Chapter 17: A small sedan chair is opened at the clinic

At four o'clock in the morning, get up on time.

This time I didn’t meditate to replenish my energy, I simply stood in a standing posture to relax my muscles and bones, and prepare myself for the upcoming busy day.

A little after four o'clock, when the sky was clear, there was a quick knock on the door.

The person who knocked on the door was Bao Yuqin, with an anxious and frightened look on his face.

"Mr. Zhou, something happened to my Qiang Bing."

"What did I say last night?"

I didn't ask her what happened, I just said this lightly.

Bao Yuqin opened her mouth, her face turned red, but she still begged: "Qiang Bing is still young and ignorant. I am just a son. Please treat him."

I deliberately hesitated for a while and then said: "The thing your son collided with was unusual, and he had to perform a ritual to cure it. I cleared the place for you last night, and my energy was consumed too much. It will take half a month before the ritual can be performed. I specifically reminded you You, that’s the reason. Old aunt, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just that I’m powerless right now. Why don’t you do this, I’ll prescribe some side medicine for your son, and you can give him one dose every day. Stay calm first, don’t lose your soul. . In this half month, you can ask the local gentleman for help. If it can be solved, it would be best. If it cannot be solved, wait until half a month later and I will start a legal process for him. However, the legal process should not be taken lightly..."

Bao Yuqin gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Zhou, I listen to you. As long as we can cure Qiang Bing, we can pay any amount."

I said: "This is not just a matter of money. In our industry, the last thing we want to do is to hold religious ceremonies. It is troublesome and has many things to do. We also have to eliminate the cause and effect to avoid being entangled. Without talking about this, let's go see your son first. In this case, just prescribe the medicine and drink it, and you can find a few gentlemen in the local area to treat it. If it can be cured, it will save everyone trouble."

"Hey, hey, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Bao Yuqin responded hurriedly and hurriedly led me out.

Many people had gathered in the corridor and at the door of the building. They were all pointing in the yard and talking in low voices. When they saw Bao Yuqin coming, they quickly shut up.

There were also many people watching the excitement standing outside the yard. Although their faces were a little frightened, they were reluctant to leave like this.

I saw Lao Cao at a glance.

He was still wearing the old police coat, standing at the front of the crowd with his hands folded, frowning and looking very unhappy.

The yard was still littered with rat corpses.

Although there was less blood from the rats, there were many more dead rats, and they were still bleeding all over the courtyard.

Huang Mao was sitting among the blood stains and rat corpses, with his neck hunched and his back bent, looking left and right, his face full of fear, and he let out a low squeak from time to time.

It looks like a big mouse.

I observed Huang Mao carefully for a while, then looked around, and said to Bao Yuqin: "Old aunt, he is in a collision. You first find someone to get rid of all the mice in the yard and clear the place." . Let me stabilize his soul first before talking about anything else."

Bao Yuqin responded quickly, opening her mouth to call someone at the top of her lungs.

I gave her a tug and said, "We haven't finished yet, don't worry. Before I do anything, I'll do a ceremony for you all so that you won't get messed up when clearing the place. But doing the ceremony is equivalent to officially opening the clinic for treatment." , but I don’t even have a fixed place now. Opening it like this is like ringing a bell and selling medicine, which will be unlucky for the future. I need to find a safe place to live in for at least a year as a dojo. It needs to be a separate courtyard. We also need to invite some elderly people from the village to witness it and hold a simple opening ceremony.”

Bao Yuqin looked at Huang Mao and was so anxious that she nodded in agreement without hesitation. As soon as I finished speaking, she shouted loudly and removed Party Secretary Tao Danian and several village committee members from the crowd. The crowd shouted out and repeated what I just said.

Tao Danian looked at me in embarrassment, "Mr. Xiao Zhou, it's easy to witness the opening. We old guys are here. It's a good thing to have a gentleman in the village. Even where you live, you have to have a separate house. The village is in Wang Laoguan’s courtyard..."

Before I could say anything, Bao Yuqin yelled at Tao Danian, "Old Tao, don't tell Murakami a word. My son is waiting for help. Don't pretend to be oblivious. Our old man is here." He is just such an incense, if something happens to him, I will drag you along to pay for his life!"

"What are you so anxious about? I didn't say I wouldn't give it. I was afraid that Mr. Zhou would think we were insincere and would feel uncomfortable giving him a yard where someone had just died. Besides, there are two other troubles. One is that such a big incident just happened, and the public security bureau has sealed off the yard. The other is that Mr. Wang comes back and his house has been taken over. There must be an explanation."

"Bah, Wang Laoguan, a foreigner who didn't even have a tent to burn incense before he died, are you still afraid of him?"

Bao Yuqin started talking about Tao Danian.

Tao Danian hurriedly hid behind him, "Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense, there are so many people."

I signaled Bao Yuqin not to do anything and said, "Zhishu Tao, let me express my opinion. I came to Jincheng just to find a place to start a business and make a living by my own skills. I just took a fancy to this place when I first came here. This yard. It doesn’t matter whether anyone has died or not. Who am I to be afraid of this? As for the police, I’m sure they will lift the seal today. As for the old man Wang you mentioned, I won’t take advantage of him. The house is rented by me. If he really wants to come back, I will give him the rent, but he can't move it during this one-year period. OK, let's start now. If not, let the old lady find a local gentleman to rescue him as soon as possible. It won't take a while longer. , Hun’er can’t be saved if he’s gone!”

Tao Danian put his hands behind his back and frowned, thinking about it.

Bao Yuqin quit and came to tease him again, "Old Tao, what the hell are you farting? I'm not asking you to collect agricultural taxes. Who are you trying to scare by pretending to be dissatisfied?"

"Don't bullshit, don't bullshit, let's just do it." Lao Tao had no choice but to say to the old men in the village committee, "Let's do it like this, everyone will come and bear witness."

The party secretary is basically a blind man standing at attention in the village, covering the sky with one hand. Since he agreed, no one else had any objections .

So Tao Danian explained the matter to the onlookers and arranged for me to open an opening to celebrate.

When things were urgent, I had to make do with simplicity. I bought two firecrackers, lit them and threw them at Wang Laoguan's door. Then I found a large piece of paper and pen and ink. I wrote the name of the sign in my own hand, pasted it on the hard board, and tied it with a wire. Go to the courtyard door shelf.

Sanmai Hall.

Seeing these three big characters, Lao Cao, who had been watching the excitement silently, shouted "good character" first.

Although I have never been to school, I have learned a lot from Sister Miao. This character is also learned from the formal teachings of Lin Chu Suiliang Yan Pagoda. The emphasis is on being dignified and orderly, strong and powerful, which is quite suitable for writing plaques. Word.

With the support of these good words, even if the signboard is a little simple, it will still have some momentum when it is hung on the door.

I stopped next to the plaque at the door, raised my hands to the crowd of Dahe villagers who came around and said: "My surname is Zhou, my name is Cheng, I am from Qinglaohe in Pingzishan. I suffered at home and went out to learn my skills. Now I come to Jincheng." A treasured place, a clinic is opened. One is for the peace of the elderly, and the other is for reporting what has been learned. If any of your relatives, friends, neighbors, or guests have any external problems such as confusion, unknown pain, sudden changes in temperament, or body growth, you can refer them to us for treatment. , If it can’t be cured, there is no money.”

After that, he distributed the pre-printed business cards to the villagers one by one.

A simple white paper card with the names of Sanmai Tang and Zhou Cheng printed on the front, and the business scope printed on the back: "Professional in solving various diseases such as evil spirits, depression, nightmares, loss of souls, and neoplasms."

While handing out the business card, I said, "Be sure to keep it. This card has been opened. You can wear it with you when walking at night to prevent collisions. You can sleep with it under your pillow to avoid nightmares. If you introduce relatives and friends, you can use this card to avoid collisions." A free scarf bracelet is provided.”

Hearing what I said, the villagers who had received the card carefully picked it up, and those who had not received it all rushed to get it.

The thirty-three cards in hand were all scattered in the blink of an eye.

I clasped my fists at the villagers and said, "No, I've just prepared these. It's not easy to consecrate, and I really can't equip more. I'm going to check on He Qiangbing's situation first. If everyone is fine, please go over and help." Popularity brings down the spirit of a town."

When I returned to Bao Yuqin's yard, I sprinkled a circle of medicinal powder around it, and asked Bao Yuqin to ask people to bag all the rat carcasses in the yard and take them to the entrance of the village to be burned. I also told them not to burn the ashes casually. Leave it alone and have to bury it under the big locust tree at the head of the village.

As soon as the rat corpse was put away, He Qiangbing, who was sitting on the ground, no longer looked around and swayed, but fell to the ground softly as if he had lost all strength, and only made one or two squeaks from time to time.

I ordered two strong villagers to come forward and help He Qiangbing up. They grabbed him from the left and the right, with their backs facing me. Then I took a bunch of incense from the salute and lit it, holding it in my backhand. It is waved in the air, and the light smoke follows the movement of the incense head, forming a complex talisman in the air that condenses and never disperses.

The villagers who were watching immediately let out low exclamations.

Before the exclamation could end, I grabbed the bunch of incense and stabbed He Qiangbing on the back.

He Qiangbing immediately trembled, struggled desperately and screamed: "Mom, help me, rat, big rat!"

The two villagers followed my instructions and clamped He Qiangbing tightly, preventing him from breaking free.

Bao Yuqin looked distressed, but she didn't dare to step forward.

I waved the incense stick and poked it nine times in a row, leaving a dense burn mark on He Qiangbing's back.

There are thin black lines slowly flowing out from the burn marks.

He Qiangbing slumped on the arms of the two villagers like a deflated rubber ball. He raised his head with difficulty to glance at Bao Yuqin, and said feebly: "Mom, I'm cold and still hungry."

When Bao Yuqin saw that he had regained consciousness, she cried with joy. She wiped her tears and said, "Okay, Mom will cook for you. I will make you water basin mutton, which is your favorite."

Although she said this, she looked at me first.

"Okay, put on your clothes and rest in the room. I'll prescribe another medicine for you and give it to him to drink every night before going to bed. During this period, he can't eat any meat, only vegetables and white porridge. . Rats are greedy, and if they are fed treacherously and won’t leave, they’ll be in trouble. Pay attention these days and don’t let him see rats again. If he gets sick again, it won’t be easy.”

Bao Yuqin hurriedly agreed. While asking He Qiangbing to be helped into the house, she took out a red envelope and gave it to me, "Mr. Zhou, this is a little filial piety. Please keep it. I'd better stay with me for the next two days." Here, it’s convenient for you to catch up. I’ll help you tidy up the yard before you move in.”

I didn't give in. I took the red envelope and gently pinched the thickness. It was a thousand pieces.

The average salary these days is only two to three hundred yuan, and people in rural areas are very tight on money. Being able to spend a thousand yuan at once to honor your husband is considered a rich family. .

No wonder He Qiangbing was targeted by Xiaomei's boss, Yanzi.

The villagers were still unsatisfied with this trick, and Tao Danian shouted several times before finally driving them away.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, I turned around and was about to go back to the house, when I saw Lao Cao walking over with his hands in his arms and looking at me with a half-smile.

"It's really a good idea to sit in the clinic and open a small sedan chair!"