The Lone Walker

"Brother Chen, how can this be possible? I am a grown man with hands and feet, how can I gain something without working for it? Besides, there is no reward without merit, so how can I let you spend money?"

Although Xu Xian was somewhat surprised when he heard this, he quickly refused.

Scholars have been like this since ancient times. They are extremely pedantic and want both face and money.

"Brother Xu, don't worry. I am doing this for the people of Qiantang County. If you become a great doctor, you will need a pharmacy to show your skills and benefit the people."

"Yes, brother. Brother Chen is an immortal. Why don't you just regard it as a blessing from the immortal? Look, there is so much money. You can never spend it all." The bearded man persuaded.

The bearded man's words hit the nail on the head, which reminded Xu Xian that Chen Fan was not an ordinary person, so he reluctantly agreed.

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At this time, the rain had stopped, and the bearded man immediately took some of the gold bars to find the craftsman...

At this point, only Chen Fan and four others were left on the boat.

Lian Qiao went to Baozhitang with Xu Xian, because Xu Xian's uncle was an apprentice of Baozhitang before.

However, because he could not stand the hardship, he was often scolded by his boss. Fortunately, he was quite handsome, and by chance, he met a young lady whose family ran a gold shop, and he soon married her.

I have completely forgotten the oath I made with Lian Qiao.

Baozhitang is also quite famous in Qiantang County, so after asking around, the two soon arrived at Baozhitang.

At this time, there was only a man dressed as a waiter in the store who was drowsy.

"Haha, young man, I wonder if your boss is here. I have something to talk to him about." Xu Xian patted the waiter's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Boss, is someone looking for you?" The waiter looked Xu Xian up and down, then shouted loudly upstairs.

After a while, a little old man appeared in front of Xu Xian and said, "I wonder why you two are here?"

"Boss, it's like this. My name is Xu Xian, and I'm here to be an apprentice at Baozhitang." Xu Xian said with a smile.

"Oh? It's you. Don't worry, your uncle has already made arrangements. I'll be an apprentice here. The monthly salary is two taels of silver, and food and accommodation are provided." Upon hearing this, the boss said with a smile.

"Boss, I want to know where my uncle Li Gui is now. I have something important to discuss with him." Xu Xian asked.

"Oh, so you are here to find him. He is lucky, just like you, born with a good appearance. He was favored by the daughter of the gold shop and got married last year. Now he lives in the north of the city. You can go there and ask anyone and you will know."

When the boss talked about Li Gui at this time, he was a little jealous of the other party's situation and couldn't help but sigh.

"What did you say? Li Gui got married? How could he get married?" Lian Qiao was furious when he heard the news that Li Gui got married, and asked while pulling his boss' shoulder.

"How would I know? By the way, who are you? Are you here to look for Li Gui too?" the boss asked puzzledly.

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Seeing this, Xu Xian immediately asked for leave from his boss, and then walked towards the north of the city with the depressed Lian Qiao.

As luck would have it, the two passed by a stinky tofu stall. Lian Qiao was attracted by the unique smell and was about to go forward, but unexpectedly a man in fancy clothes appeared and packed up all the remaining stinky tofu...

"Li Gui..." Lian Qiao couldn't help but shout out.

The man looked back and when he realized it was Lian Qiao, he was about to run away, but when he saw Xu Xian beside him, he froze in place.

"Xu Xian..."

Li Gui is now a well-known figure in Qiantang County. Seeing that Xu Xian was also there, he could only find a tavern to sit down and chat with him.

"Uncle, I finally found you. You may not know that this Miss Lianqiao is the daughter of my sworn brother. He said that you once cheated on her..." Xu Xian was not vague and asked directly.

"Alas, Xu Xian, you don't know, men will always have some romantic debts like this. I admit that I was wrong, but I also need to live..." Li Gui said.

"In other words, all the vows you made to me before were lies?" Upon hearing this, Lian Qiao couldn't help but tears welled up in her eyes, as if they would fall at the next second.

"Alas. It's half true and half false. If I were successful in my career, I would naturally marry you. But now I have a better choice. I won't have to work hard anymore if I'm with her." Li Gui said.

"What about me? What should I do? I have come all the way to find you..." Lian Qiao said angrily.

Li Gui looked at Xu Xian, then at Lian Qiao, and had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Alas, now that things have come to this, I can only tell the truth. Since I came to Qiantang and witnessed the life of extravagance and decadence, I swore that I would become a superior person and let my old father live a good life."

"I also studied medicine and worked hard to make money, but unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. My father suddenly fell seriously ill and needed a large sum of money for medical treatment. But where could I get so much money? So I took a risk and went to the gambling house..."

"So, I owed a large gambling debt and was about to jump into the river to commit suicide when I met Miss Wang who had come to Baozhitang to get medicine. She said that if I married her, she would not only help me pay off my gambling debts but also pay for my father's medical expenses. I really had no choice, and Miss Wang really loved me, so I married her."

"It's not that I, Li Gui, have forgotten the agreement with you. It's just that the heavens have not fulfilled our wishes. I have violated the oath between us. With your personality, you will definitely not be my mistress. It's better for us to part ways now. In the next life, I, Li Gui, will work like a cow or a horse to repay your kindness."

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"So that's how it is. Uncle, it's not easy for you either. I wonder if grandpa's illness has improved?" Upon hearing this, Xu Xian expressed deep sympathy for Li Gui's situation.

"Much better, Lian Qiao. At this point, I have said everything I need to say. You..." Li Gui said.

After hearing Li Gui's experience, Lian Qiao understood his difficulties and said, "Well, forget it. It's fate. We can only say that we are not destined to be together."

"In that case, I'll take my leave first. My wife is waiting for me at home..." Li Gui said.

"Take care, little uncle."

"Miss Lian Qiao, now that everything has been made clear, you can go back first. Didn't Brother Chen ask you to be the supervisor? I also have to study medicine well and strive to practice medicine on my own as soon as possible." Xu Xian said.

Therefore, Xu Xian went to Baozhitang alone and began his journey of learning medicine. The bearded man did not disappoint Chen Fan's expectations. With a large amount of gold bars paving the way, the government quickly issued the documents...

The bearded man invited all the craftsmen from Qiantang County to the West Lake, explained the reason, and offered ten times the wages...

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