Chapter 23 Admiration
The boys entered the silk shop with their heads held high, asked the shopkeeper about the market, and then stopped and retreated.
Lu Hong slapped his thighs out and said annoyedly: "It's all my fault that I'm not thinking well. I forgot to bring enough silver before going out, otherwise a few sets of clothes, shoes and socks would be nothing!"
The others looked at each other. Do you really want to go to the Liu Mansion in this old clothes and Ren Ma Biao and the others are laughing at it?
Su Jing stroked his chin with his fingers, and his eyes swept across the shops on both sides of the street. His eyes lit up and he asked, "Lao Liu, it seems that there is a lot of plasters and pills hidden in your bag, right?"
Lu Hong said: "Yes! Every time I go out, I will prepare all kinds of medicines, so be prepared for any trouble."
Su Jing slapped his palms and said with a smile: "Well, let's sell medicine and exchange money!"
Lu Hong hesitated and said, "Selling medicines? I almost made these medicines myself. I don't have any reputation. Who is willing to pay for it?"
Su Jing pointed to a medicine shop in front of him and said, "The so-called expert can tell the tricks, but if you don't try it, how can you know?"
The medicine shop is decorated in antique style, with three big words "Jishi Tang" engraved on the plaque, and couplets are pasted on both sides, and people come in and out from time to time.
Lu Hong scratched his head and said, "Will we just come to sell medicine like this? Will we violate other people's taboos?"
Fu Jingtao said, "What are you afraid of? You can tell the family! At worst, you will be bombed out and you won't lose a piece of meat." As he said that, he grabbed Lu Hong's arm and walked into the door of the medicine shop.
The Jishi Hall is very large in area. There are a row of high medicine cabinets arranged opposite the door and against the wall. Several young apprentices are testing prescriptions, grabbing medicine, weighing, and wrapping medicines, and they are brisk and skillful in their movements.
There was a middle-aged doctor sitting in the hall to take his pulse, and there were about ten patients waiting in line.
On the left is an old man standing tall behind the table, burying his head to sort out the prescriptions and checking records. He occasionally flips through the thick medical books in front of him, with ravines on his face, revealing the vicissitudes of the world. The ground is spotless, as smooth as a mirror, and the air is filled with a strong smell of medicine.
Fu Jingtao coughed lightly and bowed to the old man who was sitting upright and said, "Old sir, I'm disturbing."
The old man was about sixty years old, his hair was mostly gray and his body was strong. He reached out without raising his head and said, "Give me the prescription!"
Fu Jingtao gave a look, Lu Hong took out two porcelain bottles and a few plasters and placed them gently on the table.
The old man glanced at him and frowned, "What's the point?"
Fu Jingtao said bitterly: "We brothers first arrived in Jiezhou, but they lost money as soon as they entered the city. I had no choice but to transfer some healing medicines to help me. Please give me a look. The price is appropriate."
The old man slowly raised his head, his eyes deep, sweeping across the teenagers like cold electricity, exuding an indescribable light of wisdom, and said calmly: "I'm short of money in my pocket, I'm selling medicine for money? Didn't these medicines be stolen, right?"
Fu Jingtao said: "Absolutely not! Do you think we are like thieves?"
The old man frowned and said, "Then why do you take out the elixirs given by the master privately to sell them? No one in this stairs city dares to buy and sell the elixirs produced by Xuanyuan Gate!"
Fu Jingtao was stunned, exchanged a puzzled look with Lu Hong and others, and said carefully: "Dare you ask what you call me? Is it related to my Xuanyuan Gate?"
The old man said, "I am Hua Yanhe. Who is your master?"
"The teacher is Elder Fei Chenglin Fei."
Hua Yanhe suddenly said, "Oh, it's him!" Then he showed a look of regret, and snorted coldly: "Your master once had unlimited potential when he was young, but he could not see through the love barrier. He gave up the great opportunity in vain. Now he is unrestrained and willing to be mediocre. He has failed the sect's years of cultivation! Don't follow the example, do whatever you want, and violate the rules and regulations!"
When Fu Jingtao heard his tone, he was very familiar with Fei Chenglin's past and hurriedly said, "Senior, I'm afraid he's misunderstood. These drugs were all refined by my sixth junior brother, and they are definitely not produced by our elixir pavilion. They should not be included in the forbidden products." At Xuanyuan Gate, it is strictly forbidden to teach or sell them to the outside world when it comes to mental techniques, martial arts, formations, elixirs, etc., and once discovered, they will inevitably be severely punished. If you don't explain clearly, then the trouble will be great.
Hua Yanhe had a look of suspicion in his eyes and said strangely: "Do your junior brother understand medical skills? You need to know that medicine is not divided, and random medicine will kill people." He reached out and took the medicine bottle, pulled out the stopper, smelled the scent of the medicine first, then poured out two pills to observe its color and gloss, and said: "This kind of pill is specially used to treat internal injuries, right? It contains beef huang, angelica, cinnamon, agarwood, dendrobium, etc., but I can't tell the two main medicines, so I don't know what they are using?"
Lu Hong was full of admiration and admired, and couldn't help but say, "The senior's eyes are like torches, and what he said is not bad! There are still toad paste and red ginseng in Huitian Pill, which mainly promotes qi and promotes blood circulation, and the efficacy of the medicine is doubled. Tiger bones and vitalactus ointment are mainly used for tiger bones, and seven auxiliary medicines such as scorpion powder and Gastrodia elata are added to treat striking and sprains, and relaxes muscles and activates vitals."
Hua Yanhe's expression moved slightly, looked straight at Lu Hong, and said with a smile: "Are you refined these medicines? It turns out that people should not behave like this."
Lu Hong smiled embarrassedly and said, "I like to read some medical books in my spare time, and I will use the ancient strategies listed in the book to improve them. If there is any inappropriateness, please tell me directly."
Hua Yanhe immediately looked at him with admiration. It was not difficult to prescribe medicine according to the prescriptions recorded in the book. The difficulty was that he could actually improve the prescription, which required a solid theoretical foundation and talent. He stood up and stepped forward and grabbed Lu Hong's arm several steps, and said, "So you have learned it without a teacher? OK, okay, come in and talk to me in detail."
Lu Hong was startled and struggled and said, "Senior, what do you want to do? I won't go if I don't explain it clearly."
Hua Yanhe glared at her eyes and said, "What's wrong, can I eat you?"
Fu Jingtao smiled and said, "Senior, my junior brother is honest and courageous, so why not be with us?"
Hua Yanhe said: "I'm afraid of you, so let's just come in together!"
At that moment, Hua Yanhe led the way, and the young men followed him. The group walked through the corner gate corridor and came to the backyard to sit down. Hua Yanhe ordered the servant to serve tea and snacks, so he pulled Lu Hong into the study and closed the door and talked in detail. Since Fu Jingtao and others came, they would be at ease. Anyway, they were hungry and they should eat and drink.
After waiting for about half an hour, I heard the footsteps, a pharmacy shop staff led a few Liu family guards in. The guards were full of arrogant faces. When they saw the young men's leisurely appearance, their faces darkened. The head guard said in a deep voice: "Hey, why are you sitting here? My young master has been waiting for a long time. Come back to Liu Mansion with us."
Fu Jingtao took out his ears and said, "Strange, why did I hear the barking of a dog?"
Su Jing took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "It's not strange that the dog barked, but the strange thing is that the dog barked while standing."
Luo Fei let out a "pop" and laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
The guard leader's face turned red and he said angrily: "Put your mouth cleaner!" He reached out and grabbed Su Jing's collar, and suddenly saw a flash of eyes. As his arm hurts violently, he fell to the ground with a dizzy turn, and his lips were bleeding. The other guards were furious when they saw this and were about to surround him. Ye Huayu's sword was pulled out of the sheath with a clang, and the sword energy flowed, reaching the vital point of the guards' faces.
Su Jing stepped on the head of the guard leader and said coldly: "Liu Yunchao and Liu Yunhan and I are a peer-to-peer friend, and we are here to celebrate Master Liu's birthday. We are a distinguished guest of Liu's mansion. Who are you? How dare you hand over your claws after eating Xiong Xinbao gall?"
The guard leader gasped in pain and said, "You, dare you hit me? Even if I am a dog, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson!"
Su Jing said: "If you dare to be stubborn, believe it or not, I will interrupt your hand?"
The guard leader trembled all over and kept his mouth shut. They could rely on the background of the Liu family to show off their power and dominate, but when they met the authentic Xuanyuan disciple, the past trick was naturally useless.
Fu Jingtao said: "Go back and tell your master, you have something to do. After finishing it, you will go to see Master Liu, so you won't have to bother him to get angry and urge him."
The guard leader whispered: "Yes."
Su Jing raised his feet and shouted, "Get out!"
The guard leader quickly got up and ran away with his companions. The boys laughed loudly, and no one took this episode seriously.
After waiting for a while, Hua Yanhe and Lu Hong finally agreed to appear. Hua Yanhe's face was relaxed, and although Lu Hong tried his best to suppress it, his excitement and joy could not be concealed, as if a farmer who dug a gold mine was surprised and excited, he insisted on keeping the secret strictly.
Fu Jingtao smiled wickedly and said, "Lao Liu, is it because the old man promised to make your daughter your wife in order to win over you? Look, I am so happy to you!"
Lu Hong hurriedly said, "No, no! Third brother, don't talk nonsense."
Hua Yanhe glanced at her eyes, and she was indescribably majestic and fierce, and said lightly: "Young man, it is about women's reputation, so you must not make any nonsense! If any rumors spread and affect my daughter's marriage, you will be responsible for it in the end."
Fu Jingtao was shocked, who knew whether your daughter was handsome or ugly? What if it was a female Yasha? Even if she had a good appearance, she would probably not be as beautiful as Qin Ying, Zeng Ke. She bowed happily and said, "Senior, you know your mistake, you really have no intention of offending you or making love. You have a lot of respect and great people, don't be as knowledgeable as my children. I swear to God that what I just said will never spread to the outside."
Of course, Hua Yanhe would not be serious about a junior, and said seriously: "I am close to Xiao Lu, and I appreciate his talent in medical skills, so I am willing to give him a chance to prove himself. You brothers, don't ask too much, you will know when you should know. If the time is not right, there is a leak and promise to cancel it yourself, just pretend that I have never said it. Do you understand?"
The young men knew that there were many strange hermits in the world, and their style of conduct could not be inferred by ordinary people. How dare they joke about their brother's future? They said in unison: "I understand!"
Hua Yanhe said: "You are still young and have infinite potential. You may grow into pillars of Xuanyuan Gate in the future. I hope you will be cautious and practice martial arts hard. Don't be like your master, without great ambitions." Then he encouraged Lu Hong alone and sent them out of the medicine shop.
Chapter completed!