Chapter 14 The Limits of Male Enhancement Are Approaching
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As Lin Xihe stepped into the herbal medicine shop, the wind blew through the eaves, and the copper bells rang out a series of clear sounds.
The sharp-eyed waiter behind the counter noticed the guest's fine fabric and exquisite embroidery, and quickly lifted the curtain to go to the back room. The manager was preparing medicinal wine in the cellar when he heard the words "distinguished guest," and immediately put down what he was doing, grabbed a deer penis, and came out.
Upon realizing it was a young woman, the shopkeeper froze, hurriedly hiding the object behind his back.
"What would you like to choose, young lady?"
The shopkeeper stepped aside to give way to the view, revealing a shelf behind him displaying various exquisite porcelain bottles, all containing incense, herbal teas, pearl powder, and other refined items for young ladies. Many daughters of officials and noble families in Shengjing City loved to shop here.
Lin Xihe asked, "Shopkeeper, where are the tonics?"
The shopkeeper's face instantly broke into a smile. What a distinguished guest!
While leading the person to the tonic area, he secretly rejoiced: a big deal had landed!
A single ginseng root on the shelf is worth a silver ingot; it's truly a case of not making a profit for three years, but then making enough to last three years!
Unexpectedly, Lin Xihe's gaze swept over the precious medicinal herbs, and she asked directly, "Shopkeeper, do you have anything even more potent?"
The shopkeeper understood and quickly opened a rosewood drawer, introducing the several precious items one by one: "Wild ginseng from beyond the Great Wall, century-old purple lingzhi..."
To everyone's surprise, the young woman remained completely unmoved, as if everything he said was trivial.
The shopkeeper bowed with his hands behind his back and said, "I am foolish and ignorant, please enlighten me, young lady."
Lin Xihe's cheeks were still slightly flushed, but her words were astounding: "It's for men...that kind of medicine. Don't try to fool me with ordinary stuff."
"..."
She raised her head and asked, "Shopkeeper, what treasures have you hidden?"
The deer penis was bought by Lin Xihe.
She spent all the money in her embroidered pouch—money she had taken from her younger brother.
Before leaving, she, being a good older sister, didn't forget to ask her younger brother for a bottle of calming pills. The barefoot doctor, Lin Xihe, diagnosed Lin Pinyan with ADHD; given the limited medical technology in ancient times, she could only offer him a token treatment.
At the same time, in the bustling city center.
Qingwu headed straight for Yingdian.
These cat and cockfighting shopkeepers were well-connected with officials and wealthy gentry throughout the city, and their information was extensive. The young lady's jet-black sparrow, with a jade-green silk ribbon tied to its leg inscribed "Lin Family's Beloved Daughter's Pet," would surely be reported if it fell into their hands.
Wen Qi had just finished posting the "Heavy Reward for Birds" notice and was about to go to the falconry shop to find out what was going on when he bumped into Miss Lin's head maid. Ah, she'd gotten even rounder in the few days he'd been gone.
The two had known each other since childhood. Wen Qi's mother favored Qing Wu, but Wen's father had some complaints about her large appetite, fearing that such a big eater would eat the family out of house and home.
The marriage ultimately fell through.
Ever since their masters fell out, the two of them have become like enemies.
Wen Qi: "Where are you going?"
Qingwu: "We have no obligation to inform you."
Actually, she had seen Wen Qi posting the notice from afar and was just about to lift her skirt and walk around him.
Unexpectedly, Wen Qi leaped forward, tearing down the notice before her and stuffing it, along with the half-dried paste, into his mouth.
Qingwu rolled her eyes the biggest they'd ever seen, and cursed back, "No matter what your young master is looking for, if he can't find it, he can't find it, he can't find it..."
Cuihuang has indeed been found by "people" related to the Wen family!
The black tiger scratched incessantly at the ground with its front paws and barked incessantly at the wild cat in the tree.
The wildcat lay sprawled on its back, a black feather stuck to the corner of its mouth.
Here’s what happened: After leaving Wen Zhixu, Cuihuang did not return to Tinghexuan, but instead spent the whole night wandering around outside.
In the first half of the night, it used its underdeveloped cerebellum to contemplate the life of a bird: it shouldn't abandon the order of writing.
To be honest, Wen Zhixu treated it quite well. Its birdcage was more luxurious than that of the talkative parrot in the home of the nouveau riche Cheng Yuanwai in Shengjing.
In the middle of the night, its thoughts underwent a dramatic change!
The preface to the text is dull and uninteresting, unlike the delightful charm of Linxihe. Lively and vibrant, she understands many strange and unusual languages; it was she who taught her to say "Blake".
She even praised it, saying, "Our Bubu is the smartest crow in the entire universe!"
Forget it, whether it's a crow or not, and what the universe is, why should a little sparrow worry about that? Right now, it only cares that the name "Cuihuang" is really rustic and unsophisticated, while only a name like "Bubu" is cute and charming!
The parrot with the colorful coat in Master Cheng's mansion is named "Coco".
That bird chatteres incessantly every day: "Coco~ Coco~"
In fact, Master Cheng suffered from asthma and had a chronic cough. That slutty little vixen was merely imitating her master's cough.
Bu Bu made up its mind; it would fly back to Tinghe Pavilion.
Unfortunately, on its way to seek refuge with Lin Xihe, it was attacked by a wild cat.
Okay, it might, perhaps, be dying.
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Since Wen Zhixu moved to Yinquanxuan, the maids and servants who used to live in the First Madam's room have been reassigned to other courtyards.
There was no one around.
The black tiger climbed the tree, startling the wild cat in the tree, who had no idea that a dog could climb trees. The cat loosened its grip, and a black bird flapped its wings and fell.
The master's sparrow was injured, and the black tiger had no choice but to keep pawing at the ground with its front paws.
Persistence pays off. In less than half an hour, it had dug a path under the wall...
Hearing from Qingwu that there was no news from the eagle shop, Lin Xihe felt a pang of disappointment. If this were modern times, she would have already posted a missing bird notice on Xiaohongshu. Then she thought, perhaps Bubu had already returned to the mountains?
That's fine too.
Lin Xihe strolled into the backyard, where the crabapple blossoms were in full bloom.
The light blue skirt rippled gently with each step, like a pool of spring water stirred by a breeze.
Suddenly, a dark figure darted out from the base of the wall.
She stopped in surprise, looking down to see a small black dog, its fur glistening from the sun. The dog affectionately circled around her.
"Little Black?" Lin Xihe called tentatively in a soft voice.
Mo Hu let out a cheerful cry: "Woo!"
They shared steamed buns fed to them by Wen Zhixu, and had a revolutionary friendship that allowed them to endure hunger together.
Mo Hu kept turning back to look at her as if he wanted to lead the way. Lin Xihe lifted her skirt, kicked aside the lush green grass with her toes clad in stockings, and trotted forward.
Qingwu chased after her, carrying her embroidered shoes: "Miss, put on your shoes!"
A breeze swept through the courtyard, showering the trees with blossoms. Lin Xihe caught a glimpse of a small, motionless, and silent clump beneath the tree.
"Bu Bu?" She almost fell to her knees. "What's wrong with you?"
The bird's feathers were damp. She touched them lightly, and when she withdrew her hand, her fingertips were covered in a warm, sticky liquid.
Blood.
Lin Xihe panicked: "Imperial physician, quickly go and fetch the imperial physician!"
"..."
Honestly, if this were the imperial palace, the imperial physician who treats the emperor and his concubines would probably give up his career on the spot if he saw that the emergency patient was a sparrow.
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Granny Wang couldn't hide her joy: "I heard that the young lady's injuries are serious!"
She had informants at the laundry shop; the laundry maids told her that Tinghexuan had sent several blood-stained handkerchiefs.
Madam Min was overjoyed. She had paid so much money to the Duke of Wen's mansion, and Lin Zhaoheng had only punished her by confining her to her quarters. The gloom in her chest vanished instantly; this good news would make her happy for a whole month!
"Dead?" Madam Min boldly pressed.
News from informants is circulating: Doctor Qian has arrived at the residence.
Then a servant came to say that all of Doctor Qian's apprentices and medicine boys had arrived at the mansion.
Such a spectacle.
Min and her daughter Lin Zhirou exchanged glances in the air, understanding each other perfectly.
It must be the King of Hell coming to take Lin Xihe away. Those few days of her lively antics were just a final burst of energy before death; this time, her time is truly coming to an end.
Lin Zhirou: "Then can I marry the Second Young Master?"
Thinking of the money she had spent on repairing the Wen family's house, Lin Zhirou lost her appetite for the dried fruit in her mouth. "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have given her the money. I've lost so much."
Madam Min laughed at her daughter's short-sightedness: "What's wrong with using your money to renovate the house for you and your future husband? With such a limited perspective, how will you become the matriarch of the Wen family in the future?"
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Dr. Qian couldn't remember how many times he had treated Lin Xihe. Lin Xihe had drowned as a child and remained in a coma for several months. After waking up, she became mentally impaired.
The quiet little girl from back then is now looking at him with clear eyes: "Dr. Qian, all beings are equal. Bu Bu is my precious baby. Please treat him well! Money is not a problem."
If all else fails, I can just "borrow" from my younger brother.
Doctor? Dr. Qian remained silent for a moment, then instructed his apprentice to open the medicine box.
Two dents were clearly visible on the sparrow's soft right abdomen, resembling the work of a wildcat. Although the blood had congealed, the injury was far from optimistic.
Even renowned doctors in Shengjing (Shenyang) sometimes find themselves at a loss.
Doctor Qian had never treated birds or animals before, so in this situation, acupuncture was impossible and there was no pulse to be detected.
Knowing what he was thinking, Lin Xihe quickly said, "Dr. Qian, you think of yourself as a veterinarian."
"..."
The young apprentice in the corner angrily pounded medicine, his master's lifelong reputation being so tarnished!
Dr. Qian thought for a moment, remembering how he had personally witnessed the child's improvement from mental illness. His heart softened, and his slight displeasure dissipated. He composed himself and carefully explained how to administer the medicine.
"Wound cleaning medication, twice a day."
"This prescription is used internally to clear heat."
Lin Xihe listened attentively and even asked about the dosage.
Their master was only explaining professional knowledge, and the apprentice doctor and the young medicine boy glanced at Lin Xihe with disdain. She was just a woman; what did she know about medical principles?
There are other patients waiting for treatment at the clinic, so Dr. Qian should not stay any longer.
"Miss Lin, have you remembered everything?"
Lin Xihe: "I've remembered, the wound cleaning medicine is for sterilization. The traditional Chinese medicine is for preventing infection."
“Sterilization, infection.” Dr. Qian’s mind was filled with even more complex thoughts. This renowned doctor, with decades of experience, tried to connect with Lin Xihe. “‘Sterilization’ is a word I don’t quite understand. ‘Infection’ could mean the invasion of pathogenic factors into the body?”
Lin Xihe scratched her head. How could a modern-day academic underachiever explain medical knowledge to people from ancient times?
With her pen in hand, the artist Lin Xihe brought several chubby, grinning bacteria to life on the paper.
"This is a fungal demon," she explained to Doctor Qian, seeing that Bu Bu's condition was relatively stable. "If Bu Bu's wound is red and swollen, and it becomes infected, it's because of these invisible little demons!"
Doctor Qian examined the several spiky fungal demons on the paper, each holding a trident. He was initially taken aback, but then stroked his beard and laughed: "Wonderful! Miss Lin 'understands principles through form,' depicting the invisible evil poison so vividly. I am truly impressed!"
Lin Xihe: "..." She just drew a picture book about bacteria that she saw in kindergarten, and that's allowed?!
Seeing his master humbly seeking instruction from the woman, the apprentice doctor copying the prescription felt a surge of anger, and his grip on the pen tightened suddenly.
It's just a wild bird, how dare it trouble Master? He's determined to omit one crucial medicinal ingredient!
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Wen Zhixu returned home and happened to see Mo Hu dart out from behind the wall. The dog's eyes met those of its owner.
Feeling guilty and palpitating, it tucked its tail between its legs.
"Mo Hu." Wen Zhixu squatted down, and the dog reflexively rubbed against his knees.
Wen Zhixu sensitively detected a hint of traditional Chinese medicine.
"where have you been?"
Wen Hongyuan is in good health, and among all the people in the Wen household, no one is ill. Where did this medicinal smell come from?
The dog froze, motionless.
Wen Zhixu is all too familiar with this situation.
"You stole some?"
Did you bite something open?
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Wen Zhixu rushed to the study and looked around. His mentor Xie Yan's calligraphy was intact.
Just as I was relieved, I suddenly heard voices coming from the backyard—
Where did Little Black go in the blink of an eye?
"Little Black? Little Black!"
"Hey, what's that?!"
Wen Zhixu treads lightly, following the sound along the courtyard wall, and finds the source of the sound in an inconspicuous corner.
At the base of the wall, a newly dug dog hole was clearly visible, the soil fresh and paw prints messy.
Wen Zhixu lowered his body, his cheek close to the ground, his line of sight level with the cave entrance.
Unexpectedly, at the other end of the cave entrance, another pair of eyes were peering in, and the four eyes suddenly met!
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