Chapter 168 of "New Urban Farmers" (1o123): Salvation! (Two chapters completed)
Unfortunately, the curtain to the main room was lifted, and Xiao Lu ran out of Sun Jian's room and headed towards the wing. Master Qingyun spotted him immediately. Zhang Baoshun and Yi Xiangyun were immediately filled with anxiety. Bu Hu's mother was also filled with unease.
"Xiangyun, isn't that Xiaohuzi?" Master Qingyun's eyesight wasn't good, but at close range, he could clearly see Xiaohuzi run out of the main room and into the side room. He hadn't even noticed them.
Yi Xiangyun replied, "Sir, Xiao Hu has somehow started eating. Perhaps it's related to your long-term teachings. Has he figured it out on his own?"
Zhang Baoshun chimed in, "Sir must have been taught by you. Now that sir has arrived, the matter is resolved. Xiangyun, why don't you invite sir in and have a seat?"
Master Qingyun frowned, seemingly deep in thought. Was it really true that he could solve everything as soon as he arrived?
"Absurd!" The old master suddenly flung his sleeves and turned to leave.
Zhang Baoshun and Yi Xiangyun exchanged glances, and then the latter immediately followed to see them off, explaining, "Sir, Xiaohu's ability to understand is definitely inseparable from your teachings. I'll see you off."
"No need to take your leave!" Master Qingyun was very stubborn.
Yi Xiangyun had also received instruction from the old master, so she could be considered a student. This time, she had begged the old master to come because of Xiao Hu, but she never expected things to turn out this way.
Seeing the old master leave in a huff, Yi Xiangyun sighed helplessly.
The old man and Master Qingyun didn't get along. It was already a favor that they even came, but now things had gotten even more unpleasant.
Yi Xiangyun returned to the courtyard with a grim expression.
"Brother Baoshun, what exactly happened to Cuiyu?" Yi Xiangyun asked. Although he said that, he didn't believe Xiaohu had figured it out on his own; someone must have persuaded him, otherwise, his own child would know perfectly well that once he'd made up his mind, not even eight oxen could pull him back.
The Yi family has had only one son per generation for several generations, and it seems that his personality is inherited to the core, including his own.
Zhang Baoshun sighed, glanced at the side room, and said, "Young Brother Zhang Guodong has come to see Uncle Yi. He's in the side room now, and Xiao Hu listens to everything he says."
"Zhang Guodong?" Yi Xiangyun asked in confusion.
Xiao Hu's mother said, "They're the same group of young people who came to the village a few months ago to learn medicine from the old man."
Upon hearing this, Yi Xiangyun remembered and her complexion improved considerably.
But then came sorrow.
It's a good thing that people came to visit the old man. It's just that he's become like this. Things change so quickly!
"Xiangyun, there's something I need to discuss with you. Xiaohu just told us something we didn't know!" Zhang Baoshun said.
"Xiao Hu? What did he say?" Yi Xiangyun composed herself, but she was still very depressed.
"Xiao Hu said that when Uncle Yi was about to fall into a coma, he said that the only person who could save him was probably Zhang Guodong!" Zhang Baoshun said.
"What?!" Yi Xiangyun exclaimed in surprise. "You mean the old man can be saved?"
"Little Tiger doesn't lie," Zhang Baoshun nodded, "what the old man says must be true." "But Zhang Guodong is too young; how can he deserve such praise from Elder Yi?"
Traditional Chinese medicine is so profound that it would take several lifetimes to learn it all. Only Zhang Guodong...
age.
"Let's go! Since the old man can be saved, I'll go and beg him right now!" Yi Xiangyun couldn't calm down. She immediately wanted to go into the side room, but Zhang Baoshun stopped her.
“You’re such a grown man. You’re still so clumsy. You can’t go in now. Young Brother Zhang Guodong said he needs some time to calm down before we talk,” Zhang Baoshun said, adopting the elder brother’s tone.
This is all so frustrating.
Everyone had given up hope, but then someone said that someone could save the old man—this news was simply incredible!
Zhang Guodong sat on the edge of the pit in the side room, looking very hesitant.
He felt conflicted.
He believed what Xiao Hu said might be true. But how could Old Master Yi be so sure he could save him? Zhang Guodong himself wasn't even sure he could save Old Master Yi, so where did Old Master Yi get such confidence?
This matter puzzled him greatly.
The pulse and breathing of the old man were indeed very weak, as if he would stop breathing at any moment.
But regardless, he needs to think this through carefully. What is Elder Yi referring to?
Furthermore, this matter must be discussed with the Yi family.
After thinking for a long time, he noticed someone else beside him. He looked up and saw Little Tiger with red eyes, looking at him expectantly.
"Let's go out first, we'll come see Grandpa later!" Zhang Guodong forced a smile, put his arm around his shoulder, and the two left the room.
As the curtain of the side room was lifted, Yi Xiangyun, Zhang Baoshun, and Xiao Hu's mother looked at Zhang Guodong with expectant eyes.
"How can Brother Zhang be treated?" Zhang Baoshun asked first.
Zhang Guodong shook his head, and everyone's expression changed. They thought he couldn't save him. Seeing that everyone had misunderstood, Zhang Guodong quickly explained, "It's not that he can't be saved, but I don't know what Elder Yi meant by 'I can save him.' Besides, even if there is hope of saving him, it must be with your consent. I can only try, but I can't guarantee it."
"However, if I try to treat him, I will do my best!" Zhang Guodong added.
"So there's hope for a cure? Brother Zhang, please do the cure. Even if you can't, we won't blame you! We've always believed you're a good person, and we should trust you!" Yi Xiangyun said after a moment's thought, seemingly having made up her mind.
Village Chief Zhang Baoshun nodded calmly.
Zhang Guodong suddenly felt that the pressure on him had increased significantly, and he felt more of a sense of responsibility.
"Alright! I'll do my best to save him!" Zhang Guodong said with renewed vigor. "I believe that with the help of God and the blessings of others, we will overcome this difficulty!"
"From now on, unless I call someone in, do not let anyone disturb me!"
Zhang Guodong agreed to treat Old Yi and immediately took action. Old Yi couldn't be delayed any longer!
He could only do his best. Master Yi said he might be able to save him, but Zhang Guodong had no idea where Master Yi got such confidence. But he had no other choice. He could only try!
Zhang Guodong returned to the outside of the room. The others became cautious, as if they were watching over Zhang Guodong, and instead of going back inside, they sat down and waited.
Zhang Guodong went into Taoyuan and took out two jade boxes.
"My biggest reliance in saving people is this pill. It must be the pill that Elder Yi was referring to. That's all I can do. Success or failure depends on this one move!" Zhang Guodong guessed.
Zhang Guodong placed high hopes on this one-of-a-kind "Hundred Herbs Resurrection Pill"! This one-of-a-kind pill has three main ingredients, all of which are rare treasures: a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, a thousand-year-old snow lotus, and a thousand-year-old resurrection herb! Not to mention having all three ingredients, Zhang Guodong didn't even have any of them.
Even in Taoyuan, those medicinal herbs would need to grow for several years to reach the ancient thousand-year standard!
Moreover, Zhang Guodong had never heard of what the Rejuvenating Herb was.
"Bu Hu, come in!" Zhang Guodong called out after taking out the pills and taking a breath.
"Little Tiger, hurry inside and see if your Brother Zhang needs any help!" Zhang Guodong urged Little Tiger immediately upon hearing Yi Xiangyun outside. At this moment, everyone present was on edge.
"Xiangyun, don't be nervous, Uncle Yi will be fine!" Zhang Baoshun, seeing that Yi Xiangyun seemed even more nervous than he was, took a deep breath and said.
"Brother Baoshun, how can I not be nervous?" Yi Xiangyun forced a smile and said.
“You should believe that good people are rewarded, and our Shiya Village can’t do without Uncle Yi!” Zhang Baoshun said firmly. “I think what Uncle Yi said makes a lot of sense. Uncle Yi’s medical skills are superb, yet he speaks so highly of young brother Zhang Guodong, which means there’s a great chance!”
Yi Xiangyun nodded silently, his eyes now much more resolute.
After Xiao Hu entered the room, Zhang Guodong said to him, "Now I'm going to give your grandfather a medicine. This shiny black pill is called the Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Pill. There's only one of its kind in the world!"
When Zhang Guodong had Xiaohu watch over the medicine he was using, having someone else around slightly reduced the pressure on him.
"Brother Zhang, can this medicine revive Grandpa?" Xiao Hu asked hopefully.
"I don't know! But this pill is absolutely unique in the world, incomparable to ordinary pills. However, there is only one left, and it is impossible to refine a second one now!" Zhang Guodong shook his head and said.
"Alright, stop asking questions and give him his medicine first!"
Zhang Guodong carefully opened the old man's mouth as he climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed). His palms were sweaty as he placed the "Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Pill" into the old man's mouth and then closed it.
The pills refined in this way all share a common characteristic: they dissolve quickly upon entering the mouth. Therefore, there's no need to worry about whether you can swallow them!
Zhang Guodong felt a dramatic change in the old man's body in an instant, and even a small amount of the medicinal power emanated from his mouth. It invigorated him and wiped away all his fatigue.
This elixir primarily works on "concentrating and nourishing the spirit." Once the spirit dissipates, it signifies complete death. The main function of this peerless elixir—concentrating and nourishing the spirit—is truly miraculous.
Giving the old man the elixir was no easy task for Zhang Guodong; his heart was in his throat.
"Hang in there!"
Elder Yi was in a deep coma, on the verge of death. Zhang Guodong didn't know how the "Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Pill" worked on the "spirit and soul," fearing that Elder Yi might not be able to withstand it, or that its effect might be minimal or even ineffective. This would mean failure, and foreshadow Elder Yi's death.
Unbeknownst to him, Zhang Guodong was drenched in sweat from anxiety.
He glanced at Xiao Hu, whose lips were bleeding from being bitten. Zhang Guodong realized he was too nervous, and everyone else was too nervous. The atmosphere was so heavy it could crush a person.
"Little Tiger, you can go out now, don't worry!"
But this time, Xiao Hu wouldn't listen to Zhang Guodong. He stubbornly refused to go out.
Zhang Guodong also continued to pay close attention to the changes in Yi Lao's body.
"Twenty seconds have passed!"
Zhang Guodong's spirits lifted; this was a crucial moment. He immediately checked Old Yi's pulse, but Old Yi's pulse seemed to be becoming rapid, making Zhang Guodong very nervous. He checked his breathing again; it had become heavy and labored.
Okay: Two chapters complete. That's all for today. I apologize for the late updates these past two days due to personal reasons. Get some rest after reading, don't follow my example!
Also, here's the announcement for the book's group: "New Farmers Third Group" - Advanced Group Open! New group for Wulan, "Mumu". (The author's generous donation is not yet complete.)
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