I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

The matter of studying medicine has passed the Ming road. From the next day, Pei Xiang followed the guard Bai Jiu of Baituo Mountain in the carriage to concentrate on learning to identify medicinal materials and some basic medical principles.

Due to the limited space in the carriage, Mother Wang and Qiu Shi had to move the carriage behind, leaving Pei Xiang and Bai Jiu alone.

The guard Bai Jiu is a thin and tall woman with an ordinary appearance, wearing a white dress with arrow sleeves. She usually doesn't talk much, but she explains each medicinal material very carefully.She will patiently answer all the questions that Pei Xiang asks, no matter how simple and obvious.

After a few days of getting along, Pei Xiang had a certain understanding of Bai Jiu's medical skills, and through this Bai Jiu, he had a clearer and more accurate understanding of the abilities of the guards of Baituo Mountain.

She reconfirmed that if she didn't have a strong martial arts and a strong background, it would be best not to offend the Ouyang family of White Camel Mountain, otherwise, life would not be too stable.

Pei Xiang deliberately controlled his study progress, but Bai Jiu was still surprised by the speed of his progress.

For the guards of White Camel Mountain who are accustomed to the survival of the weak and the strong, Mu Qiang has almost become an instinct engraved in his bones.

Therefore, when Pei Xiang showed a talent with great potential, Bai Jiu's attitude towards Pei Xiang also changed subtly. The superficial respectful attitude gradually became more sincere.

Ouyang Feng naturally also discovered this change. He was a little curious, but he didn't investigate too much, and even quickly put this discovery behind him.

At this time, for Ouyang Feng who is obsessed with martial arts, even though there are thousands of wonderful things in the world, only improving his physical strength is worth all his efforts, and other things don't need to be too occupied.

On this day, the convoy stopped again in a densely populated town with a long history.

Ouyang Feng was going to learn martial arts from a martial arts senior who lived in seclusion nearby, so Pei Xiang and the others needed to stay here for three to five days.

Mama Wang, Qiu Shi and the others were very happy. They felt extremely tired and boring from the rapid journey for the past few days. Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to stop and have a rest.

"The second girl's complexion looks good. In the next few days, let's relax and drink more nourishing soup stewed slowly to take care of the body. In the future, the closer to the northwest, the drier and colder the climate, and the wind and sand Big, I'm really worried that the second girl won't be able to adapt to the climate outside the pass."

Pei Xiang proudly pointed at the medical book in his hand, with crooked eyebrows and eyes:

"Mother Wang, don't worry about me. I know a lot now. As a doctor with excellent medical skills, how can I make myself sick?"

Qiu Shi pursed his lips in joy, thinking that his girl had only been studying with that Bai Jiu for a few days, maybe she couldn't even identify the commonly used medicinal materials, and now she dared to call herself a doctor, and she didn't know what kind of patient would dare to let the girl see a doctor .

Ms. Wang also shook her head with a smile, feeling more and more that Pei Xiang's yelling about learning medicine is a child's heart.

"Second girl, do you really want to put these herbs in the bedroom? The smell of this medicine is a bit strong. Besides, how can a healthy and good person pile up the herbs in front of the bed?"

Pei Xiangxin said, if you don't put the medicinal materials in the bedroom, how can you secretly make medicine?After tossing this out, it is both teaching and learning. Isn't the main purpose of giving yourself the opportunity to get in touch with more medicinal materials?

Ms. Wang was still muttering: "When we were moving our luggage, the clerk of this inn kept looking at these medicinal materials, and he couldn't take his eyes off them. That little brother must think it's very strange, how can Miss Qianjin's sleeping room not put flowers or burn it?" Fragrance, but all the herbs are piled up?"

While directing the servants to arrange the bags of medicinal materials in different categories, she thought that she must persuade her young lady well tonight.

——Instead of messing around and wasting medicinal materials every day, it's better to spend more time embroidering a purse and making clothes for the new uncle.

However, before nightfall, Mama Wang suddenly fell ill, followed by Qiushi.

Bai Jiu, who is good at medicine, and the old local doctor specially invited said that the main cause of the disease was fatigue and acclimatization.If you want the patient to recover, you have to rest and rest, and it is not advisable to continue to work hard.

Pei Xiang held Mama Wang's hand, pretending to listen carefully to the doctor's diagnosis, but was actually examining the patient.After confirming that the poison Mrs. Wang suffered would not leave any sequelae, she stuffed Mrs. Wang's arm back into the quilt and told her to take good care of her illness in a gentle voice.

He didn't mention how Pei Xiang comforted Kaijie Wang's mother and Qiu Shi after that, but only talked about the noon of the second day.

After Pei Xiang finished class with Bai Jiu, when he went out, he ran into the inn clerk who brought the medicine. Pei Xiang casually reminded the little details that should be paid attention to when decocting the medicine, and gave the clerk some money.

The quick-witted guy got a generous reward and immediately became very talkative.

After he delivered the medicine, he chatted with Pei Xiang about all kinds of interesting stories that happened in the local area.After he briefly talked about two or three strange stories, he changed his voice and brought the topic to a piece of news that had been widely circulated recently.

"The ancestor of the Zheng family was an imperial physician. It is said that when Mrs. Zheng returned to his hometown, he was very handsome. Hey, there were ten carriages pulling the goods, and the ruts of each carriage were firmly pressed. Everyone said that Mr. Zheng is well-off and has won the appreciation of the nobles in Beijing, hehe, miss, guess how much gold and silver the old imperial doctor Zheng brought back home?"

Pei Xiang sat on the Eight Immortals chair in the elegant room, raised his eyebrows lightly and said:

"If it's really ten carts of gold and silver treasures, Mr. Zheng must not be able to return home safely. Besides, you are so intentional, it means that there must be something strange in it. So I guess, the things in that cart must not be gold ingots Silver ingot."

"Excellent miss," the clerk said with a teasing bow, "I'm sure you're sure, those ten loads of heavy luggage have nothing to do with gold and silver treasures at all! Alas, that's not right, in my humble opinion , That is also a treasure, a treasure that is truly heirloomed. It is a pity that future generations are incompetent, and now the descendants of the Zheng family will sell the treasures that their ancestors have saved all their lives."

Hearing this, Pei Xiang already had a vague answer in his heart, but Bi Yun who was beside him urged impatiently:

"Hey, you long-winded little brother, you're talking nonsense, so why don't you tell me, what are those ten carts of luggage?"

The inn clerk saw that the maid Biyun was full of urgency, and he didn't continue to show off. A look of envy flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head and said:

"Mr. Zheng's ten carts of luggage are not simple. The villain heard from the elders that the cart was full of paper books and precious medicinal materials. Most of the books were medical books, and many of them were medical books. The manuscripts of the rare books kept in the palace, by the way, those piles of paper are not waste paper, but the medical experience and notes of generations of Mrs. Zheng's teacher."

Biyun let out an "ah" in surprise, and said involuntarily:

"This is indeed a true family heirloom, little brother, you just said that the descendants of the Zheng family will sell these books and notes? Is that true? Why are you selling them all of a sudden? What a pity?"

The clerk nodded repeatedly, sighed regretfully, and at the same time secretly raised his eyes to look at Pei Xiang's expression.

He thought to himself, when this young lady from a wealthy family checked into the inn, the servants around her moved a lot of medicinal materials into her room.The old mother who fell ill also talked about it, saying that the young lady never leaves the medical books, which shows that this young lady is interested in medical skills.That's why he deliberately said more about the Zheng family today.

Pei Xiang was indeed interested, she nodded to the man, and asked him to talk about the Zheng family in detail.

"After Mr. Zheng passed away, the Zheng family gradually declined. In this generation, the descendants of the Zheng family are unwilling to study medicine, and they don't have that talent. Some of them want to do business, and some want to take the imperial examination to become an official. They all have their own aspirations. It's a pity that businessmen have no capital, and those who take the imperial examinations as officials can't afford to pay for repairs. After deliberation, they decided to buy the collection of books and notes that could not be eaten or drank in exchange for money. If someone is willing to give a suitable For the price, they are more than willing to sell.”

"Sell them all?"

"Yes, if the girl is interested in Zheng's collection of books, I can contact you for you."

Pei Xiang smiled and said nothing.

Bi Yun said quickly:

"The sons and grandchildren of the Zheng family...are they prodigal sons? Oh, that's not right, little brother, you have been telling our lady about the Zheng family's affairs, are you expecting our lady to pay for the Zheng family's things? This is strange, since Zheng The things at home are so precious, everyone can see their value, how come we strangers who pass by here are still here? Brother, you just want to set a trap to fool people because you see that our lady is kind-hearted and loves books ?”

The inn clerk waved his hands again and again, and said in panic:

"The little ones dare not lie, the young lady is surrounded by so many guards with high martial arts skills, even if the little ones are given the courage of the bears, the little ones dare not count the nobles."

Pei Xiangdao: "But Biyun's doubts are not unreasonable, and I'm also a little surprised. One is that the descendants of the Zheng family suddenly sold their ancestral property before they reached the end of the mountain. This matter does not stand up to scrutiny. If we want to exchange the ten carts of books and paper for money, there must be no shortage of buyers, and it is really not up to us outsiders who pass by by chance."

"Miss Mingjian," the inn clerk hurriedly gave a big gift, "There are indeed some secrets in it, but the little ones definitely have no intention of harming the girl."

"You really are deceiving my young lady! Hmph, tell me what's going on." Bi Yun pinched her waist and shouted.

The fellow explained with a sad face:

"The reason why I am willing to be a lobbyist for the Zheng family is because I have received great favors from the Zheng family in the past, and I can't bear to see the benefactor's children and grandchildren continue to live in poverty. Girl, to tell you the truth, there are people in the city who have taken a fancy to the Zheng family Those books and notes, but they are not willing to pay for them, they just want the Zheng family to offer them with both hands.

"The Zheng family had no intention of selling books at first. However, after all kinds of persecution by that person, the Zheng family thought that they could no longer keep their ancestral property, so they came up with the idea of ​​selling books. They thought, instead of letting It is better to exchange for a fortune than to snatch it for nothing.

"Unfortunately, that person has always been domineering and domineering. How can he allow the Zheng family to sell the books smoothly? Alas, the local wealthy households dare not offend the other party. If you buy it with money, you are afraid of becoming the second Zheng family."

Pei Xiang asked lightly:

"It must be a very powerful person who can make the local wealthy households so fearful. Are you afraid that I will be retaliated by that person if you persuade me to buy the Zheng family's collection of books?"

"This... there are so many masters around you..."

Pei Xiang rolled up his sleeves: "The dragon crossing the river can't overwhelm the local snake. When walking outside, it's better to form good relationships."

Facing Pei Xiang's polite refusal, the inn clerk showed hesitation.According to his previous tactful way of handling things, it was time to apologize to the guest and resign. However, remembering the kindness he received in the past, he couldn't bear to give up like this.

"Girl, I really don't have any intention of harming others. The Zheng family's collection of books was really brought from Beijing by the imperial doctor. It is indeed genuine. Not only medical books, but also many manuscripts of the imperial collection..."

Having said that, the shop guy suddenly lowered his voice:

"It is said to be a handwritten copy, but in fact many of them are real orphans, and there are more than a dozen volumes of Huang Ke Dao Zang. At that time, the court was very chaotic... It was just a few years before the Jingkang Rebellion... Otherwise, Mr. Zheng would not have sued the old man so neatly. Homecoming.

"Besides, I heard that there are a few precious prescriptions, otherwise they wouldn't attract people's attention... The reason why the little one persuaded you to make this deal with the Zheng family is not to make trouble Cited. Girl, although that man is powerful, but I dare to guarantee that he will not dare to offend the girl."

Pei Xiang's heart skipped a beat.

——A few years before the Jingkang Rebellion?Isn't it during the reign of Song Huizong?Huang Ke Dao Zang?

"Who is that person who persecuted the Zheng family?"

The inn clerk replied with some fear:

"It's the vice-leader of the local Qinglong gang. His surname is Liu. I don't even know the real name of that master Liu. I only know that the heroes in the gang call Liu the deputy gang leader. Liu Sanye made a pair of stylus, Killing people without blinking an eye, he is still the military advisor of the Qinglong Gang, and the leader of the gang thinks highly of Liu Sanye very much."

"Since Mr. Liu is a martial arts hero, how could he be interested in an old imperial doctor's collection of books?"

In order to make Pei Xiang more interested in Zheng's collection of books, the innkeeper had to reveal the truth:

"It is said that there was a friend named Huang in front of Dr. Zheng Laoyu, and the two had an inseparable relationship. That Mr. Huang is a very knowledgeable person, both civil and military. He has studied several prescriptions for strengthening the body with Zheng Laoyu. It is said that it is good for the muscles and bones of people who practice martial arts. Those prescriptions, uh, are hidden in the pile of old papers in the room of the Zheng family."

Biyun wondered: "Since it is a prescription that is good for martial arts, why didn't the Zheng family take it out and exchange it for money earlier? How did they come to such a state of desperation? Little brother, don't lie."

The inn clerk scratched his hair and said with a smile:

"It is said that there is an exquisite prescription, but Mr. Zheng did not come up with a specific prescription during his lifetime, let alone pass it on to his children and grandchildren. He said that Master Huang accounted for more than half of the credit for the research of this prescription. Therefore, without the consent of the other party , he will not pass the prescription directly to his children and grandchildren."

"Ah, Master Huang didn't agree?" Bi Yun asked.

"No, Mr. Huang has been missing for many years, so there is no way to stand up and say whether he agrees or disagrees. Later, before his death, Mr. Zheng relented and told his children and grandchildren that the prescription was hidden in the book collection in that room. If the descendants of the Zheng family want to find the prescription, they should study those books carefully, and they will find it sooner or later."

Hearing this, Bi Yun burst out laughing:

"This old man is forcing his children and grandchildren to study medicine, right? If they don't understand, then don't ask for prescriptions at all."

The man smiled wryly and nodded: "Isn't that right? The next two generations of the Zheng family have tried to find the prescription, but unfortunately no one has found the prescription. Everyone thought, maybe the old man didn't keep the prescription at all, and he explained it like that before he died. I want my children and grandchildren to inherit the mantle. After all these years, even the Zheng family didn’t take it seriously, gradually, no one mentioned looking for a prescription anymore.”

"In that case, why did Mr. Liu know about this?"

"Oh, it's also a mistake to drink. The Zheng family and their friends drank too much and started to brag about themselves. They accidentally revealed the last words of their ancestors that only the Zheng family knew, which happened to be heard by Mr. Liu, who was drinking next door. No, this caused this trouble."

Pei Xiang lowered his eyes, he was very interested in the strange man surnamed Huang who appeared during the Song Huizong period.She had a vague premonition that Mr. Huang, who was versatile in both civil and military affairs, might be the author of "Nine Yin Manuals"—the astonishingly talented Huang Chang...

Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Pei Xiang asked unhurriedly:

"How does the Azure Dragon Gang rank among the local gangs?"

This question made the guy shrink his neck, and he faltered to answer:

"A few years ago... there were seven or eight gangs here, big and small, but now... the Qinglong Gang dominates."

Hearing this, Bi Yun suddenly sneered:

"What a villain who hides traitors inside, he has a good plan! Is this for our lady to help you deal with the biggest gang in the local area? Is it easy to bully you when you are our lady? Humph, tell you, don't wait for that Mr. Liu to find you Settle the score, our Pei family can make you regret it!"

Pei Xiang looked thoughtfully at the guy who came to the door, waiting for an explanation.

Sure enough, the guy bowed and smiled and said:

"Miss, please excuse me. Miss and her party stayed here yesterday. Before they settled down, the leader of the Qinglong Gang came to pay a visit with three deputy leaders. Your subordinates in white clothes are very powerful. They stopped them directly at the inn. Outside, they only accepted the greeting card and sent the person away.

"The several gang leaders of the Qinglong Gang are usually very powerful, but when facing the guards of the young lady, they are, but very humble. So, so the villain boldly guessed that the young lady is a big figure that the Qinglong Gang can't afford, if, if If you can help the Zheng family, Mr. Liu will never dare to complain."

Pei Xiang knew in his heart that the closer to the northwest, the stronger the influence of White Camel Mountain. If the local gang recognized their identities, of course they would not dare to provoke the people of White Camel Mountain.She also thought of the white clothes that the guards of White Camel Mountain wore all year round, and thought that it was not surprising that they were recognized.

——This inn clerk thought those guards were my subordinates, so he came to persuade me to do business with the Zheng family...

"I've written down the matter of the Zheng family. You can go down first," Pei Xiang said to the innkeeper. "If I intend to buy their book collection, I will send someone to contact the Zheng family directly. Don't participate any more, and don't do anything wrong." The Zheng family should talk more about me, keep your mouth shut, and just pretend that today's conversation doesn't exist."

When the man heard Pei Xiang's words, he immediately showed gratitude, his eyes turned red, and he kowtowed sincerely to Pei Xiang.

To be honest, before that, he was ready to leave his hometown.Because, if Mr. Liu found out that he tipped the news in the inn and secretly helped the Zheng family through the difficulties, he would definitely end badly.

What he did today was really a risk.

——However, there is really no need to delay any longer, Mr. Liu has already issued an ultimatum, if the Zheng family continues to reject him, Mr. Liu will come and rob him.

He told so much inside information to this strange distinguished guest tonight, he was actually playing his luck.He just wanted to do his best to help the descendants of the Zheng family once, and whether he succeeds or not after that depends on God's arrangement.

After the inn clerk left, Pei Xiang didn't rush to talk to the people from White Camel Mountain about the Zheng family's affairs, but took Biyun and two Pei family guards who were sending off their relatives to go out for a stroll.

After buying some trinkets in several time-honored shops, she went to the tea house to rest for more than half an hour before returning to the inn.

"Bai Jiu, I heard that there is an imperial doctor Zheng's family here..."

Before dinner, Pei Xiang and Bai Jiu mentioned about the Zheng family.She omitted the existence of the inn clerk, and only said that she heard some chatter in the teahouse, and only then did she know that someone here wanted to sell the book collection of her ancestors, but was suppressed and threatened by the local gang.

"Bai Jiu, do you think these rumors are true? If the Zheng family really has so many medical classics and imperial collections, I would like to make this business with the Zheng family."

After hearing Pei Xiang's question, Bai Jiu said apologetically:

"Miss Pei, Bai Jiu has never heard of these things before. This subordinate will go and find out the truth in person, and he will definitely give Miss Pei an accurate answer tomorrow."

Pei Xiang nodded and watched Bai Jiu leave, thinking that this time he owed the Ouyang family a favor.