Chapter 6

Mrs. He saw Xu Yi's determination and did not say anything about letting him continue studying. She was very surprised: "It's great to be a doctor. Your parents will be very happy to know."

Xu Yi: "..."

Who said No.

No matter how good a wandering doctor is, he still sounds better than a farmer working in the fields.

Xu Yi did not continue the topic. He asked Mrs. He to wait for him for a while. He returned to the house, took out two of the bean cakes he bought in the market today, wrapped them in oil paper, and gave them to Mrs. He to try. .

Mrs. He's family is in an average situation, not much better than Xu Yi's family. She can only buy bean cakes like bean cakes, which are expensive and not enough to eat, only a few times a year.

"No, how can I ask for your things?" Mrs. He was startled and quickly refused.

How could she take Xu Yi's things? This kid finally went to the mountains to dig herbs and sell them for a little money. What's the matter with giving them to her.

Xu Yi looked at her, blinked his eyes, and said sincerely: "Without Mrs. He's help before, I don't know what I would have done. If I really couldn't get any extra, I wouldn't just pick up fruits like this." Mrs. He eats it. "

This is his original form, thanking Mrs. He.

For the original person, a teenage boy, he had never experienced the death of a family member. When his father passed away from an illness and his heartbroken mother also died of the illness, it was as if his soul had been sucked out of his body and he was completely unable to make up his mind.

If Mrs. He hadn't avoided suspicion, she had worked hard and asked the person to come over to organize the funeral...

His body was motionless, but his movements were very determined. If Mrs. He didn't take it, he would keep standing. .

Mrs. He had no choice but to take the bean cake from his hand. Thinking that Xu Yi was still young and didn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt were, she said, "You have to save some money, but you can't spend all the money you make. There's still next spring, then. The Wang family girl is coming over, and the bride price must be prepared again."

Xu Yi: "..."

He was silent.

He was also a little panicked, not because he couldn't save the money for the bride price, but because here, most men get married and have children at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and no matter how late it is, they will try to delay it until they are twenty.

There is also a girl from the Wang family. He doesn't even know her name. Next year, she may have to live with her under the same roof for a long time.

Thinking of this gave him a headache, and when he had a headache, he stopped thinking about it.

Seeing that he kept silent about this matter, Mrs. He wondered if it was because of the Xu family's parents. She suddenly felt that she was talking too much: "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have mentioned this matter." "

Ms. He, it's not your fault." Xu Yi shook her head, stared at her face, and said softly, "Mrs. He, you should rest more during this period and don't work too hard."

Mrs. He covered her mouth and smiled: "How can I work hard? I just sit and embroider every day. "It's not tiring."

Xu Yi said: "Sitting for a long time hurts the waist, and the psoas muscles are not easy to cultivate. Sitting for a long time doing embroidery is also bad for the eyes."

After hearing this, Mrs. He felt warm in her heart and agreed verbally. down.

When Mrs. He returned to the house, Xu Yi turned around and went to the kitchen.

The black beans have been boiled in water for about an hour and a half. When you poke them with chopsticks, the black beans are soft.

After cooking for another hour, it will become like dregs. At this time, you need to use a filter, which is naturally not available at home. He didn't even see an ordinary colander.

The only option was to go back to the house, pick through the cabinets, and pick out a clean, unused piece of plain fabric that could be used.

He cut it into a square shape with scissors, first ran it through clean water, squeezed out the water and dried it under the eaves.

While waiting, Xu Yi took advantage of having nothing to do, went to the main room, and played a set of Wu Qin Xi without any distractions.

After completing the five-animal play, a thin layer of sweat formed on his back. The temperature of his body increased, and he felt a little hot even wearing a cool spring shirt.

Still a little tired, this body is indeed not as good as the original one.

Xu Yi curled his lips in disgust. After being disgusted, he played another set of Five Animals before giving up.

to evening.

Xu Yi finished dinner.

After the black bean water is thoroughly boiled, add half a liter of rice wine. After boiling again, you can soak the Polygonum multiflorum slices in it.

On the next day, half of the black bean juice has been absorbed by the Polygonum multiflorum soaked overnight. The can is sealed and continued to simmer over low heat until all the remaining black bean juice is absorbed.

The yard of Xu's family is already filled with the unique and strange medicinal fragrance of Shou Shou Wu.

The rich medicinal aroma was even stronger than the last time Xu Yi made medicine for the Xu family's parents. The neighbors had strange expressions on their faces, and they all poked their heads out of the windows to see what was going on.

What is Xiaolang from the Xu family doing? ?

Soon, there was movement.

"Papa! Papa! Is Mr. Xu at home?"

Someone knocked on the door.

This person is the accountant Chen who lives next door to the Xu family. He was feeling unwell today and was at home on vacation. First he smelled a strange smell, which came from the left room. As he smelled it, his bloated stomach became even more uncomfortable.

He came over to look for someone in a depressed mood, but did not stop banging on the door.

Soon, a young man came out of the kitchen, it was Xu Yi.

His mood became even more gloomy: "Boy from the Xu family, what did you do at home? The smell is so unpleasant that it makes people sick."

Accountant Chen used to call Xu Yi "Xu ​​Xiaolang" when he saw him. At that time, He felt that Xu Yi was a scholar, and if he got the honors in the future, as a neighbor, he would be able to benefit from it. Sometimes in the teahouse, he would take home the loose tea that the host didn't want, and would specially separate some of it and send it to Xu Yi.

In the past two days, when he heard that Xu Yi stopped studying, he no longer looked as good as before.

From now on, this boy will be a farmer. He is a teahouse accountant after all. He has met so many dignitaries. Such a boy with no future does not need him to deliberately try to please him.

Xu Yi squinted his eyes, this man was different from the memory.

He hadn't figured out what the problem was yet, but Xu Yi caught the disdain flashing in the man's eyes.

After observing his face for a while, Xu Yi said bluntly: "I'm just making Shouwu. Although the smell is a bit strong, it's not disgusting."

"Then why do I feel nauseated by the smell?" Accountant Chen frowned, obviously not satisfied. Believe what Xu Yi said.

Making Shouwu?

What is that?

Anyway, he hasn't heard it. Once he hears it, it's not important. It has nothing to do with him. The important thing is that the purpose of his coming here now is to prevent Xu Yi from continuing to do such strange things.

If you don't study hard and think about things all day long, the Xu family boy is a loser!

"I don't care, Xu family boy, if you keep doing this, the smell is so suffocating, what if it makes me sick?" Accountant Chen blew his beard and glared.

Xu Yi blinked: "But you were already sick."

Accountant Chen was stunned, his pupils widened in shock, and he was so angry that he raised his finger and pointed at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi turned slightly to avoid his fingers.

Accountant Chen was so angry that he didn't notice his little move at all: "You are so vicious, how dare you curse me!"

From the early days of the Northern Song Dynasty to the past few decades, the country has been peaceful and the people are safe, and foreign invasions are no longer here. in Yanting County. Ordinary people here don't need to go hungry or fight. The only thing they fear is getting sick.

People avoid getting sick, and they can't afford to get sick. When he suddenly heard someone saying he was sick, Accountant Chen couldn't believe it at first, but looking at Xu Yi's calm face, he knew he didn't do it! This kid is cursing him for being sick!

hateful! How abominable!

Due to the age of the elder, it was unreasonable for Accountant Chen to come to Xu Yi. Now that he has been cursed, he cannot fight back.

Xu Yi was so angry that he was spared. Chen's accountant stood outside the courtyard with a blushing face and started gibbering. Get rid of the dirty words that refer to parents, and sum it up in one sentence: a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry.

"Pa—"

the output sound paused, and Xu Yi closed the wooden gate.

Accountant Chen felt that his scolding was like being slapped on cotton. The other party was indifferent and did not take him to heart at all.

He couldn't help but feel uneasy. The unpleasant smell seemed to dissipate a lot as time went by, but his turbulent stomach did not weaken at all, and even became more uncomfortable because of his anger.

His face turned pale, staring at a few pairs of voyeuristic eyes, and returned home in disbelief.

When his wife saw him coming back, she murmured disapprovingly: "Why are you still scolding me outside? Didn't you think highly of Xu Xiaolang the most in the past? You think he will definitely be the most promising person in South Street in the future?"

"You woman understand. What!" Accountant Chen was angry and flustered, and couldn't help but vent his anger on his mother-in-law.

Mrs. Chen is not someone to be bullied. Being scolded like this, he got angry and cursed back with his hands on his hips: "What's wrong with me, a woman! You were not feeling well and came back for vacation today, and you didn't let others tell you. I think Xu Xiaolang is right, you He's just sick."

After saying that, he ignored Accountant Chen and locked the door when he returned to the house, preventing him from entering.

Accountant Chen shouted outside and asked her to open the door, but Mrs. Chen didn't answer him.

He: "..."

He shouldn't go out and let others talk.

Xu Yi was not in a bad mood because of this episode.

He was going out today and spent half of the three cents of silver he earned yesterday. Prices in Yanting County are not high, but money cannot be spent. Living in the county requires money for everything.

The rice shoes he wore were almost worn out after climbing the mountain once. He doesn't know how to make shoes, and a pair of better cloth shoes sells for 20 cents. Rice shoes are cheaper, with a pair costing eighty cents. There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so it is easy to get bitten by insects when wearing rice shoes, which is not worth the loss.

So, he still needs to buy a pair of shoes.

When he was about to go out, Xu Yi took Xiao Huang on a leash. Even a two-month-old dog's nose is more sensitive than a human's, and it can also act as a vigilant to any animals encountered.

He didn't need Xiao Huang to do anything, he just had a companion.