Chapter Twenty Six
Iron Abacus originally thought that opening a drug store was as simple as setting up a stall, but he didn't know that opening a drug store is a highly technical occupation. He fired the waiter who made the medicine because he had evil intentions and could not be used. Mr. Wang said that he was too old.
No matter what, I will no longer be employed as a doctor. Iron Abacus stayed at the drug store for several days and did not earn a penny. It seems that I must find a doctor to sit in the medicine shop, and I must also hire a waiter to dispense medicine. Both of these people are of great importance, and the medical skills and ethics of the doctor must be high or low.
Determines the income of the entire pharmacy.
Li Mingqiu came to the drug store for a leisurely stroll. He saw his uncle sitting alone in the drug store and worrying. He thought that opening a drug store was too simple at the beginning. Now the only way is to invite Mr. Wang back anyway. Mr. Wang lives in Wangjia Lao, and he is away from home.
Not far from Fengqi City, Li Mingqiu rode on his bay-red horse and prepared a generous gift. He dismounted outside Wangjia's Lao Village and led the horse until he found Mr. Wang's home. He saw Mr. Wang giving someone to someone in his own home.
Diagnosing the pulse, there is an endless stream of people coming to see the doctor.
Mr. Wang saw Li Mingqiu come in and insisted on checking the patient's condition. Then he asked his family to pour water for Li Mingqiu. The water was warm boiled water with a few chrysanthemums soaked in it. Mr. Wang explained: Drink the chrysanthemum water to cool down. Li Mingqiu picked up the water bowl.
He drank it all in one breath, and then explained his purpose. Mr. Wang carefully considered his words and tried to be as tactful as possible so as not to offend the guests: "Mingqiu, don't mind if I call you my nephew. You need to have character and medical ethics to practice medicine."
In the industry, saving lives and healing the wounded is the first priority. Accumulating virtue and doing good deeds is the first priority. Why is Guo Shuangyou called "Guo Shanren"? You may not know something, but look at how many homeless beggars there are in Fengqi who sleep on the steps of shops every night? Those people
There are not many local people, most of them come from other places. Whenever someone knocks on the door in the middle of the night, no matter how tired you are, you have to get up and see a doctor. After seeing the doctor, no matter whether you have money or not, you have to ask the patient to take away the medicine.
'Guo Shanren' is not Guo Shuangyou's nickname, it is the virtue of Guo Ji Pharmacy."
Mr. Wang kept talking and continued: "You may not want to hear what I say. 'Hanging a pot to help the world' is not easy. You must first have character..." Mr. Wang said that Li Mingqiu could not sit down anymore and stood up to leave.
Walking halfway, Li Mingqiu was thinking that this drug store must not close down no matter what. Once it goes bankrupt, everyone in Fengqi City will look down on their uncle and nephew. But it is not easy to find a gentleman.
There are not many talented teachers, so where can you find a teacher with real talents and knowledge?
Li Mingqiu did not go home after returning to the city. Instead, he came to his father-in-law's house to find his father-in-law, Twelve Neng. Although he and his son-in-law were at odds, Twelve Neng would not fail to help him at the critical moment. Li Mingqiu knew that his father-in-law, Twelve Neng, was pregnant.
There are still some ideas, otherwise it would not be called "Twelve Neng". Twelve Neng saw Li Mingqiu coming on horseback, thinking that his son-in-law might have just returned from a distant place, and there must be something urgent, otherwise it would be impossible to come to his house first. Mother-in-law saw her son-in-law
He first asked if he had eaten, and Li Mingqiu replied that he was not hungry. Twelve was able to make a bowl of honey water for his son-in-law. The two of them sat on both sides of the Eight Immortals table, and Twelve was able to wait quietly for Li Mingqiu to speak.
Li Mingqiu drank up the honey water in one breath, then got straight to the point, talking about the current embarrassment that "Jishitang" was encountering, and asked his father-in-law to help him think of a solution. Twelve Neng thought about it for a while, thinking about it for a while, and suddenly asked: "I still don't know how to deal with it."
I don’t understand, who owns that drug store?" Li Mingqiu replied that he and his uncle jointly run it. Twelve Neng said: "I have a hunch that Iron Abacus may want to smash that drug store." Li Mingqiu said, in fact, his uncle is also very pitiful
, guarding a naive son and two grandsons who are still young. If he doesn't take care of his uncle, who will? Twelve Neng said: "Don't mind if I say a few words about Iron Abacus. That person's heart is heavier than Luqi's, and he can't accomplish big things."
Li Mingqiu said: "I know your uncle's character well. Let's not talk about that for now. The first priority is to find a gentleman to sit in the hall. If the drug store makes fun of Fengqi people, it will be me, Li Mingqiu." Twelve Neng said: "That's true."
I patted the back of my head and thought about it for a long time, and suddenly I remembered a person. That person was called Liu Banxian. He often set up a divination stall in Fengqi many years ago. He could both see doctors and tell fortunes. He could do anything with everything, and he had an empty rope wrapped around his waist.
, I heard that he became a monk in Lingyin Temple. Twelve Neng finally said: "How about we go to Lingyin Temple to find Liu Banxian"?
Li Mingqiu smiled, thinking that Liu Banxian was better than his father-in-law, and it seemed that there was no end to his fate.
At that time, Weng and his son-in-law agreed to go to Lingyin Temple on another day to invite Liu Banxian down the mountain.
Liu Banxian, also known as Liu Bald Zi, had a bald head behind his head and was barren of any grass. Li Mingqiu remembered that when he was young, a group of children would sneak up behind Liu Bald Zi, slap Liu Bald Zi on his bald head, and then run away, but Liu Bald Zi could not catch him.
, unable to catch up, he was so angry that he cursed his mother. Time passed by, and he did not expect that he, Li Mingqiu, was already middle-aged. If Liu Banxian was still alive, he might have reached the age of octogenarians.
As for why Liu Banxian became a monk halfway? There are different opinions. It may have been due to a murder case. Anyway, the husband could see the disease but could not see life. It is common for people to die after taking medicine. That person had an incurable disease.
Liu Banxian was indeed too old to remember who he was. Twelve Neng said: "My name is Qu Faxiang, nicknamed Twelve Neng." Liu Banxian patted his head and thought for a long time, and finally remembered: "You are the one who is always reasonable."
"Grandson"? Twelve Neng was pleased: "That's right." The two chatted for a long time, and Twelve Neng asked Liu Banxian to come down the mountain. Liu Banxian agreed happily without thinking about it.
Liu Banxian was originally a Feng Shui master. He could read a few liters of Chinese characters, so he was involved in all trades. He learned a few side houses and became a doctor. Maybe Liu Banxian had an unsatisfactory life in Lingyin Temple, so he became a doctor.
In order to show his sincerity, Li Mingqiu hired a sedan to carry Liu Banxian down the mountain. Liu Banxian sat in the sedan and kept swaying, muttering something that no one could hear clearly.
Seeing Fengqi City from a distance, Li Mingqiu said to his father-in-law: "I will go ahead and go back to the drug store to make preparations. The welcome scene must be grand."
Twelve Neng thought about it and said, "Buy a few more firecrackers and let everyone in Fengqi know that we will bring back a miracle doctor."
Li Mingqiu whipped his horse and whipped his horse, entered Fengqi City, dismounted at Jishi Hall, and saw Tie Abacus dozing off on a recliner, his saliva flowing across the river, and his chest was wet with a large area. Li Mingqiu climbed on his uncle's ear and shouted
A voice called: "Uncle, wake up!" Tie Abacus was in his dream when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He jumped up from the recliner and saw his nephew. He rubbed his eyes and asked, "What's the matter? Throw someone away."
I was shocked." Li Mingqiu didn't bother to argue with his uncle, and just asked: "Do you have any more firecrackers you bought for the Chinese New Year?" The iron abacus was activated. He knew there was any big movement, so he didn't ask what he was doing. He just asked: "
How much do you want?" Li Mingqiu replied: "As much as you want, hurry up and don't delay."
Iron Abacus ran back to his yard, opened the door, and saw his son Ruanmo holding his wife Zhuye. The wife's pants were down to her feet. The two children were crying loudly. Ruanmo didn't care at all and insisted on having sex with his wife.
Things happened. After seeing his father come back, he let go of his wife. Zhuye quickly picked up his pants, covered his face and ran back to the house. He closed the door and kept crying. Tie Abacus just poked his son's forehead with his finger and was angry.
He couldn't speak. He didn't bother to persuade his son and wife, so he went back to the house, dug out some old firecrackers, and ran all the way to the drug store.
Tie Abacus was still breathing, and he stopped at the door of the medicine shop as soon as he got on the sedan. Twelve Neng got off the donkey, opened the sedan curtain, and helped Liu Banxian out of the sedan. Immediately afterwards, Li Mingqiu lit off the firecrackers. Maybe the firecrackers were a little damp, so they sounded louder.
The voice was not loud, but it also attracted the attention of many people in Fengqi. Everyone gathered in a circle to watch Liu Banxian come out of the sedan in a graceful manner. Twelve Neng held Liu Banxian with one hand and greeted everyone: "I will bring you Mr. Liu."
I invite you back! Mr. Liu has special skills. If anyone has a headache or fever, please invite Mr. Liu to see him. The medicine will definitely cure the disease." Then Liu Banxian stood on the steps in front of the drug store, his bald head shining.
, he took his arm out of the twelve capable hands and bowed to the onlookers: "Dear fellow villagers, I, Liu, didn't want to come back, but I have no choice but to kindly invite Mr. Qu Faxiang to come back to Fengqi to do my little bit for you.
"You're still looking up to everyone." Tie Abacus was so enthused that his nephew and his in-laws, Twelve, could do something about it. They invited this old antique out of nowhere, and Jishi Hall no longer had to worry about having no patients to see him... Soon,
Iron Abacus was introduced by someone and found a waiter who could take medicine, and Jishitang's business was officially opened.
When Liu Banxian was sitting in Jishi Hall, Jishi Hall was really prosperous for a period of time. Liu Banxian used all kinds of methods, including seeing a doctor, "sending sick", telling fortunes and passing on talismans. The people in Fengqi Town couldn't tell the difference.
Whether it is true or not, let Liu Banxian fool him, even if he dies, his life is over. "If the King of Hell wants you to leave at five o'clock, don't even think about waiting for dawn." The iron abacus shows that Liu Banxian is a "god of wealth", so for that
Liu Banxian was more filial than his father. He would ask the Donkey Tavern to cook whatever he wanted. Liu Banxian was wearing a white Hangzhou silk shirt and trousers, and orchid silk soft shoes. His hairless head was shining, and a goatee was floating on his chest.
A living god. When no one was around, Liu Banxian lay in a recliner with his eyes closed and dozed off. Tie Abacus used a folding fan to cool Liu Banxian. At night, he brought Liu Banxian a copper basin to wash his feet from the Donkey Tavern, with one leg kneeling and the other
Squatting down, he personally washed Liu Banxian's feet and waited on Liu Banxian until he slept on the kang, snoring loudly before Iron Abacus fell asleep with peace of mind. Liu Banxian never expected that he would live such a comfortable life in his old age, so he was so happy that he used all kinds of methods to come up with more and more weird ideas.
The more money there is, the more money pours into Jishi Hall every day. People come to see the sick and fortune tellers, and even the dead come to see the graves. Traffic is busy in front of Jishi Hall, and business is booming.
That day was no different from any other day. The sun was still high in the sky. Two soldiers came out of Guo Mazi's official residence and walked straight into Jishitang Pharmacy. When they met Liu Banxian, they didn't greet Liu Banxian and said straight away: "We are Commander Guo.
Please go and see my wife."
Tie Abacus did not dare to neglect, closed the door of the medicine shop, carried Liu Banxian's medicine box on his back, held one of Liu Banxian's arms, and followed the two soldiers into Commander Guo's mansion. When they came to the hall, the orderly asked Tie Abacus to sit on a chair.
Wait a moment and invite Liu Banxian into the back room. After Liu Banxian entered the room, he saw the curtain on the bed was lowered, and he could vaguely see a figure. The orderly brought a chair to Liu Banxian. Liu Banxian sat at the head of the bed and placed the medicine pillow beside the bed.
A slender jade hand stretched out from the curtain. Liu Banxian pretended to diagnose the pulse of the patient on the bed. After checking the pulse, he went to the front hall. Guo Mazi came in with a hookah and asked Liu Banxian: "What disease does Madam have?" Liu Banxian made nonsense:
"A noble lady has hit a bad star, so she has to 'send disaster' to her in the dead of night to avoid getting sick." Guo Mazi was skeptical, but he had to follow the same method. As the saying goes, "It is better to believe that something is there than to believe that it is not."
. I thought that "sending the sick" would not kill anyone, so I said: You go back first. After dark, I will send someone to the drug store to ask Mr. Liu to "send the sick" to his wife.
In the evening, a sedan came and carried Liu Banxian into Guo Mazi's official residence. As for how Liu Banxian performed the "Tiao Shen Shao Yao" for Mrs. Guo Mazi, Tie Abacus did not go with him, so it is unknown. Liu Banxian never came back that night.
The next morning, a group of soldiers came to Jishitang and sealed the medicine shop. Iron Abacus was kidnapped and taken away by Wuhuada before he could figure out what happened. After hearing the news, Li Mingqiu rushed to Guo Mazi's mansion and saw only the lintel of the door.
Wrapped in white cloth, a battalion commander who had a good relationship with Li Mingqiu quietly told Li Mingqiu that Captain Guo's wife Shan Shaoyao had taken Liu Banxian's "magic medicine" last night and died. Liu Banxian had been beaten to death with sticks and thrown into the monk's ditch.
Feed the dog, the iron abacus is now locked up, and the battalion commander advised Li Mingqiu not to see Commander Guo at this juncture.
Chapter completed!