Chapter 49: The Daoist Arrives on a Night of Wind and Snow

  Snow and wind came silently on New Year's Eve, without anyone inviting them. Fortunately, Yang Heng was well-prepared. Between the house and the platform, Yang Heng had his younger uncle prepare a canopy, so even if it snowed, it wouldn't fall in between. Around the perimeter, Yang Heng also had his younger uncle set up barriers to prevent the wind and snow from sneaking in. These were all put to use and didn't affect the subsequent activities.

  "Next, our little adult, Little Girl will tell us a story of Investiture of the Gods, Nezha Troubles the Sea. Please go ahead, Little Girl."

  A loud "slap" sound rang out, and since Yang Heng was going to tell a story, he naturally had to prepare these equipment well. In the past year, during his free time, Yang Heng had told the children nearly fifty episodes of "The Investiture of the Gods". Tonight, Yang Heng arranged for Xiao Niang to tell a story about Nezha. As for who had the best memory, it was naturally Xiao Niang. Not only did she remember those ordinary articles, but also this "Investiture of the Gods" was completely memorized by her, even some expressions were learned vividly and developed further.

  The poem says, "In the Golden Light Cave, there is a rare treasure, descending to the dust and assisting the benevolent, the Zhou house has already produced excellent signs, the Shang family should naturally extinguish their spirit." ... It is said that in Chen Tang Guan, there was a general named Li Jing, who was indeed Li Jing, also a great general... It is said that the prototype of this Li Jing at Chen Tang Guan should be the Li Jing of the Great Tang Dynasty. Yang Heng originally wanted to change this character, but in the end did not, as there were many people with the same name and it did not belittle the current General Li Jing, so Yang Heng did not make any changes.

  Also, this Investiture of the Gods is the only book that Yang Heng can recite from memory. In his previous life, Yang Heng had read this book when he was less than ten years old. When he was young, he would hold a dictionary in one hand and the book in the other to look up words. This is why it left such a deep impression on him, which is also why he chose to talk about it. As for others, like Three Kingdoms or Journey to the West, he may not be able to recite them with their original flavor.

  "Clap", another loud and clear sound, this is the end. "Later generations have a poem that says, 'Golden construction of the Linglong Tower, ten thousand rays of light penetrate nine layers, not by burning lamps or using magical powers, it's hard for father and son to reunite again.' The story of Nezha causing chaos in the sea ends here, thank you everyone for your support."

  A segment of pingshu has just ended, and it's almost midnight now. At this moment, there is still the most important part left, which is the collective martial arts performance by the children.

  "Children, gather in two rows facing me." With one move and one style, the activities of this night were really pushed to a climax. It's worth noting that the children are tall and short, but they all fought with rhythm and regularity, making people more and more fond of watching.

  "Good, good, really good. It's lively here. Can I, an old Taoist, come in and ask for a drink of water?" Just as the children were about to disperse, a voice calling out "good" suddenly came from outside the door. Everyone's eyes turned to this outsider at once.

  But his arrival did not affect the children, "Form up in your original formation." "One two three four, one two three four, raise your vigilance, defend our home and country, long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor for ten thousand years." At this time, Yang Heng had already changed some of the slogans. Originally he said "Long live Your Majesty", but after careful consideration, he still changed it to "Long live the Emperor". This was also to let his father learn from him, and perhaps next time, his father would add these slogans to his training with the imperial guards.

  "What's all this, ah, right, it's New Year's Eve, I actually forgot about New Year's Eve in the heavy snow. Hello everyone, I'm Sun Simiao, sorry to disturb you." A snowman covered in snow walked in from outside.

  "Sun Sun Sun Simiao, you are Sun Simiao, the divine doctor Sun Simiao, why are you dressed like a Taoist?" Yang Heng's mind was full of question marks. This Sun Simiao was very famous, but how could he be a Taoist? "What divine doctor, I just know some medical skills, and you've actually heard of my name. I'm originally a Taoist, what's so strange about that." Whether Sun Simiao was a Taoist or not wasn't important. Maybe he became a Taoist to study some Taoist medical classics, but his true profession was still medicine. He often traveled between villages, practicing medicine for the villagers and collecting various symptoms. This was a doctor with great virtue.

  "Dr. Sun, please come in, it's time to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, why don't you stay and celebrate with us? With Dr. Sun here, Yang Heng naturally wouldn't let him go, as he still had some things to ask for his advice, especially since there were two pregnant women at home who needed to be examined by the doctor."

  "Alright, no need for courtesy, I'll just go in then." Saying that, Sun the Divine Physician stepped inside.

  "Ah, you have pregnant women here, aren't you afraid of startling them?" Suddenly, Dr. Sun saw the old mother and the young aunt in the window, and he felt very puzzled - why did these two pregnant women show no signs of being cold at all?

  "Master Sun, why don't you take a look at my mother and my aunt's pulse to see how their bodies are doing?" Yang Heng said. Since Master Sun had seen his mother and aunt, he naturally wanted him to take a look first. At this time, it was still a long way from eating dumplings, so now that they were idle, they might as well let him take a look at his mother and aunt first.

  "Dr. Sun, this way, this way," When Old Man and Little Uncle heard that Dr. Sun was going to take his wife's pulse, they were also overjoyed. You know, usually it's not easy to even get a regular doctor from outside, let alone a famous doctor like him who is renowned throughout the country.

  "Ah, not bad, your room is warm and cozy, even warmer than the imperial palace. This way, pregnant women won't catch cold easily. Not bad, you should give me this method so that other poor families can also keep warm and improve their children's birth rate." As soon as he entered the house, Sun Simiao first noticed the kang (heated bed) and the heated wall, and what he cared about most was the pregnant women in some poor families.

  "Hmm, this pulse is strong and powerful, both the mother and child are very robust. It seems that you have taken good care of the pregnant woman. I've never seen such a healthy mother and child in winter before." Sun Simiao nodded after feeling the pulse.

  "This is all thanks to our young master's credit, every day the two madams have fixed activities and fixed food, if it weren't for that, I would be too ashamed to show my face." When Dr. Sun praised the two pregnant women, Lotus Sister was proud on the side, this was all the rules set by the young master, and she was the one who carried them out.

  "Is that Young Master?" "Ah, yes, it's him, the one who spoke to you first, the one you praised for his martial arts skills, was also taught by Young Master." Lotus Sister said with her head held high, looking very proud, apparently she had never heard of Sun Simiao's reputation, otherwise she wouldn't be acting like this.

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