Xiao Qingyin could tell from his appearance that he hadn't had a full night's sleep in a long time.
She strode inside, knelt down beside him, and examined the exposed right leg.
This leg was a size thicker than the left leg, and its reddish-black color was shocking.
"Cousin Zhao, what does the pain in this leg feel like?"
"It used to be a stinging pain, but now it's a burning pain, like being on fire. It hurts both day and night."
Yun Zhao replied.
He was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep at all.
The moment I close my eyes, the pain wakes me up.
He tried drinking anesthetic, but it didn't work at all; his leg pain was so bad that he couldn't even faint.
Qiu San Niang added, "This room was originally well-ventilated and well-lit, with sunlight coming in in the morning and evening. His legs would ache terribly even from wind and sun exposure, so I closed all the windows and drew all the curtains."
After a careful examination, Xiao Qingyin determined his illness.
Complex regional pain syndrome.
This is a rare disease, and it is even rarer for someone like Yun Zhao to contract it with only a minor fracture.
Patients often find relief from pain only through amputation.
She had never encountered this condition before, but had discussed acupuncture treatment with her grandfather.
I am fairly confident that I can alleviate Yun Zhao's pain.
She handed a bandage to Yun Zhao.
"Bite down, it will hurt a lot later."
Yun Zhao took it and put it horizontally into his mouth.
Xiao Qingyin took out silver needles and quickly applied them to his right leg. Yun Zhao was in so much pain that he almost jumped up.
I managed to hold on tightly to the table beside me.
Large beads of sweat instantly covered his entire body, soaking his blue shirt and making him look as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
Qiu Sanniang walked to his side, took out a handkerchief, and wiped the sweat from his face.
"Don't be nervous, it will be over soon."
Yun Zhao bit the gauze and nodded with difficulty.
After Xiao Qingyin finished administering the acupuncture, she inadvertently looked up and caught sight of Qiu Sanniang wiping her sweat. Her movements were so practiced, as if she had done it a thousand times before, that her heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that these two...
She looked around the room. There was very little furniture: a bed, a table, a chair, and a screen. But there was a white porcelain vase on the table with a small bunch of jasmine flowers in it.
The room was very clean, and the bedding was neatly folded.
Given Yun Zhao's current condition, he's in excruciating pain even when he's still, so he can't possibly clean his room by himself; someone must be helping him.
This person is either a servant arranged by Qiu Sanniang or Qiu Sanniang herself.
Judging from the jasmine flower, she felt the latter was more likely.
Although Qiu San Niang's husband had been dead for less than a year, according to the customs of Da Xi, if a wife has no children, she does not need to observe mourning. As long as the husband has been dead for forty-nine days, she can remarry at any time.
However, since Qiu San Niang inherited her deceased husband's gang, it shouldn't be so easy for her to remarry.
After all, his subordinates might not be able to accept it...
After a moment of random thoughts, Xiao Qingyin came to her senses. Yun Zhao had stopped sweating, and Qiu Sanniang had already put away her handkerchief. The ambiguous atmosphere between the two had vanished.
She couldn't help but wonder if she was overthinking things.
"Are you feeling better?"
She asked Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao smiled slightly: "It's much better now, it doesn't hurt as much anymore."
"It seems this acupuncture technique is effective. We'll come once a day from now on, and with the medication, we should recover quickly."
Xiao Qingyin smiled.
Qiu Sanniang asked, "What kind of medicine do you need? We have a pharmacy on the island where you can get medicine."
"I'll write a prescription; you can check if the pharmacy has all the necessary herbs."
"good."
Xiao Qingyin had just finished writing the prescription when she noticed that Yun Zhao had fallen asleep leaning against the back of his chair.
Qiu Sanniang smiled and said, "He hasn't slept for days. Let him get some sleep. I'll take you to dinner."
Xiao Qingyin was taken aback: "So early?"
When she came in, the sun had just set. Less than a quarter of an hour had passed, and it would be time for dinner?
The people from the Hongyun Gang eat dinner really early.
“I haven’t started cooking yet,” Qiu Sanniang said with a smile, “but I think you’d be interested in seeing the ingredients. I just bought them at a high price.”
Xiao Qingyin raised an eyebrow.
If a pirate leader with 30,000 to 40,000 followers calls it an expensive ingredient, it must be something extraordinary.
“Alright, let’s go take a look and broaden our horizons with Third Sister.”
The group then left Yun Zhao to rest in the room and led the others to the kitchen.
With a large number of members, the Hung Yuen Gang's kitchen was naturally quite large, with several rows of houses on the east side of Hong Kong Island serving as dining areas.
There are several kitchens.
Qiu Sanniang led them to the largest kitchen, and as soon as they entered, Zhao Xu cried out in surprise.
"This giant grouper is huge!"
It looks like it weighs at least three or four hundred pounds.
It was twice the size of the giant grouper that was called the "King of Fish" at his father's birthday banquet!
Qiu Sanniang laughed and said, "This grouper weighs 350 jin. It accidentally bumped into the fishermen's net. They originally wanted to sell it to the Prince of Dai, but I intercepted it."
Zhao Xu: "..."
It wasn't enough that they robbed his father's cargo ship; they even robbed fish that others wanted to sell to his father. That's really... too domineering.
Yi Wu and the others had never seen such a big fish before, and they shouted as they went forward to touch it.
"I think I've seen this fish in the imperial kitchen before. They said it was presented from the south, but it was only about the size of a goose. This one is as big as a cow!"
"His body is half a head longer than mine, he must be over two meters tall, right?"
"It looks delicious. His Majesty has probably never eaten such a big fish before..."
"..."
Qiu San Niang nodded: "His Majesty has definitely never eaten one. Such a large grouper would die as soon as it was caught, and it couldn't be transported to the capital."
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