Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 39 This is Western medicine, do you understand?
"It's the boss."

Mother Li Yuzhu's voice sounded, looking a little anxious, "Is the child sick in the middle of the night?"

"I don't know if the three children are asleep."

"Why is it still windy outside? Get up quickly!"

Then there was the rustling sound of getting dressed.

Wang Chengzhou also recognized that the person standing outside shouting was his eldest brother, Wang Nanzhou.

He immediately pushed himself up and put on his clothes.

"Boss, what's going on?"

His father, Wang Honghe, was so anxious that he ran out holding up his trousers, putting them on as he walked.

"Dad, I don't know. It was fine during the day. After sleeping for a while at night, Xuemei wanted to pee the child, but when she touched it, her body was hot, like coals!" Wang Nanzhou described angrily.It was late at night, and we ran from the north of the village to the south of the village in one breath. "We were both very anxious."

"I heard the commune doctor's propaganda, saying that children with severe fever will turn into fools, but Xiaobo can't do that."

"I went to call Hygienist Chen just now, but I was still worried, so I came to see Chengzhou."

When Wang Honghe heard this, he was frightened.

The only next generation in the family is Wang Haibo. If his grandson develops cerebral palsy, his family will have to jump into the Yellow River.

So, he quickly turned back and wanted to wake up his youngest son.

"Dad, I'm up."

Wang Chengzhou had already put on his clothes, opened the door and walked out.

Looking at the tall young man standing in the doorway, he shouted, "Brother, besides having a fever, does Xiaobo have any other symptoms?"

"Other symptoms..." Wang Nanzhou recalled for a while and said hurriedly: "They are cough, runny nose, and noisy headache."

"Cough...are you hoarse?"

"kind of."

"Clear snot or yellow snot?"

"Yellow snot."

Wang Chengzhou asked as he walked. When he arrived at the door, he already had a rough idea in his mind.

So, he smiled and said with relief: "Brother, it's okay, it's just a cold due to wind-heat."

Wang Nanzhou didn't quite understand what he heard, but it could be seen that his brother felt much more at ease when he said this. He was a little embarrassed and said: "San'er, how about you come with me to have a look?"

"of course."

Wang Chengzhou walked out without thinking.

However, his posture was limping, as if he was suffering from hemiplegia, which was due to a strained ligament.

"I'll go as well."

"no need."

It was late at night, and Wang Chengzhou didn't want Wang Honghe to run around blindly.

He said it was not a serious illness and he could handle it by himself.

The two brothers walked in the village one after another. They didn't even have a flashlight and couldn't see the ground at all. They walked through the streets based on feeling.

Wang Nanzhou walked in front and remained silent.

Suddenly, he said, "San'er, don't be angry with me."

Wang Chengzhou blinked and said in surprise: "Brother, what are you talking about?"

"Hey, your sister-in-law has a perverse temper and is not a good woman." Wang Nanzhou muttered in a low tone, "I was so angry about the separation that I wanted to beat her."

"But you also know that I have never fought with anyone since I was a child, especially a woman."

"Brother is so useless!"

My eldest brother is simple in nature, not honest.

Sometimes, they are much more sensitive than ordinary people. They are just slow in words and deeds and are not always good at expressing themselves.

I said this to myself tonight, and I didn't know how many nights I spent thinking about it.

Wang Chengzhou didn't know how to continue.

To put it seriously, the other party is his sister-in-law; to put it lightly, it seems that she is willing to swallow her anger.He chuckled lightly and sighed:
"Brother, don't think too much, just live your own life."

"Evil people have their own trials and tribulations. If that Dou Xuemei doesn't understand the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, she will suffer some times, so you don't have to worry about her."

"We are brothers. If we talk too much, we will become strangers."

"Eh."

Wang Nanzhou responded, turned around and looked at him and smiled:
"San'er, you are indeed capable. Even your speech is different from before."

"No wonder that horse matchmaker was kept submissive by you."

"Hey, when will we be able to lie under the big locust tree at the end of the village to enjoy the cool air, look at the stars in the sky, and talk about the mountains like we did when we were children?"

Wang Chengzhou also had a smile on his face, full of memories.

Wow ~
Just as he arrived at the door of his house, the cry of a child suddenly sounded in the yard, accompanied by a burst of vomiting.

Wang Nanzhou panicked and walked in quickly.

Wang Chengzhou frowned and saw the lights on in the main room, and he could see the figure of health worker Chen Weihong.He must have arrived a while ago and was rummaging through the medicine box.

Strangely, there was a young man standing next to him who looked somewhat similar to Wang Zhiguo.

He is about the same age as his eldest brother Wang Nanzhou, probably around 24 years old.

He was holding a large porcelain bowl and pouring medicine into Wang Haibo's mouth.

The little guy huddled in the arms of his sister-in-law Dou Xuemei. He kept shaking his legs, crying hoarsely, and pursed his mouth tightly. There were still vomited medicine residue on his little face.

This man is Wang Jianguo, the eldest son of village chief Wang Tielin.

Some time ago, I heard that he was recommended to study in the county. How come he suddenly transformed into a doctor after not seeing him for several months?
"Drink, little one, be good, you won't have a fever after drinking it."

Wang Jianguo took a spoon and forced the medicine into his mouth.

Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but frown.

"What's the matter?"

When Wang Nanzhou saw his son crying so miserably, he felt heartbroken and walked over quickly.

"What else?"

Dou Xuemei opened her eyes and cursed at the top of her lungs:

"I asked you to find a hygienist. Did you die outside? You just came back now!"

"Jianguo has been here for a while, bringing water and medicine to the child. What have you been doing?"

"If you don't want this kind, you might as well die outside!"

The words were extremely unpleasant to hear.

Wang Jianguo grinned and advised from the side:

"Okay, you two, stop arguing."

"The child is crying and fussy. If you two continue to argue, will you be able to cure the disease?"

"Hurry up and drink the medicine. If it doesn't work, I'll wipe his body with alcohol. If the fever doesn't go away, you have to go to the commune. Children's illnesses cannot be delayed."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this.

He glanced at Wang Chengzhou carelessly without saying hello.He just thought he was worried about his little nephew and followed Wang Nanzhou to see the child.

When Chen Weihong saw him appearing, her face immediately showed joy.

But then, the word Sichuan between the eyebrows appeared again, and he said with a sad face:

"Comrade Wang Chengzhou, this child has a cold, right?"

"I saw that he had a yellow nose, severe fever, and a swollen and sore throat. It should be caused by the evil wind-heat in the book and the imbalance of lung qi mentioned in the book. However, I don't know how to cure it."

"Wang Jianguo wanted to give him analgin, but the medicine was too bitter. The little guy refused to take any of it, and he had already wasted several pills."

As he spoke, Wang Haibo spat out the medicine dregs beside his mouth and cried loudly.

Wang Jianguo finally lost his patience and snorted, "You little guy, I still don't believe I can't cure you! I'll crush another piece for you and see if you still vomit."

Wang Chengzhou frowned and quickly stopped, "Wang Jianguo, you cannot feed metamizole to children. This stuff has serious side effects and can even damage liver and kidney function. Don't do it."

"There are no side effects." Wang Jianguo raised his head and glared at him, with an inexplicable flash of disgust in his eyes. "Analgin is a good antipyretic medicine. Its scientific name is aminopyrine. This is a Western medicine. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)