Chapter 53

During the breath, the room became slightly quiet, and only Mrs. Zhang's low, suppressed breathing could be heard.

The next moment, Xu Yi took his hand back.

Village Chief Zhang asked him nervously: "Doctor Xu, what's wrong?"

Xu Yi said: "Judging from the pulse, my aunt's vaginal discharge is quite serious."

"This... what should I do? ?" Village Chief Zhang became nervous and spoke in a formal tone.

Xu Yi did not answer him this time, but turned to ask Mrs. Zhang who was across the bed curtain and asked her if she could open the curtain. He wanted to "observe" the diagnosis and needed to see how Mrs. Zhang looked.

The other side was silent as always, Xu Yi looked at Village Chief Zhang.

Village Chief Zhang understood instantly, stepped forward, lifted a corner of the tent, and whispered: "Old lady, you heard it too, this disease can't be delayed any longer. Doctor Xu is a doctor, he won't tell anyone."

He whispered again . After a few words, Xu Yi didn't deliberately listen to what was said specifically.

After a while, Mrs. Zhang was finally willing to lift up the bed curtain.

She was wearing very simple coarse linen clothes, not short brown, similar to a separate upper and lower gown, but the material was much worse than an ordinary gown.

The brown coat was patched, and the clothes underneath were washed and turned white. However, she was in her early forties, but she had a lot of white hair on her bun. There was only one black wooden hairpin in the bun.

Xu Yi looked at her complexion again. Mrs. Zhang's complexion was slightly sallow, with deep and shallow sun spots on her face. There was a red tumor where her right cheekbone connected with her temple.

When facing Xu Yi's inspection, she pursed her lips uncomfortably, her rough hands twisted together uneasily, her eyes were slightly lowered, and she did not dare to look directly at him.

This was Xu Yi's first contact with women in the countryside, and they were different from the shrewd and savage women he had imagined.

She was reserved and uneasy, and every part of her body revealed a very strong sense of rejection. It was as if a wild flower hidden deep in the darkness was suddenly picked and placed under the sun. The sudden light left her with nowhere to go, and her whole body was filled with discomfort.

Xu Yi saw in her another kind of woman of this era.

A feeling called "regret and love" slowly grew in his heart. Xu Yi knew that he had made another mistake.

Xu Yi asked softly: "Does it hurt under the abdomen?"

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She carefully raised her eyes to look at Xu Yi. Seeing that there was no condescending disgust in his eyes, she said, "Some."

"Yes. " What kind of pain is it?" Xu Yi asked, afraid that she wouldn't understand, and then explained, "Is it the pain of falling, or the stinging sensation like a needle?"

Mrs. Zhang thought for a while and said, "It's coming in waves. The pain of falling."

Xu Yi continued to ask: "Is there a strange smell down there?"

Mrs. Zhang's eyes widened in shock.

This question was too embarrassing for her, and she didn't know how to answer it for a while.

It was Village Chief Zhang next to him who reacted and answered Xu Yi's next few questions for Mrs. Zhang.

He stayed with Mrs. Zhang day and night. In fact, he knew about many illnesses. It was because he knew that he felt that he could not delay.

But there are no female doctors in Yanting County. This kind of gynecological disease involves problems in the boudoir, which Village Chief Zhang used to worry about.

No, after hearing about Zhang Tiegou today, he suddenly figured out that maybe he shouldn't only think about this and hurt the old woman.

After learning about Mrs. Zhang's other illnesses, Xu Yi pondered for a long time and decided what soup recipe to use.

"A yellow complexion is a symptom of a bad spleen, and my aunt also has a red tumor on her face, which shows how serious it is. There is fishy filth and discharge underneath, which are caused by septicemia. Together with the difficulty in urinating, it is caused by bladder problems. □Disease." Xu Yi said slowly.

Then he told Village Chief Zhang, "You need to take the flavored Siwu Decoction first, add Cimicifuga and Bupleurum. When taking the decoction, you also need to take Daishui Pills. After taking it for ten days, you need to take the pulse again to see if you still need it. Medicine needs to be cut. "

Jiawei Siwu Decoction is one of the decoctions used to treat vaginal discharge in "Yi Zong Jin Jian". Different dialects require different decoctions.

Among them, the Daishui pills taken are made from morning glory, talc, skullcap, and shengjun, and are mainly used to treat dampness and heat. [Note 1]

Mrs. Zhang’s body is seriously affected by dampness. Taking both the flavored Siwu Decoction and Daoshui Pills together should give quick results.

But I have been sick for too long, and it is almost impossible to recover in a short time. I still need to take care of myself slowly.

But he saw that the furnishings in Village Chief Zhang's home were not rich.

For such family conditions, drinking medicinal soup for a long time is a huge expense. It can be seen from Mrs. Zhang's expression when she heard that she had to have her pulse checked again after taking medicine.

She seemed to want to talk and persuade Village Chief Zhang that she didn't need to take medicine.

But Village Chief Zhang has already taken this step, and there is no way he can stop moving forward at this critical juncture.

He gritted his teeth and asked Xu Yi shamelessly: "Can I ask Dr. Xu how much money it will cost to cure this disease?"

Xu Yi estimated it and said, "If I prescribe a prescription, Village Chief Zhang, you go to the doctor." If you want to prescribe medicine in the store, you will need two guan."

Village Chief Zhang took a deep breath. The money his family currently has saved is less than ten guan.

And soon, the eldest grandson will go to the village next door to study in Kaimeng, and he will give the master a apprenticeship ceremony and a training ceremony. At least two thousand dollars.

The younger daughter-in-law is pregnant with a child, and the child will be born in two months, which will cost money...

Nowadays, two sons in the family go to the county to work part-time, and they can get back dozens of cash every day, but A family of more than ten people consumes a lot of food rations alone.

Village Chief Zhang thought of this and finally let out a sigh, that's all. As long as the old lady is taking care of the family, the family will not be broken up.

The old woman’s disease still needs to be cured!

Xu Yi suddenly said: "Village Chief Zhang."

Village Chief Zhang looked at him.

"What I just talked about was the money needed to go to the hospital to prescribe medicine." Xu Yi said, "If I dispense the medicine, I can save half of the money."

Village Chief Zhang was surprised: "!"

"What Doctor Xu said is true. "

Xu Yi said lightly: "I'm not lying."

In a few days, Zhang Tiegou's leg injury will be healed, and he should come to Baili Village more often soon.

Since we are all coming to Baili Village, it is not too much trouble to make an extra trip to the village chief's house.

Not long after, Xu Yi was walking on the country road holding a handful of dogtail grass. He looked at the soft afternoon light and headed to Zhang Tiegou's house with mixed emotions.

...

Zhang Tiegou was in the yard, telling A Xu how he set up a trap to catch sparrows.

"The rice in the field is not yet ripe at this time, and the birds have nothing to eat, so they run around and are easy to catch." After Zhang Tiegou finished speaking, he made a simple trap directly in front of A Xu.

Only a small bamboo basket, a stick, a handful of rice, and a hemp rope were used.

The hemp rope is tied to one end of the bamboo basket, and the other end is supported with a wooden stick, and rice is placed inside.

Zhang Tiegou pulled the hemp rope and asked A Xu to follow him and hide aside. Soon, two sparrows appeared.

They jumped around and stopped around the bamboo basket. After realizing that there was no danger around, they stepped closer to the rice in the bamboo basket. Soon, he foolishly entered the range of the trap.

The next moment, Zhang Tiegou pulled the hemp rope without hesitation.

With a "coo" sound, the bamboo basket firmly covered the two sparrows.

"Caught!" A Xu jumped up happily and ran over to see the situation.

Seeing the sparrow inside flapping its wings and struggling to escape, A Xu looked at Zhang Tiegou who was following him and asked him: "Brother Tiegou, how do you catch this sparrow?"

In less than half a day, A Xu already called Zhang Tiegou From "Zhang Orion" to "Iron Dog Brother".

Zhang Tiegou liked this name very much, and said with an honest smile: "Don't worry, let's see how I catch it."

He was very familiar with catching sparrows, so he quickly and accurately lifted the bamboo basket and, in one fell swoop, His thick palms caught the two sparrows that were about to fly away.

After catching it, he proudly waved it in front of A Xu.

A Xu clapped his hands enviously: "Brother Tiegou, you are so awesome."

Zhang Tiegou said cheerfully: "That's right, I am the only hunter in our village. Who can catch prey better than me?"

After hearing this, A Xu tilted his head: "But Langjun can catch wild boar, Langjun is better than you."

Zhang Tiegou: "..."

Look, is this something a child can say? I must have heard it from that handlebar mouth again. He also heard a lot about Xu Yi's deeds from that handlebar. The more he knew, the more he wanted to know more.

"Tell me, what does your husband usually do?" Zhang Tiegou knelt down and spoke to A Xu at eye level.

A Xu thought for a while and said: "Lang Jun is very busy on weekdays. He makes pills, drys medicine, and selects medicinal materials at home every day. He will go up the mountain in five days, and when he comes back, he will teach me and A Jin is good at reading and writing."

Zhang Tiegou stared, "Will he still be a master?"

"Yes!" A Xu nodded seriously, "He is better than the doctor in our village. I listen to everything Lang Jun said. I understand, what Master said, I overheard it twice and didn’t know what to say.”

Zhang Tiegou clicked his tongue several times, this is still a human being...

“Then can he practice martial arts at home?”

This time, A Xu asked. He kept his mouth shut and didn't answer.

Lang Jun said that you can't tell others about your martial arts training, so that others don't know that you know martial arts and can take you by surprise in critical moments.

Lang Jun also said that this is called "A war is never tired of deceit" and it is Sun Tzu's art of war.

A Xu blinked and said, "I don't know about Lang Jun either."

Zhang Tiegou: "..."

Why does he feel that this child is hiding something from him.

Zhang Tiegou scratched his hair a little irritably. He was still looking forward to the last bet between the two. But as a man, he didn't want to be easily defeated by Xu Yi, as that would be too embarrassing.

When he didn't get an answer, Zhang Tiegou asked him if he wanted to eat roasted sparrow.

"The roasted sparrow I made is delicious. You can't find such delicious food outside." Zhang Tiegou showed off.

"Can you wait until Lang Jun comes back?" A Xu swallowed, not forgetting Xu Yi.

Zhang Tiegou naturally agreed, and Xu Yi couldn't miss a bite to eat. They were not in a hurry to deal with the sparrows and continued to use traps to catch more than ten sparrows before giving up.

The man who had been lying on the handlebars of the bullock cart to rest was already lying in Zhang Tiegou's yard.

He used his hat as a cattail leaf fan and shook it. Hearing that they wanted to roast the sparrows, he said he wanted to eat them too.

"Okay, Aweng, just wait, I'll pluck the bird's feathers." Zhang Tiegou shouted boldly.

Xu Yi, who had just stepped into Zhang's house, heard this and asked in confusion: "What are you pulling out?"

"Lang Jun, you're back!" A Xu ran over quickly and said, "Iron." Brother Dog wants to roast the bird for us, and he is plucking the bird's feathers right now!"

Xu Yi: "..."

No, this matter hasn't passed yet? ? ?

He looked at Zhang Tiegou, who was squatting and busy in the corner, and suddenly felt a big headache.

Wild sparrows are prone to carrying some viruses. If they are not roasted and eaten, it is easy to cause problems.

For Xu Yi, he would never eat it unless absolutely necessary.

But Zhang Tiegou's enthusiasm was passionate and fierce, and Xu Yi must also try his craftsmanship.

He grilled the sparrows. He first built a temporary grill with two bricks, and only used peeled willow branches as forks. Then he made skewers of the washed sparrows and put them on the grill.

Throw some fine firewood and dry leaves into the opening below to make the fire strong.

When the bird on the shelf was roasting and making a "sizzling" sound, Zhang Tiegou dug a few spoonfuls of lard paste into the lard jar and smeared it on the bird.

"Sizzling, sizzling", not long after, the birds began to smell the lard, Zhang Tiegou began to sprinkle the seasonings, after the chopped dogwood and salt were sprinkled, the fragrance immediately wafted out, so greedy that the handlebars waiting on the side came over to take a look The truth.

When I saw Zhang Tiegou using so much lard to roast a bird, I clicked my tongue. He was so generous. He was indeed a hunter who had no shortage of meat.

"Good young man, can you give me this fat bird?" Handlebar Style asked with a shy face.

Zhang Tiegou said cheerfully: "One is not enough, you can eat a few more."

Handlebar Shi smiled and said: "It doesn't hurt to have a few more. It would be even better if there is wine."

Xu Yi: "..."

Have they forgotten that he is still a doctor.

It is not appropriate to drink alcohol when the wound has not healed, but the alcohol content is not high nowadays, so if Zhang Tiegou wants to drink, it is not impossible.

However, during Xu Yi's filial period, he refused the two's invitation, and Xu Yi was still young, so Xu Yi would not let him drink.

Behind them, there were Zhang Tiegou and Handlebar Shih, eating roasted sparrow and drinking wine happily.

The wine in his house is just the cheapest bulk wine. However, Chao Xi is an old drunkard. He has a few drinks every day when he comes home, and he is almost always drunk.

Zhang Tiegou is bold and wanton, and his ability to drink is not an issue. Now that he has a drinking companion, he can drink even more vigorously.

After a pot of loose wine was in their stomachs, the two of them wanted to open another pot to drink, but Xu Yi stopped them.

"Your injuries are not fully healed yet. Just drink some. Drinking is not good." Xu Yi's eyes were firm and he was not allowed to mess around.

Zhang Tiegou pursed his lips, but he still listened to him and did not drink any more.

...

the next day.

Xu Yi came to Baili Village again with the medicine box.

Yesterday, he went to the village chief's home for consultation, and after all, other villagers in Baili Village found out.

As soon as Xu Yi entered the dirt road at the entrance of the village riding an ox cart, he saw two villagers running over to him happily and asking him why he had gone to the village chief to see him.

The medical cases handled by doctors are all private and cannot be disclosed to others at will.

Facing their questions, Xu Yi walked over vaguely, then changed the topic and said to them with a smile: "If you feel unwell in any way, you can come to see me. The price of my medical treatment is fair and I will not charge money randomly.

" People: "..."

After hearing what he said, they were all a little angry. Why did the doctor say this? Was he cursing them to get sick?

Suddenly, the eyes looking at Xu Yi were not so kind, but thinking that this man was going to the village chief's house, he could only disperse honestly.

Seeing them leaving in good faith, Xu Yi sat in the car without changing his expression.

A Xu looked at him and asked him in a low voice: "Lang Jun, why did they all run away?"

Xu Yi explained: "People tend to do things that are more beneficial to themselves. What they want to know is who in the village chief's family is sick. , What kind of illness do you have, instead of wanting to see a doctor yourself? When I mentioned this, it became taboo to them, so they got angry and left."

A Xu nodded and asked, "Then... Lang Jun, what will happen to me in the future? Can you say this if you encounter this situation?"

Xu Yi was silent for a second.

He said: "Whether you can do something depends on whether you have the strength to deal with it. What if you say something the other party doesn't like to hear and the other party wants to hit you?"

A Xu replied: "I will run!"

Xu Yi smiled and shook his head: "What if you can't run away?"

A Xu was stunned after hearing this. He had never thought about the consequences of not being able to run away.

Xu Yi looked at him and said calmly: "Advance if you can, otherwise retreat, do what you can." [Note 2]

After that, he explained to A Xu that this meant that everything should be done according to one's own strength. Do it according to your ability, and don’t act recklessly.

He didn't teach A Xu any big principles, but if this happened to him, he would tell him about it.

I just don’t know how much A Xu will understand.

The bullock cart was driving ricketyly on the quiet country road. As soon as he finished speaking, Village Chief Zhang's home also arrived.