After the summer harvest, the villagers were busy selling grain.
The whole street was filled with people carrying loads on their shoulders and pushing carts.
A black-shed carriage came from the official road, followed by two sword-wielding attendants riding on fine horses.
The villagers seldom saw a horse of this quality, and they could not help but stop to watch.
I saw the carriage driving all the way to Rongji Pharmacy.
The carriage stopped in front of Rongji Pharmacy. The servant dismounted and helped a white-haired old man out of the carriage.
Then another young man of about seventeen or eighteen got off the carriage.
"Hey! Brother, why did you come here in person?"
Doctor Li ran out of the shop in a hurry and almost tripped on the way. When he saw the person coming, his hands were shaking with excitement.
The old man bowed to him and said with a smile, "Xinzhi, are you well since you left?"
Doctor Li's eyes were slightly red, and he stepped forward and bowed, "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother. Please come in with me and sit down."
The old man smiled and nodded, pulling the young man next to him over, "This is my eldest grandson Hengchuan. Hengchuan, this is my fifth junior brother, come and greet him."
Hengchuan stepped forward and saluted: "Hello, Fifth Division Public Security."
Doctor Li quickly stepped forward to hold him up, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, you are tired from the journey, come with me into the house and talk."
Several people walked into the pharmacy and went to the back hall.
Doctor Li asked his two grandsons to boil water and make tea, and ordered the servants to arrange for his senior brother's carriage and attendants to go to the courtyard to rest.
The three of them sat down and began to chat.
"Xinzhi, how is the person who recovered from the illness mentioned in your letter now?" asked the old man.
"Good! Very good!" Doctor Li said, "I saw him a while ago. He looked ruddy and healthy."
The old man picked up the tea and blew on it, then asked, "Can I meet this person?"
Doctor Li stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "I can certainly meet him, but he lives in a village five or six miles away from here. If I rashly go to call him, it might cause unnecessary suspicion. Besides, it's the busy farming season now..."
The old man waved his hand, "I'm not calling him here to see me. I want to visit him in person."
"That's feasible." Doctor Li said with a smile, "The Jiang family is kind and easy-going. If you go there, they will definitely welcome you with open beds."
The old man smiled, put down the tea bowl and said, "Xinzhi, can you let me see the pulse case you recorded?"
"Of course, of course." Doctor Li stood up and went to look through the pulse records.
As doctors, they would record any difficult and complicated cases they encountered, and for cases like Jiang Erlang who were miraculously cured, their records would be recorded word for word.
Doctor Li brought a large booklet and handed it to Senior Brother Wen Jingyan, "Senior Brother, please take a look."
Wen Jingyan took the booklet and opened it carefully.
The booklet not only records Jiang Erlang's pulse condition a few years ago, but also records every pulse check last year, including his daily diet, and his pulse condition after he recovered from the illness.
Wen Jingyan picked up a few strands of hair stuck in the pulse case and asked, "What is this?"
Doctor Li pointed at the dried transparent liquid on his hair and said, "His brother was hit on the head last time. When he came here for treatment, the wound was almost healed. It seemed that he had applied some medicine beforehand. When I asked him about it, he denied it."
As he said this, he touched his nose in shame and said, "I was curious, so I took the liberty of keeping this strand of his hair."
Wen Jingyan twisted the transparent substance on his hair, put it under his nose and sniffed it, then nodded: "It has a slight fragrance, but I can't tell what it is."
The young man beside him said, "Grandfather, why not melt it in water and give it to the small animals to try."
Wen Jingyan nodded: "That's feasible."
So Doctor Li asked his servant to catch a cat, cut off some of its hair, and cut a small wound with a knife.
Then soak those strands of hair in a little cold water, and the dry transparent substance will gradually melt.
Wen Jingyan took action himself, using a clean cotton cloth dipped in water to apply it to the kitten's wound.
Half an incense stick later, the wound healed and formed a scab.
All three were shocked.
"What kind of medicine is this? It's so effective."
Wen Jingyan looked serious, turned to the two and said, "This matter is of great importance. You and I should be careful with our words, otherwise we will hurt others and ourselves."
Doctor Li and Wen Hengchuan immediately swore: "We will never tell anyone else about this, or we will be punished by both humans and gods."
Wen Jingyan nodded, stroked his beard and said, "My Wen family has been practicing medicine for generations. We should set an example and never do anything that would endanger someone's life. Believe me, you are also half a descendant of my Wen family, so this matter will rot in our stomachs."
Doctor Li stood up and bowed, "Brother, rest assured. No matter what happens in the future, I will never get involved with the Jiang family."
"That's good."
Wen Jingyan sighed, "I came here only to save the child, and I have no other ambitions. Since this is related to the life and death of my Wen family, I have to act with caution. I hope you can understand me."
"Brother, please don't say that. My life and property were given to me by Master. I am only asking for some medicine for you.
Besides, we are only asking for medicine, and have no intention of robbing him. We only need to offer a generous reward and promise his family peace and prosperity, and I believe the Jiang family will be willing to do so."
"Oh, I hope so." Wen Jingyan sighed softly, "We can't rush this matter, let's go and take a look first, and then make plans.
After all, that family has been keeping it a secret and doesn't seem to want others to know. If I rashly ask for medicine, they will definitely resist. "
This matter needs to be done slowly and gradually.
"Okay, I will take you to Chen Village tomorrow." Doctor Li said.
"Um."
On the second day, Yingbao was taking her brothers for a walk on the deer trail.
I saw a horse carriage coming into the village and slowly stopping in front of my uncle's house.
Three people got off the carriage, two old and one young, and Doctor Li was among them.
The villagers were curious and gathered around to watch the fun.
The three of them stood at the gate of the courtyard, and Doctor Li asked loudly, "Is Brother Jiang home?"
Old man Jiang came out upon hearing the voice, and seeing that it was Doctor Li, he immediately stepped forward and saluted: "It turns out to be Brother Li, what brings you here?"
Doctor Li smiled and said, "My Senior Brother Wen occasionally passes by here. Seeing the beautiful scenery here, he wanted to come and see the scenery."
"That's great." Old man Jiang laughed and bowed to Wen Jingyan: "Mr. Wen, please come in and have a seat."
Wen Jingyan quickly responded: "Sorry to bother you, Brother Jiang."
"No, no." Old man Jiang smiled and led the person into his home.
Wen Hengchuan also came over to pay his respects: "Junior Wen Hengchuan, meeting Mr. Jiang."
Old man Jiang blinked. It was the first time he heard someone call him "sir". He instantly felt taller and more majestic. "Haha, this young man is..."
Wen Jingyan smiled and said, "He is my eldest grandson, named Hengchuan, brother Jiang, just call him Hengchuan."
"Ah? Haha, all right, brother Hengchuan, come in quickly."
Old man Jiang let the three people into the yard. Because it was a little dark in the house, he placed a few benches under the persimmon tree, brought in a small dining table, and asked everyone to sit down at the table.
Mrs. Jiang hurried to make tea.
But there was no tea at home, and it was not convenient to give people plain boiled water, so he boiled a pot of water with fresh bamboo leaves and brought it over.
Yingbao also came to see what was going on. When she heard that their surname was Wen, her heart skipped a beat.
Last name Wen? Is it the Wen from Sister Wen's family
She quickly sent her brother home and ran over to eavesdrop on their conversation.