Chapter 22

The Xing family mansion.

Located in Anju Lane, West Street, it is a three-entry courtyard with three entrances and three exits. The corridors connecting the courtyards are decorated with famous flowers of various colors, and the corridors are winding, with exquisite reliefs on top and beauties for resting on the bottom.

Xing Yuesen and Xu Yi came in through the main entrance. As soon as they reached the front yard, a boy quickly ran to report.

Amu explained with lowered eyes: "It's what the old man said. If the young master brings Doctor Xu, he must report it immediately."

"Then let's go to grandfather's place first." Xing Yuesen looked at Xu Yi and said.

Xu Yi nodded and agreed.

He came to Xing Mansion just to consult Grandfather Xing, so naturally he went to his yard first.

Grandpa Xing, as the retired former head of the Xing family, arranged his courtyard in the main house of the second courtyard. There was a mother in her forties standing guard outside the house. Before Xu Yi and the others came over, they had already received the news and were waiting quietly in the outer room.

"Brother Sen, the old man is waiting for you inside." When her mother saw Xing Yuesen, she walked over with a smile on her face, "This must be Dr. Xu. He looks so energetic and handsome. Our old man has talked about it several times recently. , I hope you can come here soon."

Xing Yuesen coughed slightly and said, "Mother Lin, I will take Brother Yi in to see his grandfather first."

Mother Lin lifted up the silk curtain in front of the door and sent them in. .

There is a medicinal scent in the room, mixed with a wisp of misty incense, and the unusual smell of sandalwood and agarwood, which is lighter and hidden in the medicinal smell, is not inconsistent.

Xu Yi suppressed his curiosity and looked at the bed in the main room. Grandpa Xing could barely walk around for a minute or two because he drank the medicine he prescribed.

At this time, he was being supported by a servant and sitting on the edge of the couch. His swollen legs were covered with a thin brocade with a blessing and longevity pattern.

He has been seriously ill for three years. He looks old, a little older than his actual age. His silver and black hair is wrapped in a Ruyi white jade scarf. His slightly cloudy eyes are still energetic. He is an old man with dignity. .

While Xu Yi was sizing him up, Grandpa Xing was also observing this young man who was so praised by his grandson.

Wearing simple old clothes, he stands like a green pine, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a handsome face, and a calm and calm aura. He is a very good child.

"Grandpa."

After Xing Yuesen came in, he respectfully bowed to his grandfather as a junior.

Just as he was about to introduce Xu Yi, he saw his grandfather waving to Xu Yi with a kind smile: "Have Xu Xiaolang had lunch? Did you have fun going to the market with Brother Sen today?"

Xu Yi was indifferent. He walked up to him, bowed first, and then sat down. Such a close distance allows for better observation of the patient's condition.

He spoke calmly: "Send hello to Grandfather Ling. Brother Xing and I have already had lunch. Please think of you." "

As long as you have eaten." Grandfather Xing took his hand and clapped it. Take pictures and chat with each other as usual.

Zuo is just living alone now. Is there any trouble? Can the food problem be solved? Have you considered continuing to study in the future...

Xu Yi has always been easy to deal with his elders. Faced with many problems of Grandfather Xing, they are all far away. Talk, no less.

Seeing Xing Yuesen standing next to him, he raised his eyebrows unconsciously and said in his heart that Xu Yi was capable. Every time he came to greet his grandfather, he could never do it so easily.

Soon, Xu Yi entered today's topic, which was to check Grandfather Xing's pulse.

"Looking", "smelling", "asking" and "cutting", while chatting, Xu Yi was already observing Grandfather Xing's complexion and mental state, and because he was sitting close, he was aware of the smell coming from Grandfather Xing's body. Can smell it clearly.

Then, he opened the medicine box he had brought, took out the pulse pillow he had just bought from the market, and asked Grandpa Xing to stretch out his left hand.

Xu Yi first took the pulse carefully and found that the pulse was stringy, thin and slow, which proved that the evil of cold and dampness had hindered the circulation of Qi and blood, causing edema in the legs and poor blood circulation mainly in the joints. This caused Grandfather Xing to suffer from the onset of paralysis. , one of the reasons for sudden inability to walk. [Note 1]

He also diagnosed from the right pulse condition that Grandfather Xing had not exercised enough in the past three years, had poor appetite, decreased resistance, and was accompanied by quite severe yang hyperactivity.

Hypertension is high blood pressure, which is different from the symptoms of yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang of the old man in the market. It was probably because Grandfather Xing was getting older, and because of his wealthy life and poor health, he contracted senile diseases.

It seems that he is going to write another prescription...

Xu Yi asked Grandpa Xing whether he usually had a headache.

"Yes, my left forehead occasionally hurts at night, and there is also ringing in the ears."

"Have you ever felt dizzy?"

"It happens quite often. I often feel dizzy when I want to turn over." Grandfather Xing said, his mood He asked solemnly, "Xu Xiaolang, do I have other symptoms?"

Because I had paralysis, the doctors who were later invited to consult me ​​all focused on paralysis, but ignored other symptoms.

For example, Xing's grandfather suffered from yang hyperactivity, which is a "disease of wealth". When he was young, he loved to drink alcohol and fried and fatty food. When he was old, he still didn't have much restraint. After suffering from paralysis, I gradually started to focus on light food.

If diagnosed by current doctors, this is Yang hyperactivity of the congestion type. Usually, bloodletting is the main therapy, and combined with adjacent acupoint selection, it will have a certain effect [Note 2].

But it is still difficult to completely cure it.

Considering Grandpa Xing's current advanced age and degree of hyperactivity, the best he can do is stabilize his blood pressure, but not cure it.

Xu Yi was silent, but chose to tell Grandfather Xing and Xing Yuesen the truth carefully and cryptically.

"My grandfather's pulse is weak and slow, and he suffers from congestion. He needs to be prescribed a prescription for proper treatment. Due to the paralysis, the spleen and stomach are not smooth. You can take Xiaoshi Pills when you feel uncomfortable with bloated stomach."

Xing Yuesen heard about the congestion . When the congestion syndrome occurred, his face instantly darkened. He had read several medical books and knew what this congestion syndrome was.

But in front of his grandfather, he finally suppressed his uneasiness.

After Xu Yi filled out the prescription and walked out of Xing's grandfather's house with the medicine box on his back, Xing Yuesen pulled him to his yard without saying a word.

He asked Amu to prepare tea and snacks, and then closed the door himself.

At this moment, he eagerly asked Xu Yi: "You said that my grandfather had congestion. Is it the yang hyperactivity disease written in the book?"

Xu Yi looked at him: "Yes."

Xing Yuesen said emotionally: "That's not it. Like the old man I saw in the morning, he... seemed to have suddenly fallen down and fell unconscious. "

If Xu Yi hadn't been present at that time, the old man would not have survived. He had just experienced the scene and could vividly remember the scene, but in just half a day, his grandfather might also experience such a scene.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly hurt and his breathing became heavy.

Seeing this, Xu Yi immediately grabbed his palm, placed it three finger widths above the wrist creases on his palm, and massaged the Neiguan point in the middle.

"Brother Xing, calm down." Xu Yi guided him calmly, "As long as you give him the right medicine and don't let him get emotional, he will be fine."

He rubbed the stick of incense and saw that Xing Yuesen's breathing gradually stabilized. His face returned to normal before he calmly let go of his hand.

After Xing Yuesen calmed down, he looked at Xu Yi gratefully and said with emotion: "Brother Yi, I, Zi Teng, am truly lucky to have met you in this life."

After that, he bowed deeply. .

Zi Teng is the name of Xing Yuesen.

Xu Yi had not yet reached the age of eighteen and had his coming-of-age ceremony, and he had no words yet, so he never called Xing Yuesen Ziteng.

Xu Yi suddenly scratched his head when he heard what he called himself. He thought of a question for a long time. Are there any elders in his family?

...

After leaving the Xing family, Xu Yi brought back a lot of things, some of which were given by Grandfather Xing in the name of his elders. After learning that Xu Yi had lost everything at home in order to save his parents, he ordered his servants to send him a set of beech wood furniture.

Although it is made of ordinary beech wood, it is made with fine workmanship and has carved clouds. It seems a bit out of place when placed in a simple thatched house.

Speaking of which, when the Xing family servants took two cars to deliver the furniture to Shijing Lane on South Street, many people gathered to watch.

After a while, everyone in the neighborhood knew that Xu Yi knew a junior official from the Xing family on West Street and was a good friend with him.

This made Chen Erwang, who later learned about this, regretful that he should not have looked down on Xu Yi so early and deserved such an end.

But these are all things for later.

The next day was the day to make an appointment with Doctor Yan.

Xu Yitian woke up before dawn and practiced Wu Qin Xi and Hu Lei Tai Chi for an hour as usual. After breakfast, he went out with Xiaoshi Pills.

Before going out, he took the poor Xiao Huang who was guarding the house alone.