Chapter 111: Not Tuberculosis
After saying that, Chunyanlai coughed many times.
Chun Fengmiao quickly fed him medicine:
"It's okay to give it a try. If it doesn't work, we can look for another place. What if it works?" After saying that, seeing that the other party was still coughing, Chun Fengmiao's tone couldn't help but become hurried, hiding the sadness in it:
"Mother's illness isn't tuberculosis at all. If she had it, why didn't I get it? None of the servants in the house have contracted it either."
As everyone knows, people with tuberculosis are in danger of death and can infect others. How could her mother have contracted such a serious disease? She didn't want to believe it.
Chun Yanlai's face was bleak:
"Miao'er, please don't hang around me anymore. Those servants may not have been infected because they were far away. From now on, you can bring the medicine and food to the door and I can bring them in myself."
Chun Fengmiao immediately shook his head and helped Chun Yan to dress and go to Renhe Hall.
When they arrived at Renhe Hall, Gu Feixue was already waiting there. She had spoken with Chun Fengmiao that morning and had noticed a strong herbal scent on him. Several of the herbs were powerful tonics, meant to prolong life. She suspected someone in the Chun family was dying.
However, Chunyan, the owner of Chunjia Cloth Shop, was fine some time before she came. Her sudden death was beyond her expectations. There was obviously something wrong.
It just so happened that she came to Renhetang every day these days for a check-up, intending to take a look at what illness the head of the Chun family had, so she asked Li Tiezhu to recommend Renhetang to her.
“…cough cough”
"Mom, please go slowly and be careful with the threshold."
A cough was heard from a distance, and Gu Feixue immediately thought of some respiratory disease. Then she looked at the person who came, but found that the other person's complexion was not what she imagined.
"Doctor, please take a look at my mother. What disease does she have?"
Upon hearing this, the doctor from Renhetang took Chunyan's pulse and a thoughtful look flashed across his face.
It seemed that the pulse was not obvious, so the doctor then asked about Chunmu's symptoms and the time of onset.
"It started more than two months ago. I always have coughs, chest tightness, and fatigue..."
The doctor's face flashed with surprise when he heard this, and he said carefully:
"But your mother's complexion is rosy, she doesn't look like she has been ill for several months."
Chun Fengmiao nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Ever since my mother was diagnosed with the disease, I have been taking tonic medicine every day to prevent her from becoming depleted."
The doctor nodded, a hint of praise on his face for Chun Fengmiao's filial piety. Gu Feixue also smiled. From the moment she first met Chun Fengmiao, she felt that she was not as arrogant as she appeared. After such close contact, she realized that her filial piety was indeed rare.
"Young lady, you are so filial. But I dare not say for sure about your mother's condition. Although her pulse is not strong, her other symptoms seem similar to tuberculosis. May I ask if you have been to Yonghe Hall in the city to take a look?"
The hope in Chun Fengmiao's eyes disappeared when he heard this:
"I went there, and the doctor said it was most likely tuberculosis, and told me to make tonic medicine every day to keep my mother alive."
Upon hearing this, the doctor couldn't help but stroke his beard, with a look of regret on his face.
Gu Feixue stood up at this time, shook her head and said:
"No, in my opinion, the patient is not suffering from consumption."
Upon hearing this, Chun Fengmiao noticed Gu Feixue who had been silent.
"It's you! Why did you say my mother didn't have tuberculosis?"
It turned out to be Gu Feixue who had exposed her identity at Wanjia Cloth Shop last time!
Isn't she from Anju Village Farm? Why is she in Renhe Hall?
Gu Feixue walked closer and looked at Chunmu's expression before saying:
"Has your mother been lying in bed for the past month or two?"
Chun Fengmiao's hostility remained unchanged upon hearing this, and he nodded warily.
"That's right. An ordinary person would become exhausted after lying in bed for two months. If you treat it as tuberculosis, you need to protect it from the wind. It's so cold, and the house must be poorly ventilated, so the cough won't go away."
After hearing what Gu Feixue said, the doctor showed a hint of surprise and said:
"That's right. I didn't even think of this. Miss Gu is really thoughtful."
Gu Feixue waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay. Her mother's illness is not serious, but it's not common here, so it's easy to get confused."
"So what disease did my mother have?"
Seeing the doctor being so respectful to Gu Feixue, hope appeared in Chun Fengmiao's eyes again.
"Your mother has asthma, and the symptoms are not much different from tuberculosis. But as long as you pay attention to ventilation and avoid contact with pungent smells, the condition can be effectively alleviated and improved."
This ancient pulmonary tuberculosis is just like modern tuberculosis. If it is not handled properly, it will be like a plague and everyone will be afraid of it. After all, tuberculosis is contagious.
However, asthma, commonly known as asthma, is not that serious. It can be effectively prevented and treated by paying attention to indoor ventilation and avoiding contact with allergens.
The doctor seemed to remember something and hurried to the back to look through the medical books. Chun Fengmiao was afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. She confirmed again: "Are you telling the truth? My mother really doesn't have tuberculosis?"
Gu Feixue nodded, and at this moment Chunyan came and coughed again:
"Listen to your mother's cough, isn't it slightly wheezing? This is called wheezing. However, people with tuberculosis have very little phlegm when they cough, so it's a dry cough." After saying this, Gu Feixue took a look at Chun's mother and said:
"Furthermore, even with daily tonics, a tuberculosis patient will become increasingly thin and emaciated over the course of two months. But your mother is not only strong and healthy, but aside from a pale complexion from lying down so much, there's nothing wrong with her."
Just as Gu Feixue finished saying this, she heard the doctor behind her exclaim:
"I found it. There is indeed a disease called asthma. It matches your mother's symptoms. Miss Gu did not make a mistake!"
Gu Feixue was not proud when she heard this, but was humble:
"The climate in Liangcheng is warm and sunny, and like the south, it's humid year-round. The air is also filled with pollen, which is a common cause of asthma, so asthma is naturally uncommon."
Chun Fengmiao had completely believed Gu Feixue's words at this point, and looked at his mother and shouted:
"That's great, Mom! You really don't have tuberculosis!"
The two of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.
"Okay, stop strangling your mother. This disease requires a lot of emotion."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chunyan came and coughed twice very quickly.
"You should think about whether you bought anything unusual into your home two months ago, such as furniture with a pungent odor."
Gu Feixue's reminder reminded Chunyan of a batch of dyes that the cloth shop had just brought in from the south a few months ago. The flowers used to make the dyes were not available in Liangcheng.
Because it sold very well in the south, cloth shops also imported some of this dye in the hope of taking their business to the next level.
"That's right. This dye has a floral scent that other dyes don't have. It might contain pollen, which caused Shopkeeper Chun to suffer from asthma. Don't use this dye again in the future, and the symptoms will naturally heal."
"No wonder you haven't recovered after resting at home for so long. I check the work of the embroiderers in the shop every day. The fabrics they've been using lately are all those fragrant fabrics."
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