Chapter 146

The woman denied her recognition and yelled: "I didn't beat or scold her. I am her aunt, so what can I do if I give her a few words!"

"Where did you come from, my aunt who married someone else's wife? " Are you qualified to teach a concubine a lesson?" When he heard her being so shameless, Uncle Liu scolded her back.

He was still afraid that Xu Yi wouldn't understand, so he turned around and explained to him: "She wears a woman's bun and dresses like a woman. She is so old. Even if she lives in her mother's house, she can't take care of her family's affairs. "Son."

Moreover, they had just heard clearly that this woman was obviously not well-intentioned by making such a fuss.

Uncle Liu thought to himself that Doctor Xu was a kind-hearted person and would not embarrass a woman. But he is not as kind-hearted as Dr. Xu. This person is just slandering people's innocence, so how can he be treated lightly?

The woman saw the way the old man was respectfully fawning over her husband, and she knew that this man had the right to speak.

But this man had just given her a stick, and her waist was still aching. He immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Young gentleman, I just misunderstood. I'll apologize to you. This matter is fine." It has nothing to do with you anymore."

Hearing this, Xu Yi smiled slightly and said, "This lady is so clever. She called me an adulterer and said it has nothing to do with me, so I can't ignore it.

" She hurriedly said: "Yes, Doctor Xu, you can't just let her go like this."

The woman angrily stamped her feet and pointed at Uncle Liu and scolded: "What does it have to do with you, what does it have to do with you, I didn't scold you, why are you dragging me in? " What are you doing!"

"I couldn't be more angry because you scolded Dr. Xu," Uncle Liu shouted with her.

Only then did the woman realize that she had kicked a hard board today.

She looked outside the dim sum shop in a panic, her heart froze as she wanted to make a fuss, and she faintly regretted why the fuss was so ugly.

When she thought about it, she started to mess around, took out the handkerchief, covered her face and cried, while crying, she scolded the old man for bullying her.

"You old man, you are really bullying me, a woman who is a woman, when you stop me in the street, wuwuwu...it's unreasonable..."

"Bah, how can you talk such nonsense."

Uncle Liu has lived for most of his life, and she can't scare her with just a few words . Retired.

Xu Yi frowned, held some money, and sent the boy watching the fun next to him to run errands for him.

"Report to the official. You will know what is right and what is wrong in one argument."

This time, Xu Yi did not scare anyone.

After hearing this, the woman fell to the ground like Aunt Yang, already frightened.

She has never seen a county captain in her whole life, let alone an official...

Coincidentally, Yang Gu's parents-in-law heard the news and hurried over from home. They saw many people watching the excitement outside the snack shop. My parents-in-law's eyes were filled with darkness.

They pushed through the crowd and shouted to come in. They saw a young husband and his father-in-law standing outside.

Combined with the news he heard, he knew that this young man had suffered an unreasonable disaster at the hands of his second sister.

"Second sister, why did you come here to make trouble?"

"Mom, what did I do to cause trouble? It's obviously this bitch..." The woman who was called second sister gritted her teeth and swallowed back the unpleasant words.

She went to see her father without leaving a trace, feeling that if she angered him at this time, she would not get any good results.

She showed weakness and wiped away the two tears she squeezed out: "I just happened to come over and saw this person talking and laughing to the customers who came to the shop to buy snacks, so I said a few more words. It would be better for her to just say I'm worried."

The old woman's face suddenly turned ugly. She heard the small discussion behind her and shouted angrily: "What's the matter? Let's talk about it when we go home."

At this time, her husband's sister-in-law came over and looked at that. The woman called "girl" and then came to Yang Gu's side and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

She didn't say anything, but her attitude was obvious, she was on Aunt Yang's side.

Aunt Yang was very grateful and saluted them and called them.

After the parents-in-law finished talking about their daughter, they came to comfort Aunt Yang, saying that it was their fault that her daughter-in-law suffered so many grievances.

At that time, it was their son's intention to give the shop to this young daughter-in-law. After all, the shop had already been allocated to a small house. No matter how the small house was taken care of, they, as elders, would not interfere.

I didn't expect there was a troublemaker in the family. They said that the family's scandal should not be made public, but she was stunned to cause such a big scandal in the family.

Seeing that everyone was siding with Yang Gu, a bitch, the evil fire that Er Niang was pressing on her chest violently hit her, her breathing became rapid, she felt dizzy as she couldn't breathe, and she fell back with eyes wide open.

"Second mother!" the old woman yelled in panic, and the sullen and silent old man stepped on his crutches, tugged at his mouth, and muttered "sin" several times in a row.

"Oops!"

"This woman fainted in turn?"

"You can't be faking it, right?"

People from behind noticed the excitement and shouted noisily.

The old woman cried: "Someone save my son..."

Xu Yi sighed and took a step forward: "I am the doctor. Old madam, please get up and I will take a look."

"Okay, doctor, take a look ." "Why did she faint so easily?" The old woman frowned and groaned in a low voice, "Why is it like this? Second sister was not like this before."

Xu Yi didn't seem to hear her words and squatted half-way. He took out the veil and put it on the woman's wrist.

After diagnosing the pulse for a while, he said in a deep voice: "I was so out of breath that I couldn't bear the anger and fainted."

He glanced at Aunt Yang next to him, whose cheeks were red and swollen but still looked concerned, and asked: "Do you have any embroidery needles in your shop?" " Yes

, I'll get it right away." Aunt Yang was still calm and hurriedly went to the backyard and brought out a small brocade box.

This brocade box contains needlework for making female beauties. When you open it, you can see several silver needles of different sizes appearing in front of everyone.

Xu Yi took out one of the ones of suitable thickness, asked Gu Yang for an oil lamp, sterilized it, and stuck it into the Shixuan point on the other person's middle finger.

He pricked hard, and the opponent's eyelids twitched suddenly.

Xu Yi took the needle and pinched the upper end of the acupuncture point with his fingertips to bleed the patient. After a few drops of blood, the patient woke up leisurely.

"I..." The woman clutched her aching chest and opened her eyes to see Xu Yi holding a handkerchief to wipe the blood on his fingertips.

She was stunned, with a look of disbelief on her face: "You saved me?"

Xu Yi said: "I am a doctor."

He is a doctor and has nothing to do with today's quarrel, although he strongly disagrees with the other party's actions.

However, syncope caused by shortness of breath and attack on the heart can easily lead to serious conditions such as cerebral hypoxia and cerebral hemorrhage. Failure to provide immediate first aid can easily lead to death.

The old woman watched her wake up and hugged her while crying. The woman was also frightened for a while.

Just then, she felt like the world was spinning. Her chest suddenly felt painful and tight, and she lost consciousness the next moment.

After being rescued, she covered her face with regret and apologized to Xu Yi with tears: "Doctor Xu, it was my fault. I should never have poured such dirty water on Aunt Yang. You have a lot of good people, don't do it." Follow me to see the official."

Xu Yi looked at her silently: "..." She showed weakness because she was afraid of going to the official.

Only a few people who came behind realized that the young man was about to file a police report, and they hurriedly begged Xu Yi to forgive his second sister, and they were willing to come and apologize.

"Who reported the crime?"

There was a commotion outside the shop.

Two policemen in uniform, with knives on their waists, dispersed the crowd outside and strode in.

They looked around, and their eyes fell on Xu Yi. Their eyes lit up slightly: "Why is Dr. Xu here? Is he the official you reported to?"

"Well, it's me." Xu Yi nodded to him.

He knew this man. He had seen him in the Yamen and the Pan County Lieutenant's Mansion.

Xu Yi also showed his son Qi Rebellion in children. The little boy had a blockage in his throat and could not eat milk or rice soup. He had been unable to eat for three days.

At that time, the government official had no choice but to think of Xu Yi, so he came to see him for medical treatment with his son in his arms.

Xu Yi only used Guixin Orange Peel Decoction at that time. After taking a dose of the decoction slowly, his son regained his appetite and was able to drink milk.

After hearing Xu Yi's account of the incident, the yamen officer looked at the woman who was cowering behind the old woman in fear with a cold brow.

"Can you admit what Doctor Xu said?" He shouted angrily.

The woman knelt on the ground in fear: "I, I know I was wrong..."

"Ignoring the rest, I just want to say that Dr. Xu's reputation has suffered because of you, and there are witnesses who heard you curse those words. Do you agree?"

The woman Nodding like garlic: "I won't dare to do it next time."

Seeing that she admitted it, the yamen officer was not polite and went directly to seize her and take her to the yamen for interrogation.

How could the others dare to stop him? Looking at the dazzling knife, their legs softened first.

Xu Yi was the one who reported the crime, so he naturally had to follow him. He got on the bullock cart, and Uncle Liu followed the yamen servant with the cart.

As soon as they left, people gathered around to watch the fun. Some continued to watch the fun, while others followed their friends and chatted about the fresh and hot gossip.

Xu Yi's case is easy to handle. Pan County Lieutenant doesn't even need to come forward in person. Tan Dutou happens to be in the Yamen.

When he saw Xu Yi, he immediately decided on the case.

This woman made rude remarks and tarnished her reputation. She was immediately sentenced to being a slap in the court and ordered to pay Xu Yi two ounces of money.

Tan Dutou decided the punishment, and the waiting officer took out a thin bamboo board and slapped the woman hard on the mouth.

After five blows, the woman who was screaming in pain at first could no longer speak. Her mouth and cheeks were congested, red and swollen, and her nose and tears were mushy.

The officer was very satisfied with his performance. He collected the bamboo board, dragged the person down, and handed it to the woman's family waiting outside, asking them to pay for the person's ransom.

Uncle Liu swallowed and felt his cheeks aching.

At this moment, he no longer had the arrogance of shouting to report to the official. He just felt that the poor man who had just been talking to Dr. Xu was a devil who eats people without spitting out their bones.

Tan Dutou came over and said to them with a smile: "If this happens again next time, Dr. Xu can report to me. I will teach them a lesson, and no one will dare to offend you."

Xu Yi nodded, He clenched his fists and said with his usual expression, "Thank you Tan Dutou."

Tan Dutou also wanted to take him to the teahouse to reminisce about the past, but Xu Yi declined his invitation because he had many busy things to do.

...

"That Tan Dutou is really scary." Coming out of the Yamen, Uncle Liu patted his chest and said with lingering fear.

"Hit this man whenever he wanted. His face was almost bruised. From now on, he will stay far away from Tandu." Recalling that scene, Uncle Liu instinctively shook his shoulders.

Xu Yi chuckled: "It would be difficult for most people to offend him. Although that woman is hateful, she will restrain herself after being taught this lesson."

Thinking of her hitting people with her hands without hesitation, I didn't expect that in just half a day, it would backfire. On oneself.

Poor people must be hateful. Xu Yi has a good heart, but not everyone will sympathize with him.

This woman suffered, but he didn't even take the initiative to think about whether to heal her facial injuries.

When Xu Yi and Uncle Liu returned home, their neighbors already knew that Xu Yi had been slandered.

They had all seen doctors at Xu Yi's place, and Xu Yi treated them with very low fees for consultation and medicine.

In this regard, they naturally sided with Xu Yi.

Besides, Yang Gu was a widow and Xu Yi was not married yet. They subconsciously felt that Xu Yi would not secretly communicate with such a woman.

After learning that Xu Yi had returned from the government office, these neighbors, who had some friendship with each other, sent people to deliver chickens, fruits and vegetables.

Xu Yi thanked them for their concern, collected the chickens and fruits and vegetables, and ordered A Xu to pack some Poria cakes and deliver them to the sender.

A Xu and A Jin picked some Poria cakes, wrapped them in oil paper, worked together in an orderly manner, and went out carrying the Poria cakes.

Not long after, Mrs. He and Uncle Tang heard the news and came over.

Even Yu Qiulin, whom I haven't seen for a long time, came.

After a while, even Xing Yuesen, who was studying in seclusion, knew about this and came over in a donkey cart.

Also coming with him were Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao.

Seeing friends crowded together in the main room, the spacious room suddenly became crowded.

"Why didn't you tell us that you were back?" know this."

Xu Yi was slightly embarrassed: "I just arrived yesterday, and I haven't had time to tell you today."

Xing Yuesen looked at his appearance and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Just coming back from Pang Guan's house." Yi sighed, "I just wanted to buy a jar of orange ointment, but something like this happened."

When Tao Qinghao heard this, he quickly said: "It's not your fault, it's because the woman is not good, and she keeps holding you back. " "If she had listened to you in the beginning, she wouldn't have gotten into that trouble."

"It's hard to say, when you meet Tandou, but..."

Xin Shengyuan was careless and was about to say something secret, but he didn't say it yet. After finishing, he was interrupted by Xing Yuesen.

Xing Yuesen changed the subject and said: "We in Yanting have all heard what you did in Xiling this time."

Xu Yi: "..." Sure enough, he came.

This topic instantly attracted Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao. They all pulled Xu Yi, wanting to know more details about the case.

Xu Yi had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell them the case in detail.

The two of them were stunned by what he said. When they heard Xu Yi confronting the gangster, they became even more nervous. When they heard that A Xu and A Jin also joined in, they couldn't help but sweat for them.

"So, what's going on behind the scenes?" Xin Shengyuan was a little scared.

Tao Qinghao groaned and said, "Of course it's okay. Can we still see A Xu A Jin if something happens?"

Xin Sheng Yuan blushed: "..." That makes sense.

Xing Yuesen was not as big-minded as them, and he frowned deeply: "Brother Yi, you are still too reckless."

Listening to Xu Yi being said, Uncle Tang and Madam He nodded beside them.

Madam He said worriedly: "Brother Yi, you will still have to put yourself first in the future. The fugitive is caught by the police, and he can be caught even if he escapes. If you have any shortcomings, your parents in heaven will definitely do something for you if they know about it." You're worried."

"Ms. He, I understand, and I will never take such risks in the future." Xu Yi looked at Mrs. He and agreed quickly.

Everyone had not been together for a long time, but now they all arrived. In the evening, Xu Yi proposed to eat directly from the side stove.

The side stove only needs to process the ingredients and cook whatever you want to eat. It's freezing cold, so you don't have to worry about the food being too cold to eat.

Fang Liu Niang, A Xu and A Jin were busy in the kitchen.

Although Mrs. He was a guest, she rolled up her sleeves and joined in.

Fang Liu Niang wanted to stop her, but Mrs. He said with a smile: "What kind of guest am I? Brother Qiu is working under Brother Yi now. It's too late for me to be grateful, so how can I put on airs?"

After that, she went. Cut pork tenderloin freshly bought from the market.

Cut the tenderloin into strips, sprinkle with a ring of pepper and a pinch of salt, and then make the batter for coating.

To make this batter, scoop two spoonfuls of wheat flour into a lacquered basin, then break into a chicken. After breaking it up, add well water and mix it into a batter shape.

Put these marinated tenderloins into the batter, and the outside will be coated with batter, so you can pick them out and fry them.

This method was suggested by Xu Yi once, and Mrs. He tried it out.

The freshly fried tenderloin is hot and sprinkled with chopped dogwood. It is crispy and delicious, and the meat inside is tender and fresh.

Xu Yi said that the meat could be used for shabu-shabu. This was the first time they had heard of such a way of eating it, so they followed his instructions.

As a result, the batter on the outside of the fried tenderloin became soft and tender, like biting into a slippery loach.

Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao both like to use tenderloin to cook in the side oven.

Xing Yuesen doesn't like it. He likes to eat it directly, which tastes more salty, spicy and crispy.

Like Xu Yi, the rest of the family likes to eat both ways, and they eat it in different ways from time to time.

After eating by the fire, a group of people gathered in the courtyard to drink tea and admire the moon.

Today is Xiaohan, and there are still more than ten days before the Spring Festival.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone shouted: "It's snowing."

White snowflakes fell from the sky. People in the courtyard tightened their collars and put their hands in their sleeves.

Xu Yi looked at the fluttering snowflakes: "The new year is about to pass again."

"This year is not as cold as last year, but it is still very cold." Uncle Tang sighed lightly, not knowing that people in the countryside are all prepared Enough firewood.

Xu Yi turned back, looked at his hair mixed with white silk, and asked him: "Uncle Tang, will you go out to do business after the new year?"

Uncle Tang shook his head and refused to go.

This time what happened to him in Xiling Town, the mother-in-law at home was frightened. Just one day after he came back, he was told that he had a headache, and he promised her not to go into business in the future.

Xu Yi laughed: "It's good. If Uncle Tang feels unaccustomed to it at home, he can also practice some health-preserving boxing techniques."

"Brother Yi, do you have one?" Uncle Tang was curious.

Xu Yi said: "There is a health-preserving boxing method that is really suitable."

...

Seeing that the year has passed, a few months into the new year, Zhang Tiegou received good news. Li Mengniang gave birth to a big fat boy.

It weighed five kilograms and two taels, and Po Wen was shocked.

Rural people don't have enough food and water on weekdays, and there is very little meat or meat. Let alone a baby weighing more than five kilograms, even a baby weighing four kilograms is rare.

When the little man was born, he looked plump and tender, with lotus-like arms. It was not difficult to see that the young bride was well cared for.

Before giving birth, Xu Yi was dragged to Baili Village by Zhang Tiegou. At this moment, he was sitting outside the main room, watching Mrs. Wen take the baby out, and saying congratulatory words.

Zhang Tiegou asked her nervously: "Where is Meng Niang? How is she?"

"The mother is fine, but her first child was born slowly and took a lot of effort. She fell asleep now." Po Wen said with a smile.

Zhang Tiegou was worried after hearing this, and asked Xu Yi to go into the room to check his pulse.

Wenpo said hurriedly: "This room is filthy. Even if you are a doctor, you are not allowed to go in now."

"But..." Zhang Tiegou scratched his head, confused, "Didn't they all give birth to children?

" He also wanted to go in and see how Meng Niang was doing. Just now, when he was outside and heard Meng Niang screaming inside, he was so scared that the short brown hair on his arms was scratched to pieces.

Now that the baby has been born, why aren’t they being cared for?

Wen Po said: "My lord, don't worry. I'll clear out the things inside before you go in."

Xu Yi knew that the things Wen Po mentioned were the tools used to give birth, and what Li Mengniang was doing during the birth. Before and after the child, used towels, etc.

Used towels are stained with amniotic fluid, blood, umbilical cord, placenta, lochia and other things called "filth".

Wen Po would pick up these things and take them away, especially the placenta, which she could secretly sell to rich families for money.

According to ancient medical books, the placenta can be used as medicine, and its name is Ziheche. It can warm the kidneys, nourish essence, nourish qi and nourish blood, etc.

Xu Yi knew that no matter in ancient times or modern times, there would be a group of people with special hobbies who would eat the placenta to achieve a certain idea in their hearts.

For example, you can strengthen your body and strengthen your yang, so that you can be invincible, and you can also beautify your skin, so that you can stay young forever.

Although the placenta can be used as medicine to treat diseases to a certain extent, it can be eaten casually.

Xu Yi squinted his eyes to see if he was eating right.

Once you eat the wrong thing, you won't get twice the result with half the effort, but the gain will outweigh the loss.

Xu Yi watched Na Wen Po put away her things, put the money in her arms, and walked away with a full basket in her arms.

After Po Wen left, Zhang Tiegou couldn't wait to pull Xu Yi into the inner room.

"Meng Niang just gave birth to a baby, and Po Wen said that she should eat well so that she can have milk...milk and water." Zhang Tiegou blushed a little, but when he saw Xu Yi's eyes were clear and without a trace of color, he felt dirty again.

He continued, "Brother Xu, what do you think is the best way to sit during confinement?"

Xu Yi asked him, "What did Po Wen say?"

"She said that in the past few days, her feet could not touch the ground and she could not eat anything. "Drink more soup, preferably broth." Zhang Tiegou replied.

Xu Yi thought for a moment and remembered an obstetrics and gynecology book called "A Complete Collection of Good Prescriptions for Women" written by Chen Ziming in the Southern Song Dynasty.

In this book, there are detailed classifications into five parts: prenatal education, pregnancy, confinement, labor difficulties, and postpartum. Among them, the "confinement gate" is different from what we call confinement in modern times. [Note 1]

It refers to the medical treatment faced during the period from before delivery to after delivery. Simply put, it means what problems may be faced during this period and how to use medicine to solve them.

Just like the Fertility Gate in Volume 47 of the "Yizong Jinjian", it summarizes the specific medical content that occurs from pregnancy to childbirth, or the situations, symptoms, and how to diagnose and treat it. [Note 2]

Mastering these, you can become an obstetrician and gynecologist in ancient times.

Although Xu Yi did not specialize in this part of medical knowledge, he never departed from his roots. In essence, medical theories are interoperable.

This is even more true in practice.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi said to Zhang Tiegou: "I'll check my sister-in-law's Ping'an pulse first."

Just hearing Po Wen's words made Xu Yi uneasy.

After saying that, Zhang Tiegou couldn't wait to lift the curtain of the inner room.

Seeing Li Mengniang sleeping on the bed from exhaustion, and looking at her extremely pale face, Zhang Tiegou felt heartbroken.

Regardless of Xu Yi's presence, he half-crouched in front of the couch in three steps and two steps at a time, raising his hand to touch her cheek.

Li Mengniang's lower body hurt so much that she didn't sleep peacefully.

As soon as Zhang Tiegou came closer, Li Mengniang woke up. She opened her eyes and saw the tears flashing in his eyes, and she couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Tiegou followed with a silly smile and touched her sweat-dampened hair: "Meng Niang, you have really worked hard on this trip."

He said, complaining about the newborn son in his heart, "This baby has been hurting you all night. But it scared me."

When Li Mengniang heard him talking about the baby, she moved toward the couch but couldn't touch the child. Then she saw that Zhang Tiegou also had empty hands, and her smile stopped: "Where is the child?"

"Ah?"

Zhang Tiegou was stunned. I was stunned, by the way, where is the child?

Behind him, Xu Yi looked down at the baby in his arms and twitched the corner of his mouth: "The baby is here with me."

If he hadn't grabbed the baby just now, Zhang Tiegou might have left the baby in the main room and ran to see his mother-in-law.