Chapter 72

Xu Yi took Pang's mule cart back to Shijing Lane.

He came down with his luggage on his back. Mrs. He next door was beating quilts in the yard. When she saw him, she shouted: "Brother Yi, why are you back?"

Xu Yi stopped and replied to her, saying that he had received a sudden illness. I was in trouble and couldn't delay, so I came back first.

Then, he asked her: "Ms. He, are you still busy so late?"

There was a smile in Mrs. He's eyes: "Tomorrow is the day when Brother Qiu returns home from vacation. I want to put the quilt in his room first. Songsong, so he can use it tomorrow. "

Time flies so fast.

It was the day when He Qiulin came home again.

Xu Yi thought of this neighbor who looked the same age as him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "When he comes back tomorrow, the house will be more lively."

Mrs. He said that was not the case, she was the only one in the house, and it was deserted, if not for the work. , this day is really unbearable.

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. He saw the tired look on Xu Yi's face, so she urged him to go back to the house to rest.

"You have never traveled far. You must be exhausted from traveling on the road these past two days." Madam He asked, "How about I make you some red date tea to warm up tomorrow?"

Xu Yi thanked Madam He and said: " I'll let A Xu cook, he will."

Mrs. He didn't insist, but she had already thought about making a cup of red date tea for Brother Qiu tomorrow.

After finishing the household chores, Xu Yi opened the door and entered. The yard of Xu's house was quiet, and the sound of his opening the door was especially amplified in the quiet night.

"Woof woof woof!"

Xiao Huang looked up and barked excitedly when he saw Xu Yi.

Xu Yi said "shhh" and asked him to be quiet. Xiao Huang ran up to him and circled around his feet to please him and wanted to touch him.

Xu Yi curled his lips, knelt down and patted its head and back.

A Xu, who was sleeping in the room, was awakened.

He quickly jumped out of bed, stepped on the cold floor without wearing any shoes, and looked outside through the gap in the door.

By the moonlight, A Xu could see clearly who came in.

With joy in his eyes, he opened the door and ran out: "Langjun!"

"Did I wake you up?" Xu Yi looked at A Xu for a few times, "Go and put on your shoes and clothes."

A Xu immediately In response, she ran back to the house. Ah Jin, who was sleeping inside, also woke up. She called someone inside with sleepy eyes.

"Brother, what happened?"

A Xu didn't open the curtain, but shouted outside: "It's Lang Jun who's back. Sister, get up quickly."

"Lang Jun's back?!" A Jin suddenly woke up, without any trace of emotion. After a while, I got dressed, tied my hair into a braid, got out of bed and put on my shoes.

Xu Yi was packing the luggage he had brought back in the main room.

Ah Jin took over the job when he came over. Xu Yi saw that there was nothing for him to do here, so he went to the kitchen and saw Ah Xu heating hot water...

The two of them didn't ask anything, they just looked at each other. Take care of Xu Yi who came back in a hurry.

Xu Yi went back to the house to change out of his dirty clothes and wash up. It was getting very late and everyone was sleepy and tired. They couldn't help but doze off.

He asked Ah Xu and Ah Jin to go back to the house and sleep.

Now that he is back, he no longer thinks about things in Zitong County. At least, he would be lying on a familiar bed, with the bedding stained with the woody fragrance of incense pills. The fatigue gradually spread throughout his body, and sleepiness came over him. It didn't take long for Xu Yi to fall into sleep.

...

In the Pang Mansion, Uncle Pang saw Xu Yi off and went to the nearest medical center without stopping, holding a lantern.

The medical center was about to close when Uncle Pang came in ahead and grabbed the medicine smoothly.

When he returned to the house, he saw Pang Boyi not resting, standing in the corridor with his hair disheveled and holding a copper stove in his hand. The servant next to him lowered his head and waited on him. Probably because he couldn't persuade him, he also placed a heater next to Pang Boyi's feet.

Uncle Pang hurried over and said immediately: "Why is Dalang still blowing air here? Doctor Xu said that your illness is aggravated by the wind and cold. Why don't you listen to the doctor's advice? Why do you serve Lang Jun and let him blow air here? , If your illness gets worse tomorrow, I don't think you need to wait around."

The boy quickly explained aggrievedly.

This gentleman doesn't listen to advice, what can he do as a servant?

Pang Boyi said helplessly: "Okay, what does this have to do with him? Uncle Pang, you want to say that I don't need to find others to provoke me? I will just listen to you from now on."

"Can you still believe what Dalang said? "Uncle Pang looked at him.

Pang Boyi coughed a few times just in time.

Uncle Pang hurriedly held his arm and asked with concern: "Why are you still coughing..." He took Pang Boyi back to the house and handed the medicine he bought to his servant.

"You take the medicine and fry it. Boil twenty minutes of water until it is eight minutes. Pour it out and bring it over."

The boy took the medicine and walked quickly to the kitchen.

Half an hour later, it was midnight, it was midnight, the lamp was still on in Pang's house, and the servant carefully entered the main room with a medicine bowl.

When Pang Boyi drank the medicine, Uncle Pang was even more anxious than him and stayed by the side without leaving.

Pang Boyi frowned and looked at him: "Uncle Pang, please sit down."

Uncle Pang asked, "Is Dalang better?"

"The effect of the medicine is not that fast..." Pang Boyi said.

They are not one old and one young, at least Pang Boyi is not a young man, he has already entered the ranks of middle age. He couldn't let an old servant who was over fifty worry about his health for him.

He asked Uncle Pang if anything interesting happened when he intercepted Xu Yi.

Uncle Pang sighed inwardly and thought about it: "It was a coincidence that the caravan that Doctor Xu followed and the merchant who led it had a relationship with us. Da Lang remembers that when we were in Fengshui... "

As he spoke, Uncle Pang looked at Pang Boyi's expression, which seemed to have improved.

He stopped talking and asked in a low voice, "Dalang, does your head still hurt?"

Pang Boyi narrowed his eyes: "It doesn't hurt as much as before."

Unconsciously, the pain that penetrated into the bones, As if suddenly, it disappeared, leaving only traces of pain that lingered and refused to leave.

Uncle Pang exclaimed: "The decoction prescribed by Doctor Xu is working!"

Pang Boyi raised his hand and rubbed his painful temples. It was indeed not that painful anymore.

The pain in my head stopped, and my body, which had not been able to sleep well for several days, suddenly felt sleepy.

Uncle Pang didn't dare to disturb him and helped him fall asleep. When he saw Da Lang finally falling asleep peacefully, he quietly left the house and went to the outhouse.

He wanted to keep vigil tonight, so he asked the servant to lay out a soft cushion for him, light the heater, put on his clothes, and slept outside for the night.

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The next day, Xu Yi rarely went to bed late. When he woke up, he found that A Xu and A Jin were already busy.

After asking, I found out that during the two days he left, neither of them rested. Xu Yi didn't tell them to do any work, so they found a lot of work themselves. In winter, the sun is not bright and the weather is dry. The collected medicinal materials do not need to be dried again. A Xu and A Jin select the medicinal materials used to make Xiaoshi pills and grind the medicinal materials that need to be crushed into powder using Huiyi groove. .

After two days of such busy work, they crushed the medicinal materials to pieces.

When Xu Yi saw that they were doing a decent job, he encouraged them and handed over the remaining medicinal materials to them.

After explaining, he went back to the house to practice Tai Chi.

Not long after.

A Xu came into the room to ask questions.

"Mr. Lang."

A Xu asked: "I just passed by Mrs. He's house, and Mrs. He asked me if I had made red date tea. Does Lang Jun know how to make this red date tea?" Red date

tea is made with red dates as the main ingredient. Cooked medicinal food. Don't eat too much red dates. Soak 12 red dates in water and wash them, then boil them in water until soft. You can add tea leaves, schisandra chinensis or astragalus. Adding different auxiliary materials, the efficacy of the red date tea will be different. [Note 1]

Nowadays, most people add tea leaves. Once cooked, filter out the tea leaves and drink directly. It can replenish blood and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

Madam He just felt that Xu Yi should drink some red date tea to replenish his body after two days of hard work.

Xu Yi himself doesn't think it's necessary, but it's okay to drink it once in a while.

He nodded and said to A Xu: "Go to the medical center and buy two taels of red dates."

After buying the red dates, soak them in water and wash them, then put them in a clay pot. Once they are stewed, you can drink them hot.

Drinking a bowl of hot red date tea in winter will warm your whole limbs.

For some reason, the He family next door was still quiet, and He Qiulin did not return home as usual.

Madam He was waiting anxiously in the house. She frequently came out to look around in the yard, but saw no one from Brother Qiu. She suddenly felt uneasy.

His right eyelid twitched suddenly, and suddenly he felt panicked.

Could something have happened to Brother Qiu?

Thinking about the master he serves, he is usually a difficult master to serve. He is picky, criticizes, insults and deducts monthly payment whenever something does not go to his liking. He doesn't have a good look towards his servants.

Think of this. She became even more panicked.

As a woman, she couldn't go to the big owner's house to ask for help, but she was left to wait at home, which made her feel even more uneasy.

Just in time, she saw Xu Yi coming out to do some activities in the yard. Before she had time to think about it, Mrs. He called out, "Brother Yi."

"Ms. He. Brother Qiu hasn't come back yet?"

Xu Yi observed her words and asked when he saw that her expression was wrong.

Mrs. He nodded bitterly: "I haven't come back at this hour. Brother Yi, do you think something will happen?"

Xu Yi said: "Brother Qiu is an honest person and has always been modest and polite. Nothing will happen. "

But...but I feel very panicked..." Mrs. He covered her chest. After a while, the uneasiness became more and more serious.

It makes people uneasy and uneasy for no reason.

Xu Yi quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Mrs. He. Let's wait a little longer. Maybe Brother Qiu was delayed on the road and will come back later."

With his words, Mrs. He's thoughts gradually calmed down, and she calmed down. Angry, he put down the hand covering his chest and said with embarrassment, his cheeks red: "I made Brother Yi laugh."

Xu Yi shook his head, wondering what was so funny about a mother worried about her son.

He asked Madam He to feel more at ease. If she was still not at ease, he was free today and could go to the house where He Qiulin was on duty for her to ask about the situation.

Madam He thought for a long time and shook her head.

"Let's wait and see. Brother Qiu has been late in the past. I'm just in a hurry." Mrs. He said, wiped her cheeks with a handkerchief, smiled and said to Xu Yi, "Brother Qiu last time My son also joked with me, saying that it would be easier to work as a servant at your place, Brother Yi, and the kid would be happy with me."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and said softly, "That's a good idea.

" Huh?" Mrs. He was stunned and hurriedly explained, "This is what I said casually. Brother Yi, you must not take it lightly."

Now the Xu family still raises A Xu and A Jin, no matter how capable Xu Yi is, it is for no reason. Yes, what can I do with renting an extra servant?

Xu Yi smiled and nodded without continuing to speak.

He had nothing particularly important to do today. When he returned home, he took out the consultation sign and hung it at the door.

Xu Yi asked a carpenter to make this consultation sign. If there is a sign hanging at the door, it proves that he is at home and can see patients at any time.

Not long after, a young man knocked on the door.

A Xu invited him in.

Today's main hall has also changed greatly. Xu Yi transformed it into a clinic for consultation.

When the patient comes in, he can see Xu Yi sitting at one end of the table, with an empty chair opposite. The doctor can sit down and ask questions directly.

This time. The young man who came to see the doctor held his stomach and said that his abdomen had been bloated for several days and that he had been in constant pain.

Xu Yi looked at his face and asked him to open his mouth and see the coating on his tongue.

Then he asked him: "How many days have you not used the toilet?"

The young man blushed and said in a voice like a mosquito: "It's been a week."

After hearing this, Xu Yi stood up thoughtfully and walked to him In front of him, he told him to check his stomach.

The young man turned sideways and exposed his belly. Xu Yi reached out to touch his hard belly, moved it to his upper abdomen, pressed it a little harder, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt very much." The young man said with a blushing face.

Xu Yi removed his hand and placed it on his waist, repeated the previous action, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"No...it doesn't hurt." The young man swallowed, a little scared.

Xu Yi glanced at him and withdrew his hand.

Sitting back on the chair, Xu Yi had already made a decision in his mind. He studied the ink, picked up the pen to write, and said: "You are suffering from secret blockage caused by evil heat entering the stomach. I will prescribe you some luck-boosting medicine." Just take two doses of the medicine. "

To put it simply, this is intestinal dryness and constipation, nothing serious.

When the young man heard this, he raised his hand and wiped his forehead. When he came to see the doctor, he thought he was seriously ill, which frightened him.

"Thank you, Doctor Xu." He said gratefully.

Xu Yi said it was okay, then handed him the prescription and said: "The consultation fee is five cents. I just have the ingredients needed for the prescription here. If you take the medicine here, you will pay another twenty cents."

The young man After thinking about it, I decided to get medicine from Xu Yi.

His family lived in another alley on South Street. In the past, when he wasn't feeling well, he always went to Xinglin Pavilion for medical treatment.

Since Dr. Sun was killed and Xinglin Clinic closed, they moved to another medical clinic, and many people came to Xu Yi's place.

After all, Xu Yi treated the neighbors on South Street and the consultation fee was five cents!

After the young man paid, Xu Yi went to the kitchen to prescribe medicine for him. Then he was told to eat less hot food and drink more hot water. "It's cold and dry, and people with hot Yang will have a bad taste in their mouths and have difficulty defecating." Xu Yi looked at the young

man's cheeks that started to turn red again, and continued in a calm tone, "In the future, you can drink a little white chrysanthemum tea."

Blushing with shame, he said, "Thank you, Doctor Xu, for reminding me."

After saluting, he clutched his stomach and left Xu's house with a little haste.

Xu Yi shook his head, as a young man... he is indeed a bit thin-skinned.

Not long after the young man left, an old woman came over and said she wanted to come to Xu Yi to get a prescription.

"This is a half-immortal that my old man and I met on the road. He said he had a wine prescription that could cure bone pain. I thought it only cost ten dollars, so I bought a prescription."

The old woman said, Show the prescription to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi took the prescription and glanced at it, frowning, and asked in a deep voice: "Grandma, did the half-immortal say that besides curing bone pain, does this prescription have any other taboos?"

The old woman said: "He said that this prescription is for soaking in wine. Zi is a good thing and anyone can drink it. There are no other taboos.

"Grandma, this prescription can't be used," Xu Yi said.

The old woman was surprised: "Why can't it be used!? Many people in our village have bought it, and they plan to come to the county to get medicine and make wine."

The alcohol content of these days is not high, and it is difficult to brew out the medicinal properties when used to make medicinal wine. There is also the possibility of brewing a deadly poison.

And this recipe...

Xu Yi looked at the recipe for aconite soup and felt that this person might know some pharmacology, but he didn't know much about it.

Aconite decoction is originally used to treat numbness and wind-cold feet, weak and painful curls, and difficulty in bending and stretching. [Note 2] If it is dialectical, it can indeed cure bone pain caused by paralysis of the ankle.

But the aconite inside is poisonous, but in this recipe, it says to use three liang of aconite.

However, in the original aconitum soup, only one tael of aconitum was used. If there were two more taels, who could guarantee that the prescription was not poisonous.

The more Xu Yi thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he quickly asked the old woman: "Grandma, how many households in your village have bought this prescription?" "About twelve or three households." The old woman asked in disbelief

, "This prescription really can't be used?"

Yi nodded: "Aconitum is poisonous, don't take too much. The dosage in this prescription is wrong. Grandma, please go back quickly and tell others not to use this prescription again."

The old woman put away the prescription with trembling hands and hesitated uneasily. Nodding: "Okay, okay, I'll go back and discuss it with my old man."

"Grandma, it's not a discussion." Xu Yi said firmly with a sharp look in his eyes, "You must tell others about this, otherwise someone will die."

The old woman Frightened: "Will it kill people?"

Xu Yi said: "Yes, it will kill people. Improper consumption of this aconite will cause people to become unconscious, nauseated, blurred and unable to speak. If they accidentally eat it, they will not receive treatment. If you do, you will die directly."

He was not exaggerating, which made the old woman even more frightened.

She knew that someone in her village had already gone to the county town to grab some medicine and come back to soak it. When that person went to grab the medicine, the medical center didn't say that the prescription couldn't be used.

Fortunately, she came to Dr. Xu. Her old man saw the doctor and was cured with just two doses of medicine.

In this regard, she still believed Xu Yi's words.

After a quick goodbye, she was going back to the village in a bullock cart to inform her old man about the incident.

Xu Yi wrote down her home address and planned to go to the countryside in two days.

He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but this happened to him. If the villagers who bought the prescription were really poisoned by Aconitum, the matter would definitely alert the county government.

Thinking of Lieutenant Pan, whom he had just met yesterday, Xu Yi was silent for a while, thinking about other methods.

Some people who don't have money to see a doctor will think about getting some magic medicine from other places, which can cure their illness as soon as they are taken.

This "half-immortal" probably understood the psychology of this group of people, so he came up with a way to sell wine prescriptions, and deceived these villagers into doubting them, so they bought the prescriptions and went back to make wine.

If you encounter a good medical clinic and tell you a problem after reading the prescription, the villagers who buy the medicine will feel that they have been cheated.

But if you encounter school children who don't know how to take medicine, it will be troublesome.

When it comes to matters involving life and death, Xu Yi is worried and can only let his grandma do the talking.

I'm afraid some people won't believe it.

He thought calmly for a long time, then turned back to the table, picked up a pen and wrote out the prescription silently. He folded another piece of paper and wrote down his pharmacological analysis of this prescription and its harmful effects.

The letter was written in one go. Xu Yi filled two pages. After the pen and ink were dry, he folded it and stuffed it into the envelope.

He came out of the main room and said to A Xu and A Jin who were busy in the kitchen: "I have to go out and won't receive any medical treatment today."

"Lang Jun, do you want me to go with you?" A Xu immediately stood up and asked.

Xu Yi waved his hand and said no.

Let them stay at home.

He went out with the medicine box on his back and headed directly towards the street.

As he was approaching the gate of Pan's mansion, Xu Yi's steps gradually slowed down.

He suddenly thought that the gatekeeper of Pan Mansion did not recognize him, let alone asked to see Pan County Lieutenant, or even his letter might not appear in front of Pan County Lieutenant.

In this case, it would be unrealistic for him to go directly to Captain Pan.

Xu Yi quickly thought of a person who might be able to help him deliver the message.

Without hesitation, Xu Yi turned around and left, walked through the market, and returned to South Street at a flying pace.

He stopped at the door of Pangzhai and looked at the old wooden door. The two copper door handles had oxidation marks.

Xu Yi stepped forward and knocked on the door.

...

"Doctor Xu?" The boy who opened the door was the boy who had received him last night. He respectfully invited the person in.

"Is Dr. Xu here to give Lang Jun a second diagnosis?" After he asked, he said first, "Lang Jun is in the back pavilion. Dr. Xu, come with me."

Xu Yi nodded: "It's troublesome."

But he I still have to explain that he is not a second-diagnosis doctor.

The boy was stunned: "Aren't you here to treat my husband?"

Xu Yi said: "I have something urgent. I may need your husband to send a letter to Pan County Lieutenant for me. I wonder if I can go and report it. "Sound?"

The boy thought for a while and agreed, "Doctor Xu, please wait in the front hall while I go ask my husband."

After he left, Uncle Pang came over in person and asked Xu Yi to come back . A trip to the pavilion.

Uncle Pang smiled and said, "Dalang knew that Doctor Xu wanted to deliver a letter to Pan Langjun. He was very curious and asked me to take you there quickly. If there is no accident, Langjun will deliver the letter to Doctor Xu."

He It gave Xu Yi a layer of insurance.

From the past, Dalang had admired the doctor who prepared Xiaoshi Pills. Last night, he knew that the doctor was still so young and promising, and he was even more optimistic.

As for Uncle Pang himself... he naturally has a good impression of Xu Yi. After taking Dalang's medicinal decoction last night and drinking the soup after eating in the morning, Dalang's head ailments were relieved a lot.

At this time, Pang Boyi was already energetic enough to drink tea and read in the pavilion.

Xu Yi thought that he was right. The relationship between Pang Guan and Pan County Lieutenant was unusual.

He also wanted to ask Pang Guanren about his headache after drinking the medicine, but when he saw Huiting appearing in front of him, he swallowed his words and planned to ask again in front of the patient.

...

Xu Yi originally thought that he would find it difficult to speak when he saw Pang Guanren.

But he didn't expect that this official Pang was very easy to get along with, so he asked him directly: "Do you want to send a letter to Wenji? He is the county captain, and he is responsible for the trivial matters in the county government. If it is such a matter, there is no harm in sending him a letter. "

Xu Yi said: "I happened to know something today. There was a 'half-immortal' selling a prescription for bone pain in Pingshui Village. I thought this prescription was inappropriate, so I wrote it down."

"Oh? What prescription?" Pang Boyi Curious, he said, "Where is the letter? I can read it?"

Xu Yi nodded and took out the letter in his arms and gave it to him.

Pang Boyi saw the unsealed envelope and opened it to look at it.

He has suffered from headaches for several years, but he still understands some pharmacology. Looking at the wrong number of aconite, he frowned deeply. Then looking at Xu Yi's analysis of the pharmacology and the harmful effects of this prescription, he raised his hand and slapped the table in anger.

"It's so abominable. This man is simply trying to kill people!"

For the sake of money, this man did not care about the life and death of others. If someone really died using this method, this man should be punished for his crime.

Xu Yi said: "Pang Guanren, please calm down. I have asked the grandmother who is here to prescribe the medicine. The first person who bought the medicine just bought the medicinal materials. It takes time to make wine. It seems that no one has taken it yet."

"That's it . Not bad." Pang Boyi felt his head hurt again. He pinched his eyebrows and told Uncle Pang to send the letter to Pan's house quickly.

Then, with a solemn expression, he added, "Uncle Pang, you still need to send a message to Wen Ji for me. This person is half-informed but is practicing deception. He must be captured and interrogated. If there are other villagers who have also bought Please remember not to delay the prescription. "

For such an important matter, we cannot delay it for even a moment.

Uncle Pang has been with Pang Boyi for decades, so he doesn't know the importance of this matter.

After settling a matter on his mind, Xu Yi's heart dropped a little. He looked across at Pang Boyi, who was so angry that he drank two cups of tea in a row, and smacked his tongue slightly.

What Pang Guanren showed was very consistent with the righteousness in him. He was very angry and very lively when he was angry.

If he hadn't seen Pang Yi, who was very ill yesterday, he would have doubted that he was not the one who was sick.

"Pang Guanren, has your headache gotten better?"

Xu Yi looked at him and asked.

"Although the wind is not strong today, it is cold in winter, and there is no shelter on all sides. Only a heater and a hand stove are not enough."

Pang Boyi: "..."

Xu Yi did not continue, the identity of this person should be good , and he is about two rounds older than him. If he is really angry, will he jump up and hit someone?

He is not afraid, it is just that this man treats patients generously.

Yesterday I gave him two taels of silver, and today I ran errands for him without saying a word.

"It's much better."

Pang Boyi was told that he was wrong, so he pretended not to hear the next words and silently gathered the cloak around him to block the wind as much as possible.

At this time, the boy trotted over with a headscarf, squatted down with the headscarf, and was about to put it on for Pang Boyi.

Pang Boyi frowned, not wanting to wear it.

Xu Yi reminded softly: "Pang Guanren, you should wear it. The headscarf can protect you from the wind, so it is appropriate to wear it."

Pang Boyi: "..."

He didn't want to talk even more. How could Doctor Xu be so young than Pan Wenji? Annoying.