Chapter 7 Self-medication
Gu Yezhou said: "I can't remember it anymore, but I said I will admit it. Of course, I will reduce rent if the yield is reduced due to drought. What about this year."
Ning Sanmei sighed quietly: "This year's harvest is even worse than last year. It is estimated that one stone per mu would be good..."
"That means, it's only half of last year? Should the rent you paid to me be reduced by half? Do you still have to pay the land tax?"
"Of course I have to pay it, but one for ten is not too heavy. In addition, the harvest is bad this year, so the court should reduce the land tax."
"Even if I don't pay it, I only have seven dou of rice (90 kilograms), which is enough for me to eat for three or four months at most."
Ning Sanmei smiled bitterly: "You have seven dou of rice alone, and the crops harvested by our whole family are less than one stone. A family of five, and each person is less than two dou. I don't know how to get through it..." Seeing Gu Yezhou's frowning face, she hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, there are kudzu roots, bracken, and shepherd's purse on the mountain to eat together, and she should be able to persist until next autumn harvest. I hope next year will be a good year. Then I won't be afraid. So don't worry."
Gu Yezhou said: "I will find a way to make money, so I don't have to endure this hardship. - You go and make another bowl of rice porridge and let's eat it together."
"No, I like to eat bran and baba, it's okay."
"Is something wrong!" Gu Yezhou shouted: "If you want to eat, eat together. If you take care of me here, you will not be able to eat rice porridge and rice bran! - Otherwise, mix the rice bran and white rice together to make porridge, let's eat together!"
"But your injury..." Ning Sanmei frowned and looked at him.
"Listen to me! This home is mine, can I make the decision, right?" Gu Yezhou put on an airs.
Ning Sanmei nodded in fear: "Of course, sir, you are the decision."
"Then make porridge quickly, let's eat together! Hurry!"
As Gu Yezhou urged him, Ning Sanmei had to make another bowl of porridge and the two of them ate together.
Ning Sanmei ate very slowly and fragrantly. It seemed that she hadn't tasted rice for a long time. She wanted to taste rice one by one until she licked the last bit of rice soup at the bottom of the bowl, and then she still felt unsatisfied with smacking her lips. Suddenly she found that there was still a grain of rice on the corner of her mouth, and she rolled her tongue and licked it into her mouth.
Gu Yezhou couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Ning Sanmei's face turned into a ripe peach.
After dinner, Gu Yezhou felt that the wound on his head was getting more and more painful, and the wound seemed to be starting to have a fever, and the wound was also hot. He knew that this was not a good sign, which meant that the medicine of Gong was not very good. The wound was probably infected!
Gu Yezhou said to Ning Sanmei: "Go and bring paper and pen!"
Ning Sanmei didn't know what Gu Yezhou was going to do, so she quickly brought paper and pen and helped him sit up. She placed a short bench in front of him as a desk. Gu Yezhou picked up a pen and wrote a "Wuwei Disinfection Drink" to prevent infection, clear heat and detoxify, "Yuzhen Powder" to prevent tetanus, and "Xiaoyu Yuxuan ointment" to treat skull fractures. She also wrote the internal medicine "Concussion Surgery Powder", and gave the prescription and preparation method. She handed it to Ning Sanmei: "Take it and find Dr. Gong to get the medicine!"
"What is this?" Ning Sanmei didn't know the word and asked blankly at the prescription.
"This is a prescription, a prescription for treating my head trauma. Just take it to grab the medicine."
"But..." Ning Sanmei said boldly, "You don't understand medical skills, can the prescription be effective?"
"Who said I don't understand medical skills?" Gu Yezhou deliberately looked stern, "I just don't want to show off in front of others."
"Yes..." Ning Sanmei was a little surprised, "But this is the prescription prescribed by Doctor Gong. His medical skills are very good. The villagers come to see him when they are sick. By the way, he can also treat cattle, sheep, pigs and other diseases!"
This general doctor is too general, even a veterinarian. But it’s no wonder that in the village, he wants such an all-around doctor. However, his medication for the treatment of injuries is obviously unprofessional and is of little use to his injuries. He has to change the medicine.
Gu Yezhou continued to say with a stern face: "Go and get medicine quickly! No nonsense! Since this family is my leader, I can decide! Besides, this is my body, I know the best! Go quickly!"
"Oh!" Ning Sanmei nodded aggrievedly, got off the fire shop, subconsciously touched the only few cents in her arms, gritted her teeth, and scooped a bowl of rice from the rice bag. She wrapped it with a piece of blue cloth that was slightly washed and was about to go out.
Gu Yezhou called her again: "Buy a golden needle from Doctor Gong."
"Golden Needle? What's the use?"
"Acupuncture treats diseases!"
"Sir, can you do acupuncture?"
"Of course, I was just a rare saying in the past. Now I am sick myself, of course I have to use acupuncture to treat myself! Go quickly!"
Ning Sanmei was half-believing and half-doubted, agreed, pulled up the door, took the rice bag, quickly walked downstairs, and walked towards Gong's house.
The stilt house of Mori Zheng’s family is next to the stilt house of their family. When passing downstairs of Mori Zheng’s family, he heard Mo Huaixiang’s voice coming from the upstairs: “San Sister, how are you doing with your injuries?”
Ning Sanmei looked up and saw Mo Huaixiang leaning against the railing upstairs. She was looking at her, and said, "It's okay, sir, let me go to Gong to get medicine. He prescribed a prescription."
"What? Mr. Can Prescribe Prescriptions? Let's take a look!" As he said that, Mo Huaixiang quickly ran down the stilt house, took the prescription from Ning Sanmei and took it and took a look, and said, "It's really a prescription. Why don't I know that Mr. Can Treat a Medical Treatment?"
Ning Sanmei smiled and said, "He may have been reluctant to show off, so no one else knows it."
"That's it!" Mo Huaixiang immediately believed it, "Sir is a capable person, and there is nothing to be surprised about when you know how to treat a doctor. Let's go and see you!"
The two of them came to Gong's house as they spoke. Gong's house was preparing supper. When they saw them coming in, they squinted their eyes and asked Ning Sanmei: "What's wrong? The sir's injuries have repeated again?"
"Well, he seemed to be in great pain, so he prescribed a prescription for me to get the medicine." After that, he handed over the prescription.
Gong took it and looked it over and shook his head: "I don't know this prescription, but it's not as good as mine. I think you don't need to change it. Just use my prescription and it will definitely be good. Go back and tell the gentleman."
Ning Sanmei shook her head: "This is the medicine prescribed by her husband. He is a scholar. I am not sure that he will not prescribe medicine by chance. Just get the medicine for me."
Mo Huaixiang, who was standing beside him, also said, "Yes, sir is a very cautious person. He will not do anything that he is not sure about. What's more, his own body, Doctor Gong, just grab the medicine!"
Doctor Gong still has a difficult face.
Ning Sanmei put a bowl of rice in her hand and a few cents in her arms in front of Doctor Gong.
Gong's eyes shone a little, and said, "I don't mean that. Well..., but you're right. The gentleman is a scholar. He knows that prescriptions are not a joke. Since he prescribed the prescription, it means he has a clear mind. Then I'll be relieved. Maybe he didn't know where he found a good prescription. Then I'll get the medicine for you!"
As he said that, Doctor Gong took the house and entered his prescription warehouse. After a long time, he came out, took a few medicine bags, and handed it to Ning Sanmei: "Here, they are all here. They are all caught, and they are all prepared. - Remember, you must observe carefully after using the medicine. If there is anything wrong, call me immediately!"
Ning Sanmei nodded solemnly and was about to leave when she stopped again. She turned to Gong Langzhong and said, "By the way, sir, I asked me and me to buy a gold needle. I wonder if there is anything extra?"
"Jinjian? Mr. Can Acupuncture?"
"Yes!" Ning Sanmei nodded with certainty.
"I have many golden needles, but the needle is not a joke. If you don't do it properly, it will hurt people."
Ning Sanmei said, "No, my husband is not a reckless person. Give me your money and rice enough?"
"Enough is enough. Wait, I'll get it!" As he said that, Doctor Gong turned around and entered the inner room. After a moment, he took out a small syringe and handed it to Ning Sanmei: "Take it."
When she heard that the acupuncture was not done, Ning Sanmei was hesitant. Although she bragged for Gu Yezhou in front of outsiders, if it was not done, it would be a bad thing. She had never seen Gu Yezhou use acupuncture, so she naturally had no idea. After thinking about it, she still said to Gong, "Uncle, otherwise, you can go with me too. If there is anything wrong, you will always be good."
Doctor Gong looked back at the kitchen: "I, I haven't eaten yet, don't, please let him wait first, I'll come after I'm having a meal."
Mo Huaixiang stomped her feet and said, "Doctor Gong, sir is in great pain. You are still thinking about eating. Can't you show it to sir before eating? I know that your family has broken rice long ago. All they eat are shepherd's purse, and the kitchen pot is nothing but shepherd's purse porridge. It's not a delicacy, so there's nothing you can't put down. Let's go!" As he said that, he reached out and pulled Doctor Gong and left.
Doctor Gong had no choice but to turn around and shouted to the kitchen: "Damn, you guys have your own meals. I'll go see the teacher, don't wait for me."
The old answer from the kitchen came from the old wife of Doctor Gong: "Okay! Don't worry, treat the sir, we will leave you a meal."
Doctor Gong smiled bitterly, shook his head, followed Ning Sanmei and Mo Huaixiang to get off the stilt house, and returned to Gu Yezhou's home.
Gu Yezhou saw that Gong Langzhong came in, and was not surprised. After he asked him to sit down, he said to Ning Sanmei: "Come and help me, take off the bandage, remove the medicine from the wound, and rinse the wound with light salt water. Then apply medicine!"
Gong Langzhong felt dizzy when he heard this: "Use salt water? Doesn't that hurt? What should I do if I use that?"
“Debride and disinfect.”
Chapter completed!