31 Accident
◎ Suddenly fell sideways into an embrace filled with the scent of pine.◎
Chu Yufu and Lan Zhu moved aside, leaving the center space of the medicine cabinet for the two of them.
The doctor behind the counter was not very old, a young man in his twenties. When he heard the man say this, he frowned and waved to the boy next to him to stand forward.
"Put out your hand."
The boy was not much taller than the medicine counter. Hearing this, he tried to stand on tiptoe and put his arms on the counter.
The doctor felt the boy's pulse quietly. The boy's face turned pale and he mumbled, "I'm cold and my stomach hurts..."
Chu Yufu stood beside the boy and could see that the coating on his tongue was thin and white. In addition, he said he felt cold and bloated, so she subconsciously made a judgment in her mind - spleen cold, yang stagnation and water vapor syndrome, a gastrointestinal problem.
The young doctor withdrew his hand and looked at the boy's father. "That shouldn't be the case. Three days ago, I diagnosed your child with dampness and cold blocking his spleen and stomach, so I prescribed Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra) Decoction. It uses Ephedra as the main ingredient to stimulate Yang Qi, and Licorice as the auxiliary ingredient to regulate the spleen and stomach. I also added Magnolia officinalis and ginger to promote Qi and relieve bloating. I checked his pulse again today, and it's the same."
He shook his head: "I used the right prescription."
Upon hearing this, the veins on the middle-aged man's forehead jumped. He raised his hand and slammed the counter, saying angrily: "That's right? Just because you say it's right, it's right? My son is not well! Did I come here on purpose to tease you?" It's a major holiday. If there is no illness or disaster, who would be willing to come to the pharmacy?
The little boy held his stomach and whispered, "Daddy, my stomach hurts."
The young doctor was also a stubborn person: "I have been using Ma Huang Tang for so many years, could I possibly use it wrongly?!"
The middle-aged man got anxious and kicked the medicine cabinet with one foot, making a loud clanging sound.
Chu Yufu had already pulled Lanzhu away when the middle-aged man slammed the table. Now, seeing them arguing and the little boy saying nothing, half leaning against the medicine cabinet, holding his stomach with a sad face, she felt a little soft-hearted and couldn't help but ask the doctor.
"Did you add anything to the medicine that induces sweating? This child seems to have an imbalance of Ying and Wei."
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On the second floor of the pharmacy.
Beside the elm table, Pei Ming leaned back in his chair, teasing the man in black sitting opposite him with his eyes closed and his shoulders and back covered with silver needles, regulating his breathing.
"Hey, my brother, it's the Lantern Festival, what's wrong with you taking a day off? I know, it's time to nag again."
In the past, on weekends, his cousin would always stay in his yard reading or practicing martial arts. At dusk, he went to the yard to look for him, but found that he was not there. After asking, he learned from the servant that he had stretched his arm while practicing archery in the afternoon, causing his old injury to relapse, so he went to the pharmacy for acupuncture.
The man raised his eyelids, glanced at him calmly, and said, "If you don't tell me, my aunt won't know."
Pei Ming shuddered when he looked at him, shrugged his shoulders, and put his hand in front of his mouth to make a gesture of silence.
He has two older brothers in the family, but to be honest, he is more afraid of his cousin. After all, his elder brother is more talkative than violent, while his cousin is less talkative but more violent. When he was a child, he provoked his elder brother without knowing the consequences and got beaten many times.
He shut his mouth, stood up boredly, and prepared to study the painting on the wall. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, he heard a commotion coming from downstairs. He leaned on the railing, looked out, and immediately laughed, waving behind him.
"What a coincidence! Cousin, come and see who this is! The second daughter of the Chu family!"
Pei Yue didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when he heard the last few words, his brows twitched. He stood up and stood beside him. He leaned over and looked down, and saw Chu Yufu standing in front of the counter and talking.
"...This child seems to have a disorder of the Yingwei system."
The girl's long eyelashes on her fair and pretty face trembled slightly. She was talking to the doctor, but her clear almond-shaped eyes were looking at the boy in front of her.
Pei Ming whispered with interest, "I never thought this Miss Chu Er really has some real skills. She speaks so coherently!"
Pei Yue said nothing and continued reading with his head down.
The middle-aged man downstairs was startled when he heard this. He turned to look at Chu Yufu and frowned, saying, "Young lady, do you know medicine?" Seeing Chu Yufu nod, the man became even angrier and pointed at the doctor, "You still say it's not your medicine that's wrong!"
The doctor looked at the young woman in front of him and his face darkened. "What do you, a little girl, know? How can you even speak?"
Miss Chu lowered her head and reached out to brush off the invisible dust on her cuffs. When she raised her eyes again, her pupils were dark and she seemed to be smiling.
"No matter how ignorant I am, I can't help but see that this child, wearing a thick coat, stood by the charcoal stove for a long time, but there was not a drop of sweat on his forehead. You are so knowledgeable, how come you don't know that in this case, you need to stimulate yang and induce sweating first, and then Ma Huang Tang will be effective?"
After saying that, she stopped looking at him and turned to the maid behind her and said, "Let's go."
The little maid walked to the counter, picked up the medicine packed by the waiter with one hand, slapped the silver on the counter with the other hand, snorted heavily, and followed Miss Chu Er out through the door.
Behind him, the doctor stared at the door, then looked at the boy's face, and suddenly his face turned red.
The middle-aged man's voice became louder and louder: "Give me back the money! Give me back the money for the medicine, I won't see you anymore!"
People have left and there is no more excitement to watch.
Pei Ming shrank back and shook his head. "Looking at Doctor Zhang's expression, I think she was right. In terms of temperament, he's much worse than his grandfather, Grand Chancellor Zhang." Then he changed the subject, "Come to think of it, cousin, this is the first time you've met her, right?"
He heard from his mother the day before that his father had already discussed with the master of the Chu family and would send a letter to the couple after the New Year. If nothing unexpected happens, the girl downstairs will be his future cousin's wife.
Pei Yue sat back in his chair, his eyebrows slightly raised, and tapped his slender fingers twice on the table: "It's not the first time, it's the third time."
"Huh?" Pei Ming opened his eyes wide.
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After stepping out of the medicine shop, Lan Zhu quickly took a few steps to catch up with Chu Yufu and asked cautiously, "Why are you so angry, young lady?"
It's rare to see the second girl get so angry.
Chu Yufu said nothing and just kept walking forward. The cold wind of the first month of the year blew in her face, but it couldn't extinguish the anger in her heart. She felt that she had a lot to say, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that no one would understand.
In the shop, she rashly questioned the other person's medical skills, which was indeed a bit rude, and it was normal to be refuted. If the other person had argued with her about medical principles, it would have been fine, but the first thing he said was "What do you know, little lady?" The three words "little lady" made her furious.
Since she came here, she has been feeling this shackle all the time.
Because she was a girl from a boudoir, she couldn't easily show her face in public. Even if she wanted to leave the house, she had to have a legitimate reason like "buying medicine." On the other hand, her third brother had no one to supervise him.
Because she was a girl, she worried every day about being treated like a tool and married off casually, forcing her to rack her brains to find a way out. If she were a man, she would have a hundred ways to live a decent life! She could study, do business, or anything else. Why did she have so many skills but only have to resort to roundabout ways to save the country?
Now, she was trying to save someone with good intentions, but was scolded by the doctor again. She couldn't control her temper.
Back at the teahouse, Lu Jiaan saw that she looked unhappy and asked, "What happened?"
Chu Yufu didn't want to spoil her holiday mood, so she took a deep breath to suppress her anger and forced a smile: "It's okay, there were suddenly more people outside, and I got squeezed when I walked over."
Lu Jiaan peeked out the window and saw that there were indeed more people than when they were strolling around earlier. People on the street were practically shoulder to shoulder, moving forward slowly like insects. "I guess they're all going to Yuhe to watch the fireworks."
After leaving the teahouse, they walked along the street for a while and felt that the surroundings were getting more and more crowded. Lu Jiaan stood on tiptoe to look and found that there was a bridge in front of them. At this moment, people were constantly coming down from the bridge and pouring into the crowd.
She reached out and held Chu Yufu's hand, and reminded her, "Let's hold each other tightly."
Chu Yufu squeezed her hand back: "Don't worry, you won't lose it."
Who knew that just as he finished speaking, he heard a scream from not far ahead.
"Ah! Those at the back, stop pushing!"
"Don't go any further! Someone fell!"
With one shout, the crowd suddenly became chaotic.
Chu Yufu was shocked and wanted to pull Lu Jiaan back, but it was too late. A sudden crowd of people came out from nowhere and separated the two of them in an instant.
She was short and could only barely see a piece of the other person's apricot-yellow clothes through the gap, so she shouted loudly: "Cousin! See you at Yanchun Tower!"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, even the corner of his clothes disappeared.
There were people everywhere, crowded together like a black mass. Chu Yufu wanted to rush to the side of the street based on her memory, but she couldn't move her feet, so she had to follow the crowd.
But soon I couldn't walk anymore.
The person in front didn't move, but the people behind were still rushing forward. She began to feel short of breath. The air around her was thin and turbid, and the smell of sweat, perfume, barbecue, and alcohol all rushed into her nose.
She tried to put her arms on the back of the person in front of her to create some space for herself, and at the same time shouted loudly not to squeeze, but it was no use. The tiny voice was like a mosquito's buzz in the noise, and no one paid any attention to it.
She inexplicably recalled the chicks sold in bamboo baskets at the school gate when she was a child. The chicks gathered together in groups, chirping non-stop. The delicate and weak chicks would be easily stepped on by other chicks if they were not careful.
I'm almost being squeezed to death, I must not fall...
Just when she felt dizzy and her legs and feet went weak, she suddenly felt the fabric of her clothes tighten around her shoulders, as if being grabbed by something. The next moment, she fell sideways into an embrace filled with the scent of pine. Her nose hit the man hard, and she felt sore that tears streamed down her face.
Before Chu Yufu could figure out what was going on, she felt a large hand tightly grip her waist, pushing her towards the edge of the crowd. She subconsciously grabbed the hand's clothes, like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood.
Tears filled her eyes and her vision was blurred. Suddenly, she saw a dark shadow in front of her, creating a small space for her. She staggered and squeezed out with that person.
After a moment, she felt relaxed.
Finally squeezed out!
At the same time, the hand around her waist loosened.
Chu Yufu lowered her head and took a few deep breaths, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and thanked him while panting. When she looked up, the half-sentenced thank you got stuck in her throat.
She was standing in front of a grocery store. Under the bright lanterns, how could there be a single person in sight?
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