Chapter 396: Still Keeping His Mouth Close
Song Yuntang looked up and met a pair of deep and wise eyes.
Although the old man looks to be in his fifties or sixties, his complexion is ruddy, his steps are steady, and he is full of energy. Just looking at him, he doesn't look like a sick person.
"I wonder what's wrong with the old man?"
The old man pointed to the back.
"My waist and legs hurt all the time."
After hearing this, Song Yuntang stood up and said, "Please follow me to the ward, old man."
The old man was stunned at first, then nodded.
"Oh, okay."
Song Yuntang winked at Nian'er and asked her to support the old man and follow him.
The old man walked while looking at the girl in front of him.
"How old is Dr. Song this year?"
"Seventeen." Song Yuntang answered expressionlessly.
"Are you married?" the old man asked again.
Song Yuntang nodded, "They are already married."
"I wonder what Dr. Song's husband does?"
Hearing this, Song Yuntang suddenly stopped and looked back at him.
"Old man, you and I are just a doctor and patient. Your question just now involves my husband's privacy. Please forgive me for not telling you."
If she didn't feel that the old man meant no harm, she would have asked someone to throw him out.
The old man stroked his beard and smiled, raised his hand and gestured forward, then continued to follow Song Yuntang's footsteps. He could not associate the official attitude of the woman in front of him with his taciturn student.
I can't help but wonder, how do these two taciturn people get along with each other on a daily basis?
By reading the eyes?
If that boy hadn't run to him at the beginning of the year and asked him to ask the prefect to collect medicinal materials, he wouldn't have known that his wife was the female doctor in Xinglin Medical Clinic.
His mouth is quite tight.
On second thought, it's better to be more cautious so that you can avoid more trouble in the future.
The three of them came to the ward, and Nian'er helped the old man lie down on the bed that could only accommodate one person.
Song Yuntang reached out and felt around the old man's lumbar spine, and roughly determined the cause of the disease.
"Old man, your illness is mainly a problem with your lumbar spine. It can be treated with bone setting and acupuncture, and combined with Duhuo Jishe Decoction to relieve the symptoms of waist and leg pain and numbness. It is not too serious, but some bad habits must be corrected in time, otherwise it will relapse even if it is relieved."
Tang Jingshan nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Song."
“You’re welcome.”
Song Yuntang rubbed his lumbar spine and started to adjust his bones while he was not paying attention.
She had also been practicing basic skills with Xia Ning during this period, and her strength was more precise than before. She let go of her hand in just a moment.
"The bone setting is over, and the next step is to start acupuncture."
Tang Jingshan was startled by Song Yuntang's sudden action and groaned, his whole face flushed red in pain.
"Hiss~"
Song Yuntang glanced at him and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
"Relax a little, old man. The pain will go away."
Tang Jingshan wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked through gritted teeth, "Doctor Song, does acupuncture also hurt this much?"
Song Yuntang shook his head and said, "Acupuncture only causes slight pain, much less than this."
"That's good, that's good..." Before he finished speaking, a gasp was heard in the ward.
Song Yuntang was a little surprised.
Acupuncture is much less painful than bone setting. You're a man, so is it necessary to have such a big reaction?
After thinking about it, it seems that everyone feels pain differently.
After the acupuncture, Tang Jingshan got down from the hospital bed with the help of Song Yuntang, held his waist and twisted it slightly, and the pain was gone!
This little girl's craftsmanship is really not exaggerated.
“It’s actually healed.”
Song Yuntang said as he packed up his things, "It's just a temporary relief, you still have to be careful in the later stages. Old man, follow me to the front to get a prescription, and I'll tell you some precautions by the way."
Having said that, he pushed open the door of the ward and walked out.
Tang Jingshan followed closely behind, touching his old waist.
Song Yuntang sat down at the examination table and told him the precautions while writing the prescription.
"On weekdays, you can eat some cow's milk, goat's milk, bone soup, black sesame and other things appropriately. Avoid fatigue, sitting for a long time, lifting heavy objects, and do not maintain a posture for a long time. When sitting, you should keep your waist straight. When sleeping, try to lie on your left or right side or side. The mattress should not be too soft. If possible, do some waist stretching exercises appropriately."
As Tang Jingshan listened, thinking of the pain he had just felt from the bone straightening and acupuncture, he took note of everything Song Yuntang said without any hesitation.
Song Yuntang handed him the written prescription.
"Take good care of yourself when you go back. Come back to me for acupuncture in half a month. You will need three acupuncture treatments in total."
Tang Jingshan stood up with the prescription in his hand.
"Thank you, Doctor Song."
Song Yuntang waved his hand calmly, "Goodbye."
After Tang Jingshan got the medicine and paid the consultation fee, he just came out of Xinglin Medical Clinic when an attendant in his forties came up to him and supported him.
"Master, what's going on?"
Tang Jingshan pushed him away, twisting his waist with excitement and saying, "Don't mention it, that girl's skill is really good. After being pricked by her needle, my waist doesn't hurt anymore."
"Sir, why didn't you reveal your identity to Doctor Song just now? It would be much more convenient to ask Doctor Song to come to your home to treat you next time, so you don't have to run back and forth." The attendant was puzzled.
Tang Jingshan walked forward with a smile, waved his hand and said, "You don't understand. Since I came to Anyang County, everyone has been respectful to me. It's meaningless to tell her now."
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Not long after Song Yuntang sent Tang Jingshan out, Xu Qingye came to the clinic, but because the road from his home was not in the same direction as Tang's residence, they did not meet.
"Tang'er."
Song Yuntang saw the person coming, stood up, walked towards him, and pulled him aside.
"Why are you here?"
"The teacher was not feeling well today and told me that he wanted to see a doctor. When he learned that you were back, he allowed me to take half a day off." He said, and took out a round jade lotus pendant from his sleeve, "This is for you."
The size of the jade pendant is just right for women to wear, and the carving is so exquisite that it almost reaches the quality of hand-pulled oil.
Although Song Yuntang was not an expert in identifying jade, he knew after holding it that this thing was definitely not a cheap item.
She looked a little surprised, "Where are you from?"
Xu Qingye took the jade pendant from her hand and tied it around Song Yuntang's waist.
"I saw it at a stall on the way here. I bought it because I thought you didn't buy much of these things on weekdays."
Song Yuntang stroked the jade pendant hanging around his waist.
“How can a roadside stall receive such good goods?”
"There was a famine some time ago, and families could not afford to eat. Many people exchanged their valuables for silver to buy food. The stall owner said that this jade pendant was given to him by someone some time ago."
Since the relief grain from the imperial court arrived, soup kitchens have been set up in the county town and nearby towns, and the situation has improved a lot compared to before.
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