Shopkeeper Lao Zheng and Doctor Ji were a little embarrassed when they faced Master and Disciple Man Bao, even though Man Bao had already helped them reconcile it just now in front of Magistrate Tang.
If you send someone to follow someone, and you are not discovered, you will naturally feel happy when you get the information you want; but if you are discovered, whoever is embarrassed will know.
Anyway, Man Bao was not embarrassed at all. As soon as he saw the two of them, he greeted them cheerfully, and then said: "Shopkeeper Lao Zheng, Doctor Ji, my husband said he wants to treat you to something to eat."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng immediately said: "How dare you, how dare you, we should be the ones to invite you."
As soon as these words came out, the embarrassment on the face of shopkeeper Lao Zheng immediately disappeared. He finally regained the feeling of being a shopkeeper and greeted Mr. Zhuang with a smile: "Mr. Zhuang, please go first, how about we go to Ganxiang Tower?"
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Mr. Zhuang nodded and went to Ganxiang Tower with them.
Seeing that Mr. Zhuang agreed to go to the restaurant and even agreed to let them treat guests, shopkeeper Lao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
When they arrived at Ganxiang Tower, shopkeeper Lao Zheng ordered a pot of good wine and poured the wine for Mr. Zhuang himself to apologize, saying that they had indeed done something wrong.
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, drank their wine, then pointed at Manbao and said with a smile: "It's nothing to me, I just scared the child. I couldn't sleep for half the night last night and had nightmares."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng: ...Who are you kidding? He asked just now. This little lady directly led people to the county government office. When he was arrested, he could still hear her excited screams.
However, shopkeeper Lao Zheng quickly changed the teapot and poured Man Bao a cup of tea. Man Bao immediately stood up and gave way.
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng suppressed her and said: "It should be, it should be, I didn't think about this well enough. I should have told you yesterday and asked someone to take you back, or I might as well have asked you directly..."
Mainly because every time she asked her husband, she would just smile at him, and he felt that if he asked more detailed questions, he would not get an answer.
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng suppressed his thoughts and apologized to Man Bao seriously.
Man Bao secretly glanced at Mr. before bowing to take the tea and drink it.
Mr. Zhuang waited for her to sit down before he picked up the wine bottle and poured a drink for shopkeeper Lao Zheng and Dr. Ji. He said, "I am a naughty student. I came to Jishi Hall rashly and caused trouble for you two."
"Where, where," shopkeeper Old Zheng said immediately, "Manbao is very smart and learns things very quickly. We two old guys also learned a lot from her."
He stood up and bent down to catch the wine poured by Mr. Zhuang, and said: "Actually, the two of us have long wanted to invite Mr. Zhuang to come out and discuss medical skills with him, but we never got the chance. Today is just a coincidence."
Mr. Zhuang glanced at Man Bao and knew that she was using his non-existent tiger skin as a banner again. He smiled and said: "Zhuang doesn't dare to discuss medical skills with Dr. Ji. I have such a petty plan."
If you can’t even teach Man Bao, how can you dare to discuss it?”
"Mr. Zhuang is too modest..."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not modesty, it's the truth."
He pointed at Man Bao and said with a smile: "My disciple is very smart. She can write smarter than others once she learns and memorize things quickly. The important thing is that she has a spiritual aura in medicine. I can only teach her in the first few years."
I could teach her, but now I can’t teach her. She taught herself everything.”
Man Bao lowered her head and smiled sheepishly. She couldn't say that she was taught by Teacher Mo who didn't exist in this world, right?
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng was startled, looked at each other with Doctor Ji, and asked with some uncertainty: "What about the prescriptions that Man Bao brought during this period..."
Man Bao immediately said: "I wrote it."
Copied.
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng's eyes widened and he wanted to cover his heart.
This, this, this... lightning flashed in his mind, and he came to his senses after being pushed by Doctor Ji. He couldn't help but swallowed, looked at Man Bao and asked: "Man Bao, you didn't teach me
A gentleman with medical skills, would you like to become a disciple of Dr. Ji?"
Doctor Ji on the side nodded repeatedly.
Man Bao just shook his head and whispered: "I have already paid my respects to you, sir."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng looked at Mr. Zhuang with confusion and asked, "Does Mr. Zhuang also teach her medical skills?"
Xinglin, like other industries, also pays great attention to inheritance. One apprentice cannot serve two masters. The master here refers to the teacher who officially becomes a master. In the future, the apprentice will not only support and serve the teacher, but also inherit and carry forward the teacher's school.
That is a good relationship with my son.
So I'm very concerned about it.
Mr. Zhuang naturally knew this. He glanced at Man Bao and saw that she really had no intention of becoming a disciple. He nodded with a smile and said, "Teach me a little bit."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng only regarded this as his humble words and said with a little regret: "What a pity."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "Although Manbao cannot worship Doctor Ji as her teacher, we are destined to meet each other. During this period, she also benefited from Doctor Ji's teachings. Manbao, please bring your medical book later and share it with me."
Doctor Ji, please discuss it carefully."
It was said to be a discussion, but in fact it was given to Dr. Ji as a reward.
But shopkeeper Lao Zheng and Doctor Ji didn't see much happiness on their faces. For them now, what matters is not the medical book, but the person Man Bao.
Mr. Zhuang saw that they were unhappy, so he winked at Man Bao and said, "Doctor Ji has taught you a favor. Although he has never been a disciple, he treats you as a master and disciple, so I will serve you respectfully in the future."
Man Bao immediately stood up, gave Doctor Ji a sharp bow and shouted: "Mr. Ji!"
"Okay, okay," Mr. Ji stretched out his hand to support her and said happily, "It would be nice if you could call me sir."
Mr. Zhuang took the opportunity and said: "Mr. Ji, please sit down quickly. I think I'll let Man Bao, a disciple, come and invite me for this meal. I'll have to trouble Dr. Ji to teach me more in the future. Mr. Zhuang would like to thank you in advance."
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"Mr. Zhuang is so polite. It's a great honor for me to be able to teach such an outstanding student."
After the two parties exchanged polite words, they began to order food. The meal was a pleasant one, and the smile on the face of shopkeeper Zheng did not fall until they left Ganxianglou.
After watching Mr. Zhuang and his apprentice get into the car and leave, the smile on Mr. Zheng's face slowly fell. He helped Dr. Ji climb into the carriage that came to pick them up and sighed deeply, "This is like stealing a chicken but losing a handful of rice."
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Doctor Ji nodded, stroking his beard and said, "After this, it will be difficult for me to teach that child if I don't give it my all."
Shopkeeper Lao Zheng: "I can't accept disciples yet, I can only look at them with greed. Alas, if I had known this, I wouldn't have made this stupid move yesterday."
"That kid usually seems quite smart, how come he was discovered by Man Bao?" Doctor Ji was puzzled.
But shopkeeper Lao Zheng sighed: "No matter how smart he is, how smart is that child? If what Mr. Zhuang said is true, Man Bao was self-taught and became what he is now, and the prescription he brought before was also written by her, then...