"How about," Jiang Nuan tentatively suggested, "we go again in a few days?"
If things go wrong and a misunderstanding occurs, she'll be in serious trouble.
“No need, let’s go today,” Sister-in-law Huang waved her hand. “When it comes to seeing a doctor, it’s better to go early than late. She’s just a young woman who doesn’t understand these things.”
Before Huangshan's wife could say anything more, Huang's sister-in-law glared at her fiercely, and she immediately wilted.
Finally, he bit his lip and got onto the oxcart.
Inside the pharmacy, the apprentice saw the young woman being helped by Sister-in-law Huang and immediately understood. "Wait here, I'll get the doctor right away."
After saying that, he specially moved a stool over.
"Sit down first, don't tire yourself out," Sister-in-law Huang placed a stool in front of her daughter-in-law. "Your pregnancy is still early, you can't overexert yourself."
The woman from Huangshan, sitting on the stool, felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
“Mother,” she looked at Sister-in-law Huang with a wronged expression, “I’m really not pregnant. Can we go home?”
She didn't want to lose face in town.
"You silly child," Sister-in-law Huang said with a headache, "why won't you believe your mother? Do you think I, an experienced woman, would lie to you?"
"But I really didn't..."
“Niece-in-law,” Jiang Nuan said, stopping Huang Dasao who was about to explode, “we’ll talk about whether she’s pregnant or not later. Let’s have the doctor check her pulse and see if there are any problems. If there are, we can get her medicine; if not, we can rest assured.”
“Exactly,” Sister-in-law Huang immediately chimed in, “You can’t do that now, it’s like what the book says about avoiding certain things and then treating them.”
"To conceal one's illness and avoid seeking medical treatment."
“It’s wrong to ignore your illness and avoid medical treatment,” a strong, aged voice came from behind. “Don’t take your health for granted. So many people let minor illnesses develop into major ones, and eventually become incurable diseases.”
“The doctor is right, that’s not how it works,” Sister-in-law Huang agreed. “I remember Widow Qian’s parents-in-law died in the same way.”
At first it was just a cold, but I didn't want to waste money, so I kept putting it off until it got worse and I couldn't get it treated.
The doctor nodded, pointed at the woman from Huangshan, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you treating this woman?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Sister-in-law Huang said with a smile, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant. I would like to trouble the doctor to take a look and see if he can prescribe some medicine to help prevent miscarriage."
"Pregnant?" The doctor gave Huangshan's wife a strange look, then sat down in the chair opposite her to take her pulse.
He only let go of her hand after a cup of tea.
"Doctor, how is it? How far along is my daughter-in-law's pregnancy?"
"Not pregnant."
"Not pregnant? That's impossible!" Sister Huang looked incredulous. "Her belly has indeed gotten a little bigger, but is it too early in the pregnancy to tell?"
She kept a close eye on her daughter-in-law's belly every day; she could sense even the slightest change.
My belly has gotten noticeably rounder these past few days.
The doctor shook his head. "The five internal organs are out of balance, there is an imbalance of yin and yang, the triple burner is not in harmony, cold and heat are combined, and the flow between the upper and lower parts of the body is obstructed, which leads to various problems!"
"Ya Ya, what does the doctor mean by that?" Sister-in-law Huang asked in a low voice.
“Sister-in-law,” Jiang Nuan said awkwardly, leaning close to her ear to explain, “the meaning of ‘unfavorable after’ is constipation.”
"Doctor," Sister-in-law Huang nearly went crazy upon hearing the word "constipation," "Please check her pulse again, are you sure you're not mistaken? My daughter-in-law, how could she possibly be constipated?"
"Mother," Huangshan's wife said, blushing and burying her face in her chest, "please stop talking."
The old doctor stroked his beard before slowly speaking, "A hot and dry diet leads to indigestion, excessive sexual activity causes yin energy to stagnate, and excessive worry leads to loss of appetite and constipation."
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