The 116th Provincial Governor wants to see you (Part 1)

  Because I bought a lot of medicinal materials, the pharmacy also gave me gifts: a 4-liter bucket of peanut oil and a stainless steel kettle.

  What a pleasant surprise! The kettle is just right for decocting medicine.

  Back home, Zhao Yang weighed out the medicinal herbs and started from washing the herbs, explaining in detail the things to note about washing, soaking and decocting, especially emphasizing the control of fire during decoction.

  Traditional Chinese medicine generally follows the principle of first boiling with high heat and then reducing to low heat, which makes it easy to extract the medicinal properties from the herbs. However, there are many subtleties in controlling the time after boiling.

  Generally, for diseases of the head, decocting over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes after boiling is sufficient. This takes the "light and clear energy" of the medicine, making it easy for the medicinal properties to reach the head. For diseases in the chest and abdomen, it's usually necessary to decoct for around half an hour or more. When treating diseases of the waist, kidneys, and lower parts of the body, it's best to decoct for over 40 minutes, taking the "heavy and turbid energy" of the medicine to directly reach the affected area.

  Like Kondesu Yun's illness is in the lungs, after boiling the medicinal soup, it still needs to be simmered over low heat for half an hour.

  Zhao Yang lectured as he worked, and soon the room was filled with the fragrance of medicine.

  The steam from cooking usually made Kongde Yun feel uncomfortable, but smelling this medicinal fragrance, except for a slight dizziness at the beginning, he felt that breathing was not as laborious as before!

  Zhao Yang said to Kong Ying and the others, "Chinese medicine can usually be decocted several times, but in order to ensure efficacy, it's best to only take the first two decoctions! Of course, in order not to waste it, after decocting twice, you can add more water to boil it again for your father to wash his hands, face, or feet, or use it to wash his clothes. These are all good uses!"

  At this time, Liu Yutao had already scrubbed the stainless steel pot with hot water until it was clean and asked Zhao Yang: "Is this okay?"

  This pot is used to cook "Moistening Lung and Expelling Evil Paste". Zhao Yang took a look, nodded, and then guided them to soak and wash the medicinal materials. After adding water, they put it on the beehive coal stove usually used for cooking soy milk and simmered it. This can't be cooked in a short time, just wait.

  After finishing all this, Zhao Yang asked Kong Deyun: "Do you feel a bit lighter in your heart after smelling the medicine?"

  Kong De Yun excitedly said: "Yes! It was like having a stone pressed down here, now it's much lighter!"

  In fact, for Kondylo, the effect of medicine is only a catalyst, and psychological effects are the most important!

  In his situation, suffering from a serious illness, with no money at home and no one to help in society, relatives and friends rarely visit, the psychological distress is imaginable! Now that someone can take care of him, buy medicine for him, and even make medicine, even a little bit of medicinal power can be fully utilized!

  Zhao Yang touched the quilt on Kong Deyun's body, which was both damp and cold!

  Actually, a storage room like this one is directly connected to the ground and can't see sunlight all day. Plus, the ventilation is poor, so it's definitely more humid. So I instructed: "Your quilt, mattress and cushion should be dried in the sun when the weather is good, it's good for your body! And yours too, you have to keep them dry, otherwise you'll get sick after a long time!"

  Liu Yutao hastily agreed. In fact, it wasn't that she was lazy and didn't want to dry the quilt, but her family only had these two quilts! The little money she earned before was just enough for medicine, tuition, and living expenses, as long as they had a quilt to cover themselves, who would have money to buy new ones?

  Now it's fine, the medicine Zhao Yang and others bought can be used for at least two months, and the family can finally breathe a sigh of relief! If Kong De Yun's illness can really be cured, life will truly get better! If Kong Ying's academic performance is as good as it was in junior high school, she won't have any other demands!

  Thinking of this, Liu Yutao felt that life was no longer a daily endurance, she finally saw hope!

  At this time, Kong Ying asked: "Brother Zhao Yang, it's been half an hour, can we drink the medicine now?"

  Zhao Yang took a slightly deeper breath, feeling that the medicinal energy had not yet reached the lowest two fingers of his lungs, and said: "Wait a bit longer!" He then asked Kong Deyun: "Do you usually wake up once between 3am to 5am?"

  Kong De Yun looked at Zhao Yang in surprise: "Really, how did you know?"

  He would indeed wake up between 3 and 5 am every day due to severe coughing!

  "Every day at this time you mentioned, I will cough very badly! Is, is this not bad?!"

  The reason is actually very simple, it's because during this time period the Lung Meridian is in charge. At this time, the amount of Qi and blood in the lungs will increase, and it's also the time when the body performs "detoxification and maintenance" on the lungs, so naturally it will stir up the affected areas, making people with lung diseases wake up easily.

  "Don't worry, the cough is your body detoxifying your lungs, it's a good thing!" Then he said: "I was thinking, you can take this opportunity to get up and make some medicine yourself, smell the medicinal aroma, drink the medicine, and this time is also just right for strengthening your lung recovery! However, be sure to pay attention to keeping warm, don't catch a chill!"

  Kong De Yun also heard this and thought it was better that way, so as not to disturb Liu Yu Tao and his wife.

  As he spoke, Zhao Yang said to Kong Ying: "The medicine is ready, bring it over for your father to drink! From now on, decoct the medicine at this time!"

  Kong Ying responded with a sound, and hurriedly went to bring out the pot. Cao Jia helped carry a clean bowl and placed it on the table, pouring the medicinal liquid into it, which was just enough to fill the bowl.

  After all, it was already winter, and the storage room was a bit cold. Zhao Yang had Kong De Yun drink it down while it was still hot after only being chilled for a minute.

  This "Gujin Yangxin Tang" is not very bitter to drink because it contains licorice and lilyturf, but after drinking a large bowl of it, Kong De Yun's tongue became numb!

  The advantages of the medicinal soup are twofold: on the one hand, it has a warming effect, and on the other hand, it can accelerate the absorption of the medicine. In Zhao Yang's eyes, as soon as this bowl of "Gujin Yangxin Tang" entered Kong Deyun's belly, the medicinal energy quickly rose up, wrapping his lungs and heart, and the qi and blood of the two organs were slightly elevated!

  After finishing the medicine, Kong Ying hurriedly took over the bowl and asked somewhat nervously: "Dad, how are you feeling?"

  Kong De Yun looked at her with a loving expression and said: "This has just been drunk, how can it take effect so quickly!"

  Although that's what he said, Kong Ying still noticed that his voice was no longer as hoarse and weak as before! This subtle difference might not be noticeable to outsiders, but as the person closest to him, Kong Ying could tell it apart!

  She exclaimed "Dad!" in surprise, then looked at Zhao Yang again, as if a miracle was about to happen!

  Of course, this miracle is no longer considered a sprout, but fortunately it has already started!

  Two or three minutes later, Kongdeyun truly felt a significant relief in his heart, and his originally weak and stuffy lungs were also moistened. His abdomen was warm, as if a spring was sending energy to his heart and lungs!

  Of course, this change is like a tired person who can stop and feel very relaxed. The change in Kond's physical condition is actually very small, and it is more psychological than actual! However, taking those expensive medicines before was not the same feeling as now! It's like seeing the small sprouts of grass that come out after a cold winter, even the smallest good changes can bring great hope and improvement to him and his family!

  Kong De Yun expressed his feelings, and Liu Yu Tao and Kong Ying burst into tears of joy!

  Shang Yu Qing and three others also followed suit and wiped away their tears.

  Zhao Yang yielded his position and went into the aisle to check on the medicine being decocted.

  After a while, Kong Ying walked out with red eyes and said to Zhao Yang: "Zhao Yang brother, thank you!"

  Cao Jia followed up with a teasing tone: "How are you going to thank me, Zhao Yang?"

  Zhao Yang raised the shovel to hit, but Cao Jia came forward and hugged his arm again, coquettishly saying: "Brother Zhao Yang, is there any disease you can't cure?"

  Zhao Yang snorted and said: "I can't cure thick skin and a big tongue!"

  Shang Yuqing and Yuan Yue, as well as Kong Ying, all burst out laughing. Cao Jia let go of Zhao Yang's hand and pouted: "Brother Zhao Yang, you're so annoying!"

  Zhao Yang smiled and patted her head, then opened the lid of the pot to check the concentration of the medicine.

  After all, it's making medicinal plaster, after simmering and repeated filtration, to finally produce sixteen pieces of medicinal plaster, which took a full two hours, the time had already reached 6:30 in the evening.

  Because the house was too cramped and there was a patient at home, Liu Yutao decided to invite Zhao Yang and others to have a meal in a restaurant.

  They wouldn't agree! Besides, as a patient, Kong De Yun hadn't eaten yet, would he have to wait for them to finish eating before he could eat?

  But Liu Yutao grasped Zhao Yang's hand and said, "There is a home-style restaurant in the neighborhood that serves clean food at a reasonable price. Let's go eat together!"

  Kong De Yun also shouted from inside the house: "You can go, I had lunch late and now I'm not hungry at all!"

  "Stop arguing, let's just go to that restaurant you mentioned! However, I promised Zhao Yang and the others that I would treat them today, so you can treat us next time!"

  Liu Yutao was about to say something when Cao Jia interrupted, "Auntie wants to treat us, isn't that easy? Tomorrow's breakfast is on her too!"

  Liu Yutao hastily said: "From now on, you can all eat breakfast at Auntie's place for free!"

  Cao Jia slyly winked at Zhao Yang.

  Zhao Yang couldn't help but smile, Liu Yutao didn't know that except for Shang Yuqing, they would all be leaving Ningyuan soon!

  That restaurant wasn't very big, but the dishes were exquisite and the prices were reasonable. Zhao Yang first had them prepare a dish of cold mixed lotus root and a bowl of old duck soup to be sent over to Kong Deyuan, then they ordered a few more dishes and started eating.

  After dinner, he gave Shang Yuqing "sound therapy" to consolidate the orderly flow of qi and blood in her head. Then he went to send Cao Jia and Yuan Yue, fortunately they were still living together tonight, otherwise he would have had to make two trips!

  It was already half past eight when he returned to Shi Yun residential area!

  Just as I walked downstairs, a man in a suit and tie, wearing glasses, was already waiting there with an elegant demeanor!

  As soon as they met, the man walked up to Zhao Yang's position one meter away and smiled: "Hello, are you Mr. Zhao? I am..."

  Zhao Yang didn't bother with him either, directly took out the key and opened the door, then quickly walked towards the elevator.

  That man flashed a hint of annoyance in his eyes, but quickly hid it. He hastily stretched out his hand to hold the door and followed him in, continuing to smile: "Mr. Zhao, I am Chen Provincial Governor's secretary Cong Yue, I came today..."

  Secretary of Chen? Zhao Yang thought it was just his family's business! In the past two days, Cao Jia had already told him about Chen Qinglong burning the girl. No matter what disease Chen Qinglong got, he wouldn't care anyway, and now that this happened, it was even more impossible!

  The elevator door opened and he walked in directly!

  Cong Yue took a deep breath and followed into the elevator, with a formulaic smile on his face: "Mr. Zhao, you seem to be very unwelcoming to me! However, I came to convey Governor Chen's words, so it's better for you to listen!"

  Zhao Yang stared at the numbers on the elevator from 1 to 5, without saying a word!

  Cong Yue saw the elevator stop, Zhao Yang didn't say a word and walked out. He finally couldn't help but ask: "Don't you want to hear what Governor Chen said?"

  Zhao Yang took out the key and opened the door. Cong Yue hurriedly called out: "Governor Chen wants to see you..."

  The door slammed shut!