Chapter 497 Outpatient Visit
After Kogoro's first birthday celebration, the Li family returned to their peaceful lives.
At least in Li San Niang's view, everyone in the family was doing their job, and the family was in harmony.
As for whether there are undercurrents or something brewing beneath this calm surface, we don't know.
Following the usual schedule, Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang got off the carriage, greeted Lao Shi, and then walked into the clinic.
Since Li San Niang's license plate was restricted some time ago, the number of patients coming to see her has not decreased, but has actually increased.
However, unless it was a rare or complicated illness or a condition that could only be treated by a female doctor, Li San Niang had seen most of the women with ailments in Yongpingfang over the past few months.
Now, the number of people seeking treatment from Li San Niang is almost the same as the average number of patients she saw before she became famous.
Naturally, there's no need to restrict vehicle registration anymore.
So, just after sitting down and taking a couple of sips of water, an acquaintance sat down in front of Li San Niang's consultation table.
Tall, muscular, dark-skinned but smiling Wang Juhua (who appears in Chapter 411) came for a follow-up examination.
Li Sanniang took Wang Juhua's pulse with her fingers, and after taking the pulse, she smiled and asked, "Did you have a little bit of menstrual flow this time? Is your stomach hurting? Is it feeling bloated?"
Even though Li San Niang was a female doctor, Wang Juhua was still a little embarrassed when asked about such intimate secrets.
However embarrassed, Wang Juhua knew she had to tell the truth.
"Hey, Dr. Li's medicine is working!"
I've only been taking it for a few months, and in the first ten days of this month, I had abdominal pain one day, and then I started menstruating.
Although it's only for three days, it's the first time I've come in all this time.
Faced with Li San Niang's smiling face, Wang Juhua should have blushed, but her dark complexion made it impossible to tell.
"My stomach hurts, but it's okay. I can bear the pain. It only hurt for a few hours, and then it stopped hurting."
Are your hands and feet cold when you sleep at night?
Wang Juhua shook her head and nodded, then, seeing Li Sanniang's questioning gaze, she hurriedly explained, "According to Doctor Li, my mother watches me every night as I soak my feet in hot water. My feet feel warm right after I go to bed."
However, if you get up at dawn, it feels a bit chilly.
And also, well, I…
Wang Juhua's slightly conflicted and shy expression made Li Sanniang chuckle.
Li San Niang leaned closer to Wang Juhua and said, "Speak softly, just so I can hear you."
Wang Juhua then lowered her head and leaned close to Li Sanniang's ear, saying, "When I have my period, I always feel the urge to defecate, and I can't help it. I defecated three times in those few hours."
I don't know, is this some kind of illness?
Li San Niang smiled and shook her head at Wang Juhua, "It's nothing. It's just that your uterus is congested with blood when you have your period, and it's positioned backward in your abdomen, which stimulates your intestines and makes you feel like you need to defecate."
This isn't an illness, don't worry.
Wang Juhua finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Li San Niang picked up her pen and wrote down a new prescription. She then instructed Wang Juhua, "You should listen to your mother. Where in this world is there a mother who is not good to her child?"
Look, after taking the medicine for several months, hasn't your body recovered?
I'll revise your prescription. Take five more doses of this medicine, and you should be almost fully recovered.
Before Wang Juhua's smile could fully bloom, Li Sanniang said again, "However, just because your health is better now doesn't mean it will be good for the rest of your life."
When you get back, continue soaking your feet in hot water as usual. Don't get too cold; the weather is getting warmer, so please be careful.
"Yes, I'll listen to Dr. Li. My mother also told me to listen to Dr. Li."
After seeing Wang Juhua off, and having only drunk half a cup of tea, an old woman led a young maid into the room to invite Li San Niang to come out for a medical consultation.
When Li San Niang asked, the old woman said, "Doctor Li, my master is the youngest son of Shi Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice, and my wife is more than six months pregnant."
Although the mansion is a bit far from the medical clinic, it's located in a house on Zhuque Avenue.
Li San Niang nodded, greeted Nan Xing, and then, carrying her medical kit, followed the old woman into the carriage with Qiu Xiang.
Although Li Sanniang was not afraid of any Ministry of Justice official, after all, she knew Di Renjie, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
Moreover, Li San Niang had once treated the county princess, and even if things had gone badly, she had at least five or six daughters from prominent families she knew during this time.
However, since they had come to her door asking her to come out for a medical consultation, Li San Niang naturally wouldn't refuse.
Sitting in the carriage, the old woman sat upright, not uttering a single extra word to Li San Niang.
Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang raised their eyebrows, thinking to themselves, "There are really a lot of rules in these high-class families. However, most of the people who invite me to their homes are women who are ill."
That's understandable; how could a servant dare to gossip about his master?
This is where they differ from the common people.
Therefore, doctors need to adopt different approaches when dealing with different groups of patients.
Lost in these random thoughts, Li San Niang eventually closed her eyes to rest.
Upon arriving at the destination, Qiu Xiang softly called out, "Third Sister."
Li San Niang then opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was the old woman's dignified and polite smile: "The journey is quite long, thank you for your trouble, Doctor Li."
"We've arrived. Please, Dr. Li, get out of the car."
Li San Niang estimated the time in her mind; it had been about half an hour, which was indeed not short.
As soon as Li San Niang got out of the car, she could tell that it had been parked directly in the yard, and at a glance, it was clearly someone's backyard.
As Li San Niang was admiring the vibrant flowers in front of her, she heard the old woman say in a loud voice, "Doctor Li, this way please."
After Li San Niang passed through the back garden, walked along a covered walkway for a while, entered a courtyard, walked along another covered walkway, and then entered another courtyard.
Then, at the entrance of the main hall in the courtyard, I saw a woman wearing a pale yellow, high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a gold hairpin in her hair and a protruding belly.
"Is this Dr. Li?"
My name is Bai Wei, and I am the one who invited Dr. Li for a consultation today.
"Dr. Li, please come in quickly and have a cup of tea."
Li San Niang quickly returned Bai Wei's greeting and was then warmly welcomed into the house.
Having treated the women of these wealthy and powerful families, Li San Niang had long since figured out their tricks.
Once inside, it's customary to have a full cup of tea, chat for about fifteen minutes, and talk about various things before getting down to business.
So, Li San Niang put down her medical kit and sat down next to Qiu Xiang. At Bai Wei's signal, who was sitting above her, she even picked up her teacup and drank some tea.
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