Less than a quarter of an hour after taking the medicine, Xia Yujiao's abdominal pain worsened.
Her face grew paler and paler, and her legs and feet became as soft as noodles. She had severe abdominal pain, but she couldn't help but want to go to the bathroom. She was extremely embarrassed.
Doctor Wang sighed when he saw this, then turned to Zhou and said:
"The medicine is taking effect. Support her and go..."
Zhou said hurriedly, "Hey, hey, I'll go right away."
As he spoke, he helped Xia Yujiao to her feet. Xia Daohua also hurriedly supported Xia Yujiao's other arm. The two, one old and one young, reluctantly helped Xia Yujiao to the outhouse of Puji Hall.
Xia Yujiao went to the toilet and bled a lot, even staining her dress. However, the abdominal pain gradually stopped and the bleeding also gradually stopped.
Zhou and Xia Daohua helped Xia Yujiao back. Doctor Wang took her pulse again, picked up his pen and wrote a new prescription. He asked the medicine boy to boil it, let it cool to warm, and asked Xia Yujiao to drink it.
After drinking the second dose of medicine, Xia Yujiao's complexion was no longer as ugly as before, but her lips and cheeks were still very pale.
Xia Daohua felt that her aunt Xia Yujiao was too miserable. She felt soft-hearted for a moment and secretly found some blood and iron tonic powder in the pharmacy of the supermarket. She planned to secretly add it to Xia Yujiao's brown sugar water to help her replenish her body.
Doctor Wang prescribed several more doses of medicine for Xia Yujiao. Old Man Xia remained silent, his head bowed, occasionally letting out long sighs. Zhou was in control of the situation, thanking Doctor Wang profusely and finally pleading with him, earnestly, to keep the secret a secret.
Doctor Wang thought about it for a moment and nodded:
"There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. As for this matter, the best I can do is to ensure that none of my people tell anyone about it. But I can't guarantee that no one will ever know about it.
After all, you are not the only family in your village."
What Doctor Wang didn't say was that over the years, he had really seen a lot of rumors.
There are still three feet of waves even when there is no wind, and there will be waves on a plain ground at any time.
There are always some idle people in this world who are only interested in harming others and not benefiting themselves. They have to gossip about other people, even if it's something that doesn't even exist, they will make it up and chew on it... let alone something that is so credible?
Zhou nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, this is already very difficult for you. Doctor Wang, I, Zhou Suying, will never forget your great kindness!"
Xia Daohua bit her lip, then took out a small ginseng of good quality wrapped in woolen green cloth from her arms.
She had exchanged supermarket coins for this from the health supplement counter. To make it look fresher, she had soaked it in mineral water in the supermarket storage area for several days.
Originally, Xia Daohua planned to find a suitable opportunity to take out this ginseng as a way to make money and accumulate some capital for doing business.
It would be just right to give it to Doctor Wang as a thank you gift at this time.
"Doctor Wang, I dug this out of the mountains. I don't know much about it, so I just hung it out on the roof to dry. I don't know if it's any less effective. You might be able to use it while you're preparing your medicine. It's a small token of our family's appreciation."
When Doctor Wang saw this small ginseng, his eyes lit up.
This small ginseng is not big in size, but what is rare is that it has become a human shape and is in good condition. Each root is intact without any damage, and the juice is also very rich.
Doctor Wang laughed happily:
"Hahaha, it seems that the saying is indeed true, 'Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future!' You are so lucky to have found such a good ginseng. You are indeed a blessed child!"
Since you are thanking me sincerely, I will not refuse it."
Seeing that Doctor Wang accepted the ginseng, Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou both breathed a sigh of relief.
They thanked Doctor Wang profusely again, then took the medicine prescribed by Doctor Wang and helped Xia Yujiao into the carriage.
After leaving Puji Hall, Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but ask the questions in their hearts:
"Daohua, why did you go into the mountains again? I remember your mother told you not to go into the old forest again! This ginseng can't be dug up just anywhere!"
Xia Daohua smiled and said:
"This ginseng was dug up during the wolf hunt.
At first I was thinking about selling it for a good price, but then I encountered a pack of wolves and was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat and completely forgot about it.
When I came back that day, I put it in with the firewood and other things. After I got home, I didn't think about it and just piled the firewood into the firewood pile.
I just thought of this when I went out today, and I thought my aunt might be able to use it.
Later, I saw that you all wanted to thank Doctor Wang, so I thought this thing would be useful in making medicine, and it would be appropriate to use it as a thank you gift..."
As Xia Daohua spoke, her voice became lower and she seemed very nervous. She also secretly observed the expressions on the old couple's faces out of the corner of her eye.
Seeing this, Zhou hurried to comfort her:
"Good boy, don't be afraid. I'm not blaming you when I ask you this."
Xia Daohua nodded obediently, but she stopped chattering.
The carriage fell silent for a moment, and only the sound of the old horse's hooves, "clack, clack, clack", could be heard. It was crisp and loud, and it echoed all the way.
It was already late at night when the old couple of the Xia family, Xia Yujiao and Xia Daohua returned home.
After all this trouble, Xia Yujiao was very tired. The old couple were old, and even the old horse pulling the cart was a little tired.
Only the summer rice flower still has some strength.
But her physical condition was not very good to begin with, and she had always worked from sunrise to sunset. After going through so much tension and hardship, she felt her eyelids were very heavy, as if she would fall asleep at any moment.
Everyone in the family had gone to bed, only Xia Youtian and Jiang were still keeping their eyes open, waiting for them to come back.
Seeing that the old couple had finally returned, they quickly got busy.
Jiang quickly boiled some water, provided towels, and prepared a washcloth for the group. Xia Youtian also took his younger sister, Xia Yujiao, and carried her directly into the house, placing her on the kang.
The old couple had already told Xia Yujiao and Xia Daohua on the way that they planned to keep this matter a secret. They would only tell their family that Xia Yujiao had irregular menstruation, and they would not let anyone else know even a little bit.
The whole family's explanation to the outside world was that Xia Daohua's old injury on the back of her head had relapsed, and the old couple borrowed the headman's carriage in the middle of the night, actually to take her to see a doctor.
If others asked about Xia Yujiao, she would say that Xia Yujiao went to look after Xia Daohua.
If others don't ask, don't even mention it.
After forcing herself to listen to the old couple's instructions over and over again, Xia Daohua simply washed up and fell asleep on the edge of the kang without even taking off her clothes.
Before falling asleep, the last thought that flashed through her mind was: I must have a good sleep tomorrow!
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