Still waiting for Zhaoyang

Chapter 17
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Back at the pharmacy, Xia Yue frowned, feeling restless, unable to calm down for a long time.She rubbed the jade cicada in her hand, secretly blaming herself for being too careless.Now this jade cicada can no longer be carried with her.She found a veil to wrap Yuchan, and put it in the jewelry box of the dressing table, then felt too stupid, hesitated for a while, climbed up to the table, added a stool, and tiptoed to put the things on the beam .

As soon as he got off the table, the door was pushed open without knocking.

"Ouch—our eldest lady. Do you want to go to the house, or hang the beam?" Aunt Pei asked crisply.

"Aunt." Xia Yue jumped off the stool with some embarrassment, "I'm catching a bug."

"If you let outsiders see this, they will think that my aunt is giving you some anger, forcing you to hang yourself from the beam."

"Daughter-in-law, how can you talk like that." Xia Yue's grandma heard the movement and followed in.

"What's wrong with me? Old lady, you have to touch your conscience when you keep talking. Your son went to southern Xinjiang to sell goods in order to make money. He only made that little money in half a year. Now that business is so difficult, we can't predict our good days. It will take a few more days. I am the only woman who is busy in the shop. Now there is an extra daughter in the family for no reason, do you still want me to worship and make offerings?"

"Okay, okay. Don't say a few words." The old lady persuaded, "Master Liu's family is here outside, waiting for me to tell you to go out."

My aunt nodded, and threw a small bottle on the table when she left: "I heard that you had a bad cough when you came back from outside today. I brought you a pill from Mu Yuanzhi's place to cure wind and cold. You can try it."

Xia Yue smiled: "Thank you, aunt."

Mrs. Pei couldn't hold back her face and said: "Thank you, thank you. I'm afraid that you are used to being a delicate lady. If something goes wrong, your uncle will not fight with me when he comes back." After saying this, he left in a hurry.

Xia Yue and the old lady looked at each other and smiled.

"Actually, your aunt is not forgiving, but her heart is not bad." The old lady asked again, "How are you studying medicine with Yuanzhi these few months?"

Mu Yuanzhi is a doctor hired by the clinic. He has a calm temper and treats people kindly, so everyone in the store likes him.

Xia Yue smiled: "Anyway, I'm usually too idle, I have nothing else to do, even if I can't learn well, he won't be angry."

At night, accompanied by the cold wind outside the window, she dreamed of Zijin.In the dream, he was standing under the wintersweet tree, but unfortunately, he couldn't see his face.

He has never been a person who is good at wandering in the world, so he must not be happy with Duke Huai.

In the early morning, just after Mao, when Xia Yue and the shop assistants opened the door, they saw a middle-aged man already waiting at the door.This person is Mu Yuanzhi.

"Sir, it's so early today." He Xiang said happily.

Xia Yue also nodded: "Morning, sir."

Mu Yuanzhi had just sat down firmly, and before he had time to drink the brewed tea, Xia Yue came to ask with a book in his arms.

"Sir, a few days ago, students read "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" that yellow tuberculosis can be prescribed a prescription, mainly Artemisia annua, combined with several doses of gardenia and rhubarb. But I heard Dr. Zhao said that he used this medicine After several months, the patient has not improved. Is the medicine wrong or improper usage?"

"What's Miss Min's opinion?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

Xia Yue didn't answer right away, but said thoughtfully: "The "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" always refers to Qinghao, but only uses the word 'Yinchen' when referring to yellow tuberculosis. Although the world knows that Qinghao is the official dialect , Yinchen is a folk name, but it is very strange to use it here. I asked Uncle Wu later, and he said that in their hometown in the southern region, the word "Yinchen" sometimes specifically refers to the spring that just sprouts in March or April Artemisia annua."

Mu Yuanzhi smiled appreciatively: "That's right, the Artemisia annua here should be dried and used as medicine in March. It's just that yellow tuberculosis does not occur frequently in the northern part of the Imperial Capital, so many doctors occasionally use it by mistake. In fact, Artemisia annua Although the medicines such as fennel, woody incense and so on are all the same, if they are not picked at the right time, they will have no effect."

"Oh." Xia Yue nodded, frowned and asked again, "Student has another question. If you are sick, your face is flushed and upset, and if you are even irritable, you are rebellious, your mouth is red, your pulse is rapid and your body is hot. Is it due to worms and roundworms? "

"If you eat, you will have abdominal pain, and if you don't want to eat?" Mu Yuanzhi took a sip of tea.

"Correct."

"That's it. The ten flavors should be mixed, smashed and sieved, and treated together. The dark plums are soaked in bitter wine overnight, the pits are removed, and five buckets of rice are steamed. The rice is cooked and mashed into mud. , and honey pestle two thousand times, pills as big as phoenix seeds, eat first, drink ten pills, take three times a day, add a little to twenty pills."

Xia Yue quickly took notes.

At this moment, an old woman came into the store with a child in her arms.

"Doctor Mu, show it to my granddaughter."

The girl was probably only two or three years old, and her face was flushed probably because of a fever.She first smelled the smell of medicine in the shop, and poked her head out of her arms to look vigilantly.Looking around, seeing the medicine cabinet, she cried as soon as she curled her mouth: "Grandma, grandma, Mei Er doesn't see patients! Mei Er doesn't see patients!"

"Okay, okay, okay. I don't want to see a doctor." The old woman agreed and rolled up her granddaughter's sleeves for the doctor to take a pulse.

The child screamed in alarm and struggled in the arms of the grandmother, the screams were almost piercing.Xia Yue took a look at the child, not to mention taking her pulse now, it would be troublesome even to calm her down.

The old woman asked Mu Yuanzhi for help in embarrassment: "Doctor, look at this..."

If it was the old Dr. Zhao, he would have blown his beard and stared with displeasure.But Mu Yuanzhi just smiled slightly and said, "Ma'am, it's okay, I'll take a look."

Mu Yuanzhi opened the consultation box and took out an egg from it.

Xia Yue whispered to He Xiang: "Sir, did you eat eggs again this morning?"

"Blessed." He Xiang stuck out her tongue.

Mu Yuanzhi was practicing medicine alone in the imperial capital, and his family had no female relatives, nor could he afford maids and servants, and he didn't know anything about pots, pans, and the like.Although it is possible to make do with three meals a day outside, but as the dawn gets later and later, the breakfast is also difficult.

Later, Xia Yue had an idea and taught him to cook white water eggs.

"Meier, look at Uncle."

The girl looked up at the egg, as if she wasn't too tempted, she pursed her mouth and continued to cry.Presumably she was not feeling well, and she was not interested in anything to eat.

Mu Yuanzhi was not surprised either: "Mei'er won't cry, uncle will show you how to do tricks." He took the pen on the table and drew a few strokes on the eggshell.

The girl was really attracted by him, stopped sobbing, tilted her head and looked curiously at the things in Mu Yuanzhi's hand.On the smooth eggshell, Mu Yuanzhi outlined a fat doll in a New Year painting with two or three strokes.

Mu Yuanzhi put the ink to his mouth and dried it, and handed it to the girl.The girl couldn't help reaching for it.Mu Yuanzhi shrank back, and asked with a negotiating expression: "Then Meier, let uncle hug you, okay?"

The girl nodded vigorously, and opened her arms for Mu Yuanzhi to embrace.

So, the child held the tricked egg in his hands, and the child was held in Mu Yuanzhi's arms.

He Xiang glanced at Mu Yuan, took the things and went out.

Taking advantage of the child's attention on other things, Mu Yuanzhi gently touched her pulse and forehead, then opened the child's collar, and there were abscesses all over the chest and back.

"When did the sores start?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

"We don't know either. Her parents went back to their hometown earlier. I found out later that the child was always scratching his itch."

"Then when did the fever start?" he continued to ask.

"It was midnight last night."

"Is it normal to eat?" He asked again.

"I haven't eaten anything for two meals."

"Is it because I can't eat it, or if I vomit after eating it?" He asked again.

"I threw up everything I ate."

"Is the child afraid of light?"

"We... didn't pay attention to this."

The old woman was asked a series of questions, and the more she asked, the more flustered she became: "Doctor, is the child okay?"

Mu Yuanzhi didn't answer immediately, and said after a while: "Ma'am, the child is fine, but has yellow sores."

"I want to take the child into the inner hall for acupuncture." Mu Yuanzhi turned to the guy next to him and said, "Xiao Wu, help me."

Xiao Wu agreed, and was about to put down the work in hand and go in together.

"Sir, let me help you." Xia Yue said.

Mu Yuanzhi pondered: "Miss Min, this..."

Xia Yue tilted her head with some doubts, it was not the first time for her to follow Mu Yuanzhi to give acupuncture, so I don't know why he hesitated. "I won't make trouble, and Xiao Wu is also busy." She smiled.

Mu Yuanzhi had no choice but to follow her.

In the inner room, in order to prevent the child from moving around, Xia Yue had no choice but to sit on the recliner with her in her arms.Mu Yuanzhi brought silver needles: "We have to pierce all the sores and apply medicine. This process is very painful. Therefore, we need to apply needles to seal the three acupoints of Xuehai, Taiyuan, and Chize to stop her pain." Pain."

Immediately afterwards, he prescribed another prescription to Xiao Wu: "Crush the above herbs as soon as possible and bring the sauce over here."

"Sir, don't you use Mafeisan?" Xia Yue was a little surprised.

"It's a three-point drug. Mafeisan is too strong for children of a few years old. If the dosage is not appropriate, it will affect their five senses in the future."

"Uncle wants to get needles?" The girl looked at the long and short silver needles Mu Yuanzhi put on the table with some fear.

"Mei'er, Uncle only needs three pricks, and the sickness will be healed after getting pricked." Mu Yuanzhi said gently.

"Does it hurt?"

"It's like being bitten twice by a mosquito."

The girl nodded half-understanding, then closed her eyes, much braver than before.

Xia Yue said: "Mr. is really patient with children."

"Children are generally stronger around strangers, so I let her grandmother stay outside."

Before applying the acupuncture, Mu Yuanzhi asked, "Miss Min, would you know where these three acupoints are located?"

"Xuehai point is located on the inner thigh, from the upper corner of the inner kneecap, on the upper corner of the kneecap, about three finger-wide muscle grooves above it, where you feel pain when you press it, it is advisable when the patient bends the knee.

"Taiyuan acupoint is located on the wrist, on the horizontal crease of the wrist, and on the side of the root of the thumb." Xia Yue said in her mouth, and Mu Yuanzhi then selected the acupoint and dropped the needle.

"The Chize point is located on the chest, directly below the Yufu point, in the intercostal space."

"Then how to get the Yufu acupoint?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

"On the front chest, the patient's frontal midline is three fingers wide from left to right, right below the collarbone." Xia Yue replied.

After the three needles were pricked, Mu Yuanzhi took another needle, pointed at the tip of a shiny rash and gently picked it, and the yellow pus slowly flowed out.The white veil in his left hand catches it.He paused for a while, and picked a second time. After confirming that the pus had been cleaned up, he took the sauce from Xiao Wu and applied it on the wound.

Just like this, one by one, it took more than half an hour to finish.The child couldn't hold on for a long time, and cried and cried again and again, but Xia Yue held her tightly, and when she couldn't move her limbs, she turned her head and bit her hard.

The old woman was called in to hold the baby.

"Maybe I'm tired from crying." Xia Yue handed her the child who had fallen asleep soon.

Mu Yuanzhi said: "Ma'am, I gave the prescription to the assistant. You go to get the medicine and come back for a consultation in two days. Remember not to touch the water, not to be exposed to the wind, and not to come into contact with outsiders."

The old woman thanked and thanked before going out.

Xia Yue got up to help Mu Yuanzhi pack up the utensils, with a pale face.

"Did it hurt you?" Mu Yuanzhi asked.

"The child is quite strong, but he is a little tired." Xia Yue wiped off her sweat.

"Did you eat the meatballs on time yesterday?" Mu Yuanzhi asked suddenly.

"Ah?" It turned out that Mu Yuanzhi prescribed the pill, Xia Yue said with a smile, "I've taken it and it's already very good. My husband's medical skills can be called a national expert, and the medicine can cure the disease."

Mu Yuanzhi looked at Xia Yue, but this time he didn't smile, his eyes were a little probing.

On weekdays, Mu Yuanzhi taught her medical skills. Although he was young, he was extremely respected by Xia Yue.However, Xia Yue has always had a funny personality since she was a child, and when she joked occasionally, Mu Yuanzhi let her go.

This time is different.

Xia Yue suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Sir, what's wrong with that child's illness?" She was a little confused just now.

"What kind of abnormal method?" Mu Yuanzhi asked after cleaning his hands in the basin.

"Because the student has three unclear points. Mr. just said it was yellow sores, but the patient will not have a fever after contracting yellow sores. First, her pus was picked out and there was blood in the yellow; third, Xiao Wu There are Beihan and Manzi in the concoction, and the students have never seen a yellow sore treated with these two medicines."

"Miss Min is careful, it's really not jaundice. I'm not sure about this kind of disease, the symptoms are a bit like black Yin Sha."

"Hei Yin Sha?"

Mu Yuanzhi said: "This is a disease that was prevalent in the Western Regions a few years ago. It is easily contagious and mostly occurs in children of a few years old. Once the disease is severe, it is extremely difficult to treat, so..."

"That's why Mr. Cai asked me to avoid it?" Xia Yue said, "I am in good health, and the wind and cold are much better. I am not a child, and it is not so easy to catch it. Besides, I have learned from Mr. for many days, so it is still a lesson. Doctors should not be afraid of these things."

When she said these words, Xia Yue looked calm and showed no fear.

Mu Yuanzhi's eyes flashed.There is nothing special about his facial features, only his eyes are like two balls of ink.

"Sir, do you have something to say?"

Mu Yuanzhi hesitated and said, "Actually, the girl doesn't have to suffer so much."

Xia Yue was stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "Although I am a woman, I want to be independent one day."

Mu Yuanzhi looked at Xia Yue, calmed down and said, "Tomorrow is my exam day for "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber", don't forget, girl."

"Sir, why didn't you tell that aunt about your condition?" Xia Yue also took up the topic, distracting from her seriousness just now.

"The child has been ill for a long time, and now he is fine. If he speaks out, it will make relatives panic." After saying that, the two lifted the curtain and left the inner room.

two

A few days later, the old lady took out her private money and urged Xia Yue to take the lotus fragrance to make new winter clothes.Xia Yue smiled and said, "I have money."

Although Master Min was clean and honest in his first life, he still has some belongings.Originally, except for the house, most of the things were sold before he passed away, and it was just for Zijin's thoughts, as long as it was useful.However, Zijin didn't take anything when she left.

He never talks about these things with her.

In the afternoon, under the urging of the old lady, Xia Yue and He Xiang went out to the street.

As soon as the lady proprietress of the clothing store helped Xia Yue take the measurements, a child with slicked hair came in through the curtain, startling He Xiang.

"Go, go, go. What is Zijin doing? Mother is working with customers." The proprietress pushed her son.

Xia Yue laughed when she heard his name, and squatted down to tease the child: "Yeah, your name is also Zijin?" Because of Gao Xin Baoyu, the word Zijin has become a common boy's name in many people.

The child nodded.

Xia Yue narrowed her eyes and smiled, "My younger brother is also called Zijin."

The child seemed to deal with guests a lot, and he didn't recognize his stranger at all. He tilted his head and said, "Then next time you come, bring him to play with me with the slingshot."

Xia Yue smiled: "That can't be done, he is already an older child."

As soon as I came out of the embroidery workshop, I saw the golden signboard of "Linlangfang" diagonally opposite.

This store is a well-known jewelry store in Teikyo.Its fault is that it never makes gems and jade, but only makes gold ornaments.The golden and yellow gold came out of the hands of his workshop master, and it got rid of the vulgarity, and somehow became elegant and extraordinary.

Even the girls in Jinluo's boudoir are delighted to have a piece of jewelry from Linlangfang.When she was in the Imperial Capital when she was a child, Mother asked someone to give her a pair of golden locks here.Later, she accidentally lost it, and she cried for several days until her father made a new pair at Jinluo.

Thinking about these past events, she walked across the street with a faint smile on her lips, and couldn't help walking towards the shop.

The store clerk greeted the two of them warmly as soon as they entered the door, picked out a few pieces of jewelry that ordinary ladies like to use, and then both watched tea and set up a table.

Xia Yue originally came in to take a look around, but the guy was so kind, it was hard to leave, so he had to bite the bullet and sit down.There are several opened boxes on the table, inside earrings, gold bracelets, walking steps... a dazzling array of beautiful things.She is also a girl who loves beauty, and when she touches her fingers one by one, she is dazzling, and it would be a lie if she is not tempted at all.However, how could she have such thoughts.

Seeing that she was about to leave, the man hurriedly said: "If Miss is not happy, it just so happens that there will be a batch of new styles today." Then he took a few brocade boxes and opened them for Xia Yue to see.

(End of this chapter)