Chapter Seventy-Nine: Early Morning in Huaining County
Because he was tired, after paying the room fee for January, Zhu Ping'an asked for a plate of side dishes and two steamed buns, and after eating them hastily, he washed a hot water in a wooden barrel and rested early.
Zhu Ping'an was sleeping incense here, but he didn't know that his name had already spread in a small area near the inn.
When having dinner in the lobby, I don't know who read Zhu Ping'an's poem in a mocking tone that was once bitten by a snake and smelled birds everywhere, and then the whole lobby was full of laughter, and then someone accidentally said that the whole person who was bitten by a snake and smelled the birds was sleeping in the firewood room, and the lobby was full of laughter, and Zhu Ping'an's name spread in a small area near the passenger station.
Zhu Ping'an, who was falling asleep, didn't know, of course, even if he knew, he would definitely laugh at it.
In the early morning of the next day, the white frost and mist were filled, and before the sun had risen, the eastern sky was spewing a faint morning light.
Zhu Ping'an, who had been drinking and writing poems all night, was immersed in sleep at the moment, but the firewood room of the inn had been pushed open, wearing a blue shirt and robe, Zhu Ping'an, who straddled the schoolbag, was refreshed and energetic, walked out with a black wooden board in his hand, covered the door and walked out.
Out of the inn, there are few pedestrians outside, and Huaining County has a unique flavor in the frost and fog.
The bluestone slab blooms with frost flowers, and the cold branches are dyed with black and white frost, which is simply an ink landscape painting.
In ancient times, the county paid attention to luck, most of the county seats were by the mountains and rivers, and the county seat of Huaining was no exception, according to a river called the Pangjiang River, and the river water was introduced into the city through the moat and folded back and forth.
Zhu Ping'an walked to the river on the bluestone slab, there were boats cruising in the river in the morning light, and the beautiful Pangjiang River looked particularly beautiful and mysterious under the morning fog.
Zhu Ping'an walked to the bluestone-paved riverside, found two adjacent bluestones, placed the black wooden board on one of the higher bluestones, sat on the low bluestone with a long robe, took out the brush and bamboo tube from the diagonal cloth bag in turn, and began the compulsory course every morning.
Practicing nine in winter and practicing in summer, Zhu Ping'an was on the frosty and misty riverside, dipped in clear water and splashed ink
After the fog dissipated and the sun rose in the east, Zhu Ping'an took away the black wooden board with a brush, and took out a copy of Zhu Xi's annotated "Spring and Autumn" from his schoolbag, and read it with relish. Zhu Xi is a very interesting person, this is a person who is seriously different from the outside, not to mention the filthiness between him and Su Shi, just look at him on the one hand to advocate the preservation of heavenly principles and the destruction of people's desires, on the other hand, he is his wife and four concubines and go to the Qinglou to have fun, you know. However, his understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics is still very high, at least the contemporary rulers and Confucianism agree with it.
"Look, a sour showman, giggles"
The eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law who came to the riverside to wash rice in the early morning couldn't help but laugh when they saw that they were sitting on the riverside stones reading a book and didn't find that the robes were wet and long.
The door is not out, the second door is not stepping, this is the ancient requirements for everyone's beautiful little family jasper, the general surname is not so particular, of course, men and women are much stricter than modern times, men and women can not be alone, but now so many big girls and little daughters-in-law are together, they are not afraid of gossip at all, and they are bold, seeing Zhu Ping'an's honest appearance, he can't help laughing, and even a bold daughter-in-law teases Zhu Ping'an.
"That Xiaoxiu is reading so seriously, but she is reading a book about men and women fighting?"
"Giggles" through the daughters-in-law of personnel laughed one by one.
Of course, there are also little girls who have not yet come out of the cabinet who are blushing with shame, chasing the bold daughter-in-law to find out if it is true.
Zhu Ping'an was embarrassed by these people, not that he was embarrassed by the words of the bold daughter-in-law, but he was embarrassed to read under the watchful eyes of so many big girls and little daughters-in-law, and he was not a monkey in the zoo.
"Morning."
So, Zhu Ping'an accepted the poetry book, took the black wooden board and said hello to the big girls and little daughters-in-law from afar, and then got up and left.
"Ah, don't go, you haven't answered yet, have you?"
Behind him came the sound of a woman's laughter.
After the frost and fog dissipated, the impression of Huaining County to Zhu Ping'an was hazy, with moist bluestone slabs, clear rivers passing through the city, and blue brick and stone walls standing in the distance, full of poetry.
Following an attractive fragrance, Zhu Ping'an found a snack on the street, asked for a bowl of bean curd, two pot stickers, and the store sent a small plate of home-pickled side dishes, which he ate beautifully.
A pinch of coriander is sprinkled on the bean curd and poured with the store's secret flavoring, which looks full of color and flavor; The potstickers are full of pork-flavored meat, and the side dishes are crisp and refreshing, and they taste good.
The only fly in the ointment is that the store is not tofu Shih Tzu, but an aunt.
In other words, I often see the male protagonist meeting a tofu Shih Tzu or a wine Shih Tzu or even pork Shih Tzu in modern novels, how come I haven't encountered it in Daming for more than eight years.
Despite the regret, Zhu Ping'an still left with a shy stomach.
Zhu Ping'an, who was full of food and drink, looked for a few people, asked, and turned left and right along the street.
On the way, I bought a bag of good snacks for a penny, and asked the shopkeeper to wrap it in red paper, and then spent money at another store to buy some fruits to carry in a bamboo basket and walk in the direction pointed out.
While walking, about half an hour, Zhu Ping'an came to the destination-thatched cottage.
This is a large pharmacy, more than five times larger than the one in Gushan Town, and there are six people in the medicine hall.
Zhu Ping'an walked in with a fruit snack, and a medicine disciple came over and asked, "Dare to ask the public, but do you want to ask for a doctor?" ”
Zhu Ping'an shook his head, bowed and replied, "No, the people of Xiahe Village, Xiaogushan Town, eight years ago, I was fortunate to have the wonderful hand of Doctor Hu to rejuvenate and choose a life. ”
After thinking about it, he said to Zhu Ping'an, "Then you wait a while, I'll ask the teacher." ”
It turned out that this disciple turned out to be the apprentice of Old Doctor Hu, and after the disciple finished speaking, he walked to the back of the medicine hall. After about a quarter of an hour, the disciples returned.
"Let the prince wait for a long time, the teacher said that he doesn't remember this, and he wants the prince not to take it to heart." After the disciple came back, he relayed the words of the old doctor Hu, and added, "In fact, the teacher has saved countless people, and this situation has been encountered many times, so don't take it to heart." Please take things back with you, and the teacher never accepts gifts. ”
Zhu Ping'an stood there and thought for a long time, took out a silver ticket of ten taels of silver from his sleeve, and said, "Old Doctor Hu's demeanor is admirable, but I am also uneasy, so let's do it, this silver ticket is what I put in the medicine hall to pay for those patients who have no money to buy medicine, although it is small, but it is my heart." ”
He didn't dare to make the decision, so he went to the teacher again, and came back after a while to inform Zhu Ping'an, saying that the teacher agreed.
The divine doctor who never accepted gifts was able to accept the meager ten taels of silver for those who had no money to heal the sick.
What a miracle doctor who is dedicated to helping the world.
Zhu Ping'an admired the medical ethics of Dr. Hu, if the doctors in those modern hospitals could have one-tenth of Dr. Hu's medical ethics, the doctor-patient relationship would not be so tense.