Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

When Cai Quanwu heard Master Qian calling the other party a fake Taoist priest, he almost laughed out loud.

I thought this statement was quite apt.

Who would have thought that this man dressed like a Taoist priest would be an old Chinese doctor.

The old man has gray hair and looks a bit like an immortal.

Hearing Master Qian calling him a fake Taoist priest, the old man got a little angry:

"Mr. Qian, who do you think is a fake Taoist priest? I am a Taoist priest, okay?"

"If it weren't for the war and the bandits, I would have been so comfortable in the Taoist temple."

Who knew that Master Qian said disdainfully after hearing this:

"Come on, don't bring up your trivial matters and embarrass yourself."

"You are the only one who has the nerve to talk about those bandits."

"I think you should thank those bandits. If you were in the Taoist temple, you would have starved to death."

"If you weren't a member of the Le family and had learned a few tricks, would you be able to live such a comfortable life now?"

"You are living your current life thanks to that shabby Taoist temple you built."

"Old man, don't confuse right with wrong."

When Cai Quanwu heard the conversation between the two, he felt that it was full of stories.

There are not many people with the surname Le who have inherited medical skills from their family.

I watched "The Mansion Gate" before I traveled through time, and heard on the Internet that the prototype was a person with the surname Le.

I wonder if this old man has any relationship with the Le family, the prototype of the Grand Mansion.

Cai Quanwu felt that there must be a connection. There were not many people with the surname Le, and even fewer with family-inherited medical skills.

Moreover, only the children of these families would have the leisure to build a Taoist temple for fun.

"Mr. Qian, stop talking about things that are not related to the topic. If you say anything again, I will be angry." Old man Le was exposed and pointed at Master Qian and said angrily.

"Who told you not to invite us in and just stand at the door and talk nonsense?"

"They are guests. How can you treat them like this?"

"Besides, anyone who knows you knows about this."

Master Qian doesn't buy into Old Man Le's tricks and said unhappily.

Perhaps he felt that he was indeed in the wrong, so Old Man Le muttered:

"You've worked as a shopkeeper in a pawn shop, a place that eats people without leaving any bones. I can't argue with you."

"Okay, come in."

Old man Le is really interesting. He surrendered and even found a reason to flatter himself.

"Come on, do you think your Le family runs a charity?" Master Qian took Cai Quanwu to the yard while making sarcastic remarks.

What he meant was that the eldest brother shouldn't talk about the second brother, as everyone is the same.

When Cai Quanwu saw Master Qian walking into the yard, he immediately followed Master Qian.

As soon as he entered the yard, Cai Quanwu found that there were many flowers and plants in the yard, but he didn't recognize any of them.

Just as I was wondering what these flowers were, I heard Master Qian say to Old Man Le beside him:

"You've been tinkering with these herbs in the yard all day, but you haven't grown anything useful."

"Don't be like that Taoist temple of yours. Not only did they throw money down the drain, but they didn't even make a sound."

"This is different from that, let me tell you..."

When Old Man Le heard what Master Qian said, he immediately became very excited and started talking.

Cai Quanwu heard the conversation between the two and thought, no wonder I couldn’t recognize them, it turns out these are all Chinese medicines, not flowers and plants.

All the way to the house, Old Man Le hadn't stopped his long speech yet, but Master Qian lost his patience and interrupted him:

"Okay, you weirdos, just fool outsiders, don't make a fool of yourself in front of me."

Old Man Le was talking excitedly when he was interrupted by Master Qian, who said dissatisfiedly: "I figured out all this, why are you talking nonsense?"

"Come on, stop flattering yourself. I think you saw this in some book." Master Qian knew Old Man Le very well, and his words were very impolite.

"Uh..." Old Man Le was speechless after hearing what Master Qian said.

Seeing that Old Man Le was stopped, Master Qian found a stool and sat down.

"Xiao Cai, don't be polite with this old guy, sit down." Master Qian said to Cai Quanwu after sitting down.

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu glanced at Old Man Le, found a stool and sat down next to Master Qian.

"Mr. Qian, please be polite. This is my home." When Old Man Le heard Master Qian calling him old guy in front of Cai Quanwu, he felt embarrassed and said in a bad tone.

"Can you still chase him away?" Master Qian did not indulge Old Man Le and spoke sharply.

When Old Man Le heard this, he did not refute.

They have been friends for many years, and although they quarrel whenever they meet, they never chase each other away.

Old Man Le was silent for a while, adjusted his mentality, and asked:

"What do you want to see me about today? You never come to me for no reason."

When Master Qian saw Old Man Le asking, he didn't keep him in suspense and directly told him the purpose of his visit today:

"This is Xiao Cai, a close friend of mine regardless of age difference."

"He wanted to make some medicinal wine and asked me to find someone who knows how to make it. That's when I thought of you."

When Old Man Le heard that it was about soaking wine, his eyes widened and he said angrily:

"You old man, do you look down on me?"

"It's just a small matter. You can find any Chinese medicine shop and they will know about it. Why are you coming to me?"

Old Man Le felt insulted. After all, he was a doctor at Tongrentang.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Master Qian said confidently, "I know those people, but if I knew them, why would you tell me?"

When Old Man Le heard these righteous words, he felt that they made perfect sense.

However, he and Master Qian have been friends for so many years, so even if Master Qian's words were unpleasant, he still had to help.

Then, Old Man Le stopped paying attention to Master Qian and turned to ask Cai Quanwu:

"Little guy, what kind of medicinal wine are you going to make?"

Medicinal wine cannot be mixed randomly. Since he has decided to help, Old Man Le must ask clearly.

"Master Le, I want to know how to make wine with deer penis and tiger penis." Cai Quanwu heard old man Le asking him and asked carefully.

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Old Man Le looked at Cai Quanwu and said meaningfully:

"Young man, you can't drink this medicinal wine carelessly. Do you want me to take your pulse?"

Master Qian also looked at Cai Quanwu at this time. When he heard Cai Quanwu mention tiger whip and deer whip, his first reaction was similar to that of Old Man Le.

They both thought that Cai Quanwu might have some health problems, so they thought of making these tonic medicinal liquors.

Cai Quanwu naturally understood the hidden meaning in Old Man Le's words, looked at Old Man Le and Master Qian, and explained:

"There's nothing wrong with my health."

"If there is a real problem, my wife would have taken me to the hospital a long time ago."

"I just got a deer penis and thought of soaking it in some wine to keep."

Old Man Le and Master Qian were a little bit skeptical about Cai Quanwu's explanation.

"Xiao Cai, don't listen to me insulting this old guy just now. He is actually quite capable."

"If there's really a problem, ask him to check your pulse. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."

Master Qian thought Cai Quanwu was embarrassed and started to persuade him.

Old Man Le was very proud to see that Master Qian had finally praised him, and smiled at Cai Quanwu:

"Yes, Old Qian is right. We can't avoid seeing a doctor when we are sick."

"Come here, let me feel your pulse."

When Cai Quanwu saw that Old Man Le and Qian both thought that he had health problems, he was touched but also a little amused.

I just wanted to have some wine, but in the eyes of others I became a patient with health problems.

However, both Master Qian and Old Man Le meant well, and he couldn't say bad things to them.

Fortunately, he is thick-skinned. If someone else was suspected of having problems in that aspect, he would have probably found a hole in the ground to crawl into.

There's nothing I can do, it's really embarrassing.

"Ugh."

Sighing, Cai Quanwu said to the two of them seriously:

"You think too much. There's really nothing wrong with my body."

"Master Le, Chinese medicine uses the method of looking, smelling, asking and palpating. Do you think there's anything wrong with my complexion?"

At first, Master Le just listened to Master Qian's words and had preconceived ideas. He wanted to take Cai Quanwu's pulse and check on him.

Now after hearing what Tsai Quanwu said, I began to observe Tsai Quanwu carefully.

After taking a closer look at Cai Quanwu's face, Master Le turned to look at Master Qian and said to him, "There is indeed no outward expression."

Master Qian was still a little worried when he heard this.

This matter concerns his little brother's lifelong happiness, so he must be cautious. So he said, "It's better to check his pulse to be safe."

When Cai Quanwu heard what Master Qian said, he almost died of anger.

Old Man Le said it was no problem, so Master Qian had to do this.

"Boy, did you hear me? Put your hand over here and let me take your pulse." After hearing what Master Qian said, Old Man Le smiled at Cai Quanwu.

Cai Quanwu had no choice but to compromise. After all, Master Qian and the others were doing it for his own good.

He can't be ignorant of good people's hearts.

"Okay." Cai Quanwu moved his stool, put his hand on the table, and let Old Man Le take his pulse.

Old Man Le placed his fingers on Cai Quanwu's hand and carefully felt Cai Quanwu's pulse.

After a while, Master Le smiled and said to Master Qian: "It's indeed no problem. It seems that we really misunderstood."

"Are you sure? Is there really no problem?" Master Qian seemed to not believe Old Man Le and asked in a stern tone.

"Mr. Qian, what do you mean? Although my medical skills are not outstanding, I have no problem taking the pulse."

"If I say it's okay, then it's definitely okay."

When Old Man Le saw that Master Qian questioned his medical skills, he felt insulted and became very angry.

Master Qian seemed relieved when he saw Old Man Le's angry expression, and said with a smile:

"Old man, I'm just asking casually, why are you so angry?"

"It's okay."

Master Qian knows Old Man Le and he will only get angry when he is really sure.

If there is any uncertainty at all, it will not behave like this.

"Humph."

When Old Man Le saw that Master Qian was smiling, he snorted and stopped talking.

I was really pissed off by Master Qian.

Seeing that Old Man Le and Master Qian were silent, Cai Quanwu started to complain to them:

"I told you it was okay, but you didn't believe me."

Master Qian heard Cai Quanwu's complaints but didn't take them seriously. Instead, he smiled and said:

"Caution is the boat."

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu was speechless.

After the mystery was solved, Master Qian remembered the reason for coming here and said to Old Man Le:

"By the way, do you know how to make this medicinal wine?"

"If you can, tell Xiao Cai about it."

When Old Man Le heard this, he didn't say anything. He glared at Master Qian and walked into the house.

After a while, he came out with a booklet, put it on the table, and said casually:

"It's a difficult task for you laymen, but it's not a big deal for us insiders."

"Kid, just go back and follow the instructions in the booklet."

"This booklet contains several common methods of brewing medicinal liquors."

"It contains the ratios of various ingredients. You can just go to the pharmacy and get the medicine."

"If you are really worried, go to Tong Ren Tang."

Old Man Le actually took out the recipe of medicinal wine at random, which was something Cai Quanwu had not expected.

He originally just wanted to ask Old Man Le for some advice.

I didn't find anything, but I was pleasantly surprised.

But maybe as Old Man Le said, people in the industry like them really don't care much about this.

After all, these are not some secret recipes.

Generally, experienced Chinese doctors can prescribe the right medicine based on its properties, but the effects vary.

"Master Le, thank you very much." Cai Quanwu thanked old man Le and picked up the booklet on the table to read.

A quick look through it shows that there are not only recipes for tiger whip wine, but also recipes for other medicinal wines.

For example, Shiquan Dabu Wine, Siwei Buxin Wine, Ningshen Gujing Wine and so on.

After reading it, Cai Quanwu was ecstatic and thought he must keep it well.

With this booklet, in later generations, as long as one has a certain amount of capital, it would be easy to open a medicinal liquor factory.

Cai Quanwu put the booklet into his shoulder bag, then took out two oil paper bags from the bag and placed them on the table.

Since entering the door, Old Man Le has been bickering with Master Qian, and then there was a misunderstanding, so he never had the chance to take the things out.

Now is the chance to take it out.

"Master Le, this is my first visit, so I don't have anything good to offer."

"There's some venison and some tea leaves in here, as a token of my appreciation."

Putting the oil paper bag on the table, Cai Quanwu explained what was inside.

It’s not that Cai Quanwu wants Old Man Le to accept the favor, but if you don’t explain, others won’t know what’s inside.

The host usually won't open gifts in front of the guests.

This is a tacit understanding between the host and the guest.

Old Man Le was very surprised when he heard that there was venison and tea in the oil paper package.

It’s not that Old Man Le has never seen good things, it’s just that Cai Quan was unexpectedly unable to get these things.

Things are different now than before. If ordinary people want to get some good stuff, there is basically no chance except on the black market.

If there were any good stuff, they would have been bought up long ago.

For example, a batch of sugar came to a grocery store, and people inside the store bought one pound each, and friends and relatives also bought some, so in the end there were very few left for sale to the outside.

It's sold outside anyway, so it doesn't matter who it is sold to.

This is one of the reasons why salespeople are called the eight major members.

Taking advantage of their positions, they are always able to buy some in-demand goods.

"The little guy is good. He knows to bring gifts when he visits. He is not like some people who live like dogs at their age." Old man Le looked at the oil paper bag on the table, first praising Cai Quanwu and then implying Master Qian.

"Old man, just say what you want to say, don't be sarcastic. If I hadn't brought Xiao Cai here, you wouldn't have gotten a single hair."

When Master Qian heard Old Man Le teasing him, he didn't back down and started to retort directly.

After scolding Old Man Le, Master Qian laughed and teased Cai Quanwu:

"You are a dishonest boy. You asked me for help and only gave me some pork belly, but you actually gave this old guy venison and tea."

“This is too obvious a distinction.”

When Cai Quanwu heard Master Qian's teasing words, he knew that he was not really dissatisfied, but was just joking with him, so he smiled and said:

"Old Qian, please don't wrongly accuse a good person."

"I saw that you like braised pork, so I brought you the pork belly."

"Don't put the blame on someone else."

"That's not what you said when I gave it to you."