Five miles out of the city, Huang Zhong's manor was located on a high hill.
"Linxiang City is located in a low place. Almost every spring and summer, the water of the Xiang River rises sharply. When the year is not good, the entire city will be flooded.”Huang Zhong said.
Such a city that was often flooded was not suitable for living. However, Linxiang City's location was excellent. Trade activities from the south to the north, whether by water or land, had to pass through Linxiang. This was why Linxiang City, which was often flooded, still existed.
The manor wasn't big, and as Huang Zhong walked in, many servants were cleaning the house that hadn't been used for a long time. A boy with a big belly saw Huang Zhong in the yard and hurriedly staggered over.
"This is my son, Huang Xu. He is sick, which is why he looks like this.”CEO Huang introduced sadly.
The young man looked like he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. His body was thin and weak, and his face was sickly. However, his emaciated stomach was like a pregnant woman in June.
Huang Xu bowed to everyone. Jiang Wan asked curiously,"Divine Doctor Zhang is in Linxiang. Didn't General go to find Zhang Ji to treat your son? Or is Zhang Ji unwilling to help?"
"That's not it. Zhang Ji has always been worried about my son's illness, but he hasn't been able to find a way to completely cure it. He can only use medicine to prolong my son's life.”Huang Zhong led everyone into the living room, and the group of people knelt down on the main and secondary seats.
Liu Chan looked at Huang Xu, who was standing beside Huang Zhong. This was a classic case of snail fever. It was no wonder that Zhang Ji could not cure it. It had been rampant in southern China for thousands of years, and there had been no way to cure it. It was only in the Tang Dynasty that someone found a way to treat it.
Zhang Ji was probably treating the symptoms of hepatosplenomegaly and ascitic fluid caused by late stages of snail disease as a mass. As such, he could not cure Huang Xu at all and could only help him keep his life.
Judging from Huang Xu's symptoms, he only had about a year to live. It would be too late if he was not treated now.
"It's a pity that even the divine doctor can't save him.”Chen Dao sighed.
History recorded that Huang Zhong had no descendants and one of his sons died prematurely. It was Huang Xu.
"Isn't there still a miracle doctor Hua Tuo in the world? Can he cure it?" Jiang Wan asked.
Huang Zhong shook his head." Four years ago, Hua Tuo appeared in Nanyang. I took Xu 'er to Nanyang, but Hua Tuo was still helpless. He could only do what Zhang Ji did to let my son live a few more years.”
Everyone was speechless. If Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing could not cure this disease, then no one in the world could. Huang Xu's fate could not be changed.
Huang Zhong did not want to continue this heavy topic. He said to the few of them,"Young Master and Uncle Zhi are tired from the long journey. I'm afraid they're hungry, right? I'll get the servants to prepare the food immediately.
Uncle, drink with me too."
"Thank you, General." Chen Dao hurriedly said.”
The food and wine were served very quickly. Chen Dao and Huang Zhong had known each other since Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye in the early years. The two of them were familiar with each other.
Huang Zhong was not interested in dealing with Liu Chan, but he could not lose his manners. Huang Xu sat beside Liu Chan and spoke to him.
Liu Chan was really hungry. As he ate, he chatted with Huang Xu.
"Ah Xu, did you often go swimming in the river when you were young?”Liu Chan asked curiously.
"My father likes to train his body in the water. This way, he can train every part of his body more effectively. Since I was your age, I only do two things every day. The first thing is to get up and swim about ten miles in the water.
Day after day, year after year, until she fell ill when she was ten years old.”When Huang Xu talked about the past, the yearning expression on his face was overflowing with words.
Liu Chan swallowed the last mouthful of rice and patted his small chest. He said to Huang Xu,""That is, your illness is because you often soaked in water when you were young.”
"Why?" Huang Xu asked in surprise. Isn't my father also soaking in the water? Why isn't he sick?”
"Everyone's physical fitness is different. You're young and your body's immune system is weak, so you got this illness.”Liu Chan said.
"Ah Dou, since you know the reason, can you cure my illness?”Huang Xu asked expectantly.
Liu Chan nodded.”
"What?" Huang Xu was so shocked that he stood up. This shout made everyone's gaze look at him.
"Is there really a way to cure my illness?" Huang Xu repeated.”
Liu Chan nodded heavily.”
Huang Zhong looked at Liu Chan and Huang Xu with a strange gaze. Jiang Wan raised her cup and was speechless. Chen Dao was also surprised. Could it be that Young Master knew medicine?
" Young Master, you..." Even Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji could not cure Huang Xu's illness. As a normal person, Huang Zhong would definitely not believe that Liu Chan, a two-year-old child, could cure Huang Xu's big belly. However, this was ultimately the son of his lord, his own young master. Huang Zhong could not refute the words of the child's nonsense.
"General Huang, I can really cure Ah Xu's illness. I'm not joking.”Liu Chan's firm words made Huang Zhong swallow the rest of his words.
Huang Xu was much more innocent and hurriedly asked,"What can we do?"
"Could it be that Young Master really has a way to cure Huang Xu?”Chen Dao asked curiously.
Jiang Wan couldn't believe it,"How could Young Master Chan know how to treat a disease that even the two divine doctors couldn't cure?"”
Huang Zhong didn't say anything and just watched Huang Xu and Liu Chan's conversation.
"Your disease is called snail disease. This disease is prevalent in the south. I'm sure you've seen many hungry and thin people with big bellies.
The reason for the illness was that there were many lakes in the southern rivers and lakes, and there were many insects that could not be seen by the naked eye in the water.
Swimming in the water and drinking raw water was the easiest way to get this disease.”
"Once the stomach is swollen, it will be the late stage of the disease. The only thing left is death. At this time, it is already very difficult to cure the disease, but there is still a possibility of treatment.”
Huang Xu couldn't bear to hear Liu Chan's long speech. He really wanted to know how he could cure himself.
After years of suffering from illness, Huang Xu dreamed of being cured so that he could live like a normal person.
"I need a large amount of pumpkin seeds to be ground into powder to kill insects, and a large amount of lobelia to relieve abdominal distension. In addition, I need a large amount of wormwood to bathe and take soup. Hurry up and prepare." Liu Chan said.
Liu Chan had heard these things from a friend who studied traditional Chinese medicine when he was bragging online in his previous life. At that time, they were still talking about how to use the simplest method to treat snail fever in the ancient south. They did not expect it to come in handy today.
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