Ironhead's mother readily agreed and called out to Cui'er, asking her to bring over a large bowl of goat milk.
When Cui'er brought over the goat milk, she saw Xiao Youran and curled her lips. "Why is it you? Don't you lack nothing? Why do you come to my house to ask for goat milk?"
She was extremely jealous of Xiao Youran's extravagant spending, as she could casually pull out a handful of candy.
Iron-Headed Mother scolded, "What do you know? Hurry up and hand the goat's milk to Little Youran!"
“Mother, she’s not short of money. This bowl of goat’s milk should be worth at least five coins…”
Iron-headed mother quickly snatched her bowl and handed it to Xiao Youran.
After the mother and daughter saw the three of them out, Cui'er closed the door and whispered to Tie Tou's mother with great dissatisfaction, "Mother, this little You Ran carries a lot of candy with her. She really doesn't lack money."
Iron-Headed Mother tapped her forehead and said, "She said it could save your cousin; a bowl of goat's milk is worth your cousin's life?"
Cui'er was somewhat surprised, "Mother, what did you say? They can cure my cousin's illness? Wasn't it said that his illness was incurable?"
Iron Head's mother smiled. "Originally, I also thought he was beyond cure, which is why your aunt and uncle abandoned him here. But today, some so-called Doctor Gu came, saying he has a cure. If they can cure your cousin's illness, let alone a bowl of goat's milk, your aunt would be willing to give us a whole goat. If you take good care of your cousin, who knows, he might be so happy that your marriage will be arranged?"
Cui'er's eyes lit up. "Really? If my cousin's illness can be cured... then Mother, you must arrange a marriage between my cousin and me."
Iron Head's mother nodded vigorously, "Of course, that's exactly what we wanted when your aunt said she was sending him here to recuperate."
Later, after hearing from Physician Wang that they were truly at a loss, they felt there was no hope left.
Fortunately, her sister was the wife of the county magistrate, and she received enough money and even a ewe to raise.
How much goat milk could a teenager possibly consume? Aside from feeding it to her own son and daughter, she secretly took the rest and sold it.
A bowl costs five coins, and they can make twenty or thirty coins a day.
Otherwise, with this famine, how could her family have such a good life? How could they afford to buy white sugar?
The mother and daughter, each with their own thoughts, rekindled a certain hope.
Wang Langzhong stood outside the door without leaving, a glimmer of hope igniting in his heart.
He genuinely hoped the boy's illness could be cured, and he didn't care if he lost.
Moreover, having practiced medicine for many years, he knew that this disease had been prevalent in a village in a neighboring county for a long time.
They ravaged that village for decades.
If Doctor Gu and his apprentice can truly develop an antidote, that would be an immense act of merit.
The group of guys, including Shi Tou, were still outside when they saw Xiao Youran come out. They immediately shouted, "The gang leader is mighty! The gang leader is mighty!"
Xiao You Ran: ……
Why are you still here?
Xiao Wu quickly came up and giggled, "Boss, your aunt is back and waiting for you to come home for dinner!"
Xiao Youran quickly waved her hand, "You guys go back quickly, when I have time, I, oh no, I, this little one, will take you flying again!"
Xiaoshan, Shitou, and Erwa laughed and skipped home.
She also took Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu back to the old house next door.
She first offered the goat's milk to Suyue, asking her to feed the kittens properly. Then she pulled her brother into the room and explained the schistosomiasis situation to him.
Afterwards, she took her brother back to Tie Tou's house next door, divided the four kinds of medicine into six days' doses according to the boy's weight, wrapped them in paper, and handed them to Tie Tou's mother, solemnly telling her how to use and the dosage.
Doctor Wang watched intently from the side, but he couldn't figure out what the medicine inside was.
Iron-Headed Mother was completely confused and asked, "Little Youran, what kind of medicine is this? Can I just take it directly? Don't I need to boil it down from three bowls of water to one?"
She felt that what she was holding didn't seem to be Chinese herbal medicine.
Xiao Youran shook her head and said, "No need to fry it, just take it directly."
Wang Langxin understood immediately; it turned out to be prepared pills, no wonder he didn't want anyone to see them.
He excitedly told the boy, "Young man Sun, you are blessed. With Doctor Gu treating you, there is hope that you will recover."
Tears welled up in the boy's eyes. "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Wang. Chengyuan thanks you, Uncle Wang, and also Doctor Gu and Sister Youran."
Dr. Wang had visited many times, and Sun Chengyuan could easily sense his compassionate heart as a doctor. He was extremely grateful to Dr. Wang.
To show that it was Xiao Youran who had done it, Doctor Gu quickly waved his hand and said, "I didn't offer any advice. It was all Xiao Youran who prepared the medicine. If you want to thank someone, thank her."
He spoke from the heart, but in Wang Langzhong's eyes, this was just him flattering his own apprentice.
Little Youran, holding her brother's hand, skipped and hopped out of the house with Doctor Gu, followed by Physician Wang.
Once outside, Doctor Gu pointed at Physician Wang and laughed heartily, "You, Physician Wang, how are you? Are you convinced yet? The illness that you couldn't cure, my little Youran can cure right away!"
"Whether it can cure the disease remains to be seen." Doctor Wang rarely showed an expression of admiration. "However, I am truly surprised that you have an antidote for this 'gu yang' disease. If this child can really be saved, I will admit defeat."
Doctor Gu laughed heartily and said smugly, "It's not easy to get you, Physician Wang, to admit defeat! Since you've lost, then..."
Sigh, what's the stake?!
Then he suddenly remembered that he had made a bet with him, but hadn't actually set any stakes!
Oh dear, what a huge loss!
Xiao Youran tugged at his sleeve, "Master, Uncle Wang is an upright and generous person. Since he has already admitted defeat, we don't need to take the bet."
Doctor Wang laughed heartily, "You little girl are just as open and generous, Uncle Wang likes you!"
Doctor Gu glared and puffed out his beard, "My precious disciple, you think you'd be so eager to like him?!"
He knew that the key figure among the Jiang siblings was this four-year-old You Ran!
Xiao Youran made a cross gesture to stop between the two, then asked very seriously, "Since you two divine doctors know that this is a disease of worm swelling, you should also know that there must be more than one person suffering from this disease. The worm eggs in his stomach will reach the soil and water with his excrement. If the people in this village are also accidentally infected with this disease, what should we do?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Wang's expression changed drastically. "Isn't it said that only people in epidemic areas can contract this disease?"
Xiao Youran shook her head and said, "The worm in the Sun family's young man's stomach is called a schistosomiasis. The eggs are excreted with the feces. If the water source is polluted, the eggs will hatch into miracidia. If there are snails in the water, the miracidia will burrow into the snails and develop and reproduce into a large number of cercariae. These cercariae can survive in the water and will enter anyone they encounter."
Wang Langzhong was dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to find his voice. "So... this is the real reason why that village has been plagued and cursed by this 'big belly disease' for decades!"
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