Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

Time passed by minute by minute, and the whole courtyard was shrouded in a haze...

As soon as the old doctor said this, the room suddenly exploded.

"Poisoned? How is that possible? My Banggeng didn't go anywhere today!" Jia Zhang was the first to jump up when she heard this. She pointed at the old doctor's nose and started to scold him, "You quack, do you know how to treat a disease? If you can't, don't embarrass yourself here and get out of here!"

Qin Huairu also panicked. She grabbed the old doctor's arm and asked anxiously, "Doctor, please think about it again. How did Banggeng get poisoned? You must save him!"

The old doctor was so angry that his face turned red, but he could not get angry. He could only explain helplessly: "I have been practicing medicine for many years, and I have never seen such a poison. I am really helpless! You should find someone else as soon as possible!"

"Ask someone else? Where can we ask for help?" Jia Zhang was furious when she heard this. "You old fool, if you don't cure my idiot today, I will never forgive you!"

Seeing that Jia Zhang was about to throw a tantrum again, Sha Zhu hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said to the old doctor, "Doctor, please don't be angry. Bang Geng's grandmother is also worried about him. How about this, you write a prescription first, we will give it to Bang Geng first, and then find another doctor?"

The old doctor knew that this matter would not end peacefully today, so he could only sigh, shook his head and said, "Well, I will do my best, but I have to be frank. I have never seen this poison before, and I cannot guarantee whether it can be cured!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he was immediately disappointed, but he still pulled himself together and comforted the old doctor, "Doctor, just do your best, we all believe in you!"

The old doctor sighed, took out a pen and paper from the medicine box, wrote a prescription and handed it to Sha Zhu, saying, "Go get the medicine first. Remember, you must use a slow fire to simmer it, three times a day, and take it after meals."

Sha Zhu took the prescription and sent the old doctor away with many thanks.

After the old doctor left, Qin Huairu couldn't hold back any longer. Tears fell like beads from a broken string. She cried and said, "What should I do? Is Banggeng really in trouble?"

Seeing Qin Huairu crying, Sha Zhu felt bad too. He walked over and patted her shoulder gently, comforting her: "Huairu, don't worry. Good things will come to you. Bang Geng will be fine!"

"It's already this late, and you're still here making sarcastic remarks!" Jia Zhang glared at Sha Zhu unhappily, "Hurry up and get some medicine for Bang Geng!"

Sha Zhu had no choice but to take the prescription and go out to get the medicine.

As soon as he left, Jia Zhang pulled Qin Huairu over and said in a low voice, "Huairu, do you think this was caused by that old Chinese doctor?"

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Mom, please don't talk nonsense. The old Chinese doctor is a serious doctor. How could he do such a thing?"

"You can't judge a person by his appearance!" Jia Zhang said with a conspiratorial look on her face, "Think about it, how could our Banggeng be poisoned all of a sudden when he was fine? And the old doctor also said that he had never seen this poison before. I think this must have been deliberately poisoned by that old Chinese doctor in order to take revenge on us!"

Qin Huairu was puzzled by what Jia Zhang said, but she still didn't want to believe that the old Chinese doctor would do such a thing, so she said: "Mom, don't think about it, the old Chinese doctor is not that kind of person..."

"Not that kind of person? Then tell me, how did Banggeng get poisoned?" Jia Zhang asked step by step.

Qin Huairu was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

At this time, Sha Zhu came back from getting medicine and saw Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi whispering to each other, so he asked, "What are you two talking about?"

"Nothing...nothing..." Qin Huairu said hesitantly.

"Hmph, what else could it be!" Jia Zhang said unhappily, "It's still about the poisoning of the stick!"

"What did the doctor say?" asked Sha Zhu.

"What else can I say?" Jia Zhang rolled her eyes. "What a quack doctor. He has no idea how Bang Geng got poisoned!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind...

The old doctor's words were like thunder, exploding in everyone's ears. Qin Huairu's eyes went dark, and she almost fainted. Sha Zhu held her and asked anxiously: "Doctor, what do you mean by this? What do you mean you have never seen this poison before? You are the best doctor in our area, and you have never seen it, then..."

The old doctor stroked his beard, his face solemn: "I have been practicing medicine for decades, and I have never seen such a strange poison. This poison takes effect quickly, and the symptoms are strange. I am helpless!"

"How could this happen? How could this happen..." Qin Huairu murmured to herself, tears falling like beads from a broken string. Jia Zhang even collapsed on the ground, slapping her thighs and crying: "My dear grandson! Who is so cruel to harm my dear grandson!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly fell to the bottom. Sha Zhu looked at the pale-faced Bang Geng lying on the bed, and his heart felt like a huge rock was pressing down on him, making him unable to breathe. Could it be that Bang Geng was really going to...

"Doctor, please think of a way, please think of a way, you must save my Bang Geng!" Qin Huairu knelt down in front of the old doctor and begged bitterly.

The old doctor sighed and helped Qin Huairu up: "Comrade, it's not that I don't want to save you, it's just that I'm not very knowledgeable and can't do anything about this poison!"

Sha Zhu looked at the old doctor's embarrassed expression and knew that it was useless to force him any further, so he could only wave his hand helplessly, signaling the old doctor to leave first.

After the old doctor left, Jia Zhang cried even harder, cursing the person who poisoned her and cursing the injustice of God. Qin Huairu hugged the stick and cried uncontrollably, despair spreading in the small room.

Sha Zhu looked at the scene in front of him with mixed feelings. Although he usually didn't get along with the Jia family, he felt very uncomfortable seeing Bang Geng like this. Especially when he saw Qin Huairu's grief-stricken look, he couldn't bear to just leave it alone.

"Huai Ru, don't cry for now. I'll go find the old man and see if he has any solution." Sha Zhu patted Qin Huai Ru's shoulder and comforted her.

Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at Sha Zhu with tears in her eyes, as if she was grasping at the last straw: "Sha Zhu, are you...are you really willing to help us?"

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu's pleading eyes, and his heart softened. He couldn't help but reach out to wipe her tears: "We all live in the same courtyard. We see each other every day. How can I just stand by and watch her die? Don't worry, I will do my best to help."

Qin Huairu nodded gratefully and held Sha Zhu's hand tightly, as if she wanted to place all her hopes on him.

After leaving Jia's house, Sha Zhu went straight to the house of the first uncle. However, when he knocked on the door of the first uncle's house and saw the scene in the house, he was stunned. He saw the first uncle lying on the bed, his face was pale, his lips were purple, and the symptoms were exactly the same as Bang Geng's...

As soon as the old doctor said this, the room suddenly exploded.

"Poisoned? How is that possible? My son Bang Geng has been playing in the yard all day and hasn't even left the house. How could he be poisoned?" Jia Zhang was immediately annoyed when she heard this. She pointed at the old doctor's nose and started to scold him, "I say, old man, are you not good at medicine and are deliberately talking nonsense here? I tell you, if you delay my son Bang Geng's treatment, I will never forgive you!"

"Jia Zhang, please stop talking!" Qin Huairu was also anxious, but she was more rational than Jia Zhang. She knew that the most important thing now was to find out the cause of Bang Geng's illness. "Doctor, please don't argue with her. Look, what kind of poison is this? Can you cure it?"

The old doctor looked a little unhappy after being rebuked by Jia Zhang. He stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "I have been practicing medicine for decades, and I have never seen such a strange toxin. This poison is extremely dangerous, and I can't do anything about it..."

"What? Even you can't do anything?" Qin Huairu panicked, tears falling like beads from a broken string, "What should I do? Bang Geng, my Bang Geng..."

"It's all your fault! You're the jinx! If it weren't for you, how could my dog ​​have been poisoned!" Seeing that the old doctor was helpless, Jia Zhang immediately vented all her anger on Qin Huairu, grabbing her hair and crying and making a fuss, "You jinx, you killed my son and now you're going to kill my grandson, why don't you just die!"

"Jia Zhang, stop it!" Sha Zhu couldn't bear it any longer and pulled Jia Zhang away. "If you keep making trouble like this, Bang Geng will really be hopeless!"

"Shazhu, you are a heartless man. You help outsiders bully me, an old woman. Do you have any conscience?" Jia Zhang was pushed by Shazhu and sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and crying.

The room was in chaos, with cries, shouts, and curses mixed together, making people's scalps numb.

The old Chinese doctor who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke up: "Stop arguing!"

His roar was so powerful that it actually drowned out the voices of everyone else in the room. Everyone was stunned and looked at him in unison.

The old Chinese doctor ignored everyone's surprised looks, walked straight to the bed, took out an exquisite small porcelain bottle from the medicine box, poured out a shiny black pill, and stuffed it into Banggeng's mouth.

"This...this is..." Qin Huairu asked hurriedly, "Doctor, what medicine did you give Banggeng?"

The old Chinese doctor did not answer her question, but turned to look at Sha Zhu and said meaningfully: "Young man, come out with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Sha Zhu was confused, but still followed the old Chinese doctor out of the Jia family.

The two men came to the yard. The old Chinese doctor stood with his hands behind his back, looked up at the night sky, and remained silent for a long time.

Sha Zhu felt uneasy when he looked at him, and couldn't help asking, "Doctor, what...what do you want to say?"