Chapter Nine: Doctor Ji

After doing all this, Guo Xiang was a little tired. She found a chair and sat down.

"Thank you for earlier. What's your name?" The old man asked Guo Xiang.

"Guo Xiang," Guo Xiang replied.

"You're not from our village, are you? Are you a guest or something? I've never seen you before," the old man asked again.

"I'm from Gu Zhennan's family..." Guo Xiang explained. "I just got married."

"The Gu Family? I thought their family married a fool?" The old man looked at Guo Xiang. No matter how he looked at her, she didn't look like a fool.

Guo Xiang smiled awkwardly. "I used to be a little dumb in the past, but I just got better recently."

"Did you study medicine before?" The old man continued.

"... I don't know," Guo Xiang answered vaguely and pointed at her head. "I just woke up, so I can't remember what happened in the past clearly."

"You lost your memory?" The old man frowned.

"I think so," Guo Xiang nodded. "I only remember that I'm not the biological daughter of the Guo family. As for where I came from and where my family is, I don't remember."

"Let me take a look at you," the old man extended his hand.

Guo Xiang didn't react for a moment. What was he trying to do?

"Sit over here and stretch out your hand. I'll take your pulse," the old man said.

Guo Xiang raised her eyebrows. The old man knew how to take her pulse? Most barefoot doctors did not know this.

She pulled the chair closer. The old man took out a pulse pillow from the counter and signaled for her to put her wrist on it. Then, he stretched out his finger and placed it on her pulse. He started to diagnose her seriously.

Guo Xiang was very curious. In her previous life, she had studied western medicine. Although she had heard of Chinese medicine, she wasn't exposed to it at all. Other than a few famous old Chinese doctors at the national level, most of them were not good at Chinese medicine. Therefore, in her previous life, not many people believed in Chinese medicine. Most people still believed in western medicine.

The old man took Guo Xiang's pulse very seriously. He frowned. There seemed to be no problem. There was no bruise on her head. Could it be that she experienced some sort of trauma in the past?

"Judging by your pulse, there is nothing wrong with your body. Have you experienced any sort of trauma in the past? If you have, then it is a mental illness that is not easy to treat," the old man shook his head and said.

Guo Xiang pursed her lips. She did not know whether the old man was serious or bluffing. Of course, she knew that there was nothing wrong with her body. Her memory loss was just a lie. As for transmigration, she naturally could not say it out loud.

However, at least the old man could see that there was nothing wrong with her body. Unlike some people who claimed the patient to be sick even though they were not, the old man still had medical ethics.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going home now," Guo Xiang stood up.

The old man nodded, "Thank you for today."

"It was nothing, "Guo Xiang smiled faintly and walked home.

When she arrived home, Wang Guiying was anxiously walking back and forth. When she saw Guo Xiang, she hurriedly went up to her, "What took you so long? Did Something Happen?"

"No," Guo Xiang's heart warmed. His mother-in-law's concern for her was quite touching. "When I came back, I met an old man who fell over. I helped him back home, so I came back late."

"I see," Wang Guiying nodded. Looking at Guo Xiang's empty hands, she asked in surprise, "You didn't buy food?"

Guo Xiang slapped her forehead. "Oh dear, I forgot. I must have left it at the old man's house. I'll go get it right away."

"Which old man?" Wang Guiying asked nervously.

"He's a doctor. He lives at the west end of the village," said Guo Xiang.

Wang Guiying immediately let out a sigh of relief. "That's Doctor Ji. His name is Ji Changlin. He's the only doctor in our village. If it's at his house, it's fine. He isn't the kind of person who will steal our food. It's too late today. Let's go get it tomorrow."

"But there won't be any rice left to cook tomorrow morning," Guo Xiang said.

"It's fine. I used to eat sweet potatoes often. I Won't die without rice."Wang Guiying smiled. It was too late. She was worried about letting a girl like Guo Xiang go out at night. What if something happened to her again?

"Let's go back to the house and rest," Wang Guiying said as she bolted the courtyard door. "How many kilograms of food did you buy?"

"I spent four yuan and bought 10 kilograms," Guo Xiang said.

"Why did you buy so much?" Wang Guiying thought she spent too much money. 

"I bought a lot so that we'll be fine for the month. We'll end up eating all of it anyway," Guo Xiang said with a smile.

"How much was one kilogram?" Wang Guiying asked again.

"Twenty cents," Guo Xiang answered.

"Oh my, why was it so expensive? Shouldn't it be 16 cents?" Wang Guiying stopped in her tracks.

"Yes, but I forgot to bring the food coupons, so I had to buy them at a higher price. That's what the village chief said," Guo Xiang said.

Wang Guiying nodded, "It's my fault. When you left, I forgot to remind you to bring food coupons. I still have some at home."

Gu Zhennan had brought the food coupons back from work. In the countryside, people didn't usually need coupons to buy food, but they have to use coupons when they go to the city sometimes. So, everyone tacitly agreed that if they had food coupons, the food would be cheaper. If they didn't have food coupons, the food would be more expensive.

Gu Zhennan was in another province, so the food coupons there could not be used here. He had brought them back after switching them to the national food coupons. They were even more useful than ordinary food coupons.

"It's okay, Mom. We can use the food coupons in the future," Guo Xiang comforted Wang Guiying.

"By the way, you said that Doctor Ji fell. Was It Serious?" Wang Guiying asked.

"It was quite serious. He broke his leg," Guo Xiang said. "But Doctor Ji is quite skilled. He fixed his leg by himself. It looked really painful."

"His leg is broken?" Wang Guiying cried out in surprise. "Then I'll go with you tomorrow morning to visit him. Doctor Ji is a brilliant doctor and a good person. Our entire village depends on him for medical treatment. His fees are not expensive. He doesn't even charge for medical treatment when some of the villagers couldn't afford to pay. He's a good man!"

"Is that so?" Guo Xiang was deep in thought. It seemed that she was right about him. 

However, she did not know if Doctor Ji's medical skills were brilliant or not. After all, in the countryside, the doctors only had to deal with minor illnesses such as colds or fevers. Most doctors could do the job. As for relocating bones, it might had been a family skill. Many Chinese doctors relied on a single skill for their entire lives.

The next day was the weekend. Guo'er didn't need to go to school. In the morning, everyone ate sweet potatoes. Wang Guiying and Guo Xiang planned on visiting Doctor Ji and bringing back the food.

When they reached Doctor Ji's house, he was already sitting in the hall. The door was open, but he had no patients. 

"Good morning, Doctor Ji. Have you eaten breakfast?" Wang Guiying greeted Ji Changlin.

Ji Changlin shook his head, "Not yet. My leg's making things quite difficult."

"I heard from my daughter-in-law. I'm here to see if I can be of any help. I can make some breakfast for you," Wang Guiying said.

"Thank you," Ji Changlin nodded and did not stand on ceremony.

Guo Xiang looked at Ji Changlin's bicycle. The food that she had purchased was still here, so she grabbed it. 

"You forgot it last night. Remember to take it with you," Ji Changlin glanced at Guo Xiang.

"Okay," Guo Xiang nodded and looked at the bike that had a broken chain. "Your bike chain is broken. Let me fix it for you."

"You know how to fix it?" Ji Changlin looked at Guo Xiang curiously.

"I'll give it a try," Guo Xiang smiled and took off the chain.

When she saw the broken part, she saw that the bolt of the chain was still there. It came undone because it was loose. 

Guo Xiang asked Ji Changlin if he had any tools. She found a hammer and a screwdriver in the toolbox. She then buckled the chain and the bolt, and used the screwdriver to press on the bolt. She used the hammer to press in the bolt on both sides of the chain, and the chain was connected.

After that, she put the chain on the bicycle axle and turned the pedal. The chain started working properly, everything was fixed.

Ji Changlin looked at Guo Xiang in surprise. This girl was quite capable, and she knew medicine too. It seemed that she was not an ordinary person.

It was a pity that she had lost her memory. Otherwise, she would not have ended up in this small place.