The next day, when the sky was bright, Qin Yuxuan was woken up. When I opened my eyes, I saw that it was Shang Zhilin, and I saw that she had sat up and was sorting out her messy hair. The two of them looked at each other, and they both felt a little embarrassed. In the end, Shang Zhilin said, "Third Master, what are you going to do today?" Where are you going? Qin Yuxuan said: "I am going to go to the 'Zhongjingtang' of Nanyang Mansion to visit Zhang Xihe, the 'Holy Hand of Traditional Chinese Medicine', and I am going to join forces with him to open a branch in the capital, and this trip is to discuss this matter with him." Shang Zhilin said: "Are you going to pass through Runan County on this trip?" Qin Yixuan said: "Yes, from this road to the south, through Shangcai County, you will arrive at Runan." Then go west from Runan, and go straight along the official road without turning to Namyang Mansion. ”

Shang Zhilin said: "Third master, you can't go to Runan, let's go another way." Qin Xuanqi said: "Why can't you go to Runan?" Isn't it unsafe to have too many thieves along the way. Shang Zhilin said: "That's not it, it's because there is a plague epidemic in Runan County now, and a large number of people are dying every day." If you go there and get infected with the plague, will you lose your life in vain? Qin Yuxuan said: "There is a plague epidemic in Runan? I don't know this, but does the girl know what the plague is? Shang Zhilin said: "I don't know what the plague is, I heard that people are hot and cold, and one person gets sick and quickly infects the whole family, and the whole family dies in less than three days." Now that the people of Runan are panicking and everyone avoids it, you might as well divert to another route. ”

Qin Yanxuan said: "The hearts of the world's doctors and parents, it's okay not to encounter this kind of thing, how can you avoid it?" My old man often told me that as a doctor, I should not be afraid of danger and avoid risks, how can I sit idly by and ignore this matter? Runan, I'm going to decide. ”

After hearing this, Shang Zhilin admired Qin Yanxuan's character even more, and secretly increased her admiration in her heart. She raised her head and looked at Qin Yixuan with her eyes and said, "The third master is brave and courageous, which is really admirable. Since you're going to Runan, let's go all the way. ”

Qin Yixuan said: "Is Miss Shang also going to Runan?" That's right, your injuries are still unhealed, and I can take care of you all the way. Shang Zhilin said angrily: "Who wants you to take care of it?" After that, there was an indescribable warmth and sweetness in my heart.

The rain had stopped outside, and the two of them strode out of the small temple. I saw that the sky was as clear as a wash, and the fresh morning breeze blew the willows on the roadside, which was particularly graceful. The wheat in the fields rose and fell in the wind, and a few partridges flew through the air, shedding a crisp cry all the way. The sun also rises in the east, emitting a red glow, illuminating the villages in the distance, leaving a hazy silhouette.

The two led the horse onto the avenue, and Qin Yixuan helped Shang Zhilin to get on the horse. The two walked slowly side by side, and walked through the woods where they fought last night, and saw that Chen Nanshan and Chen Baozhen had already left. Along the way, the two walked silently, each thinking about their own thoughts, and neither of them said a word.

At noon, the two came to Runan County. The two came to a village called Jiang Jiaji, and as soon as they entered the village, they heard a heart-rending cry: "My poor child, why are you willing to leave your mother?" I'm not alive anymore. I saw a village woman holding a child in her hand and crying.

Qin Yixuan stopped Shang Zhilin and said, "Don't get close yet, take this pill." As he spoke, he took out a small blue porcelain bottle from his bag, poured out a few yellow pills from it and handed them to Shang Zhilin to take. Qin Yixuan said: "This pill can prevent the spread of the plague. Now you don't move here and don't come closer. ”

So saying, he dismounted and walked to the village woman. He first comforted the village woman, then took out a few yellow pills and handed them to the village woman. He looked at the dead child again, and then asked the village woman some details before turning over and saying to Shang Zhilin: "This plague is malaria, and it is very contagious. Isn't there a disaster relief in the government? ”

Shang Zhilin said: "These dog officials only care about their own enjoyment, who cares about the life or death of the people." The officials have long since run away, and there is no one left. Does the third master have a good way to save these suffering people? Qin Yixuan said: "Although malaria is very contagious, it is not incurable. It's just that so many people get sick, and medicinal herbs are very expensive. I think this people are so poor that they can't eat, where can they have the money to buy such expensive medicine? ”

Shang Zhilin said: "The third master doesn't have to worry about the money for buying medicinal materials, didn't we just rob Chen Baozhen's silver yesterday?" The holy aunt said that she wanted to save the Li people, and I told her to take out this batch of silver to buy medicine and heal the people. Qin Yuxuan said: "This is very good, if the Holy Aunt can really use the money to buy medicinal materials, then it is the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering, and the merit is immeasurable." ”

Shang Zhilin said: "Okay, then we will go to see the Holy Aunt immediately." The two galloped through the village to the south. Along the way, I saw mourning all over the field, crying all over the ground, the spirit flags were tall, and the paper was full of ashes. The two of them couldn't take care of these people, they just wanted to see the holy aunt as soon as possible, buy medicinal materials, and save Li Min.

When the two came to Runan County, Shang Zhilin did not lead Qin Yixuan into the city, but ran west along the city wall. Qin Yuxuan said curiously: "Why don't you go into the city?" Shang Zhilin said: "The holy aunt does not live in the city, but lives in a monastery fifteen miles south of the city. There was a plague epidemic in the city, so we took a detour. Qin Yixuan didn't ask anymore, and followed Shang Zhilin closely behind.

Soon after, the two came to a large monastery south of the county town of Runan. Qin Yanxuan watched from afar, and saw that this temple was bigger than the Yuewang Temple in Zhuxian Town. It covers an area of no less than 100 acres, and there are more than 100 houses in the main hall. From afar, I saw cigarette smoke curling and heard the faint sound of bells. When you come to the front and take a closer look, the top of the main entrance is written in Lishu: "Huanghua Temple". The calligraphy is beautiful, and there is the penmanship of the Han "Cao Quan Tablet". There are two old cypress trees growing on both sides of the temple gate.

The two walked briskly into the temple. Shang Zhilin led Qin Yixuan into a quiet wing room in the backyard, there was a row of bamboos planted outside the wing, and there was a sycamore outside the window, with lush branches. At this time, a girl dressed in white walked in and poured a bowl of tea for Qin Yixuan. Shang Zhilin said: "You take a break here." I'll go and report it, and you'll go to see the Holy Aunt in a while. After saying that, he ran out.

Qin Yanxuan sat on a chair and drank tea while watching the scenery outside the door.

After a while, I saw that the door was pushed, and the girl in white walked in again, and when she saw Qin Yuxuan, she gave a salute and said, "My master is discussing things with the Holy Aunt, let me invite Qin Sanye to the main hall to talk." After Qin Yuxuan returned the salute, he followed the girl in white to a large hall in the middle.

This hall is tall and majestic, and the momentum is majestic. Vermilion gates, vermilion walls. When I walked into the door, I saw two statues enshrined in the center, the golden statue of Maitreya Buddha on the left, and a middle-aged goddess dressed in plain clothes on the right. The girl led Qin Yuxuan to the back of the Buddha statue and pushed open a door. beckoned Qin Zhenxuan to come in, and Qin Zhenxuan followed her into the door. Then the door closed behind him, and after a long passage, he turned around and saw several white-clothed saints standing on either side, with swords in their hands. Finally, we came to a large room, which was very large, and the interior was elegantly furnished, with tables and chairs made of mahogany. There was an aroma of orchids in the room, and Qin Yixuan felt familiar when he smelled it, as if Shang Zhilin was this fragrance.

Qin Yixuan looked around, but he didn't see the shadow of the holy aunt. The girl in white asked Qin Yuxuan to sit down on a rosewood chair and brought fragrant tea. Qin Yixuan picked it up and smelled it, and knew that at this time, the "Tieguanyin" in southern Fujian. He is a master of tea tasting, and when he smells it, he knows that it is a high-quality tea, which is very different from the tea he drank in the wing room just now. After tasting it, I only felt refreshed, full of fragrance, and suddenly refreshed.

Qin Yixuan sat at the coffee table and drank tea, while waiting for the Holy Aunt to receive him, and after a long time, he didn't see the shadow of the Holy Aunt. When I have nothing to do, I look at the calligraphy and paintings on the walls of the house. I saw that the walls were full of famous paintings and calligraphy. Calligraphy is timeless, majestic, beautiful, or sparse.

Suddenly, I saw a painting hanging above the tea table, which depicted an island in the vast sea, with mountains and mountains on the island, and the Guidian Lan Palace. I saw that above the big palace on the island, four words on the plaque were clearly visible: Zhongshan Shitu. The people on the island have their own characteristics, whether they are fishing, hunting, farming, farming, walking, or sitting in a sedan chair. There is a column of vertical paragraphs in the upper left of the painting, which reads: Zhongshan Yingdao World Soil Map.

Qin Yixuan was a little puzzled after reading it, thinking to himself why did the Holy Aunt hang such a picture? What Zhongshan Shitu, what Yingdao? Zhongshan was an ancient country during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and after the three families were divided into Jin, the Jin Kingdom was divided into Zhao, Wei, and Han. After more than 40 years, Wei sent Leyang and Wu Qi to destroy the Zhongshan Kingdom. Although Zhongshan was later restored, it was destroyed by Zhao after a hundred years, and the king of Zhongshan was still migrated to Fushi. Could it be that this holy aunt has something to do with the King of Zhongshan? Zhongshan Wang Shang, Zhongshan Wang Shang, Shenggu, Shang Zhilin, oh, there is a Shang word. Are the descendants of King Zhongshan all surnamed Shang? Could it be that Shang Zhilin is really a descendant of King Zhongshan? That holy aunt is also surnamed Shang? So what is the relationship between her and the Holy Aunt? Then he laughed dumbly, even if he was a descendant of the King of Zhongshan? It's been more than 2,000 years, who can say for sure? Then maybe I'm still a descendant of Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao? Ah, no, then Zhongshan is obviously in Hebei and Shanxi, how can there be a sea? Hey, forget it, forget it, I'm too lazy to think about these inconsequential things.

Suddenly, I heard a voice say, "Mr. Qin came to the temple, and he should have come to meet him." But this aunt really has something unspeakable, and it is inconvenient to see each other. Now I have to meet you in this way, and I hope Mr. Qin will forgive me. Qin Yixuan looked up, not knowing where the voice came from. I just thought the voice was weird, the sound of the urn was angry, as if it was talking through something. In the end, I found that there was a bamboo curtain in front of the room, and there seemed to be a layer of white yarn behind the bamboo curtain. The people inside vaguely seemed to be dressed in white.

Qin Zhenxuan said: "Since it is inconvenient for the Holy Aunt to come forward to meet, there is nothing wrong with talking in this way. My monk girl came this time to save the people of Runan, to relieve the plague as soon as possible, to save the people from fire and water, and to relieve the people of Li. ”

I only heard that the holy aunt did not say anything about the purchase of medicinal materials, but asked: "Mr. Qin is very virtuous, and this aunt really admires." After listening to what Zhilin said, when I saw it today, it was really true. Mr. Qin, please use tea. Qin Yixuan took a sip of tea, only to hear the holy aunt ask again: "I don't know who is in Mr. Qin's family?" ”

Qin Yanxuan felt a little strange when he heard it, and thought to himself that this holy aunt didn't talk about business, why did she get involved with me? I have the heart not to answer, and I am afraid that I will lose my etiquette. So he sat upright, arched his hands and said: "The parents are alive at home, the eldest brother died early, and there is a second brother." I only heard the holy aunt ask again: "Does Mr. Qin marry a wife, and does he have any children?" ”

Qin Yuxuan groaned slightly, and for fear of causing unnecessary trouble, he deliberately made up a lie and replied: "I have married a wife, Liu, and have a son, who is three years old this year. I only listened to the holy aunt who did not speak for a long time, and seemed to hear a slight sigh.

After a long time, I only heard the holy aunt say again: "The people of Runan have suffered this calamity, and the relief of the people's livelihood is all thanks to Mr. Zhilin has already reported this to me, and the silver she got from Chen Baozhen is just right to buy medicinal herbs. But I still have to trouble you and Zhilin to work hard again, sir, and hurry up to buy medicinal herbs. It must be known that saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter. Okay, Ping'er, you send Mr. Qin for me. ”

The white-clothed girl named Ping'er led Qin Yuxuan out of the big room again and returned to the original wing. After waiting for a long time, I saw Shang Zhilin coming in from outside. As soon as Shang Zhilin entered the door, she said apologetically: "I made Mr. Qin wait for a long time, because the Holy Aunt arranged something for me, so I came late." I'm sorry. ”

Qin Yixuan felt very awkward, so he asked Shang Zhilin: "You keep calling me the third master and the third master, why did you become Mr. Qin again?" It's so awkward to listen to. ”

Shang Zhilin said indifferently: "We weren't familiar with each other in the first place, but thanks to your care along the way, my injuries healed quickly." Calling Mr. Qin is the arrangement of the Holy Aunt, and I hope Mr. doesn't mind. ”

Qin Yuxuan's eyes were fixed on Shang Zhilin, as if he wanted to see through her thoughts. Shang Zhilin turned his head, not daring to make eye contact with Qin Yuxuan's eyes. Suddenly, she wiped her eyes quickly with her sleeve, and said without looking back: "Mr. Qin, you come with me." There was a slight choked voice in his voice.

Qin Yanxuan didn't know what grievances she had suffered, so he comforted her with kind words: "Did the holy aunt blame you?" Is it because of me? If that happens, I have to clarify to the Holy Aunt in person that I can't let the girl be wronged. Shang Zhilin said: "It's none of your business, Mr. come with me." ”

Qin Yanxuan stopped talking and walked out of the room with Shang Zhilin. It was still Na Ping'er who led the way, and the three of them walked along the path next to the main hall to the backyard, this temple is really not small, walked through a bamboo forest, and passed through two moon gates, and came to a quiet courtyard in the backyard. Shang Zhilin pushed it casually, and the door of the small courtyard creaked open. When the three of them entered the courtyard, they saw an old monk wearing a gray monk's robe and holding a broom sweeping the floor, and the old monk kept coughing while sweeping the floor. Beside the old monk stood a young man with extraordinary instruments.