The Secret of Huangjia Village
The village chief's house is located in the south of Huangjia Village. When the house was built, a large area of land was enclosed, and now it is neatly surrounded by fences.
Pushing open the wooden gate, you will see a cobblestone road with many vegetables planted on both sides.
Shi Yanqing looked carefully and only recognized chili peppers and green onions.
"Doctor Shi, please sit for a while. I'll take He Erhe to change his clothes first." The village chief raised his hand and pointed to the wooden chair in the main room, then took Huang Erhe into the west room to get clothes to change.
Shi Yanqing took two steps forward. Her eyes fell on the loofah and dried chilies hanging on the earthen wall, then moved to the broom made of rice straw in the corner.
After just a few glances, I heard the sound of a crutch tapping on the ground behind me, at a slow pace.
Shi Yanqing turned around.
The village chief was walking towards her with a stack of fried peanuts.
"These are all peanuts grown in our garden. We picked them, washed them, and fried them in a pan. They taste crisp and refreshing. Doctor Shi, try some first."
Shi Yanqing walked over, held the village chief's arm with one hand, and took the peanuts from her hand with the other.
She had only taken it for a few seconds when Dan Ye took it immediately.
"Thank you, Village Chief. I haven't eaten fried peanuts in a long time. Now that I see them, I'm a little craving for them."
"Hahaha," the village chief burst into laughter upon hearing this. With the support of Shi Yanqing, she walked to the wooden chair and sat down. Then she patted the wooden chair next to her, motioning Shi Yanqing to sit down as well.
"Since you're craving for peanuts, I'll pack a bag of fried peanuts for you to eat to your heart's content before you leave."
"Then Yanqing would like to thank the village chief."
The village chief is about the same age as her grandmother. She has given birth to two sons and one daughter, all of whom grew up safely and healthily and started their own families. Now her grandchildren have also grown up, and the youngest is about to get married.
The two of them were chatting like a pair of grandparents and grandchildren, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"I have met your husband. He is quite handsome and a dignified and elegant scholar."
When Shi Yanqing heard the compliment, the expression on his face became softer and a little sweet.
After a while, Huang Erhe came out after changing his clothes.
He held his waist with one hand and walked slowly, step by step.
He accidentally fell last night and must have injured his waist. Now he needs to hold on to something when walking to feel more comfortable, as if to lend him some support.
"Doctor Shi, please take a look at He boy next." The village chief said sincerely. She and Huang Erhe's mother's mother grew up together and knew each other well.
After his grandmother passed away a few years ago, the village chief, out of affection for his good friend, would keep an eye on Huang Erhe from time to time, fearing that he would go astray.
Who would have thought that Huang Erhe did not go astray and now suffers from this strange disease.
Fortunately, the doctor was able to cure her, otherwise, when she met her old sisters a hundred years later and talked about her children and grandchildren, she would not know how to start the conversation.
Shi Yanqing had taken Huang Erhe's pulse yesterday and had a rough idea of his condition.
Now she took the pulse again in front of the village chief and Huang Erhe to reassure them.
"It can be cured."
Shi Yanqing said affirmatively.
"It's just that the medication will take a long time, probably for a month before you can stop taking it."
Of course, this doesn't mean that Huang Erhe's stomachache will take a month to go away. If he takes medicine, it will only take seven days. The next ten days are all for strengthening the body and nourishing Qi.
Hearing that it could be cured, Huang Erhe didn't care how long he would have to take the medicine. He was so happy that his eyebrows raised.
Seeing him like this, Shi Yanqing didn't say much. He gestured to Dan Ye to take out paper and pen and spread them on the table.
She picked up the pen and wrote down the recipe she had thought of in her mind on the paper without any error.
"This is a prescription. I don't have some of the herbs here, so I'll have to go to the county town to get them. Please take it according to the prescription for seven days. After seven days, I'll adjust the dosage based on your physical condition."
Huang Erhe took the prescription with both hands, folded it carefully and put it into his sleeve. He was as careful as if he were cherishing a jewel, afraid that he would lose it accidentally.
But to him, this recipe is as valuable as jewelry.
After seeing the patient, Shi Yanqing stood up and prepared to say goodbye to the village chief. She had been delayed here for a long time, so she had to go back to continue her free medical consultation.
The village chief knew that she had something to do, so he didn't say anything and let her leave.
Only after Shi Yanqing left did the village chief withdraw his gaze and turn his eyes to Huang Erhe, who had a smile on his face.
"Now that you've been cured, don't mention those people anymore. It's best to forget them completely."
Huang Erhe restrained his smile and lowered his head as if he knew he was wrong. "Don't worry, Village Chief, I won't mention it again."
After leaving the village chief's house, Shi Yanqing turned around and looked at the closed gate again.
“Danye, you still have to ask for news about the wrong doctor later.”
The free clinic ended quickly in the morning. Shi Yanqing did not return to her residence. She ate the meat sauce pie that Dan Ye had made in the morning. After finishing her lunch, she went to the place where Huang Zhi's family was staying.
After a brief chat, Shi Yanqing gave the old man acupuncture in the same way as yesterday.
After piercing the acupuncture points for treatment, Shi Yanqing began to try acupuncture. She moved carefully and paid attention to the old man's breathing at all times.
When it looked a little hurried, she immediately slowed down and softened her movements until she stopped at a suitable strength.
Huang Zhi, who was standing by, clenched his hands tightly, looking terrified.
After about a quarter of an hour, the needles in all the acupuncture points were removed.
Shi Yanqing poured out a pill and asked Huang Zhi's son to bring water and feed it to his grandfather.
"Doctor Shi, after you gave my father-in-law an acupuncture injection and medicine last night, he was able to lift his fingers before going to bed. You are truly a miracle doctor!"
After leaving the room, Huang Zhi quickly told what happened last night, his tone full of admiration.
Shi Yanqing calmly accepted the praise without showing any arrogance on his face.
After observing this, Huang Zhi sighed in his heart again.
"By the way, Doctor Shi, you haven't had lunch yet, have you? Why don't you follow me to the main hall and have a simple meal?"
"I had lunch before coming here, so I won't bother you." Shi Yanqing said gently, handing the white porcelain medicine bottle in her hand to Huang Zhi.
"I noticed that there's a blue tinge under your lips, so I'm afraid you might have a cold. This bottle of pills is specifically for treating colds. If you feel better after taking them, you can come back to see me later."
"This..." Huang Zhi looked a little embarrassed. She hesitated for a moment, and finally reached out to take the medicine bottle.
"Doctor Shi actually saw it. Less than a year after I gave birth to Kang'er, I fell into the river while washing clothes. After being rescued, I fell seriously ill. Since then, my lower abdomen has been painful every time I have my period. Although I don't have my period now, I still feel colder than the average person in winter."
Shi Yanqing: "Auntie will feel better after taking this bottle of medicine, but it won't be cured yet."
Huang Zhi smiled and said, "As long as you feel better."
After the two men in the room came out, Shi Yanqing did not stay any longer and hurried back to his residence.
As soon as she entered the yard, she saw Zhou Hanzhang sitting on a low stool boiling medicine, holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand and fanning the medicine stove.
"Han Zhang!"
Shi Yanqing walked over quickly.
"Is Shi'an feeling better? Did he have lunch?"
Zhou Hanzhang looked up and nodded, "He's better now, but he doesn't have much strength. He's still lying in bed."
Shi Yanqing squatted down and told everything that happened in the morning.
"I feel like something's wrong with Huangjia Village. There's clearly a doctor in the village, but I rarely hear anyone mention him. I only heard about him from Huang Erhe's grandmother."
Hearing this, Zhou Hanzhang paused fanning himself, as he keenly caught a word.
The doctor is wrong, could it be the witch’s fault?
At this time, in a courtyard in Huangjia Village that looked rather desolate, the crisp sound of a porcelain bowl falling to the ground was heard.
Cuo Wushang, dressed in black, had a gloomy face and stared at the person who was half-kneeling on the ground with unfriendly eyes.
"No disease, is this what you mean by no abnormalities?"
Cuo Wubing lowered his head, his tone filled with regret, "I'm sorry, big brother. At the time, I saw that the people from Jianshui Village were also staring at them, so I didn't dare to get close."
"After all, Pang Guan disappeared, and they are more anxious than anyone else. I'm afraid that if I get too close, I will be exposed."
Cuo Wushang's index finger tapped on the table, and the sound it made was like the footsteps of a wild beast approaching in the dark night, giving people a heavy mental pressure in the quiet air.
Cuo Wubing, kneeling on the ground, felt the torment of cold sweat running down his forehead. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva to calm his pounding heart.
"Forget it, I'll let you go this time."
As soon as these words were spoken, the tense atmosphere instantly became relaxed.
"Don't worry, big brother. I won't do it again."
Cuo Wushang nodded and said, "Get up, why are you still kneeling on the ground?"
"A message has been sent from the capital, saying that my lord can no longer wait. The Empress's birth is our final deadline."
Hearing this, Cuo Wubing looked up in surprise, "Is time so tight? But the fight in the Dragon Cave is far from over.
"Just find more people."
Cuo Wushang said this, stood up and prepared to leave.
"By the way, you will continue to keep an eye on Zhou Hanzhang and Shi Yanqing. You can eliminate them if necessary."
Cuo Wubing: "Yes, big brother."
After Cuo Wushang left, Cuo Wubing also left.
He familiarly avoided the villagers and ran directly towards Wuli Mountain after leaving Huangjia Village.
He walked to a place where there were dense trees and no mountain paths, and opened a secret door in a hidden place.
In an instant, the sound of moving stones was heard from a few meters away.
Cuo Wubing immediately looked around carefully, and after making sure that no one was following him, he walked towards the source of the sound.
This secret passage was completed more than a hundred years ago and was secretly built for the witch doctors who gathered here for generations.
The witch doctor who made this suggestion at the time was a wise old man. He said that the status of witch doctors has been changing from ancient times to the present, but it has generally been declining.
In order to prevent witch doctors from becoming second-rate medical practitioners and being hated by the world one day in the future, they should leave a backup plan to provide protection and opportunities for their descendants to make a comeback.
The old witch doctor had good intentions, and now witch doctors are indeed hated by everyone, but he forgot that the backup plan should not be left in the old nest, which will only make them blinded.
Entering the secret passage, Cuo Wubing took out a tinder to light the way.
He walked for about an hour before he saw a light ahead, and the view became clear, as if he were in a paradise.
There is a clear blue sky above my head, and as far as the eye can see, there are flowers and green grass.
This is the heart of the Black Witch, deep in Wuli Mountain.
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