Chapter 173: Calculation
Doctor Ma pondered for a moment, calmed his emotions, and asked Ma Laosan to help him up and sit on the bed, and began to tell the most terrible thing he had experienced in his life.
Although Dr. Ma is a native of Huojing Village, he is not a native of Huojing Village. His father is a scholar in Shu to avoid trouble, and his mother is a spicy and beautiful village girl in ten miles and eight townships.
Strictly speaking, Huojing Village is the mother of Ma Dafu, not the father. Her mother took a fancy to the depressed student, that is, Ma's father, and didn't care if he was in trouble.
The two raised their eyebrows, and after a period of fairy couples, soon after, Dr. Ma was born.
Because of his father's teaching, Dr. Ma began to read and write since he was a child, and when he was seven or eight years old, he traveled back and forth with his father to and from the county seat and small town many times, and saw a lot of the world. But his father seems to have had many secrets, and he died when he was twelve years old. The mother was heartbroken and a little out of spirit, and the burden of the family fell on Dr. Ma.
In addition to farm work, a twelve-year-old boy also has to chop wood, hunt, build a fire and cook, and be so busy every day. But in his spare time, he still reads the books left by his father, including the remnants of medical books left by his father.
Of course, he didn't know anything about medicine, and the remnants were obscure. However, because it is a beloved object of his father, Ma Dafu treasures it very well.
The turning point of his fortune came when he was fourteen years old, when he went up to the mountains to hunt and at the same time picked bracken that had just sprouted in the spring, saving a middle-aged man who was picking herbs and returning home.
At that time, the man fell and injured himself, and the girl next to him was confronting a hungry wolf.
The person Ma Dafu treated was a famous doctor in Linqiong County, named Wang Renyu. The girl next to him is his only pearl in the palm of his hand. Doctor Ma slashes a hungry wolf. Afraid of the wolves' retaliation, he waded through the water to wash his breath. He also anointed the whole body with extremely strong plant juice.
After packing up, he took the two back to Huojing Village. It was also because of his good deeds that Dr. Wang's father and daughter, who were recuperating from their injuries in Huojing Village, fell in love with this young man. In addition, Dr. Wang was even more surprised when he saw the remnants in his hand, saying that the medical theories recorded on it were all wonderful.
Doctor Ma couldn't understand it himself, so he generously gave it to Dr. Wang. Dr. Wang does not accept it. Only teach him the art of medicine. After coming and going, Dr. Ma became Miss Wang's husband.
He was literate, and he knew how to heal. The villagers have a headache and brain fever or something. He went to collect medicine and came back to treat it. Moreover, he is familiar with the mountains. Dr. Wang taught him all his skills.
Soon after, Dr. Wang treated the governor of Yizhou, angering the magnates. Forced to commit suicide.
Doctor Ma heard. fled back to Huojing Village with his wife overnight. When the villagers heard about it, they let them hide in a nearby cave, and after three or four years, the Central Plains was in turmoil, and all the anti-kings were expanding their territory, and the governor was also killed. Mr. and Mrs. Ma returned to live in Huojing Village, and both of them are well-known doctors, especially his wife, who is very good at children and gynecology. These ten miles and eight towns. Even in Linqiong and Jinyuan counties, many people come to seek medical treatment with a lot of money. Mrs. Ma has saved countless women and children.
Dr. Ma slowly reminisced about those good times, and occasionally began to cough. coughed for a while before taking a deep breath and telling Jiang Chengzi about that day.
Dr. Ma said that they would not normally go so far to collect medicine. Although he also hunted in his youth, the belt was limited to pheasants and hares, and was carried out in the shallow mountains. He was just an ordinary hunter, and he didn't have a very strong force, plus in the past few years, he has devoted himself to medicine, although he has also exercised one or two and conditioned his body, but after all, he can't defeat those fierce beasts. Even when he killed the hungry wolf, he was very afraid, and he had 120,000 courage.
But when they were collecting medicine, there was a fog in the mountains, and they couldn't tell the direction, and they heard a wolf howling, and they were very frightened, so they wanted to go back, and after walking for a while, they heard footsteps in the woods.
"Footsteps?" Jiang Chengzi couldn't help but interrupt, her heart suddenly became excited, as if her speculation was about to come true.
"Yes, footsteps. Doctor Ma nodded.
Jiang Chengzi's brows were furrowed, Yao Ziqiu looked at him, and he also saw some clues, so he asked in a low voice: "Ah Zhi, but there is a big matter." I see you went out last night, and you're worried about it today. In the morning, I asked Xiao Jiu to send someone back. ”
"Brother Yao, I'm afraid our trip will not be peaceful. She threw a word lightly and didn't say much, just to make Yao Ziqiu mentally prepared.
When Yao Ziqiu heard this, her brows frowned, and she also knew that she was unwilling to elaborate, and she must have a reason. He then changed his words and said, "The guards are cautious, Ah Zhi can rest assured." ”
She nodded, motioning for Dr. Ma to continue. The Doctor said that when he heard footsteps, a group of wild men with branches and leaves surrounded the two of them.
The first of them, with a beard and a dark face smeared with grass juice, asked, "Are you two Langzhong?"
Doctor Ma nodded, and the man asked Mrs. Ma again, "Can you heal?"
Madame Ma nodded, and the group grabbed them, blindfolded them, and took them to a cave. There was a woman in the cave who was giving birth, screaming in pain.
"Are those really savages?" Jiang Chengzi wondered. No matter how small a minority tribe the Qiang people are, they are not backward primitive tribes.
Doctor Ma shook his head and said, "Look at the furnishings in the cave, the woman's clothes are like outsiders, how can she be a savage." The wild people's outfits are probably a cover for them. ”
Jiang Chengzi didn't speak, and Dr. Ma continued to talk about what happened later. The woman said something that neither Mrs. Ma nor his wife understood. However, Mrs. Ma was a skilled doctor, and the woman and the child were all at peace, and the black-bearded man at the head said to Dr. Ma, "Go and she will stay." ”
Where is Doctor Ma willing to leave his beloved wife, he doesn't care about face at the moment, and kneels down and begs. The black-bearded man was very impatient, and immediately ordered him to be thrown out, and warned: "Throw it out, if you can live, live, but do not mention to outsiders that you have seen us." If so, make sure that your wife will not die well. If you can't live, and you fall into the mouth of the beast, you will be doomed. ”
Doctor Ma begged bitterly, only saying that if the two were spared, they would be tight-lipped, and the black-bearded man laughed shamefully: "You Han people are the least trustworthy." What's more, my wife and children still need to be regulated. ”
"My husband and wife are willing to make cows and horses for you. Doctor Ma knelt down.
The black-bearded man said disdainfully: "If it weren't for the danger of my wife and children, who would have dealt with you cunning and sinister Han Chinese?
Ma Dafu suddenly felt King Wu, the black-bearded man glanced at him, and coldly let people drag him away. Before he fainted, he just wanted to keep in mind the climate of this place, the logo. Because Mrs. Ma was still taking care of the woman at that time, and she did not know her fate.
When Dr. Ma woke up, he was near Jiashan Mountain, not far from Huojing Village, and one of his legs had been gnawed off by a wild beast. He looked at the surrounding mountains and plants, and knew that it was not the realm, and his heart suddenly felt like ashes. And knowing that those people are not Han Chinese, nor are they ordinary hermits, I am afraid that my wife is also more auspicious, so when I think about it, people's heads are confused, and they are a little stupid and stupid.
Moreover, in those years, the world was in great trouble, and even reporting to the official was hopeless. Feeling desperate, Dr. Ma sought death several times in despair, and after being rescued by the villagers, he gradually came to his senses, holding the hope that his wife was still alive, and wanted to see his wife, or find the lair of the gang of thieves to take revenge.
But after all, he was only a man, and his communication and knowledge were narrow, and he couldn't think of any good way, so in the despair day after day, Doctor Ma became more and more silent.
And the arrival of Jiang Chengzi and his entourage suddenly reminded Ma Dafu of the sentence "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister", he thought: Now that the world is decided, today's son must not like that there are unidentified aliens in his own realm, and he must have other intentions to live in seclusion here. Then, let this incredible-looking minister, this little girl, know about this, or she can really see her wife, and if she can't see her, she can also avenge her.
Doctor Ma was complicated at that time, and he heard Ma Laosan say that this girl was still learning from the immortals. Doctor Ma was in Shuzhong, so he naturally knew about the matter of seeking immortals and asking questions, and there were several small Taoist temples with strong incense near this Huojing Village.
Of course, Doctor Ma didn't trust what an immortal was, and the only thing he felt could fulfill his wish was that this girl was from the Hongnong Yang family, and she was the Qincha of today's son. Originally, Hongnong Yang and the royal family of the previous dynasty were inextricably linked, and they were not reused in this dynasty. In this matter, although Dr. Ma is staying in the ancestral hall, he is a doctor after all, and people always come to him for medical treatment, and he also knows a thing or two about the outside situation.
It's just that in such a family that is not reused, a girl who has just turned ten years old was born as a minister and was ordered to go into the mountains to hunt for treasures.
He didn't know what the treasure he was looking for, but he knew that once she knew that it was strange in the mountains, she would definitely inform the court.
Doctor Ma's calculations, Jiang Chengzi knew, Yao Ziqiu also heard a clue, even Pan Daochang on the side also frowned, and said unhappily: "What Doctor Ma said is too absurd. ”
"No, I'm telling you everything. "Dr. Ma struggled. He is not good at intrigues, and the scheming is inferior.
Pan Daochang is actually a human spirit, and he knows that there is a chance that this thing is true, but he can only say this. Because the girl in front of her is the hope of Chuanyun Village, the purpose of entering the mountain this time is to find salt mines and make a good start for the Shennong plan. If the ninth girl changes her itinerary because of this Ma Dafu, there are three long and two short, then the cloud village will probably have to prepare to break herself.
"Old fool, even you can't tell where it is. Pan Daochang pushed him, and immediately said, "Nine girls, it's not early, we can set off, Jiashan Mountain is nearby, we can go and see the white hairy rock." ”
Jiang Chengzi naturally knew Pan Daochang's thoughts, and it could be regarded as well-intentioned, so she responded.
Doctor Ma was anxious, and immediately struggled and said, "I know, I know." It's in Luojiang Mountain, that dog, that dog I recognize. ”
Jiang Chengzi only glanced at him, and after signaling others to go out, she didn't hide it, but said simply, rudely, and directly: "You are so calculating with me, thinking that you can see your wife?
(To be continued.) )