"Brother Mo, these two horses are really divine horses, they ran more than two hundred miles in one go, and they are still so energetic."

Huang Rong jumped off the horse, looked at the red horse in front of her, and patted it gently, very satisfied.

"Rong'er, these two horses are not very old now, and they will be raised for another year or two before they can reach their peak, it seems that this time we are really picking up treasures."

"However, we can't say that we will sleep in the wilderness again tonight, if you don't feel tired, let's go further, there is an official road here, you should be able to find a place to stay."

The two rested for a while, then mounted their horses again, followed the official road, and headed east.

The March night was still a little cool, especially with the slight north wind.

Fortunately, both of them had achieved success, and by the faint light of the moon, they walked for more than an hour, and Ying Yu saw a market town appear in front of them.

When I got closer, I saw that the scale of this market town was not too small, there must be hundreds of households.

It was almost the second watch, and every household had already closed their doors and gone to bed to sleep.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong had just entered the market town, but they saw a carriage coming from the opposite side, and a coachman was driving the carriage to the door.

Guo Mo hurriedly urged forward, "This big brother is invited." ”

The coachman was stunned, he didn't expect someone to greet him at this time.

After looking closely, it turned out to be a man and a woman, two passers-by.

"Little brother, this is a long distance, missed the accommodation, right?"

The eldest brother of the coachman glanced at the two of them and asked.

Guo Mo jumped off the horse and came to the front of the carriage.

The driver was a man in his forties, who was wrapped in a thick cotton suit and wore an old felt hat.

"This big brother Mingjian, we are really in a hurry, we missed the accommodation, we just entered the market town, and there doesn't seem to be an inn. I don't know if I can go to the house for a night, and the cost of leaving tomorrow should be settled. ”

The big man who was driving the carriage had not yet answered, but heard someone talking in the carriage.

"Chang Gui, it's not easy to go out, you can let people clean up the West Wing, let them stay for one night, and take a look in the kitchen, and send some food over."

"Okay, young master." This coachman named Chang Gui hurried to be.

Guo Mo hurriedly hugged his fist at the carriage again, "Thank you for taking it in." ”

The carriage was in front, and Guo Mo and the others were behind, and they entered the gate of this house.

The young man got out of the carriage, didn't say hello to Guo Mo and the others again, and hurriedly walked towards the back house.

However, Chang Gui first set up the carriage, and also led Guo Mo and their two horses down, fortunately, this is also a large family, and there is a special horse shed to settle it.

carried a "gas death lantern", led Guo Mo and the others to the west wing of the front yard, pushed the door and entered.

"Don't dislike the two of you, this house is usually not inhabited, it will inevitably be colder, but it's still clean, you two can get together for one night."

How can Guo Mo dislike it, it is better to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain than to sleep in the wilderness.

"You two later, I'll get some hot water later, and then go to the kitchen to see if there's anything else to eat, and the two of you will also take a bite and rest."

Chang Gui helped light the candles, then pushed the door and went out.

"Brother Mo, as soon as I entered the courtyard just now, I smelled a heavy smell of medicine, someone in this family should be seriously ill."

Huang Rong put down her luggage and began to pack up the bed.

There was not much time, Chang Gui pushed the door in again, carrying a pot of hot water in one hand and a food box in the other.

"Two, wash your face first. I just went to the kitchen, and there was nothing to eat, except for some of the pancakes that were still soft, and I cut some bacon for you, and took a plate of pickles. ”

"It's a local specialty, 'turtle and snake wine', the two of you can taste it, the most can nourish yin and kidneys, promote qi and blood, refresh the eyes and eyes, and strengthen muscles and bones."

As he spoke, he took out a small jar of wine from the bottom compartment of the food box, which could be about two catties.

"Oh, but in the legend, is it the 'turtle and snake wine' that made 'Lu Dongbin three drunk Yueyang Tower'? Then I'll have to try it. ”

In other words, Guo Mo was a lover of wine in his previous life, and he really drank this "turtle and snake wine", and it was also claimed to be made by the "ancient method", and he didn't want to be able to drink the "turtle and snake wine" brewed by the real "ancient method" today.

Looking at Chang Gui's eyes, he knew that this was also a person who loved wine, so he simply poured him a bowl first, and after some excuses, he drank it all.

Guo Mo also drank half a bowl, although the craftsmanship is not as fine as that of later generations, the taste is much purer.

Huang Rong just took a small sip and found that she couldn't "enjoy" the special taste, but she still poured a bowl of hot water to drink, but it was a special bacon that made Huang Rong have a different taste.

tomato

A bowl of wine is down, and the box is opened.

"Brother Changgui, you came back from outside so late, are you doing business?" Guo Mo asked first.

"What kind of business is it, that is the young master of our family just now, we just sent the 'divine doctor' back, and brought the medicinal materials back by the way."

"I sent it to Huarong County, I didn't come back late, I just happened to meet you."

Chang Gui drank another bowl of "turtle and snake wine", which tasted like a ta, and he looked unfinished.

"'Miracle Doctor'? Could it be that someone in the house is sick? ”

Guo Mo quietly filled him with a bowl again.

"Well, the old lady is sick, she is sick, and it will be very dangerous if she gets sick. For more than a year, several times, I was saved by the 'miracle doctor'. ”

"However, after all, when you are older, the 'divine doctor' said this time that if you want to get sick again, I am afraid that the gods will not be able to save you, who can escape from birth, old age, sickness and death."

Huang Rong listened and said, "'Divine doctor'? Can any healer in this world be called a 'miracle doctor'? ”

Listening to the tone, there is quite a sense of disapproval.

"Hey, I said little girl, I can't talk about other people, this is a real 'miracle doctor'."

"Superb medical skills aside, let's not mention it for the time being, our entire Huarong County, a radius of hundreds of miles, who dares to say that they have not received the favor of the 'divine doctor'?"

"When encountering people who don't have the money to see a doctor and grab medicine, the 'miracle doctor' is to take care of the disease first, and as for the medicine money, it's not too late to give it when it's available."

"In the past ten years, I don't know how many people owe money for the medicine of the 'miracle doctor'."

Chang Gui said, still a little excited, as if he felt that Huang Rong should not "question" the "miracle doctor" in his mind like that.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong glanced at each other, if it was really like what Chang Gui said, this person would be worthy of the name of "miracle doctor".

Medical skills are important, medical ethics are even more valuable, and the hearts of the doctors' parents!

"Don't blame Brother Changgui, my sister has never seen the world, and she is offended. What is the name of the 'miracle doctor' you just mentioned? Do you live in Huarong County? ”

Guo Mo suddenly became a little interested in this 'miracle doctor', anyway, if he returned to the east, he would also go to Huarong County, and the necessary supplements would still be available.

"You really asked me, in the past ten years, everyone has been calling 'divine doctor' and 'divine doctor', as if no one has ever called his name."

"Well, I think I'm a little younger than me, less than forty. married the daughter of a local family surnamed Nan and gave birth to a son, who is twelve years old this year. ”

"But this child took his mother's surname and was called Nantian."

This Chang Gui is really a talkative person, and as soon as the box is opened, he will talk endlessly.

Later, seeing that Huang Rong was a little sleepy, she was a little embarrassed, packed up the dishes, and retreated.

"Hidden tigers and leopards in the mountains, buried unicorns in the fields, Brother Mo, I don't want this small Huarong County to have such a character."

"Rong'er, go to sleep, strange people, how many people can benefit the country, and it will not be in vain to learn."

At dawn the next day, Guo Mo and Huang Rong got up early.

Seeing Chang Gui, he was already busy outside.

"You two, you slept well last night, breakfast has been prepared, and it will be delivered to you two immediately. In addition, I have finished feeding your two horses and are ready to set off at any time. ”

Guo Mo took out five taels of silver from his arms and handed them to Chang Gui.

"Brother Changgui, this is five taels of silver, which is counted as the cost of food and lodging for the two of us."

"How can this make it, the young master ordered that you two can't take money..."

Guo Mo insisted on stuffing the silver to Chang Gui, as for whether he kept it for himself or handed it over to their young master, it was not Guo Mo's concern.

The two simply had breakfast, and Chang Gui led the two horses over.

It seems that Chang Gui is still attentive, and the two horses have also been brushed by him, and there are still some things hanging on the back of the horses.

"Two, I'm good at making a claim, and I've brought you both a water bladder and some food to eat on the road. To go to Huarong County, there will be more than 130 miles. ”

"I forgot to tell the two of you, in the south of Huarong County, there are two villages that are experiencing a plague, and the divine doctor seems to have passed, if you two are fine, it's best not to go south."

For Chang Gui's heart-warming arrangements and kind reminders, Guo Mo thanked them one by one.

So they left the market town and continued eastward.

"Brother Mo, this place is called 'Huarong County', is it the place of Huarong Dao in the Three Kingdoms?"

Regarding Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi and the "Huarong Dao" that fled in defeat, there are also many theories in later generations.

The place name does have this place name, the problem is that there are many place names called "Huarong Road", Hunan Yueyang, Hubei Qianjiang, Shishou, EZ and Jingzhou, there are allusions about Huarong Road.

Most scholars agree that it is Zhoulaozui Town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, not Huarong County, which is here in Yuezhou at this time.

"Rong'er, there is also a story of 'Huarong Dao' here, but it may not be the one that Cao Cao walked back then."

"However, Yueyang Tower and Dongting Lake are not far from here, if we are not in a hurry to go back this time, it is a good place to play."

"Wait, when there is nothing to do in the future, I will take Rong'er and travel all over the mountains and rivers of the world."

"Hmph, it's going to be nice, I remember what someone said before, and today I swore an oath, who knows when I can fulfill it."

Did I say that? Guo Mo felt that his integrity was being questioned.

For more than 130 miles, the two of them were not in a hurry, and even passed by villages and towns where there were people, and went in to rest and eat some cooking cakes and bacon brought by Chang Gui.

At noon, the two came to Huarong County.

At this time, in Huarong County, in addition to the normal sentry at the city gate, there was also an increase in inventory.

After asking, I learned that the plague in the south had added another village.

From this day on, no one who comes from the south will be allowed to enter the city.

Although this is the west gate, I still found that some people came from the south, and they were not allowed to enter at the south gate, so they went to other gates to try their luck.

After some investigation, he inevitably secretly "exploited" everyone.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong, riding horses with blades, looked like people in the rivers and lakes, and the sentry post at the door did not dare to go too far.

When they entered the county seat, they found that the streets were deserted, perhaps because of the plague.

At noon, many shops were closed, and the two of them easily found a small shop where they could eat.

It's really a small shop, and there are only five tables in the store, one running the hall and one shopkeeper.

It was the time to eat, but there was no one in the store.

Guo Mo and Huang Rong tied their horses to the door and walked in.

Seeing that there were guests coming in, the shopkeeper and the person who ran the hall didn't come to receive him, but he didn't come, and the tangled energy was not mentioned.

"Shopkeeper, we came from Xiangxi and went to the east, it's time for dinner, just passing by Huarong County, so we came in to have a meal and rest."

Guo Mo introduced himself first, and sure enough, he dispelled a lot of their vigilance.

The runner hurriedly came over and wiped the table, and the shopkeeper also followed him to apologize.

"Don't blame the two guest officers, the plague in the south has been terrible these days, and I heard that people have begun to die." "The small shop is closed, the small business can't stand the toss; It's open for business, and no one comes, and if someone does, we always make a mistake in our hearts. ”

"Guest, what do you two want to eat?"

Guo Mo and the others really don't know what kind of dishes this small shop can make.

The shopkeeper seemed to see that if other big stores weren't closed, these two wouldn't have been able to come to their own small shop.

"That, two guest officers, the fish in the shop is not bad, especially the black-shelled crucian carp in Tianjiahu, the meat is delicious and delicious, why don't you give you two a taste?"

"In addition, our family's 'dumplings' can also be made, I think I also ate them when Guan Er Ye passed by."

Well, this one took the legend seriously.

Guo Mo didn't have a choice, there was not much time, a plate of "Huarong hometown dumplings", a plate of "braised crucian carp", a plate of "fried bamboo shoots", and a plate of "scrambled eggs".

It is said that this egg is Huarong's native egg, and it also pulled out "Cao Cao", "Hua Tuo", "Zhang Fei", "Sun Shangxiang" and other celebrities of the Three Kingdoms.

The meal made Guo Mo "insightful".

When the food was almost finished, Guo Mo called the shopkeeper over.

"Shopkeeper, what is the plague in the south?"

As soon as Guo Mo asked this, the shopkeeper was trembling, and for the sake of this being the only table of guests today, the shopkeeper forced himself to calm down.

"The guest officer said that the plague had only begun the day before, and that a southern barbarian had arrived at a village and warned the people in the village that there was an impending plague outbreak. If he can send five hundred taels of silver, he can guarantee the safety of the village. ”

"Who can believe him, I never thought that the next day, there would be a plague outbreak in this village, and everyone remembered this Southern Barbarian."

"The southern barbarian didn't leave, he practiced medicine and sold medicine at the entrance of the village, one or two silver and a pair of medicines, although it was a little expensive, but it could really cure the disease."

"Those who don't have the money to buy medicine can only wait to die. However, I heard that yesterday, the divine doctor had passed in person, and he must have completely lifted the plague. ”

As soon as Guo Mo and Huang Rong heard it, they knew that there was a cat here.

What kind of plague is this, this is obviously someone deliberately poisoned, deceived money and killed people.

"Shopkeeper, didn't the doctor go there two days ago?"

"How could it not be, on the day of the outbreak of the plague, two doctors passed, who knew that the next morning, someone found that these two doctors were also infected with the plague and died."

"Brother Mo, if that's the case, isn't it also dangerous for this 'miracle doctor' to pass?"

Of course, Huang Rong was saying that she was afraid that the "miracle doctor" would be killed by gangsters, but the shopkeeper wanted to deviate.

"Haha, little girl, you really underestimate our 'miracle doctor' here."

"This miracle doctor has been here for more than ten years, and he lives next door to the old man, and he often likes to go to the small shop to drink two cups."

"Don't look at him with a lame leg, there is absolutely nothing to say about his medical skills, no matter how powerful the plague is, it can't hurt the 'miracle doctor' in the slightest."

"The plague is so severe, why does the shopkeeper believe so much in this 'miracle doctor'?"

Looking at the shopkeeper's proud look, Guo Mo asked.

"Haha, the two of you don't know that this 'divine doctor' will refine an elixir, although he doesn't dare to talk about bringing the dead back to life, but he often saves people from dying. On the 50th birthday of the old man, he was fortunate to receive a gift from the 'divine doctor'. ”

The shopkeeper was afraid that the two would not believe it, so he personally ran to the back and brought back a delicate box.

The box was opened, and a pill was wrapped in soft paper.

Suddenly, a burst of fragrance rushed in, and Huang Rong's eyes lit up.

When the shopkeeper opened the wrapped soft paper again, even Guo Mo recognized it.

"Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pill—"

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