Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "In addition to the medicinal materials concocted by the new method, the dosage increases according to the symptoms, and it is also necessary to pay attention to one point, that is, the attached tablets must be fried for about an hour. It can't be too long, otherwise it will damage the efficacy of the drug, and it can't be too short, otherwise the poison will not be clean, and it may be poisoned.

"The old man remembered, and the old man now knows how to prescribe a cure. Last time, there were some attached tablets given by Hengchang Pharmacy, and when I went back to old age, I went to Hengchang Pharmacy to buy some additional tablets and aconitum again, and then I could use the medicine concocted by Guitang. Doctor Ni arched his hand, looked back at the Qu family, and said: "Your hall is busy with medical treatment, so I won't bother you much, and my housekeeper will take you outside the city to see those places, and I have a good number in my heart." The old man took his leave. ”

Doctor Ni stood up, and Zuo Gui and Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly got up and prepared to send each other. Doctor Ni stood up again, stroked his beard and turned back to Zuo Shaoyang and said, "By the way, the matter of the little sister of the Sang family, the old man will do it." Rest assured, it will definitely be done. ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly thanked him, and Dr. Ni told Steward Ni to accompany Zuo Shaoyang to inspect the fertile land. Only then did he take the little maid and hugged his son to say goodbye.

Zuo Gui has no interest in farming itself, and now that there are few people in the field, no one has to pay land tax for farming, so he has no interest in these fifty acres of fertile land, so let Zuo Shaoyang and Steward Ni go to see the fertile land, and think about selling it in his heart, so as not to lose money.

Zuo Shaoyang was full of fun, and followed Steward Ni out of the city to see the land. Coincidentally, these 50 acres of land are near the creek called Shentan Creek where Zuo Shaoyang last registered to open up the wasteland to plant herbs. It's only a few hundred steps away from that barren slope. You can see it from afar.

These 50 acres of land are all connected into a piece, which is a field dam formed by impacting the river beach, which is very flat. Aqueducts are also available. Only a few families in the surrounding village of Hewan have rented less than 10 acres of land, and now it is idle, with only straw piles in the field, and no crops are grown. The rest of the fields were deserted, overgrown with grass, and because of the frequent snow one winter, the fields were still full of water, but they were all frozen and white.

Zuo Shaoyang followed Steward Ni to look at all the fertile fields, and then led him to Hewan Village, where he found the village chief and the tenants to introduce the transfer of the land. Tell them that if they pay rent or something in the future, they will find Guizhitang instead. Several tenants looked flustered, but they just agreed. Zuo Shaoyang was very strange, and after asking, he learned that the village knew that the rebels were coming, and they were busy packing up their things and preparing to flee. Where can you take care of farming?

Zuo Shaoyang was also a little worried when he heard this, and after meeting in a hurry, he went to the city with Steward Ni.

As soon as he returned to the official road, he saw a group of iron horsemen coming from a distance, stepping on the remnants of snow on the ground, waving flags in their hands, bright armor, and shining swords. These warbands stretched as far as the eye could see, and after the cavalry, after the cavalry, there were the infantry, and the ranks were somewhat loose, slowly coming along the official road.

The mountains of Hezhou are steep, the roads are winding in the mountains, although it is an official road, it can only be two carriages in parallel, the team can not be opened, a long snake is lined up, and the army of tens of thousands of people naturally stretches out of sight.

Zuo Shaoyang flashed to the side of the road, this was the first time he had seen a large number of ancient troops, it was very novel, his eyes widened and his mouth widened to watch. These soldiers are relatively few young and middle-aged, most of them are young or old, and their faces are either immature or full of vicissitudes, and some have to breathe while walking. There are even those who support each other and walk forward slowly.

Zuo Shaoyang sighed in his heart, after years of war, many young and middle-aged soldiers died in battle, and under the shortage of soldiers, he could only recruit these young and old people to fight. In particular, this time it was only a partial counterinsurgency, dealing with the rebels who were entrenched in the mountains and forests to fight guerrillas, and there was no need for too elite troops, and most of those elite divisions in a hundred battles were transferred to the northwest to deal with the Turkic army.

The officers and soldiers who were sent to seal the rice store in the morning to forcibly requisition all the grain at a low price should have been sent by this team, and after these tens of thousands of officers and soldiers entered the city, they all relied on the rice they bought from the rice store and the reserve grain in the Yamen warehouse. There was also a small amount of food distributed to the troops. There was not much grain in Hezhou, but a considerable part of it was bought by the local people last night and this morning for more than an hour, and the remaining grain was only afraid that it would not last for a few days for these tens of thousands of troops. Once there is no food, what will happen to these tens of thousands of troops? Zuo Shaoyang didn't dare to think about it.

The army marched, and all kinds of voices were very noisy, and Steward Ni could only say loudly: "Zuo Gongzi, let's hurry up and enter the city, there are so many soldiers here, it stretches for several miles, and I am afraid that it will not be able to finish in one or two hours." ”

"Good!" Zuo Shaoyang also agreed loudly. The two of them walked towards the city.

When they came to the city gate, they could not enter, so two groups of soldiers lined up on the left and right of the city gate, blocking the others, and only letting the army enter the city. On both sides of the city gate were people who wanted to enter the city with the old and the young, pushing carts and pulling livestock. It was only one day, and the news that the rebels were going to attack Hezhou had already spread throughout the city and countryside. The so-called fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond, and it was naturally the common people who suffered the most from the war, especially the people in the countryside. The number of people is weak, and a random group of guerrillas can loot the entire village. And the city, at least there are high walls, guarded by the army, everyone works together to defend, in the era of cold weapons, in the city attack and defense war, the defending side is always advantageous. It is entirely possible to have more enemies with less.

When the people heard that there was going to be a war, they all fled with their families, and those who wanted to avoid it ran away from home and night, and they were reluctant to go home, did not want to hide away, or thought that the rebels would not be able to make trouble for long, so they ran to the city of Hezhou, wanted to hide in the city, and waited for the officers and soldiers to quell the rebellion, and then went home. At the gate of the city gathered the people from all the villages who had fled from the famine. But it was just in time for the officers and soldiers to enter the city, so they were blocked outside.

Zuo Shaoyang and Steward Ni waited for a while, looking into the distance, but they still couldn't see the end of the officers and soldiers. As soon as the two discussed, they simply went around to the other city gate and went in.

It took him more than half an hour to come to another gate, and no soldiers entered, so he entered the city without any incident. After entering the city, he left his hand.

Zuo Shaoyang walked towards Guizhitang and saw that the streets and alleys were full of soldiers. He sat cross-legged on both sides of the road, and did not walk around, nor spoke to anyone, but he was disciplined.

Zuo Shaoyang returned to Guizhi Hall, it was already evening, the door of the pharmacy was closed, and he stepped forward to knock on the door. Inside, the voice of my mother's sister Fennel was heard: "Who? ”

"Sister, it's me!" Left Shaoyang Road. Turning his head to look at the soldiers sitting on both sides of the street, they paid no attention to him, but sat crooked on the ground to rest.

Then the door creaked open, and it was not fennel that opened the door, but a young girl wearing a kudzu cloth skirt, with dark skin and a few faint freckles on the side of her nose, which was Miao Peilan.

Zuo Shaoyang was pleasantly surprised: "Peilan! Is that you? That's great! ”

Miao Peilan smiled reluctantly and said, "Brother Zuo, I'm really sorry, we're here to disturb." ”

Zuo Shaoyang stepped into the door and saw Miao Mu and Miao Peilan's younger siblings sitting on the bench inside, the eldest son, the second son, the second grass, and the three grasses. Zuo Shaoyang had vaguely guessed the reason, and said in a low voice: "You want to avoid the military disaster?" ”

"Well, it was said that the rebels were coming this way, and on the way we also encountered the rebels burning the grain and grass of the officers and soldiers, so it must be true, many people in the village ran away. Originally, we weren't going to run, but Mr. Jia sold all the land cheaply to Mr. Tan in the neighboring village, this Mr. Tan is the most black-hearted, the tenant rent is frighteningly high, many people in the village have quit the rent, and I don't want to continue to rent his land, so I also surrendered the rent, and took my mother and younger siblings down the mountain into the city. I happened to meet Sister Fennel, so let's come here and rest for a while. ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly asked, "Then what are your plans?" Do you still run? ”

"Master Jia, they all ran north, my mother's legs and feet are not good, and the younger siblings are small, and they have no money or food, so they can't go far. So I discussed it with my mother, and it was in the city. Moreover, we heard that the rebels are just attacking and harassing, and they have no ability to attack Hezhou, and if they run around and dodge, they may encounter the rebels instead, so it is better to hide in the city and wait for the officers and soldiers to quell the rebellion, and then go home. Originally, I went to live in a shack on the construction site, but it was already full of people, so there is no place to go for the time being, so I will go to find a place tomorrow morning, and I ......will leave when I find it."

"What to go, you can't live in our pharmacy!" Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "The pharmacy is a little shabby, it's still no problem to live in your family." ”

"But ......" Miao Peilan turned her head to look at the old and young of the Qu family, "You have a sick person here, and the place is not big, but I'm afraid I won't be able to live, right?" ”

"What's not to live in!" Fennel walked over and said to Zuo Shaoyang: "I just told Miss Miao, Mrs. Qu is in the lobby, and Miss Miao's family can sleep in the kitchen, the kitchen is wide and can live." ”

Zuo Shaoyang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes!" If it doesn't work, the eldest son and the second son will live in the concoction room with me, and Peilan will sleep in the kitchen with your aunt, Ercao, and Sancao, won't you just be fine? It's just that we don't have extra beds at home, so we can only lay straw on the floor. ”

Miao Peilan smiled shyly: "It's okay to lay on the floor, we all bring the bedding or something, just to disturb you......"

"What's the bother, in the chaotic season, if you don't care about this, you can just squeeze in."

"It's not convenient to decoct medicine or something that night."

"It's okay, just bring the decoction stove and firewood to the lobby."

Mrs. Qu next to her smiled and said: "Xiao Langzhong, don't bother, just let a few of them lay the floor in the lobby, which is spacious and can be crowded ......."

Zuo Shaoyang said: "No need, just follow the assignment just now, I often have to get up in the lobby to check the patient's condition, which affects your rest, or sleep in the kitchen and concoction room." ”

Fennel also said: "Exactly, you don't care, just listen to our arrangement." ”

(To be continued)