"Meng girl, get up quickly, go to the water tank outside to fetch water for washing, and come with me to the kitchen to cook." Song urged.
Yu Jiao sat up sleepily, not knowing what day it was for a moment.
Song brought her a set of clean clothes and placed them at the head of the bed. "If you work harder, the old lady won't be able to find fault with you and will be able to look at you with a better face."
Yu Jiao changed her clothes, got out of bed, and knew that if she wanted to continue living in the Yu family, she would have to look at Old Madam Yu's mood in the future.
When Yu Jiao came out of the house, Song was helping Yu Mengshan wash up. Yu Jiao took a look at the broken half of Yu Mengshan's leg. The wound had begun to scab off. Fortunately, the weather was not so hot now, otherwise Yu Mengshan's broken leg would have suffered a lot.
Yu Qizhe walked out from the inner room and passed by Yu Jiao without looking at her at all.
Yu Jiao didn't care. She followed Yu Qizhe out of the east room and walked to the big water tank in the yard. Yu Qizhe scooped water and used a willow branch dipped in salt to rinse his mouth. Yu Jiao followed suit and broke off a willow branch from the willow tree in the yard, dipped it in salt, and tried to brush her teeth and rinse her mouth with a curious look on her face.
As soon as Yu Jiao put the willow branch into her mouth, she was choked by the salt. The saltiness made her face wrinkle tightly, and she quickly took a big sip of water to rinse her mouth.
Yu Qizhe saw from the corner of his eye that the corners of his lips slightly raised an imperceptible arc, which soon disappeared, and he lowered his head to wash his face with water.
Yu Jiao struggled for a while before the salty taste in her mouth was no longer so bitter. She turned around and was about to scoop some water to wash her face when her eyes froze slightly.
The morning light was dim, and the soft, slightly yellow light and shadow poured down on the handsome profile of the young Yu Qizhe, looking so beautiful that it made one's heart beat fast.
So much so that for a long time afterwards, Yu Jiao could not forget the dazzling look of the clear water drops rolling down Yu Qizhe's thin chin.
Yu Qizhe wiped the water droplets off his face with a towel, glanced at the dazed Yu Jiao, and walked past her with a silent and calm expression.
Yu Jiao came to her senses, washed her face, and was about to go into the kitchen when she was stopped by Old Man Yu.
"Meng girl, come here."
Yu Jiao glanced at Song who was busy in the kitchen. Song smiled and said, "I can handle it by myself. Your grandfather is calling you, why don't you come over quickly?"
Yu Jiao walked towards the main room.
Old Master Yu was talking to a few villagers who came to get medicine and see patients early in the morning. When he saw Yu Jiao coming in, he smiled kindly and said, "Meng girl, you are very smart in learning medicine. When I see patients and dispense medicine in the future, you should follow me and learn more."
Several villagers only knew that Yu Jiao was a bride bought by the Yu family for the sickly Yu Qizhe as a bride-to-be, and they had no impression of her. They were very surprised that Old Man Yu would let a little girl study medicine with him.
Yu Jiao had a calm expression as she stood behind Grandpa Yu.
The first person to ask Mr. Yu to feel his pulse was a middle-aged man. He said with a gloomy look, "I started having diarrhea the night before yesterday. I didn't take it seriously at first, but I couldn't eat for the past three days and kept running to the toilet."
Mr. Yu asked, "What did you eat the day before yesterday?"
The man said, "It's just like eating normal food. I didn't eat anything else. My whole family is fine, but I have diarrhea..."
As he was speaking, the man's face suddenly changed. He stood up quickly and ran outside in a hurry, saying, "Uncle Yu, can I borrow your toilet?"
Yu Ruhai looked at Yu Jiao and asked, "How do you think I should prescribe medicine?"
Yu Jiao knew that the old man was trying to test her abilities, but she had no intention of hiding her abilities. If she wanted to gain a foothold in the Yu family, she naturally had to show some ability.
"I haven't taken his pulse, so I don't know the cause of his diarrhea. If it's due to eating unclean food, we should take Patchouli, Citrus aurantium, Tangerine peel, Magnolia officinalis, Angelica dahurica, Shenqu, Perilla frutescens, Poria cocos, jujube and ginger, add water and boil them for two incense sticks. Filter out the juice, add water and boil it again, and take it warm twice a day, morning and evening." Yu Jiao said in an orderly manner.
Old Master Yu was stunned for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Yu Jiao with some eagerness. He thought to himself that Meng Yujiao had indeed studied under a master in the capital. The prescription was precise and wonderful, and the several medicines complemented each other. It was much better than the prescription handed down by their Yu family's ancestors.
After a while, the man who ran to the toilet with diarrhea came back with a pale face and weak, "Uncle Yu, please give me some medicine quickly, I am almost dying from this diarrhea."
Yu Ruhai was about to write a prescription when Yu Jiao asked, "Have you had hiccups in the past few days?"
The man nodded. "Yes, I did. I got jealous and then I stopped fighting."
Yu Jiao said slowly, "Your diarrhea is probably caused by catching a cold. Although the weather is suddenly warm in May, the temperature difference between day and night is large."
The man was puzzled. "Shouldn't catching a cold be considered a fever? But the night before yesterday, I wanted to stay cool and forgot to close the window when I went to bed."
"Some people get diarrhea when they catch a cold." Yu Ruhai was quick-witted and tried again, "Meng girl, in your opinion, how should I prescribe a prescription for diarrhea caused by a cold?"
"Pueraria root, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, White Peony Root, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Talcum powder, stir-fried white hyacinth bean, dried tangerine peel, Plantago seed, black plum charcoal, hawthorn charcoal, raw licorice, add water and boil for two incense sticks, then drink it while hot." Yu Jiao said slowly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Man Yu had already written down the prescription she mentioned, and even praised her in a fake manner, "You really worked hard. You remembered everything I taught you."
The corners of Yu Jiao's mouth twitched slightly. This old man is so shameless.
Yu Ruhai picked up the prescription and said, "I'll take him to get the medicine first, and you check the pulses of the rest of them first."
The remaining few people who were seeing the doctor didn't trust Yu Jiao at all. They said worriedly, "Doctor Yu, she is a young girl, how can she diagnose the pulse accurately? Don't delay our treatment any longer."
Yu Ruhai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask Meng Yatou to feel your pulse and learn some pulse theory. I'll see you again after I get the medicine."
Only then did they shut up.
Yu Ruhai led the people to the west room to get medicine. Yu Jiao sat down on a chair and took the pulse of several people in turn, occasionally asking one or two questions.
At this time, Old Lady Yu, who had just stood up, walked out from the east room. She saw Yu Jiao sitting on the chair where Old Man Yu usually used to see patients, pretending to take someone's pulse. She immediately became furious.
Mrs. Yu Zhou smiled kindly at the patients, and when she turned to look at Yu Jiao, her whole face drooped. She pulled Yu Jiao up from the chair where Mr. Yu usually sat, lowered her voice and gritted her teeth and said, "What are you doing here? There are so many things to do at home, why don't you go and work and commit suicide?"
Yu Jiao pushed Yu Zhou's hand away and said calmly, "The old man asked me to feel their pulse."
After moving Yu Ruhai out, Yu Zhou looked depressed and gritted her teeth secretly.
Just then, Yu Ruhai came out of the west room after getting the medicine. Yu Zhoushi immediately changed her expression and said in a gentle voice with a smile, "Master, how can you let little girl Meng diagnose and take pulses? It's really inappropriate for her as a woman."
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