Song Yi

Chapter 599 New Life

At noon, I took a rest in a small town inn, ordered refreshments, and sat by the window. Although it was early winter, the wind was still gentle, and I didn't feel the cold wind.

Wang Runxue said: "Husband, where shall we settle?"

Du Wenhao said: "I don't know either. I have never been to Dali. I only know that Dali is beautiful, but I don't know where it is suitable to settle down. However, I don't like living in big towns, and I don't want others to know that we are originally For my identity, it is best to find a small town with beautiful scenery to live in, which is very comfortable, what do you think?"

Everyone nodded.

Lin Qingdai said: "Although it is a small town, it can't be too remote, otherwise we can't even buy medicinal materials, how can we open a shop?"

"Miss Qingdai is really hard-working," Pang Yuqin laughed, then looked left and right to see if there was no one else, then lowered her voice and said: "With our current family resources, we can't spend it all in our lifetime. What are we going to spend that energy on?" , it’s better to travel around the mountains and rivers all day to feel at ease.”

Ke Yao clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Exactly! Since Dali is so beautiful, why don't we travel around and play with him for a year and a half, and wait until we find a place with excellent scenery and then settle down. Wouldn't it be fun?!"

Pang Yuqin's mother, Mrs. Liu, said angrily: "You child knows how to play. If you don't look at your sister-in-law, she is pregnant with Liujia and is about to give birth. She has been full of dangers along the way. How can she suffer from fatigue on the pommel horse again?" ?”

Ke Yao smiled and stuck out his tongue: "I'm really sorry, that's right, I was negligent, why don't we find a place to live temporarily and wait for my sister-in-law to give birth to our Du's incense, and then go sightseeing, how about ?”

"I want to go to you!" The old lady Pang said with a straight face, "I am an old man with old arms and legs. I almost died of exhaustion on the way to the south. Thanks to those boys who carried me, I was able to get here. I But I don’t want to go shopping anymore, if you want to go shopping, you can go shopping by yourself, just throw me wherever you want, as long as you don’t starve to death.”

Pang Yuqin's father, Pang Jinghui, hurriedly laughed and said: "Mother, look at what you said, how can this be the case, everyone is tired all the way, and now is not the time to travel around, so we should find a place to settle down first. Everything is settled, and the old lady has regained her spirits, so let’s go sightseeing slowly. Anyway, we have plenty of time.”

The old lady's wrinkled face then smiled slightly: "You should travel around, but it's okay, let's first determine the place to live, and the old and the young will take care of it at home, and you will do your own work. .”

"How can this be..."

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you settle down and live in it, you can go wherever you like. My old lady doesn't want to be a burden to you!"

Ke Yao stuck out his tongue again, went to Pang's mother and knelt down, hugged her hand that was swollen from the fatigue of the journey, and said distressedly: "Old lady, it's my fault. The old lady's body is weak, let's settle down first, and then talk about playing after everything is on the right track."

Pang's mother smiled: "You child, grandma is not such a stingy person, you young people like to play, I know, I was young too! When I was your age, I was more playful than you! No less I was reprimanded by my parents, but I still didn't listen, and once I became crazy, I didn't have a clue, hehehe"

Everyone laughed.

Zhuang Jimou's concubine Shu Die's son is only one or two years old, how can he take off his body and go out to play? Hearing that Ke Yao said he was going to visit the mountains and rivers, he was also nervous for a while, and he was relieved when he heard Pang's mother objected. Said: "Actually, it's really a good idea to travel around the mountains and rivers, but now we are too tired all the way, we should find a safe place to live first. When my child is older, I will go to play."

Shu Die's daughter-in-law, Mei'er, a famous brothel prostitute in Dongda County, Shui Bo Riang took a look at Du Wenhao, and said, "I think we should settle down first, but we have the most officials here, so it should be us." You should be the leader of the gang, and the Duke of the country should say something so that the big guys have an idea."

Du Wenhao didn't dare to meet her gaze, and said embarrassingly: "What am I? It's almost the same as causing everyone's unlucky luck. Grandma has to make the decision here. I also agree to live first, that's for sure. The seven of us, In addition to Miss Murong Yulan, dozens of people, old and young, have to settle down first. This time, because of me, seven families have been implicated. If I hadn't offended King Cao, Lord Zhuang and Lord Yuezhang would not have been punished. Copy, therefore, we should pay for the losses of several families. How about this, Yuqin, you divide the family wealth you brought out this time into seven shares, one for each family. ——Father-in-law’s family, Shopkeeper Song’s family, Lord Zhuang’s family, Qianbu Shou's family, Yan Miaoshou's family, Hantou's family, and our family. There are seven families in total."

Zhuang Jimou and other women from the six families were mostly happy, but Mrs. Liu felt that this was very embarrassing, while his wife, Mrs. Zhao, who did not accept the money, smiled brightly, wishing they could immediately bring the money box over. That's good.

Zhuang Jimou waved his hands and said: "No, no, it can't be like this, how dare this old man want something from the Duke..."

His wife, Mrs. Fu, tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice, "Say a few words, and listen to the Duke." Then she lowered her voice and said, "You don't want to live, but our family still wants to live." !"

The concubine Shu Die hugged her son and said in a low voice: "Yes, we are penniless. If we have no money, what will our son eat?"

Zhuang Jimou was speechless for a moment, he let out a long sigh, shook his head and smiled wryly.

Xue Fei'er's father Song Treasurer heard that Du Wenhao wanted to distribute all the money to everyone, and he was so happy from ear to ear, he clasped his fists and said: "Thank you, it is the Duke of the country who donates money! I just said, we Xueer married A person like the Duke of the State usually enjoys a blessing! Hehe "Xue Fei'er is Du Wenhao's concubine, and was not considered a spouse in ancient times, so he has no right to call Du Wenhao a good son-in-law.He is also very polite.

Shopkeeper Song's eyes were narrowed with laughter, but when he saw Xue Fei'er staring at him, he hurriedly said seriously: "However, Lord Qian Guo didn't fall from the sky, so he couldn't just give it to us for nothing. Even if we borrowed it! When I get to the land, I will have the money to continue to open my Hengxiang Inn, and I will pay you back when I make money."

Zhuang Jimou also said: "Exactly, it's a loan! When I have money in the future, I will definitely pay it back."

Du Wenhao shook his head and said, "I mean it sincerely. You have lost all your property because of my ransacking. I should make up for this loss."

Zhuang Jimou was waiting to talk, his wife tugged at his sleeve: "Don't talk when I tell you! We all have to listen to the Duke, the Duke is the biggest here!" Zhuang Jimou was reprimanded by his wife, his face was a little bit I can't hold back, but he has always been afraid of guilt, so he shut up embarrassingly.

The wife, Mrs. Zhao, who doesn’t accept the money, said with a smile all over her face: "Yeah, the Duke is really a kind-hearted person. Everyone has to see this, but in fact, when we think about it, we are really wronged. It’s unlucky to be with the patriarch. It stands to reason that there is an injustice and a debtor. It was the patriarch who offended the king of Cao. He copied the patriarch's house. Why did he also copy our house? Our master has worked hard all his life to save such a small amount of property. ..."

"Shut up!" Qian Bukuang stared, "What are you bastard farting here? Get the hell out of here!"

Mrs. Zhao hurriedly stepped aside.Her son was almost an adult, and came over and said: "Mother, Dad has his own ideas, so don't get involved."

Zhao's triangular eyes stared: "What do you know? If you don't say it now, what will we rely on for food in the future? Is it possible to beg for food?"

"Father is a miracle doctor..."

"What a genius doctor! All the money earned by a genius doctor for a lifetime will be lost once the house is ransacked, my God! From now on, our family, young and old, how will we live like this, woo woo woo..."

"Weeping? You!" Qian Bushou said angrily, "Cry in the corner outside! Don't be ashamed here!"

Du Wenhao sighed, waved his hands and said: "No, don't scold your wife, she is right this time, I have harmed you, and all your life savings are gone. That's all, that's it. Well, I’ll make it up to you, so there’s no need to argue anymore! Since you call me Master, you should listen to Master.”

"Yes, Master." The money was not accepted and he hurriedly cupped his hands. Seeing that Du Wenhao was determined, he couldn't refuse anymore, and said, "Master, then this money can only be borrowed from us and repaid within one year. Otherwise, we will not accept it." I dare not ask for it!"

Song Jinghui and others even claimed that it was a loan and would return it after one year.

Du Wenhao said: "You really don't need to pay it back, I will compensate you."

Song Jinghui and others insisted on not wanting it, but they can borrow it, but they can't make compensation.The two sides can't stop arguing.

Boom boom boom!
Pang's mother leaned on her crutches and slammed the ground a few times: "Can you listen to what I have to say?"

Everyone fell silent.

Pang's mother's eyes were already wide open, and she could basically see clearly. She glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "It stands to reason that Wen Hao is my grandson-in-law, and Qin'er had the foresight to snatch the money back from the tiger's mouth. How should we deal with it?" , old man, I am still qualified to say a few words. If you think highly of my old woman, listen to me, if you look down on me, treat me like an old woman farting!"

Everyone hurriedly said that they didn't dare, and they heard that Pang's mother's words made sense, and they all said to listen to the old lady.

Pang's mother leaned on her crutches and said, "Wen Hao offended King Cao, and caused everyone to be ransacked, and their family property was ruined. It is time to make up for everyone's losses. Wen Hao has made a lot of money over the years, and many of them have been earned with the help of everyone. His family can't spend a lot of money, so use it to make up for everyone's losses. At least everyone has the capital to settle down, which is good. This kid is kind by nature, doesn't value money very much, and is willing to help others, so don't refuse. Seven for one, one for each family! Qin'er, take out all the money and divide it equally between several families!"

Yan Miaoshou's wife Xi Shi said with a sneer: "That's right, the old lady is sensible..."

Without further ado, Yan Miaoshou took off the cloth shoes with a cat waist, turned around and threw them over, slapped her daughter-in-law's face hard: "You bitch, talkative? Get out!"

Xi Shi covered his face and stepped back.Seeing her son looking at her with open face from the side, he used it as a punching bag, stretched out his hand and twisted his son's ear hard, and spat: "What are you doing, looking at me so eagerly? You have nothing to eat in the future, beg for food." Go, tell the wild dogs to kill you thief boy!"

The child covered his ears and grinned, and stood there crying loudly.

Yan Miaoshou was so angry that he couldn't help it, he raised his cloth shoes to chase and beat his wife, Du Wenhao said in a deep voice, "Okay, Miaoshou sit down!"

Yan Miao hurriedly put on the cloth shoes, sat back in the chair, and confessed.

Du Wenhao waved his hand and said to Pang Yuqin: "Since the old lady has said it all, it's settled like this. It's compensation, so you don't have to pay it back. Qin'er, you can share it."

"Master, wait a moment!" Tan's daughter-in-law took two steps forward, and said with a smile, "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not..."

Hantou thought that his daughter-in-law also opened her mouth and said some unpleasant things, so she stared and raised her hand to teach her a lesson.Pang's mother knew that the silly daughter-in-law was a kind-hearted person and would not talk nonsense, so she said, "Daughter-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it."

Only then did Hantou put his hand down.

Tan's blessing said: "Since the old lady has decided to distribute it to everyone, we are so grateful that we should respect it rather than obey it. However, there are only two people in our family, and there are more than ten people in the grandfather's family. We have to share it equally. It's cheap for us. It's a big deal. If so, we dare not accept it..."

When Hantou heard his wife say that, he immediately became happy: "That's right! You're right. It's better to divide by head."

Qianbuxuan and the others also nodded in agreement frequently.

It's just that shopkeeper Song was a little displeased. He divided the family equally, and he took the family's money. Now that he divided it according to the head, his money would be much less. He was about to object with a dark face, when he suddenly saw his daughter Xue Fei'er staring at him. He was more afraid of his own daughter, so he quickly swallowed the words, thinking to himself, Du Wenhao's family has a lot of money, even if it is divided according to the head, it is enough to open a small inn.His pursuit is not high, as long as he has the capital to open a store, he can earn back slowly.Then he stopped talking.

Pang's mother said: "Even so, let's divide according to the head. Qin'er, you are responsible for the division."

Pang Yuqin agreed, and asked Yingzi and others to bring up the boxes containing gold, silver and jewelry, and began to distribute them.

Everyone agrees that the empress dowager Gao Taotao gave Du Wenhao the Ruyi pillow, the queen gave him a portrait, and Su Dongpo's niece Su Shi gave him a folding fan with a black gold frame that could spray dark fragrance, and Yu Ge'er gave him an egg-sized fan. The night pearls are all souvenirs and should belong to Du Wenhao personally, so they don't participate in the distribution.Du Wenhao didn't insist either.

According to Du Wenhao's opinion, first distribute some gold and silver jewelry to Miss Murong Yulan alone. She lives in Du Wenhao's house, so she will not participate in the division.

Pang Yuqin divided the remaining gold and silver treasures into seven parts according to the number of heads of each family, and distributed them to everyone.

Qian Bu Shou, Yan Miaoshou, Han Tou, Zhuang Jimou, Song Treasurer, Pang Jinghui and others were very grateful. They even said thank you, thinking in their hearts that although it was compensation and there was no need to pay it back, Du Wenhao could not let Du Wenhao lose so much for nothing. After earning money in the future, when Du Wenhao's child is born, or one year old or something, find some reason and send gifts to make up for it.

Ke Yao saw that more than half of a large pile of gold and silver treasures had disappeared, so he pouted and said, "Brother, if this is the case, we can't just sit and eat, we have to open a shop or something, otherwise, with such a small amount of money, we can't afford it." It’s not enough to sustain the expenses of everyone’s life.”

Lin Qingdai smiled and said, "So, we have to reopen the Wuweitang Pharmacy. Don't worry, it's not difficult to earn a good fortune with your brother's medical skills."

Xue Fei'er also smiled and said: "Exactly! Don't we have anesthetics, then sell them, and then teach surgical techniques, and then teach them, and disinfectant, and then sell them, so it won't take a year. Can earn it back!"

Du Wenhao shook his head and said, "No way!"

Xue Feier stared blankly: "Why?"

"We came here as a refugee. The emperor of Dali also died in the earthquake. We don't know if the new emperor is friendly to us. Therefore, for everyone's safety, it is better not to reveal our identity. Medicines and narcotics are not sold, just It’s enough to sit in the hall to see a doctor and see a doctor, and serve the common people. Now our family property is neither too much nor too little, and there is no problem with the food and clothing of our family. There is no need to work hard to make money.”

"Oh..." Xue Fei'er agreed, and then said, "Sister Yuqin and I see women's and obstetrics?"

"Of course. What is Ke Yao going to do?"

Ke Yao said: "There are two sisters-in-law in women's department, pediatrics is a rich genius doctor, internal medicine and surgery are my brother's strengths, and the two sisters-in-law of surgical assistants are doing very well, so I don't know what to do."

Du Wenhao said: "You should lay down the basics first, and you have almost learned all the knowledge, so you can help me copy the recipes, and then we will see which subject to focus on."

Xue Feier sneered and laughed: "That's right, I want to run before I learn how to crawl, can you run!"

"If you can run but can't, you'll know if you try!" Ke Yao also stared. "Sister Fei'er, you have to work harder, don't let me catch up, you don't have a bright face!"

"Okay, we haven't had enough betting in the capital yet, let's come again!"

Du Wenhao saw that the two were fighting again, and said with a smile: "Okay, you two should be quiet for a while, let's discuss where to settle down?"

Zhuang Jimou stroked his gray beard and said, "I traveled all over the world when I was young, and I once came to Dali. As the Duke said, Dali has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, outstanding people, and any place is suitable for living. The Xiushan County in the south of the Chan Mansion is particularly impressive, the scenery there is particularly beautiful, and it is very suitable for settlement. Duke Guo, why don't we settle there?"

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "Master Zhuang's proposal is definitely right, good! Let's settle here!"

Pang's mother said: "Wen Hao said just now that he wants to hide his name, so he can't always be called the Duke of the State, the adults, etc., and he has to change it."

"Exactly!" Du Wenhao said, "When we arrive in Xiushan County, we will definitely open the 'Wuweitang' drugstore. Just call me Du Langzhong, and Qingdai will be the shopkeeper."

Xuefei'er's father, Song Jucai, said: "I still run my Hengxiang Inn, so call me Shopkeeper Song."

Pang Jinghui said: "Then what do we do for a living? How about the rice line?"

Everyone applauded.

Zhuang Jimou said: "I don't have the ability to run a shop, and now I can't be an official, and I don't have the ability to do business. I should honestly buy some land and rent it out to collect rent."

The crowd laughed.

Qian Bu accepted and said: "We three masters and apprentices, it is better to open a medicine shop with the master and be a doctor in court."

Du Wenhao said: "Okay, but at the beginning we were not familiar with the place where we were born, and others didn't know that we were the imperial physicians of the Song Dynasty, so they didn't believe in our medical skills at first, it would be great if we could have patients come to see the doctor. You two, Miaoshou and Hantou, can do some medicine business first, and enter the medicine shop into the medicine."

The two quickly agreed.

Zhuang Jimou's concubine Shu Die's god-sister Meier said: "What about me? I don't want to be bored in the room!"

Du Wenhao smiled, and asked Zhuang Jimou: "Master Zhuang, you have been to Xiushan, is there a lake or a river there?"

"There is a bay of water called Xiushui Lake. It is sparkling and crystal clear. There are boats rippling on the lake, singing and dancing, and it has the flavor of the Qinhuai River."

"That's good!" Du Wenhao said to Mei'er, "How about you just buy a flower boat and become a bustard yourself?"

Pang Yuqin tugged at him: "How did you come up with such an idea, Meier is already tired of this job!"

Meier used to be a famous brothel prostitute in Dongda County. Because she helped Du Wenhao cure impotence and infertility in Zhuang Zhi County, Zhuang Zhi County redeemed her and let his concubine recognize him as a godmother.Pang Yuqin thought that Meier was jealous of brothels, so she spoke for her.Unexpectedly, Mei'er smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, Brother Hao's idea is very good. I'm a bustard, not a girl. Why not? Besides, apart from being familiar with the brothel, I really can't do anything else. It's just that the investment in the brothel business is not small, and I don't have that much money..."

"I have it!" Zhuang Zhixian clapped his palms and said with a smile: "I don't buy land to collect rent anymore. I simply build a brothel by the lake and buy a few flower boats on the lake. I invest in it as a shopkeeper. Meier, you are a bustard. Master Hou works as an accountant, and we make money from two to one. How about it?"

Meier said pleasantly: "Okay! Then we've made a deal!"

"Okay! It's settled!"

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Xi looked at each other with disdain on their faces, Mrs. Xi turned her head and spat loudly on purpose: "Ah bah, bah bah!"

Yan Miao turned her head and stared at her: "What are you doing?"

Mrs. Xi hurriedly said: "It's okay, a fly flew into my mouth just now, it's so disgusting, bah bah!"

When Meier was a brothel girl, she saw this kind of scene a lot, so she didn't care at all.

Everyone looked forward to a new life in the future, and it was late at night, so they went back to their rooms to sleep.

Early the next morning, a group of people happily got up and went to Xiushan County.

Not a day later, he finally came to Xiushan County.

(End of this chapter)