The old doctor removed the handkerchief, indicating that Xiao Yunying could put her hand down, and asked her a few questions.
"Does the girl often have a poor appetite, feel depressed, lack energy, and often feel tired, but at night she can't sleep and has difficulty falling asleep?"
Xiao Yunying recalled that the original owner had said something like this: "That was indeed the case some time ago."
The old doctor avoided Xiao Yunying's gaze, took a piece of paper, laid it out, and began grinding ink: "How is your period?"
Xiao Yunying was a little shy and said softly, "The timing is wrong, and I have a sharp pain in my lower abdomen."
Do you experience cold hands and feet in winter and excessive sweating in summer, along with symptoms of being sensitive to both cold and heat?
"have."
The old doctor put down the ink stick: "Young lady, did you have some serious illness before, or did you catch a cold?"
Mu Lianrong replied, "Yes, I had a serious illness in March or April this year and was bedridden for a month before I recovered. A while ago, I fell in the mountains and hit my head. I stayed in a puddle overnight and was rescued with a high fever. The fever subsided as soon as I woke up. The day before yesterday, I fell into the river and hit my head in the river. I was fine yesterday, but by noon today, I had such a high fever. It must have started last night, and I couldn't get up this morning."
The old doctor scratched his forehead. This girl really had a lot of bad luck: "Did you not see a doctor or take any medicine when you were sick?"
Mu Lianrong said, "I took it. The last time I was sick, I got the medicine here. Doctor Li saw me. I fell on the mountain and the village doctor prescribed medicine for a cold. Yesterday, my daughter said she saw a doctor and got medicine for her head wound. He said the cold wasn't serious, so he didn't prescribe any oral medicine."
"Did Old Li prescribe this medicine? If I took it according to the doctor's orders, my pulse shouldn't be like this."
Xiao Yunying touched her nose guiltily and stole a glance at her mother.
Seeing Xiao Yunying's expression and actions, the old doctor said, "Young lady, you have to tell the truth so that I can diagnose your illness more accurately. Whatever the problem is, just say it directly. Hiding it from the doctor will only delay your treatment."
Xiao Yunying said softly, "During the month I was sick, I only took medicine for five days."
Mu Lianrong couldn't help but exclaim, "What? Haven't you been taking medication all along?"
"Mom, keep your voice down."
Mu Lianrong patted Xiao Yunying on the back anxiously: "What's wrong? Every time I visit you, you say you've taken your medicine. I saw medicine in your cupboard, why aren't you taking it?"
Xiao Yunying lowered her head awkwardly and remained silent.
She had a fever, her head was burning and throbbing, and she couldn't think of a good reason.
Mu Lianrong angrily slapped Xiao Yunying's arm hard: "Say something!"
Xiao Yunying covered her arm and told the truth: "The doctor prescribed seven days' worth of medicine and told me to come back for a follow-up visit after I finished it. After I bought the medicine, I had no money left, so I only drank it for five days. I kept two days' worth of medicine just to trick you."
Mu Lianrong trembled with anger: "Are you stupid? No wonder you lay in bed for a month before you recovered. I thought you were more sick because those brats made you anxious and stressed. Why didn't you tell your mother when you didn't have money? Where did you get this stubbornness from? You'd rather ruin your health than tell your parents."
Foolish, of course it's foolish, even Xiao Yunying thinks it's foolish.
Compared to health, what does face matter? Why not tell your parents if you have difficulties? We're a family connected by blood, what's there to be ashamed of?
Although it wasn't her fault for being foolish, she had no choice but to accept it, since she was now Xiao Yunying.
Luo Chen listened quietly from behind, utterly shocked.
When the stepmother was treating her second brother's illness and injuries, she told the doctor to choose the best medicine so that her brother wouldn't have any lingering health problems. However, she herself fell ill but didn't have the money to buy medicine, and it took her a whole month to recover.
Xiao Shanhai advised his wife, "Our daughter is still sick, don't talk to her."
The doctor then asked, "Has it been quite a while since you've eaten properly?"
Xiao Yunying went all out: "For the past few days, I've been eating wild vegetable soup every day to fill my stomach and drinking water to keep myself full."
Stealing a glance at her mother's increasingly grim expression, Xiao Yunying quickly added, "Mother, I did it on purpose. Don't I look much thinner and prettier?"
The old doctor said, "From a medical point of view, being overweight is indeed not a good thing. It will increase the burden on the internal organs, causing dizziness, weakness, fatigue, lethargy, and drowsiness. However, you can't starve yourself to lose weight, as this will cause imbalance in the internal organs and damage to the stomach and intestines."
Xiao Yunying was surprised that the old doctor would contradict her on the spot, and she lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Luo Chen clenched his fist. There wasn't much food at home, but there was still some brown rice. Every time, his stepmother would wash the rice and put it in the pot for him to cook. After making the porridge, she would send them back to the house to eat first, and then let them eat.
They had always thought that their stepmother ate all the food herself and only gave them what she had left over, but it turned out that it was because there wasn't enough food.
Why is the stepmother acting this way? Is it because she doesn't want them to know?
Mu Lianrong reached out to hit her again, but Xiao Yunying shrank her neck.
Xiao Shan Hai stopped his wife's hand: "Our daughter is very sick, don't hit her yet, wait until she gets better before you hit her."
Mu Lianrong glared at Xiao Yunying: "Doctor, is my daughter's health really that bad?"
"I didn't follow the doctor's advice to take medicine when I was seriously ill, and I didn't eat properly. My body failed to recover and was severely damaged. The spleen and kidney yang deficiency caused by irregular diet and overwork led to the internal generation of dampness and turbidity, cold air entering the body, menstrual disorders, and long-term excessive thinking and depression. All these symptoms were triggered by this cold."
Xiao Yunying worked her groggy brain to process the old doctor's words. To put it bluntly, she hadn't taken her medicine properly or eaten well while sick, which had damaged her body. She had excessive dampness and cold in her body, irregular menstruation, and some depression, all of which were triggered by the cold.
She wasn't the original owner of this body, so she wouldn't suffer or become depressed, and she didn't take it to heart: "Doctor, could you please prescribe some medicine to dispel cold and reduce fever?"
The old doctor could tell that Xiao Yunying didn't take her illness seriously: "Miss, a cold is a minor matter, but other ailments are serious. If this continues, it may shorten your lifespan."
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