The days when I was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chang'an

Chapter 964 From Suzhou → Guazhou → Shazhou

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Under the dim candlelight, everyone was staring at Li Sanniang's face.

Fortunately, Li Sanniang had seen many big scenes, so her subordinates' accuracy in taking the pulse was not affected.

After touching both wrists, Li Sanniang asked all the men present to turn their backs. She then touched Su Wanhui's body from her chest to her abdomen. While touching, she asked Su Wanhui if she felt any pain or soreness.

Finally, she carefully asked about the symptoms Su Wanhui suffered when she was ill in Yizhou. After listening to what Su Wanhui said, combined with the words of the old woman, and the prescription written by the doctor who had treated Su Wanhui in the past, Li Sanniang asked Qiuxiang to spread paper and grind ink to write a prescription for Su Wanhui.

"Don't worry, the medicines they prescribe are all for your condition.

The situation has not improved, and much of the reason is the climate in Illinois.

Do you also feel that the closer you get to Chang'an, the better your breathing will be?"

Su Wanhui was stunned for a moment. She had indeed had this feeling before, but when it was rainy, especially at night, she would have an unstoppable cough, as if a feather was stuffed in her throat, and the itchiness was uncontrollable.

Li Sanniang took out a porcelain bottle from the medical box and said, "Put this throat-soothing pill in your mouth after dinner every night. When it is almost time to go to bed, the pill will have dissolved completely and it should be able to relieve your constant coughing at night.

But it’s ultimately a matter of climate. When you return to Chang’an, the symptoms should be greatly improved.

Here, you take it."

Li Sanniang handed over the prescription with dried ink on it, "There are a few herbs in it that you may not be able to find on the road, but they are definitely available in the pharmacy in Chang'an.

If you can't gather them together on the way, you can use this throat-soothing pill first, and when you return to Chang'an, you can get some medicine to take."

Having said this, Li Sanniang picked up her pen and wrote two lines on a piece of paper.

"There is a doctor named Sun in the acupuncture department of the Imperial Medical Bureau. He has some skills in treating this type of disease.

I'm on official business now and I don't know when I can return to Chang'an.

Take this note. If you return to Chang'an and the medicine still doesn't cure you completely, go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to find Dr. Sun and ask him to give you acupuncture."

"Thank you, Madam San. I..."

Li Sanniang waved her hands and patted the back of Su Wanhui's hand: "It would be unnatural for us to thank each other. It is fate for us to meet here. Don't thank me. When I return to Chang'an next year, we can have tea together again!"

In the second half of the night, Su Wanhui took throat-soothing pills and felt much relieved by Li Sanniang. Although she did not stop coughing, it was much better than her previous sleepless nights.

In the early morning, after a full night's sleep, Senior Brother Shaoyang learned from Old Ten what happened while he was asleep last night.

At the gate of the dilapidated temple, Li Sanniang and her three companions bowed to Su Wanhui, who had come with only a few servants. Then they mounted their horses, and took the official road again and headed towards Suzhou.

"Madam, it's a good thing that it's raining. If it weren't for the rain, how could we have met Doctor Li here?

If we can't meet Doctor Li, we won't be able to find her even if we go back to Chang'an. How can we know that Dr. Sun is good at this disease?

Doctor Li is a famous and capable doctor in Chang'an City. If she said that Madam is fine, then she must be fine!

I told you, the lady shouldn't have followed the master to this place." Su Wanhui looked at the road ahead where no one could be seen. She was not thinking about her illness. What she was lamenting was, "Who would have thought that the ordinary girl back then would now be a female official with a say in the court?"

Meeting Su Wanhui was just a small episode in Li Sanniang's journey to the west. After they rode all the way to Suzhou, they went to Guazhou (now Guazhou County, Gansu) without stopping.

But the journey should have been completed in four or five days, but it actually took the four of them seven days to reach Guazhou.

Why did it take two more days to get there?

First, after the rain, even the official road was muddy, which would affect the speed of the horses to some extent;

Second, some places are actually deserts and Gobi. Not only are there strong winds and sand, but you also have to take a detour to find water sources.

As a result, there were inevitable delays on the road, and it took two more days to reach Guazhou.

Entering Guazhou means arriving at the doorstep of the Western Regions countries. Going further west, there will be more people from the Western Regions than Han people.

In order to ensure safety on the road, Li Sanniang and her companions stayed at the Guazhou post station for one more day.

The main purpose was to purchase supplies, and also because of the journey of more than half a month. Qiuxiang and Lao Shi were fine, but Li Sanniang and Senior Brother Shaoyang were more or less tired.

Lao Shi went out to buy dried meat, biscuits and salt. In the post station, Qiuxiang was applying medicine to Li Sanniang's thigh.

After gritting her teeth to bear the pain, Li Sanniang reached out her hand to wipe the sweat off her forehead. She smiled and said to Qiuxiang, "When I return to Chang'an, I will be able to take Luzhuer to the suburbs to race horses!
After all this time, I feel like I can ride a horse better than my elder brother."

In response to Li Sanniang's praise of herself, Qiuxiang said "good," but with a teasing look on her face.

How could Li Sanniang ride a horse better than Brother Li?
Brother Li is a Jinwu Guard who can wear heavy armor and hold a Tang sword while running at high speed on horseback. But Li Sanniang is exhausted just by running alone on the horse.

The four men ran from Guazhou to Shazhou (now Dunhuang area in Gansu). Along the way, they changed horses at the official post station but not people, and never stopped during the day. However, it still took them three days to reach Shazhou.

As soon as you enter Shazhou, you can see Buddha statues everywhere. The world-famous Mogao Grottoes is here.

Li Sanniang naturally had no religious beliefs, but the Mogao Grottoes are not only a place for Buddhists to practice and worship, the Buddha statues and murals therein are also artistic treasures for people to appreciate.

Of course, Li Sanniang didn't have time to be a literati and appreciate these things. She hurried through Yumen Pass to the next stop, Yizhou (now Hami area in Xinjiang).

In addition to Yumen Pass, there is also Yangguan Pass to the south, which is the gateway to the southern route of the Silk Road. There are many caravans at both checkpoints.

So, Senior Brother Shaoyang finally saw the camel caravans.

At a glance, there are at least hundreds of camels over there. Even though they are so far away, the smell of the big animals drifts over with the wind.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft," Senior Brother Shaoyang spat out the sand that had been blown into his mouth by the wind. "It's so windy here. No wonder everyone came here with a hood on."

Li Sanniang had no time to respond to Senior Brother Shaoyang's words. She was staring at a man from a foreign caravan that was also queuing to enter the customs. No matter how she looked at him, she felt that something was wrong with that man!

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