Chapter 005: A chance encounter with a quack doctor
The town's medical clinic has a Shaw Brothers sign. It is small in area and has only two rooms facing the street, one for consultation and one for medicine.
The master and servant, who had changed their clothes, had just walked to the door of the hospital when a carriage came speeding up and suddenly stopped at the door. There was chaos inside the car, and there was the faint cry of a child.
"Don't worry, old lady, I'll send someone to get the medicine right now."
A medicine boy jumped out of the second carriage and ran towards the hospital, knocking Shen Tianshu off his feet.
But he didn't apologize, he didn't even look back.
"Oh!" Mingyu quickly supported Shen Tianshu and said dissatisfied, "Why is this person so rampant?"
Before Shen Tianshu could speak, an old voice came from the first carriage: "What happened?"
Shen Tianshu followed the sound and looked inside the car, only to see a wealthy old woman sitting in the car, but her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of white film, and her eyes were empty and lifeless. She looked like her face was full of red, but in fact, she looked quite haggard upon closer inspection.
Although Shen Tianshu did not diagnose the pulse, he simply judged based on experience that the eye disease was most likely caused by a sudden attack on the heart, and it should not be serious.
The old woman held a girl in her arms. Although she was still young, her eyes were very bright.
The red marks from crying were still hanging at the end of her eyes. At this moment, she looked at Shen Tianshu without blinking and said, "Old ancestor, Tiandong bumped into a lady."
A young maid in the car hurriedly bowed to Shen Tianshu and said, "Little madam, our old lady is suffering from an emergency, and the medicine boy at home is too impatient. I can't compensate you for him."
"It doesn't matter." Shen Tianshu had seen many anxious patients and doctors, so he didn't feel dissatisfied.
But just when she was about to look back, she saw that the old lady's complexion suddenly turned from red to white, and in just a short moment returned to the previous red face.
If Shen Tianshu hadn't been confident in his eyesight, he would almost have thought that he had just hallucinated.
Shen Tianshu frowned slightly, but seeing that the other party had luxurious carriages and horses, and a doctor accompanying him, there shouldn't be any problems?
You have a lot of mess going on, so it's better not to add to it.
Shen Tianshu pulled Mingyu into the drug store, and heard Tian Dong lying in front of the counter talking quickly: "... grab a pair of Cen Lian Tui Yi Decoction, add one dollar of rhubarb, two dollars of red peony root. Medicinal materials Just pick the best ones, so you don’t have to save any money for us.”
Upon hearing this prescription, Shen Tianshu immediately frowned and couldn't help but step forward and asked: "This little brother, dare I ask about this prescription, but are you giving it to the old lady in the car outside?"
Tiandong Xunsheng looked at Shen Tianshu and was startled by the birthmark on her face. He immediately frowned and said with disgust: "So what if it is, so what if it isn't. It's none of your business. You didn't look at me." Are you busy?"
"What's wrong with you? You bumped into someone just now and you didn't apologize, and now you're talking so ugly..."
Mingyu was so angry that he almost smoked. He only regretted that he was too stupid to argue with others.
Although my daughter is often bullied and mistreated by her wife at home, she is the eldest daughter of the prefect after all. How can she be so humiliated?
Shen Tianshu was also quite dissatisfied with Tiandong's attitude, but after all, it was a matter of life and death, and since it happened to her, she couldn't just watch it.
"I don't mean any harm. I wonder if I can tell the person who prescribes it to give me a step forward."
"Why do you still want to see my master?" When Tian Dong mentioned his master, his chin almost lifted higher than the top of his head, "It doesn't matter whether you are worthy or not!"
While he was talking, the pharmacy apprentice had already packed the medicinal materials quickly and handed them to Tiandong: "A total of three hundred and fifty wen."
Seeing Tiandong pay the money and leave, Shen Tianshu had no choice but to step forward and hold down the medicine bag: "Then please tell your master that taking medicine carelessly will cause trouble!"
"Bah, bah, bah, who are you cursing? Do you know who my master is? I'll scare you to death if I tell you, my master..." Tian Dong said mid-sentence, and suddenly swallowed it back, "My master has been practicing medicine for many years. There’s never been a problem.”
Before he finished speaking, a man with a goatee came in from outside, frowned and scolded: "Tiandong, what are you doing so slowly? I wonder if the old lady is still waiting for the medicine?"
Tian Dong was sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, and in a few words he described Shen Tianshu as a wicked woman.
"Little lady, we are in a hurry to make medicine to save people. We don't have time to talk to you here about what we have and what we don't have. If you stop me again, someone will die!" Goatee didn't want to lose his identity, so he became a sleeveless man. He took out a bunch of copper coins and threw them to Shen Tianshu, "Take this money and stop messing around."
Shen Tianshu was hit by a copper plate, and he took two steps back to steady himself. He was confused for a moment, and it took him a while to realize that he was being treated as a street gangster looking for trouble to cheat money?
Mingyu's face turned red with anger. He wanted to pick up the copper plate and throw it back into Goatee's face, but he was afraid that others would misunderstand that he thought he had too little money, so he hesitated for a moment.
Shen Tianshu said coldly: "It's a pity that with your method, it may be difficult to save people, but it may be more accurate to harm them."
Goatee was about to leave, but was almost knocked down by Shen Tianshu's words.
"I just met the old lady outside the door. In my opinion, the old lady's eye disease is not caused by real fire, but caused by virtual fire. If I take this heavy dose of medicine, I'm afraid something serious will happen. I hope you can Be able to carefully identify symptoms to avoid misdiagnosis of the condition.”
Shen Tianshu studied medicine with her grandfather since she was a child. Before she could memorize poems and songs, she first learned to memorize medical books. Many apprentices who were older than her in the family called her senior sister.
After becoming famous at a young age, he was respected and praised by everyone wherever he went.
So Shen Tianshu doesn't know it, but when she talks about her old profession, she inevitably brings out her old tone and aura.
Goatee did not expect that Shen Tianshu really understood medical science, and the few words he said were quite to the point. The last two sentences were very similar to what his master had been talking about all year round.
But the old lady had an old illness, and he was very confident in his diagnosis. He didn't take Shen Tianshu's words to heart at all. Instead, he was furious because of her determined tone and attitude.
"That's nonsense! I thought you were a prostitute, young and ignorant, and I didn't want to argue with you. But you turned out to have a bad tone! First, I didn't diagnose your pulse, and second, I didn't ask about the symptoms. I just looked at your face, and I don't know where I got the number. In terms of medical theory, you actually have the guts to teach others a lesson? When I started practicing medicine, I’m afraid your hair hasn’t even grown yet!”
"Hey, you are a doctor after all, and you are not young anymore. Just talk and keep your mouth clean!" Although Mingyu didn't understand what Shen Tianshu was going to do, it didn't stop her from standing firm as her girl. Here, Dr. Chen stared at Dr. Chen with wide eyes, as if he were looking at a deceiver.
Goatee|I'm used to training my apprentices, but I already felt something was wrong as soon as I said something, and when Mingyu scolded me again, my face turned red with embarrassment.
"I have been practicing medicine for more than ten years, and I have always remembered the teachings of my master. I have been in a deep and humble position, and I dare not say that I have rejuvenated people with my wonderful skills. I have healed countless people, but I dare to pat my chest and say that I, Chen, am worthy of the Lord of Heaven and Earth, my teacher, and my own conscience. Little lady, I advise you to give way!"
At this time, there were more and more people watching the excitement around. Doctor Chen didn't want to delay any more, grabbed the medicine bag, separated from everyone and walked out.
Shen Tianshu knew that Dr. Chen might not be able to make sense, but he still quickly chased after him and explained the details to the old lady in the car in a few words.
"My dear lady, thank you for your kindness. However, Dr. Chen has been working in my house for many years. This problem of mine is also an old one. I have always been treated by him, so there should be nothing wrong with it."
What the other party said was already very obvious. If Shen Tianshu continued to pester him, he would appear to be too ignorant.
Doctor Chen raised his chin slightly in a reserved manner, feeling proud that he had won the old lady's trust. He glanced at Shen Tianshu from the corner of his eye and coldly snorted: "Did you hear that? Why don't you give way?"
The people who were watching also talked in various ways, most of them saying that Shen Tianshu was acting recklessly and overestimating his abilities.
After all, compared with Dr. Chen, who has a goatee and looks quite mature and steady, it is difficult for her to win people's trust regardless of her age or gender.
Shen Tianshu glanced at the old lady in the car with compassion, ignored Doctor Chen, and said to the maid in the car: "If something goes wrong after taking the medicine, you can still be saved within two hours. If you delay for a long time, I'm afraid, Even Daluo Jinxian has no way to save himself."
Shen Tianshu's words immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the servants around the old woman, but they probably had strict rules at home, so no one dared to speak casually and could only glare at her.
If looks could kill, she would probably be bloodied on the spot.