When Ye Wanmian arrived at the medical clinic with the yellow dog, there were quite a few patients inside, and Dr. Wang was feeling a patient's pulse.
At the sight of Ye Wanmian, he just glanced up briefly, then lowered his head again, attentively explaining the patient's condition to the person in front of him and instructing him on the matters to be noted.
Ye Wanmian wasn't visiting the clinic for the first time. She had helped Dr. Wang out when the clinic was busy before. She greeted the pharmacy apprentice, put down the small cloth bag with medical books on her body, and then walked over to offer her assistance.
Since there were many patients and some people were afraid of dogs, Xiao Jingcheng didn't go inside. Instead, he found a shady spot outside and lay down. As long as he lifted his eyes, he could see the busy and charming figure inside the clinic, which made him feel inexplicably at ease.
Ye Wanmian was still not well - versed in medicine yet, so she naturally couldn't diagnose patients, but she could help Dr. Wang write prescriptions and dispense medicine.
She crouched down beside Dr. Wang, softly called out "Master", and then naturally picked up a pen and took a medical record book.
Seeing this, Dr. Wang directly said, "The patient has a high fever, feels restless, has a flushed face and ears, a strong pulse, a red and enlarged tongue with dry yellow fur."
Ye Wanmian quickly wrote it down on the paper. The symptoms Dr. Wang described went through her mind, and then she immediately picked up the pen and wrote at the end, "The patient is suffering from summer heat. He should be given a decoction of gypsum, anemarrhena, licorice, polished round - grained rice, and ginseng..."
What she wrote was exactly the same as what Dr. Wang said.
Dr. Wang watched her writing with a pleased look on his face.
After blowing dry the ink, Ye Wanmian handed up the prescription in her hand. The patient's family member paid the consultation fee, took the prescription, and then got up with the patient to go to the pharmacy next door to get the medicine.
Then, another patient came...
While Ye Wanmian was busy inside the house, outside, Xiao Jingcheng was dozing off when the sound of communication between dogs reached his ears. He sat up straight and looked to the other side. Sang Biao was already waiting there.
Sang Biao's appearance meant there was new information. Taking advantage of Ye Wanmian and the pharmacy apprentice not noticing, Xiao Jingcheng jumped to the ground and walked over.
When he got closer, Xiao Jingcheng found that Sang Biao didn't look as leisurely and relaxed as yesterday. The whole dog seemed rather fidgety, constantly pacing in circles.
After Xiao Jingcheng approached, Sang Biao crouched down, looking a bit aggrieved, and whined at Xiao Jingcheng.
Xiao Jingcheng's heart skipped a beat.
Sang Biao told him that one of the brown - haired dogs sent to the mansion of the Chen员外 to gather information had been killed by the people in the mansion because it had exposed its whereabouts, and its body had been cooked and eaten by the servants in the Chen mansion.
Sang Biao looked extremely sad, and his eyes were even wet.
Xiao Jingcheng didn't have much affection for the other dogs in Dongli Town, but the brown - haired dog had died because of him after all. His heart sank slightly, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
[General, because of the death of the brown - haired dog, we don't know what's going on inside for the time being.] Sang Biao whimpered.
[I'll think of other ways to get in and find out.]
Xiao Jingcheng came back to his senses and said, [Since it's so dangerous in there, you don't have to take risks anymore. Just keep an eye on the perimeter and notice if there are any outsiders, especially Taoist priests, entering the mansion.]
Sang Biao had already prepared himself for the loss of a few more brothers. As soon as he heard what Xiao Jingcheng said, the whole dog became much more energetic. He was even more respectful and grateful to Xiao Jingcheng, wagging his tail desperately behind him.
[Thank you, General!]
After saying goodbye to Sang Biao, Xiao Jingcheng returned to the medical clinic and lay back in his original place, but his mind was thinking about what Sang Biao had said.
Although it was a pity that they hadn't been able to gather any information from there, the death of the brown - haired dog seemed rather unusual to him. He was just a junior official. Why was he guarding his mansion so strictly that he even killed a dog?
The thought in his mind became even stronger. Last night, the brown - haired dog must have seen something it shouldn't have, so it was silenced!
Maybe the "Lord" they had mentioned yesterday had made an appearance!
But then, his mood sank again.
The other side didn't even spare a dog, which meant it was difficult to gather information from there. They couldn't act rashly either, lest they not only alert the enemy but also implicate others.
This matter must be handled with extreme caution.
Ye Wanmian inside the house didn't notice what was going on here. She whole - heartedly helped Dr. Wang write medical records and prescriptions. After a long, busy time, the patients in the medical clinic had finally dispersed.
"There were quite a few patients with summer heat coming to the clinic today." Ye Wanmian said thoughtfully.
Dr. Wang nodded, "It's the Dog Days now, when the sun is at its most scorching. Whether they're farmers or merchants, they live on the road to make a living, so it's natural that they can't bear it."
He couldn't help but admonish Ye Wanmian, "Don't go into the mountains to collect herbs recently. If you suffer from heatstroke and faint, you can't expect your big yellow dog to save you, can you?"
Ye Wanmian nodded with a smile, "I know."
Dr. Wang picked up the medical record she had written, flipped through it, and nodded in satisfaction, "I'm really grateful for your help today. Otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken me."
Putting down the pen, Ye Wanmian rubbed her slightly sore wrist and said with a smile, "It's an honor for me to assist Master."
Dr. Wang stroked his beard and laughed, "I was right about you. You're a talented child. It's only been a few days, and you can already write the corresponding prescription based on the symptoms I describe."
Ye Wanmian was indeed very intelligent, with a photographic memory. She usually remembered many books after just one look. Even for very obscure and difficult books, she could memorize them after reading them a few more times.
Dr. Wang had discovered this ability of hers by accident.
He still remembered that at that time, she had just started cooperating with the clinic, supplying medicinal materials for it. When there was an outbreak of typhoid in the town and the clinic was overwhelmed, she couldn't bear to watch and voluntarily joined to help them out.
He had just casually mentioned the condition and prescription of one of the patients, and she had heard it. She had imitated it and written prescriptions for several patients with the same symptoms, relieving a lot of his burden.
It was from then on that he had the idea of taking her as his apprentice and teaching her medicine. Now, his wish had finally come true.
Ye Wanmian was a bit embarrassed by Dr. Wang's praise, but she didn't play humble. Instead, she blinked playfully and said, "It's all because Master has taught me well!"
"You child." Dr. Wang said with a smiling shake of his head. He pointed to the face covered by her handkerchief and said, "By the way, what happened to your face?"
Ye Wanmian blinked and said that she had fallen and injured herself while collecting herbs in the mountains the previous day.
Dr. Wang blew his beard and glared, "You're such a grown - up girl. Why can't you be more steady in your actions?"
After saying that, he got up and walked into the inner room. When he came back in front of Ye Wanmian, there was an extra medicine bottle in his hand. He handed it over and said,
"Don't say that Master doesn't care about you. This is my unique and secret scar - removing medicine. It's priceless!"