Chapter 322: Coughing Up Blood
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Without Li Sinuo harassing her, Yun Xi’s days at school seemed to pass by quickly.
Mu Feichi wasn’t around at this time, but she always went up the mountain on Saturday and Sunday to learn deciphering procedures from Gray Wolf.
Zhao Yumo obediently followed Jiang Chenghuan’s teaching, learning his skills. She got hurt from time to time, and she begged Yun Xi to help her withstand the bruising.
Seeing that the medicine she was taking was having no effect, Yun Xi prepared a formula from Chinese medicine for her to bathe in.
As the weather was getting colder, Yun Xi went over to the Chen family’s home, to check on the Old Madame’s health, and she prepared some supplemental herbs for the old lady.
Jiang Wanyun was very happy to see Yun Xi and took her down to the living room after she’d checked on the Old Madame.
Yun Xi noticed that her complexion didn’t look so good, so she asked Jiang Wanyun’s permission to take her pulse.
“Have you been coughing a lot recently? Has it not been getting better even with medicine?”
It just so happened that Chen Ziliang was also at home, and, when Yun Xi said this, he quickly put down his newspaper and stood up.
“Yes, that’s true! My wife has been coughing for more than a month now. Even after taking a lot of medicine, it still hasn’t gone away. Yun Xi, can you help us figure out what’s going on?”
Jiang Wanyun genuinely liked Yun Xi, and she came so rarely now. She naturally didn’t want her to leave so fast.
“Husband, what are you so worried about? Yun Xi hasn’t even had any tea yet.”
Jiang Wanyun smiled softly and called the housekeeper to bring hot milk tea and snacks.
Sitting on the sofa, Yun Xi quietly took Jiang Wanyun’s pulse and asked her about the timing and symptoms of the cough.
Then Yun Xi raised her eyes and looked at the anxious Chen Ziliang. “Does the doctor who prescribes medicine for your wife say that she is coughing because of an infection?”
“Yes, yes, yes! After you used Chinese medicine to treat the Old Madame, we all started to believe in Chinese medicine. This time, we saw a Chinese medical doctor. But, for some reason, she is still coughing even after taking the Chinese medicine for almost a month. We were thinking that she should take it for a few more days, and if that didn’t work we would have to call you again.”
Yun Xi carefully checked Jiang Wanyun’s tongue and asked with a frown, “Have you been coughing up blood in the past few days?”
When Yun Xi asked this, Chen Ziliang, obviously unaware of this, looked toward his wife with a grave expression.
Jiang Wanyun nodded and glanced at her husband, “I was afraid you would be worried, so I didn’t say anything.”
“How can you keep coughing up blood a secret? This is no small matter!”
As soon as he heard the mention of coughing up blood, Chen Ziliang couldn’t sit still. He looked at Yun Xi anxiously.
“Yun Xi, what can you do?”
“Don’t worry, this disease can be cured.” Yun Xi patted Jiang Wanyun’s hand to comfort her.
“Coughs can be differentiated between coughs that come from infections or coughs that come from internal disease. Coughs because of infections are usually due to new viruses, and the symptoms appear quickly yet last only a very short time. This usually happens when the weather gets cold. For coughs due to internal disease, the symptoms appear slowly, are frequent, and last much longer…
“Your wife’s cough seems to have been caused by an infectious disease at first glance, but it has actually been cause by an internal disease, a hormonal disorder caused by poor diet or emotional distress. Both coughs because of infection and coughs because of internal disease start in the lungs. At first, you probably had a hoarse voice and noticed symptoms right away, so it was mistakenly diagnosed as an infectious disease. No wonder the medicine hasn’t been working.”
Chen Ziliang understood Yun Xi’s meaning now and slapped his hand down on the arm of the sofa. “That quack doctor! D*mn it!”
“You can’t blame the doctor. Infectious diseases and internal diseases are very similar sometimes. It’s not easy to distinguish between them in a short period of time. Now that the weather is cold and the air is dry, diets have also changed. Your wife likes to eat spicy food so she keeps coughing.”
Jiang Wanyun nodded a bit helplessly. “Since autumn came, my family has started eating hot pot more frequently. I do eat a lot of spicy food, but I didn’t expect…”
“Before you can get better, you have to quit eating spicy food. I will prescribe some medicines for you to drink first. Let’s wait a few days to see their effects. You should try to stay in a good mood during this period and don’t work too hard.
“All right!”