After dinner, it was already dark, with only the twinkling starry sky bringing a ray of light to the earth.

People gathered under the old tree where they often held meetings, discussing letting Jiang Nian practice medicine as a substitute.

Some of the family members of those children raised their opinions this afternoon. "I think this is feasible. Even the doctors in the city can't cure Shitou's leg. We shouldn't blame them even if they can't. On the contrary, those children who drank the medicine this afternoon had a lot of worms in their stools. If we agree to let Jiang Zhiqing take over the doctor's job, at least we won't have to go all the way to the town when we have a headache or fever in the future."

"Yes, you got a great bargain. Your children have already taken the medicine, but most of the children in our village haven't taken it yet. I guess they have worms in their stomachs. Village chief, when do you think you can have time to ask Jiang Zhiqing to make some more medicine for the children?"

"And my child had worms in his stool a few days ago. I guess there were too many worms in his stomach and he couldn't hold it in."

Everyone wants to get some benefits for themselves, and as the conversation went on, the topic became off track.

People in rural areas basically drink raw water, so not only children have roundworms in their stomachs, many adults have them too. Although it is not a rare thing, no one would be unhappy to kill the worms in their stomach.

There are insect repellent sugar pills in town, but they cost two cents to buy and they don't really get rid of the insects at all.

Many people saw the effect of Jiang Nian's pot of soup today, and they were all thinking about it.

Village Chief Zhou knocked the old pipe in his hand against the tree twice and said, "Looking at everyone's enthusiasm, I guess no one will disagree. Then let's make a decision. Allow Jiang Zhiqing to practice medicine. I thought about it. If our village implements it, it's fine, but when this matter gets out, there will definitely be people from other villages coming to see a doctor. By then, the medicine can't be free. So I think, if we treat the disease, we should give Jiang Zhiqing some food, eggs, or vegetables grown by ourselves, so that the girl can have food. If the medicine is too expensive, we can pay a little. It won't be more expensive than going to the town. What do you think?"

Everyone discussed this matter for a long time. Many people had their own opinions, but in the end the minority obeyed the majority and Village Chief Zhou had the final say.

Jiang Nian took on a new task the next day, which was to continue making anthelmintic medicine.

To be precise, she only needs to prepare the ingredients and put them in the pot. Zhou Xiaohua will light the fire, and she only needs to control the cooking time.

These are first prepared for the children in the village. After the children have finished drinking them, the adults in the village also need them.

As for why they are not boiled together, it is of course because the dosage for adults and children is different.

Moreover, people who have worms in their stomachs need to take medicine again half a month later to completely eliminate the worm eggs in their stomachs.

Adding Zhou Shitou's leg injury and Zhao Heping's internal injuries, Jiang Nian's work for at least half a month was settled.

After preparing the medicine, Jiang Nian escaped under the pretext of going into the mountains to collect herbs.

She didn't dare stay in Zhou's house, otherwise, many people would come to her and tell her how many worms they had and how long they were, and she didn't want to hear a word.

Zhao Heping's internal injuries healed the fastest, and she was fine after three days. But at the same time, after she recovered from her injuries, she had to go back to work in the fields.

On the night of the tenth day, when everyone else was sleeping soundly, Zhou Shitou nudged his wife and muttered, "Mom, help me check if my legs are bitten by mosquitoes. They're itchy."

Shi Liu sat up in a daze, and then realized what her man had said.

Her excited voice seemed a little sharp, "Dad, what did you say?"

Zhou Shitou opened his eyes, and his pupils instantly turned red. "I... my legs are itchy."

His voice was trembling so badly that he couldn't even believe that he had actually regained feeling in his legs.

In the middle of the night, Shi Liu got so excited that she woke up her parents-in-law, and Jiang Nian was also woken up from his sleep.

After checking Zhou Shitou's condition, she said helplessly, "He's recovering very well. You can stop taking medicinal baths in the future. Just use acupuncture and medication."