Following the route of the tongue confession, Da Kui entered the town and headed straight south, and groups of Yuan soldiers could be seen wandering the streets everywhere along the road. Da Kui couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he saw that the discipline of the Yuan soldiers was so sloppy. How does such a scattered army fight?

When I arrived in the south of the town, I easily found the Jishitang Pharmacy.

In times of chaos, shops on the street are usually closed. If you cause trouble, I am afraid that the money you earn will not be enough to lose your life.

Da Kui saw from a distance that the door panel of the medicine shop was on it, and there were three or five beggars squatting in front of the door to bask in the sun. Seeing that no one was paying attention, Da Kui went straight to the pharmacy.

A few beggars saw a soldier coming towards them from afar, and thought they had come to trouble them. The broken bowl that was still on the ground didn't have time to be taken, so he fled in a hurry and disappeared in an instant.

Da Kui came to the door, stretched out his hand and slapped the door, but no one responded. Da Kui couldn't help but be anxious in his heart, and looked left and right. I saw an alley on the left-hand side, and I knew that I could go around to the back door. Just now those beggars entered this alley. Da Kui didn't hesitate anymore and stepped into the alley.

The blue brick courtyard walls on both sides, looking at the deep Qu Lane, there is no corner gate all the way. It seems that the left and right sides are adjacent to each other with large families. Da Kui walked for a while, and finally found a flashing corner door. A few beggars were shivering in the doorway, looking frightened.

When Da Kui saw these beggars pitiful, his heart couldn't help but soften: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to seek medical treatment." ”

In the year of the famine, the Yuan soldiers plundered everywhere. All the surplus food in the people's homes has been looted, and they have no choice but to leave their homes and beg on the streets. When the Yuan soldiers fought with the Ming army, they were heavily guarded, and suspicious people were immediately arrested and tortured to extract confessions. If the captured man escaped, the soldiers would catch some beggars and poor people for errands. In order to facilitate the exchange, the people caught by the Yuan soldiers were all cut off to fill the number, so the beggar saw Da Kui, who was dressed as a Yuan soldier, and fled in panic.

This time, Da Kui entered this alley, and this alley is dead. How could these beggars not be scared out of their bodies?

Hearing Da Kui speak, the older beggar dared to ask, "Didn't you come to arrest us?"

Da Kui sighed: "I am not a soldier, you must not be afraid. As he spoke, Da Kui took off his hat and exposed the bun on his head. The soldiers all shaved the top of their heads indiscriminately or braided some hair. Only the Han people make their hair in a bun, so Da Kui uses this as evidence.

Seeing that Da Kui was Han and had a kind face, the beggar said: "The shopkeeper of this pharmacy is a good person, don't hurt him." ”

Da Kui couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "I'm here to seek medical treatment, how can I harm him." After a pause, Dakui asked, "I wonder if the shopkeeper of this pharmacy is at home now?"

The beggars looked at each other, and the old said, "Every evening the shopkeeper will give us some dry food, and it is not open on weekdays." ”

Da Kui nodded and said slowly: "You guys go, I'll wait here alone." ”

The beggars fled out of the alley as if they had been pardoned.

Da Kui looked left and right, and saw that there was no one else, so he immediately jumped up, pressed his hand on the wall, and his body twisted into the courtyard. When you land, you have a panoramic view of the courtyard. The courtyard is fresh and elegant, with the main house facing south and the wing room on the east side. There are two bushes of dwarf bamboos next to the courtyard gate, although they are autumn wind and yellow leaves, but they are also unique.

Da Kui was just about to walk towards the main room, but saw the door open, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked out. His green robe is slow, elegant and vulgar, and at first glance he is a literati who is full of poetry and books and has thousands of volumes in his mind.

Da Kui hurriedly stepped forward two steps and hugged his fists and saluted: "I have taken the liberty to visit, and I hope that Mr. will forgive me." ”

With a playful smile on his face, the literati said, "You trespassed into a private house and entered the capital, what sin do I forgive?"

Da Kui was thorny when he heard this, but he knew that he was wrong.

"The gentleman is ashamed to see the responsibility. Saying that, he made a move again, and then said truthfully: "I am the forward officer of the Ming Army, but there is something unspeakable to hide here in disguise this time, and I hope Mr. will let me say something." ”

The literati sighed and said, "When you come to me, you naturally have something to ask for." I don't care who you are, I just want to know what disease you want to treat. ”

Da Kui was very overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly replied: "Typhoid fever." ”

When the literati heard the word typhoid fever, they said very happily: "Come with me to get medicine." As he spoke, he walked forward into the hall.

The pharmacy is in the front hall, and the literati naturally want to go to the front hall. Da Kui said behind him: "Sir doesn't know, there are thousands of soldiers suffering from typhoid fever this time, and the amount of medicine money will be liquidated to you in the next place." ”

Hearing Da Kui say that thousands of people were sick, the literati not only stopped and turned around and said, "Thousands of people are grabbing medicine, but where can I get so many medicinal herbs?"

Hearing this, Da Kui hurriedly took out the prescription prescribed by Ouyang De from his arms and presented it with both hands: "Sir, please see, the herbs on the prescription are ten catties each." ”

The literati didn't answer Da Kui's words, but took the prescription and read it carefully, not only praised it: "Miao Miao, this prescription is really a good prescription." ”

Da Kui didn't care what the prescription was, he just asked, "Do you know if Mr. has a prescription at home?"

The literati smiled but did not say a word, turned his head and left. Da Kui was in a fog and followed him to the front hall.

The literati rummaged through the boxes and cabinets in the pharmacy, and found a large pile of unprocessed herbs. Then I saw this literati roll up his sleeves and do it himself, chopping and chopping and grinding.

Da Kui stood in the hall and waited for more than an hour, and the literati handed over the large bags of medicinal materials to Da Kui with a green cloth. Da Kui still doesn't know why, didn't he say that each kind of ten catties is only ten catties in total.

The literati looked at Da Kui's puzzled expression, and then solved the mystery and said: "In Xia Ouyang Xiuwen, Ouyang De of Kongtong Mountain is the uncle of Xia. My uncle told me in the prescription that the general's department was a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and told me to help me gather all the medicinal materials. ”

Hearing this, Da Kui not only asked in surprise: "I have also seen the prescription, how can he have any other words, it is obviously the name of the medicinal herb." ”

Ouyang Xiuwen smiled and said: "Don't blame the general, this is a family heirloom, not for outsiders." ”

Da Kui wanted to ask something, but Ouyang Xiuwen said: "The general can cross the southern slope safely, which shows that the general's martial arts are strong." But ordinary soldiers have to cross the southern slope and are bound to suffer from mosquito bites. Uncle Jia's order is to prepare most of the medicine powder to detoxify and clear heat, and only ginger is a medicinal material to cure typhoid fever. General put it away!"

When Da Kui heard this, he not only shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm waiting to join the army, and I'm not afraid of the sword, but I'm also afraid of any mosquito bites!"

Ouyang Xiuwen laughed when he heard this: "A bite of mosquitoes on the southern slope can make people's skin swollen for three or five days, and if they bite three or five bites, I am afraid that it will endanger their lives." ”

"Ah, what kind of mosquito is so powerful?" Da Kui was not only shocked when he heard this, why didn't he encounter mosquitoes when he came.

Ouyang Xiuwen accompanied Da Kui as he walked towards the courtyard and said, "Uncle explained that most of the soldiers are southerners, and it is inevitable that the water and soil will not adapt to the water and soil in this Ganshan area, and the mosquitoes in the north are different from those in the south. The mosquitoes and flies on the southern slope are even more powerful, and the people are commonly known as horse mosquitoes. The two of them had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and Ouyang Xiuwen opened the door of the courtyard and hugged his fists and said: "The general is in military affairs, and it is inconvenient to stay in the field." I only hope that the general will lead the troops to drive out the captives as soon as possible and return the people to a stable life. ”

Hearing Ouyang Xiuwen say this, Da Kui suddenly felt his heart agitated, and immediately hugged his fists and saluted back: "Mr. Ouyang, rest assured, as long as Zhang relieves the suffering of typhoid fever for the soldiers in the army, he will come with the army." With that, he stepped out of the door. Standing outside the door, Da Kui hugged his fists again and said, "Farewell." ”

"General, go slowly. Ouyang Xiuwen still had a smile on his face, with a Confucian demeanor.

Da Kui carried the burden on his shoulders with a spear, and walked down the alley to the street without looking back. Although he heard that Fang Jiutian was in Pingliang, Da Kui still decided to go back to Kongtong Mountain first to deliver the herbs to Ouyang De. After all, curing the sick and saving lives is the most important thing.

Who knew that as soon as he walked to the corner of the street, a team of Yuan soldiers came in front of him, and Da Kui pulled the brim of his hat and planned to fool him over, but he didn't expect that this team of Yuan soldiers suddenly dispersed and surrounded Da Kui.

The captain who led the army pulled out his waist knife with a 'swish' to block Da Kui's way.

"What for? Take your hat off. The captain stared at Da Kui with all his attention.

Da Kui knew that there was no trouble this time, but fortunately raised his head and said, "What are you going to do?"

The lieutenant shouted: "There are spies in the town, and we have been ordered to come and arrest them." ”

Da Kui was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "What are you doing with the spy and taking off the hat?"

The lieutenant shouted: "Less nonsense, more about Lao Tzu cutting you." ”

Da Kui not only smiled wryly, but also looked around. Secretly counted, this team of soldiers is only more than ten people, wouldn't it be a joke to keep yourself. But I'm afraid that if I do it in front of Jishitang Pharmacy, I will implicate Mr. Ouyang.

Da Kui had already made up his mind in his heart, so he said, "Brothers, why bother?"

The lieutenant couldn't help but feel angry when he saw Da Kui's oily tone, and just about to make a move, Da Kui suddenly pointed to the sky and exclaimed: "Oh, a bird with two heads." ”

The captain and all the soldiers looked up one after another, but there was a two-headed bird somewhere. When he came back to his senses, there was no trace of Da Kui in front of him. The captain couldn't help but be furious, and looked around to see that Da Kui had run away.

The lieutenant shouted: "Stop." After speaking, he first threw his legs and chased after Da Kui. All the soldiers followed him one after another and chased all the way to the west of the town.

Da Kui deliberately ran slower, shouting as he ran: "Don't chase, I just cheated some silver taels, where are so many of you enough." ”

As the saying goes: the poor are soldiers. This enlistment in the army all day is just to eat when the hour comes, go to bed when it gets dark, and stay up late when it's time to be on duty. If you want to drink wine and eat meat and have a woman, you need to have money. When the captain heard Da Kui shouting like this, he chased even closer. While chasing, he shouted: "Put down the money and spare you this time." ”

Where is Da Kui willing to stand, let alone silver. At the moment, one is running, and a group is chasing. Out of town in an instant.