"Don't be nervous, relax."
Li glared at Pan.
Pan sat up straight immediately. How could she not be nervous? She was almost dying of nervousness.
"Your body has no problems, so you should be able to get pregnant normally."
Madam Pan let out a long breath, knowing that the doctor her third uncle had invited would be excellent; she was so nervous that her back was sweating.
It's good that she's alright, as long as she can give birth.
"But doctor, they've been married for years and she's never gotten pregnant even once." Li thought the doctor was joking; how could Pan not be sick?
Other doctors in the county said the same thing, that she was in good health, and that her only ailment was a deficiency of both qi and blood, a common problem among village women, which could be resolved by eating some good food, and that it would not affect her ability to conceive.
"Aside from being a little dehydrated and overworked, she really has no other health problems."
Li pursed her lips.
Could it be that my third brother didn't find a good doctor? But I've seen this man before; he treated my mother before and said that he never consults doctors and that only important people can be summoned to his clinic.
"Where's her man? Come here."
Li wanted to say they wouldn't watch it anymore, and that if Pan was alright, they should wait a little longer. What was there to see about a grown man? Could his son be sick?
Ha, I've never heard of a woman's inability to get pregnant being a man's problem.
But I had previously agreed with Lao San that I would also take a look at Da Zhuzi.
Li bit her lip again.
"It would be good to take a look, to see how Dazhuzi's health is. If possible, I'd like him to examine me, and you too."
That's true, why not take advantage of something free? What's wrong with taking a pulse diagnosis?
Dazhuzi reluctantly sat down in the seat that Pan Shi had just taken. He didn't know how he would face people if word got out about this.
His wife couldn't get pregnant, yet he insisted on seeing a doctor.
The doctor pressed down on his wrist and examined it carefully again...
Zhao Dashu watched very closely. He saw the doctor frown, and his heart jumped. Here it comes, the show he'd been waiting for was about to begin!
Don't blame him. It's true that it's rare to see a play in the city. He's with his family every day, so he can't very well pick a fight with his wife, can he?
"The other hand."
Dazhu was getting impatient. Was his third uncle sure the doctor he had found was reliable? He felt that this person was strange, and his heart was inexplicably pounding wildly.
"This patient..." the doctor hesitated for a moment, "has a weak and thready pulse, indicating kidney deficiency and insufficient essence..."
He said it all along: sometimes it really isn't a woman's problem. How can a man's seed grow if it's not good enough? It's just that most people don't want to admit they're not good enough, especially men.
He understood; as a fellow man, he felt sympathy for the young man in front of him.
Mrs. Li became anxious, "Doctor, please explain clearly, what exactly is wrong with my son?"
That sounds pretty scary. Her son is sick? When did that happen?
She said that Pan couldn't possibly take good care of him, and her husband even told her not to interfere. How could she not care? Her son was almost sick!
The doctor sighed, "Simply put, this young master is physically weak and has insufficient kidney essence, making it difficult for a woman to conceive."
See? See? Big Pillar is definitely no good.
Pan was stunned, feeling like she couldn't understand what the doctor was saying. She and her husband had clearly been intimate, and even frequently, so how could her husband be impotent?
Who is the man who, for the sake of the child, clings to her every night for pleasure?
No, she absolutely did not have an affair!
"What?!" Li screamed. "You're talking nonsense! My son is as strong as an ox, how could he... He's perfectly healthy, he can clearly have sex, how could he not have children?"
Zhao Dayong also stood up abruptly, "That's right, my Dazhu is perfectly fine, there's absolutely no way he could be sick."
The doctor's expression remained unchanged. It's normal that he couldn't accept it at first; he knew they would go crazy if he told them, and he was used to it.
"I have practiced medicine for forty years and there is absolutely no way I could have misdiagnosed your pulse. Does this young master often suffer from lower back and knee pain, aversion to cold, and frequent urination at night?"
Da Zhuzi's face turned deathly pale instantly, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.
Pan stared wide-eyed at her husband in disbelief. For so many years, she had believed it was her fault, enduring so much grievance and accusation…
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Madam Li cried out as if she had gone mad. "It must be you, you quack doctor, who conspired with my third brother to harm us!"
There's absolutely no way her son could be childless for the rest of his life! No way! He'll definitely be able to have children with a different wife!
Zhao Dashu sneered, "Second sister-in-law, you can't just say things like that. This is Dr. Chen, the most famous doctor in the county. I paid a lot of money to invite him. If you don't believe me, you can go see a doctor elsewhere."
I don't have time to find a doctor to fool you. If my second brother hadn't begged me, do you think I would want to meddle in your family's affairs?
You should know in your hearts whether Dazhuzi has any problems or not. Why do all the doctors say that Pan Shi is not sick? If she is not sick, why is she not pregnant for so long? Haven't you considered other possibilities?
Although Da Zhuzi is indeed capable of sexual intercourse, his kidney essence is insufficient to impregnate a woman.
Da Zhuzi just collapsed onto the stool, really? Is what the doctor said true?
He can't let his wife get pregnant?
Is he not a man?
All that effort was for nothing, just rolling around on the kang (heated brick bed) all day?
Pan was completely stunned. Was the problem with the head of the household, not her? Thinking of the torment and scorn she had suffered over the past two years, and the thought that the child she had prayed for day and night might never come, Pan burst into tears.
She was unwilling to accept this; she wanted several children of her own. Without children, who could she rely on when she got old?
My third uncle only has a daughter, yet he is constantly disliked by his family. How will they survive if they don't even have a daughter? Are they just waiting to be despised and have their descendants die out?
No, she can't live without her child!
Pan was in utter despair. Her only consolation was that she wasn't the one who had the problem; otherwise, she would have been in an even worse situation.
"Doctor, please take another good look at him. My son is definitely fine!"
Zhao Dayong pleaded desperately with the doctor, who noticed his grave expression. "Could you please let me feel your hand? Judging from your appearance, you don't seem to be in good health."
Zhao Dayong: ...
Li: ...
"Doctor, what's wrong with my husband? Don't scare me. He can eat and sleep well, how could there be a problem?"
"Don't panic, I'm just testing the waters first. Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too."
He doesn't force people.
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