The general is always teased

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, it was cold winter, the sky was slightly overcast, and there was a drizzle of misty rain.

Shen Yijin took off her wet clothes and changed into a clean one, then wrapped an old cloak and sat beside the brazier.

His lips were a little pale from the cold, and after sitting like this for a long time, he felt a little warmer, but he frowned, his expression was a little dull, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

At this time, someone said: "Shen family boy, you have thought about it, my root beard, do you want to buy it or not?"

The speaker was an old man named Lin Weng. Everyone in the village called him Old Man Lin. He was a doctor in his sixties with a long beard on his chin. medicine chest.

After the old man put away the medicine box, he got up and turned to look at Shen Yijin not far away, waiting for his response.

Shen Yijin was in a trance, and after hearing old man Lin's words, he came back to his senses, then subconsciously squeezed his purse tightly, stared at the unconscious man on the bed without blinking for a while, then turned his head to look at the side of the bed The old man Lin who was standing turned to look at the man on the bed after a while. He went back and forth several times, his mouth opened and closed, hesitant to speak, and his face was full of struggle and hesitation.

Old man Lin put one hand behind his back, and gently stroked his beard with the other. The old god was always there, and let Shen Yijin watch, ignoring his struggles. After a long while, he narrowed his eyes and slowly said: "My beard is 300-year-old ginseng, only charging you seven taels of silver is already cheap, but the man you rescued from the river has lost a lot of blood and has been soaked in winter water for a long time. If you want to raise it well, this ginseng is essential."

Having said this, old man Lin stopped, and after a while, he asked again slowly: "Shen family boy, let me ask you again, do you want this root beard?"

Shen Yijin pondered for a moment, pouted, stretched out a finger, and bargained: "Since it's all cheap, why don't you make it cheaper, um, how about five taels of silver?"

Hearing this, old man Lin stopped stroking his beard, opened his eyes wide and stared at Shen Yijin, and saw Shen Yijin also staring at him without blinking, with a look of "no more pennies, nothing to pull out", shook his head Next, but after all, Shen Yijin was saving people and was a kind-hearted person, so she agreed: "Forget it, five taels is five taels."

Seeing that old man Lin agreed, Shen Yijin couldn't help but smiled with satisfaction, but after thinking about it, the five taels of silver should be gone in a while, and suddenly wrinkled her face, feeling distressed.

Shen Yijin was selected as a scholar at the age of 13. Among the students in the private school, she was also very knowledgeable. Afterwards, she was supposed to go on to be admitted to Juren, but to everyone's surprise, he no longer referred to it. He has been a teacher for several years. His private school teacher has always felt sorry for him. When he saw him several times, he hoped that Shen Yijin could return to the 'right way', but every time he mentioned it, Shen Yijin just smiled. , did not respond.

Although Shen Yijin's monthly money is quite a lot, as much as three taels of silver, but five taels of silver is also his monthly money for two months!

However, although Shen Yijin was very reluctant to part with the five taels of silver, when his eyes fell on the unconscious man on the bed, and he thought of how hard he had jumped into the river to rescue him in the cold winter months, he gritted his teeth and picked it up from his purse. He took five taels out of his pocket, endured the pain in his heart, and handed it to the old man.

After collecting the money, old man Lin took out the ginseng root that was properly stored in the medicine box, and gave it to Shen Yijin along with the written prescription, and then told him: "Go and get the medicine, after you get it back , three times a day, just boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water each time." After finishing speaking, he took another porcelain bottle from the medicine box, handed it to Shen Yijin, and said, "Here are these pills for you, take them with warm water, once One pill is enough, you also soaked in cold water today, take precautions so you won’t get a cold.”

Shen Yijin looked at the porcelain bottle in front of her, clutched her purse tightly, raised her face, shook her head and said, "I'm in good health, I just go into the water to save people, I won't get cold."

Seeing that Shen Yijin still regarded money as his life, the old man Lin raised his beard, and threw the porcelain bottle into Shen Yijin's arms, glanced at him, and said with disgust: "Huh, you have a good background?" Rolling his eyes, he continued, "This is for you. It doesn't cost money." After speaking, he picked up the medicine box and went out without looking back.

Watching old man Lin leave, Shen Yijin lowered his head to look at the porcelain bottle in his hand, with a smile on his face, feeling warm in his heart, he poured out a pill, swallowed it with water, and then carefully put it away Into the arms, the baby is not good.

After taking the medicine, Shen Yijin sat in front of the brazier for a while, then got up and walked to the bed to look at the man who was still in a coma, and made sure that he would not wake up for the time being, so she took the prescription given by old man Lin and went out.

There is no pharmacy in Taoyuan Village, but old man Lin also sells medicine, but when old man Lin visits the doctor, he usually just writes down the prescription, and then asks people to go to their home to get the medicine.

In the yard of old man Lin’s house, there is a large medicinal field, which is full of various medicinal materials. Even though it is winter, some herbs are still growing very well, and other places in the yard are also full of various medicinal materials. .

Walking into old man Lin's house, Shen Yijin smelled the strong smell of medicinal herbs in the air, and he frowned in discomfort.

Hearing Shen Yijin's footsteps, the young man who was squatting in front of the medicine field inspecting the herbs turned his head, "Yijin, why are you here?"

The young man who spoke was old man Lin's son. His name was Lin Yan. He was handsome and handsome, always smiling. He was ten years older than Shen Yijin, and he always took good care of Shen Yijin.

Shen Yijin looked around, but did not see old man Lin. Knowing that old man Lin probably went to see a doctor elsewhere, she handed the prescription to Lin Yan, smiled at him, and replied, "Brother Lin, I am Come get the medicine."

Lin Yan clapped his hands when he heard the words, got up and took a look at the prescription, and then said softly, "Just sit and wait, I'll get it for you."

Shen Yijin nodded, then walked to the bamboo chair beside her and sat down.

After a while, Lin Yan came over with the prepared medicine. He gave the medicine to Shen Yijin and said, "This is for seven days, and it's ninety cash in total."

Hearing this, Shen Yijin took the medicine, wrinkled her face again, and squeezed her purse tightly, looking distressed. Lin Yan, who was on the side, looked at him and shook his head helplessly, but did not urge him.

Lin Yan is used to this kind of situation, because Shen Yijin was notoriously stingy in the village since she was a child, and loved money like her life.

After about a cup of tea time, Shen Yijin finally took out her purse, counted out ninety cents, and handed it to Lin Yan with a look of reluctance. Her wide-open eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and Lin Yan accepted it. Qian raised his hand and patted Shen Yijin's forehead, pinched his face again, and said with a smile: "Okay, stop wrinkling your face, it's not cute anymore."

Slapping Lin Yan's hand away, Shen Yijin raised her hand and rubbed her face, complaining dissatisfiedly: "Brother Lin, I'm not a child anymore." When Lin Yan was a child, Lin Yan liked to pinch his face the most.

Lin Yan withdrew his hand, still smiling, and nodded perfunctorily: "Understood, go back quickly, it looks like it's going to rain." But his tone was still as if he was talking to a child again.

Only then did Shen Yijin raise her face and look at the sky, and found that the sky was covered with dark clouds at some point, and it was about to rain cats and dogs, so she quickly waved to Lin Yan, then turned around and went home without stopping.

When Shen Yijin returned home, it happened to be raining heavily outside. He bent down and patted the hem of his clothes that was only slightly stained with rain, and couldn't help but feel glad that he had returned home early.

After entering the room, Shen Yijin walked to the bed and looked at the unconscious man. Seeing the man's pale face, weak breathing, and extremely weak appearance, she frowned and murmured: "I'm always in such a cold day. Jumped into the river, rescued you with painstaking efforts, and spent so much money, you must make it through, don’t die..."

After muttering to himself, Shen Yijin stretched out his hand to test the man's body temperature. The heat from the back of his hand made his frown even tighter. He continued to stand by the bed for a while, seeing that the man still didn't feel anything at all. The sign of waking up, he simply took the medicine and walked to the kitchen.

But Shen Yijin didn't know that after she left, the man who was unconscious on the bed moved, and then slowly opened his eyes.