Chapter 626 What a pity
Shopkeeper Old Zheng and Doctor Ji felt somewhat embarrassed when facing Master Manbao and his apprentice, even though Manbao had already helped them out once in front of County Magistrate Tang.
When you send someone to follow someone and they are not discovered, you can naturally be secretly happy when you get the information you want; but if they are discovered, only the person who is embarrassed will know.
Anyway, Manbao wasn't embarrassed at all. As soon as he saw the two of them, he greeted them cheerfully and said, "Boss Zheng, Doctor Ji, my husband wants to treat you to a meal."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng immediately said, "How dare we? How dare we? We should be the ones to treat you."
As soon as these words came out, the embarrassment on Shopkeeper Old Zheng's face immediately disappeared. He finally regained his sense of being a shopkeeper and said to Mr. Zhuang with a smile, "Mr. Zhuang, please go first. How about we go to Ganxianglou?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded and went to Ganxiang Tower with them.
Seeing that Mr. Zhuang agreed to go to the restaurant and even agreed to let them treat him, the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, breathed a sigh of relief.
When they arrived at Ganxianglou, the shopkeeper, Lao Zheng, ordered a pot of good wine and personally poured it for Mr. Zhuang to apologize, saying that they were indeed wrong.
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, drank their wine, then pointed at Manbao and said with a smile: "I'm fine, I just scared the child. I couldn't sleep for half the night after I got home, and I had a nightmare."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng: ...Who are you kidding? He just asked, and this young lady led the people directly to the county government office. When he was arrested, he could still hear her excited cheers.
However, the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, quickly changed the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Manbao, who immediately stood up to accept the tea.
Shopkeeper Old Zheng held her down and said, "Of course, of course. I was inconsiderate. I should have told you yesterday and sent someone to take you back, or I should have asked you directly..."
The main thing was that every time he asked her husband, she would just smile at him, and he felt that if he asked any other detailed questions, he would not get an answer.
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng suppressed his thoughts and sincerely apologized to Manbao.
Manbao glanced at the gentleman secretly, then bowed and took the tea and drank it.
Mr. Zhuang waited until she sat down before picking up the wine pot and pouring a glass for Old Zheng, the shopkeeper, and Doctor Ji. He said, "My student is naughty and has rashly come to Jishitang. I am sorry to have caused trouble for you two."
"No, no," shopkeeper Old Zheng said immediately, "Manbao is very smart and learns things very quickly. We two old guys have also learned a lot from her."
He stood up and bent down to take the wine poured by Mr. Zhuang, saying, "Actually, the two of us have wanted to invite you out for a while to discuss medicine, but we never had the chance. Today is a coincidence."
Mr. Zhuang glanced at Manbao, realizing she was using his imaginary persona as a pretext. He said with a smile, "I wouldn't dare discuss medicine with Doctor Ji. I can't even teach Manbao this little trick, so how could I dare discuss it?"
"Mr. Zhuang is too modest..."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and smiled, "I'm not being modest, I'm being honest."
He pointed at Manbao and said with a smile, "My disciple is very smart. She has been smarter than others in studying since she was young and can memorize things quickly. More importantly, she has a natural talent for medicine. I was only able to teach her in the first few years, but now I can't. She has been learning everything on her own."
Manbao smiled embarrassedly with her head down. She couldn't say that it was Teacher Mo who didn't exist in this world who taught her, right?
Shopkeeper Old Zheng was startled. He exchanged a glance with Doctor Ji and asked uncertainly, "What about the prescriptions Manbao brought back recently..."
Manbao immediately said, "I wrote it."
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Shopkeeper Zheng widened his eyes and wanted to cover his heart.
This, this, this… Lightning flashed in his mind, and he came back to his senses after being pushed by Doctor Ji. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, looked at Manbao and asked, "Manbao, since you don't have a teacher to teach you medical skills, are you interested in becoming Doctor Ji's disciple?"
Doctor Ji on the side nodded repeatedly.
Manbao simply shook his head and whispered, "I've already paid my respects, sir."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng looked at Mr. Zhuang in confusion and asked, "Will you teach her medicine too?"
Like other industries, the medical profession also attaches great importance to inheritance. A disciple cannot serve two masters. The master here refers to the formal teacher. In the future, the apprentice must not only support and serve the teacher, but also inherit and carry forward the teacher's school of thought.
That's a pretty good relationship with my son.
So I am very concerned about this.
Mr. Zhuang naturally knew this. He glanced at Manbao and saw that she really had no intention of becoming his disciple, so he smiled and nodded, saying, "I'll teach you a little bit."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng took this as his modesty and said with a hint of regret, "What a pity."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Although Manbao cannot become Doctor Ji's disciple, our meeting is destined. She has also benefited greatly from Doctor Ji's guidance over the past few years. Manbao, bring your medical book and have a good discussion with Doctor Ji later."
It was said to be a discussion, but in fact it was just sent to Dr. Ji for a look, as a reward.
But the shopkeeper Zheng and Doctor Ji did not look happy either. For them now, what was important was not the medical books, but Manbao himself.
Seeing that they were unhappy, Mr. Zhuang exchanged a glance with Manbao and said, "Doctor Ji has been kind to you in teaching you. Although we haven't become his disciples, we are in fact his disciples. So you must be respectful to him from now on."
Manbao immediately stood up, bowed deeply to Doctor Ji, and called out, "Mr. Ji!"
"Okay, okay," Mr. Ji held her up with his hand and said happily, "It's good to have you call me sir."
Mr. Zhuang took the opportunity to say, "Mr. Ji, please take a seat. I think I'll let my disciple, Manbao, treat you to this meal. I'll need your guidance from you in the future. Thank you in advance."
"Mr. Zhuang is so kind! It is my great honor to have the opportunity to teach such an outstanding student."
After exchanging pleasantries, both sides began to order food and eat. They had a very enjoyable meal, and the smile on the face of the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, did not fade until they left Ganxianglou.
After watching Mr. Zhuang and his apprentice get on the carriage and leave, the smile on the face of the shopkeeper, Old Zheng, slowly faded. After helping Doctor Ji climb onto the carriage that came to pick them up, he sighed deeply, "This is the case of stealing a chicken but losing the rice."
Doctor Ji nodded, stroking his beard and saying, "After this experience, it will be hard for me to not be attentive when teaching that child in the future."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng: "I can't accept any apprentices yet, so I can only watch with envy. Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have made such a foolish move yesterday."
"That boy seems quite smart, so how come he was discovered by Manbao?" Doctor Ji was puzzled.
Shopkeeper Old Zheng sighed and said, "No matter how smart he is, is he as smart as that kid? If what Mr. Zhuang said is true, and Manbao is self-taught and has become what he is now, and the prescription he brought was also written by her, then..."
"What a genius," Doctor Ji said, "What a pity."
Shopkeeper Old Zheng also sighed, "What a pity."
Next chapter around 10:30 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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