"Who's in the outhouse? Come out now, I can't hold it in!" Immediately following was a series of sounds like tearing cloth.
"Pfft~"
"Pfft~"
"Come out quickly, come out quickly!"
"What are you grabbing for? Get out of here!" Fan Shi clutched her stomach and shoved Lin Daya, who had just walked to the toilet entrance, away. Lin Daya fell hard to the ground and couldn't hold it in, so she peed all over her pants. Fan Shi, because she was walking too fast, didn't pay attention and stepped into the latrine, falling halfway into the latrine bucket. Luckily, the toilet entrance was small, otherwise she might have fallen in completely.
The Lin family members waiting to go to the outhouse burst into laughter. They had actually fallen into the toilet! Hahaha!
While laughing, Lin Niu Shi, Lin Mingfa, and the others couldn't hold back and all of them "poof poof poof" in their pants, stinking up to high heaven.
The Lin family collectively: "Ugh!"
That morning, the Lin family members were all clutching their stomachs, fighting over the toilet. They would come out for only two minutes before having to go back in, and so on. Each person went back and forth more than ten times. Toilets are usually one per family, but with so many people in the Lin family suffering from diarrhea, how could one toilet be enough? They could only contribute a little artificial fertilizer to the neighbors.
This incident made the Lin family famous again in Ji'an Village, and the neighbors were talking about it.
"Have you heard? The Fan family fell into the latrine, and the Lin clan chief's entire family soiled themselves with excrement and urine, hahaha..."
"Haha, I saw it! It stinks! This whole family is fighting over the outhouse!"
"How come the whole family suddenly got diarrhea? I heard one person had diarrhea more than ten times and was in critical condition."
"It's probably because he was too immoral, and this is God's punishment!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers all tacitly remained silent. Although they dared not speak out in support of the Lin family's actions towards Yang Cui, they knew in their hearts that the Lin family had gone too far.
The Lin family members were too exhausted to even bother with the rumors. They were so weak that they didn't even have the strength to call a doctor; their neighbors had to do it for them.
Seeing the Lin family members nearly collapsing from diarrhea, Doctor Qi was actually pleased. After all, the Lin family members thought they were so powerful and didn't respect anyone!
"It costs ten coins to see a patient. You must pay first before the consultation. Medicine will be charged separately." After Doctor Qi arrived, he no longer treated patients first and collected payment later, but put patients first in everything.
Lin Mingfa's face was deathly pale, and he was in great pain: "Doctor Qi, how could we possibly shortchange you? Let us see it first, and we'll settle the bill together later."
“That won’t do. Your Lin family is not what it used to be. What if you say I’m overcharging after the consultation and refuse to pay? Besides, so many people in your family need medical treatment now, and the consultation fees alone are quite high. I’m worried that I won’t be able to collect the money in the end! It’s not easy for me to go up the mountain to collect herbs at my age. I can’t let myself suffer this loss for no reason.”
Upon hearing this, Chief Lin knew that Doctor Qi still harbored resentment towards what Madam Fan had said that day.
Chief Lin glared at Madam Fan resentfully, but Madam Fan seemed not to notice. Hearing Doctor Qi's words, she felt that Doctor Qi looked down on her, and she spoke rudely again: "Old man Qi, what do you mean? Me, the mother of the dignified Lin Tanhua, would I be short of your little bit of money? Who do you think you are?"
This time, because she had pulled so many times, Fan's voice was noticeably weaker.
Old Man Qi ignored her and said to Clan Chief Lin, "Clan Chief Lin, what do you say? Do you want to see a doctor? If you do, bring the consultation fee first."
Chief Lin's expression was also unpleasant. He turned to Lin Niu Shi and said, "Go and get the money."
After a while, Lin Niu counted out 120 coins and gave them to Doctor Qi.
After receiving the money, Doctor Qi first examined the pulse of the Lin clan chief, followed by Lin Niu and his wife, Lin Mingfa, and Lin Mingcai. After the adults had been examined, he prepared to examine the children.
"Let me see first, what are you little girls looking at?" Madam Fan pushed aside Madam Lin Niu's granddaughters.
"Who are you? Why should I treat you? I told you last time that I would only treat your family members from now on. Get out of my way!" Doctor Qi pushed Fan aside and continued to take the pulses of Lin Niu's granddaughters.
Fan was furious!
"You, you, you... wait until my son comes back, I'll have him arrest you and put you in jail!"
"Heh." Doctor Qi sneered, "So what if he's just a third-place scholar! Clan Chief Lin, if that's the case, I won't be reading any more books by anyone with the surname Lin."
Upon hearing this, the Lin clan chief immediately rebuked Fan Shi: "Shut up!"
Qi Langzhong is the only doctor in this area. If Qi Langzhong leaves, if any member of the Lin family has a headache or fever, they can be taken to the county town during the day, but if they fall ill at night, even if they have money, they can only tough it out and pray to the Buddha for protection.
Moreover, Dr. Qi's medical skills are excellent, his fees are reasonable, and he will agree to extend credit for those who are truly in need. If Dr. Qi were not around, the Lin family would be the ones who suffer.
Most importantly, Qi Langzhong was not just a simple country doctor. His senior brothers were all prominent figures, either resident doctors in clinics or guest doctors in the homes of officials and wealthy merchants. Their connections were not something a country farmer could afford to offend.
"Old Qi, don't take it to heart," Chief Lin said kindly. "Women are often naive and lack common sense. Doctor Qi, please be magnanimous and let this matter rest."
Doctor Qi did not respond.
Chief Lin knew he was waiting for Madam Fan to apologize.
However, Ms. Fan had no intention of apologizing at all.
At this moment, Physician Qi spoke up again: "Zhana leaves can treat heat accumulation, constipation, and abdominal pain, but you must control the dosage carefully. You're lucky this time."
The Lin family members exchanged bewildered glances. Lin Ming asked, "What 'Ye'? What does that mean?"
Doctor Qi: "Didn't you consume Chana leaves?"
"What 'Zhana leaf'? We don't have any?"
“That’s strange. Your symptoms are clearly diarrhea caused by the leaves of the 'Zhana' tree,” said Doctor Qi. “You don’t have to take the medicine. Just rest for a day. But Chief Lin and Yongjin and Yonghui should take two doses of the medicine. The medicine will cost two hundred coins.”
This cost more than three hundred coins, and Lin Niu Shi felt so heartbroken when she was counting the money!
Seeing that Doctor Qi was about to leave, Madam Fan quickly stepped forward and grabbed him, saying, "No...don't go! Prescribe some medicine for me too."
"Prescribe medicine for you? Haha, how could I be qualified? You are the mother of a third-ranked scholar, and you will be going to the capital in the future. If anything happens, there will be famous doctors in the capital to treat you. You should ask a famous doctor in the capital to see you!"
Qi Langzhong returned to her exactly what Fan had said that day.
"You...you..." Fan Shi got so excited that she couldn't help herself, and her buttocks started making a "plop plop" sound again, instantly making the place stink.
Qi Langzhong chuckled, then covered his nose and left.
"Yuhua, you..." Lin Niu's face was full of disgust, "You stink! Get out of here right now, don't make my house dirty, really..."
Fan Yuhua didn't care about anything else and immediately ran to the outhouse, singing a "pooping song" as she ran, leaving a room full of fragrance.
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