"Dr. Qin, you must save my wife and child. If she can give birth smoothly, I am willing to spend all my wealth if necessary." Landlord Qian knelt directly in front of Qin Liuxi.
Qin Liuxi slightly raised her hand and said, "Landlord Qian and Lady Qian are kind-hearted, there is a glimmer of hope. See, you have met me now."
Landlord Qian was overjoyed.
"Get up, it's not a serious illness and it's not yet beyond remedy. Why would I need you to spend all your wealth?" Qin Liuxi said, "When Lady Qian is better or has given birth smoothly, you just need to replenish some incense oil at Qingping Temple as a way to fulfill your vows."
Qin Liuxi said: "The pregnant woman needs to ensure rest and quiet. Lady Qian has also been unable to lie down for a long time, probably she can't sleep well. I will first perform acupuncture on you, let you lie down and have a good sleep, then with a simple prescription, two doses will be enough for recovery. The most critical is the day of childbirth, we must adjust the vital energy without dispersion, to ensure everything is safe."
Landlord Qian nodded like a pecking chicken, "Whatever Doctor Qin says, we will follow."
Qin Liuxi hummed, dismissed the bystanders, and only kept Landlord Qian to assist. She steadily performed acupuncture on Mrs. Qian. While the needles were in place, she wrote a prescription on a table aside, using three parts each of Perilla stem, citrus peel, and three slices of ginger, and providing detailed decoction instructions.
Besides, she prescribed another recipe for adjusting the vital energy as well.
Once the prescription was set, she removed the needles and closed the points. Her movements were efficient and clear throughout.
After removing the needles, Mrs. Qian felt much lighter and blurted out without thinking, "I feel so much lighter."
Her voice was hoarse and rough, but she could speak.
"Yue Niang, you can speak now?" Landlord Qian was extremely surprised.
Mrs. Qian was also unexpectedly overjoyed, "Yes."
This young doctor, merely with acupuncture, had enabled her to speak; such divine skill.
Mrs. Qian looked at Qin Liuxi as if she was an Immortal descended from heaven, her eyes full of admiration and gratitude.
"Now that you can speak again, you should still talk less. First, drink the medicine and rest a bit to avoid straining your throat," Qin Liuxi advised.
Mrs. Qian nodded, "Thank you so much."
With that thank you, Qin Liuxi felt something extra on her spiritual platform, and a sincere smile appeared on her face.
This visit was not bad, she earned two merits from the Qian family.
Mrs. Qian tried lying down and found it wasn't as suffocating or urgently breathless as before. She relaxed and yawned, then fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing this, Landlord Qian was even more relieved and deeply bowed to Qin Liuxi, full of gratitude.
"These prescriptions, take two doses, if you're not at ease, then three doses will do. Also, this one for adjusting the vital energy," Qin Liuxi handed him two prescriptions, thought for a moment, and took out a peace charm from her sleeve: "This prevents evil spirits from invading. Let her wear it on her body, don't let it touch water, it's 50 taels, would you like it?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Landlord Qian immediately took it, eagerly asking, "Do you have more?"
Qin Liuxi, with a full smile, took out two more.
Landlord Qian put them away, helped her pack up, sent someone to fetch the medicine prescribed, and escorted Qin Liuxi to the door himself.
"Dr. Qin, we are very grateful for your help this time. How about having lunch at our house before you go?"
"No need, the same words, you provide the money, I provide the service, we owe nothing to each other." Qin Liuxi refused.
Landlord Qian didn't dare to insist and cautiously asked, "Then Dr. Qin, when my wife goes into labor, could we invite you to our home to oversee it? We offer a generous reward."
Qin Liuxi said, "Since I've taken action, I guarantee her safe delivery. Don't you trust me? For Lady Qian's childbirth, you can invite Dr. Mao from the Changsheng Hall to oversee. He is quite sufficient."