Not long after Yang Yuankang's centipede hunting team entered the island dragon cave, at the Changfeng Pearl Farm, the steward of the pearl farm was experiencing stomach pain.
The steward of the pearl field is named Zhang Heng. He is an old man from the Changfeng Merchant Group under Huaiyuantang. He used to work for the Changfeng Merchant Group for decades. Now he is old and his body is not as strong as before, but he can't be idle, so he He was arranged by the Changfeng Business Group to work as a steward at the Qianlong Island Pearl Farm. Because there aren't many things going on in the pearl field, the position of steward is an easy job. In fact, it's almost the same as taking a vacation.
This morning, shortly after getting up, Manager Zhang's stomach trouble came back again.
Guanshi Zhang suffers from gastric ulcer. This old problem has not gone away for many years. Apart from relying on his own careful diet, other injections have very limited effect.
Holding back the burning sensation in his stomach that gradually spread like a prairie wildfire, Manager Zhang still insisted on inspecting the pearl field.
The patrolling yakshas in the pearl field have all been very lively recently. Even if they didn't have any assigned tasks, they went to the sea early in the morning to guide several young people in the pearl field to practice water skills. This made Manager Zhang I feel relieved a lot.
Just after inspecting the pearl field and returning to the office, Manager Zhang covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed violently.
When he coughed, Manager Zhang felt the smell of blood in his mouth. When he finished coughing, he took away the handkerchief covering his mouth and saw that the mucus on the handkerchief was shockingly red.
Has it reached this point? Manager Zhang looked at the blood stains on the handkerchief and secretly smiled bitterly. The doctor once told him that after his gastric ulcer became serious, he would have the complication of vomiting blood. That was because the ulcer had reached the blood vessels. In the later stages, if he started to vomit blood directly , that would be dangerous.
The severe coughing, coughing up blood, and the increasingly burning feeling in his stomach made Manager Zhang feel weak. He sat on the chair in the office a little tired. He put his hand on his upper abdomen and panted hard for a while, before slowly feeling relieved a little.
Old Chen, who heard Manager Zhang coughing violently, ran into the manager's office and said, "Manager Zhang, are you okay? Do you want me to go to Bailong Town to call a doctor for you?"
Lao Chen also knew that this was a long-standing problem of Manager Zhang, but he heard that Manager Zhang was coughing a bit badly today. And after coughing, his face turned a little blue, and the tendons on his forehead jumped out from the coughing, so he asked worriedly.
"Haha, it's okay, Old Chen. Don't bother me. I know my illness well..." Manager Zhang said as he spoke. While quietly putting away the handkerchief that had coughed up sticky blood, he said calmly, "You are also an old man in the pearl field. After this year, I am going to recommend to the superiors that you take over the position of director. I am in this position. I guess I won’t be able to stay for long.”
When Lao Chen heard this, he waved his hands quickly and his face turned red. "Manager Zhang, that's not what I meant..."
"Old Chen, listen to me. We have been working together for several years. I still don't know what you are like. I have been busy all my life. I used to be unable to stay idle. Now I am older. My thoughts have also faded. In the future, , I also want to take a good rest and spend some time with my grandsons at home. You are familiar with all aspects of the pearl field. It would be most suitable for you to take over the management position after I leave... "
Manager Zhang looked at Old Chen as he spoke. During this period, Old Chen was in a very good state of mind. His face was getting better and better day by day, and his face was glowing red. Compared with himself, Lao Chen was in a better condition to work in the pearl field for at least ten years.
"Manager Zhang. I think the main reason for your illness is that you haven't found a suitable prescription. Just like me and a few old guys from Zhuchang, we have been in the sea for most of our lives. We were not tortured by arthritis and rheumatism before. I felt that my health was not good and I was old, but now I am better. As long as I meet the right thing, everyone will be full of energy again!"
Manager Zhang knew that the arthritis and rheumatism of Lao Chen and several patrolling yakshas in Zhuchang had improved greatly during this period. Manager Zhang didn’t pay much attention to it. In Manager Zhang’s view, this was just the luck of Lao Chen and the others. Well, I came across a decoction that was right for the problem, and it had this effect.
What Lao Chen and the others drank was brewed by Zhang Tie, a young man who came to the pearl market as a patrol yaksha. I heard that it was secretly passed down, so Manager Zhang regarded it as a medicine like Qi Men's folk prescription. , apart from sighing that Lao Chen and the others were lucky, and that young man Zhang Tie had great skills, Manager Zhang didn't think much about it.
As for a few people who claimed that drinking the stuff Zhang Tie brewed could replenish energy and not feel tired in the water, Manager Zhang felt that it was a bit exaggerated. For the well-informed Manager Zhang, In fact, it is not difficult to achieve the same effect. Drinking a bowl of ginseng and chicken soup will have similar effects.
"Is the thing that young man gave you really so effective?" At this moment, when he heard Lao Chen talking about the thing Zhang Tie gave them, Manager Zhang asked casually.
"It's not just good, it's amazing. Since I drank that thing, my rheumatism and the arthritis of several old friends have never happened again. Not only that, everyone feels better and better these days. It’s like I’m several years younger again!”
When he talked about the special solution Zhang Tie gave everyone, Lao Chen became very excited. The solution Zhang Tie brewed was so effective that Lao Chen and the others shamelessly asked Zhang Tie for some later. Collect it carefully. These days, everyone takes a small sip every day, and everyone feels that their bodies have regained their vitality.
"Haha, this can be regarded as the fate of the few of you. You can meet the right medicine..."
"Manager Zhang, that thing can not only cure this problem on our body. I just heard from Old Wei today that his grandson had a fever and cold yesterday and kept crying. The cooked soup smelled too bitter. He didn’t eat either. The whole family was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and Old Wei was also anxious beside him. Guess what happened next?”
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Old Chen was speaking somewhat mysteriously, Manager Zhang also asked curiously.
"Hey, after discovering that the things Zhang Tie gave everyone are so effective, Lao Wei bought a beautiful and compact silver kettle a few days ago to put those things in it. He usually carries his silver kettle with him like a treasure. Yesterday, the little grandson at home was crying because of illness. Old Wei gave his silver kettle to his little grandson to play with. Unexpectedly, his grandson smelled the smell on the mouth of the bottle and clamored to eat the contents. Wei opened the silver kettle and let his grandson take a few sips. Not long after he drank it, his grandson stopped crying. Within an hour, his grandson's cold and fever symptoms began to ease, and finally he stopped taking medicine. And get better!"
"That thing can also cure children's fevers and colds?" Manager Zhang was slightly stunned when he heard the news. From adults' rheumatoid arthritis to children's fevers and colds, the effect of this folk remedy seems to be too wide. It was very possible. He believed that Lao Chen would not lie about this kind of thing, because the pearl field was so big, with hundreds of people, and everyone would know something happened immediately.
"That's not true. That's why I said that thing is amazing..." Old Chen grinned, "Old Wei also told me this morning that if I see Zhang Tie again, I will ask him for some. That kind of solution is kept at home for children to use for medical treatment. Several families with children in the pearl market heard Lao Wei and his daughter-in-law talking about this and wanted to beg for some of that kind of solution to keep at home for their children!"
After chatting with Lao Chen for a few more words, Lao Chen left Manager Zhang's office. Manager Zhang sat alone in the office. He thought about what Lao Chen said and shook his head slightly. Maybe it was just a coincidence. If that solution really had this effect, it could be sold as a medicine made by an alchemist.
Lao Chen's departure did not leave the burning feeling in Manager Zhang's stomach. The area of burning pain coming from his stomach like a prairie fire seemed to be slowly increasing. After a person endured it for several more times, Minutes later, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Manager Zhang's forehead.
Just now, Lao Chen's words of admiration and love for that strange solution lingered in Manager Zhang's ears. After Lao Chen left, Manager Zhang opened a drawer under his desk by accident.
In that drawer, there was also a glass bottle. The bottle contained exactly the solution that Lao Chen just mentioned. Zhang Tie took the initiative to give it to the manager of the pearl farm when he left the pearl farm.
The bottle that contained the solution was not very particular, it was just an ordinary wine bottle. When Zhang Tie brought it to him, Manager Zhang thought that Zhang Tie was sensible, so he accepted it because he thought it was a folk remedy for treating rheumatism. So I just put it in a drawer in the office.
Manager Zhang took out the bottle.
The color of the solution in the bottle is very vibrant, with a hint of green in the golden color.
Thinking that Lao Chen said that the solution smelled so good that even children couldn't help but want to eat it, Manager Zhang opened the cap of the bottle out of curiosity and smelled it carefully.
In the nose, there is a strange and light fragrance.
Just after a few sniffs, Manager Zhang felt that his mouth began to secrete saliva. Because of the pain, he had no appetite from morning until now, and he suddenly felt hungry and wanted to eat something.
After carefully looking at the solutions in the bottle, Manager Zhang couldn't help but take a small sip as if drinking alcohol.
After taking this small sip, after a few seconds, I seemed to feel pretty good. Manager Zhang took another sip...
Less than half a minute after taking this sip, Manager Zhang felt a cold comfort coming from his burning stomach. The fire in his stomach seemed to be extinguished at once.
"Huh… "
At first, Manager Zhang thought it was an illusion. After feeling it carefully, Manager Zhang found that his stomach felt really comfortable.
Manager Zhang took another sip, then closed his eyes on the chair.
Ten minutes later, Manager Zhang stood up in excitement, his eyes were shining brightly, and he looked at the bottle of solution he had placed on the table. When Manager Zhang wanted to pick up the bottle of solution and take a look at it again, Manager Zhang Only then did I realize that my hands were shaking... (...)