Chapter 11 Passionate doctor

The doctor is quite famous, and his medical skills and ethics are superior to others.Seeing that although Hu Xueyan was thin and weak, his eyes were shining brightly, he was very surprised. After one night, more than half of his illness seemed to be gone. He admitted that it was a rare thing in the past 40 years of practicing medicine. "Of course it's Mr. Gaoming." Hu Xueyan asked apologetically, "What's your surname, sir?" "Mr. Zhang." Xiao Jiaji answered on his behalf, and handed him a high hat, "The first brand in Ningbo, a Confucian doctor handed down from the seventh generation. Mr. Zhang himself is also a man of fame."

The so-called "fame" is a scholar who has been educated. "I'm sorry!" Hu Xueyan said, "I am Bai Ding." "Master Hu is too polite. The world is so big, the third-rank Dingdai is no matter what is above ten thousand people." "It's a pity that they are not under one person." Hu Xueyan laughed at himself. He laughed too fast, choked his throat, and coughed very hard.Xiao Jiaji hurried up to beat his back, but the cough became worse and worse. Dr. Zhang was also helpless, waiting for his cough to stop.This time, Miss Aqiao was in a hurry.She knew Hu Xueyan's problem, she had to wipe her throat and drink honey water to stop her cough.Xiao Jiaji didn't know what to do, so it was naturally invalid.

Mishui couldn't do it at the moment, but at the other point it was possible, "Master Xiao," she couldn't help calling from behind the screen, "raise his head and wipe his throat." It was Wu Nong's soft words, Dr. Zhang couldn't help being curious, turned his face to look around, and asked bluntly: "Is there a female relative?" Doctors can ask anything, it is not impolite.But Xiao Jiaji found it difficult to answer. While wiping Hu Xueyan's throat, he replied vaguely: "Mmm, yes, yes!" Doctor Zhang hesitated to speak.After Hu Xueyan's coughing stopped, he checked his pulse and checked his tongue coating. After carefully asking about his diet and daily life, he said with relief: "The illness is no longer a problem. It only needs to be recuperated, and it will recover in about half a month."

"Thank you, thank you!" Hu Xueyan cupped his hands and said, "Jiaji, you can accompany Mr. Zhang to your place to get a prescription!" Xiao Jiaji understood, and when the prescription was finished, he talked about Hu Xueyan's desire to return to Shanghai.Dr. Zhang was deeply perplexed, "It's inappropriate for a patient to even move the bed." He asked, "The serious illness has just turned around, so how can you be so reckless?" "It's really important for him to be there in Shanghai." Jia Ji said, "There's only a day or two to go on the road, please ask Mr. Zhang to prescribe a few more medicines to take with you, and take extra care of them. "

"Take care! Which care? In case the illness recurs and I'm not on the ship, what will you do?" "Yes!" Xiao Jiaji said, "Then we have to forget it." Hu Xueyan, who had sharp ears, had already made up his mind after hearing Dr. Zhang's words, and asked him to go to Shanghai for a visit and take care of him on board. When Dr. Zhang prescribes a good prescription and bids farewell to the sedan chair, sister Aqiao naturally doesn't have to avoid it, so Hu Xueyan revealed his intentions in front of Xiao Jiaji.This idea has never been unfeasible, rich and powerful families often have such a large amount of money to hire, special vehicles and boats to please, but the time and place are different, both Sister Aqiao and Xiao Jiaji think it is difficult to do.

"Of course it's best if he is willing to go, but I'm afraid he won't." Xiao Jiaji said, "First, the market in Ningbo is not very peaceful, so I'm afraid I don't feel at ease if I travel far away from home; , the New Year’s reunion is the most important thing, and those who are doing business outside have to go home, so why are there people who travel far?” "It's still early in the Chinese New Year. I will definitely send him back before the end of the year." Hu Xueyan added, "Whether it's mine or not. Why don't you go talk about it."

"Of course I can. I was going to his Qingyi Hall to make some medicine, so I just went to see him." "So he also runs a pharmacy?" Hu Xueyan said, "That's great! Even if he refuses to come to Shanghai, I want to talk to him." Everyone knew that Hu Xueyan wanted to open a pharmacy. Xiao Jiaji nodded and said, "This may be a speculative negotiation." "That's another matter, Jiaji. As long as he is willing to go, we can follow what he says. Also, we have to do what he likes. You know what I mean?" "I understand," Xiao Jiaji said with a smile, "but I'm afraid he will be invited here, so you can talk to him yourself."

After going there for more than an hour, Xiao Jiaji came back and said that Dr. Zhang had agreed to come to have dinner, and that he liked calligraphy and painting.When asked about inviting him to take care of him, Xiao Jiaji said it was inconvenient to ask, and said that it would be better for Sister Aqiao to do it, because it was an unfeeling request, and only female family members asked for it, so it was easy to succeed. "That's the same. When a man speaks, one sentence is one sentence. If it hits a wall or discounts it, it will be worthless in the future. Ah Qiao," Hu Xueyan asked, "Are you willing to say it?"

"I didn't want to say it at first. A woman's words are worthless. It doesn't matter if you hit a wall or discount it? You are really lucky! But—" She deliberately made a helpless expression, "Oh! It's impossible not to say it, so I have to come forward." It's over, let's prepare food and hospitality.Hu Xueyan thinks it's better to order food in a restaurant, which is more solemn.Sister Aqiao also wanted to save trouble, so she naturally agreed.But Xiao Jiaji didn't quite agree, he had something else in his stomach, and he wanted to avoid Hu Xueyan from telling Aqiao.

"Mr. Hu, you don't have to worry about these small matters. I'm going to discuss it with Sister Aqiao. Sister Aqiao, I'll accompany you to their kitchen to have a look." Walking to a secluded place under the corridor, guessing that Hu Xueyan could not hear him, he stood still and wanted to ask her a word. "Sister Aqiao, do you really want to help Mr. Hu succeed in this matter?" "Yeah! I didn't agree with it at first, but he must do this, so I have to obey him no matter what." "Since you have to obey him no matter what, then, I have something to say, you can't get angry."

"No. You agreed." "The person surnamed Zhang is very concerned about you. I don't know how he found out. He knows your surname He. Aunt He is too long, and Aunt He is too short. He kept asking." Having said this, Xiao Jiaji stopped to look at her face. Naturally, her face was not good-looking, and her face was flushed with anger. "This kind of doctor is a wolf-hearted dog, and he will kill a thousand swords!" "Really?" Xiao Jiaji said calmly, "I know you're going to get angry." One sentence reminded Sister Aqiao that he knew that he still had something to say, if he was still like this, he would not be able to hear those words.After thinking about it again, I always blame myself for being embarrassing. Aunt He appeared here with the surname Hu. Of course, she is not a good woman in the eyes of others.That being the case, you might as well use your brains. Thinking about it like this, her face naturally softened, "Let him talk nonsense, as long as I behave properly and sit properly." She urged, "Go on." "Just because of Mr. Hu. If you want to go, you have to go with the surname Zhang. So, I had to play tricks. Sister Aqiao, you are a sensible person, and for Mr. Hu's sake, you will not blame me .” The tone of the words was not good, sister Aqiao was a little surprised, but her guard was in the dark, and on the surface she had an attitude: "No, no. I know you are for him. You speak out to discuss." "I was thinking that if I asked him to accompany me to Shanghai together, he would definitely not agree to it. As soon as he said this, the matter would freeze, so I had an idea and said: 'Aunt He is here for you. Ask me to come and treat you. In the evening, she cooks two dishes with her own hands and invites Mr. Zhang to drink. I must treat you well.' He happily agreed, saying, 'I must come, I must come!'” This is a beauty trick. Of course, sister Aqiao doesn't like it, but when she thinks it's for Hu Xueyan, she naturally doesn't mind Xiao Jiaji. She asked calmly, "What else does he have to say?" "Of course there are still things to say. He asked me: 'Why did Aunt He invite me?' I said: 'It's because you have taken a fancy to Hu Daotai, and I would like to express my gratitude. I have something else to ask you.' He asked me again and again what was the matter. , I refuse to say. It will all depend on you later." Sister Aqiao nodded, thought over what he said before and after, and had an idea in her heart, but there was one thing that had to be clarified first. "Ask why I'm here, how did you tell him?" "I said: 'Aunt He is now in court. She is Hu Daotai's eldest sister-in-law. Suzhou is now occupied there, and her mother's family can't go back, so she has to come to her close relatives.' He said: 'No wonder! To avoid suspicion. Auntie should take care of brother-in-law's illness.'” Sister Aqiao understood that the so-called "sister-in-law" meant that she had a younger sister who was married as Hu Xueyan's concubine.The relationship is arranged in such a way that estranged and close, close and estranged, not only is it acceptable for her to enter the house and take care of the patients, but also makes the lustful Zhang Langzhong hopeless, so he will take the bait. Sister Aqiao admired Xiao Jiaji's wit very much, but she couldn't help laughing, "You're going to die! Can you figure it out?" She said with a smile in authentic Suzhou dialect. Xiao Jiaji laughed himself, "It seems that he wants to be a 'brother-in-law' with Mr. Hu. Since he is a close relative, there is nothing difficult to talk about." He reminded her, "This play must be sung to perfection, but whether or not Talk to Mr. Hu first? Make up your own mind." Sister Aqiao considered the result and decided that she had to say something, and she couldn't say everything.She has been rolled in the wind and dust, and a man's heart is so unpredictable, only this level, she really knows it well.It's good for a man to be big-hearted, but when it comes to seizing love, he can't tolerate it.Because it's not only about jealousy, but also about saving face. So he made some arrangements for food and drink, and found an opportunity when Xiao Jiaji was not in front of him, and asked Hu Xueyan, "Do you really want the doctor surnamed Zhang to accompany you to Shanghai?" "Yes!" Hu Xueyan answered firmly, "You don't have to worry if he won't accompany you. Then you have to find a way to persuade him." "The way, I discussed it with Xiao Jiaji. But there is a saying in front, you have to agree, so we can do it." As soon as he heard it, he knew there was something to be said. Hu Xueyan could trust the two of them, so he put on a good face, "Don't tell me." He said, "Do whatever you think is good." "Hey, hey, that's quite generous." Sister Aqiao said in a warning tone, "Don't be petty when you turn around." You have to think about it carefully.Hu Xueyan prides himself on being the most generous and willing to suffer, so he is a bit unwilling to accept the two-word derogation of this "small weapon".After thinking about it again, Sister Aqiao has a lot of experience, she can't make mistakes when looking at men, and she can't make mistakes when looking at herself, but there must be a reason for saying "Xiaoqi". Although his mind was not as quick as usual at this time, he was still superior to others, and he quickly thought of Xiao Jiaji's hesitation in speaking when he came back from the Zhang family, as if there was something unspeakable in his expression, and he finally saw the reason. So he deliberately said this: "You see that I can be petty, so I must give him something that I love. Isn't it?" "Yeah, what's your favorite thing?" "There's only one thing," Hu Xueyan said with a smile, "it's a living treasure." "You are the living treasure!" Sister Aqiao smiled and did not mention this matter anymore. Doctor Zhang came early.When I arrive, I will naturally see the patient first, and I have to say a few polite words, "I don't know how to thank you for your trouble. Please come over for a light meal. It's really a little bit of a goose feather. However, I think there will always be a day to make up the report. Mr. Zhang, Let's make friends." "That's why I climbed high." Dr. Zhang said, "I think we are destined. For the same disease and the same medicine, some of them are effective in one dose, while others are like nothing after taking it. This is the reason why doctors and patients are destined but not destined .” "Yes." Xiao Jiaji said, "Mr. Zhang and we both have a destiny." "Life is all about destiny." Hu Xueyan simply commented, "I never dreamed that I would go to Ningbo, and when I arrived in Ningbo, I never thought that I would get sick and accept Mr. Zhang to save my life—" "Heavy words, serious words!" Dr. Zhang said, "Medicine can't kill people. It's a sign of auspiciousness and heaven. So when the medicine cures the disease, I dare not covet the merits of heaven." At this moment, the door curtain was lifted, and even Xiao Jiaji felt his eyes light up, but seeing that sister Aqiao had deliberately modified it, although the makeup was light, it made people feel gorgeous and extraordinary.Especially those pair of scissored pupils, with windy eyes, could not help but catch Dr. Zhang's sight. Xiao Jiaji knew that Aqiao's words with Hu Xueyan were not clear and detailed enough, and he was afraid that the words would not match and would show his flaws, so he hurriedly used this reason to "remind" their "relationship" again. "Mr. Zhang," he pointed at Sister Aqiao, "this is Aunt He, Mrs. Hu's eldest sister-in-law." Hu Xueyan almost laughed out loud.Xiao Jiaji has so many tricks, how can he make up such a relative?Looking at Sister Aqiao again, she didn't think much of it, she put on her suit as a salute with a smile on her face, and greeted generously: "Mr. Zhang, please sit down!" "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it." Doctor Zhang hastily returned the salute, but his eyes were still reluctant to look away. "We are all called Aunt He, Aqiao." Xiao Jiaji worked hard to thread the needle, "Mr. Zhang, you can call me that too." "Yes, yes! Sister Aqiao." Dr. Zhang asked, "Sister Aqiao is young this year?" "Where is youth left? Old age is worthless, and I'm thirty-two this year." "I can't see it, I can't see it. I know a little about physiognomy, let me take a closer look for Sister Aqiao." I don't know if he really knows how to look at pictures, or is he looking for an excuse to criticize freely, but Sister Aqiao naturally wants to treat him as real, sit upright, smile slightly, and let him look at pictures.That graceful and at ease demeanor can't tell that he once lived in a side room, let alone that he came from the dust. Dr. Zhang saw her from head to toe. Her feet were huddled in the skirt and could not be seen, but her hands could be asked to see. It is a common rule to look at her hands, and Sister Aqiao could not refuse.Originally, men were on the left and women were on the right, and she only looked at one, so she was more generous and stretched out both hands.The fingers are long, white, and thin like onion tubes, and the nails are also long, with a light red color, as if dyed with impatiens. Dr. Zhang is so eager to reach out and hold it. "Excellent!" he said, "a noble appearance. The older you are, the better your luck." Sister Aqiao glanced at Hu Xueyan, smiled faintly, ignored his nonsense, and said, "I don't have any dishes, I'm afraid I've neglected Mr. Zhang!" Then she stood up and left. Dr. Zhang couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.Men and women have different seats, and they are strangers. This meeting is considered to be an expression of the courtesy of being a host.And according to common sense, it was too much, and it was impossible to meet again after that. "But, doesn't she have something else to ask of me?" Thinking of this, Dr. Zhang felt relieved, and made up his mind that no matter what, she had to talk to her face to face before there was room for discussion. Sure enough, Xiao Jiaji was alone for a meal.The delicacies were quite exquisite, and finally the hot pot was served, and then sister Ah Qiao talked to each other across the curtain, said a few polite words, and has since disappeared. After the meal, we chatted, and after a while, Dr. Zhang couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Didn't you say that Sister Aqiao wants me to do something?" "Yes. Let me go and ask." So Dr. Zhang only paid attention to the screen and listened quietly with his ears sideways.After a long time, someone came out, but it was still Xiao Jiaji, but there was a slender figure behind the screen. "Sister Aqiao said, Mr. Zhang will definitely not agree, so it's better not to say." "Why didn't you say it?" Dr. Zhang blurted out, "Why do you think I won't agree?" "Then let me talk!" It was the voice behind the screen. When someone said something, Miss Aqiao appeared gracefully.The clothes have also been changed, just now it was a black satin squirrel fur jacket, with a moon white silk pleated skirt underneath.Now she has changed her homely attire, a silk padded jacket made of bamboo-leaf green Ningning silk, Ai Qiao refuses to wear bulky cotton trousers, and does not want to prick her feet like Beidi Rouge. foot pants.In order to keep warm, the waist of the clothes is cut extremely tight, making the body more graceful and charming. Dr. Zhang, who is half or sixty drunk, is still a cautious person in his heart.Because the brilliance was overwhelming, I didn't dare to look closely, so I turned my face slightly and asked, "Sister Aqiao, please tell me if you have anything to say. Do you want me to be extra careful in drawing up a prescription for you?" "Of course." Aqiao replied, "but I'm not busy. I was entrusted by my sister, so don't worry that my dear relative is in Ningbo alone. I can't come to take care of her often, but the care is always not as good as mine. My younger sister is considerate and considerate. I was thinking that thanks to meeting Mr. Zhang for this serious illness, he is a good doctor and will be fine now. However, I don’t feel at ease when I go to Shanghai by boat without Mr. Zhang to take care of me. Then I have no choice but to—" At this point, she took out the country flower handkerchief under her armpit, and smiled with her lips pursed, as if she was embarrassed to say what she said next. In Dr. Zhang's eyes, he was fascinated by the twittering voice. He was only admiring the sound, but he couldn't help but ignore the meaning of the words. Seeing her suddenly stop, he couldn't help but be surprised. "Why don't you go on. Please, please, I'm listening." In fact, the meaning is already very obvious, but you can't hear it after listening carefully, which shows that you are absent-minded.Xiao Jiaji saw that he was in a state of desperation, so he winked at Sister Aqiao, signaling her to tell the truth without having to bend the horse and bend the bow. "Okay, I'll say it. But, Mr. Zhang," Sister Aqiao flashed her big eyes flexibly, making an expression like a cute girl, "you can't hit me when I say something. return ticket!" These words were quite serious. Dr. Zhang collected his mind and recalled her words before he figured out what was going on, but he couldn't agree more. "Isn't it?" Sister Aqiao said softly to Xiao Jiaji intentionally, "It's okay for me not to speak up, and it's useless to open my mouth—" "No such words." Dr. Zhang hurriedly said anxiously, "I understand what you mean. What I'm thinking about is not whether I should go with you or not." "Then what is it?" "It's whether the patient can go. In such weather, wading through the waves, in case the illness recurs, it's not a joke." The words are reasonable, but it is not easy to estimate whether it is the truth or an excuse.Sister Aqiao is also very powerful, so she deliberately pushed her, but she didn't say it directly, she looked at Xiao Jiaji and asked, "Didn't Mr. Zhang say that it doesn't matter if he takes care of you all the way?" "Yes! With Mr. Zhang here, what are you afraid of?" The two sang together, as if Dr. Zhang refused to help, which made him very uneasy, but he didn't dare to be rash in the end. He stood up and said, "I'll see the doctor again." Hu Xueyan, who was in the compartment, listened to their conversation verbatim.Half of it is that the wish is expected to be fulfilled, and the heart is joyful, and the other half is to conceal the illness, so the results of the diagnosis naturally appear to be very promising. Only then can Dr. Zhang consider his own situation.The army was in turmoil, and the age was approaching. It was really not the time to travel far, but the words were too generous to be accepted or discounted.At the same time, he was full of longings, and was really reluctant to give up this opportunity to be in the same boat with Sister Aqiao, so he finally resolutely agreed. This time, Hu Xueyan was naturally grateful.But what Dr. Zhang wanted was Aqiao's gratitude.Hu Xueyan also saw the subtlety of this, so he wrapped a hundred taels of silver in red paper and asked her to present it herself. "Doctors have the heart to cut shares." Dr. Zhang shook his hands and said, "Talking about money has buried my painstaking efforts." The words are very beautiful, but sister Aqiao is also well aware of his "hard work", and she wants to give it away, because she can't and does not want to repay his "hard work".Of course, this is just the meaning hidden deep in her heart. "Mr. Zhang, I know your painstaking efforts. This is a little trick of my 'brother-in-law'. He said that if Mr. Zhang doesn't accept it, he will feel uneasy, and if he doesn't recover soon, he won't dare to work hard." Dr. Zhang chewed her words carefully, "I know your painstaking efforts", these words are like imprinted on the heart board with a branding iron, and they will never be forgotten. "In that case, I have no choice but to accept it. But—" he didn't continue.In order to show in front of Sister Aqiao that her friendship was completely sold to her, he decided to repay Hu Xueyan's favor, and he wanted to send two valuable tonics in return.But there is no need to say the words first, the taste is not enough, so he shrinks his mouth. "Then, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang." Xiao Jiaji interjected, "When are you going to leave?" "The sooner the better. I want to come back during the year." "We will definitely be able to come back." Xiao Jiaji made some calculations and made a proposition, "I'll do my best to prepare for tomorrow, how about leaving the day after tomorrow?" "The day after tomorrow must be a good day." Sister Aqiao didn't know many words, but she could handle it by reading the imperial calendar. She confidently pointed to the line on the first day of December, "'It's time to go out.'"