Chapter 24 Can Cure
Gu Jiao drew the screen and examined Xiao Liulang from inside.
Gu Jiao had observed Xiao Liulang at home and found that his problem was mainly in his ankles. After a careful examination, Gu Jiao was certain of her guess.
His ankle was broken, but the doctor didn't diagnose it, thinking he only injured his leg, so he only treated his leg. But even without special treatment, his leg was immobilized so he hardly used his foot, and his ankle healed on its own. However, the bone fragments inside weren't completely removed, and he experiences excruciating pain whenever he walks.
He never showed it, so much so that Gu Jiao guessed that he just had ordinary ankle stiffness, which doesn't hurt. Now that he's been diagnosed, she understands how much self-control he usually uses to endure it.
Gu Jiao had performed many surgeries for similar cases in her previous life, so it wasn't difficult for her; the only problem was that the medicines and surgical supplies she hadn't yet found in her medical kit.
But... thinking about what she had discovered a few days ago, Gu Jiao decided to wait a little longer, especially since now wasn't the best time for surgery. His affected area needed some treatment first, so it would be better to wait until the academy was on holiday at the end of the year.
The second master and Manager Wang waited outside the screen the entire time, without peeping in the slightest.
The second master had originally planned to have the doctors from Tongchuntang observe Gu Jiao's medical skills, but it seemed a bit presumptuous to make such a request on the first occasion, so he held back.
When Gu Jiao went in to treat patients, she specifically drew a screen. This attitude itself showed that Gu Jiao was unwilling to reveal her medical skills. Thinking about this, the second master was somewhat glad that he hadn't asked to observe her earlier.
However, the second boss was wrong about one thing: Gu Jiao wasn't unwilling to reveal her medical skills; she just couldn't let anyone discover her little medicine box.
Gu Jiao stayed inside for quite a while.
A quarter of an hour to examine, half an hour to admire a beauty.
cough!
No, I didn't take off my clothes!
Gu Jiao put the small medicine box into her basket and carried it out.
The second landlord came forward and said politely with a smile, "Miss Gu has been inside for so long, is Young Master Xiao's injury very complicated?"
Gu Jiao said without changing her expression, "It is quite complicated. I need to perform surgery on him."
The complexity is real, and so is the appreciation of beauty.
Upon hearing that surgery was required, the second landlord was somewhat stunned. Surgery was a medical skill used only on the battlefield, rarely practiced by ordinary people. Firstly, it was risky, and secondly, it required extremely high levels of medical skill from the doctor. Even among the doctors at their Huichuntang clinic, few dared to operate on wounded patients.
"Are you... sure?" The second boss asked with a doubtful look.
At Huichuntang, there's a doctor who's already fifty years old and dares to operate on people; he's also a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.
"Okay." Gu Jiao nodded. "I'll think about the date first, and I'll let you know when it's set. Also, there are some things that need to be prepared, and I'll need to trouble the second boss with that. The money... will be deducted from my next round of consultation fees."
"It's alright," the second landlord said with a smile.
Huichuntang is not a charity place; patients who come here have to pay money, and the more skilled the doctor, the higher the consultation fee.
"But... can you cure all kinds of illnesses?" the second landlord asked.
"That's not true," Gu Jiao said. "I'll only know after I've seen it. You'd better give me some difficult cases so I don't waste my consultation opportunities."
Listen to this, that's the source of their confidence!
The second-in-command didn't think she was being arrogant. In fact, anyone who had witnessed her medical skills had every reason to believe that she could bring the dead back to life.
Gu Jiao needed to find some medicinal herbs for Xiao Liulang to use for fumigation, so she carried a basket to the main hall.
The second-in-command chuckled eerily: "Old Wang, you say her medical skills are so good, could she... treat that person in the capital?"
"The one in the capital?" Manager Wang was taken aback, and it took him a while to react. "You mean the young master of the Marquis's mansion?"
The second landlord's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "It's him!"
Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, no, you mustn't! You mustn't!"
Those are nobles from the capital! Compared to them, Huichuntang is nothing more than a commoner, not even worth a second glance!
"I think Miss Gu's medical skills are quite good..."
"Second boss, we all only have one head."
Manager Wang cruelly extinguished the second owner's idea.
It wasn't that he didn't want to earn money from the Marquis's mansion, but rather that the young master's illness was truly difficult to cure; if it was treated poorly, it could be fatal.
Speaking of that young master, he was quite pitiful. When Lady Hou gave birth to him, he was less than a month old and was born in a dilapidated temple. Since she didn't have a midwife with her, she found one from a nearby village.
Premature birth, poor delivery conditions, and inadequate midwifery skills meant that Lady Hou nearly died after giving birth to her first child.
To make matters worse, Lady Hou was pregnant with twins. After giving birth to the first one, she was almost completely exhausted. The second one had been in her womb for quite some time, and when it came out, her whole body was purple.
The young master was the second child; he had an older sister.
The young master was born with a weak constitution and had been taking medicine since childhood; he was practically raised on a bottle of medicine.
In order to cure the young master's illness, the Marquis's mansion has sought out many famous doctors over the years. Unfortunately, the young master's condition has not improved at all. On the contrary, due to the frequent use of medicine, he has become increasingly weak.
It is said that he is now barely clinging to life.
If they're unlucky, the young master might die after taking one dose of medicine.
If the young master were to die at their hands, the combined heads of all the doctors at Huichuntang wouldn't be enough to pay for his life.
The second landlord understood the stakes involved, but he refused to give up.
He was originally an extremely ambitious person, otherwise he wouldn't have seen the immense value in Gu Jiao.
Speaking of which, that young master and Miss Gu seem to be the same age.
The second master seemed to say something: "How about this, let Miss Gu treat Xiao Liulang's injuries first. If she really heals him, then it won't hurt to let her try at the Marquis's mansion."
Shopkeeper Wang: "..."
——
When Xiao Liulang woke up, there was an old doctor with a white beard in the room.
"You are..."
The old doctor smiled and said, "I am Dr. Zhang. You fell asleep just now. It's my fault. I forgot to remove the calming incense."
Xiao Liulang paused for a moment: "It's alright."
"Let me see your legs."
"good."
The senior doctor followed the procedure as instructed by Gu Jiao.
To be honest, he was quite surprised. He had seen Xiao Liulang's leg ailment before, and with Huichuntang's current medical skills, it was impossible to cure it.
Does that girl really have a way to make him...stand up again?
Xiao Liulang took the prescription from the old doctor to the main hall, and Feng Lin suddenly stood up: "You've finally come out! What did Doctor Zhang say? Is there any cure for your leg?"
Xiao Liulang hummed in agreement and said, "Doctor Zhang said to use the medicine for fumigation for a while first, and then come back next month."
To avoid disrupting his classes, Gu Jiao didn't ask the doctor to mention the surgery for the time being.
"I told you Dr. Zhang could definitely cure it!" Feng Lin was overjoyed.
Xiao Liulang, however, was looking around at something.
Huh? Where's my wife?
(End of this chapter)
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