The inner room was very simple. In the center of the room was a long table with a worn-out pulse pillow on it. On both sides of the table were two wooden chairs that looked quite old.
Apart from these pieces of furniture, there was only a dusty box in the room.
"The room is simple, if you don't mind, please sit down!"
The old man had already sat down while he was talking, and stroked his gray beard.
Jiang Xueying sat down opposite the old man without saying a word, without showing any disgust.
The old man was slightly stunned, revealing a few white teeth.
"You really are a unique little lady. Most people would have been scared away long ago."
Jiang Xueying naturally understood what the old man meant by "scared away". Normally, people seeking medical treatment would automatically think that the old man was a poor and ignorant doctor when they saw such an environment, and naturally would not dare to entrust their lives to the old man. Only those who truly sought medical treatment would be as casual as Jiang Xueying.
“A mountain doesn’t have to be high to be magical if there are immortals there, and a house doesn’t have to be expensive to be able to cure illnesses!”
Jiang Xueying explained with a smile.
The old man nodded slightly, stroked his beard with a smile, and made a gesture of invitation.
"You are really an interesting young lady. Put your hand on the pulse pillow and let me take a look."
Jiang Xueying quickly stretched out her left hand and then her right hand as the old man said, and her heart couldn't help but become nervous. She had checked for poison in her body, but to no avail.
The smile on the old man's face gradually froze, and his expression became more and more serious.
"Your poison has been with you for years, penetrating deep into your internal organs!"
The old man frowned and sighed.
"I know I'm deeply poisoned. It doesn't matter if I can't be cured. Thank you, old man."
Jiang Xueying watched the old man's actions and prepared to get up and leave. It was impossible for her to give up treatment. Since it couldn't be cured here, she would look for another one.
"Wait a minute, young lady, don't be anxious."
The old man spoke up to stop Jiang Xueying's actions.
Jiang Xueying turned around with a puzzled look on her face.
"This poison is indeed extremely fierce, but there is an antidote. However, this antidote is also extremely fierce. If you are not careful, you will die prematurely. You must be mentally prepared."
The old man spoke in a low voice, with a warning look in his eyes. Although the poison was not serious, the most important thing was that it had already penetrated into the bones for many years, and it would not be easy to eradicate it.
"If I don't try, I will die sooner or later. If I try, there may be a glimmer of hope. Please teach me, old sir."
Jiang Xueying bowed respectfully to the old man. She knew very well that even if the poison in her body could be cured, it would take time.
Seeing Jiang Xueying's determined gaze, the old man couldn't help but look at her deeply, then stood up and walked to the wooden box.
He opened the wooden box and was covered in dust. Without even frowning, the old man reached his right hand into the box and quickly pulled out a crumpled prescription.
"Here is the prescription. You take it according to the prescription. Whether you can get better depends on your luck. I really hope to eat the food you cook next time."
As the old man spoke, he handed the prescription to Jiang Xueying.
Jiang Xueying put away the prescription and smiled.
"Yes, I will. Even if I'm so noisy, even the God of Hell won't accept me. I'll treat you to a full banquet then!"
The old man did not answer, but motioned Jiang Xueying to go out.
Jiang Xueying didn't want to disturb him, so she walked out of the inner room and looked at the prescription in her hand. She couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
As soon as he came out, Chen Simin came up quickly.
"How is it? Is he willing to treat it? What did the old man say to you?"
Chen Simin asked anxiously, staring at Jiang Xueying closely, afraid of hearing bad news. She cared about it more than her own affairs.
"Here, this is the prescription the old gentleman wrote. He is a kind man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. You have misunderstood him."
Jiang Xueying smiled and raised the prescription in her hand.
Chen Simin couldn't help but feel happy when she took it. As long as the poison in Jiang Xueying's body could be cured, everything would be worth it.
Thinking of his previous unreasonable behavior, Chen Simin felt a little ashamed, and then shouted through the door to the inner room: "Old gentleman is upright and kind-hearted, and he is a model for doctors. I was wrong just now, I..."
"Noisy!"
The old man interrupted Chen Simin's praise and remained as cold as before.
Then, the door to the inner room slammed shut, signaling the guest to leave.
Jiang Xueying and Chen Simin could only leave under the cover of night.
After returning home, Jiang Xueying began to study the prescription.
Hard work pays off. After research, Jiang Xueying finally understood why the old man said that this prescription was extremely fierce, because one of the ingredients in it can easily cause different rejections depending on a person's physical constitution.
If it weren't for her previous experience as a killer and her knowledge of various drugs, she probably wouldn't have noticed anything strange about this, let alone an ancient person who lived thousands of years ago.
After removing this medicine, Jiang Xueying chose another medicine with similar effect and added it to the prescription with the least side effects that she had researched.
After improving the formula, Jiang Xueying started taking it, and her days passed uneventfully.
Until this day, Jiang Xueying woke up from a nap and heard footsteps. The killer's alertness made Jiang Xueying subconsciously stop and look towards the source of the sound.
"Why don't we build the house here? The terrain here is high, and there will be more room for the children to play in the future."
"Then you might as well build your house here. The three of us will become neighbors and can take care of each other."
It turned out that the Qiao family and the Lin family who were temporarily staying in her house were discussing the issue of site selection for house building. The houses of the two families were destroyed by the flood, and they had not started building houses during this period because they were busy with food and clothing issues. Now that they had more money, they were planning to build a house.
"Hey, can you please keep your voice down? Don't disturb Madam's peace. I think we should let Madam help us with some ideas. She is so smart and capable, she must have a good idea, which is much better than what we can think of here."
Qiao signaled Lin to lower the volume.
"We have already troubled Sister Jiang. We have lived in her house for such a long time and she has taken care of us. Now she has to worry about so many things every day. Do you have the nerve to trouble her again because of this? Anyway, I don't have the face to do so!"
Although Lin's voice was a little lower, she was obviously not convinced by Qiao's proposal. Her family was not as close as Qiao and Jiang Xueying's, so it was natural that they could not save face in these matters.
"That's true. Madam is a good person, but it's a pity..."
Qiao sighed and felt the same way.
"Not numb..."
Hearing their confusion, Jiang Xueying was about to speak up to help them, but before she got close, she found that their families had also arrived, so she had to retreat.
Let their families decide this matter!
Although Jiang Xueying didn't know how they discussed it with their families, she knew that in the end their three houses were arranged together in a triangle, leaving a large yard in the middle for the children to play.
Built like this, it will be very convenient for the three families to communicate in the future. If something happens to one family, the other two will know quickly. This layout made Jiang Xueying think of the Siheyuan.
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