Chapter 13 Cha Cha Pei Yixue is so weak, so soft-hearted, and yet...
"What are you crazy about?" The voice of "Pei Yixue" came from the inner room.
Chang Feng was stunned on the spot.
Not to mention this person, Pei Yixue was also a little confused.
But then he changed his mind and thought that the manager must have seen through Chang Feng's thoughts and made arrangements in advance.
After a while, Chang Feng replied to the person inside, "There has been no movement for more than an hour. Let's see if you are dead or not."
“Pei Yixue” said: “Ahem… If you move any more violently, I’m afraid you’ll have to take the life of another innocent person like me.”
The manager rushed over after hearing the news, and was heartbroken to see the broken things on the ground and the guy rubbing his chest and arms.
"Oh my! This store hasn't made any money yet, but it's already been smashed by someone!" He stared at Chang Feng, "This matter——"
Chang Feng interrupted him directly and said nonchalantly: "Five hundred taels, compensation for this pile of junk and the medicine for these two people's injuries."
Five hundred taels is equivalent to the entire month's turnover of the Liming Pharmacy in Xitang County. If it were someone else, they would have taken the money and settled the matter long ago.
But the manager's face darkened, "Liming Pharmacy will receive you well." He pointed at Chang Feng and then at "Pei Yixue" inside, "Not only did you offend the miracle doctor, you even hit him--"
"Two thousand taels."
The manager wanted to hold back the smile a little longer, but he couldn't hold it back and it broke out on his face.
"Mr. Chang, if you want to smash things for fun, go ahead, but you must never hit anyone." The steward said this, but in his heart he wished he could offer his face to Chang Feng to be beaten.
You know, the average person's annual expenses are only six or seven taels of silver. The two hits cost him two thousand taels of silver in damage. After deducting the damaged items and compensation for medical expenses, the net profit was one thousand nine hundred taels, which is enough for a person's normal living expenses in a lifetime.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by this deal?
Chang Feng had heard too many flattering words from the steward since he was born. He didn't even look at the steward, flicked his clothes, and walked out of the room.
The manager knew what was good for him and didn't bother them anymore. He led the two assistants out and exchanged glances with Pei Yixue before leaving.
Look, he got a bargain of more than 1,900 taels of silver, but he can still be so calm.
The newly recruited manager is a man who has seen the world.
After changing clothes, Pei Yixue met up with Chang Feng outside the door and rushed back to the courtyard where they were staying temporarily.
The next day, Xie Yushu took strong drugs and entered the examination room.
After staying in the examination room for four days, Xie Yushu came out and fainted on Pei Yixue as soon as he saw him.
After this incident, Xie Yushu collapsed completely and had to lie in bed for half a month before he recovered his energy.
Fortunately, this person performed exceptionally well in the examination room, and can almost be said to have a sure pass in this provincial examination.
On the day the results were announced, Pei Yixue and others accompanied Xie Yushu to see the results.
The top 100 people on the list can take part in the provincial examination in September, and those who pass can become scholars.
There were a lot of people crowding in front of the bulletin board, and Pei Yixue and the others started looking for Xie Yushu's name from the beginning.
After looking through it once, they didn't see the name "Xie Yushu".
Pei Yixue couldn't help but have a bad feeling in his heart. He comforted Xie Yushu beside him: "Maybe we missed it."
They searched again from front to back, but still couldn't find it.
"How could it be?" Xie Yushu murmured doubtfully. He searched for his own name over and over again until the crowd around him dispersed and the sky gradually darkened.
He returned to the courtyard like a wandering soul, and he didn't hear a single word Pei Yixue said to him.
After this time, he will have to wait until the year after next, and the provincial, metropolitan and palace examinations will only be more difficult than now.
He didn't know how many years he would need to spend before he could ascend to the imperial court and gain the decisive voice.
Xie Yushu went straight into his room and locked Pei Yixue and the others outside.
outside the house.
Pei Yixue raised his eyes and glanced at Chang Feng beside him. This man had never wanted Xie Yushu to enter the officialdom.
Although he has no evidence now, he always feels that this matter is related to Chang Feng.
With the strength of the Chang family, it would be easy to interfere with the outcome of a provincial examination.
"What are you looking at me for?" Chang Feng glanced at him sideways.
Pei Yixue withdrew his gaze and returned to his room.
After sitting at the table and thinking for a long time, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter.
He wrote two pages in a very eloquent manner, using all his life's learning in his choice of words and sentences.
Dealing with officials is indeed tiring.
Pei Yixue didn't want to have too much involvement with these senior officials, but now he has no choice.
Without any evidence, it would be extremely difficult for them to thoroughly check the scores of all candidates on their own.
But for those in higher positions, it is just a matter of words.
He had no choice but to find out the truth. Since the opening of Liming Pharmacy, many of the patients it had received included wealthy and powerful people.
He doesn't want to use his connections for personal gain, but others shouldn't get involved.
It's not his turn for these people to bully him.
After writing the letter, Pei Yixue handed it to Zhang Xi and asked him to send it out in the name of a miracle doctor.
In the evening, he knocked on Xie Yushu's door with a pile of dried fruits and other miscellaneous food.
"I want to be alone for a while." Xie Yushu's voice came.
"Ashu has been here for quite a while. It's time for dinner." Pei Yixue said gently, "I bought a lot of food, including preserved apples, preserved bayberries, preserved plums... and beggar's chicken and pork elbow in soy sauce, all of which you like."
He talked for a long time, but the person inside didn't say a word to him.
He didn't care and continued talking, pestering the man to open the door.
Pei Yixue didn't know how long he had been talking. His voice became weaker and weaker, as if he was about to faint and die in the next second.
Suddenly, the door opened.
Xie Yushu's lips moved slightly, staring at him for a long while, as if he wanted to say something harsh, but in the end he couldn't, and his tone was still gentle, "Give me the things, you, go back to your room."
The pretended coldness on his face and the gentle tone made Xie Yushu feel a little embarrassed for a moment, and his ears quietly turned red. He avoided Pei Yixue's sight and reached out to take the pile of groceries in the other person's arms.
Pei Yixue was secretly delighted, but she did not show it on the surface. She maintained a "worried" and "weak" look and hid the food in her arms behind her back.
"The longer you stay alone, the more bored you'll become."
Without waiting for anyone's response, he stepped into the house.
He placed the pile of food on the table and opened them one by one, but Xie Yushu at the door had not moved yet.
Pei Yixue looked over and saw that the man looked listless and weak. "Ah Shu... I'm hungry and I don't have any strength left."
His meaning was very clear. He was very hungry and very tired, but since Xie Yushu didn't want to eat, he had no choice but to not eat either.
As a sickly person who has to gasp for breath even when walking, how can I withstand any more hardship after standing at the door for so long and saying so many words?
Xie Yushu closed his eyes, sat down at the table resignedly, picked up a plum and put it into his mouth.
Pei Yixue followed suit and sat down, handing over a pork elbow in soy sauce. "Eat some first to whet your appetite. I also ordered a full banquet from Mengxilou, which will be here soon."
Xie Yushu paused, looked at the man in silence, took the pork elbow, and also picked up another from the table and handed it over, "Eat it."
"Okay." Pei Yixue took it and took a bite with a smile on his face.
The two of them gnawed on their pork elbows in silence. During this time, Xie Yushu glanced at Pei Yixue frequently, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
How could such an obvious little move be hidden from Pei Yixue? He chewed the meat intermittently, waiting for Xie Yushu to speak.
After Pei Yixue ate half of the pork elbow, Xie Yushu finally spoke: "You don't have to waste your time on me. I will not give up the imperial examination. I will not give up because of anyone or anything."
Not giving up the imperial examination means that Xie Yushu will never choose to get married and have children. This is a naked provocation again, trying to discourage Pei Yixue from pursuing a mate.
"I know." Pei Yixue put down his elbow, picked up a piece of plum, looked hurt, and "couldn't help" coughing twice, "Ashu is going to take the imperial examination, she won't get married, let alone marry someone like me..."
"I... I'm not... you're so good." Xie Yushu was a little flustered and said, "I just want to take the imperial examination, not that I don't want to marry you."
Pei Yixue raised her eyes, her eyes were burning, Xie Yushu realized something, his words seemed to mean that if he didn't take the imperial examination, he wanted to marry Pei Yixue...
Feeling flustered for a moment, Xie Yushu hurriedly said, "I mean, my rejection of you has nothing to do with your body."
Speaking of health, Pei Yixue beside him became even more depressed. He forced a smile and said, "Well, I know. Ah Shu, you don't have to explain it to me."
"I--"
"Ashu, there's no need to say more. I know everything." Pei Yixue interrupted the words of comfort that were about to come out of Xie Yushu's mouth, acting particularly "open-minded" and letting go of everything.
Xie Yushu pursed his lips, thinking that Pei Yixue would not want to hear words of comfort about her health, and he was afraid that the more he explained, the more confusing it would become, so he didn't say anything more.
He felt depressed. It would be difficult for Pei Yixue to get married with such a body.
Moreover, Pei Yixue is so weak, so soft-hearted, and has a unique vision. He likes a strong Shuang'er like him. Even if he marries her, will she be bullied in the future? Will she not even have a full meal like she did in Pei's mansion?
The room fell silent, the atmosphere too depressing for a moment.
"Ashu." Pei Yixue shouted.
Xie Yushu looked up and saw that the negative emotions on Pei Yixue's face were gone, and he even looked a bit interested.
"I had a dream during my nap today. Ah Shu, do you want to guess what I dreamed about?"
"What?" he responded absentmindedly.
"I dreamed that there was something unusual about this provincial examination. The higher-ups sent people down to investigate the matter. Maybe the current result will be overturned in a few days."
It was just a dream, Xie Yushu didn’t take it seriously.
Pei Yixue said: "My dreams are always very accurate. Look at the prescriptions I dreamed of. They are all very useful, right?
This might be the guidance from the Bodhisattva in my dream. Why don't we wait a few days and see?"
Xie Yushu looked at him steadily, a glimmer of hope flashed across his dead eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. He obviously felt that this matter was absurd and had no credible reason.
Originally, they planned to return to Xitang County tomorrow, but Pei Yixue forced everyone to wait here for news from his "dream".
This wait lasted five days.
The few of them didn't hear even the slightest movement. In the eyes of the other three, Pei Yixue's dream was just a daydream.
That day, they walked back to the courtyard from the street. When they entered the courtyard, Xie Yushu, who had been silent, spoke.
"Let's go back."
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