Wang Fu sat by the bed, not bothering to be dirty, and started diagnosing Zhang Laosan.
Her belly is as big as that of a pregnant woman, and the skin is almost transparent. The veins and blood vessels are clearly visible, and the skin is glowing with an unhealthy blue color.
"Is it a curse or a poison?"
It is certain that the source of this strange disease is the water Zhang Laosan secretly drank from the well.
In order to kill chickens and scare monkeys, Wu family mother and son deliberately put unclean things in the water, killing Zhang Laosan's family.
Wang Fu exerted slight force on his palm, which made Zhang Laosan groan in pain.
"That pair of thieves, mother and son, are really not human beings."
"The town jointly funded the well to dig it, and they have to chip in every year to repair it. It doesn't belong to their family, so why do they have to charge money to buy water?"
Wang Fu did not stop him, but instead encouraged him, "If it hurts, just curse a few more times and treat it as free anesthesia."
The belly was so swollen that it could be broken by blowing, like a rubber ball filled with water. The sound of water could be heard when it swayed slightly.
Zhang Laosan's whole body was dehydrated, his lips were cracked, and the skin all over his body was dry and cracked. It seemed that all the water was concentrated in his stomach.
Wang Fu opened his eyes and saw countless crazy lines squirming and twisting under his bulging belly.
"It turns out to be witchcraft."
"Little Master, can it be cured?" Zhang Laosan asked hopefully.
Wang Fu came to his senses and nodded, "It can be cured."
After saying that, he got up and went out, taking away an earthen pot on the table.
Is this... gone?
Zhang Laosan reacted and fell into sadness. Sure enough, there should be no hope!
"Master, I'm hungry."
There was a faint sound in his ears, and it was his mother-in-law who spoke.
It has been several days since I got sick. The whole family has not had enough food and water. They vomited whatever they ate and watched their stomachs bulge day by day. In the end, they lay in bed waiting to die.
"Nonsense, it's already like this, how can you still be hungry?"
I have a strange disease called potbelly, which causes severe pain day and night, and I no longer feel hungry.
The mother-in-law was very aggrieved, "I'm not hungry in my stomach, but I'm hungry in my heart. The boss, I'm hungry."
"Are you greedy?"
Zhang Laosan's tears rolled down his face, and he was also greedy. He wanted to eat and drink vegetable soup.
But now, the family can only lie in bed, desperate and waiting to die.
"Can the little master just now come back to save us?"
It turned out that although the mother-in-law was silent just now, she vaguely heard the two of them talking.
"Yes, he still owes us a clay pot. It's a good clay pot with no chips or cracks."
Zhang Laosan looked at the door and said firmly, "He will definitely come."
Wang Fu carried the earthen pot and walked on the road like the wind. He was sure that the strange disease of big belly was caused by insects.
Combining the symptoms of schistosomiasis in his previous life and the description of witchcraft in his diary, he roughly had a treatment plan in mind.
"It's time to try the power of the bellyache spell."
Wang Fu inquired about a grocery store and bought some cinnabar, yellow paper, and writing brushes. Although the quality was low, it was better than nothing.
These are essential for drawing talismans, and I always have some on hand, so I bought a lot of them.
Then, he carried the earthen pot to the bamboo shed selling water.
"Fetch water!"
Ten copper coins were placed on the table in front of the fat man.
"you……"
The fat man Wu Tiezhu thought he looked familiar, and after thinking for a long time, he recalled, "Little Taoist priest."
"Yes, fill the earthen pot."
Wu Tiezhu nodded, picked up the coins and put them in the money box.
The townspeople who lined up in front of Wang Fu turned the wheel with difficulty, and the filled bucket slowly rose from the mouth of the well.
Perhaps because they felt sorry for the ten cents, the townspeople filled a bucket with it. The water surface was even with the edge, and it would spill out if it shook even slightly.
"What a bastard!"
When Wu Tiezhu saw this, he became furious and raised his foot on the bucket. With a crash, most of the bucket of water spilled out.
The townspeople looked at the only half bucket of water left and wanted to cry without tears.
"Get out of here!"
Wu Tiezhu drove away the townspeople and pointed at Wang Fu, "Come and get water."
The earthen pot that Wang Fu was carrying was much smaller than the bucket that the man had, and the fat man's attitude was much kinder.
But in his heart, he had already sentenced the mother and son to death.
Those who are greedy, vicious, selfish, and witchcraft harm others must die.
During Wang Fu's absence, Zhang Laosan was in agony. Sometimes he fell asleep and dreamed that his whole family was dead and thrown into the pyre for cremation. Sometimes he woke up again and heard his mother-in-law's feeble moans.
The sound of footsteps sounded, and he cheered up and saw Wang Fu entering the door.
"Little Master."
Zhang Laosan realized something was wrong. The jar was empty when he left, but it was full when he came back.
"Little Master!"
His voice was trembling, "This water is..."
"I bought it from the well for ten cents a jar. It's not cheap."
"You can't drink it, pour it out quickly.
Zhang Laosan screamed hoarse, and his whole family fell into this situation just because they drank well water.
"Don't get excited. You spent money to buy it. It will definitely be fine."
While Wang Fu was talking, he tidied the table and prepared the talisman paper and cinnabar.
Draw talisman and recite mantra!
This process is like making pancakes. It’s boring to do it yourself, but others don’t seem to realize it.
Zhang Laosan was so hungry that he felt dizzy. He vaguely saw Wang Fu's movements and gradually felt relieved.
"Okay, call it a day."
Wang Fu put down his brush and looked at the sky outside. Before he knew it, a few hours had passed.
He calmly rolled up a large ball of discarded yellow paper and stuffed it into his arms.
The final product is a piece of talisman paper, with yellow paper and red talismans, which look distinct.
For talismans and talismans, the talisman alone is not enough. He also needs to cast spells and recite incantations.
Wang Fu muttered something in his mouth, held the talisman between his index and middle fingers, shook it gently, and the magic power was activated, and it burned to ashes in an instant.
"middle!"
The next moment, Wang Fu pointed at the well water in the earthen jar, and all the power of the spell was absorbed.
From Zhang Laosan's perspective, Wang Fu shakes the burning ashes of the talisman into the water and dissolves them.
Speaking of which, Zhang Laosan was skeptical of Wang Fu because of his young age.
However, after seeing Fang Dou's spellcasting process just now, I began to believe it.
"drink!"
Putting the earthen pot to his mouth, Zhang Laosan shook his head, "I can't drink it. I have this strange disease. I vomit whatever I eat."
"drink!"
Wang Fu didn't explain, just urged.
Zhang Laosan tried to take a sip, and his mouth was refreshing. It felt like the most delicious wine he had ever tasted in his life.
A grunt!
Zhang Laosan's eyes widened, but he didn't vomit?
"ah!"
The talisman water turned into a cool airflow, flowed from the esophagus into the stomach, and began to gurgling.
Zhang Laosan held his stomach and said, "No, I have to go to the toilet."
As soon as I got out of bed, I rushed to the latrine and pulled down my pants. Suddenly I realized, "How can I get off the ground and walk?"
After a while!
"Little Master, you are a living god!"
Zhang Laosan's big belly shriveled up, and when he came back from the toilet, he was back to normal. Except for being slightly weak after not eating or drinking for days, there was no other abnormality.
"Feed your family water."
Zhang Laosan was still kowtowing to Wang Fu, and then he realized that the whole family was still lying on the bed.
This time, Wang Fu didn't need to help. Zhang Laosan carried the earthen pot and fed the family members one by one, starting with the mother, and then helped them to the toilet.
After a lot of fussing, it didn't calm down until almost midnight.
"Little Master, you saved our whole family. You are such a great kindness that I will never be able to repay you in the next life."
Zhang Laosan and his whole family knelt neatly in front of Wang Fu and kowtowed their heads loudly.
"The money……"
Zhang Laosan was so ashamed that he had searched all his belongings for saving his family's life, but only had a few thirty copper coins, which he really couldn't get rid of.
"Money is a small thing."
Wang Fu waved his hand and said, "If you want your whole family to be in peace, you have to do one more thing."