Chapter 253： Scholar

Ying Bao received the yellow talisman paper, cinnabar, and a writing brush sent by the shopkeeper.

Grinded cinnabar with drops of water, dipped the pen in it and drew an exorcism charm.

The talisman is not very well drawn, and the lines are a bit crooked, but it still looks like that.

It's a pity that I forgot to buy a mahogany sword, a priest's robe, and a priest's hat, otherwise I would be a proper forbidden spell master.

The shopkeeper stood next to the little doll and kept watching her tinkering, feeling puzzled in his heart.

He didn't dare to comment on the quality of the talisman, but the little doll seemed to be a witch doctor.

Her mother and sister were not surprised when she recited spells and drew talismans, indicating that she often treated people in this way.

The shopkeeper couldn't help but look forward to it.

A few people came to the scholar's room. Ying Bao silently recited the incantation several times. Now all he had to do was recite the incantation.

He walked the Yu steps he had practiced in the past few days twice more. He muttered some words, took out a small porcelain bottle of potion from his bag, and poured it into the scholar's mouth.

The scholar looked to be in his twenties, with unkempt beard and unkempt hair, and his whole body exuded a peculiar smell.

Ying Bao took a few steps back and said to the shopkeeper: "When you get back, ask someone to boil some water and give him a scrub."

This smell can literally turn a person upside down.

Fortunately, the toilet in the house is cleaned every day, otherwise the whole house would stink.

The shopkeeper nodded and said: "I have people clean him every now and then, otherwise he wouldn't be able to live up to his reputation."

The scholar drank the medicine and fell asleep, and several people in the room also walked out.

That night, while Chun Niang and Chen Zhao were asleep, Ying Bao entered the cave attentively and began to sort out the seeds.

Every vegetable seed was sown on the land around the Pupil Spring, including sesame seeds.

He also cut open the ripe watermelon and honeydew melon, took out the melon seeds, and planted a piece.

As for lychees and longans, the cores were taken out and buried in black soil to raise seedlings. Twenty or thirty trees of each type were buried.

Later, I went to check the ginseng buried in the black soil, and found that one of them had sprouted.

Gosh! Ginseng has finally sprouted!

Yingbao was so happy that she lay down in front of Xiaoya and stared at it for a long time.

When they bear fruit, I will plant a lot of ginseng myself.

There are also Panax notoginseng and Astragalus, and we also need to find ways to plant them.

It is best to find fresh Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus, and then just plant them directly in Dongfu.

the next day.

The shopkeeper knocked on the door early: "Little doctor! Little doctor!"

Chunniang went to open the door: "What's the matter with the shopkeeper?"

“Li Xiucai needs to get up.”

The shopkeeper said with a happy face: "Young man, please go and see if he is well."

Ying Bao immediately ran over after hearing this, "I'll go take a look."

She gave him a bottle of Wudingzhi liquid diluted with Pupil Spring. There was no reason for it to take effect so quickly. Could it be that she recited the spell and drew the talisman herself?

Several people came to the next room and saw the scholar sitting on the edge of the bed. His hair had been neatly combed and his clothes had been changed. He was in good spirits.

It means that the thin cheeks and stubble on the face make the person look a little haggard.

Seeing Ying Bao, the scholar stood up and bowed deeply to her: "Thank you so much, young man, for your life-saving grace. Li Xu will never forget it."

Ying Bao nodded pretending to be profound, "It is our duty to save people's lives, Mr. Li, don't worry about it."

She looked at Li Xu and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in any way?"

Li Xu said honestly: "Xiao Sheng's chest is tight and painful, and his limbs are weak."

“You sit here and I’ll take your pulse.” Ying Bao took the lead and sat down at the small table. Li Xu followed the instructions and sat down on one side, stretching out his thin wrist.

Ying Bao felt his pulse and listened to his back.

This man suffers from lung disease, which is a bit like the second uncle’s lung disease.

It is estimated that the cold was not treated in time, and the body was eventually worn down step by step.

Ying Bao thought for a while and asked the shopkeeper to get a pen and paper. She wrote the prescription and handed it over to him to grab the medicine.

In addition, he took out a small bottle of potion from his bag and handed it to Li Xu, asking him to drink it.

Li Xu drank the potion without hesitation, leaving not a drop.

The shopkeeper handed the prescription to the young man and asked him to go to the drug store to get the medicine, and then looked at Ying Bao with burning eyes. "Um, young doctor, are you going to make a visit?"

Yingbao shook his head: "I won't go to see you."

She plans to go back to the ship in the afternoon, how can she still go to the doctor?

The shopkeeper sighed: "To be honest, my daughter is married in the west of the city and has been barren for almost three years. I would like to ask the young man to show her."

Yingbao: "Sorry, it's not convenient for me to go to the doctor. We will go back to the ship in the afternoon."

When the shopkeeper heard that she was leaving after noon, he was a little anxious and asked quickly: "Then, how about I bring my daughter and ask the young man to take a look at her?"

Yingbao had no choice but to nod: "Yes, but I am only responsible for seeing patients and not providing medicine, because my medicine is very precious."

She picked up the small porcelain bottle that Li Shusheng drank from and said, "A bottle of special medicine like this costs ten taels of silver."

“Huh?” Li Shusheng and the shopkeeper were both shocked.

“Ten, ten taels?” Li Shusheng’s hands and feet were trembling.

He drank twenty taels of silver in one go from yesterday to now. What should I do?

Li Xu bowed his head to Yingbao again and said, "I'm really sorry. Xiaosheng doesn't have twenty taels of silver with him. Why don't you ask the doctor to leave his address? When Xiaosheng has money, he will deliver it to his door in person."

Yingbao was not polite either. She wrote her address on a piece of paper and gave it to Li Shusheng.

Li Xu took the paper, dried the ink, folded it carefully, and put it in his book box.

Seeing his cautious look, Ying Bao felt a little fond of him.

No matter whether this person will give away the money or not, the attitude he shows makes people feel comfortable.

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to pick up my daughter right now, and I also ask the young man to stay for a while."

Yingbao: "Well, you go and come back quickly. I have to go out to buy some things with my mother."

The local grain and vegetable seeds have not yet been purchased, so she planned to take advantage of the morning market to go around. It would be good to collect one or two kinds.

"I'll be back as soon as I go!" The shopkeeper hurried out and asked his ten-year-old son to take care of the store. He personally went to pick up his daughter from his in-laws' house.

After the shopkeeper left, Ying Bao took out another pack of pills from his bag.

"There are thirty pills in total. You can take one pill every day. If you still don't recover after eating, you can go to my hometown to find me."

 Li Xu shook his head and took the pills, and asked: "How much money does this medicine cost?"

“One tael of silver per piece, thirty taels in total,” Ying Bao said.

Li Xu could hardly hold the medicine bag in his hand, and quickly shook his head and said: "Xiaosheng has thanked the doctor for his kindness. It's just that Xiaosheng's family is in a tight situation, and I'm afraid I can't afford to pay back so much money."

He wanted to return the medicine bag, but Yingbao stopped him, "It doesn't matter. It won't be too late to return it when you get well and pass the examination."

Li Xu looked confused: "What if the junior student fails the exam?"

The imperial examination is difficult, who can guarantee that he will pass it?

“If you don’t pass the exam, go to my hometown and open a library there to teach children to read and pay off your debts.”

Yingbao admires scholars the most, and it is for this reason that he saved him.

“Okay.” Li Xu bowed deeply and said, “That young man will be ashamed of himself.”