Chapter Eleven Little Nun

  Shi Wei didn't expect Shi Xiang-like bear Qing Dai to have a sudden reaction, and even more so, she was just a young girl with an unexpectedly strong grip, which made him cry out in pain, his wrist almost being pinched off.

  Xiong Qingye saw the situation, took a few steps forward, and used force to pry open his sister's hand. Shi Wei was finally able to pull out her hand, scared, she jumped up and hastily retreated three steps.

  "Xiong Bangzhu, what's going on here?" Shi Wei complained with a scowl.

  He looked down and saw that his wrist had already turned red in a circle, with five clear finger marks.

  Xiong Qingye's face showed a hint of apology: "Shi Langzhong, you weren't hurt, were you? This is all my fault. I forgot to remind you earlier that my sister knows some martial arts, and when she gets confused, her instincts will cause her to react this way if someone touches her."

  "So it was......" Ishizaki let out a quiet sigh.

  People like Xiong Qingdai, who suffer from mental illness caused by fright, often have memories that linger on the terrifying scene at the time. When someone touches them, it is normal for them to react with defensive counterattacks due to fear and instinct.

  "Miss, if you always react so violently, I won't be able to diagnose and treat you. Bear Master, for the sake of treating your illness, I'm afraid we'll have to inconvenience you a bit."

  The meaning of Shi Wei is to bind the bear Qing Dai, and the bear Qing Ye does it as a brother. Of course, he doesn't want to bind his sister, but in order to cure her illness, he has no choice but to agree.

  However, Xiong Qingdai was not so easy to deal with. As soon as they made a move, she immediately struggled and counterattacked desperately. Four or five maidservants, with the help of Xiong Qingye, used a great deal of effort to finally tie up this crazy young lady.

  Xiong Qing Dai was tied up and lying flat on the bed. When everyone stopped touching her, she stopped struggling and instead became quiet, still staring blankly at the beam in a daze.

  Shi Wei then took the pulse, and after a detailed examination of Qing Dai's fine veins, as well as several other diagnostic procedures, Shi Wei had basically made up his mind, but his expression was still not very optimistic.

  "Shi Langzhong, little sister, how is her illness?" Xiong Qingye asked nervously, personally pouring a cup of tea for Shi Wei.

  Shi Wei cleared his throat and said slowly, "Miss Xiong's pulse is long and stringy, her tongue is light red with a thin yellow coating, and she has a tendency to be suicidal. From this, it can be seen that she was frightened and her liver yang was stirred up, blocking the liver and gallbladder meridians, and the clear qi was obscured by evil turbidity."

  Shi Wei said a lot, but Xiong Qingye was completely confused.

  Shi Wei coughed and thought for a moment before saying, "In short, Miss Xiong actually has depression."

  "What's depression? What kind of illness is that?" Xiong Qingye became even more bewildered.

  Xiong Qingye had been to many doctors for his sister's illness over the years and had heard a lot of professional medical terms, but it was the first time he had heard the word "depression", and he looked confused.

  "In short, it's a strange disease, which is quite troublesome, but it's not entirely incurable."

  He accidentally brought out a word from later generations again, Shi Wei smiled and led the conversation to other topics.

  Xiong Qingye heard that Shi Wei claimed to be able to cure, and a ferocious face suddenly burst into bloom, the whole person was like being injected with chicken blood, excited to the point of almost jumping up.

  Shi Wei calmly said, "Don't be too happy yet, Bear Master. I can indeed cure this illness, but Miss will have to suffer for several months. What I'm afraid of is that you won't be able to bear it."

  "I've been through life and death with my sister, what's a little hardship? Stone Lang, you can do whatever you want to me, I'll just go along with it." Qing Ye said resolutely.

  Bamboo shoots, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Trichosanthes, and Night-blooming Cereus each two qian, Poria cocos and Salvia miltiorrhiza each one qian four fen, raw Dragon's Teeth three qian.

  "This prescription can help the young lady to relieve cough and open up her mind, clear her gallbladder and refresh her spirit. It will also help to soothe her liver and resolve depression, nourish and calm her blood. However, this prescription only treats the symptoms. To treat the root cause, I need to use acupuncture to unblock the young lady's liver meridians. This process may take two to three months, with treatments every three days. If the young lady wants to cure this illness, she will have to endure this prolonged suffering."

  Xiong Qingye held the prescription like a treasure, gritting his teeth and saying: "I understand, Shi Langzhong can use needles, my sister can bear it."

  Shi Wei glanced at the girl lying on the bed in a daze, nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Good, with Bear Master's words, I can rest assured."

  ………

  Unconsciously, a month has passed, and the scorching summer has quietly arrived.

  This month, Shi Wei would go to the Xiong Mansion every three days to give injections to Miss Xiong, and then go to treat Bai Jitian's illness in between.

  A month has passed, and Ba Jiantian's illness has basically recovered. The illness of that Miss Xiong also gradually improved, the time of madness and confusion decreased day by day, and her consciousness was slowly recovering. In recent days, she even actively chatted with others.

  As she watched her sister's illness gradually improve, Xiong Qingye was overjoyed and naturally extremely grateful to Shi Wei. Before the treatment was even finished, she presented him with two hundred taels of silver as a medical fee.

  With these two hundred taels of silver, plus the sixty taels left by Huang Bai that day, Shi Wei still had nearly two hundred taels left after repaying the debt borrowed to bail him out of jail. With this money, Ping An Tang's life of barely scraping by was finally gone for good.

  As for that Ba Jie Tian, although it wasn't as spacious as Xiong Qing Ye's, he still spent a lot of money to repay Shi Wei for saving his life.

  This Bajietian is the key figure that allowed Shi Wei to escape death, Shi Wei felt that he also had a good relationship with him, and since he wasn't short on money at the moment, he insisted on refusing his reward.

  Ba Jitian was deeply moved by Shi Wei's magnanimity, but in his heart he still had misgivings. That day, he set up a table of fish dishes at the Pipa Pavilion outside the city and watched the river view while drinking wine and eating fish.

  Yu Bao controlled the fishing market in Dangtu, and all kinds of fish used for the banquet were offered by fishermen. The freshest and most delicious fish were caught on the same day.

  A table of sixteen fish dishes, no duplicates, with various forms such as silk, slices, dices, and strips, either deep-fried, sautéed, steamed or stir-fried, including light and tender Southern flavors and savory, spicy Northern flavors, all are available.

  What's even more precious is that all the ingredients, whether it's fish or seasonings, are completely non-polluting and purely natural. Such deliciousness can't be enjoyed by modern-day billionaires either.

  This time, Shi Wei was thoroughly satisfied with his meal. After finishing the fish banquet, he once again felt the benefits of crossing over to this era.

  With a full stomach, Ba Jie accompanied Shi Wei to the riverbank for a stroll and took him to the fish market, also letting Shi Wei witness the prestige of their fishing gang.

  Only along the riverbank, ten fishing boats were lined up in a row, all tied under the green willow trees.

  The fishermen on the boat, some were sleeping with their heads tilted back, others were tying knots at the bow of the boat, and still others were bathing in the water. Whoever saw Ba Jie Tian arrive would hurriedly address him as "Ba Ye".

  It wasn't long before Shi Wei saw something interesting. Just a few steps away, a nun was buying fish. Shi Wei couldn't help but wonder: "In this day and age, have even monks and nuns started eating meat?"

  The nun heard Shi Wei's loud voice, turned her head around, glared at him with anger in her eyes, put her palms together and said in a low voice: "Amitabha, donor, you must not speak carelessly and insult us monks."

  This little nun looks no more than twenty years old and has a few good features, but unfortunately she became a nun and even scolded Shi Wei, which is really unpleasant.

  Shi Wei was about to retort when Ba Jitian hastily said, "Young Master Shi, you mustn't speak rashly. This is Jing Yu Shitai from Nian Ci An, she buys fish not to eat but to release them."

  As he spoke, Ba Jie Tian made a polite bow to the two nuns and smiled apologetically: "Master, please calm your anger. My friend here doesn't know the inside story and misspoke. I hope Master will forgive him."

  This tyrant of Ba County, who normally lords over others with an air of superiority, would beat people up at the slightest provocation. Now, he's being so polite and courteous to a weak nun - this is truly unusual.

  Shi Wei thought for a moment and suddenly understood the reason.

  In the Southern Tang Dynasty, from the emperor's relatives and nobles to the merchants and soldiers, everyone worshipped Buddha. Under such an environment, it was not surprising that even a bandit like Ba Jiao Tian would show respect to Buddhist monks.

  Shi Wei didn't have a good impression of Buddhism. With his rough understanding of history, he knew that the downfall of Southern Tang was also related to Li Yu's indulgence in Buddhism. However, since he was currently mixed up with Southern Tang, it would be better not to go against the local customs.

  At this point, Shi Wei also learned from his example and clasped his hands together, smiling slightly: "I was momentarily mistaken, I hope Master Tai will forgive me."

  Jingyu's complexion improved, and he nodded: "The Buddha is merciful and forgiving, those who are ignorant will not be punished."

  Ba Jitian ordered the fishermen to select a dozen or so of the best fat fish and give them to Jing Yu. He was in high spirits today, so he instructed that the cost of the fish be put on his own account, considering it as an offering to the Buddha, thanking the Buddha for blessing him with recovery from his serious illness.

  "Thank you, benefactor." Jingyu's words were those of gratitude, but her tone was devoid of even a hint of thanks.

  "It should be." Ba Jiantian chuckled and suddenly thought of something, then asked: "In the past, Hanjing always personally came to pick fish, why didn't I see her come today?"

  "Alas," said Jingyu, "our master has fallen ill with a strange disease and has been bedridden for days. That's why I was sent to buy fish for release."

  Upon hearing this, Ba Jie's eyes lit up and he hastily pushed Shi Wei forward: "This is indeed a coincidence. My friend here is a divine physician with the skill of reviving the dead. Why not invite him to visit Nian Ci An, I think he can definitely cure Han Jing Zhu Zai's strange illness."