Ever since his eldest brother's legs recovered, Xue Jiming rarely went to the military camp. Anyway, he has his elder brother to support him at home. He can't compare to him in anything, so why should he go to the army and make others dislike him? All of the eldest brother's subordinates looked down on him. They were respectful to him on the surface, but secretly said that he was a hopeless person. Even though he was determined to make progress, his will was gradually worn down.
He might as well continue eating, drinking, having fun and traveling like he did before. Wouldn't that be great? On this day, he originally planned to go out to meet a friend. When he passed by the second house courtyard, he heard a scream coming from inside. After shouting a few times and no one answered, he ran in to check the situation. It turned out that the youngest son of the second wife's eldest daughter-in-law suddenly fainted. No matter how he was pinched on the Ren Zhong point or given medicine, he would not wake up. His body was like a small charcoal, very hot, and his limbs twitched from time to time. He was actually suffering from an acute illness.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the second room asked the maid to call a doctor, while she went to her mother-in-law and the old lady for help. Then she wandered around the house like a headless fly.
Xue Jiming didn't care about the difference between men and women, and hurried over to touch his cousin's forehead, and exclaimed in surprise: "It's so hot!"
The second wife, Xiao, started to cry as soon as she saw her brother-in-law, and said incoherently: "Jiming, you, you have to think of a solution! Ran'er has been having cramps and his body is getting hotter and hotter. If this continues, something bad will happen!"
"Come on, I'll take you to find Xiaocao'er. Xiaocao is an excellent doctor and will definitely be able to save Ran'er. If you send someone to call a doctor, it will take a lot of time. It's better for us to go there directly." Xue Jiming picked up his cousin and left, and Xiao hurriedly followed him.
Not long after, the old lady and the old lady from the second house also heard the news and rushed to Xuancao Hall. A large group of people crowded into the shop in a noisy manner, and the scene was truly spectacular.
Lin Dan heard the noise and came out, but seeing that the old lady and the others were really anxious, he didn't go over to say hello. People don't go to her for treatment because they don't trust her medical skills. If she approaches them with a smug look on her face, not only will they not be happy, they will also think she is meddling and delaying the child's treatment. What's the point?
She stood at the door and watched for a while before returning to the inner hall to continue preparing the medicinal materials without asking any more questions.
Quarter of an hour later, Xue Boyong and the eldest son of the second wife, Xue Yangfan, also rushed over from the military camp. One of them ran into Xuancao Hall in a hurry, while the other just looked at the situation outside and then went to Xinglinchun.
Lin Dan heard the familiar footsteps and immediately looked up and asked, "Brother, have you looked across the street?"
"I've checked. It seems that he has caught a cold and has a fever." Xue Boyong frowned.
Lin Dan wiped her hands with her apron and said hesitantly, "Brother, I didn't go to see the child just now, and I don't know what disease the child has. How about I go there now?" For the sake of her brother, even if she knew that going there would be annoying, she would still try her best to treat the child.
Unexpectedly, Xue Boyong slowly waved his hand and said, "Don't go over there. Let Wu Xuancao take care of it. The second branch of the family only has two legitimate sons. The elder one was once drowned and was saved by Wu Xuancao, and the younger one got sick, so they naturally came to Wu Xuancao. They trust Wu Xuancao much more than they trust you. Moreover, the second grandmother acted as a matchmaker for Wu Xuancao and Xue Jiming, and wanted to become a family with them. You can't help if you go over there, and you will be disliked by them. Forget it."
Brother, are you afraid that I will be wronged? Thinking of this, Lin Dan felt warm in his heart, and a sweet smile appeared on his usually expressionless face.
Xue Boyong glanced at her and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. He only shows his gentle side in front of Lin Dan, and can't hide his coldness towards other people, even his relatives. He led the Qin cavalry to conquer the surrounding states, his hands were stained with too much blood, and he even killed tens of thousands of prisoners. How could he not be a good person?
Lin Dan was not afraid of such an elder brother at all, instead she liked him a little. She took out a throat lozenge from the drawer and put it in her mouth, then took out another one and fed it to her eldest brother, her eyes curved like two crescent moons: "Brother, this is the throat lozenge I developed, it can cure dry and hoarse throat. Brother, you are training all day, you need it the most, I made a big box for you, don't forget to take it away later."
"So sweet." When saying this, Xue Boyong stared straight at the opposite side, not sure whether he was praising the candy or the little girl.
Lin Dan was unaware and explained slowly, "Of course, I boiled snow pear, pipa and licorice into a very thick juice, then let it cool and cut it into pieces. Thinking that big brother likes sweet, I added a few spoonfuls of honey. Big brother, do you like this taste?"
"I like it." Xue Boyong smiled and nodded while taking off the little girl's apron and putting it on himself. He said softly, "Sit aside. I'll help you pound the medicine."
"Okay." Lin Dan stood up and was about to go to the backyard, but his elder brother grabbed his wrist and asked nervously, "Where are you going?"
"I'll go to the kitchen to prepare lunch." Lin Dan tilted her head to look at him, looking somewhat cute.
Xue Boyong felt a little itchy in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's still early, why are you in such a hurry? Sit next to me and read the medical book, and don't leave."
Lin Dan didn't ask him why. He just agreed and sat down, then picked up a medical book to read. If there are no critically ill patients in the store, she generally won't take action, so she has plenty of free time. She has recently begun to write down her medical experience like her ancestors did, and has developed a keen interest in pharmaceutical manufacturing. She held a book in one hand and a pen in the other, reading and writing at the same time with a very serious expression.
Xue Boyong sat beside her pounding medicine. He was wearing a tight suit and an apron. He looked a little funny and often attracted the attention of others. But he didn't care at all. After pounding the medicine for a while, he looked at Lin Dan, seeming to be enjoying it very much.
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While Xinglinchun was living a peaceful life, Xuancaotang was in dire straits.
Wu Xuancao was surrounded by the Xue family in three circles inside and outside, and you can imagine how much pressure she was under. After taking his pulse, she checked Xue Ran's pupils and tongue, and listened to the murmur in his chest with a homemade stethoscope. Her expression became more and more solemn.
She had already seen that Xue Ran was suffering from acute pneumonia, also known as acute convulsions, which is a common disease in childhood. Even in modern times, the mortality rate is very high, let alone in ancient times when medical technology was extremely backward? Looking at the anxious faces of the Xue family, and the young child whose face had turned blue and purple and who was almost out of breath, her head began to buzz.
There were no antibiotics, no specific medicines, no ventilators, no intravenous equipment... She had no idea how to treat acute pneumonia.
"Give the child some water to prevent the high fever from evaporating too much water in his body. Bring a basin of warm water so I can give him a bath first. Is there any ice in the cellar? If there is, bring it here quickly, cool a handkerchief for a while and put it on his forehead, then put an ice pillow behind his head. Go quickly!" Wu Xuancao gave orders in an orderly manner.
The apprentices immediately split up and took action, some fetched water, some fetched ice, and soon everything was ready. Seeing Lin Dan's calm command and composed expression, as if she was 100% sure, Xiao and the old lady of the second house were completely relieved. Xue Jiming and Xue Yangfan quickly retreated to the door to avoid too many people crowding in the room and disturbing the treatment.
The doctors who were seeing patients at Xuancao Hall shook their heads and looked worried.
One of them reminded him, "Doctor Wu, your methods can only temporarily reduce the child's fever. If you want to stop his convulsions, you need to prescribe medicine immediately! If you wait a little longer, even if the child is saved, he will be left with serious sequelae."
Acute convulsions is one of the four major diseases in children and is a critical illness. If the medicine is not given as soon as possible, the child may die at any time. What’s even more frightening is that this disease comes on with great force and changes rapidly, making it difficult for doctors to formulate the most appropriate prescription in the shortest time. If one ingredient is wrong, or even if the dosage is too much or too little, it will not be effective. Even the best pediatrician doesn’t dare to say that he can definitely cure acute convulsions, let alone Wu Xuancao who has only learned a little bit of Chinese medicine?
She stood there in a daze, looking embarrassed.
Xue Yangfan was frightened by the doctor's words and asked quickly: "What sequelae will there be?"
"It will develop into epilepsy, mental retardation, dementia and so on. We are not proficient in medical skills and dare not prescribe medicine at will." Several doctors shook their heads and sighed, indicating that they could do nothing to help. The people who came held military power and were of noble status, so they could not and dared not treat the disease, for fear that the Xue family would bear grudge against them if the disease was not cured. What's more, they were not lying. Acute convulsions were a very complicated disease. A moment of hesitation could cost a life, and the consequences would be terrible.
A few years ago, Fang Yuanzheng of the Imperial Medical Bureau was caned and demoted by the Emperor because he failed to cure the Seventh Prince who suffered from convulsions. He is a leader in the industry with extraordinary medical skills, but he is helpless against this disease, let alone ordinary doctors? Wu Xuancao and Zheng Zhe have long been as famous as him, so they should be able to cure it.
Thinking of this, several doctors in the hall were afraid that they would be dragged into trouble by Wu Xuancao again, and they all bowed and said, "We can only rely on Doctor Wu this time, and we will help you." The last time the wife of Marquis Wu'an came to seek medical treatment, they were very dissatisfied with Wu Xuancao's behavior of shirking the responsibility. If it were not for Doctor Xiaolin who could cure the pulseless disease, who knows how the wife of Marquis Wu'an would make a scene in Xuancao Hall!
After hearing this, Xue Jiming immediately urged: "Xiao Cao'er, hurry up and prescribe medicine for Ran'er! If you don't prescribe medicine, he will pass out!"
Even in a coma, Xue Ran was still twitching from time to time, his nostrils flaring, his lips and fingers were blue and purple, his limbs were stiff and cold, his body was like burnt charcoal, but there was not a drop of sweat at all, and he had completely lost his Yang Gate.
Wu Xuancao gritted her teeth and said, "I'll lower his temperature first, then prescribe medicine. If the high fever doesn't subside, it will burn his brain."
When Xue Jiming heard this, he agreed and hurried forward to take off his cousin's clothes. Mrs. Xiao and her mother-in-law also ran over to help, and it took them a while to finally place Xue Ran on the ice pillow.
Mrs. Xiao touched her son's burning forehead and choked up, "It's useless! These methods are totally useless, the fever can't be reduced at all! Xuancao, you must think of a solution quickly!" She grabbed Wu Xuancao's shoulders and shook her hard, she was already on the verge of collapse.
Wu Xuancao's head and face were covered in cold sweat. She held a pen in her hand but couldn't write a single word. Prescribe medicine, what medicine? There are thousands of medicinal herbs that can reduce fever and clear away cold, but she doesn't know how to combine them together to achieve the best therapeutic effect.
She really has no choice!
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