22. Genius
Chen Ji watched the killer die silently, and the other's eyes gradually lost their luster.
The moment you look into the eyes of the deceased, compassion will naturally arise in your heart. There is regret, despair and reluctance in the dead eyes.
Chen Ji sat leaning against the wall. He felt that this night was particularly long. It was only a few hours since the dark clouds beat the white cat, but he felt like he had experienced the entire late autumn.
He stood up and walked to the killer's body, feeling through his clothes, but found no clues.
Finally, he lowered his head and sniffed the scent on the other person's clothes, then suddenly frowned: "Let's go home."
Chen Ji stood up holding Wu Yun and limped towards Taiping Medical Clinic. The part of his body that had just been hit by the killer was still aching.
The dark clouds climbed up to his shoulders and just stayed there, firmly, as if they were meant to be there.
The man and the cat walked leisurely into the twilight of dawn. Chen Ji said, "When we get to the clinic, the breakfast shop should be open. I'll buy you some buns."
Wuyun suddenly perked up: "You asked Yunyang for eight cents just now, just to buy me some buns?!"
"yes."
"Chen Ji, you are a very nice person."
"It's a must."
"Chen Ji, I wish you make a lot of money in the future!"
"When I become more powerful in my cultivation, I will no longer be bullied by Yunyang and Jiaotu! When the time comes, I will kill anyone who stands in my way. May the Buddha... and ancestors bless me!"
"Will you take revenge on Yunyang and Jiaotu in the future?"
Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
"Hehehe."
"Hehehe."
When they returned to the clinic, the rooster had already crowed, but Liu Quxing and She Dengke had not yet gotten up.
After eating two buns, Wuyun returned to Wanxing Garden. Chen Ji stood in the yard, took off all his clothes, and used a gourd ladle to scoop out cold water from the water tank and pour it on his head and body until the blood was washed away and his whole body was red. Only then did he stop.
He changed into the ragged clothes that had not yet been mended and sat on a small chair beside the apricot tree in a daze.
In a few days, he had killed three people: Wang Long, the housekeeper, and the killer.
Even a person with a strong mind would feel hesitant, not to mention that Chen Ji was only seventeen years old.
The sound of a door opening outside interrupted Chen Ji's thoughts.
He dried himself, put on his clothes and walked out, when he saw Old Man Yao walking in slowly with a medicine box slung over one shoulder.
Old man Yao looked up at him, and in an instant, Chen Ji's body stiffened and his heart skipped a beat, as if he was being stared at by a tiger!
Strange, why do I feel this way?
Before Chen Ji could react, She Dengke leaned out of the apprentice dormitory and asked curiously, "Master, how come you're back so soon?"
"What? You don't want me to come back?" Old man Yao glanced at him.
She Dengke quickly said, "No, no, I'm just a little curious!"
As he was speaking, Liu Quxing walked out of the house, tying his belt while complaining to Chen Ji and She Dengke: "You two are really stupid. Didn't you see that Master is still carrying the medicine box? You didn't even bother to help Master pick up the things first!"
Chen Ji: “…”
She Dengke: “…”
Liu Quxing took the medicine box and asked curiously, "Master, is the old man of the Liu family cured? You said you would be gone for ten days or half a month, but you came back in just one day."
Old man Yao said angrily: "The Liu family has already
If he dies, and I don't come back, should I stay there to pray for his soul? I don't know how to do that!"
Chen Ji was surprised and said, "Ah? Is Old Master Liu dead? Even Master, you can't help?"
Old Man Yao said, "Why should I come out? Mr. Liu lives in a manor outside Luocheng. My carriage broke down halfway there, and it took me most of the day to repair it. By the time I arrived at the Liu family manor, he was already dead. I didn't even get to see him. It's really unlucky! If someone who doesn't know the inside story hears about it, they'll think my medical skills are bad!"
Um?
Chen Ji was shocked. Wasn't it too coincidental that the carriage broke down?
That carriage was for second-rank officials only, so how could it break down just like that?
At this time, Liu Quxing said, "You should have arrived at the Liu Family Manor last night, right?"
"Yeah," Old Man Yao nodded.
"Then I'll send it back to you tonight. Aren't you afraid of getting yourself hurt?"
Old Man Yao sneered, "Why stay there? If I stay a few more days, I'll have to pay his family a gift... I'm going to take a break first. When I wake up, I'll check the inventory and the accounts. Anyone who dares to make me lose money will be beaten!"
Chen Ji cried out in his heart, oh no, he hasn’t bought the ginseng yet!
…
…
Before daybreak, the servants in Feiyun Garden were already busy.
They boiled some hot water in the side room, carried a copper basin with a snow-white towel draped over the edge, and walked up to the second floor of the building.
Concubine Yun got up and dressed with wedding cakes waiting for her. She said lazily, "The weather's getting cold. I asked Xitang to get the accounts this morning and prepare to distribute firewood and charcoal to each household. I sent someone to the East Market to ask the people from the Cao Gang. If the silver charcoal from the West Mountain Kiln arrives, I'll buy some and give the best to Baili's household. She and the Crown Prince will be back from Donglin Academy soon."
Xibing smiled and combed her hair: "Madam is right, that silver charcoal, gray like white frost, is not easy to extinguish, and there is no smoke yet."
"Hey, where's Bai Prajna?" Yun Fei frowned, "I haven't seen it this morning."
"He must have sneaked out to play by himself, right?"
As he spoke, Bai Prajna limped up the stairs. His originally white fur was covered in blood, and his face was swollen in several spots as if he had been beaten crookedly. His eyes were full of tears.
Concubine Yun: “…”
Wedding cake: "..."
With a clang, the bronze mirror fell to the wooden floor.
After a long time, Concubine Yun laughed and said, "Sister Jingfei has made great progress."
Xibing whispered, "Madam, please calm down."
Concubine Yun looked at Bai Prajna, thought for a moment, and said, "Take it to the Taiping Clinic and let the doctor take a look at it. Let the apprentice named Chen Ji take a look at it. The clothes promised as a reward for this apprentice should be ready. Go ask Xitang about it. If it's ready, send it over. Don't neglect him. I will need him in the future."
Wedding Cake murmured, "Yes."
In the morning, Xibing carried Bai Prajna and a little maidservant of about twelve or thirteen years old to the clinic. As soon as they arrived at the door of the clinic, Liu Quxing came out to greet them with a smile: "Miss Xibing, why are you here today?"
"Consulting," Xibing said, standing on tiptoe to look into the backyard. "Where's Chen Ji? Ask him to come out and diagnose the patient."
Liu Quxing's face suddenly fell, and he shouted towards the backyard: "Chen Ji, Chen Ji! Miss Xibing is looking for you!"
After saying that, he also looked at the clothes in the little maid's hands: "Miss Xibing, what are these things?"
"This is a gift from my wife to Chen Ji," Xibing said, touching the cloth with a smile. "This is all handmade by the embroiderers at the Jiangnan Garment Bureau. Look at the stitches, they are very fine."
Liu Quxing's face
It’s so hard. Didn’t Master say that going to the palace to diagnose illnesses is a very bad omen? Master is biased!
At this moment, Chen Ji was wiping the water off his hands on his sleeves and asked curiously, "Miss Xibing, what are you doing..."
Wedding Cake said, "I don't know which evil person did it, but they actually injured my wife's cat. It hasn't had a drop of water since this morning and is listless, so they sent me to bring it to see."
Chen Ji was in a dilemma: "Master just fell asleep not long ago, how about waiting until he wakes up?"
Xibing shook his head. "My wife specifically asked you to treat Bai Prajna. Your master doesn't need to come. Here, those are the clothes my wife said she would give you as a reward, and the medical fee she prepared for you."
But then the little maid took out a small silver ingot from her sleeve, weighing about one or two taels.
You should know that apprentices in a clinic are not qualified to charge consultation fees. Doctor Yao only charges five taels of silver for each consultation. Now Concubine Yun is so generous in treating a cat. Her intention to recruit Chen Ji is obvious.
But once you receive the money, you will have to choose between Concubine Yun and Concubine Jing.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Ji said, "Let me take Bai Prajna's pulse first."
Xibing was stunned for a moment: "Can cats also take pulses?"
Chen Ji was silent for a moment: "...Okay."
Bar?
After a long moment, Chen Ji hesitated and said, "Miss Xibing, Bai Prajna's external injuries are easy to treat, but if you want it to recover faster, I'm afraid it needs to replenish its Qi and blood. I'll prescribe a prescription for it."
When Chen Ji was writing a prescription, Old Man Yao pushed the door open and walked out of the main house. He looked at the backyard with his hands behind his back. There was not a single fallen leaf on the ground.
He went to the kitchen again and found that even the kitchen was clean.
In the past, these apprentices would be lazy when cleaning, sometimes they couldn’t even clean the stove. But today was different, it was so clean that it looked like they had moved into a new place.
Not only that, the water tank in the yard was also full.
Old man Yao curled his lips and walked towards the main hall: "If you are too attentive without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief!"
Walking into the main hall of the clinic, Chen Ji had just stuffed the packaged medicinal materials into the hands of the little maid and sent away the wedding cakes.
He turned around and saw Old Man Yao with a gloomy face saying, "Didn't I say that you are not allowed to diagnose patients? Although I, Yao Qimen, love money, I will never take human life lightly. Before you start your apprenticeship, you must approve any prescriptions you write for others!"
Chen Ji hurriedly said, "Master, I'm not treating anyone, I'm treating the injuries of Yun Fei's cat."
Old Man Yao raised his eyebrows: "The white cat was beaten?"
"That should be it..."
Old Man Yao stretched out his hand: "Let me see the prescription you wrote."
Chen Ji handed it over and said hesitantly, "It's a herb like Cnidium monnieri that can stop bleeding and clear silt... I also prescribed some medicine to nourish it."
Old Man Yao took the prescription and the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows furrowed.
After a long moment, he looked up at Chen Ji with a look of shock on his face: "You gave that cat a fifty-year-old ginseng?!"
"hold head high."
"The other party actually agreed to put the account on hold?"
"hold head high."
Old Man Yao took a long breath and exclaimed, "You really are a genius at business... If Concubine Yun needs me to see her in the future, you can come with me."
Chen Ji: “Ah?”
Old Man Yao seemed to have remembered something and said, "Oh, I saw your father on the road yesterday. He must have just returned from the riverbank to rest. You should also take a day off tomorrow and go home to get the tuition money and medicine money."
Chen Ji was stunned. Father?
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