Chapter 281:

On the second day of August, it is time to break ground.

Zhang Tiegou came to the eastern suburbs with his helpers early in the morning. Among the rough guys, there was a quiet little scholar among them.

When the little scholar saw Xu Yi and Yan Quyue, he obediently saluted and called: "Godfather, Godmother."

Yan Quyue saw him, smiled and said: "Brother An, come here quickly."

Brother An Er looked at her and then at Xu Yi next to her.

Xu Yizheng looked at him with soft eyes.

After buying this land, Xu Yi and Yan Quyue took A Xu and the others to inspect it. The terrain here is flat, and there are traces of renovations around it. Among the weeds, you can see some low mulberry trees that have not been cut down. .

When Xu Yi saw these mulberry trees, he decided to keep them until the problem of poor soil was solved, so that he could grow not only mulberry trees, but also other medicinal materials.

Out of a dozen acres of land, set aside a few acres to build houses. The remaining ten acres or so of land should be enclosed with walls and hired more helpers to cultivate the land again. Spend more time at this time, and later on It will save you a lot of trouble.

Zhang Tiegou shouted carelessly: "Brother Yi, brothers and sisters." He pulled his son to the side and said, "It's so hot in autumn. Hey, have you brought good things?"

Brother An is growing taller and slimmer. , looking thin and thin.

Being dragged by him, I had no ability to resist.

Xu Yi was dumbfounded and suddenly understood why An Geer was no longer close to his father.

He took advantage of the situation and rescued his godson from Zhang Tiegou's hands. He patted his wrinkled robe and said in a judo voice: "Why did you come with your father? Have you had breakfast? I brought the perilla made by A Xu. I'll give you a bowl to quench your thirst."

"I don't have to go to school today. I've had breakfast." An Geer said, taking the bowl Xu Yi handed him, "Thank you, godfather, isn't Uncle A Xu here? Xu Yi

said: "He went to greet the craftsmen."

There are craftsmen and workers. Xu Yi can't help much by staying here, but today is the first day of work, and he and Yan Quyue are here.

Yan Quyue poured the perilla drink for Zhang Tiegou and said gratefully: "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid it's been too hard for you running back and forth recently."

"It's okay." Zhang Tiegou drank the perilla drink in one gulp and wiped the corners of his mouth. He said cheerfully, "You can just keep A Xu with me then. My younger siblings and Brother Yi can go do other things when they need to do it. You don't have to worry about it here."

It only takes a few months and a half to build such a big house. Yes, it can't be completed.

He went to the countryside to find workers with experience in building houses. They were given ten thousand dollars a month and a lunch meal with meat and fish. They were very happy to come over.

After this work, they can get dozens of dollars, which is more than what they can earn from selling grain after working for a year.

But Xu Yi was still surprised when he heard the salary. Compared with Kyoto, the salary inflation here in Yanting is not that fast. You can buy a lot of things with a lot of money. Ten dollars can support a family of several people. Live a good life.

Zhang Tiegou asked him: "By the way, when will Brother Yi come to see a doctor?"

He said that when he went to hire workers this time, all the familiar customers he met on the road came to ask him if Xu Yi would return to Yanting this time. leave.

Especially those businessmen who are running around.

They often heard Xu Yi's name outside and knew that wherever he went, he left a lot of good reputation. They all praised Xu Yi for his superb medical skills. After taking the medicine he prescribed, nine of the ten medicines were effective in curing the disease, and one medicine was really effective.

After getting the reply that Xu Yi would not leave, he thought of coming to see Xu Yi for medical treatment.

These days, Xu Yi has been busy practicing medicine and has not opened a clinic yet. Hearing Zhang Tiegou say that someone wanted to wait for him to visit a doctor, he also had some thoughts in his mind.

After all, this kind of medicine won’t be possible in a short time.

He wanted to take advantage of these days to compile medical teaching plans and open a clinic to see patients.

After thinking about this, Xu Yi said: "We'll wait for a few days until things stabilize here."

Zhang Tiegou nodded: "It's not a hurry. You guys didn't get much rest when you came back this time. You have to be busy with so many things. It's hard enough. " ."

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head.

In comparison, the rough men doing manual labor with hoes worked harder. The sun is scorching in early autumn, and the workers who work under the sun are sweating.

The craftsmen who came here today were divided into two groups. One group took measuring tools to mark the location, and the other group drew the foundation to be dug, and then let the workers start working.

A Xu and Er Qing are commanding separately. In this way, the progress of building their house can be doubled and accelerated.

Digging the foundation is hard work and cannot be completed in one or two days. There are more than 20 workers hired. It is useless for Xu Yi to stay here. He tells Zhang Tiegou a few words and takes Yan Quyue and An Geer first. go back.

The two adults and one child got on the donkey cart. Xu Yi looked at An Ge'er who was kneeling on the futon obediently. He took out a red date cake for him to eat and asked him: "Where did you read the book?"

An Ge'er took out the red dates. He didn't eat the cake, so he answered truthfully: "I have learned the "Book of Filial Piety". It's just that the master said that I am young, so he only asked me to recite it and not teach me the annotations."

In the private school, the class system is divided into classes according to age. , An Geer was in Class B. The Master thought he was smart and asked him to read "The Classic of Filial Piety" at this time. But the Master was also worried that it would undermine the work, so he only let him read it without learning the annotations for the time being. The students in Class A range from fourteen or fifteen years old to those in their twenties. They are currently reading the Four Books, commentaries, and biographies of the classics. Although An Geer is envious, he understands that these are not for him at this time. Something to think about.

If he wants to read well, he must not be too ambitious.

Brother An thought for a while and asked Xu Yi: "Dad, do you want to hear me recite the "Book of Filial Piety"?"

He asked like this, but his eyes were bright. Since his godfather returned to Yanting, he has not been able to get along well with his godfather alone. Although there is a godmother in the carriage, there is no annoying daddy. An Geer cherishes this opportunity to get along with him, and from the bottom of his heart I unconsciously want to show off.

Xu Yi was slightly surprised: "Can you carry it?"

An Geer nodded and said that he could carry it.

"Zhong Niju, Zeng Zizhi. Confucius said..."

He spoke neither hastily nor slowly. When reciting, his head shook slightly, and his young face looked serious, which showed that he was very serious.

Listening to An Ge'er's clear teenage voice, Xu Yi and Yan Quyue looked at each other and smiled, both of them feeling warm in their hearts.

Time flies by in the blink of an eye while reading aloud.

Soon, the vehicle arrived at Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs. Chen Liu was waiting outside. When he saw them coming back, he immediately stepped forward and hugged An Geer who came out of the carriage.

Brother An's face turned red and he thanked her quietly.

"Mr. Sir, Madam." Chen Liu said excitedly, "The medicinal seeds to be sown are all ready and can be planted at any time."

"Have they been divided?" Xu Yi asked.

Chen Liu said that they were all divided, and then asked: "Lang Jun, are the separated seeds going to be planted elsewhere?"

Xu Yi said "hmm" and said, "over the medicine side, how many acres of land are left behind?" "Move, I want to plant the medicinal seeds over there. When the time comes, you can come with Xiaodouzi and pick a few good people in Zhuangzi and follow."

"But doesn't it say that the soil is not good for growing medicinal materials?" "Chen Liu scratched his head.

Xu Yi nodded: "You can plant it, but the harvest will be poor."

But harvesting is not his purpose. Although he is growing medicinal materials, he plans to sow and plant them directly according to the wild growth environment. The ecological environment for planting is completely wild. Medicinal materials, the efficacy of the medicine will not be biased.

In this regard, Xin Shengyuan has been studying planting for several years.

Xu Yi planned to cooperate with Xin Shengyuan, but before that, he wanted to try planting a wave of plants in the open space behind the medicine.

A group of people entered Zhuangzi, Xu Yi handed An Geer to Yan Quyue, and he followed Chen Liu to the backyard warehouse. The warehouse was stacked with medicinal materials received this summer. Xu Yi picked some of each and planned to take them back for research on their efficacy.

Then, we went to see the seeds selected by Chen Liu.

Chen Liuzhong had gained experience. The seeds he picked were very good, and each one looked full of vitality. Xu Yi was pleasantly surprised after checking them and couldn't help but praise him several times.

He praised Chen Liu until his face turned red, and the dignified seven-foot-tall man looked shy.

They stayed in Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs until evening before leaving. When leaving, Xiaodouzi filled the empty space behind the vehicle that Xu Yi was riding in with the crops and fruits and vegetables grown in the village, and then stood outside the door reluctantly, watching the vehicle go away expectantly.

"Xiaodouzi, don't be in a daze. Before it gets dark, plant the isatis roots and polygonatum japonica in the backyard." Chen Liu called to him loudly.

Xiaodouzi hurriedly said "Hey" several times and ran into the yard.

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On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Yan Jingming brought several people to Yanting.

He first followed Xu Yi to the eastern suburbs. The workers in the front were busy digging the foundation. The open space behind was filled with tall timber, and the freshly made stone bricks were neatly drying next to them. There are also more than a dozen stone brick masters mixing mud. The mixed mud is embedded into the stone brick mold, and then moved aside, the mold is opened, and the complete stone brick is exposed.

Every process is being carried out in an orderly manner, and soon, a shocking folk medicine building will rise from the ground.

"It seems that there is no loss in investing." Yan Jingming smiled.

It was a rare visit to Yanting for him and he was in no hurry to leave. Yan Quyue hadn't talked to her brother properly for a long time. When she saw him coming in person this time, she said she would receive him by herself. Let Xu Yi go about his business.

Xu Yi didn't dare to really let go. This was his uncle. He finally came to Yanting. If he really didn't say anything, wouldn't it be unreasonable?

Therefore, Xu Yi spent a few days walking around with his wife and uncle.

No matter where you go, you can meet people who know him. They will greet him happily when they see him. When I ask, I find out that they are all patients who have treated Xu Yi before.

"Doctor Xu, have you forgotten me? It was you who cured my leg injury."

"Doctor Xu, you are fine, but you still remember me. It was you who cured the thick sore on my mother's leg." Yang handed over his hand and said with a complicated and grateful mood, "Over the years, I have wanted to come and thank Dr. Xu, but you have been traveling for several years and I have not found the opportunity."

Xu Yi looked sad, and vague memories gradually emerged. It's becoming clearer and clearer.

Yan Quyue, who was standing next to him, shook his hand and chuckled: "Look, they all still remember you."

Hearing this, Xu Yi's myriad emotions turned into the word "hmm".

Yan Jingming joked: "If you open a medical clinic in Yanting, I think there will be many people in Zizhou traveling thousands of miles to seek medical treatment."

Xu Yi's eyebrows moved, right? He also had some expectations.

A few days later, Yan Jingming returned to Zhaohua, and several people he brought with him stayed to help.

Xu Yi was not polite at all and immediately handed these people over to Zhang Tiegou and A Xu and asked them to arrange tasks for them.

He himself opened a clinic.

As soon as the news came out, many doctors and patients came here.

On this day, Xu Yi received a patient who came by car from Zizhou Prefecture. The patient was a young man in his thirties who came from a farming family. He had contracted dampness sores from unknown sources a few years ago. He couldn't be cured, and he had heard a lot about Xu Yi's reputation back then. Unfortunately, he came a step too late, and Xu Yi left Zizhou before he could find him.

This time he heard that Xu Yi had returned to Yanting to open a clinic, and he couldn't wait to prepare a car and come.

He had damp sores on his hands. When an attack occurred, his hands would itch unbearably, making it impossible for him to even sleep quietly, let alone write with a pen.

If the disease cannot be cured, he will not be able to take the scientific examination.

Sitting in front of Xu Yi, he stretched out his hands, his Adam's apple rolling, and asked nervously: "Doctor Xu, can you cure this damp sore?"

Xu Yi observed the degree of erosion of the sores on his hands, nodded, and asked him: "Do you often go to the countryside?"

"Well, my father often said that farming calms the mind. When I was confused when I was studying, I would go to the countryside to work in the fields with the tenants." Although I was so tired that my legs were trembling, at the end of the day, my worries were relieved. Quite a few.

He wondered: "Is this disease related to me going to the fields to farm?"

"Yes." Xu Yi nodded, "Your sores are caused by grass poison. It can't be cured because you often go to the fields to farm."

The only way to prevent infection is to prevent it . source, it can be cured.

The young man looked slightly startled, but the next moment he came to his senses happily: "Thank you, Doctor Xu."

His hand was saved!