I saw Old Huang’s face full of frustration.
A tall, 20-something young man said with a smile, "Old man, what were you doing out there today? Why did you come back so late? You look unhappy. Did you get caught stealing someone's chicken and get scolded?"
Speaking of stealing chickens, the old man does have a criminal record. It was when he was sent down to the countryside and had nothing to eat. He was so hungry that he had no choice but to steal chickens from other people's homes. As a result, he was discovered by the village brigade and was criticized several times. This is the old man's black history.
"Big disciple, let me tell you something. I saw a good girl today and I want her to be your junior apprentice sister. She's about sixteen or seventeen years old, smart, lively, cute, very beautiful, and has a strong personality. From what I've observed, your junior apprentice sister is very rich. Because she doesn't even care about my golden needles and ginseng."
"Old man, do you think there are still people like us brothers who were easily fooled by you and became your disciples? You always say you are a miracle doctor, but I haven't seen you treat anyone in the past 10 years. Old man, while those two foolish brothers were trying to make a living on the black market, tell me the truth, I won't laugh at you, can you really cure diseases?"
Seeing that his eldest disciple also doubted him, the old man was obviously hit hard. He looked depressed. Then, he said arrogantly, "Of course I am a miracle doctor. When your two junior brothers come back, there are some things I should tell you."
In the evening, the two people who made a living in the black market returned to the small courtyard. When they saw the steamed buns on the table, they felt even hungrier.
"Second brother, third brother, please sit down quickly. I have something to tell you."
It was the first time that the three brothers saw their unruly master so serious and earnest. They also wanted to know what was going on, so they immediately found their seats and sat down.
"Let me tell you about myself. I come from an ancient sect, the Ancient Medical Sect. If we trace its origins, we have to go back to the Song Dynasty. Although our sect is called the Ancient Medical Sect, that's because our medical skills are the most famous. However, as a disciple of the Ancient Medical Sect, we must also have knowledge of other aspects, such as medicine, divination, astrology, and Qimen Dunjia. We all need to be proficient in them.
That was 20 years ago. In order to preserve the inheritance of the ancient medical school and keep more seeds of traditional Chinese medicine, the old leader of the ancient medical school, who was also me, arranged by my master, my eldest brother took some people to go overseas, and my second brother took some people to Hong Kong. I was unwilling to leave the mainland, so I stayed alone. Before my master died, he designated me as the new generation leader and successor.
You must have been wondering why, for over a decade, I've been reading medical books, researching prescriptions and herbs, but haven't treated anyone. There are two reasons why I don't treat others. The first is that in this era and this environment, being a Chinese medicine practitioner is too challenging, and I can only remain useful. The second is that my master, your master, once said that I was destined to live a life of loneliness and helplessness. At 40, he told me to retire from medical practice and stop treating others. At 60, I would meet someone with great fortune, and only then would I be able to practice my medical skills again.
The old man was obviously pleased to see the shocked expressions of his three silly disciples.
"Adopting you three brothers was a matter of chance. Your fathers and I had some acquaintances, and they were all capable people. For some reason, I adopted you, and it's been 18 years in a flash.
Times have changed, and many things are no longer useful. Therefore, in training the three of you, your teacher has also focused on certain things. The eldest has a stable personality, so I will teach him my medical skills. The second is lively and free-spirited, and loves making friends. I have asked an old friend to teach him the ways of business. The third is tenacious and courageous, and is not afraid of hardship. I will teach him martial arts. You three have really done a good job and have persevered all these years, which has not let my hard work down.
The fellow disciples were all stunned. They didn't know they had such a life story. They thought they were tricked by the old man since they were young.
"Master, you have been very kind to us three, and we will never forget your kindness in raising us. We three will take care of you until the end of your life." He looked at the eldest disciple who was speaking, and then at the other two disciples. The old man was very pleased with the serious look of the three disciples. He believed in the character of the three men, otherwise, when he was sent to the cowshed, the three disciples would not have followed him and suffered for many years.
"I've already told your senior brother what happened today. I'll let him tell you later. To put it simply, the girl I'm interested in, your future junior sister, is the one with great luck. I want to take her in, but it's not going to be easy."
After the old man finished speaking, the eldest brother told the second and third brothers what he knew, and the two fell into deep thought.
The future junior sister Huo Qiqi is rich and pretty, and she is not stupid. How could she possibly take an old man as her master?
"Master, it's too difficult to get this little girl to become your disciple. Wait a minute, Master, didn't you say you didn't have anything valuable? Why do you still have golden needles and ginseng? We don't want the golden needles. You need to take out the ginseng and let us brothers go to the black market to exchange for some food. We don't even have rice to eat."
The one who said this was the second son. The only reason he had been able to survive in the countryside in the past few years was because of the second and third sons, who kept exchanging things on the black market. The second and third sons used most of the money they earned from the black market to manage things, and then they left the countryside and returned to Haishi.
After returning to the city for a few months, after renting this small courtyard, the few of them were completely penniless. Now they have to eat one meal a day and go hungry at the same time. With this food standard, they don’t know how long they can last. The master and the apprentices did not expect that they had suffered so much in the countryside, and after finally returning to the city, they still suffered a lot.
"Master, if you really can't do it, just give up on accepting her as your apprentice. That girl is obviously not easy to fool. Let's just live our own lives first." The second brother Chenpi still wanted to persuade the master to give up on accepting apprentices.
"By the way, Boss, can you please find out more about that girl and check her background? We need to know ourselves and our enemies."
"Master, in this vast sea of people, how can I find her whereabouts, and how can I check her background?"
When the old man heard what his eldest disciple said, he also fell into deep thought. By the way, Huo Qiqi had a bag on her body.
"Boss, the bag that girl was carrying had Jingshi Food Factory written on it. You can use this clue to investigate. Oh, and that girl is very pretty. She has a Phoenix brand women's bicycle."
The old man seemed to have figured it out and handed the box of ginseng to the second brother. When the second brother went to take it with a smile, he found that the box was tightly grasped by the old man and he just wouldn't let go. The three brothers were also very helpless. The master was usually stingy, but in this situation, when everyone was almost out of food, he was still so stingy. He really was a stingy old man.
In fact, Old Huang couldn't be too stingy when it came to ginseng. He had always intended to use ginseng to persuade Huo Qiqi to join the ancient medical school, but judging from Huo Qiqi's performance, she really looked down on this little thing.
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