No Worries about Food and Medicine

Chapter 14: Scutellaria baicalensis

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He Dali's house is in a deep alley in the south of Xin'an County. From Baihua Hutong opposite Yiwan Noodle Shop, it takes a winding and winding walk to reach the door of He's house. Because it was coming to the moon eve soon, some people had already lit lanterns on the eaves of the doors, and after a few people walked for a long time, the sky was already almost dark, and it was the evening wind rustling and the orange fire glistening.

Yu Jinnian walked in the middle, sometimes looking curiously at the various lights on both sides. When he slowed down, he heard deep panting behind him.

"Ji Hong?" He called back.

As soon as the panting stopped, after a while, Ji Hong replied solemnly: "Yes."

Yu Jinnian trotted back two steps, and saw Ji Hong was standing under a lamp, the warm yellow halo cast on his face, but the man's face was still pale, he was about to walk over, but Ji Hong straightened his back and walked towards him slowly step.

"Let's go." Leaving the small lantern, the man's body suddenly darkened again, he spoke slowly, looking weak, "It's cold... I'll go back early after reading."

Yu Jinnian stood there fixedly, seeing that Ji Hong had a hand hidden in front of his chest, he reached out to help, but was pushed by Ji Hong.

Although the young man looked thin, his body was actually strong. Ji Hong didn't push him away, but shook himself. Yu Jinnian didn't make false moves with him, he directly grabbed Ji Hong and leaned on him with half of his shoulder, the two of them were a head short in stature, from a distance it looked like Yu Jinnian was leaning on Ji Hong.

After taking two steps slowly, Yu Jinnian pulled La Jihong's sleeve and asked, "Can you be more comfortable? How about we sit down?" He shouted to He Dali who was hesitating in front of him: "Master He, wait a moment In a while!"

Ji Hong lowered his eyes, looking a little annoyed for no reason, and the corners of his mouth were tightly closed. He let go of Yu Jinnian to stabilize himself, and then he wanted to speak, but he coughed a few times first. Before, it was because he was walking too fast, and he was holding back his breath, and he couldn't hold it anymore, so he coughed twice, he hurriedly dodged his head, and tried his best to hold back, before saying: "...it's okay, we're almost there. "

Yu Jinnian stretched out his arms: "Then you pull me."

Ji Hong refused, and insisted on walking in a pretentious manner. The road was dark, and he held on to the wall within two steps, obviously unable to walk.

Yu Jinnian also leaned against the wall and said, "Then let's all stay together, and no one should watch tonight." He was angry, because as a doctor, he knew Ji Hong was not in good health when he first met him, but He also led him so far, and Ji Hong didn't even notice that he was trying to be brave. He only cared about the sick person in the He family, but forgot that the one behind him was not very strong.

Everyone is a patient, and it is really negligent to attend to one thing and lose another.

He Dali is a straight-hearted person, when he heard Yu Jinnian say this, he thought he was really going to go home, and immediately turned around in a hurry: "Brother Xiaonian, this..."

"Why are you angry?" Ji Hong saw that the young man's eyebrows were wrinkled, and his already palpitating heart was even tighter. He shook his head, grabbed the young man's arm, and said helplessly, "It's up to you, I It's not a serious illness..."

Having said that, Yu Jinnian felt that the body he was supporting was gradually tilting, and almost half of the weight was on his shoulders: "When I get back, I'll take a good look at it for you." If He Dali hadn't already agreed, he would I really want to go back to a bowl of noodle shop immediately and show Ji Hong first.

"Mr. Yu's medical skills, Ji can trust." Ji Hong smiled softly, his voice was very low, but because of the close distance, it seemed to float directly into Yu Jinnian's ears, soft and soft. Not to mention that Yu Jinnian is still just a small cook now, even if he has a few medicinal diets to cure his illness, he still can't afford the word "Mr". Unhappy, the atmosphere became harmonious again.

He Dali couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and led the two of them into the house.

The courtyard of the He family is very narrow, and the main room is right after entering the door. He Dali asked the two of them to sit down and rest for a while, then turned around and shouted to call his mother-in-law to serve tea. Go see how He Ertian is doing.

He told Ji Hong: "Just sit here, and I'll be right back after I finish watching."

Now that Ji Hong felt more comfortable, he shook his head, and wanted to go with the young man, Yu Jinnian naturally stretched out his hand again, holding Ji Hong slightly to prevent him from falling dizzy again.

He Dali heard that Yu Jinnian called this beautiful son "brother" when he was in Aunt Wu's family, and he always thought that the two were brothers. The farce made by the brothers in the family is simply ugly.

As soon as the three of them reached the door of He Ertian's room, they heard a coughing sound from inside, and then the door was opened, and a doctor carrying a wooden medicine box and a sighing woman walked out.

He Dali also sighed: "In the afternoon and evening, I started coughing again."

The woman is not too old, and she wears a silver hairpin on her head, which is the most popular style of hairpin with fragrant tendrils in the market this season. In the bun, it is very delicate. He Dali was able to buy such an exquisite hairpin for his wife, presumably the couple had a very strong relationship, and because of this, they loved their only son even more.

When the lady of the He family saw that her husband had brought two strange men, she was taken aback for a moment, and then gave a salute, guessing that her husband had found another doctor. In the past few months, there have been many doctors coming and going at home, but the son's illness is still going round and round. This time, when he saw Yu Jinnian and the two, he had no expectations on his face, and even added a lot of numbness.

"This is Ji'antang's master Huichun Zou Langzhong." She said.

The sharp-faced doctor raised his face and snorted, as if he had greeted Yu Jinnian.

There are two famous medical halls in Xin'an County, one is Shouren Hall and the other is Ji'an Hall. The distance between the two halls is less than a hundred steps.

He Dali greeted Zou Langzhong respectfully, and then introduced: "This is brother Nian from a bowl of noodle shop, and the other is his elder brother. It is said that brother Nian can use food to cure diseases. Our second brother Didn't Tian Qian'er say that the sugar dumplings from Brother Nian's house are delicious, so I invited the two of them here."

The lady of the He family only smiled when she heard that it was Yu Jinnian, but before she even exchanged greetings, the doctor next to her who hadn't stepped out of the room snorted coldly, and said, "That's all, grandstanding."

Yu Jinnian pretended not to hear, and went inside to see the patient.

After a while, he suddenly heard a cry of "Ouch" at the door, and the doctor and his medicine box fell to the ground. Yu Jinnian turned around when he heard the sound, only to see Ji Hongzheng walking in with a straight face.

"..."

When he walked to Yu Jinnian's side, Ji Hong flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "That's all."

Yu Jinnian let out a laugh, and hurriedly treated He Ertian with a serious attitude.

He Ertian was about the same age as Yu Jinnian. The boy he saw was not as old as himself, and he didn't even want to raise his eyes. He only held a bowl of medicinal soup to drink, and his face turned red. It's just that before taking the medicine, he frowned and coughed, the cough was short, it sounded like a dry cough, and there wasn't much phlegm.

"Stop drinking!" He Ertian said angrily.

"Did you drink any other medicine or eat any food just now?" Yu Jinnian asked Mrs. He's family, and after getting a negative answer, he sat opposite He Ertian and asked with a smile, "Young Master He, can you Stick out your tongue for me?"

He asked if he had taken any medicine, because it was related to whether the tongue image was accurate. Drugs and food could easily cause moss staining, which would make the doctor get a false moss, which would affect the diagnosis.

This He Ertian was with a bunch of dandies all day long, his father He Dali said he was "associated with dandies", but he also flattered him, to put it bluntly, he was just a dog leg of those young masters. But He Ertian didn't have any idea in his heart, he felt that he was very promising and could be compared with those young masters.

That's why when he heard Yu Jinnian also call him "Young Master He", his heart burst into joy, he cleared his already hoarse voice, stuck out his tongue to show him, and asked, "Are you a doctor too?"

Yu Jinnian glanced at the extra large kettle next to his hand, smiled, "It's just a cook." After seeing He Ertian's tongue coating, he took his pulse and asked a few more questions before turning his attention Gathered in the bowl of medicine on the table, frowning slightly: "This medicine..."

"It's in the underworld, how about it?" The doctor who fell on his face hadn't left yet, and mocked in a cold voice.

Yu Jinnian looked at his bruised nose, then raised his head to look at Ji Hong with an indifferent face, he almost wanted to laugh again, but finally held back, and continued: "This medicinal soup smells very bitter." See I found some medicine dregs in the other bowl, so I twisted it up and looked at it, and identified it: "Scutellaria baicalensis, Zhimu, mulberry bark, ash grass..." No wonder they are bitter, they are all bitter cold medicines.

It's not been a day or two since He Dali went to the doctor randomly. After hearing that the wind is the rain, seeing Yu Jinnian's serious expression, he immediately asked, "But what's wrong with this medicine?"

"It's not..." Yu Jinnian smiled.

The doctor snorted again, and interrupted Yu Jinnian: "What do you know, good medicine is bitter!"

Ji Hong's eyes turned, the doctor covered his nose and took a step back shyly, Yu Jinnian's gentle smile did not change, he only glanced roughly at the doctor, but his eyes turned slightly cold, he had seen He Ertian's condition , then saluted He Dali and his wife: "I'm going back to prepare food, and I'll send someone to deliver it tomorrow."

After saying goodbye, he dragged Ji Hong out.

Lang Zhongli was immediately annoyed. He, Zou Heng, was walking in Xin'an County. Anyone who saw him would not call out "Doctor Zou". The kid didn't take himself seriously!

Yu Jinnian, who had already walked out of the room, did not intend to be disrespectful at all. He had seen Zou Langzhong's medicine, and although he had some thoughts in his mind, he knew the rules of the industry. Exposing people's shortcomings in public would make it difficult for them to work in the future, which is the worst thing to do , After all, people are not sages, who can do nothing wrong? He was planning to find an opportunity to discuss He Ertian's condition with Zou Langzhong after he left the house.

Unexpectedly, that Zou Langzhong became furious and grabbed him: "You boy, don't panic, just explain it to me!"

He was still carrying the medicine box in his hand, the young man turned his back and didn't see this movement, he was joking with Ji Hong, when Ji Hong's expression changed, he suddenly took half a step back, and stretched out his hand to wrap around the young man's waist.

Yu Jinnian felt dizzy before being dragged into a cold embrace, and heard a muffled groan from above his head.

He was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked out from Ji Hong's shoulder, and saw that the wooden corner of the medicine box hit Ji Hong's side impartially. He immediately became angry from the bottom of his heart, broke away from the man's arm, and touched the man's arm. The piece that was hit, asked Ji Hong if it hurt.

Ji Hong looked down at Yu Jinnian and shook his head slightly.

Although Ji Hong to him is just like taking in a poor little runaway temporarily, but even if he is a temporary resident, it is still on Yu Jinnian's territory at this moment, so there is no room for outsiders to bully him!

"What are you doing!" Yu Jinnian glared at Zou Langzhong, "Are you so angry that you kill someone to silence you?"

Although Langzhong Zou accidentally swung the medicine box out, he didn't expect that the little kid who was soft like a lamb before suddenly froze as if frying a frying pan, "You..."

Yu Jinnian said: "What are you, don't you need to apologize to my brother?"

Ji Hong glanced at Yu Jinnian again, somehow, he was still a little happy in his heart, so he didn't stop the boy from losing his temper, and just stood aside quietly and continued to perform "weakness".

Inside, He Dali heard the commotion outside, and hurried out to mediate, yelling "Miraculous Doctor Zou", which made Mr. Zou swell up, and he was even more unwilling to make amends to such an impolite boy like Yu Jinnian.

Yu Jinnian sneered, and said, "Then I will explain it clearly to you as 'Miraculous Doctor Zou' wished. Your side is indeed a good one..."

Zou Heng said proudly, "Naturally."

"—It's a pity that Fang did not testify."

The doctor was furious when he heard that, he didn't even care about Ji Hong's Bingyan Dao, he rushed over and confronted Yu Jinnian: "You mean to say it again, how about my medicine?"

Yu Jinnian was not in a hurry, raised his chin and said slowly: "Sir, since he is also a doctor, he can tell that the young master of the He family has a cough. If it is a cough, he should distinguish cough, phlegm, internal injury and external sensation. If not, then It’s very easy to get mistreated.”

"You said I mistreated?" Lang Zhong stared.

"Looking at your prescription, it should be the method of clearing the liver and purging the fire. However, Brother He is depleted of lung yin, not wood and fire. If he blindly uses bitter and cold medicine to clear the lungs and relieve the liver, instead of relieving the symptoms, it will be too bitter Hurt Yin and waste fluid." Yu Jinnian wanted to prescribe a prescription with pen and paper, but before he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered that he couldn't write, so he put this idea down again in annoyance, and seeing the doctor's expression of disbelief, he explained in detail, "Patient The blush is not bad, but it is not red all over the face, and there is no redness in the veins in the eyes, it is just that the two cheeks are red, because his blush is not caused by anger, but caused by deficiency fire. Look at the patient's tongue pulse, tongue Red and little moss is a prominent feature of yin deficiency, and severe cough in the afternoon, isn’t it a sign of lung dryness and yin deficiency? Besides, although his pulses are numerous, there is no string phenomenon. If there is no string phenomenon, how can it be said that he has excessive liver fire? "

The doctor retorted dryly: "He, he is very good-looking, how can he be negative?"

Yu Jinnian turned his head and asked He Dali: "May I ask how did your son get sick when the spring began?"

Before He Dali opened her mouth, the lady of the He family said angrily: "It's not that group of rascals who want my son to fish in the water just after the beginning of spring. This spring is cold, and my son will be seriously ill as soon as he comes back." , coughed very badly, I just got better after taking medicine at that time, and then I was called away by those scoundrels again, taking medicine over and over again, who would have left the root cause of the disease... "

"Cough, mother, what are you talking about!" He Ertian also came out, coughing anxiously.

That's it, the so-called long-term illness hurts yin, ignorance fire burns, burns lung collaterals, and that falling into the water is just the introduction.

The doctor pondered for a while, then suddenly his expression changed drastically, and he fell silent. Yu Jinnian knew that he didn't need to say any more, and that he would remove the wrong medicine and use the method of nourishing yin, clearing heat and nourishing the lungs, and taking care of him slowly would surely make He Ertian's condition better.

Seeing that the doctor had stopped talking, He Dali and his wife's heart brightened, and they hurried to Yu Jinnian's side: "Brother Nian, Ertian can he be cured? What kind of medicine will he use? Tell me, it must be a waste of money, and we will treat it too!"

Yu Jinnian was so angry that he couldn't hold his breath anymore, so he shook his head and smiled, "Why bother to sell everything, but there are still some key points that I have to think about when I go back. Tomorrow, please trouble Master He to go to the noodle shop, and then I will share the medicine with the prescription." hand it over to you."

"One more thing. Until your son recovers, it is best to use your son's clothes, mattresses, bowls and chopsticks, and dinner plates separately from the two of you, and cook them in a separate clay pot after use. Don't stay in your son's room at night Rest, if you drink milk on weekdays, you should boil it before using it."

Although He Dali didn't understand, he hurriedly nodded his head and said yes repeatedly, and asked his wife to take the money to pay Yu Jinnian for the transportation before sending them out. And the other doctor who prescribed the wrong prescription gave Yu Jinnian a hard look, and disappeared with embarrassment while carrying his medicine box.

Yu Jinnian only symbolized that he had taken two copper coins, and only said that the matter of money will be discussed after eating medicine and food tomorrow.

The two walked slowly on the way home. Ji Hong saw that the young man was absent-minded and lost the enthusiasm he had when he came here. He couldn't help but sink down, thinking that he was still thinking about the unscrupulous man, and asked: "Return your anger?" with?"

Yu Jinnian looked up at Ji Hong, and saw that the man's complexion had improved a lot, but his lips were still pale and his expression was weak, so he hurriedly took off his coat, put it on Ji Hong, and said with his eyes bent: "It's nothing." , just thought of something."

"Understood?" Ji Hong took advantage of the posture of the two walking side by side, and secretly touched the boy's hand, which was very warm, so he put on his outer shirt with confidence.

Yu Jinnian murmured, and said vaguely, "Maybe I'm gambling..."

Ji Hong asked: "Gambling?"

It is a bet that what the young man of the He family had was just a cough caused by chronic illness and deficiency of lung yin, not tuberculosis, which made people frightened and turned pale when they heard the news. The tuberculosis referred to at this time is the well-known tuberculosis in modern times, and the tuberculosis referred to in Chinese medicine. Pulmonary tuberculosis is caused by tuberculosis worms eating the lungs. The course of the disease is long, and symptoms of yin deficiency are often seen. Fever in the afternoon is very similar to cough due to yin deficiency, but it is different in essence.

Tuberculosis is mostly caused by yin deficiency, but not all coughs caused by yin deficiency are tuberculosis.

Yu Jinnian has seen many tuberculosis patients and gained some experience from his teacher. Although patients with yin deficiency and cough theoretically have symptoms of afternoon fever, in actual clinical practice, there are not many patients with real fever. He already knew during the consultation that He Ertian didn't often have a fever. Although he had been ill for half a year, he didn't look as weak as Yu Jinnian imagined. Atypical tuberculosis.

Yin deficiency cough and tuberculosis are not easy to distinguish. Without X-rays, CT and sputum smears, Yu Jinnian is not very sure which one He Ertian belongs to, so he can only say "gambling" "Are.

And ordering He Dali to separate his son's bowls and chopsticks is to prevent He Ertian from infecting He Dali and his wife if he really has tuberculosis.

"Does your waist still hurt?" Yu Jinnian didn't continue talking about "gambling", but raised his face and asked.

Ji Hongfang wanted to shake his head, but when he saw the lights cast from the boy's eyes, he unexpectedly nodded.

Yu Jinnian said: "When we go back, the pharmacy of Shou Ren Tang's family should not be closed yet. I'll go buy some activating oil and rub it with you."

Ji Hong didn't say yes or no, just let Yu Jinnian decide, and if he rubbed his waist... He couldn't help but look down at the young man's slender fingers, his eyes moved.