I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 39: Doctor Jia

Jia Cong could not help but say: "According to my diagnosis, Sister Lin should be suffering from congenital deficiency. She should have symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and night sweats. The cough will be more severe in the morning and evening, and even worse in spring and autumn."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but show a look of surprise on her face.

Because all the symptoms Jia Cong described came true one by one, and they were all correct.

Could it be that Third Brother Cong really became proficient in medicine just by reading four medical books?

However, Lin Daiyu still had doubts in her heart.

After she came to the Jia Mansion, Grandmother Jia had asked the imperial physician to see her, so it is possible that someone had mentioned her symptoms and then Brother Cong heard about it.

Then, she heard Jia Cong continue to say: "Sister Lin is a light sleeper, isn't she? She can hardly sleep for several hours a night. I'm afraid she doesn't sleep enough for a few days a year."

Jia Cong's words completely shocked Lin Daiyu.

Because of this situation, what Jia Cong said was extremely accurate, and even the imperial physician had not diagnosed it.

I never thought that it was diagnosed by Brother Cong.

Lin Daiyu asked in surprise, "Third Brother Cong, you have only read four medical books, how can your medical skills be so advanced?"

"I do. In a year I get about ten nights of sleep."

Seeing Lin Daiyu so surprised, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile.

A small part of his diagnosis was based on his pulse diagnosis.

But more of it was actually seen from the book Dream of the Red Chamber.

Lin Daiyu told Shi Xiangyun in person about her poor sleep after the construction of the Grand View Garden was completed and Shi Xiangyun moved into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

At that time, the Grand View Garden had not yet been built, and Lin Daiyu had never told anyone about her lack of sleep.

That's why Lin Daiyu was so surprised when I said it out loud.

At this time, Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Cong with hope and asked, "Brother Cong, since you have seen my symptoms, do you have any way to treat it?"

Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Jia Cong's face.

His medical skills were merely proficient; most of these symptoms were not diagnosed by him.

More than half of them were judged from the book Dream of the Red Chamber.

How can he prescribe the right medicine at the moment?
However, when he saw Lin Daiyu's hopeful eyes, he couldn't bear to destroy her hope.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Sister Lin, in fact, the prescription the imperial physician gave you is excellent. There is no need to change the prescription."

"But as the saying goes, medicine is not as good as food, and food is not as good as qi. I can teach you a set of methods to prolong your life and strengthen your body."

"If you practice early in the morning and late at night, your health will gradually get better."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Brother Cong, there really is such a magical method? Please teach me, Brother Cong."

Jia Cong nodded and immediately taught the Eight-Section Brocade to Lin Daiyu.

Nowadays, Jia Cong's Eight-Section Brocade has already reached the highest level, and it has become a natural instinct for him.

With his guidance, Lin Daiyu soon mastered the movements of Ba Duan Jin.

After learning Eight-Section Brocade, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but feel happy. She thanked Jia Cong again and again, then said goodbye and left.

After Lin Daiyu left, Jia Cong suddenly thought, that's right, since he has passed on everything to Lin Daiyu.

Why not pass it on to Aunt Mei?

Thinking of this, Jia Cong came to Aunt Mei's courtyard and taught her the Eight-Section Brocade.

He even took Aunt Mei's pulse. Although he didn't diagnose much, it did give him some medical experience.

Aunt Mei, hearing that Jia Cong was worried about her health and was actually learning medicine on his own, could not help but feel amused and very touched, so she let him fool around.

After returning to the study, Hongxiu looked at Jia Cong with sparkling eyes and asked, "Third Master, have you really become a miraculous doctor through self-study?"

How can he be called a miracle doctor? This is just the beginning. Jia Cong thought so in his heart, but he said lightly: "I can't say he is a miracle doctor, but I can cure common diseases."

Hongxiu couldn't help but say, "Third Master, please diagnose me and see what disease I have."

Jia Cong couldn't help rolling his eyes and wanted to say that you might have some serious brain disease.

How could a good person hope to get sick?
However, it just so happened that Jia Cong was also planning to learn medical experience from the maid, so he did not refuse.

Jia Cong asked Hongxiu to sit in front of him, and then took her pulse carefully.

Having had the experience of taking pulses twice before, Jia Cong was much more calm this time.

Soon, he began to diagnose Hongxiu's physical condition by taking her pulse.

Hongxiu can eat and drink, and fall asleep as soon as she lies down. She is a heartless person.

She was in very good health, but soon Jia Cong diagnosed a symptom.

After the diagnosis, Jia Cong was about to speak, but Hong Xiu asked first: "Third Master, how is it? How is it? What disease do I have?"

Jia Cong said speechlessly: "Hongxiu, are these two days your menstrual period? Are you suffering from dysmenorrhea?"

Tiangui is the menstruation in later generations.

When Hongxiu heard Jia Cong's diagnosis, her face turned red. She lowered her head and was at a loss.

After a long while, he said, "Third Master, how did you diagnose it? I have indeed had my period in the past two days. My stomach, my stomach still hurts a little."

Jia Cong nodded, then said to Hong Xiu: "Your symptoms are not serious. Keep warm these two days and avoid contact with cold water."

"Also, you can put a hot water bottle on your lower abdomen to warm it up, and then drink some ginger and jujube paste, and it will be fine."

After hearing this, Hongxiu couldn't help but said shyly: "Thank you for the diagnosis, Third Master. I, I'll take note of it."

After saying that, she was still shy and turned around and ran out.

Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

Sure enough, I learned two more medical skills from Hongxiu today.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid I can’t do it every day.

If I could practice every day, with just the help of this little girl, I could improve my medical skills to perfection sooner or later.

Next, Jia Cong began to read the book with peace of mind.

……

Lin Daiyu returned to her room and was in a trance for a while.

After a long while, she picked up the paintbrush and started painting.

What she was drawing now was the sketch that she had just learned from Jia Cong.

However, Lin Daiyu was well versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had a certain foundation in painting.

Therefore, although she was a beginner in sketching, she was able to draw quite well.

Although it is not possible to achieve a perfect resemblance, at least it perfectly presents the three-dimensional effect.

Just when Lin Daiyu was absorbed in painting, Xue Baochai came to visit her.

Since there was no competition between the two of them, and since both of them were extremely knowledgeable, they began to appreciate each other.

The friendship between the two grew deeper as time went by.

Therefore, there was naturally no need for Xue Baochai to inform Lin Daiyu when she came to visit.

She saw Lin Daiyu drawing something in the study, so she waved to the maids, signaling them to be quiet.

Xue Baochai tiptoed into the study.

(End of this chapter)