What his niece said simply exceeded Shoji's understanding.
Why did you come to study medicine properly?
My niece is a girl. Doctor Li is also willing to accept a disciple?!
Not to mention that Zhuang Er has gone out and walked around, and his horizons and knowledge have improved a lot. He even knows that there are no female doctors in Dasheng.
"Second uncle, you are here now. Is it possible that someone in the family is sick?"
Zhuang Keqing saw Zhuang Er's surprise in his eyes, but he didn't expose it and just asked with a smile.
"Um, um, yes."
"How? Is it a fever or cold or bleeding from trauma?"
"Neither, none..."
Zhuang Keqing raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.
At this time, people eat a healthy diet. Except for the occasional pickled food, they usually eat mostly vegetables and whole grains. If they get sick, it is because they are weak due to external cold or accidental injury, and they rarely suffer from other diseases.
Since she was studying medicine with Dr. Li these days, all the patients she encountered were like this.
But the second uncle is not talking about wind-cold or trauma, so what is the problem?
"Second uncle, can you tell me the symptoms?"
Zhuang Keqing placed the radish in his hand on the shelf set up in the small courtyard, then stretched out his hand to spread the medicinal materials inside, spreading them more evenly, and then asked slowly.
"Just, I don't think about food and drink, I am exhausted, my limbs are weak..."
Zhuang Er was very troubled. In fact, he knew that his mother was just suffering from a mental illness and that he had no choice but to call a doctor. However, he just happened to meet his eldest niece.
If she asked who the sick person was, how should she answer?
After hearing Zhuang Er's description, Zhuang Keqing, who had previously had a relaxed and calm expression, also frowned slightly.
It’s hard to say what causes this symptom.
"How long has this sick man been like this?"
"It's been more than a month. At first, I was just in a bad mood, but then I became more and more depressed. Recently, I couldn't even get up from bed..."
"Second uncle, please wait a moment."
Before Zhuang Er finished speaking, Zhuang Keqing entered the hut, and after a while, Doctor Li came out.
"We will go out to see the doctor right now to check on the situation."
Doctor Li left as soon as he said he was going, and Zhuang Keqing followed behind, carrying a medicine box on his back.
"Master, Second Uncle, let's go to Zhao Xiucai's house first to get the mule cart, and then we'll have Aling return with us."
Doctor Li is right, and Zhuang Er has no objection. My mother has been lying in bed for those days, so it is not a big deal to delay her for a moment or two. After all, there is a mule cart, so the doctor can feel more relaxed.
The three of them immediately set off from home, went to the scholar's house to pick up Shen Ling, and took the mule cart back to Erli Village.
"Second uncle, who is sick in the family?"
"Yes, my mother is sick."
Zhuang Keqing said "Oh" and then stopped talking.
She had already had some premonitions that her cheap grandma might be in poor health, but now that she had a positive answer, she felt only peace in her heart, neither feeling happy nor sad.
Several people arrived at Zhuang Er's house before dark.
Before the mule cart stopped, Zhuang Er entered the house with a few steps. Not long after, Mrs. Li came out with him and explained the condition in detail to Dr. Li who got off the cart.
Mr. Li has been taking care of me a lot these days and understands the situation better.
Doctor Li only listened briefly and had a rough guess in his mind. After entering the room and feeling his pulse again, he nodded affirmatively and said.
"The old lady suffered from stagnation of liver qi caused by excessive worry and fear. She can recover after I prescribe a prescription and take it for a period of time to soothe the liver and regulate qi."
"But this heart disease still needs a heart medicine. If the heart knot is not resolved, I am afraid that the power of this medicine will not last long."
Zhuang Keqing stood behind Dr. Li, facing the sallow-looking old man on the kang. He couldn't believe that this was the old lady who had come to her home before, bossing around and yelling at her and her mother. She was in such high spirits.
But what happened to her?
The master said that the other party was overly worried and frightened, but at her age, except for the eldest son who was a gambler who died earlier, the other two sons had started their own families and started their own business. Although they were not rich, they were still.
Even those who are considered to be relatively well-off are better off than the poor in the village.
What does she have to worry about?
Are you worried about how to plan your own tofu business?
"Then I'll ask Dr. Li to give you a prescription."
Zhuang Er scratched his head and secretly glanced at his eldest niece, only to see her frowning, as if she was troubled by something.
When Mrs. Qian was in a daze, she only dreamed that her grandson-in-law was named on the gold medal list and became the number one scholar in the drama. But after that, without waiting for her to show off her power as a grandma, she immediately liquidated her family, which frightened her.
I couldn't hold my breath for a moment, and woke up gasping for breath.
"Don't! It's all my fault!"
When she shouted, everyone in the room turned their eyes to the kang.
Dr. Li, who had stepped out of the room, turned around again and wanted to sit down and take her pulse again.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qian didn't see anyone in her eyes. She only stared blankly at Zhuang Keqing behind Zhuang Er, looking extremely frightened.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Mrs. Qian suddenly woke up with a fright. Before she could distinguish between reality and dream, she saw her granddaughter right in front of her. She quickly got up from the kang and knelt down on the spot!
Everyone in the room, including Dr. Li, Zhuang Er, Mrs. Li, and Zhuang Keqing, were all stunned.
But before they could react, Mrs. Qian took two steps towards Zhuang Keqing, almost falling off the kang.
"mother!"
Zhuang Er shouted loudly and stepped forward to help him.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? I'm the second child! Look at me!"
Zhuang Er grabbed the old lady's shoulders, but did not dare to use any force. He just moved his face closer to the old lady so that those cloudy eyes could see him clearly.
"Two, second child?"
Perhaps it was Zhuang Er's voice that calmed Old Mrs. Qian's spirit. The old man finally calmed down, and his eyes that had lost focus regained some life.
"Mom, it's me, the second child!"
Seeing that his mother had regained her consciousness, Zhuang Er hurriedly helped her lie down and invited Dr. Li on the side to see her.
Dr. Li has been practicing medicine for decades and has never seen any family ethics drama. But this time, the old lady's illness seems to be related to his disciple?
Everyone had their own thoughts, but they all just secretly speculated that it was because what Mrs. Qian had just done was a bit too shocking.
Mrs. Qian lay down obediently, her eyes still firmly locked on Zhuang Keqing's body.
Doctor Li checked his pulse again and after confirming that nothing was serious, he turned around and waved to Zhuang Keqing.
"Disciple, follow me as master and see how to prescribe this medicine."
Zhuang Keqing still couldn't guess the reason why her grandma was sick, but she didn't want to get into trouble because of it, so she just nodded and went out with Dr. Li.
"etc."
Old Mrs. Qian was lying on the bed with her neck tilted, a pair of gray eyes embedded in her sallow skin, looking straight at Zhuang Keqing, and the hand beside her moved, as if she wanted to get up again.
"Mom, just take a good rest. The doctor will prescribe medicine right away. You will feel better after taking it."
When Zhuang Er saw his always strong mother like this, he felt indescribable in his heart. But now he couldn't force his eldest niece to stay, after all, the things he did before were not very beautiful.
Doctor Li went out, followed closely by Zhuang Keqing who also stepped out of the room.
At this time, the old lady ignored Zhuang Er's obstruction, dragged herself on the kang twice, held her throat, and shouted indistinctly.
"The eldest granddaughter."
Zhuang Keqing paused in his steps, tilted his cheek slightly, and looked sideways at the sad old lady Qian.
To be honest, this was the first time she heard the word 'eldest granddaughter' from this mouth. In the past, she was either a 'loser star' or a 'loser of money'. She didn't know why the other party suddenly changed his words like this.
I'm really not used to it.
"Not worthy of it."
With a simple reply, Zhuang Keqing ignored Zhuang Er's pleading eyes and still stepped out of the room.
Most of the tragedies in the first half of my mother's life were related to this bitter mother-in-law. If it weren't for the sake of my second uncle, I would have to say a few words of ridicule before leaving today.
It was rare for Zhuang Keqing to be so mean. Although her painful childhood and youth were far behind her, it was still an unyielding pain in her mother's heart.
How could she accept Qian's advances so easily?
Get ill?
Then take some medicine. With her master here, it will be difficult to continue lying down after a few doses of medicine!
