Xue Boyong rolled up his trouser legs and picked up the teacup, pretending that his younger brother did not exist. Xue Jiming looked around and found that the guards around him were looking up at the sky, not caring at all about what had just happened. He felt even more aggrieved. He covered his chest and ran to the main courtyard to complain to the old lady.
The old lady just closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, without saying a word.
He found his mother again and told her about Lin Dan touching his elder brother's legs. He also said confidently: "Xiao Cao'er is a well-known doctor, but I have never heard her say that people with broken legs need massage. Lin Dan is taking advantage of my elder brother and taking the opportunity to rely on our Xue family. For the sake of wealth and glory, she can do anything. Mother, you must not let my elder brother marry her, otherwise, will our Xue family's reputation still be preserved? How can she be engaged to her younger brother and then marry her older brother?"
Madam Xue sneered, "Don't keep calling her 'little grass'. It makes me sick! Wu Xuancao obviously has a wheelchair, but she didn't even mention it. How could she tell you how to take care of Boyong's legs? If she really wanted to, our whole family wouldn't have to kowtow to her, and we wouldn't have to urge her. She would have put aside her grudges and come to treat your brother for your sake. You love her to death, but she may not love you the same way. There is a saying that goes "If you love someone, you will love his dog too. If you hate someone, you will hate his dog too. You should have heard of it, right? She hates me, your grandmother, Lin Dan, and your brother. Just think about how deep her feelings for you can be. She says she is magnanimous on the surface, but secretly bears grudges on the inside. You should be careful of such people. I think Lin Dan is a hundred times better than her. At least she dares to love and hate, and says whatever she wants. She will never say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs."
Xue Jiming also received a lesson from his mother and ran out immediately. The servants in the yard wanted to chase him, but Madam Xue stopped them: "Don't chase him, just let him go! Boyong's legs are broken because of this useless thing, let him go out and face some setbacks!"
Xue Jiming ran around in a hurry and unknowingly ran to Xuancao Hall. When he stepped through the threshold, he found an apprentice tying a splint on a patient with a broken leg. So he pretended to ask casually, "He needs to massage his leg every day, otherwise the muscles will atrophy, right?"
The apprentice smiled and waved his hands: "Whatever needs massage, just remove the splint in two months."
Xue Jiming nodded, his heart filled with anger. He knew that the bitch Lin Dan was trying to take advantage of his elder brother by making up excuses!
The apprentice thought of the situation of the eldest son of the Xue family, and added: "Those with broken legs don't need to press, but those who have been paralyzed in bed for years have to press every day, otherwise their legs will become skinny and useless."
Xue Jiming's heart skipped a beat and he raised his eyebrows in pretended surprise: "Oh, there is such a saying?"
"This is what our master told us. Our master knows everything. If you have any questions, you can go to her."
Xue Jiming couldn't even force out a fake smile, and said in a deep voice: "Did Hemerocallis really say that?"
"Yes, Master once treated a patient similar to the eldest son. The wheelchair was invented by Master at that time. The patient's legs were as thin as reed sticks. Master personally massaged him, and he felt a little better."
"Really? Then I'll go find Xuancao and ask her." Xue Jiming gritted his teeth and said this before leaving. He did not enter the inner hall to look for Wu Xuancao. Since she had treated similar patients before, she should have known all the precautions long ago, but why didn't she mention them at all? Did you forget or hide it on purpose? The fact that she forgot proved that she did not take her eldest brother's illness seriously and was just dealing with it perfunctorily; the fact that she deliberately concealed it proved that she still harbored hatred towards the Xue family and was unwilling to treat him. These two reasons were something Xue Jiming dared not think about deeply and could not accept.
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The dispute between Xue Jiming and Wu Xuancao was not within Lin Dan's scope of concern. She got up early every day to massage her elder brother and cook, then went out to practice medicine. In the evening, she went to Fengtian Township to help the teenager with treatment. Her life was very busy.
The boy's name is Niu Dabao. He has been lying in bed for three years and has become very thin. After Lin Dan left, he was quickly taken care of and became plump and healthy, and his body became stronger day by day.
When the villagers heard that Lin Dan was treating Niu Dabao's legs, they all waited to see her performance. They had never heard of a paralyzed person being able to stand up. This young doctor was really good at bragging.
Lin Dan didn't take it seriously, and just continued the treatment step by step. Finally one day, she took out a set of gold needles and began to wipe and disinfect them one by one, and said slowly: "A few days ago, I performed massage on you to help you activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, dredge the meridians and dredge the collaterals. I also ordered you to take elixirs every day to replenish your essence and marrow. Now your bones are strong, and you may be able to withstand my acupuncture method. This method is divided into two steps. The first step is to select the acupoints of Mingmen, Changqiang, and Jizhong, and apply elixir tablets and elixir seats to make them hot through; the second step is to select the acupoints of Shenshu, Huantiao, and Juegu, and use the method of flat supplementation and flat drainage to perform acupuncture. Keep the needles for three quarters of an hour, once a day, for seven consecutive days, and then formulate a new course of treatment. Do you understand?"
Niu Dabao didn't understand a word he heard, but he still nodded and said, "I understand."
There were many people gathered in front of his house, pointing at the golden needles in Lin Dan's hand and saying, "Look, this doctor is using golden needles. He must be rich!"
"She is not just rich, she is extremely wealthy! I heard that in order to treat Niu Dabao, she sends him good rice, vegetables, ginseng and deer antlers every day. What do you think she wants? Is she really attracted to Niu Dabao?"
The two guards standing at the door drew their swords, their faces filled with anger. The crowd that was talking about the incident immediately shrank their necks and fled, as if they were being chased by a ghost.
Mrs. Niu then breathed a sigh of relief, no longer having to worry about the young doctor being driven away by the villagers' criticism.
Lin Dan didn't hear what everyone said at all. He just concentrated on rubbing the pill piece and the pill seat. After rubbing them, he placed them on several acupoints of the young man and lit them. When the young man felt the heat was too unbearable, he extinguished the pill seat. He flattened the pill seat, stuck it to the skin, bandaged it with gauze, and left it for four hours.
After performing the Danhuo Retao Therapy, she took out the golden needles and, with the help of her internal energy, inserted them into the boy's vital points one by one. Some of these points were fatal points, and ordinary doctors would not dare to insert needles here. However, Lin Dan was not afraid at all, and her hands were as steady as a rock.
The two guards standing at the door were both martial artists and had some understanding of the human body. They couldn't help but frown when they saw this scene. But a strange thing happened. Several deadly blood vessels were pierced by the golden needles, but the boy was still lying on the bed in good health, with nothing unusual happening.
Every time Lin Dan inserted a golden needle, she would gently twist the end of the needle. When she had pierced all the acupoints, dozens of golden needles trembled in unison, making a slight sound, as if they were filled with life.
"The needle keeps moving. What's going on?" Mrs. Niu's eyes were wide open with a look of horror.
The two guards were seeing this strange sight for the first time, and they couldn't help but take two steps forward to observe it carefully.
"It's okay. After three quarters of an hour, the golden needle will naturally stop vibrating, and then I can remove the needle." Lin Dan waved his hand indifferently. The energy she injected into the golden needle hit the acupoint, which naturally caused the needle tail to tremble slightly.
Mrs. Niu nodded repeatedly, half believing and half doubting. The two guards stared at him intently, beads of sweat dripping from their foreheads, as if they were more nervous than the patient.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Niu Dabao felt nothing. After two quarters of an hour, he began to scratch the bed board anxiously. After three quarters of an hour, he finally spoke with hope: "Mom, my legs feel numb! Am I dreaming?"
"Dabao, where is numb? Point it out to me." Mrs. Niu rushed over but did not dare to touch her son at all.
Niu Dabao was lying flat on his back, unable to see the situation on his legs. He could only raise his hand, point to one spot and say, "Mom, it's numb here, like ants are crawling around in my flesh. It's very uncomfortable." Even though it was so uncomfortable, there was a smile in his eyes, because he had not been able to feel the existence of his legs for a very long time.
Mrs. Niu looked carefully and saw that there was a golden needle inserted where her son was pointing. In other words, he did not have an illusion because he expected too much, but Miss Lin's acupuncture method was really effective!
Thank God, thank you Buddha, thank you Miss Lin! Mrs. Niu put her hands together to worship the gods, then kowtowed to Lin Dan and choked up, "Dabao, you are not dreaming. The doctor has inserted a needle in the place where you feel numb. You must bear it and don't touch it!"
Niu Dabao's eyes lit up and he froze immediately.
Lin Dan helped Mrs. Niu up, then took out a small notebook, carefully recorded her treatment methods, and asked the patient about her feelings in detail. She kept a stern face throughout the whole process, and the more critical the moment, the clearer her head and calmer her attitude, for fear that something might go wrong. She did not follow her ancestors' treatment method exactly, but made some additions and modifications. Her method was a bit radical and risky, but it was effective quickly. She seemed to be born with steadier hands, more carefulness and courage than ordinary people. Even if there was no road ahead, she could use her knife to cut a path.
After three quarters of an hour, the golden needles stopped trembling one by one. She pulled out the needles neatly and quickly, then prescribed a dose of Buyang Jiening Decoction and ordered Niu Dabao to boil it in water and take it again with the residue. After seven days, she would change to a new medicine.
"Seven days counts as one course of treatment. I have prepared four courses for you. After I leave, Mrs. Niu, continue massaging your legs. Don't slack off." Lin Dan picked up the medicine box and instructed seriously.
"Thank you, Miss Lin. Thank you, Miss Lin! Don't worry, I will do as you say!" Mrs. Niu bowed repeatedly with an excited expression.
Lin Dan then left. The two guards following behind her looked at her straight back with awe in their eyes. When Miss Lin said she wanted to cure the general, they thought she was just joking and her real purpose was to stay in the Xue Mansion and continue to live a life of luxury. But now looking back, they realized how superficial their understanding of Miss Lin was and how disrespectful they were!
She is really as the general said, a strong person who never speaks falsely, and is much more responsible than the Second Young Master! In order to send her away, Mrs. Xue left her five hundred taels of silver, but she did not spend a penny of it and spent it all on the general and the patient. If she was greedy for wealth and fame, why would she do this?
The Second Young Master doesn't even look down on such a good girl. He is simply blind!
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