Chapter 60: Ink Traces

  That cold hum, a bit loud, everyone involuntarily looked up and followed the sound, Shen Changyu also looked up.

  The cold and proud person is Xie Wei Kai, a friend Shen Changyu knew in Mingzhou. He has a eccentric personality, is arrogant and aloof, and everyone usually shows him great respect.

  Xie Wei stood beside Chen Jing.

  Won't it be Chen Jing who provoked Xie Wei?

  Shen Changyu hastily put down his pen and stepped forward to mediate: "Hui Kai, brother, what's going on?"

  Xie Wei's eyes sank slightly. To be precise, Chen Jing didn't cause any trouble, he was sitting seriously on the side eating melon seeds. It was Xie Wei and others who had high hopes for Chen Jing, but ended up being very disappointed, feeling ridiculed.

  Everyone is a somewhat famous talented person, so naturally they don't seem like common rascals who bother people without reason.

  Xie Wei let out a cold snort, but it was just a momentary loss of control. Now that Shen Changyu asked him, he coughed dryly several times and said: "Nothing. It's just that this young brother, took the best paper to fold a toy, doesn't know how to cherish his belongings, my heart can't bear..."

  He pointed at Chen Xing.

  Everyone's eyes fell on Chen Jing's small boat.

  Chen Jing himself also took a look at this small boat, which was folded quite intricately.

  Shen Changyu secretly thought it was bad, he didn't want to offend Chen Jing with just one piece of paper.

  "It's just a piece of paper, don't worry about it, I've prepared several buckets of paper today!" Shen Changyu hastily said. He did this to not give face to Xie Wei for Chen Jing's sake.

  Suddenly quiet in the pavilion.

  Everyone stared at Shen Changyu in shock.

  Xie Wei Kai is arrogant and often speaks harshly. He is a friend Shen Chang Yu met in Mingzhou, and followed Shen Chang Yu to live in Wangxian for several months. Everyone tolerated Xie Wei Kai's arrogance, not just because of his talent, but also to give face to Shen Chang Yu, because every time it was Shen Chang Yu who protected Xie Wei Kai.

  Unexpectedly, Shen Changyu actually did this for Chen Jing, not letting Xie Yu step down.

  Xie Wei frowned heavily.

  Others didn't know that Chen Jing had just said "come and play", nor did they know that Chen Jing was eating melon seeds while others were buried in thought, so they didn't have any bad feelings towards Chen Jing. On the contrary, it was Xie Wei who lost his composure and snorted coldly at him for a piece of paper.

  Now, Shen Changyu said something like that again, and everyone looked at Xie Yi with an even stranger gaze.

  Xie Wei's face turned even uglier as she became more and more furious.

  "...and brother, you said you liked medical books before. A few days ago, I was strolling through the market in Mingzhou and got a few medical books, I don't know how much they're worth, can you go take a look for me?" Shen Changyu didn't wait for Xie Yu to start a fire, he wanted to get Chen Jing out of the way first.

  "Alright." Chen Jiong smiled and stood up.

  The goal was achieved, Chen Jing secretly let out a sigh of relief in her heart...

  Chen Jing was well aware that Shen Changyu had invited him today, and it was definitely not for any leisurely activities, but rather about his medical skills. However, Shen Changyu was a cautious and meticulous person, and he probably wouldn't reveal the purpose of the meeting until at least half past noon.

  Chen Jiong was about to hold on until mid-afternoon.

  So boring.

  Chen Jiong was not good at poetry and didn't know how to appreciate it. He didn't have the patience to spend the afternoon with Shen Changyu.

  He knew that as long as he took the initiative to do some things that were detrimental to his character, and provoked these students to be dissatisfied, someone would speak slightly disrespectfully, and Shen Changyu would have to defend him.

  He maintained him, and could not help but support him.

  Send him away and be alone with him, and naturally ask about his intentions today.

  So Chen Jing thought of a series of methods in his heart. If he played with paper and ink, cracked melon seeds without anyone reacting, then later he would also write a few lines of poetry.

  "What 'I and the general take off our armor, from now on the monarch will not hold court early' and 'the three thousand beauties in the harem grind iron pestles into embroidery needles', he has all thought of such vulgar phrases."

  He didn't expect that he just folded a paper boat and some students couldn't help it. Is his mocking skill full score or are these students hot-tempered?

  Chen Jing's footsteps were light and she followed Shen Changyu out of the pavilion.

  Two people strolled slowly in the tea garden.

  The tea garden is filled with camellias. Some of the flowers are about to bloom, and their delicate petals have been blown off by the wind, covering the small path, fragrant and intoxicating. The gentle breeze has spread the fragrance further, staining the hem of my clothes; colorful butterflies dance lightly on the branches, fluttering and dancing.

  "After the yard is done, I also want to have a small garden like this, full of herbs." Chen Jing thought.

  The medicine smells even better.

  He followed Shen Changyu to the study in the outer courtyard of the Shen family.

  The window is half open, and under the eaves, two white tea plants are blooming luxuriantly.

  Shen Changyu really likes camellias.

  He asked Chen Jing to sit down, instructed Xiao Shu Tong to serve tea, and then searched through the bookcase for half a day before taking out several books and handing them over to Chen Jing to read.

  This is the collection of medicinal books he gathered.

  Chen Jing took a look. There were three books in total, "Wang's Secret Records of the Grass Hut", "Compilation of Case Studies" and "Xue's Treatise on Warm and Heat-Related Diseases".

  "...... Brother Changyu collected these books, is he also planning to study medicine?" Chen Jing asked Shen Changyu, flipping through the pages casually.

  Shen Changyu finished his tea, slowly took a sip, and then said: "It's not that. Last time I strolled through the market, I saw a few books that caught my eye. The weather wasn't good, and the book seller was in a hurry to pack up, so I bought them all together."

  Chen Jing tried to steer the conversation towards medicine, but Shen Changyu refused to take the bait.

  Is Shen Changyu really so gentle, or is there someone ill at home who cannot be spoken of to others and must be extremely cautious?

  Since Shen Changyu didn't respond to this topic, Chen Jing had no choice but to lower his head and carefully read through one of the books "Xue Shi Wen Re Bing Pian".

  This book is quite good.

  During the Jin and Yuan dynasties, medicine was a mixture of wind-cold and warm diseases. It wasn't until the Qing dynasty that the famous doctor Wang Mengying specially distinguished between warm diseases and wind-cold.

  And this book is actually specialized in discussing warm diseases.

  It makes perfect sense and is very advanced; this Mr. Xue must be a genius doctor.

  To go one step beyond genius is madness; to go ten steps beyond is idiocy. Therefore, this theory should not be accepted by people.

  Chen Jiong casually looked at several of his cases and felt that his analysis was accurate.

  As for the other two books, they are just ordinary and unremarkable, with nothing exciting about them.

  "Can you give me this book?" Chen Jing wanted to take it back and read it slowly.

  "It's alright." Shen Changyu said calmly.

  Chen Jiong smiled and thanked him.

  Then he also picked up his teacup and slowly drank a few sips.

  Shen Changyu asked him: "What have you been reading lately?"

  He proceeded gradually and was not anxious in the slightest. However, Chen Jing didn't read books, but instead looked at some medical texts.

  "I haven't read anything." Chen Jing said simply.

  Shen Changyu was going to talk about studying, and exchange a few words with Chen Jing. Unexpectedly, Chen Jing didn't respond, the topic came to an abrupt end, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

  "Are you not going to study anymore?" Shen Changyu paused, smiling and asked Chen Jing, "Your second brother said that in the future, you will also be studying. Your paternal great-grandfather holds you in high esteem."

  "Everyone has their own aspirations," said Chen Jiong, "I don't plan on reading it."

  Shen Changyu asked him again: "What do you usually play with? Do you go to the theater to listen to opera or storytelling?"

  Since you don't like reading books, you should enjoy playing and having fun. The storytelling and jokes in the teahouse should be very familiar to him. Picking up some new things also counts as something to talk about.

  Unexpectedly, Chen Jing said: "I rarely go out..."

  There is no common topic at all.

  Chen Jing thought, it's come to this, yet Shen Changyu still refuses to say the purpose of inviting himself over? This person is too deep-minded, not suitable for socializing.

  Then, Shen Changyu tried hard to find a few more topics, but Chen Jing didn't respond.

  Finally, Chen Jiong smiled and said: "Brother Changyu, my learning is shallow, and I am not very good at poetry. Today's guests are all highly talented, so I won't make a fool of myself, I'll take my leave first."

  He is going to leave.

  Shen Changyu smiled and said, "You're being too polite. Today is just a flower appreciation party, I've also invited a theater troupe, no need for fancy words, later we'll drink wine and watch the play."

  Refused to say the purpose, and refused to let Chen Jing leave.

  Chen Jing sneered inwardly.

  He thought he had done his utmost in benevolence and righteousness.

  Chen Jiong stood up and said, "Sorry, Chang Yu brother. Let's do it another day. I actually have guests at home too. It was only because you invited me that I left them behind. I really shouldn't stay for long, let's catch up next time!"

  He didn't forget to bring that medical book with him.

  Shen Changyu wanted to say something, but in the end, he just smiled and said, "Then I'll send Cangji."

  Unexpectedly, with great courtesy, he escorted Chen Xing all the way to the gate.

  At this point, Chen Jiong was also bewildered.

  However, I got a pretty good book out of it, so it's all right, and today's effort wasn't wasted.

  When I returned to Qiūwān Lane, it was almost noon.

  Big sister and Li Balang didn't expect Chen Jing to come back so soon, asking him: "Why did you come back without having lunch?"

  They thought Chen Jing would definitely return home at dusk.

  Is something wrong with coming back at this hour?

  Chen Jiong then carefully told them about today's events.

  Li Balang and his sister-in-law also felt suspicious.

  Can't figure out the reason, big sister said: "Maybe they just want to get to know you, and it's not about seeing a doctor?"

  "No." Chen Jiong shook his head, "If it were Chen Mo, he might have made friends with someone who caught his eye for no reason; but Shen Changyu, he wouldn't. He is very purposeful in what he does. He came to find me, and it must be because of my medical skills, I won't guess wrong!"

  "Are you so sure?" Li Balang also smiled, "You haven't even met him a few times, how do you know his nature? Maybe he really just wants to get to know you."

  "Who knows?" Chen Jiong smiled, since Li Balang didn't agree, Chen Jiong didn't want to argue more, and said, "There's a crude saying in the streets that says what you see is what you get. Maybe my utilitarian heart is too strong, so I think others have ulterior motives?"

  "Do you still have ulterior motives?" Li Balang asked in surprise.

  He thinks Chen Jing looks like he doesn't care about anything, sounds good to call it selfless, and sounds bad to call it unambitious. What kind of utilitarian heart can he have?

  Chen Jiong burst out laughing.

  "Got it." Chen Jiong smiled, then he said to his sister-in-law, "Next time someone from the Shen family comes looking for me, just say I'm not home. It's not a life-threatening illness, and the Shen family has so many taboos, I'd rather not get involved in their messy affairs."

  The elder sister-in-law nodded.

  That afternoon, Chen Jing carefully read through the book "Xue Shi Wen Re Bing Pian".

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  This weekend, I will update a few more chapters. The past few days have been single updates, and my heart has been uneasy, feeling very sorry to everyone, even afraid to look at the book review area... In short, I'm really sorry, today I'll try to update more, time is in the evening~~

  Ever since I started this book, due to update issues, I've been apologizing to everyone all the time, and I feel like I'm about to lose face... I hope this is the last time...