Chapter 142: The Dying
"Your Wu family is engaged in the trading of medicinal materials, presumably for a layman like me, you should know better, your master's illness should be an emergency, and I also checked his pulse just now, this emergency, I am afraid I can't cure it."
Wu Zhi said slowly.
"What? Have you checked my lord's pulse? Are you sure? ”
When Wu Lin heard this, his face changed.
"Hmm."
Wu Zhi nodded: "Of course I can be sure of this, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the risk of visiting Shopkeeper Wu." ”
Wu Lin took a deep breath, and his face gradually calmed down: "Okay, Wu Daxia, I believe what you said is true." ”
"Since Shopkeeper Wu is so sure, then I have nothing to hesitate, you show me the account book, and I will reply to you after reading it."
Wu Zhi said.
Wu Lin hurriedly agreed and asked the guy to bring the account book.
Taking the account book, Wu Zhi read it carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more solemn the expression on his face became.
"Wu Daxia, do you have any objections?"
Seeing this, Wu Lin hurriedly asked.
Wu Zhi shook his head and said, "No." ”
"In this case, Wu Daxia will choose a few herbs at random, hand them over to the buddy to make a decoction, and send them to my master to drink."
Wu Lin said.
Wu Zhi nodded, and then instructed the man to record the herbs he needed.
"In that case, then I'll take my leave."
Wu straightened up and arched his hand.
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver you."
Wu Lin hurriedly stood up and said.
Wu Zhi waved his hand: "No need, the price of the medicine this time is relatively expensive, and the time is also very urgent, I will just go by myself." ”
Wu Zhi said, and turned to leave.
Seeing the departing back in front of him, Wu Lin's eyes flickered, then lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
After a while, he raised his head and said, "Man, inform our pharmacist that the commission will be doubled for this medicine." ”
The guy nodded: "I'll do it right away." ”
"Wait a minute, leave the ledger, and you can also go and look at the medicinal herbs."
Wu Lin suddenly spoke.
The guy was stunned.
He asked in disbelief, "Boss, will you let me go and see the medicinal herbs too?" ”
Wu Lin smiled: "You are the most proficient person in Chinese medicine in this restaurant, of course you are qualified to participate, I have no other person here who understands Chinese medicine, so your responsibility is not light, go ahead!" ”
When the man heard this, he was immediately ecstatic.
He hurriedly ran out.
Wu Lin held the teacup, walked to the window, and looked outside.
On the street in the distance, an ox cart drove slowly, loaded with things, and along the way, it attracted the sideways eyes of pedestrians and talked about it.
"This benevolent brother, you have to look carefully, these are all precious herbs that my young master brought back from Bianjing, and they must not be damaged in the slightest."
"You can rest assured about this, our master made a special trip from Bianjing, he is a famous big medicine merchant in Bianjing, how could he do such a thing?"
"That's good...... That's good......"
……
The ox cart slowly stopped at the door of the pharmacy.
After Wu Zhi paid the money, he jumped out of the car and walked quickly to the pharmacy.
The owner of the pharmacy is a thin old man.
He looked like he was seriously ill, lying unconscious in a chair with a trail of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth.
"You're the shopkeeper here?"
Wu Zhi stepped forward and asked.
When the thin old man heard this, he opened his eyes and saw a well-dressed boy standing in front of him, so he asked, "Yes, who are you?" ”
Wu Zhi said with a smile: "My name is Wu Zhi, and I am the general of the imperial court, I just want to buy a few pairs of herbs, I don't know if you can give me a medical certificate?" ”
"It's you!"
After hearing this, the thin old man immediately bounced up from the bed, his face full of excitement.
He hurriedly instructed his men to bring the diagnosis certificate and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and handed them to Wu Zhi.
After Wu Zhi looked at it, he smiled and nodded in thanks.
Then he put his things away, returned to the thin old man, and asked with concern.
"What kind of disease do you have, it looks so serious."
The thin old man smiled bitterly: "I have tuberculosis, I am terminally ill, and I am afraid that I will not live long." ”
"That's ......"
Wu Zhi frowned and thought about it, "If you don't dislike it, I can help you treat it, it is impossible to heal, but it is completely fine to live a little longer." ”
"Really? Thank you so much. ”
After hearing this, the thin old man immediately fell to his knees and cried grateful.
Wu Zhi hurriedly helped him up, and then said, "This is all that should be done, you sit down first." ”
He walked behind the counter, picked up a pen and wrote down the prescription, and told the man to go to work immediately.
Soon, the medicinal soup boiled, and Wu Zhi fed him to drink it with his own hands.
"What a medicine!"
The thin old man exclaimed.
After he finished drinking, his face became much better.
Wu Zhi smiled and said: "The effect of the medicine is very fast, as long as you follow my prescription and take it on time every day." ”
"Thank you for your kindness."
The thin old man knelt on the ground again, kneeling and kowtowing gratefully to express his inner excitement.
Wu Zhi hurriedly pulled him up and said with a smile: "The effort of raising your hands is not enough to worry about." ”
"What's wrong with your illness and why did you get it?"
"This disease, I have already said it, it is a jealous talent, and my father and mother can't help it."
The old man sighed.
"Since you're going to die sooner or later, it's better to say it sooner."
"I already knew about my physical condition, so I kept putting it off, hoping to live a little longer."
The old man said, his eyes were rosy, and he sighed: "I didn't expect that the last days of my life would be spent in such a place. ”
"What does that mean?"
Wu Zhi asked curiously.
"Alas, I have nothing to do in this life, not only can't support my family, but I don't have any ability, even if I have money, but my wife and children are also poor."
"We are a family of three, and the house we live in now is also borrowed from a friend, and we usually eat in the wine shop."
"These days, my illness is getting worse and worse, and I have gradually come to understand that it is impossible for us to live a prosperous life in this life."
"Now, even if my body recovers, the root of my illness will still stay with me."
"It's better to take advantage of the chance, I want to ask you for a favor."
As he spoke, the thin old man looked at Wu Zhi pleadingly.
Wu Zhi said with a smile: "Even if you open your mouth, as long as it is within my ability, it will be defined." ”
"Thank you very much!"
The thin old man said, took out two pieces of paper and handed them to Wu Zhi.
"Hero, how do you look at these handwritings?"
"Okay."
Wu Zhi nodded, picked up the brush and read it carefully, and after a while, he raised his head to look at the thin old man and asked, "Who did this?" ”
The thin old man smiled bitterly.
"It's a distant nephew of mine, he's a showman, and later he opened a wine shop in the county after he fell off the list."
"The grain production in our family is not high, so I often go to his house to get food on credit, and I went to give food on credit this time, but I also want to make it clear to him that I am afraid that I will not be able to continue to live with this disease!"