The He Family's medical skills had been passed down from generation to generation, but it had declined to its peak in He Fangzhi's generation. Sixty years ago, there was a genius among He Fangzhi's ancestors.
This person adapted the He Family's ancestral set of acupuncture techniques into a new chapter. His medical skills were superb, and he saved people's lives. It was said that when he moved nine needles, he could bring the dead back to life. Therefore, people respectfully called him "He Nine Needles", and he was known as a miracle-working doctor.
Yu Shu only knew that He Fangzhi's family had a long history, but she didn't know that there was such a "miracle-working doctor" in the He Family.
She never thought that one day Yu Xiaoxiu would ask her to give up learning Yi and study medicine.
After the initial shock, she quickly calmed down and sent Yun Dou to guard outside. She pulled Yu Xiaoxiu to sit at the head of the bed and asked carefully. Then she learned a lot.
"Did godfather tell you this?"
"Yes," Yu Xiaoxiu nodded and looked at Yu Shu cautiously. "He also said that if I like medical skills, he would teach me his family's acupuncture techniques after I can identify hundreds of medicinal herbs. Sister, can I learn it?"
Yu Shu had seen Yu Xiaoxiu go to the medical center every day after class. She thought he liked to go to He Fangzhi, but now it seemed that he was going for those medicinal herbs.
She looked at Yu Xiaoxiu's yearning and pleading eyes and twitched the corner of her mouth. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She had planned from the beginning that when she completed the Law of Time of Calamity, she would pass it on to her brother and pave a shortcut for him to take.
But now, her plan was messed up. Yu Xiaoxiu didn't want to learn Yi anymore.
"Sister, I've been wanting to tell you for a long time. The teachers in the Academy teach easy lessons, but I'm so bored listening to them. I can't do my homework well. I don't think those blessings and misfortunes are as useful as a prescription from my godfather."
Yu Xiaoxiu scratched his head. Seeing that Yu Shu wasn't angry, he felt reassured and continued,
"Sister, you don't know. Godfather said that I am very talented. If I study medicine, I will definitely have a better future."
Yu Shu had a headache. He Fangzhi was trying to steal her man right under her nose!
"Sister?"
"Alright, if you don't like to learn, I won't force you. However, I'll have to ask my godfather about the matter of learning medicine."
Although Yu Shu was depressed, she did not struggle with it. She arranged a good path for Yu Xiaoxiu so that he could live freely in the future, not to let him live according to her wishes.
He knew this child well. For him to confess to her now, it was definitely not a spur of the moment decision. He must have thought about it for a long time.
She wouldn't stop him if he wanted medical skills, but she still had to worry about him. Who asked her to only have such a precious little brother?
"Sister, you are so nice!" Seeing that Yu Shu did not object, Yu Xiaoxiu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, fell to the ground. He did not pay attention for a moment and blurted out,
"Don't worry and ask my godfather. We have discussed it. As long as you agree, I can learn medicine from him openly from tomorrow onwards!"
Yu Shu's eyelids twitched. She resisted the urge to pull his ears and only scolded in her heart,
"Brat, you are so bold. How dare you play tricks on me!"
That afternoon, after the guests left, Yu Shu found He Fangzhi. They closed the door and talked in the small study.
Yu Xiaoxiu waited outside the door, scratching his ears and cheeks. After an hour, when he heard that he was asked to come in, he couldn't wait to push the door open and enter.
In the room, Yu Shu was expressionless, while He Fangzhi was smiling. Looking at the situation, Yu Xiaoxiu also knew that the matter had been resolved, and he was immediately delighted.
Sure enough, Yu Shu turned to look at him and said with a straight face,
"Since you want to learn medicine from me, you can't give up halfway. Learning medicine is not as easy as learning Yi. If one day you can't bear the hardship, just tell me that you regret it. I can still teach you Yi. But don't think about medical skills in this life. Do you remember?"
She made it clear and gave Yu Xiaoxiu a way out. On the surface, it seemed that she was telling Yu Xiaoxiu not to give up halfway, but in fact, half of the words were said for He Fangzhi —
"You abducted my brother to be a doctor, so you have to teach him well. Otherwise, if he regrets it one day, he can still learn Yi from me."
He Fangzhi could hear the hidden meaning in Yu Shu's words. He knew that he was in the wrong, so he was not angry and only smiled at the side.
It was because he had taken a fancy to Yu Xiaoxiu's talent, so he had been hiding it from Yu Shu, the one who could make the decision.
"Your sister is right. Since you want to learn, you have to learn well. You are my son now, so I will definitely not hide anything. I will definitely teach you with all my heart."
He Fangzhi actually had his own selfish motives. He had a son in his late forties, and He Xiaochuan was still young. In the future, when he grew up, he and Zhao Hui would also be old. Whether or not they could inherit his legacy was a problem. He would first pass on his family's knowledge to Yu Xiaoxiu. In the future, with such an elder brother, it would only be beneficial to He Xiaochuan.
Yu Xiaoxiu did not notice the thoughts of the two people in front of him at all. His eyes lit up as he promised,
"Godfather and sister, don't worry. I will definitely work hard to learn well. I won't let you down!"
The next day, the first day of June, there were no classes in the Taishi Library. Yu Shu went out in the morning and went to the fan shop in the south of the city to find Xin Lishan to look at her fan.
The mahogany root fan was not finished, and Xin Lishan refused to let her see the half-finished product. Instead, he pulled Yu Shu to show off a kite he had made a while ago.
"My kite is amazing. Do you see the red wheel on it? As long as I fly it high in the sky during the day, stay for a quarter of an hour, and pull it down, I can tell if there will be rain in a few days from the length of the scale on this end. How about it? Isn't it amazing?"
Yu Shu looked at the strange-looking white kite in his hand that was half the height of a person. She did not know whether it was good or bad, so she said perfunctorily,
"Yes, amazing."
Xin Lishan winked at her and sent the kite forward. "Here, do you want it? I'll exchange it with you for the crystal beads. I'll take two."
The corner of Yu Shu's mouth twitched. She rolled her eyes and said, "No."
She had the law of rain. She could know the weather by moving her pen. There was no need to waste time flying his kite. What was the use of it?
"Then I'll take one."
"Don't say one, I don't even have one." Yu Shu spread out her hands at him and took two steps back to stay away from him. She did not want to damage his strange zither later. This profiteer could not guarantee that he would not blackmail her.
"Stingy!" Xin Lishan muttered angrily. In the blink of an eye, he put on a smiling face and negotiated with Yu Shu.
"I know that your crystal beads are grown in a Fengshui pool. Do you dare to put my baby in your pool and raise it for me for a while?" She kept him in suspense and said directly.
"I can help you raise it, but what benefits will you give me?"
Xin Lishan sneered and said,
"If you help me raise that baby, it will be a great benefit. If you don't want to, forget it. Why should I beg you?"
Yu Shu knew that he was playing hard to get, but she could not help but be curious. She went forward and asked,
"Oh? What kind of baby is it? It's so delicate. Let me see it. "
Xin Lishan was probably pleased by Yu Shu's reaction. He smiled proudly and his eyes flickered. He covered his mouth with one hand and said to her in a low voice,
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