wang Tong was not afraid and tucked her into bed. His wife was so good. If she hadn't married him, she wouldn't have suffered like this.

After taking care of his old mother and wife at home, Wang Tong ate a bowl of rice porridge, went out of the house, filled the jar with water, chopped firewood and piled it up, and then finally went back to the house to sleep.

The next day, Wang Tong came to work in the woods of his master's house. As he was about to go up the mountain with his ax on his back, he was stopped by a housekeeper.

"Are you Wang Tong?" The housekeeper looked at him, "You have a sick mother-in-law at home, is she okay?"

Wang Tong was stunned on the spot, but seeing the impatient look on the housekeeper's face, he quickly raised his eyebrows and said, "I am indeed at home. I'm sick. I don't know why Guisuke suddenly asked about this."

The housekeeper smiled coldly and said, "I have a great deal. As long as you follow the arrangement, you can get ten coins.

" It's not a small amount, it's enough to cover Wang Tong's salary for more than two months. Sure enough, Wang Tong's face changed when he heard this.

"I'm stupid, I don't know what the deal is, and I hope you can tell me." Wang Tong didn't hesitate much. He was really short of money. As long as it didn't involve murder and arson, then he would make the deal.

When the butler saw this, he thought to himself that as long as Wang Tong agreed, the extra 20 coins would be his.

Shen Liu heard somewhere that Wang Tong had a seriously ill wife and wanted to contact him through him, so he gave him 30 guan of money.

After the deed is completed, he can still get ten more coins.

The housekeeper said: "You don't need to do anything. Just take your mother-in-law to Furen Lane on South Street. There is a doctor named Xu there..."

...

Xu Yi's side is calm and everything is as usual. The only thing he is busy with every day is two.

One is to go to a stall to see a doctor.

One is to write "Fu on Medicine Properties" at home.

This "Ode to the Nature of Medicine" is an introductory book for beginners to learn Chinese medicine. According to research, the original book was probably written in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

It’s just that the author is unknown, and I don’t know who wrote it.

Xu Yi thought that since he taught A Xu and A Jin about medicinal materials and pharmacology, he had never asked them to memorize the "Ode to the Properties of Medicine". This was something he had neglected when he first taught people.

What's more, this medicinal gift is very important for beginners. Thinking about how doctors now accept apprentices, they first let the apprentice sort out the medicinal materials for three years, then let the apprentice prepare medicine for three years, and then let the apprentice follow the doctor for three years...

According to this teaching speed, I want to cultivate it. It is not easy to be a qualified doctor.

Xu Yi has memorized the original version of "Ode to the Properties of Medicine" since he was a child, so it is not difficult to write it down silently.

But after considering many reasons, he finally added many more pages based on the original ones.

After such troubles, he started preparing for this book from Yanting, until it took him half a year. On this day, Xu Yi finally finished writing the newly compiled "Fu on Medicine Nature".

"All medicines have their own properties, and this type is the coldest..."

A Xu and A Jin flipped through the books and took a slow breath when they saw the thick stack of books.

"Lang Jun, you are so awesome." Ah Jin admired with bright eyes, "You have finished writing this book!"

Xu Yi was happy: "I did not write the original book, I just copied it and added more It’s just a part.”

The source of what he wrote in the book was not compiled by him.

A Xu and the others didn't believe it.

"Over the years, we have dealt with so many medical clinics, but my sister and I have never heard of "Herbs". Lang Jun always coaxes us."

"Of course it is true." Xu Yi frowned and said calmly.

Without a blush or a heartbeat, he came up with his old excuse and said: "When I was studying, I met an old doctor by chance, and he gave me several medical books as a gift."

"When I was young, I memorized all those books. Now that I'm using it in my mind, how dare I say that it was written by me? "

He has a lot of medical books in his hand, and A Xu and the others know it.

Sure enough, after Xu Yi said what he said righteously, they believed him and didn't ask any more questions.

Since the book "Ode to the Nature of Medicine" was written, the two of them took turns reading it, never leaving their hands every day.

Seeing that they liked it, Xu Yi let them go and gave them a task to recite it all.

The original text of this book had more than a thousand words, but after Xu Yi revised it, the number more than doubled to a total of 2,680 words.

If you want to memorize it, you also need to understand and use it, which is not easy.

A Xu and A Jin immediately felt the level of challenge in it, and they read it with great concentration.

While the two were working hard to recite the medicinal properties, Xu Yi received a special patient on this day.

This patient had been coughing up blood for many days, and the blood clots were black and agglomerated. Whenever he coughed up blood, his chest breathing would get better. If the coughing up blood wasn't scary, it would be a good sign.

After Xu Yi checked for pulse, he looked at the woman in front of him with furrowed brows: "The flank is distended, painful, hot, and bothersome, the blood is firm and firm, and you eat less and are forgetful. This is because you were deficient in visceral qi during menstruation after childbirth, and the wind took advantage of it. "

Generally, in this situation, only the flanks and abdomen are distended and painful, causing internal blood to clump together, thus forming a syndrome of hematuria.

But it is rare to cough up blood.

But seeing that this woman was coughing up blood, she coughed up the blood that was blocked in her abdomen.

Otherwise, it would not be delayed until this time.

Xu Yi looked at the ragged couple in front of him and didn't say anything serious.

He called A Xu and A Jin over and asked them to take his pulse.

Before that, he said bluntly: "These are my two apprentices. Do you mind if I let them take your pulse?"

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter." Wang Tong rubbed his palms nervously.

He was able to bring his family here thanks to the ten pieces of silver given to him by the housekeeper.

This ten dollars actually saved their family's lives. Although he didn't know why he did this, it was a good thing for him just to bring Niao Niang to see a doctor.

Seeing this, A Xu took a step forward and diagnosed Niao Niang's pulse.

After a while, A Xu asked thoughtfully: "But after giving birth, did you eat raw or cold food?"

"This..." Niao Niang looked at her husband hesitantly.

Wang Tong blamed himself: "It's all my fault. When I gave birth in winter, my family was short of rice, food, and firewood, so I ate more dried eggplants."

Eggplant is a cold food, and it is not good to eat too much at one time, let alone just after giving birth. woman.

Niao Niang got this disease because she ate too many eggplants and caught a cold at night.

When it was Ah Jin's turn to check her pulse, she asked Niao Niang to open her mouth and stick out her tongue. She looked at her tongue and then showed her the fine beads of sweat on her forehead.

"You are sick of the cold and sweat easily. You can't be cold or hot, so it's quite troublesome." A Jin said, looking at Xu Yi.

Because Xu Yi had already pointed out what the disease was, they didn't need to argue, they just told what they saw.

Ah Jin asked: "Lang Jun, do you want to prescribe Wu Yao Powder?"

Before Xu Yi could speak, A Xu shook his head and said, "This Wu Yao Powder is too strong and not suitable for this lady. I need to find some medicine." A mild prescription."

Ah Jin frowned, thinking: "Then which prescription should I use..."

Xu Yi let them discuss, and he had already picked up a pen to write a prescription for the woman.

"I will prescribe a prescription for you. This prescription requires flavored medicine. It is difficult to find this medicine. I happen to have it on hand. Grind the medicine carefully and sift it until the medicine is gone. Mix it with wine for each dose. After boiling, take it warmly." Xu Yi slowly said to Wang and his wife, "You have been in bed for a long time, and you need to take it two more times. It will stop if

there is no pain in the flanks and no coughing up blood."

Only three doses were needed. Wang Tong was shocked. His palms that he was rubbing nervously stopped in one place. If he hadn't been panting, he would have turned into a wax statue.

His reaction was within Xu Yi's expectation.

Many patients who have been seriously ill for a long time have this expression when they hear that they only need to drink a few doses of medicinal soup.

Soon, Wang Tong asked uneasily, "Doctor Xu, do you really just need to drink these three doses of medicinal soup?"

"Yes." Xu Yi spoke concisely and to the point.

Wang Tong took a breath and asked again cautiously: "I wonder how valuable this medicine is?"

Xu Yi shook his head: "The only medicinal materials used in this prescription are Drosophila, Angelica sinensis, red peony root, Puhuang and Corydalis. It's an ordinary medicine."

"No need to use ginseng?" Wang Tong's breathing was slightly heavy.

After several visits to the doctor for Niao Niang, he spent all his family's savings. Among the several doctors, three said that ginseng was needed to survive.

In order to save money to buy ginseng in the past two years, Wang Tong worked hard to earn money. Every time he finally earned some money, he spent it on medicine. He still can't afford ginseng.

However, Doctor Xu said that his wife’s disease did not require ginseng at all!

Xu Yi said: "Although ginseng is good, it cannot cure this disease. You have been deceived."

Wang Tong: "..." He already knew.

After prescribing the medicine, Xu Yi ordered A Xu to go home to collect blood.

This medicine was not usually needed, so Xu Yi did not bring it out.

They didn't know that someone not far away was watching Wang Tong and his wife closely. When they saw the two leaving with the medicine bag, they went back to report with confidence.

...

Wang family, Wang Tong cooked medicinal soup for Niao Niang according to the prescription written by Xu Yi.

Not long after taking it, Niao Niang vomited a large mouthful of blood.

Wang Tong was so frightened that he ran over overnight and asked Xu Yi to check on the situation. He gasped and said, "A lot of blood was vomited at home, and the basin was dyed red."

"No hurry." Xu Yi ordered A Xu to hand it to him. After having a cup of tea to soothe his throat, he said, "This is normal. If you're worried, I'll ask A Xu to come with you."

"Okay, okay, thank you Doctor Xu." Wang Tong drank the tea and hurriedly left with A Xu. .

*

When Shen Liu heard that his apprentice came to report this, he clapped his hands happily. As long as something happened to the woman, there was no need for him to take action.

He can explain to the young master's family without risking a life.

So he couldn't wait to get on the donkey cart and came to the main house to look for Shen Shaodong's house.

After hearing this, Shen Shaodong's family immediately laughed heartily and clapped their hands repeatedly: "Isn't this Xu Yi just arrogant and self-reliant on his talent? Now he is going to suffer for it."

After saying that, he asked Shen Liu to pay attention to the Wang family.

"As long as the woman dies, you will send someone to ask the government official to come and say that Dr. Xu killed someone for no reason."

Put this crime on Xu Yi and see how he can turn around.

Shen Liu nodded quickly: "I understand, young master, just wait for the good news."

They started planning on one side, and on the other side of the Wang family, A Xu was diagnosing Niao Niang's pulse and said that the pulse was much more stable. After taking this medicine, If it works, order them to continue decoction and take it.

"If you take it later, you may vomit blood. Please observe whether the blood clots will be redder or smaller." A Xu told Wang Tong what Xu Yi told him.

He continued, "As long as it doesn't get worse, it's normal and there's no need to panic."

Wang Tong was very grateful. Thinking that the medical consultation cost five cents, he counted out five cents and gave it to A Xu.

A Xu waved his hand and did not take the copper coin he handed over.

"I'm just here to take a look at the doctor's advice. I'm not allowed to collect medical fees without permission."

After he came back from Wang's house, he told Xu Yi and the others what he saw in detail.

Yan Quyue sighed after hearing this: "This Wang Sheng is also a lover, but it's a pity that the string only picks out the poor."

"Now that they have met the husband, they are lucky, and it is also a happy thing." Ah Jin said, "Lang Jun only charged him five cents for the blood used in the medicine."

These five cents were not even enough to make a small change. How could it be such a good thing if it was placed in another medical clinic.

Xu Yi sighed, "I'll help if I can."

On the second day, Wang Tong continued to cook the medicinal soup for Niao Niang. Not long after drinking it this time, he vomited some bright red blood clots.

The newly vomited blood clots were obviously less numerous, and Niao Niang's complexion improved.

She was able to ambulate and there was no more pain in her flank.

After vomiting blood, I ate the rice porridge from the bowl and my appetite felt much better than before.

On the third day, Wang Tong took out the last dose of medicine, opened it, poured it into the wine, stirred it, boiled it and gave it to Niao Niang.

This time after taking it, Niao Niang showed no signs of vomiting blood.

She walked out of the house and felt the sunshine falling outside the courtyard. She gradually became energetic. The disease that had plagued the Wang family for two years was cured.

"Husband, I seem to be fine." Niao Niang turned around and lay in her husband's arms, crying out with joy.

Tears rolled down from the corners of Wang Tong's eyes, and he hugged his wife and cried for a long time.

...

"What, are you cured?" Shen Hao, the young master, angrily grabbed the attendant who came to tell the news, and scolded fiercely, "Did you hear the news correctly?"

The attendant timidly shouted: "Master, I didn't lie. The words were spoken by Fourth Master Shen. "

Where are the others?" Shen Shaodong let go of him in disgust and wiped his palms with a handkerchief.

The attendant lowered his head in fear and said, "Fourth Master Shen said that there was something busy at the hospital, so he went back first."

Mr. Shen Shaodong sneered coldly: "..." This old man ran so fast.

Everything he told him disappointed him, and now it has slipped away so quickly. It seems that he did not follow his instructions properly at all.

The woman had recovered from her illness and it was too late to take action.

Shen Shaodong's family looked angrily, thinking to themselves, what kind of good luck did Xu Yi have? Is even God helping him?

These words... no one answered him.

After Niao Niang recovered from her illness, Wang Tong brought a small basket of eggplants to Xu Yi.

The eggplant itself is delicious. If it is fried in clear oil, cut open with a knife, and topped with fried garlic sauce, the taste will be unparalleled.

Xu Yi didn't know how to cook, but he had many ideas. He taught A Xu how to cook, and A Xu studied the methods Xu Yi said.

That night, A Xu made garlic eggplant.

Everyone ate the garlic eggplant with great satisfaction, and there was still a lot left over from the meat and vegetables that they usually scrambled to eat.

A Xu scratched his head: "..."

No one grabbed the meat and vegetables, but all the eggplants were snatched.

Xu Yi smiled and said: "This eggplant is more delicious when grilled."

A Xu said "Ah" and curiously wanted to know how Lang Jun had so many food ideas, but he didn't believe anyone else.

But what Xu Yi said had never deceived them.

The next day, they made grilled eggplant. Although they also added minced garlic and dogwood, they had to tear off the skin and eat only the inside, but the flavor was different from the fried eggplant.

Erqing likes fried eggplants, while Langjun and Niangzi prefer roasted eggplants.

Therefore, A Xu grilled the remaining eggplants over charcoal fire without hesitation, without considering Er Qing's opinion at all.

Of course, as long as Erqing has something to eat.

...

The sun is shining brightly during the day, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

Xu Yi and the others used ice basins in the house and prepared fragrant drinks.

It was sweltering in the house and scorching outside. Xu Yi and the others cleaned out the unoccupied room next door and prepared for days. Everyone in the family was exhausted, and their bodies were wet with sweat.

Xu Yi prepared loquat and mint drinks for them to relieve the heat and thirst.

"Thanks to the candied loquat prepared by Mrs. Chen last year, otherwise I wouldn't be able to drink this drink." Yan Quyue finished drinking and squinted her eyes happily.

Speaking of Mrs. Chen, Xu Yi estimated the time and Yu Qiulin should be arriving soon.

On the way, Yu Qiulin passed by a mulberry forest and saw an old woman selling mulberry fruits on a wooden cart, so she asked for two bamboo baskets.

When he came with mulberry fruits, A Xu and others looked at each other.

"Brother Qiu, why do you want to buy mulberries?" Xu Yi took a look at them and saw that the mulberries were ripe and sweet and sour, so he washed some and gave them to Yan Quyue to eat.

Yu Qiulin said: "The old woman was very old and she was still selling mulberries along the way. Seeing how pitiful she was, I bought all the mulberries."

Xu Yi said: "It just so happened that A Xu knew how to make mulberry wine, so he used all these to make mulberry wine. "

"Okay, listen to Brother Yi." Yu Qiulin nodded.

After exchanging pleasantries for a few times, the two of them entered the study hand in hand to talk about serious matters.

Yu Qiulin spoke quickly and said: "You asked me to prepare Xiaoshi pills. I have prepared them all, but I only had time to concoct two thousand pills."

"That's enough." Xu Yi nodded.

Then, he told Yu Qiulin his plan.

This plan is the same as before in Pu'an, which is to steal the other party's Xiaoshi Pill business in Zizhou.

"His Shen family sells a pack of Xiaoshi pills for forty cents, so we will only sell them for twenty cents," he said.

Yu Qiulin frowned: "What if he only sells it for twenty coins?"

Xu Yi smiled coldly: "This is not what we want. If they don't want to lose business, then they have to follow our price."

As long as they If prices are lowered, they will win the trade war.

It would be better if they don't lower the price.

After understanding this, Yu Qiulin knew what Xu Yi had in mind.

Yu Qiulin also smiled and said: "This time the Shen family has been kicked to the iron plate. By the way, Mr. Pang told me not to come forward about this matter. He has already written a letter to the Supervision Office of the Cooked Medicine Institute. I think it will be soon. An official doctor will come down to monitor."

Xu Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay, Mr. Yi."

After discussing the matter, within half a day, Yu Qiulin found a few helpers in Zizhou and ordered them to stay in the city. Everyone shouted and spread the news about his "Chen's Xiaoshi Pills".

After another half day, the news reached the Shen family's main residence.

Shen Shaodong's family was so angry that they smashed all the ornaments in the house. This news reached the ears of the family head, and Shen Shaodong's family was punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall.

At this time, Yu Qiulin rented a shop and directed the workers to hang the signboard high.

The "Chen's Xiaoshi Pills" sign was too conspicuous, and many people were talking about it.

"You don't know, our Zizhou's 'Shen's Xiaoshi Pills' were made from someone else's recipe and sold for forty cents a pack." Among the people who were discussing, a man described vividly, "Back then, The Shen family was so shameless that after stealing Dr. Xu's Xiaoshi Pills, they even changed his name. This matter had long been spread in Yanting. It was heard not only in Yanting, but also in Zitong, Pu'an and Zhao Hua, we have known about this for a long time, so we kept it in the dark.

"What does this matter have to do with us?" some people in the crowd said indifferently.

The strong man said: "It didn't matter in the past, but this time the 'Chen's Xiaoshi Pills' came to our Zizhou to open a branch. I have taken those pills before, and they are better than Shen's and the price is cheaper. They only cost 20 yuan." " What? You said it only costs twenty

coins!"

"Why did you lie to me?

"

thing.

Before the magistrate of Zizhou had time to intervene, a letter of apology was delivered to his house.

After reading the letter of accusation, Zhizhou made a serious look and said with a stern face: "Come here, please bring the head of the Shen family and his young boss to the Yamen for interrogation."

"Master, what happened?" Seeing Zhizhou getting angry, the master hurriedly stepped forward. He asked, "This Shen family is a wealthy family in Zizhou. It may be inappropriate for me to take him back to the Yamen for interrogation so easily."

"Please read what is written in this letter first, and then come and talk to me." Zhizhou handed over the confession letter. Throwing it on Master, he shook off his official robe with a cold snort.

The master bent down to pick up the letter, and after reading it roughly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The magistrate glanced at him coldly and said, "You told me honestly, but you took the money he brought to your door?"

Upon hearing this, the master hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed with his hands and said, "Master, you are such a fool, you should never take it in private. This filial piety money was given by the Shen family because they wanted to be protected by the master in Zizhou, so the younger one accepted the money."

When the magistrate heard this, he was so angry that he kicked the person to the ground. The Shen family was rich. It's unkind. He has had concerns for a long time. Unfortunately, he hasn't been in office for long and can't find any clues.

Now that someone gives me a pillow when I doze off, I don't want to be held back by my subordinates.

This Zizhou magistrate was the disciple of Pang Boyi's friend. He had the honor to meet Pang Boyi several times when he was young, and he had always admired Pang Boyi. It is a pity that Pang Boyi resigned and returned to his hometown when he was middle-aged, and could not serve as an official in the same court with him.

And his teacher was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in the court, and he still had close contacts with Pang Yiyi over the years.

It can be seen that this huge game has many contacts both in the government and the public, and among the people.

You can't offend people easily if you wait like this.

The prefect looked coldly at the master who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. This master has been with him for more than five years, but he still can't figure out his thoughts for such a long time.

So stupid and greedy, what's the use of keeping it.

...

A few days later, the Shen family was suddenly sealed, and more than a dozen members of the Shen family were imprisoned, awaiting trial.

Soon, rumors came from the gossip that the Shen family was selling real and fake medicines, charging too high prices with malicious intent, and that the younger members of the Shen family were robbing civilian girls on the street...

The crimes and punishments were listed one by one, and everyone's jaws dropped in shock. .

Before the outcome of the trial was decided, a peasant girl beat the gongs and drums and sued the Yamen, saying that the sixth son of the Shen family had killed her eldest sister and made her commit suicide by jumping into the river. As soon as this incident came out, several other things happened later.

Then, Bai Xiuyun of the Bai family joined the ranks of family members who complained.

When the tree fell and the hozens scattered, all the merchants and wealthy servants who had clung to the Shen family fled completely.

Everyone can see clearly that the Shen family has fallen.