Chapter XXXVII
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when people are sick, it is the invasion of external evils, and if you want not to get sick, you need to strengthen your body. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, it can also be used as an auxiliary to the use of certain drugs, traditional Chinese medicine originally came from nature, and many of them are harmless to the human body, but they have medicinal effects.
The old man's health was not very good, and he coughed incessantly, so he said to me: "You are the doctor, do I need to see another doctor?" ”
I understood, so I said, "Uncle, then let me call for you, right?" However, I am short of medicine here, and I can't treat you, so you'd better see a regular doctor. ”
The doctor waved his hand and refused, saying: "No need, as soon as people get older, all kinds of problems have come out, in fact, I not only sell old books here, but also strange things, do you want to open your eyes?" ”
People are curious, and so am I, so I nodded my head in response.
The old man took out a cloth bag from his arms, opened it with a layer of newspaper, and then opened it was a peach box, very small and delicate, with strange symbols engraved on it, a bit like an oracle bone inscription, and when he opened the box, there was a piece of yellow wax inside, and he smelled a special aroma.
I asked, "Uncle, what kind of herb is this?" How is it so fragrant? ”
The old man proudly introduced: "You still know that this is a medicinal material, even if I am not wrong, this is the musk from Songshan, natural, and now the musk is cut after artificial breeding, this musk is carried with you, you can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil, calm your mind, and exchange your ancient money, are you willing?" ”
The other party still came for my ancient coin, and I hesitated.
I'm not very familiar with Chinese medicine, and besides, this is still a rare medicinal material, the old man pretended to be mysterious and said: "Your money was also dug out of the ground, I just want to bring it into the coffin again, and have you hallucinated recently?" ”
How can this old man be like Professor Zheng, who can tell fortunes?
The old man continued: "Young man, you have just stepped into the society, you are not deeply involved in the world, and you are not clear about the sinister people in the society, sometimes others can stun you by blowing a cigarette on you, you wear my treasure, can bless you from being invaded by external evils. ”
I was frightened by him, especially the last four words, I have studied Chinese medicine and know the meaning of "invasion of foreign evils", but I am still a little reluctant to see that my silver dollar-sized ancient coin has to be exchanged for a piece of musk with a thumb cover.
"Money is something outside of one's body, and what is more important than one's own life? You doctors know better than we ordinary people! ”
I was moved, so I took out the ancient money and exchanged it with the other party's musk.
This aroma was refreshing, I was refreshed and refreshed, put the wooden box close to my body, and said goodbye to the old man.
Corey arranged for me to take a day off on New Year's Day, but before I could get paid, I had to take home 500 yuan.
My parents are both from the countryside and live a frugal life, so I took 300 yuan and secretly gave it to my sister, asking her to buy some things for the family and some clothes for my parents.
My sister didn't refuse, so she said: "We don't want you to bring money back for the family, we just hope that you can bring your girlfriend back, and if you get married, your parents will have no worries!" ”
My sister had to drop out of high school to work because she wanted me to go to college, and now that I'm working, she quit her job and came back to follow my parents to do some small business and sell some building materials for a living.
With my parents, I could only comfort them and lie to them that I was already talking about a girlfriend, and my parents were very happy to hear it. But I didn't hide it from my sister, so I said: "I plan to take the assistant physician exam, so I haven't found a girlfriend yet, and I don't want to get married, and my parents still need you to take care of me." ”
My sister didn't say much, and I went to visit my grandparents.
It's still a dilapidated old house, and when my grandparents are old, they no longer clean up the house, and only live for three meals a day.
I handed the remaining 200 yuan to my grandfather and said, "I sold the ancient coin you gave me last time for 200 yuan." ”
Grandpa took the money, sighed, and said, "This is what I bought with my life, and it is worth two hundred yuan!" ”
When I heard this, it was like being hit by five thunders, but my grandmother said to my grandfather: "You think your life is worth a lot!" Two hundred yuan is enough for you to buy twenty acres of land! ”
In order to save my face and show that I was not deceived by the old man who sold old books, I took out the mahogany box, opened it, and let my grandparents appreciate this piece of musk.
After the grandmother smelled it, she immediately used a fan to dispel the aroma and praised: "It's so fragrant, what kind of spice is this?" ”
Grandpa was well-informed, so he said: "This is an old musk, which can be carried on the body in summer to drive away flies, but it will provoke mosquitoes." ”
I was so sad that I went home sullenly, took the rusty knife, wrapped it in newspaper, and put it in my bag.
Dad said to me: "After the Chinese New Year, the phone will be installed at home, and you should call home frequently." ”
I agreed, had a meal at home at noon, and drove back to the city in the afternoon.
Ninety-eight years later, a large group of laid-off workers appeared in Luoyang, who had to start small businesses or rent out their surplus houses in order to make a living.
The house I rented belonged to a laid-off worker, and he had two houses in the city, which was supposed to be for his son's marriage, but his son didn't like it, so he rented it out to make money.
When I returned, I met the landlord and his son.
The landlord, dressed in an old down jacket, with a burly figure and a Chinese face, said to me: "From this month onwards, your rent will increase by 100 yuan." ”
I wanted to speak, but his son shouted, "It's not just your rent that has gone up, theirs has gone up, and I'm going to sell this house." ”
Although the house here is still built in the 60s of the last century, it is close to our hospital, and the rent is cheap, so I didn't expect to increase the rent, so I had to agree.
The landlord's son is also in good health, and said frankly: "Then you pay for three months first, and you will receive a total of 1,500 yuan plus the deposit." ”
I immediately said: "I haven't paid my salary yet, and I'll send it to you as soon as I get my salary on the fifth day." ”
The other party was a little unconvinced, so his father said: "Dr. Yuan is a doctor at the Mine Hospital, and he won't be untrustworthy, let's go back first!" ”
Father and son turned to leave, and I hurriedly bid them farewell.
After putting down the bag, I went to find my neighbor Leopard, who was sitting in the house and was angry, and when he saw me coming, he motioned for me to sit down, took out a bottle of liquor, and cut a plate of pig's intestines, and said, "The landlord and father and son have been here, have you seen them too?" ”
I nodded in response, and the leopard complained: "The rent has been raised again, why doesn't the boss give me a salary increase?" Doctor Yuan, you don't go to work at night, do you? Just have a drink with me. With that, I set up my chopsticks, and if it had been before, I would have said yes, but since the Christmas Eve incident, I've vowed not to drink again.
The leopard glared at me and said, "Why don't you even look down on my brother?" ”
I was busy explaining, and the other party said, "If you can afford me, let's drink together!" ”
He took the first half of the cup in one gulp, and I saw that there was also a tattoo on his throat, so I asked, "Brother Leopard, what is the tattoo on your throat?" ”
The leopard put down his glass and explained: "This is the Buddhist Bodhi leaf pattern, when we are a butcher's sin is too heavy, we write this pattern on our body, when we kill, we can alleviate the sin, but some young people also learn from us, they are real evil!" ”