Chapter 218
The madam hurriedly shouted: "Look for Dr. Xu, it's him! He sold me this medicine and wine recipe!"
She didn't look like she was lying, and some of the people who came to ask for an explanation were hesitant. .
A young official was impatient. He pushed aside the crowd and cursed: "I don't care whether you bought it from Dr. Xu or Dr. Li. We bought the medicinal wine from you and you took the money." " The blame is on you for being greedy and being deceived."
"That's right, that has nothing to do with us. If you are really deceived, go to the government for explanation."
Someone refuted her words and there was noisy discussion. Around again. The officials who came to the building for recreation all came together this time, and they all felt an unprecedented anger.
Xiaoxiaohualou just hooked up with the prostitutes, yet he dared to deceive them and defraud them of their money. Besides, the medicinal wine sold in this flower house was more expensive than what they originally sold it to Dr. Xu. One pot cost them five guan of silver. They thought it was good, but in the end they were selling dog meat in sheep's clothing. How unreasonable!
"The money I spent waiting in the building was hundreds if not hundreds of guan. You, the madam, openly sold this medicinal wine. If you don't refund the money, don't blame us for dragging you to the government to report to the official." The official who spoke straight away said, It attracted everyone's approval.
They all asked the madam for the money they had been defrauded of.
The bustard's expression turned pale and she wanted to ask the middle-aged man to find the big boss. Unexpectedly, she turned around and saw a fat figure, climbing on a wooden pillar in a panic to escape.
She yelled, and everyone in the room looked over.
"There is someone else... don't tell him to run away!" Someone shouted loudly, and the middle-aged man trembled in shock. He couldn't hold the pillar with his hands and fell down.
But at the height of the second floor, the middle-aged man fell upside down and dropped the package hidden in his arms. He clutched his waist and hips and screamed in pain while panicking and started picking up the money. He stumbled and tried to run away, but was caught by several officials who were running following the sound.
Now, neither the madam nor the middle-aged man can escape.
The money she had received had not yet been warmed up, and she had to return it. This was extremely unacceptable to the madam. However, if her private business becomes known to her big boss, her good days will come to an end. It was her turn to boss everyone around in the building.
In the afternoon, the gathered officials took back their money and dispersed.
In the closed-doored house in the flower building, the flower girls who peeked in secretly breathed quickly, as if they saw a glimmer of hope. All this money was squeezed out of their hands, and now that it is being sent back, how could they not applaud from the bottom of their hearts.
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The madam sat in the messy house, the money she earned was gone, and all the money she had saved was put back...
She was lost for a moment, wailing and crying, shouting that she was not alive.
But seeing the middle-aged man looking miserable and rubbing his sore buttocks with one hand, he added insult to injury: "If you hadn't been greedy for money, you wouldn't have ended up like this. That guy named Xu is obviously a liar."
"I Are you blinded by money?" The madam stared at him in disbelief, "Then tell me how you got defrauded of so much money?"
The middle-aged man choked and said angrily: "It wouldn't have been you, otherwise. You said that this medicinal wine makes more money, but I don't believe it."
"You are so ungrateful. Now it's my fault. If it weren't for me, would you still be so majestic?"
The Madam has been in charge of the flower house for so many years. , was not a vegetarian. Thinking of him taking the money and running away, he felt cold and called two thugs to bundle up the middle-aged man and throw him into the room and close the door.
"What are you doing!?" The middle-aged man panicked, changed his face, and said flattering and considerate words again, "Good sister, let's not get so angry first. I was just confused. What a shame." If it's not reasonable, I really deserve to be beaten and scolded, but I won't dare to do this next time."
As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and changed the subject, "It's all the fault of that man named Xu, who caused us to stumble. I'll call a few people. Get him kidnapped and teach him a lesson for venting his anger on his sister."
The madam sneered at him and said, "I'm looking for someone named Xu, and you and I won't let him go easily."
Then she asked the thugs to take off his clothes.
There was no charcoal fire in the house and no clothes to wear, so the middle-aged man had no choice but to hide on the bed, but there was only a thin brocade quilt on the bed, and his teeth were shaking with the cold.
At this time, it was time to turn on the lights in the building.
The madam had no intention of taking care of the affairs in the building, so she called three thugs to tie Xu Yi to the backyard of the building.
She waited anxiously for a long time, but before the thugs came back, she saw the big shopkeeper coming with a few servants.
The madam fell from her chair, and now she was completely panicked.
"The big boss said that since you are not willing to just be a bustard, I will find a better place for you."
The big shopkeeper looked at her coldly, as if he was looking at low-grade goods: "With what you are doing now With your beauty, only a low-grade hook can accommodate you."
Then he asked his servants to tie him up.
The bustard cried with tears in her eyes, but it was completely useless. Her mouth was stuffed with the dirty and smelly rag, and she could only cry helplessly "wuwuwu".
As for the middle-aged man who was locked up in the room, the boss didn't let him go, and sent two people to take him out and throw him to the dock to work hard.
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On this day, Xu Yi received a letter. He put down the medical book in his hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose for a moment before opening the letter and reading it.
After reading the contents of the letter, he chuckled, took the letter into the charcoal basin, and threw it in to burn it.
Now that the matter is over, the remaining time should be spent teaching the disciples.
He came out of the study. It was already noon outside. He saw A Xu and Er Qing bringing over the prepared food, but Cheng Yiran was nowhere to be seen, so he asked, "Where is Yiran?"
"Junior brother's mother is not feeling well. He went to take care of her at home." A Xu stopped and replied.
Xu Yi frowned: "Why didn't you hear him talk about it?"
A Xu said: "He saw that the husband was busy in the study, and he was afraid of disturbing him, so he only told me so that he could know."
"I know." After Xu Yi finished speaking, he went to the opposite yard.
It was noon at this time, but the Cheng family didn't turn on the stove. The courtyard was quiet, and even the door was closed tightly.
Hearing the knock on the door, Cheng Yiran quickly came out and opened the door: "Teacher, why are you here?"
Xu Yi looked at him and said, "I heard that your mother is sick, is she feeling better?"
Cheng Yiran lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Alright? It’s not good. I’ve been suffering from abdominal pain since yesterday. I prescribed medicine, but it didn’t work.” He thought that if the medicine he prescribed didn’t work, he would ask the teacher for medical treatment.
Unexpectedly, the teacher came over first, regained his energy, and invited the teacher to come into the room.
Xu Yi listened to his description, frowned slightly, and asked him: "What prescription was prescribed?"
Cheng Yiran answered truthfully: "I thought the symptoms were liver deficiency and cold, so I prescribed a liver-tonifying prescription, which used Fangfeng and Salvia miltiorrhiza. One or two each of Asarum, Platycodon, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Duhuo and Rhubarb, seven points each, and five points each of Cornus officinale, Guixin and Poria cocos."
After that, he asked, "Teacher, my mother has already taken two doses of this recipe. , but the effect is not obvious, is it possible that it is not right?"
"If the liver is weak and cold, it is not wrong to use this prescription." Xu Yi shook his head and did not come to a conclusion so quickly, "Take me to the house and I will take a look. Come on."
When the teacher came forward, Cheng Yiran felt relieved and immediately said happily: "Let the teacher worry about it." When
they entered the room, Cheng Yiran's mother quickly got up and came to greet Xu Yi.
Xu Yi gently held her arm and said with a faint smile: "Auntie, sit down quickly. I heard Yiran said that you are sick. I'm coming to see you."
"My illness is not a problem, why did you even alert the teacher? "His mother glanced at her son reproachfully.
Xu Yi said with a smile, "I'm coming. I can't sit still when I have some free time. I just found out about it and couldn't wait to come over."
"Oh, this is so bad." His mother said anxiously, "I'm like this Even though he is old, it is inevitable that he will have some illnesses. This child has a filial heart and cannot see my hard work. He saw that I complained about my heartache yesterday and did not even go to Dr. Xu. "
I also urged him a few times this morning. He is. " I went, but I didn’t expect to come back soon, saying that I had taken a leave of absence and wanted to take care of me at home." His mother cried with joy as she spoke.
When Xu Yi saw her like this, he comforted his son that it was a good thing to be filial.
Then, he said: "As you get older, you are indeed prone to some illnesses, but if you feel uncomfortable, remember to take good medical care and take medicine."
He then asked if he could come and have a look too.
How dare Cheng Yiran tell Qiao that he doesn't allow it.
Cheng Yiran came into the room with the medicine box, put a pulse pillow under his mother's wrist, and whispered: "Teacher, I'm sorry to bother you."
Xu Yi only waved his hand and said nothing. When his mother stretched out her hand, Xu Yi noticed his mother's fingers.
The nails on her fingers are dry and dull. In Chinese medicine, there is a saying that "the beauty of the liver is in the claws." The claws here refer to the fingers and toes. The liver stores blood. When the liver stores enough blood, the claws It can be seen that the luster is bright, otherwise, the opposite situation will occur, such as dry claws, reduced blood color, etc.
From this alone, it can be seen that his mother's liver and spleen are not very good.
He thought about it for a moment, then reached out to hold his mother's wrist and checked her pulse carefully.
"In addition to the pain in my heart and stomach, my eyes are blurred and I can't see clearly after keeping my eyes open for a long time?" Xu Yi asked.
After receiving a positive answer, Xu Yi looked at Cheng Yiran who was waiting next to him and said: "It is indeed a sign of liver deficiency and cold. In the prescription you prescribed, add two ounces of jujube, cypress seeds and peach kernels, and increase the number of saposhnem and poria cocos to two." Two, let’s see how the medicine works.”
After listening to what Xu Yi said, Cheng Yiran thought about it for a moment and realized that the medicine he prescribed was still lacking.
That's why his mother drank the medicinal soup and it was effective, but the effect was not good enough.
"Thank you for the tip, teacher." Cheng Yiran bowed his hands and said happily, "I'll go to the medical clinic to get some medicine."
The medicine was quickly obtained, and Xu Yi stayed to teach him how to cook it.
The medicinal materials need to be ground into fine powder in Huiyi Trough, boiled in a clay pot, add nine liters of water, and cook to five liters of medicinal soup. Then remove the residue, pour out the medicinal soup, and divide it into three doses.
Cheng Yiran boiled the medicinal soup according to his instructions, and gave the separated medicinal soup to his mother to drink.
After drinking it for about half an hour, his stomach pain improved significantly.
In the evening, the second portion of the medicinal decoction was heated and consumed again.
This night, his mother was finally able to fall asleep. She was not woken up by the pain in the middle of the night and slept until dawn.
Cheng Yiran admired Xu Yi even more. It was too late and he couldn't wait to warm up the medicinal soup for his mother.
His mother drank the last bowl of medicinal soup. Soon, her vision returned to clarity and she could see his son clearly. His mother shed tears and called his son to kowtow to Xu Yi.
"Teacher doesn't like asking us to kowtow." Cheng Yiran smiled sincerely and said, "As long as I learn medical skills well and know how to use them, the teacher will be even happier."
His mother waved her hands repeatedly: "Where did you come from? He taught You are his disciple, but my mother is not related to him. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't come to treat her for no reason. Even kowtow is not enough. "
Listen to his mother. Saying this, Cheng Yiran said seriously: "Then I'll go kowtow to the teacher."
"Oh, you kid." His mother held his hand, "Since your teacher doesn't like you kowtowing, why are you kowtowing?"
Cheng Yiran was puzzled: "Is kowtow no longer enough?"
His mother sighed helplessly: "It's all my fault. She forgot to teach you when you were a child. Don't kowtow. Go to the market and buy some fruits that doctors like to eat. They are good for meat. Then No, you can buy some of the good tea cakes in the teahouse. "
"Teacher really likes these." Cheng Yiran had an idea in his mind, and soon went to the market to pick out some good ones.
He came back carrying large and small bags.
Entering Xu's courtyard, he ran quickly to see Xu Yi.
Xu Yi saw him carrying so many things, then saw him smiling happily, and asked: "Is your mother cured?"
Cheng Yiran nodded: "She's almost better. Thanks to the teacher's modified prescription, otherwise my mother wouldn't be able to cure it. " It'll be fine as soon as possible."
He put the things in his hands on the table and said, "Teacher, please eat some fruit."
Xu Yi asked in surprise, "Buy so much?"
Cheng Yiran said embarrassedly, "I didn't know that Teacher likes to eat." I just bought some of everything. If the teacher doesn’t like it, I’ll buy more.”
Xu Yi: “…” That’s not necessary.