Beside Shichahai and Prince Gong's Mansion.
As the residence of He Shen, the number one corrupt official of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Gong's Mansion was a famous place in Yanjing.
The Shichahai area where Prince Gong's Mansion was located was once the residence of officials and nobles.
After the land reform, it had been taken over by the state and was strictly prohibited from demolition and reconstruction. This was to preserve the Siheyuan culture here. At the same time, other places had also appeared as scenic spots. However, there were still some houses that were occupied.
The people who lived here were either from low-key families whose ancestors were officials in the imperial court. Or they had spent a huge sum of money to buy this place back then and lived at the foot of the Imperial City, seeking peace in the midst of chaos.
Next to Prince Gong's residence was a low-key courtyard house.
However, in the hearts of the old residents nearby, they were extremely respectful to the people in this courtyard house.
The reason was simple. Although this place was close to the First Hospital of Yanjing University, there were too many people there. It was troublesome to line up. As long as it was not a serious illness, such as a headache or fever, these old Li 'er were more willing to come here.
Although there was no sign of a clinic here, as long as the owner of the house was at home, he could tell them why he was here. He could go in to listen to the auscultation and feel the pulse. Then, he could take the prescription to the nearby pharmacy and get some Chinese medicine. Basically, the disease would be cured.
Moreover, there was no charge for coming here to see a doctor. Without business, benevolence came out.
People who came to see the doctor brought some gifts. No matter how expensive or cheap they were, even if it was a bag of fruits, as long as they were not empty-handed, there would be no problem.
As for the reason…
Youngsters might not understand, but if they asked an old man, the old man would have to give them a thumbs up.
Tell them,
"This is the residence of Wu Jutong's descendants.”
Who was Wu Jutong?
He was a great person who had once been in charge of the Imperial Academy of Medicine and had even compiled a portion of the Siku Quanshu.
His ancestors had been practicing medicine for generations. Since the Ming Dynasty, his family had always been the imperial doctor, and it had continued until now. In terms of history, there were at least a thousand or eight hundred royal relatives and nobles who had their pulse checked by the Wu family's ancestors, let alone the common people.
It was really a great merit.
And this was Wu Shaobai's home.
……
"Alright, Second Uncle, you can go back. I'll go look for my parents tomorrow morning. Don't worry about me.”
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Alright, the old man should be asleep.”
"Don't worry."
Wu Shaobai nodded, took out his keys, opened the door, and walked in.
Although the size of this courtyard house was not as large as Prince Gong's residence, it was not small either. The courtyard was very clean, and a house with lights on was in sight.
There were six Phoebe pillars on both sides of the house, and on the door frame was a couplet:
" Spring is warm, and the flowers in the apricot forest spit out brocade; The spring flows and the orange well water is fragrant.”
The horizontal words were "Hundred Herbs Evergreen".
If one looked carefully, they would see a golden seal on the left side of the horizontal scroll. There were four words carved on the golden seal:
"Abstinence is gained."
If there were people who knew about it, they would probably be shocked.
These four words came from the Analects of Confucius, and the most famous person in history to use this sentence was Emperor Kangxi.
And these words were similar to the two golden seals in the Palace Museum: It was exactly the same as the Kangxi Seal, which was one of the "Abstinence in Obtaining" and "Seventy Qing Jian".
Exactly.
However, these signboards that were enough to prove this family's foundation to outsiders weren't too important to Wu Shao Bai.
He walked to the door, tidied up his down jacket, and knocked on the door.
"Grandpa, you're not asleep yet?"
"You're back?"
A voice came from inside the room.
"Come in."
Wu Shaobai pushed the door open and entered. He saw an old man sitting on an armchair under the " Zhongzheng Pingping " table. He was holding a teacup in his hand. Although it was already past 1 am, the old man's eyes were bright as he looked at Wu Shaobai.
The old man's name was Wu Xianliang. Although his name sounded like 'unlimited,' he was the descendant of Imperial Physician Wu Jutong. He was the current head of the Wu family and Wu Shaobai's grandfather.
Wu Shao Bai's father was the eldest son.
And he was the eldest grandson.
……
Sitting on the chair, Wu Shaobai smiled and said,
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Old Li isn't feeling well, so I'm brewing a pot of Golden Lotus Fragrance Jade Dew Pills. It'll take another hour, so I'll be waiting for you.”
Hearing this, Wu Shaobai nodded,
"Then you can go and rest. I'll help you keep an eye on them.”
"It's not that bad."
As he spoke, the old man stood up.
"Let's talk about it at the medicine furnace. It's warmer."
"Hey."
Wu Shaobai quickly nodded and helped the old man into the back room.
Arriving at the side room, the old man passed through rows of medicine racks and arrived in front of a row of pit stoves. He pointed at the still steaming medicine stove and said,
"Let's go take a look."
"Eh, okay."
Wu Shaobai nodded and came to the medicine furnace. He smelled it and closed his eyes to think.
"It's almost time. "Judging from the taste, the medicinal primer you chose this time should be a three-year-old old aconitum from Lingnan. Grandpa Li must have been very angry in the past two days. You specially added half a tael of scutellaria in the prescription, so the taste is a little bitter. When this pot of medicinal liquid is completed and the pills are combined, you have to add less gardenia. Otherwise, Grandpa Li might have diarrhea." Generally speaking, it's not bad, but it would be better if you could choose a five-year-old aconids, but the effect of the common herbs would be reduced…What you want is stability. First, lower the fire, then add some superficial medicine. At the very least, it can make Grandpa Li comfortable for two to three months. Right?"
Upon hearing this, a trace of relief flashed across the old man's eyes, but it was fleeting.
Nodding, he sat on the stool and said,
"Not bad, it seems like you haven't wasted your time after half a year…Tell me, what do you think?”
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