Wei Xinyong looked at Wen Yulan in front of him with interest, pointed to the steaming medicine bowl in his hand, and asked with a smile: "Did you know that this wild ginseng here is at least more than five hundred years old? If you take it If you go out and exchange money, even if the world is in chaos, you can still get a great fortune for your family? "
Wen Yulan exclaimed: "So expensive?!"
"My dad said this is the treasure of the century-old drug store in the county. Is it not expensive?" Her brother heard this and held up a piece of caramel. He ate it with relish next to him. Hearing this, he stuffed the caramel into a handful. He put it into his mouth and said vaguely.
After living in Chishuling for these days, although the Wen brothers and sisters are still struggling to learn Mandarin, Wei Xinyong's intelligence is real, and he has learned a lot just by talking to them. I can understand the local dialect to some extent.
Nowadays, he has no problem communicating with people here, but he is depressed and refuses to interact with people at all, using the excuse that he is not well. Although the people in Chishuling didn't know that he was a descendant of the Fengzhou Wei family, who was famous all over the world, and that the Xiliang army and Fengzhou soldiers were looking for Master Wei Liu, they only saw the clothes he was wearing when he was rescued. The way he dresses and the way he talks and behaves when he wakes up indicates that he is a noble person.
On the one hand, these mountain people felt ashamed of themselves, and on the other hand, they felt that the world was in chaos. After this noble man woke up, he neither said to leave nor found anyone to contact his family. Thinking about it, he knew that there must be something inside. As the saying goes, it is better to do less than to do more, so they did not dare to come. Disturb him.
As for Wen Yulan, Wei Xinyong didn't let Wei Xinyong loose even after being entangled for days, but her enthusiasm remained undiminished. She drags her little brother along several times every day, stuffing Wei Xinyong with anything she thinks is good, from sweet potatoes to meats that are rare for mountain people to eat.
Wei Xinyongshi likes to accept or refuse. Although he refuses to accept a disciple, he occasionally teaches her a few words, a passage of classics, etc... He feels that even if he does not accept the apprenticeship of this little brother and sister, he will not be indebted to them. After all, even if a nobleman from a high school wants him to personally teach his homework, not every family has the decency to do so.
Even if there were, it is absolutely impossible to exchange a few sweet potatoes for a single teaching.
But the bowl of medicine brought by Yu Lan today surprised him - before he even entered the room, he smelled the smell of wild ginseng that was at least 500 years old in the medicine.
He was very familiar with wild ginseng. Not only since he learned that Wei Qi had passed away and fell ill, but also during the countless cold nights of studying hard. Whenever he had some savings, Hu Nu would buy it and make soup and tea. , nourishing his body.
Although I certainly couldn't afford to buy vintage ones at that time, after the situation improved, Hu Nu also started to buy vintage ones. During the days when he was ill in Fengzhou, Mrs. Song gave him several 500-year-old and almost-formed wild ginseng. If nothing unexpected happens, most of them are still in the hands of the tiger slave.
Therefore, he will never make a mistake.
After listening to Wen Zhiqi's words, Wei Xinyong nodded clearly: "Did your father send someone here? He captured Yong County? And then, Miss Wen, you stole it out and secretly brewed the medicine? This is not good. , not to mention that the original prescription did not include wild ginseng. Although adding it now has a nourishing effect, it also messes up the efficacy of the medicine. Besides, your father finally got such a small amount, so the reason why he sent it to you is, It’s for future use, I’m afraid even your father’s subordinates kept it secret, but you took it and used it with me. If your father knew about it, he would definitely blame you.”
"I was taught by my husband, and I'm not one of those people who doesn't know etiquette and shame!" After hearing this, Wen Yulan opened her eyes wide and retorted unhappily, "How could I steal? My father took it personally. Give it to my mother, let her boil the medicine and let us deliver it!"
Wei Xinyong frowned and said, "Is your father back?"
"Yes, you even brought me some candy!" Wen Zhiqi was delighted - unlike his sister, this boy didn't have many thoughts of "everything is inferior, only reading is good". The reason why he followed Wen Zhiqi every day Yu Lan came to see Wei Xinyong together. Half of them were attracted by hearing about Yu Lan, but the other half liked to hear some allusions Wei Xinyong occasionally told - he listened to them as stories.
As if being reminded at this moment, Wen Zhiqi grabbed another piece of candy with his unwashed hands that had just been played with mud, and handed it to Wei Xinyong enthusiastically, "Sir, do you want to eat it? It's very sweet and delicious. !”
Wei Xinyong shook his head and continued to ask Wen Yulan: "Why did your father do this?"
Wen Yulan stared at the piece of candy for a moment, then looked away and said, "My father said that sir, you are a scholar and your body must be weak. You passed out in the rain before, so you relied on your mother to dig in the mountains." Herbal medicine cannot be taken care of well, so you have to get good medicine.”
Wei Xinyong narrowed his eyes and said, "Really? Your father is so kind-hearted, but it's a pity that I don't have anything to offer you, so I don't have much to repay you."
"Sir, you look down on people!" When Wen Yulan heard this, her little face suddenly turned red and she said, "Although our family is poor, we will never do anything like repaying a favor! What you say is too humiliating to us. !”
Wei Xinyong smiled and said nothing, thinking that you, a little girl, might not have any other thoughts besides wanting to learn some literature from me as your teacher, but that might not be the case with your father - count the time, even if there is no one else If he comes to find him, Mo Binwei and Hu Nu will definitely come looking for him. He belongs to Ruiyu Hall by name, and no matter how much Ruiyu Hall cares about him, he can't help but mean it... Since Wen Yaozi is the leader of a group of revolts in Panzhou, what happened in the past month or two What happened, how could he not hear about it
If he hadn't guessed his identity and was not a relative or an acquaintance, a character like Wen Yazi who was still hanging around in the countryside, even in a wealthy place like Ruiyu Hall, would have given away five hundred yuan to someone who was sick. It’s from 2000-year-old ginseng—this thing is not a sweet potato!
He was silent. Wen Yulan thought he was regretting his mistake, so she magnanimously said: "Okay, sir, don't say that again in the future, and I won't care about what you just said... But sir, he said that this medicine contains I can’t add wild ginseng, what should I do now?”
Wei Xinyong looked at Wen Yulan strangely, thinking that even in the mountains and fields, such a passionate and always enthusiastic little girl... was a kind of weird thing - how could she think of the good in everything
"The medicine is not urgent. You can find Jie Tan and some paper later, and I will write you a recipe." If these people don't know their identities, but generously give up 500-year-old wild ginseng, Wei Xinyong will not He would accept it. He thought it would be difficult to repay such a great favor; but now, nine times out of ten, Wen Yaozi had guessed his origin, and that was because he had a motive - this kind of favor, he would easily retrieve it from his subordinates. You can pay it back.
So I won’t be wordy anymore and just accept it.
Wen Yulan didn't know that his thoughts were so complicated. He just said "oh" and ran out to find what he wanted. In such a mountainous place, it was impossible to find the four treasures of the study. Even the paper had to be looked for. It's easy to find charcoal bars.
Just as she took a step forward, Wei Xinyong stopped her again: "Wait a minute."
Wen Yulan hurriedly stopped: "Sir, do you have any other instructions?"
"Wen Xiaoyou, please go out first. I have something to ask Miss Wen alone." Wei Xinyong has learned these days that "Xiaoyou" is the local name for little boys. It is conceivable that their father Wen You Son, I'm afraid he doesn't even have a serious name.
Such a man, looking at the situation of his wife and children, is not much better than the mountain people of Chishuling, but he is willing to take out a 500-year-old wild ginseng... which makes Wei Xinyong feel a little high for him. What took a quick look was that although Wen Yazi had already arrived at Chishu Ridge, he did not show up. He just sent his children who came here every day to deliver medicine.
In other words, Wen Yaozi cannot completely confirm Wei Xinyong's identity.
Even if the person looking for Wei Xinyong described Wei Xinyong's characteristics in great detail, there are always surprises in this world.
Especially in today's chaotic world, maybe there is a descendant of your family who is described as similar to Wei Xinyong and encounters an accident while traveling, and happens to be saved by Qiu's mother and son
Furthermore, Wei Xinyong believed that Wen Yaozi probably didn't know the real reason for his disappearance this time.
Because his resentment against Zhibentang could not be made public, his disappearance was either said to be due to the failure to take good care of the bandits, or to the fact that he temporarily left the team due to the misfortune of the Wei family in Fengzhou... In short, he did not ask for help immediately after he woke up. The Qiu family tried to contact people like Wei family or Hu Nu in Fengzhou, which makes no sense in the eyes of people who don't know the inside story.
From this point of view, his identity as Wei Xinyong is questionable.
After all, if he cares about his tribe, even if he is an ordinary disciple, even if he is in trouble, he should try to go back immediately after waking up, so as not to worry his elders, and he should do his best for his tribe!
What's more, Wen Yaozi has never come to see Wei Xinyong. Based on the descriptions of two children who are not yet ten years old, even if the Qiu family is added - because the Qiu family is different between men and women, the two of them will be together after Wei Xinyong wakes up. The interview was conducted once, still in the presence of Wen Zhiqi and Wen Yulan.
The two of them exchanged few words before Qiu left on the pretext that she wanted to help her cousin of the Gu family cook. After that, I didn’t even say hello from a distance.
Therefore, if you think about it carefully, Wen Yaozi is actually only half-to-50 sure about Wei Xinyong's true identity.
In this case, he dared to take out the wild ginseng... Although he still couldn't catch Wei Xinyong's eyes, he was still very courageous.
However, Wei Xinyong's knot is still unresolved and he is impatient to pay attention to these things. He only plans to give him a generous gift in return in the future - of course the Wen family's greatest kindness to him is not this wild ginseng, but saving him from the wild. . However, Wei Xinyong wanted to die at that time, which he has not thought about until now.
To him, this life-saving grace was full of mixed feelings, and his gratitude was not deep.
Wei Xinyong changed his mind and sent Wen Zhiqi out. When Wen Yulan was alone, he asked in a low voice: "Why did your father come back? Did he hear that I was here?"
Wen Yulan said in surprise: "No, it's because our eldest brother was injured and my father sent him here to recuperate."
Before Wei Xinyong could say anything, she seemed to remember something again and said, "Oh, that wild ginseng was originally brought here for eldest brother to use. But my mother told her father about the husband after he settled it. , Dad said that he would also cut two slices for my husband to use as a way to accumulate merit for my eldest brother. "
Wen Yulan felt that she understood Wei Xinyong's meaning, and comforted him kindly: "Sir, please don't be sad. Our eldest brother was seriously injured this time, and he was injured while trying to save his father, so he is feeling sad now." I feel so bad that I don’t have time to pay attention to you, so I didn’t come to visit you! After my brother’s injury improves, I will definitely come to see you in person. Dad usually respects scholars the most, and often tells us, ‘Everything is of inferior quality. You are the only one who has read a lot! My father will definitely respect you!"
Wei Xinyong: "...!!!"
Isn't this 500-year-old wild ginseng co-authored specifically to honor and please me, but to temporarily gain some virtue for your eldest brother in case he accidentally dies of his injuries? ! (To be continued)