The rain continued unabated and it got dark very early.

Hai'an lit the oil lamp, and the dim light barely illuminated the hall.

Zhao Hao presented the gifts he brought.

Knowing that Hai Rui did not accept gifts, he brought not only delicious food for the children, but also four gifts to honor the elderly - tea, snacks, a walking stick and a cane.

"Isn't this too expensive?" Other gifts were fine. Mrs. Xie handed the box back to Zhao Hao and said, "Good boy, I appreciate it, but you are not allowed to accept it, Ruxian."

"I grind the glasses myself..." Zhao Hao explained hurriedly.

Everyone looked at Hai Rui. After a long while, he said expressionlessly, "Mother, this man has too much money and has no requests for anything from me. You can take him."

"Thank you." Zhao Hao blurted out and then burst into laughter.

But he was indeed quite proud. In the entire Ming Dynasty, how many people could make Hai Rui accept gifts?

Damn it, I am such a cheap bastard...

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After greeting the elders, Hai Rui invited Zhao Hao and Zhao Shouzheng to the corridor for tea.

During the rainy season, the house is too stuffy, but outside at least there is a little wind and it is not that dark.

"Take the tea he brought. He will definitely not be used to the coarse tea stems." Hai Rui instructed Hai An, and then said to Zhao Hao, "My mother has severe presbyopia. Thank you for your kindness."

"Don't be polite, just think of it as you exchanging eggs for it." Zhao Hao said with a smile: "In the eyes of others, Master Hai's eggs are very valuable."

"You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth." Hai Rui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey, who doesn't know who?" Zhao Hao shook his head nonchalantly. Last year, the two of them had debates in Beijing, and they cursed each other when they got angry.

Mr. Zhao had a very deep memory of the fact that Mr. Hai could speak swear words in six languages: Hainanese, Fujianese, Zhejiangese, Jiangxiese, Nanjing Mandarin and Beijing dialect.

"Come to think of it, Lord Hai is living a good life now." Zhao Hao looked at the blue brick paved yard of Hai Rui's house. Although the two-story building with four streams flowing into the hall was a bit old, it was kept clean and much better than when he was in Beijing.

"Since I can afford the salary, I will naturally make my family live a better life." Hai Rui said as a matter of course, and sighed: "You also know that they have suffered a lot because of me."

"I think your wife is not feeling well." Zhao Hao asked in a low voice.

"Yeah." Hai Rui lowered his head apologetically, looking at the gap between the tiles and said, "She got sick when she gave birth to Xiaoya. Two years ago, I was imprisoned, causing the whole family to be frightened. And, hey..."

Hai Rui couldn't continue. He let out a long breath and forced a smile, "This is much better now. Life is comfortable now, and my eldest daughter is married. I'll take care of her slowly."

Zhao Hao shook his head. He couldn't tell Hai Rui that Wang would die of illness in a few months...

Her death also caused great trauma to Han, and eleven days later, he also hanged himself.

Hai Rui's family, which had finally returned to normal, was completely transformed back to its original state.

Zhao Hao really wanted to ask God, is it that Hai Rui is destined to be unlucky and cannot even have a brief period of peace and stability?

Then I’m sorry, I, Zhao Ritian… cross it out, cross it out. My life creed, Zhao Hao, is to make everyone happy!

He shook his head and said, "You know, I'm a scientist."

"So what?" Hai Rui glared at him and said, "If you hadn't mentioned this, I would have forgotten about it! How could you treat Lord Xu like that? What if he gets trapped in the hot air balloon and something happens to him?!"

Contrary to what people imagine, Hai Rui has always respected Lord Xu.

Without the old man's protection, he would not have been able to walk out of the imperial prison alive, let alone become a fourth-rank official...

People need to be grateful! Otherwise, how can we still be called human beings?

Zhao Hao looked at Hai Rui in surprise, thinking that things are indeed developing and changing. I hope you won't blame yourself too much for this next year.

"Don't interrupt." He looked serious and lowered his voice, "Medicine is also a branch of science."

"Oh?" Hai Rui's expression was startled.

"I think your madam's illness has not been cured, but it has become very serious. Don't be paralyzed by appearances." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice.

"Really?" Hai Rui took a breath. He still believed what Zhao Hao said. After all, he was a boy who had been to heaven.

"Then show it to your aunt!"

"This..." Zhao Hao thought to himself, isn't this embarrassing? What can I see?

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao was already used to pretending, so he shook his head without changing his expression and said, "I don't look at women."

"Is your science still so theoretical?" Hai Rui sighed.

"Puff..." Zhao Shouzheng, who was standing by, almost spit out a mouthful of tea on the table. Science? This thing is not compatible with the Zhao family, right?

"But don't worry." Zhao Hao comforted Hai Rui, "I will send a doctor tomorrow to give Madam a general examination first. We will see which famous doctor of a certain specialty we need to invite."

Medicine in the Ming Dynasty reached its peak, especially in the Jiangnan region, where there were many famous doctors who left their names in history, including internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, etc.

And we know that as long as we have the money, gather seven famous doctors, summon the dragon... Oh, no, invite them for an expert consultation, it can be done.

When Hai Rui heard that Zhao Hao was not going to treat the patient personally, but was going to use his superpowers... he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

After all, famous doctors are too expensive. It is said that if you invite Li Lunming, a famous doctor from Nantong Prefecture, to see a doctor, you not only have to pay for the carriage, food and lodging, but also have to pay a consultation fee of 200 taels of silver.

Even if Hai Rui's financial situation improved, he couldn't afford to hire such a god.

But he felt that he owed his wife too much, so he couldn't refuse Zhao Hao's help. He said in a low voice:

"You can help me find a doctor, but I will pay for the medical expenses myself... If you can't afford it, you can pay for it first, and I will pay you back."

"Okay." Zhao Hao nodded. Looking at Hai Rui's awkward expression, he knew that he was not used to asking others for help.

So Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Besides, I'm not helping you for nothing. Don't you have something to ask for?"

"What's the matter?" Hai Rui looked at him warily.

"My father is going to Kunshan to be the county magistrate." Zhao Hao nodded to Mr. Zhao Er, cupped his hands and said seriously: "Please, Mr. Hai, please give him some pointers and teach him how to be an official."

"I don't know how to be an official." Hai Rui waved his hand and said, "You can't learn anything from me."

"Master Hai is too modest!" Zhao Shouzheng also quickly corrected his attitude and said:

"When Mr. Hai was the instructor of Nanping, his performance was ranked first in the country. When he was promoted to the magistrate of Chun'an County in Zhejiang and Xingguo County in Jiangxi, he promoted land surveying and equalized taxes, and repeatedly redressed unjust, false and wrong cases, cracked down on corrupt officials, and won the hearts of the people. He was also the first in the country in external inspection... How can I not learn anything from you?!"

"Haha..." Hai Rui had no choice but to give a bitter laugh and said, "Then I will just tell you how I became an official, and Zhao Zhuangyuan can just treat it as a joke."

"I will definitely keep it in mind and put it into practice." Zhao Shouzheng immediately took out a small notebook and prepared to take notes.

ps. The fifth update is here, please give me your monthly votes and recommendation tickets!

ps2: The problem with Hai Rui is that he is overly deified by those who love him, and deliberately smeared by those who hate him.

He has been painted beyond recognition. I have a small purpose in writing this book, which is to restore the real Hai Rui. I want to erase the things that others have imposed on him, and let everyone see what Hai Rui is like as a human being.

ps3: I don't force you to accept the Hai Rui I described. What I hope most is that you can look up the information and think independently about things you find strange, and don't just follow others. We are not repeaters.