The tenth concubine immediately ordered the sixth concubine to take over Wei Shishiqi's job of entertaining customers. However, the sixth concubine suddenly threw out her back and sent for Ye Zhinan to see her that very night.
Ye Zhinan saw the deliberately injured back of the patient. She kindly prescribed some ointment that would take a long time to work and gave repeated instructions before leaving.
As she was about to leave, the eleventh concubine, for the first time, kindly saw her out.
"Is Sister Six's back injury serious?"
Remembering the special instructions from the sixth concubine before she left, Ye Zhinan sighed and said, "It takes a hundred days to recover from a muscle or bone injury. Moreover, for a woman, if her back is not properly taken care of, there could be various problems in the future."
"I heard you're quite good at medicine. Is there any way to cure it quickly?"
The eleventh concubine asked again and again, and Ye Zhinan's answer was very definite.
"It won't get better in a short time."
She deliberately answered loudly so that the people inside the room could hear.
Some were happy while others were sad.
Two days later, the eleventh concubine was sent to watch over the shop. But after just one day, she fell ill. Then, one after another, the Wei family members had accidents. Finally, it was heard that the shop, along with the ducks, was truly given to the Liu family.
Without the support of the Wei family, the shop naturally closed down before long.
For several days in a row, after work, Ye Zhinan saw a noisy crowd in front of the Wei family's house. It seemed that many farmers who had raised ducks with the Wei family had all suffered losses in this deal and had come to demand an explanation.
The tenth concubine stood at the door to take charge. When she saw Ye Zhinan, her eyes seemed to be filled with ice. If it weren't for the warm spring sun, one might have frozen to death.
"You're really scheming!"
Wei Shishiqi suddenly emerged from somewhere, wearing a bamboo hat that covered her face. If it weren't for her voice, Ye Zhinan would hardly have recognized her.
"You're lazy and blame others. That's really a joke."
She turned around and was about to leave, but Wei Shishiqi blocked her way.
"Just you wait and see!"
A gust of wind blew and lifted Wei Shishiqi's veil. She hurriedly covered her face again and ran towards an empty place.
Ye Zhinan stood there stunned, frightened by the blue and purple face she had just seen. A chill involuntarily rose in her heart.
Was it a member of the Wei family? Or...
"Nan Nan, what are you standing there for?"
Ye Yingfeng's voice came over, interrupting her thoughts.
Ye Zhinan immediately turned around and went home. As soon as she entered the door, a strange face knelt in front of her.
"Miss Ye, please save my child!"
The speaker was a woman. Tears streamed down her face as she held a two - or three - year - old child in her arms.
The child's eyes were closed, as if half - asleep and half - awake. Ye Zhinan reached out and touched the child's forehead.
It was burning hot.
"Has the child got a fever? When did it start?"
"Since last night. Just now, the child suddenly had a spasm. I've heard that you're a reborn miracle doctor, Miss Ye. Please save my child!"
The woman couldn't go on speaking as she sobbed and kowtowed on the ground.
Ye Zhinan quickly pulled her up. "Carry the child into the room first. It's not a serious condition."
"Really?"
The woman looked at Ye Zhinan in surprise, full of doubt. But she still put the child on the bed.
Ye Zhinan took the chance to take out some antipyretics and fever - reducing patches from her space.
She first put the fever - reducing patch on the child's forehead and then fed the medicine.
"Give this medicine once every four hours, one tube each time. At the same time, put this ice pack on the forehead and wipe the child's body with warm water. Remember, never cover the child up!"
"But the older generation says that covering the child up to make them sweat will cure the fever."
"Did it work last night?"
Ye Zhinan's stern voice startled the woman, and she didn't dare to say more. But a look of hesitation flashed across her eyes.
"You wait here for a while. I'll show you how to do it first."
With that, Ye Zhinan began to wipe the child's body with warm water and then gave the child some water to drink.
After a while, the child finally woke up. Seeing this, the woman quickly leaned forward, hugging and kissing the child.
"The fever is gone!"
She repeatedly felt the child's body, her eyes full of surprise and relief. Then she knelt on the ground with a thud, bowing and thanking Ye Zhinan.
"If you trust me, do as I say. Tonight is crucial. Don't be careless."
The woman nodded like a sieve. She insisted on leaving the consultation fee before leaving with the child in her arms.
Since the woman left, people would come to Ye Zhinan's door from time to time, carrying their children and seeking medical advice. Ye Zhinan solved their problems one by one.
One day, the sun was shining brightly. Ye Zhinan was working in the field when suddenly a familiar voice came from behind.
"Doctor Ye, you've made me search so hard!"
Ye Zhinan was stunned. Doctor? When did a doctor come to the village?
She turned around and saw a woman walking towards her. When she got closer, Ye Zhinan recognized her as Sister Li, the woman whose child had had a high fever last time. There were two other women beside her.
"Sister Li, are you calling me?"
"Of course! You saved my Baor's life. You're a miracle doctor. After hearing about my story, Sister Lin and Sister Zhao also want you to see their children."
Ye Zhinan put down the hoe in her hand and sized up Sister Lin and Sister Zhao. They had dark complexions and strong bodies, obviously due to years of working in the fields under the sun. But she couldn't see any signs of illness.
"You two are in good health."
"Sure enough, you're a miracle doctor!"
Sister Lin grabbed Ye Zhinan's hand. "It's not us who are sick. It's our children."
"Oh, I see. In that case, I'll go back with you to have a look."
With that, they went back to Sister Lin's house. There were five children lying side by side on a big bed in the room.
"Our two families live close to each other, so we take turns taking care of the children."
Sister Zhao spoke up. She pointed to a boy and a girl inside. "These are my children, and those are Sister Lin's children. Recently, the children had a high fever. Sister Li was kind enough to give us some medicine and told us the method you had instructed last time. When we wiped the children's bodies, we found that there were a lot of small dots on their bodies."
"I thought it was different from Baor's symptoms, so I didn't dare to give them medicine casually."
"It's right not to give them medicine casually. Let me have a look."
Ye Zhinan said as she pulled aside the children's clothes and saw a dense mass of small red dots. If someone had trypophobia, they might have fainted on the spot.
Seeing Ye Zhinan's silence, Sister Zhao and Sister Lin both felt their hearts sink.
Sister Lin asked cautiously, "Is there any serious problem?"
Ye Zhinan quickly explained, "It's okay. The children are young and their resistance is not strong. They're prone to rashes. It's not a serious problem. I'll prescribe some medicine. Just take it on time."
"Really?"
Sister Zhao still wasn't at ease.
Just as Ye Zhinan was about to speak, Sister Li took the lead. "Trust Doctor Ye. If she says it's okay, it's okay."
Hearing Sister Li say this, Sister Lin and Sister Zhao didn't say anything more.
After the children took the medicine, they got better soon. In this way, the name of Doctor Ye spread.