The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 218

Chunnuan was resting at the manor to prepare for childbirth, Qingsheng followed her and sprained his ankle, and then they got engaged. He was the biggest winner.

Dingxiang and the others all said that Qingsheng made the right choice in coming to the manor this time.

Not only do they not have to do their jobs, but Xiaoshan takes over their duties, and they can enjoy such good fortune.

Lily, who also came to the village to work, is in a worse situation. She has been suffering from stomach pain for the past two days and has been unable to get out of bed.

Moreover, she didn't even tell Chunnuan.

Chunnuan noticed that she hadn't seen Baihe for two days, so she asked Dingxiang and found out that Baihe had a stomachache.

"This silly girl, why didn't she say anything?"

He's a doctor, after all.

“Lily said it’s an old problem. She gets pain every month when she has her period, but this time when she came to the manor, she doesn’t know why, the pain is more severe.”

As a woman herself, Dingxiang felt sorry for her.

Fortunately, aside from some back pain, I can tolerate most of the symptoms each month.

Seeing how much pain Lily was in, covered in sweat, her face pale, curled up in a ball, looking so pitiful.

"This is indeed an old problem, but have you all forgotten what kind of illness I'm best at treating?"

Women's ailments.

"Go and tell Chen Xiaoyin and the others to come to Baihe's room. I'm going to examine Baihe."

"Thank you, young mistress."

This is the blessing of having a good master!
In any other household, which master would care about your menstrual cramps?

Chen Xiaoyin, Mei'er, and Luo Min all went to Lily's house.

"Same as always, you guys go first."

All four of them were skilled in the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine (physiognomy, olfaction, inquiry, and palpation), and they all knew it was menstrual pain, but they didn't know what caused it.

Therefore, the most important thing still needs to be done by the master.

"Did you always feel this much pain before?" Chunnuan sat on the stool by the bed, took her pulse, and asked softly.

To be honest, she didn't recall ever finding any flaws in Lily.

“No, it used to hurt, but I could bear it,” Lily said. “This time I really can’t bear it. The pain is so bad that I feel terrible. I can’t stand up straight, and I’m seeing stars.”

What have you eaten?

"It doesn't seem like you've eaten much?"

"Where's the cold water?"

Chunnuan knew that the people in the village were used to drinking cold water, and when they were thirsty or hot, they would just scoop water from the water vat and drink it.

The Zhao family owns a pharmacy, and cold and spicy foods are absolutely forbidden for them.

Therefore, Chunnuan has high expectations of the people around her, making them all boil water to drink.

The masters and servants of the Zhao family all developed the habit of drinking boiled water.

In Chunnuan's view, only those who take responsibility for their own health can be loyal to their masters. How can someone who can't even take care of their own body, who is sick every few days, be expected to be loyal to their master?

"After arriving in the village, we drank only cold water."

Dingxiang quickly replied, "Because it's so hot, drinking this cool water can relieve the heat. Also, I didn't want to trouble Aunt Zhong too much, so..."

"Lily drank it too?"

"Yes, we servants all drink cold water."

"The cool water in the village flows down from the mountain and is even cooler than well water."

It seems we've found the reason why Lily's condition worsened.

"Master, you said the lilies were caused by drinking cold water?"

"Women are inherently weaker during menstruation. Women are of a yin constitution, and during menstruation, the body's yang energy declines, qi and blood are insufficient, and the defensive yang is not strong enough to warm the muscles and resist the invasion of external pathogens..."

Everyone understood.

“From now on, you should rest for two days when you have your period, and come back to work when you are fully rested,” Chun Nuan said. “It’s the same for all of you. Whether you are in pain or not, you should rest for two days before your period. Taking good care of your health is the most important thing.”

They were immediately told what to avoid during their period, what they could and couldn't do.

Especially in winter, you can't wash clothes during your period.

"Don't underestimate a month of menstruation; it can cause infertility. A woman's Qi and blood must be well nourished."

"You should also be considerate of each other. During menstruation, others can take over. Everyone has those few days every month. When she rests, you are busy, and when you rest, they are busy. You are a team, so work together to do your job well and take good care of your health."

"Thank you, young mistress." Dingxiang's eyes were filled with tears. "Young mistress, you are so considerate of us servants. You have a rare and compassionate heart."

They were both women, both servants, but they had never received such treatment from their former masters.

Back then, let alone menstruation, even if you were dying, as long as you had a breath left, you had to force yourself to get up and go to work.

Otherwise, the head maid will scold you, and the masters will not listen to your explanation. They will simply order the goods to be sold off, saying that they do not support idle people in their household.

Therefore, they never dared to get sick, let alone take a break during their menstrual period.

"We are women, and women should cherish their bodies even more."

Chunnuan was pregnant and suffered from morning sickness.

As the baby grew inside her day by day, she experienced various discomforts firsthand.

It is said that only when you raise children do you realize the kindness of your parents. Chunnuan has truly experienced the hardships of being a mother.

These girls, like Dingxiang, will all become mothers in the future. If they are physically weak, it will be even more difficult for them to become mothers.

She has always been dedicated to alleviating the pain of women's illnesses and naturally puts women's health first.

It is said that a strong mother produces a plump child. A woman's job is to take good care of herself from a young age, so she needs a strong mother.

In this era, a woman's inability to give birth was a very serious problem, and most of the time, the inability to give birth was due to uterine coldness.

Women from humble backgrounds, in particular, often suffer from hardship from a young age, working hard, eating poorly, and not being dressed warmly enough. When they menstruate, they have no regard for hygiene and their bodies are often damaged. Only after they grow up and get married do they discover that they have serious problems, such as uterine coldness, which prevents them from getting pregnant and having children. They are then disliked by their in-laws and end up with a tragic fate.

Spring warmth prescribed medicine for lilies.

However, there was one operation that left everyone puzzled.

She made Lily sit on a rock that was very hot from the sun.

"Go sit on that big rock by the door for a while. Once it's no longer hot, move to another rock. It's best to sit there for half an hour."

Lily was completely baffled, but she still obeyed and went outside to sit on the rock.

"Why is Lily sitting on that rock on such a hot day?"

Aunt Zhong was very surprised to see this, thinking that she had done something wrong and the young mistress was punishing her.

"She had a stomachache, and the young mistress told her to sit on a rock, saying it would cure her stomachache."

What?
When Aunt Zhong heard that Baihe was suffering from menstrual pain and that the young mistress was very skilled at treating women's ailments, Aunt Zhong was skeptical.

When menstruation comes and your stomach hurts, you can sit on a rock that's been scorched by the sun and feel fine.

Not to mention the apprentices who didn't believe it, even Aunt Zhong, who was over forty, didn't believe it.

I've never heard of this being able to cure diseases.

Half an hour later, Lily felt a little dizzy from the sun, and her face was flushed.

"Go and help Lily back."

Dingxiang and Baizhi quickly went to help the person.

"How are you feeling? Does your stomach still hurt?" "I only feel a little dizzy and hot. My stomach... oh, it feels like my stomach hasn't hurt in a long time."

"Right, you should sit on the stone again tomorrow, and do it for five days in a row. If it gets too sunny, you can sit for a short while and then go back to sit when you've cooled down. But remember, it's only effective if you sit on a stone that's been scorched by the sun."

"Is it really that miraculously effective?"

Aunt Zhong asked Baihe.

"Really, I don't feel any stomach pain anymore, and my stomach feels warm."

"Young mistress, why is this?"

Aunt Zhong also experiences abdominal pain during her period, and she immediately asked why.

"This has the same effect as applying a hot compress to your stomach. When you have menstrual cramps, you can apply a hot compress to your stomach and it will make you feel much better."

So this is ah.

Aunt Zhong thought she would sit on the sun-baked stones tomorrow.

By the way, the young mistress is very good at treating women's illnesses, and Aunt Zhong remembered a niece from her maternal family.

After three years of marriage without children, she was greatly disliked by her mother-in-law, who told her son to divorce her.

Unfortunately, the nephew-in-law was a good man, very loyal and devoted, saying he would rather give up his wife than not be with her, and he persisted in this.

The conflict between the mother and son resulted in the younger sister's infertile wife suffering the consequences.

The mother-in-law made a veiled insult, saying that she was a barren hen, occupying the toilet without doing anything, and deliberately trying to ensure her son would have no offspring...

My niece is afraid of being divorced, but she doesn't want to suffer this kind of treatment in her husband's family.

She lived in constant fear and had nowhere to go. If it weren't for the man always standing by her side, she would have died long ago.

That was his own beloved niece. Upon hearing that the young mistress possessed such extraordinary abilities, he steeled himself and went to beg Chunnuan for help.

“We can examine her,” Chunnuan said. “Just have her come tomorrow morning. Of course, it would be best if her husband came with her.”

"Young Madam, what do you mean?"

It's best for men and women to go to the doctor together for this kind of thing, and treat whoever has the problem.

"Young mistress, men can have problems too?"

Aunt Zhong was unaware of this and asked in surprise.

They say men are like oxen, and earth is like soil; if the soil isn't fertile, nothing will sprout. How does this relate to oxen?
“Men can have problems too; infertility isn’t just a woman’s problem,” Chunnuan said. “So it’s best to treat both.”

"Okay, I'll go talk to my niece first."

Aunt Zhong went to her parents' home and told her sister-in-law about the situation.

"Auntie, thank you so much." The sister-in-law held her sister-in-law's hand with tears in her eyes: "Dongmei came back again yesterday. We were thinking that it's not good for her to stay at her parents' home all the time. We thought about sending her back to the Hu family, but we were afraid that she would suffer and be mistreated there. We were really in a dilemma."

Hearing her sister-in-law say that her young mistress could cure women's diseases, and that the young mistress's grandfather was a royal physician in the palace, that was an extraordinary doctor who could cure her daughter Dongmei's illness and give birth to a healthy baby boy was exactly what she dreamed of.

Where is Dongmei?

"She was taken away by her sister-in-law to do needlework." Aunt Hu said with heartache, "She has lost a lot of weight. Her sister-in-law is saying that if it really doesn't work out, she should get a divorce. Anyway, our family doesn't need her food. As long as we have food, Dongmei won't go hungry."

"Yang Liu is a good sister-in-law."

How many sisters-in-law would agree to their sister-in-law moving back to her parents' home after leaving? It's truly rare that Yang Liu would offer such advice.

“Yes, Yang Liu in our family is a good daughter-in-law and a good sister-in-law. That’s what I think too. If we can’t have children, we shouldn’t hold his family back. We should just get a divorce. But my son-in-law doesn’t agree. It’s really too painful to drag this on.”

"Go and call Dongmei over, and have her come to the village with me."

"it is good."

Dongmei was extremely grateful to hear that her aunt had sought medical treatment for her, but she was also a little worried.

She had given up hope, but suddenly she was given a glimmer of hope again. She was afraid that her illness was incurable, and that would be nothing but empty joy.

"Dongmei, don't have any other thoughts. We're just going to let the young mistress see. If she's sick, we'll get her treated. If she's not sick, we can't let her die unjustly." Aunt Zhong said, "My young mistress has said that some men can't give birth. We, as women, can't bear this burden. We can't carry it."

"How can a man not be able to have children?"

Dongmei couldn't believe this was happening.

"That's what my young mistress said. Her grandfather was a doctor for nobles in the palace. He was very skilled. What she said must be true."

"Is it Physician Xiao?"

Dongmei quickly asked.

"Yes, how did you know?"

“My neighbor, Sister Wan, secretly told me to go see Doctor Xiao’s granddaughter for a checkup, but I haven’t dared to go.”

She dared not go behind a man's back, yet she was also timid to go with a man.

"You silly girl, since there is a good doctor who can cure your illness, what are you still worried about?" Aunt Hu hurriedly said, "Go, hurry up and go with your aunt. No, I will go with you to beg that young mistress to cure your illness, so that you will not suffer."

Dongmei's eyes reddened, and she nodded.

Her family members are all very kind.

Her family has told her that if she wants a divorce, she should go back to her parents' home, and they won't deprive her of a single meal.

However, Dongmei was unwilling to divorce because she was afraid of causing trouble for her family. Her younger siblings were getting married, and having a divorced woman who couldn't have children would make their marriages more difficult.

Her family thought of her, so naturally she had to think of her family too.

Aunt Zhong returned to the village with her sister-in-law from her maternal family and Dongmei.

I informed the young mistress.

"Bring it in."

"Yes."

Aunt Zhong brought her niece in.

"Greetings to the young mistress."

This is a rule that Dongmei learned from her aunt.

Farmers have never been so polite.

"No need to be polite, just sit down."

Dongmei didn't know where to sit for a moment.

“Sit next to the young mistress, she will take your pulse,” Dingxiang quickly gestured.