Crossing the farm gate, the whole family reunites in the disaster year
Chapter 96: Doctor Xu
In the county town.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Xu family.
After Cui Zhaozhao and the other two got off the carriage, Zhao Li untied the horse harness and led the horse away.
Changning crawled down from the carriage and heard that Pei Yu had a heart attack. The servant at the door hurried to the back door to ask for Doctor Xu.
Old Doctor Xu practiced medicine all his life and was very famous in Qingyang County. The largest medical clinic in the city, Huichuntang, was opened by him after he retired and returned to his hometown.
Compared with the children of aristocratic families, Old Doctor Xu came from a common family and understood the sufferings of the people better.
On the seventh day of every month, he would bring the younger generation in his family to Huichun Hall for free medical consultations, and he would provide free medical services regardless of the severity of the illness.
Later, because it was so popular, the pharmacy was crowded with patients from nearby counties and prefectures, which delayed the pharmacy's emergency treatment, so it was simply moved to the back door of Xu's house.
Every seventh day, the alley behind the Xu family's house is crowded with people. Because the queues are too long, there are stalls selling tea and food at the entrance of the alley. The scene is comparable to a temple fair.
And today I happened to catch the Xu family’s free clinic.
It was also because the mansion was too noisy that Pei Yu took a carriage out of the city to relax, but he almost got lost.
Even across three courtyards, you can hear the hawking sounds from the alley behind.
The servant invited them to the main hall.
"Master Pei, please wait a moment. Someone has been sent to invite the master."
"No rush, please give him some medicine first." He stretched out his hand and pointed at Changning who was standing beside him in a panic.
"Master, I won't leave. Don't send me away. I'll stay with you."
Changning stiffened his neck and refused to leave no matter what.
Before leaving Beijing, his wife specifically asked him to take good care of the young master.
If anything happens to the young master, his mother will beat him to death first, without the master and mistress having to do anything.
There was no other way but to ask the servant to fetch some water and clean the wound and apply medicine on Changning on the spot.
Pei Yu leaned back in his chair, looking much better than before.
As long as he takes medicine in time, he won't die in his poor health. Changning is just too nervous. He has gotten used to it over the years.
Cui Zhaozhao drank tea and looked around the main hall of the Xu family. There was a plaque hanging in the middle of the hall with the words "help the poor and the needy" written on it. The original person had some impression of this plaque. It was carved by several villagers with money pooled together.
Old Doctor Xu received many plaques of thanks, but he loved this one the most and had hung it for many years. However, the quality was poor and it had become mottled and chipped.
Apart from this slightly shabby plaque, Cui Zhaozhao looked around and found the other furnishings to be even more shabby.
After sitting for such a long time, there was not even any snacks except a cup of tea.
Cui Zhaozhao found the tea tasteless.
It’s not that she has high requirements. She has the impression that the original body would treat her to a plate of snacks every time he came to visit.
The snacks at the old doctor's house are also in line with the solar terms. In spring, there are lily and date cakes, in autumn, there are osmanthus and water chestnut cakes, and in summer, there are crunchy and sticky mung bean cakes.
Just thinking about it makes me greedy.
The sound of footsteps outside the door came closer and closer.
Several people in the room stood up and looked towards the door.
"Master Pei, my father is seeing a patient in the back and can't leave. Let me come back and take a look first."
A familiar and polite voice came from the door, but when he saw who was in the room, the politeness in the voice suddenly disappeared.
"Good boy, you brothers and sisters came to my house, but you didn't even ask the servants to call me."
After saying that, she stretched out her arms and stood on tiptoe to hook her arms around Cui Jingwen's neck.
"You've completely forgotten me, your brother, since you returned to the village, right? We've been friends for so many years, and you're just going to throw it away like that?!"
Xu Changyi used his trump card right from the start, which was the result of his years of experience. Cui Jingwen was a mature young man with a stern face every day, and his head was almost buried in books.
Every time he used this trick, Cui Jingwen would blush to his ears, then break free and scold him for his shameful behavior with a red face.
He liked to see Cui Jingwen get so angry that he cursed people. He acted mature at such a young age. What would he do when he got old? A young man should behave like a young man.
But a second later, Xu Changyi was dumbfounded.
Cui Jingwen bent his body, stretched out a hand, and headed straight for the next generation of the Xu family who would be destroyed.
Xu Changyi was so scared that he let go of his arms and jumped three steps away.
"You, you, you are shameless!!"
Cui Jingwen adjusted his hair and said, "Come again, I'll show you the results of my study in the village during this period."
Just kidding, he used these tricks every day when he was a student, and he was the last one standing among his brothers.
"Not coming, not coming."
The villagers were so terrible that in just one month, they had tortured his serious brother into this state.
Pei Yu smiled, he didn't expect that they were actually good friends.
It seems that they have a very good relationship.
Xu Changyi then remembered that he had more important matters to attend to. He put away his smile, walked over to Pei Yu, and took his pulse: "Master Pei, are you feeling any chest tightness or pain, or are you feeling uneasy?"
Pei Yu smiled and shook his head.
"No, I just feel a little nauseous."
"The pulse is fine. Did you take the heart-protecting pills my father prescribed?"
Seeing Pei Yu nod, Xu Changyi continued, "This is due to the effects of the medicine. It will resolve on its own after a short rest. My father said that you are currently taking medicine for your heart disease, so it's best not to take other medicines, as they may conflict with yours."
"okay, I get it."
Xu Changyi scratched his head and said, "Why don't you wait until my father is done with his work and let him see you again. I'm not a very good doctor, so don't delay the treatment."
Among so many people in the family, his mother was the only one who pinched his ear and warned him not to provoke Pei Yu, so Xu Changyi had little contact with Pei Yu and did not dare to make any rash decisions.
"It's okay, I believe you."
Pei Yu smiled gently, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of soft light, or as if it was covered by a mask.
Over the years, he has become accustomed to being a fragile vase, responding to others' polite and distant care.
The only thing that made him feel that he was a normal person was the last time Cui Jingwen asked him to catch a thief.
At that moment, the noisy streets seemed to come alive.
The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward for a moment.
Xu Changyi winked at Cui Jingwen, and Cui Jingwen glared back at him. Cui Zhaozhao was holding her bag and didn't know when the old doctor Xu would come. She wanted to go home so much.
After drinking a bellyful of tea, Old Doctor Xu trotted back. When he saw Cui Jingwen, his eyes lit up, but he had no time to say hello. He covered his stomach and went to the back room.
"My dad might be in a hurry, haha..." Xu Changyi explained with a dry laugh.
After a while, Old Doctor Xu came out looking refreshed and energetic.
Although Xu Changyi is the same age as Cui Jingwen, he is the youngest child in the family. Doctor Xu is about the same age as Old Man Cui, and is over fifty years old.
However, Old Doctor Xu was in good spirits, with a straight body like a strong pine tree and every step he took was full of energy.
Old Doctor Xu first took Pei Yu's pulse, closed his eyes, and then slowly opened his eyes.
"It's nothing serious. I was just startled suddenly, and I had no one to rely on, which caused my Qi to become disordered. Now it's all normal. I'll be fine after two days of rest."
Xu Changyi visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
His half-baked medical skills were considered to be correct this time.
Just as Doctor Xu was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly asked doubtfully, "Your pulse is strong and solid, as if you've taken something very tonic."
Cui Zhaozhao felt nervous, wondering if there was something wrong with the food.
"I ate a few ginseng roots."
"I see." Old Doctor Xu withdrew his hand. "Only a few ginseng roots have such medicinal effects. It must be of high quality. Your body can take ginseng occasionally, but don't take too much."
Pei Yu nodded in agreement.
He is a man who has become a doctor through long experience in illness. Almost every doctor would ask him to take ginseng. He has been eating ginseng of all sizes for more than ten years and can tell the year of the ginseng just by smelling it.
Although the little girl's ginseng is not as exaggerated as a century-old ginseng, it is several decades old.
He was just about to ask Old Doctor Xu for help when he saw the old doctor rubbing his hands together awkwardly and asking, "Can I take a look at Young Master Pei's ginseng?"
There was a patient who was in need of a ginseng that was over fifty years old as a medicine guide, and he had been looking for it for many days!
Pei Yu smiled and said, "What a coincidence! The ginseng belongs to this little girl. Just now, the carriage overturned outside the city and he fell into a coma. The little girl gave him the ginseng to save his life."
Everyone in the room looked at Cui Zhaozhao.
Old Doctor Xu's eyes widened: "You said the ginseng belongs to Lixia?"
Cui Zhaozhao said sweetly, "Uncle Xu, long time no see."
"Okay, okay, I heard that you moved back to the village?" He looked at Cui Jingwen, his eyes full of admiration.
"Yes, a while ago the shop couldn't survive, so mother took us back to grandpa's house."
I heard that Cui Jingwen didn't even go to school. Thinking of Cui's family affairs, Old Doctor Xu felt regretful. It was a pity to waste such a good seedling.
"Jingwen, if you don't want to study, why not come and learn medicine from me? You have a calm temperament and are naturally a good candidate for medical studies."
Old Doctor Xu had been coveting Cui Jingwen for a long time, and only regretted that such a steady child was not his own.
None of the children in the family had excellent medical skills and could inherit his family's legacy, especially the youngest son Xu Changyi. The most satisfying thing he had done in his life was to make a good friend, Cui Jingwen.
It’s a pity that Jingwen doesn’t want to study medicine and is determined to pass the college entrance examination. It’s a good thing that he dropped out of school this time so that he can study medicine with him seriously.
Cui Jingwen took a step back in fear. "No need for that. I... I want to take the college entrance exam next year. It's hard to do two things at once. Forget it."
Xu Changyi gloated over other people's misfortune.
Old Doctor Xu hated that he didn't fight for it. This kid not only didn't want to study medicine, but now he even lost his composure. Could it be that birds of a feather flock together and he was led astray by Chang Yi?
Thinking of this, he turned around and glared at Xu Changyi who was grinning.
"Forget it, if you don't want to learn, then don't learn." Old Doctor Xu was used to being rejected. He turned to Cui Zhaozhao and said, "Girl, let me take a look at your ginseng."
Cui Zhaozhao obediently opened the bundle and unfolded the ginseng wrapped in her clothes. Except for plucking some ginseng roots, the ginseng was intact.
Old Doctor Xu looked at it as if it were a rare treasure.
"Yes, I haven't seen such a good-looking old ginseng in a long time. It must be at least fifty years old."
There was still mud on the ginseng roots.
"Did you dig this yourself?"
Cui Zhaozhao nodded. "I want to sell it for money, but my brother and I don't know the price, so I'd like to ask Uncle Xu for an estimate."
Old Doctor Xu crushed the mud on the ginseng with his fingertips and put it under his nose to smell.
"For ginseng of this quality, Huichuntang can offer at least one hundred and fifty taels."
Pei Yu smiled faintly, this price is about right.
Cui Zhaozhao was extremely surprised. She thought eighty taels was too expensive, but it turned out to be higher than the purchase price in the mall.
Judging from Pei Yu's calm demeanor, he must have estimated the price of ginseng long ago.
This sickly guy's character is impeccable.
"Girl, have you decided who to sell it to? This is fresh ginseng, it hasn't been processed yet. If you want to sell it, you must do it as soon as possible. If you delay for too long, the medicinal properties will dissipate."
Old Doctor Xu smiled and was about to mention the name of Huichuntang.
Xu Changyi's heart skipped a beat: "Dad!"
"What are you yelling about, you little bastard?"
Old Doctor Xu blew his beard and glared at him, not letting him speak.
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