a month later...
When he came to the pharmacy on East Street, Mr. Gao found Gao Youcai's master—Wang Zhengde.
"Master, you are looking for me!" Walking into the guest room in the backyard, Wang Zhengde saluted Master Gao.
"Doctor Wang, sit down!" Seeing Wang Zhengde, Master Gao nodded his head to signal him to sit down.
"Yes!" In response, Wang Zhengde sat on a chair beside him.
"Doctor Wang, in a blink of an eye, you have been teaching talented medical skills for almost three months?" Looking at Wang Zhengde, Master Gao asked softly.
"That's right, the old man has been teaching the eldest and young master medical skills for eighty-three days!" Nodding, Wang Zhengde said yes again and again.
"There are five more days, which is the three-month deadline. I want to know about the situation of talented people studying medicine. Doctor Wang, let me know how he is doing?" To be honest, regarding the matter of my son studying medicine As for the matter, Mr. Gao did not report much hope. He felt that as long as his son could know all the commonly used herbs. If you can manage the business in the pharmacy well, that's already pretty good!
"Ah, this, master, don't worry. The young master is talented, born, and is the material to be a doctor. He is very good at learning medicine, and he is also very fast. You don't have to worry about it!" Speaking of this, Wang Zhengde was very upset gratified. I feel that it is my luck that I can accept such a good apprentice.
Seeing Wang Zhengde who praised his son to heaven, Master Gao was stunned, and then smiled wryly. "Doctor Wang, you have been sitting in the shop for almost twenty years. Just tell the truth, don't hide it from me. I still know what my own son looks like."
Hearing this, Wang Zhengde couldn't help being a little puzzled. "Master, you don't think I'm praising the young master in front of you on purpose, do you?"
"Isn't it?" Master Gao thought it was very possible.
"Of course not. The Eldest Young Master is indeed a rare medical prodigy. He can master everything as soon as he learns it. He is the one with the best talent, the most diligent, and the most hardworking among the few students I have accepted. He I have learned more than one hundred common herbs. In the second month, I learned the pulse with me, and I have memorized more than ninety soup songs. I have already started to learn the prescriptions." Looking at Master Gao, Wang Zhengde told the truth .
"What? After studying for three months, I know more than a hundred kinds of herbal medicines, and I am familiar with soup songs. I have already started to learn how to feel the pulse and prescribe prescriptions. This, how is this possible?" Looking at Wang Zhengde in shock, Master Gao couldn't believe his ears. . He himself is also a medical student. He studied art with a teacher at the age of six, and after 12 years of study, he achieved a small success and was able to see a doctor and prescribe prescriptions. But my son, who has only been studying for three months, unexpectedly, can prescribe the pulse? This, wouldn't this be too heaven-defying
"That's right, this is the first time this old man has encountered a genius like the Eldest Young Master! This old man thinks, if the Eldest Young Master studied medicine at the age of six like the old man, he should already be a famous miracle doctor all over the country by now!" Said At this point, Wang Zhengde felt a little regretful, thinking that his young master should have studied medicine early in the morning.
"Doctor Wang, you, are you telling the truth? Are you trying to comfort the old man?" Looking at the doctor, Master Gao asked in disbelief.
"Master, you think too much. How can I lie to you about this kind of thing? Besides, you have already said something in advance, and when the three-month period comes, you will take the exam for the young master. The date is almost here Even if I lie to you, it won't be able to hide it!" Looking at Master Gao, Wang Zhengde said helplessly.
"So, talented people are really good at medical skills!" Looking at Wang Zhengde, Master Gao also felt that there was no need for him to lie to him.
"Yes, the young master's medical skills are very good. I'm afraid the master won't pass him!" Wang Zhengde smiled at this point.
"Okay, I got it! You go back!" Nodding his head, Master Gao expressed his understanding.
"Okay, I'll go first master!" Nodding, Wang Zhengde turned and left.
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In the evening, after returning home, Mr. Gao came directly to Wang Yue'e's yard.
"Master, are you back?" Seeing that her husband was back, Wang Yue'e hurriedly stood up to greet her.
"Yue'e, I ask you something, you have to answer me truthfully, don't keep it from me!" Looking at his wife, Master Gao asked seriously.
Seeing her husband's appearance like this, Wang Yue'e's attitude became serious. "Master, what's the matter? You ask!"
"Tell me, have Youcai seriously studied medicine with Wang Zhengde these days?" Looking at Wang Yuee, Master Gao asked seriously.
"Yes, I asked Shunzi about it. Shunzi said that if you are talented, you can study medicine seriously. In the morning, I would sit alone in the study and read medical books. In the afternoon, I would learn from his master. In the evening, I would read books for two hours after dinner. It's an hour. I don't go to bed until midnight every day. It's been like this for the past three months!" Looking at her husband, Wang Yue'e answered truthfully.
Hearing this, Master Gao nodded. But soon frowned again. "Is the body able to bear such hard work? Didn't you ask Gao Shun to persuade you?"
"I said it. Why didn't you say it? Shunzi and Youcai's four personal maids, I have told them one by one. But Youcai is willing to learn, and no one will listen to it. These three months, but My son is suffering!" Speaking of this, Wang Yuee's face was distressed.
"Oh, this talent really has grown!" Speaking of this, Master Gao sighed.
"It's not all about you, you have to let him think about his mistakes behind closed doors. He reads during the day and at night like this, what if his eyes are tired out? What about his body?" Speaking of this, Wang Yue'e couldn't help feeling a little worried .
"Oh, don't worry about it. Youcai is twenty-two years old this year, not a child anymore. Thinking about it, he has his own sense of propriety!" Glancing at his wife, Master Gao said helplessly.
"Then, when you test his medical skills in two days, don't deliberately make things difficult for him. Otherwise, he must study harder!"
"I know, I know, my own son, it's too late for me to love him, so why would I make things difficult for him?" Looking at his wife, Master Gao shook his head helplessly. It's as if talent is not his son.
"Well, it's more or less the same!" Wang Yuee was only satisfied with Master Gao's consent.
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Gao Youcai's yard.
For Gao Youcai, today is a very special day. Because, the glass shed he designed was finally completed today.
"Shunzi, go and call the four gardeners and four handymen!" Sitting in the study, Chu Yang motioned for Shunzi to call for someone.
"Yes, young master!" In response, Shunzi turned and left.
Not long after, Gao took the four gardeners and four handymen to Chu Yang's study.
"Greetings, Eldest Young Master!" Lowering their heads, the eight hurriedly saluted.
"En!" Nodding his head, Chu Yang's eyes swept over the eight people one by one.
"Wu San, have you been in Gaofu for ten years?" Looking at an old gardener, Chu Yang asked.
"Back to Eldest Young Master, the younger one has been in Gaofu for nine years and eleven months, and next month it will be ten years!" Looking at Chu Yang, Wu San hurriedly replied.
"Okay, from now on, you will be the captain of the gardeners. You will be in charge of the gardeners, and you will receive double wages every month." Looking at Wu San, Chu Yang said so.
"Hey, thank you, young master, thank you, young master!" Nodding, Wu San thanked repeatedly.
"Shunzi, what do the servants do in the mansion?" Turning his head to the side, Chu Yang asked Gao Shun beside him.
"Oh, the four handymen are responsible for carrying water, chopping firewood, and sweeping the yard."
"Yes!" Chu Yang nodded upon getting Gao Shun's answer. "Then, how many people are there in the backyard kitchen?"
"There are three people in the kitchen, one chef and two assistant cooks. The chef is in charge of cooking and cooking. The assistant cooks are responsible for lighting the fire, washing rice, and washing vegetables." After thinking about it, Gao Shun talked about the situation in the backyard.
"Then, how much is the monthly salary for the kitchen and handyman?" Looking at Gao Shun, Chu Yang asked again.
"Oh, it's 300 yuan a month for a kitchen assistant, and 200 yuan a month for a handyman." Naturally, Gao Shun knew everything about servants like the back of his hand.
"Okay, that's it. From now on, the work of carrying water, chopping firewood, and cleaning the backyard will be handed over to two kitchen helpers, and each of them will be paid two hundred dollars a month." Looking at Gao Shun, Chu Yang said so with.
"Yes, I understand!" Nodding, Gao Shun expressed his understanding.
"In addition, didn't a nursing home hurt my leg last year to save me, so it's not convenient to walk? Let him stay in the front yard from now on without doing errands. Just stay in the yard to take care of the yard, clean up Just use the front yard!" After thinking for a while, Chu Yang said again.
"Yes, Eldest Young Master!" Responding, Gao Shun kept the matter in mind.
"Eldest young master, then, then we, what are we doing?" Looking at Chu Yang, the four servants were a little silly.
"You four, from today onwards, go to the medicine garden with the four gardeners to plant herbs." Looking at the four of them, Chu Yang said so.
"Us? Young master, we, we don't know how to grow herbs?"
"You don't need to know it, you just need to listen to the four gardeners!" The west courtyard is now officially renamed the medicine garden. Four gardeners were far from enough, so the handyman at the Chuyang Bar was also incorporated into the team of gardeners.
"Oh, yes!" In response, the four servants expressed their understanding.
"Eldest young master, we, we only know how to grow flowers, and we haven't grown herbs, have we?" Looking at Chu Yang, Wu San said with a bitter face. I thought: Where can he grow herbs
"It doesn't matter, I will explain to you the habit of each herb in advance. You just need to plant it according to my instructions!" Chu Yang is still very confident about this matter.
"Yes, Eldest Young Master!" Now that Eldest Young Master said so, no one dared to say anything else.
"Okay, Wu San, take your people and go to the medicine garden to have a look. See what tools are missing, tell Shunzi, and let Shunzi buy them. Then, first turn over the ground, and then Bring back some flower fertilizer. By the way, what kind of flower fertilizer do you use for planting flowers?" Thinking of this, Chu Yang asked.
"Oh, back to the young master, we grow flowers with horse manure, which is pulled back from the horse farm in the north of the city in the mansion, and then distributed to each courtyard. There are only four horses in our high mansion compound. These four The horse's manure is all for the wife's yard to grow flowers. We can't get it." Looking at his master, Wu San reported the situation.
"Okay, then go pull horse manure in the racecourse!" After thinking about it, Chu Yang made a decision.
"Young master, you don't need money to pull horse manure in the racecourse. However, the horse-carriage to deliver horse manure is charged. It costs 20 copper coins for a trip. Before this money was the public account of the mansion. Then, let's go directly to collect the horse manure. If you go to pull it yourself, then the money..." Speaking of this, Wu San paused.
"I see, Master Qianben pays for it himself. After a while, you will follow Shunzi to the west courtyard first, and then buy all the tools for the eight of you, and then you can go buy horse manure." Looking at Wu San, Chu Yang Say so.
"Hey, it's the young master!" Wu San responded, expressing his understanding.