Chapter 7 has been appointed

  After four or five days, Third Uncle had fully recovered.

  This matter, apart from the Chen family and Dr. Xu Yi's two attendants, no one else knows about it. Even if they went out to say it, no one would believe them.

  As a result, Chen Jing's life did not change much. His medical skills remained unknown to others.

  On the side of Jingzhong Lane, when mentioning Chen Jing, they only said: How did that child get it wrong?

  They were even more curious about Chen Jing's luck and had never thought that Chen Jing really had medical skills.

  Two days later, it was April 1st.

  By April, spring is fading away, a hundred flowers wither and fall, petals scattered all over the ground, only the lilac branches are lush, flowers blooming fragrantly.

  Third Uncle's body has recovered a bit, and he personally came to Qiwan Lane to ask Chen Jing to re-examine him.

  "It's already been taken care of. For the next ten days to half a month, just stick to a light diet." Chen Jiong smiled and said, "Just be a bit more mindful with your eating habits and you won't have another episode, Third Uncle can rest assured."

  Third Uncle let out a sigh of relief.

  The illness has been confirmed to be harmless, and Third Uncle's mood is also good, he wants to play chess with Chen Yun.

  Chen Jiong saw that he was thin and still had such enthusiasm, so he happily agreed. A person's good mood indicates that they are optimistic. As long as one is optimistic, their own positive energy will be sufficient, and the illness will recover more quickly.

  The two continued to play chess against each other, with Chen Jiong playing white and making the first move.

  On the one hand, San Shu told Chen Jing some gossip about Jiang Zhong Xiang, specifically mentioning Chen Qi: "...the young man was locked up by Old Master in Song He Tang, personally teaching him to read books, and it's said that he's almost driven mad."

  At this point, Third Uncle burst out laughing.

  On the seventh day in the third house, Chen Qi didn't know what was going on and took advantage of Third Uncle's illness to make things difficult for Chen Jing. It soon reached Old Master's ears.

  Disobedient brothers and disrespectful elders are the taboos of Chen's family rules.

  The old master knew that Chen Qi was spoiled by Master Chen, and he was like a horse without a halter, unable to bear restraint and disliked reading books. Compared with scolding and reprimanding, it would be better to confine him.

  House arrest has a time limit, but being locked up in Songhe Hall to study is without a time limit.

  Endless house arrest and reading had almost driven Chen Qi mad.

  Third Uncle also let out a breath.

  "Seventh Brother is most afraid of being confined and studying, so this time Eldest Paternal Grandfather has prescribed the right medicine." Chen Jing also smiled.

  To be honest, he didn't really hate Chen Qi. After all, Chen Qi was just a seventeen-year-old kid, and his thoughts and mind were still moldable. He was just spoiled, didn't understand things, and when faced with grievances, he thought of revenge, so he set up a trap to harm Chen Jing.

  If it weren't for him, Chen Jing estimated that he wouldn't have been able to administer the medicine to Third Uncle smoothly. In this regard, Chen Jing was still grateful to Chen Qi, although Chen Qi's intention was not to help.

  If he can be strictly controlled, who knows what Chen Qi will achieve in the future?

  What's wrong with kids? Do you want him to lose face in front of a child? Besides, Chen Jing, who crossed over from another world, didn't suffer at the hands of Chen Qi either.

  If Chen Qi hadn't killed the former Chen Jing, this soul from another world might still have nowhere to rest.

  "Really?" Third Uncle laughed with schadenfreude, "The eldest wanted to plead for leniency, but was persuaded otherwise. It was actually the birth mother of the youngest, Madam Su, who went to Songhe Hall and kowtowed three times to thank the old master for personally teaching the youngest. I really didn't expect that Madam Su would have some sense..."

  Fang Li is the courtesy name of Chen Er and Chen Ying.

  Chen Er is the legitimate son, Chen Qi is the illegitimate son. Chen Qi is not making an effort, perhaps Chen Er will be more relaxed. Having a father's spoiled and intelligent younger brother, the pressure should be greater; on the contrary, having a prodigal younger brother, Chen Er doesn't need to worry about anything.

  This is a matter of the main house in Jingzhong Lane and has nothing to do with Chen Xing.

  He smiled and focused on playing chess with Third Uncle, without making any comments.

  Third Uncle's chess skills were actually far superior to Old Master Yang's. However, Chen Jing never showed him any mercy. Because Third Uncle was so infatuated with Go, if he knew there was a possibility of winning, it would only increase his determination, and the game would never end.

  Only by dealing a crushing blow to him would Third Uncle stop pestering Chen Jing.

  As expected, after two rounds, he lost miserably. Third Uncle sighed "aiya aiya" and packed up the chess pieces, then got up and headed home.

  Because of Third Uncle's visit, Chen Yun's sister-in-law found out about Chen Yun's illness in Jingzhong Alley.

  She took a few glances at Chen Jiong, but didn't ask directly.

  The next day, Eldest Sister went to Jingzhong Alley to pay her respects to Eldest Maternal Aunt and then got a clear understanding of the whole situation.

  This is Chen Jing's sister-in-law. She always knows how to give the greatest respect to the men in her family, even if it's just her younger brother-in-law.

  "Did you really cure Third Uncle's illness?" Big Sister asked Chen Jing as soon as she got back and figured out what had happened.

  Her face was slightly dark.

  Chen Jing thought, his elder sister had repeatedly advised him to take office as his own responsibility. Now that she knew he was reading medical books, she feared another disappointment and would have to advise him again, letting him change from now on and focus on studying.

  "Big sister, don't be angry." Chen Jing explained before big sister could persuade him, "I just happened to see a case that was similar to Third Uncle's illness. At the time, Third Uncle had lost consciousness and his pulse was weak, with only one last breath left."

  The doctor present actually wanted to give Third Uncle a purging medicine. If one bowl of the purging medicine was administered, Third Uncle's yang energy would be severed and he would never come back to life. We and the people from Jingzhong Alley, sharing the same surname and clan, should also share the same voice and breath. I couldn't bear to see Third Uncle lose his life at the hands of an incompetent doctor, so I stepped forward and gave him medicine instead.

  "My great-uncle also told me that I shouldn't take this path in the future, and that I should learn from my older brother and study hard. I've already agreed. Eldest sister-in-law, don't worry."

  The elder sister-in-law heard this and her expression did not improve, instead she slowly shed tears.

  Chen Jiong didn't know what was going on and wondered which sentence he said wrong?

  He secretly thought that he would be scolded by his sister-in-law again today, and had mentally prepared himself. However, instead of a scolding, he heard his sister-in-law sobbing as she said: "In the past, your older brother also wanted to study medicine, sleeping only two hours a day in order to cure our parents' illness. The medical texts were abstruse, even more difficult than the Four Books and Five Classics. He couldn't understand them thoroughly, and would sit alone in his room at midnight crying, saying that he was unfilial and unable to extend his parents' lifespan."

  Unexpectedly, your elder brother's hard work didn't pay off, but you've found a shortcut."

  The tears were not for Chen Jing, but for thinking of Chen Jing's older brother, thinking of the long-departed parents-in-law, and thinking of the regret that her older brother had not been able to fulfill his filial duties before their parents passed away.

  Chen Jiong couldn't understand the hardships his brother went through to study medicine for their parents' illness, and he hadn't even met his brother or parents.

  He didn't know how to comfort her, so he just silently listened.

  Elder sister-in-law sighed, wiped away her tears and continued to talk about studying: "...... Our family doesn't rely on manual labor to make a living, you're a scholar. Let alone your deceased grandparents, even your older brother, if they knew you weren't studying hard at home, they would blame me for not supervising you well, I'm afraid I would become the sinner of the Chen family."

  As she spoke, her eyes reddened again.

  She took the responsibility on herself.

  It's probably because Chen Jie is indeed filial and sensible, but it's not necessarily true that he reads books just for the sake of his ancestors or to make a name for himself.

  So the elder sister-in-law changed her mind.

  Chen Jing was helpless and could only repeatedly promise to study hard, so that his sister-in-law would stop crying.

  Compared to her kneeling down and begging Chen Jing to read, crying was already considered light. Chen Jing immediately agreed, very decisively, fearing that his sister-in-law would kneel again or something.

  "...Second brother has such determination, big sister trusts you." Big sister saw Chen Jing say this and burst into tears, "Those medical books, big sister will help you put them away. When reading books, one should be focused and not let those miscellaneous books disturb the mind."

  A good mood for Chen Jing.

  Chen Jiong couldn't help but smile and shook his head in resignation.

  Unknowingly, he fell into his sister-in-law's trap.

  The medical books left by Big Brother are all basic subjects for Chinese medicine beginners. Chen Jing could recite them when he was twelve years old in his previous life.

  He took it and looked at it, but it was just a way to pass the time.

  "Alright, I'll sort it out later and send it to your sister-in-law," said Chen Jing.

  He indeed gathered up several books and handed them over to his sister-in-law, who finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Those medical books are also dull. But without them, life is even more dull.

  In the following days, Chen Xuan had no choice but to pick up "The Spring and Autumn Annals" again.

  In his past life, Chen Jing's education was roughly similar to that of this time and space.

  At that time, he hadn't received a regular elementary school, middle school and university education.

  From the age of seven, a private tutor was specially invited to teach Chen Yun to recognize and write characters. He studied for three years, practiced writing with a brush, and basically memorized Chinese characters.

  By the age of ten, Chen Jiong had memorized Huangdi Neijing, Qianjin Fang and Jin Kui Yao Lue, all of which were ancient medical texts in vertical format without punctuation.

  Grandfather practiced running script, and Chen Jiong also followed suit in practicing running script.

  This is Chen's family learning.

  Later, Chen Jing practiced medicine and learned to write with a pen and in English to adapt to the times, but he was not as proficient and comfortable as with classical books and brush.

  So at this point in time and space, being urged by his sister-in-law, Chen Xuan still managed to pretend to be a bookworm.

  As for imperial examination and entering school, Chen Jie never even thought about it.

  He will probably never be an official again.

  He was very skilled in medicine; but he couldn't cope with the officialdom. The five or six years of official career in his previous life made him thoroughly understand himself.

  Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. In the past, for the sake of family and reputation, he would struggle with his weaknesses. But after having a near-death experience, he realized it wasn't necessary. Life is short, so why not focus on your strengths and avoid your weaknesses? What's the point of struggling if you're going to die with fame and fortune anyway?

  As for this point, Chen Jiong felt that it was not pessimistic, but had already thoroughly seen through and was therefore relieved.

  The elder sister-in-law accepted Chen Xuan's medical book, and Chen Xuan started living a life of fetching water, reading books, and writing every day.

  On April 5th, I got up early and it was a fine rain, the sky was overcast, the clouds gathered between heaven and earth, as if it were going to rain.

  Chen Jiong went to fetch water and ran into Yang Zhiou again.

  Yang Zhi Zhou still didn't go see a doctor.

  As an adult, everyone has their own judgment and stance, so there's no need to repeatedly persuade with just one sentence. Therefore, Chen Jing didn't mention Yang Zhiyou's arm hurting again.

  This made Yang Zhi Zhou feel very comfortable and more willing to treat Chen Jing as a friend regardless of age.

  Friends should have the proper intimacy and also the proper distance. Everything must be in moderation.

  "...After having breakfast, I'll go to Mingzhou and might be back in about a month," Yang Zhi Zhou said to Chen Jing.

  Mingzhou, later known as Ningbo.

  Wang County is subordinate to Mingzhou and is a small county town under Mingzhou.

  "Oh, all right." Chen Jiong said.

  He didn't ask Yang Zhi Zhou what he was doing in Mingzhou. In the few months they had been together, he had never taken the initiative to ask about Yang Zhi Zhou's identity and family. He could see that Yang Zhi Zhou was a bit evasive.

  This time, Chen Jing still didn't ask much. He didn't have a young person's curiosity.

  Yang Zhi Zhou smiled and the two of them stood there saying a few words before Chen Jing returned home.

  Qī wān xiàng shì tiáo cháo shī zhǎi jiǎo de xiàng zǐ, Chén Jǐng yě yù dào le lín jū, shǎo bù dé dǎ shēng zhāo hū. Kuài yào děng mén kǒu de shí hòu, xià qǐ le méngméng xì yǔ.

  The fine rain moistened the walls of the Chen family's courtyard.

  When Chen Jing arrived home, he found there were guests in his house.

  Seeing the guest arrive, Chen Jiong couldn't help but feel puzzled, why did he seem a bit familiar?