The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife-Chapter 21
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S T E L L A R C L O U D
[Celeste S.] [Azurixa] [Robert K.]
O R A N G E S T A R
[Talia R.] [K.Rom]
Y E L L O W S T A R
[Camille] [Linds] [Esther D.]
G O L D S T A R
[Nem]
Several people put the elderly woman on the straw mat in the backyard.
Luckily, the backyard of their house was spacious enough, otherwise, they might not be able to accommodate a leper and those who wanted to keep a distance from the leper.
"What now?" Gu Xiaoshun looked at the elderly woman on the ground and asked.
"Wash your hands first." Gu Jiao said.
The three men washed their hands with clear water and soap pods.
Later, Xiao Liulang went into his room and wrote a prescription.
Gu Jiao stood behind him and asked softly, "What is this?"
Although Gu Jiao inherited the memory of the original soul when she transmigrated here, the original soul couldn’t read, so she didn’t know the characters of this dynasty.
"Prescription." Xiao Liulang replied.
"What is this character?" Gu Jiao asked, pointing to the first character of the first word on the prescription.
"Land." Xiao Liulang read it as a whole, "Wolfberry Root-Bark."
"What about this?" Gu Jiao continued to point down.
"Liquorice, Schizonepeta, Wild gingers..." Xiao Liulang read every word in the prescription that Gu Jiao pointed out.
Gu Jiao's expression was very serious, as if she was really learning to read them. Although it was somewhat inappropriate for the occasion, Xiao Liulang didn't think much about it.
"How can you have a prescription for leprosy?" Gu Jiao suddenly asked doubtfully.
Xiao Liulang paused and said, "My brother was also infected with leprosy at that time. A travelling physician wrote an ancestral prescription for him. I saw my brother get better after drinking the medicine based on that prescription with my own eyes."
The original soul had accidentally heard him mention before that his brother had leprosy. But the original soul was a fool and didn't understand what leprosy was, so she didn't pay attention to it and didn't mention it to anyone.
Feng Lin knew about this. Because Xiao Liulang's brother had leprosy, Xiao Liulang was also rejected by the villagers and could only leave their hometown to study in Qingquan Town.
Halfway, they met by chance. But Feng Lin didn't know that the other party was his childhood neighbor until he asked his identity. It was because Feng Lin's family had moved away years prior, and he hadn't seen him for many years. Both sides had changed a lot, even the name and the household register didn’t match. Therefore, Feng Lin didn't recognize him at all.
"Since he got better, why did he die?" Gu Jiao asked.
Xiao Liulang lowered his eyes and said, "The news of his leprosy got out, and he was taken to Leprosy Mountain by the officers and soldiers. Not long after that, he died of illness on the mountain. "
So that was what happened.
Gu Jiao nodded and said, "So this is the prescription given to your brother?"
Xiao Liulang let out a sound of assent and then said, "Her current symptoms are very mild, which is similar to that of my brother. With proper treatment, maybe she can be cured completely."
Gu Jiao now had an understanding of the prescription. It was true that this medicine was directed against the symptoms, but the effect was very slow and it could only delay the development of leprosy. It would still be difficult to cure leprosy with it.
However, Gu Jiao said nothing.
Feng Lin took the prescription and said, "I'll get these medicinal herbs!"
Xiao Liulang advised, "Remember to go to different shops."
Feng Lin paused for a moment and suddenly understood, "I understand!"
People should not see that this was a prescription for leprosy, or they would be exposed.
"I will go, too!" Gu Xiaoshun said.
"What for?" Feng Lin didn’t want to be with him.
Gu Xiaoshun raised an eyebrow and said, "I will prevent you from reporting to the authorities!"
Don't think he didn't hear it. This thing just encouraged his brother-in-law to send his sister to the Leprosy Mountain!
Feng Lin rolled his eyes.
If Xiao Liulang didn't touch the elderly woman, he was sure to report it to the officers, but Xiao Liulang had already touched her. If he went to the officers now, wouldn't they also take Xiao Liulang away with them?
In any case, Gu Xiaoshun's attitude of following him was so firm that Feng Lin had to take him with him.
It was impossible for them to go by cart. If word got out, it would be dangerous, so the two walked to the major medicine shops in town. After about an hour, they bought all the medicinal herbs, as well as a medicine pot.
Gu Jiao took the medicinal herbs to the kitchen for decoction.
While waiting for the medicine to be ready, Gu Jiao asked Xiao Liulang, "Why did you come back? I heard that Gu Dashun has moved to the dormitory."
Xiao Liulang told Gu Jiao about the collapse of their dormitory room.
As expected. Gu Jiao secretly thought, but she pretended to be slightly shocked on the surface, "Fortunately, you’re both all right."
Xiao Liulang cast her a deep look.
It was too cold in the backyard, so Gu Jiao cleaned up the shed where they stored millet, moved a bamboo bed into it, spread some cotton wadding, and barely made a good bed.
"You all go out, I'll feed her the medicine." Gu Jiao said to several people.
"Big sis, you must be careful." Gu Xiaoshun said in worry.
"Don't worry, I know to be cautious." Gu Jiao sent several people out and quietly took out the medicine chest hidden in the basket.
Xiao Liulang's judgment was correct. This patient was indeed in the early stage of leprosy. Furthermore, her leprosy belonged to the tuberculoid type which caused less skin lesions and was less contagious. As long as a proper symptomatic treatment was given, she could recover completely without leaving any sequelae.
But her passing out was not caused by leprosy, but by excessive fatigue. Her clothes were torn and her shoes were worn out....
Gu Jiao couldn't help but think of the officers and soldiers she encountered in the town. Was she the patient who escaped from the Leprosy Mountain?
After the elderly woman regained consciousness a little, Gu Jiao took the dapsone and rifampicin out of the medicine chest and gave it to her. In addition, she added a special medicine from the research Institute.
As for the bowl of the traditional medicinal decoction, she also fed the elderly woman some of it, but the elderly woman seemed to dislike bitter medicine so much that she spit it out with a look of disgust.
"Old lady, where are you from?" Gu Jiao tried to ask the other party about her origins, so that she could be sent back safely later.
As a result, the elderly woman only glanced at Gu Jiao calmly, snorted and then fell back asleep.
Gu Jiao,“…”
Gu Jiao packed up her things and went to the backyard to wash her hands.
"Big sis!" Gu Xiaoshun, who had been waiting in the backyard, came to her and said, "Why did you take so long to come out?"
"The old lady drank the medicine slowly. It took a while before I fed it all to her." Gu Jiao replied lightly.
"Ahem!" Gu Xiaoshun looked around and whispered, "Big sis, can she really be cured? I heard that there is no cure for leprosy."
Gu Jiao smiled faintly, "Don't worry, it can be cured."
Gu Xiaoshun had never heard of leprosy being cured, but for some reason, when his sister said this, he inexplicably believed it with all his heart.
His sister said that it could be cured, then it could certainly be cured!
As it was getting late, Gu Xiaoshun and Feng Lin had to go back.
Before leaving, Feng Lin secretly said to Xiao Liulang, "Brother Xiao, I know that you are chivalrous and unwilling to refuse to help a dying man, but I still want to remind you that there’s no cure for leprosy. While people in the village haven’t discovered it yet, send them away quickly as soon as the old lady wakes up."
Feng Lin couldn’t criticize Xiao Liulang for doing what he did today, even though it was wrong in his opinion, because this was the kind of person Xiao Liulang was. Back then, he also saved him from the fire in the post station without recognizing him at all.
Brother Xiao was such a heroic man.
"Also, pay attention to that wicked woman. She has a lot of contact with the patient, in case..."
"She has a name." Xiao Liulang interrupted Feng Lin.
Feng Lin was stunned and looked at Xiao Liulang in bewilderment.
To be honest, Xiao Liulang was not someone to easily warm up even after a long time of interaction. From beginning to end, he always had an aura that repelled people. Were it not for his action of saving him at that time, Feng Lin would probably think that the other party was an extremely cold and indifferent teenager through and through.
But recently, he felt more and more that Xiao Liulang’s attitude towards that wicked woman had somewhat changed.
Brother Xiao... You’ve changed!!!
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Everyone But Me Is Reborn
Her father is a coward and senselessly filial. Her mother is weak and gullible. Her elder brother is a wastrel.
When she married into the Wangfu, she suffered and was coldly treated. And by the time she was in labour, she was fated to die with the unborn child in her belly.
This was supposed to be Ning Nuan's life.
However this time, everyone but her is reborn.
Ning Nuan is at a loss. She felt that her dad has suddenly become the pillar of the family, her mother’s temper became fierce, and even her elder brother, who would only walk the dogs and play with birds all day, has begun picking up books and reading them carefully.
There is also that juvenile that shows up at the wall of her courtyard everyday, calling her “Ah Nuan, Ah Nuan” with an honest face.
