Volume 1 Chapter 130 Discovery

  Reward for He Shi Bi's update

  "...Is this how your medical skills were honed?" Shen Zhong's astonished voice was tinged with a hint of self-reproach.

  She wouldn't even throw away a chicken that had eaten rat poison!

  What kind of days has she been living in these years?

  "At that time, it was also a dead horse doctor, thinking that even if he couldn't save him, as long as the mouse poison in the chicken's gizzard was cleared out, the chicken meat could still be eaten." Zhen Shiniang's rarely heard light and cheerful tone had a hint of sweetness like a little girl. "Unexpectedly, it actually survived, and even the neighbors were surprised. Last year, Li Bomo's dog broke its leg, and they brought it over for me to sew up too..." She quickly tied up the medicine cloth, "Done." Letting go of Shen Zhongjie's hand, "The general's wound is healing faster than I imagined, it won't take seven days, in three to five more days, we can remove the stitches."

  Shen Zhongge didn't say a word, he stretched out his uninjured left hand to gently wipe away the beads of sweat on Zhen Shiniang's forehead, and then tucked her fallen bangs behind her ears one by one.

  Having grown accustomed to the temperature of minus one hundred degrees Celsius, Shen Zhong's gaze suddenly rose in temperature. Zhen Xiuniang was really not used to it, her body stiffened for a moment, and she subconsciously wanted to dodge his hand. Remembering his eccentric personality, she stopped there, motionless, staring at him.

  She smoothed out the loose hair on her forehead, Shen Zhongjie withdrew his hand with satisfaction, raised his bandaged right hand, "Your suturing technique is very good, if you take it to the military, you can save many lives."

  Does he also approve of her medical skills?

  As a doctor, there's nothing more thrilling than having people acknowledge your medical skills.

  Like a ray of light breaking through the misty lake surface, Zhen Shining's eyes lit up for a moment. Unconsciously, she asked, "Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, medicine is not among them, belonging to the three teachings and nine streams, do you also think that practicing medicine is lowly?" Her voice was as warm and calm as usual, but Zhen Shining's heart was tightly strung.

  I don't know why. Although she had already made up her mind to bury her medical skills, she still hoped in her heart that Shen Zhongge would recognize and support her practice of medicine, for her, practicing medicine was a thing that could make her feel extremely fulfilled and happy.

  He also looks down on doctors.

  Seeing Shen Zhongge's silence, Zhen Shiniang felt a wave of disappointment. Just as she was about to find a topic to divert the conversation, she heard Shen Zhongge say:

  "Medicine is a benevolent art, how can it be said to be lowly?" He looked at Zhen Shining seriously, "You haven't seen the wounded soldiers on the battlefield...". The moving scenes flashed before his eyes, and Shen Zhongjie's voice was not without emotion. "...With their benevolent hearts, they all have a kind heart, if you see them working tirelessly day and night to save one more life. Seeing them risking their own lives to find a good medicine, anyone would respect them, and wouldn't think this is an inferior art..."

  Doctors are benevolent and skilled in their art, saving lives and helping people; there is nothing more worthy of respect than them.

  With a hint of reverence in her eyes, Zhen Shiniang gazed at him with sparkling eyes, and Shen Zhongge suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. His voice trailed off, and he subconsciously said, "However, women are not allowed to practice medicine!"

  The tone is powerful and forceful. No room for doubt.

  He didn't want her to go out and take pulses for big men, just thinking about it made his heart feel a sour taste.

  She has medical skills. Just let her treat his illness.

  He didn't agree with her practicing medicine, did he? Zhen Shining's eyes flashed a hint of gloominess, but it was gone in an instant. "…Someone as proud as him can already see the profession of doctor in a positive light, which is not easy." Zhen Shining comforted herself in her heart.

  Although she herself was not recognized, the profession she engaged in was not buried in his eyes, after all, in the Great Zhou, there were few people who could respect their husbands like him.

  "......The general wants to bring this suture technique into the army, I can help you teach them."

  Life is short, and if he can really bring medical skills from later generations into this era to cure more patients in pain, it won't be in vain for her to have lived in this world. As for the training fee... thinking of that silver being wasted, Zhen Shiniang's heart still aches a bit, but considering his respect for doctors, she'll make an exception this time.

  She is generous and willing to help others with her wealth, but on the other hand, Shen Zhongjie doesn't appreciate it.

  It's just sewing up the wound with suture thread, the doctors in his army camp have been tested for a long time and are especially good at treating external injuries, they only need to be slightly reminded, why do they still need her to teach them?

  He didn't want her to stand in front of a group of big men and talk freely.

  It seemed as if Shen Zhong had not heard her suggestion at all, and he stared at his already bandaged right hand. "......I sewed so many stitches, but I didn't feel any pain yesterday?" He muttered to himself, suddenly remembering that after the wound was bandaged yesterday, this hand of his still felt numb without any sensation, until this morning when it started to hurt a little. "You used anesthetic, do you have Mabo powder?" He suddenly raised his head and stared straight at Zhen Shi Niang, "Do you have Hua Tuo's Mabo powder?!"

  "No!" Zhen Shi Niang instinctively shook her head, "The general has been drinking strong wine..." She glanced at the medicine on the table and handed it to Shen Zhong Ke, "And this medicine also has analgesic effect."

  Joke, let him know he has anesthetics and got it.

  She'd rather die than admit it!

  He stared at Zhen Shi Niang, and the fleeting panic in her eyes did not escape Shen Zhong Ge's attention. His heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself that she was always calm and composed, even in the face of death, with an unshakeable dignity like Mount Tai. Why was she panicked today?

  Suddenly, he remembered Xiao Yu's words, "......Jian Dafu has an anesthetic secret recipe, General can go find her to cooperate." So in these days, he was searching for Jian Dafu upside down, but Jian Dafu seemed to have evaporated into thin air, and there was no clue to follow.

  Jian Dafu had been living in Wutong Town all along, and she used the surname Jian in Wutong Town!

  Jian's medical skills were exceptional, and she was also skilled in medicine!

  Xiao Yu said that Jian Dafu's body was weak and his life would not last long, she also exhausted her heart and blood, and had less than two years of life left!

  Something was on the tip of Shen Zhongjie's mind, his face turned from red to purple, and a hint of blue appeared.

  The air suddenly turned cold, and Zhen Shining's body shook.

  He suspected her!

  He just didn't like to care about trivial matters around him, but once he put his mind to it, his brain turned faster than anyone else's. As this thought flashed through her mind, Zhen Shi Niang suddenly felt a sense of doomsday-like panic in her heart. She abruptly stood up and said, "I'll go pour tea for the general!"

  After sitting for a long time, Zhen Shiniang suddenly stood up and felt dizzy in front of her eyes.

  "Xīng Niáng!" Shen Zhong Xiao tightly hugged her.

  Her slender body was held in his arms, Shen Zhongge felt a sharp pain that pierced through his heart, and his hand unconsciously stroked her pale face.

  Because she was in poor health, she yearned to survive even more and studied medicine with all her might. Due to poverty, she would secretly go out to practice medicine. For five years, he had ignored her, letting her fend for herself, so even if she were indeed that simple doctor, practicing medicine and selling medicine behind his back, doing some things that weren't quite right, what right did he have to criticize her?

  The violent emotions gradually dissipated, and Shen Zhongxie couldn't describe the taste in his heart. Unconsciously, he didn't want to pursue the truth of the matter anymore.

  She came to and found herself in Shen Zhongge's arms, Zhen Shiniang's face flushed red. She struggled to get up, but was held tighter by Shen Zhongge. "Your body is weak, don't be so reckless again," he scolded, his face stern.

  He didn't even ask?

  Is it just being paranoid or what?

  Recalling the suffocating tension from before, Zhen Shiniang's pushing motion was somewhat hesitant, "......I'm fine?"

  "Your face is so pale and you say it's nothing." Shen Zhongge glared at her, "Tomorrow I'll report to the Emperor and ask another imperial physician to come and take a look at you."

  "No, no..." As soon as the imperial physician was mentioned, Zhen Shiniang thought of Wen Taizhong, although she had never seen him before, he had taken her pulse for her, and was so frightened that he shook his head repeatedly. Seeing Shen Zhongjie's face turn gloomy, her voice stopped abruptly.

  She refused too fiercely, wasn't she unwittingly telling him that she was indeed the missing Jian Dafu?

  The air fell silent, and Zhen Shining let him hold her without daring to struggle again. Her head spun rapidly as she thought about how to get out of this awkward situation.

  Just then, Dong Ju pushed the door open with a medicine bowl in her hands, "General's medicine..." She caught sight of Shen Zhongjie holding Zhen Shiying and her voice trailed off, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

  Zhen Shi Niang took the opportunity to jump down to the ground, steadied her mind, and calmly called out to Dong Ju, "...... attend to General's medicine." Then she walked out.

  Looking at her fleeing back, Shen Zhong's eyebrows were twisted into a knot.

  The next morning, while Shen Zhongjie was away, Zhen Shiniang called for Qiuju and instructed her to go to Rui Xiang Medicine Shop. "Tell Li Zhuangcai that if anyone asks whether Jian Dafu is male or female, just say it's a man."

  Gender is unchangeable, and only this point can thoroughly dispel Shen Zhongjie's doubts.

  In the late afternoon, Li Qizhen's wife arrived.

  “……Today, the general sent someone to ask whether Jian Dafu is male or female.” She nervously looked at Zhen Shi Niang, “I said it was a man, won't there be any trouble?” After all, she was just an ordinary citizen, deceiving the powerful General Li, and Li Qi's wife felt a nervous fear.

  Zhen Shining's heart felt a little lighter, "......It's nothing." She looked calm and composed, her voice peaceful and serene.

  Li Qizhen's wife calmed down at once and looked at Zhen Shining, saying, "Why don't I just cash out Rui Xiang?"

  Previously, she had planned to let Li Qi's brother take care of it, but now Zhen Shiniang gave her 20% of the shares. In comparison, she also felt that keeping Rui Xiang in hand was not worth the trouble and effort. Moreover, investing in Da Ren Tang required at least six or seven hundred taels of silver, which she couldn't afford if she didn't sell the medicine shop and those houses.

  But if she cashes in Rui Xiang, she's afraid that Zhen Shi Niang will one day abandon them, causing a big commotion and leaving them with nothing.

  Zhen Shining immediately understood her meaning, smiled slightly and said, “...Daren Hall will be my capital in the future. You also know that I am not a person who can show off, and my family is not well-known either. I hope to have you and Li Dage help me with this. If you are willing, follow Li Dage and move over to take care of Daren Hall for me. We can sign a long-term contract, how about it?”

  Li Qizhen's wife was overjoyed, her mouth couldn't close, "...... I'll go back and tell your brother Li right away." Just as she was about to reach the door, Zhen Shiniang called out to her again, saying casually, "The Righteous Humanitarian Hall still needs people, so have Li's wife take Feng Daifu and those few apprentices over there too..."