"Old Zhang is back. Is there any business?" The man had a square face and seemed quite honest, but when he opened his mouth, his voice sounded a bit cunning.
"I have customers here. We'll talk about the business later." Zhang Jinsheng pulled us forward and whispered to us that this was the Cao Minglu who had become rich. Most of the things he usually sold were sold to this guy. This guy probably thought that he had found new customers by bringing two outsiders with him today, so he deliberately came up to chat with him and ask for business.
Soon they arrived at the east end of the town. His sister lived in a very shabby house with almost no furniture, only a bed and a table. The house was dirty and filled with a bad smell. Shen Bing covered her nose and followed behind her to the bed.
My brother-in-law is not at home. He has to work during the day. They are almost 40 years old and have no children. His sister is called Zhang Jinxia. She has sunken eyes. Just as Zhang Jinsheng said, she is too thin to be a human. The wrists exposed from the sleeves are skinny and bony, which makes people sad. If I didn't know the inside story, I would have thought she was hungry.
His complexion was indeed unusually bad, very gray, but there was no sign of black energy in his spiritual orifice. This was a bit strange to me, it didn't look like he was possessed by evil spirits, and if he wasn't possessed by evil spirits, there was no problem found during the examination, which was incredible.
When Zhang Jinxia heard that her brother had invited a doctor again, her facial expression hardly changed. Perhaps she had experienced this kind of thing too many times and had never been cured, so she was numb.
I sat in the bedroom and asked gently, "When did you get this strange disease?"
"Four years ago." Zhang Jinxia's voice was a little hoarse and she seemed very weak.
"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" I asked again.
She just shook her head and didn't answer.
"How much should I eat in one meal?" I touched my nose and thought, if I don't feel uncomfortable, then it's not a real illness.
“Two big bowls…”
Shen Bing's eyes widened and she muttered, "She's so skinny yet she eats so much."
I nodded, and I knew it. The fortune tellers Zhang Jinsheng had hired were all fakes. They might just not see any abnormal symptoms and conclude that the patient was not possessed by evil spirits. You have to know that the doctors who eat the food of the heavenly masters are similar to the Chinese medicine doctors, and they all need to observe, smell, ask and feel the patient.
"Can you lift up your clothes and let me see your belly?" I said to her.
Zhang Jinsheng, Shen Bing, and Zhang Jinxia, who was lying on the bed, were all stunned. They didn't expect me to do this. But they definitely didn't suspect that I had any improper thoughts about her. If anyone had an appetite for a skinny woman who looked like a nobody, he would be worse than a male dog.
It was summer now, and Zhang Jinxia was wearing a ragged shirt. She nodded slightly, and with her chicken claw-like hands, she lifted the shirt to reveal her round belly. That was the problem, her whole body was so thin that there was no meat left, but her belly was plump, which was totally unreasonable.
"Brother, you are a very discerning person. You could tell at first glance that she had stomach problems. The doctors were amazed at the time as to why she wasn't dehydrated," Zhang Jinsheng explained.
Shen Bing leaned on my shoulder and whispered, "Is the problem in your stomach?"
I nodded and said, "Do you mind if I touch it?"
This time, before Zhang Jinxia could speak, Zhang Jinsheng said hastily, "It's okay, it's okay. This is just medical treatment, there's no need to worry about it."
I then gently placed my right hand on Zhang Jinxia's smooth and white belly. It felt very elastic, but a little cold. But it was not strange to have a cold belly. This was also the symptom of a cold belly. I used the Dao Qi of Refining the Soul and Returning to Emptiness to slowly rub my belly, and finally stopped at the area below the navel.
Luckily I found it here, otherwise I would be a hooligan if I went any further.