Chapter 121: Silver Needle Detoxification, Warm Water Bath for Lori (Part 2)

  It's already the beginning of winter, and although it's said that there's no extreme cold in the mountains, you can still feel the chill in the air. In this kind of weather, even Jin Yangyang, a thick-skinned guy, would pester Zhou Yi for clothes to wear. He's the kind of person who could dive into an icy hole on the coldest days and catch fish with his bare hands, so he's not afraid of the cold; it's just that recently he's learned to compare himself to others, and with Chinese New Year just two months away, Secretary Yuanfang's pet dog already has colorful clothes to wear, so why shouldn't he?

  Now, Jinyangyang's vision is getting higher and higher. For such intelligent creatures, once they have opened up their minds, they will slowly but surely move towards the ranks of humans, whether in thought or perspective, becoming more and more 'humanized', starting to depart from the category of animals.

  For example, now Jin Yangyang sees fellow villagers killing pigs and sheep, and has gradually lost the feeling of sympathy for the same kind, his heart is becoming more and more human-like, but without beastliness.

  Talking about the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yi is also making plans. After visiting Singapore, it's time to consider a trip to France. By then, my second sister's baby should be born, and as the uncle, I have to be there; my elder sister and brother-in-law will definitely go too. It seems like a good idea for the whole family to gather together in France to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

  Thinking of this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but glance at Liu Xue.

  The ambiguity between the two of them just needed a little more fuel to successfully turn into an 'illicit love affair', but for now, it's being held back because of Xiaoyezi's illness. Talking about romantic relationships at this time seems insensitive. Perhaps that's why both of them are still adhering to their last bottom line, making last night quiet and today's dawn polite. This is a psychological constraint, absolutely unrelated to the fiery physiological reaction.

  Today, the biggest problem is Xiaoye's illness. First, from a strategic perspective, we need to cure her disease; then, from a tactical perspective, we can defeat the willow catkin; and finally, from a strategic perspective, we can take her to France together, so that our parents can also see their future daughter-in-law.

  Thinking of this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile. Solving Xiao Yezi's illness was no problem at all, and overthrowing Liu Xue would be a natural consequence. As for his parents, they had long been anxious to the point of being blinded by their desire for a grandchild; he estimated that as long as he brought home someone who could bear children, they wouldn't have any objections.

  So the whole thing was not difficult at all, standing in the broken cave under the mountain ridge, Zhou Yi seemed to have already seen the great victory of the national revolution; Liu Xue was just a snail girl under his three fingers, thinking about how to pinch her, and pinching her that way.

  "What's on your mind, Zhou Yi?"

  Willow catkins pondered for a night, usually called Ge Tai is too sentimental, calling Zhou Dage is also particularly awkward; it's better to call the name directly, aren't all young couples into this now?

  "I was thinking, once Yezi's illness gets a bit better, I'll take you all to Chu Du to buy some new clothes for the New Year. Your and Yezi's winter clothes are old, and we need a new look for the New Year, right?"

  The down jacket on the willow catkin and the leaves are still from a few years ago, after several washes, it's as hard as a turtle shell, I'm afraid the warmth is not good either.

  "Hmm, I'll find a job too when the time comes." Liu Xue didn't stand on ceremony with him.

  "Looking for a job? Forget it."

  I Ching says, what other job are you looking for? From now on, your brother's big house will be handed over to you to take care of, aren't you afraid that you won't have enough time?

  These two years, Liu Xue has been struggling to make ends meet with her child, and if she really wanted to change her life, she could have easily relied on a wealthy patron. However, she didn't do that. At the time, there was also some friction between Zhou Yi and her, but in the end, Liu Xue still kept it from him and took Ye Zi to Fen Nan for treatment.

  This girl not only has a strong character, but also her cautious attitude towards love makes Zhou Yi admire. A wife should be like this!

  So Zhou Yi now looks at Liu Xue with a husband's eyes and heart, naturally not wanting his own woman to work hard and suffer, does he still lack that bit of money?

  "Uncle Zhou, where are you taking us?"

  Just like all kids going out to play, Xiaoye was very excited and looked forward to the place they were about to go.

  "It's a very beautiful place. There, Uncle Zhou can cure Yezi's illness faster and let Yezi live happily like other children, what do you think?"

  "Okay, okay, then uncle, take me there quickly."

  Xiao Yezi was delighted when he heard that this place was not only beautiful but also able to quickly cure his illness.

  Zhou Yi took them to a place, which was naturally Baiquan Valley.

  The last time he entered the valley to explore, he had already spotted a warm spring in the valley, which was one of the best in terms of water temperature and quality, rich in mineral components, and was the most suitable for assisting Ye Zi's treatment.

  The mineral composition in the hot spring has a beauty effect, and it is easier to penetrate into the deep cells of the human body than ordinary hot water. This is exactly what is needed. With this hot spring, plus his medical skills, it will be much easier to remove the toxins that have penetrated into the five internal organs and to tonify the kidney water.

  This is the theory of cause and land in traditional Chinese medicine. To say that it is mysterious, Western medical scientists would not be able to understand it even if they broke their heads, and could only dismiss it as 'pseudoscience'.

  This time going to Baiquan Valley was even more familiar, and in less than an hour, Liu Xue and Ye Zi were already in this magical valley.

  Although it's already winter, the valley is still warm like spring. Liu Xue couldn't help but take off her down jacket, wiping away the dense sweat on her forehead while excitedly pointing at the hot spring in front of her: "It's so beautiful! Zhou Yi, can we bathe in this hot spring?"

  Hot springs have the same temptation for both women and men: Women like its beauty effect of tender skin, Men love the beauties soaking in hot springs. In short, this natural hot spring emitting mist always gives people a ambiguous flavor that can't be expressed, provoking people's emotions and desires from start to finish.

  Although she had just taken a bath yesterday, Liu Xue suddenly had the urge to wash again. If it weren't for the fact that this trip was mainly for treating Yezi's illness, she would have liked to jump in right away.

  "Hehe, don't be fooled by the warm and inviting hot spring water. In fact, it's a high-temperature spring with a temperature of at least sixty degrees or more, which is not suitable for bathing."

  "Right, you two follow me from the spring side, the closer to the spring water the better. The climate in this valley is warm and many snakes and insects will not hibernate; Fortunately, the sulfur smell of the spring water here is very strong, and snakes and insects dare not approach the spring water."

  When they heard that there were snakes in this beautiful valley, Liu Xue and Yezi immediately became tense, following closely behind Zhou Yi, almost wanting to jump into the water to feel at ease. But little did they know that the pot of San She Zhen Jin Bao they had eaten last night was also made from the snakes and insects caught by Zhou Yi here.

  Three people chatted and laughed as they walked around a plum forest, the fog suddenly became thicker, when they approached and saw the scene in front of them clearly, Liu Xue and Ye Zi both exclaimed, almost not daring to believe their eyes.

  The ground was previously a mixture of soil and rocks, but now it's a stone pool with an area of about 10 mu! The stones around the pool are yellowish-brown in color, while the warm spring water in the pool is over one meter deep, and the sunlight is blocked by thick fog, making the pool water appear in a dark green and blue color, just like a large piece of jade embedded in gold, very similar to the "Golden Jade" that Zhou Yi had previously cooked up.

  On this stone pool, there are also four crisscrossing natural stone beams that are half submerged in the water, which just divides the pool into eight irregular small pools. If people take a bath in different small pools, they can't see each other, but they can dive underwater and swim to play tricks on each other, where the fun is self-evident.

  Liu Xue and Ye Zi were here for the first time, and they were both stunned by the wonders of nature. They stood there for a while, before Liu Xue pointed to the hot spring pool and said: "Zhou Yi, this shouldn't be a high-temperature hot spring anymore, right?"

  Nature has made this hot spring so beautiful, like a paradise. If it were just a high-temperature spring that couldn't be bathed in, it would be such a pity.

  "Don't worry, among these six pools in Liu Yang Tan, four of them are hot springs and the other two are ordinary spring water, so the temperature is just right."

  "Zhou Yi pointed at the six water lilies floating on the pond and said, 'How's this? The place I chose isn't bad, is it?'"

  "Uncle Zhou is really great, Yezi likes this pool so much! But why is it called Liuyang Pool? Yezi doesn't understand."

  Children always have a lot of questions, and as soon as Yezi's illness got a little better, she immediately transformed into a curious baby.

  Liu Xue actually had this question too, but she just smiled and looked at Zhou Yi without being anxious like Ye Zi.

  "Hehe, this is actually a Taoist saying. The Taoists believe that nine is the ultimate yin and six is the peak of yang, which is why there is the saying 'six yang and nine yin'."

  Zhou Yi smiled and explained, "Although these six eyes spring are not all hot springs, they are also not cold springs, which is in line with the theory of Liu Yang. Moreover, there is a connection between medical practitioners and Taoist priests, here it is not only a hot spring but also meets the number of Liu Yang, perfectly combining heaven and man, can stimulate kidney water, for Xiao Yezi it's extremely beneficial."

  The sentence was actually said to Liu Xian. Otherwise, it would be somewhat unseemly for him to bring a young girl like her to the hot springs without any explanation, no matter how willing she was to follow him, and now only the last layer of window paper remained to be pierced.

  "Zhou Yi, thank you"

  This was already the nth time Liu Xue said thank you to Zhou Yi. For Ye Zi's illness, he actually put in so much effort, making Liu Xue feel an indescribable warmth in her heart. This man, she hadn't misjudged him.

  "Alright, help Yezi take off her clothes and soak in the water for an hour first. Then I'll give her acupuncture and medication." Zhou Yi said as he opened the box he brought with him, taking out half a pot of leftover "Green Jade Accumulated Porridge" from that morning, over a dozen types of raw medicinal herbs, the three-hundred-year-old old ginseng, four red clay stoves, four medicine pots, and something resembling a bathing cap.

  "Uh-huh, okay."

  Willow was about to go over and help Yezi take off her clothes, but unexpectedly Little Yezi made a fuss: "No way, this time Yezi wants Uncle Zhou to help take off her clothes!"

  "Uh"

  Zhou Yi and Liu Xue are both silly, what is this little girl thinking?

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