Chapter 8 Home is the Warmest

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  Xiong Qingye said, kneeling down on both knees, ready to kowtow.

  Everyone present, including Ba Jie Tian, was shocked. The cold and majestic leader in their minds would not yield even with a knife to his throat, but now he actually had to kneel down to this young man, which was unprecedented, who wouldn't be astonished?

  Shi Wei was also slightly surprised, and when Xiong Qingye's knee was about to touch the ground, he quickly stretched out his hand to support him, pretending to be flattered: "Master Xiong, what are you doing? I've said it before, as a doctor, treating illnesses and saving lives is our duty, Master Xiong kneeling down like this will really embarrass me."

  Xiong Qingye made a gesture to thank him, which was enough to give Shi Wei face. Shi Wei was also very aware of the situation and didn't let Xiong Qingye actually kneel down, thus saving his face as well.

  Xiong Qingye stood up with a smile, clapped Shi Wei's shoulder and laughed: "I've always admired people like you, Shi Langzhong. Someone come and prepare the wine and food, I want to give Shi Langzhong a good welcome."

  At this time, Xiong Qingye set up a banquet in the government office and warmly entertained Shi Wei.

  Shi Wei suffered many days of hardship in prison, and just when he was itching for a good drink and food, he was suddenly denied them, so he gritted his teeth and swallowed hard.

  Wine is enough and food is full, at the time of utmost excitement, it's already nightfall.

  At this time, Miss Xiong had already fallen asleep. This illness was incurable, so Xiong Qingye ordered Ba Jitian to send Shi Wei back to Ping'an Hall first, and he would send someone to invite him again tomorrow.

  After drinking enough, Shi Wei got up and bid farewell with a hint of intoxication. Xiong Qingye saw him off all the way to the gate before stopping.

  This time Shi Wei was in a good mood, so he didn't make things difficult for Ba Jie Tian anymore. He didn't let him carry himself back on the wooden bed again, but instead sat in the fishing gang's horse cart and headed towards Ping An Tang in Xi Cheng District.

  It was already half a time after arriving at Ping'an Hall, Ba Jitian personally helped Shi Wei down from the carriage and supported him all the way to the door.

  At this time, there was still a faint light in the hall, and it seemed that the master's wife had not yet gone to sleep. Shi Wei feared that Ba Jie Tian, such a rough man, would disturb the master's wife, so he waved his hand and said: "Today is already late, I won't invite Brother Ba to come in for a cup of tea, you can go back now."

  Bajitian seemed to have something to say, but the words reached the tip of his tongue and he swallowed them back, forcing a smile on his face, cupping his hands in farewell and leaving.

  Although Shi Wei was half drunk and half awake, his heart was still clear. He looked at Ba Jie Tian's hesitant expression and guessed that it must be because of his own illness, but he was afraid of disturbing him and didn't dare to speak up.

  "Brother Ba, wait a moment." Shi Wei called out with his back against the door.

  Ba Jitian was taken aback, and hastily turned around to ask, "Is there anything else you'd like to instruct me on, Shi Langzhong?"

  Shi Wei smiled and said: "I promised to treat Ba brother's illness. I was so happy that I almost forgot. Let's do this, starting from tomorrow, you come to my hall every day after noon, and I will use acupuncture to cure your disease."

  These words were like a dose of tranquilizer for him, and Ba Jitian was overjoyed, hastily bowing deeply to thank Shi Wei again and again before happily driving away.

  Goodbye Bah Jie Tian, Shi Wei's feet were so soft that he could hardly stand up, and he leaned against the door and started slapping it loudly.

  "Who's there?" came a voice from inside the room, a figure silhouetted against the paper window.

  "It's me, Shifu's wife, I am Yuanzhi."

  "Good luck!"

  On the other side of the door, Fan Peilan's voice was full of surprise, and then the big gate creaked open.

  Half-drunk and half-awake Shi Wei lost his balance and fell to the ground, accidentally knocking Fan Peilan down in the process.

  As he fell to the ground, Shi Wei's hands instinctively reached down, but instead of touching the cold earth, they landed on two soft and fluffy objects that were as springy as freshly steamed buns.

  As he opened his eyes wide, he was shocked to find himself lying on top of his master's wife, with both hands pressing firmly on her breasts.

  Fan Peilan was surprised and delighted, a white face suddenly filled with shame, her hands instinctively wanting to push him away, but unfortunately, she was too weak, how could she move his 145-pound body.

  "Far ambition..."

  She was both shy and nervous, and being pressed down made her breathless, so she couldn't help but hum a sound.

  Shi Wei suddenly came to his senses, hastily got up from his master's wife's body, and helped her up from the ground, awkwardly saying: "I was momentarily unsteady, please don't blame me, Master's Wife."

  Fan Peilan's face was still flushed, her full chest heaving unevenly with each labored breath. After calming down slightly, she forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, I just opened the door too quickly. Yuan Zhi, how did you come back?"

  Shi Wei closed the gate and went into the inner courtyard with Fan Peilan, telling her everything that had happened before along the way.

  As for how he made rapid progress in medicine "overnight", Shi Wei only made an excuse saying that after being beaten with a board, his brain suddenly enlightened and he gained a lot of insight into medicine.

  Fan Peilan was a virtuous woman who didn't think much, as long as Shi Weiping returned safely, she would be delighted. She immediately started serving him tea and water, asking if he was hungry or wanted to eat some midnight snacks.

  Shi Wei looked at Fan Peilan's joyful face and smiled faintly: "I'm not hungry, no need to trouble the mistress with cooking. However, I do want to take a hot bath, to thoroughly wash away this unlucky aura."

  Fan Peilan nodded slightly: "Yes, you're right. When you return home, you must wash away the bad luck from prison. You rest for a moment, I'll go prepare things for you."

  Ping An Tang was originally a small clinic. After Master Du Zhong passed away, half of the savings were spent on his funeral expenses. Later, when Shi Wei took over, there were even fewer patients coming to the door for medical treatment. In recent years, Ping An Tang has been barely scraping by, struggling to make ends meet.

  To save expenses, they had to dismiss a maid and an apprentice since last year. Shi Wei single-handedly managed the medical hall, while all household chores in the inner courtyard were taken care of by Fan Shi alone.

  Shi Wei originally wanted to help Fan Shi boil water and make fire, but Fan Shi knew he was injured and had just been released from prison, so she didn't let him. She busied herself for half a day and finally prepared a large basin of bathwater for Shi Wei.

  Half an hour later, Shi Wei soaked in the wooden tub, and the hot water steamed away his fatigue. Since crossing over to this era, this was probably his most comfortable moment.

  After being steamed with hot water vapor, Shi Wei's intoxication gradually dissipated, and his mind began to clear up.

  It's rare to have a moment of peace and quiet, Shi Wei can calm down and think carefully about her own future.

  Although he has escaped the disaster of prison, looking at the dilapidated property left to him by "Ben Zun", Shi Wei's heart is still filled with great resentment.

  "Judging from what has happened in these days, my medical skills seem to be a pretty good craft. If I can make good use of it, not only will I have a stable life and career, but also wealth and honor are within reach. Hmm, thinking about it this way, the ancient saying 'good fortune and bad luck are intertwined' does hold some truth..."

  Shi Wei Xing was deep in thought, planning his future, and before he knew it, he had fallen fast asleep in the bathtub.

  It's unknown how he climbed onto the bed, but Shi Wei slept very soundly that night.

  It was unclear how much time had passed when he was suddenly awakened from his beautiful spring dream by a knock at the door.

  Shi Wei slowly opened her eyes to find that it was still early dawn outside the window, and she hadn't yet reached the time when she was supposed to meet with Xiong Qingye for her medical appointment. But then, she heard someone knocking on the door from outside.

  Shi Wei came out wearing rough clothes, and at this time Fan Peilan also came out from the opposite house. She looked at Shi Wei's dull face and complained: "Who was it that called the door so early in the morning, disturbing you so much that you couldn't even sleep soundly?"

  "Let's go take a look first, maybe that bear is anxious to invite me to see his sister's illness." Shi Wei smiled and forced himself to cheer up.

  Two people entered the front hall together and heard a man with a loud voice shouting outside the door: "Are the siblings of the Pan family present? I am Huang Bai."

  "So it was you, future father-in-law, how did he suddenly come?" Fan Peilan's face showed confusion.

  Huang Bo? Future Father-in-law?

  Stunned Shi Wei quickly searched his memories of this person, and soon he had a cause-and-effect scenario in his mind.

  Seven or eight years ago, Huang Bai was beaten half to death by debt collectors. Fortunately, he was rescued by his master Du Zhong and managed to save his life. Out of gratitude, Huang Bai promised to marry his daughter to Shi Wei.

  At that time, Shi Wei was only twelve or thirteen years old. Du Zhong had no children and treated him like a son. He thought Huang Bo's daughter was good, so he arranged this child marriage for him.

  This Huang Bo later escaped disaster and secretly went to the northern Song state to do smuggling business. He unexpectedly made a fortune and over the years changed to doing legitimate business. Although he can't be considered extremely wealthy, he is still a small-time rich man.

  Huang Bo's family lived in Caishi Town north of Dangtu. In the past when Du Zhong was still alive, they would exchange gifts and visits every year, but after Du Zhong passed away, there was little contact between them.

  "Recently you got into trouble, I had to go to Qishan to visit him, hoping that he would lend some money to help you out on account of our family ties. But who would have thought that Huang Bo would come up with all sorts of excuses and refuse to lend it? And now he suddenly shows up at my doorstep, I wonder what's the matter?"

  When it comes to these things, Fan Peilan's tone is obviously somewhat displeased.

  "It turns out there's such a thing." Shi Wei hesitated for a moment, then coldly said: "Please ask the master's wife to go and summon him first, don't tell him I've been acquitted yet. I'll listen from behind and see what else he has to say."

  Fan Peilan didn't know what Shi Wei meant, but she also didn't ask any more questions. She tidied up her clothes and went to open the door.

  When the gate opened, what came into view was a cold and gloomy old face.

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