Chapter 6 Retirement after success

Wang Xianling took Wang Yuanwai and Wenyi out of the village, drove the carriage to Gaopo Village. Wenyi walked into the barracks for the first time, and found that the military appearance was not as solemn as seen on TV, and the tents were quite neat, but the smell was wafting in the wind. There was garbage everywhere on the ground, and I even saw a soldier peeing not far from the tent...... Literature and art slander in their hearts: Even this military camp will fall ill in the summer without fighting, and there is no awareness of health protection at all.

Wang County ordered the commander to report the matter to the general, and Wang Yuanwai and Wenyi were cured and waited outside. After a while, I heard a rough laugh coming from inside: "Let the two outsiders come in, General Ben will ask carefully." ”

When Wenyi entered the big tent, he saw that the head was a big man with a beard on his face, and the four words "stupid", "big", "black", and "thick" looked so simple and clear, and he knew that this person was the legendary "Demon King Cheng Biting Gold". After saluting with Wang Yuanwai, Wenyi stood behind Wang Yuanwai and acted as Wang Yuanwai's younger brother separately.

Cheng Yanjin looked at Wang Yuanwai with burning eyes and asked, "You are the Wang Yuanwai who came to offer the method of preventing smallpox?" ”

Wang Yuanwai was frightened by the strong power exuded by Cheng Biting Jin's body, and said carefully: "Back to the general's words, it is the villain, the villain also got smallpox a few days ago, and was rescued by a tour of Fang Lang. He instructed the villain to spread this method so that he could save the world. ”

Cheng Yanjin said strangely: "You Fang Langzhong, then why didn't he come to offer it himself?" Tell me in detail about your relationship with him, and if the period expires, you must look good! ”

Wang Yuanwai said yes, and told the story he and the literature and art had made: "That day, I was lying in bed with a high fever, so I ordered my family to find this village boy Chinese art. As he spoke, he pointed to Wenyi, and continued: "After Wenyi checked my pulse, I found that I had smallpox, but it could not be treated. I was scared to death. In order to control the spread of smallpox as soon as possible, we asked the servants to invite all the people who had contact with us to the house, and asked Wenyi to report to Wang Xianling as soon as possible. Because I couldn't tell the story at that time, some people were reluctant to come to my house, so they had to use some drastic measures. As a result, a You Fang Langzhong was alarmed, who was eight feet tall, had three locks of beautiful hair, and wore a shabby Taoist robe, but he was very neat and clean. And he said before the gate of the house, 'Is thy lord at home?' I'm going to heal him. I also had the intention of being a dead horse and a live horse doctor, and let him come for treatment. I don't want him to take some pus from a sick cow with smallpox, and put a little hole on my arm. Then he said that he was cured, and asked me to apply it to all the people in the house in turn. Although this method is simple, it can produce smallpox antibodies in the body, and smallpox will never be obtained again. He said that he had accidentally passed through a village where smallpox had erupted, and that he had gone into the village to find an antidote, as the old saying goes, 'A highly poisonous thing must have an antidote within seven steps'. He used a knife to cut the pox from a cow to see what the difference was between smallpox in animals and humans. When he was engrossed in looking at the pus that had been cut out, he was struck by a bull, and the knife cut a bloody mark on his own hand, and he was in despair, thinking that he had not found the antidote and had put his life into it. Who knew that he just had some small bumps on his body, and he was fine after four or five days of discomfort. He didn't know it at the time, but just collected the sick in the village and buried the bodies. Who knew that all the people in the village were sick and died, and he was left alone unharmed. He was thinking, I ate and lived with smallpox patients for half a year, why didn't I get infected? And the others are dead? In the end, he was sure that it was the cowpox on the cow that saved him. This time, I happened to pass by my house, and I knew at a glance that I also had smallpox, and saw that I was pulling people into my house to prevent smallpox from spreading, and this came to save my life. ”

The rich man Wang took a breath and continued: "This miracle doctor said that I was the first smallpox patient he treated, and it was also the first time that he tested the effect of cowpox on others. Therefore, he insisted on not accepting any thank-you gifts from me, and only said that if it worked, let me spread this method as soon as possible so that the world would know about it. That night he left without leaving his name. ”

Cheng Yanjin listened attentively, and sighed after listening to Wang Yuanwai's speech: "This person is really a celebrity!" It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to see Lao Cheng! Pity! Pity! Wang Yuanwai, since you sacrificed your life to test cowpox and notified the government in time, it is a great achievement. I will report it to the court truthfully, and you should prepare cowpox now and eradicate this smallpox as soon as possible!" ”

Wang Yuanwai bowed down and accepted the order, so he went out of the handsome tent with Wenyi, and entered Gaopo Village with the general's warrant to start looking for the sick cow with smallpox. That night, they brought back dozens of sick cows, and then taught the soldiers how to plant cowpox, so that they could replace their comrades who were now blocking the scene as soon as possible. After four days of hurriing, Cheng Yanjin, Wang Xianling and all the soldiers were planted with cowpox. One after another, people had normal symptoms such as low-grade fever and pimples, but none of them died. Cheng Yanjin looked at the five thousand energetic soldiers with big mouths to the root of their ears, and said with a smile: "Haha, my old Cheng's troops are no longer afraid of smallpox, and I will definitely take you to the edge of the sky!" Would you like it, brothers? The soldiers below also shouted excitedly: "No! ”

After redeploying the task of preventing the lock line and treating the people, Cheng Yanjin turned his head to Wang Yuanwai and said: "Old Wang, you are really lucky, Your Majesty heard that you can prevent smallpox, Longyan Dayue, I want you to follow me into the palace to face the saint." Things have been brought under control here, and all that remains is step-by-step treatment, so you can clean up and go back to Chang'an with me. ”

Wang Yuanwai's whole person was so excited that he swayed, nodded again and again, and hurriedly returned to Beihuai Village with literature and art, he wanted to put on the best clothes and go to see His Majesty Li Yuan. Literature and art were not interested in Li Yuan, and what he was most interested in in the Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin's murder of his brother and brother, which opened a precedent for the bloody succession of the throne in ancient China. In his spare time, he wondered if there was any way to avoid this kind of thing, since he came to the Tang Dynasty, he should have something to do, and he could indirectly save the lives of countless people who died in the future due to the struggle for the throne. But I don't have a clue yet, so when I heard that Wang Yuanwai invited him to go with me, he refused, saying that everything is what you deserve, I won't go, I'm too tired these days, so I'd better go home and rest first. Wang Yuanwai was casually polite, and he didn't want literature and art to go in his heart, seeing that literature and art refused so simply, he immediately prepared a large cart of cloth and copper coins to give to literature and art as a thank you gift. Wenyi was not polite, and drove the ox cart back to his small courtyard. I haven't been home for a month, and my family hasn't changed at all, but this time smallpox was discovered early, so Crooked Willow Village was not greatly affected. Seeing that Wenyi had come back with a cart of gifts, the big guys gathered around to inquire about the situation. Literature and art are also told one by one without reservation. When they heard that Wang Yuanwai was consecrated because of this, everyone showed an expression of envy, jealousy and hatred, some said that the tomb of Wang Yuanwai's ancestor was smoking, and some said that this was a blessing for Wang Yuanwai not to harm the township, and so on. Fang Sanye touched the top of Wenyi's head with a smile and said: "The baby is also blessed, such a big disaster can be avoided, and he will definitely be rich for a lifetime in the future." Wenyi was humble for a few words, and then excused himself to be too tired and went home to rest.

As soon as Wenyi arrived home, he began to count the gifts on the ox cart, 20 horses of cloth, 300 copper coins, 40 catties of salt, and a fat sheep that had been killed, which made him very happy. After putting the things in the warehouse and locking them, he took a few yuan and drove the ox cart to the county seat, where he wanted to buy some more necessities. Star anise, Sichuan pepper, cinnamon, these seasonings of later generations can only be bought in pharmacies, and no one at this time uses them as seasonings, all of which are used for medicine. At the blacksmith's shop, he bought half a cart of iron blocks, and then scooped up beef tendons, horns, saltpeter, coal, and other materials, and filled a cart full of them.

In the evening, Wenyi sorted and put away all the things he bought, took 2 pieces of cloth and sent them to Uncle Bolt's house, thanking Uncle Bolt for his help in the past half a year, and invited several good farmers in the village to come to the house to eat roast whole sheep. This time, there is no shortage of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and literature and art can also show their skills and make a barbecue. Literature and art do not have high requirements for eating, but Datang materials are really scarce, and every time they eat, literature and art force themselves to eat, and now the seasonings are finally bought, which also makes literature and art can't wait to eat the taste of the previous life.

With the help of stones, the fire is raised, the shelves are set up, the marinated roast sheep is set up on the wooden frame with wooden sticks, the literature and art use a homemade brush to brush the seasoning, and the stones are responsible for turning the roast sheep. Uncle Bolt took a jar of home-brewed rice wine from home, and Third Master Fang also brought two jars. A total of more than a dozen people drank and chatted around the fire, this one said that the co-workers crashed into the mountain, and the other said that the saint must be holding a gold hoe to hoe the ground. Knowing that when he ate the roast sheep, he stopped, his eyes were green, he devoured it, and he was staring at the sheep on the shelf when he ate it, and when he saw that the person who ate quickly went to break a piece again, he hurriedly gnawed the mutton in his hand and went up to join the ranks of scramble. A fat sheep is eaten in a few moments. Wenyi knew this, and wisely cut a leg of mutton and a stone in advance, and sat on the side and ate it slowly, smiling and watching everyone grab mutton. Uncle Bolt cherished the oil on his hand and said to Wenyi: "Xiaoyi, you kid is really capable, not only can you cure diseases, but even roast sheep can be so delicious." This is the best meal your uncle and I have ever had in my life. Fang Sanye answered: "Yes, we occasionally roast our own meat when we catch prey, but the taste can't be compared to what you do!" I won't be able to eat barbecue made by other people anymore. ”

Wenyi smiled and said, "Third Master, if you want to eat barbecue, come and greet me, what can I do if I help you roast every day?" ”

Fang Sanye waved his hand: "Baby, it's not good, I'm old, I just ate two pieces and was robbed by these grandsons." ”

At this time, Zhu Zi answered: "Third uncle, don't worry, in the future, I will go up the mountain to hunt rabbits for you every day, and let Xiaoyi torture you to eat alone." Okay? ”

Fang Sanye scolded with a smile: "Get out, you still fight rabbits every day, beware of when you are taken away by a tiger, you are the most unsound when you speak." Okay, it's getting late, everyone is gone, go home and sleep, tomorrow will be busy. When they heard this, they went back giggling. Uncle Bolt and Stone stayed behind to help Wenyi clean up the garbage. Wenyi took advantage of this effort to say to Uncle Bolt: "Uncle, you see that I am stable, and the stone is not small, I haven't read a book yet, so it's better to let the stone learn something with me." ”

Uncle Bolt was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled the stone over, and asked him to buckle his head for literature and art. Wenyi hurriedly grabbed him and said: "Don't be like this, uncle, if you hadn't taken me in, I wouldn't know where I was wandering now, and I was the same age as Shishi, how could I be bowed down by him?" I taught him as a brother, and I didn't dare to call him a master. ”

Uncle Bolt said gratefully: "Xiaoyi, don't say anything superfluous, the stone will be handed over to you from today onwards, even if you scold, you don't have to be polite." ”

"Okay, don't worry, uncle, I will teach the stone well, you can go back and rest quickly."

After cleaning up the garbage, Uncle Bolt happily led the stone home.

The reason for collecting stones is that literature and art are rich now, and they don't want to be bound by the profession of doctors, so they want to hand over their medical skills to stones, so that they can find time to do their own things. The small waterfall in the mountains has not yet begun to be renovated, and the task is arduous.

Early the next morning, the stone came to Wenyi to report, and Wenyi asked Xiaomi to sort out a set of ancient medical notes, and began to teach Shi to see a doctor by hand. Originally, literature and art wanted to teach the stone to read, and then I thought that what I wrote was simplified characters, and now it is an ancient text, and he himself can't recognize it all......