Chapter 49 The Comatose Old Man
Jiang Nuanzhi walked back with a suspicious look, only to see a box lying next to the trap she had just set.
She glanced at it; was this a medicine box?
Inside, various bottles and jars were overturned on the ground, and a lot of medicine powder was spilled out.
Looking into the trap, they saw a small, white-haired old man lying inside.
He was tilting his head, rolling his eyes, foaming at the corners of his mouth, and his legs were twitching.
So, the white figure that just disappeared was this little old man?
Jiang Nuanzhi wasn't curious about how he fell in.
She wanted to know why the old man had called her "sister" earlier.
ah?
Has she aged that much? Huh?
He was starting to lose his composure, but after a moment of calm, he gritted his teeth and said, "Hey, grandpa? Wake up!"
Although extremely unwilling, he still used all his strength to pull the old man out of the pit.
Jiang Nuanzhi took his pulse, her expression strange.
"Huh? Has it been poisoned?"
"Wait a minute, there's no poison in this pit."
Jiang Nuanzhi hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he had fallen into her trap or she should take out her silver needles to force the poison out of him.
After a lot of fuss, extremely black blood finally started flowing from the person's nose.
However, this person's poison was quite potent, and Jiang Nuanzhi could not remove the remaining poison from him after only one treatment.
At that moment, the only option was to try to wake the person up.
There are many ways to wake someone up, such as pinching their philtrum, slapping them, or splashing them with cold water.
Jiang Nuanzhi chose to insert silver needles into his fingers. The reason was simple: other methods would heal quickly, while this method would cause pain for two days.
And the effects are exceptionally fast.
Almost the instant the first silver needle was inserted, the white-bearded old man suddenly opened his eyes.
Jiang Nuanzhi put away the needles with some regret, and waved her hand in front of his eyes: "Old man, how are you? How do you feel now?"
"What's that on your face?" After waking up, the old man pointed at Jiang Nuanzhi's right cheek, his expression terrified.
Jiang Nuan subconsciously touched it, then realized, "Oh, it's nothing, just a little spider."
She casually tossed the spider back into the bushes and smiled at the old man, saying, "Since you're alright, I'll be going now."
The next second, the old man stared at her hand that had taken the spider, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted again, foaming at the mouth.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
Was it scared by the bugs?
At that moment, she caught an ant.
Then, with a strange expression, he pricked the old man's finger again.
Jiang Nuanzhi watched as the old man slowly woke up, and silently showed him the ants.
"Look what this is!"
The old man's focus gradually returned, but before he could even utter a sound, his head lolled to the side and he became dizzy again.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
"I've learned something new. This guy is a doctor?"
I simply left the old man outside the woods. I figured I'd take a stroll in the mountains myself later, and then bring him out again.
As soon as they emerged from the woods, they heard a group of people shouting, "The Magpie Divine Doctor?"
"The Miracle Doctor Que?"
Where are you?
"Master of the family? Master of the family?"
Noticing that many people were walking towards them, Jiang Nuanzhi turned around and hid.
Although the old man was in good health, Jiang Nuanzhi wouldn't be able to explain herself if his family questioned her. Getting into the mountains was the priority.
So he simply took Xiaoli deeper into the woods.
She was quite lucky today; after only a short stroll, she found a longbow. She wondered if the old man had left it behind.
The longbow was engraved with a totem that resembled a wolf's head or a flame. It also had bones from an animal that Jiang Nuanzhi was unfamiliar with.
In modern times, this would be considered a serious crime. But at this moment, she only saw the value of the bow and arrows.
Jiang Nuanzhi casually tossed it into her basket; if no one came looking for it, it would be hers.
She went back to the spot where she had found the wild eggs before, and deliberately left one egg in the grass. Sure enough, there were four more wild eggs inside.
Jiang Nuanzhi was in a good mood and picked up three, and even scattered a small handful of millet on the side.
There probably wasn't just one pheasant; I circled the area several times but still couldn't spot a single one.
Xiaoli was breathing heavily through her nose, clearly getting impatient, and she started wagging her tail in dissatisfaction.
"What are you doing? Are you getting impatient?" He patted Xiaoli's bottom while keeping his eyes fixed on the ground.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
He squatted down, took a shovel, and dug out a root that was as long as a palm and as thick as a finger.
Turning around, I saw Xiaoli bending down to sniff. For some reason, it suddenly became happy again. In a good mood, it shook its head and nuzzled against Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Silly horse, do you really think everything a geomancer digs up is ginseng?"
Jiang Nuanzhi sighed leisurely: "As expected, I definitely won't encounter anything like digging for ginseng or picking lingzhi. What I can dig up are all dried-up isatis root that no one has picked."
Although Banlangen (Isatis root) is not very valuable, it is indeed a good medicinal product.
Go home, wash it clean, grind it into powder, and then divide it into small packets. You could take it out and sell it.
Isatis root clears heat and detoxifies, cools the blood and soothes the throat. It's also convenient to carry and doesn't spoil easily.
Drinking one packet at the onset of a cold is ideal. It's perfect for people who are traveling, but the price is definitely not high.
This thing appears in droves.
Jiang Nuanzhi dug up about ten roots in this area.
Actually, there were still many, but not enough for the time being. Jiang Nuanzhi stopped digging before finishing, packed up the dozen or so, and continued walking forward with Xiaoli in her hand.
There is a river deep in the forest.
This place isn't as bustling as the river in front of Xinghua Village. There are always villagers fishing there.
Aside from Jiang Nuanzhi and Xiao Li, there was no one else by this river. Mainly, it was too far away, deep in the forest, and the villagers were unwilling to come.
The stream was crystal clear, with a thin layer of ice still clinging to the edges. It would probably melt completely in a couple of days.
Just by strolling along the riverbank, Jiang Nuanzhi spotted fish leisurely swimming in the water.
They were all small fish, though. Of course, it was March or April; the fish hadn't grown much yet. And the river was shallow. She immediately headed towards a deeper part of the river above the woods.
Now we can see bigger fish.
Jiang Nuanzhi cleaned out the basket, put a handful of millet inside, tied a rope, and then put the basket into the water.
After all that effort, Xiaoli was already dozing off standing up. Jiang Nuanzhi added two handfuls of millet and finally caught a small fish about the length of a thumb.
She let out a long sigh and released the little fish.
Such a small amount of fish wouldn't even fill the waiter's teeth.
I thought I'd ask a few of the kids if any of them knew how to fish. I'll bring them along later.
I washed the indigo root thoroughly, gave Xiaoli some water to drink, and washed its long face. Then, the two of us, one human and one horse, leisurely made our way home.
"Dr. Magpie, I've finally met you."
Zhao Xiuyuan waited respectfully at the door, observing all the proper etiquette.
However, upon seeing the person who arrived, he could no longer maintain his dignified and polite demeanor.
The old man before me had a large abrasion on the right side of his forehead, bloodstains on the tip of his nose, and what appeared to be white foam at the corner of his mouth. He was limping and looked quite unhappy.
He seemed not to notice Zhao Xiuyuan at all, and went straight into the courtyard, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Sanqi, Sanqi! You hurry up and find out who I met in the woods today! Dig three feet into the ground and find this person for me!"
Zhao Xiuyuan glanced at the guards he had sent to fetch the divine physician and frowned: "Is this person really the Divine Physician Que?"
The guard nodded and replied in a low voice, "Young master, it's absolutely true. I don't know if the divine physician was attacked in the forest. When my subordinate and his apprentice found him, he was still unconscious."
Zhao Xiuyuan nodded knowingly, then stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Divine Doctor, this junior, Zhao Xiuyuan, greets you."
The old man, his path blocked, looked up with considerable displeasure: "A member of the Zhao family? What business do you have with me? Our two families have no connection."
(End of this chapter)
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