Qian Dingzhang was stunned at the flickering oil lamp, he was originally a small white-collar worker, and he traveled to a young man with the same name as himself 80 years ago.

10 days ago, the owner of this body had a high fever for several days, and his father-in-law Qian Xun was so angry that he ran all over Shengze Town and invited the only three doctors in the town one by one. It's just that no matter which doctor looks at the patient, he shakes his head and is silent, no matter how he opens his mouth to plead and answer, it is one sentence: "The doctor treats the disease but not the life, Mr. Please be smart."

Qian Xunzhi has to perform every day to earn a living, and the rest of the time in addition to taking care of his son, is to go to the neighboring towns to visit famous doctors, Shengze is a big town in Wudi, but after all, it is a rural territory, there are still twenty or thirty miles to Jiaxing, and there are some doctors around but when they hear that it is a patient who shakes their heads in the three peers in the town, it is just a closed door. The big blister at the corner of Qian Xunzhi's mouth was wordlessly telling the master's heart, which was really like boiling soup.

On this day, he saw a Jianghu Langzhong shaking a string of bells on the road, and stepped forward to grab the placket of the latter's robe under the urgency of the doctor, the traveling doctor was different from the Langzhong sitting in the hall, the latter was a noble line of the eight classics, and the former belonged to the rivers and lakes when the tired door belonged to the eight gates of the rivers and lakes, paying attention to hanging pots to help the world cure diseases and save people, because they wandered between the wharves of major villages and towns all the year round, walking on the barren mountains and mountains, more or less will point to self-defense skills.

At the moment, this is obviously a good player, and before Qian Xunzhi could react, he grabbed the pulse gate, took advantage of the momentum and twisted it behind his back, and the string bell in his right hand was raised high and was about to be smashed down. Poor Qian Xunzhi is a weak storyteller who can withstand such means, and screams in pain, "Sir, let go, I am a patient and beg Mr. for help!" (The string bell, also known as the tiger brace, is shaped as a thick annular hollow metal tube, containing a number of iron balls, which make a rattling sound when shaking, which is a guise for traveling doctors to walk the streets and alleys to attract business, and it is also a self-defense tool)

After hearing this, the Jianghu Lang Zhong slightly loosened his hand, and took the opportunity to look at it from above. Seeing this person, Sanqi obliquely started the road parted, his hair was messy because he didn't wax, his appearance was gentle, a pair of crystal eyes with gold silk edges, with a word beard, he looked like a teacher, and then looked at the hem of the gown on his body that was stained with mud, but the neck was made of gray squirrel skin. I couldn't help but believe a little more in my heart, and let go of my hand at the moment.

Qian Xunzhi had just been freed, turned over and was going to pull the clothes of the traveling doctor, and finally the pain he had just eaten had not passed, and in a hurry, he grabbed Lang Zhong's right hand, "Mr. is a good doctor, the patients at home can't wait, please save your life" After speaking, he ran away.

Na Langzhong had to trot all the way with him, and asked as he ran, "What kind of disease does the patient have at home, can you see a doctor before?" ”

Qian Xunzhi had the experience of eating closed-door soup many times before, but he just said, "The problem is critical, I don't understand it at all, Mr. Lang Zhong will know it when he sees it, it's very close, and he will be there soon."

The two ran out of breath to the room of the Silkworm Temple where the Qian father and son were staying, and Qian Xunzhi pointed to the bed, "Mr. Langzhong, this is the patient"

The traveling doctor walked to Qian Dingzhang's bed in a few steps, and saw that his face was blue and gray, but his forehead kept sweating, exhaling heavily and inhaling lightly, as if he had just picked up 200 pounds of heavy burden and walked twenty miles, he had a little bad feeling in his heart, pulled his hand and pulse, and his fingers just caught the pulse in just three or five seconds, and then shouted, "Typhoid fever, or the most fatal damp heat typhoid fever, why have you delayed it for so long??" I can't cure this disease, and I don't dare to cure it, you should go to Shencheng to find my husband Zhang Deafpeng, maybe there is salvation" Saying that, he picked up the medicine box and stepped out of the inner door, where was Qian Xunzhi willing to let it go, and hurriedly chased out.

The traveling doctor's voice was loud and woke up Qian Dingzhang who was in a semi-comatose with just one voice, and after waking up, he only heard his father-in-law pleading, but he heard the traveling doctor annoyed, "You really don't know how to do it, don't pull and pull, there is nothing you can do about this disease." I couldn't hear what my father-in-law said, only a howling cry came.

After a while, I heard the traveling doctor shouting, "Oh, sir, I can't help it, you have made this great gift, you want to break my life", and the stepfather's side was still whimpering and crying. was probably moved, only to hear the doctor say hatefully, "Okay, then I'll make an exception to try it today, but I said okay, just try, and the certainty is around fifty percent." You will not be charged for the consultation fee. If the little guy is good, firstly, my master is very good at medicine, and secondly, the little guy is hard, and you will have the opportunity to go to Shencheng in the future and kowtow to my master. If there is a case, it is the king of Hades who accepts people, and I can't blame it, let alone insult my master, how about it? ”

Qian Xunzhi had no reason, and immediately dragged the doctor to the main hall of the Silkworm Niang Temple next door and swore in front of all the gods that as long as he was willing to prolong his treatment, there would be no reason to blame.

Seeing that he was sincere, the doctor didn't say much at the moment, and after asking about it, he put pen to paper. After Qian Xunzhi took the prescription, he was about to go to the pharmacy to grab the medicine, but the doctor stopped him, took the prescription over, and looked at it twice from beginning to end, gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, that's it, I'll go with you at the pharmacy."

"Mr. Langzhong, please take a break in the room, don't dare to worry about buying medicine and running errands"

"Do you think I just want to go like that," Doctor You said in a vicious tone, "Don't talk about Shengze Town, my recipe is to take it to Shencheng, Nanjing, and Suzhou, and the pharmacies there don't dare to catch the medicine, it's all tiger and wolf medicine." You have to be close to me, Langzhong, and say that it is correct, otherwise, the pharmacy will burn high incense if you don't take you to see the official. Don't talk too much, hurry, hurry。。。。。 ”

Hearing the footsteps far away, Qian Dingzhang's mind was relieved and fell into a semi-comatose state, I don't know how long he fell asleep, he was awakened by Qian Xunzhi, poured a bowl of thick and bitter decoction, and was sick to his stomach. The traveling doctor brought in a blazing stove from outside. Then he closed all the doors and windows with his hands and feet, and saw that the crack in the door was large enough to insert a finger, and the cold air was pouring in from the cracks in the doors and windows.

The doctor scratched his head, and then he didn't see how he moved, so he put a thick stack of square-sized mulberry paper on his hand, cut it into three-inch-wide strips with a knife, and ordered Qian Xunzhi to bring a basin of water. After soaking the note in the water, he quickly pasted all the gaps between the doors and windows one by one, and it was obvious that he had been immersed in this way for a long time.

Immediately, the traveling doctor opened the medicine box he was carrying, took out the golden needle, and instructed Qian Xunzhi to sit up and down Qian Dingzhang, remove his clothes, and within a while, Qian Dingzhang's chest and back were filled with twenty or thirty silver needles.

Qian Xunzhi was so frightened that he said with a tremolo, "Doctor, this... ”

"If you want the little guy to live, shut up" Doctor You changed his previous tone, his expression was serious and nervous, and he kept in his hands, and the silver needles were either replenished or laxative, or lifted or twisted. I was busy for half an hour. After a long exhalation, slowly put away all the needles. (Acupuncture is divided into two methods, the so-called tonic method is clockwise twisted for patients with body weakness, and the laxative method is counterclockwise, which is mostly used for people with strong bodies and strong fire.) Under normal circumstances, there is only one method, and it is quite rare to have two methods at the same time)

When he could afford the last injection, Qian Dingzhang only felt a splitting headache, and suddenly fell into a coma, and heard the exclamations of the two in his ears. Qian Xun's words were terrified, "Oops", but the tone of the traveling doctor was much more relaxed, "There is!" ”

Seeing that he came to his senses, Qian Xunzhi was overjoyed, and he knelt down and kowtowed to the traveling doctor again, who had already taken precautions and held his elbow, "The man has gold under his knees, and your son is also fateful." It's okay to wake up, I'll prescribe you another medicine to clear the tonic medicine, and you can get out of bed after drinking, but you also have to pay attention to recuperation, don't be tired, and you will be unharmed for life if you don't recur within half a year. ”

"Thank you, sir, don't hide it from Mr. Say, this is my son, but it's almost the same as my relatives" Seeing that his son was getting better, Qian Xun's words returned to his former peace.

"Oh?" The doctor was prescribing, and when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but suffocate in his hands, and then he put pen to paper again, and said while writing, "It's rare for a father and son to be like this." ”

Qian Xunyi patted his head, "Look at me, I was in a hurry before" took out three Yuan Datou from the pocket of the long shirt close-fitting, and respectfully handed it over, "Thank you, Mr. for saving my son's life, don't push it away with a little heart, human life should be reconsidered, but the child has been sick for a long time, my father and son's bag is empty, ashamed, ashamed" said and put the money on the table, and bowed to the ground to the doctor.

Doctor You just finished writing the prescription, and when he saw him like this, he couldn't help but return the salute, "I said in advance, I won't accept the consultation fee, you look down on me like this, but I accepted your big gift on behalf of the master." You say that it is not easy for Mr. Storyteller to wander the rivers and lakes, and it is not easy to wear a long shirt. Yuan Datou will be kept for your son, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you can go to the town pharmacy to weigh the first half of the two American ginseng, and stew it in three times. Ling Lang is recovering from a serious illness, so it is best to clear and replenish it. If you have a heart, you will go to Shencheng in the future, and go to kowtow to my mentor Zhang Gongyunxiang, and say that the disciple has not insulted his reputation."

Qian Xunzhi saw that he had an extraordinary bearing, and there was a pride in his humble expression, so he no longer dwelled on this, but just asked, "I don't know the name of Mr.?" Seeing that Mr. has extraordinary means, I don't know where to sit in the hall to help the world? ”

The doctor was solemn and gave his hand as a courtesy, "The surname of the contemptible person is Liu Ming, cautious, cautious, and slight." ”

Qian Xunzhi also returned the courtesy, "Wu County Qian Xunzhi, inferior to inferior." ”

Liu Shen was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Storyteller really speaks differently."

Qian Xunzhi pointed to the bed and said, "This is the righteous son, Qian Dingzhang, Dingzu Ding, the chapter of the article, Qian Moudai's son thanked Mr. Xie for saving his life." After finishing speaking, he bowed to the ground again.

"Okay, after receiving your two gifts, it is also considered clear, farewell, and we will see you again in the future" After speaking, he handed away.

"Bang", the oil lamp exploded, and a light flower brought Qian Dingzhang back to reality. It is now February 15, 1937, the fourth day of the first lunar month, and it has been two days since the departure of the Jianghu Langzhong. In a coma that day, Qian Dingzhang saw the original soul of this body standing opposite with a sad face, looking at himself just not speaking, and only after a long time did he speak, his voice was sluggish, "It is also a great luck in misfortune to be able to see Brother Ren, the younger brother has reached the end of his life, and he will die and be reincarnated after a while, this is no way, there is only one thing to worry about before leaving, and please ask Brother Ren to help" said and bowed to the ground.

Qian Dingzhang hurriedly went to help, but found that he couldn't move his hands and feet. I only heard the man say, "There is providence in the underworld, you and I have the same name and surname, and today you fall into my body is also fate, my name is Mr. Old Qian, but I am actually like father and son, but I have not changed my words for many years, he has always regretted it, but he has never forced me." Now I'm leaving, I hope you will serve him well, call him when it's time to call your father, he's really a good person, this is my only wish, now only Brother Ren can be satisfied" After speaking, he turned into a cloud of astigmatism and gradually faded away, and there was a whimpering sound in his ears.