Because Shou Jingfang was still prescribing medicine for those women, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan did not dare to talk to each other and just watched helplessly.
After Shou Jingfang finished writing, he handed the prescription to Lin Su and asked her to send a few women to the front cabinet to get the medicine. Then he got up and poured water to wash his hands. Finally, he sat back with the smell of soap, and they talked to each other.
Only then did he have a real chance to speak.
However, it was also surprising that Shou Jingfang immediately recognized Hong Yanwu's identity from him and Chen Liquan before he could even wait for him to speak.
"Are you the third child of the Hong family?"
Hong Yanwu quickly called "cousin" and then asked, "How come you recognized me at a glance?"
"You look a lot like your uncle. Your mother was indeed right."
Hong Yanwu didn't know how to respond to this, because he had never met his uncle. In the past, he had only occasionally heard his mother mention him a little bit. He probably still remembered that he was a piss-poor person who dared to play with the Lama Lama with his skull.
So after nodding approvingly and perfunctoryly, he took out the five hundred yuan first, expressed that he wanted to return it, and said a lot of thanks to his mother.
But Shou Jingfang sighed, but refused to take it back.
"When I gave your mother the money, I guessed that something like this would happen. If she hadn't been so devastated by the bad news at that time, I'm afraid she wouldn't have extended her hand. I know she is a strong person, and she doesn't want to suffer no matter how hard it is.
Help. But we are not relatives, and we have had friendships for several generations. Why are you being so polite to me? To put it bluntly, money is something you don’t bring with you when you are born or die. I live alone and lock the door.
I'm not afraid of starving to death. If you recognize me as your cousin, then you have to listen to me and take the money back."
Shou Jingfang's words were heart-warming. However, because of his mother's instructions, Hong Yanwu did not dare to make rash decisions.
"Cousin, the fifty yuan you left when you came home has actually solved our urgent need. The whole family is very grateful. But this amount of money is not a small amount. You have to eat it by yourself.
You have to drink it. Besides, you still have two children who are suffering outside. How can we bear to accept it again? So when I came today, my mother asked me to advise you to take this money back and please give me tens of millions of dollars.
Don’t wrong yourself anymore just because you miss us..."
Unexpectedly, Shou Jingfang laughed when he heard this and actually told a rather surprising situation.
"Your mother knows me well and knows that I can't make a living, so it's no wonder she is worried about me. But to be honest, you don't have to worry about this. Just spend the money, because you have collected the money.
It’s not too difficult for me. Don’t forget, I am the queen of imperial medicine after all. In such a big capital, I can make money by digging up some herbs and selling them to pharmacies. Like the “motherwort” planted by the Queen Mother of the West at the “Foxiang Pavilion”
", I will pick the "auspicious grass" and "nocturnal vine" in the wild forest of "Yuanmingyuan" on time every year. The money is more than enough for me to live a comfortable life, and my children will not suffer...
…”
I really didn't expect Shou Jingfang to have this kind of method of making money from outside. Hong Yanwu was stunned when he heard this. However, when he was secretly surprised and admired, Shou Jingfang mentioned "defeating the tiger and the dragon" again.
"...Sigh, but it's really my fault that I have no economic sense. Otherwise, if I had saved all the money for collecting herbs, I would have been able to buy "Zuohulong"..."
In this way, Hong Yanwu no longer wanted to argue about money. Because his father's illness was the focus of his visit today, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity in front of him and ask questions first.
"Cousin, can you tell me, what exactly is this 'Zuhulong'?"
Hong Yanwu's attitude was very urgent, and he suddenly leaned forward. This sudden movement shocked Shou Jingfang. However, he understood it quite well, and then told Hong Yanwu everything he knew.
Doubts in my heart.
I’m sorry to say that this “Frustration of Tigers and Dragons” is actually another name for a rare marine fish.
According to legend, this thing was transformed from the sinful dragon in the sky, so it grows near Snake Island in Liaodong, in a body of water with a huge temperature difference between cold and warm, so that it can suffer from the cold and ice.
Of course, in this environment, the fish grows very slowly, growing at most one inch a year, and it takes nearly a hundred years to grow from a juvenile to an adult.
However, precisely because of the particularity of this growth environment and way, this kind of marine fish is naturally capable of regulating yin and yang, resolving toxins and eliminating stasis, and is a rare treasure for treating malignant sores, tumors, and liver and kidney diseases.
In the Qing Dynasty, in fact, "Shuhulong" had always been items other than "Haidongqing" and "Sturgeon" that Heilongjiang generals had to pay regular tribute to the court. For this reason, the Liaodong garrison sent several hunting teams every year
, stationed permanently on Snake Island, looking for fish day and night.
After telling this, Shou Jingfang shook his head and couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.
"That is indeed a divine thing. It dries by itself when it comes out of the water. It does not rot or rot. As long as you have it, your father's illness can be cured. It is really a pity that the only medicine introduction that can be found was bought by others.
... Having said that, I have been treating difficult and complicated diseases all my life. This disease is nothing to begin with. If I had gone to your house earlier, I wouldn't have been delayed... It's all my fault. Just because of those things back then...
...Your father and I grew up together, and our friendship is no less than that of real brothers..."
Hong Yanwu heard his mother talk about some of the situation back then, and when he saw Shou Jingfang showing his true feelings at this time, he felt very sad, so he took the initiative to offer words of comfort.
"Cousin, all of this is caused by special historical reasons and is not your fault. In fact, it is thanks to you that my father's illness has been able to survive until now. Besides, now that it is like this, there is no point in being sad. The most important thing is,
I wonder if we can find this kind of medicine elsewhere. For example, what if we go to the place of origin, Snake Island, Liaodong..."
"The idea is good, but it's not easy..."
Faced with Hong Yanwu's question, Shou Jingfang sighed deeply, and then told him how difficult it was to capture the "Frustration Tiger Dragon".
It turns out that this kind of fish is not only extremely rare in number, but only appears in shallow seas in late autumn and cold winter. It is also extremely ferocious in temperament, with scales all over its body like blades, and its swimming speed is astonishingly fast. If ordinary fishermen encounter it, let alone manage to catch it,
It may not be too late to escape. Often the small boat you are riding in will be crashed by it, and once a person falls into the sea, he will be "cut to pieces by a thousand cuts" and buried in the belly of a fish.
Therefore, catching the "Frustration Tiger Dragon" became the most difficult task for the Heilongjiang generals in the Qing Dynasty. The correct way to catch it is to first send large ships to find the fish in time after autumn, and then
Only by sending many soldiers and generals into the sea with iron nets and working together to contain them in the bone-chilling sea water would they have a chance.
Therefore, in the past, the Liaodong flag soldiers would suffer a lot of losses every year. It was not until the Jiaqing Dynasty in the middle of the Qing Dynasty that the royal family showed mercy and completely waived this tribute. Only then could the soldiers and generals under the command of the Heilongjiang generals be relieved from this kind of hard labor.
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However, from then on, there was no access to the imperial pharmacy, and the number of this item became less and less. Later, when Cixi came to power, even the Forbidden City completely disappeared from this item. If it were not for a temporary hunt, it would be too late, and the folk
If he couldn't find it everywhere, then Emperor Tongzhi wouldn't have died unexpectedly if he contracted the "big bayberry sore"...
Hearing this, Hong Yanwu finally understood that this "Frustration Tiger Dragon" was indeed a life-saving treasure that was rare and cost a man's life to obtain by chance. Since it is difficult for private fishermen to catch it, they may not be able to catch it even in the place of origin.
turn up.
However, no matter what, there is still such a thing in the world, and it is a glimmer of hope. If he doesn't try his luck, then he will really feel uneasy.
So he thought about it and quickly made a decision.
"Cousin, now that I have sold my property, what else can I do? Seriously, as a human son, I can't let my father just rely on luck to die behind closed doors, right? I have to take the initiative.
What should I order, otherwise I will have trouble sleeping and eating. So I have to go to Snake Island for a trip. I don’t believe that a living person can choke to death. I always feel that the chances are better here than here. Besides, I don’t believe that a living person can choke to death.
, if that doesn’t work, I can still try to arrest him. This is the age of machines after all. If I’m lucky, I might be able to catch someone ready-made. But what I’m worried about is my father’s health. Will he be able to persist?
How long will it take? Can you give me an accurate answer?"
Shou Jingfang was quite surprised when he heard these words. He didn't seem to expect that Hong Yanwu would say this. However, he was really touched by Hong Yanwu's determination. After taking a deep look at Hong Yanwu, his expression straightened.
Tell it without any secret.
"Two years, I guarantee that your father can live for at least two years! And as long as you can find the 'Zuhulong' during this period, I can cure your father!"