Chapter 42

Xu Yi stepped into the main room with his front feet and saw with his hind legs that the originally clean and tidy main room was now in a mess. On the flat floor was a stream of undigested bean cakes and a sticky substance mixed with gastric juice and water. The whole room was filled with Permeated with a sour smell.

The uncle and another young man were looking at Brother Ping who was so pale that he was turning blue in panic.

Hearing footsteps behind him, he looked up and saw Xu Yi coming in, and quickly called for help.

"Doctor Xu, come and see, what's wrong with Brother Ping?" Abo's voice was trembling when he spoke, and it was obvious to the naked eye how worried he was.

Xu Yi didn't take Qiao, he stepped forward and held the little boy's wrist, supported him into his arms, and rhythmically massaged the Renzhong point under his nose with his thumb.

Renzhong acupoint is an important acupoint for first aid in syncope in Chinese medicine. People who are dizzy, frightened, heat stroke, poisoned, etc. can be rubbed and pressed on this acupoint to wake them up. However, people who are comatose due to cerebral hemorrhage cannot press it. And you can't pinch it with your nails, as this won't achieve the first-aid effect, and the strength of the massage needs to be appropriate. [Note 1]

About the time it took to make a pot of tea, the little boy woke up. His face was still ugly, and the corners of his lips were also blue and purple.

This is not only eating unclean food, but also vomiting symptoms in exogenous fever.

Xu Yi's eyes darkened, he looked at the little boy who had woken up, and said to Uncle: "Uncle, please rub this acupoint gently. This is the Yintang point in the 'Rejuvenation Method', it can clear your mind."

"Yes! Yes . !" Abo hugged the child anxiously, pressed the acupoints Xu Yi mentioned, and carefully used his thick calloused fingertips to gently rub the Yintang acupoint between the eyebrows.

Seeing that the little boy's physical condition had not worsened, Xu Yi hurriedly went out to the kitchen.

The little girl in the kitchen was guarding the stove and waiting anxiously.

Seeing Xu Yi back, the little girl asked anxiously: "Little husband, how is my brother?"

She was not used to changing her words, so she still called Xu Yi her husband.

Xu Yi said: "It's okay, let me see if the medicinal soup is ready."

He took a rag and opened the lid to check the medicinal soup in the medicine jar. When he saw that it was only five minutes of soup, he took off the medicine jar. Pour out into a bowl.

"Do you remember what else my brother ate after eating the bean cake and water?" Xu Yi asked her.

The little girl pursed her lips, thought about it, and shook her head.

They didn't bring much food from home. In addition to bean cakes, there were some steamed buns before, but the steamed buns were finished first. In the past two days, only bean cakes were left.

However, the little girl was still too young. She only thought of this and did not think of more details.

Xu Yi knew it was useless to ask her, so he sighed, picked up the medicine soup, and asked her to follow him back to the main room.

In the main room, the little boy was lying weakly in his grandfather's arms. The young man next to him was pacing back and forth. He wanted to leave early, but couldn't.

At this moment, I happened to see Xu Yi coming back.

"Doctor Xu, isn't this child suffering from... hot and cold dysentery? Why does he look like... like..." He didn't dare to say it clearly.

Many children in the countryside suddenly suffered from this. First they had unbearable stomach pain, then they had vomiting and diarrhea. Within a few days, they died of the illness.

I don’t know the reason. Some people who know a little about medicinal herbs go to the mountains to dig herbs and eat them. Whether they can save the child depends on whether the child is alive or not. Some are willing to spend money to see a doctor, but not everyone can be saved.

His family lived close to this uncle's family, and he knew the situation of this uncle's family. His family had already lost two children who died in infancy. If Brother Ping also died in infancy, it would be a huge blow.

Xu Yi said calmly: "Drink the decoction first."

"Okay, okay, okay." Qing Zhuang nodded repeatedly and called Uncle to hurry up, "Brother Ping is a lucky child, how can he be tied up by such a small difficulty? He doesn't look like he went there."

Xu Yi glanced at him, then looked away silently, urging Abo to give him the medicine. Uncle didn't dare to delay and fed the little boy one bite at a time with a spoon.

Even though the little boy was so uncomfortable, he still behaved well and did not cry. He only grunted in pain when he couldn't bear the pain anymore.

Coptidis chinensis has a bitter taste. After adding other medicinal materials, the resulting medicinal soup is thick, bitter and sour, but she drank the bowl of medicine obediently.

After drinking, the uncle asked Xu Yi: "Doctor Xu, will you be cured if you drink this medicine?"

"Not that fast." Xu Yi shook his head and said to him, "Judging from the symptoms of your grandson, he is not just cold. He had dysentery caused by heat, his pulse was weak and slippery, his onset was sudden, his hair was hot after vomiting, and he had the syndrome of heat-dampness. "

To put it bluntly, it means that he not only ate unclean things, but also drank raw water, which led to bacterial infection. , maybe even the water container is not clean enough. Sudden vomiting, abdominal pain, sour vomit, and fever and coma are symptoms of summer heatstroke.

Coptis can detoxify and purge fire. If this decoction is taken, the little boy's condition will be significantly improved.

But if you want to be completely cured, that's not enough. At least you need to drink two more medicinal soups.

Xu Yi made his words clear, and then his eyes fell on the vomit.

Perhaps his gaze was too direct, but Abo came over anyway and said with a shameful face that he would take care of it immediately.

Half an hour later, Xu Yi checked the little boy's pulse again and found that his pulse was not as weak as before, so he looked at his eyes again.

The little boy held his eyelids up as he subconsciously rolled his eyes and regained his energy.

"Brother, how are you?" The little girl asked anxiously holding his hand.

The little boy shook his head, touched his sister's hand, and said in a low voice: "I'm much better, I've made you and grandpa worried."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu are you scared me, the big cow next door was like this, Then she never woke up again." The little girl had been holding it in for so long, and finally couldn't help it, so she cried in her brother's arms.

Uncle was watching from the side and said to Xu Yi with some embarrassment: "It makes Doctor Xu laugh. This kid has a good relationship with Brother Ping. I, I was also scared."

Xu Yi smiled and said: "It's okay, kid. It's a good thing that you have a kind nature."

After the little girl was shy and stopped crying, Xu Yi asked, "Brother Ping, your stomach still hurts a lot?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore," the little boy replied obediently. .

Xu Yi: "Where does it still hurt?"

The little boy touched the area where there was still some pain and showed it to Xu Yi. It was where the stomach connected to the small intestine. Xu Yi put his hand into his clothes and gently pressed the area. He found that there was some bloating inside and it was warmer than other areas.

"Doctor Xu, does he still have problems?" Qing Zhuang beside him couldn't help but ask.

Xu Yi nodded and said calmly: "The most taboo thing about treating a disease is to give up halfway. He looks much better now, but the fever, dysentery and heat dampness have not been cured yet, and he still needs to continue with the medicinal soup."

Abo looked at Xu Yi , already trusting him very much, after all, he had just saved his grandson's life.

He quickly said, "Doctor Xu, I listen to you."

"Uncle."

Qing Zhuang's face changed slightly when he heard this. He quickly pulled Uncle out of the main room and went to the yard to talk.

"Uncle, I think Brother Ping is fine. He doesn't need to take any more medicine. This medicine is not cheap. We don't know how much it cost when we come here today. If we prescribe medicine again, who knows if we will need more medicine?" How much will it cost?"

Qingzhuang seemed to be thinking about Uncle, but he had his own thoughts in mind. There is no money in Uncle's family. If he spends money on medical treatment, if he can't get the money, he should borrow it from him.

It is easy to borrow money but difficult to pay back. With the conditions of the Abo family, I don’t know when I will be able to pay back the money!

When Uncle heard this, he looked embarrassed for a moment. He had lived to this age, and there was nothing wrong with the young man's words.

But thinking of his grandson's frightening appearance, his eyes became firm and he said to him: "I understand what my nephew said, but Doctor Xu has said that Brother Ping is not fully recovered yet, so he should continue to drink the medicine."

The young man was not strong . I understand, with this family background, how can we still spend money randomly?

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Xu Yi coming out and said to them, "Brother Ping wants to go to the toilet. Uncle, please take him there." "

Okay, I'll go right away." Uncle looked at He glanced at Qingzhuang and ran to the main room without looking back.

Xu Yi nodded to the young man as a greeting. Then he went to the kitchen, looked at the medicine residue in the medicine jar, and continued to add water to boil it.

When he finished cooking the medicine and came out of the house, he only saw his grandfather and grandson, but the young man was missing.

Abo explained that he had something to do and left first.

Xu Yi didn't care about this. After saying "I know", he said to Uncle: "I've cooked the medicinal soup. You can take this medicinal soup back and give it to Brother Ping two hours later. "

After that, I asked him if he wanted to prescribe two more medicines to take back.

This time, Abel didn't hesitate.

Xu Yi didn't know what the two of them said in the yard, but it was not difficult to tell that this uncle loved his grandson.

Xu Yi wrapped two sets of medicine in jute paper, then went to the yard to pick some mint leaves and divided them into two parts. He told Abo that he would fry the new medicine on the second day after returning. When frying, mint should be added.

The uncle took the medicine, licked his mouth, and asked Xu Yi: "I wonder how much the medical fee is today?"

Xu Yi said: "The medical fee is five cents, and the medicinal materials are sixty-seven cents. These two sets of medicine are four Ten coins, the one I drank just now is twenty-seven coins."

Xu Yi explained the cost of the medicinal materials one by one.

Uncle was in a daze after hearing this. The medical fee was so unexpected. He was mentally prepared to spend all the two coins he took with him before going out, but in the end, he could not spend a single coin.

How could he not know what it's like to see a doctor in a medical clinic outside? Nowadays, it costs more than ten or twenty yuan to write a small prescription.

The uncle and his grandchildren thanked Xu Yi gratefully.

Before leaving, Xu Yi also told them to drink less raw water in summer.

Summer is the season when pests and bacteria breed. Ingestion of insect eggs into the stomach will also cause epigastric pain, vomiting and diarrhea. In traditional Chinese medicine, this can all be classified as "cholera".

What's more serious is contagion. The main source is when people drink water with animal feces, and the residue from diarrhea infects another person...

This forms a closed-loop environment. This is how some diseases that appeared in ancient times came about. of.

"Utensils that hold water must also be cleaned. If there is residual dirt, this situation will still occur." Xu Yi was impartial and only stated the facts.

After hearing this, Abo and the others all took it to heart. Today was really scary. Thinking back on it, it still made him tremble.

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After sending away the three of them, Xu Yi returned to the house and washed the floor of the main room.

Although I am not sure if there is anything, disinfection is still necessary.

After doing this, Xu Yi went to the kitchen and counted how many medicinal materials were left on the shelf.

After several months of unremitting efforts, there are now more than fifty kinds of medicinal materials available at home. They are basically common medicines with a wide range of uses and are used in many prescriptions.

But when you think about it, there are not only common diseases, but also complicated diseases, acute illnesses, etc. These medicines alone are not enough.

There are too many difficult and complicated diseases, and it is difficult to prepare medicines. He can prescribe medicines and let the patients buy their own medicines. Emergency medicines are needed for emergencies. As a doctor, how could he not have one or two first-aid pills in his hand?

In "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber", there are three emergency pills. It is also a pill commonly kept in ancient homes. It is said to be a pill, but to be more precise, it should be more appropriately described as a powder. [Note 2]

People at that time did not have modern tools for making pills. They basically ground the medicine into powder. When taking it, dissolve it with warm water and take it. If you can't close your mouth, you can also use nasogastric feeding.

But for medicines that need to be decoctioned, this kind of medicine that does not need to be decoctioned can indeed be used as first aid pills.

The Sanwu Beiji Pills are targeted at constipation, abdominal pain but diaphragm, blockage, and difficulty in urination. It is a powerful emergency medicine powder.

If the little boy went to a general medical clinic today to see a doctor, he might have been prescribed this prescription.

There are three herbs in it, namely rhubarb, dried ginger, and croton.

The first two are okay, but the pungent heat of croton is very poisonous, so you can't eat it easily, unless you are suffering from an acute illness and need strong medicine.

After eating, you should allow vomiting and diarrhea to excrete the food accumulated in the stomach and the stool in the intestines, so as to solve the acute abdominal pain caused by the heat evil.

However, its medicinal properties are harsh and other problems can easily occur. Moreover, it is very harmful to the body, so there is a saying that "it will not be effective unless you use this method urgently."

Xu Yi does not intend to change people's current views on traditional Chinese medicine. Being too prominent is not a good thing. He doesn't necessarily have to hide his clumsiness, nor does he have to be independent.

But after meeting this little boy today, he still had some ideas. If he doesn't have medicine at home, he needs to go to the hospital to buy it. In such an urgent situation, it can easily cause time delays.

It's okay if it's not an emergency. If there is a lack of medical treatment in an emergency, the consequences can be imagined.

Therefore, the first aid prescription he wanted to prepare was not this kind of strong medicine.

After thinking about this, Xu Yi took off his long gown and put on a short brown cotton suit. He tied a cloth scarf around his head and disguised himself as a boy.

Then, Xu Yi returned to the house, dug out the agarwood in the cabinet, cut off a thumb-sized piece, wrapped it in a satin handkerchief, and stuffed it into his arms.

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Xu Yi heard that the dental shops in the Song Dynasty could sell goods on behalf of others and conduct commodity valuation and trading.

The piece of agarwood in his hand could be judged to be of the highest quality, but he didn't know what the current price was. Going to the medical clinic to ask the price rashly might cause inconvenience.

The dental shop is a good choice. If he goes there dressed as a servant and asks for details, it will only make the dental dealers think that he is a servant of a wealthy family, selling the good things in his hands for his master. I wouldn't associate it with a little doctor.

After walking out of South Street, Xu Yi's image and temperament changed greatly. His shoulders were drooped slightly, his back was slightly bent, and he walked down the street with a low eyebrow and a calm expression.

If an acquaintance passes by at this time, and if you don't look carefully, you won't recognize him for a while.

In fact, Xu Yi is usually too calm, calm, gentle and courteous, and there is no similarity with this submissive demeanor.

He quickly walked through the market and came to Yahang in Yanting County.

Yaxing is not a house. When you enter the old vermilion wooden door outside, there is a long bluestone walkway.

On both sides are small open doors, furnished like a main room. The light inside is dim, but when you look over, you can see what kind of business is being conducted inside.

In Yahang, there is not only the trade of goods, houses and fields, but also the trade of people.

It was Xu Yi's first time here, so he inevitably walked a little slower.

He walked around, sometimes standing outside the tooth house, listening to the chatter inside. Then he heard that you could buy a young slave to work at home for a few taels of money, or you could rent a concubine for a few taels of money. There were also those who were five or six years old and could not work, and the price was even cheaper. You can buy it for two taels.

Xu Yi felt chills run down his spine after hearing this, and he realized deeply that this was not a modern society, but a feudal society that ate people without spitting out their bones.

There are only superiors here. The inferiors have no human rights. They can be beaten, scolded and sold at will. As long as they hold the body deed in their hands, they can be sold to such a shameful place. Xu Yi even saw poor families. The adults in the family brought their children to the dental shop in person, hoping to sell their children to rich families as maids and servants. And some good-looking boys and girls, and old ladies came to select them and took them to the fireworks hall...

Looking at those people with emaciated bones, dull faces, and half-clothed bodies...

Xu Yi didn't dare to listen anymore. Look again.

He is afraid that he will be impulsive, but he does not have the capital to be impulsive.

It cannot save those suffering people who are treated like lambs, selected, and treated as goods to compare their value for money.

He touched his heart that was beating wildly. Sure enough, as shown in the TV series, time travel can change the world. That is an extremely funny lie.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yi opened his eyes and hurriedly passed by several human trafficking rooms.

Not long after, he stopped outside a magnificent tooth shop. This tooth shop was engaged in second-hand trading of goods. He could be the tooth agent and be responsible for helping to sell the goods, or he could ask someone to buy the goods. Just extract the interest as agency fee.

Xu Yi came in and saw a well-dressed man in his thirties drinking tea with his legs crossed.

Manager Huang heard the footsteps, looked up, and saw a handsome boy in his teens. Without any surprise, he calmly asked what he wanted to see him for.

Xu Yi then said that he was running errands for his family officials. After asking the tooth man's name, he knew that the tooth man was quite famous in the tooth shop.

So, Xu Yi continued: "My official got something by chance. It was a good thing. Can Agent Huang come into the house to talk to me?"

The good thing Xu Yi mentioned was naturally the agarwood in his arms.

He said it was unfounded, so he came closer, took out the handkerchief from his arms, opened it and handed it to Manager Huang.

The slightly fragrant handkerchief paused in front of Manager Huang for two seconds before being taken back by Xu Yi.

Agent Huang: "!!"

He has seen a lot of good things. Yanting County is rich in silk, and he has bought and sold thousands of silks. Not only that, but there are also various items that cannot be circulated in outside stores. He has also bought and sold some.

The agarwood that this boy is holding is considered a spice.

The rich and powerful are fond of fragrance, and this agarwood is one of the three major fragrances among precious spices. As a manager, how could he not recognize it.

Immediately, he invited Xu Yi to come into the back room to talk.

With a smile on his face, Agent Huang asked, "Can I take a closer look at this thing?"

Xu Yi said, "That's natural. My officials are still counting on Agent Huang to sell it for a good price. If this is suitable for you, , My official has a half-pound piece in his hands, and it is a very good thing."

He said it naturally, and he had completely assumed the role of a young man.

Agarwood is a good thing, but it's not safe to put on him. He didn't even have a place to hide anything in his house. If people knew that he had agarwood in his house, there would probably be many uninvited "guests" in his house within a few days.

In this case, he might as well take advantage of this opportunity to make life-saving first-aid pills, exchange part of the agarwood, and use the money in exchange to buy those precious medicinal materials.

Manager Huang was even more overjoyed when he heard that the agarwood was as big as a piece and a half catty.

He held the handkerchief up to the light and examined it in detail, and soon determined that this piece of agarwood was the best of the best.

Wanting to sell such a good piece of agarwood inevitably made Agent Huang wonder if something had happened to this family, so they sold the agarwood to someone else.

But those who work in their profession pay attention to reputation and credibility.

Agent Huang didn't say much and asked Xu Yi the surname of his official family. He just said: "Your official family wants to ask me to sell this piece of agarwood. There are just a few families who want to buy agarwood and ask me to help buy it. Don't worry if no one wants it. Hearing this ,

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I will thank Manager Huang for my official family. I have to ask Manager Huang not to tell anyone about me."

After that, he lowered his eyebrows and whispered. Said, "My official family sold this piece of agarwood behind my wife's back. I just didn't want others to know. After all, this is not a glorious thing. If it is told, my official family will not be able to stay in the county." Yes."

Upon hearing this, Agent Huang immediately showed an expression of "I understand, I understand."

He has seen too many people who secretly sell things behind their families' backs. Those young men from wealthy families don't like to spend money. When they have no money, they have to find ways to get it.

No, this is where the idea comes from, but there are too many.

Broker Huang is not worried that this matter will come to him. When doing business in the dental shop, a deposit is required, and there are special regulations. All transactions completed must be signed with a contract, and they are not allowed to come to the dental shop to run wild.

If you want to make trouble, you have to go to someone else's house.

After confirming it, Xu Yi gave Agent Huang more than twenty dollars for tea and kept the thumb-sized agarwood. This allows Agent Huang to contact the seller who wants to buy and discuss the price.

Agent Huang said directly that if the transaction was completed, he would take 10% of the profit. In other words, he would take 10% of the selling price.

The price is not low. After Agent Huang finished speaking, he stared at Xu Yi's face.

Xu Yi was silent. After a while, he gritted his teeth and hesitated. After thinking for a long time, he nodded heavily and agreed.

Seeing him nodding in agreement, Manager Huang breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't let other tooth dealers take away such a good deal.