Chapter 537 Cutting Leeks
Shang Ruyi frowned.
Before Su Qinglan finished speaking, a sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from outside. Although it was far away, the sound was already very light when it reached here, but it suddenly cut off Su Qinglan's words.
The patients around them all woke up after hearing that voice.
The originally lifeless face gradually gained a vivid expression.
They showed expressions of joy at first, but after a moment, they seemed to remember something. The joy gradually sank and turned into worry, as if some invisible burden suddenly pressed on their hearts, making people breathless. Angry.
Shang Ruyi looked at these people and then at Su Qinglan.
Then he said: "I'll go out and take a look."
After that, he put down the cattail leaf fan in his hand, got up and walked out.
Through the long corridor that we passed before, we returned to the long street in front of Fangshi, and the scene in front of us was completely different from just now - those who were originally lying on straw mats, dying The patients all stood up at this moment and rushed forward one by one, for fear of falling behind. Even the guards and doctors in the city had to step forward to stop them and maintain order.
"Don't be anxious."
"Be careful of falling!"
"Get in line first, anyone can get it!"
However, if these people are willing to listen, they will Just like drowning people who see a life-saving straw, they all rush forward.
The direction where they crowded was the entrance to Changlefang.
Just as Shang Ruyi was about to walk forward, he was bumped into by several patients who were running forward eagerly behind him. He almost fell down and managed to stand still. When he looked up, he saw the medical supervisor Wu Changzhi standing on the roadside. He was watching this scene with a frown.
He slowly walked forward and said to Shang Ruyi: "Young Madam."
Shang Ruyi said: "Master Wu, this is——"
"This,"
Wu Kanzhi smiled bitterly, looked at the surging crowd in front, and said, "Don't you know what you are doing, madam?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused and said no more.
But at this time, the people in front didn’t know whose command they were listening to, but they slowly stopped crowding and began to line up. The queue of thousands of people quickly bypassed various streets and alleys. , everyone stretched their necks and stood on tiptoes, looking eagerly ahead.
After a while, they arrived at the entrance of Fangshi.
Wu Kanzhi pointed forward and said: "Young madam, look at it."
Shang Ruyi raised his head and saw that outside the wooden fence facing the entrance, a long table had been set up at some point, with several soup bowls neatly stacked on it. A young man stood beside him, holding hands. He was carrying a pot full of soup and was pouring the soup into it; behind the long table, there was a bookkeeper sitting, holding a pen and several account books in his hand, as if he was preparing to record something.
There is already a strong medicinal fragrance in the air.
Everyone's eyes became eager and hungry, and they almost couldn't help but pounce on them, but another group of people came across to stop them. Behind these people, a man wearing a jade robe slowly walked out. , the young master came with a handsome figure, like a jade tree in the wind.
It is Pei Xingyuan who is "skinless and shameless" in Shen Wuzheng's words.
His face is wearing the kind of veil that Shang Ruyi gave him before - ordinary people will look very mysterious when wearing a veil. For example, Yuwen Sui before, only revealed a pair of clear and beautiful eyes after wearing a veil. , like a fairy in the clouds and mist, looking mysterious and elegant.
Even some ordinary-looking people will look more elegant after wearing a veil.
As for Pei Xingyuan, he was originally handsome, but because there was always a smile on his face, exuding a sense of human fireworks, now he wears a veil to cover his facial features, and only his pair of eyes are visible all the time. Eyes full of smiles were revealed. Not only did they lose their sense of mystery, they actually showed a bit of... joy.
As soon as he walked out, he shouted to the crowd: "Keep accounts and account, drink a bowl of money for one penny, money and goods will be paid, and the medicine will cure the disease!"
If it were not the case! Special, Shang Ruyi almost laughed.
In fact, although she didn't really laugh, the corners of her mouth hidden behind the veil couldn't help but pursed, and the corners of her eyes even curled up.
But the next moment, she heard the person next to her sigh.
I saw Wu Changzhi frowning and looking worriedly at the patients around him. Some of them were gorgeously dressed and seemed to be from a good family, but they readily took out their money; some were simply dressed. ,Although Embarrassed, but in order to survive, he could only grit his teeth and take out his money bag tremblingly; while the remaining patients, who were in ragged clothes and were obviously in poverty, had some money in their hands, but the expressions on their faces were the same. It almost hurts to cut the flesh.
The first person in line was a middle-aged man who looked very rich, and he handed over a dollar of silver without caring.
The person who collected the bill immediately took the money and put it away, and asked: "Whose surname is the city where you live?"
The man said: "Feng Lefang, Jia Wansheng."< br>
The bookkeeper picked out one of several account books, flipped through it, and immediately found a page from Fenglefang and Jia Wansheng's name. He drew a stroke on the back, and then someone handed Jia Wansheng a bowl of medicine. , he drank a gulp, wiped his mouth, turned around and returned to Changlefang.
Following that, the second person came forward, handed over the money and said: "Ding Laosi, Liuying Village outside the city."
The accountant picked up another account book and turned it over Liuying Village recorded a page, and then someone took the money and gave the person a bowl of medicine to drink.
Seeing this situation, Shang Ruyi also understood.
They should register all the patients who enter Changlefang, and record each bowl of medicine at the back. This can not only record the amount of medicine used, but also prevent someone from pretending to drink more medicine. Although The process is a bit slow, but methodical. After a while, dozens of people finished drinking the medicine and returned to Changlefang.
At this time, Pei Xingyuan saw Shang Ruyi standing aside and walked over with a smile: "Ru-oh no, Mrs. Sister-in-law, you are here."
"Mr. Pei."< br>
Seeing that he finally behaves well in front of outsiders Knowing the etiquette, Shang Ruyi also smiled. Pei Xingyuan said: "Why are you here? It's not easy to stay here."
Shang Ruyi said: "I heard that there are not enough people here. I'm worried. Sheer and the others are here to help.”
Pei Xingyuan waved his hand and said, "What's there to be worried about? As long as I, Pei Xingyuan, are here, the people who keep this place can drink the medicine, and the medicine can cure their illnesses!"
Seeing him like this, Shang Ruyi asked again Can't help but laugh.
But before he could say anything, Wu Fanzhi beside him had already said coldly: "Mr. Pei's words are true. The medicine can indeed cure the disease."
"..."
“It’s just that after the disease is cured, I’m afraid these people will also become poor.”
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan and Shang Ruyi were stunned and turned to look at him.
Pei Xingyuan crossed his arms, his eyes were still smiling, but it was no longer the pure happiness that could infect everyone around him. Instead, he was a little wary: "Master Wu said this What do you mean?”
Wu Fanzhi He whispered: "Isn't a bowl of medicine for one coin too expensive?"
"..."
"The reason why the Duke arranged to empty Changle Square this time to treat patients is Saving people is not just to make Mr. Pei poor——"
He still didn't say the last word.
However, even if he didn't say it, everyone present understood what he was going to say. Although Shang Ruyi had been prepared, his face could not help but darken at this time.
Fortunately, the veil on her face covered her confusion at this moment.
But Pei Xingyuan didn't feel any guilt at all. The eyes exposed from the veil were still smiling, even a little deeper than before.
Just when he was about to say something to Wu Changzhi, a middle-aged man at the front of the queue suddenly said: "Everyone, your medicine is too expensive! I have lived for forty years. For many years, I have never drunk a cup of medicine for one penny!”
Upon hearing this, the people busy around the long table stopped.
And these words also reached the hearts of the patients behind them, and someone immediately echoed: "Yes, one coin for a bowl of medicine is too expensive!"
" Other places only apply pesticides, but you are better off selling them Forget about the money, it’s still sold at such a high price!”
“How can we have so much money!”
“It’s Duke Sheng who asked you to save people this time, how could you do this? What to do?”
Obviously, everyone was dissatisfied with the fact that they were selling medicine, so as soon as someone opened their mouth, everyone immediately became angry and complained.
Then Wu Fanzhi sighed, looked up at Pei Xingyuan and said, "Mr. Pei, this time, it's not my fault."
After saying that, he looked around him again Business Ruyi.
He thought that Mrs. Yuwen could enter Changlefang in person regardless of her own safety. She must be a kind-hearted person. After hearing these words, she should be moved or help to persuade her. Mr. Pei didn't expect that when he turned his head, he was faced with a face that was cold and as emotionless as a heart of stone.
I saw Shang Ruyi looking around calmly, without any guilt at all.
Wu Fanzhi was also stunned for a moment.
Seeing that the crowd's voices were getting louder and louder, and the waves of sound almost overturned the long table in front of them, Pei Xingyuan suddenly stepped forward and stood directly in front. With a wave of his hand, The people around him seemed to know his identity and immediately became quiet.
For a time, hundreds of pairs of eyes, full of various emotions, focused on him. Although Shang Ruyi had not yet stood in front, he felt a little uneasy at this moment.
After all, there are so many people here, just in case there is a fuss——
And just when she subconsciously held her breath, Pei Xingyuan had already smiled lightly and said: "You are making a lot of noise. , what on earth are you going to do?”
At this time, the middle-aged man who was standing in front of the long table and leading the trouble immediately stepped forward and said: "Mr. Pei, we just want to ask you for justice."
"..."
“Now that the plague is raging and everyone is in danger, the Duke of the country ordered Changlefang is cleared to treat everyone’s illnesses, just so that we can recover and leave as soon as possible, but you, how can you sell medicine here?”
“…”
“You? Isn’t this treating us like leeks? ”
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan blinked in confusion.
Not only was he puzzled, but Shang Ruyi was also stunned. Even the patients who originally agreed with the man were stunned. Someone murmured: "Being a leek cutter, what does it mean?"
(End of this chapter)