The five-color toad is a legendary thing, and no one has ever seen it before.
In this world, he is probably the only one who knows what a five-color toad is. All this knowledge comes from an ancient book, which seems to be a medical book.
It is similar to a combination of Compendium of Materia Medica and Treatise on Febrile Diseases.
The descriptions of some herbal medicines are so miraculous that they feel too fantasy, and it feels like there are no such herbal medicines in reality.
Even Shen Yao has always regarded that ancient medical book as a fantasy book for entertainment, thinking that it was all fiction, made up by some great Chinese medicine practitioners.
But when he actually saw some of the herbs described in the book, he realized that the book was not simple, and the things described in it were all true.
This also opened up a new world for him, allowing his medical skills to advance by leaps and bounds, no longer limited to the ancients or to himself.
As far as he knew, the five-color toad was a thing from the mythical age. It ate the wind, drank the dew, and absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon. It would not be possible in today's era.
But now it exists. Could it be that the world is changing quietly?
Shen Yao couldn't help but doubt this.
Not long ago, he came across the jade coffin that passed down the alchemy scriptures, which was a bit similar to the ancient people's dream entrustment and other fantastic things. There were also other experiences that made him discover that the world was slowly changing.
After a while, he made a simple steaming equipment, poured a lot of water into the big iron bucket, and placed a wooden bench inside. Then he carried Lin Changcai out and put him inside. , let him sit on a wooden bench in the water, and poured in the medicinal powder and so on.
Lin Yuhe also prepared Chinese medicine and fed it to his father himself.
Shen Yao used simple cardboard to make a cover, exposing Lin Changcai's head and keeping the rest of the body out of the water.
"Okay, now you can light a fire. The fire should not be too big, just a medium fire."
Shen Yao used the wood stored in Lin Yuhe's house to start a fire.
The flames burned, and it looked like they were cooking a person alive.
Perhaps because they heard about this, some people in the village came to check it out, pointing curiously, as if doubting whether Lin Changcai's disease could really be cured by this method.
Although Liu Qiuhong and Lin Yuhe kept explaining to the villagers that it was not a disease but poisoning, the villagers did not believe it at all and insisted that it was a disease.
There was no way, mother and daughter would not explain anything anymore.
"Xiao Shen! Your uncle won't be burned out if he's like this!"
Liu Qiuhong asked Shen Yao extremely worriedly.
"No, auntie, there is medicinal powder inside! The ancients also used this method to exercise the body and remove toxins! When the water inside really heats up, it is almost time to let the uncle go out. It will not really Burn into boiling water..."
Shen Yao explained with a smile.
Seeing Shen Yao say this, Liu Qiuhong breathed a sigh of relief, but her wrinkled eyes still showed concern.
"Auntie doesn't know much about it. I'll leave it to you to worry about your uncle. I'll go cook some food for us..."
Liu Qiuhong said something, then came to the simple kitchen set up in the yard and started cooking.
During the whole process, Lin Yuhe silently filled the firewood. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather after the rain. After a while, a faint heat could be seen coming out of the cracks in the cardboard.
"Changcai, don't you feel very hot?"
A villager couldn't help but ask.
"No, I feel very comfortable."
Lin Changcai shook his head and said.
The villagers seemed to want to ask Shen Yao, but since they were not very familiar with Shen Yao, they did not ask any more questions.
About an hour later, the heat in the big iron bucket began to rise even more, and it felt like it was boiling. There was also a strong smell of Chinese medicine in the air.
"It's okay now. I'll carry uncle to the room first."
Shen Yao said, picked up the cardboard, picked up Lin Changcai's arms, lifted him up, and put him in the room. Liu Qiuhong immediately followed him to deal with the follow-up matters.
When I returned to the yard, I saw many villagers standing around the iron bucket and marveling at it.
"After pouring so much powder, the water turned dark black. It's really strange!"
"Can this method really cure Lin Changcai?"
"There is no medicinal smell in the water. The medicinal properties must have entered the body. This is incredible!"
The villagers spoke to each other and looked at Shen Yao a little differently. They also wanted to wait until tomorrow morning to see if Lin Changcai could recover.
If I can recover, can I ask this young doctor to help me see the disease?
"Everyone, please give way. The water in this bucket is poisonous and cannot be touched."
Shen Yao smiled and lifted the iron bucket filled with water directly, then walked out of Lin Yuhe's house and fell directly into a ditch.
Seeing Shen Yao's actions, many people's eyes widened, as if they didn't expect Shen Yao to be able to lift such a heavy object, which made them sigh, and then they dispersed.
After a little tidying up, Liu Qiuhong also started serving rice. The meal was very rich, including rice, a large plate of farm stew, seasonal vegetables grown in the yard, fungi from the mountains, and bacon.
Mixed together, the fragrance is tangy.
"Auntie, don't feed your uncle today. Just drink water. It will be effective tomorrow. Drink Chinese medicine once in the morning and evening, and take a medicated bath to detoxify in the evening. It will last for three days. It's almost ok. Then, after a period of recuperation, the toxins in uncle's body will be gone. You can force it out."
"After taking the medicine for the last time in the evening, you can't eat."
At the dinner table, Shen Yao talked about some precautions.
"Thank you so much, Xiao Shen. I hope your uncle Changcai will get well soon. By the way, are you and Xiao He both working in the President's Office Secretariat?"
Liu Qiuhong sighed, then changed the topic and asked curiously.
"No, I belong to the public relations department..."
Next, Liu Qiuhong was like checking her household registration, asking Shen Yao various things, including income, family environment, etc. Shen Yao was not impatient at all, on the contrary, he explained carefully.
Lin Yuhe sat in front of the wooden table, eating his rice with his head down, without saying anything.
She was a filial child and would not stop her mother from asking those questions, but she carefully kicked Shen Yao's calf under the table, as if telling Shen Yao that enough was enough.
It's night time soon.
There are not many rooms in Lin Yuhe's home. Not counting the living room, there are only three rooms. One of them is where Lin Changcai lives. He specially requested it in order not to burden his wife and daughter.
The other room is their couple's room, and the next one is Lin Yuhe's room.
Liu Qiuhong let Shen Yao live in Lin Yuhe's room, and the mother and daughter slept in the same room.
"This is your quilt. It's cold in the mountains at night."
Lin Yuhe walked in with a straight face, holding a quilt, and put it directly on the bed.
"Um? Isn't there a quilt?"
Shen Yao pointed to the quilt on Lin Yuhe's bed and asked in confusion.