Not a Terminal Illness

Zhou Xi is not foolish. She consulted a doctor in the third year of her marriage when she still hadn't conceived. She had also sought advice from the doctors at Jishi Tang. This time, she didn't hold out much hope.

As expected, the doctor asked her what illness she wanted to be treated for, then felt her pulse for a while, and finally gave the same old diagnosis as before. He was about to prescribe medicine when Zhou Xi hesitated and couldn't help but say, "Doctor, I've been taking care of myself for many years, and I've been taking medication, but I still can't conceive."

The doctor observed Zhou Xi for a moment before stating, "You haven't been taking care of yourself properly."

Man Bao, standing next to her elder sister, asked, "Then how can she be considered to have taken care of herself properly?"

"When her hands and feet are no longer cold in winter and her complexion is rosy, then she can be considered to be in good health."

That means she needs to eat well. Like them, their complexion is better this year than in previous years. Keke said it's because they're eating better now.

Man Bao thought to herself that they needed to buy more quality food.

Seeing her elder sister still looking unhappy, she leaned on the table and asked, "Doctor, are you saying that my elder sister's illness can be cured? Will she be able to have a baby after taking care of herself?"

No doctor can guarantee the cure of a disease, especially something as complex as childbirth. However, because the question came from a five- or six-year-old child, the doctor didn't get angry.

After observing Man Bao for a while, the doctor turned to Zhou Erlang, who was standing nearby, and pondered for a moment before stating, "The inability to conceive may not necessarily be solely the woman's issue." Has your husband also come? Let him come, and let me take a look.

Man Bao's eyes lit up as she asked, "Doctor, are you suggesting that my elder sister's condition may not be as severe as infertility?" Is it also possible that it's my ex-brother-in-law's issue?

The doctor blinked, "Former brother-in-law?"

"Yes," Man Bao said, "My elder sister has just divorced him, so he's now my former brother-in-law."

Upon seeing the doctor examining her second brother, Man Bao grinned and proudly exclaimed, "This is my second brother!"

The doctor frowned. Divorce is a significant event, especially for women. If it's because she can't have children…

After pondering for a moment, he said, "In theory, your illness shouldn't be that severe."

He paused, and under the eager gazes of Man Bao and Zhou Xi, he thought, "Your cold palace is quite serious, your yin and yang are out of balance, and your blood and qi are not keeping up, which makes it difficult to conceive." But this is just difficulty in conceiving, not infertility. How long have you been married?

"Eight years."

The doctor became even more hesitant and asked, "Has your husband, oh, your former husband, come to see me?"

Zhou Xi lowered her head and said, "He doesn't think he has a problem, so he has never come to see me."

The doctor didn't say anything. If the couple didn't even see each other when they were married, it's even less likely now that they're divorced.

The doctor could only comfort Zhou Xi by saying, "Your illness is not terminal." Some couples are not compatible, and even if both parties have no issues, they may still struggle to conceive. "Take your medicine on time, stay warm, and replenish your blood and qi, and you'll be fine."

Man Bao then discussed with him how to replenish blood and qi, as it obviously had to be done with food.

The doctor briefly explained the situation and then tried to send them away, but Man Bao, who was always acquainted with him, refused to leave. Since there were no other patients outside, she asked him one question after another, and the doctor couldn't help but share a little more with her.

Zhou Xi felt a little embarrassed listening to the conversation and wanted to pull Man Bao away. However, Man Bao comforted her and asked her to be patient and continue asking the doctor, "Why do you need to eat liver to replenish blood?"

Zhou Erlang, who had just walked over, happened to hear, "The liver stores blood." Your elder sister has deficiencies in both blood and qi. "You can stew pig liver, chicken liver, and sheep liver to replenish blood."

Man Bao listened attentively and asked, "What about red dates? Red dates are a type of fruit.

The doctor was about to speak, but he paused when he realized that she had never seen red dates before. Then he beckoned for the medicine boy to bring a dried red date over for her to see, "Here, this is a red date, also a blood-replenishing food."

Man Bao smelled it, and Zhou Erlang and Zhou Xi recognized the red date. Upon witnessing Man Bao eating the food, they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and quickly apologized to the doctor.

Man Bao, on the other hand, was delighted, "It's sweet and delicious!"

The doctor had almost forgotten about Man Bao, but seeing her so delighted, he remembered her and couldn't help but laugh heartily, stroking his beard, "I remember you now. You're the little shopkeeper's child." "Why, hasn't your family been collecting herbs lately?"

Man Bao shook her head and said, "We couldn't find yam and ligustrum."

The doctor chuckled, "It's a pity." But now you have learned about another type of medicine. If you come across it in the future, please remember to bring it to Jishi Tang.

Keke also mentioned, "In the future, there will be red dates, but the species will have evolved, and the original genes will have been lost." "If the host can collect the red date plants of this era, the reward points won't be few."

Man Bao had already eaten the red date, and she looked at the doctor with some regret, "Can you give me another one? I ate it too quickly just now and forgot to look at it carefully."

The doctor couldn't help but laugh heartily again and had the medicine boy bring her a small handful of red dates, saying, "These are snacks for daily consumption." The red dates used for medicinal purposes need to be roasted. "Those are dried red dates."

Zhou Xi also grabbed Man Bao's hand and whispered, "The grocery store sells them." Man Bao, give the red dates back to the doctor.

But Man Bao refused. However, she didn't take them for free. She took out all the candies from her pocket and wrapped each one in wax paper.

She stuffed all of them into the doctor's hands and said with a smile, "You treated me to red dates, so I'm treating you to candies."

The doctor nodded with a smile and did not refuse.

Zhou Xi breathed a sigh of relief and took the prescription to the counter to pick up the medicine and make the payment.

After leaving the pharmacy, Zhou Xi asked Zhou Erlang, "Second brother, when did Man Bao become so bold, chatting with strangers so much?"

Zhou Erlang had long been accustomed to it and said, "She's always been bold." When she used to play under the banyan tree with Dad, she would climb over the knees of the elderly people. Have you seen any other child do that?

Today, he also learned why his younger sister was a little more knowledgeable than others. It's because this child dares to ask questions.

Zhou Erlang cleared his throat and said to Zhou Xi, "Since the doctor said that eating liver is good for you, we'll go buy some pig liver later."

Man Bao immediately said, "And lamb, the doctor just said that lamb can also replenish blood and qi."

"I think you just want to eat it, don't you?"

Man Bao swallowed and said, "It's really delicious!"

Zhou Xi took her hand and smiled, "Alright, big sister will buy it for you."

She looked around and asked, "Where did Fourth Brother and the others go?"

Man Bao waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "Don't worry about them, big sister." Let's go buy meat and red dates.

Man Bao had it all planned out, "Let's buy a little more." "You and Mom can each eat three red dates a day, and then you can live forever."

Keke had just told her this. People from the future claim that consuming three red dates daily helps maintain a youthful appearance, indicating its significant benefits.