Chapter 87

A group of people were walking on a crowded street. Uncle Liu looked around and told Mrs. Wang and others: "You will go to the porridge shed to get the porridge later. After you have received the porridge, come to the free clinic to find me."

As he said, He looked at his sons and said, "Do you all know?"

"Dad, we know." The sons nodded like garlic. Along the way, their own father had warned them countless times.

The eldest son thought about it all the way, but couldn't help but asked curiously: "Dad, we are not sick or in trouble, why do we have to go to the free clinic?"

Uncle Liu glanced at him, gave him a hammer, and said, "I am sick from overwork." Do you understand? You have been working in the fields all year long and need a rest, so I brought you to the free clinic.

Besides, Dr. Xu also asked me to come earlier, which turned out to be a good thing. The diarrhea in the morning can make a child fall down even if he is holding him in his arms."

He said this, and both sons lowered their heads in guilt.

Even though they don't know what kind of person this Doctor Xu is, their family has received a lot of benefits from Doctor Xu in the past few months.

They were too late to be grateful, so naturally they didn't dare to refute or talk back.

Uncle Liu saw his sons acting like this and said nothing more. He turned his head and looked at his four-year-old grandson with affection in his eyes.

The little grandson was held in the arms of his eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lin. He had a thin face, a swollen forehead, and two bright eyes looking around in wonder. He was wearing a lovely goose-yellow coat with linen, cut from Liu's old clothes.

In Uncle Liu's eyes, his little grandson is the most pleasing to look at.

Mrs. Lin asked softly: "Father-in-law, should I take Xiaobao to the porridge shed? Or should I go to the free clinic with you first?"

Uncle Liu responded to his daughter-in-law's words, his voice softened, and said: "Take Xiaobao." Go to the porridge shed."

After the discussion, the group finally arrived outside the Chenghuang Temple. Looking at the long queue of dozens of people, they did not hesitate and joined the queue with the utensils they had brought to hold the porridge.

When Uncle Liu saw his family members queuing up, he came to the front alone and soon saw the free clinic.

Although the front of the free clinic was not as lively as the porridge shed, there were still about a dozen people. Uncle Liu squeezed into the crowd and was stunned when he saw Xu Yi sitting in the free clinic.

Doctor Xu is here? ?

After Uncle Liu was shocked, he shouted happily to Xu Yi: "Doctor Xu!"

His voice was quite loud, not like the uncle who was in his fifties or sixties at all. Everyone around him was frightened by his voice. live.

Xu Yi looked up and saw that Uncle Liu had already run to his team.

He didn't take advantage of Xu Yi's relationship and honestly ranked last.

Seeing him like this, Xu Yi continued to treat the patient in front of him.

This patient had a cold, fever, and a heavy and painful head. He was supported by an old woman while waiting in line to see a doctor.

Grandma told Xu Yi that this man was the replacement for her daughter-in-law. In the past few years, the family had spent almost all their money on studying, but he was still a scholar who failed many times.

Xiu Cai Lang blushed when his mother-in-law told him that he would redouble his efforts in reading when he went back later.

Grandma seemed to have complicated thoughts in her eyes. She wanted her son-in-law to go to high school, but the family had no money for him to study.

As a bystander, what could Xu Yi say? He could only act as a listener.

After they finished speaking, Xu Yi said: "You need to rest when you are sick, and you can't rush to study."

The scholar covered his face with his sleeves and lowered his head deeply: "I am really ashamed. My wife and mother-in-law support me. There are many, but I have failed many times and acted recklessly. It is better to give up this thought and just be a mediocre man."

He was deeply moved and couldn't help but burst into tears. He was almost forty years old and couldn't help but cry. It's miserable and makes people feel sad to see it.

"Du Lang, what are you talking about!" the grandmother next to her said in shock, "If you give up now, won't all the hard work of the past ten years be in vain?"

She and her daughter worked so hard to do embroidery and weaving, not just to be able to One day, I will watch him change his family name after passing the examination. How can you just give up and give up? Doesn't it look like a scholar talking nonsense?

The scholar lowered his sleeves to wipe his tears and stopped talking about giving up studying.

Xu Yi: "..."

He cleared his throat and said: "My lord, this is caused by external wind, cold and dampness. I will prescribe a prescription for dispelling wind, relieving the surface, dispersing cold and dehumidification. After returning home, take three doses." Be careful not to be dry or depressed, so you can have a good rest."

The scholar was stunned when he heard this, and he understood in a low voice.

Therefore, Xu Yi wrote down the recipe "Jiuwei Jianghuo Pills". This recipe was written by Zhang Yuanyu, a famous doctor in the Jin Dynasty. It consists of several medicinal materials such as Qianghuo, Fangfeng, Atractylodes, and Asarum.

This Qianghuo can dispel wind and cold, dispel rheumatism, sharpen joints, relieve pain and relieve paralysis; Fanghuo can dispel cold and relieve pain.

The former is a monarch drug, the latter is a ministerial drug, the rest of Asarum, Chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, etc. are all adjuvant drugs, and licorice is an envoy drug.

The monarch, ministers and assistants are arranged in order, which are the main medicinal ingredients, and auxiliary medicinal materials are used to promote the efficacy of the main medicine. Licorice is used as an envoy medicine to reconcile the effects of many medicinal materials. [Note 1]

After writing the prescription confidently, Xu Yi gave it to A Xu.

Xiu Cai Lang stood up weakly, saluted Xu Yi, and with the support of the grandmother, he followed A Xu to the back to grab medicine.

The two people left in front of them, and Xu Yi called the next person to come forward.

...

The number of people seeing doctors gradually decreased, and soon it was Uncle Liu's turn.

Liu Bo happily sat down and said to Xu Yi: "If I had known that Doctor Xu was here, I would have come earlier."

Xu Yi looked at the hourglass placed next to him and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, don't worry. It doesn't make much difference whether you come early or late."

"Doctor Xu, you can still speak, unlike my two sons, who act like dumb clams every time they say something." Uncle Liu sighed, thinking about his son. We feel unhappy.

He rubbed his chest and told Xu Yi where he felt uncomfortable.

After hearing the symptoms he described, Xu Yi first checked Liu Bo's pulse and asked if there was any discomfort in his heart.

"Not really, I just feel uncomfortable occasionally, as if there is a lump in my throat that I can't get rid of," Liu Bo said.

His bullock cart was rented to Xu Yi for a few months. During this period, there were countless opportunities to ask questions.

But Liu Bo felt that Xu Yi was a doctor, and even if he had a good relationship with him, he couldn't take advantage of him in vain.

This time, he originally wanted to see Xu Yi to see if he had an old problem with his body. Unexpectedly, he was lucky enough to let him meet the Xing family's free clinic first.

In the end, there was even better luck. Xu Yi was the doctor at the free clinic!

When Xu Yi heard that Uncle Liu had a foreign body sensation in his throat, he asked him, "Is there phlegm?"

Liu Bo said, "There was it when I woke up in the morning."

Xu Yi frowned in thought, and after a while, he asked again, "Do you get hiccups after eating ? ? "

Hiccup is hiccups, commonly known as hiccups.

Regarding this question, Uncle Liu also gave a "yes" answer.

After asking these questions, Xu Yi had basically determined what Uncle Liu's illness was.

"Uncle Liu, you have a mild case of plum core qi, which is caused by discomfort in the liver qi. You need to soothe the liver and regulate qi, and then regulate the spleen and stomach to get better." Xu Yi said.

Plum core qi means that phlegm and qi accumulate in the throat. Using Banxia Houbu Decoction can cure phlegm and qi caused by spleen and stomach dampness. However, apart from part of the spleen and stomach dampness, Liu Bo's main pathogenesis is still caused by uncomfortable liver qi. Use Banxia Houbu Decoction to treat the phlegm and qi caused by spleen and stomach dampness. Tonic soup is not suitable.

Since Banxia Houbu Decoction is not needed, there are many other decoctions that can treat plum core qi.

For example, Bupleurum Soothing Gan Powder, Erchen Decoction with flavor, Sanren Decoction with flavor, etc. are all available.

As a doctor, you cannot just use the prescriptions in the book, but you must change the prescription according to the evidence. Considering Liu Bo's age, Xu Yi thought of ways to reduce the use of too many cold medicines.

He thought of Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria cocos.

In "The Origin of Medicine", the record of Atractylodes is: "Removing dampness and replenishing dryness, harmonizing and replenishing qi, warming the middle, removing dampness in the spleen and stomach, removing stomach heat, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and improving diet." [Note 2]

The medicinal properties of Atractylodes are warming. , and Poria cocos are both spleen-strengthening Chinese medicinal materials.

These two herbs can regulate the spleen and stomach, so what is left is to soothe the liver. Among the herbs for soothing the liver, Xu Yi chose Bupleurum and Prunella vulgaris after much deliberation.

Pinellia ternata is used to remove phlegm. Three of the five herbs in this prescription are cold in nature. Xu Yi added Evodia rutaecarpa, which is hot in nature and calms the qi.

After writing the prescription, he told Uncle Liu to have a good rest.

Xu Yi looked at him and said slowly: "This disease has been long-standing and difficult to cure. Uncle Liu, you should be more calm in the future and don't become more depressed."

He was so angry that his throat felt uncomfortable, but he saw that Uncle Liu He talks a lot on weekdays, and as expected, people should not be judged by their appearance.

Uncle Liu laughed and said, "I just love to talk. When my mouth feels uncomfortable, I just cough. It would be too hard for me to keep silent."

Hearing this, Xu Yi smiled. .

"If this prescription is given to the right condition, five doses will be enough to cure the disease." He said, "Once the disease is cured, don't take more."

After all, taking this prescription too often can easily damage the liver.

Uncle Liu knew that what Xu Yi said was true, so he kept it in his heart.

After a while, Xu Yi told Uncle Liu a few words again and asked A Xu to lead him to get the medicine.

A Xu looked at Uncle Liu and said with bright eyes: "Uncle Liu, come with me quickly. I heard you were coming yesterday and I have been looking forward to it. I didn't expect you to arrive so late."

Uncle Liu touched his The bun explained that he had something to do at home in the morning and was unable to arrive in time.

A Xu asked: "Uncle Liu, you said you wanted to take me to meet grandma, why didn't you see her coming with you?"

Uncle Liu said: "They went to get porridge, they will be here soon."

They were not far away from Xu Yi, talking. The sounds reached his ears one by one.

Xu Yi was thinking slightly and turned his head to give a few instructions to Ah Jin who was guarding him next to him.

After hearing what he said, Ah Jin ran off to find his brother and Uncle Liu.

...

On the other side, Ms. Wang led her son, daughter-in-law and grandson to line up in front of the porridge shed.

At this time, the boy who was serving them porridge was the boy from the Xing family. Seeing that they were not dressed like those who were too poor to afford porridge, he asked unhappily: "Where are you from?"

Wang was stunned. , she saw that everyone else just received the porridge and left, so why did they get to her, so she had to ask questions.

She said solemnly, "We are from Lanjia Village in the suburbs, twenty miles away from the county seat."

"There..." the boy deliberately prolonged his voice, seeing the old woman dragging her family with her. When I received the porridge, I felt a little disdainful.

Wang opened her mouth. Although she was a village woman, she had lived for a long time. It was obvious that Guijie looked down on them.

But everyone is here, and they can't go back empty-handed.

Seeing the people pointing at them, Wang felt uncomfortable and wanted to find a place to get in.

At this time, the eldest daughter-in-law Lin suddenly said: "May I ask this little brother, we come from Lanjia Village, can't we get porridge?"

The boy twitched his lips: "The Xing family provides porridge, as long as we line up, we can do it. Receive the porridge."

Mrs. Lin said, "In that case, we all have to wait in line, brother, why don't you give us the porridge?"

The boy: "..."

What a sharp-tongued woman.

He thought that the old woman was timid and easy to bully, but he didn't expect that the young woman next to him was not easy to mess with.

"What happened?" Later, Xing Yuesen came over and asked the boy serving porridge.

The boy said respectfully: "Mr. Sen, I was just about to scoop porridge for them.

" of disdain.

He frowned, wondering how such a person was selected to serve as a soup kitchen.

Xing Yuesen said: "There is no need for you to give porridge. There is still a shortage of firewood choppers later. You go and fill the gap."

When the young man heard this, he froze in place.

He never thought that Mr. Mori suddenly asked him to chop firewood. It was cold and tiring, and it was hard work.

Suddenly, when he saw the old woman waiting for him to give him porridge, he thought of something and his whole body went cold.

He entered dejectedly and was ordered to leave. Xing Yuesen called another boy responsible for maintaining order to come and receive him.

After explaining these, Xing Yuesen planned to go to Xu Yi's place to have a look.

When he went to the wooden shed, Xu Yi was applying acupuncture to an old man who had suffered from gout for many years.

The fixed needles were watched by A Xu and A Jin, and he stood up and went to the other side.

Sitting on the makeshift couch on the right was an old woman who looked to be about fifty years old and had white hair all over her head.

The clothes on the old woman's arms were rolled up, exposing half of her withered arms. Xu Yi traced the position two inches below the crease of her elbow to find the Shou Sanli point.

The Shou Sanli point can unblock the meridians and activate meridians, and can treat numbness and pain in the shoulders and arms.

This old woman had severe wind-cold paralysis and could no longer extend her arms backwards. After giving her acupuncture, Xu Yi first cleared the obstruction and then gave her a prescription to remove the paralysis.

After he finished his work, he saw Xing Yuesen standing nearby and watching for an unknown amount of time.

"Why didn't you call me?" Xu Yi washed his hands and followed him out of the wooden shed.

Xing Yuesen said: "It's important to treat doctors and patients, how can you disturb them so easily. Brother Yi, it's getting late, and consultations will stop before noon. You and Dr. Wu have spent a lot of energy, it's time to rest."

Xu Yi nodded . , he was indeed a little tired.

In just half a day, he wrote prescriptions for no less than twenty patients. It was not difficult to treat the patients alone, but the difficulty was to write the prescriptions with calligraphy.

Now that he was relaxing, his arms gradually felt sore and numb.

Xu Yi rubbed his wrist and asked Xing Yuesen: "What are the arrangements after noon?

" There won't be as many as today."

After saying that, he looked at Xu Yi's wrist and said again, "I will arrange a literate boy for you tomorrow. Just read and let him write."

Xu Yi nodded, someone will share the burden. The workload is also good.

They walked side by side and returned to the temporary free clinic. Looking at the people who were still waiting outside, Xu Yi thought, there are so many people, is it really possible that they have to wait until the next day?

At this time, the schoolchildren of Wu Guanshan came to see him and said that Doctor Wu was looking for them.

Xu Yi and Xing Yuesen looked at each other and followed the schoolboy to Wu Guanshan.

When Wu Guanshan saw that Xing Yuesen had also arrived, he went straight to the point: "We agreed that we would only provide free clinics from chen to noon, but there are still more than ten people queuing outside. I want to ask Dr. Xu what he thinks?"

Xu Yi asked him : "What do you mean, Doctor Wu?"

Wu Guanshan said, "I want to stay after noon and continue to treat them."