: Raising troops and mobilizing crowds

Author: Bei Wei

: Raising troops and mobilizing crowds

Baohe Tang in Tongliao County was originally run by Dr. Hua and his son. Later, Dr. Hua and his son ran away, and the place was taken over by Dr. You from Daliang Village. His medical skills were mediocre, and the business was no longer as prosperous as it once was.

It was late at night, and there were not many pedestrians on the street where Baohe Hall was located. Only the two lanterns at the entrance of Baohe Hall were swaying in the wind.

Doctor You was checking the abacus behind the counter, planning to close the door after completing the reconciliation. He heard the sound of footsteps at the door, and asked without raising his head: "What medicine does the guest want?"

A woman's voice sounded: "Doctor You, I want to buy a medicine called Mu Zhongren."

Doctor You was writing down the accounts with his pen. When he heard this sentence, his brush suddenly shook and he drew a long line, writing off several accounts.

He dropped his pen and looked up at the person coming.

The person who came was a young woman whom he did not recognize. She was dressed in short clothes, tall, fit, and vigorous. Her sharp eyes stared at his panicked movements, as if she was wondering why he was so panicked.

"What Mu Zhongren?" Doctor You took a breath and slowly closed the account book, "I was shocked. There is no such medicinal material in the medical clinic."

The young woman said: "Does Doctor You really not know about Madam Lin's husband in Daliang Village?"

Dr. You waved his hands repeatedly and said: "You are talking nonsense at night... If you don't buy medicine, leave quickly. I'm going to close the door."

As he spoke, he left the counter and walked quickly to the back hall.

The young woman stared at Doctor You's back and stood there thinking. Not long after, two more women entered the hospital. The leader put his hands on her shoulders, lowered his head and panted:

"Sister Ji, please walk slower. I haven't had dinner yet. I'm hungry after running in such a hurry."

These three people were Shen Yuexi and his party. They were all very angry when they heard Madam Lin's cry at Madam Lin's house.

Mei Dai was the calmest of the three, able to distinguish the important from the important, and said that the mission of this trip was to find the secrets of Daliang Village. But Ji Yunyan insisted on finding Mu Zhongren, Mrs. Lin's heartless husband, to vent her anger on Mrs. Lin.

Shen Yuexi also added fuel to the fire by saying that such a bad man must be punished. This is a sign of standing up for justice in the face of injustice.

"An ancient person once said, don't neglect a good deed because it is too small. Besides, if you don't have a clue about that matter yet, let's solve this first." Shen Yuexi quoted all the scriptures and finally convinced Mei Dai.

After finding out that the person who brought the news was the village doctor Dr. Yu, the three of them rushed to the county seat that day. As soon as they arrived at the county seat, they went straight to Baohe Hall without even eating dinner.

Ji Yunyan turned around and said, "I just talked to Dr. You, and he said he didn't know Mu Zhongren."

Shen Yuexi raised her head and looked at the empty counter: "How can we not know each other? They are all from the same village. Where are the others?"

"I went to the back hall," Ji Yunyan said, "but when I mentioned Mu Zhongren, he seemed a little flustered."

Mei Dai came to the counter and glanced at the brushes and account books thrown on the table. Ink was splashed on the table. She said to Shen Yuexi, "Why did he leave something as important as the account book here?"

Shen Yuexi said: "Maybe it's because of internal anxiety? Wait a moment."

After waiting for a while, Doctor You still did not appear. The three of them noticed something was wrong and came to the back hall to check. Shen Yuexi shouted: "Doctor You, I am Mrs. Pei." She called several times, but no one responded. Ji Yunyan

I checked the houses one by one and found that they were all unoccupied.

Doctor You actually ran away long ago.

She said to Mei Dai: "Sister Mei, we just came to ask him about Mrs. Lin's husband, why did he run away?"

"There are some things he doesn't want us to know," Mei Dai finished speaking and told Ji Yunyan, "Yunyan, go catch him back and don't hurt him. We'll wait here."

Ji Yunyan followed the order and left, while Shen Yuexi and Mei Dai came to sit in front of the counter with peace of mind. With Ji Yunyan's ability, even Doctor You couldn't run away if he had eight legs.

"People just want to ask for news, but he is so panicked," Mei Dai said to Shen Yuexi with confidence, "Obviously there is some dirty secret."

Shen Yuexi said: "When Sister Ji catches him, we will know as soon as we ask. By the way, sister, how is your health now? Has it improved?"

Mei Dai had a cold constitution and was unable to have children, so Doctor Hua prescribed medicine to nurse her back to health. The two of them were sitting in the medical clinic, and she remembered this incident.

Mei Dai stretched out her hand and said, "I feel a lot better. You can touch it and see."

Shen Yuexi smiled and said: "This guest, I am a quack doctor and I don't know how to feel your pulse."

"It's not about checking the pulse." Mei Dai smiled and grabbed her hand and put it on the back of her hand. "Look at my hand. Is it not as cold as before?"

"Well, guest, your hands are indeed much warmer and your face is much rosier." Shen Yuexi raised her hand seriously and pretended to stroke her beard, "I will prescribe two more medicines for the guest later. The consultation fee is ten taels of silver." , no credit is allowed."

Mei Dai smiled and said: "Sister, you should pay attention to your health. Running around on horseback all day long, will it have an impact on the baby?"

Shen Yuexi touched her belly and said, "Xiaobai is more comfortable running than riding in a carriage. The baby won't feel uncomfortable."

While he was talking, there was a loud noise in the distance, as if someone was shouting.

The two of them couldn't hear clearly, and just as they were about to get up, Ji Yunyan rushed in from outside the Baohe Hall and said: "Let's go quickly, the Yamen has sent officials to arrest us."

Shen Yuexi was confused and asked: "Why? We just came to ask a question. Why is there such a big fuss?"

Wen Guiwen, there was no delay in her footsteps. The three of them got up and were about to leave the medical center when the noisy voices outside the door had already come nearby, and the fire light illuminated the ground at the entrance of the medical center.

Ji Yunyan glanced outside, turned around, grabbed her and Mei Dai's hands, and ran to the back hall.

When they arrived at the backyard of the hospital, before reaching the door, they saw bright fires in the distance and shouts. The other party actually surrounded them from front to back, as if they were bound to capture them alive. The three of them had to turn back.

Seeing that the momentum was not good, Shen Yuexi quietly said to Mei Dai: "Shall we go and prove our identities?"

Mei Dai shook her head and said: "Now Queen Wen and Xiao Beiheng are our enemies, and it is not suitable for us to reveal our identities."

Ji Yunyan looked around and said softly: "Wait a moment."

She looked up at the eaves, jumped up, grabbed the eaves with both hands, then swung her legs back and forth, turned over like a kite, and climbed neatly onto the ridge of the roof.

Shen Yuexi was dumbfounded. Ji Yunyan's movement was not complicated, but she couldn't jump up even if she tried her best.

At this time, people were surrounded outside the back door, and the firelight illuminated the wall. A man's voice said: "Guard here, wait for the people in front to arrive."

Seeing that the momentum was not going well, Shen Yuexi was about to call Da Xiong for help. A belt had been hung from the eaves. Mei Dai came over and wrapped the belt around her wrist, and whispered: "Hold on."

Shen Yuexi tightened her grip as instructed and tightened her belt. Her whole body was lifted off the ground and upwards. Ji Yunyan pulled her up to the ridge three times, untied her belt and whispered: "Get down, or else there will be a fire." It will shine."

Then Ji Yunyan also pulled Medella up. The three of them lay down on the roof. The front and back doors of the hospital were knocked open almost at the same time. Officials holding torches rushed in. The three of them were at a high place, and the firelight did not shine on them. .

There was a crackling sound in the room, and a voice said: "Sir, we have searched everything before and after, and the woman is not here."

Doctor You's voice sounded: "Your Majesty the County Magistrate, she probably left when she saw that I was not around."

"Are you an idiot?" A slightly shrill voice whispered, "She came specifically to see Mu Zhongren, how could she leave like this without getting any information."

When Shen Yuexi heard this, her heart moved and she looked at Mei Dai beside her. The latter nodded slightly to her, indicating to listen.

They just came to see Mrs. Lin's husband, but they actually alerted the county magistrate, which shows that it is definitely not a small matter.

I heard Doctor You in the room say: "Perhaps she was really asked by Mrs. Lin to find her. Are we making too much of a fuss?"

"That man is a trivial matter, but the matter he is involved in is not trivial. I have to be cautious."

Doctor You said: "It's been so many years, who still remembers..."

"Silence," a high-pitched voice sounded in a low voice, "You and I will go back to the county office and we will talk. You quickly seal off the entire county and be sure to find that woman. If there are any accomplices, arrest them too."

Shen Yuexi didn't dare to say anything. She waited for the officials to evacuate, then she stood up and said to Mei Dai: "Sister Mei, we are accidentally fighting. It seems that Mrs. Lin's husband is definitely involved in the secrets of Daliang Village."

Doctor You said "so many years have passed", which shows that this secret has been covered up for many years.

Mei Dai also nodded and said: "That's right, we are very busy."
Chapter completed!