Chapter Fifty-Eight: Ma Dai
After another three days, Ma Chao was able to stay under Hua Tuo's careful care.
However, Hua Tuo's attitude towards Ma Chao is still lukewarm. And Ma Chao couldn't explain the importance of him holding the girl, so he kept letting Hua Tuo look at him with that kind of extremely contemptuous eyes.
Ma Chao thought to himself, if it weren't for his father's reputation being better, I'm afraid that this jealous and upright Hua Tuo divine doctor might not save himself, right?
However, anyway, the days are still long, and Ma Chao didn't think of a way to keep Hua Tuo for a while, so he relied on the reason that his serious illness had not recovered, and asked Hua Tuo to stay in Fufeng County for his own diagnosis and treatment. And Hua Tuo was also worried about the injuries of the soldiers who were carried down on the battlefield, so he had no intention of leaving.
On this day, Ma Chao was slowly moving his body under the bed, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the house.
Immediately after the door was opened, a young man came in with a pottery bowl, "Big brother, why are you up?" ”
"Ma Dai!"
Yes, the person who came was Ma Chao's brother Ma Dai, Ma Chao took a closer look at the young man in front of him, and saw that his appearance was somewhat similar to himself, with straight eyebrows and a straight nose, heroic, and a beautiful young man. It's just a little shorter, stronger, with thick shoulders and backs, and a down-to-earth and calm appearance, not like a fourteen-year-old boy.
Ma Chao stood up: "I've been lying down for too long, and my body is a little stiff." So get up and take a walk, and move your muscles and bones by the way. ”
"Well, it's a good thing to be properly organized." Although Ma Dai is still young, he has a steady atmosphere between his words, and he has the demeanor of an adult. As he spoke, he put the pottery bowl on the wooden pier on the couch, and helped Ma Chao with his hand: "The eldest brother drank the medicine first...... The guard at the city gate must not be relaxed, and the younger brother will rush back to duty in a while. After drinking the medicine, I slept for a while, and came to see the eldest brother when I had time. ”
Ma Chao frowned, leaned over and glanced at the black potion, and his mouth was bitter.
But he gritted his teeth, picked up the bowl, pinched his nose and drank it all.
There is no other reason, Ma Chao knows that although this potion is bitter, it is very valuable. In order to replenish qi and blood, Ma Teng specially instructed Hua Tuo to prescribe good medicine, and in this bowl of medicine, there are at least five old ginseng as medicine, which is worth two gold. Before the crossing, Ma Chao was not a gold owner, and now although he is rich, he still can't make a bowl of medicine worth at least two gold so badly.
After drinking the potion, Ma Chaofu lay down again and said softly, "Dai'er, when will I recover?" ”
Ma Dai said: "Doctor Hua said that you seem to have forcibly overdrawn the essence and blood in your body, although you have improved your physical realm, but your foundation is not solid. In addition, eldest brother, you are exhausted in qi and blood, and if you want to fully recover, it will take at least twenty or thirty days to become successful. However, Doctor Hua also said that your physique is special, and your qi and blood have recovered some in the past few days, and you can already resume your practice. However, it must be remembered that you must not force force within three months, as it will cause a loss of qi and blood. ”
Ma Dai frowned and said, and in the end, he seemed to be quite sorry and said: "It's a pity, we don't have a century-old Liaodong ginseng here in Fufeng County." Doctor Hua said that if there is a century-old ginseng as a medicine, it is said that it will not be able to speed up the recovery, and it will be recovered in ten days at most. ”
100-year-old Liaodong ginseng?
Ma Chao secretly bared his teeth...... The old ginseng he eats now is about twenty or thirty years old. An old ginseng will cost five or six thousand yuan, if it is a hundred years old ginseng, the price may have to increase several times, without three hardware at all, and it is still the kind that has no price.
In times of war, doctors are the most precious.
And those medicinal materials that can Pei Yuan's life are even more difficult to find.
Ma Chao didn't expect to find the so-called century-old ginseng, but he just saw Ma Dai's look of pity. I really feel that the Xiliangma family is really from bandits, and they are so fucking rich!
However, it seems that he is now the eldest son of the Xiliang Ma family, isn't it a good thing that the Ma family is rich?
"Dai'er, that hundred-year-old ginseng...... Is Daddy really going to buy it? I heard that the old ginseng is worth a lot of money......"
Shame on you! Even though he is already the eldest son of the Xiliang Ma family, in his bones, he is still the technician who has never seen a lot of money......
"What are you talking about, big brother? Not to mention the hundred-year-old ginseng, even if it is a hundred times more expensive elixir, the uncle will definitely not blink an eye. Ma Dai glanced at Ma Chao suspiciously, and felt that this eldest brother hadn't seen him for two months, and it was a little different, but then he put aside these conjectures and continued: "Even if the uncle doesn't buy it, the eldest brother himself is now a rich party, a little old ginseng, isn't it how much to buy?" ”
"The rich party? What do you mean? Although Ma Chao knew that he had robbed a lot of money recently, he never had a definite concept in his mind. In particular, at present, he still has to ask Ma Teng for money for his own clothing and food. Now, how can you listen to Ma Dai's meaning, as if he has become Li Ka-shing all of a sudden?
"Oh...... The eldest brother didn't know that the eldest brother had decided a few days ago to let the eldest brother lead an army alone, which was based on the torture cavalry battalion, and then recruited some strong people to make up 5,000 people and the eldest brother. And all the grain and grass consumption is handled by the eldest brother himself. And the wealth that the eldest brother snatched from the grassland before, the uncle did not take a penny, and all of it was handed over to the eldest brother at his own disposal. After a pause, Ma Dai may have felt a little thirsty, and after taking a sip of water, he said: "Even I will be transferred to the eldest brother's subordinates in the future and obey the eldest brother's arrangement." Uncle said, eldest brother, you have been on the battlefield when you were fourteen years old, and I am now a fourteen-year-old son, so I should also go out with my eldest brother to experience it. ”
'Huh? This Ma Teng is worthy of being a hero on the grassland, not only do the children of the Ma family accept the cruel reality as soon as possible, but also completely give the right to be raised, no wonder the sons of the Ma family have almost no seeds. I'm afraid it's inseparable from Ma Teng's education method. Ma Chao nodded silently, and he still agreed with this fox-style survival education.
"Dai'er, that Li Kan and Cheng Yin have been attacking the city for a few days......" Ma Chao suddenly remembered the battle at the city gate, and it happened that Ma Dai said that he was going to be on duty at the city gate, obviously knowing some of the situation, so he said the doubts in his heart: "That Li Kan and Cheng Yin are just reckless people, even if they have sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses, but we also have 30,000 troops in Fufeng County, in addition, Jia Xu's old fox is far-sighted and has a brilliant plan......"
"Big brother doesn't know? Jia Junshi is not in Fufeng County! Ma Dai heard Ma Chao say Jia Xu, and hurriedly interrupted.
"What?! Jia Xu's old fox ran away? This sentence shocked Ma Chao a little distracted: Jia Xu's old fox also said on the front foot that he wanted to work with him to create a new situation of equality between Qiang and Han, and the back foot slipped away without a shadow?
"No, no, the eldest brother misunderstood, Master Jia didn't run away, but before Li Kan and Cheng Yin attacked the city, he went back to Chang'an with Na Lu Bu, saying that he was fighting for some interests for the uncle...... "Ma Dai is young after all, and he can only say this about Jia Xu's trip to Chang'an."
'Hmm...... It's better to play well than to say well. Although he has achieved a brilliant victory outside the Saiwai, if he only lets Lu Bu go back to repay his merits, then he will more or less be unable to tell the truth of the matter. And Jia Fox should have seen this a long time ago, plus he has some connections in Chang'an after all, if he doesn't go to the event in person at this time, I'm afraid he won't be Jia Fox......' Ma Chao silently figured out these things in his heart, and then slightly relieved: As long as Jia Fox didn't run away, then whatever!
"What about Mengda? Even if Jia Junshi is not there, Meng Da is also brave and strategic...... "Ma Chao wondered: Although Meng Da has not been in a big formation, his knowledge and strategy have been completed, if Meng Da, who is already in his twenties, can't come up with a plan, well... Not to mention completely defeating Li Kan and Cheng Yin, then at least these thieves should be repelled, right? Could it be that this kid is still playing a big name again, what kind of trick is playing in Cao Ying's heart in Han?
"Big brother...... You really can't remember? Ma Dai couldn't help but touch Ma Chao's forehead, thinking that Ma Chao was confused: "General Meng has been in Beidi County, or before you leave, let him be in charge of Hanqiang... The Hanqiang trade was not in Fufeng County at all. ”
Oh?
Neither?
It's no wonder that after fighting for so long, I haven't won yet......