The days when I was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chang'an

When Guo Silang finished his second bowl of soup cakes, Guo Sanlang was still struggling with the only bowl of soup cakes in front of him.

Guo Silang has been accustomed to his brother's habit of chewing slowly since he was a child. He is not in a hurry and does not urge Guo Sanlang to eat quickly.

Not only did he not rush, Guo Silang turned around and called the boy in the shop to come forward, took out a few copper coins from his waist and put them on the table. Guo Silang said to the boy: "Tomorrow we are going to visit this shop in Chang'an." Relatives in the city, who have come all the way from afar, don’t know what the significance of a door-to-door visit in Chang’an City is?
What kind of gifts do you want to buy?

Tell me everything. "

The boy was also a wise man, and his joy could be seen, but he bowed first, raised his head and asked Guo Silang with a smile on his face: "Your guest is asking the right person. I, Wang Fugui, know these things best." Understand.

I have to ask your distinguished guest, is there anyone in this family who is an official? "

Guo Sanlang also finished the soup cake in front of him at this moment, leaving only some soup. Hearing this, he looked over curiously: "Oh?

Please tell me carefully about the importance of being an official or not. "

After that, Guo Sanlang also took out a bunch of money from his waist and put it on the table.

Seeing this, the joy in the boy's eyes became even greater. He told everything he knew one by one. After talking for a quarter of an hour, he took a bunch of copper plates and several copper plates and left.

After the boy left, Guo Silang asked Guo Sanlang with some distress: "Brother, why did you give so much? Didn't I give him several copper coins?"

Guo Sanlang coughed twice before slowly explaining to Guo Silang: "Where can I do things like you?

We are now in Chang'an, which is the most prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty. It is naturally different from when we were in Shule.

Didn't you notice that when you took out the few copper coins and placed them on the table, the boy's eyes were just a little surprised, and you could tell that he didn't take the money seriously.

So we want to know something, why don’t we spend more money?

I took out this bunch of money, and let's see, did he tell us all about this gift-giving method? "

Guo Silang thought about the boy's performance just now, and had to admit that Guo Sanlang was right.

"Hey, I listen to my brother."

Guo Sanlang originally planned to wait until the market opened tomorrow, so he and Guo Silang went to buy eight gifts as the boy said just now, and then went to the address given by Li Dalang to send a greeting note, and then brought it with him the next day. After offering eight kinds of gifts and the gifts prepared by the Guo family earlier, Guo Silang came to the Li family to recognize his relatives.

Unexpectedly, the boy from the inn knocked on the two brothers' door early the next morning.

"Dear guest, someone came downstairs and said he was a relative of yours, coming to take you home."

Guo Silang half sat up, still rubbing his eyes and looking half asleep. He didn't pay attention to what the boy said, but Guo Sanlang, who didn't sleep well to begin with, guessed something.

"Hey, let's go down right now."

After replying to the boy's words, Guo Sanlang coughed lightly again, then got up and pretended to get out of bed and get dressed.

Guo Silang was used to taking care of Guo Sanlang, so when he saw this, he pressed down Guo Sanlang's body and went to the ground with his bare feet to get some clothes for Guo Sanlang to wear.

"Hurry up, my cousin from the Li family must be waiting for us below."

"Ah? Is he my cousin?
Why is my cousin here?

How did my cousin know we live here?

He is not a cousin."

Under Guo Shilang's chirping voice, the two brothers packed themselves up and hurried downstairs to the lobby.If Guo Sanlang is really right, isn't the person sitting in the lobby none other than Li Dalang?
Li Dalang led Wang Dalang and Gao Haiping out of the camp early in the morning with their bags on their backs and their waist badges. He also told them where they were going and received instructions on when to return to the camp.

Because the camp is located just outside Chang'an City, these days are the peak period for soldiers returning home, and there are many carts waiting for work outside.

Li Dalang and the other three got on a donkey cart, and within half an hour they were lining up outside Anhua Gate, waiting to enter the city.

Guo Sanlang had told Li Dalang earlier about where he would stay after arriving in Chang'an City, so as soon as he entered the city, Li Dalang took Wang Dalang and Gao Haiping to the inn where the Guo brothers lived.

What Li Dalang was thinking was that the Guo brothers had come all the way to recognize their relatives, so it was his responsibility to take good care of them.

They didn't even return home, so Li Dalang thought of coming to pick them up and personally led the two Guo brothers back to Li's house.

"Cousin, cousin, cousin, why are you here?"

Guo Silang really liked Li Dalang so much that he couldn't stop talking when he saw Li Dalang calling him cousin.

Li Dalang first touched Guo Silang's hair, responded to his words, and then turned to smile at Guo Sanlang.

"These two are my colleagues, this is Gao Haiping, and this is Wang Dadan. They will go home with us."

"It turns out he's my cousin's comrade. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful."

Both Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping knew about the Guo brothers from Li Dalang's mouth. This was the first time for them to come into contact with a scholar as thin-skinned and fragile as Guo Sanlang, and they were a little at a loss.

"Guo brothers!"

The four people faced each other and saluted, and the scene was a bit funny for a while.

Thanks to the lively Guo Silang, he became brothers with Wang DaDa and Gao Haiping in just a few words.

When Li Dalang heard that Guo Sanlang said he wanted to buy some gifts, he said directly: "Then I'll hire a carriage. After we've finished shopping, we're just in time to catch the carriage to go home."

Guo Sanlang naturally said yes and went back upstairs. Guo Silang followed Guo Sanlang downstairs with a small wooden box in his arms and a lot of money in his arms.

Is there anyone who doesn’t bring gifts when visiting someone’s door?

Therefore, Li Dalang did not stop Guo Sanlang's request to buy a gift. After all, the gift was not valuable, it was etiquette and the face of both parties.

"That's just right. Daudao and I also want to buy some gifts and come to your door. We can't come empty-handed."

Li Dalang now said to Gao Haiping: "Then you'd better not buy too much from Sanlang. He is different after all. It's enough for you to buy some pastries and candies."

Li Dalang was afraid that Wang DaDou and Gao Haiping would be short of money. After all, most of the money they received this time was taken home by others, and they probably only had a few taels of money left around for emergencies.

Everyone went to the West Market first. Guo Sanlang bought several gifts according to the boy's instructions, including six jars of good wine.

After shopping like this, there was almost no space left on the carriage, so Li Dalang quickly stopped Guo Sanlang, a shopaholic.

"Sanlang, that's enough, that's enough.

It's almost noon, we should go home. "

Li Dalang drove the carriage with Wang DaDa and Gao Haiping. Guo Sanlang and Guo Silang were sitting in the carriage. When the carriage stopped at the door of Li's herbal medicine hall, the first person who noticed him was Li Sanniang!

Li Sanniang was leading Luzhu'er around her legs to buy some cakes at the end of the street. When she turned around, she saw Li Dalang standing next to the carriage at the door! (End of chapter)