When Wu's wife saw Xu Xuan coming in, she immediately smiled and picked up a string of rice dumplings and handed them to Xu Xuan, "No, this is the rice dumpling I just cooked, you can take it back and taste it."

Xu Xuan took the rice dumpling with a smile, turned his head and saw that there were still many rice dumpling leaves on the table. He knew that Mrs. Wu wanted to make a lot of rice dumplings. Thinking about it, Wu Renjie had a good temper and made many friends, so he naturally had to give away a lot of rice dumplings.

Xu Xuan sat at the table, picked up a rice dumpling leaf and asked to wrap it. Wu’s wife, who was beside her, happened to see it and quickly said, “Xu Xuan, you don’t need to help, Cailian and I can do it. Besides, these things are not something you men can do.”

However, while speaking, Xu Xuan had already rolled the rice dumpling leaves into a barrel, then put the fished glutinous rice into the rice dumpling, pressed it tightly, and wrapped the rice dumplings with thread.

Wu Renjie also came back at this time. Seeing Xu Xuan’s skillful movements, he asked in surprise, "Hey, Nephew Xu, you can make rice dumplings too."

Xu Xuan heard this and said with a smile, "My parents died early, and the family was poor. They all depended on my sister to take on the family business. On the Dragon Boat Festival, I would help my sister make rice dumplings. After a while, I would naturally make them."

In the past, Wu Renjie only knew that Xu Xuan's family was not in good condition when he was a child. This was the first time he heard about Xu Xuan's family affairs. He became more and more sympathetic to Xu Xuan. He had no parents since he was a child and had to grow up all by himself. This was not an easy thing.

Wu's wife looked at Xu Xuan, but felt sympathy in her heart. She had previously had a little resentment about Xu Xuan not marrying Cailian, but the little bit of resentment disappeared without a trace. She reached out and pulled Xu Xuan and said, "It's really not easy to think that poor children are really old. No wonder the young man's children have already started a family. Why doesn't my Cailian have such a blessing?"

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Wu Cailian, who was wrapping rice dumplings on the side, was dissatisfied when she heard her mother say this. She said this in front of Brother Xu. How could she meet Brother Xu in the future?

Wu's wife heard Cai Lian say this, and quickly smiled and said, "Okay, I won't say it, I won't say it."

Xu Xuan was speechless when he heard the mother and daughter, so he had to help them wrap the rice dumplings and quickly retreated out. When he arrived at the outer hall, Wu Renjie stopped him, "Xu Xuan, now we have time, let's go to the Third Emperor's Ancestors' Meeting now."

"Ah, go now." Xu Xuan felt a little nervous when he heard Wu Renjie say this. Besides, he was even more worried about Bai Suzhen at home.

Wu Renjie nodded, "Well, let's go now. It's the fourth day of the fifth month. Everyone is busy celebrating the festival. There should be no one else except the founder of the ancestors. If you go to the meeting today, it will be easier. As long as you can join the association, then you will have a firm foothold in this Suzhou City."

Listening to Wu Renjie's analysis, Xu Xuan understood it. Knowing that today's matter was really impossible to retreat, he nodded and said, "So, let's go now!"

Wu Renjie nodded, said to Wu's wife behind him, and took Xu Xuan toward the Third Emperor's Ancestor.

The Three Emperors of the Patriarch Association said that it is not an organization of the government, but a professional guild similar to the current professional guild. It is an organization organized by doctors. The first is to take turns to take charge, each person for four or five years. The role of the Patriarch Association is to mediate the conflicts seen by various pharmacies within the organization, balance the business scope of each pharmacies, and unify prices to prevent vicious competition. The most important thing is that the Patriarch Association also plays a role in easing the conflicts between the medical professors of the government, helping each pharmacies to protect their rights and interests.

Because of the last function of the Third Emperor's Ancestor, the Third Emperor's Ancestor will become a thorn in the eyes of the yamen. After all, the local supervisors hate this kind of organization that confronts the government. However, most of the organizers of these organizations are famous doctors. If they forcefully close them, they will have too much impact. Maybe these chief officials will be dismissed from office, so everyone can pretend to be confused. If they can ease, they will ease.

Because of the semi-official and semi-autonomous nature of the Three Emperors’ Ancestors, any newly opened medicine hall is able to squeeze into the Ancestors’ Ancestors as the foundation for gaining a foothold in this city.

If Xu Xuan wants to gain a foothold in Suzhou City, he must join this organization. As in the original work, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen made the Three Emperors' Ancestors' Ancestors fragmented, and even the independent election of the association was seized by the government. It can be seen that in the future, the Three Emperors' Ancestors' Ancestors will definitely become accomplices of the government, and these pharmacies may be even more difficult to operate. Therefore, the practices of Xu Xuan and Bai Suzhen in the original work are actually harmful to the survival of the local pharmacies.

Xu Xuan thought in such a mess in his mind, and followed Wu Renjie to the door of the Ancestor Association. When they entered, it turned out that the lobby was quiet, and only Zheng Taisheng was busy cleaning the lobby. When he heard the door ringing, he realized that Xu Xuan and Wu Renjie were coming in. He smiled and said, "Doctor Wu, you are not doing this very well today. If everyone knows that you are doing today, they will not be able to spare you in the future."

When Wu Renjie heard this, he laughed and scolded, "Zheng Huishou, I think you want to ask me for my wine and meat? Well, you have done the matter of Xu Xuan joining the society today. Isn't it easy for us to drink?"

Zheng Taisheng heard Wu Renjie say this and shook his head, "Okay, okay, Dr. Xu joins the ancestors' association, I will do it for you now."

He said, and then came to the divine platform in the hall, respectfully burned incense to the Medicine King and Medicine Divine Doctor above, took a brush from the platform, dipped it ink made of cinnabar on the platform, wrote down Xu Xuan's name on a book on the table, and then added Xu Xuan's name to a wooden plaque next to the divine platform. After doing all this, Zheng Taisheng respectfully put the brush back on the platform, then turned around and looked at Wu Renjie and said, "The matter is done, you treat me!"

Seeing this, Wu Renjie asked in confusion, "How could this be so simple? Didn't the newcomers in the past have to discuss it together before they can get the roster?"

Zheng Taisheng was already laughing loudly at this time, "Wu Renjie, you old fox, are you just like us old guys who don't know what you are thinking? We discussed this morning and took out the red pen of the list and waited for you to come today. Everyone admired what Dr. Xu did in our Suzhou City, so everyone planned to invite Dr. Xu to join our Third Emperor Ancestors Association."
Chapter completed!