Shen Qiqi took the knife handed to her by Lu Qing. The blade flashed a cold light in the sunlight, which made the people around her feel nervous.
She deftly cut open the edge of Grandma Zhang's festering wound with such speed and precision that the onlookers gasped.
Barefoot Doctor Liu's eyes widened, as if he had seen something horrifying, and he kept muttering, "Nonsense! Nonsense!"
Shen Qiqi ignored the doubts around her and crushed the herbs she had prepared in advance and applied them to the wound.
This herbal medicine is a prescription she improved based on modern medical knowledge and combined with the characteristics of herbs of this era. The efficacy is much stronger than traditional prescriptions.
A fresh herbal scent filled the air, forming a stark contrast to the foul odor emanating from the wound.
"Oh, is this even possible? Instead of using the recipe passed down by our ancestors, we use this messed up stuff. Isn't this nonsense?" Aunt Chen clasped her hands together and muttered to herself, as if Shen Qiqi was performing some kind of cult ritual in her eyes.
"That's right, if something goes wrong, who will be responsible?" Several villagers echoed and were about to rush up to stop Shen Qiqi.
Uncle Lu was even more frantic, jumping up and down, shouting, "Lu Qing, you're trying to kill Granny Zhang! Stop right now!"
Seeing this, Lu Qing stepped in front of Shen Qiqi, standing still like a mountain: "My wife knows medicine, don't make trouble here!"
"She knows medicine? What kind of medicine does she know? I think she's just a charlatan!" Barefoot Doctor Liu fanned the flames. "Grandma Zhang's illness can only be cured with my ancestral prescription! If you believe me, pull her away!"
The crowd began to stir, and was about to rush over to pull Shen Qiqi away.
At this critical moment, Granny Zhang suddenly groaned, and her tone was surprisingly relieved: "I... I feel much better..."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Grandma Zhang.
I saw that her originally pale face actually had a hint of redness.
She held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and said weakly: "My daughter...thank you..."
Shen Qiqi patted her hand gently and said softly, "Don't talk for now, just have a good rest." She turned to look at everyone with a firm look in her eyes, "I will cure her!" As soon as she finished speaking, Granny Zhang suddenly started coughing violently, and her face became even paler...
Grandma Zhang coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of black blood, which frightened Aunt Chen so much that she stepped back repeatedly, covering her face with her hands, muttering "What a sin, what a sin".
His complexion, which had improved slightly just now, turned pale as paper again in an instant. The onlookers were talking about it in a chaotic manner, like ants in a pot of boiling water.
"I told you! This mess of herbs can cure diseases? I think it's fatal!" Barefoot Doctor Liu pointed at Shen Qiqi's nose with a smug look on his face as if to say, "I knew it a long time ago." "Now you know how serious it is, right? Hurry up and use my prescription, maybe you can still save her!"
Uncle Lu also joined in the fun: "Lu Qing's family, look at what you've done! Now, Grandma Zhang is going to be killed by you!"
Shen Qiqi was extremely anxious. Grandma Zhang's condition was more serious than she had expected. The coughing up blood just now showed that the infection had penetrated deep into her body.
She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Now was not the time to argue. She had to control her condition as soon as possible.
"Everyone, please be quiet!" Shen Qiqi raised her voice, her tone filled with unquestionable determination. "Grandma Zhang's condition is indeed critical, but it's not because of my medicine! This is a normal reaction to the toxins in her body. Only by expelling these toxins can she be completely cured!"
She paused, her gaze sweeping across the crowd before finally settling on Dr. Liu Barefoot. "Doctor Liu, I know you're experienced, and I respect the prescriptions passed down by our ancestors. But times are advancing, and medicine is developing. My method incorporates modern medical concepts, making it more effective and safer. If you don't believe me, we can discuss this together and work out the best treatment plan, rather than blaming each other and wasting precious treatment time!"
Shen Qiqi's words were neither humble nor arrogant. She not only defended her own position, but also gave Dr. Liu a way out.
The villagers were all a little surprised. They didn't expect that this seemingly weak woman could have such a magnanimous demeanor.
Doctor Liu Barefoot was stunned. He didn't expect Shen Qiqi to be so "magnanimous". For a moment he didn't know how to refute.
He stiffened his neck and managed to utter a sentence after a long while: "Discuss? What is there to discuss? My prescription..."
"Doctor Liu, why don't you take a look at these herbs I used first?" Shen Qiqi took out a few herbs from the medicine box before he finished speaking. "This is..."
"Wait!" A voice suddenly interrupted, "Qiqi, is this medicine..." Hunter Zhao pushed through the crowd and pointed at one of the herbs with a strange look on his face.
When Shen Qiqi saw that Hunter Zhao recognized the herbs, she was delighted. This was a breakthrough.
"Brother Zhao, do you know this medicine?"
Hunter Zhao nodded and pointed at the herb with serrated leaves. "Isn't this 'sawtooth grass'? I saw it often when I was a kid collecting herbs in the mountains. The elders told me it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, but it can be harmful if used improperly. It needs to be combined with other herbs."
Shen Qiqi secretly praised this Hunter Zhao. This Hunter Zhao really has something. She then explained, "Brother Zhao is right. This sawtooth grass has strong medicinal properties when used alone. I combined it with several other herbs to neutralize its side effects and actually enhance its efficacy. Doctor Liu, do you think this is similar to the pharmacology in your traditional prescriptions?"
Barefoot Doctor Liu frowned, staring at the herbs. After a long pause, he snorted, "What a heresy! What do you mean by 'similar in purpose'? You're just making a fuss!"
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