"I've asked several pharmacies about ambergris, saffron, and musk, but they can't buy it... Hey, boss! Do you have any of the above herbs here?"
"Well... we don't have this in our pharmacy. You have to go to a professional Chinese medicine store for these. I recommend you to go to Tang Ren Tang!"
"Oh, thank you."
Li Xiang put away the list of medicinal ingredients and glanced at the coins in his left hand, thoughtfully.
In the end, he still made the decision without looking at the coin. He knew that escaping like this was a very unmanly behavior. He had clearly agreed, but then regretted it?
Li Xiang stuffed the coins into his pocket, took out his mobile phone and searched for the address of Tang Ren Tang. It was located in an extremely lively old alley. Even if it was close to midnight, you could still smell the strong aroma of traditional Chinese medicine from a distance.
There were more than a dozen old Chinese medicine doctors stationed in front of Tang Ren Tang, and there were also a group of apprentices and some people watching the excitement outside, which was unusually lively.
Li Xiang found that they were gathered around a stove with a familiar medicine jar on top, and they seemed to be boiling the same medicine.
Li Xiang squeezed through the crowd and came to Tangrentang. It was very large, covering an area of more than 200 square meters. It was just a hall, surrounded by tall Chinese medicine cabinets.
“As expected of a professional Chinese medicine store!”
Li Xiang sighed and looked around. No one was there to welcome him, and he didn't know who to buy medicine from.
But looking around, there is a girl sitting quietly at the counter directly in front, wearing a very elegant bun, wearing a light blue Hanfu dress, her appearance is very beautiful, and she has a bit of the elegance and elegance unique to Jiangnan women.
His brows seemed to stretch into distant mountains, but the drooping of the corners of his eyes showed that the owner seemed to be in a bad mood.
Li Xiang didn't think too much. It happened unexpectedly and he was in a hurry, so he came to the counter and said politely, "Hello, can you help me get some medicine?"
"..." The girl didn't seem to hear her and didn't answer.
Li Xiang thought his voice was too soft and inadvertently raised his voice, "Hello! Can you help me get some medicine?"
"..."
But the girl was still flipping through the book minding her own business, as if she was alone in the world.
Li Xiang was a little anxious, so he handed the list of medicinal ingredients directly to the girl and knocked on the counter with his hand.
This time the girl responded. She raised her head and met Li Xiang's gaze, "Can you help me get some medicine?"
Li Xiang asked, pointing to the names on the medicinal list.
The girl put the book aside, picked up the paper and took a look, then pointed at her ears and mouth with her index finger and shook her head, then bent down and bowed apologetically.
"It turns out he is a deaf-mute, I am ashamed..." Li Xiang suddenly realized.
He felt that the other party's temperament was not much different from that of Ren Yunyi, but he was a disabled person, which was more or less a pity.
Li Xiang bowed back in his own way, apologizing for his abrupt move.
The girl smiled slightly, waved her hand, indicating that it didn't matter, then lifted her skirt lightly, with a move as graceful as a Jiangnan girl, turned around and went to grab medicine for Li Xiang.
"What's wrong with you? Why did you come here to find my lady to get some medicine? Go get the medicine and line up over there, do you know?"
Suddenly, a young man who looked like a traditional Chinese medicine assistant ran up to Li Xiang and scolded him.
"Sorry, I didn't see anyone else when I came in, so I came here."
The assistant laughed angrily, "Of course there is no one. Today I have made an appointment with several Chinese medicine masters to prepare medicine for my young lady! Most of the people have gone to watch, so how can anyone prepare medicine for you!"
Perhaps the assistant's voice was too loud, which attracted the attention of the young lady who was taking medicine. She knocked on the medicine cabinet, and the assistant looked up, only to see the girl shaking her head and showing an apologetic smile to Li Xiang.
The assistant was slightly startled, then immediately understood the meaning, and snorted arrogantly,
"It's just that the eldest lady is kind-hearted. You're lucky. On weekdays, people who come to the store to get medicine have to line up according to the rules, not to mention that the lady has to personally help you get medicine, otherwise you would have been thrown out long ago."
Li Xiang didn't think so. After waiting for a while, he found that the time for taking medicine was a little too long, so he curiously asked the assistant beside him,
"Then what disease does your eldest lady have? Why do so many old Chinese doctors give her medicine?"
Li Xiang didn't want to ask at first, but the girl's attitude made Li Xiang very fond of him, and he felt that he could help.
The assistant snorted absentmindedly, as if he didn't want to answer, but still answered without interest,
"What disease is it? Can't you tell by looking at it? My young lady was born mute, and her ears can only hear some small sounds. Our boss got a prescription a few days ago, which said it can cure the young lady's disease, but it has been there for several days.
All the old Chinese medicine doctors in Shonan City have been invited by the boss, but no one can cook this medicine."
Li Xiang subconsciously replied, "Don't you have a prescription? Why can't it be fried?"
I regretted it after saying it. The next words were exactly the same as what Gu Taozhi said, but the tone was not so friendly.
"What do you know? That medicine is Po'e ointment. As long as it is a disease, it will be cured after taking it! But do you think it can be boiled with a formula like Guiling ointment? Even if there is a prescription, you can only boil a bowl of it at most.
If the medicinal soup cannot be condensed into a paste, then it is just a bowl of water, completely useless."
In order to cooperate with the other party, Li Xiang nodded thoughtfully, "This way..."
Then he added, "If the prescription is correct, I have a way to help you lady make the ointment!"
As soon as these words came out, the assistant was startled, and his eyes widened in surprise, "You kid, do you know what you are talking about? You can't even take medicine, why are you cooking it? Get the medicine later and leave quickly.
!”
Li Xiang ignored him and walked to the crowd making medicine outside the door without saying a word.
"Why are you still going over there? Isn't the eldest lady here to give you some medicine?"
The assistant was very angry. He saw Li Xiang running around casually, but he was afraid of causing any trouble, so he quickly followed him.
Li Xiang struggled to squeeze through the crowd and found more than a dozen old Chinese medicine doctors holding fans under the stove to cook medicine. From time to time, he opened the lid of the jar to see if the medicinal soup inside had condensed into a paste, but without exception,
Every time I boiled the medicinal soup, no ointment was formed.
"It's been several times and it hasn't condensed into an ointment yet!"
"We have come to so many Nancheng traditional Chinese medicine doctors, why haven't we cooked it yet?"
"Hey, it's time to go. I wanted to come over to study, but it seems there's nothing to learn, so I'm gone."
Most of the onlookers are students from Nancheng Medical College. They have been squatting here for several days in order to secretly learn a prescription and then learn other skills.
It's just that now the prescription is clear, but no one can make the finished ointment, which is very helpless. It feels like all the work these days has been in vain.
Li Xiang glanced at it and said to the assistant on the side, "Please prepare a medicine jar for me, and help me prepare the ingredients for the Po'e ointment and put it in. I will cook it. Make sure your eldest lady has the ointment to take!"
Li Xiang's voice was not loud, even a little bit quiet in the noisy environment, like a mosquito, but the words "there is ointment to take" were caught by a group of sensitive people.
The originally noisy scene suddenly became quiet.
The group of old Chinese doctors who were preparing medicine and the medical students who were watching all turned their heads and focused their attention on Xiang Li.
"Can you kid make ointment?"
"Is it possible that you are the apprentice of some old Chinese medicine doctor?"
"We old guys can't cook it, so you guys are still here handing out bad words?"
"Most likely you are here to get a prescription for medicine, right? Which school are you a medical student from?"
These old traditional Chinese medicine doctors usually spend money to treat illnesses and save people. Most of them have a condescending mentality. People of all statuses have to bow their heads in front of them. Who can guarantee that they will never get sick?
Therefore, of course they couldn't stand it when they saw people like Li Xiang talking nonsense.
The assistant looked even more embarrassed, and almost found a hole to crawl in, "Why are you so crazy? What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't think it's embarrassing, I think you are embarrassed! If you continue like this, I'll have someone kick you out.
Out!”
Li Xiang didn't care and said calmly, "I see that your eldest lady is kind to me, and I want to return it kindly. If you don't believe it, then forget it."
This indifferent expression completely made the assistant unable to hold back, "I believe your ghost! You are the worst kid here. The most common thing for other people to watch is to steal a formula. You want to cook some medicine, right?
You want to attract the attention of my eldest lady? Do you know how big the background of my eldest lady is? The toad still wants to eat swan meat?! Come aside, don’t you feel embarrassed? I feel embarrassed for you!"
When Li Xiang was pushed out of the crowd, the girl still grabbed the medicine, wrapped it tightly in paper, and tied it with a bow, which was exquisite and beautiful.
The girl's eyes as clear as lake water fell on the assistant, a little confused.
Upon seeing this, the assistant immediately translated Li Xianggang's meaning in sign language.
After the girl knew what she meant, she looked startled, and then showed a relieved smile, which made people feel distressed and pitiful. She shook her head and handed over the medicine bag.
As soon as Li Xiang took the medicine package, the assistant mocked, "Why don't you say anything? Boy, weren't you so awesome just now? The lady is here now. Say it again and I will translate it for you!"
Li Xiang glanced at the girl, turned his head and said, "Forget it, I won't force anyone to do anything, take my leave!"
He is indeed a show-off!
As soon as Li Xiang said these words, the medical students around him also sighed. After all, being able to produce a successful ointment is not without reward. The old Chinese medicine doctor smiled disdainfully, as if he had expected it in his heart, and he looked down upon Li Xiang even more.
Just as Li Xiang was about to leave, another commotion broke out among the crowd who had just cooked the medicine.
"Hey, isn't this Doctor Tang? I've finally invited you here!"
"Yes, no one can cook the PoE ointment right now, you still have to do it!"
"Miracle Doctor Tang, let me help you!"
As soon as the people at the door arrived, the assistant ran over with a smile on his face. The old Chinese medicine doctor who looked arrogant before immediately showed some respect. The medical students were even more awe-inspiring, with sincere admiration in their eyes.
The most famous doctor in Xiangnan City—Tang Zhaohua, the miracle doctor of Tang Dynasty! Ren Shanjian’s royal Chinese medicine doctor never treated others, but now he is finally invited to come out!
The miracle doctor of the Tang Dynasty was very beautiful, with a rosy complexion, and he was stroking a small tuft of beard on his chin. He was calm and calm, showing the demeanor of a miracle doctor.
But at this moment, Tang Zhaohua glanced casually and saw Li Xiang who was on the motorcycle getting ready to put on a helmet.
Although it was night, Tang Zhaohua still recognized this man as the man who could easily take out a piece of Kaiyuan ointment at that time!
Immediately he was shocked, his beard was trembling, he hurriedly ran over, bent down, grabbed Li Xiang's arm tightly with both hands, and said excitedly,
"Brother Li, long time no see! Why are you here today?"
quiet!
The medical students and the old Chinese medicine practitioners behind them were all dumbfounded and at a loss when they saw that Doctor Tang, whom they revered as a god, actually showed such respect to the boy they had just looked down on for "stealing the prescription"!
"I must be here to buy medicine. Can you please let me go? Don't be ashamed, gentlemen." Li Xiang put down his helmet speechlessly and said with a look of disgust.
This man caused him a lot of trouble that night, and even tried to steal half of Kaiyuan Cream. Li Xiang really couldn't like him at all.
"Yes, yes! It's because I'm stupid. I'm too excited at the moment and can't hold back my words!" Divine Doctor Tang didn't mean to let go. He kept nodding and bending in an attempt to get closer, his posture was ridiculously low.
The people on the side were more frightened than the other. The assistant who was mocking Li Xiang opened his mouth into an 'O' shape.
In their circle, the Divine Doctor of the Tang Dynasty was truly a master of rejuvenation and the existence of Hua Tuo in the world! No matter how big a person was, he had to stoop down. This kid could even recognize a few medicines. Why did the Divine Doctor of the Tang Dynasty actually respect him so much?
"Brother Li, you came to Tang Ren Tang to buy medicine. What do you plan to cook back? If I'm not mistaken, it must be an ointment of the same level as Kaiyuan ointment, right?!"
Doctor Tang had almost no intention of letting go, and looked at Li Xiang with a wink, trying to extract some useful information.
"Please, please let go first. Does this have anything to do with you? Mine is back!" Li Xiang was very disgusted and wanted to break away from the clutches of Doctor Tang.
Seeing Li Xiang's actions, Doctor Tang knew that he had guessed correctly. He was even more determined that Li Xiang was going back to refine the precious ointment. He immediately let go of his hand, moved out of the way, and bowed respectfully to send it off.
"Okay, okay, no problem. Have a good trip, little brother Li. If you have time, I hope to visit you one day and let little brother Li give you some advice!"
"hiss--!"
The quiet crowd burst into gasps.
Does this humble boy in front of me have medical skills that are comparable to, no, superior to that of the Tang Dynasty’s miracle doctor?!
But when did Nancheng have such a young miracle doctor?
"Let's talk about it when we have time!"
Li Xiang put on his helmet and pressed the accelerator. There was a roaring but not ear-piercing roar of the engine, which brought up a burst of flying dust.
However, just as he was about to gallop out, Li Xiang's arm was grabbed by a weak force again.
Li Xiang thought it was Tang Shenyi who was stalking him again, so he opened his goggles with one hand, turned around and said,