Doctor Peng was not originally from the Spirit Medicine Village.
He doesn't remember his real name very much, because he left his hometown with a wandering doctor when he was a teenager, and his name was originally just a nickname given by the villagers, either Aniu or Gouzi or Mancang, and then the wandering doctor died. , he inherited the mantle and continued to practice medicine.
Dr. Peng learned to read according to the prescriptions and medical books. He still does not know many words in the Book of Songs, and he can barely read the written words.
Until he came to Peng Ze.
The common people are yellow-faced and skinny, their abdomens are distended like a drum, and outsiders are avoided like a plague.
The goddess, monks, and alchemists all said that there are hungry ghosts here.
After in-depth research, this vicious disease appeared at an unknown time. The old man said that his ancestors died of this disease, and his grandson lay dying on the ground.
I only know that at the beginning there were several families. Once the disease became ill, the goddess were invited to drink incense ashes, and the sick were locked in a remote part of the village, and they were not allowed to come out. The villagers who had divided up the fields of these other families also started to get sick within a few years. The goddess said that it was caused by the evil thoughts of the previous family and the curse of ghosts. The angry villagers stopped sending food over, and those patients starved to death.
However, the strange disease did not disappear along with it, and more and more people were suffering from it. The disease spread in my own village, the village next door... and even all the villages I knew.
The patients were no longer locked up, and they dragged their tired and weak bodies to work until they died.
Because this is not an immediate fatal disease, except for those who die from high fever after touching the water, the course of the disease can last for ten or even twenty years. There are people in the folk fields, and there are people who fight the fish, but the number is reduced. When the government sees that it cannot be imagined, it is too lazy to care about it. It is okay to die one after another, just not die.
Doctor Peng was busy saving people, but he couldn't find the cause. When he was desperate, he met Qin Lu.
Qin Lu came here after hearing the rumors. At that time, the vicinity of Peng Ze was like a ghost territory, and the people who were still alive fled one after another. They had no way to lead and lost their fields, so they could only become refugees. Under the panic, the local officials concealed things without reporting them, and closed the city gates to prevent the refugees from entering.
Qin Lu naturally didn't believe in the idea of evil spirits, he thought it was a plague at first.
When he got to the fishing village and met Doctor Peng, he found out that it was not any kind of disease he knew.
There is no doubt that such a wide range of strange diseases will definitely spread, but the source of the disease is unknown.
Doctor Peng was helpless, but when Qin Lu was diagnosing the pulse, he found that the patient's internal organs and meridians had extremely subtle changes, so subtle that even he could hardly hear them. Parasitic in the flesh and blood organs.
Because it is too similar to the "gu" that Nanjiang said, even Qin Lu, the genius doctor of Xuan Gourd, thought it was wrong, thinking that the sinister cult Jianghu people were in the water source.
But there is a mistake. Although the "culprit" has not been found, the recipe extracted according to the ancient medical technique of treating gu and adding improved medicinal materials turned out to be effective.
This joy came too early.
It can cure the symptoms, but not the root cause.
After several failures in "killing the gu", Qin Lu's prescription finally failed because the patient was too weak to take strong medicine. Broken bones can give birth, but the internal organs are destroyed by Gu, and they cannot be replaced with new ones. If the "gu" in the body is removed, people will still die.
In desperation, Qin Lu could only turn to treat people with mild symptoms and those who had not yet become ill.
During the period, when diagnosing and treating a child who fell into the water and had high fever, cough, asthma, and vomiting blood, Qin Lu discovered that the "gu" would still have an acute attack, and some people died at this level. Before that, the two conditions had never been regarded as the same disease. .
Qin Lu was determined to find the source of the disease. He searched through all the channels he could find, and found that the disease had existed since ancient times, but it was the first time that a large-scale outbreak had occurred.
"…The previous dynasties were heavily exploited and the population was small. Only merchants came and went in the village. There was no caravan at all, and there was little movement between villages. Due to various reasons, they lost their lives, especially in the last years of the Chen Dynasty when the world was in chaos, and I don't know how many people died. After more than 20 years of prosperity, the outbreak of serious diseases suddenly broke out." Doctor Peng spoke slowly under the flickering candlelight.
"Yes, the teacher said that there are still many diseases that have not been discovered. Only when people live for a long time can they slowly appear."
When Mo Li heard Qin Lu mentioned it, it was very emotional.
- Evil diseases broke out in prosperous times, but not in troubled times.
The theory of ghosts and gods is not credible, and it is even less desirable to say that the king is not virtuous and the sky brings disaster.
Meng Qi's face was extremely ugly. When he came to Pengze, the disease had not yet prevailed, and the outbreak coincided with the death of Emperor Yuan of Chu, who was dying, killing heroes indiscriminately, and the turmoil in the government and the public, and no one cared about the "Pengze epidemic". There are many miasmas in the south, and there are similar reports every year. Tax reduction and disaster relief are done as usual. The court did not ask or investigate, and the local officials did not have the courage to look at it.
When Emperor Ling of Chu succeeded to the throne, all the civil and military officials were involved in the struggle between the government and the opposition, and no one asked about the suffering of the people.
"I shouldn't have left Taijing. After Li Yuanze's death, I should go back... To train people in the DPRK, none of them can survive me, it's just a waste of decades..."
Meng Qi's self-talking voice was inaudible, only Mo Li, he turned his head suddenly and woke up Meng Qi's contemplation.
"Brother Meng, you can't go back to heaven alone."
Even if "Meng Guoshi" is hidden in the court and the opposition, he raises countless disciples, controls their lives, and secretly controls the court and the opposition. The Chu Dynasty will not be as prosperous as Meng Qi wished, with different people's hearts, and it cannot be consistent.
As for the painstaking training of students, there have been many courtiers who have disagreed with their teachers in politics and have jumped into the opposite camp as soon as they resigned from office. Among them, there are many who have received great grace from their teachers, and even have been taught by their teachers when they were young. After all, even fathers and sons can do it. Contradicted.
This does not count as a betrayal caused by related interests, it is just "political disagreement".
Meng Qi let out a long sigh, and his face was still not good, but he finally stopped digging into the horns.
Dr. Peng only heard what Mo Li said, and didn't know what they were talking about.
But after all, it should be a bad thing. Dr. Peng has not talked about the past for many years, and no one can talk about it. Now that he has opened the wound, the pain is dripping with blood, and he doesn't care about anything else at all.
On the other hand, the warrior who called Doctor Peng his uncle kept looking at Meng Qi. There were four people here, and he had nothing to say to Doctor Peng. Mo Li was Mr. Qin's disciple, so what about this person
"I haven't asked your honorable name yet." The warrior stopped Immortal Peng from talking about the Spirit Medicine Village and asked vigilantly.
"This is my best friend, let's go out together..."
"I'm A Li's brother."
The ink carp couldn't say the word "travel", and was forced to get stuck.
Meng Qi didn't blink. In the east of Yangzhou by the sea, there are so many Qi brothers and Qi brothers, what's so strange.
There was silence in the house.
"Cough, forgive the old and clumsy eyes."
With such a wonderful blend, the grief in Dr. Peng's heart has calmed down a lot, at least he doesn't need to take the Heart Protection Pill anymore.
He looked at the juniors around him, and then at Mo Li. In any case, he and Qin Shenyi were barely considered successors. He couldn't control the blessings and misfortunes of the juniors. He just hoped that they could live in peace and stability.
"This is Doctor Han's youngest son, named Can. You just heard what happened to Doctor Han... Ah Can studied martial arts in the Hengshan School for ten years, and it was only when Doctor Han rescued the parents of an inner disciple of the Hengshan School. Got this chance."
Only then did the warrior regain his senses, and said with shame, "It's a pity that I'm not that material, so I didn't learn anything."
"People in the countryside don't have big ambitions, and they don't expect you to walk the rivers and lakes and act as a chivalrous person. It's better to be able to cherish the inner strengths and evils, and to be able to escape when things go wrong." Dr. Peng sighed, "If I If you’re gone, the Spirit Medicine Village has to be entrusted to you.”
Hearing this, Han Can's expression was complicated, and there was a hint of resistance.
Dr. Peng sighed: "A-Chan, the village that killed your father and other doctors has changed beyond recognition, and the living villagers are not the same people. Those who do not believe in medical skills and worship ghosts and gods, ghosts and gods can't extend their lives, and their illness The villagers who didn’t escape with their lives fled one after another because they were afraid of being haunted by evil spirits. Over the years, you have also inquired about what the refugees look like from the caravan.”
If it is still in the Chu Dynasty, the refugees may still be resettled.
After the fall of Chu, the three kings could not wait to be beaten to death, and the men in the refugees were directly dragged to fill the barracks.
There are no road leads and fields, and the people who go to the workshop to live, starve to death and die of exhaustion, and only a few people successfully settle down in other villages.
Even if there is no war, there are still many refugees.
In Pengze's dead village, it didn't take a few years for refugees from other places to form a new village.
What happened to the sickness? It is said that people who have never seen a serious disease attack are not afraid at all. There are fields here, you can fish, and you can live in a broken house. It is better to die from illness than to die from starvation.
"They are dead, but where are the people who came after?" Han Can said angrily.
Mo Li and Meng Qi looked at each other. Although Doctor Peng didn't elaborate on the situation of the Spirit Medicine Village, they could guess with their minds.
-Since there are many ignorant people, then follow their ideas and perfect the theory of falling into the realm of hungry ghosts. It also involves the cause and effect of sins in the past and this life. It is half intimidation and half healing. Those who cannot be cured are sins and debts that are too heavy. . Children and young people who have been rescued say that they use their yangshou to pay off part of their sins.
Calling himself Immortal Peng, he borrowed the name of Peng Zu, who lived to be about 800 years old, and also smeared the initials of Pengze Lake.
Over there, Han Can said angrily: "Let's not talk about other things, just the people in this Spirit Medicine Village respect gods and Buddhas in their mouths and their uncles, but when they can make money, they are eager to sell an ointment for ten times the price. My uncle asked every household to make ointment, which he said was an elixir that could exorcise evil spirits and wash away sins. As a result, the price of the caravan selling it in the county was so high that the common people could not afford it, and many people applied it to their bodies even if they didn’t even go into the fields. When the neighboring villages came to ask for medicine, they also randomly raised the price. If things go on like this, the fishermen and farmers who really want to use the ointment can’t afford it, and those who don’t use it believe it, won’t the disease spread again?”
Doctor Peng said with a smile, "Don't you care about the people in the outside village? Why are you still worried about them?"
"Uncle!" Han Can almost became angry and argued, "I don't like these people in Lingyao Village, if you... they will definitely be able to drag their family to town to sell ointments, or even go to other places to pretend to be ghosts. Knowing medical skills, what should I do if I treat people indiscriminately, and cheat money and kill them?"
"Everything has its pros and cons. At least the recipe for the ointment has been spread." Meng Qi suddenly said, "As for these people in Lingyao Village, they lied to the fishing village near Pengze. No matter how far away they are, they won't be trusted. Even if there are people who believe this, they will steal or force them to tell the formula, and it is not that easy to deceive people.”
Han Can glared at him, Doctor Peng coughed and laughed: "Yes, you have seen the old man in the village all these years. Although the ghosts and gods are effective, they can forget everything when the word is right, but their eyelids are shallow and they can't read big words. What can you do? As long as you continue to guard the Spirit Medicine Village, those who are sick will naturally come here if they want to live. The old man is just worried that you will not inherit the mantle of the old man and your father and continue to practice medicine."
Han Can's face showed a struggle.
Doctor Peng would rather stay here if he pretends to be a ghost, for what
After those doctors had an accident, no doctor was willing to come here again.
Doctor Peng didn't want everyone and Qin Lu's hard work to be wasted. Only by staying here can he diagnose and treat more patients with serious diseases, and can continuously improve the prescriptions and pass them on to future generations. How could he not hate the villagers whose ignorance and ignorance killed the doctor, but if he gave up, the future generations would be short of a collection of medical books for treating serious diseases. Doctors who are determined to save lives need to start all over again, and may suffer misfortune like them.
"A-Chan, you only need to accept a disciple with a good temperament, and then hand over all this to him in the future, even if the wishes of this old man and your father have been fulfilled."
"Uncle..."
Han Can bowed his head, even though the people of Lingyao Village seemed hopeless to him, there were still ignorant children in the village, and there were also old women who sincerely thanked them.
"Okay, don't let Qin Shenyi's apprentice see jokes, you are also the same generation." Dr. Peng said with a smile, "This old man and A Can have not learned enough, and the medical books they have read are even more limited. Brother Qin is interested in the disciple. It must be extraordinary, just ask for some advice."
"Peng Shibo is too polite." Mo Li quickly stood up.
"Mo Qianxiao, A Can, you go to the back room and fetch the old man's manuscript."
Dr. Peng looked at Mo Li earnestly, "This is the case that this old man has collected over the years, and the prescription that he has figured out. My nephew will pass it on to Brother Qin for me. If there is still fate in the future, please follow Brother Qin's handwriting to the right nephew. The idea of the prescription can be brought back to A-Chan, and if he fails, he can also hand it over to a doctor who is interested in treating serious diseases in the future."
Mo Li bowed and took the handwritten letter from Han Can.
The paper is not good, it turns yellow, and it is much worse than the various flower paper that literati and writers write poems for.
Because he often lost his luggage, Mo Li decided to take the time to memorize everything written on it.
"Junior tried his best to bring it to the teacher's case."
"well!"
Dr. Peng's eyes were a little wet, he was old, and he didn't expect to see his old disciples again.
As soon as he turned his head, his eyes fell on Meng Qi again. Dr. Peng subconsciously felt that this person was from a good background and wanted to remind Mo Li to pay attention. The children of the aristocratic family were unreliable. .
Meng Qi also realized that he had met Ah Li's "elder" in disguise this time.
Worth mentioning, let's practice with this Doctor Peng
Meng Qi's spirit was refreshed, and he said firstly, "The younger generation is surnamed Meng and his name is Qixing. His parents are not alive, and even old friends have passed away early. Fortunately, he and Ah Li met like old friends, so they traveled the world together."
Mo Li's expression was complicated. He didn't know how Meng Qi could say the word "junior" without any guilt.
There are also parents who are not in this world, so they never existed at all!
Dr. Peng didn't understand the scholar's trick, and even the scholar might not remember the name of the national teacher of the Chu Dynasty, and Dr. Peng was even less likely to know the character Qixing of Meng Qi, so he believed it, and his scrutiny eyes eased immediately. Some.
Meng Qi made persistent efforts and said solemnly: "The world is difficult, and there are troubles everywhere. With someone to accompany, Mr. Qin must be relieved."
The principle is this principle, but the apprentice has an extra brother when he goes out. This—
Doctor Peng couldn't say anything, but he couldn't speak.
The first apprentice is not his own, the second Doctor Peng himself is not interested in getting married, and thirdly, regardless of gender identity, Meng Qixing seems to be a perfect match for Brother Qin's apprentice.
"Oops, the medicine outside is almost ready, Ah Chan will go take a look." Doctor Peng turned around and greeted.
Han Can also suddenly remembered that he was about to go out to take medicine.
"No." Mo Li stopped, "My tutor not only taught me medicine, but also martial arts."
Doctor Peng and Han Can's eyes fell on Meng Qi.
Mo Li had to bite the bullet and explain to Meng Qi that who made the gerbils afraid of suffering might say more absurd things in order not to drink medicine.
"Brother Meng has more martial arts than me."
Han Can looked at Mo Li and then at Meng Qi, and suddenly whispered, "Uncle, should I ask for medical skills or martial arts first?"
Doctor Peng: "..."
What are you thinking, of course it is medical skills, can martial arts be improved by a certain amount in three days? Is it easy to learn martial arts? If it's easy, what kind of ointment is there to use, so that both fishermen and farmers can learn a set of internal luck methods and then work? Isn't it better than the ointment
In fact, if you are not a master of internal skills, people in Jianghu may also get sick if they touch water every day. The year before last, a group of people in a water bandit village fell ill. How high is this martial arts that you are not afraid of? Dr. Peng had seen Qin Lu's ability with his own eyes, and he was speechless in his heart. Brother Qin himself was extraordinary, even his apprentices were extraordinary, and even the deeds that the apprentices found... Cough!
Doctor Peng suddenly remembered something, and asked tentatively, "My nephew understands martial arts, so should he know about Jianghu?"
Mo Li didn't know why, so he said instinctively, "What does Peng Shibo mean?"
"About Fengxing Pavilion, can you find the person in charge of Fengxing Pavilion?"
The author has something to say: Meng Qi: admiration
Ink carp: admiration
Han Can: Admiration, both martial arts and medical skills are amazing
Doctor Peng: Admiration, brother Qin is a winner in life, even his apprentice's brother Qi... cough