Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Picking up a woman
Enzhou also belongs to Xihe Road and has three counties under its jurisdiction. Unlike Li County which belongs to Shizhou, Zhu Shixi's trip to Enzhou is an inter-state trip, so both the travel permit and the relevant documents are essential.
Liang Nian prepared the travel permits and documents carefully, and was afraid that the servants in the cart would be embarrassed, so he specially noted that they were servants of the Anping County Master who came to Enzhou to make purchases.
Enzhou is richer than Shizhou, and some things can only be bought in Enzhou. This reason is reasonable and impeccable.
Tao Yanghui was outside the oxcart shed, taking turns driving the oxcart with another servant, feeling depressed. The county lady told him that this was considered a business trip and she would give him a travel allowance when he came back.
Tao Yanghui knew that subsidies were a good thing. As long as there were subsidies, he would get more wages that month.
The present Dachen maintains an outward appearance of peace, and its inner decline and decay have not yet fully revealed, so merchants and travelers can still walk safely on the official roads.
Zhu Shixi would lift the curtain from time to time and look at the scenery outside. Although she was just a slave at the moment, she felt very refreshed, as if some restraints had been broken free.
Afterwards, Zhu Shixi seemed to see someone who was freer than her.
There is a small river not far from the official road from Shizhou to Enzhou. A girl with her hair tied up high is sitting leisurely by the river fishing, but she looks like she is about to fall asleep.
Zhu Shixi also noticed that there was a sword next to the woman. Upon closer inspection, he saw a small embroidered flower hanging on the sword tassel.
Zhu Shixi's eyes lit up.
Could this be the heroine mentioned in the storybooks?
But why is the heroine's hobby fishing, and the fish basket next to her is empty, and she hasn't caught a single fish for half a day.
As the ox cart sped past, the figure of the "heroine" gradually became smaller and disappeared.
Nan Qiao had been concentrating on eating the fruit. They had been out for some time and she was a little hungry. Seeing Zhu Shixi staring out the window without blinking, she asked, "Sister Shixi, what are you looking at?"
Zhu Shixi found someone to share this with, and said with a bit of joy, "Just now I saw a character who looked like a heroine in a storybook!"
Nan Qiao is illiterate and has never read a storybook, so she has no interest in it, but the word "heroine" touched her heart.
"Where are you, lady?"
She wanted to go forward and have a fight with the other person.
Zhu Shixi shook his head regretfully, "I can't see it anymore."
Nan Qiao continued to ask, "How did Sister Shixi know that the person was a female knight?"
"Because when she was fishing, I saw a sword next to her!" Zhu Shixi replied.
In Dachen, iron is both precious and controlled, so those who can carry a sword are not ordinary people.
But the person was no longer visible, and the two of them soon started talking about other things.
Nan Qiao didn't care about anything else but what to eat when she got to Enzhou. Fruits were not enough to fill her up and her stomach had been growling several times.
After entering the city gate and handing over the pass, the journey was smooth and unobstructed. Perhaps because Liang Nian had made special notes, even the entrance fee was waived.
Enzhou is indeed more prosperous than Shizhou.
However, the four of them had no intention of enjoying the prosperity, they just wanted to find a restaurant to eat something.
The four people would not go to the Fanlou restaurant which looked very expensive, so they found a small restaurant that looked clean.
It was March and the temperature had not yet warmed up, so there were not many people on the streets.
The four of them were all wrapped in linen and reed-stuffed clothes, huddled in the restaurant, and ordered six bowls of hot noodle soup.
Nan Qiao ate three bowls by himself, feeling full and satisfied, and praised the owner for his delicious noodles.
The owner had never seen a girl with such a big appetite before, and he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.
"My dear lady, take care...will you come back later if you like?"
Look at that girl eating three bowls in one breath, she must think it tastes good.
Enzhou Xingchuntang specializes in treating women's illnesses, a fact known to everyone in Enzhou. However, Zhu Shixi went there at an unfortunate time, as Song Heyu, the master of Xingchuntang, was planning to close the shop.
When Zhu Shixi and Nan Qiao arrived, the door of Xingchuntang was already half-closed, and the worker who was putting the door up said regretfully.
"You two ladies came at an unfortunate time. We were just about to close the shop."
Nan Qiao blinked and said to Zhu Shixi, "Then I'll have to come back tomorrow."
Zhu Shixi carefully brought some manuscripts he had written about women's diseases, but they arrived in Enzhou late and there was nothing they could do about it.
Zhu Shixi and Nan Qiao turned around and walked back. After taking two steps, they saw the man who was closing the door panel catching up with them.
"You two ladies are lucky today. Doctor Song, would you be willing to treat you?"
Zhu Shixi and Nan Qiao were led into the inner room of Xingchun Hall. Nan Qiao sniffed and smelled a strong smell of medicine.
Song Heyu looked to be in her early thirties. Her hair was combed meticulously and she only wore a simple wooden hairpin as decoration.
Song Heyu glanced at Zhu Shixi, then at the strong Nan Qiao, "Are the two young ladies accompanied by any elders from their families?"
Zhu Shixi shook his head and got straight to the point.
"I heard that Madam Song from Enzhou is an expert in treating women's chronic diseases. I came here today not to see a doctor, but to discuss women's chronic diseases with Madam Song."
Song Heyu seemed to be amused by Zhu Shixi's words. She looked at Zhu Shixi seriously. This young lady, who looked only about fourteen or fifteen years old, spoke in a somewhat arrogant manner.
No matter it is a woman's chronic disease or any other disease, every doctor has spent time to become an expert. As for this young lady, I am afraid she has read a few medical books and thinks she knows a lot. She actually wants to discuss with her. She is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger.
She looks a bit like her when she was young.
Song Heyu wasn't annoyed. She just smiled faintly, as if she was talking to her former self, "Young lady, have you taken my pulse? Do you want to discuss this with me?"
Nan Qiao was a stubborn person. When she heard this, she thought Song Heyu was mocking her and immediately retorted, "Of course Sister Shixi can take a pulse. She even took my pulse and she said my pulse was as strong as an ox!"
Song Shiyu suddenly found it more interesting.
"Okay, Miss Shixi, what do you want to discuss with me?"
Zhu Shixi sat down opposite Song Heyu and took the neatly wrapped manuscript from Nan Qiao, but did not open it. "There are very few records of women's chronic diseases. Even if there are, they only cover infertility, pregnancy, difficult labor, and postpartum diseases, but nothing else. If I want to know more case studies and prescriptions, I can only come to you, Madam Song."
Song Heyu could understand Zhu Shixi's feelings.
There are indeed few records of women's chronic diseases. One reason is that most women's diseases are too private, and even if they do exist, they are mostly inseparable from childbirth.
As Zhu Shixi said, there is almost no list of diseases unrelated to fertility.
Zhu Shixi is not stupid. She has painstakingly studied the two medical books given by Lin Si for five months, and she knows in her heart that these two medical books are far beyond the current medical level.
She didn't care where Lin Si got it from, but if people knew about it, Lin Si would probably be in trouble.
Therefore, when he came this time, Zhu Shixi did not copy the entire manuscript. He only copied a part of the content that was easy to accept and rewrote it in his own words.
Zhu Shixi asked, "What would Madam Song do if an unmarried girl brought on red and white blood?"
"Of course, we should consider external damp-heat and pick some heat-clearing medicine, but it still depends on the specific condition of the leucorrhea and the tongue and pulse. We can also consider internal injuries caused by the seven emotions." Song Heyu replied.
Zhu Shixi pulled out a manuscript of his own and said, "This is exactly the first question I wanted to discuss with Madam Song. This is my own opinion. Madam Song, please take a look."
Song Heyu reached out and took the paper.
Her expression changed from curiosity, to a slight frown, and finally to a frown.
Zhu Shixi's writings differ slightly from her understanding. She believes that unmarried women may have various reasons for having leucorrhea, including wearing ill-fitting skirts and pants, or excessive cleanliness.
Therefore, she advocates the use of Sophora flavescens, Cnidium monnieri and Coptis chinensis as medicine.
This was the first time Song Heyu had seen ill-fitting skirts and pants cause illness. "That's a strange reason. I hope you can explain it clearly, young lady."
Nan Qiao felt drowsy while listening to what was going on, so she simply found a stool nearby and went to sleep.
The more Song Heyu discussed with Zhu Shixi, the more she was surprised to find that Zhu Shixi's medical attainments were not low, yet she was so young.
The two continued their discussion until Nan Qiao finally woke up.
Zhu Shixi learned about many unheard-of illnesses and chronic diseases, and also learned about some traditional methods of using medicine. He stood up and thanked her, "Thank you, Madam Song, for discussing this with me."
Song Heyu felt a little ashamed. Zhu Shixi said that he came to discuss with her, but in fact, Zhu Shixi taught her more.
Song Heyu said modestly, "I should thank Miss Shixi. How can I put my face down if you say that?"
Song Heyu thought to himself that Zhu Shixi must be the daughter of a certain medical clinic, and wanted to ask her where she lived. If they made any new discoveries next time, perhaps they could exchange letters.
In response, Zhu Shixi just blinked her big eyes and said, "Madam Song, we will meet again if we are destined to."
Nan Qiao felt like she had slept for a very long time, and it was already dark outside.
Nan Qiao touched his stomach and muttered, "I'm hungry again."
"I'm hungry too. Do you want to go get a midnight snack?"
"Yeah! Midnight snack."
Zhu Shixi had achieved his goal, so they had no reason to stay in Enzhou any longer. So the next day they pretended to buy some things and drove back on the ox cart.
The journey out of the city was smooth.
I wish Shixi a fruitful trip and therefore feel particularly relaxed.
When she lifted the curtain again and saw the "female hero", the female hero had collapsed to the ground, her face pale, her eyes staring at Zhu Shixi, she stretched out her hand as if she wanted to say something, but she fainted the next second.
Zhu Shixi raised his voice, "Stop the car!"
Tao Yanghui and another servant were confused, but still stopped the car as Zhu Shixi asked.
Zhu Shixi shook the sleeping Nan Qiao and said, "Nan Qiao, get out of the car with me."
The heroine was indeed unconscious. Zhu Shixi found no obvious external injuries on her body. Judging from the symptoms, it could only be
Hypoglycemia.
Probably hungry.
Zhu Shixi was filled with compassion and wanted Nan Qiao to carry the heroine into the car, but she suddenly remembered Lin Si's advice to her.
"Promise me you won't pick up injured men on the street, okay?"
Zhu Shixi blinked her eyes, but this was not a man, this was a woman!
The county lady didn’t say that women can’t pick up things.
Moreover, the blood vessels of this chivalrous woman were the best she had ever seen, even better than those of the woman selling clay figurines. If she saved her and brought her back, she would definitely repay such a chivalrous person.
Then she could legitimately use the fish bone needle to draw blood for the first time in her life!
However, Zhu Shixi was still very cautious. She looked at the female knight carefully again. Judging from her dress and appearance, she was indeed a girl.
But remembering Lin Si's instructions, Zhu Shixi felt that it would be better to be cautious. She stretched out her hands and thought to herself.
If you are a chivalrous man, then I can't take care of you. You can only fend for yourself here.
Feeling the expected touch, Zhu Shixi withdrew her hand with a blush on her cheeks, "Lady Knight, I didn't mean to offend you."
"Nan Qiao, carry her to the ox cart and feed her sugar water. Wait, take her fishing rod, sword, and fish basket with her."
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