Chapter 479 Heat Sores (Genital Herpes)
Li San Niang had her own suspicions about the death of the Jin family's young master, but even if she had any ideas, she had neither the means nor the right to rush to demand an autopsy.
Furthermore, even though Li San Niang upheld the ethics of a physician, she didn't really want to take Jin Jia Lang Zhu's character too seriously.
So, Li San Niang simply took the two wooden boxes, one large and one small, and returned to the Li family. As soon as she entered the door, she was greeted by Lu Zhu'er's big smiling face.
"Mother!"
Li San Niang looked back and sure enough, Xiao Huang was following behind Lu Zhu'er.
Li San Niang touched Lu Zhu'er's forehead and, seeing that she wasn't sweating much, said, "Go play."
Dewdrop smiled and nodded, then ran around the yard with Little Yellow again.
"What's that? Weren't you supposed to be seeing someone off? Why did you accept a gift?"
Li San Niang nodded and handed the two wooden boxes to Li's mother, saying, "I only sent some dry food and snacks as a token gesture, I never expected the Jin family's wife to be so polite."
First, Li's mother opened the larger wooden box. When she felt the weight of the box when she took it, she had a guess in her mind. When she opened it and saw what was inside, sure enough, it was silver.
"My goodness, this must be worth two hundred taels."
Holding Xiao Wulang, Li Ersao glanced at him and immediately knew the amount of silver.
Mother Li nodded in agreement, looked up at Li San Niang with a questioning look in her eyes, but still said, "It is indeed two hundred taels."
"You're quite efficient in taking this money."
Seeing Li's mother's expression, Li San Niang knew that she had misunderstood something, so she quickly explained, "This silver is absolutely necessary to accept."
If I refuse to accept it and go instead, that would be troublesome.
Seeing that Li's father had been a doctor for decades, Li's mother had some guesses in her mind after hearing what Li San Niang said, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she closed the box and put it aside.
"As long as you know what you're doing, take it back and keep it safe. Save it for Dewdrop's dowry."
Two hundred taels of silver is really not a small amount. It's not that the people present didn't have two hundred taels, but they felt that Li San Niang had only gone out and delivered seven or eight taels of goods, yet she could get two hundred taels in return. It was truly a good deal.
Of course, in reality, only Li Ersao herself thought so.
Li Ersao knew that Li Sanniang earned this money because of her skills, but seeing how easily Li Sanniang made the money, Li Ersao couldn't help but feel jealous.
However, ever since Li Erxiong taught her a lesson by threatening to divorce him, Li Ersao has not dared to show her any respect in front of Li Sanniang for a long time.
Right now, he's only showing a hint of it on the surface, but he hasn't said a single word.
Before Li Ersao could figure anything out, she saw that Li's mother had already opened the small wooden box.
It felt very light when she picked it up. When Li's mother opened it, she found only a pair of gold flower-shaped earrings inside, and judging by their size, they were probably for her young daughter.
"It was given to Luzhu by the concubines of that family. They said it was for Luzhu to wear after she grew up and had her ears pierced."
Li San Niang took a closer look and saw that it was indeed exquisite, but it shouldn't be heavy. She guessed that the high price was due to the materials and craftsmanship.
"Then take them all back and put them away. You can take them out and wear them when the dewdrops are bigger."
“Mother, I won’t eat at home anymore. Qiu Xiang, Lao Shi, and I will eat out so we can go to the clinic for our shifts earlier. I only asked for half a day off.”
Li San Niang took the wooden box back to her house, locked it in the cabinet, and then quickly got into the carriage with Qiu Xiang and headed towards Yongpingfang.
The three of them ate lunch at a small restaurant. After finishing their meal, they sat for a while and drank a cup of tea. It was almost time for their afternoon shift, so Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang went to the clinic.
After greeting Tang Mingyue and the others, Li Sanniang had only been sitting at her consultation table for a short while when a woman wearing a veil came in.
Taking the number plate from the woman's hand, Li San Niang looked at the woman whose lower half of her face was covered by a crescent-white veil and asked softly, "My lady, are you feeling unwell?"
"I came here because of Dr. Li's reputation. May I go into the inner room so that Dr. Li can examine me?"
After sighing, the woman continued, "My illness is manifested in my appearance, which is quite unsightly. I hope Dr. Li will understand."
Li San Niang readily agreed to this small request and invited the woman into the inner room. Inside, Li San Niang saw the woman's face beneath the veil.
At a glance, Li San Niang was about 70-80% certain what the illness was.
Qingniang looked up at Li Sanniang and saw that she did not feel disgusted or repulsed by her sickly appearance, so she relaxed a little. "Doctor Li, I also had a few rashes on my lips a while ago. They were a little itchy and painful, but they usually cleared up in five or six days."
But this time, for some reason, it's been over half a month, and not only is the rash not going away, but it's also getting more and more numerous and worse; even opening my mouth to eat hurts.
Li San Niang nodded, picked up a clean cloth from the side, placed it in her hand, and after obtaining Qing Niang's consent, gently pried open Qing Niang's lips to look.
Typical perioral herpes presents as clustered blisters that are itchy. When the blisters rupture, a white, sticky discharge is released, accompanied by swelling and pain.
This disease usually occurs after you have had it before. When your resistance is lowered, such as when you have a fever, catch a cold, or have your period, the virus that has been dormant can take the opportunity to enter and cause perioral herpes to recur.
After examining Qingniang's lips, Li Sanniang took the opportunity to check Qingniang's pulse on the small table inside.
Then a few more questions were asked, and sure enough, Qingniang was menstruating at the time.
"It's nothing serious, just a common rash."
The fact that you haven't gotten better after half a month is related to the fact that you've had your period, and your body is a bit weaker at this time.
I'll prescribe some ointment; just apply it twice a day, morning and evening.
This disease is contagious. If you feel itchy, try to bear it and don't break the small blisters.
"infect?"
When Qingniang first heard Li Sanniang say that it was nothing serious, she felt relieved. But when she heard Li Sanniang say that the disease was contagious, she vaguely remembered what had happened a few days ago. Her face first turned red, and then paled.
Before she knew it, Qingniang shouted out loud.
Seeing Qingniang's startled expression, Li Sanniang said helplessly, "Yes, this disease is contagious."
The blister contains the pathogen; if you break it and the fluid spills out, you can easily get infected.
Do you have a baby at home?
Then we should avoid close contact with the baby for the next few days.
Li San Niang had already started to write the prescription for the ointment when she heard Qing Niang say hesitantly, "No, the children at home are already running around everywhere, so they don't really need anyone to take care of them."
Yes, it's that one..."
Li San Niang stopped writing and looked up at Qing Niang, her face full of confusion as she gazed at Qing Niang's flushed face. She couldn't understand why Qing Niang had suddenly become shy while they were talking.
Qingniang's face turned red all the way down to her neck.
Li San Niang picked up her pen and wrote as she said, "Both of you can apply this ointment, twice a day. Be sure to wash your face first before applying it."
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Special note: This disease can only be treated with Western antiviral therapy. The treatment described in this article is symptomatic and aims to relieve symptoms, reduce pain, shorten the course of the disease, and prevent secondary infections. Traditional Chinese medicine cannot cure the disease and is only used as an auxiliary method.
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