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Chapter 24: Fairy Dog Jump

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"Okay, now that you're back, I'm relieved!"

Master Zhu Jiu stood up.

"That's great. I need to go out for a while. You stay at home and watch over the door."

"Master Jiu, where are you going?" Wu Wen asked with concern.

"I've been away for so many days, and many people have come to see me for medical treatment. I'm too busy, so I asked them to wait at home and treat them one by one when I come back," explained Master Zhu Jiu.

Hearing this, Wu Wen thought for a moment and said, "Master Jiu, how about I go with you!"

During this period, he also read some medical books. As the saying goes, learning should be put into practice, and it is best to put what he has learned into practice.

Master Zhu Jiu glanced at him, nodded slightly and said, "Okay, come with me."

Afterwards, the two of them went out one after the other, and Wu Wen closed the gate behind them.

on the road.

Wu Wen asked curiously, "Master Jiu, whose house are we going to now and who are we going to see for treatment?"

"Let's go to Wu Laogou's house first." Master Zhu Jiu answered concisely.

Wu Laogou, whose real name is Wu Laoliu, is a villager from Xiaowu Village not far away.

The reason why he was called Wu Laogou was not only because he had an old dog that he had raised since it was a puppy, but also because he particularly liked to eat dog meat.

Wu Laogou is a particularly wicked person. The dog meat he eats is not from the dogs he raises himself, nor is it bought with money. Instead, it is abducted through the "fairy dog jump" method.

The dog he kept was a female.

When the estrus season comes, he takes the female dogs around the village to attract the male dogs to go home with him.

Then, as soon as he entered the door, he killed and ate the male dog.

Because of this incident, many dog owners wanted to settle accounts with him, but after arguing, they found that they were not in the right, because the dog followed the owner home on its own, and Wu Laogou did not force it to do so.

Therefore, every time the case was left unresolved, his reputation became ruined. Villagers around who kept dogs would be extra wary of Wu Laogou when they saw him taking his dog out.

Walked two miles.

The two soon arrived at Xiaowu Village.

Arrived at the door of Wu Laogou’s house.

I found that the gate of his house was not closed, so I walked straight in.

I saw Wu Laoliu, who was dressed in tattered clothes, weak and with an ugly face, sitting on a bamboo chair.

Lying next to him was not the old yellow female dog that he always kept with him, but a little yellow dog in his arms.

"Sixth Brother, here I come!"

Master Zhu Jiu came forward and greeted him.

Wu Laogou did not stand up, but just sat up slightly and responded symbolically: "Laojiu, you are here!"

Not seeing the old bitch, Master Zhu Jiu was also confused, so he asked, "Old Six, why can't I see your old dog? Where did you get this puppy?"

Alas! Upon hearing this, Wu Laogou sighed, his face full of sadness.

"That damn dog, I don't know which dog seduced her. She hadn't conceived a puppy in all these years, but suddenly she gave birth to one for me, then secretly found a place and died!"

After hearing this explanation, Master Zhu Jiu was silent for a moment, not knowing how to comfort her.

Although Wu Laogou did a lot of unkind things with this old bitch, the feelings between the two of them for many years were real.

Seeing that Wu Laogou was getting more and more sad, Zhu Jiuye changed the subject and asked the purpose of this:

"How is it? Tell me what's wrong with your body?"

Old Dog Wu was just about to speak.

At this moment, Wu Wen suddenly felt a slight pain in his abdomen. He wanted to go to the toilet!

So he asked, "Uncle Wu, where is your toilet?"

Wu Laogou pointed to a simple toilet built with bamboo and thatch on the side of the house and said, "Over there!"

Wu Wen walked over immediately, but when he reached the toilet door, he suddenly stopped.

Then, he pulled some broad grass leaves from the corners and courtyard before entering the toilet.

"What is this kid doing?"

Seeing this scene, Wu Laogou asked Zhu Jiuye curiously.

"Hey, he doesn't like to use toilet tokens. Don't worry about him. Tell me about your current situation." Mr. Zhu Jiu explained.

As the two were talking.

Wu Wen was also struggling hard in the toilet.

After finishing the job, he rubbed the grass in his hand a little to soften it, then wiped his butt with it, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Oh no, this is awful!

He walked out of the toilet as if nothing had happened, came to the water tank in the courtyard, scooped some clean water with a ladle and washed his hands. "Old Nine, your disciple is very clean. He washes his hands after going to the toilet."

When Wu Laogou saw this scene, he chuckled and said.

Hearing this, Master Zhu Jiu just turned his head to glance at Wu Wen and did not respond to the conversation.

He took out some medicine from the medicine box he carried with him and gave it to Wu Laogou, and told him how to take it.

"Master Jiu, let me take a look at Master Wu too!" Wu Wen shook the water off his hands, walked forward and said.

"You? Okay, come and take a look!" Master Zhu Jiu nodded in agreement.

Wu Wen came to Wu Laogou and said softly, "Uncle Wu, give me your hand."

Hearing this, not only Wu Laogou, but also Zhu Jiuye showed a puzzled expression on his face. When seeing a doctor, you need to use your hands, usually to feel the pulse.

But both of them knew that Master Zhu Jiu did not know how to take a pulse, so they did not understand why Wu Wen, Master Jiu's apprentice, wanted to use his hands.

Wu Wen smiled and explained, "I've read some medical books recently, which teach how to diagnose and treat patients by taking the pulse."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu Jiu's eyes lit up instantly and he wanted to say something, but then he suppressed it.

"You've read medical books? That's a good thing. It looks like your abilities will surpass those of your master, Zhu Laojiu, in the future."

Old Dog Wu smiled and stretched out his hand and handed it to Wu Wen.

Wu Wen gently placed his fingers on his wrist, calmed his mind, closed his eyes slightly, and felt his pulse beating.

The left radial pulse is deep and slow, the right guan pulse is floating and slow, and the pulse stops every fifteen beats.

Wu Wen's pupils shrank and he looked at Wu Laogou in shock.

"what happened?"

Seeing his expression, Wu Laogou asked in confusion.

"fine!"

Wu Wen was silent for a moment, then stood up and winked at Master Zhu Jiu.

The two men moved to the side and tried to avoid Wu Laogou.

"What's going on?" Master Zhu Jiu asked in a low voice.

Wu Wen explained: "The left radial pulse is deep and slow, which is a symptom of kidney deficiency. The right guan pulse is floating and slow, which indicates that the stomach is blocked and bloated. The pulse stops after fifteen beats, which indicates that the stomach qi is about to run out."

"If the pulse is correct as described in the medical books, this is a sign of terminal illness, and death is likely within half a year."

Upon hearing this, Master Zhu Jiu was also shocked.

Based on the symptoms described by Wu Laogou, he just thought that he had spleen and stomach disorders, so he prescribed two herbs, Coptis chinensis and Magnolia officinalis, to reduce his heart fire and regulate his spleen and stomach.

I didn't expect that this old dog Wu was about to die.

"Master Jiu, what should we do?" Wu Wen asked.

"Forget it!" Master Zhu Jiu sighed and said, "No need to tell him. Life and death are determined by fate. Let him spend the next six months in peace and stability."

Yeah! Wu Wen nodded slightly.

The two men came to Wu Laogou again.

Wu Laogou asked, "Why, what are you two talking about in secret that I can't hear?"

"Nothing, I was just explaining some medical knowledge to him." Mr. Zhu Jiu replied.

"For your illness, just take the medicine I give you."

"Take care, we'll be leaving now."

Just when Master Zhu Jiu and Wu Wen were about to leave.

Wu Laogou suddenly called them.

"Wait a moment!"

The two turned around and looked at him in confusion.

Old Dog Wu stood up, walked forward and gently put the puppy in his hand into Wu Wen's arms.

"Old Huang is dead, and I don't want to keep a dog anymore. I don't think I'll live much longer, so I won't be able to raise it. I'll give it to you."

The old dog gave birth to puppies before it died. This was a sign of its deep affection for its owner, and it hoped that its offspring would continue to accompany its owner.

Wu Wen turned around and looked at Master Zhu Jiu, asking for his opinion.

Master Zhu Jiu nodded slightly: "Take it, it's just right for you to have someone to look after your house."

Wu Wen reached out and gently touched the puppy in his arms, and the puppy made a small "weeping" sound.

"gone!"

Afterwards, under the reluctant gaze of Wu Laogou, Wu Wen carried the puppy and left with Zhu Jiuye.

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(End of this chapter)