The involvement between the Rong family and Yuxiao Mountain was a long time ago. Thirty or forty years ago, Su Huihui heard a little. Of course, it is impossible for her master to tell her this, but the most important thing that is not lacking in the people is gossip.

Qin Yu was originally the prince of Qinghe County, and the fief was also a rich place at that time, when the Shen family had just made a fortune, Shen Tong raised troops to help Emperor Wu quell the rebellion, and was named Wusu Hou. The Shen family has a female name, Jing, who is a well-known beauty in the Liang Kingdom, and Qin Yu was sent to Yuxiao Mountain to practice when he was born. The two met when they were young, and when they met at the Zezhi banquet, they met just like the golden wind and jade dew. Shen Tong has been poor all his life, and when the prince of the court fell in love with his daughter and wanted to hire him as the crown princess, he was overjoyed and immediately settled down. The old Qinghe County King originally had a good impression of the Shen family girl, but when he saw her father, who had once developed and hugged the royal thighs, he had no thoughts. So Shen Jing entered the palace and became the queen of Emperor Cheng, Qin Yu gave up the throne and returned to Yuxiao Mountain, and the two did not see each other for a long time.

It wasn't until the first year of Yan Xi after Su Yueyan drove that Queen Shen was pregnant with Su Jun again, and Su Jin was already born at this time, and Emperor An prevented her from having an abortion all day long. Shen Jing tried a qiē method, and finally got almost one corpse and two lives, Wu Suhou had already fallen into the ground, and her stepbrother was subdued by An Di Su Ming, and she was powerless to resist. Qinghe County has been abolished, Qin Yu was visiting the mountains and rivers in the Southern Qi Dynasty, and when he heard the queen's order, he immediately went to Rong He's house to ask for some precious medicinal materials. The Rong family, Qin Yu is mainly in a hurry to select materials nearby, and it just so happens that he has just met Rong Shilang, who is also a good friend.

Su Huihui knew that when she was a child, her master had been to Fanjing several times, and Rong He and the people in the clan had also come to Yuxiao Mountain two or three times. Later, when she grew up, the contact between the two parties was almost severed. Her master is a loner, and he thinks in his heart that if the favor is paid off, he will no longer care about the affairs of Qi Guo. She turned seventeen years old this year, and at the end of January, Qin Yu suddenly asked her to go to the grassland and asked her to save the children of the Rong family, and then she fell asleep on the rattan chair by the Huanyue Spring. Su Huihui cremated him according to his master's will, and sprinkled his ashes from the cliff of Dieyun Peak.

At that time, she felt that except for the two servants who washed and cooked on the mountain, she no longer knew anyone, and her master felt that it was superfluous to say even a word to her.

Su Huihui only found out that he owed Rong when his master was dying, so he asked her to return it. But now, she realized that the last thing he did in his life was just planning for her, he knew the people of the Rong family, collected information about the Turks and the Qi State, and even inquired about the movements of the Yan family. Rong Jianchi was not very seriously injured by a cold arrow as she said, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he almost couldn't live, and although a very experienced doctor could see the clues, he didn't dare to use medicine to detoxify. Su Hui has been exposed to it for more than ten years, and understands the key, as soon as Yan's carriage and horse arrived, she considered dispensing medicine. The Turkic doctor tried his best to stop it, but she didn't hear it, and directly ordered a few bowls of medicine to pour it down, Rong Jianchi woke up, and Yan's money bag began to bulge.

It's such a simple truth, but she only understands it now. There is no question of zài opposing her livelihood in Southern Qi, just because Rong Jianchi is the treasure in the palm of Lao Shangshu, and the Rong family has received the benefits specially given by him, if she has a foothold in the Qi country, she will not have a hard time. As for the Yan family, what her master planned, it was not clear whether they were going to support the Nanqi pharmaceutical industry, and Su Huihui felt that he would never know.

The people under the mountain always think of Mr. Qin as a master outside the world, but where is there a master who can stay outside the world.

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Su warmed his hand and held the wine glass, his eyes gradually reddening.

Mrs. Rong's soft hand covered her hand and asked, "Is Miss Su homesick? Shall I tell you to warm up? Treat this place as if it were home, and don't be restrained." Then he said to his son: "Mingzhou, you asked Ah Wan to come to the house more often, and if she is here alone, someone has to talk to her." ”

Rong Jianchi smiled bitterly: "Mother, Miss Su is an official and wants to live in the pharmacy, and Ah Wan is not as heavy as Miss Su. I can ask Ah Wan if she can go to the south of the city more, there is an old lady doctor who resigned opposite her house, who was quite famous back then, and is very familiar with the affairs of the hospital, if Miss Su is interested, she can visit. ”

Su Huihui secretly thought in his heart, that Ah Wan was really a virtue in his previous life, and General Rong was much more reliable than her unreliable master.

Mrs. Rong nodded hurriedly and said, "It's that I'm confused for a while." Pick up, I picked two girls for you, you have a lot of inconvenience in the south of the city, let them serve well. ”

After Su Huihui had dinner, he saw the two maids, one was with Mrs. Rong, and the other was just bought from Ya Po for four taels of silver. She only kept the Ruixiang she bought, about thirteen or fourteen years old, quiet and honest, and knew a few words, her father was drunk and ruined the family wealth, and he used her to pay off his debts, and he had never served anyone before.

Mrs. Rong persuaded her to ask for another one, but Su Huihui politely declined. She would rather choose an inexperienced one, for the first master, the girls are always more respectful than the second and third, and Ruixiang is young, there are still a lot of things to learn. She didn't need two people, one more person would be a little more troublesome, and there was just one more room behind the pharmacy, and there were two rooms that she was going to discuss with the director to set up a medicine refining room and a bath room.

Su Huihui stayed at the near water Xuan on the edge of the Rongfu Garden for a few nights, Ruixiang followed her to live in, she said some precautions to the maid, the little girl listened carefully, and it was a little more pleasing to the eye.

On the first day of the fifth month, Su Huihui wore a green robe embroidered with a magpie, tied a black horn belt, and took office with a note. The south side is much more open than the north side, there is a precedent for women to serve as medical officers, and there are also a large number of female officials in the medicine department in the palace, and the female history also has a grade, different from other departments, theoretically all of them are higher than her and have not entered the stream, but the deputy envoy of the Beijing Huimin Pharmacy is already half of the people of the Tai Hospital, and the back door of Rong Jianchi is really low-key for her. However, she should not officially enter the Qi Palace, but she is familiar with running errands in the Tai Hospital, and he said that the Yan family wants to reorganize the pharmacies in various places, presumably because of the lucrative benefits on her.

There were four physicians in the pharmacy, one of whom was in his sixties, surnamed Fang, with a square face and an angular temper, who was the person in charge here, and another in his early forties, and two young doctors in their twenties.

The four of them saw Su Huihui, and Su Huihui said gently: "You have been working hard in the pharmacy for a long time, I just came here today, and I want to ask you to take care of it more." Especially Mr. Fang, I am not very familiar with many miscellaneous matters, and I will continue to rely on you to preside over affairs in the future. ”

The doctor glanced at her and said, "Master Su is serious, but he is old and weak, and he really has more than enough heart. The adult has already sat in the position of deputy envoy at a young age, which is very rare, very rare. ”

Su Hui warmed up in a cold sweat, and she smiled: "I am not a court official, so I dare not call me an adult." ”

A round-faced young doctor immediately said: "Master Su doesn't know, because of the redundant officials in the previous dynasties, most of the doctors are called Dafu Langzhong, in recent years, the Son of Heaven has worked hard to innovate, and we people in this Dafu Lang are not called much, and there is one more mouth ...... below."

Doctor Fang glared at him: "Lin Quanzhi, you are indeed a mouthful!"

This is an obvious singing harmony, she is a newcomer, they naturally don't need to be polite to her. Su Huihui still said kindly: "Just call me Doctor Su." I really didn't work as a medical officer before, but I studied pharmacology with my own master, and I cured General Rong by chance, and the general recommended me to be this deputy envoy. Everyone knows that now the pharmacy doesn't care, the ambassador is also a part-time job, in addition to the seal letter, the number of times he comes on weekdays is only a handful, so all the things in the pharmacy are taken care of by us. I have heard that the Yan family has paid a high price to support the Fanjing pharmaceutical industry, and if this is the case, we can take this opportunity to rectify the pharmacy, at least in terms of furnishings, it is no worse than the state capital. ”

The old doctor nodded, and Su Huihui didn't know if he had heard it, he looked at it and said, "Dare to ask Doctor Su which master he studied with?"

"The family teacher's surname is Qin, which is the word for researching Qin Si. As for the rumors, it was General Rong who sued me at the beginning. ”

When the old doctor heard this, his attitude immediately improved a lot, "It was Mr. Qin's apprentice, but he was old and disrespectful, so you can't call Mr. in front of Dr. Su." Is Doctor Su's ancestral home from Beiliang? I heard that Mr. Qin did not accept disciples in my Daqi. With that, the three doctors all looked interested.

Su Hui said yes, and took the opportunity to say: "Please doctors on the original basis, although we can't expect people to be bad, but we have to do our best if people are not good, there are more people, credit comes up, and it is convenient to do anything in the future." I don't have much talent for managing things, and like you on weekdays, I go to see a doctor, refine medicine, exchange experiences, and sometimes I need to go out...... Of course, it won't be unprofessional. ”

Physician Fang said: "Someone has already said it to the old man, and Doctor Su doesn't need to explain. ”

She sighed silently, the old man's tone had just improved a little, and he had changed back again.

The holidays in Southern Qi were half as long as those in Northern Liang. In addition to the mid-day holiday, the Spring Festival, the winter solstice, the cold food, the Lantern Festival, the birthday of the Son of Heaven each seven days, the summer solstice, Laba, Zhongyuan, Chongyang, Zhonghe three days each, even the Empress Dowager's death day for three days, sounds very leisurely, no wonder the northerners say that the southerners are lazy. Su Huihui thought about it for a while, she didn't know much about the Qi system on the grassland, but now that she understands it, it's really a bit too much. But Rong Jianchi was kind, and she didn't receive it for nothing, so she made up for it when she was on duty.

"I'll fix the house first, and the wages will be counted in my account. "She just threw money at it.

The four of them looked at each other, and the forty-year-old white-faced Doctor Wang said: "I wanted to repair the yard a long time ago, but this business is difficult to sustain even the family's food and clothing, and this matter has been delayed again and again. ”

Su Hui glanced at him, this person had two pale blue under his eyes, although he was talking about the scene, it was gloomy and uncomfortable.

The two young doctors also said: "Yes, the two of us are alone, Doctor Wang, if there are many people in your family, we can share some broken silver, and the deputy envoy must not refuse." ”

Su Hui said neatly: "No need, when I first came to the pharmacy, I have to make an appearance, so as not to let the people outside the door look down on me, saying that it is another false position." Everyone eats the pharmacy, and I receive Yulu, which is obligatory. ”

Seeing her say this, Doctor Fang no longer stopped him, and said: "Then we have received the deputy envoy's heart, and the old man will thank the deputy envoy on their behalf, and I will do my best in the future, and the deputy envoy can rest assured, rest assured." The old man lives in the east chamber, the two doctors Lin Qi live in the west chamber, and Dr. Wang's family lives in the swallowtail alley at the back, so it is very convenient to inform you of something. ”

Su Huihui tugged at the corners of his mouth and nodded, but he didn't dare to put his heart down.

The pharmacy quickly contacted the craftsmen in the surrounding area, Bailongmiao Street is the most densely populated place in the southern city, and the craftsmen are easy to find, but they are not the high-class craftsmen who work for the nobles in the northern city. Su Huihui didn't choose an auspicious day, let the workers go to work tightly, and let Lin Quanzhi watch the craftsmen do their work, especially to finish the bathroom next door to her quickly.

Ruixiang and the maid were busy in the kitchen, pouring some tea for them from time to time, she stared at the sallow-faced patients in the front hall during the day, and studied the books left by her master at night, and ten days and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The weather has been good and bad these days, and the workers finally handed over their work amid the coughing of the sick. There was a money village in the south of the city, and she came back with a lot of silver and gave seven taels of silver to the foreman. The price is very high, and it didn't take a lot of effort to repair a few rooms, so it was right to give more money for wine, and the foreman saw that she was generous, and said that after the girl had a job, they would definitely be able to bear it.

Su Huihui received the first month's monthly salary, one stone of rice is the norm, and the others are converted into silver, which makes her quite surprised, she thought that there are still folded cloth and paper money to give her a headache, but she didn't expect that now she only folds the silver money, and it is very neat to spend.

Physician Qi Ming told her that in the first year of the Imperial Pole of the National Dynasty, the Great Dynasty held the Duanyang Hou Shanggong to reform the distribution system, and the treasure money became more and more worthless, and the quality of the copper money was poor, so the use of banknotes was simply restricted, and the copper coins were cast, mainly silver coins;

Su Huihui asked: "Then did the Yan clan make great contributions in the first dynasty, such as what is the military spending?"

Qi Shu paused, and the cup of drinking water in his hand also stopped in mid-air, and only after a while did he say, "Yan's ...... didn't get the title like this, the grandmother of the current majesty xià is surnamed yan. However, Duanyang Hou has been in the past two generations, and his exploits for the country are no less than others. Dr. Su told us that Master Hou was willing to subsidize the Huimin Pharmacy, and I was very happy in my heart, because the pharmacy could not make money for the embarrassed people to see a doctor, and it was difficult to get a few tens of yuan by making and selling medicines. ”

Su Huihui has always believed in people thoroughly, and now she can only pray that Rong Jianchi will be more reliable, don't talk empty about her coming to Nanqi, she has to leave if she doesn't leave at that time. Thinking that this year is the fifth year of Mingguang, and the lord of the country has just ascended the throne and has the energy to make a fuss about money, I don't know if he has the courage or the Yan family has a family background.

She asked casually, "...... you guys What is the relationship between His Majesty and the Marquis of Duanyang?"

Qi Ming looked at her a little strangely and said, "Doctor Su, we small people can't talk about the temple in vain. I think that's it......" looked at the sides again, leaned closer and said mysteriously: "But some people say that His Majesty has a great relationship with the prince, the books they read together, the army they joined, and even the red and white silk on the top of the crane given by His Majesty are all wholesaled from Duanyang Hou at a low price......

Su Huihui felt that there was something really wrong with her eyes, why didn't she see that this was a gossip person, how could she think that he was calm and reliable?

Seeing her hesitation, Qi Ming hurriedly clarified himself: "Doctor Su, I heard it all here, don't go out and say it, Mr. Fang wants to hear it, and the eight coins of silver will be gone next month." ”

Su warmed up and sighed twice, "How could I say such a thing...... By the way, you all come from a family of doctors, right? How did you come to the pharmacy? I heard that doctors are selected by examination everywhere. ”

After Qi Ming finished keeping the account, as soon as he put aside his pen in the notebook, he began to talk a long story.

It turned out that the old doctor Fang Mingyi, this year sixty two, four generations of the family practiced, when he was young in the palace of the Zhao Fan in Yuzhou, once the princess was unwell, the good doctor and the doctor were pushing the wrong medicine to him, fortunately the princess had no worries about her life, Fang Yi was driven out of the palace, and the rumors spread were also spread to all directions, and their family was defeated. The old doctor had no fixed residence, and in the end, the ambassador sent by the Tai Hospital wanted to take refuge, and seeing that he was experienced enough and had a good mind, he asked him to preside over this well-known pharmacy and have a place to retire.

Qi Ming and Lin Qizhi have similar backgrounds, their fathers are both bell doctors who walk the rivers and lakes, and after the death of their elders, they came to the capital to make a living. They don't know much about the king, who has only been here for three months, and has taken the vacant seat of the previous doctor. Old Doctor Fang saw that his medical treatment was okay, enough to treat a cough and fever, and he dragged his family to suffer from hunger and cold, so he gave him an errand to make ends meet. He was reluctant to reveal his experience, Qi Ming guessed that he might be a scholar who had rushed to take the exam many times but failed once, and he had a sick wife and listless daughter who had only met once when he was delivering the futon. The basic requirement for practicing medicine today is that he is a doctor, and the status of a folk doctor is not high.

Su Huihui figured out the true face of the rumored Beijing Pharmacy at this time, and couldn't help but sigh again, the back door opened by General Rong was really low-key, and it was really public in the world.