Lord Yuan

Chapter 164
Nanyang, Wancheng County.

Looking at Uncle Zhang who had already begun to diagnose his pulse, Huang Zhong felt his heart beating wildly.

He has seen this scene before him too many times. Most of the so-called famous doctors in the past followed this path and collected a lot of money but always achieved little results. For this reason, Huang Zhong has repeatedly scolded these doctors who are just trying to gain fame. generation.

However, there was no way to cure Huang Xu's illness. If Huang Zhong's physical strength hadn't been a strong one, which also provided some help to Huang Xu, he would not have lived past the age of three.

Seeing this famous doctor diagnosing as usual in front of him, and seeing his calm face, Huang Zhong thought it would be like last time, sitting on the side in despair, not daring to look up again and continue to wait and see.

Speaking of which, this noble son who looks elegant and noble has no arrogance at all. Even when facing Cao Zuoshi, a little thief like himself, he is calm and does not show off the magnanimity of a big family. Now look at what he is doing With a look of expectant attention, Huang Zhong sighed.

"Whether this trip succeeds or fails, I will go with you to regain the famous sword for you." Huang Zhong patted his chest and spoke plausibly, but the disappointment in his eyes was still visible at a glance.

Yuan Shao waved his hands and hissed: "Let's not talk about this for now. We will make a decision after his diagnosis."

He had absolute confidence in Uncle Zhang. This medical master was Teacher Zhang Zhongjing, and all the techniques he learned were taught to him.

Not long after, Uncle Zhang closed his sleeves and gently put Huang Xu's arm back into his arms without making a sound.

After doing this, Uncle Zhang stood up, walked to the door first, and stretched out his hand to greet the two of them.

"My son is suffering from loss of blood and edema in his belly. He will have unbearable pain late at night, and it will get worse as time goes by."

Zhang Bozu told Huang Zhong his diagnosis results, "Most of them are caused by bleeding between mother and child during childbirth."

"As the old gentleman said, my wife had a massive hemorrhage when she gave birth to him and almost died. Xu'er cried more than once and said that her abdominal pain was unbearable. Every time at this time, I would drink some water to relieve it, but it didn't have any effect. "

The previous doctors only said that his illness was difficult to treat, but never gave the specific reasons. Today, when I saw Uncle Zhang, he just held his hands and felt his pulse for a moment, and he was able to tell the truth. This shows that this person must have superb medical skills. Can save the child.

Even though Huang Zhongdang knelt on his knees, he grabbed Uncle Zhang's sleeves with both hands and begged bitterly: "I hope that the old man can show his skill to save my son's life. I will definitely pay the reward despite all the difficulties." Come."

Uncle Zhang's face darkened, and his sleeves were almost cut off by him. He said softly: "Huang Zuoshi has invited me. Since I have been invited by Yuan Changshi, I will definitely do my best. Besides, this disease is not terminal and must be incurable." , as long as you take the medicine prescribed by Lao Chan on time, day after day, when the qi and blood are sufficient, the disease will naturally be cured."

He did not feel that this disease was difficult to treat, and waved his hand to advise: "As for edema, it is mostly caused by drinking too much water. The patient's own Qi and blood are deficient, and it is extremely difficult to digest the food he eats. But if you give me a glass of warm water, you will become edematous after a long time."

Huang Zhong felt like the world was spinning, and he was holding on tightly like a small boat.

"If you say so, I will be the culprit." Huang Zhong looked sad. He saw his child lying on the bed and could only hear a faint gasp, and he felt even more guilty.

"What the old man did to save my son is like being a new parent, and there is nothing I can do to repay him for being so loyal!"

Uncle Zhang smiled and shook his head and said calmly: "It is the duty of a doctor to save patients, so there is no need to say more."

Then, he wrote a few lines of large characters on the hook outside and handed them to Yuan Shao.

"You only need to drink this prescription on time. According to Lao Cheng's observation, it only takes half a year for the disease to be cured."

Yuan Shao turned his head and looked at Huang Xu, who was still asleep and didn't know what was going on outside, and handed the prescription to Huang Zhong.

"Han Sheng can hurry up and grab the medicine. The sooner you drink it, the sooner you will recover."

Huang Zhong's heart was ups and downs, and he giggled from time to time. His trembling hands held the precious prescription that was very important to him.

"May I ask the old gentleman, how much is this prescription worth? I know that I don't like things outside my body, but this time I can't repay you even if I'm loyal to you!"

Uncle Zhang glanced at Yuan Shao who was standing aside, smiled, shook his head and said, "This recipe has no value at all. It's just something I wrote casually in my spare time. You don't have to worry about it."

Huang Zhong saw this scene in his eyes, took a deep breath, knelt down to Uncle Zhang again and again, and then came to Yuan Shao again.

"I know that this must be the result of your dealings with others, and my loyalty will not be rewarded. Once this matter is over, I will just let you send me your way, without asking any questions."

Yuan Shao stepped forward and helped him up. There were so many people kneeling in front of him that he was very familiar with this step.

Looking quietly into Huang Zhong's eyes, Yuan Shao chuckled and said: "Han Sheng is too worried. Mr. Zhang's willingness to treat you is because of your move that moved the world, not because of me. This has happened in recent years. Why don't you go quickly and get some medicine to treat Xu'er."

After saying that, Yuan Shao called Wen Chou outside the door and whispered in his ear: "You will go to the county with Han Sheng later. I think his family is not a wealthy gentleman, and it is difficult for him to have any money. When you go out, Bring the money in the car with you, and then you can buy everything you need from the drugstore."

Wen Chou's expression changed slightly, he looked at the determination in Yuan Shao's eyes, and nodded heavily.

Huang Zhong warned that he would travel temporarily.

Wen Chou followed closely, calling Huang Zhong and saying, "Huang Zuoshi, get in the car, I'll take you there."

Huang Zhong looked ashamed, but after thinking about it, he still sat on it, "Thank you very much. I don't know what to call you?"

Wen Chou was driving in front and said in a loud voice without turning his head, "My name is Wen Chou, you can just call me Shu Yu."

"Shu Yu, um, good word." Although Huang Zhong was a little weird, why did he use the word "ugly" in his name, but he was following that person after all. Looking at his posture, it was obviously a guarding posture.

Wen Chou said with a smile: "Others will show such weird expressions when they know my name, but Yuan Jun has never behaved in the slightest. He has never given me important responsibilities because of my poor background."

After a slight pause, he continued to speak: "Today, Yuan Jun can get help from Zuo Shi, which is even more powerful."

Huang Zhong looked puzzled. Hearing that he was called Yuan Jun, he didn't know the name of the person yet, so he immediately asked in a low voice: "How do you call your Yuan Jun? With a brave man like you guarding him, he must come from a famous family. "

Wen Chou didn't know how to answer. Yuan Jun hadn't told him about this yet. Thinking back to this, Yuan Jun himself had never revealed his true identity. If he ruined Yuan Jun's affairs, it would be a big joke.

He simply laughed and deliberately changed the topic elsewhere.

"Huang Zuoshi is so powerful and powerful in martial arts. If he goes to the frontier to conquer the army, his achievements will be much better than in the mainland. Have you ever thought about establishing a meritorious career?"

Huang Zhong sighed and felt incomprehensible. Why didn't he want to perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield? With his sword and bow, he would definitely be able to achieve unparalleled feats. However, the child's illness at home was difficult to cure and he had a weak wife who needed to be taken care of. What could he do? Can feel at ease.

"Shuyu has seen many changes in a certain family, how can he have other thoughts?"

When Wen Chou saw that the opportunity was ripe, he cautiously warned: "Now that my son is about to get better and recover, my wife will be cared for by a dedicated person, so I won't be able to free up her hands to build a career and leave a name in history."

"This is easier said than done. Now I am a thief in the county, Cao Zuoshi. Even so, my salary can only cover my daily life. How can I have any spare time to hire someone to take care of me?"

"My Yuan Jun has always loved talents, and his family is well-off, and he treats everyone like a superior. If Zuo Shi is not surprised, when I go back this time, Shu Yu will tell you a lot in front of Yuan Jun. Your ability, Yuan Jun I will definitely be overjoyed.”

Although Huang Zhong was very happy, he still regarded the idea of ​​going to the frontier fortress as a joke.

In recent years, although the authority of the Han Dynasty has fallen from the altar from time to time, the foreign tribes are raging in the border areas, and news is constantly spreading. Huang Zhong also knows a little bit, and is well aware of the cruel style of those foreigners. Wherever they go south to plunder, there is no vegetation. There are no more people.

Not to mention his unparalleled bravery, even the ordinary people were filled with indignation when they learned that the aliens were invading south. They only felt anger burning in their chests, and they were looking forward to someone like Huo Qubing and Wei Qing in the past. Attack the Xiongnu outside the wall.

"Let's discuss this matter later." Huang Zhong was helpless, his face gloomy, and he just wished that he was born at the wrong time.

Wen Chou smiled and said nothing.

The carriage and horse went very quickly and arrived at the county traditional Chinese medicine store.

Hearing that the medicinal materials to be captured were quite expensive, Huang Zhong was already shy about his money. At this time, he only felt that a penny was too much for the heroic man.

The helpless Huang Zhong had to take out the money that was only enough to buy two servings. A hint of sarcasm flashed through the shopkeeper's eyes, but his face said calmly: "You only have enough money to buy two servings. Isn’t this a waste of time? In my opinion, you might as well go back quickly to raise some money, or go to other places to check it out. I really can’t get you two servings.”

Huang Zhong heard the mockery in the shopkeeper's words, but he really didn't have much money now, and he hadn't even paid the old man Zhang his reward.

"Can you capture two pictures for me first? The little one at home is in urgent need of help." Huang Zhong could only put on a smiling face to accompany him.

But the store owner shook his head and said seriously: "It's actually the rules of the store. You are not allowed to take such rare medicinal materials privately. If the boss knows about it, I won't be able to eat it and walk away. You'd better go back and raise money quickly."

Huang Zhong's face was ashen. He looked at the store in front of him that recognized money but not people. Even though he was angry, it was of no use. He was about to turn around and call Wenchou to change the store to ask.Wen Chou, who was leaning at the door, took a step forward, glared coldly at the shopkeeper, then stretched out his hand and threw some gold from his body.

"Look, if we grab all the medicinal materials your store needs, how much will it cost?" Wen Chou gently touched the table with one hand, making crisp sounds from time to time.

Huang Zhong was at a loss and stared blankly at Wen Chou, who looked like a wealthy businessman.

The store owner stared at the gold on the table. This thing is a rare thing, especially for a pharmacy like theirs. Very few people would choose to buy medicinal materials in such a bold way. It is obvious that this person is a rich man. , how could it be better not to kill him severely at this time?

When he was stroking his beard and calculating, he already had a rough number in his mind, and he complimented: "This gentleman seems to have an extraordinary background. Let's see. It should have cost three kilograms of gold. Today I made the decision. It only takes two and a half kilograms." , I wonder what Mr. Lang thinks?"

In fact, the total of these medicinal materials is only one kilogram. Even so, he still has a 30.00% premium. Wouldn't he make a lot of money this time, and the extra part will naturally fall into his pocket. .

When he thought that he could earn nearly ten years more salary for no reason, the store owner's face almost turned to one side.

"Catch it. It needs to be well disguised and kept tightly." Wen Choupi said softly with a smile.

The store owner nodded heavily: "Of course, I will never let you down."

After saying that, he immediately called the other shop assistants and started scrambling to grab the medicinal materials.

Half an hour passed, and nearly one-third of the pharmacy was emptied.

Putting all these on the chariot and horse, Wen Chou took out the money and threw it on the table.

The store owner was about to grab it, but unexpectedly a hand covered it, and a sudden and huge force came from above.

He looked panicked and asked doubtfully: "What do you mean, sir?"

Wen Chou, however, ignored him and fiddled with the table while he said calmly: "Money is easy to get, but if I know that you are making personal profits from it and selling at high prices, this store will no longer need to be opened." ”

Hearing this, the faces of the shopkeepers changed instantly, "I don't know what you mean, sir. I am a small drugstore business, do things honestly, and never deceive."

"The best thing about this is that the person you drove home to raise money was none other than Cao Zuoshi, a thief from this county. Even mountain bandits who committed crimes in the past were beheaded by one of them with one bow. But today, he is beheaded by someone like you." If a small drugstore is disturbed and it finds out that you have deceived him, I don’t know how many people will come to visit in the future." Wen Chou pointed at Huang Zhong at the door with a half-smile.

After receiving Wen Chou's sharp threat, the store owner's face became even more ugly. Of course, he had exaggerated how much money he had sold. He only needed to go to other pharmacies to find out. He was still feeling lucky at first. Even a kid from a rich family may not be able to persuade any big shot.

But then, the man actually said that the strong man at the door was the county thief Cao Zuoshi. They were suddenly shocked and speechless, and their eyes widened. Even the store owner at the beginning felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Regarding the thief Cao Zuoshi, although they had met him, he was well known in the county. His feat of beheading dozens of bandits in the past was unknown to everyone in the county. How could he have planned to hit such a ruthless person?

Besides, you are so powerful, how come you can't even get the money for a few medicinal materials.

Are these two people fishing for law enforcement?

But when I thought about it, it seemed that I knew that the other party didn't understand the market situation, so I inflated the price.

Immediately, he squinted his eyes and tried his best to put on a friendly smile, "I don't know how much Huang Zuoshi will be offended when he comes here. Let's just say I was the one who was rude today, and these medicinal materials will be sold to Zuo for two kilograms." Shi, I must apologize to you, what do you think?"

Wen Chou turned to look at Huang Zhong and asked his opinion.

Huang Zhong nodded dumbfounded. He had never intended to bully Li Shu with his official position. What he did today was all because Shu Yu was around to save him. If not, he really didn't know what to do. After a few words, he saved half a catty of gold. This is a huge sum of money for him.

"Two pounds is two pounds, thank you very much, Shuyu."

Wen Chou threw the money away and shouted sternly: "If I find out that there will be a next time, I will never let you go leniently."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he became anxious again, fearing that this man would settle the score in the future. He looked at the gold in his hand with great pain, and reluctantly took out half of it and returned it. Wen Chou was puzzled.

"This is just a small way to get to know Huang Zuoshi. I hope you two will take care of me."

After spending a pound of gold to buy half a year's worth of gold, the two of them embarked on their return journey.

"Why don't you reveal your identity as Zuo Shi from the beginning? If so, you can save some trouble. As soon as I saw the store, I knew there was something fishy about it. I didn't expect it to be so easy to deceive, and he confessed himself." Wen Chou said. When he was not attached to Yuan Shao, he was also a market hawker. He knew too much about these unspoken rules.

Huang Zhong sighed, shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "After all, the result is good. If Shuyu hadn't come to the rescue, I really don't know what to do."

"Just tell Yuan Jun these things. Yuan Jun specifically told him this before he left," Wen Chou said.

Huang Zhong felt mixed emotions in his heart. He met Yuan Jun by chance, but he was able to spend so much money to send famous doctors to treat the child. Even the medicines he bought were afraid that he would not have the money to pay for them, so he bought a sufficient amount in full.

For a moment, he didn't know how to repay him, and he sighed repeatedly. After all, there were some good people in this world.

Waiting to return to Huangzhai.

Wen Chou told him everything that had happened.

Yuan Shao pretended to be displeased and said: "Why is Han Sheng like this? This is just a small amount of money. It is not difficult to buy the entire drugstore. When there is a chance in the future, there will always be a chance." He knelt in front of him again. Huang Zhong helped him up.

Huang Zhong, who was crying, looked at Huang Xu, whose face softened slightly after drinking the medicinal soup, and felt even more indebted.

He has not made any achievements, but the other party has already spent manpower and financial resources. It can be seen that this so-called Yuan Jun is indeed different from ordinary people, and his magnanimity is really admirable.

"Why don't we set off now, Zhong follow you to Runan, and deal with the bandits to get back the famous sword for you, so that you can comfort Zhong's shame a little."

Yuan Shao glanced at Tianshi and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious. We are close to the New Year. It won't be too late to go after the New Year."

He also called Wen Chou and took out several kilograms of gold from the car.

"Han Sheng, don't refuse. This is not a gift from me, but a meeting gift for Xu'er. There is nothing to give as a gift. After thinking about it, only these external things can express my feelings." Yuan Shao looked serious and solemn. Its matter.

Huang Zhong's face was startled, and he was about to refuse. How could he accept this kind offer for no reason as he didn't take what he asked for?

Yuan Shao continued to explain: "Xu'er is in the stage of growing up. Although he has been cured for the time being, he still needs to pay attention to his daily life. This little money should be used to support his growth needs."

"Of course, the money was borrowed by Han Sheng, but it needs to be repaid. As for the time, let's tentatively set it at ten years." He said and brought a few more kilograms of gold without giving Huang Zhong a chance to refute.

"You can follow this address to find me after the New Year. I will know when you reach the border of Runan." Yuan Shao thrust a letter into the hands of Huang Zhong, who looked shocked.

After doing this, Yuan Shao had another discussion with Uncle Zhang. His ancestral home was also in Nanyang, but not in Wancheng.

Huang Zhong looked at the pile of gold that suddenly appeared in his hand, as well as the crucial letter.

An indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in my heart, just like a warm current in the spring breeze. I wanted to smile but couldn't help it. Looking at the back of Yuan Shao who was gradually going away, I saw that his nose was sore and his eyes were filled with tears. The tears kept rolling.

"Father!"

There was a child's exclamation, and Huang Zhong suddenly burst into tears, stood up, and strode back.

"what is this?"

Huang Zhong stroked Huang Xu's hair lovingly, held him in his arms and said with a smile, "This is gold. You can buy Xu'er delicious food."

Huang Xu, a child with an innocent face and childish eyes, tentatively picked up a piece from his father's hand, but couldn't.

"Father, look, Xu'er's stomach doesn't hurt anymore." Huang Xu smiled, very happily.

Huang Zhong hugged him tightly and said with emotion: "Don't worry, it won't hurt anymore."

(End of this chapter)