Unknowingly, the calf had already been living with the doctor for a month. Ever since the calf found out about the injuries of the wooden dragon, it had become more and more diligent in learning medicine. In the past, it had only swallowed a mouthful of jujube, but now, it began to study it in great detail. Gradually, he began to help the senior doctor treat the patients. The senior doctor took a back seat and only gave him pointers from the side.
The calf, under the direction of the old doctor, had been practicing medicine for the past two months without realizing it.
On this day, he suddenly woke up from his dream. His entire body was covered in sweat as he muttered to himself while wiping off his sweat, "So it was a dream, so it was a dream!" In his dream, he saw Da Niu covered in blood running towards him. This was no small matter. Just as he was about to ask him what was going on, he woke up. It was only now that he remembered that Da Niu had already been in the city for more than two months.
No wonder he forgot about Da Niu. Right now, he didn't even know what he was going to do. All he did was stay in the hospital to treat the patients and learn medicine from the doctors. When a person had no goal, he would act at ease and do whatever he wanted. He did not know, nor did he care whether it was worth it or not. He would only do things for fun, and naturally would not think of anyone else.
Xiao Niu had been busy with his research on medicine, and only now did he remember that something was wrong with Da Niu through this dream. Although the calf found the dream to be a little suspicious, it still did not believe that the dream would come true. He also followed the usual practice. Since he was already awake, he got up to meditate. Ever since Xiao Niu started cultivating, he realized that all he needed to do was to meditate for a few hours and he would be able to wipe away all his fatigue. He would be in high spirits all day, but he was still used to sleeping at night and meditating only when he woke up in the morning. This habit would continue for a long time in the future, and he would benefit greatly from it. He now knew from the medical book that this was similar to the Daoist's method of rejuvenating the mind.
After sitting down, the calf came out to wash as usual and then went down to the hall to see if there were any urgent patients to see. He did not see any patients in the hall, so he turned to the back hall to help his mistress prepare breakfast. Now that he had changed his title to the old doctor, although the old doctor did not accept him as his disciple, he was already a master and disciple.
Mistress saw that Xiao Niu had arrived, so she hurriedly added, "Hey, Little Li, you've been busy treating patients all day, so you should rest more. Just have Mistress for yourself." It's still early, you should just sleep for a while longer. " The old man had no children, and now that Xiao Niu had called her his mistress, she was naturally very happy. She treated him like her own child.
The calf laughed. "Mistress, don't you see how much strength I have? Have you forgotten that I'm also a doctor?" My own body is clear. " Mistress saw that the calf had taken the task from her, so she found a chair to sit on and said, "Hey, who said that the doctor won't be sick? In my opinion, every doctor is the biggest patient in the world. To be able to outdo even doctors! Your master is sick all over. Sigh, I really don't know what a person's purpose in this life is. If your master had thought for himself, his body wouldn't have ended up like this. "Sigh!" The last sigh was filled with helplessness, sadness, and a hint of resentment. However, it was as if he could not bear to even let out a single whimper. This was the first time Xiao Niu heard Mistress' words, and he was stupefied.
Through two months of talking with patients, the calf has learned about some of the remarkable lives of the old doctors.
The old doctor was born in this village. When he was a child, there was a plague in the village. The government didn't want to spend the money to save him, so they decided to cremate the village. At that time, when everyone learned the news, they would secretly send away all those who had not been infected by the plague, telling them to survive. The old doctor was one of them.
After they were sent out, they immediately scattered and ran away on their own. He was the only one who did not leave. Instead, he sneaked back into the forest at the edge of the village. There, he personally witnessed an absolutely tragic scene, and the supporting cast of this scene was his parents, his siblings, his uncles, and his aunts. Just as he was grieving, he was discovered by the soldiers who had hunted him down. Fortunately, a good soldier had given him a chance to live. He remembered him well.
From then on, he decided to learn medicine. After ten years of searching for Ming Shi, perhaps only he knew the hardships involved, he returned to his hometown. A new village had been formed in his old village, and perhaps the divine arrangements were always so right, or so right, so perfect that there could be no more, or so right that there could be no less. When he returned, history replayed itself in his village, and there was a plague, and the government did what it always did. But he was not the child he had been ten years ago. He had decided to use his own abilities to redeem what he had seen ten years ago. He went straight to the city and found the yamen to say that he could cure the plague. But the government would listen to him and force him out.
When he was depressed, the person who had saved him ten years ago came to him. He could tell with a glance that perhaps good people would be able to repay good people. If that benefactor didn't meet him, then he would have probably lost his life. At that time, there just happened to be an enemy family that hired someone from the martial arts world to kill him. Fortunately, he was able to see through it and was able to recover after his treatment. In the end, with the combined efforts of the two, they managed to save the entire village's lives. The two of them became friends who had forgotten their youth, and the benefactor even betrothed his daughter to him. That girl was a famous beauty in this area, and was also the mistress of Xiao Niu. At that time, it became a beautiful story and was passed around.
Xiao Niu had been standing still ever since he heard Mistress' laments. However, his eyes suddenly grew more and more confused. Suddenly, they began to light up again and again. Finally, his eyes began to shine, and he felt as if he had grasped something in his heart. Mistress did not see his transformation. Mistress had been nagging for a while. When she saw that the calf had frozen in place, she stood up and patted it. "Little Li, what's wrong with you?" she asked. The calf quivered instinctively. As soon as Mistress fell into his hands, she immediately fell back. The calf saw that the situation had gone awry, so it rushed over to support his pulse. Luckily, nothing had happened, but it was still sweating profusely. It then asked, "Mistress, are you alright?"
Mistress laughed and said, "You child, what the hell happened when you were just standing there in a daze?" Xiao Niu hurriedly said, "I just remembered a few things after hearing Mistress' words." Mistress knew about his experience of climbing out of a pile of people. She thought he must have thought of something sad, so she stopped asking. Instead, she changed the topic. "You sure have a lot of strength."
Xiao Niu hurriedly said, "Damn it, I nearly hurt Mistress just now." Mistress was also someone who had seen the world, she smiled and said, "Nothing much, you scared me." With such an excellent disciple like you, I believe the old man is as happy as I am. Well, now I know why he won't take you as a disciple. Because he knows that sooner or later you will have to leave, and you are a man of great affection. If he accepts you, then we two old fellows will become a part of your heart, preventing you from going out into your own world. Sigh, perhaps it really was heaven's will to mess with others. You are the only junior he has ever admired in all these years. If he could take you in as his disciple, then he probably wouldn't have any regrets in this life, right? However, the heavens are determined that you cannot become master and disciple. "
After hearing this, Xiao Niu realized why his master refused to accept him. He knelt on the ground with a face full of tears and said, "This disciple will definitely stay and wait upon you all for the rest of your lives. My future is not worth mentioning. If a person can't even be filial to his parents, then what qualifications does he have to talk about his future? " Mistress hurriedly helped him up and said with a sigh, "Ai, I'm serious too. I know your personality, but …" "Ai …" In fact, Xiao Niu had been reminded by his mistress that he had found his life goal in the old doctor's life story. He decided to learn from him and save a life in a desperate situation. Moreover, he had an even bigger dream. He wanted to roam the world and heal everyone. But now, it was as Mistress had said, he was a person who valued relationships greatly. When he heard that his master, for his own future, was willing to go against his greatest wishes and not accept him as a disciple … This made him even more unwilling to leave. He changed his mind and decided to stay and take care of the two elders for the rest of their lives. Since Xiao Niu had made up his mind, he was assured of his decision. He continued cooking breakfast.
After the meal, Xiao Niu said, "I'll go get Master and Wood Dragon for dinner." Just as he finished speaking, a voice rang out, "No need, you really think I'm an old fool. I am not in the habit of getting up late. I will only lie down when I am in the coffin. " Xiao Niu hurriedly said, "Yes, Master."
That old doctor frowned. "Didn't I tell you not to call me master? "Eh? Ah Long, why does it seem a little strange today?" The latter sentence was said to the wooden dragon behind him.
Mu Long said, "How so?"
That old doctor said, "In the past, little Li would definitely not drag things on like this. I didn't dare to say anything." Mu Long replied, "Yes, it's indeed a little strange." The two old and young duo sang the same song, as if they were partners.
The old doctor smiled at the calf and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." Are you going to stay here for too long? I can see in your eyes that you have found your way. However, he still seemed to be hesitating. "What's the big deal, man? What's there to be afraid of?"
Xiao Niu suddenly wanted to make up his mind. He knelt down and said, "I want to be your disciple." "Definitely!" The old doctor was stunned, but quickly recovered and shouted, "Bastard, I don't want to take you as my disciple." Get lost! I never take in disciples. If I were willing to take in disciples, it wouldn't be your turn to kneel here. " The calf looked at Mistress with a pleading look. When the old doctor saw this, he immediately said, "No matter who it is, it's useless."
Just as the atmosphere became heavy, there was a commotion from outside. Everyone was used to this kind of situation. At this moment, he was giving everyone a way out. That old doctor said, "What are you still standing there for?" Everyone, let's go out and take a look. "