Chapter 70
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These are clusters of herpes lesions with sharp tips, densely arranged but not merging together. When touched, they feel somewhat hot. On the chest area, there are pin-sized, translucent blisters that have been scratched open.
The baby’s skin is delicate, and the abrasions from scratching are painful, hence the crying.
This is a combination of miliaria rubra and miliaria crystallina. Due to excessive scratching, the child inadvertently caused secondary infection, leading to abscess formation.
“It’s okay, it’s just that the heat rash has been there for a long time. The child accidentally scratched himself and it’s a bit inflamed.”
Tang Feng explained.
Uncle Zheng still felt uneasy. “I’ve seen many children with heat rash before, but none of them cried as loudly as he did, and they didn’t have it all over their bodies. It doesn’t look quite like heat rash.”
“Heat rash comes in two types, miliaria rubra (red rashes) and miliaria crystallina (white rashes). He has both.”
“I see. Well then, Doctor Tang, please prescribe some medicine for my grandson as soon as possible.”
Tang Feng nodded. “We have all the necessary medicinal herbs at home. Let’s go together, Uncle Zheng.”
Uncle Zheng nodded eagerly. Tang Feng then turned to the child’s parents and said.
“The room must be well-ventilated and cool. If the child’s heat rash has been scratched open, use a cloth to gently wipe his body. Be diligent about it, and after, make sure to dry the child thoroughly. If he sweats, wipe it off promptly or change his clothes. Don’t let the child lie down all the time; occasionally turn him over. Also, the green bean soup we drink can also be given to the child.”
After a moment of thought, Tang Feng felt that the child’s heat rash was quite severe. He added, “Go pick some fresh peach leaves and brew them into a soup. Add the peach leaf soup to the bathwater and let the child bathe twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. This will help alleviate the itching.”
“We only have peach trees on the hillside in our village! I’ll go pick some right away!” The child’s father’s eagerness indicated that he was a man of quick temper.
Now that the sky outside was getting late, there might be snakes, insects, rodents, and ants in the grass on this summer night. Tang Feng held him back. “You don’t need to go tonight. Do you have cucumbers at home?”
“We have them in our neighboring vegetable patch!” the child’s Amo replied.
“Slice the cucumbers thinly, and rub them gently on the child’s armpits, neck, and the joints of his little feet with the cucumber peel. It’s already getting late today. Let’s go pick peach leaves tomorrow.”
“Alright, alright.”
Uncle Zheng naturally understood that Tang Feng was worried about the safety of going out at night. He also felt some concern. It’s one thing if nothing happens, but if something were to happen, it would be serious.
“Then let’s go.”
Tang Feng turned to Uncle Zheng and said, while Lin Yu stood up as well. Tang Feng held his hand and followed Uncle Zheng, who was leading with a torch, out of the Zheng family’s gate.
“We’re lucky to have Doctor Tang in the village. Otherwise, we wouldn’t know what to do.”
“Uncle Zheng, that’s not true. Good people always have good fortune, not to mention your grandson looks like a blessed child.”
Tang Fengcarefully watching Lin Yu’s steps on the stones along the way.
Being praised that his grandson was blessed, Uncle Zheng couldn’t help but smile. “Doctor Tang, you’re also blessed! In a month or two, you’ll become a father too.”
Lin Yu smiled at the words. Yes, their child would be coming soon.
“Old Zheng?”
A person holding a torch called out loudly as they approached.
“Father!”
Tang Feng called back.
It was Father Tang who had come out to look for them. The sky had turned dark, and Father Tang and Tang Amo were worried when Tang Feng and Lin Yu hadn’t returned home yet. So, they came out to search for them.
“Village Chief! Doctor Tang just treated my grandson, so it took us some time.”
“Oh, the child fell ill? Is he alright?”
Father Tang walked up to them, following behind Tang Feng and Lin Yu. This way, his torch could illuminate Tang Feng and Lin Yu in front.
“It’s nothing serious, just a bout of heat rash. As long as we’re careful, it’ll be fine.”
“That’s good to hear, that’s good to hear.”
Tang Feng prepared the medicinal herbs like rhubarb, realgar, and coptis, and handed them to Uncle Zheng. “Remember what I just told you. Make sure the child doesn’t scratch himself again.”
“Don’t worry, Doctor Tang. That’s my precious grandson. We’ll take good care of him.”
“Take care on your way, Uncle Zheng.”
Lin Yu had already settled down in bed, while Tang Feng stayed in the main room chatting with his father.
“The elders in the clan say we should have a good talk with Wen Shu. After all, the results of the imperial examination haven’t come out yet, so it’s not easy to make a decision.”
“Is that how the head of the Wen family is thinking too?” Tang Feng asked.
“He’s even more worried than us. If Wen Shu wants to enter the school, it means he himself feels there’s not much chance in this imperial examination. Do you think the head of the Wen family wouldn’t be worried when he hears such words?”
In the Wen family, it was only in Wen Shu’s generation that someone could read and write. He became a scholar at a young age and was handsome too. This time, he even went to the capital to participate in the imperial examination.
Even if it’s unclear whether he’ll pass or not, Wen Shu is still young. There’s a long road ahead of him.
Tang Feng didn’t need to think twice to understand. If he were the head of the Wen family and heard that his talented younger generation wasn’t focusing on studying but instead wanted to teach in the school, naturally, he would be worried.
“Tomorrow, I will invite Wen Shu to discuss with the various uncles and elders.”
Father Tang nodded.
At noon the next day, Father Tang returned home and said, “After our discussion, the clan agreed to let Wen Shu teach. By this evening, I will inform everyone. If any family wishes to send their children to school, they can join Wen Shu’s class. Of course, I will also make it clear to them that after a month, if Wen Shu becomes a Graduate, the students under his tutelage will be divided into three parts and handed over to you.”
“There will be quite a few people added.”
Father Tang shook his head. “But there’s no way around it. However, if Wen Shu becomes a Graduate, the students he teaches will naturally be happy. After all, their teacher will be the only Graduate in our county.”
Tang Feng nodded in agreement. “That’s true.”
Sure enough, after Father Tang informed the villagers about Wen Shu’s teaching at the school, more than fifty children went to register with Old Xiucai Wang. Fortunately, when the school was built, a room was set aside. After clearing out the inside and arranging the furniture, Liu Laosan brought in the desks and sandbox. Then Wen Shu began teaching.
As for Tang Feng, the only feeling about Wen Shucoming to teach at the school was that he had become popular; no matter where he went, it was the same.
Previously, Wen Shu had always stayed at home reading and writing, rarely going out. So, unmarried young Gers in the village had no way to sneak a glimpse of him.
But now things were different, Wen Shu was at the school. So, whether on the way to the school or on the way home, Tang Feng could see groups of young Gers dressed up and wandering around the school.
Especially, some of the younger brothers of these Gers were under Wen Shu’s tutelage, and they used the excuse of picking up their younger siblings to come here every day.
“What’s wrong? Did you see another group of Gers near the school again?”
Tang Feng returned home, and Tang Amo came up and asked.
“…………”
Seeing Tang Feng not answering, Tang Amo didn’t get angry. He happily continued, “You don’t know, now even the neighboring villages want to send their children here to attend our school. One is for the reputation of our village, and the second is for Wen Shu, who just came back from the capital and participated in the imperial examination.”
“Where did you hear that from?”
Tang Feng asked with a smile.
“It was from your father this morning. You didn’t see how happy he was.”
In the past, it was always the children from Xiao Qingshan Village going to schools in other villages. But now, it seemed that children from other villages were coming to Xiao Qingshan Village.
As the village chief, he was naturally very pleased to see this change.
“I’m going to the mountain today, so I won’t be back for dinner.”
Tang Feng changed his clothes, strapped on his backpack, and took his knife.
“Are you going herb picking again?”
Lin Yu asked.
Tang Feng nodded, “We don’t have many herbs left at home, so I want to go up the mountain and take another look.”
“Just be careful and come back early. Don’t stay out until it’s dark like last time, and don’t venture too deep into the mountains.” After some thought, Lin Yu still felt worried. “Should I ask my brother to go with you?”
“Don’t worry, it’s fine. I only go around the outskirts of the mountain. Even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare venture into the deep mountains alone.”
This summer is the time when wild animals roam, so if he’s unlucky enough to encounter one while he’s out, Tang Feng doesn’t have many lives to spare.
“Luckily, I made some extra pancakes this morning. Take them with you and eat them on the way. Remember to come back early,”
Tang Amo added.
ang Feng took the pancakes Lin Yu handed to him. “Got it.”
After Tang Feng left, there were only Tang Amo and Lin Yu left in the house. Despite being just the two of them, the yard was far from quiet because Tang Amo was quite talkative. Fortunately, Lin Yu was used to it, and besides, he wasn’t much of a talker himself. With Tang Amo chatting away, the atmosphere felt lively.
In the afternoon, when Lin Yu noticed that the sun wasn’t too harsh, he decided to take a stroll outside the yard. As he opened the gate, he was surprised to see Wen Qing hastily hiding at their doorstep.
Wen Qing was equally surprised when the gate suddenly opened. Seeing Lin Yu’s enlarged belly, he couldn’t hide his astonishment. It had only been a short while since they last met, yet Lin Yu’s belly had grown so much.
Wen Qing didn’t venture outside much these days. He remembered the last time he saw Lin Yu, his belly was smaller than it is now.
“Do you want to come in and sit for a while?”
Lin Yu noticed him staring at hisbelly and moved his mouth to speak.
Author’s note: [If Tang Feng were a dentist.]
Zhang Lei had a sweet tooth, so he had quite a few cavities. Lately, the pain had become unbearable, so he came to visit Dentist Tang, the dentist who lived downhill from their house, to have his teeth checked.
“This tooth needs to be extracted.”
Tang Feng said after examining it.
“How much… how much silver?”
“One tael of silver,” Tang Feng said expressionlessly.
“That’s so expensive! Why don’t you just go rob someone?!” Zhang Lei exclaimed.
Tang Feng couldn’t be bothered to explain further. “I can’t rob everyone.”
Who would carry so much silver with them in a rural household?
Zhang Lei muttered to himself, clutching his tooth in pain. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “Alright, go ahead and extract it.”
Tang Feng washed his hands and took out the dental extraction tools. Zhang Lei winced just looking at them, feeling the pain in his tooth intensify. “How long will it take to extract?”
“Thirty breaths.”
Zhang Lei was taken aback. “You’re really making a profit here! Extracting a tooth in just thirty breaths and earning a tael of silver!”
Tang Feng looked at him for a moment and smirked, “If you’re willing, I can extract it in slow motion. We could even make it last an hour.”
Zhang Lei: ……..*Facepalm* He messed up. He shouldn’t have said that!
(This small theatre is based on a joke~)
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