Cao Shuli thought that Xia Xiang's words were treated as nonsense by Jin Jia, and hurriedly excused Xia Xiang: "Sir, Xia Xiang is also kind, if there is something wrong with what he said, it is also to cure the disease and save people, and he has no intention of showing off." ”

Cao Shujun gently pushed Xia Xiang and whispered: "Mr. Jin Jia is afraid that he is angry, once he is angry, the six relatives will not recognize him, if he says something unpleasant, you can bear with it, don't refute or argue." ”

Xia Xiang nodded, feeling uneasy. If it weren't for Cao Yongguo's condition being so serious, he would never have flaunted in front of Jin Jia, Mr. Jin Jia, who was famous in the government and the opposition, was known as Hua Tuo in the world, and he was very different from him in terms of medical skills.

I don't know how long it took for Jin Jia to wake up like a dream, he saw that several people were looking at him blankly, and suddenly smiled: "San Lang, why don't you hurry up and prepare the things you need for the medicine bed and medicine chair, what are you still doing in a daze?" ”

What the? Cao Shujun didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a moment before he understood what Mr. Jin Jia meant, and was immediately overjoyed, and shouted: "Obey!" ”

Cao Shuli's heart was only implemented at this time, and she bowed to Xia Xiang and Jin Jia respectively: "The little girl thanked Xia Langjun and Mr. Jin Jia." ”

Xia Xiang hurriedly returned the gift, but Jin Jia didn't care much, reached out and pulled Xia Xiang and pulled him outside the house.

"Say, you really came up with the method just now?" Jin Jia also thought about how to maximize the effectiveness of the medicine to infiltrate Cao Yongguo's body to achieve the purpose of driving away the cold, but he never thought of it, he also talked to more than a dozen imperial doctors about this matter, everyone was helpless, never thought that the long-term difficult problem was solved by a scholar, and it was spread out, I am afraid that no one in the Tai Hospital believed that such a whimsical idea would come from Xia Xiang, who had just been weak in the year of the crown.

Xia Xiang couldn't help laughing, it was really that Jin Jia's appearance was too funny and funny, and he replied very seriously: "It's what I think below, it's true." ”

Jin Jia didn't say a word, walked to the bottom of the corridor, stood with his hands in his hands, and looked up at the sky. The sky is high and the clouds are light, and there are a few geese flying by, far away and lonely.

Jin Jia didn't speak, Xia Xiang didn't speak, he stood behind Jin Jia, and he also stood with his hands and looked up at the sky. The two of them are like two poplars, the golden armor is tall and vigorous, and Xia Xiang is tall and delicate.

I don't know how long it took, Jin Jia turned around and patted Xia Xiang's shoulder, with a solemn expression: "Xia Xiang, if you are interested, how about the old man taking you as an apprentice?" ”

Xia Xiang was stunned, and after a while, he bowed and saluted: "Thanks to Mr. 's love, I am just determined to be in my career, and I have no intention of medical skills." ”

"Good looks and good doctors, who says you can only choose one or the other?" Jin Jia snorted coldly, and said with disdain, "You and other people who read have always looked down on doctors, the so-called everything is inferior only to high reading, is there an illiterate doctor?" Doctors are also readers. ”

"The upper doctor heals the country, the Chinese medicine heals the heart, the lower medicine heals the sick, as a doctor, Mr. has the art of healing the country." Xia Xiang slapped Jin Jia on the back without a trace, and he also sincerely respected Jin Jia's medical skills, Jin Jia was a physician, and the people he treated were all royal families and princes and ministers, everyone was in a high position, and it was related to the safety of the people, "Whether it is a career or a doctor, as long as it can help the world and the people, what is the difference between high and low?" ”

Jin Jia's face softened slightly: "Do you really think so?" ”

"If you don't think so, you won't be able to study medicine in addition to studying." In addition to thanking Li Dingshan for his open-mindedness, Xia Xiang also thanked his mother for her erudition. His mother also knew a little about medicine, and he also learned a lot of medicine from his mother.

"Why don't you study in addition to medicine? Hmph, you said it nicely, but it's still important to pay attention to literature and ignore medicine. Jin Jia flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, "The old man has changed his mind, even if you want to worship the old man as a teacher, the old man will not accept you as an apprentice." ”

Good...... It's okay, Xia Xiang is convinced of Jin Jia's moody character, but he is also a true temperament, which does not make people feel bored, but is real and cute.

Just as he was about to return to the house with Jin Jia, suddenly a person jumped over the railing and jumped into the corridor, blocking Jin Jia's way. Jin Jia was on top of his head, and stretched out his hand to push the person: "Get out of the way." ”

As soon as the person stretched out, the person flashed to the side, dodging the push of the golden armor. Jin Jia shouted angrily: "Who are you? ”

"Under Xiao Wu. Who are you, old man? ”

The person who came was Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu changed into clean clothes, but they didn't fit, a little bigger, he clumsily tried to put away his sleeves that were too long, and the range of movements was too large, as funny as dancing.

Xia Xiang smiled: "Where have you been?" How do you get wet hair? ”

"I just went swimming." Xiao Wu was simple-minded, thinking that Caofu Pond was the same as the Anding River outside, and he could go down and swim at will.

"Vulgar and rude." Jin Jia was angry at Xiao Wu's wild casualness, and glanced at Xiao Wu, "Caofu Pond, is it where you swim?" Seeing that you are untidy and have no rules in your every move, you are Xia Xiang's entourage? ”

"Exactly." Xiao Wucai didn't care what Jin Jia's attitude was towards him, and he couldn't see that Jin Jia was extremely disgusted with him, and he didn't care about saying anything to Jin Jia, so he couldn't wait to offer treasure to Xia Xiang, "The water is not deep, there are not many fish, it's not fun." But there are also fun parts, the bottom is cold, as cold as ice. If only I had known that there was such a nice pond, I wouldn't have to heat it up in the summer......"

Jin Jia spat out two words with great contempt: "Fool." ”

Xia Xiang heard something, and hurriedly asked, "Xiao Wu, how deep did you say the water was?" ”

"The deepest place is so deep...... Xiao Wu raised his right hand above the top, gesturing the height, "I stretched out my hand to reveal the water." ”

"Are you stupid?" Jin Jia saw that Xia Xiang neither scolded Xiao Wu nor apologized to him, and was even more angry, he wanted to leave, but he couldn't take a step, and wanted to hear why Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu, two fools, were so interested in the pond of Cao Mansion.

Xia Xiang didn't forget to nod and smile at Jin Jia, and then turned back to look at the pond thoughtfully. The pond is rippling and there is nothing unusual about it. He thought for a moment and asked, "As far as Mr. can see, how cold will the current temperature be under the water as deep as a person?" ”

"It's boring!" Jin Jia was extremely angry and walked away, "The old man didn't have the leisure to talk to the two fools about something inconsequential. ”

"Sir, why is the old gentleman angry? Am I not right? Xiao Wu scratched his head and rubbed his nose, "Old man, the bottom of the water is indeed cold, I don't believe you can go down and try it." ”

Xia Xiang thought about it for a while, and when he saw that Jin Jia was about to enter the door, he suddenly said, "Mr. Jin Jia, there is a cold air under the water......

Jin Jia's body was stunned, one foot stepped into the threshold, but the other foot could not move, he was stunned on the spot, muttering to himself: "Cold, there is cold under the water, cold air enters the body!" ”

"Makes sense!" Jin Jia didn't know what to figure out, suddenly slapped his thigh, turned around and ran, and came to the edge of the pond with a few ups and downs, without taking off his clothes, he jumped into the water in a beautiful posture.

With a "plop", the water splashed everywhere, splashing Xiao Wu's face.

Xiao Wuyi wiped the water on his face and opened his mouth wide: "Sir, is the old gentleman stupid?" ”

Xia Xiang ignored Xiao Wu, took off his robe and threw it to Xiao Wu, and jumped into the water. Xiao Wu couldn't describe his mood with shock anymore, he couldn't understand why Jin Jia and Xia Xiang wanted to dive one after the other, was it because the weather was too hot? But just now Mr. Jin Jia clearly said that swimming in Caofu Pond was vulgar and rude, why did he swim again in a blink of an eye? Could it be that he wanted to swim by himself and didn't want others to swim, so he said this on purpose?

Let's not talk about how Xiao Wu couldn't figure out Jin Jia's behavior, just say that Jin Jia and Xia Xiang entered the water one after the other, and the two of them had the same mind, and they both swam to the deepest depths. After a short time, they came to the deepest place, looked at each other, and dived into the water at the same time.

The water is not clear, and you can't see the bottom of the water. The water temperature on the surface of the water is still warm because of the direct sunlight, and when it reaches the bottom of the water, the pool water turns cold, and the touch is biting, just like the cold winter of the number nine. Xia Xiang was cold and unbearable, and couldn't help but shiver.

Xiao Wu is at the age of blood and qi, and he said that the bottom of the water is cold, and it must be really cold. Xia Xiang also knew that Xiao Wu would definitely not lie, and after trying it, he realized that it was much colder than he expected.

After only staying underwater for a moment, Xia Xiang felt cold all over his body and couldn't bear it, so he had to surface. When I opened my eyes, the golden armor was also out of the water.

The two swam to the shore, Xia Xiang was fine, the sun shone brightly, and his body temperature was restored in a blink of an eye. Jin Jia's lips were white, and his body trembled, and he could see the cold under the water, penetrating into his bones. Xiao Wu also had eyes, took off his long shirt and draped it over the golden armor. Jin Jia glanced at Xiao Wu and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back again.

After a while, Jin Jia's face regained a little blood, he sat on the bench in the corridor, and said breathlessly: "Xia Xiang, what do you say?" ”

Xia Xiang hadn't woken up from the shock at the moment, he couldn't figure out why the difference between the bottom and the surface of the water was so huge, he shook his head and said, "I don't know why it's so weird." ”

"You didn't know about it." Jin Jia sneered, "The water at the bottom of the water is so cold, if there is either an ice cellar underneath, there is a natural giant hole underneath. ”

"Mr. is not an immortal, naturally there are things he doesn't know, are you an omniscient immortal?" Xiao Wu was angry and retorted to Jin Jia, "Old man, you said that the bottom of the water is cold, is it because there is a giant python underwater?" ”

Legend has it that the body of the python is as cold as ice, and where the python is infested, midsummer turns into winter.

"Nonsense." Jin Jia had recovered his strength at this time, got up and entered the house, and happened to meet Cao Shujun, "Do you have an ice cellar at home?" ”

Almost every household in the Great Xia has an ice cellar for storing ice in the summer. The imperial court also set up an organization dedicated to the management of "ice", "Ice Well Affairs". A poem praised: "Falling into the ice well, raising millet and erecting cold hair." ”

Cao Shujun was holding a bowl of snowflake cheese in his hand, eating it sweetly, he nodded and replied: "Of course there is an ice cellar, otherwise where does my snowflake cheese come from?" ”

Put the light yellow fine ice, spoonful by spoon into a wooden bowl, fill more than halfway, and then add a variety of condiments, fried peanut kernels, melon seed kernels, raisins, hawthorn pieces, bean paste, wheat kernels, etc., pour different flavors of juice, and then, scoop up a large spoonful of fine sand and buckle it on the cup, wipe a round "hat" out, so that a bowl of snowflake cheese with full color and flavor can be eaten.

Although ice cellars are essential for large families, not every family can make snowflake cheese with both color and flavor. It is also Cao Shujun's sex to eat, usually like to ponder the practice of various snacks, and sometimes chat with vendors who sell cold drinks, over time, he has no teacher, and he has also learned many snacks and cold drinks.

"The ice cellar is under the pond?" Jin Jia's gaze fell on the snowflake cheese in Cao Shujun's hand, and his throat was not free to take the initiative a few times, "What are you eating?" ”

"How can the ice cellar be under the pond? Ice cellar in the backyard. Cao Shujun hid the snowflake cheese in his hand behind him, and said with a smile, "I eat an ice drink, but it's not suitable for Mr. Although summer is hot, the human body is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, if you eat ice, the yin and yang in the body are unbalanced, and there will be many diseases. Mr. is a doctor, how can he not understand the way of health preservation? ”

"The ice cellar is not under the pond? It seems that the cold under the water is not the reason for the ice cellar......" Jin Jia thought for a moment, and suddenly figured out something, "Take the map of Beijing." ”

Cao Shujun responded, put down the snowflake cheese and went to get the map, Jin Jia didn't say a word and picked up the snowflake cheese and ate it, and glanced at Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu vigilantly, lest the two of them compete with him. Xia Xiang smiled dumbly, Jin Jia is such a holy hand of national medicine, he is as competitive as a child, not to mention, there is also a frank side, which is also interesting.

Cao Shujun brought the map and was annoyed to find that the snowflake cheese had been eaten by Jin Jia. Jin Jia ignored him, unfolded the map, and drew a line between Cao's Mansion and Wenfu's Mansion, but he didn't know the essentials, thought about it, and simply drew a long line, running through the entire map.

"Midline? It's actually the middle line of the capital! Xia Xiang exclaimed.

Cao Shujun and Xiao Wu looked at each other, not knowing what the use of the line drawn by Jin Jia was, even Cao Shuli was at a loss, but Xia Xiang saw that if the connection between Cao Mansion and Wen Mansion extended up and down, it would just divide the capital into two!

Looking further up, the central line leads straight to the Imperial Palace, along the middle of the Imperial Palace, separating the Imperial Palace from it.

Yes, when the capital was first built, it was built by the terrain of the celestial phenomena. A central line running from north to south is the starting point of the palace, and all the houses of the palace are built along both sides of the central line.

Today, hundreds of years have passed, and Shangjing has expanded more than ten times compared with before, and the middle line of that year has long been forgotten. However, the strange thing is that Shangjing, which has expanded more than ten times, is still symmetrical from east to west along the north-south middle line of that year.

Cao Shuli nodded slightly: "I don't remember which book I read it in, the middle line of Shangjing is where the qi veins of Shangjing are located...... Why, my house is above the midline? ”

"To be precise, Caofu Pond is above the middle line." Xia Xiang smiled at Cao Shuli and continued to talk, "Legend has it that the middle line is where the qi vein is, and the qi vein is related to the rise and fall of Shangjing. Generally speaking, the palace built on the qi veins should be prosperous and everything should go well. ”

"It's not all, there are changes in dynasties, there are vicissitudes in personnel, and the middle line is not static. Take 10,000 steps back, even if the middle line is still there, the middle line is not necessarily the qi vein of Shangjing. Cao Shuli frowned slightly, thought about it again and again, and said the worry in her heart, "Maybe the change in the number of days has affected the Qi vein in Shangjing, and the current middle line is no longer where the Qi vein is located." ”

"How long has the emperor's dragon body been unsafe?" A thought suddenly flashed in Xia Xiang's mind, as if a door had been opened, "Mr. Jin Jia, is the emperor's illness also a disease of cold?" ”

As a doctor of the Tai Hospital, Jin Jia naturally knew the emperor's condition. When Xia Xiang asked, he was shocked, the snowflake cheese in his hand was not held steady, and he fell to the ground: "Those who know me, Xia Xiang also." Xia Xiang, the old man will definitely accept you as an apprentice in the future. ”

After speaking, he turned around and left, walked to the door and stood again, turned around and said, "After the medicine bed and medicine chair are ready, if there is an effect, let the old man know immediately." Leave! ”

Jin Jia said to go, and did not stay for a moment, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

What a strange person, Xia Xiang shook his head and smiled, and when he looked up, he met Cao Shuli's curious and enthusiastic gaze, he couldn't help but move in his heart, Cao Xiaoniang is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and well-behaved, not to mention beautiful and dignified, she is a first-class beauty. remembered that Cao Shujun repeatedly mentioned that he and Cao Xiaoniang were a match made in heaven, and couldn't help but wander.

Cao Shuli was stared at by Xia Xiang, her face couldn't help but be hot, she felt hot all over, her heart beat faster, she was uneasy left and right, and she couldn't help but say: "Xia, Xia Langjun, Mr. Jin Jia wants to accept you as an apprentice, but you want to promise him?" ”

Xia Xiang woke up for a while, and saw Cao Shuli's face red as his ears, his pink neck as snow, his eyebrows as low as snow, and his eyes were extremely pitiful, so he couldn't help but feel a smile: "He said that he would accept me as an apprentice, and he would accept me as an apprentice, and it was too cheap for him." My Xia Xiang has great ambitions, and if I fly thousands of miles in the future, Mr. Jin Jia can accept me as a vain, as long as he can catch up with me. ”

Cao Shuli's heart suddenly darkened a little, yes, after Xia Xiang entered high school, he will inevitably have a great future, and there may not be many high-ranking officials who want to recruit him as a son-in-law.

"Catching a son-in-law under the list" is a kind of marriage culture in Daxia, that is, on the day of the list, the whole family of high-ranking officials and magnates, wealthy businessmen and squires from all over the country went out to compete to select the son of Dengdi as his son-in-law.

Now that his father is in decline, the dismissal may only be in the morning and night, once he is in high school, he is a fish leaping into the dragon gate, how can he look down on his father a small Honglu Temple Shaoqing? Besides, Daddy is seriously ill in bed, and it is unknown whether he will recover, in case Daddy has three longs and two shorts, she and Cao Shujun's sisters and brothers depend on each other, and they will be despised by Xia Xiang.

After thinking too much for a while, Cao Shuli only felt that her mood was heavy, and she was no longer interested, and after hastily thanking Xia Xiang, she left on the grounds of serving her father.

Xia Xiang didn't realize that he had him, and talked with Cao Shujun with great interest about the production of medicine beds and medicine chairs, as well as the specifications of the emblem of the good times in the trading house - Xia Xiang officially named the gold, silver, bronze and wood logo he designed - emblem, and had lunch at Cao's house, before getting up and saying goodbye.