Back to the county
The morning passed quickly.
Shi Yanqing was about to take a nap after finishing his meal when there was a knock on the gate.
Dan Ye went to open the door first. Her eyes fell on the young man standing outside the door, with vigilance and scrutiny in her eyes.
Perhaps he could see what she was thinking, so he spoke first.
"Miss, may I ask if Doctor Shi lives here?"
Hearing him ask this, Dan Ye guessed that this man was here to see the young lady for medical treatment, so he nodded.
"My name is Bai Yuancheng. I have come to see Doctor Shi to ask for something. Miss, please help me tell Doctor Shi." Bai Yuancheng raised his hands in front of his chest, bowed to Dan Ye to show his sincerity.
Tan Ye's expression remained unchanged as he calmly accepted his bow.
"Wait a moment, I'll go tell Doctor Shi."
In the room, Shi Yanqing, who had already taken off his outer clothes, put on his clothes again after listening to what Dan Ye said, and pushed the door open to go to the main room.
She still remembered what happened in the morning: a man who was about to get married wanted to study medicine.
This sounds incredible. After all, people usually start studying medicine from a young age, and few people start studying in their twenties.
Shi Yanqing had no prejudice against Bai Yuancheng's decision to study medicine. Instead, he was very much looking forward to and supporting it.
"My name is Bai Yuancheng, and I beg Doctor Shi to accept me as his disciple."
When Bai Yuancheng saw Shi Yanqing, he stated his purpose without much conversation and bowed sincerely.
If it weren't for the negative impact of kneeling, he would even kneel down.
Shi Yanqing had no intention of refusing. She looked at Qingping who was standing aside and motioned him to help Bai Yuancheng up.
"I won't take you in as my apprentice, but I can teach you medicine."
When Bai Yuancheng heard the first half of the sentence, his eyes dimmed, but when he heard the second half, his eyes lit up again, as if a fire had been lit in winter.
The roasted body is warm and carries the smell of hope.
After confirming the teaching, Shi Yanqing gave Bai Yuancheng several introductory medical books.
The contents of the book are very simple, including the classification of some diseases, the classification of herbs, and the classification of acupoints.
As long as you finish reading these books and memorize and recite them, you will have gotten started.
It will be much easier to teach afterwards.
Bai Yuancheng was ecstatic when he got the medical book.
He didn't expect that Doctor Shi would really be willing to teach him medicine, and the fee he charged was only twenty cents. Usually, getting a prescription for medicine would cost more than that.
Bai Yuancheng secretly made up his mind that he would not waste Doctor Shi's kindness.
Shi Yanqing saw what he was thinking and couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, read these books first. When you've finished reading them, come to see me in the county town. I'll do a random test then."
“If I don’t pass, I won’t continue teaching.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuancheng's body trembled, and he almost raised his hand to swear to the sky to show his determination to study hard.
"Don't worry, Doctor Shi, I will definitely study hard!"
In the next few days, Yan Qing continued to provide free medical services in Baiyun Village, but nothing special happened.
Ten days passed quickly and it was time to return to the county town.
Shi Yanqing put the booklet containing the treatment plan and process in a package close to his body.
She got on the carriage and waited for Zhou Hanzhang, who was saying goodbye to the village chief outside.
"After spending these few days outside, I feel a little uncomfortable with life in the county."
Zhou Hanzhang put the package filled with clothes behind him, sat down and leaned on it, expressing his feelings about returning to the city.
"But if you were really asked to live in the countryside or the mountains, you wouldn't want to, right?"
Shi Yanqing looked at him and said with a smile on his face.
This does not mean that Zhou Hanzhang likes to enjoy a luxurious life, is not used to living in a mud-walled house, or eating coarse grain cakes.
Rather, he could not let go of his duties as a county magistrate.
Since he came to Yunshui County, he has been busy improving people's livelihoods and wanted to make their lives better.
Whether it is strengthening prevention against thieves and robbers, managing the high protection fees of street stalls, or the terms of leasing agricultural tools.
He took it all seriously and dealt with it.
"Yes, yes, you are right, Huahua, you really understand me."
Zhou Hanzhang called out Shi Yanqing's nickname with a smile, and when he saw a blush flash across her face, he smiled even more happily.
It was really embarrassing to be called a nickname at such a big age, but Shi Yanqing quickly put aside his shyness and immediately fought back.
But Zhou Hanzhang didn't mind being called by a nickname. He listened to the sounds of bamboo leaves with his smile on his face. His eyes gradually became deep, like a clear spring that wanted to suck people in.
He leaned over and slowly approached Shi Yanqing, their breaths intertwined with each other, with a hint of tentativeness.
Seeing that Shi Yanqing didn't move and was still looking at him with a smile, Zhou Hanzhang took a deep breath in his heart and kissed her in one go.
Feeling the warm touch of the lips, Shi Yanqing's body trembled slightly, and he felt an electric current flowing from the lips to the heart, and then to the limbs.
She grasped her dress tightly with her fingers, and when Zhou Hanzhang tried to step back, she moved forward and kissed him again.
In just a few seconds, the two separated.
Shi Yanqing resisted the urge to touch her lips. She pursed her lips slightly, wanting to say something to ease the atmosphere, but she couldn't say anything.
In the end, he just lowered his head and smiled, and his restless heartbeat slowly calmed down.
After returning home, Liu Niang took Yuanhong and Yuanlu to prepare a table of delicious food, and asked the people who went out to eat as much as they could.
By the end of the meal, eight-tenths of the plates on the table were empty.
"Dan Ye, ask Qing Ping to prepare the car. We will go to the clinic first, and then go to the Lu Mansion to find An An."
After a night's rest, all the fatigue in Shi Yanqing's body had disappeared.
She brought a bag of sweet potato chips given by Bai Yuancheng, and planned to take them to the clinic to share with them.
"Doctor Shi, you're back!"
He Sumu, who was sweeping the floor at the door, looked up and saw Shi Yanqing coming out of the carriage. He was so happy that he almost threw the broom to the ground and wanted to run over without paying attention to the medicine residue on the ground.
"Su Mu, why are there medicinal residues here?"
Shi Yanqing saw the medicine residue on the ground and felt puzzled.
The medicine furnace is placed in the backyard, and even if there are any medicine residues, they should not appear at the door of the clinic.
Unless someone deliberately dumped the medicine residue here.
When he heard the question, He Sumu's smile froze and his eyes became evasive.
“This, this…”
"Doctor Shi, you're finally back. A lot of things happened during the days you were away. We were bullied!"
Yan Rong ran out crying and threw herself on Shi Yanqing, looking like a tearful pear blossom in the rain.
Shi Yanqing raised the corners of her eyebrows slightly, and she raised her hand and gently patted Yanrong on the back.
"Don't cry first, explain clearly what's going on."
"Well, I won't cry anymore." Yan Rong raised her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Just the day before yesterday, an old man came to the clinic to see Doctor Xun. Doctor Xun prescribed medicine for him and specifically instructed him not to take other medicines while taking the medicine."
"The old man agreed at the time, but the next day, his son came to find him and said that the old man's condition had worsened after taking Doctor Xun's medicine."
"They said Doctor Xun was a quack and that our clinic was black-hearted. Naturally, we believed Doctor Xun and investigated the matter that very same day."
"Then we discovered that after leaving our clinic, the old man went to Xinglintang. He must have taken the medicine prescribed by Xinglintang, which is why his condition worsened."
"But the family insisted that the old man had never been to Xinglin Hall and only took Doctor Xun's medicine."
"If that's the case, then why did they pour the medicine residue at the door?" Shi Yanqing asked again after hearing this.
"They are really sick," Yan Rong said this and became furious. She pulled her handkerchief open with force, as if she was hitting that family.
"I don't know where they heard this folk remedy from, but they dump the old man's medicine residue at the door, saying that if Doctor Xun makes someone sick, he will suffer the disease in their place. Every time we finish sweeping, there will be new medicine residue at the door not long after."
"After this incident, fewer people came to the clinic to see a doctor. They were afraid that they might accidentally get infected with the disease and become more seriously ill."
"How is Doctor Xun now? Is he okay?"
Shi Yanqing took a look inside and saw that nothing was happening, so he asked in a low voice.
Yan Rong waved her hand, "It's okay, Doctor Xun is fine."
He Sumu also nodded: "Doctor Xun said he had a way to solve this matter. An official came this morning, and he left with him."
Official?
Shi Yanqing thought for a moment, "Since he can handle it, I won't interfere."
"Here are some sweet potato chips I brought from the village. They are sweet and delicious. Su Mu, you and Yan Rong can share one portion, and remember to leave some for Doctor Xun as well."
After handing the things he brought to He Sumu, Shi Yanqing prepared to leave.
She had made an appointment with Liu Anan before that after she came back, they would go to Puxian Temple together to appreciate the maple forest.
The maple forest of Puxian Temple is one of the most beautiful places in Yunshui County. Especially in winter, when the maple leaves turn red, there is an endless stream of people coming to visit.
Shi Yanqing wanted to take Bai Fenghua with her this time. Considering that Liu Anan didn't know Bai Fenghua, she planned to ask first to see if it was possible.
When they arrived at Lu's house, Dan Ye went forward and knocked on the door.
The door was opened quickly. Tao Ye saw the two of them and warmly invited them in.
"Madam Shi, you are finally back. My wife has been thinking about you these past few days and said that if you don't come back, she will go out to look for you."
"She's just talking about it. Your master will definitely not agree to it."
Shi Yanqing chuckled.
Tao Ye: "That's hard to say."
Inside the room, Liu Anan was half leaning on the couch reading a storybook. She was covered with a quilt and there was a plate of snacks at hand.
Turn the page and have a snack.
How leisurely and comfortable.
"An An." Shi Yanqing called her.
When Liu Anan heard the familiar voice, she immediately looked up towards the door.
"Yanqing!" She was so happy that she lifted the quilt and was about to put on her shoes.
Seeing this, Shi Yanqing quickly stepped forward and stopped her from coming down.
"You're only two steps away and you still want to get down? I'll sit here and rest for a while."
She sat on a round stool in front of the couch, picked up the tea that Tao Ye brought her and took a sip.
"Yanqing, you're finally back. So shall we go to Puxian Temple tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Liu Anan was obviously very concerned about going out to play, and asked questions before Shi Yanqing could speak.
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