Chapter 69 The Healer
Sun Yin examined the object in his hand carefully.
He had seen this creature before when he went up the mountain. But he had never heard that it was edible.
Wan Qiqi wasn't sure if this thing was actually edible until she discovered that the system allowed her to buy books. She bought an encyclopedia about wild plants in the mall and found out that it was just a wild fruit.
When ripe, it has a yellow skin and white flesh, somewhat resembling a mangosteen.
However, while mangosteens are sweet, this one was sour, which greatly annoyed Wan Qiqi.
If this stuff were sweet, she would really love it, because it's very nutritious and can be eaten by pregnant women like Li Chongniang. Plus, the seeds can be pressed for oil.
However... Wan Qiqi has no plans to develop in this direction yet, since it would be extremely difficult to extract vegetable oil using the technology here.
She doesn't need to make things difficult for herself.
Sun Yin did not continue to explore this question, but instead picked up Pingping and led him inside.
Chen Yongliang immediately moved closer to Wan Qiqi and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, what good things did you find on the mountain?"
The Chen brothers reached a tacit understanding, believing that their eldest sister-in-law would surely find something strange and unusual on the mountain that they didn't yet know about.
They didn't know how their sister-in-law knew so much, but they thought it was a good thing.
Because the original owner of this body was too lazy and did nothing, she never went up the mountain with them, so these people did not suspect that Wan Qiqi knew so many things they did not know.
Wan Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "You'll know when you get home." With that, she went inside.
Sun Yin loosened the cloth and bamboo strips binding Pingping's arm, revealing the arm that had been stained discolored by herbs, and reached out to touch the bone.
Actually, Wan Qiqi didn't like traditional Chinese medicine before because she didn't like the taste of Chinese medicine, but her grandmother liked it very much and would go to see a Chinese medicine doctor every time she was sick. Gradually, she became less averse to traditional Chinese medicine and even developed a certain trust in it.
Despite Pingping's arm injury, Wan Qiqi still trusted Sun Yin to handle it well.
A moment later, Sun Yin released Pingping and said to Wan Qiqi, "It's better than I expected."
He had thought that a child like this would be restless and fidgety, but Pingping seemed to have not moved her hand at all and recovered remarkably well.
Hearing Sun Yin say this, Wan Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief, "Then, do we still need to tie her up?"
“I suggest keeping it on. It’s still in the recovery period, and children are very active.” Sun Yin looked at Wan Qiqi, waiting for her answer.
Actually, Pingping was just as well-behaved as before, so there was nothing seriously wrong. But children can't be watched over as often as adults.
Moreover, children's bones are more fragile.
Wan Qiqi often heard the old saying, "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone," and since less than a third of the time had passed, she naturally couldn't let her guard down. "Then keep it tied up."
With Wan Qiqi's help, Sun Yin quickly went to prepare the medicine.
Pingping looked up at Wan Qiqi and gently tugged at her clothes. "Mother, will my hand get better?"
Wan Qiqi paused for a moment, then squatted down, gently pinched Pingping's cheek, and said softly, "It will definitely get better! When Pingping grows up, she will protect her mother. How could her mother let your hand not heal?"
Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered Wan Tingsheng's son, Jixiang.
A limp that accompanies a person for life is a regret at any stage of life, and can even have a great impact on children.
She didn't know what happened later that caused the family to waste time and for Jixiang to develop such a problem.
Ultimately, it was the original owner's greed that led to this irreversible tragedy.
She has been in this world for over two months, but she has never seen the original owner's family members, as if they have truly severed all ties.
She didn't know if she would have the chance to meet them again. If she was able to then, she would lend a helping hand. After all, those people were connected to the original owner of this body by blood.
A while later, Sun Yin re-tied Pingping's arms and put him on the ground, telling him to go find Chen Yongliang.
Seeing that he had sent everyone away, Wan Qiqi asked, "Uncle Sun, is there anything you want to tell me?"
Sun Yin stared at Wan Qiqi for a long time. "You really don't plan to become a doctor?"
Wan Qiqi could see that he was still fixated on himself, so she smiled faintly and explained, "My heart is not here, and I cannot inherit your mantle. If I were to learn it and then abandon it later, it would be disrespectful to you. Rather than that, I would rather not learn it in the first place."
Sun Yin asked, "Where does your heart lie?"
After thinking for a moment, Wan Qiqi replied, "If possible, I would like to go into business."
"Do you know that the status of doctors and farmers is higher than that of merchants?"
"So what?" Wan Qiqi smiled confidently. "Why should I do the same things as everyone else? Isn't it better to live the life I want in my own way than to make things difficult for myself?"
Sun Yin looked at her, as if she had become a stranger again, but he also felt that this was the Wan Qiqi he had chosen. "Alright, you are welcome to come back whenever you want."
Wan Qiqi smiled faintly, "What does Uncle Sun think of Third Brother?"
Sun Yin glanced out the window and smiled faintly, "He learns quickly, but he has no medical knowledge. Even if he completes his apprenticeship, he can only be a quack, not a physician."
Wan Qiqi could also see that Chen Yongliang only treated this as a skill to make a living, rather than genuinely wanting to learn medicine, and lacked the compassion of a doctor.
She raised her hand in a gesture of respect to Sun Yin, saying, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Uncle Sun, all this time!"
"It's alright, it's alright!" Sun Yin just felt it was a pity that the person he valued wasn't a doctor and couldn't inherit his skills.
Wan Qiqi took out a few copper coins from her bosom and placed them on the table. "This is Pingping's consultation fee."
Sun Yin paused for a moment, as if to say something, but in the end said nothing and waved his hand, "Let Yongliang in!"
When Chen Yongliang saw Wan Qiqi come out, he immediately went to greet her with a grin, "Sister-in-law, shall we go home?"
Wan Qiqi looked at Chen Yongliang with mixed feelings, unsure if she was doing the right thing.
I was the one who recommended him to come, and now I'm the one telling him not to come.
Making decisions for someone without asking their opinion doesn't seem to be what she wanted.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Chen Yongliang sensed that his sister-in-law's mood was off after she came out, and asked with concern, "Is there something wrong with Pingping's hand?"
Wan Qiqi bit her head and whispered, "Uncle Sun wants you to go in."
"Okay." Chen Yongliang agreed, put Pingping on the ground, and went inside.
After a while, Chen Yongliang came out of the medicine hut with an excited smile on his face and said, "Sister-in-law, I can go up the mountain with you tomorrow!"
Seeing his expression, Wan Qiqi naturally understood Chen Yongliang's choice; it seemed as if this place was a cage trapping him.
She said calmly, "Okay, let's go home!"
"Let's go home!" Chen Yongliang picked Pingping up and quickly walked ahead.
Wan Qiqi looked at the figure in front of her, not knowing what to say.
As Sun Yin said, doctors actually had a higher status in this era than merchants and farmers, but Chen Yongliang looked down on them.
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