Sister-in-law Qin knows, both Chun Nuan and Chun Ning can diagnose.
Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, mice beget pups that dig holes.
The grandchildren of Doctor Xiao are definitely exceptional.
Sister-in-law Qin comes to see Chun Nuan for a diagnosis.
"Let me take your pulse and have a look," Sister-in-law Qin is willing to trust her, so Chun Nuan obliges.
Just by feeling the pulse, Chun Nuan gives Sister-in-law Qin a surprised look.
"Do I have a serious illness?" Sister-in-law Qin asks hastily, seeing the different expression on Chun Nuan’s face.
"When was your last menstruation? How many days has it been since then?"
Sister-in-law Qin freezes, her face suddenly flushes red.
"Without you mentioning, I really forgot about it. Let me calculate."
After calculating, she finds that it’s been at least two months.
"I’m ill, right? How much silver would it cost to treat this illness, and how long will it take?"
"Sister-in-law Qin, congratulations. This is a slippery pulse; you don’t need treatment. You’re very healthy and will surely give birth to a chubby child."
"Ah?"
Now, Sister-in-law Qin is stunned.
"Sister-in-law Qin, you are expecting."
"Really?"
Sister-in-law Qin had been married for two years, yet had not conceived. Recently, her mother-in-law heard someone mention a good doctor and wanted to go.
"It’s true," Chun Nuan said, "it’s just that it’s early in your pregnancy. You should cut down on your medication for colds, as it might affect the fetus."
"Then what should I do about the herbal medicine my mother-in-law dug up for me? Should I drink it or not?"
If she doesn’t drink it, it’s a pity after the old lady’s effort digging, cleaning, and brewing it.
If she drinks it, she’s afraid it might affect the fetus."
"Can you remember the ingredients?"
"I don’t remember. Anyway, about ten types maybe."
This Aunt Zuo is really impatient. In her haste, she dared give any herb to her daughter-in-law, without fear of any mishaps.
"Better not drink it for now. You can bring it here for me to see."
"I have some with me." Sister-in-law Qin, being smart, brought some of the medicine in a small cup.
Chun Nuan smelled the medicine, then dipped her finger in it, bringing it close to her lips before spitting it out directly.
"This medicine, you shouldn’t take," Chun Nuan said, "several ingredients are bad for pregnant women."
"Thank you so much, Chun Nuan," Sister-in-law Qin was truly grateful. Without Chun Nuan, she might have unknowingly harmed her child today.
Aunt Zuo jumped for joy upon hearing from her daughter-in-law that it was Chun Nuan who detected her pregnancy. She no longer doubted Chun Nuan’s medical skills.
"Getting a cold is bad for the fetus, drink this while it’s still warm."
"Mother, this medicine can’t be taken, Chun Nuan told me."
"What’s going on, why can’t it be drunk?"
"Because several herbal ingredients inside have serious effects, particularly on the fetus."
"Well, then let’s not drink it, let’s not drink it."
Aunt Zuo was greatly startled, fearing any mishap, she’d regret not listening.
"How about asking Chun Nuan to prescribe a recipe, we can buy some medicine? You’re now two people, not like when you were just one, anything was alright, delays are not good. The sooner you’re well, the more at ease we’ll be."
Aunt Zuo appeared at the Xiao family’s place for the second time, not to excuse her daughter-in-law, but to decide to help Chun Nuan make medicinal pills.
"Prescribing a recipe is fine, but you’ll have to buy many herbs on the prescription yourself."
"Fine, we’ll buy them ourselves."
This time, Aunt Zuo asked Chun Nuan for a prescription.
Chun Nuan even prescribed for Sister-in-law Qin and advised her that there’s no need to take medicine if she’s alright; taking too much is bad for the body.
"My waist hurts badly, and my back too. Should I ask for a prescription?" Aunt Zuo promptly requested.
"Come on, let me have a look," Chun Nuan’s nature is such that she can’t refuse when asked for help.
Chun Nuan examined Aunt Zuo’s eyelids, asked about some situations, looked at her tongue, took her pulse, and asked a few questions.
Then she buried herself in writing the prescription, skillfully and swiftly.
Aunt Zuo realized now she had previously underestimated Chun Nuan and felt very grateful.
Especially the discovery of her daughter-in-law’s pregnancy, if she’d relied on her own herbs, she might have lost her grandchild.
Too thrilling, too much gratitude for Chun Nuan.
The gratitude from Aunt Zuo’s family, Chun Nuan just smiled.
This was a repayment for letting their family lodge in her rented house years ago.
At the same time, it served as a reminder to Aunt Zuo and her family: when ill, one must see a doctor instead of randomly consuming herbs, fearing worsening ailments could lead to trouble.