novelaction Chapter 144 Thanks
Chapter 144 Thanks
At the side door of Zhou's house, Qian Niang and the other two were guarding here, and there were still many people around seeking medical treatment.
Fang Tong looked around and found that many of the people were people he had seen before. It seemed that they were staying here and had no intention of leaving.
"Second brother, you are here with Mother Qian. You can't run around. You have to listen to her in everything. Got it?"
Fang Yin nodded vigorously: "Listen, sister-in-law."
Fang Tong was still confident about his brother's behavior. He knew that his brother would definitely listen to his instructions. So he took his daughter to the front door of Zhou's house.
This side door is completely different from the side door. There is no one else at the door, only guards, and each of them has a serious expression.
He thought about it and felt that this was not right. Didn’t Mr. Zhou stop being an imperial physician? Why did he have so many guards? Who were they protecting?
He squatted and watched for a while. Occasionally, someone would pass by the door, but if they got too close to the door, the guards would keep them away and would not allow them to linger at the door. Those who stopped would be driven away.
It seems that there is a distinguished person in this house.
Naturally, the father and daughter couldn't get close, so they could only squat at the entrance of the alley.
"My dear, why don't we go to the street and buy some gifts before we see him? If this old doctor Zhou really shows up, we can't ask for help empty-handed."
As they were saying this, they suddenly heard the sound of a carriage approaching from the side.
Turning around, I saw a carriage approaching.
At first glance, the carriage was pulled by tall and strong horses, which showed that they did not belong to an ordinary wealthy family. The carriage was covered tightly with cloth, and no one knew what it was pulling.
Fang Tong stared at the carriage and saw it stop at the door of Zhou's house. The guards came forward to ask questions. The person who got off the carriage was quite unusual.
"I'm the steward of the Prince's Mansion, and I'm here to give Mr. Zhou a thank-you gift."
He walked to the carriage and lifted a corner of the cloth, revealing a cart of boxes of various sizes inside.
When the manager heard the guard say he wanted to check, he had no complaints and asked the people in the car to come over and untie the ropes to move the boxes.
As soon as the lid of the box was opened, Fang Tong, who was peeking at it, widened his eyes!
There were calligraphy and paintings, porcelain bottles, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, books, all packed in boxes. There was also medicinal herbs. When he opened the long box in his hand, there was a ginseng lying inside. Fang Tong had never seen such a big one!
It was naturally even more impossible for Fang Nanzhi to have seen it, but it did not prevent her from realizing that these were not ordinary things, especially when they saw the box that the steward opened at the end.
As soon as the lid was opened, a flash of silver caught the eyes of the two people. The white silver, neatly stacked and set against the red cloth, made them stunned!
The father and daughter stared as they watched the boxes being unloaded and carried into the gate of Zhou's house. Only after the carriage left did the little girl come to her senses.
"Dad...are we still giving gifts?"
Fang Tong swallowed and blinked.
What else can I give her? What can I give her to please her?
Even if their entire family was bundled together, it wouldn’t be worth the ginseng in someone else’s box!
The truckload of stuff choked both the father and daughter so much that they squatted at the entrance of the alley, questioning their lives.
"My dear, is being a doctor really that profitable?"
Fang Nanzhi couldn't stand squatting any longer and leaned against her father. "Didn't the storyteller say that the old doctor cured the prince's legs, which no one else could cure? The prince's legs should be worth some money, right?"
Fang Tongxin said, yes, this is just to cure a leg. Mr. Zhou used to be an imperial physician. Not only did he receive a salary from the court, but those princes and nobles, who wouldn’t think that their life is valuable?
"Zhizhi, do you want to be a doctor when you grow up?"
The little girl raised her head, thinking of the big box of white silver ingots, and nodded vigorously at her father.
The father and daughter smiled at each other, as if the day when others would give them gifts of thanks was just around the corner.
However, the two of them quickly woke up from their delusions, and Fang Tong hugged his daughter and sighed.
"We'll talk about the future later. Dad needs to figure out how to see Elder Zhou first and ask him to heal your brother's leg. His leg has already been damaged. If this continues, there really won't be anyone who can heal it."
When her brother's legs were mentioned, Fang Nanzhi lost her previous excitement and looked at the still closed door.
After a while, the surroundings were still the same. There were so many people at the side door, and there was no good news. Both of them felt hopeless.
Fang Nanzhi reached out and tugged at her father's clothes.
"Dad, we're asking someone to do something, but we don't know what the old doctor's personality is like or what he likes. Shouldn't we ask around?"
This means not giving expensive things, but giving suitable things.
Fang Tong was surprised and patted his daughter's head. "My daughter is really smart. But Dad also wants to know if there is anything else that Mr. Zhou wants. But you said he is so powerful, what else could he lack?"
The little girl asked in confusion, "If you can become a miracle doctor, then you have everything you need?"
Fang Tong thought about the many thank-you gifts he had just received and felt that it should be the case. However, it didn't seem to be the case that as long as a person had money, he would have everything he needed in his life. How could life be so simple?
Even if he thinks money is important, he can't teach his children like this, right?
He considered and said, "This silver is certainly useful, but besides silver, people must have other things in this life, right? It's just that it's not easy for us ordinary people to find out about other people's personal affairs."
However, his daughter's words reminded him that there was no one around, so it was useless to just squat here and wait.
Fang Tong turned around and looked around, his eyes falling on a few small stalls at the entrance of the alley.
Fang Nanzhi didn't know what her father was looking at, so she followed him and looked around.
"Dad, there's meat pie vendor."
He chuckled. This greedy little girl, without saying anything about the people selling purses and umbrellas on both sides, started to bite the meat pie at a glance.
He stood up and pulled his daughter up, "Okay, let's go take a look at this meat pie."
There was only one young man busy at the meat pie stall. He was a young man who looked to be around twenty years old.
"Brother, how much do you sell these meat patties?"
"Four cents each!"
Fang Tong handed over four coins. The young man picked up a meat pie, wrapped it in leaves, handed it over, and took the copper coins.
"Eat slowly, be careful, it's hot!"
He touched the leaf and found it was thick and not too hot in his hand, so he handed it to his daughter and said, "Take it and eat it. Bite it slowly and don't burn your mouth."
Fang Nanzhi still held him with one hand, glanced at the meat pie, and didn't take it: "Dad, you eat first, I only want half."
"I bought it for you. Dad will buy more later when he's hungry." Fang Tong stuffed the meat pie into his daughter's hand and chatted with the guy selling the meat pie on the wall next to the stall.
"Brother, how long have you been selling meat patties here? I think I saw you yesterday!"
There were not many people at the meat pie stall at the moment. The young man had just heard the father and daughter talking, and he had a good impression of the father. Plus, he was a talkative person by nature, so he started chatting with him with a smile.
"Yes, I set up a stall here every day!"