SWDnovel Chapter 3 Medical Skills
Chapter 3 Medical Skills
It was evening.
Li Yuan paced back and forth in the main room. "It's been all afternoon, why haven't they come back yet?"
He frowned, glancing outside from time to time, his mind conjuring up all sorts of images.
He became increasingly anxious. If Xiao Lijun hadn't been home, he would have gone out long ago.
It was getting dark.
Finally, a familiar figure appeared, and my heart finally settled down.
Wang Xiulan has returned, but she looks terrified.
"What's wrong, Mother?"
Li Yuan quickly came over and took her hand, "What happened? Why are you so late?"
"Ah Yuan, this world has gone mad..."
Wang Xiulan was very excited.
After he inquired, he finally figured it out.
Basically, the grain shops raised prices and implemented a daily ration of grain, and the quantity was very small.
I used to be able to buy a pound of cornmeal, but now I can't even buy half of the cheap sorghum flour.
Even so, people were still scrambling for it like madmen.
Wang Xiulan, a woman, couldn't possibly compete with them. By the time it was her turn, they were all sold out.
"Also, Ah Yuan, thanks to you this time, on my way back I saw some thugs harassing young girls in the street, it was terrifying."
"They just dragged it away!"
"This world is so chaotic! Poor girl..."
That's what caused her fear.
The man even glanced at her, and she instantly felt numb. But after he cursed her for being ugly, Wang Xiulan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and ran away as if fleeing.
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's heart tightened. "Thank goodness!"
He was relieved.
If something were to happen to Wang Xiulan, he would probably go crazy. As for the little girl who was harassed, he could only sigh and think that she was going to suffer.
"It's alright, it's alright. I'll go tomorrow. You stay home and don't go out anymore."
Li Yuan patted her back to soothe her emotions.
After a long while, Wang Xiulan finally recovered. "Ah Yuan, do you think we should use all the money at home to buy grain tomorrow? The price is going up every day! And what about the money your father left us to save his life?"
Li Shouyi did leave behind a sum of money, but it was for saving lives and could not be used until the very last moment.
"Mother, you forgot, the government limits purchases!"
"Ah... I forgot! What should I do?"
Wang Xiulan panicked, forgetting what she had just said, and was at a loss for what to do. "Ah Yuan..."
"Don't worry, Mother, I'll figure something out. I'll take care of everything!"
Li Yuan nodded to her, his expression very serious.
In just a few days, I will make breakthroughs in both medical skills and martial arts, and then everything will be resolved.
...
As night gradually fell over the main room, Wang Xiulan's voice came from the kitchen.
"Dinner's ready!"
"Time to eat..."
Upon hearing the noise, Li Jun ran out of the inner room, wearing a gray, old, faded gray shirt.
These were altered from Li Yuan's clothes.
"Brother, dinner's ready..."
He shouted happily, lying in bed thinking about when he could eat, his mouth watering.
kitchen.
An oil lamp, as small as a bean sprout.
There were three bowls of cornmeal porridge on the small table; it was very thin, and there was only one flatbread left.
"That's all. That's all we have at home. Go buy some more first thing tomorrow morning."
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; she had no other choice.
"Okay, I'll buy it tomorrow. Let's eat first."
"Ugh!"
Wang Xiulan sighed, cut a pancake in two, gave the larger one to Li Yuan, and the smaller one to Li Jun, keeping none for herself.
The little guy immediately started nibbling. Although he was hungry, he wanted to eat slowly, as if that would allow him to eat more.
Li Yuan looked at his bowl; although it was very thin, it was the thickest of the three bowls.
Ever since his father, Li Shouyi, was conscripted into the army, this has been the rule in the Li family: he eats the most and the best food.
Wang Xiulan once said that he was the pillar of the family, and that was only right.
Although Li Yuan said many times that it wasn't necessary, it was no use.
The three ate in silence, and no one spoke.
"Is Yuan home?"
Suddenly a crisp sound came from outside.
"at home."
Li Yuan called out, immediately put down his chopsticks and went out. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled a pleasant fragrance.
A woman in her early twenties, with skin as white as snow, wearing a blue dress and with her hair down, the fragrance emanating from her hair.
At first glance, it looks perfectly ripe.
He Qiushi!
"Qiu girl, come in quickly."
Wang Xiulan also came out at this moment and hurriedly greeted them.
"No, no, Aunt Li, I'm here to get the medicine. Also, this is some leftover tofu from today's sale. I'll bring some over, please don't mind."
He Qiu was aware of the rumors surrounding her, which is why she didn't come in.
"It's alright, Sister Qiu, please come in."
Li Yuan said.
The idea that someone is unlucky in marriage or in relationships is utter nonsense.
His father, Li Shouyi, said that He Qiu's husband died suddenly from a heart problem, as did her father-in-law. Li Yuan guessed that it was a hereditary heart disease.
As for her mother-in-law, she died because she couldn't handle the shock.
It has nothing to do with her at all.
Li Shouyi also told the neighbors, but no one believed him, saying that she was a jinx.
"Oh well."
He Qiu was very grateful. The Li family was the only one in the entire Willow Tree Lane who did not look down on her. That was why she often delivered unsold tofu to the Li family.
"Aunt Li."
She handed over the bowl containing the tofu.
"Thank you very much, Qiu girl."
Wang Xiulan expressed her gratitude, saying that tofu was a good thing and that she would usually invite her to stay for dinner, but today there simply wasn't enough!
"Take this medicine. After taking a few more doses, your cough should be better, but you need to rest more."
Li Yuan took the medicine he had prepared from behind the counter and handed it to He Qiushi.
"It's much better now. I hardly cough during the day anymore, only a little at night."
"Ah Yuan's medical skills are getting better and better."
He Qiu laughed, her eyes turning into crescent moons, which made Li Yuan slightly stunned. Indeed, peaches are most delicious when they are fully ripe.
At this moment, Wang Xiulan came back with the empty bowl. "Qiu girl, here's your bowl back."
"Okay, I'll head back now, Aunt Li."
He Qiu took the bowl, picked up the medicine, and left the Li family clinic with a smile.
"Qiu Yatou is also a person with a tragic fate!"
Wang Xiulan sighed.
She's so young, living like a widow, and is disliked by everyone in Willow Lane. What a life... sigh!
...
After eating, Li Yuan returned to the house.
He sat cross-legged on a wooden board.
In my mind.
Heaven rewards diligence.
Name: Li Yuan
[Realm: None]
[Exercise: Health Preservation Exercise (Beginner Level (45/50))]
[Skill: Medical Skills (Beginner (91/100))]
According to his father, Li Shouyi, this health-preserving exercise was passed down from their ancestors. One could become a martial artist simply by entering the basics, but it was very difficult to cultivate. In his memory, no one in the Li family had ever mastered this exercise.
"Just 5 more points and you'll be able to get started with the health-preserving exercises."
"It should take about four or five days!"
"It should be progressing at about the same pace as medical skills!"
"Then we can go to Xiaolingfang!"
Xiaolingfang is a special place where trading and buying and selling are allowed without restrictions. He plans to make finished medicines and sell them in Xiaolingfang.
But the world is too chaotic, and it's easy to be targeted.
These were the instructions Li Shouyi gave him before he left: unless there was no other way, he should not go.
One hour later.
Li Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Check your mind immediately.
[Exercise Method: Health Preservation Exercise (46/50)]
It's a little too long!
"Gurgle..."
My stomach protested, and the feeling of hunger arrived as expected.
Li Yuan smiled wryly. Cultivation was too taxing, which was why he only cultivated after eating at night.
sleep!
I won't be hungry once I fall asleep...