In the next few days, she went to the government office with Mr. Xing as a witness.
The sick villagers were treated by Li Changzhou and Ding Sheng, but Zhuge Ming insisted on taking Qiao Jin away, hoping that with the ancestral medical skills of the Zhuge family, Miss Qiao would get better.
Later, villager Guo Shiquan was beheaded for killing the doctor. The butcher hiding behind the scenes was also punished according to law because of his evil intentions.
This incident involving the people in the apricot forest was finally averted from an unnecessary disaster thanks to the benevolence of the doctor.
By the Yongding River.
Xing Baotou personally sent Liu Ruyan, Shen Yanchu and Bai Zhi to board the ship.
"You are very kind-hearted heroes. Xing thanked you all on behalf of the people here." After saying that, he crossed his hands and bowed deeply.
Bai Zhi's features were clear and handsome, and he was at a high-spirited age. He smiled brightly: "As a pharmacist, it is your duty to diagnose illnesses and prescribe medicines. I'm sorry, brother."
Xing Tian smiled and looked at Liu Ruyan standing on the bow of the boat.
Under the vast sky, with the biting cold wind, a slender figure was outlined in an inconspicuous gray beard.
Her posture is upright, like a proud cedar or a sparse willow supporting the wind, with a bit of heroism and a bit of freedom and ease. The rest is hidden in those clear spring-like eyes, making it elusive.
Liu Ruyan looked at the waterbirds fluttering on the lake and dived into the water with all her strength, leaving behind a broken reflection in the pool.
She suddenly sighed: "Treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and human life is like a piece of grass."
Bai Zhi suppressed her smile and looked at her astonishing words: "Why did you say that?"
Liu Ruyan's expression was calm: "The people are suffering from illness, and many people are dying. If these patients have a way to seek medical treatment and ask for medicine, why should they imprison the doctor at risk?"
Xingtian's expression froze, and he quickly explained: "The villages around Yanglinpo are remote and barren. Villagers rarely have extra money to spend on medical treatment. In addition, the mountain roads are difficult to walk, so it takes several months to wait for a doctor."
"In that case, why not open up an open space at the entrance of the village, build a medical center, and set up a medicine hall?"
Xing Tian was dumbfounded: "The villagers can't even take care of food and clothing, let alone spend money on medical treatment. How can any medical clinic dare to come to such a remote place in the countryside?"
"Then let me ask you, how are the taxes in Jifeng County?" she asked.
Xing Tian had no choice but to reply: "There is no difference in taxation across the Han Dynasty."
"Since the money paid by the common people is no less than that of other people, why not let the court allocate money to help poor people who cannot afford medical treatment seek medical treatment?"
"This..." Xing Tian glanced at Bai Zhi, "How is this possible..."
Liu Ruyan asked: "What's wrong with this? Taxes are collected from the people and used for the people."
"That's what I said." Xing Tian lowered his voice, "But when the Han Dynasty stationed troops to fight, silver and grain and grass were indispensable."
She smiled sadly: "Most of the most heroic soldiers of the Han Dynasty came from Jifeng County. The sons of the family fought hard on the battlefield, and their heroes' souls were buried in the green hills, and their bodies were returned wrapped in horse leather."
She looked at the tired birds on the horizon, and her voice gradually slowed down: "But the elders at home are lingering on the sickbed, with no one to rely on, no cure for the disease, lingering on the last breath, dragging a body of skinny bones waiting for the soul to return to the West. After many years, no one goes to the grave with a handful of loess. "
After the words fell, everyone was speechless, and even Bai Zhi fell into a long silence.
"If you can have enough food to satisfy your hunger, if you have a doctor to treat your illness, and if you have a law to treat your evil, then why worry about peace." She sighed.
"It's exactly what Yan said." Bai Zhi's eyebrows widened, "Bai has been studying Huang Qi's technique painstakingly, but little does he know that the diseases in this world are not just about poor medical skills, but more about being unable to seek medical treatment and asking for medicine to no avail. If there is any One day, I, a great man, can open a medical clinic and medicine hall to help the poor in the name of our country, and this will surely usher in a peaceful and prosperous age."
As his words faded away, a smile appeared in Liu Ruyan's eyes: "I will wait for that day to come. From now on, the country will be peaceful and the people are safe, and the world will be peaceful."
Xing Tian stood on the shore: "It seems that Xing is short-sighted. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will do my best."
Liu Ruyan saluted him again: "Thank you very much, Mr. Xing, for coming to see me off. Let's say goodbye today."
"Take care." Bai Zhi also said.
Shen Yanchu looked at him seriously and stepped into the passenger ship first.
Bai Zhi and Liu Ruyan walked into the cabin one after another and looked at Xing Tian on the shore in the distance. After so many years, the sea of people was huge, and they didn't know if they would meet again in the future.
"Let's set off the boat -" the boatman shouted and slowly sailed towards the water.
Thousands of miles of clear river, with clusters of green peaks, a row of lone boats drifting away with the waves.
On the ship, Liu Ruyan distributed the prepared dry food to Bai Zhi and Shen Yanchu. Several people were sitting around in a small cabin, with a pot of hot tea on the table, and the steam was rising.
The dry food was just some thick flour steamed buns, which tasted a bit bitter. Shen Yanchu held the pot in one hand and poured nine minutes of tea into the cup. After the tea was no longer boiling hot, he placed it in front of Liu Ruyan.
She picked up the tea as usual, moistened her throat, and returned the empty cup to him. However, Bai Zhi, who was sitting next to him, looked at the two of them with a strange expression, shook his head, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Bai Zhi absentmindedly took a sip of tea, but was so burned that she put down the teacup, covered her face with her sleeves, and couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Why are you so careless?" Liu Ruyan quickly patted Bai Zhi on the back, "This water is still hot, let it cool down before drinking."
As she spoke, she fanned him with her sleeves.
Bai Zhi regained her breath and looked a little anxious: "Let me do it."
Liu Ruyan still did not forget to fan her hand.
"Let him do it by himself." Shen Yanchu said in an indifferent voice.
There was a stalemate in the atmosphere for a moment. Bai Zhi kept in mind the defense between men and women and how dared to let Miss Liu get close.
The reason why he decided to go south with her this time was to fulfill his previous promise. To this end, he specially wrote a letter and sent it to Yao Shengchen, informing him that he was going on a trip and his return date had not yet been determined.
He also learned about Cang Zhu from Liu Ruyan. However, the Yamen never found the murderer.
Bai Zhi sat up straight and said slowly to Liu Ruyan: "I don't know, what Ruyan wants is..."
Her heart moved, and she raised her right wrist and placed it on the table, her face no longer as casual as before: "Just half a month ago, I was unfortunately injured while fighting with someone, and my Yin veins were damaged, so that the internal energy in my body was like a stone sinking into the sea. It's really The energy dissipated without a trace."
Damage to the meridians of martial arts practitioners is not a trivial matter.
Bai Zhi's expression became cautious, he stretched out his finger to touch the pulse gate, and did not make a sound for a long time.
"How's the situation?" Seeing Yaoxian's face getting more and more ugly, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but become worried.
Bai Zhi raised her eyes again: "Have you ever heard of the blood curse?"
"Blood curse?" She was a little shocked.
Bai Zhi continued: "I have also seen relevant records in an ancient medicine book. Legend has it that a group of capable people and strangers were introduced to the Central Plains during the Qin Dynasty. There are still some blood curses left among the people, such as lowering the head and witchcraft. , puppet. It uses human bones, blood, hair and other objects of the person being cast as sacrifices to control life and death."
"But this technique is too yin evil and cannot be cured by ordinary medicine and stone." He was silent, and his voice became a little lower, "The damage to your yin meridians is caused by the blood curse. I can't completely cure this disease." A radical cure.”
"Then there is no cure." Liu Ruyan looked toward the river with sad eyes.
"To untie the bell, you must tie the bell." Bai Zhi said.
She was lost in thought, and suddenly she remembered that when she was imprisoned in Wulu Mountain, Shen Yanchu wanted to make her into a puppet, so he blended a drop of blood pill into her eyebrows. The blood pill was made from the essence and blood of the two people. curse.
At present, only Shen Yanchu can break the blood curse for her.
Unexpectedly, the two have been enemies for generations, and their grievances and grudges cannot be abandoned. In the end, they still fall into his hands!
Thinking of Shen Yanchu, she simply asked directly: "Do you still have an impression of puppetry?"
"Puppetry?" Shen Yanchu seemed puzzled, "Does it mean the blood curse you cast?"
Doesn't he remember?
Liu Ruyan was surprised, how could the devil forget his best skill in puppetry.
"If we find the caster, can we break her blood curse?" Shen Yanchu suddenly asked Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi nodded: "If the other party is willing, they can naturally solve it."
"I will definitely make him willing." Shen Yanchu said.
"Brother, are you serious about this?" Liu Ruyan perked up and immediately grabbed Brother Shen's hand.
Shen Yan first wanted to take out his fingers, but she grabbed him tighter. A pair of bright black eyes stared at him with a strange expression.
"Let go!" he shouted.
Liu Ruyan quickly opened his fingers, raised her fingers instead and swore: "The sky is above, and the sun and moon are our guides. If we encounter someone who cast a curse in the future, Shen Yanchu will order him to lift the blood curse. If not, he will be punished by God." !”
"Ahem..." Bai Zhi choked on a mouthful of tea and coughed repeatedly.
Even Ye Xun, who was hiding in the sea of consciousness, couldn't help complaining: "This move of the host is so damaging!"
Regarding this poisonous oath, Shen Yanchu looked calm and didn't say much.