Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 616

The three people outside the door came out in unison, this man is really lazy, he is so lazy!A person who is not even afraid of thieves, what else can he be afraid of?

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "This man is really... I can't talk about it!" He pushed the chai gate, and the chai gate creaked, and fell to the side. Chasing love is a bad door.

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "Yes, I have to repair the door for him tomorrow. Is there something to do?"

They pulled their horses and entered the yard, and saw that the yard was empty and there was nothing there.

Qiu Tingxuan said: "No wonder there is a whole village of dogs barking, but his house is the only place where there is no movement, so there is really no need to keep a dog!"

There is not even a stake to tie the horse, so we have to close the chai gate again, as long as the horse does not run out of the yard.The three saw that there were two side rooms beside the main room, but when they pushed one away, their torches burned out, so they had to use fire to break it. Di Renjie stood at the door and lit the room with fire.

He turned around and said, "Come on, this house is uninhabitable, not even a bed!"

Wang Pingan looked at it with his head, and said with a smile: "The walls are empty, that's how to describe his house."

The three of them had no choice but to open another wing room and use fire to take photos.The three of them were really helpless, there was still nothing in this room, it was truly empty.

Wang Pingan said: "Give him more money, let's go to the main room and squeeze together!"

Di Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan sighed in unison, it's not good to bother the other family at this time, so they can only deal with it here for one night.It doesn’t matter if there is no bed, at least there must be a place to sit, and everyone can chat until dawn, you can’t stand overnight!

This time, the three of them stopped greeting each other. Di Renjie walked in the front, pushed open the door of the main room, held a fire and looked inside, and said, "My fellow, why don't we all squeeze together and make do with one night? I'll give you more...Forget it, go back to sleep!" He didn't even enter the room.

Wang Pingan said: "What's the matter? Is there a woman in the room?" He looked at it and said, "There is no woman, so I can't squeeze with him!"

Qiu Tingxuan asked: "Why? He didn't wear any clothes?" He also looked inside, and then said: "I really don't have any clothes on!"

I saw that the main room was still empty, there was only a pile of grass on the ground, and a man was lying on the grass, he couldn't tell how old he was, his arms and thighs were bare, and only a piece of tattered clothes covered his waist and abdomen. A beggar, perhaps a real beggar.

Wang Pingan said: "My fellow, aren't you cold? Also, do you know anyone who can stay overnight? I mean don't be like yours!"

The big man snorted and said, "It's really long-winded, disturbing my sweet dreams. Are you looking for someone with a bed to sleep in but no dog? There is a family in the east of the village. His family has no dog, but they are as poor as mine. .”

Di Renjie snorted, and said: "The poor don't keep dogs, and everyone who is not poor does. Is it possible that the people who keep dogs are not guarding against outside thieves, but you, brother?"

The big man groaned, and said impatiently: "You guys are nagging, please leave quickly after asking, don't disturb me to sleep, okay? Hurry up and leave!"

The three of them looked at each other and thought: "What is this called? How did you meet such a person!"

Di Renjie took out a dozen or so coins from his bosom, threw them on the ground, and said, "This is for you, use it to tear a few feet of cloth and make clothes that can cover your body!"

They had no choice but to leave the room and lead the horse to leave the yard.Before I could go out, I heard the big man in the room shouting: "I told you to close the door, didn't you hear me, why don't you let me get up and close it?"

Di Renjie said: "Hey, he's even worse than a bald-tailed dog. He didn't even say thank you for giving him the money, but he barked when the door wasn't closed!" He turned around and closed the door.

The three of them left the yard and walked towards the village. Every household had dogs. Every time they passed by a house, there were dogs barking in the yard.They were leading the horses. In order not to frighten the horses, they couldn't stay overnight with people with dogs, so they had to go all the way to the east of the village, and saw that there was indeed a family, but from the outside, they were actually poor.

Wang Pingan sighed: "I don't know if there are any beds in this house. If not, let's go back to the city. I'll let the soldiers open the city gate. It's better than staying here."

Di Renjie shouted through the chai gate: "Is there anyone at home? We are... to send you money!"

This family is different from that big man's house. There is no need to shout, the door creaks open, and a middle-aged man's head is exposed inside.Looking through the moonlight, this middle-aged man is only in his forties, with a shaggy beard and a very sad expression. The light is not enough to see clearly. It is also possible that this man does not have a sad expression, but just looks good. A bitter face.

The middle-aged man looked outside, but his eyes were quite good. It is probably because the lights are not lit at home, and he always looks at things in the dark, so his eyes were trained.He saw that there were three noble sons standing outside, and said timidly, "Three gentlemen, what do you have to do? The villain's family has already paid taxes!"

When the three of them heard this, they were taken aback at the same time. What does it mean to have paid taxes?It's spring now, not the time to pay taxes, it's almost time to receive relief!

Di Renjie said: "We are passing guests. We missed our place one night. I want to spend the night at your place. Is it convenient for you to stay at your place? We will give you more room money before we leave!"

The man was obviously relieved, opened the door and came out, saying: "Going out, when no one is in trouble, you three please come in, but my family is poor and there are not so many bedding, I am afraid I will neglect the guests .”

Wang Pingan thought: "This man is not bad, he seems to be someone who has read books, but somehow he is so poor?" He saw that the middle-aged man's clothes were so tattered that he could only cover his body, If he had seen this man in the city, he must have thought he was a beggar.

The middle-aged man went out of the house, opened the firewood gate, and welcomed Wang Ping'an and the others into the courtyard.He said: "Young masters, my family is very poor. There is no fodder to feed your horses, and no stakes to tie your horses. Why don't you tie your horses to a tree outside? Don't worry, there are no thieves or thieves here. Come to our village."

Wang Pingan snorted, and handed over the reins to Qiu Tingxuan. Qiu Tingxuan and Di Renjie did not lead the horse into the yard, but tied it to a tree outside the yard.

Wang Pingan asked the middle-aged man, and said, "My fellow, there is no village in the world that does not invite thieves. If there are no thieves, why are there so many dogs in the village? Isn't the purpose of raising dogs to prevent thieves?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Our village is too poor. Everyone in the four townships and eight villages knows it, and of course the thieves know it too. As for raising dogs, it's not for preventing thieves, but for disaster prevention." He saw that Wang Ping'an He is the leader of the three, he is a very gentle son, and he talks a lot.

Di Renjie tied up his horse, went into the yard, and asked, "What does it mean to keep a dog for disaster prevention?"

The middle-aged man said: "The dog doesn't think the family is poor. No matter how poor the family is, it will not run away. It can go out to find food by itself, and sometimes bring rabbits back to the owner. As for the disaster prevention year... well , in a disaster year, a dog is food, at least it can last for a few days, a dog might save a family's life!"

Qiu Tingxuan also entered the yard. Hearing what the middle-aged man said, he said, "The dogs in your village are really dedicated. But why doesn't your family have a dog?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "My dog ​​has already become food. I can't wait until the disaster year. I wonder if someone in the village has a puppy. I want two. It doesn't cost much to raise a dog. Easier than growing crops!"

The middle-aged man invited the three of them into the main room. This house looked better than the big man’s house. At least there was a bed in the house. There was a woman and a child lying on the bed. The woman kept coughing softly, while The child stared wide-eyed and looked at Wang Ping'an and the other three with a timid expression, as if he was afraid of strangers.

The middle-aged man said: "The three gentlemen will just stay on our bed for one night. Our family will go to the wing room, and the quilt will be given to you. If you think it is dirty, then you can cover yourself with your own robes."

While talking, he went to help the woman on the bed, while his child climbed out of the bed and hid behind the middle-aged man, only showing his head, still looking at Wang Pingan and the others.

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "No need. The fellow is so polite, we feel embarrassed. There is no reason to occupy the master's bed as soon as we enter the door. Let's go to the wing room. As long as there is a bed, we can deal with it."

The middle-aged man was a little embarrassed and said: "That's really neglecting the distinguished guests. My poor family really has nothing to entertain. I have wronged the three young masters!"

"Don't say that, you'll make us feel embarrassed, it's too disturbing!" Wang Pingan cupped his hands at him, and took Di Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan to the wing.

After entering the wing room, Di Renjie said: "Fortunately, there is a bed in this room, but according to my opinion, I can't sleep. How about the three of us, let's sit on the bed and talk at night. After decades, remember what happened tonight, maybe Still a good story."

Wang Ping'an and Qiu Tingxuan did not object, and the three of them sat on the bed together and started talking.Wang Pingan said: "Judging from the master's speech and behavior, it seems that he was not born in abject poverty, most likely he was educated, but at the end of this generation, he has fallen, just like the prodigal son surnamed Huang."

Qiu Tingxuan heheed, and said: "It should not be a diligent person. If a diligent person, how could his family be so poor. The current national policy of the imperial court is to rest with the people, and there are no excessive taxes. As long as you are diligent enough, you will not be so poor. .”

But Di Renjie shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, brother and brother Qiu, didn't you see it just now? There are sick people in his house. Even if he can work and have a medicine jar at home, he can't get rich. If my prediction is right, He will definitely bring us soup."

In the Tang Dynasty, all educated people, that is, farmers and students, were very polite in entertaining guests. Giving soup means delivering hot water to guests, which is the most basic etiquette. If this person brings hot water , that means he is educated, at least has read books and can read a few words.

Sure enough, it took only a moment for Di Renjie to finish speaking before hearing movement outside. The three of them opened the window together and looked out. They saw the middle-aged man carrying a pile of firewood and going to the stove built outside the room. Next, start to raise the fire to boil the water.

Putting down the window, Wang Ping'an said, "It's indeed a farming and studying family. It's strange to say that this village is quite abnormal. The lazy man before was extremely lazy, and such a master who knows etiquette is so poor. It's unreasonable!"

Di Renjie and Qiu Tingxuan nodded together. Even if the owner of this family had a patient in bed, he would not be as poor as he is now.In the early Tang Dynasty, after experiencing the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the decline of talents, there was no shortage of talents in Chang'an, because all the talents from all over the world flocked there. If you have a bit of talent, you will definitely be able to make a living, and you will be able to do well.

People who have studied these days are very popular, and a stinky mouth like Cui Dawei can feed and clothe the whole family, not to mention that the owner of this family is so good at treating people, let alone being so poor!
After a while, the middle-aged man boiled the water, and came to the door of the wing room with the kettle in hand. He knocked lightly on the door before asking: "Three young masters, have you ever rested?"

Wang Ping'an and the others looked at each other, thinking in their hearts: "This is definitely a person with a good family background. If you were an ordinary citizen, if you entered the wing of your own house, how could you knock on the door?"

Di Renjie said: "Master, please come in, you are too polite!"

The middle-aged man entered the room. There was no table in the room, so he put the kettle on the table, and placed a teacup and two large bowls. The teacups and bowls were chipped, and they looked very old.He poured the hot water and said: "There is no tea, I have neglected the distinguished guests."

Wang Pingan looked at his sad face and asked, "May I ask you your name, what do you usually do for a living?"

The middle-aged man said: "The villain's surname is Du, and the government doesn't allow us to have a name. According to the ranking, I'm the boss of the family, so the neighbors call me Boss Du. What else can a countryman make a living on? It's farming, renting A few acres of land to feed a family of three."

Wang Pingan wondered: "You are not allowed to have names? As far as I know, there is no such clause in the laws and regulations of this dynasty. How could it be possible that people are not allowed to have names?"

Qiu Tingxuan and Di Renjie said: "Your family is a remnant of the previous dynasty... Has anyone served in the previous dynasty?"

The middle-aged man laughed, shook his head, and said, "My late father followed Dou Jiande, not only in my family, but also in this village. In order to reduce trouble, the government did not allow us to name them."

The three of them were all at a loss when they heard this. Dou Jiande has been dead for more than 20 years, almost 30 years. It has been so long, why do they still remember and punish him?
Seeing that they didn't understand, the middle-aged man said casually: "If you don't have a name and no land, you're not a son of a good family. You can't take the exam, you can't enlist in the army, and you will never make it. By the way, I dare to ask where the three are from and where they are going. go?"

It wasn't a long sentence, but the three of Wang Ping'an had to understand at the same time that this was a random order from the local magistrate to prevent these former "remnants" from retaliation.Why are you afraid of revenge?This shows that these people have some skills, otherwise there is no possibility of retaliation, and the trash does not need to pay attention!
Wang Ping'an said: "We are from Chang'an. Fellow countrymen, what did you do in Dou Jiande's army?"

It's been a long time since the incident happened, and the middle-aged man didn't bother to cover up anything. Anyway, he was a passing guest and would leave tomorrow morning.He said: "There are people who do everything. The civil servants and military generals took over all the people in our village. The officials and masters in Qingzhou said that we are a disaster. Otherwise, can we be imprisoned here!"

(End of this chapter)