Zhushan County.
Tang Xiaotang got up early and was sweeping snow in the yard.
"Hey, you put down the candy boy." Madam Ge hurriedly tied her hair in a bun, and shouted while lighting a fire, "It's cloudy today, so you have to keep going. Go to the grocery store and have a look and buy some sauce and vinegar. The butcher's house on the street brought a knife of meat, and I gave the money yesterday."
Tang Xiaotang dropped the broom and ran back.
Over the past year, he has drawn a lot, and at the same time, the flesh on his cheeks quickly subsided, and he looks thin even when wrapped in a padded jacket.
"Dr. Mo comes back, blame me for starving you and losing weight." Madam Ge searched the stove, and there were only a few cold buns, so she grabbed one and stuffed it with Tang Xiaotang, "I'm so hungry, take a few bites first, come back There are hot noodle soups with lard."
Tang Xiaotang took the steamed buns and ran outside.
After a few steps, Aunt Ge chased after him and buckled a felt hat.
"What are you looking at, work hard." Aunt Ge turned her head and scolded Uncle Ge on the roof angrily.
Last year there was a heavy snowfall, which collapsed many houses, and the county town was also affected.
No, as soon as it entered the fall, everyone was busy repairing the roof. After the snow fell last night, many people got up early to clean the roof to see if there was any temporary reinforcement. It was really frightened by what happened last year.
The grocery store was knocked on the door. The guy rubbed his eyes and looked at Tang Xiaotang with meat in his hand, and asked in surprise, "It's still early before the Chinese New Year, why is your family so busy?"
Tang Xiaotang didn't speak, just laughed.
The guy didn't ask any further questions, he struggled to move the door, and following Tang Xiaotang's finger gestures, he took the sauce and vinegar.
"Hey, wait..."
The guy took out a jar of pickles from under the counter, and before he finished greeting, Tang Xiaotang dropped the money and trotted away at the end of the street.
I couldn't sleep even after being woken up. The guy stretched and swept the snow at the door.
After being busy for a while, I heard the kicking sound of the carriage from a distance, faintly silhouetted in the cold wind.
The clerk at the grocery store looked around in surprise. There were many donkey carts and horses in the county town of Gein, but such a good horse would never be reluctant to use it to tow the cart, and as the cart got closer, the appearance became clearer. This kind of carriage is exquisite and beautiful. The wheels of the car, and the very wide carriage... It is definitely not something that can be built in a few nearby counties!
Where is this big guy from
Not Pingzhou Prefecture, the grocery store clerk glanced nervously at the county government office.
Just when he was considering whether to close the shop or not, he ran to the county government to find Master Li or Qin Chukuai to talk, but the carriage stopped in front of the grocery store.
The guy instinctively retracted his shop, quietly stretched his head to look around, and saw a familiar figure jump out of the cab.
"Doctor Mo?"
The guy was taken aback and stretched his neck stiffly.
Mo Li untied the windproof cloak, exposed his face, smiled and nodded to the man.
Then a man whom the man had never seen, took two jars and a large wooden box directly from the carriage.
"The Chen family caravan entrusted me to bring back the goods." Mo Li couldn't help laughing when he saw the stupid look on his man's face, and had to remind, "Especially the sugar produced in Yongzhou, can't stand the tide, and the neighbors are still waiting. Come to your house to buy it!"
The guy snapped back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly moved the goods to the shop.
The money has been given to the Chen family caravan long ago, and some of the payment will be settled after the spring, which has nothing to do with the ink carp.
"It's no wonder that early in the morning, I saw Tang Yazi busy, buying meat and going to my house to get sauce. It turned out that it was Doctor Mo who came back." Some people said that this year it was very chaotic outside, there was a riot in Qiuling County, Pingzhou, the emperor died, and the liar who worshipped Ziwei Xingjun went to Jiangnan to kill and set fire? He also said that Doctor Mo is outside and I don't know when he will be back."
Mo Li was a little stunned, and the familiar local accent talked about the disaster he saw with his own eyes, as if from a lifetime.
The clerk at the grocery store was talking, and then glanced at Meng Qi secretly, thinking that it was probably a friend that Doctor Mo made outside. He looked like a big man, but he didn't have any pretensions. He even helped to move the goods. dare to approach.
"My father was sick last month, and Mr. Qin came to see him. We even asked about the doctor's whereabouts! Doctor Mo, you have been away for so long, why haven't you written a letter from home, not even a message?"
Qin Lu, who was sitting in the car, stroked his beard awkwardly.
Family letters are usually sent back by the caravan. Because I don’t know where the recipients live in the city, they are collected by this grocery store and then searched separately. However, the ink carp has gone too far, unlike the hemp in Zhushan County. Ordinary people in the county could not find the opportunity to send letters at all.
The villagers were also kind, but Qin Lu didn't expect that he forgot to explain for a while, but made his apprentice complain.
Mo Li didn't take it to heart. He knew that the villagers had no concept of what was going on outside. The furthest among them had never left the Pingzhou Mansion.
After the guy finished talking, he forced a small jar of pickles for the ink carp.
"It was pickled at home, I had to give it to Mr. Qin last time, but I didn't want to say anything. I chased out with the jar, but I couldn't catch up, so I was scolded by my parents. I went back to the shop and called again. The shopkeeper scolded me."
The man's face was full of grievances, and Mo Li could not laugh or cry.
When ordinary people think about it, they naturally don't care if they can't catch up with someone of Mr. Qin's age.
When the carriage slowly started on the road, Qin Lu deliberately ignored the jar of pickles at his feet and said, "Xiaotang is so happy to know that you are coming back."
"It's the disciple who was delayed outside." Mo Li lowered his head and whispered about what he saw and heard outside.
Meng Qi was driving the car outside, and from time to time, he turned around in the streets following Mo Li's words.
Luckily, the pharmacy is on the widest street in the county, otherwise the carriage would not be able to get in.
Tang Xiaotang heard the horse's neighing outside the door, so she didn't even bother to finish her soup, she put the tableware and chopsticks away, and rushed out in a hurry.
"Doctor Mo..."
"Call Senior Brother."
Mo Li touched Xiao Tang's head and caught a glimpse of the mole on Tang Xiaotang's earlobe. Thinking that this child was almost mistaken for a descendant of the Chu Dynasty royal family, Mo Li shook his head and helped Qin Lu to go into the yard. .
"My teacher is not too old to walk." Qin Lu said with a stern face.
Mo Li was dumbfounded. After being able to answer the letter, he rushed to the inn a few hundred miles away. Mr. Qin's body was very tough.
When Tang Xiaotang saw Meng Qi, she was puzzled, and the next moment, a box was stuffed in her hand.
He was startled and tried to dodge in a hurry, when he heard Mo Li say, "It's something that my senior brother brought back to you, just take it."
Tang Xiaotang opened the lid of the box ignorantly, then his eyes lit up and he let out a wow.
It was a box of twelve clay figurines fixed to death on the flannel at the bottom of the box with thin toothpicks. The most conspicuous one was the mighty general with a red face and a green robe holding a blue dragon and a moon sword. Looking to the side, it was the black-faced man with a snake spear. Zhang Fei, and Lu Bu with Fang Tianhua Halberd.
The clay figurines are colorful and have bright robes. Not to mention Zhushan County, such craftsmanship cannot be found even in Pingzhou.
Tang Xiaotang was so happy that her eyes narrowed with laughter.
This smile revealed his secret.
There were several missing teeth in his mouth, and Mo Li was stunned for a moment. No wonder Tang Xiaotang called him in a strange voice, and his words were leaking.
"How… "
Mo Li turned to look for Qin Lu, Tang Xiaotang covered his mouth subconsciously, looking annoyed.
"Maybe I was at a loss when I was a child. The one tooth you lost when you were there was slow to grow. In the past six months, you have lost three more teeth." Qin Lu sighed and said slowly, "The Chen family caravan is gone. I got some milk tofu from Guanwai, and I kept it for him, as well as bone soup…”
Mr. Qin sighed.
I haven't found out that the eldest apprentice is a fish for more than ten years. I always thought it was a delusional disorder, and I have to worry about the young apprentice's long teeth.
Speaking of this, the signboard of the mysterious gourd doctor will be smashed.
Tang Xiaotang covered her mouth and couldn't help but peeked at Meng Qi, looking very curious.
"It's better to get more sunlight for long teeth." Meng Qi said.
Qin Lu nodded subconsciously and asked in surprise, "Qi Xing also understands the technique of Qi Huang?"
Name, this is what Qin Lu thought of.
Otherwise, the apprentice's friend should be said to be a nephew, but Qin Lu couldn't say these two words, even if the apprentice was a dragon, but he was used to seeing it, and suddenly a stranger came, and he also worked in the Chu Dynasty. Qin Lu had to reconsider what kind of existence the "Dragon Vessel" actually was.
It stands to reason that this is how we know each other, and we should treat each other with courtesy and indifference without alienating them.
As a result, every time Qin Lu saw Meng Qi, he would think of the scene of the first meeting...
It seems that the deep-rooted impression that dragon veins are equal to fat babies cannot be changed.
- The appearance of clumsy fighting with short arms and short legs makes people just want to lift them away one by one, and then stuff them with a candied haws.
At the same time, Qin Lu was extremely relieved. Even when Mo Li "was a child", he never played with such carelessness. Does Longmai really need a real companion
"...not familiar with medical skills, just a little experience."
Meng Qi looked up awkwardly, it was dark and it seemed like it was going to snow.
Sunbathing is the hobby of gerbils. If there is any problem that cannot be solved by digging a hole to sleep, then go to the sun.
Besides, when the wild beasts in the mountains and forests break their teeth when hunting, and when the young beasts grow their teeth, they must eat more, sleep more, and get more sunlight, that’s right.
At this time, the Ge family and the couple in the pharmacy greeted them and saw Meng Qi, who was a stranger.
"This is Doctor Mo's friend? Originally, only Doctor Mo in Zhushan County was born with such a good-looking appearance.
"Come in quickly, and the neighbors will look at it. Tomorrow our pharmacy will be stepped on the threshold."
Qin Lu coughed lightly, and was about to speak when suddenly, as if remembering something, he glanced at Meng Qi strangely.
In fact, the day Qin Lu sent the ink carp out, when he saw a pair of fish patterns on the porcelain vase, he thought that when the ink carp went out, not only could he find a companion, but the most important thing was to find a like-minded person to spend the rest of his life with, but the ink carp did not bring back one. A pile of dragon veins, only one was brought.
That's all, these two dragon veins are very restrained in front of him.
As soon as Qin Lu came back to his senses, he felt that something was wrong. Mo Li just respected himself, Meng Qi didn't need to do this.
"There are still some food and goods brought back from Taijing in the car..."
Meng Qi stopped Uncle Ge from moving the box, and immediately saw Mo Li's "alert" gaze.
- The road has to be walked step by step, the meal has to be stuttered, and if you can't come up, tell the teacher that this is not a friend you have found, but a marriage object.
Meng Qi swallowed the words and carried a suitcase in one hand, and seven or eight suitcases entered the door so easily.
Tang Xiaotang's eyes lit up, his brother's friend is not only good-looking, but also as powerful as his brother and master
After the reins were released and the horses were placed, Uncle Ge returned to the house just in time to catch up with everyone.
In a hurry, I couldn't cook a hearty meal, so I could only warm my stomach with a bowl of hot noodle soup. Madam Ge turned her head and went back to the kitchen, as if she was determined to show her hands.
Meng Qi took a jar of wine and opened it, the fragrance filled the room.
Uncle Ge couldn't help but wonder, he had obviously never seen such a good-smelling wine.
"Taijing's Jingui Brew, even if a child drinks a cup, will not be able to go up. The taste is second only to Jiangnan's Peach Blossom Brew..."
Meng Qi stopped in time, raised his hand and poured a cup for everyone, of course Tang Xiaotang still had no share, the latter couldn't help but pouted.
Qin Lu lowered his head and sighed softly, "It's a long-lost taste. Jingui Brewing only uses molasses made from a golden osmanthus tree in Shangyun Mountain... It's very rare, and I've never seen it again after leaving Taijing."
In fact, the Chu Dynasty has a lot of commercial goods, and it is not that there is no outside the capital, but the price is high.
The mysterious gourd doctor is not good at what is in the cup, so naturally he will not spend a lot of money on this kind of wine.
This mouthful, moistening into the heart, is fragrant but not pungent, sweet but not greasy, just like the prosperous and prosperous scene of the Chu Dynasty in the past.
After Qin Lu finished thinking about it, he suddenly thought that Meng Qi was the Dragon Vein of Shangyun Mountain, and immediately raised his eyes in embarrassment.
Seeing that Meng Qi was very proud of the golden osmanthus brewing, as if to show off the staff produced by his own village, he was going to pour wine again.
"No no, one cup is enough, you can't drink more." Qin Lu hurriedly refused.
Mo Li sat upright and seemed to be energized. He would never easily meet Meng Qi's eyes, so that the teacher could see the flaws.
Accidentally found that Meng Qi was looking this way, and Mo Li could only gesture under the table.
Meng Qi was helpless, why was he so worried about him? It was too deliberate but made people suspicious. He tried to persuade Mo Li, and he also began to gesture.
Tang Xiaotang, whose height and vision are different from others: "..."
Brother is weird.
Tang Xiaotang was sitting on Qin Lu's right. He subconsciously reached out and tugged Mr. Qin's sleeve under the table.
Qin Lu had doubts at first, but now he was reminded by his little apprentice, and his brows wrinkled.
Looking at Mo Li again, his expression remained the same, and he couldn't see the gestures under the table at all. Qin Lu couldn't help but stroked his beard and asked calmly, "I don't know when these three books and six rituals will be over?"
"puff."
The ink carp choked on the wine.
Meng Qi was stunned.
"Old... teacher?"
"If you don't ask for the teacher, you won't say it, carefully pretend to be okay, and then drag it out for half a year?" Qin Lu sighed in a sigh, "I'm a teacher, I can't afford it."
The matter of a single fish has dragged on for more than ten years!
The author has something to say: the brain circuits of Mo Li and the teacher have never matched
End, there are a few extras =3=
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A lot of things happened in Sanyuan during the serialization. I had a minor operation last year, and I recovered very well. When the serialization of the article was about to end, I encountered an epidemic again. Although I was not in Wuhan, I also encountered some difficulties. The elders in the family are old and still live in On the other side of the city, I refused to live with the younger generation, and I had to take care of it with my parents.
The only fortunate thing is that there are no children in the family who are not married, otherwise it will be even more overwhelmed.
These main difficulties are not difficult at all in the face of life and death matters. In detail, they are considered lucky people.
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The author is starving to death because of lack of food, so he will open a fan after the fish is over, not long, not v
Then the next original theme of the new article is the end of the world
Thanks to all who supported along the way