Floating Life and White Head

Since the Han Dynasty, there has been a Yahang, which was called "驵侩" in the Han Dynasty, and called Yahang after the Ming Dynasty.Feudal society has always emphasized agriculture and suppressed business. The Ming and Qing dynasties issued laws to strictly control the operation of dental shops. There must be official tooth cards issued by the government. Dental shops are divided into official teeth and private teeth.Private teeth are only allowed to be operated by one person, and no partnership is allowed.Most of the people who run dental clinics are knowledgeable, and they have a pair of sharp eyes for discerning things and appraising treasures.Usually, in order for their descendants to take over their mantle, the old tooth people have brought them with them since they were young, opened their eyes, saw the world, taught by precepts and deeds, and enlightened them through experience.

Of course, the unevenness of things is the feeling of things, let alone people?Although there are a large number of talented people in the tooth world, there are only a handful of people who can truly be called leaders.

During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there was a "No. [-] tooth shop in the world" dental shop in Guangzhou, which had been handed down to the fourth generation Jiang Shouyan. In the south, the Jiang family's dental shop was recognized as the leader. Good or bad, life and death are decided by a word. Many big merchants will step through the threshold of "the best tooth in the world" before they import and export goods, and let Jiang Shouyan evaluate and appraise.The business of the tooth shop is booming, but Jiang Shouyan, who wanted to be a grandson, is worried and has trouble sleeping and eating.

Jiang Shouyan and his wife, Li Shi, were married at the age of 16. The husband and wife were harmonious and affectionate, but unfortunately they had no children after six years of marriage.Jiang's mother, Mrs. Xu, is eager for her grandson, and her son has started to take charge of the family business, so she thinks of ways to urge her son to take concubines so that they can flourish as soon as possible.Jiang Shouyan didn't take it seriously, thinking that the two of them were still young, they had just taken over the dental practice a few days ago, and the affairs were complicated, and the days ahead would be long, so they 'blocked' his mother Xu's thoughts.Mrs. Li is a kind-hearted woman, how could she not know what her mother-in-law was thinking?Isn't she frowning because of this, she eats vegetarian food, spreads good deeds, is devout every day, recites scriptures and pays homage to the Buddha, and only asks the Buddha to be merciful to the Jiang family in the future. Son-in-law, it is also good to have an explanation to mother-in-law and husband.

But there are ten unsatisfactory things in the world.Three years later, Li's begging for a son was still fruitless, and he became ill instead of depression.In and out of Xinglin, several decoctions and medicines have been paid, but it is not good.Seeing that Li's body is getting thinner, it gets worse day by day.The well-known doctors who spent a lot of money recruited from all over the country said the same thing, "Mrs. Ling's pulse is weak and slow, scattered like silk, and the left inch is heavy. The liver fire is stagnant, the qi and blood are not smooth, and the heart is stagnant. I am afraid it is a heart disease, worrying too much. Heart disease Medicine for the heart is still needed, if the heart knot is not solved, medicine and stones will not help, and it will be difficult to cure the root cause, only one or two can be maintained."

Jiang Shouyan was filled with guilt. He was so poor that he had no children, so how did he get to the point of delaying his wife?That day, Jiang Shouyan didn't go to the tooth shop, but served the decoction by his wife's side. Li's eyes were filled with tears, and he sobbed, "Mr. It's a big mistake not to be able to add a family to the husband's family, and now he is sick and dying, and he can't serve his parents-in-law, and he is a drag on his husband-in-law, what a sin!" Li's tears fell like rain, holding a light green square scarf embroidered with silk and bamboo to wipe Wiping the tears that fell down his cheeks, he stood up.

Jiang Shouyan hurriedly supported Li Shi to lean against the bed, and sat on the edge of the bed according to the situation. Hearing Li Shi's words, he felt sore, put his arms around Li Shi, and comforted: "Madam, don't say such depressing words. It is mine to marry you." Blessing. I know the pain in your heart. Maybe I, Jiang Shouyan, committed some crimes in my previous life. It is my turn to repay you in this life. I have caused you trouble, and I am sorry for you."

"Mr. Mr. Li" sighed softly, "You don't have to coax me like this. You have been married for several years, you have never wronged me, and you have taken good care of me.

But I haven't given birth to you yet.You and I are humble and cautious in dealing with things. Although my husband is a dentist, he has no oral karma, and he has never had any troubles with anyone on weekdays. He has never bullied others, committed many evils, and even committed evil.My concubine has always eaten vegetarian food and recited Buddhism. Over the years, I have frequently added sesame oil to the temple to offer incense, accumulated good deeds, helped the common people, and even donated to my husband. It stands to reason that there should be no such reward! "

Li Shi was speechless for a moment and cried: "I can't figure it out, why? Could it be... Could it be..." Li's face was sad, his eyes lost their luster in an instant, and his despair and pain were beyond words.

"Ma'am, you mean..." Jiang Shouyan suddenly thought of something, shook his head again and again, sighed sadly, showing embarrassment and regret.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, and said: "If my concubine dies first, it will be my life's regret that I cannot leave your blood to my husband. If I die, I can exchange incense for the Jiang family. Concubine There is no regret in death. Not to mention the 'karma' that you and I should not talk about in the previous life, even if there is, I will take it away for my husband when I leave!"

With tears in her eyes, Li forced herself up and kowtowed in prayer, "Greatly merciful Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, I beg you, I beg Bodhisattva to be merciful. They all say that the Bodhisattva saves all living beings. Why do you leave the disciples and their husbands in the sea of ​​suffering and cannot be liberated?" !Bodhisattva...Bodhisattva..." Weeping uncontrollably.

Seeing his wife's appearance, Jiang Shouyan's heart felt like a knife was twisted, and his eyes turned red, saying, "A man doesn't cry easily, but he hasn't reached the point of sadness."

Jiang Shouyan hugged Li Shi tightly, frowned, pursed his lips to suppress his sadness, and said distressedly: "Good luck! Great luck! Don't talk nonsense! I blame me for talking nonsense. You and I are both responsible for such vain things. Ordinary people, how can they know these things, and why bother others. Even if you and I are husband and wife, we naturally depend on each other, even if there are some karmic retributions, as the head of the family, how can I let you, a woman, suffer this crime for me?"

Jiang Shouyan paused, calmed down, put his hands on Li Shi's shoulders, and comforted him softly: "The doctor said that you have a heart disease. You think about this all day long, and Hua Tuo will not be able to recover in the next life. Ma'am, if you continue to think about it like this, your body will be damaged." How can you bear it? Could it be that you really have the heart to leave me alone, let me cry a thousand lines, and break my heart every year?! The fate of our children, is it that we rush it?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li's brows and eyes stretched, and she stopped crying immediately. She laughed through her tears, nodded, looked at Jiang Shouyan and said, "You're right, right!" He raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead with a 'chi' sound. , "Why didn't I think that I was a mediocre person, and everything was reckless, and everything was right. Thanks to my years of reciting scriptures and worshiping Buddha in vain, I don't even have the slightest root of wisdom. I'm not as enlightened as you are, Mr. Xianggong, and you can think transparently! Wake me up. I don’t know how long my life will be. Mr. Mr., can you accept my request to accept a concubine? This matter cannot be delayed. Firstly, it is for the sake of my mother-in-law, and secondly, it is for the sake of the Jiang family’s incense. Absolutely, like this, it can be regarded as my long-cherished wish to alleviate my crime."

Jiang Shouyan and Rong Qiang held on, and while supporting Li Shi to lie down, he said earnestly, "Ma'am, it's fine if you think about it. As for taking a concubine..." Jiang Shouyan sighed, " It's not too late when Madam recovers. If you get rid of the knot in your heart, leave the other things to me. No matter what the price is, I will try my best to find a doctor to make you better. The most important thing now is you I am not a fickle person. Looking at you like this, how could I have the heart to think about that? If you are destined to have no children, what is the use of marrying more women? Is it clean? Being entangled in all kinds of dental work has caused me a lot of headaches, and I haven’t had a moment of peace when I get home. What kind of day is it, isn’t that torturing me? You listen to me, take a good rest, it’s just for me.”

"I understand." Li replied knowingly. "Sir, you should also go to rest, it just made you sad."

The matter of the son and heir is Li's heart disease, so why not Jiang Shouyan's heart disease, the whole Jiang family's heart disease?

The spirit is hidden in the heart, and the outside is in the eyes. Jiang Shouyan stood up before he could reach him. At a young age, his eyes often ache, tears and photophobia, which is a sign of eye disease.It goes without saying how important the eyes are to ordinary people. Wouldn't eye disease be a disaster for the Ya people?He still has no heirs, and he is worried; not being able to resolve it will cause eye problems, and he is even more afraid that there will be no successors in his Jiang family, and the golden signboard of "No. [-] tooth in the world" will be destroyed in his hands.

After finishing speaking, Jiang Shouyan stepped forward to tuck Li Shi into a fine mattress, forced a smile to comprehend, turned around and shed tears, and quickly wiped them away with his sleeves, his heart was like a hundred ants biting, weeping blood.There seemed to be a heavy fetter between his legs, and he walked to the study room.