The car turned at the end of the road that was about to leave the road, and then turned left and right, and walked slowly in the alley, but all the way up the hill. Finally, it stopped at the mouth of a small alley, which could only be entered by bicycles, and it was already halfway up the mountain town.

"Where is this?" Chang Li complained a little, he had been dizzy by Su Shangyuan's labyrinth-like journey.

"Shh Su Shangyuan made a small gesture and led Chang Li through the alley, then around a pine forest, and stopped in front of an independent courtyard, "This is my eldest Bo Su Jiye's home. ”

"You still have an uncle?" Chang Lida was surprised, "Why don't I know? "His father Chang Dafu is a family friend of the Su family in the mountain city, but he never knew that Old Man Su also has a brother named Su Jiye.

Su Shangyuan's expression was serious, and he said, "This is the secret I want you to keep." Decades have passed, and those who know this secret are afraid that they will all think of it as ancient. As early as the Anti-Japanese War, the Su family's medical skills were in Shancheng and Li's Du family, and they were known as the three famous doctors in Shancheng. Among them, the medical skills of the Su family have been passed down from generation to generation since the end of the Qing Dynasty. More than 60 years ago, my father and uncle were only at the age of a weak crown, and my uncle was two years older than his father, and he was gifted and intelligent, although he was young, he could understand a lot about the medical skills of the Su family, and he was often regarded as the best choice for the successor of the Su family's medical skills......

The architecture of this courtyard is very ancient, but compared to similar styles, it is too simple, the patio is rectangular on the left and right, and behind the main house is a back garden, a small rockery pool, and even a gazebo. In front of the courtyard is a pine forest, with only a trail winding in the middle, and the surrounding area is full of rocks and shrubs, and further up you reach the top of the back hill. Chang Li, who was looking at the environment, was attracted by Su Shangyuan's words, "Oh, is it because your father, Old Man Su, was dissatisfied with his brother being taken seriously and provoked an incident?" ”

His words were still polite, the struggle within the family, no matter how complicated, was just a struggle for the right to succeed, the Su family at that time regarded Su Jiye as the heir, and it was taken for granted that Su Shangyuan's father, Su Yuru, should use some means to compete for the favor of his brother, according to common sense, I am afraid that these means are still unseemly.

"As far as you can see, is my father such a person?" Su Shangyuan habitually lifted his glasses, "I think you are doing business badly, and your mind is full of deceit." ”

"Profit is not only in the mall, but also in all environments that can determine everything." Chang Li shook his head resolutely, "But Old Man Su is by no means that kind of person, he is the most Confucian among the people I have ever seen." The so-called doctor's parents' heart, the old man can achieve a generation of famous doctors, which can be seen. ”

Su Shangyuan continued: "That's it. In fact, the uncle was unwilling to inherit the Su family's property in the mountain city no matter what, which made the father very unaware of it back then, and he persuaded the uncle many times to change his mind, but the uncle never changed his original intention. In desperation, his father became the heir of the Su family. However, in his father's mind, only the uncle has the ability to carry forward the Su family's medical skills. He breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, my father finally retained the reputation of the Su family for a hundred years, after several generations, until today." But since then, the uncle, who is regarded as a rare genius of the Su family, has been silent since then, and has been living in seclusion, ignoring the world......"

"I see!" Chang Li's heart moved, "The reason for this should be the so-called Zhu You Thirteen Branches, right?" He calmly analyzed, "I guess it must be Uncle Jiye who had an adventure during this period, so he learned Zhu Youshu out of nowhere." After all, this Zhu Youshu is not on the same level as traditional Chinese medicine, or it is in conflict, and with the talent shown by the uncle, he will definitely realize the value of the Zhu Youshu, so he gave up the Su family's family business, just to practice this Zhu Youshu. After a deep sigh, Chang Li was a little unsure, "I just don't know how far the uncle's Zhu Youshu has been cultivated, why do you only know the name of Old Man Su in the mountain city?" Could there be any other reason for this? Is it a medical opinion? ”

Su Shangyuan smiled bitterly, "I don't know why Uncle never shows up in the mountain city." In fact, in addition to Zhu Youshu, in terms of medical skills alone, the uncle's attainments are not below his father. Maybe your guess is right, and so did I. After all, this Zhu Youshu is not acceptable to everyone, and it happens that my father is from a family of traditional Chinese medicine, so the uncle and my father's cognition are different, which leads to the uncle being alone in the mountains and forests, and his medical skills are only buried. ”

He sighed, "Usually at home, my father rarely mentions the uncle, even if he occasionally mentions it, he does it in one sentence, and I just know that there is such an uncle, but I have never seen it since I was a child." ”

Chang Li became more and more curious, "Then how did you get in touch with Uncle now?" And then why did you learn from him? ”

Su Shangyuan said: "This is also a lot of coincidences. There is a patient who must be personally helped, in fact, that person is also typhoid rheumatism, which coincides with the rainy and cold weather in spring, so the joints are sore......" He smiled awkwardly, the scale of the mountain city hospital can have today, mainly thanks to the care from all sides, of course, these care are all based on the Su family's medical skills and the reputation of the old man Su, so when the old man Su went into hiding, Su Shangyuan had to face the special requirements of various people in the mountain city, and even some just coughed, These people also want Su Shangyuan, the grandson of Old Man Su, to diagnose and treat him.

"That person can't afford to be offended by the hospital, and he is also disrespectful to his father in his words, it just so happens that he is extremely obese, his meat is fat, and it is not easy to get an injection." Su Shangyuan laughed, "Originally, the rheumatic joints only needed to be injected in the spleen pass, Futu, Yin City, Liangqiu or calf nose of the Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian, but that person was really annoying, so I casually took a needle and pricked him in the calf a few times, originally just pricked him a few times, but I didn't expect that person to be cured from this." I can be sure that the stitches I pierced are neither meridians nor acupuncture points, I can't figure it out, my father went out to visit friends that day, because my father collected a lot of precious ancient books, so I went to my father's study to check them. ”

A gust of mountain wind blew, and the pine forest in front of the courtyard made a shuddering sound, and Su Shangyuan fell into deep thought, "Who knew that I saw a page of manuscript written by my father on my father's desk. At the end of that page of manuscript, my father wrote an essay, full of emotion between the lines, and it could be seen that my father was very concerned about my uncle, and his old man always thought in his heart that if the Su family's medical skills could be inherited in the hands of his uncle, it would go to a higher level. ”

"So you found Uncle on a whim?"

"It can't be simply said to be a whim." Su Shangyuan shook his head, "The main thing is that I still miss my father's old age, he and his uncle are biological brothers, although I don't know what happened back then, it caused the two old people to rarely get together in their lives." But now that more than half a century has passed, no matter what, it is time for the old man to enjoy family affection in his old age. ”

Chang Li also feels the same way, the old man is most afraid of loneliness, especially like the old man Su, who has devoted his whole life to medical skills, once he is idle, the passion he has invested in the past will turn into corresponding loneliness and come back. What the old man does not dare to face is definitely not the passage of life, but the loneliness of a person facing the sunset, or the absence of a memory that makes him unable to smile. Sometimes, children and grandchildren enjoy the joy of family, which is of course happiness for an old man. But an unforgettable experience without regrets, or with ups and downs, even if blood and tears are intertwined, is enough to support the old man's twilight years.