The diapers produced by the system did not leak at all, and the protected areas were kept dry and not wet.

After touching him, she noticed that his eyeballs seemed to move under his closed eyelids.

Jiang Xi calmly laid the man down again, changed him into a new diaper, massaged his muscles, and helped him sit up and move his head. After completing the whole massage process, she was sweating.

Then she went out with the laundry bucket.

Mother Pei was sewing in the living room. When she saw Jiang Xi come out, she immediately took the wooden bucket and said, “I’ll do it. You go wash your face and eat. The rice is warming up in the pot. By the way, Xisheng’s wife came over this morning and took medicine. She left 80 cents on the table. You can keep it later.”

“Okay.” Jiang Xi didn’t refuse and went to the kitchen. On the way, she handed two newly drawn herbal figures to her two sisters: “Remember to come back before lunch.”

“Okay!” The two children nodded energetically and jumped out.

Mother Pei stopped them: “Wait, take some food with you. There’s some candy here. Come back if it’s too hot, okay?”

Jiang Ermei and Jiang Sanmei subconsciously looked at their eldest sister.

Jiang Xi nodded, and they took it. After politely thanking her, they each left with a basket.

Everyone in the village went to work, including Pei’s parents. Jiang Xi stayed at home to take care of Pei Hejun. She first fed him some food and some conditioning medicine prescribed by the hospital, and then cleaned his whole body.

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When it was almost noon, Jiang Ermei and Jiang Sanmei came back. This time, they didn’t have as many herbs as before. Maybe because the herbs were scarce, they only had a little over a pound. The two were very disappointed. Jiang Ermei said firmly, “Sister, we will look for more in the afternoon!”

“Don’t go too far, okay? Otherwise, all your time will be wasted on the road. Wait until I draw more, and then you can find more medicinal herbs.” Jiang Xi poured each of them a glass of sugar water and took out the biscuits they hadn’t been allowed to eat before.

Originally, she had not really married Pei Hejun and was just a guest. Now that they were married, the food was hers, so she let the two children eat it.

The two children said in unison: “We know!”

She had told them this many times, so they knew it, but after being told this, they could still eat biscuits and drink sugar water, so they didn’t feel bored at all. They responded obediently and honestly, holding biscuits in one hand and enamel cups in the other, feeling very happy.

Life in the Pei family was much better than in the Jiang family, where they definitely couldn’t eat these things.

Not to mention that they could earn money for helping their sister!

Jiang Xi was quite pleased to see her two well-behaved sisters. She pinched each of their cheeks with one hand, making the two children cry. Mother Pei smiled and said, “Don’t pinch them too hard. The little girls are not brats. They are very tender.”

Jiang Xi let go, still feeling regretful.

At this time, an aunt came over with a basket and stuffed four eggs in the basket to Jiang Xi with a warm smile. She patted her left arm and said, “He Jun’s wife, I heard that you have medical skills. My arm has been sprained for a long time. Now it hurts when I move it. Can you help me?”

Jiang Xi smiled and nodded: “Okay, come here, let me take a look.”

The aunt was very cooperative. Jiang Xi asked her to sit down and checked her arm. There was no big problem. It was just that her shoulder was slightly dislocated before and was not fixed properly, resulting in dislocation of the joints. It just needed to be repositioned.

However, before the formal treatment, Jiang Xi cautiously ran back to the room and held Pei Hejun’s hand. She cured Li Aimei yesterday and accepted the task first and then received the reward. She was afraid that she would finish the task before receiving it and suffer a loss.

As soon as Jiang Xi touched the man’s warm hand, the system screen appeared in front of her: [Task 3: Treat patients with joint dislocations, task reward: 5 points.]

But in addition to this, there were some other tasks: [Task 4: Treat patients with colds, task reward: 5 points], [Task 7: Treat patients with low back pain, task reward: 5 points]

Mixed among them were some small tasks of doing good deeds, such as helping a lame old man chop wood. In comparison, the rewards for the tasks she completed were high, and the rest were only one or two points.

I guess these people should be the ones who will come to see her for treatment today?

Jiang Xi confirmed with the system that she had accepted the task, then went out and deftly touched the aunt’s arm to confirm the dislocation of the bone. Then she exerted force, and as the aunt screamed in pain, the bone was set back in place.

She helped pull her aunt’s arm and exercise it a few times. Her aunt, who was still immersed in the pain, said, “No, no, it hurts too much—hey, it really doesn’t hurt anymore!”

Jiang Xi let go of her hand and habitually reminded her in a gentle voice: “Yes, it’s healed now. Move around more often and don’t just work blindly. Especially in the next two days, don’t use too much force on this arm.”

The aunt shook her arm and found that she didn’t feel the pain from the previous muscle pulling. She felt better and smiled even happier: “Okay, thank you, little doctor. I’ll go home first.”

She walked back briskly with the basket. These four eggs were worth it!

Maybe because they were afraid of being late for work, the patients who came to see Jiang Xi all came at noon. After one aunt left, several others came. Some had lumbar muscle strain, and some had migraines. Jiang Xi massaged them one by one, but it only provided temporary relief. However, she still prescribed medicine for them, and they could go to the town to get the medicine themselves.

The reward was a few eggs or a basket of vegetables.

Until Lu Xiufang appeared in front of her, the woman lifted her clothes, revealing her swollen and purple lower back. Her husband said nervously, “What’s going on? I’ve sprained it before, but it wasn’t this serious. I sprained it the day before yesterday. I found it was swollen yesterday afternoon. It’s like this this morning. It’s getting more and more painful. I don’t even dare to touch it.”

Jiang Xi checked it and said, “It’s a fascia tear^[1]refers to a rupture or damage to the fascia, which is a connective tissue that surrounds muscles, organs, and other structures in the body. This tear can cause pain and limit movement., it’s not a big problem, let me take a look first…”

She usually takes the pulse first. Many patients have hidden diseases, so she has to be careful when prescribing medicine. If there is a conflict, something bad could happen.

As soon as she felt the pulse, Jiang Xi raised her eyebrows and the smile disappeared.

Lu Xiufang’s face turned pale, and her husband Pei Jianxiang was even more panicked: “He Jun’s wife, is there anything else wrong with my wife?”

They were most afraid of seeing the doctor show this serious look, which always made them feel like something big was going to happen to them.

Jiang Xi quickly shook her head and explained, “It’s nothing else, She just pregnant. I was going to get you some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine, but it can’t be used when you’re pregnant. Just go back and apply hot compresses. It will be painful, but it’s good for the baby.”

“That’s good… What? Pregnant?” The man nodded and suddenly asked in surprise: “She is pregnant?”

Lu Xiufang was also stunned. After the shock, she didn’t feel happy but looked strange.

Those who had come to watch the fun and those who had not left after seeing the doctor looked over with expressions of disbelief.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Xi withdrew her hand and asked.

The couple seemed hesitant to speak.

Before he could say anything, Xisheng’s mother, who was holding an egg and planning to make medicine to treat a head injury caused by her daughter-in-law yesterday, suddenly laughed loudly. She said, “I was wondering how this girl knew any medical skills! Jianxiang’s wife only washed the sheets a few days ago, and now she’s saying she’s pregnant. How could that be?”

After Xisheng’s mother finished speaking, the other patients subconsciously looked at Lu Xiufang for answers.

Lu Xiufang lowered her head in embarrassment and agreed.

She had indeed just had her period.

How is it possible to get pregnant?

Not to mention…she has been married for four years and has never been pregnant. Pregnancy has become a concern for her.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Some people were worried. How good could a doctor be if she couldn’t even tell whether she was pregnant or not? Could the medicine she prescribed be taken?

Just when everyone was wavering and hesitating, Xisheng’s mother added fuel to the fire again, holding her egg like a treasure: “Fortunately I didn’t give it away, otherwise it would have been wasted. An egg is still an egg. Oh my god, I’m not afraid of not being able to cure it, I’m just afraid that it will cause harm to me…”

She was angry. Ever since her daughter-in-law had seen a doctor here, she has been acting strangely. She had a fight with her yesterday and went home to complain to her son. Her son remained silent as ever, but she had another fight with the woman and the wound still hurts.

It’s all Jiang Xi’s fault!

At this moment, Xisheng’s mother was very happy to be able to make fun of her.

Everyone felt that her words made some sense, and their faces changed. They thought it was okay, but they were afraid that the situation would get worse. However, they did not want to say it too bluntly, and their anger solidified.

Until a woman who had received a prescription from a doctor came over quickly and stuffed the prescription into Jiang Xi’s hands. She looked like she had been cheated and wanted to get her money back and run away. She laughed dryly and said, “He Jun’s wife, I don’t want to see that anymore. Can you give me back my two eggs?”

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