Chapter 11 Xia Yang Apprenticeship
Chapter 11 Xia Yang Apprenticeship
"That's good. Let me buy this chicken from you. It's half the price. It's about the same price as the Chinese New Year is coming. If people find out about this, you can say that you sold the chicken to me. You also know that my family has just moved here and there is nothing. It is normal to buy a chicken that can lay eggs. With this money, you can buy some shredded tobacco for your grandpa, and some brown sugar for your grandma. If Grandpa knows, he won't blame you too much, after all, your original intention is to show filial piety to them," Xia Yang said to Mu Wanyin.
"No, Xia Yang, I gave you the chicken. I can't ask for your money. You take the money back. I have saved a lot of money myself. When I go to town, I will buy something for grandpa and grandma. In this way, it will be considered as a crime." The family members know that I can also excuse me," Mu Wanyin stuffed the half of the copper coins Xia Yang gave back into Xia Yang's hands, he was afraid that after collecting the fifty big coins, Xia Yang would never come out to play with him again.
"You have to accept the money. We will be friends from now on. If you don't accept the money, you will look down on my little money. Do you look down on me, um," Xia Yang said looking at Mu Wanyin.
Mu Wanyin looked at Xia Yang's serious expression, and he nodded immediately. Ever since he met Xia Yang, he wanted to be friends with Xia Yang, and when the two got to know each other better, he would ask grandma to make love to him. Xia Yang hated him, thinking that if he looked down on Xia Yang, there would be no future.
"I'll accept the money, Xia Yang and we will be friends from now on," Mu Wanyin said happily.
"Of course, we'll be friends from now on," Xia Yang nodded and smiled.
"Then I can play with you in the future," Mu Wanyin looked at Xia Yang nervously, afraid that Xia Yang would not agree.
"Yes, but you'd better come to me when the weather gets warmer. It's too cold outside now," Xia Yang said, looking at the snowflakes that started to float again. In fact, he didn't come out to play because he was afraid of the cold. He didn't have time to play at all.
Xia Yang hummed a song and walked to the old carpenter's house. The matter was settled. Even if it was known that the village chief's chicken was in their house, he bought it from Mu Wanyin, as long as it wasn't stolen.He brought a big chicken coop from the old carpenter's house. He was planning to buy it, but the other party refused to take the money no matter what. Xia Yang and the old carpenter joked that after the chickens laid eggs, they would send some to the old carpenter. .He is going to raise that pheasant until it grows fat enough to eat. His family is not short of meat at all, so he will raise the live ones first, and the leftovers at home will be kept, so as not to be wasted.
Xia Yang got up early the next morning, and he and Ah Mu made breakfast together. His Ah Mu was a fast learner and had already learned how to cook porridge.
Xia Yang ate and played breakfast and woke up his younger brother who was lying in bed. He heard a knock on the door from the yard. Xia Yang opened the door and saw Mu Qing standing outside. There were two horses behind Mu Qing, one with a hair Xia Yang knew it was called Heizao, a black and shiny black horse. The other one was the filly that Xia Yang rode yesterday. It has no name yet. Mu Qing said that when he learned how to ride a horse, he would give this filly to him. It was up to him to name the filly.
"Mu Qing, why are you here? Didn't you agree that I'll go there?" Xia Yang said.
"You learned how to mount a horse yesterday, and today I will teach you how to ride a horse. Naturally, you can't be on the mountain anymore. Go put on your cloak and let's go ride a horse," Mu Qing said, patting Xia Yang on the shoulder.
Xia Yang nodded naturally, and ran back to the house to tie the cloak. Mu Qing taught Xia Yang how to sit on the horse. After adjusting it many times, Mu Qing was finally satisfied. Walking slowly on the snowy road.
"Mu Qing, why are you riding a black jujube today? You usually ride a red jujube," Xia Yang asked a little strangely. The horse is very docile and not as tall as the dark horse.
"Today I ride black dates mainly because the little mare is born of black dates. With black dates, the little mare will feel more at ease. It will follow the black dates. Xia Yang picks up the whip and twitches it lightly. The little mare will understand. It will trot, and your posture is already very good," Mu Qing said to Xia Yang, after he finished speaking, he frightened the black date with his hand, and the black date started to trot happily, when Xia Yang lightly whipped the mare, When the little mare, who has no name yet, saw Heizao running forward, she naturally followed slowly, neither far nor near, and she was extremely well-behaved. There was nothing in Xia Yang's mind, such as suddenly running wildly, suddenly going crazy or something .
Xia Yang followed Mu Qing on horseback all morning, sometimes trotting, sometimes walking slowly, heading towards Shantou Village.
"Xia Yang, let's go to the old doctor's house today and let the old doctor meet you. I believe he will like you," Mu Qing stopped his horse and said to Xia Yang when he came to the entrance of Shantou village. He got off his horse and pulled The filly made Xia Yang turn over. Looking at Xia Yang who was staggering unsteadily, Mu Qing hurriedly supported her.
The old doctor used to be an imperial doctor many years ago, because he was too upright and couldn't understand all kinds of things in the palace, so he finally resigned and came here to live in seclusion. Mu Qing was not sure that he would be able to succeed as a teacher if he brought Xia Yang here once.
"Is the old doctor right here? It's much closer than the town," Xia Yang said.
"It's much closer than the town, and it's farther away from the town. It's inconvenient for them to go to the town, so a nearby village has set up a market here. Although it's not as lively as the town, most of the things They are all there," Mu Qing led the horse and walked towards the market.
Mu Qing bought two catties of pork belly in front of the butcher stall, and took out a paper bag from the pocket on the side of the saddle for Xia Yang to carry.
Xia Yang followed Mu Qing, holding a paper bag in one hand and pulling the maroon filly in the other. Mu Qing led Xia Yang into a yard, and the boy in the yard saw the two of them, and immediately tied their horses to the horse. Sis, Xia Yang thinks that the other party should know Mu Qing.
"Uncle Mu, you will teach me how to ride a horse anytime," the teenage boy called after he had tied up the horse.
"When you grow up to be as tall as this brother, Uncle Mu will teach you, well, Xia Yang's name is Chen Ping, and he is the grandson of old doctor Chen," Mu Qing said, pointing to the little boy who had been staring at the horse.
"Brother Xia Yang, are you a friend of Brother Mu Qing? You must ask Uncle Mu Qing to teach me how to ride a horse. I really want to ride a horse," Chen Ping said while staring at Xia Yang. Blushing to see his beloved filly.
"It's okay," Xia Yang said with a smile. This kid is as old as his younger brother, and he looks very cute, chubby.
The three of them went in from the front yard and followed the little boy to the front. Only then did Xia Yang realize that there was actually a medicine hall in front of him. The names of medicines were written on the cabinets, and the whole room smelled like medicines. Sitting to see a patient, the little boy shouted immediately after the old man let go of the patient's hand. The old doctor smiled when he saw Mu Qing, then picked up a pen and began to write the prescription, and handed it to the patient after the prescription was written. Let the patient go to the side medicine cabinet to grab medicine.
"Mu Qing, why are you here? Couldn't it be something uncomfortable?" Old Doctor Chen said with a smile, this year he went to the mountains to collect medicine, but he was getting old, his old eyes were dim, and he stepped on the empty foot and rolled down the hillside, if it wasn't for Mu Qing and the others , he might have to feed the wolves in the mountains.
"It's not that I'm uncomfortable, it's Mr. Chen like this. The kid next to me wants to learn medical skills, so I came to you after thinking about it. This kid has a lot of aura and can learn everything quickly. Xia Yang didn't pass the Pu'er tea to Chen Old man, being able to learn medical skills from Mr. Chen is your blessing for a few lifetimes. Mr. Chen's medical skills are beyond the reach of ordinary people," Mu Qing said as he took the paper bag from Xia Yang's hand and handed it to Mr. Chen. Mu Qing knew that Mr. Chen likes this drink the most, and he only has this bag on his side, and he is reluctant to drink it. For the sake of Xia Yang, Mu Qing reluctantly parted with him.
"This won't work, Mu Qing, I'll accept this meat, and you have to take this tea back home. This is too precious, and you haven't repaid your life-saving grace, little old man, yet you still send such a precious thing. This There is nothing wrong with a child wanting to learn medicine, as long as he is willing to endure hardships and work hard, the little old man will definitely teach him everything. If he can't bear the hardship, then don't blame the little old man for being merciless, after all, it is a matter of human life. "Old Chen said quickly, and handed back the Pu'er in his hand to Mu Qing.
Old Chen didn't want to know that the tea in the hands of this boy named Xia Yang belonged to Mu Qing. He drank it at Mu Qing's once when he was injured that day. The place is so remote that it is difficult to find good tea even in the town. Not to mention the old Pu'er, Mu Qing is only so little, and now he sent it here for a child.
"Mr. Chen, don't be polite to me. I know it's a bit abrupt to bring Xia Yang here and let him learn medical skills from you, but this kid really likes it, so I came here with the cheek. You must accept the things, or I won't Don't worry," Mu Qing said to Chen Lao.
"Forget it, forget it, Mu Qing, you have turned bad, and you actually bought me. Xia Yang, as long as you can study hard and work hard, I will accept you. If you can't do this, don't blame me for not giving Mu Qing Sensibility," Chen Lao said.
In fact, he couldn't let go of the bag of old Pu'er in his hand, and he didn't know how long Mu Qing had kept it. Today, he took away Mu Qing's beloved thing, and he must teach the boy well. What is the relationship with Qing, Mu Qing is willing to take out the Pu'er that has been hidden for many years, presumably the relationship is unusual.
"Xia Yang, hurry up and call Master," Mu Qing patted Xia Yang on the shoulder and said.
"Master, my apprentice will learn medical skills from you in the future, and I will definitely work hard and not let you down." After Xia Yang finished speaking, he bowed to Old Chen with full sincerity.
"Don't call me master, it's not so easy to ask me to be your teacher. Although I agreed to Mu Qing, you still have three tests to pass. First of all, you have to read this herbal medicine book and be familiar with it. Memorize the medicinal properties of various herbs. When spring comes, I will test you. If you can’t memorize it, I won’t give Mu Qing face. After you memorize it well, you can go find me to get to know each other. For those herbal medicines, you have to memorize the prescriptions, the mutual generation and restraint between various herbs, and learn how to prescribe the right medicine. If you are afraid, give up, if you are not afraid of trouble, study hard. You must know that studying medicine is a matter of life and death, and you can’t be careless. ,” Old Chen said to Xia Yang.
"Master, don't worry, since I want to learn medicine, I will definitely work hard to learn it, and I will never be half-hearted," Xia Yang assured Mr. Chen.
"That's fine. You should memorize this book of herbal medicine first. By the end of spring at the latest. If you don't memorize it by then, I won't accept you. If you can memorize it earlier, you can come to me sooner." , I will formally accept you as an apprentice after I pass your exam," Mr. Chen handed a book in his hand to Xia Yang, and looked at it as a thick one, with the words "Herbal Medicine Collection" written on the cover, this book is not thin Ah, it shouldn't be easy to memorize, Xia Yang was a little worried.
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