Chapter 4 Suzaku Pavilion
At night, a group of people anxiously escorted a man with an arrow in his right shoulder and a half-mask on his face into the Wen Mansion's villa.
Not long after, Wen Can hurried over, pulling Bai Luoheng with him.
At this time, the man had taken off his mask and was sitting on the couch with his upper body exposed. His lips were slightly purple and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead, which was enough to show how much pain he was enduring.
As Bai Luoheng came in, he took a breath of cold air and hurried forward to pull out the arrow, detoxify, and perform a series of other operations, which took more than half an hour.
Wen Can, Zhang Feng and others were very nervous. They dared not breathe because the arrow had a hook, for fear that Bai Luoheng would be distracted and accidentally make things worse for Song Mingen.
Wen Can saw Bai Luoheng bandaging Song Mingen and hurriedly asked, "Old Bai, has the poison in Big Brother's arm been completely removed? It's nothing serious and he'll be fine in a few days?"
Bai Luoheng didn't dare to tell the truth in front of Song Mingen, "I still have to go make medicine for my elder brother, I can't delay."
After Bai Luoheng finished speaking, he quickly walked past Wen Can and strode out of the room.
Wen Can went forward and helped Song Mingen lie down. "Brother, lie down and rest for a while. I'll have someone bring in some side dishes. You'll need to eat enough so you have the strength to take the medicine."
Song Mingen was very tired at this time. He replied with an "OK" and closed his eyes heavily.
Wen Can's heart sank when he saw this. It seemed that the situation was not good!
The layout this time was so tight, yet someone still found a loophole. They were careless!
"Afeng, take good care of big brother."
Wen Can came to the kitchen and had some side dishes sent to the room. He whispered to Bai Luoheng, who was standing in front of the medicine furnace, "Brother, what's going on? Don't hide it from me. Tell me now."
Bai Luoheng looked at the gurgling medicine furnace and said solemnly, "Brother, the poison you were shot with came from the poisonous grass in southern Xinjiang. Although the poison has been cured, it took some time from the time you were shot to the time you were cured. Your meridians were damaged, and your right hand may be crippled..."
"What did you say?" Wen Can was anxious. "Aren't you a miracle doctor? You have a solution, right?"
"You guys just gave me the title of miracle doctor. I never admitted it." Bai Luoheng looked very innocent.
"What should we do then?"
"Don't worry! My medical skills are among the best in Dayuan. I'll use acupuncture and herbal medicine to treat you, brother. It will take at least two to three years for your right hand to fully recover."
Wen Can's heart dropped. "It's good that his life is out of danger. Doesn't that mean that for the next two to three years, Big Brother's right hand will be paralyzed and unable to wield a sword or a pen?"
Bai Luoheng was silent for a moment, "Indeed."
The next morning, under Song Mingen's questioning, Wen Can had to tell him the truth.
"A Feng, prepare the pen and ink."
"No!" Bai Luoheng said hurriedly, "You're being pricked with needles right now, you can't move."
After the acupuncture, Song Mingen couldn't wait to walk to the table and pick up a pen.
With a 'pop' sound, the pen in his hand fell to the ground.
The room suddenly fell silent.
"Brother, don't worry, you'll be back to normal after a while, right, Lao Bai?"
Bai Luoheng nodded: "Yes, although you were shot by an arrow last night and your blood vessels were sealed in time, the poison was very strong and delayed you for a while. But it doesn't matter. As long as you follow my method, you will be fully recovered within three years."
"Brother." Wen Can hurriedly pulled Song Mingen to sit on the bed and comforted him, "Rest well for the next two or three years and spend more time with your sister-in-law and the children. With me as your uncle, I will help Sister Yu prepare a generous dowry when she gets married."
"The nephew I told you about last time is not only from a wealthy family, but also handsome and well-bred. He has also passed the imperial examination and has private property in Beijing. He is also very ambitious, so it's only a matter of time before he passes the imperial examination. When he comes back to visit next month, I will arrange a banquet with wine flowing down the river. I will then have my sister-in-law bring Sister Yu to meet him first. If they are attracted to each other, we can arrange the marriage first. What do you think?"
"No rush." Song Mingen shook his head. "My sister Yu is only thirteen, it's still too early for her to reach marriage age. I want her to stay at home for a few more years."
"Hey." Wen Can smiled. "You have the final say. If you have a good son-in-law, you should settle the marriage first. Otherwise, when the son-in-law is selected, the cooked duck will fly away."
Song Mingen: ...
Bai Luoheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Are you worried that Sister Yu will be taken away by another young man?"
"...If you don't mind, my Wen Nuo is not bad either, even though she's only ten years old. As the saying goes, a girl three years older than you is a treasure, hehe."
Song Mingen hasn't had a good rest in these years, and he really needs to spend more time with his wife and daughter.
The dowry prepared for Sister Yu is almost ready. "A-chan, spread the news. I won't accept it anymore."
Over the years, he has been bringing money home as a lawyer.
Wen Can glanced at the corner of the mask that was exposed under the pillow, "What about the investigation?"
"Since I'm seriously injured, I'll spread the word... Suzaku Pavilion won't accept any cases in the next few years."
What?
Wen Can was shocked and a little regretful at the same time. His elder brother had solved countless cases over the years and received a lot of rewards, which helped many officials get promoted.
If my eldest brother had not given up the imperial examination back then, he would have been an important official in the court now.
My eldest brother passed the imperial examination and ranked first at the age of ten.
Two months later, Song Qingshan, Song's father, suddenly passed away due to illness.
Old Madam Song was too weak to farm, and she had a pair of young twins to raise, so she used the excuse that she had no money to allow Song Mingen to continue his studies.
The villagers all disagreed with Mrs. Song's approach and wanted to pay money for Song Mingen to continue his studies.
Old Madam Song was determined not to let Song Mingen go to school. Even the headmaster of the academy and the county magistrate came to persuade her but it was of no avail.
It happened that the son of the village chief of Wushuang Village caused trouble in the county and implicated the village chief.
Song Mingen gave up his studies in front of the county magistrate and the principal of the academy, and decided to run for village chief. He wanted to lead the villagers to become rich and make Wushuang Village the richest village in Penglai County.
At that time, all the villagers opposed it. Although Song Mingen was a scholar, he was still a child after all. Couldn't he be the head of the village?
The president of the academy knew Song Mingen well. When he first met him, he felt that he had an unusual aura. He believed that he would achieve something great as an official in the court after passing the imperial examination.
A small village chief shouldn't be a problem for him.
But I feel it’s a pity. Isn’t it a waste of talent to be the village chief?
Seeing that Old Madam Song refused to give in and Song Mingen was determined to become the village chief, the headmaster guaranteed that the county magistrate and the villagers would give him three years.
Song Mingen has a wide range of knowledge and has a life-long friendship with his classmate Wen Can.
Wen Can learned from Song Mingen that Wushuang Village was suitable for growing cotton, so he arranged to purchase a large amount of cotton seeds.
In less than three years, Song Mingen had provided additional income to the villagers of Wushuang Village through cotton.
Since then, Song Mingen has firmly established himself as the village chief.
Later, he led the villagers to plant tea, contract fruit trees, fish ponds and other profitable businesses.
A few years later, a wandering monk came to the village to beg for alms. This monk was very capable, so Song Mingen came up with another plan to make money and renovated Wushuang Temple.
He secretly arranged for people to go to the provincial capital, county town, and other surrounding county towns to publicize the wandering monk, who was Master Shanhui, the abbot of Wushuang Temple.
Many pilgrims come here to visit, and Wushuang Temple has been popular ever since then.
Pilgrims passing through Wushuang Village would go to the orchard to pick fruits and buy free-range chickens from the villagers.
The price is five times higher than the market price, and if it is a pheasant, it is ten times more expensive.
This is the clever idea of business genius Wen Can.
It is said that free-range chickens that have been scented by the incense of Wushuang Temple are spiritual and can be stewed into soup to nourish the body.
Song Mingen originally became a lawyer in order to save up dowry for his sister Song Mingzhu and prepare betrothal gifts for Song Minglang to marry.
Song Minglang worked as a lawyer to petition for the people, but most of the victims could not afford to hire a lawyer.
Of course, he also treats people differently based on their situation. He won't charge money to those who really can't afford it.
By chance, he saw the notice on the government office that offered a large reward for the arrest of the murderer.
He casually gave the county magistrate a clue, and the county magistrate followed the clues and caught the wanted criminal.
The county magistrate was transferred to the capital and received a reward of 10,000 taels from the court.
When Song Mingen learned about this, he felt that he had missed out on ten thousand taels of silver, and also realized that helping the court solve cases could make money quickly.
Soon after, he and Wen Can secretly established the intelligence network Suzaku Pavilion, which was specifically responsible for those difficult cases in the court, and at the same time made money by selling information packages.
"Okay, big brother, I'll arrange it immediately."
"Boss, I'm back." Ji Wuchen walked into the room with sweat dripping down his face.
"Village Chief, are you really injured?"
Ji Wuchen looked at Song Mingen's wide eyes on his right shoulder, which really made the young lady dream.
Wen Can stood up quickly and asked, "Why did you suddenly come to the capital?"
Ji Wuchen hurriedly handed the prescription in his arms to Bai Luoheng, "Doctor Bai, this is the prescription written by the eldest lady. The village chief must drink it before noon."
Bai Luoheng glanced at the prescription, was shocked for a moment, then said happily: "Brother, with this prescription, your right hand will be restored to its original state in just seven days. I will go and boil the medicine now."
"Wu Chen, what's going on?"
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