Chapter 580: Master and Disciple Recognize Each Other
"Master has come to Beijing!" The three of them were surprised and their eyes lit up.
Seeing that they were not afraid, Ye Rou believed 80% of what they said.
Ding Zichun sighed, "It's been almost twelve years since I last saw Master."
He was a soldier who had just returned from the battlefield. He was shot in the leg and all the doctors said he could not stand up.
He suddenly became a disabled person who couldn't stand up. He couldn't bear the blow at that time, and didn't want to implicate his parents, so he thought about death.
Unfortunately, he attempted suicide twice, but was stopped by his parents.
Just when Ding Zichun was discouraged and wanted to commit suicide for the third time, his master arrived.
At that time, my master was a barefoot doctor who walked around the streets and collected some medicinal herbs.
He was particularly interested in difficult and complicated diseases. His parents heard of his reputation and went to hire someone with high hopes.
Ding Zichun couldn't bear to disappoint his parents, so he had to suppress his suicidal thoughts and cooperate with the treatment.
But he never believed that this old man could cure him.
There are so many military doctors in the army and they can’t do anything, so what can a skinny old man do?
Miraculously, after three months of treatment, he actually stood up again!
The army arranged a job for him, but Ding Zichun refused.
During the three months of treatment, he became deeply fascinated by Chinese medicine and wanted to learn it!
Ding Zichun wanted to become Liu Yutang's disciple. At first, Liu Yutang refused. Ding Zichun didn't say much and helped him carry the bamboo basket and followed his master up and down the mountain to collect herbs. After nearly half a year, the master finally gave in and accepted him as a disciple.
For nearly ten years thereafter, Ding Zichun continued to learn from his master.
During this period, the master accepted two more apprentices.
The landlord gave all the medical books in his home collection to the master, and asked the master to take in and take care of his second junior brother, Wang Xinchao.
The third junior brother was a homeless beggar picked up by the master.
The three of them followed their master on a long journey, learning skills and gaining knowledge. That period was the happiest time for them.
When Liu Jintang first returned to China, he set his eyes on the medical books kept by his master and sent people to hunt down his master. The master was afraid of implicating them, so he handed the three of them over to a patient he had treated before, and hurried away with a bamboo basket full of medical books on his back.
After that, for nearly twelve years, Liu Jintang sent people to keep an eye on the three brothers, trying to find out the whereabouts of their master from them.
They were afraid of bringing trouble to their master, so they did not dare to see him. They kept their master's whereabouts a secret and only communicated through letters.
The last time I received a letter from my master, he said that he had accepted a new disciple, who was incredibly talented and a female disciple.
Only then did the three of them realize that they had a junior sister.
Later, Liu Jintang got into trouble and the people who were watching them outside disappeared. The three brothers wanted to bring their master to Beijing, but they happened to encounter a competition between Chinese and Western medicine, and the three of them could not leave.
The matter of meeting the master was delayed again and again. I never expected that the junior sister would come to Beijing and the master came with her!
Speaking of Master, Zhao Quhan sighed and said, "Master must be older than he was twelve years ago."
“Bang!”
Wang Xinchao, who always had a smiling face, turned cold and slapped Zhao Quhan hard on the back.
Zhao Quhan screamed in pain.
Wang Xinchao said coldly, "Don't despise Master. Once a teacher, always a father. Even if Master is too old to walk, we are still here!"
Ding Zichun also said: "Master took care of us in the past, now it is time for us to repay Master."
Ye Rou wanted to tell them that her master was in good health, but she couldn't get a word in.
Zhao Quhan knew he had said the wrong thing and quickly said, "That's not what I meant. Master is my father, and I am his son. I will definitely take care of Master until the end of his life, and make him happy every day!"
"Who is cursing me here!" A strong voice sounded, and an old man walked quickly into the door. He had silver hair, a long beard, a ruddy complexion, and clear and sharp eyes.
The old man in front of him was in better condition than he was twelve years ago.
For a moment, the three of them were reluctant to recognize him.
After Liu Yutang came in, he ran to Ye Rou first and said, "Xiao Rou, did you ask the mute woman to talk to me about something?"
Ye Rou pointed at the three stunned people and said, "Master, they said they are your apprentices."
Liu Yutang looked over and saw three people poking at him stupidly.
He stroked his beard and glanced at the three of them, carefully identifying them. He said disdainfully, "Heidan, Hutou, and Gouwa! How come you three are so old?"
"Heidan, Hutou, and Gouwa?" Ye Rou blinked.
The three awe-inspiring presidents of the Chinese Medicine Association blushed at the same time. They were almost ten years old, and yet their master still called them by their childhood names. They all wished they could find a hole to crawl into.
Liu Yutang didn't notice his disciples' embarrassment and happily gave them scientific knowledge.
"Heidan is because of this kid. He was very dark when he was young. At that time, his parents asked me to treat him. When the door opened, his parents pointed to the corner and said he was right there. He was all black, and suddenly he showed a mouthful of white teeth. I was scared at the time."
"Master!" Ding Zichun's face flushed and he called out to his master with a stiff smile.
Liu Yutang scratched his ears and said, "I'm not deaf yet!"
He pointed at Wang Xinchao excitedly and said, "This is your second brother. He was so fat when he was little. His neck was all fat and his chin was bulging. His father threw him into my bamboo basket, and guess what happened?"
Ye Rou asked excitedly, "What's going on?"
Liu Yutang said with a laugh, "This fat boy fell to the bottom of my bamboo basket and rotted away in an instant."
The smile on Wang Xinchao's face disappeared in an instant.
"Master, you must be tired. Let me massage your legs." Zhao Quhan was afraid that his master would reveal his ugly deeds, so he quickly squatted down and massaged Liu Yutang's legs.
Liu Yutang said with satisfaction: "Over the years, you are still the most skilled."
Wang Xinchao and Ding Zichun looked at each other and decided to embarrass themselves together!
"Junior sister, do you know why your third senior brother is called Gou Wa?" Wang Xinchao asked with a smile.
Ye Rou shook her head.
"Second Brother!" Zhao Quhan hurriedly covered Wang Xinchao's mouth.
Ding Zichun continued, "He was originally called Guawa because he loved eating watermelon. But when he tried to steal watermelons, a dog chased him for two miles and bit him on the butt. From then on, he declared that he would never reconcile with dogs. He would bark and curse at any dog he saw. The villagers saw him so often that they started calling him Gouwa because, of all the children in the village, he was the one who imitated a dog's bark the most."
Zhao Quhan felt hopeless and completely depressed.
Ye Rou pursed her lips tightly to prevent herself from laughing.
After all, they are senior brothers, so we should give them some face.
Liu Yutang was particularly happy to see his three apprentices. He enthusiastically took them to see the pharmacy in his backyard to test whether they had lost their skills over the years.
As soon as they left, Ji Chunming, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Xiao Rou, I want to meet your aunt."
His eyes pleaded.
Ye Rou couldn't bear to refuse, "I'll go ask my aunt for you."
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