0p0 Chapter 93 Dysentery
Chapter 93 Dysentery
Chapter 93 Dysentery
Dugu Juechen's words made Liu Ruxuan feel terrible. She hadn't even said she liked him!
Finally, Liu Ruxuan stuffed a large pile of pills into Guo Xuyao's hands and, under Dugu Juechen's watchful eye, escorted Guo Xuyao home. Then, Dugu Juechen said he had something to do and turned to leave.
With nothing else to do, Liu Ruxuan spent her time at Yongrentang with Xiong Chengen and Peng Yize studying the formula for elixirs.
"Goddess Ruxue! Please, save my child!" A woman carrying a little boy who looked only five or six years old ran into Yongrentang, attracting several onlookers.
Chu Xia first took a look at the little boy's condition: he was pale, his lips were cracked, and he had no vitality at all. She took his pulse and found that he had dysentery.
“Auntie, your child has dysentery, a disease with a very low chance of survival, I’m afraid…” Before Chu Xia could finish speaking, the woman cried out, “Please, please call the goddess Ru Xue to come out and treat my son! I’ll give my life for my son’s life, please!”
The woman's cries startled Liu Ruxuan in the backyard. Liu Ruxuan quickly put on her veil and went to the main hall, followed by Pharmacist Xiong and his companion. The woman was wailing uncontrollably in the front hall. Seeing Liu Ruxuan arrive, Chu Xia stepped forward and explained the situation: "Master, the child this woman is holding has dysentery. This disease is almost incurable. What do you think of this…?"
Xiong Chengen and Peng Yize exchanged glances. No pharmacist knew how to treat dysentery, but this concerned the reputation of Yongrentang. What should they do?
Liu Ruxuan walked to the woman's side, squatted down, and touched the boy's forehead. It was very hot, and the little boy's face was pale, with his eyes closed. Suddenly, Liu Ruxuan's face darkened, and she cursed, "Why did you only bring the child now?!" After saying that, she snatched the boy from the woman's arms and went straight upstairs. Xiong Chengen and the other man followed her up.
The woman panicked and wanted to chase after him, but Chu Xia stopped her: "Auntie, that was our hall master. You wait here."
Liu Ruxuan carried the boy to a random hospital room, gently placed him on the bed, and first used silver needles to prick several acupoints on his body to keep him alive so that he wouldn't collapse.
"Pharmacist Xiong, Pharmacist Peng, I need your help," Liu Ruxuan said.
"Please give your orders, Master." Xiong Chengen and Peng Yize were both very happy to be able to help Liu Ruxuan.
"I said, please remember to go to Chu Jie and get one ounce of iron amaranth, one ounce of phoenix tail grass, and one ounce of ground privet grass. Boil two bowls of water down to one bowl, remove the dregs, add some white sugar, and bring it over immediately after it's done." The situation was urgent, and Liu Ruxuan didn't hold back in ordering the two of them to do it. Fortunately, they didn't mind.
"Okay, we'll go now." After saying that, Xiong Chengen left with Peng Yize.
Liu Ruxuan fetched some spiritual spring water and fed it to the boy little by little.
"Can this dysentery really be cured with just these three herbs?" Peng Yize asked Xiong Chengen with a puzzled look. Xiong Chengen was also unsure: "Since it was the head of the hall who said so, then we should get it done as soon as possible. But I'm also worried for the head of the hall. If this child doesn't survive, then the reputation of Yongrentang will be ruined."
After saying that, the two stopped talking, took the medicine from Chu Jie, and went to the kitchen in the backyard to start a fire and brew the medicine.
The medicine was ready in no time, and Xiong Chengen carried it to Liu Ruxuan.