Pei Yao quickly went over to support him: "Uncle, are you alright? Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, you still need to rest more."
Looking at Pei Yao beside him, Pei Dalang finally believed that the person in front of him was indeed his niece.
Yunniang over there also realized what was happening and went out to call Doctor Lin.
Pei Dalang looked at Pei Yao with satisfaction. The girl seemed to have grown taller and plumper since they parted. He wondered if his Chen'er had grown taller, as that rascal was at the age where he was most mischievous.
He looked around the room and asked, "Yao'er, why do I only see you and your mother? Where are your aunt and Chen'er? Are they all alright...?"
Pei Dalang asked the last question very softly, because he was somewhat afraid to ask it.
When he and his second brother left, his wife and Xiao Chen were sent to a strange little fishing village. It's unknown whether they will be able to live well there.
After all, they were women and children who were powerless to even kill a chicken. It was very difficult for women and children to survive in this era, especially for women and children without husbands.
Pei Dalang dared not even imagine the consequences, especially since his wife was the most strong-willed woman in the past, and she would rather starve to death than beg from others, which is why he was so worried about them.
"Uncle, don't worry, Aunt and Xiaochen are both fine. We've been doing quite well these past few days. Aunt has been worried about you, but we rushed over because of what happened to you and Dad. Aunt and Xiaochen were supposed to come yesterday, but they had business to attend to, so they had to go back first..."
"Business?" Pei Dalang was a little confused. Could it be that while they were away, Yao'er and the others had been making a living by looking after other people's businesses?
Just as Pei Yao was about to explain, Yunniang had already brought Doctor Lin in.
"Dr. Lin, my elder brother just woke up. Could you please take a look at him?"
Doctor Lin nodded, took the items and went over to Pei Dalang's side to examine him, then took his pulse, and then frowned as he looked at them.
Pei Yao felt uneasy at Dr. Lin's frown; after all, when an old Chinese medicine doctor frowned, the patient's life or death was uncertain.
Pei Yao thought to herself, "Is it serious? It doesn't look like it."
Pei Yao, Yun Niang, Pei Da Lang, and Shen Yu, who had just walked in, all looked at Doctor Lin with nervous expressions.
Doctor Lin withdrew his hand from taking the pulse and sighed.
Pei Yao: "..."
Don't sigh...
Dr. Lin looked up at them and said, "The patient is fine now, but he is still a bit weak. You can cook some rice porridge for him to drink during this time, and it would be best to give him some soup made with old hen to help him recover."
As soon as Dr. Lin spoke, everyone breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, it was just a case of weakness...
"Cough cough..."
Pei Yao was about to ask the doctor about some dietary restrictions when Pei Erlang coughed a few times and slowly opened his eyes.
Yunniang quickly pulled Doctor Lin to examine Pei Erlang, who was the most seriously injured. Doctor Lin got up and came over.
"I'm mostly recovered, just a bit weak. With proper rest, I should be able to get back to normal."
"Cough cough cough..." Shen Jing slowly woke up over there.
Dr. Lin: "..."
Dr. Lin packed his things and went to check the pulse of Shen Jing, who had just woken up and was still in a daze.
"It's nothing serious, a little nourishment will suffice..."
Shen Jing weakly thanked Doctor Lin, saying, "Thank you."
Shen Yu helped Doctor Lin pack his things and then escorted him back to the front hall.
At this moment, Yunniang saw that Pei Erlang had woken up and the family was catching up.
Pei Erlang was stunned for a moment when he looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and his daughter and wife whom he had been thinking about day and night.
After a moment, he realized what was happening and asked about Yunniang and the others' recent situation. Pei Dalang hadn't even finished listening to Pei Yao's story yet, and now he also curiously came over to listen.
Pei Yao was still a little unaccustomed to such emotional moments of family reunion after a long separation, so she asked Yunniang to tell them about what had happened during this time.
She followed in the footsteps of Shen Yu who had just escorted Doctor Lin, and came up as well. She was just about to ask Doctor Lin and Pei Dalang if they needed to avoid any certain foods.
Yunniang told Pei Dalang and Pei Erlang everything about how they were sent to Liangshui Village and how they gradually built up their business with Yao'er's help. Shen Jing listened attentively, and when he heard about Qiaohui and Cong'er, a beautiful smile appeared on his lips.
I was relieved that Qiaohui and Cong'er were both safe and sound.
After listening to Doctor Lin's dietary restrictions, Pei Yao asked when Pei Dalang and the others could go home.
Dr. Lin was looking at the prescription in his hand when he replied, "If you don't have a fever tonight, you can go home tomorrow."
Dr. Lin looked at the prescription in his hand. He had bought it from a vendor some time ago. The vendor said it was a family heirloom prescription used to treat symptoms such as recurrent fever and diarrhea, and it was very effective.
Dr. Lin was very interested in these things, so he bought the prescription for two taels of silver.
However, one corner of the prescription was missing, making it incomplete.
He had studied it and found that the other medicinal herbs were used in a complementary and appropriate way, making it a good prescription. However, he felt that something was missing because of the missing doctor, Dr. Lin.
"What's missing?" Doctor Lin muttered to himself as he looked at the prescription.
Shen Yu glanced at the prescription casually and said in a very calm tone, "It's missing Bupleurum."
Dr. Lin repeated Shen Yu's words: "Bupleurum...Bupleurum? Bupleurum!"
Dr. Lin suddenly realized and slapped his forehead: "That's right, add Bupleurum, brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!! How come I didn't think of that?"
Doctor Lin took the prescription in his hand with delight, then glanced at Shen Yu and asked, "How did you know to add Bupleurum?"
Shen Yu explained calmly, "Bupleurum has the effect of dispersing and reducing fever. If you add Pinellia, licorice, and ginger..."
Shen Yu spoke very professionally, leaving Doctor Lin completely bewildered. He repeated the medicinal herbs Shen Yu mentioned and then compared them with the prescription in his hand, and they all matched up. The Bupleurum mentioned by Shen Yu corresponded exactly to the missing piece!
"Young master, I'll go try it first..." Doctor Lin said, then went to the medicine cabinet at the back to find Bupleurum.
If you want to try it on the spot, Dr. Lin is a medicine fanatic who loves to study medicinal herbs and prescriptions.
Pei Yao looked at the excited Doctor Lin, then at Shen Yu beside her with suspicion, and curled the corner of her lips: "You know medicine?"
Shen Yu shrugged indifferently: "No, I just happened to glance at a medical book written by my maternal grandfather earlier..."
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