Chapter 51: The Divine Doctor
After Xiao and Ming left, Lin Chonghan accompanied the old lady to push Pai Gow for a while after eating, and in the afternoon she found Gu Qingzhang and Lin Shijing, wanting them to accompany them to the suburbs to find a miracle doctor.
Lin Shijing didn't accompany them this time, because it may have been a change of season recently, so he fell ill in bed today and couldn't get up.
Lin Chonghan went to visit her brother worriedly, and after confirming that it was an ordinary wind and cold, she relieved her heart and went out with Gu Qingzhang.
"I can ride a horse," she put on her hat, and stepped on the horse with a slightly rusty but calm posture, "It's not interesting to ride in a carriage, let's go horseback riding together in the suburbs this time." ”
The little lady in the water town in the south of the Yangtze River rarely rides a horse to the street, and from time to time someone on the side of the road casts her gaze, Gu Qingzhan secretly glared at these eyes, either explicitly or secretly, and then spoke.
The two rode out of the city on horseback, and stopped all the way to a small village outside Suzhou.
Jiangnan has been a place of good weather since ancient times, and even the houses in the villages outside Suzhou are orderly and have good traffic.
Gu Qingzhang got off the horse, came to a house on the side of the road, and asked about the famous doctor.
"Do you mean Mr. Sun?" The owner of the house was feeding the chickens, and he replied to Gu Qingzhang while scattering weeds, "His old man lives in the nearby mountains. The nobleman walked a few steps forward and went up the hillside. ”
After speaking, he remembered something, and specially advised: "You should be careful when you go up the mountain, although it is not yet summer, but the weather is already hot, you should be careful about snakes, rats, ants and insects." ”
The two thanked their master and continued to gossip as they walked forward.
Lin Chonghan had hardly walked the mountain road, so his steps were a little difficult, Gu Qingzhang hugged him, and the two of them walked shallow and deep up the mountain.
"I'm out of the capital now, walking around," she said as she paused to wipe her sweat with her handkerchief, "and suddenly I felt that this world was so big." ”
Gu Qingzhang silently stepped on the insects under his feet, and replied: "In the future, you and I will get married, let's go out for a walk and enjoy this great river and mountain." When we get tired of playing in the Central Plains, let's go out of the customs again and go to the Western Regions. ”
Because there were people chatting together, the originally difficult mountain road was not very difficult to walk now, and while the two were talking, they only felt that it would not take long to reach the top of the mountain.
"It will be the top of the mountain, and it will be the smallest of the mountains."
Gu Qingzhang looked at the scenery in front of him, standing on the top of a high mountain, he could see the endless white clouds in the distance, see the golden and dazzling sun hidden in the clouds, and even the tall towers of the temples and Taoist temples in Suzhou could be vaguely seen.
When the two of them were indulging in this beautiful scenery, a clear male voice suddenly came from behind them: "Today's golden crow is like a bow string, ready to go." ”
Lin Chonghan turned his head in a voice, thinking that he could see a man of the same age as her, but he didn't expect that there was an old man in white with crane hair and a childish face standing behind him.
The old man's hair was already white, but his face was as young as that of a young man, and he stroked his beard, and when he saw their faces, he smiled kindly at them: "What are you looking for me?" ”
"I have long admired the name of the divine doctor Sun," Lin Chonghan quickly reacted, "I came here this time to ask the divine doctor to diagnose my frail and sickly brother." ”
"It's not that my brother didn't come on purpose," she added, "but he was so sick and bedridden that he couldn't go up the mountain to find you. ”
Lin Chonghan's posture was very low, and he did not forcibly force the other party just because he was the county lord.
Doctor Sun smiled kindly: "It must be Xiao Yongqi's fake Taoist priest who asked you to come, your brother is your brother-in-law, right?" Rest assured, the girl is a long-lived 100-year-old character. ”
She was taken aback: "You are a Taoist doctor?" ”
Doctor Sun smiled and nodded: "It's nothing to just learn some face-to-face techniques in a humble way, but since that fake Taoist priest asked you to come to me, something must be wrong?" ”
"Not really," Lin Chonghan shook his head, "Uncle Xiao just asked me to invite you back to Suzhou and live in his Taoist temple for a while." ”
Doctor Sun was stunned.
"Go to the Mystic Temple for a while?" He muttered to himself, "Well, this man must be uneasy, and he might as well go to the world." ”
The three of them then descended the mountain, where they met a farmer who was about to go up the mountain to cut wood.
One of the old chaifu was chopping wood with his son, and when he saw Doctor Sun, he first put down the firewood in his hand and greeted the other party respectfully before continuing to scold his lazy son.
"Why don't you chop some more firewood and go back," he scolded as he worked, "there is no snow this winter, now hurry up and chop some firewood and sell it in the city." ”
"What's wrong with no snow, isn't it very warm, few people in our village have frozen to death this year."
The speaker had no intention of listening to the heart, and the face of Dr. Sun, who was walking, changed slightly, he took a few steps forward and asked the farmer: "Uncle, has it not snowed in Suzhou this year?" ”
Talking about this, the old man sighed long and nodded with a sad face: "It's not cold in Suzhou this year, and there is not a single snowfall. ”
Lin Chonghan and Gu Qingzhang looked at each other, not understanding the crux of the problem.
Doctor Sun shook his head, fell to his feet and sighed: "This fake Taoist priest, this time I went down the mountain to ask for the life of the old man!" But when he said goodbye to his father-in-law, he still continued to walk down the mountain without hesitation.
The two followed behind Divine Doctor Sun, and it didn't take long for them to come to the foot of the mountain, and Gu Qingzhang asked him curiously: "Divine Doctor, why doesn't it snow in winter, but it's a bad thing?" ”
"If it doesn't snow in winter, the crops and seedlings on the land will easily freeze to death," Dr. Sun patiently explained to him, "If it snows in winter, the crops and seedlings will not be easy to freeze to death." ”
"There is no snow this winter, and I'm afraid the people will have a hard time." Divine Doctor Sun shook his head gloomily.
Lin Chonghan had never heard such a statement, she used to live in a pavilion, and she only needed to let the servants bring it to her, and she didn't need to care about where it came from or why it came from.
Gu Qingzhang also nodded silently: "The younger generation has been taught-oh yes, this place is still far from Suzhou City, you might as well ride a horse with me." ”
Doctor Sun shook his head and refused, he smiled and whistled, and after a while, a leisurely donkey slowly walked into the eyes of several people.
"Old man!" He beckoned to the donkey, "Let's go to Suzhou City this time." ”
The donkey barked dissatisfiedly, and flicked its tail casually, but still obediently let Doctor Sun sit on the horse.
"Let's go, go to Suzhou City, and settle accounts with Xiao Yongqi, that bastard."
After speaking, Doctor Sun took out a flute from his chest, put it to his mouth and blew it leisurely.
Gu Qingzhang and Lin Chonghan also rode horses, they deliberately slowed down their pace, followed behind Sun Shenyi, and admired the willow trees and peach blossoms on both sides of the road while riding horses.
Under the sound of the flute, this rural scenery is even more beautiful and moving than before.