Chapter 57 Feng Xi's Gift
Feng Xi jumped off the kang and performed the rare etiquette of a woman.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Third Grandma."
Chen Tang quickly helped her up and said with a smile, “No, you are not from the Qi family, don’t call me Third Grandma, just call me by my name.”
She picked up a pattern drawing pen and wrote two ethereal and flying words on the paper.
"Chen Tang. The Tang in Tangdi's name, my brother's name is Chen Di."
Seeing that Feng Xi seemed to understand but not quite, she smiled and said, "It's the Tang in Begonia."
Feng Xi hesitated for a moment, picked up the pen, and slowly wrote his name.
"Feng...xi, xi shui...xi."
She wrote it simply and clumsily, barely enough that it wasn't crooked, but the original two characters were almost written as four.
Shen Tang smiled.
"Okay, I'll remember that. If you're nearby in the future, just come in after you're done with your work, drink some tea, and rest your feet. I have nothing to do at home all day, and I'm very happy to have guests come."
Feng Xi agreed readily, and looked at the box from beginning to end, unable to let it go. He opened the old medicine box on the spot, took out the porcelain bottles, pills, medicinal wine... and stuffed them into the new medicine box one by one.
As she was rummaging around, she introduced her box full of wonderful treasures to Chen Tang and the maids.
"This is Wumei Pills, for treating dysentery and headaches."
"This is Pingwei Powder, which is used to treat belching and bloating."
"This is Danggui Pills, it treats abdominal pain during menstruation. Hey, do you guys need it? Does anyone have abdominal pain during menstruation..."
Chen Tang didn't have this problem. Seeing the three or four maids watching in the room, she shook her head embarrassedly. She also asked people to call all the maids, big and small, in the yard and questioned them one by one.
After asking around, I found out that there were indeed two maids, aged thirteen or fourteen, who shyly said that every time they had their menstrual period, their stomachs hurt so much that they couldn't get out of bed.
Feng Xi took the patient's pulse on the spot, prescribed two packets of pills of different sizes, and quickly wrote the name of the medicine, its efficacy, and the time to take it on the paper packets.
The two maids knew a few words, but after taking the paper package, they looked at each other and couldn't recognize what was written on it for a long time. Seeing that Feng Xi was busy tinkering with things, they were too embarrassed to ask her.
Chen Tang stretched out his hand, motioning them to pass it over. He also carefully recognized it for a while. According to Feng Xi's rule of "two characters combined into one character", he looked and guessed, and barely recognized most of it.
She picked up a pen and rewrote it herself, and when Feng Xi finished, she showed it to her.
"is that so?"
When Feng Xi saw Chen Tang's calligraphy, he couldn't help but shook his head, then nodded.
"Oh... the handwriting is correct. It's just that it suddenly looks so good that I can hardly recognize it."
The maids took the medicine packages with a smile, and quietly asked how much the consultation fee would be. Feng Xi waved his hand.
"Hi!"
This is what it means not to collect.
Fengxi charges for medical treatment and charges fees based on the patient’s condition.
If it's a strong middle-aged man with strong arms and legs, a young wife with a loud voice, or an old man with broad shoulders and a strong waist... not a penny less will do.
If she met an immature little girl, an old widow who had been widowed for many years, or a poor person with missing limbs... she would just wave her hand.
"Hi!"
Feng Xi always felt that it was difficult for these people to eat, let alone take medicine.
So she worked hard for so many years but didn't make much money.
It’s not easy for her to make money!
The two sides gave in to each other for a long time. When the two maids took the medicine with many thanks, another maid came over with a red face.
She stammered that her menstrual period lasted seven or eight days each time, and she heard that other girls' periods only lasted five days at most. She was always afraid that she was sick, but was too embarrassed to see a male doctor, so she wanted Dr. Feng to treat her.
After hearing this, Feng Xi first felt her pulse, then asked about the time and duration of her menstrual period, and comforted her with a smile.
"No problem, no need for treatment. As long as you are on time every month, and don't get sick for two or three days, or seven or eight days, you are in good health."
The maid had been worried for years, and after hearing Feng Xi's words, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly happy.
Chen Tang smiled and said, "Look, it's not convenient for a girl to see a doctor, and it's even more difficult for a daughter to get sick. Fortunately, I met Doctor Feng. If you come more often in the future, not only will we benefit, but even Lidong will benefit from it, and I'm sure I'll get more thanks."
Feng Xi had just finished his work and looked up and smiled at her.
"Great! I also benefited from Lidong. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known such a good... friend and received such a good gift!"
Chen Tang also smiled and nodded, "This is fate."
The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Feng Xi stood up and said goodbye.
This time, Chen Tang went to see the guests off in person, walking them all the way to the second gate in the wind. He waited until the guests had gone far away before returning with the painting screen.
Just as the master and servant walked through the hanging flower gate, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them. Turning back, they saw that it was Feng Xi running towards them again.
She stuffed a torn sackcloth bag into Shen Tang’s hand.
"Oh, I just let it keep Ah Hui company, and forgot to bring it in when I came home... Here, I'll give it to you to keep."
After saying that, she ran away in a hurry again.
Chen Tang stood in the slightly cold wind, holding the pocket in his arms, and could clearly feel that there was a small living thing inside, wriggling slightly.
She was just about to open it and take a look when she suddenly thought of the toad that Qi Huaijing had mentioned. She felt a chill in her heart, her scalp tingled, and she got goose bumps.
"Hua...Hua Ping, can you...can you help me...see what's inside?"
The painting screen was originally curious and wanted to open it to take a look, but when he saw Chen Tang like this, he suddenly felt a little scared.
"Miss, your hands... why are they shaking?"
"Am I… am I shaking?"
"Yes, I'm shaking violently!"
Not only were Shen Tang's hands shaking, she felt the creature moving around in her hands, and even her arms were shaking.
"Painting screen!"
"Me! I'll do it!"
Seeing that her young lady was in trouble, Huaping, although afraid, still plucked up the courage to step forward, gritted her teeth and reached out to take the bag.
"No, no! I'm afraid it will bite you. Let's put it on the ground."
"That's fine!"
Hua Ping supported Chen Tang, who bent down carefully and put the thing on the ground...
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a broken branch fell from the tree next to me, hitting the ground with a "crack".
"Ahhh the painted screen!"
"Ahhhh Miss!"
The two girls jumped up in fright, took several steps back, and held each other tightly, not daring to go forward to check.
The north wind blew the fallen leaves, swirling them on the ground. The burlap bag on the ground moved again and again, and suddenly it was blown open by the wind.
A furry head popped out from inside.
"Meow~"
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