"Dragon Boat Festival, we're closed for a day... Well, I'm afraid we can't buy realgar today." Hao Jianghua looked at the sign hanging at the door of Baoan Hall, shook his head helplessly, and was about to leave, but when he turned around, he almost bumped into the person behind him. "Hey, Brother Xu..." He looked closely and saw that it was none other than Xu Xian.
"Brother Hao, why are you here?" Xu Xian was holding a food box in his hand. When he saw Hao Jianghua, he greeted him happily. "I haven't seen Brother Hao for a long time."
"Brother Xu, I was right about you. You've become famous in such a short time since you came to Zhenjiang Prefecture. Now, every common people in Zhenjiang Prefecture knows you, Doctor Xu of Bao'an Hall." Hao Jianghua patted Xu Xian's shoulder and laughed heartily.
Xu Xian felt a little embarrassed. It was Bai Suzhen who saved the old woman and her grandson, cured the poison of the red crane, predicted that Mrs. Chen was pregnant with twins, and helped her give birth smoothly. Outsiders did not know the details, but he knew it well. He felt unworthy of Hao Jianghua's praise, so he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Brother Hao, it will be noon in another hour. Why are you still coming to the medicine store at this time?"
"Oh, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me. Brother Xu, I came here specifically to buy realgar for making wine. Do you have it?" After Xu Xian asked, Hao Jianghua remembered the purpose of his coming out.
Xu Xian smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes. If the medicine shop doesn't even have realgar, then it will be closed, right? Brother Hao, please follow me." As he spoke, he led Hao Jianghua into the Baoan Hall, put down the food box, turned around and took some realgar powder, "Brother Hao, is this enough?"
Hao Jianghua said: "That's enough, that's enough, it's for making wine, not for eating."
Xu Xian said: "Then I will pack the realgar powder for you, Brother Hao."
"Sorry to bother you, brother Xu..." While Xu Xian was busy, Hao Jianghua looked around boredly. No one was around. He suddenly remembered the wooden sign he had just seen outside the door. He looked back at Xu Xian and asked curiously, "By the way, brother Xu, I just saw a sign outside saying that your Bao'an Hall is closed today. I remember that you are living in Doctor Wu's mansion now. Why didn't you spend the holiday at Wu's mansion, but came to Bao'an Hall instead?"
Xu Xian replied, "It's like this. Sister Yulian's mother made some rice dumplings and asked me to bring some to Miss Bai so that she could have a taste."
Hao Jianghua stared at Xu Xian and smiled a little shyly: "Brother Xu, you are so thoughtful to come here in the hot sun at noon to give Miss Bai some rice dumplings... Tsk tsk, it's true that a gentleman loves a beautiful lady."
"Brother Hao, please stop joking with me." Xu Xian looked a little embarrassed. Hao Jianghua saw that Xu Xian was clearly interested in Bai Suzhen, so he said enthusiastically, "Brother Xu, you and Miss Bai are both single. If you are really interested in Miss Bai, I can help you make peace. Maybe you can have a good marriage."
"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Hao, but..." Xu Xian smiled bitterly and said dejectedly, "I, Xu Xian, know myself well. I would never dare to have any extravagant hopes for a fairy-like figure like Miss Bai."
"Hey, Brother Xu, don't underestimate yourself. You should know that you are now a famous doctor in Zhenjiang Prefecture. The girls in Zhenjiang Prefecture are lining up to see you. In my opinion, Brother Xu, you and Miss Bai are a perfect match made in heaven—"
"Brother Hao—" Xu Xian interrupted Hao Jianghua and handed him the wrapped realgar powder: "Brother Hao is thoughtful, but I don't want to talk about love right now."
"Well, okay." Seeing that Xu Xian was avoiding the topic, Hao Jianghua laughed and said, "I am nosy, brother Xu, please don't mind... By the way, how much is the realgar powder?"
Xu Xian waved his hand and said, "Brother Hao, you are joking. Why do you need to pay for these things? Just take them."
"Ha, ha, ha... How can this be so embarrassing? Brother Xu, just tell me how much it is and I'll pay."
Xu Xian said solemnly: "Brother Hao, it would be too polite if you keep saying that. When I first came to Zhenjiang Prefecture, I was very grateful to you for taking care of me. I, Xu Xian, have not yet repaid you for your kindness. How can I ask you for money for a packet of realgar powder? Okay, Brother Hao, it's almost noon. You should go home quickly to celebrate the festival with your sister-in-law."
"Well, thank you very much, Brother Xu. I'll leave first." Hao Jianghua was not a shy person after all. Since Xu Xian was determined not to accept his money, he could only accept his kindness and exchanged a few polite words before leaving. Suddenly, he thought of something and turned around to point at the food box Xu Xian brought and asked, "Brother Xu, do you have any wine in this food box?"
Xu Xian nodded and said, "There is a pot..."
Hao Jianghua asked again: "Did you add realgar?"
Xu Xian shook his head: "No."
Hao Jianghua said anxiously: "Brother Xu, why don't you add some realgar in it quickly."
Xu Xian hesitated and said, "Brother Hao, I think we should not use it. I am giving this wine to Miss Bai."
"Brother Xu, let me tell you that realgar can detoxify and ward off evil spirits. Adding it to wine will do no harm. It's fine."
"Is that so? Then... I'll listen to Brother Hao and add a little less." Xu Xian no longer insisted. He opened the food box, took out the wine, and scooped a small spoonful of realgar powder into the wine pot.
Hao Jianghua said: "Brother, please add more. This amount won't have any effect."
"Oh..." At Hao Jianghua's urging, Xu Xian added another spoonful of realgar powder to the wine.
"Hey! Brother, you should add more... Come on, come on, let me add it for you." Hao Jianghua was a generous person, and he always did things quickly. He couldn't bear to see Xu Xian adding realgar powder to the wine slowly, one spoonful at a time, so he took the spoon from Xu Xian's hand, scooped five or six spoonfuls of realgar powder into the wine in one breath, and then nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's OK now." He shook the wine pot, mixed the realgar powder with the wine in the pot, and handed it to Xu Xian, "Miss Bai, if you drink this wine, you will be able to get rid of the five poisons, avoid a hundred evils, live a long life, and have everything you want."
"By the way, there will be a dragon boat race at Fengqiao in the afternoon. Brother Xu might as well ask Miss Bai to go watch it together. It's quite lively." Hao Jianghua said his last sentence, then waved to Xu Xian, said: "Okay, see you later..." and went out.
The author has something to say: I have been obsessed with Indian movies recently, so I have been a little lazy in updating. However, the few Indian movies I have seen are really good, all starring Shah Rukh Khan. Almost every one of his movies has a score of more than nine points on Fengxing. - Mission Impossible, My Name is Khan, Perfect Couple, Never Say Goodbye, Sometimes Happy Sometimes Sad, these are all good. Of course, I haven't watched the more famous Bollywood Life and Death Love, Ashoka, because it is a tragedy. If you don't have many movies to watch, you can try to appreciate Indian movies. I believe you will not be disappointed, at least Shah Rukh Khan's movies are like this.