Chapter 4: Boiling Stones to Cure Illness

  Zhao Yang's parents didn't know what had happened either and followed him to Shang Nianjun's home.

  Yuandi Bi smiled as soon as she saw Zhao Yang and said: "Big nephew, you're here? You two have come together!"

  Yu Yuan's face turned pale, but her eyes became much brighter, and she looked even more spirited.

  Shang Bai'an grasped Zhu Yuanbi's hand and said to Zhao Yang, "This old lady says she's thirsty and wants to drink water. I say, we have to wait until Dr. Zhao arrives to determine whether or not she can drink! Dr. Zhao, do you think it's okay for her to drink water?"

  Zhao Yang's parents looked at their son in a somewhat strange way, not knowing when he had become "Little Dr. Zhao" and could give people medical treatment!

  And Sun Zhenxiang was also afraid that his son would get into trouble. People all sympathized with Zhu Yuanbi's situation, but they all knew that she was now seriously ill, and if she were to recover, it would be hard to say what would happen then! She grabbed Zhao Yang's hand and said to Shang Bai'an: "Bai'an, when will my Yangyang go see a doctor? Don't listen to his nonsense!"

  "Hey, sister, you can't say that! Your brother Zhao Yang is really something! He just gave my wife an injection and had her drink a bowl of medicine, and she said she felt much better! Look, isn't her belly smaller now?"

  Yu Farby's abdomen has indeed shrunk significantly, but it is still much larger than that of a normal person.

  Zhao Yang took a look and had an idea, knowing that Zhu Yuanbi had vomited out the accumulated food in her stomach and relieved herself, so her belly didn't look as bloated. However, vomiting and diarrhea caused dehydration, which is why she wanted to drink water.

  He thought for a moment and said: "Don't drink water first, you can have some soup first..."

  He stopped here. It's good for Yuanyu Bi to drink less water now, which is beneficial for water reabsorption, but also need to prevent dehydration, drinking some soup is just right to nourish the stomach and replenish water. As for the soup, lotus root powder is the best, but although the local area is a rice paddy, there are no lotus roots planted.

  "Old man, does your family have lotus root? Old lady is best suited to drink soup made with lotus root and rice now!"

  Shang Bai'an's face flashed with a hint of embarrassment. His family's situation was indeed difficult, and the vegetables they ate were all grown by themselves, never buying any throughout the four seasons.

  Zhao Yang turned his head and said to Shang Nianjun: "My family has bought lotus root, follow me back home to get a section!"

  Although Sun Zhenxiang was still a bit worried, seeing Zhao Yang's confident appearance, she hid her worries in her heart and said, "Let him stay here, Auntie will take you there!"

  When his mother took Shang Nianjun out, Zhao Yang thought that Zhu Yuanbi had been ill for so long and was already weak, so he must pay attention to his diet. He then carefully told Shang Bai'an about Zhu Yuanbi's dietary taboos.

  In fact, Zhu Yuanbi's illness was also related to long-term malnutrition. However, medicine can cure the disease but cannot sustain life, and nutrition is also crucial. What he fears is that they will still be like before, unwilling to spend money on good food. So he asked Shang Bai'an: "Sir, I asked you, how much did the doctor in the hospital say it would cost to treat my wife's illness?"

  "Doctor said that treating this disease will cost tens of thousands, and it's not even certain if it can be cured..." He then solemnly said: "Don't worry, Doctor Zhao, as long as you can cure your mother-in-law's illness, no matter how much money it takes, we'll scrape together every penny, sell our pots and pans if necessary... If all else fails, my whole family will become your slaves to repay the debt..."

  "Hey, old man, don't worry, I said I wouldn't take any money and I won't, not even a cent!"

  Zhao Bingxing originally looked at Zhao Yang with a stern expression, but his face improved slightly after hearing him say that. He said: "Your uncle's family is having such a hard time, if you dare to ask for money, be careful I'll break your claws!"

  Zhao Yang said: "Dad, I've been saying from the start that I don't want a single cent! Don't believe me? Ask Grandpa!"

  Shang Bai'an nodded in agreement.

  "Then what hospital doctor are you talking about, and how much did it cost?"

  "Listen to me! I'm saying, the hospital would cost tens of thousands and still might not cure her, but I can cure her for free. Doesn't that save you all a lot of money? So, Grandpa doesn't have to be stingy about spending a few hundred bucks on something nice for Grandma to nourish her body!"

  Zhao Bingxing hummed and said to Shang Bai'an, "Old brother, Xiao Yang is right, sister-in-law's illness is all because of poor eating habits! From now on, eat a little better, if there's any difficulty, I and our brothers can also help out a bit!"

  Actually, over the years, Shang Baian has borrowed money from all his relatives and acquaintances in the village. When he heard Zhao Bingxing's words, he felt warm inside, as if he had gained strength. He said: "Old Zhao, Xiaoyang is right, if we cure her mother-in-law's illness, we will earn back a life and tens of thousands of yuan. From now on, I won't let her suffer anymore! My family still has dozens of chickens, and also the 1,100 yuan that Xiao Jun brought back. In the future, I'll let her eat eggs every day, eat a few liang of meat, and drink chicken soup!"

  Zhao Yang frowned. Although eggs are nutritious, tonify the yang and produce vital energy, they belong to high-protein foods, eating too much will increase the burden on the kidneys! As for pork, it contains too much oil, Zhu Yuanbi's liver was originally not good, eating pork would do more harm than good! As for chicken soup, it is indeed a good thing, but how many chickens does his family have?

  As expected, Zhu Yuanbiao said: "Old man, we only have a few chickens at home, it's enough to eat eggs, don't kill the chickens!"

  At this time, Shang Nianjun ran back with two sections of lotus root, sweating all over his head, and said: "I've brought it back, Zhao Yang, what to do?"

  "Lotus root without skin cut into small pieces, cooked with rice and water together, boiled into a thick soup, just drink the soup!"

  He suddenly thought of an idea and said: "Actually, there is a way that doesn't cost money and the nutrition isn't worse than chicken soup!"

  Shang Bai'an and Zhao Bingxing asked together: "What is it?"

  "What's in our paddy fields and small ditches?"

  "There are loaches, small fish, yellow eels, crabs, water snakes..."

  Zhao Yang patted the shoulder of Shang Nianren and said, "That's right, it's loach and croaker! Loach warms the middle and benefits Qi, benefits urination and strengthens yang, while croaker nourishes blood, nourishes Qi, dispels inflammation, detoxifies and removes dampness, making it an excellent tonic!"

  "Can loach and yellow eel cure my mother's illness? I'll go catch them right away!" Shang Nianjun heard this, turned around and was about to walk out.

  Zhao Yang blocked his way and said: "What's your hurry? Do you know what kind of person we're looking for?"

  Shang Nianjun's eyes widened and he hastily asked: "Zhao Yang, what kind of person are we looking for?"

  "Catfish must be over a foot long, and yellow eel must be over half a catty!"

  There are many rice fields outside the village, and there are also many ditches around Yulong Mountain, but it's not easy to catch a mud eel over one foot long or a yellow eel over half a kilogram!

  Although he hadn't had much contact with Zhao Yang for over 20 years, after Zhao Yang cured his mother who was tormented by illness with just one injection and a prescription, he now has unconditional faith in him. He repeated himself, saying: "Alright, Brother Zhao Yang, I understand!"

  In fact, mud loaches over one foot long and yellow eels over half a catty are just more nutritious than ordinary ones. Ordinary small ones can also be used as long as the quantity is sufficient. However, Zhao Yang insisted on specifying the size to increase the difficulty of obtaining them, which was intended to make Zhu Yuanbi appreciate Shang Nianjun's filial piety and establish stronger confidence in treating diseases, thus utilizing the recovery of the disease.

  How a person treats an illness, whether optimistically or pessimistically, often plays a very important role in the patient's recovery. For example, people who have contracted cancer may die within a short period of time, while others with great confidence can live for more than twenty years and remain healthy! There are also cases of using placebos to treat illnesses that illustrate this point.

  In traditional Chinese medicine, the patient's mental state is also highly valued. In the medical skills of Pao Yu Zi, there is a record of boiling stones to cure diseases: A young couple was walking home when the wife accidentally kicked a stone and twisted her foot. At that time, her foot hurt very much, but her husband didn't take it seriously and thought she was being overly sensitive. As a result, after they got home, the wife fell ill. The husband sought out Pao Yu Zi, who told him to wash the stone that had tripped his wife clean and boil it for an entire night, making sure the fire didn't go out. He said that if he gave the water to his wife to drink the next day, she would be cured. The husband did as instructed and stayed up all night by the stove. When he presented the boiled stone water to his wife with red eyes the next day, his wife was moved in her heart, and her illness was naturally cured without taking any medicine.

  Later generations of Chinese medicine will also use this principle, but the brilliant doctor uses it without a trace, while using unmatched crickets as medicine is only for mediocre doctors!

  On the second day when Zhao Yang came to administer acupuncture and deliver medicine, he said that from then on, the medicine needed would have to be dug up by Shang Yanjun himself, and he would only be responsible for checking if the medicine was correct.

  Shang Nianjun later found suitable loaches and catfish with all his might, and later made a fortune by raising them! This is another story, let's not mention it for now.

  Zhao Bingxing waited for a while longer and saw that his son had everything in order, so he got up to head home. As he was leaving, he left the dozens of yuan on him behind.

  Zhao Yang looked at his father with a strange expression. Sun Zhenxiang was very lenient in giving Zhao Yang money, and when he first started working two years ago, every time he returned to Huang Hai, he would secretly give him some money. But for Zhao Bingxing, he was extremely stingy and usually wouldn't let him have more than 10 yuan on him!

  It was already half past nine when Zhao Yang returned home.

  As soon as he returned home, Sun Zhenxiang asked strangely: "Yangyang, when will you be able to see a doctor?"

  "Mother, it's already past 9 o'clock, can you get me something to eat?"

  Sun Zhenxiang gave Zhao Yang a displeased look, and while walking towards the kitchen said: "Wait!" Soon after, she brought out a large bowl of thick soup with golden egg drops and green scallions floating on top, which had already been prepared.

  Zhao Yang drank a digestive soup while repeating the lie that he had spent his summer vacation studying medicine with Master Bei Shui'an.

  "Ah, isn't this just perfect? You see, Yangyang, you can diagnose illnesses and the girl your aunt introduced is a nurse. Aren't you thinking of staying at home? Why don't you two open a clinic together? One diagnoses illnesses and the other takes care of patients, how great! Son, tomorrow you go with mom to take a look!"

  "Mother, I forgot to tell you, tomorrow I have to go see my master, there's something important!"

  Sun Zhenxian raised an eyebrow and was about to start training, but Zhao Bingxing interrupted him, saying: "Hmm, okay, you go ahead, it's just in time for you to bring back two bottles of 1605 from the city!"

  Zhao Yang suddenly realized and looked at his father, so the money was used to buy pesticides! However, it just helped him get out of trouble, he naturally agreed and then drank the soup, pushed the bowl away, and ran out in a few steps.

  Seeing her son run away without even having time to say a word, Sun Zhenxiang angrily asked Zhao Bingxing: "How could you so readily agree to it?"

  Zhao Bingxing scolded in a low voice: "You women are all nagging, when that kid comes back, you directly bring that girl over, he has to look, even if he doesn't want to look! How simple is this!"

  Sun Zhenxiang immediately smiled with joy.

  Zhao Yang didn't know that he had just blocked an arrow for his father, only to be sold out by his father immediately!

  He walked quickly to the orchard, thinking that this time he should buy pesticides for the fruit trees. Suddenly, he thought that if he could get rid of the pests without using pesticides, wouldn't that be even better? And non-pesticide fruits can also sell for a higher price!

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