Volume 1 A Troubled Boy Chapter 28 Seeking Medical Treatment in the Ancient Town
Although Zhuxian Town is only an inconspicuous town, this small town located less than 30 miles southwest of the ancient city of Kaifeng has a rich history.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has become a transportation artery between the north and the south, and it is also a military battleground.
The name Zhu Xianzhen is also said to have been derived from a general named Zhu Hai during the Warring States Period.
Until Song Taizu built the capital Kaifeng, it naturally became the gateway to the capital, which shows the great significance of this town.
After walking into Zhuxian Town, Luobei learned that there was a river in the middle of this town, and the river was not very wide, probably because the north entered the dry season, so there was not much water in the river.
According to Su Quan, the name of this river is Xiaoshang River, which was named after the ancient Shang kings passing through here.
The Xiaoshang River just divides Zhuxian Town into north and south sides, which is a tributary of the Yinghe River, connecting Yuncheng in the south and Linying in the north, which is the junction of the two places.
Starting from the Xiaoshang River from south to north, you need to pass a small bridge, called Xiaoshang Bridge, this arch bridge made of boulders looks mottled by the years, I don't know if it has also experienced the baptism of time and war like this small river.
The two big stone lions in front of the gate of Wanfu look very magnificent, and the tall courtyard wall covers the view, so that people can't see the scene inside.
The red door was split into two and was still tightly closed, except for a small door on one side of the door.
It is probably because the gate is not always open, and those who often come and go in the prefecture and those who come and go to see a doctor only pass through the small door.
The plaque on the lintel is very large, and the black lacquer background is written with two large characters in ancient font "Wanfu".
Su Quan pointed to the sign on the door and said, "This is the residence of that wonderful hand doctor immortal Wan Ruhai."
Luo Bei looked up at the Divine Doctor's Mansion in front of him, he didn't expect it to be so solemn and magnificent, even the richest family he had ever seen in front of this gate was far inferior, it seemed that there was indeed a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger at the foot of the capital.
Now that he has arrived, Luo Bei looked at Su Quan and said gratefully: "Mr. Su, thank you for taking care of you along the way......
Su Quan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, what is this for, you and I meet is fate, not to mention ......"
He looked up at Wan Fu, and then said, "This Wan Master has also been kind to me, and I am about to thank him!"
With that, he stepped forward and pulled the deadbolt from the small door.
The deadbolt snapped onto the iron door, and the metal slammed into it with a rattle.
Su Quan didn't move, but he turned his eyes and looked in through the crack in the door, not knowing if he could see anything.
At this moment, the door was suddenly pulled by someone, "squeak" a small door opened, after a while, a head stretched out from the door, wearing a small hat on his head, the person is not very old, judging from the dress should be a doorkeeper, the appearance is also very honest, is rubbing a pair of hazy sleepy eyes, presumably not sleeping well at night.
The man in the door said in a daze: "Who, who, do you know whose door this is and knocked?"
He opened his eyes and saw that the person standing outside the door was an old man with a smile on his face, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and for a while, the lazy meaning on his face was gone, and he opened his mouth to show a mouthful of white teeth and said: "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be Master Su, I don't know what is the matter with you?"
Although the tone of the doorkeeper's mouth seemed a little respectful, the whole person stood in the middle of the door, and did not want to let Su Quan enter the door directly.
Su Quan didn't pay attention to this, still with a smile on his face, walked forward and said a few words in the ear of the person in the door, only to see the person's eyes glancing, looked at the young man who was carrying Zhuo Xiaocia outside the door, and then nodded slowly.
"It turned out that I was bringing someone to see a doctor, Master Su, then you better wait for a while, I will go and report to the fourth uncle first......"
With a "bang", he actually locked the small door tightly.
There was a sound of footsteps, and it should be someone who went to report to the housekeeper.
"Little brother, don't mind, there are too many people who see a doctor these days, and the doctor is also quite troublesome, so there are also people who feel sorry for the old man......"
Su Quan said with an embarrassed face: "It's just that I didn't expect that these subordinates took advantage of the busy affairs of the master of the family and had no time to discipline them, and one by one they became more and more ignorant...... Ay...... Don't mind...... Don't mind ......."
Luo Beixin said that he was originally asking for help, and where did he mind or not, the main thing was that the divine doctor could help, and he would be grateful for it in his life.
Thinking of Su Quan's words, he thought that the divine doctor came into contact with a lot of patients every day, and if he was really too tired, he didn't know if he could detoxify Sister Cicada.
Su Quan probably saw the worry on his expression, and explained with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, this miracle doctor is also kind-hearted, as long as the patient who seeks him treatment never refuses, it can be said that it is a rare miracle doctor with both medical skills and benevolence in the world!"
When the two were talking, suddenly the door next to them "clanged", and not long after, the door opened, and Luo Bei and Su Quan looked together.
I saw a middle-aged man walk out of the door, this person had nothing special except for a little hunchback, but his eyes were very bright and bright.
The hunchbacked man walks very slowly, but at the same time he is also very steady, and at first glance he is used to seeing the big world, so he shows calmness.
His hair was slightly silver, tied into a bun and combed back his head, and behind him were two young subordinates, one of whom was the subordinate who had just opened the door and returned to report it.
Obviously, this hunchbacked man should be the "fourth uncle" in the mouth of the subordinates.
The hunchbacked middle-aged man stepped out of the door calmly and briskly, although he was also dressed as a servant, but he looked no humble.
His bright eyes only glanced at Su Quan slightly, then he set his eyes on Luo Bei, and after looking at it, he said to Su Quan in a loud voice: "Master Su, I haven't seen you for many days, you still look like the spring breeze at the beginning."
Su Quan saw that the fourth uncle seemed to be a little nervous, the expression on his face became stiff, and when he heard him speak to himself, he said with some hesitation: "I care more about the fourth uncle, I ...... I'm old...... I just want to ......"
Before he could finish speaking, the color on the fourth uncle's face suddenly turned cold, and he said to the two young people behind him: "You two, you are really ignorant minions, you actually let Master Su wait in front of the door for so long, if the master knows how can he not break your legs, it seems that it is not possible to rectify it well......!
Luo Bei naturally saw that these four uncles spoke very majesticly, and the two young subordinates were only bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes by him, where did they dare to say more.
"Master Su, don't be like these subordinates, don't blame ...... Don't blame"
Su Quan laughed a few times, the look on his face also recovered a little, waved his hand and said: "It's not to blame, it's not to blame, it's also to blame me for coming uninvited......"
"Master Su doesn't have to be so humble to ......"
"I wonder what happened this time? If that's what happened back then...... But the agreed ......"
Su Quan's expression on his face became a little strange when he said it, but it was fleeting, and he immediately smiled: "Fourth uncle, don't misunderstand, how dare the little old man ...... This time is mainly because this little brother took his sister all the way to find a miracle doctor, and I happened to meet him, so I brought them with me, I wonder if Mr. and his old man can give them a look......"
After that, as soon as he pulled Luo Bei's sleeve, Luo Bei naturally understood, so he stepped forward and pleaded: "Fourth uncle, my sister is ...... Poisonous...... Today, only the Divine Doctor can save her, please Fourth Uncle, you ......"
The fourth uncle looked at Luo Bei and didn't speak, but stepped forward to look at Zhuo Xiaocicada, and saw the bright green spots on her neck with just one look.
The fourth uncle's eyebrows were tightly locked, a sad face appeared, and after being silent for a long time, he slowly nodded to Luo Bei and said: "The poison in Sister Ling's body is rare in the world, if you see the master later, you have to tell him the situation carefully......
So he turned back to the two subordinates behind him and ordered: "You two quickly help this little brother help the patient into the examination table in the front hall, remember, you must be careful to ......."
The fourth uncle spoke neatly, and after giving the order, he said to Luo Bei and Su Quan: "The two of you will wait with me in the front hall first, the master is treating others at this time, and I will report to the ......master later."
Walking into the deep and tall courtyard walls, this solemn and magnificent mansion finally appeared in Luo Bei's eyes.
Walking into the gate, there is a very long but straight and wide stone road, the stone slabs are about half the size of a person, and each stone slab is very uniform in size and shape, and the straight road extends to a very imposing house, which should be the so-called vestibule.
There are many forks in the road on both sides, and in the distance you reach are rows of houses.
The path is not as spacious and flat as the main road, but it is inlaid in the ground with stones according to the size of the steps, and there are many small green bamboos planted on both sides, which is extremely elegant and chic.
These winding paths divide the yard into small patches, each of which is planted with a variety of exotic flowers, some in full bloom, some in fruit, and some in decay.
Seeing Luo Bei's curiosity, the fourth uncle explained to him that these are all kinds of herbs carefully cultivated by the Ten Thousand Divine Doctors, and the growth period and medicine period are different, so there is such a huge difference.
After he said this, Luo Bei sniffed it carefully, and sure enough, there was a faint aroma of herbs.
The antechamber is a large room, and directly opposite the vestibule is a small pond, in the middle of which a chic hill has been artificially built, and the water in the pond is very clear, and occasionally two fish swim leisurely, causing ripples on the water.
Skirting the pond, you can see a very tall stone monument, which is supposed to be extremely hard rock, and even if it is exposed, it has not been eroded much.
Luobei looked up and saw that the stele was engraved with several big characters "Gong in Baicao", and the payment behind it was given by Xuanhe in the second year.
Su Quan told Luobei that this monumental stone was personally selected by the emperor after the emperor saw a doctor for the emperor at that time in the second year of Xuanhe, and was erected here by Han Shizhong, who was the general at the time, to commend the superb medical skills of the great doctor.
As for the name not left on the payment, it was a plea from the doctor of all gods, after all, the name of the emperor is too noble, and it is not suitable for Wanfu, a place where people come and go, so they gave up, so many people do not know the origin of this stone.
The antechamber was large, but empty, except for a chair, more places had been temporarily converted into a place for medical treatment, and the items on the few temporarily added beds were still a little messy, and it was obvious that the people who were seeing the doctor had not had time to clean up after they had been gone for a long time.
The fourth uncle asked people to help carry Zhuo Xiaocian to a clean hospital bed first, and then ordered someone to serve some refreshments and other items to Luo Bei and Su Quan.
After taking care of everything, he said goodbye to the two of them, saying that he wanted to go to see how the master was treating people at the moment.
Luo Bei could see that the fourth uncle's expression was a little worried when he spoke, but he stopped talking, and Luo Bei naturally didn't want to ask too much.
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