Chapter 217

Let’s talk about the Madam’s side. After getting the medicine and wine prescription, she impatiently gave it to the middle-aged man and asked him to take care of the matter.

After dinner, the madam prepared a good table for him and asked him to come and have a drink. The madam poured wine for him and asked: "How does this work go? Can it be done?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "What my sister told me, I have to do it even if I break my leg. The brewing master has been found. " , rented a yard so that no one else would know."

He ate a piece of good meat and drank a glass of warm wine. He smacked his tongue and said, "This wine is really good. With this wine, we can count on it. I'm going to make a lot of money."

The madam laughed and said with a bright face: "That guy named Xu is also stupid. He sold such a good recipe for only 500 guan. If I were him, I would never sell it. "

The middle-aged man said fiercely: "It's just that I gave the little bitch a chance to redeem myself."

"It's not a big thank you for having two hundred strings." The Madam looked at him and knew that he had long wanted to do something to Wan'er. Let's start, but this flower girl has so much, why put it on just one person.

"If you are short of women, aren't the flower girls in this building enough for your entertainment?"

The Madam looked at him tenderly, thinking that she was also pretty and pretty back then, but these days are not forgiving. Now she looks in the bronze mirror and sees what's in the mirror. People have long lost their appearance.

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "With my sister here, I can't think about other women."

The two laughed and clinked glasses, and their ears were filled with wine.

Thinking of the dozens of coins coming in every day from now on, they all laughed from ear to ear.

...

One night later, the north wind was cold in the morning, and Wan'er temporarily stayed in Xu Yi's courtyard. She knew that thanks to Xu Yi's rescue, otherwise she would not be able to escape from there in her life.

So he got up early and went to the kitchen to help make food.

As a result, the sky outside was gray and there were already people in the kitchen. A Xu was sitting at the mouth of the stove lighting the fire. Hearing footsteps behind him, he turned around to look.

"Miss Wan'er woke up so early?" A Xu was stunned, "It's such a cold day, why don't you keep warm in the house."

Wan'er looked at the wisps of fragrant mist coming out of the pot lid, and said with shame, "I "I woke up late, Xu Sheng was already cooking."

A Xu explained, "Lang Jun and I are used to waking up earlier."

"That's it." Wan'er wrote this down.

She wanted to come over to help, but A Xu refused. Instead, he took the well water and poured it into the pot to burn.

"You go back to your room first and come back when the water is boiled." A Xu said and stopped caring about her.

Wan'er stood there and hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the kitchen really didn't need her help, Wan'er returned to her room angrily.

She and Mian'e lived in the same house. When the weather was cold, they shared quilts so that they could get through it with just a pot of charcoal fire.

Mian'e on the bed woke up when she heard the noise. When she saw her coming back, she happily called "sister", put on her clothes and got up, saying that she was going to get water from the well in the yard.

"Mian'e, how have you been at Dr. Xu's house these days?" Wan'er suddenly asked her.

Mian'e said happily: "It's great here. I can sleep until dawn every day. Brother A Xu and sister A Jin don't need my help. They just ask me to clean the yard." She said, her eyes He looked at Wan'er brightly.

"I will fetch water, and Brother A Xu will help me boil the water. I will also have good clothes to wear. The quilt is warm and soft. It is much better than the cabin in the building. Sister, can we stay here forever?"

Wan'er was stunned and smiled bitterly: "We can't stay at Dr. Xu's house forever."

Mian'e's raised corners of her mouth drooped and she said dullly: "Well, Mian'e knows."

Wan'er smiled and rubbed her unpierced She raised her hair and said, "We can live such a good life in the future."

"I believe in sister!" The girl's bad mood was swept away, and she shouted with renewed energy, "I will also work hard to make money and repay you well. Sister. "

If it weren't for her sister, she wouldn't be able to escape from there.

The two cuddled up to each other for a while, and after Wan'er finished sighing, it was time to plan the next day.

She took out the money she had saved this time. She had forty or fifty guan, which looked like a lot, but she couldn't even buy a donkey cart.

Besides, neither of them knew how to drive, so they had to hire a driver after buying a car.

According to Dr. Xu's opinion, it is better to hire a car, follow the caravan, and then pay the caravan a protection fee, so that the road can be considered stable.

The next day, Wan'er got up earlier than usual. When she came out, there were already people boxing in the yard.

Only then did she realize that this was the way to get up early.

Come to think of it, Doctor Xu and the others have the confidence to travel around. Not only are they capable, but they are also good at martial arts.

It was Miss Yan who looked tall, tall and graceful. When she wielded the sword, her eyebrows were sharp and unyielding.

When she was fighting with Dr. Xu, she had an enviable appearance.

Wan'er felt deeply humbled. After watching them practice boxing and swordsmanship, Wan'er went to the kitchen to help light the fire and cook.

In the next few days, she also got used to the Xu family's morning martial arts training. She would watch it with gusto every time before going to help.

The days passed quickly, and before they knew it, they spent four days at Xu's house.

Xu Yi asked Yaxing to inquire and found out for them a caravan heading to Zitong.

He made an appointment with the captain of the caravan's escort team at a restaurant.

The captain of the guard who led the caravan had interacted with Yu Qiulin several times. He had heard of Xu Yi's name, and when he saw that Xu Yi wanted to stuff two people into the caravan, he happily agreed.

"Every time we go to the business, we prepare emergency medicines, including digestion pills and bruise ointment. They are both good things and have saved our brothers several times." The captain of the escort team praised a few words with pride, Raise a glass and drink.

After drinking, he said: "We are going to Zitong on this trip and passing by Yanting. I wonder if Dr. Xu has anything to bring. We will bring it to you."

Xu Yi was surprised and raised his glass and said: "Brother Youlao Thank you for your trouble. I do have a letter to send. If you can bring it, I will thank you very much."

"Thank you very much." The captain of the escort waved his hand and said with a smile, "We have been out for a long time and the medicine we brought is almost useless. That's it. I wonder if Dr. Xu has Xiaoshi pills and

bruise ointment? , it takes two days.”

The guard captain nodded: "No rush, we have to wait another three days for this trip to leave, just in time."

"Okay, I will come back to see you in three days."

Xu Yigong handed over and settled the matter. .

He came out of the restaurant and went to the pharmacy not far from his home, where he bought some wormwood and strychnium vomica.

Soak the rhizome and nux vomica in water for a day and night, then grind them with a medicinal mill, steam them in a steamer, and then grind them repeatedly into a sticky paste.

At this time, add a small amount of lime water, stir and mix, wait until it cools, and then add the nux vomica. This ointment is done.

A Xu and A Jin both make ointments for bruises.

However, Yiran still had to go back to the drawing board.

He didn't move quickly at first, and kept watching the movements of the brothers and sisters. Later he learned how to do it, and gradually the speed picked up.

The three of them worked together and made more than 200 ointments for bruises in two days.

The caravan only needed a hundred ointments, and Xu Yi asked them to sell the extra at a stall in the market.

"Teacher, I know a place that needs so much ointment." Cheng Yiran looked at Xu Yi and said, "There is a wharf in Fuzhou, but in winter when the river water drops, there are fewer and fewer ships docked at this wharf. This stall , Those workers should spend the winter at home. "

When the weather warms up next spring, the river water level rises, and there are more cargo ships at the ferry docks, these workers will go back to work at the docks.

Workers who carry heavy objects will more or less sprain their backs. These plasters for bruises are affordable and it is best to sell them to them.

Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I will listen to you and go to the place where these workers live tomorrow."

The place where these workers live is not very good, in a poor alley on South Street.

The houses here are even lower and more dilapidated. When you pass by, you will see yellowing straw and yellow-gray earthen walls, and a sense of desolation arises spontaneously.

Xu Yi followed Cheng Yiran and knocked on the door one by one.

Not long after, a strong man in patched clothes came out and opened the door: "Who's knocking?"

"Brother, it's me, Cheng Yiran." Cheng Yiran smiled at him and said.

The strong man was stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Brother Cheng, why are you here? Come in quickly, it's very cold outside." As he said that, he noticed that there was a young Qingjun behind him, and he looked at him with some doubts. , "This is..."

"This is my teacher, Doctor Xu." Cheng Yiran said with a smile, "I was lucky enough to meet the teacher some time ago, and the teacher accepted me as his apprentice and taught me medical skills to treat diseases."

"It turns out it's me. Brothers, teachers, come in quickly." The strong man said excitedly, "My brother is very good. He has taught himself medicine and has treated many of us. He can see any cold, cough, sprain, etc."

"Ahem... ..." Cheng Yiran blushed and pretended to cough to tell him to stop talking.

But the strong man didn't notice it at all, thinking he had caught the wind: "I told you that you don't have to wear more clothes to do anything good. What if you get sick?"

Cheng Yiran: "...Stop talking."

Xu Yi looked at it . They smiled but said nothing.

There was no fire in this wooden house, and when one stood still, one could feel the chill coming from the dirt floor.

The strong man gave them the only two stools in the wooden house to sit on. He went inside and scooped water from the earthen vat for them to drink.

"It's a bit cold. I'm going to boil the water." The strong man looked at the water in the wooden ladle, hesitated, and said to them.

"No need to bother." Xu Yi said with a smile, "We drank water when we came out, so we won't be thirsty."

The strong man said: "That's okay."

He put down the wooden ladle and came back, looked at Cheng Yiran: "Brother Cheng, you bring "Teacher, what's the matter?"

Cheng Yiran said: "My brothers and sisters and I made some ointment for bruises. Thinking that you and the brothers who work at the dock often get injured, I wanted to ask you what you want. I don’t want it.”

After saying that, he added: “The price is more affordable than the bruise ointment sold in the hospital. It only costs two cents.”

“Only two cents?” the strong man exclaimed.

"Yes, it only costs two cents." Cheng Yiran nodded.

He was also shocked when he found out that the ointment was only sold at this price.

He was involved in the manufacturing process, and at this price, there was almost no profit at all.

But the teacher just asked them to sell it at this price.

At that time, he was puzzled and asked Xu Yi.

Xu Yi told him: "I didn't set this price. There was an old doctor. He was very old, but he often went to the mountains to dig soil and pick nux vomica. He only sold the ointment for bruises at this price."

Hearing this reason, Cheng Yiran was deeply moved and felt that compared with this old doctor, he was really ashamed.

"Can you show me what it's like?" The strong man couldn't believe it.

Even though he knew Cheng Yiran, he often went to him to prescribe medicine for minor illnesses or pains.

But it was also the first time he heard that this bruise ointment was so cheap.

The next moment, he saw Cheng Yiran take out a piece of ointment made of leaves from the package he brought. The ointment was green and sticky and smelled of strong medicine.

He sniffed, but couldn't smell anything.

Based on his trust in Cheng Yiran, he only thought that this ointment would be a good thing.

At this time, Xu Yi smiled lightly and said, "Are you injured in your knee? I think it's because you fell and didn't recover well. The weather is cold, and this area will hurt at night."

He pointed his finger under the strong man's knee. On the bulging patella.

Sure enough, at this point, the strong man barely had the conditions to scream loudly.

He hissed in shock, "Doctor Xu, how do you know I've fallen here?"

"When you were walking just now, your left and right feet had different steps and different heights. When you squatted down, you protected this part first. "Xu Yi slowly told the details of what he saw.

This said, even the strong man was surprised. He didn't even realize that he had so many little tricks.

"I did get injured here. Six months ago, I was carrying goods at the dock. I slipped and fell out, and the place became swollen." The strong man said lightly, recalling the scene at that time, but he said with lingering fear, "I thought this was My knee was about to collapse, but fortunately Brother Cheng dug up herbs and applied them to me. After a few days, the swelling was less and I could continue working. "

Later, he didn't care about it, and the pain and swelling gradually disappeared. But when the weather got cold, the knee suddenly hurt again.

Cheng Yiran blamed himself: "It's my fault. I only dug out swelling medicinal materials for you to apply. I should have found some internal medicine for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis for you."

"Well, if it weren't for you, I would still have done it. Can you recover so quickly?" The strong man chuckled and patted his legs cheerfully.

"This is an old injury. This ointment for bruises is not enough." Xu Yi looked at them.

Cheng Yiran thought for a moment and pondered: "Teacher, according to this knee injury, can Danggui Powder be used?"

Danggui Powder is mainly used to treat bruises, sprains, etc., but it is more suitable for use in the initial stage of injury.

For old bruises like this that have been broken for several months and were not healed at the beginning, if you take it again after it relapses, the effect will not be obvious.

At this time, it is more suitable to use decoction prescriptions to treat blood stasis.

For example, on top of the three basic medicinal herbs of rhubarb, osmanthus and peach kernel, three medicinal insects of leech, ground turtle and horsefly are added.

This prescription is expensive and not suitable for the family background of strong men.

Xu Yi looked at Cheng Yiran and said to him: "Do you know rhubarb, cinnamon heart and peach kernel?"

Cheng Yiran thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "These three herbs have the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If used together "It should have a miraculous effect, but I am not sure about the dosage."

"If you add these three herbs, you cannot use too much. But with these three herbs, you can use six liang of rhubarb and cinnamon core. " Twenty taels, plus sixty peach kernels." Xu Yi explained to him.

Hearing this, Cheng Yiran's eyes suddenly became bright and he knew how to prescribe medicine to the strong man.

After they discussed it, they quickly wrote down the prescription.

This made the strong man very embarrassed. He took the prescription and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't understand it.

Cheng Yiran explained to him: "This medicine is not expensive. You can go to the medical center to grab a few doses. You need to decoct them with wine. Just use the powdered wine."

Xu Yi said: "You also need to use this ointment for bruises. Just take it for a few days."

The strong man looked at the ointment in a daze: "In this way, my knee will be cured?"

"This..." Cheng Yiran hesitated. As a doctor, no, as a doctor. As a medical student who has not yet graduated, he understands that he cannot give a definite answer to his patients at any time.

Xu Yi's expression was indifferent: "If it's clear, it won't hurt. If it's painful, it won't clear. If it happens again in the future, it means it's still not clear."

The strong man sighed, knowing that this was also the case.

...

Cheng Yiran is very popular. Not long after he brought Xu Yi to Zhuanghan, someone came over from next door to inquire about the situation.

Hearing that Cheng Yiran was here to sell ointment, in the blink of an eye, several people were called to the door.

"In our daily life, we inevitably encounter obstacles. It would be great if there was a good ointment."

"Does this ointment really have such a good effect?"

"The price is really good. I want to buy some. Brother Cheng, give it to me. Here are ten sheets."

"..."

Seeing the ointment sold out quickly, Cheng Yiran felt a sense of accomplishment. Every time he came here, he could sell something, but he never returned to sell these hundreds of sheets. The ointment for bruises was sold.

Even if you only earn more than 200 yuan, it will only be enough to cover your capital. He is also happy.

Xu Yi could feel that Cheng Yiran was doing well in Fuzhou. Even without his presence, Cheng Yiran would become a doctor in a few years.

Because none of the workers working at the dock knew Xu Yi, they just circled around Cheng Yiran.

This made Xu Yi feel quite relaxed.

He had nothing to do, so he told Cheng Yiran to go outside for some fresh air.

It was freezing cold and there was nothing to see outside. Xu Yi walked for a while and unexpectedly saw a tea tree with a single pink-white flower in full bloom.

The camellia tree can bloom in winter. The leaves on it have not all withered yet, and the flower buds are in bud, half hidden and half covered between the green leaves and flowers.

Xu Yi stepped forward and reached out to pick one off.

Put it on the tip of your nose and smell it carefully, you can smell the elegant fragrance.

It is rare to see such a camellia tree here that is taller than an adult.

He looked left and right, then went to the hut next to the tea tree and knocked on the door.

A woman wearing a headscarf came out of the house. When she saw the man, she stopped at the wooden door and asked cautiously: "Who are you and who are you looking for?"

"My surname is Xu Mingyi, and I am a doctor." Xu Yi handed over his hand. He saluted and explained his origin, "I am interrupting you because I saw the beautiful flowers on this tea tree and wanted to pick some back. May I ask this lady, does this tea tree belong to your family?"

The woman was stunned for a long time. He nodded and said, "It's from my family, but if you want to pick it, just pick it."

"Thank you, madam." Xu Yi said happily, thinking that he came out empty-handed, only two hands, and couldn't bring much back, so he Ask her if she has any baskets to sell.

Hearing that Xu Yi wanted to spend money to buy her basket, the woman hesitated but agreed.

For convenience, when Xu Yi goes out, he usually brings dozens of copper coins, a few Jiaozi and broken silver.

He took out all the copper coins and gave them to the woman.

Soon, Xu Yi came back with half a basket of tea tree flowers. At this time, Cheng Yiran had already come out of the strong man's home and was waiting for him at the entrance of the alley.

I was a little confused when I saw the tea tree flowers that he didn't know where they came from.

"The Book of Tea" says: "The flowers are as white as roses." The flower here is the tea tree flower.

Xu Yi said to Cheng Yiran: "This camellia has both the fragrance of tea and the fragrance of flowers. It is a health-preserving product."

Freshly blooming camellias can be brewed directly into tea, while the buds that have not yet opened can be steamed and dried before being dried. Dry it and drink it with water.

Sun-dried flower buds can be stored longer. Xu Yi sometimes finds wild tea trees on the way. When he sees flower buds, he will pick them, steam them and dry them in the sun. You can take it out anytime you want to drink it.

Cheng Yiran couldn't help but nod his head from time to time after listening.

He benefited a lot from this trip. When he came back, he took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone to record what he had learned today.

...

The day for the caravan's departure was set.

Wan'er and Mian'e were packing their bags to leave. When they came out of the building, they only brought a package.

No matter how much I wanted to pack, I actually packed a lot of things.

Originally, Ah Jin gave Mian'e two sets of old clothes. Xu Yi saw that they were a little too big for her, so he asked Ah Jin to go to a clothing store to buy her two new sets.

Yan Quyue saw that she didn't look good with the flower on her head, so he gave her a pair of silver-plated flower hairpins, a pair of silver begonia flower earrings, and two fine silver orchid bracelets. In addition, he also gave her an unworn satin embroidered jacket to wear outside to keep warm.

Later, when Wan'er came to the Xu family, Yan Quyue and A Jin also gave some as gifts.

Wan'er also saved some gold and silver jewelry, but in order to redeem herself, she sold them all into silver coins at low prices.

Therefore, when she came to Xu's house, she didn't wear many good things on her head. The extra money now was given by Yan Quyue and A Jin.

The things were given sincerely, and the two of them packed them up with red eyes. They had suffered a lifetime, as if all the hardships were rewarded with such an opportunity.

After they packed up their things, they came to Xu Yi and the others to say goodbye.

"I'll say goodbye to my benefactor this time. I don't know when I can repay my kindness. Please accept Wan'er's bow."

Mian'e followed her and knelt on the ground, and kowtowed.

Early the next morning, they got on the hired donkey cart and slowly followed the caravan out of the city wall and out of Fuzhou.

As they left, the night in Fuzhou was still bright with candles.

The days went by so fast, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Flower House. In the bustard's house.

In the past half month, they have sold a lot of medicinal wine, making a lot of money.

Just as the madam and the middle-aged man were happily counting the white coins, there was a commotion outside the house.

The Madam put down the money in displeasure, twisted her waist and stood up to open the door: "It's broad daylight, who's going to yell, who's going to yell!"

After saying this, the Madam saw a dozen officials in brocade robes coming up from downstairs. .

The madam immediately changed her expression and went up to her with a smile: "Masters, this building is not open yet, why are you here?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, the leading official in the brocade robe gave her With a slap, she threw the wine jar she brought to the ground: "How dare you, mother, sell me fake medicinal wine."

The madam covered her cheek in pain and looked confused: "How could it be fake! This medicinal wine was bought from Xu The prescription the doctor bought is the same as the one you drank before.

"Bah!"

"We were deceived by you like this."

"This wine is obviously fake. It tasted the same. I only drank it twice. " The good effect will be lost." The officials who came to ask for explanation started to curse.

"No, it's not like that." The madam argued in a panic, risking being stabbed, picking up the broken tiles on the ground, just a little bit of leftover wine here and there, drinking them all, the taste... she was obviously selling it to Xu Yi The wine is the same.

How come it has no effect?

The official who asked for trouble sneered: "I don't care, since your wine has no effect, just spit out the money you took."

"If you don't pay back the money today, you can't even think about leaving even half a step!"