026 Parting ways and embarking on a journey
In the blink of an eye, it is the triennial enrollment day of Dingshan Academy, and the city of Dingzhou is already bustling.
"Take dreams as horses, live up to the time. If you don't forget, there will be an echo. The uniformly dressed attendants pulled banners, and eight spacious carriages lined up behind them, and their cyan shirts were embroidered with the three words "Dragon Flying and Phoenix Dance": Guiyuan Pavilion.
They also set up two desks on the side of the city, and the tables lined up neatly, making it the most lively place in the city.
"Where did this Guiyuan Pavilion come from?" Some students who have just entered Dingzhou wondered.
"As long as you have a letter of recommendation from the academy, Guiyuan Pavilion will receive you for free, pick up and drop-off, and free food and lodging until the time of the exam."
"Free?" Someone was surprised: "The owner of this Guiyuan Pavilion is really wealthy, I'm afraid it is a move by a rich man to recruit talents." β
"No, no, no." A person familiar with the matter said: "This Guiyuan Pavilion Pavilion Master is a student who has just graduated from Dingshan Academy this year, and is known as the good fortune and golden proud son." β
"Just kidding, since you don't want to be an official, isn't it cheap to be a businessman." Someone was suspicious.
"Self-inferior? I'll take a look at you like this, this golden arrogant son has at least increased the profits of every household in our city by no less than 30%, this is the God of Wealth! β
Look at the luxurious carriage, the well-trained attendants, and the sophisticated techniques that make the shopkeeper who has been a treasurer for many years ashamed.
"This Guiyuan Pavilion has only been open for a year, and although it is open in the suburbs, there is an endless stream of guests. The lord of the pavilion also built his own carriage docking platform and named it the bus station, which greatly facilitated the travel of the people in the city. β
"Then how big is this Guiyuan Pavilion, and how can it accommodate so many students?"
"The six hundred acres of land in the suburbs belong to him. If you think that Guiyuan Pavilion only operates food and lodging, then you are narrow-minded. Guiyuan Pavilion is divided into six halls - Yuerong Pavilion, as the name suggests, only entertain female guests, it is said that the dominatrix went, and can become a fairy when it comes out, not to mention the local ladies in Dingzhou, and the officials and ladies of several surrounding towns are not far away to enjoy it. β
"The Materia Medica Pavilion pays attention to prevention and health preservation, women should relax, and the pressure on this man is greater, so the pavilion owner specially opened this pavilion to provide men with meridian health methods."
"Yuanwei Pavilion is specialized in the operation of medicinal food, there is medicine in the food, there is food in the medicine, the price is not expensive, but the effect is excellent, it is suitable for men, women and children, it is a local family, but if there is some spare money, it is necessary to go once or twice every ten years."
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The discussion was in full swing outside, and at this time, Jin Jiaozi, the owner of the Guiyuan Pavilion, was sitting on the sandalwood inlaid jade circle chair in all directions, sometimes groaning and contemplating, sometimes writing hard. It wasn't until his stomach was throbbing with hunger that he stood up, poured a cup of cold tea, and drank it all.
Suddenly, the door slammed.
"What's the matter?" Jin Jiaozi put down the teacup. The duck-like voice has become low and magnetic, and it has a faint momentum of a superior.
"Pavilion Master, Master Wu You is here." The voice of the adult man outside the door said respectfully.
"Let him in!" Hearing those two words, Jin Jiaozi immediately appeared, and ran to open the door in two steps. "Fifth brother! Come in, is it cold outside? β
Outside the door, there was a young man standing, his expression was leisurely, the corners of his pink lips hooked up a small arc when he looked at Jin Jiaozi, and he entered the house leisurely. "Don't you know if it's cold or cold in your own territory?"
"If you burn the earth, your skin is easy to dry, so drink more water." Wu You walked straight to the rosewood round table, picked up the carved white jade pot, and frowned slightly: "You drink herbal tea again." It's good to have enthusiasm for work, but don't exchange your life for money when you're young, and exchange money for your life when you're old. I opened a medicinal restaurant, in the name of health preservation, what happened to make myself sick..."
Listening to Wu You's reproach, Jin Jiaozi touched his forehead and smiled, if he saw the appearance of his arrogant son to Master Jin, he would definitely be shocked.
After all, Wu You still picked silver charcoal and put it in the moire smoker, boiled the water, and brewed a pot of warm chrysanthemum wolfberry cassia tea.
The fragrance of chrysanthemums spreads slowly, and the fragrance is intoxicating!
"We haven't seen each other for a few days since the last thank-you banquet, so it's no wonder we're not used to it." Jiaozi took the teacup, brought it to his mouth and took a sip gently, only to feel warm to his heart. In the past, although Wu You sometimes followed Hua Jiuzhen to go out on a tour, but with the academy as a bond, he didn't feel that they were far away, but after graduation, the five brothers separated for the first time, and it didn't take long for him to feel a little empty in his heart.
"This is my recent medicinal and dietary recipe, and the efficacy and contraindications of the ingredients are marked. Master allowed me to go out on my own, and it is estimated that it will take as little as one and a half years, or as long as three or five years. In the blink of an eye, she has been studying in Yaolu for more than a year, and she is talented and has the space to learn.
"What?" Jiaozi put down the tea cup and frowned: "You are still so young, how can you travel alone." Isn't it good for the fourth brother to open a medical center for you? Where there is a Guiyuan Pavilion, my brother guarantees that there will be you. β
"Fourth brother, I have the ability to protect myself. Everyone has their own way, and the second brother's way is martial arts, making meritorious contributions and defending the country. The third brother's way is the way of Qimen, which is the gift of building gods, human ghosts, and earth, and assisting in the construction of the country. You are taking the road of making money, business to get rich, and become famous all over the world. Wu You said: "For me, medicine is the road. The way of life is based on Tai Chi and scattered in all things. As the way of life, the way of medicine has a profound meaning. If you look at the fundamentals of medicine, you can know the fundamentals of governing the country; Judging the gains and losses of medical Taoism can show the rise and fall of the country; Learn to be gentle and gentle, and know how to attack and defend. Therefore, the upper medicine heals the country, the Chinese medicine heals the people, and the lower medicine heals the sick. Only by joining the WTO and returning to the basics can we integrate our understanding. β
"Entering the Tao with medicine, showing the Tao with medicine, it is the fourth brother who is narrow-minded." Jin Jiaozi was like an initiation, pondered for a moment, and said: "Thirty-six lines, the line is the champion, you have all found your own way, set foot on your own way, I can't lag behind!" Jin Jiaozi swore here today that within three years, Guiyuan Pavilion would cover more than half of the cities of Shenglong Country and the whole country within five years. Although the Tao is different, but it avoids your worries, brother can still do it. β
Speaking of which, this Guiyuan Pavilion also has a credit to Wu You. When Jin Jiaozi saw the Heyi Tower, he was greatly touched, and after returning to the college, he planned to build his own Guiyuan Pavilion, and when everyone questioned him, it was Wu You's unconditional investment in money and technology to get to the current scale step by step.
Therefore, although the site selection, construction and all affairs of Guiyuan Pavilion were handled by Jin Jiaozi, he insisted on giving half of the shares to Wu You.
"I have another gift for you here, I hope you have a bright future and a bright future." Wu You specially picked out a few management and operation books from the library and copied them to Jin Jiaozi.
Jin Jiaozi carefully put away the book, and gave Wu You a jade token, engraved with the word "gold", and said: "This is my Jin family token, seeing it is like seeing the master, as long as it is my Jin family's property, it can be mobilized." You will use it first, wait for my brother to have his own industry, and then give you a new brand. β
Wu You took the token and felt heavy in his heart.
"Boss, it's not good!" There was a sharp knock on the door, and the tone of the people outside was nervous.
"What's wrong?" Jin Jiaozi restrained his smile and returned to a steady appearance.
"In the Bailian wing, there was a lady who vomited after eating something in our store, and her husband was very annoyed..."
"Madam, how are you, where is it uncomfortable?" In the chamber of Bailian, a man no more than thirty years old carried a young woman crooked in his arms, and the lady was pale, and from time to time she covered her mouth with her hands and retched, looking very uncomfortable.
"Why don't you call the doctor quickly, your soup is not clean, I have to sue you to prison!" The man looked anxiously at the woman as he breathed fire at the shopkeeper.
"Don't be impatient, guest, we have gone to ask for a doctor, we will be able to come over soon, these meals are carefully prepared, absolutely safe, if it is really our responsibility, we will do our best." The shopkeeper said sincerely, and there was no hurry.
"This son, can I diagnose Mrs. Zun's pulse?"
A pure voice came from the door, like a secluded pool under the moon, and the ripples circled into the heart.
"Who are you?" Everyone turned their eyes to the door, and the man asked impatiently.
"I'm a passer-by, I know a little about medicine, and I heard that there are patients here, so I came to see if I could help them."
Wu You approached, and everyone saw her appearance clearly, and couldn't help but gasp.
I saw that she was slender, wearing a snow-colored silk dress and satin boots, with a tall posture and a trace of ethereal meaning that was not stained by mortal dust.
"You're still weak, I'm afraid you won't be able to see this disease." The man was still frowning, but his tone slowed a little.
"The face is divided into blue, red, yellow, white, and black, corresponding to the five organs of the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Wu You didn't flinch, just glanced at the lady and said.
"Husband, I see that this little boy is right, so let him take a look, my appetite is really disgusting." The lady saw that Wu You's facial features were very delicate, and her eyes were gentle and clean, which made people unconsciously close.
"Then you can see." The man patted the woman's hand comfortingly, and then asked Wu You to step forward.
Wu You asked the woman to put her hand flat, cut the pulse with three fingers, closed her eyes, and said after a while: "The pulse is like a smooth one, like a bead rolling jade plate, this is a slippery vein." β
She withdrew her fingers, took a step back, and said with a smile on her face, "Congratulations to this lady, you are happy." β
"What?!" The man and the woman spoke in unison.
"It's... How is this possibleβ" The man and the woman looked at each other, followed by a burst of ecstasy.
This man is the county lord Bo, nearly 30 years old, married to his wife for several years but has no children, and found many doctors to say that it is his wife Gong Han, and the child is in difficulty.
Fortunately, there is no high hall on this lord, and the husband and wife are also deeply in love, but it is a pity to have no children after all.
More than half a year ago, the Deyue Health Building opened, and the lady got the coupon distributed and came to try it, and was recommended by the nutritionist in the store, liked an ovulation soup, and insisted on drinking it for a few months.
This lady is not allowed to do menstruation, she has been allowed for two months, and now she hasn't come for a month and she hasn't taken it seriously, who knows that she is pregnant!
"Come on, give this lady a bowl of sand kernel crucian carp soup to replenish her body, which can be regarded as the moon health building to congratulate Mrs. Gongzi." The matter was solved, and a male duck shouted out in a heroic voice, it turned out to be Jin Jiaozi who watched the whole process outside.
"Little proprietor." The shopkeeper said solemnly. This shopkeeper is a confidant cultivated by Jin Jiaozi, although he has good respect for Jin Jiaozi, but he is afraid that people outside will bully Jiaozi when he is weak, so he only calls Jiaozi Xiaodong to the outside world.
"This time, it was Lin who was reckless and almost misunderstood the health building." This forest master Bo was also frank, and after being embarrassed, he went down the slope given by Jin Jiaozi.
"It's normal for people to be anxious when their family is sick." The proud man arched his fist and said: "Fortunately, there is no danger, and there will be blessings." β
"Xie Xiaodong's auspicious words."
"Our store will soon issue a membership card, there will be a professional nutritionist tailored for members of the medicinal diet, we also provide takeaway service, if the lady thinks that the things in the health building are still up to the appetite, we are ready to wait."
"That's good." It is not easy to find a cook who can raise pregnant women, and with this health building, there is a little more protection.
After a few shuddering, the rest of the matter was handed over to the shopkeeper to deal with, and Jin Jiaozi and Wu You withdrew from the room.
"Shibei should be impressed in three days, Wu You is outstanding at a young age, wouldn't it be a few more years to fascinate the women of the world?" An elegant voice came from behind him.
Jin Jiaozi and Wu You turned around at the same time, only to see two people standing behind them at some point.
"Second brother!" Wu You's eyes lit up, the person on the left was not Lan Xiaofeng. But after a few months, his posture has risen a lot, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, deep facial features like a knife, exuding a faint and indifferent atmosphere, only when he saw Wu You, his starry eyes were slightly bent, like a crescent moon hanging in the distance, gently rippling.
"Oh, it's really eccentric, it's obvious that I spoke first, but you can only see the icicle." Shu Ang, who spoke on the right, had a fair complexion, handsome facial features, and was wearing a pale blue cloak, and his posture was outstanding when he walked.
"Ha, the third brother is here too." The proud son clapped his hands and said: "It's all gathered, today I will be the east, let's not get drunk and not return!" β
The proud son asked the shopkeeper to open another box, and after a few more commands, he took the three of them into the Chunhua Pavilion.
The box is very spacious and bright, and the interior is gorgeously furnished. The ground is covered with a plain lotus pattern carpet, and when you look up, you can see that there are several red sandalwood cases, jade jade screens, and fragrant nan couches with complex styles, exquisite workmanship, and all of them are exquisite. This kind of decoration is rare for rich and noble families.
"You're pretty elegant here." Shu Ang took off his cloak and sat down with a flick of his robe.
"That is, the wool comes out of the sheep, and there is a reason why it is expensive." Jin Jiaozi generously accepted his praise.
Lan Xiaofeng raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch Wu You's head, and met her fair and clear little face, but finally restrained herself, and only motioned for her to look at a sprig of peach blossoms in the caryophyllus pattern plate bottle diagonally opposite.
The box was spacious, and the flowers could be seen blooming brilliantly from a distance, and there were a few petals scattered around the bottle.
"What are you looking at?" Seeing Lan Xiaofeng, the proud son suddenly raised his hand and aimed it at the sky, a little inexplicable.
"Huh-" In response to him, there was a faint sound of breaking the air, and before everyone could react, something shot out of Lan Xiaofeng's sleeve.
Wu You followed Hua Jiu Needle to learn light skills for a while, and his ears and eyes were smart, and he could vaguely see that it was a small arrow.
In the blink of an eye, Lan Xiaofeng loaded the arrow and fired again, and the second arrow hit the arrow of the first arrow. After firing three arrows in a row, the arrow was already nailed deep into the wall, and a faint pink petal could still be seen at the tip of the arrow.
"Wow, what kind of kung fu is this, it's amazing!" Jin Jiaozi was dumbfounded, originally Lan Xiaofeng was already full of force in his eyes, but now when he saw it, it turned out to be so unfathomable.
Lan Xiaofeng looked at Wu You's stunned appearance, his face did not change, but the slightly raised eyebrows showed his good mood.
He rolled up his long sleeves, only to see a delicate and small sleeve pinned to his wrist, and no one would have noticed it if he didn't roll up his sleeves.
"Here's for you." Lan Xiaofeng untied his sleeve arrow and handed it to Wu You.
"What is this?" Jin Jiaozi stepped forward and touched it, curious.
"It's a single-barreled Hidden Arrow." Lan Xiaofeng explained carefully: "You see that there is a spring in this quiver, and there is a mechanism on the barrel, and as soon as you press the mechanism, the small arrow in the barrel will shoot forward. However, only one arrow can be loaded at a time, and the arrow must be reloaded after it has been fired. β
"What's the range?" At this time, Shu Ang also came to be interested, this kind of hidden weapon is most suitable for people like them who lack physical strength, it is easy to use, the strength is fierce, and it is extremely difficult to prevent.
"About ten meters." Lan Xiaofeng took out a small thick package from his arms and put it on the table. When I opened it, I saw dozens of Hidden Arrows inside. The shaft is made of fine bamboo, and the front end is equipped with an iron arrow, which does not look difficult to build.
"Be careful on the road." Lan Xiaofeng said these four words, his expression was still indifferent, but the tips of his ears were slightly red.
Only then did the proud son suddenly realize, he said that why did this icicle suddenly show them a hand, it turned out that he also knew that Wu You was going to travel far away. And looking at his preparation, it is clear that he knew it a long time ago!!
"Good brother, I have one too, right?" Shu Ang hurriedly signed up with his face on his face.
Lan Xiaofeng nodded, this secret weapon was originally created for the three of them who were powerless.
"I have gifts for both of you." Wu You put away his sleeve arrow and gave the prepared book to Lan Xiaofeng and Shu Ang.
"Today's farewell, my brothers don't know when we will be able to get together again, I plan to participate in the imperial examination to see how far I can go. What are your plans for the future? Shu Ang said.
"I'm going to join the army." Blue Howling Wind Channel. The murderous aura on the battlefield is what he lacks the most now.
"I'll start traveling around the Chaonan Sea." Wu You said.
"Although the second brother is strong in martial arts, his sword has no eyes, so he must be cautious. I have transcribed a book for you, which is related to Qimen Dunjia, and I hope it can help you. Shu Ang said.
"Coincidentally, I also plan to send the second brother a book, which is about the art of war." Wu You said: "It's not easy to decoct medicine on the march, and I also made some homemade honey pills for the second brother, which can treat simple diseases and is easy to carry." β
"As for the fifth brother, if you pass through Suzhou, if you need anything, you can take this thing to Fengshu Valley to find me." Shu Ang said to Wu Wu.
"Hey, isn't that your precious gossip? You don't use it for divination? "What impressed Jin Jiaozi the most was Shu Ang's baby gossip, who never left him.
"The I Ching Six Lines divination technique is not something that can be used casually, don't try the hexagram if you have nothing to do, please ask God to come and reveal the heavenly opportunity, and you will lose your life." Shu Ang said. "It will take three years to participate in the imperial examination, and five years at the least, and I can't use this thing for the time being, so it's just right to be a token."
"Thank you, third brother." Wu You knew that behind Shu Ang's understatement, there were multiple intentions, she took out some books she had copied in the library, and gave them to Shu Ang and said: "Qimen Dunjia is known as the art of the emperor, may the third brother understand the essence and strategize." β
"I've been talking for so long, I'm hungry, let's serve the food quickly, and talk while eating!" Jin Jiaozi spoke up to break the sorrow of separation.
"The separation is for a better reunion, and we look forward to seeing each other again."
"Cheers!"
"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!!"
Outside the window, the breeze is cool and refreshing, and after the snow and ice melt, it is spring.