Two days later, Xiao Yu took his wife, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yue's two sons, and a large carriage of gifts to visit Dugu's family.
Xiao Rui's uncle Dugu Zuan has passed away in old age, and his children have returned to the clan to settle down. The second uncle, Dugu Wudu, is old and is also taking care of himself in his hometown. So when I returned to the province, I went directly to my third uncle Dugu Kaiming's home.
Hearing that his sister, brother-in-law and his family were coming, Dugu's enlightened wife, Dugu Yang, quickly organized people to come out to greet her. However, after organizing for a long time, only Mrs. Yang took her second son Dugu Da, her youngest son Dugu Yun, and her ten-year-old eldest grandson Dugu. Went out to greet him together.
"Third sister-in-law, where is your brother?" Mrs. Xiao asked puzzledly.
Mrs. Dugu said with an embarrassed look: "Your brother is feeling unwell. Please don't take offense if you are rude. Come on, Erlang and Sanlang, and come to your aunt and uncle."
"No gifts, no gifts, third sister-in-law, the whole family should not go out. What's wrong with third brother? Let's go and have a look. If you are sick, send someone to tell us. Our Rui'er is the imperial doctor."
Mrs. Xiao was confused when she was concerned. She pulled Mrs. Dugu and walked in. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Dugu did not cooperate. Instead, she filled the script with some embarrassment, "Little sister, it's nothing serious. Don't be busy. Erlang and Sanlang, take the lead." Your uncle and two cousins will go to the living room to serve tea. I will talk to your aunt for a while."
"Third sister-in-law..." Mrs. Xiao wanted to ask again.
Xiao Yu saw the clues, "Madam, just listen to my sister-in-law. Are you afraid of anything happening when you get home?"
After entering the house, they separated. The male guests went to the living room, and the female family members went to the back house.
Xiao Rui asked in confusion: "Second cousin, where is the eldest cousin? Although he is separated, he should come back during the New Year, right?"
Duguda shook his head and said: "Cousin Rui, I don't know. The eldest brother came back with his family two days ago. But the day before yesterday, he suddenly brought his sister-in-law back. My father seemed to have ordered something to be done. Take Tong'er Stay for the New Year.”
Xiao Yu remained calm and smiled secretly in his heart, what's going on? You children are not allowed to know.
A few people sat down to drink tea. After a while, the third uncle Dugu Kaiming came out with the support of the maid. His face was a little pale and his eyes were reddish. This is not a slight illness, it is simply a serious illness.
Everyone stood up with concern, and Xiao Rui stepped forward to help him, "Third uncle, what's going on?"
Dugu Kaiming squeezed out a smile and said, "It doesn't matter, just rest for two days and you'll be fine. Alas, I'm old and useless."
Click, Xiao Yu, who was stroking his beard, pulled out a few beards with a flick of his hand. I immediately had some bad guesses in my mind.
Who is Xiao Rui? The famous miracle doctor in Chang'an, what doesn't he understand? Seeing the problem at a glance, he asked his father Xiao Yu with strange eyes: "Dad, didn't you say that thing was for my eldest cousin? Why now..."
Dugu Kaiming covered his nephew's mouth and winked repeatedly, "Ahem, Erlang Sanlang, you take Yue'er and Tong'er to play for a while. A group of children are always reserved when talking to us. Yue'er, Being at my third uncle's house is just like your own, don't be restrained."
Xiao Yue bowed and left. When the children became famous, they started causing chaos. Everyone wanted to leave.
Dugu Kaiming dismissed the maid and servant, his old face turned red, and he told the truth: "I was curious the day before yesterday, so when I gave Xing'er medicine, I left one."
ah? ?
"Third uncle, at your age... are the legendary old-hearted people immortal? Even if you can, then aunt..."
"Ahem! Rui'er, what are you talking nonsense about?" Xiao Yu stopped his son and reminded him in a low voice: "You are not just an aunt, don't talk nonsense. Brother-in-law, this medicine is for young people to have fun, but in the final analysis it is It’s the medicine of tiger and wolf, at your age, please be careful about moderation!”
Pfft... Xiao Rui couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.
Dugu Kaiming's face was full of resentment, and he said in his heart that neither father nor son are good, Xiao Yu, didn't you advise Rui'er? You've been making trouble for a long time and you're not as good as Rui'er. You're clearly laughing at me.
Xiao Rui helped his old uncle sit down and said with a smile: "Third uncle, it's okay to do this once in a while, but at your age, you can't take this medicine. It's also my fault that I was careless, I just thought it was for my eldest cousin. , I forgot to tell the elderly not to eat...hiss, hiss, it hurts, it hurts, Third Uncle, let go."
"Let go? You're a bastard, you're here to laugh at your uncle during the New Year's Day? I hurt you in vain when you were a kid!" Dugu Kaiming skillfully pinched Xiao Rui's ears.
Xiao Yu drank tea calmly and enjoyed watching the fight between his uncle and nephew.
After the fight, Xiao Rui said seriously: "I'm going to prepare a Bazhen soup for my third uncle to replenish his vitality. In addition, I will leave a daily medicinal recipe, a milder one, for you to take every day. That medicine, thousands of It must never be used again.”
"Gungungun, I gave them all to your cousin, what's the use?" Dugu Kaiming scolded with a smile.
Xiao Rui left as if running away, then rode home to get the medicine. I couldn't stop laughing all the way, but I really couldn't tell that my third uncle, such a decent and gentle man, also had this hobby? This is why the older you get, the more beautiful you become...
In the living room, Dugu Kaiming looked at his filial nephew and said happily: "In a blink of an eye, Rui'er has grown up. This child, if he doesn't fly, will soar into the sky, if he doesn't sing, he will become a blockbuster! I was worried about him back then. Why do you insist on traveling? Now it seems that after three years of traveling, it feels like a completely different person."
Xiao Yu said proudly: "This child is good, but he is also capable of causing trouble. How old is he? How many troubles has he caused in less than a year after entering Chang'an? A Taoist priest once told him a fortune , A young man becomes famous, and his life is like a peach blossom. Alas...who will follow this point?"
While talking, he glanced at Dugu Kaiming many times, saying that his nephew was his uncle. What did this look mean?
Dugu Kaiming spat: "What? Who else can you follow if your son doesn't follow you? Besides, what woman wouldn't like my eldest nephew who is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs? If you ask me, you shouldn't let him be your consort. Consort, marriage depends on the person’s appearance.”
Xiao Yu sighed: "Brother-in-law, with our status, even if we don't become consorts, can we marry and marry at will? Fortunately, Princess Xiangcheng is well-educated and will be Rui'er's good wife."
Dugu Kaiming said with concern: "By the way, I heard that you agreed to marry Li Shangshu's family in the Ministry of War. Can you afford the two betrothal gifts? I am the child's uncle, please help me get some."
"If anything, it's just two betrothal gifts. Thank you for your kindness, brother-in-law. Our Rui'er is very capable. He doesn't even need the Xiao family's assets, and he can't spend all he earns. This fact makes me worry a lot. "Xiao Yu declined.
"That's it, okay. When Rui'er gets married in the future, I'll give him a big gift."
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I thought this matter would just go away, but who would have imagined that before the New Year passed, more and more people came to visit the Xiao family, and the ultimate purpose of their chatter was to ask for medicine? Even spending a lot of money to buy it.
Xiao Yu originally wanted to reprimand his son for causing trouble, but where do you think I am, the Duke of Song Dynasty? Just a drugstore?
But Xiao Rui didn't see it that way, "Dad, this is an opportunity. We can take this opportunity to open a patent medicine store to sell some commonly used and necessary patent medicines... Even if it is just a magic oil store, it will not make a profit. Compensate."
Xiao Yu didn't understand what a sacred oil store was, but he understood the meaning.
Um? Yes! In this way, he kills two birds with one stone, not only solving the disgusting problem of people visiting his door every day asking for medicine, but also providing him with an additional means of making money.
With the name of my son, the miracle doctor of Chang'an, I can predict that the drug store will definitely become popular without any publicity!
