A life of two souls traveling through time

"I have heard about what happened in the village during the day. You remained calm and acted decisively. You did a great job. Your teacher is very pleased."

That night, in the side room filled with the scent of medicine and bright candles, Huifeng sat respectfully in front of his master, while Sanxiu leaned comfortably on the couch, looking at his proud disciple with an appreciative smile.

Hui Feng said nothing but lowered his head in silence. He was used to his master's praise.

"Did you gain anything from this trip?" This disciple was good in every way except that he was too boring and taciturn.

"There is no special gain, but just like the cold winter months of previous years, the number of seriously ill elderly people has increased." Huifeng replied sullenly.

"Old people are already weak due to yang deficiency, and winter is extremely cold and yin depletes yang. This is all natural." Sanxiu nodded in boredom.

"Master, I heard that Miss Si Yao was recommended to the pharmacy by the prince?" After a moment's silence in the room, Huifeng suddenly cleared his throat and asked timidly.

"Oh? Are you interested in this?" This was indeed beyond Sanxiu's expectation. In the past, this little disciple never paid much attention to the newcomers in the village.

"During the day, I saw her handling things calmly and confidently, unlike those usually impulsive newcomers. And I heard Guo Ying say that she was recommended by the prince, so I was a little curious as to why the prince wanted to send such a smart person here?" This was indeed Huifeng's doubt from the bottom of his heart.

"Isn't it good to be smart? Smart people make things easier for people..." Sanxiu smiled disapprovingly and continued, "That kid wouldn't dare to play any tricks on his dear mother's teacher. Besides, my pharmacy is an honest place for medical treatment. How can it bother him?"

"Master is right." Huifeng slowly lowered his eyes and nodded in response.

"But that girl is an ambitious person. She actually wants to become my disciple..." Sanxiu turned around and sighed with an embarrassed look on her face.

He went from leaning on the couch at first to lying on it at some point, totally disregarding his image as a respectful teacher in front of his apprentice.

"Since Master was in such a difficult situation, why did he keep her here? Was it to give face to the King?"

"He is a powerful prince. Why does he need an old man in plain clothes like me to give him face?" Sanxiu snorted and rolled his eyes with disdain.

The reason why I kept Si Yao was because I couldn't bear to drive her away because of her sincerity.

"If that's the case, hasn't Master already rejected her? What are you worried about?"

"Yes, I rejected her but she wouldn't give up. She still believes in the saying that sincerity can move mountains and open up rocks. Is your master stone?" At this point, Sanxiu felt even more aggrieved.

"Master is not made of iron or stone. In fact, Master is hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. I'm afraid that her sincerity has not yet arrived, but Master's kind heart has already been awakened." Huifeng was telling the truth.

"I am most afraid of people with stubborn personalities, especially girls. The world is unfair to women. If she is so stubborn and has no one to rely on in front of others, she will suffer a great loss."

"It seems that Master has met his match again." Seeing the gloom in Sanxiu's eyes, Huifeng knew that Master was thinking of his eldest disciple again, his senior sister whom he had never met and had only heard about from his senior brother a year ago.

"Humph, how dare I be her opponent? I wish I could hide from her every day!"

Seeing his master blowing his beard and glaring like a child, Huifeng came up with a plan:

"Master, why not let her follow me? Instead of letting her have more hopes outside the door, I will lead her into medicine and let her give up when she encounters difficulties."

"How do you plan to make her give up?" Huifeng's plan really made Sanxiu instantly alert. He stood up and asked curiously.

"Uh...I haven't figured out how to be a disciple yet." Huifeng lowered his head guiltily.

"This is a good idea. You can come forward and bring her in. If she can find a small boat in this boundless ocean of medicine and strengthen her faith, then she is destined to be in medicine. Otherwise, she will definitely give up and make other plans. In this way, the pharmacy will not waste the girl's time." Sanxiu said slowly, stroking his white beard thoughtfully.

"Yes, Master is absolutely right." Huifeng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response.

On the second day, in the pharmacy, Xiaolu and Siyao were busy sorting herbs. Siyao looked at the herbs in front of them and asked curiously:

"The first prescription that Mr. Er wrote yesterday, I remember that raw aconite is a poisonous herb, but Mr. Er gave it to a dying patient again, and the patient was not only not in danger, but also recovered. Why is that?"

"Poisonous medicine can be a good medicine if used correctly. Although the herb Fuzi is highly toxic, it has the effect of restoring Yang and rescuing the patient from adverse conditions. It is especially effective for the lady who had lost Yang and collapsed with cold limbs and weak pulse yesterday. It can save her life..."

"After spending a year in this pharmacy, you have made a lot of progress." At this time, the lovely Guo Ying appeared with a smile.

"After all, I have been dealing with these medicinal herbs for a year. Although I don't know how to cure diseases and save lives, I have learned something at least." Xiaolu scratched the back of his head and laughed.

Guo Ying did not respond, but placed an old book in front of Si Yao and said with a smile:

"Mr. Er heard that my sister wanted to study medicine, so he asked me to lend this medical book to her first, and told her to ask him if she had any questions."

Guo Ying’s words left Si Yao and Xiao Lu stunned for a long time.

"Did I hear it correctly, Mr. Er?" Xiaolu was the first to open his eyes wide and confirm with Guoying again.

"Yes, that's right, it's Mr. Er." Guo Ying nodded firmly.

"Mr. Er...why do you want to help me?" Si Yao found it incredible as she looked at the medical book in her hand. Mr. Sanxiu did not agree to let her study medicine, but his little apprentice, the gloomy and dull child encouraged her to study medicine. The relationship between the master and apprentice was puzzling to her.

"Mr. Er never explains what he does. Guo Ying can't guess what he's thinking." Guo Ying blinked her big eyes and shook her head helplessly. She had asked curiously in the study just now, but Mr. Er remained silent as always.

"I didn't expect you would come up with such an idea for Master."

In the study, the great master Xiu Ming glanced at his junior fellow student Hui Feng and smiled warmly. This junior fellow student used to be very taciturn, and all his thoughts were on medical books and herbs, so this time he was really surprised.

"I didn't want to do that, but seeing that Master was worried and in trouble, I couldn't bear to interfere." Huifeng sighed softly and said with his head down helplessly.

"Yes, with your personality, you always stay away from such things. But you don't have to worry. Si Yao's stubbornness is comparable to that of my senior sister back then. If she really enters the medical profession, it will only be a matter of time before the master accepts her as a disciple."

"Are you so sure that she won't give up? It's not that easy to enter the medical field." Huifeng chuckled.

"Although my medical skills are far inferior to yours, when it comes to judging people, even the master is convinced." Xiu Ming smiled confidently.

Huifeng nodded silently to show his approval. Even he admired his senior brother's ability to judge people and manage things. He also managed the medicine shop in an orderly manner inside and out.