Wang Ping'an was shocked and took a step forward, grabbing the old doctor's sleeve. "Sir, don't be so rash! Check again carefully, this is clearly a case of typhoid fever!"

  At this time, two heads popped out from inside the school gate. They were Zhao Bi and Lu Xiu. The two of them had been hiding in the back for a while, feeling that it was really not very righteous. Normally, they would call Wang Ping'an their brother, but at the critical moment, they let him go up alone. This was somewhat too much, not something a good person would do!

  So they ran out again, standing in the doorway to see what was happening outside. If things didn't look good, they would turn around and run away, it's still possible. Hearing the old doctor scolding Wang Ping'an and seeing Wang Ping'an anxious, they couldn't bear it anymore, the temper of the young masters erupted!

  Zhao Bi shouted from behind the door: "I know this old quack, his medical skills are terrible and his character is even worse. He always comes to our house to buy medicine ingredients, but he never pays on time and always asks for credit. Can you believe what he says? Brother Wang Xian, don't listen to him, just treat the illness according to your method!"

  Wang Pingan pulled the old doctor, who hesitated for a moment. He had been caught twice and today was another such situation, his mood was strange. Just now he really didn't carefully examine the patient's condition. If what the young man said was correct, wouldn't that mean he made a mistake in front of the official? Just as he was about to turn back and take another look, Zhao Bi's words were transmitted over!

  The old doctor's face suddenly turned red, but he couldn't get down from the stage. The older you get, the more you care about your reputation. Being publicly told that his medical skills are poor and so is his character, how could he bear it!

  The old doctor was anxious, and in his anxiety, he couldn't care about anything else. He shouted: "Zhao Geer, what are you talking about? How dare you slander me in public! I...I will definitely find Zhao Brother to settle the score in the future!"

  He would have to get the medicine from Zhao's house later, but this sentence was ultimately said with a lack of confidence. However, towards Wang Ping'an, he didn't need to be polite and pointed at Wang Ping'an saying: "You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? Can't I even tell the difference between injury from cold and injury from summer heat? Do I need you to nag me?"

  In cases where the typical symptoms are not prominent, and atypical symptoms are similar, it is also possible to misdiagnose typhoid fever as heatstroke. This is not a serious mistake, and it can be corrected by taking another look, without needing to make a big fuss or use abusive language!

  The other party was older, and Wang Ping'an didn't want to offend him, so he let go of the old doctor's sleeve, cupped his hands, and said: "I was rude, the patient is seeking medical attention with life and death at stake. If we treat the cold as if it were a heat stroke, someone will lose their life. Please, sir, take another look. If I'm wrong, please point out my mistake!" He didn't say that the other party was wrong, but rather that he himself was wrong, his attitude was mild and his tone sincere, giving the other party an opportunity to save face.

  "Hmm, you're speaking more reasonably now!" The old doctor's temper slightly subsided, and he walked towards the patient, bent down, intending to take another look.

  Dai Shi Qiang, who was waiting in the distance, grew impatient upon seeing them talk and shouted: "Is it or isn't it a heat stroke? How can you not even understand this minor illness?"

  The old doctor suddenly straightened his waist and turned to Dai Shi Qiang: "I see, I see, it's definitely a heat stroke!" With the official urging him, he didn't have the patience to look anymore!

  Wang Ping anxiously grabbed the old doctor's sleeve again and said loudly: "How can you play with people's lives?"

  This sentence was said by Luo Yun, a medical scientist of the Ming Dynasty. He had written some medical books and wanted to pass them on to his son, but his son did not take good care of patients, so he was heartbroken and said this sentence to his son, then burned all the medical books!

  These words made sense, the old doctor was taken aback, and his original anger disappeared by half in an instant. He nodded and said: "It's indeed my fault, thank you for reminding me, young man!"

  Dai Shi Qiang didn't want to wait any longer and rushed over, saying: "How serious is it?"

  The old doctor wiped his sweat, squatted down and said: "Don't worry, sir. I need to take another look before making a diagnosis!"

  Dai Shi Qiang looked at Wang Ping An and said: "This official thinks you look a bit familiar..." Suddenly, he remembered that the young man who had given advice to Chang Qing Feng on the city wall was none other than this youth. Then Chang Qing Feng had told Mi Yuan Guo about it, resulting in him losing face in front of his colleagues!

  Dai Shi's heart was filled with great anger, and he snorted. He said: "Looking at your appearance, you seem to understand some medical skills. Who is your family elder, and where do they practice medicine?"

  Wang Ping'an hastily replied, "To answer your question, sir, my family doesn't have a medical clinic at home; I've just read a few medical books. Today, it so happens that some patients came to the academy, and I took a look at them!"

  Dai Shi Qiang's face sank, and he said: "Since there is no hanging pot at home, what right do you have to speak here? Quickly move aside, don't be talkative!"

  Wang Ping'an furrowed his brow, thinking to himself: "All the officials I've met, whether it's Governor Niu Zhenghong or Governor Chang Qingfeng, are all very pleasant to talk to. Why is this person in front of me so overbearing? It's truly baffling!"

  At this time, the old doctor sighed, stood up and looked at Wang Ping'an: "The young man is right, it's indeed a cold injury. I was careless just now and almost misdiagnosed their condition!"

  Dai Shi Qiang saw the old doctor actually agreeing with the "self-face-saving" kid, and his heart was even more unhappy. He said: "What's going on? You're so old, but you can't even compare to a young whippersnapper. Someone says one sentence, and you back down?"

  The old doctor spread his hands and shook his head, saying: "What you said is wrong, sir. What does this have to do with age? Others are right, what's wrong with admitting it? If not, isn't that being unreasonable?"

  If you say this to others, it's nothing, but if you say it to Dai Shiqiang, you've committed a great taboo. Dai Shiqiang is nicknamed "Dai the Unyielding"!

  Dai Shi Qiang's face turned dark as if water was about to drip from it. He suppressed his anger, flung his sleeve and shouted at the refugees: "Don't bother whether it's a cold or heat stroke, since there's a suspicion of plague, you should move out of the city! Don't waste time, hurry up and carry all these people out!"

  The refugees all looked at Wang Ping'an, wanting to see what he meant. Wang Ping'an hastily said: "Let's still take him out of the city, my home is just outside the city, and we have prepared medicine, let's go out of the city to treat his illness!"

  The refugees immediately lifted up the patient and headed out of the city.

  Dai Shi Qiang snorted, wearing his official uniform, and said that it was not good to talk about this, but this young whippersnapper just spoke one sentence and everyone listened to him. This is really unreasonable!

  The old doctor leaned in close to Wang Ping'an and said in a low voice, "I haven't had a chance to ask yet, what's your name, young man?"

  "Old sir is too polite, I am Wang Ping'an!"

  "Ah, you're Ping'an Xiao Shenyi!" The old doctor looked at him and let out a long sigh, saying: "You really don't know when to quit, do you?"

  "Wang Ping'an said: 'Old sir, don't say that. You have rich experience, which is not something a junior like me can compare to!'"

  Dai Shi Qiang blinked his eyes, thinking: "Is this kid really Wang Ping An? I've heard of him, he's good at seeking fame and fortune, but he's not a doctor, yet he randomly gives people medical treatment without charging a fee, deceiving many people, even Governor Shi was deceived by him! However, it's strange that he snatched the business of countless doctors in the city, why hasn't any doctor accused him?"

  At that time, whether someone was a doctor depended on whether they had a signboard, similar to today's business license. If they didn't formally hang out a signboard and didn't collect medical fees from patients, then the government couldn't tax them.

  Wang Ping'an is going to the capital, so he can't officially hang out his shingle in Xuzhou. Although he also sees wealthy patients, these patients only go to him when they can't be cured by formal doctors in the city. His main patients are still poor people who can't afford to spend money. At this stage, he doesn't pose a real threat to the business of city doctors, so naturally no one will bother him.

  Not only do doctors know this, but ordinary people also understand it. From the plaque given to him, it can be seen that he is a kind-hearted person with a compassionate heart, not a skilled doctor who excels in curing diseases.

  Dai Shi Qiang found Wang Ping An more and more displeasing to the eye, this kid had to stick his foot in every matter, extremely hypocritical, if his conjecture was correct, he would definitely have even more despicable means, wanting to show off again!

  Many people walked together, and soon they left the city gate. Dai Shi Qiang personally escorted them to prevent these refugees from returning halfway back into the city. After leaving the city gate, Wang Ping An quickened his pace and arrived at Dai Shi Qiang's side, saying: "Sir, I have something to say, but I don't know if it's suitable to say."

  "It doesn't matter what you say!" Dai Shi Qiang said.

  "This illness is caused by two factors: first, it's due to the change in weather and the invasion of external pathogens; second, it's also related to that moat outside the city!"

  "He pointed to the moat and said, 'Sir, look at this moat. It hasn't been dredged for a long time. The entrance is already blocked, and people don't even need to use the drawbridge to enter or exit the city; it's become solid ground. Other places are the same. The sewage from inside the city has overflowed onto the banks, and outside, so many people have set up shelters and are dumping waste into the river. This river has become a stinky ditch. If we don't do something about it, it will easily become a source of disease and cause an epidemic. Sir, can you temporarily fill in this moat? We can dig it out again after the disaster passes.'"

  Dai Shi Qiang narrowed his eyes and thought: "I didn't misjudge him, he's trying to get attention again!"

  Wang Pingan didn't mean to show off, he just spoke from a doctor's conscience.

  The old doctor who had been following behind also said, "Ping An is right, this moat has indeed become a source of disease. At present, other methods are not very effective, and it's better to fill it up quickly, lest a plague really breaks out, and then it will be too late to regret!"

  Wearing a defiant attitude, nothing is convincing, with the old doctor's words, it suddenly erupted!

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  Here is the translation:

  Additionally: Peace thanks book friend Zhang Long, thank you for your generous and prompt support, thank you for your reward. Peace also wants to thank book friend Ping Yuan 156, thank you for your continuous rewards, thank you for your support. Peace bows in gratitude here!

  Digestive medicine

  Congee with Mandarin Orange and Mutton

  Prescription: Official cinnamon 10g, grass fruit 5 pieces, mutton 250g, broad bean 500g, japonica rice 150g, salt 3g, scallion and ginger each 5g, coriander and pepper powder in appropriate amount.

  Production: 1. Wash the mutton clean, cut into small pieces, and pound the grass fruit, cassia bark, and broad beans (peeled and washed) into a pulp; wash the ginger and scallions clean, slice the ginger, and chop the scallions into sections; put them all in a stew pot, add an appropriate amount of water, first boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat to make a soup, filter out the dregs. Add glutinous rice, continue to cook over low heat.

  Put coriander leaves, pepper powder and salt into the millet porridge, serve in a bowl.

  Dosage: Twice daily, as main food.

  Function: Tonify spleen, warm middle, stop vomiting. Suitable for spiritual tension caused by weak spleen and stomach, anorexia, etc.

  Contraindications: Those with yin deficiency and fire excess as well as pregnant women should avoid eating.