Chapter 45: Doctor with a Conscience
Qian Yue didn't know at this time that someone was plotting against her. She had already followed Lian Baozhu to another place to catch the sea.
Of course, she was just encouraging Lian Baozhu, she herself was not good at it. But Lian Baozhu didn't mind at all, on the contrary, she was very happy that she could help her friend.
Lian Baozhu and her mother were the only children in the family. Her grandfather was a pork seller in the city, and he would send some meaty bones or lean meat to her family every now and then. They lived a good life, and the family didn't really need her to go out and hunt for food.
So every time she caught some seafood, it would undoubtedly go into Qian Yue's basket. As long as Qian Yue said a few words of thanks with emotion, saying "you are really my best sister", Qian Baozhu would be satisfied.
Because she has no other friends in the village, this is the only one who is willing to be nice to her and talk to her, so of course she has to cherish him.
Lian Baozhu helped Qian Yue catch two octopuses and dug up a bunch of clams to feed the ducks. She only went back home after sending him home.
Qian Yue endured the pain and carried the bucket into the yard. He first fetched water to wash his hands and face, then went to the kitchen to take out the eggs that had been cooked in the morning and ate them.
After eating the eggs and resting for a while, she brought the corn porridge, which had already gone a little rotten, into the house to feed her mother-in-law.
Her mother-in-law suffered a stroke when she heard that her son suddenly fell into the river and drowned. Her face twitched and she could not speak clearly.
The doctor came to see her and said that her mother-in-law would have to lie in bed like a log for the rest of her life. This was exactly what she wanted.
Qian Yue didn't want to go back to her parents' home, so she stayed in the village under the pretext of taking care of her mother-in-law. Filial piety is the most important thing, and she was filial to her husband, so even if her parents had any ideas, they would not dare to make a fuss.
She kept her mother-in-law alive with leftovers while looking for the next buyer.
The old lady had a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and was completely unable to take care of herself. Even though she knew that her daughter-in-law was a bad person, she didn't dare to say anything.
Who would he tell? What would it matter if he told her? Who would take care of him if he drove away his daughter-in-law?
Qian Yue is a bad person, but for the sake of filial piety, she cleans her own feces and urine every day, and her room is relatively clean.
So be it, she can only endure for a few more days, she doesn't want to die yet.
The old lady finished her porridge with a stutter, and then her mouth was wiped roughly. A moment later, she heard her daughter-in-law close the door and go out.
Where did Qian Yue go? She was obviously going to look for prey. But before she saw any prey, she saw a familiar girl and a woman carrying buckets to the beach.
This is the mother and daughter who live in the small stone house.
The tide is rising at this time. Why are they going to the beach?
Qian Yue followed them unconsciously, but unfortunately his tracking skills were not good enough and he was discovered by the mother and daughter in front of him not long after following them.
"Who is that person behind? Wanwan, have you seen him?"
Jiang Wan pretended to lower her head to pick up stones and secretly glanced at her before catching up with A Niang and whispered, "I met her once when I was chasing her to the sea this morning, but we never spoke, so we don't know each other."
"That might be on our way."
Yin Huaixi thought there was no problem so she ignored her, picked up the bucket and walked a few quick steps before stopping at the beach.
The mother and daughter divided the work and each of them started searching the beach.
They were picking up clam shells, of which there were plenty at the seaside.
Clam shells can be used as medicine after being dried and ground into powder. They can clear away heat, reduce swelling, resolve phlegm and relieve dampness. Yin Huaixi bought the medicine today and happened to pick up some clam shells to use.
The mother and daughter picked up half a bucket of clam shells and filled a bag of sand before they started to walk back. This series of operations directly confused Qian Yue.
First they picked up conch shells, then clam shells, and then filled a bag with sand. All of them were useless. What on earth were these mother and daughter trying to come up with?
No one could answer her.
The mother and daughter noticed that she was peeking, but she was allowed to look; it was just some useless things in the eyes of ordinary people, and there were plenty of them on the beach.
When Yin Huaixi was carrying the bucket back, Ayong's son just happened to be helping his grandfather into the yard.
In the village, people generally get married early, and the grandfathers are usually only in their forties. Ayong's father is not even fifty yet, but he has burnt skin, wrinkles all over his face, and his hair has mostly turned white, so he looks like he is in his sixties or seventies.
Ayong's father was exhausted from the pain. When he saw the doctor his son mentioned, he forced a smile but it was uglier than crying.
"Doctor, please help me."
"It's okay, uncle, please stretch out your hand and I'll check your pulse first."
No matter what the doctor's diagnosis was, Yin Huaixi would always take the patient's pulse first when he examined the patient himself.
The yard was so quiet that even the men who were working on the embryo stopped moving for fear of disturbing her.
After a while, Yin Huaixi withdrew her hand, her face still looking good. She looked at Ayong's father's knees again, which were swollen and shiny.
No wonder it hurts so much that I can't walk.
"Doctor Yin, how is my father's leg?"
"It's the same thing I said yesterday. There's no way to cure it, it can only reduce the pain by 70% or 80%. "
When he heard that it could reduce the pain by 70% to 80%, Ayong's father was immediately excited.
"Doctor, I'll treat you!"
Let alone seven or eight points, he wanted to cure it even if it could only reduce one or two points of pain. But after the excitement, he calmed down again.
"Doctor, do I need to take a lot of medicine to treat it?"
He still has shadows over the previous treatment process. The medicine is effective but the symptoms keep coming back and no one can bear it.
Yin Huaixi shook her head to reassure him.
"You don't need to take too many medicines. My treatment method is to treat both the inside and the outside. The effect is very fast. You can drink the decoction for three or four days. It mainly uses moxibustion and sand therapy."
In her original world, moxibustion had already existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It should have existed in this dynasty as well, but no one knew to what extent it had been developed.
This method is simple to operate, low-cost but very effective, and is effective for many diseases. She used to have boxes of moxa sticks in her small warehouse, and they were used very frequently.
As for sand therapy, it is even simpler. Heat the sand, put it in a sack and apply it to the affected area. This can improve blood circulation and relieve local swelling and pain. The effect will be better if it is replaced with sea salt, but at present, sand is the only option. (A warm reminder, please do not try it yourself, it is easy to get burned!)
Yin Huaixi took out a pen and paper and wrote a prescription for Ayong.
Alas, I don’t know when I can have my own small pharmacy. Now when I want to get medicine filled, I lack everything.
"Take this prescription and get three doses of medicine, one dose a day, boil three bowls of water to make one bowl and drink. Come back to me after you finish these three doses of medicine, and I will give your father moxibustion again."
A Yong took it with both hands and thanked him repeatedly. After putting away the prescription, he took out a string of copper coins and gave it to Yin Huaixi.
Yin Huaixi was stunned. There were probably dozens of copper coins in his hand. He hadn't even mentioned the charging standard yet...
"Doctor Yin, I heard from Lian Dayou's wife that you charge ten cents for minor illnesses and fifty cents for major illnesses. Here is fifty cents, please take it."
"Lian Da has a wife? Who is she?"
Yin Huaixi remembered that she had only told Xiaoman's mother about the charging standards.
"What is her relationship with Xiao Man Niang?"
"She is Xiao Manniang's second sister-in-law. Recently she has been telling people in the village that you are a doctor..."
Ayong laughed dryly twice without finishing his words.
Yin Huaixi knew without asking that it was because his fees were too high.
But if she got a serious illness and could cure it herself, she would still feel that fifty cents was too little.
Ayong's father's illness was not serious, but she didn't want to refund the money. In the future, the treatment would require her to use the moxa leaves she collected for moxibustion. Was it too much to charge her fifty cents for the herbs and the craftsmanship?
She is a conscientious doctor.