Xiao Shan Hai exclaimed in surprise, "What?! It shortens one's lifespan?!"
Xiao Yunying hadn't expected it to be so serious; she felt perfectly fine.
The doctor got up, looked at the back of her head and forehead, and asked her if she felt any discomfort.
Xiao Yunying shook her head: "I don't feel anything in the back of my head, and my forehead feels throbbing and nothing else."
The old doctor sat back down: "The head injury is a superficial one, nothing serious, just regular wound medicine. But the internal injury is more serious and needs proper treatment. I'll prescribe some medicine for typhoid fever and some to regulate your body."
“I have medicine for injuries.” Xiao Yunying frowned. “Doctor, could you prescribe fewer doses, or is there any way to regulate the body without taking medicine, such as a medicinal bath?”
“Young lady, even a three-year-old knows the saying that good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. I don’t need to tell you, do I? Your body is indeed severely damaged. Internal damage is not like external injuries; it will not heal on its own. It will only hide and accumulate in the body. If it is triggered all at once, it may become so serious that there is no cure.”
Mu Lianrong pushed her daughter aside: "Doctor, don't listen to her. Prescribe whatever medicine you want, the better the medicine, the more expensive the medicine. We brought money with us."
The old doctor had excellent medical ethics: "Expensive medicinal herbs may not be suitable for your daughter's current physical condition. However, if your family is well-off, you can prescribe some foot bath formulas. There are many acupoints on the feet, and when combined with internal medicine, they will have a better effect in dispelling dampness and cold and promoting sleep."
Xiao Shanhai waved his hand dismissively, as if he were in charge of the family finances: "Open up, open up anything that's good for my daughter's health."
Mu Lianrong rolled her eyes at him: "Doctor, please start the procedure."
The old doctor wrote down the prescription: "After you finish the medicine for treating typhoid fever and recover from the typhoid fever, you can take the medicine to regulate your body. There will be a two-day interval in between. I will prescribe ten doses of medicine to dispel dampness and cold for you. Take one dose a day. Come back to see me for a follow-up visit after you finish these. My surname is Song."
Xiao Shanhai took the prescription to get the medicine, and Mu Lianrong asked, "Doctor, how do I use the foot bath prescription?"
"Wrap the herbs in cotton cloth, boil them in water for about 15 minutes, then pour them into a wooden bucket. If using a basin, use a deeper one. The boiled herbal soup should at least cover your ankles. Do not soak your feet for too long, a little over 15 minutes, and no more than 25 minutes. One herbal packet can be used a maximum of two times. Any more than that will reduce its medicinal effect. You don't need to soak your feet every day; soaking them every one or two days is sufficient."
The old doctor finally offered some advice: "Young lady, you're so young, what's bothering you? Everyone encounters all sorts of difficulties in life. Once you grit your teeth and get over this hurdle, you'll find that it wasn't such a big deal. Relax and don't worry too much."
Xiao Yunying smiled at Doctor Song: "I understand, thank you, Doctor."
She wouldn't overthink things or let them fester in her heart; she just couldn't explain it, which made her a little depressed.
Dr. Song waved his hand and began to see the next patient.
Traditional Chinese medicine is really not cheap. The medicine for treating typhoid fever is about the same price as the medicine for foot baths, costing 230 or 240 coins per dose.
The medicine for conditioning the body is even more expensive; ten doses cost almost nine ounces, and I don't even know what kind of medicinal materials are used.
However, most of the medicinal herbs in ancient times were purely wild, so it's normal for them to be more expensive.
Mu Lianrong helped her wait on the side while Xiao Shanhai got the medicine and paid for it. Xiao Yunying wanted to say that she had money, but then thought that it was not appropriate to take it out now, so she decided to pay her parents back later.
After climbing onto the oxcart, Mu Lianrong offered her a place to lie down, but she said she didn't want to, saying that her body ached from sleeping. So Mu Lianrong draped a blanket over her and offered her a seat.
Actually, she felt strange lying on the oxcart, like a corpse being pulled along.
Luo Chen followed them without saying a word, and Xiao Yunying didn't want to talk to him either, sitting in the car in a daze.
At Mu Lianrong's instruction, Xiao Shanhai drove an oxcart to buy two packets of candied dates, saying they were for Xiao Yunying to sweeten her mouth after she took her medicine. He also bought two packets of brown sugar before heading home out of the city.
Xiao Yunying buried her head in the blanket and sniffed.
Sick people are indeed fragile; they can be moved by such a small thing.
Mu Lianrong thought her daughter was cold, so she covered her legs with another blanket: "I've asked your older brothers to move your things to our house. You can stay here today."
"ah?"
Xiao Yunying peeked out and glanced at Luo Chen. She hadn't told the village chief about renting another house yet, and she also wanted to buy another piece of land to build a house for herself.
Mu Lianrong thought her daughter was worried about the children: "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten them. All the children's things have been moved over."
Xiao Yunying cried out in her heart: That's not what I meant!
Has the village chief returned?
“I came back with your father last night. We’ve already arranged with the people in the next village to build a house for you. Two of them will come this afternoon to discuss the details and costs with you. Your second sister-in-law is back too. Your father-in-law said the coarse porcelain pipes you wanted aren’t hard to fire and can be fired in four or five days. He said they only need to pay for the materials. I told your second sister-in-law that we should pay whatever it costs and not let her father work for nothing.”
Even without Mu Lianrong saying it, Xiao Yunying understood: "I know, I'll ask my second sister-in-law how much silver it is, and then I'll go back and give it to her."
If she builds her own house, she'll have to burn another batch of bricks. She'll check the quality of this batch when it comes out, and make adjustments if there are any unsuitable parts.
"No rush, you can pay after the porcelain tubes arrive."
Xiao Yunying covered her mouth, turned her body to the side, and sneezed twice. Mu Lianrong pulled the quilt up for her: "Don't talk. It's windy. We can talk about it when we get home."
The sun was shining brightly today. She probably had a slight fever, so she felt a bit chilly. Following her mother's advice, she snuggled into the blankets and closed her eyes to rest.
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