Chapter 259

Before the eighth day of the lunar month, Xing Yuesen took advantage of Xiu Mu to bring a rough lady and a coachman.

With a new member in the family, the siblings and Erqing have fewer trivial matters, and they can focus on their own affairs.

After arriving in Kyoto, the one with the strongest sense of crisis was Erqing. There were no mountains in Kyoto for hunting, and the items from which he earned money on weekdays were less than half. In addition to taking Xiao Huang for a walk every day to relieve his boredom, he ran errands, worked as a coachman, and sold pills.

There was no need for him to run errands as a coachman at the moment, so he came to Xu Yi and asked if he could find a part-time job.

Erqing said: "I see there are laborers hired at the dock, and they can earn eighty cents a day."

The price is a bit lower in Kyoto, but it can barely make enough food and clothing.

Those whose families were poor and had extra labor would work part-time at the dock to earn some money to support their families.

Xu Yi frowned after hearing this and did not advise him to work hard for a few dollars: "You have to find another way to make money."

Erqing scratched his head: "I only have strength."

He couldn't do the work that used his brain.

Xu Yi smiled and came up with an idea: "It's getting hotter today, and the guys working at the dock are prone to fever from exhaustion. It would be a good idea for you to sell herbal tea."

"Herbal tea?" Erqing's eyes suddenly lit up.

He had followed Xu Yi for many years, and it was not for nothing. In the first few years, he learned calligraphy from A Xu A Jin. In the next few years, he could recognize almost all the characters.

Sometimes the brother and sister are busy, so he will help Xu Yi select and dry medicinal materials, and he will learn more or less how to use commonly used medicinal materials.

Listening to Xu Yi talking about herbal tea, something immediately came to mind: "Honeysuckle tea."

Xu Yi said: "Honeysuckle tea is too simple and can be easily imitated. Just cook it as heat-clearing and detoxifying tea."

This tea is not troublesome either. Just use dandelion, honeysuckle, mint and licorice. There are a few medicines that are difficult to imitate. If someone else finds a business opportunity, it's okay to sell them at the dock. Kyoto is so big, they can come here in exchange.

Xu Yi immediately wrote out the prescription and asked him to buy one from every drugstore.

Erqing knew it.

He excitedly took the prescription and went out.

Erqing went to the dock to sell medicinal tea without hiding it from the rest of the family.

The purchased medicinal materials needed to be processed. A Jin took the prescription and looked at it. He understood how to make it and asked Er Qing to move the Huiyi trough into the house.

This Huiyi trough was rebuilt in Kyoto. Ajin asked him to wipe off the dust and take mint and licorice first.

Ah Jin watched his movements carefully and said, "You weigh the scale. The prescription Lang Jun gave you is large, so you can't make a mistake."

Er Qing listened to her words and nodded repeatedly.

In the kitchen, the new rough lady was washing the iron pot. A Xu came in and saw her preparing to cook. He stopped her politely and told her where to put the cooking spices on weekdays, then put the ones on the kitchen cabinet. The clay pot was taken away.

He built a new stove in the courtyard, added a few charcoal fires, and went to fetch water from the well outside.

A Xu didn't care about pouring the water into the pot, and waited for Er Qing to pour in the crushed and sifted medicinal materials and cook them.

He stood and looked at Ah Jin: "Sister, I have something to tell you."

"Brother, what's wrong?" Ah Jin wiped his hands with his belly and walked towards him.

Erqing, who was squatting on a wooden bench, looked up at them. Axu glared at him and called his sister to go inside to talk.

Ah Jin was suspicious, but obeyed and followed his brother into the house.

"Bah."

A Xu closed the door.

When he wasn't speaking, his lips were straightened, his expression was quiet, and he looked a little serious. Ah Jin put away

the smile on his face and asked him: "What happened? You look so fierce, but you want to scare me?" Are

you in a bad mood?"

"Yes?" Ah Jin thought for a while. Professor Shang from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to deliver the invitation two days ago. Lang Jun was still very happy and said that he would take them with him.

I have been preparing for the tea party these past two days, and I don’t look like I’m in a bad mood.

A Jin said: "Brother, are you thinking too much? Your husband never quarrels with your wife, nor with us. Who made your husband feel bad?"

A Xu shook his head: "I can't tell clearly."

He told his sister , he got up at night in the past two days and saw that the lights were still on in Lang Jun's house.

Hearing this, Ah Jin became alert.

Keeping the lights on in the middle of the night is no small matter. My husband rarely stays up late and goes to bed when the time comes. He has always been more observant than them. He rarely gets too excited to fall asleep when encountering happy things.

"Did you ask?" A Jin asked.

A Xu still shook his head, he didn't dare to ask.

Ah Jin twisted his eyebrows and said irritably: "What's not easy to ask? If you can tell that Lang Jun is in a bad mood, then that's a big deal."

A Xu pursed his lips: "I'm stupid, I'm afraid it will be even worse if I ask Lang Jun." Happy."

A Jin: "..."

After a while, she said softly, "I'll ask."

Coming out of the room, the brother and sister looked solemn. At this time, Xu Yi and Xing Yuesen went out.

Only Yan Quyue was at home.

Ah Jin planned to go to Yan Quyue's place to check the situation first, then go back to his room and dig out the oil lamp saucer with a broken wick.

"Madam, the oil lamp is broken. I want to take it to the market to find a master to repair it." Ah Jin talked in a homely manner.

Yan Quyue took it over to look at it and said calmly: "No need, I can repair it."

A Jin exclaimed: "My wife knows everything, she is so amazing."

Yan Quyue curled up her lips into a smile, took out the knife, and plucked the knife inside. With a few movements, the wick that fell below was hooked out.

She said casually: "Let me tell you what you have to say. I don't know about you yet. Is this something worth asking a master to fix?"

Ah Jin's face turned red, and he shouted with a low smile: "Sure enough, I can't even hide it from my wife."

"My wife, Is Lang Jun busy these days? Why don't you look happy?"

"You can tell?" Yan Quyue asked her instead of saying the reason.

Ah Jin told the truth, this time it was his brother who saw it.

"Brother said that the husband doesn't sleep at night, but I haven't heard the lady mention it. I think she doesn't know."

Yan Quyue pinched her fingers: "..."

She really didn't know.

"Then I'll ask him again when he comes back." Yan Quyue deliberately didn't say anything and said with a smile.

Ah Jin was anxious. The lady was the closest person to the husband. If even the lady didn't know, who would know?

Yan Quyue teased her: "Why didn't you ask?"

"I..." Now that A Jin was married, she was not as clingy to Xu Yi as before, fearing that others would gossip and ruin Xu Yi's reputation.

Yan Quyue looked at it with a smile for a while, then said: "You and A Xu were both raised by your husband. He treats you like brothers and sisters. You can tell him anything you want. There is no need to make a special trip to see me."

A Jin . Silent.

This is the truth, but if someone else is talking about it, she is afraid that she can't explain it clearly.

Yan Quyue waved her hand and told Ah Jin to go find Xu Yi in person to find out.

...

The lingering light came into the hospital, illuminating the small courtyard in red, and Xu Yi came back covered in glowing light.

When he entered the yard, he saw the brother and sister standing side by side in front of the house, waiting for him. When A Xu saw him coming back, he quickly gave him water to cleanse his hands.

Xu Yi was stunned for a moment and saw Ah Jin handing over a handkerchief for wiping his hands.

As soon as the two of them changed from normal and returned to their previous appearance, Xu Yi asked doubtfully, "Is something wrong?" Ah

Jin muttered in a low voice, "It's Mr. Lang who is hiding something from us."

"?" Xu Yi was even more confused.

He said angrily: "I have nothing to hide from you."

Ah Jin was very courageous, and after Yan Quyue's advice, he became even more courageous. She hummed and said, "If Mr. Lang doesn't sleep at night, he must be worried about something. If he doesn't say anything, he doesn't want us to know."

When his worries were revealed, Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "It's better to drink at night." Tea, I just can't sleep at night."

Hearing this, Ah Jin burst into tears, holding back tears for a long time.

He didn't raise his hand to wipe his tears, biting the corner of his lip hard, and choked up after a moment and said: "I should have thought of it when Mr. Lang said he wanted to hire someone. Mr. Lang just doesn't want us anymore, so he wants to find someone else to take care of him."

Xu Yi sighed silently.

Ah Jin's words are half right.

"You are so old and you are still crying." Yan Quyue came over and took Ah Jin to wipe her tears, "You have important things to do, so it doesn't matter if you waste time doing chores. My husband also has to think about your future. If you cry like this, he I can't bear to leave anymore."

Ajin blinked, and the tears stuck in her eyelids fell again. This time she wiped her face hard: "Do you think we should leave, too?"

Yan Quyue was stunned and looked back at Xu Yi: " Do you want them to leave?"

Xu Yi felt wronged: "It's all A Jin's guess. I didn't say to let you all go."

"Do you want your brother to go, or do you want me to go?" A Jin stubbornly wanted to know the answer. .

Xu Yi sighed and said with a hard heart: "I said at the beginning that I won't keep you for too long. You have already left the army. If you stay with me, you will only be ignored by others."

He didn't want the good people he had carefully cultivated. With Miao Zi restrained, they should have a brighter and brighter future.

After the words fell, no one said anything for a long time.

The candlelight flickered brightly, stretching the shadow of the person as long as three pillars standing still.

For a moment, Ah Jin considered his idea with red eyes: "Lang Jun needs trustworthy people around him. Compared with me and Er Qing, my brother is more suitable to stay. If Lang Jun leaves Kyoto by then, Er Qing and I can stay and help. To take care of Zhuangzi, I can also concoct the pills Xing Langjun needs, so he doesn't need someone to send them to him."

As she spoke, her breathing became rapid, fearing that Xu Yi wouldn't even agree to this.

Then he continued, "Lang Jun said before that he wanted me to open a medical clinic. I can also open a medical clinic in Kyoto to treat patients..."

Xu Yi felt uncomfortable and interrupted her: "Ajin, we will discuss this matter later." Discuss."

"Lang Jun..." A Jin became even more anxious.

Yan Quyue pulled her and shook his head at her: "Don't embarrass him, he is in pain too."

Xu Yi didn't worry about letting anyone stay in Kyoto.

Kyoto is unlike other places. There are rich and noble people all over the place. If you accidentally offend someone, life will be difficult.

Xu Yi didn't want A Jin to stay in Kyoto and suffer hardship, and he didn't want A Xu to be alone in Kyoto.

It was difficult to let go of left and right, and Xu Yi couldn't sleep for two consecutive nights.

He didn't expect that A Xu would find out and tell the matter in advance, making it harder for him to choose.

...

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the street.

Shang Hongshen sent someone to pick up Xu Yi and the others in advance. The coachman waited respectfully, moving stools and carrying medicine boxes with discernment.

Xu Yi refused him to carry the medicine box and entered the carriage first and sat down, followed by A Xu and A Jin.

Ah Jin cried for two days and her eyes were swollen. When she woke up this morning, she rubbed her eyes with boiled chicken and her complexion looked better.

She was looking forward to the tea party happily, and she couldn't tell that she had cried yesterday.

As the culprit, Xu Yi didn't dare to ask about it, so he followed her lead and told her some things to pay attention to at the tea party.

At the tea party this time, Xu Yi chose three prescriptions, which were prescriptions for diabetes, xanthomas, and fetuses. Each prescription had symptoms written behind it that could be used as a basis for diagnosis.

These three prescriptions involve internal medicine, surgery and gynecology, which are exactly the areas in which the three of them are good at each.

The other pills he brought were Xiaoshi pills.

He didn't bring the prescription for Xiaoshi Pills, which they could recite with their eyes closed.

But he doesn't plan to provide the recipe.

As for whether the doctors participating in the tea party can analyze the formula, it depends on their ability.

Professor Shang didn't say that there will be separate seats for men and women at the tea party. When the time comes, Ah Jin will follow Ah Xu and don't wander around alone and leave their sight.

As we chatted, the journey passed quickly.

The carriage arrived at the east gate of the city and stopped in a tiled courtyard hung with flower-shaped lanterns. There were many carriages of different sizes parked outside.

Xu Yi was not the last one to arrive. When they entered carrying the medicine box, they saw two carriages approaching the manor from a distance.

There is a stone-paved path at the front door of the villa, winding through the courtyard and into the front hall. There are several long tables in the front hall, and there are tea seats on the left and right, but there is no one there.

The female envoy who led the way said: "Gentlemen are all admiring the flower fairy in the backyard. There is also a teahouse in the backyard. Mr. Xu, please come with me."

In May, peony blooms, and peony is also called the flower fairy.

"Thank you." Xu Yi nodded.

With the female envoy leading the way, they walked around the corridor and entered the archway of the backyard. The female envoy stopped in front, leaned forward with a smile, and left.

Xu Yi brought the female doctor to the tea party, which was unprecedented at the tea party. Only a few people in Tai Hospital knew about it in advance. They came here early because they wanted to see the true skills of the female doctor who could convince Shangyuan to agree to participate.

Most people only know Xu Yi but not who he is.

But it's easy to guess who Xu Yi is, it's the one with a girl by his side.

I actually saw a young man taking a girl to participate. Not only those few people, but others also looked over.

"Who is this?"

"Why are you bringing your family?"

"You can't bring your family to the tea party. Is this girl also a doctor?"

Amid everyone's doubts, a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe with fluttering fairy spirit walked towards Xu Yi.

"Mr. Xu, I have long admired your name." Xinhuai said with a smile, "I have wanted to meet you for a long time, but Brother Shang always said there is no rush."

​​Xu Yi and his brother and sister quickly saluted: "May I ask who you are, sir?

" Huai said with a smile: "I am the clerical officer of Tai Hospital."

He was the one who sent people to inquire about Xiaoshi Pills in the first place.

Although his rank is a bit lower, he still holds a full seventh-rank official position, and he also gives lectures to the doctors at Tai Hospital on weekdays. In the eyes of the doctors, his status is still very high, not to mention that he has a good friend who is a judge in the right hospital.

Seeing Xinhuai taking the initiative, the people observing in secret began to guess who this young man was.

Hearing the middle-aged man's self-introduction, Xu Yi was surprised for a moment. In addition to being responsible for scientific research, the clerical officer of Tai Hospital is also responsible for managing, compiling and revising medical books.

Xu Yi's mind moved slightly, and he bowed solemnly and shouted: "Xu Yi has met Xin Limu."

Xinhuai helped him up: "You don't have to be so polite.

" After saying that, she grabbed his wrist and said with a smile, " I have been studying the Xiaoshi pills you sell at Xiangguo Temple for more than half a month, and there are two medicinal ingredients in them that I have never known. I have concocted them hundreds of times in the pharmacy, but I can't reproduce them. "

It's really strange, he has never encountered them before . Questions like, "Tell me, how much of these two medicinal materials were used?"

Xu Yi was stunned: "..."

Why was this tea party different from what he thought.