"It didn't happen in previous years, but it started at the beginning of spring this year." Old Mrs. He answered for her.
Tian Cai pondered and asked a few more questions. The more he asked, the more he felt something was wrong. "Think carefully, was there anything special around you before you got the rash this year? Or did you come into contact with something you hadn't come into contact with before? I don't think it's eczema, it's more likely an allergy."
"Allergies?" Old Mrs. He shook her head in disbelief. "How could it be an allergy? I'm a country girl with a healthy constitution. I used to do everything every day and never had this thing!"
Tian Cai put away the cotton swab in his hand and explained to them, "There are many types of allergies. Everyone's physique is different, and their allergens are also different. There is even someone in my hometown who is allergic to willow catkins. When the catkins are flying around, he can't go out."
"Jinzhi is lucky. She just had a rash. If someone has a severe allergy, the allergens could enter the body through the respiratory tract and be fatal in minutes!"
"I can prescribe medicine to temporarily improve her condition, but if you don't find the allergen, it will relapse even if it's cured. So you should try to recall what special things you came into contact with during the onset of the disease."
When Mrs. He heard that she needed to get some medicine, her face immediately darkened. She opened her mouth to say something, but after thinking for a moment she held it back. Right now, nothing was more important than marrying Jinzhi off successfully in exchange for the betrothal gift.
He Jinzhi clenched her hands unconsciously and thought seriously, but she had no clue no matter how hard she thought.
Tian Cai prescribed her some medicine to take internally and also brought some ointment. "Drink this medicine once a day and apply the ointment once in the morning and once in the evening. Clean the affected area thoroughly before each application. And you absolutely must not scratch it again, otherwise it will leave scars that will look ugly."
Old Mrs. He rolled her eyes and interrupted, "Doctor Xiaotian, prescribe the best medicine for our Jinzhi. It must be the best!"
Tian Cai: "Don't worry, I won't prescribe it for you if it's not useful."
He Jinzhi thought about how during that period, after cleaning the house every morning, she would go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and would not come back until the afternoon. She had come into contact with so many things.
Thinking of this, the light in his eyes dimmed a lot.
He Jinzhi still had a hidden thought in her mind, thinking, I won't tell you, let's see if you can diagnose it yourself.
Tian Cai didn't notice her abnormality. He touched his chin and reminded her, "Did you encounter or eat any plants or insects in the mountains that you have never seen before or rarely come into contact with?"
There are so many plants, pollen, and even poisonous insects on the mountain that it seems difficult to find out what you are allergic to. However, in He Jinzhi's case, the thing that made her allergic must have been something she had been exposed to later. It couldn't have been so serious with just one contact.
"Did you bring anything back that you still have with you and occasionally come into contact with?" Tian Cai reminded him. "If you can't find it, the rash will recur even after you get rid of it. The medicine I prescribed can only eliminate the rash you've already developed, it won't make you less allergic to it."
When he heard that it would relapse in the future, He Jinzhi's face showed panic. He frowned and thought seriously about what he had touched during this period that he had not touched before.
Before she could think of anything, Old Lady He suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Didn't you bring back the lilac tree planted in the backyard?"
He Jinzhi was also stunned. After thinking about it carefully, she realized that it was indeed possible. She had dug up the lilac tree this spring and planted it in the backyard. She had to water it every day and tinker with it whenever she had free time. She had even been scolded by Old Madam He for this. When she thought that the culprit who caused her rash was right in front of her, she suddenly panicked. "What should I do now?"
Tian Cai said, "First, ask your family to move that thing out. If that doesn't work, plant it somewhere else, or just stop touching it. Wait a while and see if it gets better."
Old Mrs. He also muttered, "Yes, yes, yes, listen to the doctor. When we get home, I'll ask your eldest brother to dig up that thing. Why did you grow it? It's useless and can't provide food or water."
He Jinzhi lowered her head when she was scolded. What was she doing? What else could she do? Other girls had lotion and soap, and they could smell sweet when they walked past them. But she couldn't hide the smell of sweat.
But all the money in the family was in her mother's hands, so she had no way to spend it. She could only think of ways to make money on her own. One day, when she saw fallen flower petals, she had an idea. She picked some fragrant flowers, made flower juice and applied it on her clothes, which would always have some smell.
Unexpectedly, before she could attract the person she wanted to attract, she broke out in a rash all over her body.
Tian Cai applied the medicine to her and handed the rest to her, "Apply the medicine like I did. Let it air dry for a while before getting dressed."
Old Mrs. He cares very much about He Jinzhi now. As long as this girl can get married well, she will give her the betrothal gift in return and let her call her ancestor.
As soon as He Jinzhi put on her clothes, the old lady dragged her out, muttering something about the chickens not being fed yet. At this time, Tian Cai was washing his hands by the basin. When he heard the noise, he turned around and saw that the two of them were almost at the door.
Thinking that the old lady might have forgotten to pay, she said, "Madam, please wait a moment before leaving and pay for the medicine. The jar of ointment is five cents."
Tian Cai was very sure that his voice was not small at all, but he did not expect that the old lady pretended not to hear and pulled He Jinzhi to quicken the pace to walk out. Tian Cai understood that, in theory, she did not need these few cents, but that was not the case. Besides, I waived the medicine fee for you, and if you deliberately refused to pay, that would definitely not be okay.
Besides, if someone really had no money to buy medicine, she would have given it for free before, but this was the first time she had encountered someone like the old lady from the He family who blatantly and deliberately refused to give it.
Old Mrs. He pretended not to hear and walked out silently. As soon as she reached the yard, she was startled by Mimi who was guarding the gate.
I don’t know when the little guy came back. He was facing inside and squatting at the gate.
Mrs. He froze for a moment. Tian Cai came over from behind and said meaningfully, "Is your hearing not so good? It's true. People are a bit hard of hearing when they get older. Do you want me to take a look at it? If that doesn't work, we can give you a couple of injections."
I told you I hadn't paid for the medicine, but you walked out without even looking up. We're from the same village, but if it were someone else, I'd think you were deliberately refusing to pay!"
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