jdhmnovel Chapter 276 Not even a medical clinic?!
Chapter 276 Not even a medical clinic?!
Outside the south gate of the border city.
As Li Qingqing entered the sedan chair, the noise gradually subsided.
Everyone was waiting for the results of Li Qingqing's diagnosis of the two people.
Deputy General Chi stared nervously at Li Qingqing, who was treating Yingxiao and the witch doctor. His mind was already beginning to imagine what would happen if the city lord was also infected. Should he stay away from the city lord, or... stay away from the city lord?
Knowing his younger sister's exceptional medical skills, Li Feng remained calm and watched silently throughout.
She would sometimes place her fingertips on the pulses of the two men's wrists and examine them intently, and sometimes she would look at their tongues, which was quite alarming.
Not long after, Li Qingqing finished her inspection and stepped out of the sedan chair.
Seeing the tense expressions on everyone's faces, she smiled and explained, "There's no need to make a fuss, it's just a severe cold."
After Li Qingqing finished speaking, she looked at Lin Ana and said, "The chief and the witch doctor, right? Since they have asked this city lord for help, let's send them into the city first and they can go back after their condition improves."
After saying that, Li Qingqing turned around and walked into the city feeling guilty.
My apologies, my apologies. I only meant to let these two experience the discomfort of a cold, but I never imagined it would almost cause a major problem.
Fortunately, it was delivered in time; otherwise, if it had been delayed for another two days, it could have endangered the lungs and internal organs, and I would have been in a difficult position to blame!
Upon hearing that it was just a cold, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Ana immediately led several tribal soldiers to quickly carry the chief and the witch doctor into the city.
The physician, still worried, followed closely behind.
After the group escorted the chief and the witch doctor into the hall and settled them in, they left to wait outside.
The physician glanced at the chief and the witch doctor, who were sitting back in their chairs, and hesitated to step forward.
The two men had flushed faces, chapped lips, and, most worryingly, frequent, violent coughing fits.
When they couldn't stop coughing, they both involuntarily hunched over and strained their necks, as if they were trying to cough up everything in their chests.
The voice was so erratic that it made you want to hold your breath and worry along with it.
The physician wondered to himself, "Looking at it up close, it does indeed seem like a cold, but why are the two people's symptoms exactly the same?"
"This is indeed a cold; why don't you examine yourself?"
Seeing the physician hesitate to step forward, Li Qingqing spoke up.
"As you probably know, they were exposed to the cold wind all day. The cold air froze their bodies, preventing the body heat from dissipating. As a result, the heat was trapped in their lungs, leading to high fever and cough."
"Yes, yes, you're right, we were indeed exposed to the cold wind all day." Yingxiao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he had indeed found the right person.
Yingxiao didn't recognize Li Qingqing. Back then, Li Qingqing was wearing a mask and even disguised her voice.
The physician, emboldened, stepped forward, grasped Yingxiao's wrist, and examined it before checking the witch doctor's condition.
Huh? These two people are indeed suffering from cold stagnation on their skin and yang stagnation in their lung meridian, it's not an epidemic.
It's all because we were fooled by the illusion that the two had similar symptoms!
The physician looked ashamed and stammered, "It is indeed a cold. It's all my fault for being too nervous and making a hasty diagnosis."
Li Qingqing nodded and handed the paper and pen to the physician.
"I will tell you to write it down. This condition requires dispersing cold from the outside and clearing lung heat from the inside. It should be treated with ephedra, cinnamon twig, apricot kernel, and licorice. You should also add two ounces of magnolia bark and one and a half ounces of aster..."
The physician listened and wrote down the notes, pondering them to himself as he wrote.
If he were to treat these two people's colds, he would only use Ephedra Decoction. But if he added the other herbs, they could sweat out the fever and their cough would subside after just one dose.
The city lord is indeed a skilled healer!
Not only are they skilled in medicine, but they can also adjust the dosage of herbs according to different symptoms!
The physician, his eyes filled with admiration, showed the written prescription to Li Qingqing, "Is this correct?"
Li Qingqing took the prescription and looked at it. "That's right. After taking the medicine, drink some hot porridge and rest. If you sweat, you don't need to take the medicine anymore. Just eat some light food and rest for two days."
"I will personally oversee this matter!" The physician nodded hurriedly, took the prescription, and left in a hurry.
That was close! I almost shot the tribal chief because of my rash judgment!
Li Qingqing glanced at Yingxiao and the witch doctor, "You two should rest assured and recuperate in the city. You can set off for home the day after tomorrow. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Thank you, City Lord!" Yingxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
The shaman bowed in greeting, but hurriedly said, "Lord, could you please give me a copy of this prescription as well? If anyone in our tribe catches a cold in the future, we can use this prescription to treat them."
Li Qingqing immediately shook her head and refused, "I can't give you the prescription. The illness varies from person to person. How can one prescription be universal? Even if it is a cold, there are differences between sweating and not sweating, internal heat and internal dampness. The medicine should be prescribed according to the symptoms."
She glanced at the somewhat dejected witch doctor, and a thought struck her. "However, once you have recovered, you can stay in the city for the time being and learn more about medicine from the physician before returning."
After leaving the main reception hall, Li Qingqing did not rush back to Qiushui Town. Instead, she returned to her residence, spread out paper and pen, and began to draw blueprints for the greenhouse.
Her original plan was to hand over the blueprints to Tiezhu after returning from Qiushui Town.
But having just agreed to let the witch doctor learn medicine from the physician, she suddenly thought of a serious problem.
This vast border town had only one physician.
There isn't even a medical clinic?!
That doesn't make sense!
Having many doctors can not only save lives and stabilize people's hearts, but also accumulate wealth and good fortune... Ugh, I misspoke!
As the city develops, more and more people will come to the city, at least allowing everyone to live here with peace of mind!
In short, highly skilled doctors are just as important as brave soldiers!
After Li Qingqing finished drawing the blueprints, she put them into her spatial storage. She needed to go out immediately to the border town to select some people to learn medicine with her.
After all, there's no time like the present, and it's unreasonable to only let witch doctors learn it.
How could her city be without a doctor?
This is essential for survival!
Just as Li Qingqing reached the door, she ran into Yun Su bringing Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang over.
"Master, Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang are getting a little anxious. I was just about to go get some information, so I brought them along."
Li Qingqing nodded, "Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."
Da Shuang grabbed Li Qingqing and quickly asked, "Big sister, are we going home today?"
Li Qingqing squatted down and looked at Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang, saying apologetically, "I still have some things to take care of today. Can we leave after I'm done?"
"Is it to treat those two people?" Xiao Shuang said dejectedly. "If only I knew medicine, I could help you."
"Oh? Is Xiaoshuang interested in medicine?"
Li Qingqing was somewhat surprised. A thought struck her, and she asked, "Da Shuang, Xiao Shuang, are you both willing to study medicine?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Da Shuang straightened her small frame and said resolutely, "Big sister, I only want to learn martial arts. I want to protect you. I want to be like you, wielding a long spear, hunting, and fighting off bad guys...!"
Da Shuang's cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke with excitement.
She's currently having martial arts competitions with her friends in the village and has won every time. Will her older sister be able to take her hunting in the future?
Li Qingqing looked at Da Shuang, who was getting excited, with a bit of speechlessness.
Her heroic figure hunting with a long spear... was deeply imprinted in Da Shuang's mind!
"I want to study medicine, I want to learn medicine from you!"
Seeing that Da Shuang had finished speaking, Xiao Shuang quickly grabbed Li Qingqing and shouted,
"I've seen my elder brother treat people in the yamen. Those people were clearly on the verge of death, but he cured them in just a few days! It's truly amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Da Shuang couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "My brother has to pay out of his own pocket to treat those people. I know kung fu, so I can hunt, earn money, and protect my family from being bullied by bad guys!"
"But, but I still like studying medicine. Look, it was my eldest sister who cured Mother's illness,"
Xiao Shuang blinked, her eyes suddenly reddening. "And... if there had been a good doctor back then, our mother wouldn't have died..."
Upon hearing this, Da Shuang immediately took Xiao Shuang's hand and said earnestly, "Xiao Shuang, then you should study medicine. I will practice martial arts diligently, and I will protect you in the future!"
"Both martial arts and medicine can help protect those you want to protect!"
Li Qingqing rubbed their heads, thought for a moment, and then suggested, "How about this, you two don't go back to Qiushui Town for now. I'll have someone teach you medicine or martial arts. What do you think?"
Anyway, she has to build a medical clinic. If Xiao Shuang is interested, it wouldn't be bad for her to learn from her.
"Yay! Yay! From now on, we'll call you Brother City Lord!" Xiao Shuang nodded eagerly when she heard that she could stay and study medicine.
Da Shuang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then when are we going home? Only Mother lives in Pear Blossom Village now."
Li Qingqing smiled and reassured her, "I will discuss this with your eldest brother and try to find a way to bring her over to live with us, but it may take a while because my current identity is special and I can't let people find out that we are a family."
"My older brother said we must never let anyone know you're a woman!" Xiao Shuang said, somewhat troubled.
"Oh, if only Pear Blossom Village were closer to here, we could come home more often and visit you more often."
Pear Blossom Village and Border Town...
Li Qingqing's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Xiao Shuang said.
These two places are very close to each other, separated only by a forest!
Back when Mu Yunjing was being chased, he wandered into that deep mountain forest and was unintentionally rescued by her while she was hunting.
If a road were built through this area, wouldn't it shorten the distance by at least half compared to taking the main road?
Of course, this is not the key.
The key point is that by opening up the mountain road, she has incorporated this deep mountain forest into her border city's territory, making Qingfeng Pavilion in the forest even safer.
With that thought in mind, Li Qingqing didn't care what Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang were saying.
Just then, Yun Su returned. "Master, this is a letter from Lord Zhou to you."
"Oh?" Li Qingqing took the letter, opened it, and looked at it. Her expression immediately turned serious.
She put the letter away and said to Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang, "Yun Su and I have some things to take care of. You two play by yourselves for a while."