The villagers meant well, saying, "His house is quite old. If you're going to buy it, you might as well build a new one. They're all wooden houses, so it won't take much work."
Wen Songtao nodded. "Let's discuss this when we get back. If it's suitable, we'll buy it."
Whether the neighbors believed what Wen Songtao said or not was none of his business. When the old doctor passed away, everyone in the village helped and cleaned up the house. They knew exactly what was in the house, and after everything was turned over to the public treasury, there really wasn't much left besides the house.
Therefore, no one doubted what the old man said.
On the way, Wen Songtao asked about the book. "It seems to be about the history and rules of this sect. I never expected that after my master passed away, something like this would happen. It seems that the old man really couldn't let go."
Grandpa, after I'm gone, please help with the grave smothering and filling in the soil at my master's grave.
"No problem. I'm just killing time anyway. Girl, don't you think the Heavenly Medicine Sect is pretty amazing?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "At the moment, I don't understand what happened either. But if the Bian Que Divine Manual can be passed down, then these divine doctors must really have some skills. I just don't understand how such a powerful sect could just disappear like that, without even a successor. Logically speaking, there should be many disciples."
The old man wasn't in a hurry. "Perhaps the book has an explanation."
After the grandmother and grandson returned home, Zhou Yaru had already prepared dinner and was just waiting for them to come back and eat.
Breakfast and dinner were simple: porridge plus the leftover vegetables from last night, which the old lady couldn't bear to throw away, so they ate together in the morning.
Jiang Qiao couldn't help but sigh that her grandmother had become more frugal. If the old lady had followed her old habits, these leftovers would never have appeared on their dinner table again. It was truly a twist of fate that the old lady had been so thoroughly transformed.
The old lady hadn't forgotten the delicious mushroom pickles she ate at her daughter's house, and she brought it up again during the meal.
"Grandma, don't worry, I'll stay here for a while. When I leave, I'll make sure I leave you plenty of these things. We'll take our time."
Grandpa, are any students going out by boat this morning? I want to go with them. When will I be back? Uncertain. If there are no boats, I can try going by boat.
The old man wasn't worried at all that his granddaughter could find her way around on her own.
"Okay, you can come back whenever you want."
Wen Songtao knew perfectly well that the girl had gone out to buy supplies for them.
However, the old man's words immediately startled the old woman.
"What did you say? A miracle? Are you kidding me? How is that possible?"
People who haven't seen it with their own eyes simply can't believe it, and the old lady was no exception.
After hearing her husband's explanation and Jiang Qiao's confirmation, the old lady remained silent for a long time.
"Well, in the future, we should burn more paper money for him during festivals. No matter what, it will benefit our child."
"Oh dear, I really didn't expect that old man to have such a powerful background and abilities. If I had known this, I would have sent the girl over sooner. At least let her master guide her; that would be much better than figuring it out on my own, which is too much of a brain drain."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "No one expected it to turn out like this, but it's okay, I'm still young, I'll figure it out slowly. Grandma, write down what you need for me, I'll take a look, and if I find it, I'll bring it back for you."
The old man and woman quickly went back to their room to write. Jiang Qiao finished tidying up and took the note from the old man.
Wen Songtao personally escorted his granddaughter onto the boat. The boatman was none other than the village chief's son. The old man was worried and gave him a long lecture.
"Grandpa, I understand. If I miss the boat back, I'll stay out overnight."
Jiang Qiao left by boat, and both the old man and the old woman felt a sense of emptiness in their hearts.
They hadn't thought much of it before, but ever since the child arrived, the house seems much more lively. At least, the old couple no longer have to sit in silence.
Zhou Yaru sighed, "Why do I feel like I'm still not used to it?"
Wen Songtao sighed, "If it weren't for the fact that the child has important things to do, I wouldn't have been willing to let her leave. Alright, stop being so sentimental, hurry up and feed the chickens. I'm going to the fields. The child will be back in a couple of days."
The things they need can't be bought with money; they're simply unavailable in the countryside, and going to the city would take more than a day. Wen Songtao knew all too well that.
Jiang Qiao and five school children took a boat to their destination and headed straight for the station.
Having traveled extensively, taking a bus was not a difficult task for her, and she wasn't worried about getting lost. She was going to visit the county town.
This is Jiangnan, and under normal circumstances, there aren't many opportunities to come here. She has to go out and explore. Before coming, she was in a hurry to see the old lady and the others, so she didn't have a proper chance to visit the county town.
On the way, she took out the book and started reading. She also wanted to know what this Heavenly Doctor Sect was all about and why it had such a name.
The contents of this book were clearly written by the old doctor's ancestor, but judging from the handwriting, it should have been copied in modern times.
The book mentions a very powerful old man who claims to have been sent down from heaven to heal all living beings.
Later, he took in three apprentices. After they completed their studies and left the mountain, the old man gave each of them a jade pendant. As for what the jade pendant was for, the old master did not explain it clearly and told them to figure it out themselves.
Later, the three disciples each served their own masters, and fought to the death for the title of the best in the world, betraying and framing each other.
The old doctor's ancestor was probably the first to realize the truth. He withdrew from the struggle, arranged for his family to live in anonymity, and then went to his master to apologize, intending to stay by his master's side.
As for those two, they didn't get any good results from framing each other; one was killed by his fellow disciple, and the other was killed by his master.
The master craftsman originally intended to pass on what his two apprentices had learned to his younger apprentice, but unfortunately, not long after, the old man passed away peacefully in his old age.
Because of this incident, the old doctor's ancestors established family rules to warn future generations.
The old doctor's ancestor passed away before he could fully understand the medical book left by his master. He left the book to warn and remind his descendants that if they wanted to master medical skills, they had to cultivate their bodies, but he didn't explain how to do it.
Some of the inner cores were added by later generations, along with their insights into cultivating the body. Just like Jiang Qiao is now, to achieve the best performance in medical skills, one must possess pure internal energy.
As for where the master was buried, it was only said that it was in the mountains in the north, but no specific location was mentioned.
As for the three jade tablets, the one from the old doctor's family was passed down, while the other two families' whereabouts are unknown, let alone the ultimate purpose of the jade tablets.
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