Chapter 100

After drinking another bowl of medicinal wine, Zhang Tiegou's belly felt warm at first. He couldn't describe what it was, as if there was a fire burning after drinking hot wine.

But what he drank was obviously cold wine.

I thought that cold wine could not keep me warm, but before half an hour passed, my limbs became warm.

But apart from his limbs becoming warm, he didn't feel any drunkenness. It looked like Xu Yi was going to lose.

Zhang Tiegou smiled proudly and said: "Brother Xu, I'm afraid you made a mistake this time. It's just two bowls of wine. I won't end up drunk."

Xu Yi looked calm and still drank his hot tea leisurely. He looked up at his increasingly red face and asked him, "Have you ever drank medicinal wine before?"

"No." Zhang Tiegou shook his head, "That wine is too expensive, I can't afford to drink it."

A dime costs several dollars. , he still has to save money to marry a wife, even if he is lavish, he still has a certain limit. Besides, a dime of wine is not enough.

Zhang Tiegou complained to Xu Yi while rolling his eyes and landing on Ah Jin who was beside him in a daze.

He shouted and asked, "Why don't you bring A Xu with you today?"

"A Xu is guarding the stove at home." Xu Yi replied to him.

Zhang Tiegou said regretfully: "I was still thinking about teaching him how to trap pheasants this time."

Xu Yi was confused: "When did he learn hunting from you?"

Because he came back to Zhang Tiegou several times, either up the mountain or I was treating village chief Zhang's wife, and I didn't know that the relationship between the two was so good.

These days, people with skills don't easily teach others. In this regard, Zhang Tiegou is very different.

Zhang Tiegou propped up his chin, yawned, and said, lost in memories: "That time...well...that time you said you were going to see a doctor."

Xu Yi: "..."

After a while, Xu Yi looked at him suddenly No more talking.

Xu Yi asked tentatively: "Brother Zhang, are you sleepy?"

A few seconds later, Zhang Tiegou patted his forehead and muttered: "No... I'm not sleepy."

At this moment, he said he was not sleepy, which was not convincing at all.

Xu Yi laughed.

Hearing Xu Yi's laughter, Uncle Liu, who was keeping warm outside, couldn't help but turn his head and look into the room.

He swallowed and smelled the medicinal wine outside.

However, the taste of the cooled medicinal wine is not as strong as when it was freshly baked. On the contrary, after the taste settles, it smells more unique and indescribable.

At this moment, Ah Jin also raised his head and looked at them, said "Hey", and shouted happily: "Lang Jun, you are going to win!"

"Yeah." Xu Yi put away his smile and looked at his face with confusion. Zhang Tiegou was a little unable to react.

When Zhang Tiegou was in a daze, he asked Ajin to get a basin of hot water.

When Ah Jin re-entered the room with the basin, Zhang Tiegou lay on the table, snoring and fell asleep.

A Jin: "...this." She looked at Xu Yi uncertainly, "Lang Jun, what should I do?"

Xu Yi's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't expect that the medicinal wine would be so powerful. Two bowls of wine, about a pound of wine, knocked Zhang Tiegou down.

...

The next day, Zhang Tiegou came outside the city wall with a machete on his side and wearing fur clothes, but was stopped and questioned by city wall soldiers who did not recognize him.

Zhang Tiegou slept in a daze yesterday. When he woke up, he found that the sky had darkened, and then he realized that he had passed away drunk without knowing it. He didn't even know when Xu Yi took Ah Jin and the others away.

Looking at the note Xu Yi left for him, he couldn't read and showed it to his uncle.

Village Chief Zhang said that Xu Yi asked him to find him the next day, so he went into the city with the knife.

"Master, you don't recognize me? I am a hunter from Baili Village who often goes to the city to sell prey. I am not guilty of any crime."

Zhang Tiegou was stopped and looked at the soldiers in front of him in confusion.

The soldier looked him up and down in disbelief and asked harshly: "Why did you come to the city today?"

"I'm here to see my brother." Zhang Tiegou said.

Hearing his answer, the soldier became more vigilant. In the past few months, several cases have occurred in the city, including a murder. County Captain Pan has told them to guard the city gates more closely and investigate anyone suspicious.

If the criminal can be caught, there will be a reward, including five coins!

"Why do you need to bring a knife when you meet my brother?" the soldier scolded him, asking him to explain quickly.

Zhang Tiegou was stunned and scratched his head: "..."

He used to do this when he entered the city. When did the city gates have such strict inspections.

Zhang Tiegou answered honestly: "My brother asked me to take this."

When the soldier heard this, it was okay. This man was full of lies. Who would ask such a brother?

At this time, Zhang Tiegou could not argue, and was immediately captured by the soldiers in the city gate.

When the surrounding people who entered the city saw this, they all looked around curiously. Who had committed another crime?

The news spread from one to ten, and then to a hundred. Not long after, news came from the city gate that a hunter had killed someone and was caught by the soldiers at the city gate.

People were coming and going in the streets and markets. After A Xu bought the groceries with a basket on his back, he heard someone talking about this matter.

He heard something strange, so he stood nearby and listened for a few more words, and then he heard that an Orion was caught killing someone.

After returning home, A Xu put down the basket, took out the cabbage inside, broke it open and soaked it in the water in the wooden basin.

Then he carried a pot of boiling water and went into the house to add tea to Xu Yi.

By the way, A Xu told Xu Yi the rumors he heard in the market today.

"Lang Jun, the county seems to be uneasy recently. Someone has been killed again, and the one who was caught was a hunter."

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows: "Hunter?"

A Xu nodded: "Yes, Lang Jun, the person who passed it is Everyone said that the man had a beard and a somewhat fierce look. He had a knife on him when he was caught. He tried to resist, but was taken away immediately. "

Xu Yi was stunned: "... "What this man described seemed a bit familiar.

He didn't think much and said to A Xu: "If the city is not peaceful, you should be careful when going out these days."

Xu Yi looked outside the house. It was getting late and Zhang Tiegou should have entered the city.

He waited and waited, but before Zhang Tiegou came, two soldiers wearing cloth armor and holding knives in their hands came to knock on the door.

"Are you Xu Yi?" The soldier looked at the polite young man in front of him and frowned unconsciously.

Xu Yi was confused, but nodded: "That's right."

The soldier raised his chin and said politely: "Since you are Xu Yi, come with us."

This change happened too suddenly, no matter what Xu Yi, who was emotionally stable, could not make up his mind for a while, but seeing that the other party was menacing, he was not that rude.

Xu Yi calmly analyzed it for a few seconds and decided to go with the two soldiers.

Axu Ajin, who was protected behind him, pulled Xu Yi's sleeve in fear when he heard this.

"Lang Jun!" The two shouted nervously, not wanting Xu Yi to follow them.

Xu Yi patted their arms and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I will come back when I go."

Then, he thought and said, "If I haven't returned home after noon, A Xu, go find Brother Qiu, Ask him to take you to the county school to find Brother Xing and tell him about me."

He didn't know what happened without his knowledge, but he couldn't make any arrangements.

Although he asked A Xu to find Xing Yuesen rather than the near, he hoped that this matter would pass safely.

After explaining, Xu Yi left with the soldiers.

At this time, several pairs of peeping eyes around him looked like they were eating melons.

What did Xu Xiaolang do? Why are there still soldiers coming to arrest people?

...

half an hour later.

Xu Yi followed the soldiers to the city gate, entered from a path and went up the steps of the city wall.

There were soldiers guarding the city wall. When they saw Xu Yi, they looked at him with cold eyes. When Xu Yi left, the soldiers guarding the city whispered to each other and asked who this person was.

Xu Yi looked intently, as if he didn't notice the gazes of the soldiers around him. Not long after, the soldiers in front led him into a gloomy room.

The room was airtight and the light was dim in broad daylight. After they entered, the soldiers lit the oil lamp in the room.

"Cha——"

The wick lit up, illuminating the room with dim light.

Inside the room was a temporary detention cell, and Zhang Tiegou was locked in it. The sudden bright light made him squint his eyes in discomfort.

Xu Yi looked stunned when he saw him.

"What's going on?" Xu Yi was quiet all the way, and finally couldn't help but speak out.

When Zhang Tiegou heard Xu Yi's voice, he suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head, quickly grabbed the door of the cell, and shouted: "Brother Xu, why are you here too?"

The soldier next to him said coldly: "Quiet, now Tell the truth, why did you bring a knife to the city?"

Xu Yi heard this and looked at Zhang Tiegou's waist. The knife was empty and had been taken away.

For a moment, he didn't know what was happening.

The rumors about Orion being caught killing people were probably spread randomly, and the misunderstanding that arose was probably huge.

The two were now facing each other face to face. Zhang Tiegou shouted in panic: "Master, you misunderstood. I really just came to the city to look for Brother Xu. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Xu. What I said is the truth."

Xu Yi nodded and faced The soldiers saluted and said, "It's exactly what Brother Zhang said."

Then, he explained to the soldiers why Zhang Tiegou carried a knife. The fundamental reason lies with him.

"Brother Zhang not only goes to the mountains to hunt, but also serves as a guard for the merchant team. This time I asked him to help me and asked him to be my guard."

In order to convince the soldiers, Xu Yi also asked Zhang Tiegou if he You can take the note you left with you out the door.

Zhang Tiegou immediately shouted yes, and hurriedly took out a crumpled note from his arms and gave it to the soldier.

The soldier took it dubiously, and only after taking a look did he realize that he had really misunderstood someone.

Since it was a misunderstanding, it was natural to let him go.

At this moment, a dignified officer came in, followed by a middle-aged man wearing a long coat who was out of tune with the surroundings.

The middle-aged man asked the soldier what happened.

The soldier respectfully saluted the officer in front: "Tou'an, nothing serious happened." After saying that, he began to report what happened, and then asked another soldier to let him go.

Xu Yi looked at this man from the corner of his eye. The official position of Dutou in Yanting County was from the ninth rank. He belonged to the local security force. He was not only responsible for guarding the city, but also needed to arrest various important criminals.

As for Dutou, also known as Captou, his immediate boss is Pan County Lieutenant.

"Wait a minute."

The sullen Dutou glanced around, and finally landed on Xu Yi. He frowned and asked him, "Are you Dr. Xu from South Street?"

"Yes." Xu Yi responded.

Dutou suddenly asked: "I heard about you from the county captain, can you cure facial paralysis?"

Xu Yi raised his eyelids slightly, looked at the Dutou as if to please him, and said thoughtfully: " Dare I ask Du Tou, who got this certificate of paralysis?"

"It's a close relative of mine," Du Tou said, and ordered the soldiers to let them go, and then asked Xu Yi and Zhang Tiegou to leave this gloomy room.

They looked at each other and followed each other to another courtyard.

Then, Zhang Tiegou was invited by a boy dressed as a servant to go to the next room to drink tea, leaving only Xu Yi present.

No one else was present, so he didn't hesitate and said bluntly that he had a younger brother who suffered from facial paralysis a year ago. He had sought treatment from many doctors, but the treatment had little effect and he was still not cured.

Two days ago, he suddenly heard that the youngest son of the County Wei family had abdominal pain and was cured by a young doctor.

So, he went to ask Captain Pan County and learned that the doctor's family lived in South Street and his surname was Xu Mingyi.

After Xu Yi heard this, he made up his mind. In traditional Chinese medicine, this facial paralysis is also called "stroke", and in modern medicine, this disease is also called facial nerve paralysis.

It can be divided into peripheral facial paralysis and central facial paralysis, which are easy to identify. Peripheral facial paralysis is usually caused by viral infection. The patient's facial muscles will be paralyzed on one side of the face, unable to make ordinary expressions, and the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. will be crooked and unable to close.

Another type of central facial paralysis is usually paralysis of the muscles below the eyes, and the central nervous system cannot control the areas below the eyes. Moreover, this kind of facial paralysis is often caused by stroke, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and other causes. Symptoms such as drooping of the corners of the mouth and drooling of saliva may occur. [Note 1]

There are many causes of this disease, and Xu Yi could not judge whether it could be cured just by hearing a few words.

Dutou also knew the truth, so he took Xu Yi to see his younger brother.

Xu Yi had this intention, but he thought of Zhang Tiegou and asked quickly: "Du Tou, can my friend leave first?"

"Yes." The person Du Tou wanted to stay was Xu Yi, so he naturally agreed to him.

...

Next, Xu Yi and the Dutou got into a donkey cart and drove the cart quickly out of the city.

Dutou explained to Xu Yi: "My younger brother lives in Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs to recuperate."

Xu Yi listened carefully and said nothing else. When Dutou finished speaking, he added a few words in a timely manner.

Being able to be arranged to recuperate in Zhuangzi is somewhat intriguing, but every family has its own rules. When he is invited to go to the doctor, he can only focus on the things he cares about.

The northern suburbs were not close to the city gate. After driving a donkey cart for half an hour, we finally arrived at a simple wooden gate.

The two got out of the car and led Xu Yi inside.

At this time, an old servant came to open the door, called "Second Master" towards Dutou, and immediately said proactively, "Mr. Lang is admiring flowers in the yard. Second Master, please come with the old servant."

"Why is it so cold? In the yard?" Dutou asked her unhappily.

The old servant sighed and said sadly: "Mr. Lang has nothing to do. He can only enjoy the plum blossoms in the yard. Second Master, don't talk about Mang Jun. Lang Jun is feeling miserable."

Her words fell to the ground, and her head dropped. His face became slightly ugly.

Xu Yi looked at Zhuangzi. This Zhuangzi was not large, but there were not many servants inside. As he walked along, he saw only two servants sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground.

From the conversation between the two, it can be concluded that the sick brother must be depressed.

When he saw a thin young man wearing a thick plush cloak and sitting in a wheelchair, Xu Yi took another look at him -

his legs.

The legs were covered with a blanket, and the shape of the legs could not be seen clearly.

"Mr. Lang, the second master has brought the doctor to treat you." The old servant squatted in front of the young man and whispered softly.

The young man moved his fingers, slowly turned his head, and looked in the direction of Xu Yi and the others.

He is very young, no more than twenty years old.

His face was beardless, his mouth and nose were slanted and not heavy, and his eyes fell on Xu Yi with scrutiny.

While he was observing Xu Yi, Xu Yi was also silently paying attention to his demeanor and behavior.

In medicine, stroke is also related to emotions. If you are impatient, you are more likely to get sick.

But this young man doesn't look like him. Judging from his appearance, he doesn't appear to be impatient, and is more gloomy. I wonder if it's due to illness.

He didn't speak, so Xu Yi asked Dutou next to him what it was like when the disease first occurred.

Dutou thought deeply, and then said: "At first, my brother suddenly felt dizzy. He asked a doctor to see him, but he couldn't see anything wrong. Later, he became dizzy frequently and even walked unsteadily. My mother felt something was wrong, so she asked Dr. Chen to see a doctor again. , Dr. Chen said, this is evidence of a stroke. "

But how could my brother have a stroke at such a young age?"

If you tell me this, who will believe it?

So Dutou asked his entourage to go to Fucheng to ask for a doctor. The doctor also told him that this was evidence of facial paralysis due to a stroke.

However, the medicines they prescribe can only alleviate the worsening of the condition, but cannot completely cure it.

Today, his legs are weak and he can only sit in a wheelchair, unhappy every day.

Dutou was worried that his brother's condition would get worse if he had been like this all year round, and he also visited many doctors during this period.

Some bluntly stated that they were difficult to cure, while others were bachelors who deceived him and were arrested and imprisoned by him.

If he hadn't gone out of his way to get to know Xu Yi, he wouldn't have brought him to the door easily.

After Xu Yi heard what he said, he squatted down and felt the young man's pulse.

The young man's eyebrows moved with difficulty, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't speak.

The old servant beside him said with a choked voice: "Langjun can't speak now, I'm really aggrieved."

Xu Yi was silent. People with facial paralysis will indeed have symptoms of laryngeal aphonia.

Then he observed the pulse condition, which was astringent, tight and difficult to separate, and qi movement was blocked. It could be said that the blood flow was not smooth, which was caused by dampness evil. [Note 2]

Based on the overall situation, this young man should have peripheral facial paralysis, and the possibility of it being caused by a virus is very high.

Xu Yi frowned and retracted his hand for diagnosing the pulse, and tentatively asked Xiao Langjun: "Have you ever had a fever before the onset of this disease?"

Xiao Langjun rolled his eyes and uttered a hoarse "Uh-huh" The cry.

Xu Yi looked at the expressions of the people around him and it seemed that he was right.

Although many causes can be seen from the pulse, not all causes can be clearly understood. Among them, it is also necessary to eliminate them through "asking".

He asked again: "Do you still remember the scene when you had the fever?"

He was stunned by his question. This was a year ago, so how could he still remember it?

But he didn't remember it. The old servant who served Xiao Langjun remembered it, and immediately told Xu Yi about the scene at that time.

At that time, the young man suddenly had a fever. The doctor who was called in overnight drank medicinal soup for three days in a row, and the fever subsided repeatedly.

After the fever subsided, Xiao Langjun rested on the bed for several days and was in low spirits for a long time. I suddenly felt dizzy from behind, but I couldn't think of anywhere to go.

Xu Yi asked a few more questions, then slowly stood up and said to Dutou: "I will prescribe a dose of medicine powder first, and take it for five days at any time. If it is effective, you can continue to take it."

The medicine powder prescription he prescribed , called Qianzheng San, in which the royal medicine is silkworm.

Zombie silkworm, there is a saying that "Zombie silkworm cures all kinds of wind-induced throat obstruction". It has many functions. It can dispel wind and calm convulsions, and can also cure facial nerve paralysis and other syndromes.

In addition to silkworms, this prescription also includes white aconite and whole scorpion. Among them, white aconite can dispel wind and phlegm, and whole scorpion can calm wind and relieve spasm. Together, they can treat wind, phlegm, and collaterals. . [Note 3]

Xu Yi wrote out the prescription and how to use it in detail. These three medicinal materials should be ground together into fine powder. Take an amount of one dollar at a time and consume it with hot rice wine instead of water.

After writing the prescription, Xu Yi handed it to the old servant next to him.

And he said to Dutou: "The patient cannot sit for a long time. He needs to massage his legs to prevent the skin and muscles from being withered and difficult to recover."

When he was diagnosing the pulse just now, when he took back his hand, he pinched the patient's legs.

In the past year, no one should have massaged him, and the young man's legs have developed muscle contraction problems.

When Dutou heard this, he asked Xu Yi if there was any way to restore his legs to their original state.

Xu Yi said: "After the facial paralysis is cured, the legs will naturally heal as well."

...

At the same time, after Zhang Tiegou was released, he first went to Xu's house.

A Xu and A Jin were waiting anxiously at home. When they saw Zhang Tiegou coming, they told him with a pale face that Lang Jun had been taken away.

Zhang Tiegou scratched his hair in embarrassment: "Axu, don't worry, it's not my fault. I was arrested by the soldiers guarding the city, which brought trouble to Brother Xu."

When the brother and sister heard this, they both looked at each other.

Lang Jun was captured by the soldiers because of Zhang Orion. Now that Zhang Orion is back, where is Lang Jun?

"Then you're back, why didn't Lang Jun come back with you?" A Jin looked at him in panic and asked.

Zhang Tiegou said: "Your husband has been invited to see a doctor by Dutou."

"..."

Hearing this reason, the two fell silent.

After that, he kept waiting in the yard for Xu Yi to come home.

By noon, Xu Yi still hadn't returned home.

At this time, even Zhang Tiegou couldn't sit still. He touched the machete on his waist and hesitated whether to go to Dutou's home to find Xu Yi.

Just when he and Asu Ajin were discussing whether to call Yu Qiulin and go to the county school to look for Xing Yuesen together.

Xu Yi came back in a donkey cart.