Chapter 226

The two of them arrived here smoothly and were sure that this tree was what Xu Yi called a gentleman.

This result made Adhuoer happy. He walked around the tree several times, stroked the trunk with his hands, stood on tiptoes, picked red flowers and looked at them in his palms.

The strong floral fragrance assaults your nose, and after smelling it for a long time, it actually makes you feel a little uncomfortable.

Adhuo'er thought to himself, does this make the gentleman's flowers poisonous? If that's the case, can it be taken back and made into poison?

He came to Xu Yi with the flowers and asked: "Doctor Xu, can I pick these flowers back?"

Xu Yi seemed to have read through his thoughts and said with a chuckle: "This makes the gentleman's flowers non-toxic and cannot be used as medicine. You If you want to take it away, you can take its leaves."

"Leaves?" A Zhuoer frowned in confusion.

Xu Yi stepped forward, picked off a leaf and played with it between his fingers. He said slowly: "This makes Junzi leaves also have the effect of killing insects and detoxifying. It can regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, and treat sores, boils and ulcers."

Looking at Adhuo'er, The dimmed light in his eyes lit up again, and Xu Yi fell even more in love with this thirteen-year-old child: "It can eradicate and cure parasites, and can also relieve and cure coughs. You can also take some back."

Such a broad spectrum The medicinal materials for sex were brought back to be dried and stored in case of emergencies.

Adhuo'er had the same idea. Now that Xu Yi reminded him, he immediately ran to pick leaves without thinking.

As for digging out the roots of Junzi, it is easy to dig up the soil with a small hoe brought up the mountain, and then use a machete to cut off the ones that are as thick as chopsticks.

Time flows quietly.

When they filled up the leaves and roots they wanted, the shadows of the trees around them were gentle, and the sky suddenly dimmed unknowingly.

Xu Yi frowned and raised his eyes, and said calmly: "It seems like it's going to rain."

"Oops." Adhuoer saw the dark clouds suddenly changing and condensing into a black mass above his head, and shouted worriedly, "We have to go back quickly. "

Thinking about how many mountains they have to climb back, it is almost impossible to go down the mountain before dark according to the path they took.

In this case, we cannot turn back in a daze.

Xu Yi said: "It's difficult to travel at night. If we can't get out of the mountain before dark, we have to find a shelter where we can spend the night."

After hearing this, Adhuo'er felt a little panicked and looked at Xu Yi in annoyance, regretting that he didn't let Zhuo Mu Follow them into the mountains.

But seeing Xu Yi's calm expression, for some reason, the fear in his heart eased.

There is no shortage of shelter in the mountains, but it is difficult to find a safe shelter. Adhuoer has never spent the night in the mountains, so he can only follow Xu Yi closely.

Xu Yi chopped two wooden sticks and gave one to Adhuo'er. Seeing that his face looked tired, he asked with concern: "Do you want to rest for a while?"

Adhuo'er shook his head quickly, he didn't want to delay.

As the daylight faded, the vision ahead became blurry, and the surroundings became hazy.

Suddenly, a stick appeared in front of Adhuo'er's eyes.

Xu Yi asked him to hold the stick and follow him.

Adhuoer pursed his lips, stretched out his hand to grab the stick, and followed the tall figure in front of him step by step.

At this moment, he seemed to see the teacher.

Adhuoer blinked his eyes fiercely and looked at the back again. The figure was so different from the teacher's, how could he admit it wrong.

"Tick-tick-tock-"

The raindrops fell quickly, beating the leaves beside them. The remaining drops gradually fell on the body, quickly making the clothes wet.

Before turning into drowned rats, Xu Yi and Adhuoer returned to the big stone where they rested for lunch.

Looking at the thin and falling raindrops, the two of them were forced to stop.

"We can keep out the rain here. We can build a fire here and we can barely spend the night." Xu Yi looked around to make sure there were no traces of large animal activity here, and then went to the forest to pick up dead branches.

The dead branches that fell to the ground were a little wet from the rain, but they were still usable. Xu Yi took out the fire folding bag that he took out from his arms, twisted the straw wool and blew out the flames.

The flames lit up, igniting a small world.

Xu Yi and Adhuo'er didn't care about their appearance and sat cross-legged against the stone wall to warm themselves by the fire.

The soot from the fire did not smell good, but the conditions were poor at this time. When they entered the mountain, they never thought of spending the night in the mountain. Apart from the fire breakers and tools for digging herbs, they only brought the lunch meal with them. Bean rice balls.

At this moment, both of their stomachs were growling inappropriately.

Added clattering background sounds.

Pretty bleak.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn't help but chuckle, and glanced at Adhuo'er: "You said, if they find out that we haven't come back, will they go up the mountain to look for us?"

Adhuo'er lowered his head: "..."

"Yes.

"When we went out, the clan leader asked me if I wanted to take Zhuo Mu and the others with me. " In

the past, Zhuo Mu and the others would follow him when he went to the mountains to dig for medicine, for fear that he would be in danger as a child.

It's fine now... He and Xu Yi are trapped here.

"Mrs. Yan will be worried about you if you don't go back." Adhuoer turned his head and tried hard to see Xu Yi's expression clearly in the dim light.

Unfortunately, the light from the small fire was too dim.

He could only see blurry fingers when he stretched out his hand, let alone see a person's face clearly.

Xu Yi said proudly: "My wife has confidence in me. Maybe right now, she is persuading the patriarch not to send people up the mountain."

Adhuoer choked: "..." Why didn't he believe it.

Xu Yi said with a smile: "It's very dangerous to go up the mountain. If the people who go up the mountain get into trouble and get lost in the mountain, they have to split up their manpower to find two waves of people."

As long as he has a knife in his hand, protecting himself and Adhuo'er is not a problem. .

Adhuoer didn't understand why Xu Yi had so much confidence. Could it be that he had often been trapped in the mountains before.

When he asked this question, Xu Yi almost stopped.

"Ahem, cough, cough."

He coughed a few times and said helplessly, "It's not like I'm going to lose experience."

Xu Yi explained that he had some boxing skills, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but think of Uncle Liu.

Back then, as long as Uncle Liu was around, there was no need for him to say anything. Uncle Liu would brag about Xu Yi's great achievements and make him blush.

Considering Uncle Liu's age, Xu Yi was a little worried about his health.

At midnight, the rain stopped.

The fire burned to ashes, with only sporadic firelight. Xu Yi added a handful of dead leaves from time to time to prevent it from really going out.

At dawn, in the dim light, Xu Yi glanced at Adhuo'er, who was sleeping next to him, and carefully placed his head on the soft ground.

He stood up with the machete in hand and headed towards the rustling side.

Not long after, Xu Yi came back with a non-venomous flower snake. This snake was also unlucky. He thought he could find some food, but he didn't expect to meet two humans who had been hungry for a long time.

Xu Yi added dead branches to the fire, whittled two thin pointed sticks with a knife, and put the snake on them to roast.

...

A Zhuoer was woken up by the aroma of food. He opened his eyes in confusion and saw Xu Yi roasting a snake.

He got up in surprise, blushed and whispered: "Doctor Xu, I, I fell asleep."

"Only slept for more than half an hour," Xu Yi said.

Even so, Adhuoer was very upset and subconsciously raised his hand to scratch his itchy cheek.

Xu Yi saw his little movement, stopped to check his cheek, frowned and said, "You were bitten by an insect."

"Huh?" Adhuo'er scratched his face and felt a bulge on his cheek.

It was a little itchy, a little painful, and a little swollen when touched, and Adhuoer couldn't help but want to scratch him again.

Xu Yi grabbed his arm and said, "You can't tell what kind of insect bite it is, so I'll wipe it off with the juice of duck grass first."

Adhuoer said "oh" and obediently unhooked a jar from his waist. .

After applying the medicine, I went to the stream to wash my hands. When Adhuoer came back, the fragrant snake meat was ready.

The snake skin on the outside was roasted until it was sizzling with oil, and the smell made it very appetizing. Unfortunately, there was no salt, so Xu Yi tore off the outside skin and ate a little of the meat inside.

It felt a little fishy, ​​so I managed to take a few bites.

But Adhuoer liked it very much. He ate it very seriously and ate up half of the snake's meat.

...

As the morning light faded, Xu Yi put out the fire and took Adhuoer down the mountain.

By the way, I took back the basket I put out yesterday. Toads will come out to look for food after the rain. There was a good harvest in the basket, seven of them.

Xu Yi released the one with the smaller thumb and took away the six larger ones.

At this time, in the canyon.

The clan leader's house was lit up all night, and several young men from the clan, as well as Yan Quyue, A Xu and others were sitting in the house.

If Madam Yan hadn't stopped them yesterday, Zhuo Mu and Wu Ha would have gone up the mountain to look for someone.

It was getting slightly brighter now, and a few people couldn't sit still in the room.

Even though they had seen Mrs. Yan's heroic figure and knew that Doctor Xu was extraordinary, they were still worried when they thought about Adhuoer staying in the mountains all night and not returning home.

"I should have followed yesterday. Fortunately, Adhuo'er and Doctor Xu haven't come back yet."

"It's dawn, why don't we go up the mountain to look for them?"

"Yes, maybe they are already going down the mountain now, we can Meet them halfway." Another tribe member quickly agreed.

Yan Quyue kept a calm face and did not speak, but her hand holding the handkerchief still revealed her anxiety.

She believed in Xu Yi, so she stopped the gorge people who wanted to go up the mountain.

They were worried that their rash entry into the mountains would bring trouble to Xu Yi and the others.

But just because she believed Xu Yi didn't mean she didn't care, but because she cared, she had to be calmer.

At this time, it was already dawn, and the gorge people wanted to go into the mountains to find someone, but Yan Quyue did not raise any objection. Instead, she looked at the old patriarch and said, "Old man, I will go up the mountain with you."

"Ms. Yan has been up all night, so let the young men of the clan go." The patriarch said.

Several other people in the room echoed.

Madam Yan taught the clansmen boxing skills yesterday and followed them to the house to wait for someone. No matter how energetic she was, she couldn't stop going up the mountain to look for someone.

Unexpectedly, Yan Quyue is very opinionated, and it is difficult to shake what is certain.

She thought that Xu Yi had not slept all night in the mountain, so she would wait for him on the way there.

After making up her mind, Yan Quyue took A Xu and the others back to the old witch doctor's house, took the snake-preventing medicine and put it on before following a few gorge people into the mountains.

Suddenly, Yan Quyue heard a burst of happy cheers.

She paused while holding the scimitar, and ran out of the house eagerly, only to see Xu Yi and Adhuo'er back safe and sound.

"Mr. Xu!

"

"Azhuo'er, Doctor Xu, you are finally back!"

"..."

"Madam." In the crowded crowd, Xu Yi saw Yan Quyue for the first time. He looked a little tired, but his bright eyes could not conceal his happiness.

Xu Yi squeezed through the crowd and walked towards her, wanting to reach out to hold her, but seeing that his hands were dirty, he took it back.

Unexpectedly, his hand was grabbed by Yan Quyue halfway, "What? You don't even want to hold hands after going up the mountain?"

In fact, Xu Yi wanted to give her a hug.

He restrained himself.

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid you think my hands are dirty." As he said that, Yan Quyue was about to withdraw his hand.

As soon as she moved, Xu Yi clenched the softness in his palms and joked with a smile, "Since we are all holding her, we should hold her for a longer time."

After hearing this, A Xu and the other three who followed stood embarrassed.

Yan Quyue wanted to speak, but seeing that these three people were there and Xu Yi being so calm, she had no choice but to endure the shame and said angrily: "How far have you and Adhuo'er run? The elders of the clan have been worried for half a night. He At this age, I can't stand your troubles."

Xu Yi nodded guiltily as he listened.

If you go against Yan Quyue now, there will be no good results.

On this side, Xu Yi was being taught a lesson by Yan Quyue, and on the other side, Adhuoer also explained to the clan members the reason for their stay in the mountains.

Knowing that they were not in trouble, the whole clan felt a lot more at ease.

Then they rejoiced.

A Zhuoer found an anthelmintic medicine concocted by the old witch doctor. From now on, the tribe will no longer have to be afraid of insect diseases!

After the joy, the old patriarch came to thank Xu Yi on crutches.

All these changes in the clan were due to the arrival of Xu Yi. They wanted to hold a bonfire ceremony again to thank Xu Yi and Yan Quyue for their help.

To hold a bonfire, he had to kill pheasants. It was not easy to raise livestock in the mountains, so Xu Yi refused without even thinking.

"Old man, if you kill pheasants for me every time I do something good, I'm afraid all the pheasants in this valley will become my food."

The patriarch laughed: "..." "

If Dr. Xu can't accept the old man's A little thought, the old man feels guilty."

The two chatted back and forth like this. After the conversation, the patriarch's mind moved and he seemed to have made up his mind.

He asked: "Doctor Xu, what do you think of this child Adhuo'er?"

Xu Yi smiled, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "He is a very good child, with a high level of understanding."

When the patriarch heard this, he held the old man's hand Take Xu Yi and go to Adhuo'er. At this moment, many of the tribesmen surrounding Adhuoer dispersed, with only a few children still chirping and asking about their "adventures."

As soon as the patriarch arrived, he waved his hand and let the children play by themselves. He said to Adhuoer: "Thanks to Doctor Xu this time. Adhuoer, you have received so many benefits from others. You should thank Doctor

Xu." Adhuoer's His face was slightly red: "I thanked Dr. Xu on the mountain."

"It's not that thank you." The patriarch hit him.

Azhuo's eyes were wide open with confusion. How should I thank him?

The patriarch sighed deeply, why is this child so ignorant? He even hinted at this!

"For you, Doctor Xu is here to teach you medicine. He deserves to be called "teacher!" Seeing that Adhuo'er didn't understand, the patriarch didn't hide it and shouted directly, "Come on. "Kneel down and call me teacher."

When Adhuoer heard the word "teacher", he was startled. He suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Xu Yi, tremblingly asking: "Doctor Xu, I...can I call you?" Are you going to be a teacher?"

Xu Yi saw the twinkling in his eyes and said calmly, "It's okay to call me teacher, but you don't have to kneel down."

Adhuoer was overjoyed and immediately followed the etiquette of becoming a teacher. , shouted: "Teacher!"

The patriarch laughed happily when he saw Xu Yi accepted Adhuoer.

In the past two years, he has never been as happy as he is today.

They, the gorge people, have finally come to peace. Now they live a good and stable life, and they have a good doctor who is willing to teach them witch doctors.

Their lives will get better and better in the future!

The pheasants raised in the canyon were still not spared. Knowing that Adhuo'er had become Xu Yi's disciple, the tribesmen happily picked the two fattest pheasants.

That night, amid the blazing flames, the gorge people dressed in colorful costumes danced cheerfully.

Men and women held hands, and Xu Yi and Yan Quyue put on the colorful clothes of the local gorge people.

Mix in the singing and dancing gorge people and spend a joyful and unforgettable night.

...

It was unexpected to accept Adhuoer as his disciple, but he still needs to be taught well.

Xu Yi was very strict with his disciples. He notified Adhuoer in advance to take out all the poisonous medicines in his possession the next day. Keep what should be kept and what should be discarded, just like the poisonous ointment that could poison all the people in the gorge with just a small spoonful that day, Xu Yi didn't want him to use it again in the future.

There is a dark side to everything. Even if Adhuoer would not use poisonous ointment to harm others, he was not sure whether his clan members would.

The poison ointment was a poison concocted by Adhuoer, and it was actually used to harm people, and he was also a part of the cause and effect.

After Adhuoer recognized Xu Yi as his teacher, he listened to him very much. Xu Yi asked him to destroy all the poisonous ointments. Even though he was very reluctant, he still boiled them all with lime water without blinking an eye.

The next day, Xu Yi took Adhuoer into the county town. They went to the medical center and bought a batch of medicinal materials for making snake repellent medicine.

Then he went to the bookstore and asked the shopkeeper if he had any current copies of various medical books.

The small county town on the border of Shizhou is not big, and the bookstore is also very small. This is the first time the shopkeeper has heard of someone buying popular copies of various medical books.

He searched every corner of the bookstore and only found two medical books, one was the somewhat old "Eighty-One Difficulties of the Yellow Emperor", and the other was the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" that Xu Yi told Adhuo'er.