Chapter 22: The Town
In the New Year, there is always a kind of liveliness regardless of region, whether it is the capital or a remote town that does not even have a name. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com] This article was first published by
Influenced by the previous opening of dumpling sheds and giving New Year's red envelopes to children, Liu Qingxin, a well-known "powerful doctor", has a reputation in the town that is directly high to the extent that he can be on an equal footing with the mayor.
If it was someone else, of course the mayor would not be happy, but in the face of Liu Qingxin, who had cured his mother's headache that had not healed for decades, and had also "healed" Emperor Longqing, this unhappy thought, he said that it was impossible for him to give birth to anything.
The ancients paid attention to filial piety, and the mayor of the town, who was elected by everyone, was naturally also a person who valued filial piety.
In the words of the mayor of the town, to heal his mother's illness and rebuild his kindness, not to mention that he kept a respectful heart for Liu Qingxin, the benefactor, that is, to let him make a great gift to her when he met her.
"Is Dr. Wang here?"
Early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, after worshipping his mother, the mayor of the town brought two small servants, brought gifts, and came to the door of the good doctor's workshop to pay New Year's greetings to Liu Qingxin.
Mother-in-law Jiang Sister-in-law had sharp ears, and when she heard it, she knew that the person who came was the mayor of the town, and she was busy sending someone to report to Liu Qingxin, who was still having breakfast with Ling Jun in the backyard, and she walked quickly to the door to greet her, "Here, here, my wife is here, the town chief, you are really early enough, my lord just asked his wife about the situation of the old lady of the town mayor's family, and the words have not yet fallen, the town lord, you are here!" Please come in, please come in! ”
"Early in the morning, I gave tea to my mother, and my mother specially advised. Be sure to come to the Good Doctor Workshop first to pay New Year's greetings to Dr. Wang. ”
The mayor politely bowed to his mother-in-law Jiang and sister-in-law, and motioned to the two accompanying servants to give the prepared gifts, "A little courtesy, not a respect, I hope Dr. Wang will accept it with a smile." ”
"Yo, this. Mayor, you're so polite! ”
Mother-in-law Jiang Sister-in-law hurriedly dodged to the side. Dodging the mayor's bow, he glanced at the gifts handed over by the two servants, and looked embarrassed. "This gift...... It's not that the mayor doesn't know that my wife won't let me accept gifts, this is ......"
"Dr. Wang's rules, how can the mayor of this town not know?"
Seeing that the mother-in-law Jiang and sister-in-law refused. The mayor of the town did not show any surprise, and Liu was careless about not accepting gifts. Everyone in the town knows that he was entrusted by his mother today, and he has long been mentally prepared, "It's in this box." It's just some dim sum made by Jia Ci herself, not something valuable, and her old man is resolute. As a son, I naturally dare not rebel on the festive day of the first day of the new year. If...... If so......"
"The old lady has a heart, and it is not appropriate to be rebellious."
Liu Qingxin wore a big red tribute satin pinched silver silk embroidered jacket, the same color and ankle tribute satin long skirt, on the flying cloud bun, obliquely inserted a simple peach wood hairpin, not powdered, but so beautiful that it was refreshing, if it weren't for the fact that there was a Ling Jun on her side, it would definitely make people suspicious, feeling that she should not be a character in this world, but a fairy who came from the nine heavens, "Sister-in-law Jiang, take the dim sum and give it to the children who come to pay New Year's greetings for a while." ”
"Thank you Dr. Wang for your kindness!"
Hearing Liu's willingness to accept the gift, the smile on the mayor's face couldn't help but become a little thicker, and he politely bowed to her, and then turned his gaze to Ling Jun's face standing next to her, "This is ......"
"It's my lady who takes it lightly."
Ling Jun likes to emphasize the relationship between him and Liu Qingxin very much, and he is still quite satisfied with the mayor of the town, who only glanced at his wife and shifted his gaze with interest, of course, this is an instinct, "I often run around, rarely stay at home, the mayor doesn't know me, it's reasonable, come, the mayor of the town's house, please, sister-in-law Jiang, prepare refreshments." ”
Ling Jun is hostile to most men, and her mother-in-law knows this better than anyone else, but at this time, she saw that he was so polite to the mayor...... I personally invited someone into the house, and let myself prepare refreshments......
Others didn't know Ling Jun's identity as the prince, but the mother-in-law Jiang and sister-in-law were clear, cautiously raised her head, glanced at Ling Jun's face, and confirmed that he really wanted to invite the mayor into the house, not to mean anything else, so he hurriedly agreed, took two boxes of gifts, and turned around and ran in the direction of the kitchen.
Liu Qingxin is a woman who "the husband is not often at home", in order to avoid suspicion and not cause trouble, she never invites a man to stay in the backyard, and the ordinary consultation, regardless of men, women and children, are all in the front of the good doctor's shop, even the coachman Lao Wang and Zhang Carpenter, the scope of activity is only in the front yard and side yard of the first entry, without Liu Qingxin's instructions, even the second courtyard can not enter.
Therefore, Ling Jun invited the mayor of the town to drink tea in the hall house located in the second courtyard, which can be said to be the second time since Liu Qingxin moved to live in this town, the first one was Emperor Longqing, which everyone knows, uh, of course, Ling Jun was "moved" back, except for the guy who was lucky enough to sleep in Liu Qingxin's "boudoir".
"It's better to be respectful than to obey."
Ling Jun's invitation made the mayor a little surprised, he was slightly stunned, then accepted with a smile, and followed him to the second courtyard, "It's really an honor to be the second outsider to enter the second courtyard of the Good Medical Workshop." ”
"When I was at home, there were few times, and in order to avoid suspicion, my lady inevitably had to be polite to the guests, and if I was rude, I also hoped that the town elder Haihan."
Listening to the mayor of the town, Ling Jun only knew that the second courtyard in the backyard of the Good Doctor Workshop was ordinary, Liu Qingxin did not let outsiders in, regretted it in his heart, but his face was very well concealed, and he laughed while walking, just like a person who had nothing to do, "I heard my lady say before that the old lady of the town's family has a very serious head stroke, and she has not been well for many years, and she will ...... when she hurts Ahem, now, what's going on? ”
"Thanks to the elixir given by Dr. Wang, otherwise, Jia Ci wouldn't know how many years he would have to be tormented by that headache!"
Hearing Ling Jun ask about his mother's condition, the mayor couldn't help but rejoice, in order to treat his mother's illness, he spent thousands of dollars, and the road he traveled was thousands of miles away, and the result was ...... When I got to Liu Qingxin, I was only given a few copper plates of medicine, and I took it home and rolled it into a paper tube, lit a fire, and smelled the smoke, okay!
"As a doctor, she should have hung a pot to help the world, she learned a skill, and wanted to work for the benefit of the people, I am also very happy."
Hearing the mayor praise Liu's light heart medical skills, Ling Jun couldn't help but smile, thinking to herself, that's, my lady, that's what ordinary people can compare, think that at the beginning, I almost died, wasn't she also rescued, uh...... However, having said that...... When did she learn this medical skill?
Two years ago, when she went out of the Liu family and married the Ningxia family, she was just a little girl with almost no common sense, and she wouldn't be able to live without him secretly taking care of her, right?
When did she become what she is now......
Forget it, I don't want to do this, anyway, compared to the poor little girl who couldn't be taken care of before, he prefers her like now, that's it!
"What a gracious sir! Dr. Wang's medical skills are good, and his medical ethics are also noble, so he doesn't dare to say that he is far away, just around our town, ten miles and eight townships, everyone knows and no one knows! ”
The mayor of the town heard that Ling Jun was being polite to him, and explained to him with a smile, he was not the only one who praised Liu Qing's medical skills and kindness, "Just take the matter of Dr. Wang giving dumplings to the poor in the past few days...... Say it, don't be afraid of Mr. jokes, I, the mayor of the town, have been sitting in this position for more than ten years, and I have never thought that I would do such a good thing for the benefit of the poor people, I am really ashamed, I am ashamed! Uh, faux pas forgot to ask what the gentleman is called? ”
"Just call me Lingjun."
While talking, the two of them had already walked to the door of the hall in the second courtyard, Ling Jun stepped into the house first, and asked the mayor to sit down in the position of the distinguished guest, "The mayor is the backbone of this town, how can he do such a trivial matter?" Thinking about it, this kind of charity to the poor is enough for the businessman, the town chief...... It is better to think more about the important things that will benefit the people, such as how to make the people rich, to be able to eat a hearty Chinese New Year's Eve for themselves, and to help others, which is the right thing to do......
"What Mr. taught me is that the mayor of this town must copy down Mr.'s words, hang them in the middle of the study, and encourage himself every day!"
Last time, when Emperor Longqing came to the town, he was accompanied by Ling Jun, this matter, the mayor of the town still remembers it vividly, at this time, I heard him speak so officially, where do you dare to make a mistake, call him casually?
Ling Jun said that his name was Ling Jun, but he didn't say that his surname was Ling Mingjun, or his surname was something else, his name was Ling Jun, if he blindly called him and called it wrong, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
After all, he and Ling Jun only have a two-sided relationship, and they have no deep friendship, so they call their names...... It's better to call Mr. appropriate, not rude, not kitsch......
"The mayor of the town is too polite, but he just said it casually, then it is as if the mayor of the town copied it down, and he encouraged himself every day."
Hearing what the mayor of the town said, Ling Jun realized that he instinctively used a tone of teaching, smiled lightly, and changed the topic, "The mayor was born in this town?" ”
"According to genealogical records, more than 300 years ago, the ancestors brought more than 30 people from the north to avoid the disaster of war, and at that time, this town was only a small village with only 100 families."
Ling Jun changed the topic, and the mayor of the town was also happy to be close to him, listening to him ask about his life experience, he hurriedly told him about the migration of his ancestors, "Later, our Ming Dynasty prospered, and built a Jiangnan camp in the east of more than 20 miles, and this village gradually became more popular and gradually became a town. (To be continued)