Chapter 135

: Lin Zuotang had selfish motives and did not inform his family about the treatment.

But if he wants to buy mercury, it's not something he can do alone. He has to use his family's connections.

When Uncle Lin saw that he was silent, he was not in a hurry and continued to play with his flowers and plants.

After waiting for a moment, he turned around and saw Lin Zuotang still struggling there without saying a word, using the kettle in his hand to splash water on his face. Lin Zuotang was so startled that he was pulled out of his thoughts, looked at his second uncle with a joking face, and sighed helplessly.

"Second uncle, can you please stop asking?" Lin Zuotang said.

Second Uncle Lin waved his head: "Mercury ingestion can be fatal. If you lose your mind someday and drink mercury, wouldn't my life be shortened?"

Lin Zuotang: "..."

Second Uncle Lin said: "Don't tell me? Then I'll go back to the house. "

Second uncle, wait." Lin Zuotang sighed. He knew that this second uncle was very smart and would never help him if he didn't tell him.

"I met a doctor. He could cure my epilepsy, but I was short of mercury."

"Doctor?" Second Uncle Lin raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes, and asked him, "How much money did it cost?"

Lin Zuotang gritted his teeth. He replied: "Twenty strings."

Second Uncle Lin clicked his tongue twice, and the amusement in his eyes became more intense. He put his arms around Lin Zuotang's shoulders, and the big sloping collar slid down to his shoulders, his behavior was extremely unrestrained.

"Zuo Tang, my good nephew, have you been deceived by some crutch again?" He smiled thickly, as if he was joking but he was serious at the same time, "That twenty guan is not a small amount, it is a pity to be deceived. "Why don't you give it to your second uncle, and he will spend it

for you?" Lin Zuotang's expression changed slightly, but he knew the second uncle's kindness, but it was indeed strange that after hearing what Xu Yi said, he believed him.

"Second uncle, he is not a country magician, and he doesn't seem to be a liar." He subconsciously defended Xu Yi.

Second Uncle Lin took the opportunity to ask: "Which good doctor is he?"

Lin Zuotang was young after all, and when he was turned away like this, he blurted out: "It's Dr. Xu from East Street."

"Is it him?" Second Uncle Lin was slightly surprised. He knew this man. Hear.

In the past six months or so, if there is any hot topic of discussion in Yanting County, it must be Dr. Xu from East Street. Doctor Xu can be said to be young, only less than two years older than the medical apprentice, but he is very knowledgeable and has high medical skills, and even good things happen frequently.

Some people believe this and some don't, but the amazing thing is that everyone who goes to see Dr. Xu for medical treatment always says yes.

The Lin family has a son who suffers from epilepsy, and they have inquired a lot about Dr. Xu, but they have never heard that he can treat epilepsy.

Moreover, even Dr. Chen of Miaoshou Pavilion has no way of treating epilepsy, let alone a young doctor.

Second Uncle Lin sighed regretfully, looked at his nephew with sharp eyes, and was stunned.

He thought that this nephew was not as careless as he thought. If he shattered his expectations, it would be the opposite of everything.

"That's all, I won't advise you this time." Second Uncle Lin returned to his usual easy-going demeanor and said leisurely, "Since you want mercury, then I will find a way to get it for you."

Lin Zuotang was delighted: "Second Uncle, Is it possible to find him within five days?"

Second Uncle Lin nodded: "I'll do my best."

"Thank you, Second Uncle," Lin Zuotang said with even greater joy.

Uncle Lin was also slightly happy to see his nephew looking like this.

...

In the next few days, Lin Zuotang would arrive at Xu's house on time at three quarters every day.

Xu Yi performed acupuncture on him for four days. On the fifth day, he changed the method and asked him to take off his clothes and lie down on the bed.

At first, Lin Zuotang was a little shy, but now Xu Yi asked him to take off his shirt, and he took it off and lay down without saying a word.

Doctors like patients who actively cooperate with treatment.

Seeing his cooperation, Xu Yi was very satisfied and said to him casually: "I'm 50% certain that your disease can be cured."

"Seriously?" Lin Zuotang was delighted but stunned, and kept lying on his stomach with an awkward posture. He twisted his neck and looked at Xu Yi, "Didn't you say this is an incurable disease?"

"You haven't reached that level yet." Xu Yi didn't lie to coax him.

When he was treating Lin Zuotang, he became more and more familiar with his physical condition. After several pulse diagnoses, there were obvious changes every time.

If the condition is so severe that there is no cure, there will not be such obvious changes, and the same is true when acupuncture is performed.

Xu Yi frowned and saw Lin Zuotang was so happy that he gave him a shot and said, "I'm only 50% sure, so don't be too happy yet."

Lin Zuotang choked, but soon he started laughing.

"Even if I am only 50% sure, for me, it is still a joyous event in my life." Lin Zuotang lay on his stomach, his gaze aimlessly falling to the corner of the room, "Doctor Xu, you don't know, for more than ten years, I have lived It was so painful, and when I looked back on the past, I couldn't find a single joyful thing."

Even if Xu Yi said he was not sure of curing him, it was enough for him.

After getting along with him, Xu Yi found that Lin Zuotang talked a lot and was also easy-going.

Probably because he has never thought of imitating those elegant literati, except for getting along with a few friends he grew up with, he rarely interacts with outsiders. Now when Xu Yi sees interesting things here, he likes to join in the fun.

Xu Yi used needles and needles to burn needles at the pulse points on both sides of his waist.

The Bianstone needle was heated and applied to the acupuncture points. The slightly hot heat made people drowsy. When Lin Zuotang was about to fall asleep, A Xu ran in from outside.

"Langjun, Zhang Langjun is here."

Xu Yi said "Oh" and asked him without raising his head: "Is he alone?"

A Xu replied: "Ms. Li is also here. They are in the main room. "Let them wait for a while."

"Okay, you serve the tea."

Lin Zuotang opened his eyes when he heard the sound, turned around and asked Xu Yi, "Are there other patients?"

"They are friends." Xu Yi denied.

He put down the Bianstone needle, cleaned his hands, and asked Lin Zuotang to put on some clothes and lie down on the bed for a while. He would meet his friends first and then come over. Lin Zuotang cupped his hands and said, " Doctor Xu

, go ahead. I have my own arrangements." , only to hear them talking about boxing.

Li Mengniang was sitting next to her, her manners were gentle and elegant, she looked at Zhang Tiegou who was chatting freely next to her with a slight smile, her expression was affectionate, tender and comfortable.

After getting married, Zhang Tiegou's appearance changed drastically. In the past, he could go without washing for half a month, but now he dresses like a dog. The beard on his face was shaved, his hair was tied with a scarf, and he was wearing a straight, narrow short shirt. He sat in a stride with a knife on his waist. When he spoke, his eyes showed his sharpness.

Not to mention, he is several years younger than before.

Hearing the footsteps, he turned back to Xu Yi and shouted with a smile: "Brother Xu, I brought my sister-in-law to see you."

Xu Yi smiled, walked over, saluted Li Mengniang, and called sister-in-law.

Li Mengniang stood up quickly and saluted him. She was not as casual as Zhang Tiegou, and her voice was soft and gentle: "Doctor Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome." Xu Yi looked at them both with a smile, "I I'm living a good life alone."

At this point, his eyes seemed to fall on Li Mengniang's flat belly unintentionally.

Xu Yi glanced over, sat on the chair next to Zhang Tiegou, and asked him, "Did you come to see me today for something?"

"Can't I come to see you if you have nothing to do?" Zhang Tiegou glared.

He took Li Mengniang to his father-in-law's house today. In early June, something big happened to the Li family. The eldest son of the Li family and the second son of the Li family separated.

It is said that the family does not separate when the parents are alive, so the separation of the Li family is a major event that everyone talks about in Yanting County. However, it was not the eldest son of the Li family who wanted to separate the family, but the living old lady of the Li family, or the mistress, who made the decision to divide the family. Even if there were criticisms, it would not be the eldest son of the Li family's fault.

Naturally, Erlang of the Li family did not want to divide the family. Unfortunately, the old lady had already made up her mind and decided to divide the family. If they can't tell the difference, the son will be turned over to the government and accused of three kinds of unfilial piety.

It is said in the "Book of Filial Piety" that "filial piety is heaven, and filial piety governs the world." In the Song Dynasty, filial piety was extremely important. If the name of unfilial piety is placed on the head of Erlang of the Li family, I am afraid it will be easier for him in the future.

Therefore, the separation of the Li family went smoothly, and the government turned a blind eye.

Nowadays, Zhang Tiegou only recognizes the eldest son of the Li family and has no favorable impression of the second master of the Li family. If it hadn't been for this person, Li Mengniang wouldn't have been so wronged.

Of course, if Erlang of the Li family hadn't lost hundreds of dollars, it wouldn't have been Zhang Tiegou's turn to marry his niece. Therefore, although Zhang Tiegou didn't have a good impression of Erlang Li, he didn't dislike him either.

Li Mengniang also has mixed feelings about her second uncle, both love and hate.

But two days ago, she heard that this second uncle was running a business trip, and he offended someone. He was stabbed several times. The wounds were not fatal, but he was crippled and lay in bed unable to move.

They sent some money over, didn't stay any more, and came to Xu's house instead.

"Something happened to the second master of the Li family?" Xu Yi has been busy treating Lin Zuotang these days, but he has never heard of it.

Zhang Tiegou narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a strange thing to say. The second master of the Li family doesn't seem like someone who would hide anything, but this time he was as mute as a quail."

Xu Yi rolled up his sleeves and nodded after hearing this. It was indeed strange.

But this matter had nothing to do with him, so Xu Yi didn't ask any more questions.

Suddenly, Lin Zuotang couldn't help but come out of the room next to him.

They didn't deliberately lower their voices when speaking, and they actually forgot that there was a resting patient next to them.

Xu Yi was embarrassed to explain who this person was.

As a result, when Li Mengniang next to her saw Lin Zuotang, she stood up from her chair in surprise: "Brother Lin?"

"Sister Meng, you are here too." Lin Zuotang was not surprised. Although he ignored world affairs, he knew this Sister Li married an Orion.

He immediately knew that the rough man sitting carelessly next to him was his cousin-in-law.

Zhang Tiegou and Xu Yi were both confused.

Li Mengniang said in a low voice: "This is my aunt's cousin."

After hearing this, Zhang Tiegou immediately walked up to him enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Hello, brother Lin."

The corners of Lin Zuotang's mouth twitched when a rough man called out, "Brother Lin. "Why does it sound so disgusting?

He turned away his eyes, looked at Li Mengniang, and said slowly: "I have heard about what you are talking about." When

everyone heard what he said, they knew that he was talking about the murder of the second master of the Li family.

"Second uncle of the Li family owed eighty guan outside. He couldn't pay back the money, so he shouted that he would give his life in exchange. The other party didn't really want to get involved in a life lawsuit, but he was not afraid of being chopped half to death." When Lin Zuotang said this, his eyes were deserted. , without any trace of pity, "He took the IOU back and didn't dare to show it to the outside world."

Unfortunately, Li Jiaerlang's miscalculation was wrong. The other party didn't dare to kill him, but he didn't really intend to let him go.

Specially selected limbs and bones were chopped off, and Li Jiaerlang saved his life, but he was crippled, unable to move his limbs, and could only spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

When the others heard this, they all sighed, this can be regarded as karma.

"Sure enough, this person should not be greedy for money while he is alive." Zhang Tiegou shrank his neck and felt cold in his limbs.

Xu Yi nodded and said, "You shouldn't provoke these people."

Since ancient times, there have been various loan lenders. These people are not easy to mess with. Erlang of the Li family thought that he could get money for free without paying it back. He was really naive.

After everyone talked about this matter, they moved to Lin Zuotang. Li Mengniang and Zhang Tiegou were surprised when they heard that he was here to treat Xu Yi.

Li Mengniang unexpectedly discovered that Xu Yi could even cure epilepsy.

Zhang Tiegou was surprised that this man didn't look like a sick person at all, and he didn't know what kind of disease he was treating.

Lin Zuotang didn't hide anything and said frankly: "My disease is not easy to cure, and Dr. Xu is not sure, so he wants to treat it like this first."

Li Mengniang asked worriedly: "How sure are you?"

Xu Yi said: "Fifty percent. "

Zhang Tiegou was shocked: "What kind of disease is this that you are not sure about?"

Xu Yi: "..."

Others: "..."

There are many diseases in the world. Can they be cured... It's not that Xu Yi said it can be cured. It can be cured.

Medical records should not be disclosed to others casually. Xu Yi did not go into depth on this topic.

Not long after, Lin Zuotang resigned first. Li Mengniang had something to say to him, so she excused herself to see him off and left with him.

Zhang Tiegou's eyes kept moving as Li Mengniang left. Xu Yi next to him couldn't stand it anymore and called him out.

Zhang Tiegou turned back in panic: "Good brother, do you have something to tell me?"

Xu Yi held the tea cup, glanced at him with an unclear meaning, and asked politely: "Do you and your sister-in-law have any plans for the future?"

After talking about this Zhang Tiegou laughed happily: "Since Mengniang married me, I have lived a good life. These days are hard-won, and I should cherish them. As for my plan, I have to earn more money to make Mengniang Live a good life."

Xu Yi thought in his mind and asked, "Be a guard?"

Zhang Tiegou shook his head quickly and said, "No, I don't worry about Meng Niang being alone." As he said that, he looked at the courtyard and saw her. Xiao Huang, who was chasing the butterfly, had different thoughts in his eyes.

"It would be great if there was a dog like Xiao Huang, who could protect Mengniang when I'm not around."

Xu Yi followed his gaze and said lightly, "I'm afraid it's not enough."

"Why do you say that?" Zhang Tiegou had no doubt that he was there, but he still couldn't help but ask, "Good brother, why did you turn around the corner today? It's so strange."

Xu Yi rolled up his sleeves in embarrassment, sighing inwardly, who said he had an occupational disease? When you see someone, you first "look", and this "look" will reveal the problem.

But seeing that neither of them seemed to know anything, it really made it difficult for him to speak casually.

But he had some confidence in his heart. If he didn't say anything, he was afraid that both of them were inexperienced and would be in trouble.

Zhang Tiegou shouted urgingly from the side: "Good brother, tell me quickly, what is it that deserves your hesitation?"

Xu Yi pinched his eyebrows and whispered: "I think my sister-in-law is pregnant."

"Yes. What?" Zhang Tiegou shouted nervously subconsciously.

Then, he opened his fierce eyes and suddenly stood up from the chair.

With a "clang" sound, the chair fell to the ground.

Neither of them paid attention to the chair that fell to the ground. Zhang Tiegouhou swallowed anxiously and stammered: "Good brother, you, you mean, Meng Niang is pregnant?"

Xu Yi said, "Allow me to check your pulse. One or two."

"Okay, okay." Zhang Tiegou raised his hand and patted his shoulder, "I believe what you said."

He ran outside in a panic to find Li Mengniang.

Seeing this, Xu Yi shook his head in confusion.

After a long while, Li Mengniang said goodbye to Lin Zuotang, and Zhang Tiegou held her hand in confusion.

She was not allowed to be so close to Zhang Tiegou when she was away from home, for fear of making people laugh, but Zhang Tiegou's hands were very strong, although it was not brute force, but she couldn't break away for a while, so she had to turn back with a blushing face.

"What's going on? Why are you so panicked?" She asked him confused.

Zhang Tiegou's heart was beating fast. He was more nervous than anyone else, and he was also clumsy. He couldn't explain clearly at the moment: "I, you, why don't you wait for Brother Xu to say it."

Li Mengniang had no choice but to follow him in small steps.

Back in the main room, Zhang Tiegou carefully asked her to sit on the chair, then took Xu Yi's hand and pulled it to Li Mengniang, urging him to diagnose his pulse quickly.

Xu Yi glanced at him and said to Li Mengniang: "Sister-in-law, let me diagnose your Ping'an pulse first."

Li Mengniang frowned: "I'm fine."

"Well, it's just Ping'an pulse." Xu Yi nodded.

He didn't say anything clearly, he just took out the pulse pillow and placed it on the coffee table next to him.

Li Mengniang was suspicious, but she could trust him.

After she got married to Zhang Tiegou, she was not familiar with Dr. Xu. However, Zhang Tiegou was frank and told her after they got married that Xu Yi had helped him a lot. In order to take care of his face, he even solved his urgent need by sending congratulatory gifts. .

Later, Li Mengniang also learned that Zhang Tiegou knew martial arts, which was taught by Xu Yi.

Looking at Xu Yi, who is tall, thin, and full of gentle temperament, if you are not an insider, you will never know that this person can also do martial arts.

Li Mengniang stretched out her wrist and waited silently for Xu Yi's pulse diagnosis.

Xu Yi furrowed his eyebrows, put his fingers on Cunkou, and felt the pulse running like beads.

There was a smile in his eyes, and he calculated the date, and it was already more than January.

Xu Yi took back his hand, looked at Zhang Tiegou who was waiting anxiously, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, sister-in-law, on your good news. It's been a month."

"Ah, Meng Niang, you have a child." Zhang Tiegou said with his heart completely dropped in his throat. , looking at the beloved Mengniang, she burst into tears of joy.

Li Mengniang was stunned for a moment, and finally came to her senses. She lowered her eyes and looked at her belly. She was actually pregnant with a child.

"I, why don't I feel it?" Li Mengniang was a new wife. This was the first time she encountered this, and she was slightly panicked.

Zhang Tiegou became nervous when he heard this, and quickly asked Xu Yi why he didn't respond.

Speaking of which, Li Mengniang was only eighteen years old, a girl who had just grown up.

Xu Yi faced their helpless looks and smiled lightly: "It is still an embryo at this time, and the pregnant woman will have no reaction. However, during the first month of pregnancy (the second month of pregnancy), pregnancy symptoms will gradually occur. This is normal, so there is no need to worry."

Zhang Tiegou felt reassured, hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehereachedouttotouchLimengniang's belly, but Li Mengniang smacked him away with a blushing face.

"This is my Zhang Tiegou's child. I'll just touch it." Zhang Tiegou licked his face and smiled.

Li Mengniang glared at him coquettishly, and out of the corner of her eye she saw that Xu Yi had turned away, her crimson cheeks turning even redder. This guy was really annoying, how could he behave like this in front of his friends.

She raised her leg and kicked him, telling Zhang Tiegou to get away: "You're not serious, Doctor Xu is still here."

"Oh, then I'll touch him when I go back." Zhang Tiegou stood up with regret.

Li Mengniang's breathing was stagnant and she didn't want to pay attention to him.

However, she had served meat and wine in a wine shop, and had met many officials, gentlemen, and men. Compared with ordinary girls' homes, she seemed more generous and comfortable.

After calming down, she thought about the child in her belly and asked Xu Yi: "Doctor Xu, it's the first time that Lang Jun and I have encountered this matter. We don't understand many things. I wonder if Dr. Xu can give us some advice." , so that we can pay more attention?"

Xu Yi reassured her that although pregnancy is not a trivial matter, there is no need to worry too much.

However, there are things that should be paid attention to. He said: "Now that we are still young, the fetal image is not stable, so we should not stand for a long time, do not work hard, and eat less cold food. After the next month, I will go to diagnose the Ping An pulse for my sister-in-law."

"Thank you very much. Doctor Xu." Li Mengniang leaned over and said.

Zhang Tiegou had not yet recovered from the excitement of suddenly becoming a father. When he saw this, he was about to grab Li Mengniang's waist, with a look of reluctance on his face.

Not long after, Xu Yi wrote a note with precautions and asked them to take it back. If there was anything they didn't understand, they could ask him.

It was getting late, and Xu Yi knew that they were coming in a bullock cart. They were about to go back, so he called Uncle Liu to give them a ride.

"Uncle Liu drives safely, and the car is cushioned and reliable, so it won't get bumpy." Xu Yi reminded softly.

Zhang Tiegou was grateful for this and handed over his fist.

Not long after they left, Lin Zuotang hurried over and said that he had bought mercury.

Mercury was hard to buy, so his second uncle used his connections to contact the caravan going to Fucheng and increased the price. It took him five days to bring back a small jar of mercury.

Xu Yi smiled when he saw the small jar of mercury. After taking it, he told Lin Zuotang to come back the next day.

...

The epilepsy prescription pills that Xu Yi wants to concoct use a lot of medicinal materials, including hard-to-find mercury and Dongmen chicken heads.

This medicinal material is mainly based on rooster heads. There is a proverb among the people: Ten years of chicken heads are used to test arsenic.

It is said that the chicken head becomes more poisonous as it gets older, and ordinary people dare not eat it. However, some people think that the chicken head is delicious when chewed, and prefer to eat it with food and drinks.

However, in ancient Chinese medicine, there are many recipes for using chicken heads as medicine. The chicken heads here are naturally not freshly chopped chicken heads.

Early next morning.

Xu Yi went out with a bamboo basket on his back. He came to the medical center and bought several dried chicken heads under the warm greeting of his apprentice.

When you buy the dried chicken head, together with other medicinal materials, you need to grind it into powder, sieve to remove the residue, and put it in a pottery steamer. The pottery steamer is first covered with soybeans, and these medicinal powders are poured on top of the soybeans and steamed. .

After the steamed medicinal powder and soybeans are removed, green ox gallbladder needs to be added to mix.

This green ox gallbladder is not the bile of a cow, but a herbaceous vine, which is found in the east and southwest of Shu. Xu Yi went to the mountains to dig fresh ones and use the juice powder of its roots.

Add green ox gallbladder and roll it into pills the size of pockmarks.

With this busyness, the whole day passed by.

After all the pills were rolled and placed on the dustpan to dry naturally, it was dark outside and it was getting late.

Xu Yi pinched his numb neck and looked at the prepared pills. With a smile on his face, he went to the cabinet and got a clean jar.

He loaded the pills, closed them tightly, and put them back in the cabinet.

After doing this, he walked out of the pharmacy, planning to take a careful bath and then have a good sleep.