63. Diagnosis
“…… That's how it is! The middle-aged man finally finished speaking. His hands kept wiping the sweat from his head, and his lips were trembling slightly, and he looked really guilty! Through his conversation with the Nanmu siblings, I am even more sure of one thing: he is a bookkeeper, not a shopkeeper! Because he really lacks experience in sleekness. Under the torture of professional "intelligence espionage", it didn't take long for him to recruit all.
"Kakura" did have a problem, and the problem was with the boss Yoshida Munetada. Yoshida is 72 years old this year, starting as a penniless young man when he was young, and finally became the No. 1 wealthy merchant in Kyoto through continuous struggle, and has today's atmosphere. At the same time, he also has the same habit as all people who start their lives by personal hard work, and he doesn't like to fake others (or don't worry!). )。 This should be a good habit as a leader of a small and medium-sized enterprise, but it is worth considering if it is the CEO of a multi-industry conglomerate. Half a month ago, Yoshida Zongzhong suddenly contracted a strange illness and couldn't speak, which made everyone busy all of a sudden! Although each store has a shopkeeper, and Zong Zhong's two sons are also in charge of a stall in the head office, no one can replace the coordination of the general work! First of all, due to improper handover, most of the cargo on the two ocean-going ships was destroyed. Then he missed the construction period for the construction of a daimyo in, and paid a huge amount of compensation. In the past few days, because the business on the account is not connected with the private transactions that only Yoshida Sotada himself has mastered, even the bills issued before are almost unable to be redeemed!
"Isn't that about to go bankrupt?!" After listening to his words, I also secretly grinned. It seems that "Kakura" really can't be counted on, and I have to find another way quickly. "So we won't bother! Please also ask Boss Yoshida how he is doing. "Since I can't help much, I think it's better not to make a mess for others.
"I'm so sorry for all of you!" The middle-aged man apologized and bowed.
"If you can......" Just as I was about to turn around, Xianzhi suddenly grabbed me. We want to visit Boss Yoshida, don't you know how convenient it is? She asked with a smile on her face.
"Huh?" A big question mark popped up on my and the middle-aged man's heads at the same time. "Oh...... I can't do this! Our eldest young master happens to be here, please wait for me to ask for instructions! With that, he left.
"What's wrong with you?" I asked Xianzhi.
"Really!" Xianzhi gave me a blank look (I suspect this action was influenced by the warbler). "Why did you forget what our house does?"
"You want to treat him!" I finally understood what she meant. "The Yoshida family is a famous wealthy businessman, and the boss of Yoshida has been sick for so long, there must be many famous doctors who have already seen him! Neither of them can see it...... "Although I didn't continue, I obviously hoped that she would dispel the idea. Kind-hearted and from a medical family, she still often treats people even after I became a samurai, but I have the impression that most of her treatments are minor problems such as headaches and brain fever. Most of all, I don't want her to push herself too hard to help me.
"You look down on people too much!" Before Xianzhi could speak, Ying shouted first, now she and Xianzhi are really from the same country! (I also noticed that Hayato seemed to be trying to stop her rudeness, and her mouth opened and she didn't make a sound.) "Sister Xianzhi's medical path is not as good as our ninja's secret method, what is it to cure this little illness? Besides, if it can't be cured, can't it be cured? She shouted without hesitation.
"Ying~!" Xianzhi pulled her with a flushed face. The guys around Kakura all looked at them dumbfounded.
At this moment, the middle-aged man returned. "Our eldest young master wants to meet you, please come here!" He stretched out his hand and led us to the back.
"Hello! The contemptible man's name is Mitsushige Yoshida. "In a small room in the middle of the room, we met the eldest son of Yoshida Munetada. Mitsushige Yoshida is in his early forties and looks polite. His first impression to me was that he was like a teacher, but he really lacked the temperament of a businessman.
"I'm sorry to make such an outrageous request! We're here from Owari, and we'd like to see Lingzun-sama. "Since Xianzhi is so confident, I can only give it a try.
"You may not know that my father has been unconscious for a long time!" His face was covered with melancholy. "I don't know what your agreement with my father is, but I'll do my best to ......."
"You misunderstood!" I hurriedly stopped him, and it seemed that he had taken us as buyers or creditors. "Although I have been known to Boss Yoshida for a long time, I have never met him!"
"Then you are ......," Mitsushige Yoshida asked in surprise.
"Ahem! Cough! We just admired Boss Yoshida, and ...... "I said with a little weakness, "I hope to do my part for Boss Yoshida's illness!" ”
"What a rude I am!" He looked a few of us up and down, probably thinking that it was too far from the concept of a doctor in his mind. (I don't think so!) "I don't know your honorific name, where you opened?" ”
"Me? …… Oh! …… I'm currently working for the Oda family! I replied vaguely, not knowing if this was a change of concept.
"Oh! It's a real bother, but ...... My father has always been cared for by my younger brother...... Why don't you go to the house first? "Although he is still full of suspicions, he still did not directly reject us, maybe Yoshida Sotada's illness has indeed reached the point of becoming a dead horse doctor.
The Yoshida family's house is just two blocks away from the store, and it is a large courtyard with five entrances. Although this place is magnificent, it is now shrouded in a gloomy fog. A few of us followed Mitsushige Yoshida through the courtyard and came to the last hall to enter the courtyard. Soon after taking his seat, the servant brought out another man, who looked seven or eight points alike Yoshida Mitsushige, only slightly younger.
"Are you the doctor?" He asked eagerly with a hint of excitement.
"Second brother!" Mitsushige Yoshida screamed softly, then turned to me and said, "I beg your pardon, this is my brother!" ”
"Oh! It's rude, and his name is Yoshida Sokatsu. "Yoshida Sokatsu realized his gaffe and blushed a little." Please come and see my father! He's in a bad condition......"
"Oh! There is a bit of a misunderstanding here. "I think it's time for a clarification." My name is Gosei Tadabei, and I am a samurai of the Oda family. The real doctor is ......" I pointed at Xianzhi and said, "This! Under the wife. ”
"She?!" The Yoshida brothers exclaimed in unison. Although it is not that there is no goddess doctor, Xianzhi is a little too young. "You're not kidding us, are you?" Mitsushige Yoshida said unhappily.
"I don't know if you two have heard of the name Miao Le Zhai?" I was about to speak when Senzhi opened his mouth first.
"Master Miao Le Zhai!" Yoshida shouted excitedly. "We've been looking for him for a long time! Do you know where he is now? ”
"He died two years ago!" Xianzhi said calmly: "And I am his granddaughter and the only heir!" ”
Leaving the brothers and sisters Shimakatsu and Kusunoki in the hall, Senshiba and I followed Yoshida and his brothers to Yoshida Sotada's bedside. Although I didn't know how to do medicine, I could see the urgency of the situation. The seventy-year-old man had his eyes closed, his lips purple, and there was no trace of blood on his face, so he breathed more than a dead man.
Xianzhi first opened his eyelids and looked at him, and then slowly pressed the index, middle, and ring fingers of his right hand on his left wrist......