When his son asked this, Wang Youcai stroked his beard and said after a long while: "Son, when you've cured the old landlord's illness, take a look at that person too. As soon as he sees me, he calls me 'Old Immortal' and wants to become my disciple. Your father is baffled - if it's about farming skills, your father still has some tricks up his sleeve, but as for cultivating immortality and becoming a deity, your father doesn't understand it at all!"

  Qī Huán put a pillow behind Qī Lǎo Dà's back, letting his father sit more comfortably, and interjected: "Just now, Wang Xiān Dì didn't come in, I don't know who that person was. That person is the medicine shop's pharmacist assistant, spouting nonsense, I really regret bringing him back!"

  "Qi Lao Da is not like Wang Youcai, who has spent his whole life in the countryside. He's a worldly person and understood immediately after some thought. He coughed and laughed, saying: 'I bet that person must have seen the prescription written by Wang Xiaoge at the pharmacy and thought it was written by a famous doctor, so they came to ask for apprenticeship. I've seen this kind of thing before. In the past, when our country wasn't established yet, there was an expert in spear techniques in the army. Someone wanted to learn from him and knelt down to beg, but he didn't care about it at all. He even sent his concubine away and publicly acknowledged the spear expert as his father. There are all kinds of people in this world, and after seeing many things, one becomes numb to surprises.'"

  Wang Youcai said with a strange tone: "How is this generation calculated? He sent his young wife to that messenger, and then he bowed to that messenger as his father. Then his young wife, wouldn't she suddenly become his young mother? Wouldn't it be awkward when they meet in the future?"

  Wang Ping'an supported Wang Youcai to sit down and said, "If that group of people want to give their own wife to you, Dad, you must not accept it. Otherwise, my mother will definitely pluck all your whiskers out, and possibly even all the hair on your head!"

  Wang Youcai glared and said loudly, "She dares to... uh, I won't accept it, so she doesn't have the chance to grab!" Feeling that this statement was too unconvincing, he added, "Even if we were to give her away, it would be giving you away, but looking at him, he's also over 40, and his wife can't be young either. If we were to give our daughter to you as a concubine... alas, I think that's still not a good idea!"

  Qī Lǎodà listened and burst out laughing, saying: "I've been lying in bed for so long, feeling lonely every day. But Brother Wáng, you came and made me feel relieved. It seems that from now on, you should come often, and we two old brothers can talk and relieve our boredom. Isn't that great!"

  "With Old Master Zhuang's words, I'll come here every day from now on!" Wang Youcai laughed and said. He was afraid of his wife's affairs, which had been known by people in the surrounding villages for many years, so he didn't care about it anymore. Hearing Qi Lao Da's joke, he also didn't mind.

  Zi Lao Da sighed and said, "Wang Lao Ge is a good-tempered person. When others laugh at him, he doesn't mind, which is in line with the saying 'heart broad and open'. If it weren't for always being unable to let go of things, I wouldn't have gotten this strange illness!" He patted his own belly and said self-deprecatingly, "Even that bit of stagnant air has been suppressed here. Look at how big my belly is!"

  Wang Youcai hurriedly comforted him, telling him not to worry and that he would recover from this illness soon.

  They were chatting when suddenly Jiuxiu had already finished brewing the medicine, and she brought it in on a tray, calling out: "Old immortal, take a look, has this medicine been brewed to perfection?"

  Wang Ping'an walked forward, took the medicine bowl, looked at it and said: "Not bad, your craftsmanship is much better than that of ordinary medicine cooks. This dose of medicine is well brewed!" He handed it to Qi Lao Da, saying: "This dose of medicine should be taken warm, but since Old Master Zhuang's situation is special, don't worry about scalding, drink it hot and finish it in one breath!"

  Qī Lǎodà took the medicine bowl, drank about half a mouthful, raised an eyebrow, and it seemed that this medicine was quite spicy. However, he immediately tilted his head back, gulped down the rest of the medicinal broth, wiped his mouth, and said: "Not as good as wine to drink!"

  Wang Ping'an chuckled twice and said, "If it's better to drink than wine, then it's not a medicinal decoction!" He turned his head and handed the empty bowl to Hou Xiu, saying, "Go watch the fire, and in a while we'll brew the second dose."

  Hou Xiu was quite displeased in his heart, really taking me for a medicine boy. I am the chief physician. He turned to face Wang Youcai and fawned: "Master, the young apprentice wants to take a look here, may the master permit it?"

  Wang Youcai now knew that this guy was a swindler who wanted to cheat him out of his medical skills and recipes, so he naturally didn't have to be polite anymore. He asked seriously: "Do you have a daughter?"

  Hou Xiu shook his head: "The little apprentice has two sons, but no daughters!" In his heart, he was both delighted and puzzled. He was happy that he had called Da Gaohand his master, and Da Gaohand had not disagreed. What puzzled him was why he asked again if he had any daughters? What did it have to do with Master Bai whether he had a daughter or not?

  Wang Youcai laughed and said: "Why don't you have a daughter? What a pity! Alright, alright, hurry up and watch the fire, don't delay the main event!"

  He nodded and agreed repeatedly, and went out in a daze, still not understanding what was wrong with his daughter.

  After a while, Qi Lao Da's breathing became more urgent, his coughing got worse, his face turned bright red, and he was sweating profusely. His face was already swollen, and now it was even redder, shining with sweat. His condition didn't seem to be improving, but instead showed signs of worsening!

  Qihuan was so scared that he trembled all over, this big man with a rough exterior and a fierce appearance now looked like a little girl, with tears in his eyes and a panicked expression. If it were him who was suffering now, he wouldn't care, sweating was nothing, but crying was absolutely impossible, but now the one suffering was his own father, and he couldn't be strong anymore. The gaze towards Wang Pingan was full of pleading, all hope was now placed on this young man!

  Wang Ping's heart was also racing, sweat dripping from his forehead. He sat beside Qi Lao Da's bed and used a handkerchief to wipe away the old man's sweat, asking: "Old Master, how are you feeling now? Do you want to cough up phlegm?"

  Old Qi's throat was as if stuck, gasping extremely difficult, but there was no phlegm to spit out. He couldn't speak at this time and just shook his head, with bloodshot eyes, looking extremely terrifying!

  Qī Huán's body slowly softened and she knelt down in front of her father, her whole body shaking violently. Sweat dripped from her face, and her eyes were filled with fear, deeply afraid that her father would not hold on and pass away!

  Wang Youcai walked to the door, closed his eyes and prayed to the sun in the sky, Qi Lao Da must hold on, if he can't hold on, my son and I won't be able to hold on either. Amitabha, Amitabha!

  After a while, Hou Xiu entered the house again. The second dose of medicine was already brewed. This dose and the first dose were from the same prescription, but they needed to be taken in sequence to enhance the effect! He entered the room and saw Qi Lao Da's terrifying appearance, his heart skipped a beat. This illness is life-threatening! Not to mention whether it can be cured or not, just looking at him during treatment was enough to scare people to death!

  Wang Ping'an took the medicine bowl and said to Qi Lao Da, "Old Master Qi, no matter how hard it is for you now, you have to take a breath and drink this medicine!" He saw that Qi Lao Da's body was stiff, so he pinched open his mouth with one hand and held the bowl with the other, forcing the medicine down his throat!

  Unexpectedly, Qi Lao Da was gasping for air, but he didn't vomit. He had a feeling of being unable to get it out. When the medicine entered his throat, he looked painful, but he didn't spit out the medicine!

  "Didn't you say you were going to spit it out? This can't be spat out either!"

  "Wait, wait!"

  Houxiu saw that no one answered him, so he stayed in the house and refused to go out. His eyes were wide open, closely watching Qi Laoda's reaction. The patient's various reactions during medication would be his precious experience wealth in his future medical career.

  Before long, Qi Lao Da's gasping sounds had become hoarse, and he was only inhaling, unable to exhale. His face was even more purple from being stifled, his eyes bulging out of their sockets, and his expression was even more terrifying, giving people the feeling that he could explode at any moment!

  Wang Ping'an saw that it was almost done and knew that success or failure was at this moment. He shouted, "Master Qi, Master Fu Lao, get up!" He grabbed Qi Lao's left arm and forcibly lifted Qi Lao from the bed! Qi Huan hurriedly grabbed his father's right arm, imitating Wang Ping'an, and lifted his father!

  Old Qi's body suddenly stretched out, and with a loud "whoosh", a mouthful of blood spurted out, shooting over a foot away. The blood was dark purple in color, mixed with similarly colored blood clots! After the first mouthful of blood, two more followed, with even more dark purple blood clots, staining the entire bed a deep purple color!

  Three mouthfuls of blood gushed out in succession, and after vomiting, Qi Lao Da's body was as if his bones had been sucked out, and he collapsed to the ground!

  "Wang Ping'an exclaimed with joy: 'It's done! The key to the first prescription is to spit out the crazy blood, and once Old Master Zhuang spits out these purple-black blood clots, his illness will be half-cured!'"

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  Appendix: In the book review section, a friend asked if the vinegar-soaked peanuts are raw or cooked. Both raw and cooked can be used, but remember to rinse your mouth after eating, otherwise it's not good for your teeth. The thirty-second chapter has a folk remedy for food therapy.

  Also, a book friend asked how to cure toothache. If it is periodontitis, there are dietary therapies for periodontal disease at the end of Chapter 23.

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  Yin Fire Toothache Food Therapy: Raw Rehmannia and Scrophularia Duck Egg Soup: 30g raw rehmannia, 20g scrophularia, 2 duck eggs, 20g rock sugar. Soak the raw rehmannia and scrophularia in two bowls of water for 30 minutes, then wash the duck eggs clean and cook them together with the raw rehmannia and scrophularia until the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, add back to the soup and cook for a short while. Take with rock sugar added to taste, eat the egg and drink the soup.