Chapter 16 Practicing Medicine

The old man shook his head regretfully thinking about the scene where Su Jin looked at the big willow tree just now, and at this moment, a carriage drove over from the side of the street and stopped less than half a meter away from the old man.

A young man of about twenty years on a horse walked down, bowed to the old man very respectfully, and said very cautiously: "Lord Dean, the respected teacher and the deans of the five academies are waiting for you. ”

As he spoke, the young man opened the carriage door and respectfully invited the old man to get into the carriage.

The old man nodded with a kind smile on his face, and stepped into the carriage with the humble support of the young man.

If the students of the five academies saw this scene, they would definitely be dumbfounded, and they would definitely be surprised by the humility and caution of the young man at this time, Senior Mu would actually personally drive a carriage to pick up an old man, if it was spread out, it would definitely cause an uproar in the five academies.

Of course, this is because they don't know the identity of the old man, and if they know the identity of the old man, they can understand why this young man is so humble and cautious.

After Su Jin left, he ate a few steamed buns with a few dishes in a small shop next to the street, and the first thing he needed to do when he left the General's Mansion was to find a place to live.

He carefully calculated in his mind a few pieces of broken silver that he had brought from the Taoist temple, which was about five taels of silver, and asked a few inns along the way, and the cheapest monthly subscription also required ten taels of silver.

Thinking that the consumption in the city of Beijing is too high, he had to choose a place far away from the city to choose a place to live, along the Beiluan Street to the south, he found an inn on the edge of the city, although this inn is not as prosperous as the city but the price is still relatively cheap, three taels of silver a month.

Su Jin politely handed the boss three taels of silver, there is still a month before the opening of the college, which means that he will live here for a month.

The guy at the inn took Su Jin to his room in the backyard, Su Jin walked into the room, the room was very clean and spotless, it is not difficult to see that there will be someone to clean it every day, the room is simply displayed, it is a table and chair and a single bed.

Su Jin tidied up his belongings in the room, and the only two taels of silver left on his body were put into the pocket of his sleeve, although the two taels of silver were barely enough for him to eat for a month, but he didn't know if he would have to pay tuition if he entered the academy after a month.

A hero will not bend his waist for five buckets of rice, and a chivalrous warrior will not kill for a few dollars, but Su Jin is neither a hero nor a chivalrous, he needs a livelihood, so he needs money.

Su Jin, who was sitting at the table, drank the tea that Xiao Er had prepared a long time ago, with a very calm expression on his face, but he knew that he was embarrassed now, and he didn't know how he should make a living.

He is not in good health, can not be a coolie, since childhood with the master although literate, but the writing is not unified, certainly not a stall to sell words, he pondered for a while and thought about it carefully, then he felt that the only way to make a living is to practice medicine and cure diseases.

He found a piece of white cloth from his luggage, then took out the pen and ink in the luggage, and began to grind it.

Although the font is not good and not unified, it is clean and neat, although it is not flexible enough, but it is more than strong, so that people look very clear.

Although Su Jin had treated many patients in the Taoist temple, it was in his own home, and this was the first time he planned to set up a stall to practice medicine in the capital, so he was inevitably a little apprehensive and shy.

In the afternoon, Su Jin packed up everything and walked out of the inn, he walked north along Beiluan Street, walked about a stick of incense, and came to a more popular area of Beiluan Street.

He fixed the piece of cloth with the four big characters of saving the life and helping the wounded with a bamboo stick found in the inn, and then fixed the bamboo stick to the ground with a few stones, and then sat cross-legged, with an unusually clean white cloth in front of him, and there was a prepared pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a box of silver needles more than one finger long.

Su Jin laid everything out on the street, which attracted the attention of many people, and people looked at the young man in front of him and pointed and discussed.

After all, he is too young, the four big words hanging on his head to save the life and help the wounded swayed in the wind, making a hula hula sound from time to time, and he sat there unusually quietly, his calm eyes actually contained a lot of anxiety, and such a picture brings people a sense of alternativeness, it looks very funny, and it is very ridiculous, a small child is so old and serious, how can such a sense of impact not make people feel funny, how can people not talk about it.

The afternoon passed quickly, and no one came to him for medical treatment, Su Jin stood up calmly, pulled out the white banner fixed by the stone, and walked south along Luan Street towards his residence.

He is still too young and looks too young, so people don't trust him, even if he behaves calmly and looks old, it is just a deliberate appearance, after all, this is a precipitated and accumulated craft, and it is also related to people's health, and people can't complain about their distrust of him.

Su Jin walked all the way back to the inn, and went back to the room after a hasty meal in the evening, the night in the capital is nothing special, but it is much brighter than Camel Mountain, and much more lively than the Taoist temple.

Sitting on the bed, I used to recite those Taoist classics in the Taoist temple every night, those familiar words, and those obscure chapters from my mind, like turning the pages in my mind.

After reading the book a hundred times, Su Jin remembered all the books and words he had read but didn't see it, it seemed that the things in the book could not be fully believed, he thought so and sighed.

I don't know how long he silently recited the books he had read in his heart, but only that the light of the candles thrown from outside the house gradually dissipated, and the noise of the street slowly disappeared, so he made his bed, lay down quietly on the bed, covered himself with a quilt and fell asleep.

In the morning, the darkness had just cleared, and the sky was faintly bright, and the dim moonlight and the gray and misty sky were faintly visible.

Su Jin got dressed and pushed the door out, the summer morning was still a little cold, the air was humid, and the breeze was slightly cool.

At such a time, everyone was still asleep, and the courtyard was extremely quiet, Su Jin stood in a vacant space in the courtyard, and then the sky was faintly bright and starlight, and he put on a posture and simply practiced a set of physical skills to move his muscles and bones in the courtyard.

His movements were slow, but his body was extremely large, and a few seemingly simple movements gradually became extremely difficult in his slow movements, and his body was in a state of bending and tense, like a bow of the full moon, and like a willow branch that had been bent by man, on the edge of not breaking.

By the time Su Jin had finished all his actions, he was already sweating profusely, and the dim moonlight on the horizon slowly disappeared, and gradually a large piece of fish belly white appeared, and the rooms around the inn heard the sound of opening the door from time to time, and the sound of guests standing at the door raising their hands and stretching their waists.

Su Jin walked back to the room, washed his face, wiped it with a towel, tidied up the clothes he was wearing, and walked to the hall where the inn ate.

After eating a few small dishes and a few biscuits, he walked back to his room and packed up the things he had brought with him yesterday afternoon, and then walked out of the inn under the surprised eyes of the innkeeper and the guests.