The 12th day of the twelfth lunar month, the new year is approaching.
In ancient times, the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year was stronger and more attention was paid to it.
As the richest businessman in Hangzhou, the Xiao family naturally had to prepare in advance.
All the New Year's goods that need to be purchased must be booked. Merchants that have business dealings with the Xiao family must give gifts when needed and pay for what needs to be paid.
Xiao Mansion should decorate what should be decorated and prepare what should be prepared.
When it comes to things that must be prepared every year, Spring Festival couplets must be one of them.
In the past, literati from outside were invited to write it every year, so Yu Jiaoer made a suggestion and asked the servants in the mansion to write it themselves.
Although the Xiao family is a merchant, the Xiao family hired their husband to teach, and all the maids know half a sentence, and writing a Spring Festival couplet is no problem.
Whether beautiful or ugly, the Spring Festival couplets written by oneself are always better in symbolic meaning than those written by paying someone to write them.
After hearing this, Mr. Xiao thought it made sense, so he ordered the maids to go down and let each of them write a Spring Festival couplet and give it to the third lady. After a few days, they would post it together at home.
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Everyone is looking forward to the New Year, but Doctor Xue is increasingly melancholy.
The time given to him by Prince Jing's Mansion is running out, and he will be in a big disaster before the end of the year.
Doctor Xue has not been out in recent days and has very little time for consultations.
Always sitting alone in the small courtyard, lost in thought.
He thought about it for several days, but still couldn't make up his mind.
My precious granddaughter is everything. If she is sent to Prince Jing's Mansion, it will be more uncomfortable than killing him.
But after saving Prince Jing, the White Lotus Sect is all-pervasive, and he will be in disaster sooner or later.
Comparing the two, my granddaughter's happiness is definitely more important than my own life.
But if he could cure Prince Jing himself, he would have to ask his servant Lin Da for help.
Doctor Xue knew that he would be targeted by the Holy Lotus Sect if he saved Prince Jing.
But Lin Da didn’t know.
If Lin Da kindly helped to treat Prince Jing, but was killed by the White Lotus Sect afterwards, wouldn't he have harmed his benefactor?
This is the reason why Divine Doctor Xue has been hesitant these days.
But half a month later, Doctor Xue finally made a decision and chose selfishness.
At noon, Doctor Xue arrived at Xiao's house. On the pretext of paying a return visit to Mr. Xiao's condition, he passed by the small vegetable garden and met Lin Da.
Lin Wanjie was still in a daze in the thatched house, looking at a belt on the table and thinking.
Which house did the maid yesterday belong to?
Will she be born so good-looking?
The experience last night was like a dream and not real, but the fragrance of the maid's lips and the extremely delicate skin were deeply engraved in my mind.
Lin Wanjie wanted to see her again, not for anything else, but to confirm whether she was as stunning in the sun as she was at night.
"Brother Lin."
Hearing someone coming, Lin Wanjie quickly put his belt into his clothes. When he turned around, he was a little surprised to see it was Doctor Xue.
"why you?"
Doctor Xue entered the house with a smile and placed the medicine box at the door.
"Brother Lin, have you recovered from your injury?"
Lin Wan nodded.
"I still have a thousand taels of silver saved for Brother Lin in my pharmacy. The last time I set Xiao Cheng's bones was all thanks to Brother Lin, I didn't touch a penny. And that Yunnan Baiyao, I've also made a few hundred taels of silver recently. Both are being stored by Brother Lin."
Lin Wanjie saw at a glance that this old guy had something else to do, and asked directly: "Is there another incurable disease that you can't deal with?"
Doctor Xue smiled awkwardly and cupped his hands: "Brother Lin is still very discerning and understands what I am thinking."
"Tell me, since I've helped you once or twice, I won't miss the follow-up."
"Brother Lin, this matter is a bit tricky. Have you ever heard of head wind syndrome? It's the kind of disease that Prime Minister Cao is rumored to have."
"What? A patient with cephalitis came to you?"
"Exactly."
Lin Wanjie frowned: "This disease is difficult to treat, and it will be difficult for you to learn it for another twenty years at your level! Let the patient hire another expert."
"But the patient has identified me and cannot shirk it. If I am not desperate, how can I be so shameless as to ask my brother for advice?"
"There are still patients in the world who force doctors to treat them?"
Doctor Xue sighed heavily: "Hey! The patient this time is an unusual person, but...His Royal Highness Prince Jing! Prince Jing has ordered me to come up with a cure within half a month, otherwise... otherwise I will turn to my granddaughter. Go to the palace and become a slave!”
Doctor Xue's eyes turned red when he mentioned his precious granddaughter. He held Lin Wanjie's hand and trembled slightly: "Brother Lin, my granddaughter is my only relative. If she goes to the palace, she will kill me! If there is a cure, I must save my life this time."
Lin Wanjie also had some difficulties: "Although I have a radical cure, I have to do it myself. Even if I tell you, it will be useless."
"This matter is easy to handle. Brother Lin can go to the palace with me and pretend to be my medicine boy."
"I am a servant of the Xiao family, and I have difficulty getting in and out."
"I can borrow you half a day from Mr. Xiao."
Lin Wanjie traveled through time for more than ten days and had not yet left the Xiao Mansion. It seemed good to follow Doctor Xue to treat illnesses and take a look at the outside world.
only……
Seeing Lin Wanjie's expression of embarrassment, Divine Doctor Xue was very worried: "Brother Lin, if you have any concerns, just say it's okay! As long as I can save my granddaughter, I will agree to whatever you ask for."
Lin Wanjie shook his head and muttered: "It's not that I'm worried, but because of the current conditions, I'm not very sure."
After a moment's pause, Lin Wanjie explained in a low voice: "If Prince Jing's headache is really the same as Cao Cao's, then it's probably a brain tumor. A radical cure for the brain tumor requires a craniotomy."
Doctor Xue tried to interrupt: "The miracle doctor Hua Tuo once said that he could use Ma Fei powder to make the patient unconscious, and then use a knife and ax to split it open and take out the wind string..."
Lin Wanjie rolled his eyes: "To put it simply, how big is the risk? Any mistake in one step will cost a life! Even for me, it will be difficult for me to succeed."
If it were in a modern high-tech operating room with various instruments monitoring it, Lin Wanjie would have no pressure at all.
But in ancient times, only the most primitive tools could be used, without any electronic equipment as assistance, to perform direct craniotomy, and the success rate might not even be 1%.
The first step is how much Mafei Powder should be used.
When Doctor Xue heard that Lin Wanjie said no, his eyes suddenly darkened and he almost fainted: "Is it because God is going to destroy my family? If so, I can only lead my granddaughter back to the mountains and forest, and stop caring about worldly affairs. "
If Doctor Xue leaves Hangzhou, it will directly disrupt Lin Wanjie's overall plan.
Moreover, Doctor Xue came to him to save his family, so it was understandable.
Lin Wanjie decided to take the risk and intervene!
"Doctor Xue, don't despair yet. We need some surgical tools now. I will draw the drawings and you can leave them to the craftsmen to build them as quickly as possible."
Doctor Xue nodded repeatedly.
Lin Wanjie continued: "Ask Prince Jing's Mansion to provide at least a hundred people to test the efficacy of Ma Fei Powder. I will determine the dosage of Ma Fei Powder in the shortest possible time."
Doctor Xue nodded again.
Lin Wanjie finally added: "Catch some wild cats for later use, remember they are male cats."
"..." Doctor Xue did not nod, but asked suspiciously, "What is the use of cats?"
"First use the cat to practice surgery to ensure that there will be no mistakes when operating on the prince."
"Why a male cat again?"
"Hey, why are you asking so much? Just follow my instructions."
As he said that, Lin Wanjie looked at his big hands. This body had never even been touched by a scalpel, so it would definitely not be possible to operate directly on it.
Just use cats and dogs to improve your proficiency.
