My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 589
"Don't hit her, don't hit her, she's my daughter, she didn't do it on purpose."

Just as Chen Ling was about to step forward, a middle-aged couple walked over from a distance with flashlights.

He was immediately surprised: "Is it them as a family? They clearly booked a room at my estate, why are they staying here?"

This was actually the family of three who had booked a room at their own farm but hadn't actually stayed there yet.

I recognized them, and I felt that their daughter's current behavior was just as strange as their rented apartment.

He didn't rush forward, but led the little blue horse to the willow tree by the river. While combing the horse's mane and feeding it peanuts, he looked over there to see what was going on.

"Your daughter? Is your daughter crazy? She comes out and pretends to be a ghost every night, scaring all the kids around here sick... If you don't give me an explanation today, neither of you are leaving."

Upon realizing that the family was clearly from out of town, the crowd instantly became more aggressive, shouting and cursing.

They were furious that an outsider dared to act like a ghost here.

Some of the people recognized the family.

“Oh, I know this family. They live in my third uncle’s old courtyard. They burn incense and candles all day long and chant sutras.”

"Huh? Chanting scriptures during the day and pretending to be a ghost at night, they must be up to something bad. Let's beat them up."

The crowd became even more furious.

The couple was sweating profusely as they waved their hands to fend off the surging crowd, extremely anxious.

"Fellow villagers, my daughter does have a strange illness. I'm really sorry. Please don't be angry or violent. Let us explain."

"Yes, yes, we apologize for any offense we may have caused. Please hear our explanation first."

As the couple were speaking urgently, the disheveled woman in white, who had been restrained, suddenly went limp and fainted.

"Jiajia, Jiajia, what's wrong?"

With a bang, the crowd erupted into a frenzy again, like a pot boiling over.

Chen Ling frowned slightly upon seeing this, his doubts deepening, but he still did not go forward to look.

Let's just continue to quietly observe how things unfold.

The disturbance lasted for over an hour, until the police arrived and people from the hospital also came.

That couple seemed to be quite influential.

He said a few words and dismissed both sides without taking his daughter to the hospital.

In the end, it was several police officers who helped explain to the public that the daughter had a strange illness and often sleepwalked at night.

They burn incense at home every day; they've come here to pray for blessings.

After much persuasion from the police officers, and with the couple promising to compensate the family of the frightened child, the crowd finally dispersed.

Because of this commotion, Chen Ling won't be able to go back to the village to keep watch over the crops late at night.

After all, the women and children in the family are more timid.

He could only hurry back to the village to tell Chen Ze and the others, which delayed things by another day.

Early the next morning.

Chen Lingjia had just gotten up and was preparing to take his dog and horse out for a walk.

As a result, the middle-aged couple came to their door.

She was also accompanied by her daughter, who was pale and looked distressed.

They looked apologetic.

They said they didn't want to bother them before, knowing there was a pregnant woman and a child at home, but now they really have no choice.

I want to ask Wang Susu to take a look.

I'm willing to pay more for the consultation.

"Tell the truth, what exactly is wrong with this girl? Is she sleepwalking, or is it some other strange illness? If you don't tell the truth, I definitely won't let you into the house."

Chen Ling was also afraid that their daughter might be the kind of person with a mental illness who would go crazy halfway through a doctor's visit and attack the doctor.

Wang Susu, being a pregnant woman, couldn't handle it.

“Mr. Chen, my daughter does not only sleepwalk, but she has also suffered mental trauma. The hospital in Hong Kong said she has severe depression.”

The rather dignified, tall middle-aged man put it rather tactfully.

Chen Ling could tell from his voice that he had mental illness, depression, and sleepwalking.

He glanced at the young woman who had kept her head down and remained silent the whole time, then shook his head: "I can't let you into the house."

"Mr. Chen, we can pay a little more for the consultation fee..."

The girl's mother said anxiously, "Sister Li from your village said that if her method doesn't work, then your child's mother is probably the only one who can do it."

Upon hearing that they had also contacted Sister-in-law Xiufen, Chen Ling shook his head: "No, you've come at the wrong time. My wife is about to give birth, and I've turned down almost everyone who's come to see her for medical treatment lately. We don't even see people who aren't acquaintances, let alone you."

Even Sister-in-law Xiufen, who claims to be able to call back souls, can't cure this kind of illness, yet Wang Susu can? Chen Ling doesn't want his wife to come into contact with this kind of patient at this critical juncture.

"Ah Ling, what's wrong?"

At this moment, Wang Susu and the others heard the commotion outside and came out.

Heiwa and Xiaojin, sensing Chen Ling's attitude, immediately stood in front of Wang Susu, staring at the family with expressionless faces.

As soon as the woman saw Wang Susu come out, she couldn't hold back her tears. "Girl, please save my daughter, please save my daughter."

He almost knelt down.

Her husband caught her just in time.

They were all startled by what Wang Susu saw.

Before they could ask any more questions, their daughter finally responded.

She covered her face with her hands, squatted down, and started crying, sobbing, "Mom, let's go home, I'm not sick."

Her crying was so intense that her father couldn't bear it either, and his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Jiajia, don't cry. Mom and Dad will definitely make you feel the same as before."

Wang Susu is soft-hearted. Even though she had already learned about this family's situation from Chen Ling the night before, she still couldn't help but ask when she saw this scene, "What exactly happened?"

"My surname is Shen. My daughter is a singer, and she's been developing her career in Hong Kong these past few years..."

The middle-aged man began to recount the origins of his daughter's illness.

His daughter's name is Shen Jiayi. She went to Hong Kong to develop her career before she was an adult. With her outstanding looks and voice, she made a name for herself in just two years.

I thought my singing and acting career would become more and more successful.

However, at the height of its growth, it was threatened by the criminal forces behind the company.

She was not only threatened and intimidated, but also targeted by her peers.

Her closest sister maliciously ruined her voice with drugs and also killed her dog, who had been with her in Hong Kong for many years.

It was left in front of her door.

His voice, which he relied on, was ruined; his close friends betrayed him; and even his beloved pet was tortured to death.

They also faced repeated threats.

Since that place hasn't been returned to China yet, even if their family has some connections in mainland China, they're helpless and can't get help from anyone.

She was a young girl, alone and helpless in a foreign land.

These nightmarish experiences caused her to suffer a severe mental breakdown.

Fortunately, her parents had some connections and spent a lot of money to get her out of the company and bring her back.

However, the damage she suffered cannot be healed overnight.

It's even getting worse.

She not only suffers from depression but also has symptoms of schizophrenia. She often feels that there are people around her and talks to various people, which frightens her parents quite a bit.

After getting used to it, he sought medical treatment everywhere.

I came here because some of my relatives and friends were visiting and, after witnessing Sister Xiufen's amazing medical skills in the village, called them.

They came looking for us.

Their trip wasn't in vain. Sister-in-law Xiufen helped alleviate Shen Jiayi's voice condition considerably. Apart from being hoarse and tired from talking too much, she could basically speak like a normal person again.

But forget about regaining that beautiful singing voice from before.

In addition, the sleepwalking symptoms have also been relieved, but Xiufen's sister-in-law said that their daughter was frightened in Hong Kong and lost her soul, not here.

Many of her methods were rendered ineffective.

Tell them to go to the Medicine King Temple in the southwest of Fenglei Town to offer incense and ask for medicine.

They then drove to the Medicine King Temple.

When we got there, we asked some Taoist priests in the temple for medicine.

This medicine is also effective.

It did make Shen Jiayi less weak, but her other symptoms still could not be treated.

So I went to the Medicine King Temple several times.

In the end, even the old Taoist priest on the other side had no other choice.

After all, the trauma Shen Jiayi suffered could not be treated with ordinary medication.

When the old Taoist priest had no other choice, he suggested that they return to the county town and pray to the local turtle king for blessings. They initially wanted to return to Chenwangzhuang, but the places where the old turtle had appeared and saved people were mostly near the Nansha River and the Dumb River in the county town.

After much deliberation, I decided to come to the county town.

They rented a small courtyard near the riverbank and, following the method taught by the old Taoist priest, burned incense and chanted scriptures every morning and evening to pray for their daughter's well-being.

This is why they booked rooms at Chen Ling's farm but haven't had time to stay there.

After these words, everyone understood Shen Jiayi's situation.

The Chen family couldn't help but sigh.

There's so much backstabbing and infighting outside; home is always the best.

However, this girl's condition is indeed different from other mental illnesses.

"This girl has symptoms of sleepwalking. Since you knew that, why didn't you keep an eye on her?"

Chen Ling asked.

Upon hearing this, Wang Susu hurriedly looked over as well, as this was also what she wanted to ask.

"Sigh, Jiajia is weak, and she might fall asleep at any time of day. Her father and I have to burn incense and chant sutras every morning and evening, and buy offerings for the Turtle King."

Sometimes I can't keep an eye on her at night.

Shen Jiayi's mother said.

"Can't keep an eye on them?"

Du Juan asked in surprise, "With the gate closed and locked, how can it not be kept safe?"

"No way."

Shen Jiayi's father shook his head and sighed: "When she sleepwalks, she's different from usual. She can climb out of windows and scale walls, and we can't keep an eye on her."

There's something else they didn't say.

Actually, besides locking the door, tying a rope or something would definitely keep an eye on things.

But my daughter has already suffered a great deal of emotional distress.

If they continue doing this, it won't be good for their daughter.

Moreover, what if she sleepwalks and can't go out, and something else happens to her while she's stuck at home?

"Sigh, yes, whenever she sleepwalks, her father and I follow her when we hear the noise. We see her walking back and forth in her pajamas, singing by the river from time to time, and talking to all sorts of imaginary people, which frightens quite a few people."

We didn't dare to go up and wake her.

They said that if you wake a sleepwalker, they might die.

These words startled Wang Zhenzhen, who was listening intently to the story. Seeing Shen Jiayi still squatting on the ground crying, she quickly covered her eyes, shrank back, and hid.

Seeing this, Chen Ling glared at her and said, "I already told you, it's not a ghost, what are you afraid of?"

"Brother-in-law, sleepwalkers eat babies."

Wang Zhenzhen smiled palely and said softly.

"Don't listen to their nonsense. Don't listen to your classmates' rubbish in the future."

Chen Ling said speechlessly.

When he was in high school, he often heard people in the dormitory talking about how some students would get up and walk around at night, climb over the wall and go out. His roommates found it strange and followed them all the way to the cemetery, where they found that the person was eating dead children.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhenzhen and the others had also heard this story.

He's talking to the little girl here.

Wang Susu invited the family of three to her home and they sat down in the courtyard.

Heiwa and Xiaojin followed closely behind, never leaving each other's side.

This made them afraid to get too close.

Wang Susu and Du Juan, however, were quite curious about Shen Jiayi's sleepwalking. They had only heard of it but never seen it, so they continued to ask Shen's parents.

First of all, sleepwalking is different from other things. When a person sleepwalks, their eyes are open, they know where there are obstacles, and they generally won't bump into things or fall into pits or rivers on their own.

Then, sleepwalkers can also speak.

Shen Jiayi was out strolling around late at night, singing and talking by the river, which made many people think it was like a ghost story.

The elderly often say that a person should not be woken up while sleepwalking, because if they are woken up while sleepwalking, they will either die or go insane.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen believed in this very much.

They dared not wake their daughter easily, but simply followed her. Others were frightened, and they had no way to catch up and explain.

The mistake has led to this mess.

Actually, Shen Jiayi's symptoms are not too bad.

Some sleepwalkers not only climb through windows and walls, but also pick up things and eat garbage indiscriminately.

To do something unusual.

Even violent acts, such as injuring people while sleepwalking.

However, when sleepwalkers wake up, they have no memory of sleepwalking.

As a result, many people believe that this means the person is possessed by a ghost.

Chen Ling also sleepwalked when he was a child. It was during the Chinese New Year. He stayed up late at night, and someone came to visit and asked Chen Juncai to drink. He stood on the bed and urinated on the floor.

He had no recollection of it at all unless his parents told him.

But that's not an illness.

"Dr. Wang...is there any way to cure Jiajia's illness?"

Shen's mother didn't know what to call Wang Susu, so she just called her Dr. Wang. Then, seeing that Wang Susu seemed quite curious about sleepwalking and was so young, she felt rather uneasy.

I thought to myself, "Could it be that this girl has never seen this disease before?"

Wang Susu was very frank, saying, "I know about sleepwalking, but I've never seen it before. I can only try a few doses of medicine first... However, I can cure her voice."

The young wife is very quick-witted when it comes to treating illnesses.

She understood that emotional problems require emotional solutions.

At the very beginning, Shen Jiayi was most devastated by the fact that her voice was ruined and she could no longer sing.

Then come the mental health issues and sleepwalking problems.

She's not very good at treating illnesses that are considered "deceptive" in traditional Chinese medicine, but she's quite skilled at treating illnesses that are considered "excessive" in traditional Chinese medicine, especially those related to the throat.

Not to mention, she has indeed seen many cases of ear, nose, and throat diseases affecting women and children in the past two years.

"Huh? A sore throat can be cured? Really?"

“Okay, her condition isn’t difficult to treat.”

Mr. and Mrs. Shen were already unsure of what to do, and when they heard Wang Susu frankly admit that she had never treated sleepwalking, their hearts sank even further.

When they heard Wang Susu say she could cure sore throats, their emotions fluctuated wildly, and they couldn't help but start to doubt her abilities again.

This is human nature.

However, since they've already opened their doors, even if they have doubts, they'll definitely still get the medicine and give it a try.

As previously agreed, I will also charge more for consultations.

After all that trouble, the family got the medicine according to the prescription—medicine for their throat and medicine for sleepwalking—and went back to test the effects of each medicine.

Wang Susu has long been able to prescribe the right medicine for each person, and the medicines she prescribes do not conflict with each other.

What they didn't expect was that the medicine would be effective on the same day it was taken.

While the family was having lunch, Mr. and Mrs. Shen excitedly came over and said that their daughter's voice had improved a lot, her voice was no longer hoarse, and her vocal cords no longer felt so dull.

He quickly came over and got a few more doses of medicine, and also slipped some money to Wang Susu, asking her to think of a solution, and to try to find a way to resolve her mental health issues as well.

When they arrived, they discussed it and concluded that Wang Susu's medical skills did not come out of thin air.

It's amazing that she's so young and already so skilled at treating illnesses; there must be even more amazing people teaching her.

That's why this action was taken.

Wang Susu didn't accept the extra money they gave her. She just said that the consultation fee in the morning was already enough, and told them to take the medicine prescribed in the morning first and see the specific effect. She told them not to be impatient.

If the treatment is ineffective, it's not too late to adjust the prescription.

……

"Well done, Comrade Wang Susu, you're becoming more and more like a doctor."

After the person left, Chen Ling joked with his wife, "The consultation fee in one morning is more than I earned in half a month of hard work."

"Come on, you're always trying to coax me in different ways."

Wang Susu snorted, but her face was full of smiles. She was clearly happy to be able to earn money for her family.

"By the way, Ah Ling, bring those old medical books from the village when you go home today. I still need to take another look at this girl's illness."

When Chen Ling saw that his wife was getting excited, he regretted praising her.

Knowing that she wouldn't listen to his advice to rest more, he just hummed in agreement: "Let's eat first. I'll go get it for you this afternoon. I have to see Qing tonight, so I have to go."

That being said, Chen Ling never expected that after his wife studied the medical book and adjusted the prescription, it would greatly inspire his commissioned article for the national animal husbandry magazine.

(End of this chapter)