The next day, it still rained.
Rainy days are perfect for sleeping. It was already past midnight when Lin Sui'an got up. He walked into the front hall with his shoes on and yawned. He found that the door of the medical center was wide open. The pedestrians on the street seemed to be interested in the new medical treatment. The museum was not interested at all and passed by without squinting.
Hua Yitang was lying on the window sill, his eyelids drooped, looking wilted, like a big dog's skin that was damp.
Lin Sui'an followed his gaze and found grass growing on the roof across the street. The leaves were as long and thin as hair, emerging from the gaps in the tiles in clusters. The rain fell on it, making it white.
Rainy days really make people sentimental, Lin Sui'an thought, look, even Hua Yitang has lost his energy.
Fang Ke woke up very early today and sat behind the medical record seriously. Mu Xia was reporting on her work, "The biggest problem now is that there is no one selling medicinal materials in Cheng County. The types of medicinal materials we brought with us are not complete and the quantity is not enough. If we start from If you make a reservation in a nearby county, it will arrive in five days.”
Fang Ke looked over and Lin Sui'an poked Hua Yitang on the shoulder.
Hua Yitang's shoulders trembled, and he turned around with a bit of resentment in his eyes, "Doctor Fang, let's see what happens."
Fang Ke's eyes: What's wrong with this guy?
Lin Sui'an: The devil knows.
Hua Yitang's eyes became even more resentful, and he sighed, resting his head on his arms, and continued to stare at the grass on the opposite roof in a daze.
Fang Ke was helpless: "I'll just use these medicines for a few days. If it's as Zhu Zhu said, I guess there won't be too many people coming to see the doctor. If it doesn't work, acupuncture can be used."
Mu Xia agreed in a low voice, served Lin Sui'an breakfast, and hurried to the back house, seemingly very busy.
Lin Sui'an looked around, "Where are Jin Ruo and Ita?"
Hua Yitang pointed to the left, "Jin Ruo went out for a walk," and pointed to the right, "Eta went to the tea shop next door to drink tea."
Lin Sui'an: "Huh?"
"It seems that Eta has a new understanding of tea ceremony."
"..."
This is not good news.
The breakfast was Mu Xia's signature dish, mutton buns. Lin Sui'an ate it thoroughly and even drank the soup. After thinking about it, he asked, "Are you - sick?"
Hua Yitang's back suddenly froze, and after a while, he slowly relaxed again, "Well, I'm sick."
Lin Sui'an was stunned: "Doctor Fang, come here quickly and feel my pulse."
Fang Ke sat upright and said, "He has an illness that he picked up in his spare time and cannot be cured."
"ha?"
Hua Yitang's head hung on the window sill, his limbs hanging limply, "Is that Zhu Dachang trying to trick us? It is clearly said that the people of Chengxian County do not want to see the medical clinic, but I have been waiting eagerly all morning, and there is not even one person who comes to find trouble." No."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
There was no need for her to ask!
"Is anyone from Fang's Medical Center here?"
There was a loud shout from the door, Hua Yitang jumped up and down, his eyes were shining, his forehead was shining, and he ran over in full vigor, "Hey, he's here! This gentleman, please come inside quickly. The direction of our medical center is The doctor is a well-known doctor in the Eastern Capital, and he can cure all difficult and complicated diseases with medicine!"
The man outside the door is about fifty years old. He is holding an umbrella in his right hand. He is very stocky. He has a black gown and a black bun. The clothes are a little faded. The hem is half wet and has mud spots, but he is very neat and looks like. It’s someone who has read a book. He was startled by Hua Yitang's enthusiasm and looked at him for a long time, "I am Li Zheng and Han Taiping from Penglaifang. I wonder if Dr. Fang Ke is here?"
"My doctor Fang is inside, Han Lizheng is coming inside." Hua Yitang could not wait to drag Lizheng in and take a bite.
"I won't go in. I'm wet and it's inconvenient." Han Taiping politely refused and nodded to Fang Ke in the medical clinic. Fang Ke stood up and walked over, pulling Hua Yitang aside.
"Below is Fang Ke."
Han Lizheng glanced at Fang Ke and took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve, "This is the medical practice document of the medical clinic approved by the county government. It was delivered this morning."
Fang Ke didn't say anything, Hua Yitang quickly put away the documents and said, "Thank you Han Lizheng, I'm done."
Han Lizheng smiled meaningfully and said, "I see that Doctor Fang is a foreigner. I'm afraid he doesn't know the situation in Cheng County. I have a few words to remind you."
Fang Ke: "..."
Hua Yitang: "Han Li, please speak frankly."
"Chengxian County is blessed by the Dragon God. The people in Chengxian County are healthy, live long lives, and never get sick. Doctor Fang's medical clinic is a very good place."
Fang Ke's face was expressionless: "If a person eats whole grains, how can he be free from disease?"
Hua Yitang: "Yes, yes, how can anyone not get sick?"
"That's what Han has said, it's up to you whether you believe it or not." Han Lizheng's smile continued, "Tomorrow is the first day of April, an auspicious day that opens the door to Chengshan Dragon God Temple. Is Doctor Fang ready to worship?"
Fang Ke: "I'm too lazy-"
"Ah, ah, ah," Hua Yitang pushed Fang Ke back to the hospital, ran back, and bowed repeatedly, "My doctor Fang is a straight man and can't speak. Han Li doesn't want to be surprised. We are new to Cheng County. From now on, I have to rely on Han Lizheng to take care of me." After saying that, he took out ten copper coins and stuffed them into Han Lizheng's hand, and said with a smile, "I wonder what the rules are for this offering?"
Han Lizheng calmly put away the copper coins and nodded, "You are actually a smart person. The master of Dragon God Temple, Xuan Ming Sanren, has a kind heart and never forces people to do anything. As long as the offerings are sincere, they are all good."
Hua Yitang stuffed another ten coins, "How do you calculate this sincerity?"
"The more sincere your heart is, the more blessings you will receive from the Dragon God."
Hua Yitang stuffed money into his pocket for the first time, "I'd like to hear the details."
"If it's ordinary people, you can make offerings as you wish. If it's a shop, it's pure profit." Han Lizheng patted Hua Yitang on the shoulder, "You are a new shop, just take care of it."
Han Lizheng didn't even enter, collected ten coins, and left with satisfaction. When he left, he looked at Hua Yitang's eyes and wrote the word: "Take advantage of yourself."
Fang Ke rolled his eyes fiercely, "What bullshit!"
Hua Yitang crossed his arms and wandered around the room with squinted eyes, "No wonder there are almost no shops in the county and they actually have to pay harvest tax. It's so dark! Hey, do you think this Dragon God Temple is related to the Chengxian County Government? ?”
Lin Sui'an: "..."
It seems that Zhu Dachang hid a lot of things from them.
"Hey, hey, hey, something big happened!" Jin Ruoyi rushed in and threw the paper umbrella on the ground casually, "Guess what I saw?!"
Everyone looked stern.
Fang Ke: "Dragon God?"
Hua Yitang: "Dragon God Temple?"
Lin Sui'an: "Xuanming Sanren?"
Jin Ruo was disgusted: "Can you guys be a little more romantic?"
Lin Sui'an slapped Jin Ruo on the head, "Speak quickly."
Jin Ruo took a deep breath and pointed out the door, "I saw Eta and the little girl we met at the tea stall outside the city drinking tea in the tea shop! They were making out!"
Everyone:! !
Mu Xia rushed out of the back house like a gust of wind and went straight to the tea shop. The four of them followed her on tiptoe. Mu Xia squatted under the window of the tea shop, eavesdropping with his ears raised. Everyone lined up in a tacit understanding, crowded under the window sill, and took the same position as Mu Xia.
There was still no one in the tea shop. The only table was Eta and the little girl. Lin Sui'an remembered that her name seemed to be Xiaoyu.
Eta: "Does this taste good?"
Xiao Yu chuckled, "Your tea cake is a tea cake, it can only be boiled and drunk. If you drink it soaked, the tea cake will be too old."
"Does it only taste good if loose tea is brewed?"
"Yes, loose tea tastes best when it's brewed."
"What kind of tea can be made into loose tea?"
"I can only make hundred-flower tea, and I don't understand the rest of the tea."
"Taught me."
"You have so many kinds of tea cakes, why do you want to learn loose tea?" Xiaoyu's voice lowered, "The nobles in the capital say that even dogs are not willing to drink loose tea."
"wrong!"
"Eh?"
"The pig man said that loose tea tastes good, and loose tea is good tea! The best tea!"
The four of them looked at Lin Sui'an. Lin Sui'an was moved to tears: Ita is such a good boy!
"Pfft, what is a pig man?"
"Pigs are pigs, just like Shiro, the best!"
"Okay, okay, let me teach you. To make loose tea well, you must first choose tea leaves. The tenderer the better. I pick all my hundred flower teas from the mountains myself. I also know a secret tea forest. Let me tell you secretly. …”
Xiaoyu's voice became weaker and weaker, and gradually became inaudible.
The five people under the window stretched their necks, climbed onto the window sill with their heads, and five pairs of eyes rolled along the window.
Ita solemnly recorded something on the paper. His beautiful blond hair fell on the bridge of his handsome nose, and his big blue eyes were like the sea reflecting the starry sky. As Xiaoyu talked, he was a little distracted and blushed while staring at Ita's side face. , the voice is even quieter.
Everyone silently withdrew their gaze and squatted back.
Jin Ruo: Ita deserves to be a prince, the power of bloodline awakening is so amazing!
Lin Sui'an: Pig people are very happy when their children grow up.
Mu Xia glanced at Hua Yitang: Silang, look at Eta!
There is a question mark on Hua Yitang's forehead: It's strange. I clearly taught Eta by myself. Could it be that someone is better than someone who is good at it?
Fang Ke pinched his fingers and calculated: It’s time to save more money.
On the first day of April, the rain stopped.
The sky was still gloomy and the clouds were very low, making my heart feel heavy.
Everyone got up early and had a simple breakfast. Liu Muxia and Ita looked after the shop at home, and then set off to Dragon God Temple.
Penglaifang is located in the geographical center of Cheng County. From Penglaifang to the Longshen Temple in Chengshan, you need to pass through half of the county.
Lin Sui'an saw so many people for the first time since he came to Cheng County. People gradually gathered from each street into the street. Old people were holding crutches, women were holding children, young men were carrying poles, and women were Carrying bamboo baskets, mostly filled with vegetables, as well as those carrying rice bags, carrying firewood, and carrying dried salted fish and pickled vegetables, they left Chengmen and meandered up the mountain climbing stone steps. Like a team of ants carrying goods.
Before going out, Fang Ke applied some yellow ointment on Hua Yitang's face. Now Huajia Shilang's complexion was sallow, and his appearance was suddenly lowered by several levels. Walking in the crowd, he is very inconspicuous.
He became extremely quiet again today, walking leisurely in the crowd. When people passed by him, he would stare at people's clothes, and would sniff and smell them twice. When people passed by, Two people passed by, a group of people passed by - all looking at them inexplicably.
Lin Sui'an, Jin Ruo and Fang Ke followed from a distance, wishing they were eight feet away from Hua Yitang.
Jin Ruo: "Is he a dog?"
Fang Ke: "I really don't want to admit that I know him."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
shameful.
The Dragon Temple is located in the middle of the mountain in Cheng County. At the foot of the mountain, you can see the golden light looming in the mountains and forests. When you climb up the mountain, you can see clearly that the golden light is the golden dome of the Taoist temple. Today, there are dense clouds, but the golden dome is still shining brightly. I don’t know what the sky is like. When the weather is clear, how dazzling it should be.
After passing the Dragon God Temple archway with yellow walls and blue tiles, our eyes suddenly opened up. A magnificent Taoist temple climbed up the mountain. There are two main halls built on the central axis. The front hall is the main hall, named "Dragon God Temple", and the back hall is The two-story building has a plaque with the name "Chengcheng Hall" on it. There are symmetrical bell towers and drum towers on the east and west sides. The other more than ten halls, large and small, are distributed among the green trees and jungles. The golden roofs complement each other and are quite large.
Hua Yitang stopped, his eyes cold.
Although the people I met along the way were neatly and cleanly dressed, there were damaged patches on their shoulders, sleeves, and hems. They could also smell the musty smell of years of storage. They were obviously old clothes.
In Cheng County, offering offerings to the Dragon God Temple is a big deal, but they can only wear such clothes, which shows that their usual clothes will only become more shabby.
Such a poor county and such poor people can actually build such an exaggerated Taoist temple. How much money and money have been plundered? !
In front of the Dragon Temple is a wide square with twelve altars. The leader of each square sits behind the altar with a household registration list in hand. People line up in front of their respective squares. After offering their offerings, the leader Just mark it on the roster.
Fang Ke clicked his tongue, and Jin Ruo cursed.
Lin Sui'an frowned: Look at this posture, the so-called offering is not voluntary at all, but forced.
The queue at Penglaifang is the shortest, because most of Penglaifang are merchants and the number is very small. Fang Ke was at the end of the queue, and in front of him was the shopkeeper of the tea shop next door. He greeted Fang Ke enthusiastically, but Fang Ke had no choice but to show his cold face as he was trying to drive away the customers. After a few awkward words and no response, he had no choice but to give up.
Lin Sui'an, Hua Yitang and Jin Ruo stood on the outside of the team, observing the people in the square silently. They offered various types of offerings, most of which were food, and few offered money. After delivering the offerings, they gathered in pairs. There was a warm exchange of greetings, everyone's face was flushed, and they were smiling. It was hard to describe that kind of smile, which seemed very satisfied and fulfilling, but there was a bit of illusion between the eyebrows and eyes.
Lin Sui'an: "Everyone's face is rosy and their complexion is excellent."
Jin Ruo: "It looks like you are indeed in good health."
Hua Yitang: "How do the people weigh?"
"Huh?" Jin Ruo was startled for a moment, then came to his senses and quickly walked around the crowd. When he came back, his expression became even weirder.
"Almost everyone is 40% lighter than the average weight for the same age. It's so strange." Jin Ruo pointed to a group of farmers in the corner, "Except for those few."
Some of the farmers looked quite familiar. They were the same people they had seen at the outdoor tea shop outside the city. They also recognized this place and burst into laughter. The little fish emerged from the laughter and ran over with a red face. Looking around, he couldn't find the person he wanted to see, and his eyes dimmed, "Isn't Eta here?"
Hua Yitang smiled and said, "Ita is looking after the house today."
"Oh -" Xiaoyu rubbed his toes on the ground, tilted his head and looked at Lin Sui'an, his tone was sour, "Are you the pig of Eta?"
Hua Yitang and Jin Ruoshua looked at Lin Sui'an. Lin Sui'an was a little embarrassed and said, "Yes."
Xiaoyu said "Oh" again, pouted and stared at Lin Sui'an for a long time, touched his hair, tugged on his clothes, and suddenly became happy again, "You are pretty good-looking too, but I'm better-looking. "
Hua Yitang and Jin Ruo: "Pfft!"
Lin Sui'an couldn't laugh or cry, "Yes."
Xiaoyu's eyes turned to Hua Yitang's face again, his expression collapsed, "Why did you suddenly become ugly?"
Hua Yitang laughed dryly, "I'm a little acclimatized."
Xiaoyu suddenly understood, took out a bag of tea from his arms and stuffed it into Hua Yitang's hand, "This is the hundred-flower tea I promised to Eta, you... drink more, don't be too sad, you will definitely change back." .”
This time it was Hua Yitang's turn to laugh and cry.
"Dang-dang-dang-" the bells of the Drum Tower resounded throughout the Taoist temple, and the main door of the main hall slowly opened, and a group of young Taoist priests filed out, all wearing large blue robes and crescent crowns. The leader of the Taoist priests He is about ten years old, wearing a yellow ring robe, a lotus crown on his head, a face like a crown of jade, a light beard, an immortal spirit, and a silver whisk in his hand.
There are people behind him, one is Zhu Dachang, an acquaintance, standing on the left hand side. The two people on the right hand side have never been seen before. They are both in their late teens and wearing brocade robes. One is tall and fat with a big face, and the other is short and thin. , sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks.
All the people kowtowed devoutly and shouted "Master Xuanming Temple". Seeing that Lin Sui'an and others were still stunned, Xiaoyu quickly reminded him, "This is the Master of Dragon God Temple, kowtow quickly!"
Lin Sui'an, Hua Yitang and Jin Ruo looked at each other and knelt down on one knee. The whole square was filled with black heads. Only one person stood out from the crowd, glaring at Xuanming Sanren with great momentum. It was Fang Ke.
People's pupils are shaking: Damn it, forget about Brother Fang.
Xuanming Sanren seemed a little surprised and looked at Fang Ke kindly, "This gentleman looks a little strange, a foreigner?"
Zhu Dachang broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "This is the new doctor in Cheng County."
Xuanming Sanren looked at Zhu Dachang calmly.
Zhu Dachang didn't dare to meet Xuan Ming Sanren's eyes, lowered his head and said, "The newly opened medical clinic in Penglaifang."
Big pie face: "A doctor actually came from Cheng County?"
Sharp Mouthed Monkey Cheeks: "Zhu Jiulang, it seems you haven't told us about this."
Zhu Da often wiped his sweat and said, "It was Zhu's dereliction of duty that he did not report this to the two heads of the family."
Xuanming Sanren laughed and raised his voice slightly, "Do you have any offerings?"
Zhu Dachang hurriedly winked at Fang Ke, but Fang Ke remained expressionless and stared at Xuan Ming Sanren without moving.
Xuanming Sanren's smile disappeared.
The whole square was silent, and everyone was as silent as a cicada.
Jin Ruo: "Doctor Fang didn't bring any money?"
Hua Yitang: "I asked Mu Xia to give Brother Fang a lot of money this morning."
Jin Ruo: "Always money?! It's over, I have an unknown premonition."
Hua Yitang: "Mo, could it be..."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
No need, Brother Fang is so stingy and wants him to give it away after the money is in his hands. It is simply a fantasy.
Xuanming Sanren signaled with his eyes, and all the Taoist priests cheered and surrounded Fang Ke in the center. Jin Ruo took a breath of cold air, Lin Sui'an tightened his grip on Qianjing, Hua Yitang was the most beautiful, like a big lizard, clinging to the ground, flying fast He drilled in the direction of Fang Ke and said, "It's convenient, let me pass. Thank you very much."
At this moment, Ohnobo's team was in chaos, and someone screamed, "A child has fainted!!"
Everyone was shocked and their attention was diverted instantly. No one expected that Fang Ke was the one who reacted the fastest. As if some magical superhuman energy was suddenly injected into his thin body, he ducked out of the Taoist priest's circle and jumped out in one step. The Penglaifang team shouted, "Get out of the way, I am the doctor!"
The crowd in Ohnobo dispersed in a circle. A woman was kneeling on the ground, holding a four or five-year-old boy in her arms. The child's face was flushed and his whole body was shaking violently. The woman cried out the child's name, "Aniu, Aniu." , what’s wrong with you, wake up!”
Fang Ke knelt beside the woman, put his fingertips on the boy's veins, frowned, and was about to touch the boy's forehead, but the woman suddenly opened Fang Ke's hand and screamed, "Don't touch him!" He raised his head and shouted with tears streaming down his face, "Guanzhu, please save A Niu!"
Fang Ke's eyes widened, and he stared blankly at the people kneeling on the ground, using their hands and feet to get out of the way. "Is the child sick?"
"I was fine just now, but suddenly I fainted." The woman kowtowed heavily, "Please give me the talisman water to save my child!"
Xuanming Sanren smiled and said nothing. Dayefangli stepped forward, turned over the household registration scroll in his hand, and whispered, "This woman's name is Qiuniang. She is a widow. Her husband died a year ago and she only has one son." , whose nickname is A Niu, lives in Hongdao Street, Dayefang, and the offerings he makes for consecutive months are pounds of salted fish."
Xuanming Sanren nodded, "Qiu Niang, you are not sincere. That's why the child didn't get the protection of the Dragon God, so he got sick."
Qiuniang's face suddenly turned pale, and tears flowed from her eyes, "The Master clearly knows that I, I really can't bring out anything else in the past few months. I will make a good offering next month. Please save me, the Master." My Aniu, save my Aniu!"
"I'm a doctor," Fang Ke stood up, "I can cure it."
Xuanming Sanren still smiled and looked at Fang Ke calmly.
"What the hell do you know about a foreigner?!"
"You were rude to the temple owner and angered the Dragon God. Can you afford it?"
"The Guanzhu's talisman water pack can cure all diseases. We in Cheng County don't need a doctor!"
The people around him stood up one after another, with cold and angry eyes, as if countless cold knives had penetrated Fang Ke's chest.
"Get out of Cheng County!"
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
Fang Ke was stunned, his feet staggered, and he took half a step back. A ball of warmth firmly pressed against his vest, which was a hand. Fang Ke smelled the smell of Manbi, the smell of Qianjing, and the smell of Lin Sui'an.
"Ah, misunderstanding, misunderstanding! My Doctor Fang can't speak, so everyone misunderstood." Hua Yitang came in from nowhere, clasped his fists and smiled, "What Doctor Fang means is that seeing that this mother's family is poor, she wants to Make an offering on behalf of this child and ask the temple master to give you talisman water."
With that said, he took out four strings of money from his arms and respectfully held them in front of Xuanming Sanren, "There is another string of money as our offering, please accept it with pleasure."
Xuanming Sanren raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Is that so?"
"Oh, look at how ignorant I am. We are new here, so of course we have to make more offerings to show our sincerity." Hua Yitang took out another amount of money, "I hope you don't blame me, please. Dragon God, please protect my family!"
Fang Ke felt the palms from behind his back slowly salute, bending his body. Lin Sui'an beside him bowed and clasped his fists, and said in a cold voice, "Please don't blame me, Master."
Fang Ke closed his eyes and clasped his fists, "The Master is generous, don't blame me."
Zhu Da often stepped forward to smooth things over, "outsiders don't know the rules, but fortunately, knowing their mistakes can greatly improve things. Why should the temple owner be the same as them?"
Xuanming Sanren nodded with satisfaction, motioned to put away Hua Yitang's five-stringed coin, and said in a loud voice, "Junior Brother Xuanqing, please bring Fu Shui."
A Taoist priest withdrew in response, Qiuniang kowtowed with tears in her eyes, and all the people showed happy and satisfied smiles.
Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang took the opportunity to drag Fang Ke into the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, the Taoist priest named Xuan Qing came back with a tray. On the tray was a miniature white porcelain gourd, more than two inches high, with the mouth of the gourd sealed with red wax.
The eyes of the people in Cheng County looking at the gourd are full of reverence and longing.
Qiuniang tremblingly poured the talisman water into A Niu's mouth. After a while, A Niu's whole body shivering stopped. He opened his mouth, opened his eyes, and weakly called out "Aniang".
Qiuniang burst into tears of gratitude, "Great, great! Aniu is alive! Aniu is alive! Thank you so much, Lord, for saving your life!"
The people around cheered.
Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang looked at each other, showing toothache expressions at the same time.
Fang Ke drooped his eyelids, his eyes like ancient wells were fixed on A Niu's face, and he clenched his fingers so hard that his nails cut into his palms and blood oozed out. :,,
