My village can't be like this

Chapter 678 Hemorrhoids Cannot Be Spoken
When we arrived at the foot of the Sanqing Temple, little Siqi was already able to walk up the stone stairs one step at a time by himself.

During these six months, his short legs have grown a lot longer. He no longer needs to be carried up by adults or climb up using his hands and feet as before.

Seeing that he was willing to walk, Zhang An did not bother him and just treated it as a physical exercise.

However, there are quite a few stone stairs at the entrance of Sanqing Temple, dozens of them in total. After climbing for a while, about a dozen steps, the little guy was already a little out of breath.

"Qiqi, come here, let auntie hold you. You are so tired, please don't get too tired."

Zhang An knew his son's bottom line, so he didn't say anything. However, Zhang Zilin, who was standing next to him, couldn't bear it and quickly walked up to hold the little guy in her arms.

Maybe the little guy felt tired, so he didn't make any noise when held by Zhang Zilin.

"Let me do it. He's quite big and it must be a bit difficult for you to hold him."

Although little Siqi is young, he is not light at all. When other children of his age were around, they would probably weigh only about 20 kilograms, but the little guy now weighs more than 30 kilograms.

It’s not because he’s fat, it’s mainly because he grew up fast and became a little taller.

Zhang Zilin is a woman with a slim figure and slender limbs. She must be very tired to climb such high stone steps carrying little Siqi.

Having tried a few steps, Zhang Zilin knew that what Zhang An said was true, so she readily handed the little person in her arms to Zhang An.

When they arrived at the gate of Sanqing Temple, little Siqi had rested enough and was no longer breathing hard. He struggled to get down again.

The threshold of the Taoist temple's gate was a bit high. Little Siqi, who had just landed on the ground, immediately flipped over it skillfully, and then ran towards Heizi in the yard.

Heizi has now grown into a big dog half a person's height. He is no longer as small as when he was sent to me before, so we can no longer call him Little Heizi, but Big Heizi.

Because it was too tall and there were often strangers coming to the Taoist temple, Zhang Yixing was afraid that it would scare people, so they would tie it in a corner of the yard during the day and put up a sign saying "Keep Out of the Way".

As soon as Xiao Siqi approached, Heizi, who was standing, immediately lay on the ground and let the little man in front of him play with his dog head.

There was no way, it was really too tall. If he stood, Xiao Siqi couldn't even reach its back, let alone touch its head.

Xiao Siqi rubbed Heizi's pointed ears a few times, then took out something to eat from his pocket, peeled off the outer packaging, and fed it to Heizi.

Zhang An took a look and saw that it was a small bag of spicy strips that the little guy got from his brother Li Yao.

Heizi is a local dog and is used to spicy food, so he enjoys the food very much.

At this moment, the scene of one person and one dog looks very harmonious.

In fact, Heizi was not so close to Xiao Siqi before, but during this period of time, Zhang An would bring him over to play whenever he had time, and gradually, Heizi became familiar with this little guy in front of him.

All this takes time. Although Heizi was born in Zhang An's family, he left that big family when he was young.

Until now, Heizi has completely regarded the little guy as his own master.

"Alright Qiqi, come play with Heizi later. Let's go find Grandpa Gan first."

Since we have come to Sanqing Temple, we must meet Zhang Yihang first. As the juniors, this is the etiquette.

Although Xiao Siqi is still young, these things must be cultivated from an early age. If we do not cultivate them until he grows up, it will be difficult to correct them if they go astray.

Little Siqi was also very obedient. When he heard what Zhang An said, he immediately ran over and, like a leader, led a few adults to the side hall.

Although it was still early, Zhang and his group had already gotten up.

Because he was the only one in Sanqing Temple, he would get up early every day, clean the temple, burn incense, and then do morning prayers.

The content of morning classes is not fixed. Sometimes it is chanting scriptures, sometimes it is copying scriptures, etc.

However, it was already past the morning class time, so Zhang Yixing was probably practicing martial arts.

When the little fellow didn't find anyone in the side hall, he immediately ran out and went to look behind the house.

He was very familiar with this place and it was not difficult for him at all.

Several people followed Xiao Siqi to the back of the side hall, and saw Zhang and his group practicing martial arts here.

"Fuck grandpa!!"

As soon as Xiao Siqi saw Zhang Yihang, he rushed over.

"Hey, why are you here so early, Qiqi?"

Although Zhang Yixing was still practicing martial arts, as soon as he saw little Siqi, he immediately stopped practicing and picked up the little guy.

"I came here with my father."

Little Siqi was very well behaved with Zhang Yixing, pointing at Zhang An and saying.

"Old man, long time no see."

The fat man had already stepped forward and greeted Zhang and his group with an apology.

It must be said that he learned this set of skills quite quickly.

"I got married last year. This is my wife, Zhang Zilin. I brought her to meet you this time."

Then the fat man introduced Zhang Zilin who was sitting next to him.

Although Zhang Zilin came with them last time, Zhang Yixing was away due to some matters, so they did not come.

"Hello, Taoist Master Zhang."

Zhang Zilin also bowed to Zhang Yihang.

"Not bad, not bad. Master Lu has found a good match. I hope you two can stay together forever."

Zhang Yixing looked at the faces of the two men respectively, then nodded and said with a smile.

"Haha, then I'll take your advice, old man."

Although they felt that Zhang Yixing was saying auspicious words, the fat couple were still very happy after hearing them. After all, who doesn't like to hear good words?

Only Zhang An knew that his grandfather's words were not just casual remarks, because he really knew how to read faces.

In the past, Zhang An had always wanted to learn this skill from Zhang Yixing, but unfortunately he didn't seem to be suitable for it. No matter how patiently Zhang Yixing taught him, he couldn't get started for a long time, and finally had to give up.

After returning to the yard, the fat man went to the main hall to burn incense and pay his respects to the Three Pure Ones, just like he did before.

The only difference is that before it was just him, but now Zhang Zilin is with him.

After the two of them burned incense, they donated some money to the merit box as they did before.

There was a reception table in the yard. Zhang and his entourage had already brought a pot of tea and invited them to sit down.

"Mr. Lu, I just saw that you looked gloomy and puzzled. I think you are troubled by something."

Zhang An took the teapot and poured tea for them. Zhang Yihang then spoke to the fat man.

"I really can't hide it from you. To be honest, I came here to see you for medical treatment."

When the fat man heard what Zhang Yixing said, he immediately smiled bitterly.

"Oh? But I don't think you have any problem on your face. Stretch out your hand and I'll take your pulse."

Zhang Yixing frowned when he heard this, and said in confusion. At his level, if he wanted to know if a person was sick, he could tell something just from the physical appearance.

When the fat man heard this, he obediently stretched out his hand and placed it on the table.

Zhang Yixing examined the patient with his eyes closed for a while before speaking: "Your pulse is very stable. It doesn't look like there is anything wrong with you. Why don't you tell me about your symptoms?"

When Zhang An heard this, he couldn't help but think, isn't this a problem in that area?
If that is the case, it would be impossible not to diagnose it from the pulse.

"Um, old man, I don't actually have any other disease, but hemorrhoids. I went to the hospital and they said I had to have surgery, so I came to see you."

The fat man looked at Zhang An beside him with an embarrassed expression, but finally he gritted his teeth and said it.

When Zhang An heard these two words, he was stunned.

He had considered many symptoms, but this was not the one he had considered.

That thing appeared in that place, no wonder the fat guy couldn't tell him.

This kind of thing is really embarrassing to talk about in front of other familiar people except between husband and wife.

"No wonder, hemorrhoids really can't be diagnosed. Come with me and take a look inside."

Zhang Yixing also suddenly realized that hemorrhoids really cannot be diagnosed from the pulse.

This time the fat man didn't hesitate and followed Zhang and his group directly to the inner room.

After a while, the two came out.

"Your condition is not serious, so don't worry. I'll prescribe two prescriptions for you. Take this one and boil it according to the instructions. Boil the other one in warm water for a sitz bath. It will be healed in about half a month."

Zhang Yixing didn't know whether he was comforting the fat man, then he picked up the pen and wrote a prescription for the fat man.

"But it's best to find the hemorrhoid grass yourself. The one you get from the pharmacy may not be very effective."

"Master, where can I find this summary? I don't know much about it. I'd like to trouble you to tell me more."

When the fat man heard that he had to go find it himself, he was worried that he might not be able to find it, or that he might go to the wrong place.

"Don't worry, it's not a rare thing. There are a lot of them in the mountains. You are here, just let Zhang An take you to find it."

Zhang Yixing knew what the fat man was worried about, so he said with a smile.

"That's great. I'll ask him to take me there this afternoon."

After hearing what Zhang Yixing said, the fat man no longer worried about anything.

After all, he had Zhang An in his pocket, so everything else was not a problem at all.

"Oh, I remember Zhang An has a few badger skins. Ask him for one and sew it into a cushion. Use it as a cushion before your wound heals. It will be more effective."

Zhang Yixing suddenly remembered that Zhang An had a badger skin, so he started talking again.

"Okay, I'll excuse you."

The big problem in his heart was solved, and the fat man felt a lot more relaxed.

God knows how he was tortured by that thing a few days ago. He was almost going crazy.

When he went to the hospital and they told him he had to have surgery, he was very resistant.

People like him have always taken good care of their bodies. It would be fine if he just took some medicine, had an IV drip or got an injection, but it would be a horrible thing to have surgery on him.

However, he immediately thought of Zhang Yixing, an old Taoist priest with real skills, so he came over to give it a try. Unexpectedly, it actually worked.

After the consultation, the fat man had no intention of paying the consultation fee, because he knew that Zhang Yixing would definitely not charge him, and he could just come and burn incense more often in the future.

After the incident was over, the few people did not go down the mountain immediately, but chatted with Zhang and his group while watching Xiao Siqi playing with Heizi.

"Hey, Brother Zhang An, Qiqi, you are here too."

Suddenly, a girl's voice came from the door.

"Xixi is here. Has the treatment started?"

Zhang An knew who was speaking without even looking.

Except Yan Qian, no one in the village would call him that.

He had helped Yan Qian find the most important main medicine for the treatment a long time ago, and Yan Peifeng quickly found the other ingredients on the prescription.

However, Zhang Yixing did not treat the little girl immediately at that time, because although the medicinal materials were found, they still needed to be processed.

"Yeah, it's been a few days now."

The little girl first came over and bowed to Zhang Yixing, and then spoke to Zhang An.

Yan Peifeng followed behind her and nodded to Zhang An and the others.

"Auntie, why don't you come to play with me?"

Because Yan Qian came, Xiao Siqi gave up playing with the dog and ran to Yan Qian.

Usually, after the bunch of naughty kids in the village go to school, only Yan Qian would often come to play with him, so he likes Yan Qian as his aunt very much.

"Then wait a few days, and auntie will come to play with you again, okay?"

Since starting the treatment, Yan Qian has not left the house except for coming to Sanqing Temple, so she hasn't been to Zhang An's house for several days.

"Okay, Xiao An, you guys go back. I'm going to start treating Miss Xiao Yan here."

After a while, Zhang and his group started to chase people away.

"Then we'll go down the mountain first. Uncle Yan, please tell me when Xixi gets better."

After hearing the old man's words, Zhang An stood up and was about to leave with the fat couple, without thinking of staying to watch the treatment process.

If it were convenient for him to watch the treatment process, Zhang and his group would have called him over to teach him step by step, and would not have driven them down the mountain at this moment.

"That's for sure. No matter who I forget, I can never forget you."

In Yan Peifeng's heart, Zhang An and Zhang Yixing are both great benefactors of his daughter.

After going down the mountain, little Siqi rode on Zhang An's shoulders, shouting "Gee, gee..."

"It's just a small hemorrhoid, but you kept it to yourself and didn't tell me. I thought it was a big deal."

Zhang An rolled his eyes at the fat man. He actually thought that the fat man had some serious illness and was thinking of getting him some tonic prescriptions.

"I don't have the nerve to tell you this. We are so familiar with each other. If I really tell you, I will never be able to face you again."

The fat man said weakly that he was really embarrassed. Nowadays, there is not only protection between men and women, but also protection between men.

"It's not that serious. It's just hemorrhoids. You'll find out later that this thing is very common."

Zhang An shook his head and said, after all, in later generations, nine out of ten men had hemorrhoids and that was not just talk, especially in the neighboring city which was very tolerant.

(End of this chapter)