The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

Noon the next day.

Lin Dajiang loaded the cart and temporarily stored it in Ruyi Building.

Walk west along the street until you reach Daxi Bridge. After crossing the bridge, walk south for half a minute and you will reach Mingyi Hall.

The Lin family is very familiar with this road.

A quarter of an hour's walk west of Mingyitang is a livestock shop.

At this moment, the dental shop was deserted, with only a middle-aged man wearing a hexagram feeding grass to the donkey.

Lin Xiaoman couldn't help but frown.

The so-called tooth-picking business only has donkeys besides sheep, let alone cows and horses. They don't even have mules, which are the cross between donkeys and horses.

Looking around, the entire dental clinic was empty.

The grass and trees are sparse, the huts are dilapidated, and the place is already in a state of depression.

A place like this would probably be deserted to this extent because no one comes here, right?

Lin Xiaoman feels that if you buy a donkey here, you will either have to pick a sick one or an old one.

Looking at the listless donkeys in the sunshine, they didn’t even eat the licorice fed by the middle-aged man, and they looked like they had no appetite at all.

The middle-aged man who heard the noise saw the Lin family and his eyes lit up, as if he had seen a sucker.

"Will the customer buy a donkey?"

Lin Dajiang felt that the other party was too enthusiastic, was startled, took a step back, and waved his hands hurriedly: “No, no, no, let’s just pass by and take a look.

"Not buying?"

The man thought he could meet a novice buyer, but he didn't know that the other party was not even a buyer.

Aren't the 108 ways to cheat people that I just thought of useless?

"Go away, this is a dental clinic, why don't you come here to buy livestock?"

After saying this, the man went in without looking back.

"Dad, there's only one livestock dealer in our town?"

Lin Xiaoman was not interested in the sick donkey.

If you want to buy something, you have to buy good ones. She wouldn't like the donkeys here even if they were cheap.

Besides, judging from the attitude of the dealer just now, it was obvious that he wanted to rip them off, so there was no way the price would be fair.

"Yes, do you think anyone in our village has a donkey?"

Lin Xiaoman came with high hopes but left with disappointment.

She underestimated the backwardness of several villages under Dayi Town.

"Xiaoman, you come to town every day anyway. At most you can walk a few more steps every day to take a look around. If you come across a good one, you can buy it." Lin Dajiang thought his daughter was unhappy because she couldn't buy a donkey, so he hurriedly advised her.

Li Taohua nodded: "Yes, Xiaoman, we are not in a hurry!"

"Okay~"

Lin Xiaoman was dejected.

I have been in the book for more than four months, and every time I come back to town, I take the No. 11 bus on foot.

If she walked any further, the muscles in her calves would come out.

Not to mention Lin Xiaoman, even Lin Jingzhe looked depressed.

With the donkey cart, he and his father no longer had to pull the cart.

In winter, my younger brothers and sisters could go to the donkey cart to avoid the wind.

If you don't buy a donkey, there's no need to look at a donkey cart.

Lin Xiaoman bought ten kilograms of glutinous rice and the same amount of other ingredients as usual.

Zhou Laosan was in a good mood today, so Lin Xiaoman bought two sets of bones and gave him a set of pig offal for free.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Lin Dajiang asked, "Brother Zhou, what good news do you have today?"

"Mancang learned to read from the old scholar in the village private school, and finally this rascal was put in jail." Zhou Laosan's voice was rough and his laugh was particularly bold.

When Lin Dajiang heard the word private school, his eyes were filled with memories.

"Study hard, learn to read and understand reason, and you won't have to dig for food in the fields in the future."

Back then, when his grandfather was still alive, he also attended a private school for a year.

There was no private school in Shangxialin Village, so he and his second brother could only walk to Xinghuaao together.

There was an old student in Xinghuaao who had taken the exam for more than ten years but failed to pass the examination.

But in the eyes of the villagers, even a student is a serious scholar.

"Mancang, this kid doesn't want to study, so he comes to sell pork to me. When I get old, I will give the pork shop to him." Zhou Laosan is open-minded and wants the kid to learn to read.

As for whether he could make a name for himself, he had never expected it.

At least there is a pork shop, so you won’t starve to death.

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As soon as Lin Dajiang and his party arrived at the entrance of the village, Laizi's youngest son Maowazi rushed over and said stumblingly, "Uncle, there is a big, big, big, big donkey in front of your house."

The cat was drooling as he spoke, and the saliva was dripping onto his clothes.

Although they are both five or six years old, Guyu and Miaomiao are much cuter.

Lin Dajiang: "Donkey cart? Whose donkey cart?"

"Brother...brother...'s donkey and donkey cart."

Maowazi spoke indistinctly, and Lin Dajiang listened carefully but still only heard the words "big brother's donkey cart".

He and Li Taohua looked at each other.

Did my brother-in-law buy a donkey cart?

How come they are so in tune with my brother-in-law?

They were just looking to buy a donkey cart when their eldest brother-in-law came to them driving a donkey cart.

-

The Lin family hurried back.

The elder looked far away and saw a donkey cart parked at the door of his house.

"Boss, this car doesn't look like something our brother can afford."

Lin Dajiang said as he walked: "Indeed, this car looks familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere."

Lin Xiaoman saw the donkey cart. Isn’t this... Gu Changsheng’s donkey cart?

"Dad, it's not my uncle, it's Master Gu!"

Lin Dajiang, who was about to call him brother-in-law, suddenly shut his mouth.

He took a deep breath and suddenly exhaled.

"Xiaoman, why didn't you say so earlier?"

If he called Young Master Gu's donkey cart "Brother-in-law", he would probably have to take a detour every day when they met in the future.

"Dad, do you think I'm a clairvoyant?"

The Lin family made quite a bit of noise, and Gu Changsheng got off the donkey cart when he heard the noise.

Gu Changsheng compiled: "Uncle Gu."

"Master Gu, what are you doing..."

I have already accepted the jade pendant given by Young Master Gu. What else could warrant him coming to my house in person?

Could it be that he wanted to go back on his word and take the jade pendant back?

Otherwise, there would be nothing that would warrant Young Master Gu coming to the door in person.

Gu Changsheng was a little embarrassed: "I came here today to ask for something."

Lin Dajiang glanced at the dozen or so villagers who were craning their necks to follow him, and asked Li Taohua to open the door.

"Master Gu, let's go inside and talk."

Gu Changsheng nodded and let Ping'an come in with the gift.

This is my first official visit and I don’t know if the gift I prepared is appropriate.

After four trips back and forth, Ping An finally moved all the gifts prepared by the young master.

There are cakes, tea, cloth, and various candies.

The villagers watching outside were shocked.

What opportunity does Lin Dajiang have now?

It’s a pity that the courtyard wall is too high, and no one can see or hear what is going on inside, which is a waste of time for those people outside who are anxious to know what is going on.

Lin Dajiang looked at the pile of things on the not-so-dignified table and said, "Master Gu, these..."

"Uncle Gu, that's a thank you gift."

Lin Dajiang was confused for a moment.

Thank you?

What thank you gift?

Although he was confused, Lin Dajiang could not neglect his distinguished guest.

Give Young Master Gu the best stool in the house to sit on.

Xiaoman made some osmanthus honey and gave it to Young Master Gu to drink.

The rest were not presentable, so Lin Dajiang simply said frankly: "We haven't had any guests at home for a long time, and we don't have anything to entertain. Master Gu, please try the osmanthus honey, which is homemade."

"Uncle Lin, you are too polite."

After Gu Changsheng explained the whole story, Lin Dajiang felt a little guilty.

Xiaoman is a child who knows nothing about medicine or Chinese medicine prescriptions.

Perhaps it was a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, and it told a story it heard from somewhere, which happened to be heard by Master Gu's servant.

By chance, Master Gu left the colorful flowers in his home, and his cough gradually got better.

Lin Dajiang even thought that maybe Master Gu’s illness was almost cured, and Xiaoman’s story was just an unexpected result.

But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Xiaoman was indeed a lucky person. She made up a story and cured Master Gu's cough.

Now Young Master Gu asked for a Chinese medicine prescription, but his family couldn't make it.

There is a difference between men and women. Lin Xiaoman and Li Taohua are both in the room.

After hearing the general idea, Lin Jingzhe quietly ran over and asked Xiaoman, "Master Gu's cough is really caused by the flowers in the yard. Xiaoman, he also asked you if you know the prescription for treating cough. Do you know it?"

Lin Xiaoman pretended to be embarrassed, "How would I know any prescription?"

Lin Jingzhe said slyly, "Xiao Man, think about it again. Have you ever had a dream or something? How did you know about the noble young master?"

"Brother, can dreams be taken seriously?" Lin Xiaoman pretended to be innocent: "I have had many dreams."

"Is that so?" Lin Jingzhe, who was used to imagining things, had imagined how Xiaoman experienced the world in her dream and was enlightened by the Bodhisattva...

When Xiaoman said this, the content she had just imagined automatically shattered into pieces in her mind.

It’s better not to know. What if Xiaoman really knows the recipe, and something happens to Young Master Gu after he cooks it and eats it? They can’t afford it.

"But I do know a recipe."

"What?" Lin Jingzhe's heart was in turmoil.

"Brother, I don't know why. I saw everything in my dream, including the prescriptions, the frozen jelly and the pickled fish..."

Lin Jingzhe was very secretive and covered Xiaoman's mouth with his hand, "Xiaoman, don't talk nonsense, just tell others that it was given by Monk Youfang."

Lin Xiaoman nodded, indicating that she would not say anything nonsense, and only then did Lin Jingzhe let go of her hand.

Then he asked, "Do you know?"

"Then why did the wandering monk give it?"

"Hmm..." Lin Jingzhe thought about it. Xiaoman once saved Gu Changsheng. Saving one is saving, saving two is also saving. So let's just say that Monk Youfang was saved by Xiaoman.

"Just say you saved a wandering monk, and the monk told you all the stories he heard while passing by, and you don't know whether it's true or not."

Lin Xiaoman nodded with a smile.

Good brother, you have already thought of the reasons for her.

"When someone asks you about this, just tell them that we rescued Monk Youfang from a trap on the mountain. As for why I don't know, it's because I wasn't sincere. Only a sincere heart can be touched by the Bodhisattva."

Lin Xiaoman was touched, but she was smiling.

"Brother, you are so nice! I will make you some stewed food tonight."

"What is stewed food?"

“You’ll know after you eat it.”

While the two siblings were talking, Gu Changsheng planned to leave.

Although he had long felt that this trip might end in disappointment, when the moment came, Gu Changsheng still felt chest tightness and discomfort.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Please leave, Master Gu."

"Uncle Gu, goodbye."

Seeing Gu Changsheng walking out the door, Lin Jingzhe asked, "Xiaoman, is your prescription really for cough?"

"Ah."

Actually, it is used to treat asthma-related cough.

Asthma caused by allergic rhinitis will turn into variant asthma over a long period of time.

And the goose pear soup she knew was for treating asthma.

3g of goose pipe stone (calcined), 3g of roasted ephedra, 12g of trichosanthes seed, 9g of apricot kernel, 6g of fritillaria, 6g of white tuckahoe, 6g of tangerine peel, 6g of bamboo juice, 6g of pinellia, 6g of perilla seed, 6g of beam dryness, 1 cup of pear juice, 4 drops of ginger sweat. (This is made up, don't believe it!!)

Goose pipe stone helps to warm the lungs and can treat cough; pear juice is sweet and cool and moistens the lungs, eliminates phlegm and reduces fire; Erchen combined with apricot kernel and perilla seed can reduce qi and resolve phlegm; Trichosanthes and Fritillaria can clear and moisten the lungs and eliminate phlegm; ephedra is pungent and warm and can dispel cold, clear the lungs and relieve asthma; and Sagittaria can clear heat and eliminate phlegm.

The prescription complements each other with warm and cool properties, and has both tonifying and purgative effects, and is very effective for asthma.

"Dad, Xiaoman and I will see Master Gu off."

Lin Dajiang was just worrying about what to do with the gifts sent by Young Master Gu, when he happened to meet a coolie, "Jingzhe, quickly take these gifts to Young Master Gu and put them on the donkey cart. We are not of much help, and it is too hot to hold them."

Ping An felt that the young master was indeed very foresighted, no wonder he allowed him to come in and stop Uncle Gu to return the greeting.

Seeing that his father was tripped by Ping'an, Lin Jingzhe "slipped" out with Xiaoman.

"Master Gu!"

Before Gu Changsheng got on the donkey cart, he smiled at Lin Jingzhe and said, "I am only two years older than you. You can just call me Changsheng."

"How does this work?"

In the boy’s mind, Young Master Gu is a man who works day and night, and he is just a farm boy.

Young Master Gu was just being polite, but he couldn't take it seriously.

"Master Gu. We..."

"Still calling me Master Gu?"

Lin Jingzhe was choking with astonishment, "Long, long life."

Gu Changsheng smiled: "Yeah, it sounds much better."

Seeing Gu Changsheng's sincere smile, Lin Jingzhe believed that he was somewhat sincere.

People are divided into different classes. The concept of class has been instilled in my brother's mind since he was born. By the time he was a teenager, it had almost penetrated into his bones and was difficult to change.

Not to mention that Gu Changsheng is the son of the richest businessman in Lin'an Prefecture, even if he is just any constable in the town, he is someone who needs to be looked up to in everyone's heart.

He always felt uncomfortable when the three words "Young Master Gu" were changed to "Changsheng".

Seeing his red cheeks and embarrassed face, Lin Xiaoman took the initiative to help him out: "Master Gu, my brother is shy, please stop teasing him."

Gu Changsheng was helpless. After one person stopped calling him Young Master Gu, another one came.

The other party is a girl, so it would be inappropriate to call him anything other than Master Gu.

Lin Xiaoman didn't care about Gu Changsheng's dilemma and helplessness. She just wanted to tell him about the goose pear soup.

"Master Gu, I heard everything you said to my father just now." Lin Xiaoman said in a calm tone.

It's neither flattering nor distant, making people feel like they are meeting a familiar neighbor after returning from a trip.

"The story of your son was told to me by a wandering master. He also gave me a prescription for treating coughs, called goose pear soup."

Gu Changsheng's eyes changed.

Become surprised and expectant.

He breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

Lin Xiaoman recited the prescription for goose pear soup twice. Gu Changsheng had a pen in his donkey cart, so he took the pen and wrote down the prescription directly.

"Eli soup clears the lungs and dispels phlegm, calms the qi and relieves asthma. The Chinese herbs in the recipe are easy to obtain, but I don't know if this recipe is suitable for your illness."

"I have been taking Chinese medicine for ten years. I take medicine like drinking water. It doesn't matter if it doesn't suit my condition. I just take it as a tonic to regulate my body."

Gu Changsheng is quite open-minded. Even if he cannot be cured, it is his fate and cannot be forced.

"Miss Xiaoman, Ping'an listened to your story that day and asked me to move to Mingyi Hall. On the third day after moving there, my cough subsided a lot. No matter what, I have to thank you very much. Please don't return the small gifts to me."

Lin Xiaoman nodded gracefully.

"No, no, my family is in need of something!"