The old man's nails were very hard, and Lin Sanqi had a hard time cutting them. After a while, a lot of black nail fragments had accumulated at the bottom of the bowl.

Why are their nails black, not transparent like plastic? Because the old lady is a farmer, she has to do farm work, how can her nails be clean?

After trimming the nails, Lin Sanqi, who had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, wanted to take out the file and smooth out the broken nails for the old lady, but Mr. Shi urged her:

"Alright, alright, the patient is still waiting. Pour some alcohol into the bowl and light it."

Mr. Shi's instructions left everyone confused again, but the benefits of authority were reflected at this time, because no clown jumped out to question them.

Lin Sanqi did as he was told and used a match to light the alcohol. Flames immediately appeared at the bottom of the bowl, and then his nails also started to burn, emitting a smell similar to that of plastic, which was very pungent.

Mr. Shi took the bowl and put it directly under the old lady's nose, letting her inhale the black smoke from the nails.

"Suck hard, yes, don't stop. If you feel like vomiting, hold it in and keep sucking..."

Lin Sanqi thought that the old man must have his reasons for doing this, maybe it was some folk remedy, but he didn't know how effective it would be.

Everyone had the same idea as Lin Sanqi, so they all moved closer to see how the old lady would react.

Then, contrary to everyone's expectations, the old lady who was originally sitting on the ground retching, suddenly vomited more violently after smelling the black smoke. She probably couldn't stand the stench.

Just when everyone thought the folk remedy had failed, the old lady let out a long breath, and then the dry heaving stopped immediately.

I'm not vomiting anymore. Although I feel very weak and collapsed on the ground, I no longer feel like vomiting.

The crowd of onlookers suddenly became agitated. Lin Sanqi's eyes widened as he asked curiously:

"Grandpa, can just sniffing nail smoke stop hiccups? That's amazing."

Mr. Shi explained with a smile:

"When a human fingernail is lit, it stinks. The vapor descends very quickly and is inhaled into the throat. This is a sign that the lung qi is flowing first. This conforms to the principle that if something wants to descend, it must first rise, and then it will descend after it has risen. Do you understand?"

Lin Sanqi asked cautiously, "Old man, does this mean fighting poison with poison?"

"Yes, that's what I meant. I'm doing emergency treatment right now, so I'm using a folk remedy. If you're more particular, you should take 5 cents of musk, mix it into tobacco, light it with fire, and inhale it like a cigarette. This will be more effective in treating hiccups."

Lin Sanqi felt very happy as he had mastered another traditional Chinese medicine remedy.

Although the old lady was still very weak, her retching had stopped, and her family members were naturally ecstatic:

"Doctor, is my mother already well? It's amazing, she was fine after just a few puffs of cigarettes. This is worthy of being the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine."

Mr. Shi waved his hand:

"It can only be said that it has stopped temporarily. I will give you a prescription. Take it home and take one dose a day. Generally, it will take no more than three doses and you will be cured."

"Old Immortal, thank you~~~"

"Thank you so much, my mother's life is saved~~~"

Pan Ye had already obediently taken out paper and pen. Since Master Shi had been promoted to Master, he naturally did not need to write the prescription himself, but had to have his disciples copy it:

"2 liang of roasted licorice root, 1 liang each of aconite root, dried ginger, and rutaecarpa. Mark this: these three herbs must be washed 7 times before use. Add 3 qian each of cloves and turmeric, and 0.5 liang of red ginseng, stewed separately before adding."

Lin Sanqi was muttering to himself, thinking, "Traditional Chinese Medicine is really mysterious. Why does it have to be washed seven times? Is five times okay? Nine times is fine?"

Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud. If he had, the old man would have beaten him to death.

"After a quarter of an hour, add six qian of ginger juice, 20 jujubes, and three jin of cold water. Simmer gently until you have one jin of concentrated juice. Take it in small amounts and multiple times. Not only should the prescription be clearly stated, but the decoction steps and precautions should also be clearly stated. Otherwise, the effect will be very different."

Although Pan Ye was a TCM intern mass-produced by the university, he at least had some basic skills, and his calligraphy was beautiful enough. He wrote down the prescription dictated by the old man clearly.

Old Master Shi looked at it and nodded repeatedly, then looked up at the silly Lin Sanqi and couldn't help but smile at himself.

He already knew that if he was looking for a last-ditch disciple or successor, Pan Ye would definitely be qualified because he was talented and willing to learn.

It seems that Lin Sanqi can only be regarded as a guarantee for his future survival and cannot be expected to do too much. Of course, the old men will not expel Lin Sanqi from the sect for this reason.

Lin Sanqi has its own utilization value.

In extraordinary times, saving lives is of paramount importance, and food is life. Lin Sanqi can provide food and is also the team leader who manages them. To put it bluntly, the life and death of these 12 old men are controlled by Lin Sanqi.

If he wants to deal with these old men, he has plenty of ways to do it, and they are all reasonable and legal, and no one will pursue him.

For example, let the old men work in the fields, assign them the heaviest farm work, and don’t give them food if they don’t finish it. Won’t these old guys starve to death?

Who could say Lin Sanqi was wrong? Perhaps his superiors would even praise him for his correct thinking and positive behavior.

So, as the saying goes, people become more cunning as they age. The old men knew that Lin Sanqi was useful, so they naturally wanted to actively win him over.

Of course, there is a basis of trust between the two parties. After all, Lin Sanqi has a clean background, is from a noble family, and has good character. Otherwise, the old men would not dare to give the medical books to him for safekeeping.

At this time, Xiao Song from the pharmacy came over with a bowl of medicine:

"Doctor Shi, the first party has arrived."

Mr. Shi walked back to the five children with intestinal knots and said to their families:

"Give them the medicine immediately, and everyone else please move aside."

Lin Sanqi wondered why others should move aside?

He soon found out the answer, because within five minutes of the five children being fed the medicine soup, they all began to vomit violently, and even smelled of feces in their vomit...

Seeing the old man's calm expression, Lin Sanqi knew that the effect of the first dose of radish and Glauber's salt soup was to induce vomiting, which is called gastrointestinal decompression in Western medicine.

Otherwise, the food residue will accumulate in the stomach and intestines, blocking the middle intestine and unable to go down. Over time, the food residue will deteriorate and cause intestinal inflammation or necrosis.

Therefore, the first step is to induce vomiting of food residues, which can relieve stress and cleanse the intestines.

Seeing that the children had almost finished vomiting, Mr. Shi again instructed the parents:

"Alright, alright, don't worry about the child. Treating the illness is more important. Hurry and drink the second dose of medicine."

According to Lin Sanqi's knowledge of Western medicine, intestinal obstruction requires absolute fasting, including liquids, because this will aggravate gastrointestinal irritation and burden.

This is another obvious difference between Chinese and Western medicine.

The parents continued to feed the child medicine in a panic.

At this time, several children were vomiting so much that they could not even sit still and had to be held by their parents.

It’s pitiful how loving parents are. Even with the vomit all over the floor stinking, only the parents don’t mind.

Oh, and as a doctor, the three old men also did not step away, but stayed by the child’s side without frowning.

Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye had no complaints and followed behind to observe the patient's reaction.

However, Lin Sanqi still quietly took out a bottle of Fengyoujing and rubbed it next to his nose, then quietly handed it to Pan Ye, intending to use the smell of Fengyoujing to neutralize the smell of vomit.

Less than 10 minutes after the medicine was taken, the children's stomachs began to rumble. The sound was very loud and definitely not the kind of rumbling that comes from hunger.

Lin Sanqi was a little worried. "Grandpa, this is obviously a rapid increase in intestinal peristalsis. It will be troublesome if it doesn't perforate."

Mr. Shi shook his head slightly and replied in a low voice: "It's okay, just watch it."

Before she finished speaking, the little girl Yang Erni suddenly groaned: "Mom, my stomach hurts again, ouch~~~"

Just as Lin Sanqi was about to step forward to rescue her, he suddenly heard Yang Xiaoerni let out a loud fart that shook the earth.

“Puff~~Puff puff puff~~~”

Lin Sanqi quickly retreated tactically and held his breath. Others say that loud farts don't smell, and stinky farts don't make noises, but this saying doesn't apply to Yang Erni at all.

The layman sees the details, the expert sees the excitement. Whether it was Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye, or the onlookers from the Chinese medicine hospital, they all breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

Because the sound of a fart also means that the patient's intestines are unblocked.

Immediately afterwards, the other four children also started to fart. Yang Xiaoshan even farted so hard that all his shit came out. Needless to say, the stench at the scene was devastating.

Lin Sanqi wanted to continue his tactical retreat, but found that the three old men did not move, so he had to quietly return to his original position.

After hearing the fart sound, Mr. Shi smiled triumphantly and said gently to the parents:

"Okay, the intestinal knot has been unblocked. Remember not to eat for a day and a night after you go back. Even if you do eat, drink some porridge and eat a light meal. I guarantee you will be fine."

When the Yang family heard that their child was fine, they all knelt down excitedly and kowtowed:

"Thank you, thank you, doctor!"

"You are our family's great benefactors!"

Don't doubt it, even ordinary people know that intestinal knot in ancient times, or in this era, is almost a terminal illness, and people will eventually die in pain.

These kids were lucky to have met the four famous doctors in Peking. If they had met Lin Sanqi, a half-baked doctor, they would probably have died.

Lin Sanqi scratched his head, but felt that some things still needed to be said directly:

"Don't thank me, everyone. Just settle the medical bills. Even if we don't make any money from your registration and consultation fees, at least we have to pay for the medicine, right?"

This is the first order for the Chinese medicine hospital. If it is free for the first order, do you believe that all the patients in Changping will come to seek free medical treatment tomorrow?

There is no such thing as grand opening promotions in public hospitals. If you give this for free but not that, it will be hard to fool the people. Will the hospital still operate?

The rules must be set at the beginning, and reducing or exempting patients from difficulties in the future is a matter for the future.

The Yang and Yan families were also quite resolute, nodding and bowing: "Of course, of course. We'll raise the money right away!" (End of this chapter)