"Aunt, I know you must have been having a hard time getting over this, right? You definitely didn't burn that book, because you couldn't let your husband be ruined by being wronged. If one day you could clear things up for him, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

When her husband had that incident, Li's mother approached many people for help, but everyone was afraid, fearing that they would be implicated if he got into trouble, so they tried to avoid her. However, this woman, whom they had only known for a few days, actually said she wanted to help them.

"So what you mean is..." Li's mother softened her heart.

"Show me the medical records he wrote at the time, and also the diagnosis and treatment form." Yan Shuhua is a Chinese medicine doctor. As a doctor, what he cares most about is his own reputation and the life safety of his patients. It is absolutely impossible for him to use drugs casually like this, so if he is really wronged, then she must fight for his innocence.

The medical record was published and Yan Shuhua saw it.

When the patient was brought in, Dr. Li determined that she had heat stroke, so he immediately scraped her skin and then used a decoction he prepared himself. Because many people who went to work on the farm had the same symptoms during this period, he had been developing a formula before, and there were no mistakes.  "In fact, Li Mei's father was quite wronged. He saw that many patients suddenly had this condition, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and fatigue. Later, he prepared a formula himself, and even went up the mountain to pick herbs himself. Later, he also exposed himself to the sun, and then tried many times. After finding that the antidote was effective, he dared to use it on others."

"In fact, if his father was really released, many people would buy it, and this prescription was very cheap, only a few cents. Many people were very happy, so they came to him to buy it. But who would have thought that something bad would happen."

"The formula is indeed correct. It also reduces internal heat, moistens the lungs, and relieves swelling and pain." Yan Shuhua said, "Was the patient finally sent to the health center?"

"No, there was no investigation after the accident, and he was buried directly."

Yan Shuhua thought that maybe it was necessary to check it out: "Auntie, I have a rough idea about this matter. I can go to the town to check it out in a couple of days. It's getting late, so I'll go back first."

"Shuhua, please don't get involved in this matter. I'm afraid that if you do, you will be involved..." Li's mother said cautiously, and Yan Shuhua assured her.

"Auntie, I know you are scared, but please believe me, I will investigate it thoroughly and try not to get involved." Yan Shuhua was very sensible in doing this. As for how to investigate, that was still a problem. But since she had promised Li Mei, she would do it. Even if she failed, she would have done her best and she would be worthy of her.

"Thank you, Shuhua." Mother Li's hands, which were calloused from holding a hoe, tightly grasped Yan Shuhua's hands. Yan Shuhua smiled and said, "Auntie, it's okay."

Yan Shuhua memorized the formula, thinking that she could develop one tomorrow to try. As soon as she got home, she was full of confidence and saw Shen Hongmei running out with a feather duster! Shen Hongmei was still wearing the same dress she wore this morning, with her sleeves rolled up and one hand on her waist. Her expression was very fierce, and she was not joking. Yan Shuhua was scared to death when she saw her like this. Before she could even say "Mom", the feather duster in her hand was already coming towards her.

"Yan Shuhua, what did I tell you the other day? I told you not to sell herbs and not to get involved in these things. How did you listen? Didn't you promise me? You won't be at ease unless someone dies, right?"

Yan Shuhua didn't expect Shen Hongmei to be so excited all of a sudden, and quickly explained: "Mom, I..."

Shen Hongmei grabbed the feather duster in her hand and pointed at her, very angry: "You said, from today on, you have to promise me that you are not allowed to sell herbs anymore."

"Mom, I sell herbs to save more people, and I can't hide my abilities."

"Skills? Okay, then tell me what skills you have, tell me." Shen Hongmei was annoyed by Yan Shuhua's behavior. "If your uncle Li hadn't come to our house today and mentioned that you went to the next village to sell herbs, how long would you have kept it a secret from me?"

"Mom, don't worry. The herbs I sell are all carefully designed by myself. Nothing will go wrong, so..." Yan Shuhua understood Shen Hongmei's concerns.

"You still dare to say that nothing will happen to you. Didn't I tell you before that Doctor Li was criticized for this incident and died unjustly? He was a barefoot doctor. What about you? Who do you think you are? You can't even read a single word. You are a little girl who wants to be a doctor. You think you are amazing just because you cured Jinchu's illness. Whose illness are you trying to save?"

When Shen Hongmei saw that she was so confident, she felt extremely scared. She was afraid that one day she would lose her life because of these herbs.

"Mom, can't girls be doctors?" Yan Shuhua knew that people of this era favored boys over girls, because boys could work on the farm and earn work points to exchange for some food for the family, but women were less strong than men and earned very few work points, so everyone liked boys.

Doctors are all men, as if women can't be doctors. Isn't this gender discrimination? "I didn't say that girls can't be doctors, but you, you're just not cut out for it." Shen Hongmei didn't distrust her daughter, but she didn't want her to get involved in these things. If she wanted to make some money, it was fine, but she couldn't sell herbs.

"Mom, why don't you want to believe me?"

"How can I trust you? You are just a teenager, and you haven't read much. You said you can treat illnesses, but if you tell others about it, how many people will laugh at you? Who would dare to let you treat illnesses?"

Shen Hongmei raised the feather duster again, shaking it up and down, and threatened her with words: "If I had known that Shen Mengmeng came this morning, I would have told her not to ask you for medicine. Look, you think you are so great now."

“I just want to sell it.”

"You...Yan Shuhua, you are going to piss me off to death!" Shen Hongmei picked up a feather duster and without saying a word, she started hitting her on the back with all her might. The feather duster was made of bamboo and although no red stripes were seen when it hit her body, it was extremely painful.

During the beating, Yan Shuhua did not say a word, but allowed himself to be beaten by Shen Hongmei.