Chapter 173： One glance can mean life or death

Chapter 173 Determining life and death with one glance

  Coming from the same scholarly family, Mr. Liu and Mr. Guo, and even the deceased Grand Scholar Cui, were all acquaintances. Now that they meet here, they are naturally very lively and close.

Mr. Guo specially thanked Mrs. Cui and almost half sold and half gave him a Zhuangzi.

Mr. Liu said on behalf of Mrs. Cui, "Brother Guo, you are so embarrassing to the younger generation. When the bachelor was still alive, I had great respect for you. You founded Taihua Academy, and everyone in Kyoto knows that. You are ranked high in the world, and many students respectfully call you Shanzhang. Now, it is fate that Jinrou can live next to you.

"From now on, it won't be convenient for me to come here when I'm in the city, but you live next door, so I need you to take more care of Jinrou. This child's life is miserable!"

Mr. Guo quickly nodded in agreement. Before buying Zhuangzi, he had made some inquiries and vaguely heard about it.

At this moment, he promised, "Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We will move around more in the future. If anything happens to Jinrou, just ask someone to come to Zhuangzi and let her know."

Mrs. Cui quickly stood up and thanked her, and finally introduced Mr. Wen, Li Laosi, Liu Biaotou and others to the old man.

Mr. Wen is a disciple of Cui University, and Mr. Guo has also met him, and he still has some vague impressions.

But when it was the turn of Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou, he was a little confused.

Because they don't look like scholars, but the young man standing behind them, holding the baby girl, has a calm bookish look on his face.

As for Dr. Zhang, he was dozing off as soon as he entered the room and ignored everyone.

Mrs. Cui did not treat Li Laosi and others lightly at all, and talked to Mr. Guo carefully.

"Shan Chief, I was delayed in moving south due to something. There were many dangers on the road. Fortunately, I met a kind-hearted person to rescue me and I was able to reach Jiangnan safely. The Li brothers, Liu Biaotou, and Divine Doctor Zhang were all my saviors. "

Mr. Guo didn’t know what he thought of. His face was very complicated and he said with emotion, "You are lucky. It is really rare for someone to help you in times like this."

Mr. Wen opened his mouth to say something, but Mrs. Cui preempted him, "Chief, Uncle Liu, let's start the banquet first and talk while we eat."

“Okay, let’s talk while we eat.” Mr. Liu nodded and greeted Mr. Guo, “We haven’t seen each other for many years. How about a drink?”

"Okay, drink two cups." Mr. Guo managed to regain his interest and said with a smile, "I have just recovered from a serious illness, so I can't drink too much, just two cups will be enough. When I feel better, I can visit my house again, and we'll Only when you are drunk can you rest.”

“Okay.” Mr. Liu agreed with a smile.

Soon, the banquet was set down.

Mrs. Cui is the host, but as a woman, she has many inconveniences, so she can only have Mr. Liu to entertain guests.

Mr. Liu sat in the main seat, with Mr. Guo on his left, Mr. Wen on the back, Liu Zhiheng, the Guo family's nephew Guo Qing, Dr. Zhang, Li Laosi and Liu Biao and so on.

At the other table, Mrs. Cui brought Jiaren and the Guo family's grandson Wenhao, plus a piece of good news.

Mrs. Cui got back her dowry. She didn't need any money at all, and the banquet was prepared very sumptuously.

Jiayin didn’t care about others and ate his own belly first.

After Jiaren picked out the fish bones for his sister, he went to take care of Guo Wenhao, but Guo Wenhao didn't move a bite, and the last half of the bowl of fish went into Jiayin's stomach.

Mrs. Cui thought for a while and asked Sister-in-law Qiong to take the snack box.

Sure enough, Wen Hao picked up a piece of butterfly cake and finally started eating it.

Jiayin was full and drank half a bowl of chicken soup. She looked at Guo Wenhao with a bit of envy.

This child must not have gone through hardships, otherwise he would not be so picky about food.

At the main table, Mr. Guo occasionally looked over and sighed.

“My grandson has always been a picky eater and refused to eat. When will he be able to eat big meals like the little fat girl next to him?”

Doctor Zhang was "fighting" with a piece of white chopped chicken. When he heard this, he said, "There is fire in the womb, and the spleen and stomach are not harmonious. It can be cured after a year of careful conditioning." Mr. Guo was stunned after hearing this, and turned to look at Mr. Wen and others. people.

Mr. Wen said, "This is Dr. Zhang. His medical skills are quite exquisite. We came all the way from the north and passed through nearly a thousand miles of mountains and forests, relying on him to save our lives."

“Seriously?” Mr. Guo was pleasantly surprised. He quickly stood up, saluted, and asked Dr. Zhang to diagnose and treat his grandson.

A flash of hesitation flashed in Guo Qing's eyes, but he didn't say anything.

Old miraculous doctor Zhang was also full, so he simply started to work. After a thorough examination, he wrote a prescription.

“Take this medicine once a day for half a month, and then ask me to change the prescription. If nothing else happens, I will take a new prescription every five days, and I will be fine for a year. I can eat, sleep and live longer.”

Mr. Guo quickly thanked him, but Guo Qing suddenly interjected, "Is this prescription effective? We went to more than a dozen doctors and treated him for half a year, but it didn't work."

This is questioning the medical skills of the old miracle doctor Zhang. The old miracle doctor glanced at him and sneered, "Do those dozen doctors have imperial doctors? When I trained the imperial doctors as my grandson, you were not born yet."

Guo Qing was unconvinced and wanted to refute. The old doctor Zhang added, "Also, if you want to save your life, you should abstain from sex, alcohol, and vegetarianism. Otherwise, if you continue to indulge in sexual activities, you will die in three years if you don't do it in one year."

There was dead silence in the room, and Guo Qing's face turned as purple as an eggplant, and he yelled, "I don't understand what you're talking about!"

Everyone did not dare to let the two of them quarrel anymore, so they quickly started to persuade them.

“Come, drink and drink.”

“Yes, the weather is nice. The flowers will bloom in spring in a few days. Let’s go out for an outing.”

The atmosphere finally got better, but Guo Qing didn't say a word anymore. Mr. Zhang also left the table and found a chair to sit on, not bothering to participate in the wine table.

Jiayin climbed down from the chair and climbed onto the old man’s lap. She smiled and stuffed a piece of osmanthus candy into the old man’s mouth, making him smile.

“It’s better for us, Fu Niu, to be good, good children!”

Jiayin smiled so brightly that she showed her small white teeth, which was festive and cute.

After such an interruption, Mrs. Cui and Mr. Wen were afraid that Doctor Zhang would leave in a fit of anger, so they ate a few hasty bites, then removed the banquet and replaced it with tea and snacks.

Mr. Guo also felt that his nephew had been reckless and lost face today, so he wanted to leave early.

But Mr. Liu suddenly changed his subject, "Brother Guo, I heard that your children and grandchildren are still living in Jiangbei. Is there any news now?"

Mr. Guo's face suddenly became lonely, he shook his head and sighed.

"There has been no news. The barbarians are so close that I can't send anyone to look for them. I feel anxious every day, which is why I got seriously ill before. If I didn't have a little grandson, I have to raise him. I’m afraid I can’t hold on anymore.”

Guo Qing quickly responded, "Uncle, please relax. Once the barbarians retreat, I will immediately lead people across the Yangtze River to find the whereabouts of my eldest brother and the others."

Mr. Guo was pleased to hear this and nodded in response, "After that, you are not a martial artist. If you go to Jiangbei, I will still miss you."

Mrs. Cui and Mr. Wen looked at each other, and Mr. Wen said, "Chief, please take a look at this jade pendant. Do you recognize it?"

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it over.

Mr. Guo took the jade pendant with a puzzled look, looked at it carefully, and stood up excitedly.

“Where did you find this? This is my son’s jade pendant, and it is his favorite piece!”

(End of this chapter)