The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 233 - 167: The Shrinking Yang Syndrome
"Miss Xiao, what’s going on here?" The woman was very anxious: "He’s a boy, after all. Will it affect his future marriage and children?"
The child had a stomach ache, initially thought to be just intestinal worms or some gastrointestinal discomfort, but no one expected that it would be that the child’s parts shrunk inward, seemingly disappearing.
It was truly terrifying.
"This is retracted penis syndrome," Chun Nuan said, "The liver meridian is cold, cold evil causes stagnation, and he needs to take two doses of herbal medicine to expel the cold evil from the liver meridian so that his body’s muscles are no longer affected by the cold yin energy."
"Alright, alright, prescribe the medicine, we’ll definitely take the medicine properly."
As a boy, what would happen if that thing disappeared?
This time, no matter how expensive the medicine is, she wouldn’t mind and would definitely buy it.
Chun Nuan picked up the pen and prescribed the medicine: Angelica, Bai Shao, Asarum, Cinnamon, Poria, Bupleurum, Cyperus...
After writing the prescription, Chun Nuan reviewed it: hmm, a total of eleven herbs, no mistake.
"Warm and nourish kidney yang, nourish and invigorate blood, warm meridians and dispel cold, soothe liver qi, harmonize liver qi, allow qi mechanism to flow smoothly, so the erectile tissue can relax upon receiving yang energy. This will ease the retraction phenomenon." Chun Nuan routinely explained the effects of these herbs to the patient’s family: "Poria strengthens the spleen and calms the heart. This medicine should be soaked in cold water for the time it takes to burn one incense stick, then simmered over low heat until brewed, and then boiled over high heat for one tea cup, simmered three times, consolidating three doses and taken three times a day. One dose lasts three days, and after finishing, come back to me to adjust the prescription. The child is still young and can be treated."
"Thank you, Miss Xiao, thank you, Miss Xiao."
The woman was so grateful she was incoherent: "Miss Xiao, you’re wonderful in our village!"
When they saw the child saying his stomach hurt, everyone said to quickly find Miss Xiao.
Unexpectedly, it really could save a life!
After taking the child home, the family asked what the situation was.
When the woman explained the situation, the elderly lady quickly thanked the Bodhisattva.
"Mom, Miss Xiao saved the child, why are you thanking the Bodhisattva?"
"Don’t talk nonsense," the elderly lady glared at her daughter-in-law, "I thank the Bodhisattva for sending Miss Xiao to our village, so when Xiaobao faced such a major trouble, she could treat him. I heard Miss Xiao doesn’t charge consultation fees. Our family still has two old hens, catch one and give it to her."
"Alright, I’ll take it over right away."
Chun Nuan looked at that clucking old hen and didn’t dare to reach out for it.
"How about you bring me a few eggs or something else, this chicken is too precious."
Chun Nuan knew that country folks relied on the eggs laid by old hens for their oil and salt money. If she ate it, she’d be eating up the family’s oil and salt. A few years back when things were difficult she wanted to eat but now her household was doing okay, she didn’t want it so much.
"Miss Xiao, it’s not too precious, not at all. My mother-in-law said you saved my son, my son’s life is worth more than one old hen, the chicken should be given." The woman again pushed the old hen toward Chun Nuan: "Eat it, we still have one, last month a chicken thief stole one, this one is to repay your life-saving favor, it’s worth it."
"You don’t charge consultation fees, we can only repay you in this way."
Chun Nuan... is there some misunderstanding? When did I not charge consultation fees?
Whatever, if they’re so enthusiastic and their family conditions are alright, then I’ll accept it.
"Nanny Wu, come quickly and take the chicken away."
Chun Nuan truly feared this creature; she could eat meat but absolutely wouldn’t catch a chicken, fluffy and meaty, warm and soft, touched it once and never dared to touch it again.
"Alright, here I come." Nanny Wu, her eyes lit up straight, having collected so many little things, finally a chicken, dry mushroom stew with old hen, the soup would be fresh and delicious!
Once Nanny Wu took the chicken away, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She was quite worried Chun Nuan wouldn’t accept it, accepting it meant she would do her best to cure her son’s illness.
"Um, Miss Xiao..."
The woman rubbed her clothes, hesitating to speak.
"Feel free to say whatever’s on your mind," Chun Nuan looked at her curiously.
"Well, it’s about my son’s illness, could you not mention it to outsiders?"
Chun Nuan hadn’t yet gathered her thoughts.
"You know, news travels faster than the wind in the countryside, and gets more outrageous. Even if my son’s illness gets better, he’ll still be gossiped about." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Who knows, when the son grows up and gets married, they’ll say he’s not capable, and it would be a headache then.
"Oh, I understand. Rest assured, people in the medical profession have tight lips and won’t betray patients." This time Chun Nuan understood, truly understood: "This is one of our basic requirements in the medical profession."
