Chapter 87 The Prescription Their efforts were rewarded…
It was a dream.
In his dream, he saw that small mountain village that he knew so well.
He was so familiar with the place that he still clearly remembered the patterns on the trunk of the old locust tree at the village entrance, the tongue of the big yellow dog at the village chief's house, the icy-cold well water that was always cold, no matter the season, and the big stone engraved with the names of all the village children.
I remember the medicinal herbs planted in Xue Shen's hospital and the fragrance of herbs that lingered in the air all year round.
The old friend who hadn't appeared in his dreams for many years now stood in the courtyard where he had lived for over ten years, looking like she was eight or nine years old.
The little girl was adorable, with her raised eyebrows and wide-open eyes making her look especially lively.
She was facing away from him, arguing with a girl her own age.
Xue Caiwei said angrily, "I just can't memorize those prescriptions! My father doesn't care, so why are you saying all this time!"
Mei Leshu couldn't stand her unambitious attitude and said angrily, "It's not that you can't memorize, it's that you're lazy! So many people outside want to become Master Xue's disciples but can't, yet you're too lazy to learn. Do you want Master Xue to lose his lineage?"
Xue Caiwei felt a headache coming on. She put her hands on her hips and retorted sharply, "To be honest, it's your business if you like studying medicine, but I don't. Why are you forcing me to do something I don't like? Did I force you not to study medicine and instead learn hunting or embroidery?"
Mei Leshu was furious, but didn't know how to retort, so she covered her head with her hands and screamed, "Ahhh, how could you do this!"
Xue Caiwei said smugly, "Everyone has their own ambitions. You can be your goddess doctor, and I'll be my village girl."
The little girl suddenly remembered something and continued, "Besides, my father hasn't lost his family line. I found him A-Rang. A-Rang is very smart. He can learn anything very quickly. My father is very satisfied with him."
Upon hearing an unfamiliar name, Mei Leshu looked slightly bewildered, then pouted, "Your childhood sweetheart doesn't seem like the type to want to be a doctor."
Xue Caiwei didn't take it seriously, "Then being a hunter is fine too. He hunts and I roast the meat; he tills the fields and I sow the seeds."
Mei Leshu: "..." Her voice rose several octaves, "Hunter? Farmer?"
Xue Caiwei quickly covered her ears, looking speechless: "Junior Sister, don't be so old-fashioned. Does a doctor's child have to become a doctor? Does that mean a butcher's child can only become a butcher and can't become a prime minister?"
Unable to refute her junior sister, Mei Leshu snapped again: "Fine, I hope you won't regret this later!"
Xue Caiwei scoffed, "I won't regret it."
With that resolute child's voice, the once spoiled and adorable little girl instantly became a corpse by the lake.
Her clothes were soaked, and her body was covered in wounds.
His face was deathly pale, and his eyes, which he could not close, were filled with despair.
I will not regret it.
But did she not regret it when she resolutely jumped into the lake?
Xue Rang opened his eyes and looked up at the bed curtains above him, feeling both pain and sorrow.
After Xue Caiwei committed suicide by jumping into the lake, he never saw her in his dreams for many years.
It's unclear whether his guilt and regret made him afraid to see her, or whether Xue Caiwei blamed him for not protecting her and therefore refused to see him.
Xue Rang got up and walked to the window.
The cool moonlight spilled across the floor, illuminating a line of words on a piece of paper on the desk: "A major epidemic has struck Qingzhou..."
The young man gave a wry smile.
Regardless, the fact that Caiwei has passed away should be told to Uncle Zhu and Mei Leshu, as they are the closest people to Caiwei in this world besides him.
Xue Rang took out a tinderbox, lit the candle, and laid out paper to write a letter.
With the current epidemic in Qingzhou, Mei Leshu will definitely go there, so he wants to invite her to Xingzhou.
Mei Leshu from Qingzhou had no idea that Xue Rang, the son-in-law of the treacherous Lu Wei, was the same child groom that her junior sister had picked up years ago.
She and doctors like Xu Nanxing were working tirelessly from dawn till dusk to treat patients.
In Yangliu County, Fu Tiandong just sent over a prescription, saying it would be helpful in curing the illness.
Xu Nanxing was instructed to adjust the dosage of medication based on the patients' physical condition and illness.
Xu Nanxing shared the prescription and letter with Mei Leshu and the other doctors without reservation.
After reading the prescription, Mei Leshu had a look of sudden realization. "It can be prepared like this?" she said. "Let's prepare the medicine and try it out."
The doctors agreed.
If Dr. Fu's prescription is effective, it will cure the patients in the epidemic area sooner!
He Lingzhi was among the first group of patients to fall ill.
She had been lying in her hospital bed for a long time. When the soldiers forcibly brought her to the medical area, she felt utterly hopeless and thought she was beyond saving.
Even though local doctors were sent over to treat them, she saw no hope at all.
She didn't want to die; she wanted to continue living.
But the disease eroded her body, making her weaker day by day.
She missed her parents, her husband, and her children.
But she didn't know she could see them one last time before she died!
At this moment, the doctors from Anling, Jinzhou arrived.
These doctors arranged for people to clean the rooms every day and to place green plants and flowers inside.
They also made these patients take hot baths and wash their hair every few days.
After improving her environmental and personal hygiene, He Lingzhi's mood improved slightly.
What's even more shocking is that they started eating lavish meals every day from then on!
That was something she never dared to dream of—fresh rice, noodles, vegetables, and meat! Even the wealthy family she used to work for couldn't afford such good food!
She lies here, yet she can eat every day.
I was in a good mood, had a full stomach, and the doctors and caregivers were very kind.
He Lingzhi felt that her illness seemed to be under control and had stopped worsening, but she didn't know if it was just her imagination.
Therefore, He Lingzhi, like other patients, had a particularly good impression of the doctors from Anling and cooperated very well with their treatment.
When Xu Nanxing told her about a new prescription that had already been verified, He Lingzhi smiled and said, "Let me give it a try."
Xu Nanxing looked at her seriously and said, "I can't guarantee that you'll get better after taking this medicine."
Hearing this, He Lingzhi lowered her head and thought for a moment. "I know you are not gods after all. How could you possibly guarantee my life? I don't want to die, so I'll have to have the guts to try it myself."
The woman's eyes were gentle, and her tone was devout: "Please, goddess, bless me!"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Xu Nanxing almost lost his composure, and he couldn't help but stammer, "You..."
He Lingzhi said resolutely, "If I live, I will dedicate my life to the goddess!"
Xu Nanxing quickly replied, "No need, no need. The goddess doesn't need your offerings. She only needs you to work in Anling for a few years."
He Lingzhi was taken aback. "Huh?" How come the goddess of Anling is different from other goddesses?
Based on the conditions of several patients who volunteered to try the drug, Mei Leshu adjusted the dosage of each ingredient in the prescription.
Then she showed the doctors the revised prescription.
After the doctors from Anling and the local doctors from Lukchi County examined the specimens, they offered their opinions, and the discussion lasted for several days before finally being put on paper.
Mei Leshu gave the final version of the prescription to the apprentices and instructed them to keep an eye on decocting the medicine.
Looking at the prescription, she was truly curious about Anling's medical books.
He then decided to wait until things were settled here before setting off for Anling.
Yangliu County.
Fu Tiandong led the doctors on their routine ward rounds.
"Is Aunt Liu feeling better today?"
The middle-aged woman being questioned smiled and said, "I'm much better now, and my head doesn't hurt as much as it did yesterday."
Fu Tiandong smiled gently, "That's great, we can reduce the dosage of the medication from now on."
The middle-aged woman nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Fu!"
"How are you feeling, Xiaohua?" The female doctor reached out and touched the boy's forehead, feeling that his temperature had gone down. "The fever is gone."
The fifteen-year-old boy blinked and answered honestly, "I feel a little dizzy, my mouth tastes bitter, my nose is stuffy, and I'm coughing."
"Mmm." Fu Tiandong responded while turning to look at the young doctor behind him taking notes.
She instructed the boy, "Drink plenty of hot water, and don't drink cold water!"
"Is Uncle Zhao still vomiting today?"
The middle-aged man said, "I didn't vomit as badly as yesterday."
He thought for a moment and asked, "Can we still have cold dishes today? The meat dishes are delicious, but I can't eat them."
Fu Tiandong smiled and replied, "Sure."
"Is Feifei alright?"
The young woman pointed to her throat with a pained expression, "I have phlegm stuck in my throat, and it hurts when I swallow. I don't want to eat anything."
Fu Tiandong frowned slightly. "Didn't you have breakfast?"
The young woman said, "It hurts, I can't eat."
Fu Tiandong comforted her, "You're sick right now, you can't go without eating. I'll have someone bring you some porridge in a bit. Would you like meat porridge or vegetable porridge?"
"Grandma, how much did you eat for breakfast today?"
The elderly woman, slightly proud, replied to Dr. Fu's question, "I drank a whole bowl of corn and lean meat porridge!"
"Wow!" Fu Tiandong praised in unison, "You're amazing! You'll definitely get better soon!"
The old lady was very happy.
After examining each patient using the four diagnostic methods of "inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation" to understand their current condition, Fu Tiandong immediately held a morning meeting with all the doctors.
Fu Tiandong reported first, "...After this period of treatment, the patients' conditions have all improved! This proves that our prescription is effective, and everyone's hard work has not been in vain!"
The doctors were delighted to hear this: their efforts had paid off!
Fu Tiandong smiled and said, "Next, we will adjust the medication according to the patients' actual conditions."
She patiently reminded everyone, "We must not let our guard down; we still need to be as serious as before. After all, our goal is not just to alleviate the symptoms, but to help the patients recover!"
The doctors all adopted serious expressions and nodded in agreement.
"We've worked so hard for so long, we can't let it all go to waste!"
"Yes, yes, since there is a possibility of recovery, of course we should keep watching until it gets better."
"Don't worry, Dr. Fu, we won't slack off because of this."
"Everyone, please keep an eye on your colleagues and show concern for other patients."
"I really hope to see the patients leave here healthy!"
Fu Tiandong smiled and said, "Once all the patients have recovered, I will definitely ask the Goddess for permission to invite everyone to visit the laboratory of our Anling Medical Center!"
The doctors from Yangliu County were overjoyed. "That's wonderful! We can finally see what this amazing microscope is all about!"
What exactly are bacteria like that are invisible to the human eye?
"I'm really looking forward to it."
Not only that, Fu Tiandong thought to himself that the doctors in Anling also wanted to spread the smallpox vaccination method to eradicate smallpox!
They just didn't have the chance before, and the doctors outside wouldn't believe them.
If they can now resolve the outbreak in Gyeongju and gain fame, they can take the opportunity to promote allicin and smallpox vaccination!
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The author's note: Yesterday, while cycling, I saw vast fields of tobacco planted in another city.
I'm a little conflicted about whether or not to let the people in the book grow tobacco to make money.
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