Su Ruyi didn't puncture any acupoints; instead, she aimed at a pore.
If the acupuncture needle is inserted correctly, the patient will feel a tingling or numb sensation, not much pain, because the needle has entered the acupoint.
However, if a needle is slowly inserted into a place that is not an acupoint... it will cause instantaneous excruciating pain!
Su Ruyi slowly inserted the needle, twisting the gold needle with her hand.
The old lady tried to keep her expressionless, but the sudden, sharp pain made her toes involuntarily curl up.
When my aunt saw it, she exclaimed in surprise, "It's moving! It's moving!"
The second aunt was even more excited, covering her mouth and exclaiming, "Big sister is finally coming back to her senses!"
Su Ruyi frowned: "It seems that the first acupuncture did not clear the Qi... I have to do the second acupuncture!"
As she spoke, she raised another gold needle and waved it in front of the old lady.
The old lady couldn't keep up the act any longer. She raised her other hand and slapped the needle out of Su Ruyi's hand: "It's all cleared up! All the blockage in my chest is gone!"
In an instant, both my second aunt and my youngest aunt burst into tears: "Big sister!"
The old lady let her two younger sisters hold her and cry for a while, her eyes fixed on Su Ruyi's face, her cheeks puffed up with anger.
After her sisters finished crying, she said, "I need to speak with this young doctor alone for a while. You all go out—and don't eavesdrop!"
The two younger sisters quickly left.
The old lady glared at Su Ruyi: "I've actually fallen for a little devil like you! Get the needle out of my body now!"
Su Ruyi suppressed a laugh and pulled the needle out of the old lady's wrist: "Grandma, aren't you tired of acting like this all the time?"
The old lady grabbed Su Ruyi's hand: "Little girl, you have to help me! Otherwise, I'll immediately pretend to have a crooked mouth and eyes! They'll definitely think you're the one who made me sick!"
As she spoke, she made a grinning, eye-rolling gesture, which startled Su Ruyi so much that she trembled all over.
This old lady... she really is a playful old woman!
Su Ruyi quickly agreed, "Please tell me what it is, as long as I can help, I will definitely help!"
The old lady hesitated for a moment, then said, "My son is too busy and never comes to see me. He's my only son! You have to make him come to see me once a week! No, twice a week!"
Su Ruyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"
The old lady's face lit up with joy: "It really works?"
"That's really feasible!" Su Ruyi said slowly. "Grandpa, call your son over later. I'll tell him that your illness requires him to personally brew the medicine for you twice a week and feed it to you personally. He'll act as the medicine's guide, and that's how you'll get better. How about that?"
The old lady clapped her hands repeatedly: "Great! You must help me fool that little bastard!"
After saying that, she called out to the people outside, "Second Sister! Third Sister! Go, call Xiaochun back right now!"
Su Ruyi and Shen Guoliang were led into the living room to drink tea and wait.
Half an hour later, a middle-aged man covered in sweat returned.
Upon entering, we went straight to the old lady's bedroom.
A moment later, a middle-aged man's suppressed sobs came from inside: "Mother! I thought you'd never get better in this life..."
"You little bastard, don't you ever wish me any good fortune?" the old woman's voice boomed. "Why aren't you going to fetch my savior right now?"
A middle-aged man with bloodshot eyes entered the living room.
Shen Guoliang quickly introduced him: "This is Doctor Su, from a family with a long tradition of medical knowledge!"
Yi Fengchun was a middle-aged man with graying temples and a very refined demeanor. He quickly bowed deeply to Su Ruyi, saying, "Dr. Su, I, Old Yi, will forever remember your life-saving grace!"
Su Ruyi quickly stood up: "Vice Mayor Yi, you're too kind. Practicing medicine is about healing and saving lives. However, your mother's illness hasn't been completely cured!"
As they talked, they returned to the old lady's bedroom.
Su Ruyi pointed to the old lady's forehead and said to Yi Fengchun, "Your mother has been infected by external pathogens and will need to recuperate for a long time. You will also need to cooperate with the treatment."
"Dr. Su, please tell me, I will definitely cooperate!" Yi Fengchun said firmly.
Su Ruyi and the old lady exchanged glances; the old lady's eyes were shining brightly.
Su Ruyi continued, "I will prescribe a formula for your mother to strengthen her body and expel the evil spirits..."
"No matter how expensive the medicine is, please prescribe it without worry!" Yi Fengchun said urgently. "Even if I have to sell everything I own, I will cure my mother's illness completely!"
"This medicine isn't particularly expensive, but the medicinal ingredient is rare," Su Ruyi said, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.
"Tell me what you think, and I'll definitely try my best to find it!" Yi Fengchun patted his chest.
“The key to this medicine is yourself,” Su Ruyi explained. “You need to personally prepare the medicine, soak it, decoct it, and personally feed it to the patient so that your yang energy can be used to dispel external evils.”
"Oh, so you want to find a man to brew and administer the medicine?" Yi Fengchun felt he understood. "Then I'll have my secretary..."
"No, it can only be you. You and your mother are of one heart. Other men won't do. Their masculinity will only offend the old lady, not make her the rightful wife!" Su Ruyi said in a serious tone, spouting nonsense.
"I understand!" Yi Fengchun nodded repeatedly. "We've always thought the old lady's illness was strange. Now that I think about it, isn't it just an external evil entering the body? I never imagined I was the catalyst for the medicine, hahahaha!"
"This medicine should be taken twice a week. I'll write the prescription now," Su Ruyi said, taking out paper and pen from her bag.
The people around her watched quietly as she wrote the prescription.
Su Ruyi prescribed a formula to nourish yin and clear heat, but removed two overly potent herbs and replaced them with milder ones—after all, the patient was an eighty-year-old man whose liver and kidney functions had declined.
After the prescription was written, Yi Fengchun solemnly accepted it with both hands.
"Take the first dose tonight. Take another dose three days later. I'll come back in three months to adjust the prescription," Su Ruyi instructed. "Remember, you must do everything yourself, from getting the medicine ready and decocting it to feeding it to the patient. No one else is allowed to help!"
"I've got it!" Yi Fengchun nodded vigorously. "I promise I won't let anyone else get involved!"
Seeing that Su Ruyi was about to leave, the old lady quickly grabbed her: "Dr. Su, please leave me your phone number!"
"I don't have a phone, but I'll leave you our team's number!" Su Ruyi said, writing down her address.
"What, you're not a doctor at our Tieshi People's Hospital?" Yi Fengchun was extremely surprised.
“Old Yi, he’s an educated youth, from a family with a long history of learning! How can those useless people at Tieshi People’s Hospital compare?” Shen Guoliang shook his head. He had been poisoned for so long and was very dissatisfied with the fact that Tieshi People’s Hospital only gave him painkillers.
"She's actually a sent-down youth from Dingjiatun? Such an outstanding comrade should be transferred to the People's Hospital!" Yi Fengchun looked at Su Ruyi, his eyes filled with anticipation, "Dr. Su..."
Su Ruyi quickly shook her head: "I work as a village doctor in Dingjiatun, and I can also treat and save lives. Thank you for your kindness, Vice Mayor Yi!"
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