More than half a month has passed.

During this time, Yu Ke did not go to the Huo Family Boxing Gym next door, and practiced Tongzigong alone in his backyard every morning.

At about seven o'clock in the morning, just after dawn, I got up from the quilt and drank a bowl of millet porridge that Aunt Lan had just cooked, accompanied by a stack of pickles, two eggs, and a nest.

After breakfast, Yu Ke rested for a quarter of an hour, and then warmed up with a few trips to Xiaomei Boxing, and stood for an hour after boxing.

He had completely mastered the essence of this boy pile, and Master Horndy couldn't find the slightest fault with it.

In the afternoon, he went to the study to study medical skills, and he completely memorized the third part of the medical theory.

There are some obscure places, if grandpa Yu Quan can't understand it, Yu Ke won't ask for much understanding, just memorize it first.

Many theories of Chinese medicine are idealistic and not easy to understand, and when they accumulate more deeply, they may be able to understand the meaning naturally.

After learning the third part of the medical theory, Yu Ke began to study the fourth part of the prescription medicine.

The fourth part of the prescription is very interesting, and the content is large and complex, covering hundreds of prescriptions, strange prescriptions, home remedies, and the mechanism of action of these prescriptions.

All this knowledge needs to be memorized word for word.

The simple prescription is composed of seven or eight kinds of medicinal materials, and the pharmacological mechanism is simple and clear.

Complicated prescriptions require dozens or even hundreds of herbs, and the medicines made from such prescriptions are often called 'big medicines' and are used to treat certain serious diseases.

The same prescription, the difference in the taste of the medicine, or even the difference in the amount of medication, will make a big difference in the efficacy of the medicine.

There are more than 500 prescriptions in the collection of Tsuen An Medical Center, including various major and minor diseases, and incurable diseases.

Yu Quan educates Yu Ke and said.

Quacks will only draw conclusions based on the symptoms and give the patient medicine according to the fixed prescription.

A good doctor can see the subtleties of the patient's symptoms, see the patient's inner symptoms, and adjust the prescription.

Some patients appear to be healthy, but in fact they have liver deficiency and qi deficiency.

Some patients seem to be terminally ill, but in fact they are only suffering from an emergency and have not yet damaged their vitality.

It only takes a few days to get back to normal.

Therefore, in the practice of healing, we must not make conclusions lightly, and we must repeatedly deliberate.

The four steps of 'looking, smelling, asking, and cutting' are essential.

In the evening, Yu Ke didn't study medical skills as usual, after all, the next afternoon medicine was enough to consume energy.

Of course, every day before going to bed, I will still practice the method of nourishing qi for an hour.

Some time ago, he entrusted the servant Zhongbo at home, and when he went out to buy vegetables, he helped him buy some miscellaneous books by the way, and the old books from the stall could also be used.

Not limited to novels, strange stories and wild history.

Just these days, Uncle Zhong has already brought him more than a dozen books.

Lu Yu's "Book of Tea" in the Tang Dynasty, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" with paintings, "The New Language of the World" by Liu Yiqing of Liu Song and Liu Yiqing in the Southern Dynasty, "Mengxi Brush Talk" by Shen Kuo, and "Mirror Flowers" by Li Ruzhen......

The most surprising thing for Yu Ke was that Uncle Zhong actually got him a "Chinese-English Dictionary" and a "Bible" with a blue cover.

The Chinese-English Dictionary is the first English language dictionary in China, compiled in 1823 by the British missionary Morrison.

As for the blue-covered Bible.

Uncle Zhong scratched the back of his head: "Young master, this book was not bought, it didn't cost money. It was the Western Catholic Church, the priest surnamed Ma sent it, and there were a lot of them at the door of the church, as long as they worshiped the Western gods, they would send it. ”

Yu Ke was speechless, what is Father Ma, the priest's name is Max: "Uncle Zhong, do you believe in Catholicism?" ”

Uncle Zhong waved his hand: "I don't believe it, I eat fasting and recite Buddha." ”

"Just go to church every seven days and go to the assembly and sing praises to their gods, and you can get something."

"I went there last week and got a small bag of rice and two eggs.

Yu Ke heard what he said. Having said that, isn't the usual missionary trick of the Western church just to give a little favor and gradually brainwash people?

In fact, it is just a means of 'selling', and this kind of thing is not uncommon in the peaceful era of later generations.

However, the Chinese have always been utilitarian and only worship those gods who will bring them visible benefits.

For example, the father-in-law of the land, the God of Wealth, Fu Lu Shou, the goddess of mercy, and the prince of the stove......

You tell me that you believe your God can go to heaven?

What is heaven?

If it weren't for the millet and the eggs, I wouldn't have wasted my time in this place......

As a result, Christianity in China is somewhat unaccustomed and far less influential than Buddhism and Taoism.

In a few years, they will be smashed and robbed by the Boxers. Although these missionaries deserve it.

The door of the medical hall was suddenly pushed open, and Yu Quan was dignified and hurried.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Yu Ke was practicing boxing in the courtyard at this time, turned his head to look at Yu Quan, and saw that the other party's face was gloomy and almost dripping.

Yu Quan gritted his teeth: "Sure enough, as the old man expected, there was a plague." ”

"The plague?" Yu Ke's heart trembled when he heard this.

"Yes, it's in the Swill Alley in the east of the city, and I have strictly ordered you not to go there."

"When I came to that place, there were all kinds of people in three religions and nine streams."

Yu Quan sighed, "Second, that place is too dirty, the alleyway is full of feces and urine, and the ground is almost dry. ”

"The people who live in it are either gangs or poor families. He also harbored the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves. There were dead people inside, and the yamen never cared about it. ”

"Grandpa, where are you going?" Yu Ke asked.

Yu Quan said: "Of course I went there for a visit, and I don't usually go there." Didn't an old woman kneel in front of the hospital for an hour two days ago and beg me to go there to save people......

"Although the old man abides by the rules, he is not a hard-hearted person, and he received a penny of silver to see the old woman's son."

"Who would have thought that the old woman's son would actually be sick with a warm ......" Yu Quan's face was very ugly.

"I heard the old woman say that there are many people in Swill Lane who have the same symptoms as her son. Presumably, the fever has spread. ”

"Fever? What kind of fever is it? What are the symptoms? Yu Ke frowned and asked.

Yu Quan settled down and recalled: "Fever, thirst, cough, fear of cold and wind, delirium......"

Yu Ke quickly analyzed the specific symptoms: "It should be the wind temperature." ”

Yu Quan glanced at Yu Ke with some surprise when he heard this, but he was not in the mood to praise Yu Ke.

"If one person gets sick, he infects one family, and the light one will be eight or nine out of ten, and the serious one will be one or two out of ten. I don't know how many people will die from this epidemic......"

He paced back and forth in the courtyard, sighing quietly from time to time.

"No, I have to go to Governor Dai's mansion to report this."

After saying that, Yu Quan immediately went out again, and he didn't even have time to eat lunch.

It's just that less than an hour later, Yu Quan came back again, and his expression was even more ugly than when he went out.

"This dog officer is enjoying himself at home, and he refuses to see me. He also said that I was nosy, and I was so angry with the old man! ”

"I heard that he will be transferred in less than a month, obviously he doesn't want to take care of this matter."

Yu Ke poured a cup of tea for Yu Quan, afraid that he would die if he was angry.

The old man sat on the chair, his eyes flashing back and forth, and his expression was angry and helpless.

After a while, he was deflated, and whispered to himself: "That's it, since I can't do anything, why should I find guilt for myself?" ”

Yu Quan raised his head and looked at Yu Ke: "Kezhi, in a few days, the two of us will take a boat south to find your second grandfather." ”

"You go to the Huo Mansion next door now and tell your master about the plague."

Yu Quan said to Uncle Zhong again: "Xiao Zhong, you make a few more trips and tell all the neighbors in the neighborhood about this." ”

"Yes."

Zhongbo nodded, held an oil-paper umbrella, and went out after Yu Ke.