t recall where he had heard it before. He thus gave Jin Xianglin several more looks over."What Doctor Xiao knows our old Jin" Xiao Jingru asked curiously, staring at Jin Xianglin when she saw a look o...Chapter 142: Childhood Soul-Loss Syndrome (Part 1)
Xiao Yu皺起眉頭問道：“在醫院的那十天他一直冇有醒來嗎？”
"冇有。"孩子的父母同時搖了搖頭。
“哦。” Xiao Yu點了點頭，心裡覺得非常奇怪：這個孩子冇有任何病症啊。
“難道……” Xiao Yu想到了一種可能。
他問：“在孩子昏睡之前，你們有冇有帶他去過什麼特殊的地方？”
孩子的父母互相看了一眼，滿臉疑惑地說：“冇有呀！我們隻是去了工作的地方和家裡，彆的地方也冇去！”
Xiao Yu悄悄地打開了陰陽眼。在他的陰陽眼下，這個孩子黑白分明，並冇有任何陰煞之氣環繞。不過這樣也正常，因為現在正是下午陽氣最旺盛的時候。
Xiao Yu皺眉沉思了一會兒，雖然萬生堂還未開業，但是既然患者上門了，就必須要治好他，不能砸了萬生堂的招牌。
這個孩子冇有病是可以肯定的。但他現在昏迷不醒，那隻能從中邪或者遇到臟東西這方麵去查起了。
Xiao Yu沉思了一會兒，抬起頭看著這對年輕的夫婦說：“你們帶我去把孩子昏睡以前所走過的路線再走一遍！”
這對年輕夫婦互相看了一眼，臉上都露出疑惑之色。隨即恍然大悟地說：“大夫，你是說我家孩子遇到了臟東西？”
這對夫婦都是從山村出來的，在那裡這些事情非常盛行。一般遇到看不好的病，都稱之為‘虛’病。在農村有一些神婆、神棍專門以看這種虛病為生。這些人絕大多數是騙子。
"No, I'm worried that the child might be sensitive to certain things, which could lead to this situation!" Xiao Yu said with a smile. Regardless of whether these matters are true or not, it’s better for ordinary people not to know about them to avoid unnecessary burdens and troubles.
“Yes, thank you so much, doctor!” The two people believed what Xiao Yu said. When they looked at him again, their faces were filled with gratitude.
"No problem, let's go!" Xiao Yu stood up and said as he started to walk.
After the two people left, Xiao Yu locked the door. He then realized that he needed an assistant, someone who could help him fetch medicine and watch over his place when he was away; otherwise, locking the door every time wasn’t practical.
"Doctor, come on, get in the car!" The young man wiped the seat next to the tricycle with his sleeve and said with a smile.
“Yes! Doctor, please hurry up and get in the vehicle. Let him take us there; we still have quite a distance to go!” The child’s young mother also quickly agreed.
"I prefer to walk. I am quite heavy!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.
“It's okay, it's okay! Doctor, he has nothing else but strength in abundance!" the woman hurriedly said.
“Oh, then I won't be rude!” Seeing their sincere and expectant looks, Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said.
The young man quickly walked over, wiped the seat with his sleeve again, and helped Xiao Yu sit down. He said, "In our hometown, when families hire doctors, they usually borrow the village chief's ox cart to pick them up; elders say this shows respect for the doctor!"
Xiao Yu nodded, sat next to the tricycle, and watched as the young man climbed onto the vehicle and sped off.
Feeling bored during the ride, Xiao Yu asked the couple, "What do you do for work"
"Before I had the child, I worked in a restaurant. After giving birth, I focused on taking care of the child. When he gets older, I'll return to work. As for him, because his education level is low and he wants to learn a skill so that when he goes back home he can do something on his own, he’s apprenticed himself with someone else!" The young mother said shyly.
“Oh, what does he want to learn” Xiao Yu knew about apprenticeships; generally speaking, without following a master for several years, it was hard for an apprentice to truly acquire skills. They often did the toughest and most arduous tasks while receiving meager wages.
Nowadays, some places use the pretense of taking on apprentices to find cheap labor. They make them do the toughest and most exhausting work but pay them only one-tenth or even one-twentieth of what a master earns.
"I'm not ashamed to say this: he learned how to dispense medicine, specifically traditional Chinese medicine! There's an acupuncturist in their little pharmacy. He would sneak in and listen to him when no one was around, hoping to learn something so that after returning home, he could open a clinic there! In our hometown, doctors are the most respected profession."
The child’s young mother looked embarrassed as she talked about her husband secretly learning medicine, but when she mentioned opening a clinic back home in the future, a look of yearning for a better life appeared on her face.
"Heh heh. The boss of our small pharmacy is also an acupuncturist who sees patients part-time. My master was a dispenser there for four years. Our boss treats me very well; to pay the medical bills for my son, I borrowed money from him last time. He lent me two thousand yuan at that moment. You know how hard it is for me to earn this much in just four months!"
Hearing his wife's words, the child’s father, who was pedaling a tricycle ahead, took up the conversation with evident respect and gratitude towards their boss.
"Do you only earn five hundred yuan per month" Xiao Yu asked in amazement when he heard what the man said. He had thought that this couple might not make much money since they relied on her working while he apprenticed, but he hadn't expected it to be so little. In a city like Deep Sea, making just 500 yuan might barely cover living expenses for one person! Yet, he was supporting his whole family.
"Yes! Although it’s not much, the boss said I could master dispensing medicine in only one year and start working independently then. Once that happens, my income will increase significantly! And next year when the child is older, Lingling can go out to work as well. As long as we get through this tough period, I believe our life will gradually improve. Furthermore, I’ll definitely make their lives better!"
When Xiao Yu mentioned his low wage, the father probably felt embarrassed and explained in detail. Even though Xiao Yu couldn’t see his expression, he could hear firmness and determination in his voice.
"Doctor, don't laugh at me; I figured your place might still be affordable since it hasn't started operations yet, so I came to check if there was any way you could help. Although my hopes aren’t high."
The child’s mother looked embarrassed as she said this to Xiao Yu.
Looking at the young couple, Xiao Yu thought to himself that he hoped their lives would improve soon!
Young Father pedaled the tricycle northward and took them to a pharmacy called Nourish Health Hall. It had only one narrow storefront.
"Doctor, we returned home last night from here! This is where I used to work!" Young Father got off the tricycle at the entrance of this pharmacy and pointed proudly.
When they were just outside the door of Nourish Health Hall, a voice inside asked, "Boss, why did you let Xiao Liu borrow money Isn't he still owing three thousand" The young father paused when he heard it.
"You don’t know how expensive labor is now. This boy has talent in dispensing medicine and can already work independently. If I fire him, I won’t be able to find someone else for less than two thousand yuan. But since he’s in such a difficult situation, I’ll lend him the money without expecting repayment; even if I offer him five hundred yuan monthly indefinitely, he wouldn't have the heart to refuse."
An adult man's voice came from the pharmacy; he should be the young father’s boss!
The originally excited expression on the young father's face gradually fell, and his anger showed through. However, when he turned around and saw his wife and child in her arms, his anger slowly dissipated as he rubbed his face hard a few times before putting on another smile.
Before he had paid off what he owed to the boss and found a new job, he couldn't afford to quarrel with him. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even be able to maintain basic living conditions— at night, they might have to live in an underpass because the house they lived in was rented by the boss for them. If it were only himself, it would not matter, but since he had a wife and child, he couldn’t let them sleep on the streets.
"Boss, I'm back!" The father put on a smile and shouted from the doorway before entering after lifting up the curtain.
“Little Liu, weren't you taking your kid to see a doctor” Upon seeing the child’s father enter, the boss revealed an awkward expression that vanished as quickly as it came.
"Yeah, this is the doctor. I forgot my house keys, so I had to come over and pick them up!" The father said before inviting Xiao Yu into his home.
“Doctor, take a rest while I go look for the key!” The child’s father said as he lied—he didn't mention that they came here to find out what the child was sensitive to in order to avoid unnecessary trouble from the boss misunderstanding their intentions.
Xiao Yu opened his Yin-Yang eyes and looked around, but found nothing.
“Strange, why isn’t there anything” The father muttered as he stood up from behind the counter. He then cast a glance at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu shook his head at the child's father and walked out of the pharmacy. The mother of the child called Lingling didn't follow him outside but instead waited with her child by the tricycle.
Upon seeing Xiao Yu come out, she quickly asked: "Doctor, how is it"
Xiao Yu shook his head and said: “Not here! Let’s go! Follow the same road you took yesterday night back home.
(To be continued)un Xi before and naturally knew that the two of them got along well, so upon hearing Erzhu Aunt's words, she immediately called Yun Xi's mother to discuss the matter of setting their engagement date.X...