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Chapter Forty-Four: When Ill, Look for Ping An Xiao Shenyi

  Wang Fusheng put down his hoe and looked at the fields in front of him, the green wheat seedlings were growing well, he was also delighted. As long as there is no major disaster this year, the harvest will be good after autumn. A peasant, if not concerned about the harvest, what else can they care about?

  He was gazing at the crops when his daughter-in-law arrived, calling out from a distance: "Master of the house, I've brought you some delicious food!" She walked over with a lunch basket.

  Wang Fusheng glanced at his daughter-in-law, smiled and replied loudly: "You've been eating well these past few days, you're all plump now!"

  "It's great that you've gained weight, it means good fortune." Fu Sheng's daughter-in-law came over and the couple sat down by the side of a small path in the field.

  Wang Fusheng saw his wife and children take out several white steamed buns from the basket, and then took out a bowl of steamed eggs. He said: "Why are you so extravagant? You're eating white steamed buns again, and also eating steamed eggs. Didn't you eat them yesterday?"

  The young daughter-in-law said: "Young master sent it to you, let you nourish yourself well for the next few days, just eat it, young master gave a lot, enough for you to eat for half a month!"

  Wang Fusheng sighed and said, "The young master is a good person. After a few days when I have some free time, I will go to the forest and hunt a few wild animals to send to him." He picked up his steamed bun and started eating.

  Two people walked along the path, a couple holding a child. The man approached and asked Wang Fusheng: "Excuse me, sir, how do I get to Old Man Wang's house in Wulicun?"

  His wife was coaxing the little child in her arms, who was not very big and looked a bit thin, staring timidly at Wang Fusheng and his wife from his mother's arms.

  "Go into the village and you'll find it easily," said Wang Fu-sheng, pointing to a distant village. "You see the largest house with a crowd of people in front of the door? That's Old Master Wang's home."

  The woman who had just given birth sat up and asked: "Are you looking for Old Master Wang or Young Master Wang? If it's the latter, then he must be here to see a patient, right?"

  The man hastily nodded and said: "Right, right, I'm looking for Young Master Wang. When you're ill, look for the Peaceful Little Divine Doctor, that's what others told me."

  Wang Fusheng nodded twice, his mouth was awkward, he wasn't good at talking to strangers, but kept nodding: "Right right, our young master is great at treating illnesses, finding him will definitely be correct!"

  Fu Sheng's daughter-in-law said, "Let's go, I'll take you there. As the host, I'll first send them to meet the young master, and then come back for the basket." The last sentence was directed at Wang Fu Sheng.

  The couple was led into the village by Fu Sheng's daughter-in-law, and from a distance, they saw a large mansion with many people sitting or standing at the gate, and they knew that this was the Wang family's mansion.

  When you're ill, look for the little doctor Ping'an. Indeed, he's not bad at all! With so many people coming to his door seeking medical help, doesn't that just prove how excellent his medical skills are?! Husband and wife thanked Fu Sheng's daughter-in-law and quickly walked into the crowd with their child in tow.

  Xiangtang Academy

  Early in the morning, Cheng Jisheng rushed to the academy and first saw Qiu Tingxuan. After asking about his condition, he went to the small courtyard and took Qiu Wenpu's pulse. He felt that it was nothing serious, just a cold due to wind, and this minor illness didn't require him to rush over personally. Qiu Wenpu could have handled it himself.

  Qiu Tingxuan naturally wouldn't tell Cheng Jisheng that his father had prescribed the wrong medicine, causing him to bleed from the nose, when describing his condition. He only clearly stated the symptoms he experienced at the time of onset. Although Qiu didn't intend to examine Cheng Jisheng, he also didn't mention that he had taken Guizhi Tang.

  Cheng Ji Sheng spread out the paper on the table, picked up his brush to write a prescription, but suddenly thought, what kind of place is this, and who is in front of me? Why bother writing a prescription? I can just tell them and they'll understand. He smiled and said: "The mountain master's illness is only a minor ailment, merely a slight cold, use the standard formula, Guizhi Tang, no need to add or subtract, just use it as is, one dose will be effective!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Jisheng suddenly had a bad feeling. Guizhi Tang was a classic prescription left by Zhang Zhongjing, the medical sage of the Han Dynasty. Needless to say, every doctor in the world knew it, and even if they didn't know this famous prescription, what kind of doctor would they be? Even people who slightly understood medicine knew this prescription. If this dose of medicine could cure Qiu Wenpu's minor cold, why would they ask him to come? Were they idle with nothing to do?

  As expected, this ominous feeling was immediately confirmed, and then Qiu Tingxuan said: "Wrong!"

  Cheng Ji was taken aback for a moment, then turned to him and said: "What are you talking about, Master Qiu? The medical sage's prescription is the result of thousands of refinements and has been diagnosed by countless people... Oh, you're saying that the medicine doesn't match the symptoms!" In just one moment of confusion, he understood what Qiu Tingxuan meant. He thought to himself: "This can't be right! It's clearly a case of wind-cold, could I have misdiagnosed even something as obvious as that?"

  Qiu Wenpu didn't say much, and then stretched out his hand to let Cheng Jisheng take his pulse again. After a while, Cheng Jisheng said: "It's definitely wind-cold. The pulse is floating and large, but slow, and combined with other symptoms, it's clearly a case of wind-cold syndrome. Using Guizhi Tang is absolutely correct!"

  His medical skills may have been frustrated in front of Wang Ping'an, but the name of a divine doctor has not been obtained for many years. If all the symptoms of wind and cold can be misdiagnosed, what kind of divine doctor is this? Not even a mediocre doctor is qualified. So he said this with determination, without any hesitation.

  Qiu Wenpu furrowed his brow, saying nothing, but Qiu Tingxuan said: "Using Guizhi Tang won't do, after Father took this medicine, he had a... uncomfortable feeling in his body, so this prescription doesn't match the symptoms and can't be used!"

  Cheng Jisheng looked at Qiu Wenpu and saw that this famous scholar from Xuzhou slowly nodded. Cheng Jisheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat, could it be some kind of rare and complicated disease similar to wind-cold that I've never seen before?

  Qiu Wenpu raised his hand and touched his forehead, nodding slightly, saying: "I have examined myself, it is also a minor cold, I have taken Guizhi Tang, but my nose is not comfortable, I had a nosebleed, only I don't know if it's because of the medicine or my own physical condition, that's why I invited Mr. Cheng."

  Cheng Ji's eyebrows furrowed, thinking: "It's actually a nosebleed, why didn't you say so earlier? Did you have to wait until I prescribed the medicine before telling me? Are you testing me?"

  But facing Qiu Wenpu, a man of great influence, he naturally wouldn't reveal his discontent and instead smiled: "There are many prescriptions for treating wind and cold, it's not necessarily necessary to use Zhang Zhongjing's prescription." He picked up his pen and wrote out a prescription, handing it to Qiu Wenpu.

  Qiu Wenpu took the prescription and looked at it. Except for Guizhi, all the other medicines were different from those in Guizhi Tang. Guizhi is a commonly used medicine that can induce sweating, relieve the surface, warm the channels, and communicate with the terminus. When used with other diaphoretic medicines, it can induce sweating, and when used with astringent medicines, it can stop sweating. So, using it to treat wind-cold is indeed symptomatic, and there's no need to change it. The problem probably lies in the other medicines.

  Qiu Wenpu nodded and said, "Indeed a good prescription, Master Cheng is a skilled doctor. If I were to make this prescription myself, I wouldn't be able to do it." He handed the prescription to Qiu Tingxuan and said, "Prepare the medicine according to the prescription."

  Cheng Jisheng saw Fang Zikai finish, Qiu asked Pu was very satisfied, he got up and bid farewell, Qiu Tingxuan personally sent him off, and took the opportunity to go to Jisheng Hall with him, where they prepared this prescription, and then went back to decoct it for his father.

  As they came out of the gate, Cheng Ji said: "Master Qiu, please wait a moment. You don't have to go get the medicine yourself, I'll send someone over with it later."

  Qiu Tingxuan shook his head and said: "I was just thinking of exercising, it's a good opportunity to accompany Mr. Cheng for a walk."

  No need to rush, Cheng Ji Sheng came by car, the two took a ride to Ji Sheng Tang, after preparing the medicine, Qiu Ting Xuan carried the medicine package and walked home, strolling along, thinking about his thoughts.

  After leaving the pharmacy, he didn't walk far before hearing someone on the street say: "Alas, poor people really can't afford medicine, they can only tough it out!" He turned his head to see that it was a vendor selling noodles, a small business, with worn and tattered clothes, clearly not living an easy life.

  Next to the wonton soup seller was a firewood seller, who laughed and said: "What's wrong with you? If you're sick, just go find Dr. Ping'an, he's a good person, doesn't charge for medical treatment, in Xuzhou city or outside, who doesn't know him? I reckon the only one who doesn't know is probably you, brother!"

  Qiu Tingxuan sounds a bit familiar, Ping'an Xiao Shenyi? I think someone mentioned it before, but can't remember who said it. Didn't pay attention at the time, now thinking about it even more can't recall. Doesn't care, still lowering head, walking while lost in thought.

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  Rock Sugar Sparrow

  Ingredients: 2 sparrows, 15-20 grams of rock sugar.

  Method: Rinse the sparrow and put it in a bowl, add rock sugar and 60-100ml of water, steam until cooked.

  Function: Tonify Qi and warm Kidney, diffuse Lung and relieve cough.

  Usage: Take once a day, can be taken in the morning or evening. 5-7 days is one course of treatment.

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