During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a drugstore in Deping County, Guanzhong. The owner is Qin Dehai, in his forties, with dark skin. He has no wife and children, but a dumb servant and an apprentice, Shan Chun, who took in a few years ago. This ChanChun is his distant cousin. His parents died and he defected three years ago.
This summer, Qin Dehai's behavior became very strange, either staring at the fish jumping ashore by the river or staring at the rising and falling water in the well. He also ordered Shanchun to buy a large number of catalpa bark, atractylodes rhizome and raw Toona bark with dumb servants, and the recovered medicinal materials were piled up in several big rooms.
It was just over the top, and it was extremely sultry that night. Qin Dehai three people are sleeping in the yard. The dumb servant slept soundly, and Qin Dehai tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Shanchun said, "Uncle, there are too many mosquitoes. Let's go in and sleep. Our house has been turned over by thieves several times. What if a thief comes in through the back window? "
Qin Dehai sighed: "I think there may be a catastrophe these days!" "Shan Chun was surprised:" Is our baby working? Then report to the official quickly! "De-hai Qin shook his head:" I said this to the yamen the day before yesterday, but I was severely reprimanded. "Say that if you dare to talk nonsense to disturb people's hearts, it will be a disaster for Jiuzu! Well, I don't blame them. The emperor just ascended the throne last month, who dares to report the disaster! Besides, I am not 100% sure. "
It turns out that the Qin family has a strange stone, but it is the size of a fist and can predict earthquakes. Shan Chun has never seen this treasure.
Speaking of which, Qin Dehai talked about a past event. Thirty years ago, Qin Dehai's father accepted an apprentice named Ma Defang, and they got along very well. Unexpectedly, this disciple stole the prescription handed down from the Qin family and ran away. More than a year later, a vision appeared in Deyang. Qin Dehai's father decided that there would be an earthquake, so he told the government that people in the city were afraid to live at home at night. Half a month later, there was a false alarm, and local officials were furious, saying that Qin Dehai's father misled the people and caught him in the yamen and beat him up. Soon, Qin Dehai's father died in prison.
As soon as Qin Dehai's voice fell, he saw a bright blue lightning in the western sky. Qin Dehai and his disciples jumped together in fear, and there was a tsunami-like voice in their ears. Qin Dehai pulled up the dumb servant and shouted, "Coming!" The three men hugged each other trembling and saw that disaster was just around the corner.
When the earth stopped shaking, the three men looked around and there were broken walls everywhere.
Early the next morning, Qin Dehai asked the dumb servant to move out the medicinal materials in the barn. He washed the big purple stone pot in the yard himself and told Shan Chun that three people cooked the medicine according to the prescription. Shanchun asked quickly, "Uncle, isn't it four kinds of grass?" Qin Dehai replied: "Just these three flavors, nothing else." A puzzled look crossed ChanChun's face.
When the medicine was cooked, Qin Dehai arranged for Shan Chun to be drunk. Shan Chun asked, "How much is a bowl of silver?"
Qin Dehai's face sank: "Doctor, it is my duty to save the world by hanging a pot. There will be a plague after the disaster. At this time, why not talk about money? " Chanchun blushed.
Qin Dehai's tone softened: "Do you remember when I told you about our abandoned son Ma Defang? It's just that he is evil-minded and greedy for money, and his father is afraid that he will pass on the prescription and he will get rich as a refugee, so he hides his selfishness. In fact, what he stole was not a complete prescription. Remember, medical skills are important, and what is more valuable is the kindness of doctors! "
ChanChun nodding, respectfully filled three bowls of medicine, the three of them drank the medicine first. This soup tastes bitter and fishy, but it tastes fantastic. Everyone who drank it was safe and sound. Some people who didn't have time to drink medicine were infected with the plague and flushed. They gasped for a few days and died in pain. Qin Dehai was anxious to cook medicine day and night, but after all, he was old and soon became a little tired.
Early this morning, many victims who came to drink soup medicine gathered in the yard, and they consciously lined up. Shan Chun scooped up a bowl of medicine soup and handed it to a victim as usual, but somehow his hand shook and the whole bowl of medicine juice splashed Qin Dehai's face!
Everyone was taken aback. Although the decoction is not very hot, it is full of thick medicine juice, which is still very uncomfortable. ChanChun hurriedly took out a handkerchief to help uncle wipe, but Qin Dehai left hiding and right flashing. At this time, something unexpected happened. Qin Dehai's dark face turned red, just like those critically ill patients! The onlookers were frightened to disgrace and retreated. Shanchun exclaimed unexpectedly: "Uncle, uncle, you are sick!" " Before Qin Dehai could speak, the villagers began to talk.
Before Qin Dehai could say anything, Shan Chunlang suddenly said, "Don't worry, although my uncle is terminally ill, this soup will always be distributed to everyone." Then he turned to de Qin Hai and said, "Uncle, if you have any unfinished ideas, please explain them quickly so as not to be late ..."
Qin Dehai's face was dripping with sweat as big as a bean, and he reached into his arms trembling, as if to dig out something. Chanchun was in a hurry. Suddenly, a hoarse voice shouted, "No! The prescription cannot be given to him! " When everyone looks at it, they are all dumb servants! I saw him jump on ChanChun's face and pull it. Next to Zen Chun's eyebrows, a mole the size of a bean suddenly dropped! ChanChun surprised, wu wear canthus panic speechless at the moment.
Qin Dehai was startled and looked at Shan Chun: "You, you are not my cousin! Who are you? "
The dumb servant said coldly, "Of course he is not your cousin, he is a wolf who just wants to take your prescription!" " "
ChanChun looked at panting Qin Dehai, his panic gradually calmed down. He said to him, "Yes, I'm not your distant nephew at all, but I grew up with him. Three years ago, he wanted to come to you, but he died of typhoid before he left. He said he didn't know you until he was three years old, so I came to study medicine with you in his name. I have been humble for three years, and I have worked hard without merit. Since I'm dying, I can't take this prescription to the coffin. As long as my uncle promises to pass me the prescription, I will take care of my uncle's affairs! " Say that finish kneeling on the ground, knock three heads. De-hai Qin plopped down on the ground and nodded slowly. "Yes, prescriptions are always handed down, but which one of you wants to kill me?"
Shan Chun suddenly rolled over and grabbed the dumb servant, and said sharply, "Here comes the man who harmed your life! He played dumb, not just for the prescription! Say, who are you? "
The dumb servant laughed wildly: "Ha ha! Who am I? I am the one who should take the prescription! " He slowly revealed a hidden story.
Who is this dumb servant? Ma Defang's son!
When Ma Defang stole the Qin family's ancestral prescription, he thought he could make a fortune. More than 20 years ago, the plague raged in Guangping County, and he boasted to the magistrate. As a result, the medicine soup didn't work. In a rage, the sheriff confiscated his home.
The dumb servant sneered, "My father was so angry that he was cheated. He played tricks near your house to create the illusion of an earthquake. Your father believed it and finally killed himself! Although your father was killed, my father has been worried about the prescription. Without Tuozai's depression, he left his last words, and he must get the real formula! "
DE Qin Hai somberly nodded, and then, it is a burst of shortness of breath. The dumb servant is still laughing wildly: "You must wonder why you are poisoned when you drink soup every day." That's because I put lotus roots in your soup bowl. Lotus root is the bane of Atractylodes lancea. If this medicine is added to the soup, it will become a life-threatening soup! In fact, your fake nephew has discovered my secret. He's waiting for you to die of poisoning! "
Qin Dehai trembled and said, "Waiting for death? Damn it. Why do dying people keep secrets? " He stood up slowly and held out his hand. Everyone thought he was going to take out the prescription. Unexpectedly, he raised his hand and wiped his face. The red color is gone, and it's still a black face! ChanChun frightened, Qin Dehai lang lang said the reason. In fact, he had long realized the difference between soup and medicine, so he began to doubt his cousin and dumb servant. In order to find out the truth, this has been pretending to be sick and forbearing.
At this time, the villagers had reported the case to the yamen, and the catchers came at me like wolves. The dumb servant jumped into the house, but he was shot to the ground by a captive's arrow. He turned pale and said bitterly, "There is nothing to say about winning or losing. Now I just want to know, where are your gems for predicting earthquakes? What medicine is missing in this soup? Obviously, the fake medicine I cooked for you is the same medicine as my dad's, but why is it detoxification? "
Qin Dehai knocked on the big stone pot and said with a smile, "This is the biggest secret, but it is not a secret. This last medicinal material is called purple fluorite, and my cauldron is made of purple fluorite. At that time, my father spent all his life searching for this treasure in order to detoxify it in the years of plague. As for the baby who predicted the earthquake, it was just a rumor that my father deliberately released to make people believe his prediction. "
Shanchun and the dumb servant looked at each other and bowed their heads in pain. Qin Dehai added, "You will get the prescription at all costs. Well, if you give your wish, I'll give you a prescription. "
Qin Dehai came into the room and took out a thick stack of paper. Everyone in the yard sent one. Shan Chun and the dumb servant hurriedly grabbed the paper. At first glance, it was a complete secret recipe of Jiedu Decoction, copied on the paper in fine print, and even the weight of the preparation was not bad.