Lao Huang said: "So you don't know! It has been spread all over the city of Suzhou, and your doctor Xu has embezzled the donations of several large households. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info now people are going to sue him! ”

Xu Xiaole was stunned for a moment, and said secretly: This doesn't mean me, right?

Lao Huang looked like he knew the inside story and said: "You don't know, the good people in Suzhou City have donated a lot of silver to treat those patients. It was originally Dr. Xu who came here for the sake of the patient's good. I think he did this in the first place to use it on patients. It's a pity, wealth is moving! He saw so much silver that he couldn't hold it, so he used it himself! ”

Xu Xiaole's face seemed to be smeared with a layer of coal, and said, "That's so boring." ”

Lao Huang patted Xu Xiaole's shoulder: "You don't know." There is a particular thing about taking silver: deceive the upper and do not hide the lower. It's a pity that your Doctor Xu didn't even hide it from the people below, and he was destined to be shaken out. ”

Xu Xiaole was about to refute, but suddenly found that he really had nothing to say. In the face of rumors, the facts are sometimes weak. Because many people spread rumors not because they believe it, but because they can't see the height of others and reflect their "smallness". If you can pull those tall people to the same height as yourself, you will undoubtedly be very happy.

Xu Xiaole didn't know why he suddenly understood such a profound truth, but he was silent because of this, and he didn't even lose his previous anger, just smiled and watched Lao Huang explain the "secret news" over there.

After Lao Huang talked for a while, the topic ended here. The new topic is that a widow on a certain street steals people, this kind of drama that the people like to see is about to be staged every three or five times, and Xu Xiaole is naturally not exempt from vulgarity. Although there are many disrespectful words towards the group of "widows", Xu Xiaole has never regarded his sister-in-law as a "widow", and still laughs heartlessly.

When this topic is over, the sun will rise, and those who should go to work will go to work. Most of the diners here are citizens who are paid a fixed salary and wear long shirts, and although they are much more leisurely than the coolies who work for a fee, they also have their own troubles to think about. or help his son and nephew find a good job, or urge his son to study and improve, or find a good family to marry...... The short breakfast time was a rare time for them to relax, so when the time was over, everyone was a little reluctant.

Xu Xiaole has been playing all day long, and he doesn't feel deeply. For him, gossip at breakfast is play; It is also very fun to see and treat people; Running up the mountain is even more refreshing; Practicing and reading books has become a happy time every day. Such an attitude towards life is equivalent to having fun all the time.

It's just that when he arrived at Zhou's house in Dushu Lake, there was a shadow mixed in Xu Xiaole's happiness.

As soon as Cai Wei saw Xu Xiaole, she said with a gloating smile: "You have a lot of atmosphere like Mount Tai collapsed in front of you." ”

Xu Xiaole had already put the rumors of the morning behind him, and all he could think of was the little widow stealing people. At first glance, when Cai Wei said this, she didn't react, and asked rhetorically, "What's wrong?" ”

Cai Wei deliberately scared Xu Xiaole and said, "You are greedy for other people's donations, and you act like no one!" ”

Xu Xiaole pouted and said, "How can my sister believe these nonsense." ”

Even if the Zhou and Gu families heard about it, it was impossible to believe those rumors. Xu Xiaole's large amount of silver now comes from three places: Han Tongzhi's "consignment" elixir; Mrs. Zhou's donation; Gu Lao Taijun's appropriation. The origin of these three sums of silver is clear, and the expenditure is equally clear.

For this reason, Xu Xiaole also learned bookkeeping from Uncle Tang San, and the daily expenses of food and clothing were clearly marked. The medicinal materials are mainly purchased from Changchun Hall, so the accounts on both sides can be matched by the family. Occasionally, there are small in-and-out omissions, and they definitely do not rise to the level of greed for ink.

Although Mrs. Zhou only gave one hundred taels, the accounts sent were as clear, and she would never believe that Xu Xiaole was greedy for ink.

Cai Wei avenged the revenge of the "ghost" that day, laughed so much that her waist bent, and said, "Haven't you heard that three people become tigers?" Even if my wife doesn't believe it, your old owner of Changchun Hall doesn't believe it, but the people of Suzhou believe it, what should you do? ”

Xu Xiaole said disdainfully: "They didn't come up with a penny, believe it or not, what does it matter to me?" ”

Cai Wei realized that it was not Xu Xiaole who could afford to joke, but she didn't know the importance of this matter at all. She said, "Do you think this is for big donors?" That wave has long passed! These rumors are all for the little people, if you are so big and melt it, just wait to be drowned in saliva! ”

Xu Xiaole said disapprerovingly: "Can saliva flood into the mountains? ”

Cai Wei had nothing to say. With her knowledge, she really couldn't convince Xu Xiaole, because Xu Xiaole didn't care about the outside discussions. If you are a thin-skinned person who cares about public opinion, maybe you have the heart to die at this moment.

Whether it was Cai Wei or Xu Xiaole, as well as Mrs. Zhou, who was much older and more knowledgeable than them, they didn't realize that the discussions in Gusu City were just floating waves on the surface of the undercurrent, and they were not the result of Zhang Chengde spending ten taels of silver.

Everyone knows that Zhang Chengde is playing a one-handed salary. But the salary he drew was not a donation from a large family—he knew very well that only two families had donated money. Among them, the Zhou family is a one-shot deal, and has no intention of continuing to donate money. The Gu family is for their own baby bumps, even if Xu Xiaole is really greedy for ink, as long as Brother Bao'er's physical condition does not deteriorate, they will not stop giving money.

The real place to start is indeed in Qionglong Mountain.

Xu Xiaole finished the work in Suzhou City and returned to Qionglong Mountain again. Seeing that the weather was getting colder and there might be a snowfall, Xu Xiaole couldn't help but be glad that he had a good neighbor - it was Uncle Tang who reminded him to prepare winter clothes, and Zhang Luo helped him buy goods and arranged for someone to deliver them up the mountain.

However, when he returned to the mountain, he found that the courtyard was full of patients, and the atmosphere was very solemn. Han Tongzhi and Dai Haoge were also sitting in the corner, their faces pale. A few apprentices and servants who usually do chores stood aside boredly, as if they were quietly watching the incident, and as if they were at a loss.

Xu Xiaole stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Han Tongzhi got up and greeted him, and replied, "They are encouraged to let us heal." ”

Xu Xiaole frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

Han Tongzhi gestured to Dai Haoge. Dai Haoge is a native of Taicang, although the accent is different, there is no language barrier. Han Tongzhi has no problem speaking official language with Suzhou people on weekdays, but when he encounters heated discussions, he can only be blind when people speak Suzhou vernacular.

Dai Haoge didn't like to talk, but in this case, he was the only one. As soon as he took a step, someone stepped forward, and it was the family of a new tuberculosis patient.

*(To be continued.) )