The old Chinese doctor in the courtyard

Chapter 43
Before going to bed, Li Shengli had time to check the medicine box given by Master Liu.

There are 24 medicine compartments on two floors, with exquisite workmanship, and each medicine compartment has a matching small cover.

The price of the medicine is very high-end, but the herbs in it are very common, most of which are native to the north.

Li Shengli, who has learned some medicines, naturally knows these common herbal medicines, but there are a lot of Baiyao and Baozi in them, which makes Li Shengli a little puzzled.

In addition to the medicines in the grid, there are two glass bottles under the medicine box, one is filled with large white tablets, and the other is filled with sugar tarts.

In addition to these medicines, there are pens, inks, papers and inkstones for prescriptions, and a hand bell made of white copper, which is the sign of traveling doctors.

Seeing that there was still room in the medicine box, Li Shengli put a few medical books in it.

Except for the medicine box given by Master Liu, Li Shengli's change of clothes, and other odds and ends, they were all packed into the leather backpack.

Early the next morning, mother Han Jinhua called Li Shengli up, drank some porridge left over from last night in a hurry, and the Zhao brothers came.

Needless to say, Li Shengli put on his medicine box and backpack and started his first trip to the doctor.

Outside the courtyard, Xiao Hu was guarding the carriage, and several people went to Zhima Hutong to pick up Master Liu, and Xiao Hu sent him all the way to the Anding Gate, before turning back to the city reluctantly.

There were torn bedding and old clothes on the carriage. Except for Master Liu, Li Shengli and the Zhao brothers all followed the carriage.

After passing the compound area and walking on the dirt road leading to the outskirts of Beijing, Master Liu, who had been nestled in the carriage all this time, opened his mouth.

"Boy, I brought two bamboo poles, you choose one."

After finishing speaking, Master Liu handed Li Shengli two bamboos from the car. One was long and the other was short. Li Shengli was much taller than Master Liu.

There is nothing to choose here, the long one is Li Shengli's, holding a light and heavy bamboo pole in his hand, looking at the copper cap embedded under it, and the tenon at the end.

What Master Liu said before was really not lying. The bamboo poles that were steamed nine times and fried nine times were really made by Seiko.

"Master Liu, isn't this necessary?"

Carrying a sedan gun as a traveling doctor, Li Shengli didn't know whether he was going out to treat diseases and save lives, or to kill people.

"Boy, do you know why I let you carry the leather bag and medicine box by yourself?

The world is impermanent, maybe one day, you really want to be a bell doctor who travels around, and the strength of your feet is the foundation.

The bamboo pole in my hand is used for hunting snakes in summer and hunting dogs in the village to keep people safe.

If you want to be a great doctor, you have to go up the mountain to debate medicine, don't you think?
Keep it, if others want it, Master Liu won't give it to him if he sticks it out.

Here, here is the tip of the gun, you have to take this with you. "

Li Shengli couldn't understand Mr. Liu, whether it was a sea dragon leather hat worth two hundred oceans or a finely crafted bamboo suit.

These things were all of great value at the time. Could it be that Master Liu really wanted to pass on the inheritance?
But the inheritance is not what you talk about, without the words and deeds of a famous teacher, it is as difficult as heaven to fully accept the inheritance of a family.

"Master Liu, do you have any explanation for the medicine in the medicine box?"

Asking along the way, it feels a bit like a teacher, but Master Liu's medical skills, he himself said that it is not very good, so the teacher can only think about it.

"Today is different from the past. Earlier, there were landlords and big families in the countryside.

Back then, when I went down to make money, I always put a few old ginseng in the medicine box.

Later, when I wandered around, I could only get around.

Although Mr. Liu said that his family was ruined, he was not a ruined family. I still can't do it by exchanging the inheritance from my ancestors for money.

This can only be mixed all the time, there are famous doctors in the city, and I can only beat the side drums in the suburbs to mix up some medicine money.

There are not many people in the countryside who can afford to see a doctor these days. If you prescribe him a Four Gentleman Soup and blindly use ginseng, your pen and ink will be wasted.

Baiyao and Dabai Tablets can cure headaches and fever, coughing up blood due to trauma.

The key is cheap!

You Fang, You Fang, you are the one who wanders around! "

After listening to Master Liu's words, Li Shengli also nodded in agreement, waiting for the time when barefoot doctors become popular all over the world.

There are also those who rely on antipyretic and painkillers to conquer the world, whether you have a cold and fever, headache, brain fever, stomach pain, abdominal distension, or rheumatic bone pain.

When he meets a patient, he will prescribe a white tablet, which works fine most of the time, whether you say it is annoying or not.

"The key is to get quick results!"

Mr. Liu is a man who can prescribe prescriptions and take medicine, so he is qualified to be a barefoot doctor.

Getting used to the bamboo pole in his hand, Li Shengli did not forget to say something to him.

"Don't say it, you kid is really savvy.

The hospital also has proprietary medicines sent to the countryside, which can treat many diseases. Why do I only choose Baiyao and Dabaipian?

Boy, tell me, let me listen. "

Glancing at Master Liu, who was half lying on the old clothes with his legs crossed, Li Shengli, who was not used to carrying a stick, carried the bamboo pole on his shoulders and said without thinking.

"Patients in rural areas have many miscellaneous diseases and long-term illnesses, and many of them are difficult and miscellaneous diseases that cannot be cured.

As you said, whether it is traumatic bleeding or hemoptysis due to internal diseases, Baiyao has an effect and can also suppress pulmonary tuberculosis.

In case of emergencies or serious illnesses, one insurance policy can save the illness from danger if it fails.

As for Dabai tablets, they are called antipyretic and pain-relieving tablets, which can relieve pain, so they are good medicines, aren’t they?

To relieve pain, relieve sweating, Dabai tablet is the magic medicine. "

After hearing what Li Shengli said, Master Liu nodded silently, chuckled, and stopped asking questions.

"Uncle, why do you sound like liars when you master and apprentice talk about seeing a doctor?"

This time, Zhao Youfa, who was fishing home to do business, glanced at the two who didn't look like master and apprentice, and asked the question in his heart.

"Grandson, what are you talking about?

What's like a liar?

Medicine can never kill a disease, do you understand?
I will prescribe you a medicine for three yuan a dose, can you afford it?
No money can only make do with living. "

Zhao Youfa, who was directly beaten back by Master Liu, shrank his neck and did not dare to reply. This time, the uncle, master and apprentice went to Wali Village.

In case grandpa and dad find out that he disrespected his uncle's master, he would be beaten badly, that would be the least.

"Uncle, you said that the cover we went up and down the mountain is still there.

When I left, I told my father, just in case he couldn't find it. "

In the past two days, the eldest and third child of the Zhao family have been running along the line between Wali and Chengli.

The second child, Zhao Youfa, was running errands for Xiao Hu in the hospital. Thinking of the cover on the mountain, he couldn't help feeling a little worried, but also hopeful.

"Yo... grandson, are you still playing tricks?
This skill is required, Mr. Liu, I have the skill of cooking, if there is a rabbit, I will make you a fried rabbit meat in sauce. "

As soon as Zhao's second child talked about the trick, Master Liu regained his energy. After sitting up, he was thinking about the recipe.

Hearing grandson's name, Li Shengli's face was a little ugly, this melon fell so smoothly.

"My uncle's skill is not only good at playing tricks, but also catching fish!"

In the past two days, the food in the city was mediocre. Thinking of rabbits and river fish, Zhao Laoer was also a little greedy.

"You're good, kid, you can read medical books thoroughly, and you have hunting skills.

In the future, it will be a matter of course to go up the mountain to debate medicines. Knowing the properties of medicines, it will be more accurate to prescribe them.

You have the qualifications of a generation of great doctors!

Boy, knowing the pulse, distinguishing symptoms, debating medicine, debating medicine is the most difficult.

Most of the prescriptions are prescribed according to medical books and symptoms in general.

The pharmacology of the meeting is all mentioned in the book. If you don't know the medicinal properties of mountain herbs, you can't be a great doctor of the generation. "

Li Shengli also agreed with Master Liu's statement that the medicinal properties of Chinese herbal medicines can be said to be different every year.

The same dose of medicine has the same weight of medicinal materials, but some of them can cure diseases, while others cannot.

According to legend, some masters of traditional Chinese medicine can distinguish the properties of medicines by smelling them.

Such ability, Li Shengli can only be heard as a legend.

"Master Liu, I heard that some people can distinguish the properties of medicines by smelling them. Is it true?"

Throwing the legendary question to Master Liu, the bamboo pole Li Shengli was holding in his hand was finally at his fingertips as he got closer and closer to Wali.

The bamboo pole leaning on the ground is really helpful for walking long distances.

"Of course it's true.

You are a monk halfway, so you don't know how hard it is to study medicine.

For those who are truly inherited, those direct heirs must be familiar with pulse conditions from the age of three or four.

At the age of five or six, you may start working as a medicine worker. After ten years of medicine work, you will go to the mountains to familiarize yourself with the properties of medicine at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

When I was in my 20s, I started to follow my elders to visit doctors in ten miles and eight towns, trying to prescribe prescriptions, collect medicines, and treat diseases.

At the age of 60 or [-], let alone smelling and debating medicines, you will know the amount and efficacy of medicines just by looking at the medicine residue.

My father passed by the pharmacy back then, smelled it, and told the prescription of the seven pots of medicine boiled on the stove.

Are you saying God is not God?
Better than any medicine jar! "

When Master Liu talked about his elders, his expression was a little excited.

Li Shengli, on the other hand, gave Master Liu a bitter look. Hearing what he said, he had lived for more than ten years in vain.

If I had known earlier, I was entrusted to a three or four-year-old son of a medical family, and now he has almost become a little miracle doctor.

After more than half of the journey, Li Shengli and the three brothers of the Zhao family were somewhat sluggish after getting up early and traveling long distances.

After Li Shengli thought for a while, he took the three brothers of the Zhao family and recited the Fu of medicinal properties.

Herbal collection is a sideline of Wali Village, so learning more about herbal medicine is not a bad thing for the three brothers.

"That's right, the one who is just a fool is called You Fang, and the one who is a fool is called You Doctor, you are not bad."

After muttering something in the carriage, Master Liu continued to lie on his reclining bed, continuing his wandering journey comfortably.

At the intersection of Wali Village, Li Shengli looked at the mountains in front of him. This time, he had to chop some gold back when he came out.

It is better to put the big gold bricks in vain in the wild than to put them in your pocket for peace of mind.

Turning to the road leading to Wali Village, in the ditches beside the road, villagers who were volunteers kept saying hello to the three brothers of the Zhao family.

The three brothers also called uncles all the way. The atmosphere in Wali Village is very good, with more unity and less intrigue.

Before entering the village, Zhao Mankui, who was carrying a shovel, blocked the entrance of the village.

"Victory is here, this is Master, right?

I'm Zhao Mankui, the branch secretary of Wali Village, brother Shengli, you are well. "

Zhao Mankui, who was stuck at the entrance of the village, gave Li Shengli enough face, and Master Liu in the carriage was also full of red for a while, and he hadn't been treated like this for many years.

"Old Liu Zhonglun, I have a close relationship with this kid, and I'm going to bother you these few days."

Mr. Liu is very good at making decisions, he just gave his name in what he said, and the others are clouded.

"Brother Zhao, please call Master Liu, just by the way.

How is Haiye doing recently? "

After taking Master Liu's words, Li Shengli asked about Lord Hai's condition. This is the real bond.

"My father is not bad, Shengli, you came at the right time.

The dried melons you brought home last time were made by widow Zhang in the village. Are you okay to eat?

His son is about to die, take your master to show him! "

Hearing that it was a serious illness, Li Shengli and Master Liu's expressions changed at the same time. Both of them are half-hearted in internal medicine, and they are somewhat powerless to deal with acute and severe illnesses.

(End of this chapter)