Chapter 23

In the fourth month of the lunar calendar, also known as Mengxia, the weather is getting hot and muggy, and the temperature difference between day and night is quite large. You have to sleep under a quilt at night, and it is getting hotter and hotter during the day. After morning, the sun's rays hanging in the sky begin to become unfriendly.

There are more ice drinks selling on the street. Every few dozen steps Xu Yi walks, he can see vendors selling all kinds of ice drinks and cold foods.

Among them, the one that is very popular among the people of Yanting County is the "Xisuo jelly" passed down from Bianjing, which can be divided into salty and sweet flavors. The jelly is made from peas, and looks like an upside-down waxy white jade plate. With a bamboo brush, you can scrape out a bowl of translucent thin vermicelli. The salty one is poured with onion and ginger water with salt, and the sweet one is honey water. The prices are very cheap, two cents for the salty one and three cents for the sweet one.

As long as ordinary people live a decent life, they are willing to buy a bowl and take it home.

Therefore, the most popular one in the market is Xisuo jelly.

Smelling the smell, Xu Yi thought to himself that he would buy two bowls after the transaction was over.

With this in mind, he walked briskly and steadily, and soon arrived at Jishi Hall on West Street.

There are several apprentices working in Jishitang, which is the largest medical clinic on West Street. I heard that his family also has a branch, and the owner is engaged in buying and selling medicinal materials, so he hired a few doctors to sit in the hall, but his income still depends on sales. Various prepared pills and powders.

Doctor Yan is the sitting doctor, and he is also in charge of the Yanting County branch of Jishitang, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he opened the medical clinic.

He can make the decision to do business with Xu Yi, not only for the sake of the Xing family, but the most important thing is that the Xiaoshi pills made by Xu Yi are good things.

Summer will really start soon, and there are more and more wealthy people who are greedy for cold drinks. He is not worried at all that the Xiaoshi Pills will not be sold.

He had been waiting in the clinic early, and told the apprentice who had received Xu Yi that day to call him when he saw Xu Yi coming.

The apprentice was not punished that day, but he was still afraid. He wanted to perform well today, and while counting the medicinal materials, he looked out.

The medicine boy, who was also an apprentice, saw that he was absent-minded and asked him what was on his mind.

"No, no, no." The apprentice quickly denied it for fear of being robbed of his job, "What do I have in mind..."

Before he could finish his words, the other person ran out quickly, shocking the apprentice who asked the question.

"Doctor Xu, you are here." The apprentice smiled happily, "Doctor Yan is waiting for you in the clinic. I will take you to see him."

"Yes." Xu Yi responded calmly.

After entering the room, he exchanged greetings with Doctor Yan. The apprentice enthusiastically took the initiative to bring tea. At Doctor Yan's signal, he even closed the door when he went out.

By the way, I took Xiao Huang for a ride.

*

The clinic is simple and elegant, and the incense burner is burning with the quiet and elegant fragrance of medicine.

The price has been negotiated and the quantity has also been negotiated.

Xu Yi didn't plan to do too much. He was not a businessman. He wanted to sell Xiaoshi Pills to Jishitang. Firstly, it was convenient because he didn't need to go and sell packages in person. The second is that he is short of money.

Yes, he is really short of money.

Even though he already had dozens of dollars on hand, he was still in short supply.

The reason is also very simple. He doesn't want to live in a small grass house all the time. A simple living room, where he could sleep peacefully and eat, drink, and relieve himself, were not the goals he pursued after coming here. He wants to be a doctor, not just a wandering doctor, he also wants to open a medical clinic and ask apprentices to help...

All of these require a lot of money, dozens of coins are not enough, and he can't even buy a mule-drawn cart. rise.

Xu Yi unpacked the baggage he brought over. Inside were two hundred Xiaoshi pills packed separately.

Through the jute paper, you can still smell the medicinal aroma emanating from it, which is stronger than the medicinal aroma burning in the incense burner.

Doctor Yan opened one of the packages and looked at the smooth and round pills. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart. It would be great if Jishitang could have a prescription for this Xiaoshi Pill.

These two hundred Xiaoshi pills are really not many.

There were forty packs of pills. Doctor Yan did not have to open each pack for inspection. He rewrapped the ones that had been inspected and said to Xu Yi with a smile: "The price agreed at that time was ten cents per pack. The total here is Four hundred coins. Should Doctor Xu exchange it for four coins or copper coins?"

Xu Yi said without hesitation. "He will go to the market to buy food later. It is convenient to use loose money.

"Okay." Doctor Yan got up and went out to call the bookkeeper and asked him to count four hundred coins in the cash box.

When he came back, Dr. Yan said: "When doing business, it is better to have a charter. I asked the people below to go to the Yafu to apply for the deed in advance. After the doctor signed it, I asked the servant to take it to the Yafu to have it stamped. That’s it.”

For this kind of small business contract, Yafu does not strictly require you to be present. As long as you can get the ID card and the contract, you can spend more than ten yuan to get it stamped.

Of course, you still have to use a trustworthy and loyal servant. After all, how can something that represents identity like an identity card be given to others casually.

Xu Yi plans to go in person.

He has not been to Yafu in Yanting County.

The Yafu mentioned here is not the solemn and majestic county government office. The county government office in Yanting County is located on East Street, occupying a three-entry courtyard. It seems that the county magistrate lives in the back office, and the lobby in front of the court for interrogation is not like what is shown on TV. Ordinary people can look out and see clearly the scene inside.

Xu Yi and Doctor Yan walked silently in front of the Yamen.

Nowadays, people instinctively dare not speak loudly or walk loudly in such a place, for fear of alarming the gods inside.

After walking for more than a hundred meters, he stopped in a slightly shabby house. If it weren't for the plaque above clearly stating that this was Ya Mansion, Xu Yi would have thought he was in the wrong place.

Entering the peeling paint gate outside, there was a government official in a loose green robe. He was sitting on a rattan rocking chair, drinking tea with his legs crossed. When he saw someone coming in, he raised his eyelids in vain.

When he saw someone who was not wearing patched and tattered clothes, he sat up unsteadily and asked what he was doing in Yafu.

"Hello, Mr. Chai, we are here to apply for the deed." Doctor Yan took two steps forward with a smile and stuffed a dozen copper coins into the yamen servant's sleeve.

If Xu Yi hadn't wanted to come in person, he would definitely not have come.

"Oh - it turns out it's Doctor Yan. Here's the deed. Bring it." The officer pinched his sleeves and made no effort to stop him.

Xu Yi looked at his silk cuffs and the yellow teeth exposed when he spoke, and moved his position silently.

Doctor Yan pursed his lips, swallowed, waited for the deed to be stamped, and said a few more nice words before he walked out of the dark and damp Yafu.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead in vain, and said to Xu Yi with shame: "Dr. Xu is making a joke. I seldom deal with the Yafu, so I am really pretentious."

Xu Yi said: "Doctor Yan is serious. I can't be so natural. I have to learn from Dr. Yan in the future."

Dr. Yan paused and looked at Xu Yi beside him. His expression was sincere and didn't seem to be fake. Could it be that he was really acting well?

*

While Xu Yi was busy processing the deed, Xiao Huang was served comfortably in Jishi Hall.

It is cute and well-behaved, and its big eyes are cute. Everyone who sees it praises that it will be a good dog in the future.

Xiao Huang, who was given the title of "Good Dog", was currently eating the pork-filled sesame cakes bought for him by his apprentice.

The pork stuffing, which is four fat and six thin, is roasted in an iron stove. The plump juice bursts out when you take a bite, making your little yellow chin oily.

When Xu Yi came back, what he saw was him wagging his tail and licking his face looking for another piece of sesame seed cake from his apprentice.

Xu Yi: "..."

It was his dereliction of duty that the dog he raised was embarrassing.

Xu Yi held his forehead, and Xiao Huang accompanied him to eat porridge and white steamed buns this morning, but the baby was so hungry that he lost all his dignity.

"Xiao Huang." He shouted from a distance.

Xiao Huang, who was still wagging his tail at others, paused, then turned his head with his ears erect, sticking out his tongue happily and running over with all four limbs.

When he was about to hit Xu Yi's leg, Xu Yi quickly avoided it...

It was so close that he was almost hit by his oily chin.

He patted Xiao Huang's head, took out a new handkerchief, and while wiping its chin considerately and carefully, he whispered: "Tell me when you are hungry. You can beg for food from outsiders. Be careful, I will give you away." Go to the dog butcher, he must like a gluttonous dog like you."

Xiao Huang shouted happily: "Woof woof woof~" Doctor

Yan next to him: "..."

The apprentice who approached: "..."

"That..." Doctor Yan opened his mouth, thinking about how to ask Xu Yi about his next arrangements.

Xu Yi stood up when he heard the sound and asked Doctor Yan: "Doctor Yan want to ask when the next batch of goods will be delivered?" Doctor Yan

smiled: "That's what I meant."

Xu Yi said: "It will still be five days later, almost. Come here at this time."

Doctor Yan suddenly became alert, and before Xu Yi could continue, he asked, "How many can Doctor Xu make in these five days? Jishitang needs a lot, and only two hundred pills are far from enough. Xu Yi

glanced at him and was silent for a few seconds: "Then I'll make two hundred more pills."

Doctor Yan wanted to increase the number, but Xu Yi didn't agree.

Four hundred, no more. Otherwise, he would have no time to practice boxing and go to the mountains to collect medicine.

The summer is hot. After a while, it will be even more tiring to go to the mountains to collect herbs. If we go again, we might as well wait for autumn.

...Well, he arranged it this way, and the few months passed quickly.