Ox carts drove through the bluestone streets and alleys, starting from the banknote alley in the northeast corner of Beijing, and heading to Caijiazhuang outside the east city.

Zhang Weizhao lifted the curtains from time to time and looked out of the car. Zhang Rongkun, who was sitting next to her, closed his eyes and did not stop her.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the alley is full of pedestrians, and the courtyard walls on both sides of the alley occasionally overflow with the sound of children playing, and occasionally the sound of chickens and dogs barking.

This is the Great Yan Dynasty, the capital of Beijing.

Zhang Weizhao is a little Taoist priest who dresses as a man.

Zhang Rongkun was her master, a tall old Taoist priest and an outstanding doctor.

Zhang Weizhao is an immigrant from this world, and her identity before crossing over was a psychiatrist living in the 21st century.

And this Great Yan Dynasty is not any dynasty she is familiar with, but a parallel time and space that has developed since the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The historical trajectory before the Yuan is the same, and since the Yuan is extinguished, the historical trajectory has changed.

Coming to a dynasty she had never heard of before, Zhang Weizhao couldn't predict where history would flow in this parallel time and space similar to the Ming Dynasty.

She could only roughly judge that the Great Yan Dynasty was in the stage of turning from prosperity to decline, with constant homeless people and thieves swarming. It's not easy to survive.

But despite this, she still wants to live well and live with human dignity.

She felt very lucky, not long after she came to this world, she met her master Zhang Rongkun, and by chance became his apprentice. This gave her a foothold in this world.

In Zhang Weizhao's eyes, Zhang Rongkun is a rare genius who is not bound by the inherent thinking patterns of a particular era. He was an excellent doctor, obsessed with alchemy, not for the sake of immortality, but dreaming of making simple and miraculous pills; He used drugs boldly, liked to perform surgery, treated people to death, secretly dissected corpses, and caused a lot of trouble; He is also passionate about building instruments of all kinds. The world relied on his medical skills, but they kept away from him, calling him a "madman".

And this kind of madness is actually a kind of precious spirit of scientific exploration. Although Zhang Weizhao, who is from the 21st century, had undergone systematic medical and psychological training in his previous life, he still found that he had a lot to learn from Zhang Rongkun.

Zhang Rongkun also admires Zhang Weizhao's broad thinking and insights beyond the world, and he doesn't care about her origin and gender at all. The two hit it off, they are both masters and apprentices, and they are also year-old friends.

Zhang Weizhao often wore men's clothes, dressed as a little Taoist priest, and came out to practice medicine with his master. Wear men's clothes for nothing else, just for the convenience of work. Women's clothing nowadays is too wordy.

Today, it is Cai Yuanwai of Caijiazhuang outside the East Gate who came to invite him with a lot of money.

"I can't cure this child's disease."

Zhang Rongkun said a word, and the color on the faces of Cai Yuanwai and his wife Jiang was like a fallen leaf in late autumn, and they were all gray.

"Please show it again, show it again, and think of a way!" Cai Yuanwai cried and pleaded with a sad face.

The child who saw the doctor was Cai Yuanwai's only son, An Lang, who was just half a year old. The reason is crying and tired of milk, thin and weak.

Cai Yuanwai is a well-known wealthy man in the eastern suburbs, with thousands of hectares of fertile land and several shops at home. The only distress is the lack of a son. The girl who finally bought a new one added a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses to him half a year ago. An Lang is the boy in the dragon and phoenix womb, and he was raised in the room of Cai Yuanwai's wife, Jiang's family. The girl in the dragon and phoenix womb is named Sister Ping, who was nursed by her biological mother, Pomegranate.

The addition of a dragon and phoenix fetus was originally a great joy, but as soon as these two children were born, the Cai family was not at peace. Why? It's just because both of them are too capable of crying. Day and night, howling endlessly. I don't like to breastfeed, and I don't like to be teased. Both children had small yellow faces and bulging ribs.

For this reason, Cai Yuanwai invited famous doctors in the city, and even the pediatric saint of Tai Hospital found a way to invite him. As a result, the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with the two children, and if they could sleep well and eat well, they would be able to grow into two white and fat children.

Cai Yuan is talking nonsense! If they can sleep well and eat well, will I spend so much money to invite you to grow old?

As for the dancing gods and oil lamps, the Cai family also spent a lot of money, but they didn't move as if they were throwing them into the water.

Someone gave Cai Yuan an idea to go out. It is said that there is a mysterious temple in the northeast corner of the city, and there is an old Taoist priest named Zhang Rongkun in the mysterious temple, and his medical skills are extremely high, and many dignitaries and nobles have invited him to see a doctor, why don't you invite him to come and see? But there is one thing, this old Taoist priest is a little crazy, he has to use knives at every turn, open his skull, break his chest, and dare to do anything. It is said that when there is nothing to do, he often goes to Yizhuang to see the dead. Unless most people really have incurable diseases, they don't dare to invite him. You think about it, and then you go.

Cai Yuanwai was startled when he heard this, and he hesitated to invite. In the second half of the night, when he was sleeping soundly, suddenly a magic sound pierced his ears, An Lang began to cry in the nurse's house next door, and Cai Yuanwai slapped his thigh through the quilt: "Come on!" Tomorrow, I'll invite that Zhang Daochang to come over! ”

Who knew that Zhang Daochang also said that it could not be cured.

What can I do? Cai Yuanwai's tears were about to fall.

"There is nothing wrong with this child's body, but some of them have heart disease. I'm not good at curing heart disease. Zhang Rongkun spoke very directly.

Cai Yuanwai was puzzled: "This child is only so big, how can he have a heart disease?" ”

Zhang Daochang rolled his eyes: "The human body is fed by grains, and it will get sick; The human heart is fed by seven emotions and six desires, how can you not get sick? ”

"Then, even if you have a heart disease, there is always a heart medicine to cure, right? You keep saying, don't you? Cai Yuanwai said with a smile.

"That's not what I'm good at. My apprentice has a prescription for healing. If you want, you can give it a try. The old Taoist priest shouted out the door as he spoke: "Apprentice, where did you run away after not seeing you for most of the time?" ”。

"Master, I'm here!"

As he spoke, a little Taoist priest walked in from outside the door, about fourteen or five years old, tall, wearing an indigo cotton robe, and his black hair was neatly tied in a bun on the top of his head. His face was unusually handsome, and he smiled and showed a mouthful of white teeth.

This little Taoist priest is Zhang Weizhao.

Cai Yuanwai remembered in a trance that when Zhang Rongkun entered the door, he was followed by a little Taoist priest carrying a medicine box. When Zhang Rongkun went to the main hall and sat down, the little Taoist priest did not follow up, but only stood by under the corridor.

Look at this little Taoist priest's demeanor and appearance. It's just that at the age of fourteen or fifteen, the master can't see the illness well, but he will see it?

Cai Yuanwai and Jiang stared wide-eyed, not knowing how to answer. After holding it for a long time, Cai Yuanwai squeezed out a smirk: "Dao Chief, you are laughing." ”

Zhang Rongkun didn't buy it: "I came here just to tease you with this big distance?" You can see it if you want to, and you don't want to see us go. He said that he stood up and wanted to leave.

"Dao Chief, please stay!" With the words, a young woman wearing an autumn-scented gauze shirt came in with a child in her arms, bent her knees and saluted Cai Yuanwai and Jiang's family, and said timidly: "Master, wife, the concubine just hugged Sister Ping'er over, and met this little Taoist in the corridor outside, this little Taoist only glanced at Sister Ping'er, and the symptoms are all right when she says it, so it is better to ask the small Taoist to show Sister Ping first." Whether it's a doctor or a doctor's heart, as long as the child can be well......" said as he spoke, tears began to appear in his eyes.

This young woman is Cai Yuanwai's concubine Pomegranate. She was originally a girl bought by the Jiang family, and she was placed in the room for Cai Yuanwai, just for the purpose of spreading the branches. The pomegranate has a mediocre appearance, only a gentle temper, and a round body, which is easy to raise at first glance. After Pomegranate gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus, she was carried as a concubine.

When Pomegranate said this, Cai Yuanwai didn't speak, but Jiang's face sank: "You just came in to see a doctor without holding Sister Ping outside, but you went to talk to someone else's Taoist?" ”

Just now Zhang Rongkun said that An Lang had a heart disease, and the Jiang family was unhappy. Isn't this a disguised way to say that she failed to raise her child well and win the child's heart? But she was quite scared of Zhang Rongkun and didn't dare to attack him. That's when the pomegranate came in, just hitting the muzzle of the gun.

Pomegranate was so frightened that she immediately lowered her head and did not dare to speak.

Zhang Rongkun opened his mouth: "My apprentice is a female baby, and it doesn't matter if he says a few words." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the main hall was surprised, and they all hurriedly went to look at the little Taoist.

Zhang Weizhao smiled and let others look at him. Everyone saw that such a delicate appearance should really be a Peugeot girl. The reason why she was not recognized just now was because her behavior was too generous, and there was no shyness of a woman nowadays. Not to mention women, even ordinary young men are not so generous.

The old Taoist priest accepted a female apprentice, which is weird to say, right? But Zhang Rongkun is nicknamed "Crazy Taoist", and he has always done things out of common sense, he wants to accept it, what dare others say?

Since Zhang Rongkun said this, Cai Yuanwai said: "Then ask the little Taoist to show the little girl!" ”

Zhang Weizhao looked at the master, only to see Zhang Rongkun nodding and saying, "Weizhao, you go and show the girl." ”

Zhang Weizhao nodded yes, and then said to Cai Yuanwai and his wife: "The work and rest and diet of the princess in the house, this pomegranate lady has already told me, can you let me go to the residence of the son-in-law now?" ”

Jiang Shi had a slight displeasure on his face: "Isn't it to see people when you see a doctor?" Does it depend on where people live? ”

Before Zhang Weizhao could answer, Zhang Rongkun said first: "The orientation of the house at home, the furnishings of the home, whether the yin and yang are in harmony, and whether they gather qi in the wind are naturally very important to people. Look at not much. ”

Cai Yuanwai knew that as soon as Jiang touched the pomegranate, he couldn't help but pick on the thorns. At the moment, regardless of Jiang's situation, he bowed his hand to Zhang Weizhao and said, "Just ask the little Taoist to take a look." ”

Zhang Weizhao followed the pomegranate to the backyard. Zhang Rongkun sat back down and drank tea.

Pomegranate lives in the northwest corner of the backyard, not a short distance from the main courtyard. This is also the reason why Zhang Rongkun has finished checking An Lang's pulse, and Pomegranate has not yet walked with Sister Ping.

The reason why Zhang Weizhao wanted to take a look at the pomegranate house was that on the one hand, he really wanted to understand the living conditions of the children, and on the other hand, he wanted to have the opportunity to talk to the pomegranate alone. In front of Cai Yuanwai and Jiang, Pomegranate was like a puppet, submissive and unable to communicate.