Chapter 96

Yu Qiulin came to see Xu Yi and asked him if he knew that there were stalls selling fake goods in the market.

"These people don't know where they found the pills, and they sold them for ten cents a pack. Many people who came to sell the pills from outside the city couldn't tell the real ones from the fake ones, so they all ran to buy them." Yu Qiulin said angrily, thinking Those people were all arrested by the Yamen and became happy again.

Xu Yi stood up, went to the cabinet, took out a pack of pills and handed them to him.

Yu Qiulin was shocked: "Brother Yi, why do you have fake pills?"

"I received the news a few days ago, and asked A Xu to go to the market and buy a pack back." Xu Yi said calmly.

Knowing this, it was Uncle Pang who came to tell him. At that time, Xu Yi felt something strange. Since the "Shen's Xiaoshi Pills" came out, part of the business in the county had been taken away by the other party. Later, Xu Yi, A Xu A Jin and others increased the production of Xiao Shi Pills, and some of the customers who needed to buy Xiao Shi Pills came back.

I didn't expect that anyone would take the initiative in this regard.

The news that they occupied the countryside was not circulated, and a lot of them were sold. It would only be a few days before Uncle Pang found out.

Xu Yi checked the fake Xiaoshi Pills and found that they were made from three herbs: hawthorn, tangerine peel and roasted malt. They were used as Xiaoshi Pills. Naturally, they were not very effective, but they were not harmful to the human body.

Yu Qiulin asked curiously: "Brother Yi, was it you who arrested the people this time?"

Xu Yi shook his head and said he didn't know.

But he already knew in his heart who this person was, and it couldn't be anyone other than Pang Yi.

This person hated evil more than he thought. If placed in the court, such a person would indeed suffer a lot. After being in contact with him for a long time, Xu Yi seemed to understand why he resigned from office and returned to his hometown.

"The person who bought and sold the fake Xiaoshi Pills was caught. I don't think anyone will do it again." Xu Yi looked at him, thought of something, and asked casually, "How is the sales of Xiaoshi Pills?"

Yu Qiulin was happy when he heard this question. He said, "I've sold them all!"

It turned out that after the vendors selling fake Xiaoshi pills were arrested, a businessman bought all the Xiaoshi pills he had.

He also asked Yu Qiulin if he would come to the market to buy Xiaoshi pills in the future. He wanted a lot and wanted to take them all.

"I told him that there were fifty bags left and asked him to come to the market at the same time tomorrow." Yu Qiulin had never earned so much money at once, and he immediately had to take out two coins and buy another fifty bags. Pack of Xiaoshi pills.

Xu Yi frowned and asked him, "Do you know what he was going to do when he bought so many Xiaoshi pills?"

Yu Qiulin was stunned for a moment. He was so happy that he didn't expect this at all.

Xu Yi said: "A businessman only wants to earn a few taels of silver. Since he bought Xiaoshi Pills from you at the original price, the Xiaoshi Pills he bought will definitely be sold to other places at a higher price."

Yu Qiulin was stunned. He didn't expect this.

When Xu Yi agreed to give him the opportunity to sell Xiaoshi Pills, he had already said that he could not increase the price at will, let alone be greedy.

"Brother Yi, I didn't think this through well. If it hadn't been like this, I would have rejected this businessman tomorrow and wouldn't sell Xiaoshi Pills to him." After thinking about it, Yu Qiulin decided to give up the deal.

The fifty packs of Xiaoshi Pills were certainly a lot, but they contradicted his promise to Xu Yi.

If it is really sold to this businessman, he adds a high price and sells it elsewhere...

Xu Yi said: "No, I want to sell the Xiaoshi Pills to him this time."

He casually leaned on the back of the chair and gave it to Yu Qiu Lin poured a cup of hot tea and said, "Have you ever heard of 'There is no greater disaster than lack of faith'?"

Yu Qiulin had never heard of it. He looked at Xu Yi blankly and asked him what it meant.

"If you have promised the other party and suddenly go back on it, the other party will definitely be angry. Maybe they will directly bypass you and ask me to buy Xiaoshi pills." Xu Yi said.

Yu Qiulin: "!"

Another thing he had never thought of.

However, Xu Yi smiled again and said jokingly: "Maybe he already knows which doctor made the Xiaoshi Pills and is looking for him."

Hearing this, Yu Qiulin stood up from the chair in shock and asked hesitantly. Xu Yi's opinion: "Then should I sell it to him or not?"

...

Yu Qiulin has been uneasy since he came out of Xu's house. He was worried that the businessman in this business would go directly to Xu Yi to buy Xiaoshi pills.

After Mrs. He found out, she asked him what he thought.

"Are you worried that Brother Yi will sell Xiaoshi Pills to him?"

Yu Qiulin lowered his head and said, "I don't know... I, I don't want Brother Yi to sell the pills to a businessman, but I can't control Brother Yi. "Since you can't control it, why do you think so much? "

Madam He looked at him and said, "I don't think Brother Yi will sell it to him."

Yu Qiulin was shocked: "Mom, how do you know?" Mrs. He said: "

It's not difficult to guess that Brother Yi is that kind of person. He didn't make any money when he sold the Xiaoshi Pills to us. Now of course he won't sell the Xiaoshi Pills to others just to make money." "

Yu Qiulin was in a trance for a while, it was indeed true...

He didn't have time to think about anything else, and the time agreed with the traveling merchant soon came.

He put the prepared digestion pills into the package, put it in the bamboo basket on his back, and carried it out the door.

Not long after, a man in his thirties came outside Xu's house.

The man was dressed like a businessman and came up to knock on the door with a smile on his face.

It was snowing outside at this time.

In fact, it was already snowing in the middle of the night, but it was snowing harder and harder. After a while, there was a layer of snow on the shoulders of the pedestrians.

He shook the snow off his shoulders and saw a young boy coming out of the yard.

When A Xu saw someone outside the courtyard door, he ran over and opened the door: "Is this official here to see a doctor?"

he asked, turning sideways to let the person in.

After the traveler nodded and came in, he looked around and was a little curious. Does this yard really belong to Dr. Xu?

"May I ask this young man, is this Dr. Xu's house?" he asked.

A Xu nodded: "Exactly."

A Xu brought the footman to the main room and shouted to Xu Yi: "Mr. Lang, this man comes to see you for medical treatment."

"Seeing a doctor?" Xu Yi raised his eyes and looked at the young man.

I saw that the young man had a rosy complexion and a normal demeanor, not like a sick person.

Xu Yi motioned him to sit down, looked at him carefully and asked, "What disease are you seeing?"

"I'm not here to see a doctor." The footman immediately denied it and added, "I'm here to buy Xiaoshi pills."

Xu Yi heard After speaking, he looked at him thoughtfully and asked: "How many do you want to buy?"

The merchant did not hesitate: "Dr. Xu, I have taken as many Xiaoshi pills as you have in your hand."

After that, he took out one directly from his arms. The money bag was opened and handed to Xu Yi.

Xu Yi took a quick glance and saw several Jiaozi with a face value of fifty taels inside.

Bringing so much money to the door seems to be well prepared.

Xu Yi looked away calmly, looked at him and said: "There are two types of people who come to buy Xiaoshi pills from me. One is ordinary people who have gastrointestinal discomfort and buy them to take, and the other is people who are in good health and buy them as backup medicine. "I wonder what kind of person you are, sir?"

The traveler choked: "..."

"I don't understand what Doctor Xu means."

Xu Yi looked at him indifferently and said nothing, but asked A Xu to leave.

The foot trader was even more puzzled, how could Dr. Xu not make any money? He came out of Xu's yard in a daze, unable to figure it out, and stopped A Xu who was about to go back home.

"Wait a minute, young man, what does your husband mean by this? Why don't you want to sell Xiaoshi Pills to me?" the traveling merchant couldn't help but ask.

A Xu raised his head and looked at him, and said slowly: "How do I know what Lang Jun decided?"

The traveler: "..."

What else did he want to ask, A Xu no longer wanted to talk to him. Yesterday, Yu Qiulin came to see Xu Yi, he was there and knew that this person must be the one who wanted to buy Xiaoshi Pills.

As a result, this man came to find Lang Jun.

The foot merchant hit a wall with Xu Yi and had no choice but to go to the market to find Yu Qiulin.

When he came to the market, he saw that Yu Qiulin was still there, so he asked him if he had left any Xiaoshi pills for him.

Yu Qiulin looked at him with difficulty: "You are late. I waited for you for more than half an hour, but when I couldn't wait for you, an insider from a wealthy family bought twenty packs."

"This... this... ...Why don't you keep it for me?" The merchant was so angry that he couldn't even speak.

Yu Qiulin felt strange when he saw the residual snow on his body, but he no longer wanted to sell Xiaoshi Pills to him.

"You were the first to be unfaithful. You made an appointment with me, but you didn't come. How can you accuse me now of not leaving the Xiaoshi pills for you?"

The traveler hesitated. He could say that he wanted to spend money. With less money, I went to the teahouse to inquire about the news. Do you know who the doctor who concocted Xiaoshi Pills is? Of course it cannot be said.

Thinking of this, the foot merchant could only swallow his anger and asked Yu Qiulin how many Xiaoshi pills he had in his hand.

Yu Qiulin thought for a moment and said, "I won't sell it anymore."

"No, not selling it anymore?" The merchant paused completely, "Why not selling it?"

Yu Qiulin said: "If you don't sell it, you won't sell it. How can there be so many Reason."

After saying that, he put away the stall and left the market.

Only the traveler was left standing there, confused.

...

On the other side, Xu Yi asked A Xu to put away the sign for consultation. He put his sleeves up and sat on the cattle cart driven by Uncle Liu to East Street Taiping Alley.

The one Xu Yi bought was located in Taiping Lane as soon as he entered the hospital.

Uncle Liu heard that he had bought a new house on East Street, and he was surprised and happy: "The case of Butler Wang stealing furniture from the owner's house was reported in the city a few days ago. Is the official Xu in it actually Dr.

Xu ?" Yi nodded: "Yes."

After hearing this, Uncle Liu said congratulations to Xu Yi several times, and asked with an envious smile in his eyes: "Doctor Xu bought a new house, when will he move there? If necessary, The old man's bullock cart said as soon as possible, I'll feed the cows first."

Xu Yi said: "Don't worry, there is no furniture in this house, it needs to be purchased first, and some places are in disrepair and need to be repaired. "Nothing else."

Uncle Liu asked, "

Doctor Xu, have you found a good carpenter?" Hearing Xu Yi say that he hadn't found a carpenter yet, Uncle Liu said with the intention of recommending him, "I know there is a master carpenter in the northern suburbs. He is very good at his craftsmanship." The wages are affordable, but he is a bit weird and doesn't like to talk. "

" Oh?" ​​Xu Yi raised his eyebrows.

Uncle Liu continued to talk enthusiastically about how he knew about this carpenter.

"It's a coincidence. That time I came out of Dr. Xu's house and went to wait for individual tourists outside the city gate. After waiting for two quarters of an hour, I didn't see anyone. I thought I was safe today, but I saw a green man dragging wood. Zhuang..."

Uncle Liu saw that Qing Zhuang was dragging so much wood, and he was originally unwilling to take it. After all, he had to pay a penny for dragging a person, but he saw that Qing Zhuang's clothes on his shoulders were torn by the wood, so he thought about it. Still agreed to take him to the northern suburbs.

When he got to the place, the young man paid him five cents, which immediately made Uncle Liu feel good.

Later, he happened to meet the other person again and pulled him a few times. Each time, the young man didn't like to talk and had a strange temperament.

Once when Uncle Liu met someone who knew the carpenter, he said that the carpenter had a mental problem and didn't like to talk to people.

Therefore, there are not many customers who come to him for work. However, Uncle Liu had seen his carpentry work, and his skills were quite high, not inferior to several well-known carpenters in the city.

After listening to Uncle Liu's words, Xu Yi became curious about this young carpenter.

Not long after, Uncle Liu drove the bullock cart steadily to a stop at the door of the new house.

The plaque above the door of the house has been removed by Butler Cheng, and now it is free, waiting for a new plaque to be hung up.

This was the second time Xu Yi came here. He pushed open the door and walked in. This time there was no dust in his face, only snow that fell on the ground and in the corners, stained with dust.

The snow is not thick, and people will leave footprints when they walk through it.

Xu Yi stepped on the crunching snow and walked a few steps before arriving at the corridor of the main courtyard.

Some of the wooden beams above the corridor were rotten, and the fallen wood chips fell on the slate tiles. Xu Yi looked over the wood chips and looked forward along the corridor, and the vision in front of him suddenly became clear.

The house only has the main courtyard, which is dozens of square meters spacious and equipped with flower beds and small ponds for people to enjoy. Unfortunately, no one has taken care of it in the past few years. There is not a single flower or tree in the flower bed, and there is a thick layer of moss at the bottom of the pond.

Xu Yi swept his eyes one by one and landed on the only living tree in the courtyard.

Because it was a severe winter, all the leaves on the tree had fallen off, leaving only the bare branches. Xu Yi was not sure whether the tree was a pear tree or a jujube tree.

He stood in front of the tree for a long time and finally recognized it as the pear tree.

"Doctor Xu, is there anything special about this tree?" Suddenly, Uncle Liu, who had been standing next to him for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

Xu Yi smiled brightly and said, "I was just recognizing the tree."

"Oh, that's it." Uncle Liu said with a smile, "If you didn't tell me, Doctor Xu, I thought this tree could It's used as medicine."

Otherwise, how could Xu Yi be so fascinated by it.

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "This pear tree can indeed be used as medicine."

Uncle Liu was shocked. He was just talking casually, but he never thought that it could really be used as medicine.

"It's a pity that A Xu and the others didn't come." Xu Yi said softly.

Otherwise, you can tell them what medicinal value this pear flower has.

Flowers are in season, and when the pear tree is full of pear blossoms, you can pick the flowers.

Pear blossoms can not only eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, clear away heat and detoxify, but also protect the liver and enhance myocardial vitality.

After drying, it can be used to make tea or used as a menstruation-inducing medicine.

Then, they walked through the main courtyard and came to the main room. The main room was empty except for the beautifully carved wooden beams, and there was a tea room on the right side of the main room.

It was originally used for the servants to boil water and make tea for the master's family. The space is not large, only about ten square meters.

On the left is a side room for guests to rest temporarily.

Xu Yi had already thought about turning this side room into a clinic. There would also be a small couch inside, and a small dressing room separated by a screen.

With this in mind, he took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone he had brought out and drew the design on the spot.

Liu Boben, who was standing next to him, was looking around at the spacious house. When he turned around, he saw Xu Yi drawing pictures, and he was stunned.

This... Doctor Xu is too powerful.

...

After staying in the new house for a long time, Xu Yi took the drawings and planned to contact the carpenters, bricklayers and the flower house lady who was responsible for flower planting.

The first two are necessary. As for the latter, Xu Yi feels that the main courtyard is so spacious and there are so many flower beds and bonsais. If they are left empty, it will not look good.

When he returned home, he first wrote about buying a house at the top of the post and gave it to A Xu, asking him to go to Xing Mansion.

Later, he went to Pang's house in person.

When Uncle Pang saw him, he enthusiastically led Xu Yi to the main room and spoke to him with a kind smile: "Doctor Xu, has it been past lunch? It happened that the kitchen was cooking yam porridge today. I ordered the cook to Bring a bowl for Dr. Xu to taste.

"Yam and Gorgon porridge can replenish fatigue, strengthen the spleen and kidneys, but don't be gluttonous. The Gorgon in it is used to reduce astringency. It's easy to eat too much and get stagnant," Xu Yi reminded. road.

Uncle Pang explained that this yam and Gorgon porridge was a medicinal meal that the medicine lady of the old house often made. He didn't expect that eating too much would be difficult to digest.

No wonder Dalang sometimes eats too much and has to squat in the hut for a longer time the next day.

Uncle Pang thought to himself, it's a good thing he asked Xu Yi one more time, otherwise Dalang would continue to suffer in the future. Thinking of this, he silently wrote it down.

"Dalang, Doctor Xu is here."

As soon as Uncle Pang's voice fell, Pang Boyi walked out. He looked at Xu Yi and saw that he was holding something in his hand. He asked with a smile: "Is there something good?"

"Yes. Good thing." Xu Yi said and gave the things in his hand to Uncle Pang, "I brought some refreshing fragrant pills. You can take one before going to bed to help you sleep."

Pang Boyi motioned to Uncle Pang to accept it and asked for permission. Yi sat down and said, "What a good thing it is that you come here in person and give me such a good thing."

Xu Yi said, "Thanks to Mr. Pang for your advice, I was able to buy the house at a discount."

Hearing this, Uncle Pang opened the box. , looking at the eight lychee-sized fragrant pills placed inside, and smelling the faint fragrance, I knew that the fragrant pills tasted good after being lit.

He interrupted and said, "Doctor Xu has really spent a lot of money. Why did he bring such a good thing when he came to see Dalang?" As he said, he also mentioned that Pang Boyi's sleep quality has been much better these days and he doesn't get up in the middle of the night.

Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged: "I made this fragrant pill myself, it's not worth mentioning."

He told Uncle Pang what medicinal materials were added to the fragrant pill. There were no expensive drugs in it, but when he mixed it, Added a little more dried pear flowers. Pear blossoms have a delicate taste and can protect the liver. They are delicious when used as incense and are especially useful as gifts.

As expected, Pang Gamei liked it very much and immediately asked Uncle Pang to order one.

Xu Yi looked out the window. It was snowing recently, but the sun was shining today. The sunlight was soft, the sky was bright, and there were still several hours before dark.

"Pang Guanren is not in a hurry at this time." Xu Yi said.

Pang Boyi sighed regretfully and waved his hand to Uncle Pang to put away the fragrant pills.

He changed the topic back to the previous one and said: "This matter is not my fault. Wen Ji asked me to tell you. If you want to give me fragrant pills, I think he must also have a share."

Xu Yi was slightly surprised. .

He didn't expect that Captain Pan had any meaning in this matter.

However, he couldn't send the fragrant pills directly to Pan's house, so he told Pang Boyi that he would send another fragrant pill later and asked him to help deliver it.

For Pang Yi, this was just an errand for Uncle Pang, so he naturally wouldn't refuse.

At this time, the cook came into the house carrying two bowls of yam and Gorgon porridge.

People nowadays love to eat medicated porridge, and Pang Boyi can't avoid it. When he saw the medicated porridge being served, he asked Xu Yi to eat it while it was hot.

After eating a bowl, he was still not satisfied and wanted the cook to serve another bowl.

This time, Uncle Pang didn't allow him to eat anymore.

"Doctor Xu said that eating too much gorgon fruit can lead to food stagnation, so Dalang should eat less." Uncle Pang said seriously.

Pang Boyi glared at him: "..." Whose family do you belong to?

Pang Shuquan didn't see his warning, so he waved to the cook to put away the empty bowl, and told her not to cook medicinal porridge in the next few days, especially this yam and Gorgon porridge.

Xu Yi, who watched all this silently, blinked innocently.

...

A few days later, the end of the year is coming, and the neighbors on South Street have entered the last busy season of the year.

After the severe cold passes and the fields can rest for a few days, the family will prepare all kinds of items needed for Yuan Day.

On this day, Xu Yi went out to the market and saw vendors setting up stalls selling various door charms and peach charms.

In the grocery store, there was also a waiter selling firecrackers. Strings of festive red firecrackers were hung in the middle of the door.

There is a lively atmosphere in the market, telling people coming and going that New Year's Day is coming.

Xu Yi looked a little dazed when he heard the people around him discussing how to celebrate Yuan's Day this year.

Unknowingly, the Spring Festival is coming.

Thinking of his former family, he felt a little depressed. He casually entered a bookstore and asked the shopkeeper for two pieces of ordinary yellow bamboo paper, two ink sticks, and four low-grade writing brushes.

A lot of these things are consumed in the Xu family, and he has to buy some back every time.

The shopkeeper of this bookstore knew him well, and when he saw that he still wanted so much, he even gave Xu Yi a knife of yellow bamboo paper that had been bitten by insects.

"Although some parts have been bitten by insects, it is not bad for practicing calligraphy for young children." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

Xu Yi did not refuse and happily accepted: "Thank you, shopkeeper."

"You don't have to be polite, young man. I'll just come and visit the shop more often in the future." After

chatting kindly with the shopkeeper, Xu Yi bought the things he bought one by one. Put it into the bamboo basket.

He was about to leave with the bamboo basket on his back when suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Xu Yi?"

Xu Yi paused and looked back.

He was a young man of similar age, wearing a Confucian shirt that scholars love to wear.

The young man looked at Xu Yi in surprise: "Is it really you!?"

Xu Yi frowned slightly and asked quietly: "Who are you?"

The young man took two steps closer and came to him, as if He said with a non-smile: "Why have you forgotten, I am Feng Jiangliang."

Feng Jiangliang...

the original person did not have this person's name in his memory.

Either because he was not familiar with the original person, or there were other reasons, Xu Yi looked at this seemingly harmless young man, his expression still calm.

I don't know if it was because of his reaction, but Feng Jiangliang's smiling face gradually became stiff and unnatural.

"You really don't remember me?" He swallowed and asked.

Xu Yi stared at him: "Do I need to remember you?"