“When will Dr. Ge come back from his consultation?” Li Shi asked Lianqiao beside her.

“This maid inquired just now; it’s said that the Second Madam experienced unbearable abdominal pain and vomited blood in the morning. She summoned Dr. Ge for a consultation, so it’s estimated that he won’t be back for a while,” said Lianqiao.

Lianqiao suggested, “How about this maid goes to Jishi Hall and invites Dr. Qin to come?”

Doctor Qin was from Jishi Hall, and although his medical skills were not as good as Doctor Ge’s, he was also very good.

“But this prescription was prescribed by Dr. Qin…” Li Shi frowned.

Although Doctor Qin usually had a good reputation, if it was really because of Doctor Qin that the proportion of medicinal materials in this prescription was slightly different and the condition worsened, this matter involved the doctor’s reputation, and Doctor Qin may not admit it.

If Dr. Qin was invited over at this time, things may get even worse.

Li Shi’s mind was a little confused, so she squatted down and advised the woman, “This dasao, the weather is cold, let’s move the child into the shop first. I have asked someone to invite Dr. Ge. Dr. Ge is very good at medicine, and he must be able to tell what the reason is.”

“If it is really because of our medicinal materials, our Zhou Ji will definitely not shirk our responsibility and give an explanation to my dasao.”

“How can you explain a human life?” the woman roared, “That Dr Ge is the consulting doctor of your Zhouji Herbal Medicine Store, and he relies on your Herbal Medicine Store to make money, so he will definitely speak in favor of you, how can he be trusted?”

Li Shi was speechless, but she understood.

Just as she was worried about Doctor Qin, it was reasonable for this woman to be worried about Doctor Ge.

But in this case, even if Dr Ge came, and the woman refused his consultation, Zhou Ji’s reputation could not be cleared…

Li Shi became an ant on the hot pot, anxious.

Su Yujin looked at it for a long time and roughly understood the whole story. She pursed her lips slightly, moved closer and squatted down, “Auntie, why don’t you let me take a look at your daughter?”

“Are you… …” The woman was a little confused when she saw that Su Yujin in front of her was a young girl.

“I am the owner of Su Ji’s Food Shop on this street.”

Su Yujin said slowly, “I just heard the dispute between my aunt and Zhou Ji’s medicinal materials store. I know that my aunt is angry at this moment and wants to get to the bottom of it. But this time life is at stake. It is better to check your daughter’s condition first and cure her before anything goes wrong.”

“I have learned medical skills since I was a child. Although I am not a medicine expert, I can also treat some minor illnesses. If Auntie can trust me, please let me see your daughter first.”

The woman saw that Su Yujin had nothing to do with Zhou Ji Herbal Medicine Store, and was also the shopkeeper of a shop on the street. She had a kind face and sincerity in her eyes, so she placed the wrist of her daughter Zhao Baozhu on her lap to facilitate Su Yujin’s consultation.

“Yes, yes, what Miss said is correct. Please, Miss, take a look.”

Su Yujin took a pulse, then took a closer look at Zhao Baozhu’s condition at this time, checked her pupils, tested her body temperature, and asked, “Is there anything else in the past few days? What were the symptoms?”

“Some runny nose, but not much,” the woman replied.

“Where is the prescription, let me take a look.”

The woman handed the neatly folded prescription to Su Yujin from her arms.

Su Yujin looked at it carefully.

It was a very common prescription for treating wind and cold. It had the effect of repelling colds and reducing fever. Because the other party was a young girl, the dosage of the medicine was slightly less. Overall, there was nothing wrong with it.

But……

Su Yujin thought for a while and asked in a low voice, “Has your daughter grown anything on her body in the past few days? For example, a poisonous pimple or something?”

“How did Miss know?”

The woman was surprised, but she answered truthfully, “A few days ago, the child had a pimple on her thigh with a white tip. It looked like a poisonous pimple. The child said it was itchy, so I pinched the poisonous pimple. As a result, the pimple kept leaking a little, so I used salt water and wine to treat it. I wiped it and squeezed out the pus and blood. After squeezing it out, the child said it didn’t itch anymore.”

“Does this have something to do with the child catching a cold?” the woman asked in surprise.

“Your child doesn’t have cold.”

Su Yujin heard what the woman said and became more and more sure of her suspicion. She said to the woman with an incredulous look on her face, “The pimple on the leg is the cause of the disease.”

“Huh?” The woman was stunned, “Can a poisonous pimple cause such a high fever?”

“This is not an ordinary pimple; it’s a furuncle, not considered a complicated condition, but rather common. If it grows, applying some medicinal plaster should be sufficient. However, by squeezing and draining the pus and blood from the furuncle, you caused an infection at the site, leading to high fever in the child. If this continues, there could be a real threat to the child’s life.”

Su Yujin stood up and said, “Hurry and take the child inside. Let me examine the wound and apply some ointment for treating boils, reducing swelling and relieving pain. I’ll also prescribe a medicine to dispel dampness and clear away heat toxins. We need to address this as soon as possible.”

Upon hearing this, the woman nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay.”

After saying that, she hurriedly held the child in her arms and walked to Zhouji Herbal Medicine Shop.

Li Shi hurriedly took Lianqiao in to help.

She quickly tidied up a consultation cubicle and took off Zhao Baozhu’s clothes for Su Yujin to examine.

Su Yujin carefully inspected the furuncle. It was already red and swollen due to the squeeze, and there was a hole the size of a mung bean in the middle. It was shocking to look at and hard when pressed. In modern terms, it was inflamed. It was very serious, and it had reached the point where infusions were needed to reduce inflammation.

However, the medical conditions at this time only allowed her to give full play to her skills in traditional Chinese medicine.

After checking it, Su Yujin took the brush and paper next to her and quickly wrote down two prescriptions.

One was a paste made from Atractylodes, Dahurian Angelica, Amur Cork Tree Bark, Turmeric, etc. The other was a decoction made by boiling Cinnabar, Realgar, Honeysuckle Stem, Liquorice, etc., for internal consumption.

“Hurry and prepare.” Li Shi gave the prescription to Lianqiao.

“Yes.” Lianqiao hurriedly went out to greet the clerk at the medicinal material store, and prepared the medicine according to the portion, either grinding it or boiling it.

After a short while, the plaster was brought over first. Su Yujin attached the dark plaster to the furuncle, then wrapped it with clean gauze and tied it with fine cloth strips.

“It’s best to lie down after you go back and don’t move around to prevent the ointment from falling off. Change this ointment once a day and leave it on for five or six days, and you will be almost healed.”

Su Yujin said, “Drink the decoction three times a day and drink it for three to five days. That’s it. After drinking today’s decoction, the high fever should subside. The next medicine is mainly to strengthen the body.”

“Thank you, Miss Su. Thank you, Miss Su.” The woman thanked her repeatedly.

“It’s just a piece of cake.” Su Yujin said, “As for the matter between Auntie and Zhou Ji, from the perspective of a doctor, I have to be fair, Zhou Ji’s medicinal materials are probably fine, but this prescription is not suitable for the disease, so it had no effect.”

“And the dampness and poison of this furuncle was not cleared, which made the condition more and more serious. Therefore, it seemed that the longer the person drank the decoction, the more serious the disease became.”

“So that’s it…”

Authors’ note PS: The author is not a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. For information about medical knowledge, I will ask my doctor friends or Baidu. If there are any mistakes, please let me know. Lovelies, you can correct me~

(End of this chapter)

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