Chapter 122 Studying Chinese Medicine

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry too much. I have medicine at home, it's not a big deal."

After saying a few more words, Xia Juanjuan got up and left for fear of being discovered.

On the way back, I thought about it. I have so many Chinese medicinal herbs in my space, and I can grow new ones at any time on the farm. But with my limited knowledge of Chinese medicine, I only know some tonics or those for bruises and injuries. I can't even be sure whether the fever is caused by cold or inflammation. It's really a waste.

She decided to read more medical books and study hard from now on!

However... Chinese medicine's diagnosis through observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation requires sufficient accumulation of experience. How can just reading medical books be enough?

Oh... when the village doctor comes back, she will go and find a teacher...

After returning, Xia Juanjuan pulled out "Qian Jin Fang" from the space. There was a special "Wine and Liquor" chapter in it that talked about medicinal wine. In addition, there were also dozens of medicinal wines recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica".

The medicinal wine she brought this time was actually a last-ditch effort. It was not soaked for enough time, so its efficacy should not be very good.

So I planned to make some medicinal liquors according to the medical books, in case I was out of stock when I needed them urgently.

After thinking about it, she looked for information about treating eye diseases.

According to medical records, eye diseases are mostly related to the liver and kidneys.

There are also some prescriptions in the book, using medicinal materials such as Dendrobium, Cassia Seed, Lycium Barbarum, Tribulus Terrestris, Rehmannia Glutinosa, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Buddleja Buddleja, etc. She should have them all in her space.

This is not because she understands Chinese medicine, but because when preparing the Chinese medicine, she directly asked an experienced old Chinese doctor to purchase it according to the list of Chinese medicinal materials. Even the rarest varieties should be available.

However, even if she had the herbs, they would be useless. She was not sure what caused Shen Wanxue's eye disease, so how could she dare to prescribe any medicine at random?

The Lantern Festival was soon here, and Xia Juanjuan cooked some more glutinous rice balls and ate them with the three kids to suit the occasion.

Thinking that he had no idea how serious Shen Wanxue's injury was, he took out some glutinous rice balls that he had made a few days ago, as well as a bottle of medicinal wine that he had made two days ago with geranium, safflower, cassia twigs, etc., and went there again at night.

Shen Wanxue's foot injury had healed a little and was no longer so swollen, but she still limped when she walked.

Xia Juanjuan handed her a new bottle of medicinal wine and said, "Auntie, this bottle of medicinal wine has been soaked for a little longer, so it should be better than the last one. Try it."

Shen Wanxue groped for her hand and said with a smile, "It's hard to believe that you've been thinking about me all this time. I won't be polite to you and accept it. Also, I don't know your name yet. Would you mind telling me?"

After she came here, she would avoid people from the village or educated youth as much as possible, try not to cause trouble, and have no connection with others, for fear of getting others into trouble.

But the lady and her husband had helped her several times, and she wanted to know her name anyway.

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "What's the inconvenience? Auntie, my name is Xia Juanjuan."

Shen Wanxue smiled and said, "Juanjuan? But it's the Juan in Chanjuan? It's a good name."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "No. It's the "juan" in "lilac flowing water", which belongs to water."

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The lady from a noble family still spoke nicely. She always thought that the word "Juan" in the original owner's name was too vulgar. But after hearing what Shen Wanxue said, compared with the "Chan Juan" in "Thousands of miles apart, we share the beauty of the moon", her own name "Juan Juan" was vulgar...

Shen Wanxue smiled and said, "Juanjuan? The hibiscus on the cactus is like dew dripping from a golden plate. It's also a good name."

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

I haven't read enough books, and I can't even make up my mind. I'm so embarrassed...

"Auntie, you have great literary talent."

Shen Wanxue waved her hands and smiled shyly, "I'm old now. When I was young, I was forced by the adults at home to memorize so many poems and songs that I can't remember them all. However, I only dare to say these in front of you, my daughter. If I say them in front of others, I'm afraid it will be another disaster."

Xia Juanjuan was deeply moved.

What Shen Wanxue said was absolutely right. In her current situation, sometimes saying the wrong thing could be a disaster.

What about these?

At this moment, being able to express it in front of her shows the trust I have in her.

"Don't worry, Auntie. I won't tell anyone."

Shen Wanxue smiled and asked, "From now on, I can just call you Juanjuan, okay?"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Of course you can, Auntie, you can call me whatever you want!"

After thinking for a while, she said:

"Auntie, when I came here that night, I overheard people talking in your room. It seemed like there was an uncle who used to be a doctor at the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Is that right?"

Shen Wanxue hesitated, nodded, and said with a smile: "Alas. That man is called Yang Qiushi, we all call him Old Yang, he was born in a medical family, his ancestors opened clinics for generations, when he was young, his family opened pharmacies all over the country, practicing medicine to save the world, and also doing business in Chinese herbal medicines, but unfortunately..."

Shen Wanxue didn't say anything else.

Xia Juanjuan spoke at the right time: "Auntie, I have no other intention in asking this. I just think your eye disease is getting worse. Why don't you ask Uncle Yang to diagnose you and prescribe a prescription? I usually go up the mountain to collect some herbs and so on. In addition, it is easier for me to see the doctor in the commune and get the prescription. Maybe I can get all the medicines on the prescription."

Shen Wanxue was stunned after hearing what Xia Juanjuan said.

Her eye disease started with occasional blurry vision, which would go away after a while, but later became more and more serious. At first, her vision was blurry all day long, and in the past few days, her vision would suddenly go black several times a day, almost like total blindness.

In her own situation, she had actually prepared herself to be completely blind, but her child...

Even if she becomes completely blind, it doesn't matter. Before she becomes completely blind, can I let her see the child she lost again?

As Shen Wanxue thought about it, tears welled up in her hollow eyes again.

Xia Juanjuan was startled: "Auntie, I...I might have said something wrong and made you sad..."

Shen Wanxue tightly grasped Xia Juanjuan's hand. She didn't want to cause any trouble for either the young lady or Old Yang, fearing that it would implicate them. But if she was really blind, how would she find her child in the future? How would she recognize him?

She shook her head vigorously and said in a trembling voice: "Juanjuan, it's not you who said the wrong thing, it's me... I'm so grateful that I don't know what to say..."

Xia Juanjuan knew that she must have agreed to do so, so she smiled and said, "Auntie, don't feel too bad. Lie Zhan and I... maybe it was fate that we met you that day..."

Shen Wanxue was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and asked anxiously, "What you just said... is your husband's name? Li Zhan? Which two characters are they?"

Xia Juanjuan looked at Shen Wanxue suspiciously and said, "It's just...powerful, fierce..."

Shen Wanxue was stunned for a moment, then recovered and smiled softly, "Ah... Auntie, you heard it wrong. This name is similar to that of a relative of yours..."

Xia Juanjuan found it strange, but Shen Wanxue was obviously trying to evade the question, so she didn't want to ask any more questions. She gave her the glutinous rice balls and said, "Auntie, these are the glutinous rice balls I made. Please cook them. Today is the Lantern Festival, and eating glutinous rice balls is in line with the occasion."

Reunion.

Shen Wanxue couldn't help but shed tears again, and said softly: "Ah!"

Only then did Xia Juanjuan go back.

She didn't dare go there too often for fear of being seen.

Two days later, she went back and found that Yang Qiushi had already written the prescription. She did not stay for long, but took the prescription and returned.

The above medicinal materials were not delivered until the next evening.

Xia Juanjuan did not go there again for the next few days. She went into the mountains as usual to pick some wild mushrooms and identify various plants. When she came across any familiar medicinal herbs, she dug them up. She was even lucky enough to dig up a wild ginseng.

However, she didn't quite understand how to prepare the newly dug herbs, so she stored them in the space first. Anyway, as long as they were in the space, they would always remain fresh as if they were just dug out, and there was no need to worry about them going bad.

I plan to wait until I learn how to prepare medicinal materials from medical books before doing it.

Uncle Liu, the commune's doctor, has returned from studying in the county, and Xia Juanjuan would go to the clinic from time to time to ask for advice on how to prepare the herbs she had dug up.

However, Uncle Liu was actually just a barefoot doctor before. He had no systematic training and could not recognize many medicinal herbs. Therefore, Xia Juanjuan gave up the idea of ​​becoming his apprentice.

Come to think of it, Uncle Yang is a good candidate for a master.

But... Uncle Yang's situation was caused by his background. The last time he got the recipe, he had already taken a risk. How could she have the nerve to ask for it again for her own selfish reasons and let others take the risk to teach her?

The prescription prescribed by Yang Qiushi can be decocted three times, and then based on the therapeutic effect, a new prescription should be prescribed and the medicine should be used again.

Seeing that it was almost time, Xia Juanjuan went over again to get a new prescription and send the herbs over in due time.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the basis and speculation of the diagnosis were written on the prescription written by Uncle Yang last time. It mentioned that Shen Wanxue's condition was caused by long-term malnutrition, coupled with sadness and depression in her heart, which led to insufficient liver qi and ultimately caused the symptoms of eye disease.

Even cornmeal dumplings are not available for the next meal, so it is normal to be malnourished.

Therefore, this time when she went there, she secretly brought a pound of flour and a pound of cornmeal, as well as a few eggs and half a pound of meat.

Anyway, we have done a good thing, so let's finish it.

At least until Shen Wanxue's eye disease is healed...

However, this time, not only Shen Wanxue, but also Yang Qiushi was waiting for her.

Xia Juanjuan was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Uncle Yang was also here.

After Shen Wanxue drank the medicine three times, her eyesight had improved a lot. She could now vaguely see people clearly, and the previous situation of sudden darkness in front of her eyes never happened again.

Shen Wanxue groped her way over, took Xia Juanjuan's hand, and said with a smile: "Juanjuan, are you interested in Chinese medicine? I see that you have some basics, but you haven't learned it in depth. Do you... want a master?"