Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

The doctor at the clinic was dispensing medicine for a patient. He didn't turn around when he heard the voice. He just said calmly, "Wait a moment. I'll be back as soon as I get the medicine."

The reason why he is so calm is that the doctor has seen too many similar situations. Many patients only have minor illnesses or disasters, but they will come to the clinic and scream, fearing that they will die.

However, Chen Lang could not remain calm, because the old man's breath was almost inaudible. If he delayed any longer, he would probably have to report to the King of Hell.

"Doctor, he was bitten by a poisonous snake, please hurry up." Chen Lang urged loudly.

After hearing this, the doctor still didn't take it seriously. Nowadays, many people can't tell the difference between poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes. Whenever they are bitten by a snake, they will subconsciously think it is a poisonous snake.

But most of the time, the snakes that bite are non-venomous.

"I said I'll get the medicine...eh? Teacher?"

The doctor turned around with some annoyance and was about to scold Chen Lang, but when he saw the old man Chen Lang was holding, he jumped over the counter and came to Chen Lang.

"Oh my god...how could this happen? Where is the wound?"

Chen Lang pointed at the old man's calf.

The doctor lifted up his trouser legs and was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time he had seen such a way of treating wounds.

"Hurry, send him to the inner courtyard." Although he was curious, the most important thing at the moment was to save the teacher's life. The doctor signaled Chen Lang and the coachman to carry the old man to the inner courtyard, and found an apprentice to continue dispensing medicine.

After arriving at the inner courtyard, the doctor took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a pill that looked similar to marshmallows, opened the old man's mouth and stuffed it in.

Then came another series of operations that Chen Lang could not understand at all.

Although it is a bit fancy, the effect is very good. The old man's originally weak breath gradually becomes stronger.

The doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead, sighed deeply, and then grabbed Chen Lang's hand, saying with tears in his eyes, "Thank you so much for saving me. If you had come a little later, even the gods wouldn't have been able to save me."

Chen Lang said, "You're welcome. Anyone with a conscience wouldn't stand idly by and watch this happen."

"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Chen Lang was still thinking about his basket of shrimps and crabs.

If someone picked it up, the loss would be huge.

The doctor said, "Brother, please wait a moment!"

After saying that, he hurried to the room and came out with a purse in his hand.

"Brother, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

Chen Lang took the purse and weighed it. It was very heavy, at least several dozen taels.

The profession of doctor has always been a good way to make money throughout history.

However, Chen Lang did not accept the entire purse. He took out a piece of silver worth about fifty cents from it, and took out thirty copper coins from his pocket and put them back into the purse.

The doctor watched Chen Lang's operation in amazement the whole time.

"Twenty cents is for the carriage fee. I can't take the rest." After Chen Lang said this, he returned the purse to the doctor.

The doctor said anxiously, "Brother, how can I not repay your life-saving grace!"

"If my teacher wakes up and finds out that I haven't repaid his kindness, he will definitely punish me. So, you must accept this money."

Chen Lang smiled and said, "I will take every penny of the money that is mine, and I don't want a penny of the money that is not mine."

"Saving people is done out of kindness, not for reward."

After saying this, he bowed and said goodbye.

Chen Lang is not really so noble as to regard money as dirt. The reason he refused the reward is because he wanted to keep this favor for a little longer.

The debt of favor is the hardest to repay, and the debt of favor owed to a doctor is even greater than the sky.

In ancient times when medical resources were relatively scarce, establishing friendship with a doctor, or even making the doctor owe you a favor, was worth far more than a dozen taels of silver.

What's more, Chen Lang now has a stable way to make money. He can earn more than ten taels of silver in about half a month with hard work.

There is no need to give up the gratitude from your doctor for the sake of immediate benefits.

Of course, the doctor didn’t know what Chen Lang was thinking. He only felt that Chen Lang’s back was extremely tall when he left.

Saving a life without asking for anything in return, this is what a saint would do.

Although he was worried that his catch would be taken away, Chen Lang still squeezed out a little time and went to the fishing tackle store first.

After explaining my purpose to the shopkeeper, he actually took out a crab cage.

The price is not expensive, just a few dozen cents.

Then Chen Lang bought sorghum wine and millet to make the wine and rice for making bait.

Sparks and lightning flew all the way to the place where the old man was rescued. Seeing that the fish was still there, Chen Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

When Chen Lang picked up the bamboo basket and was about to check if his fishing rod was loaded, he suddenly saw a shiny object in the grass.

After pushing aside the grass, I found a jade pendant.

It is not difficult to judge from the smoothness of the surface that the owner of the jade pendant usually polishes it when he has nothing to do, and it has already developed a patina.

This thing most likely belonged to the old man. Chen Lang put it away and planned to return it to him when he went to the county town in the afternoon.

I hope the old man can get through this. If he dies, my debt of gratitude will be gone.

Chen Lang returned to the place where he put the fishing rod. After lifting the rod, he found a silver carp weighing more than three kilograms on the hook.

I kept this fish and didn’t sell it. I took it to Shanghe Village to satisfy Guoguo’s craving.

Moreover, Zhao Chunhua is still breastfeeding and needs nutrition.

After hiding the fishing rod, crab cage, and rice and wine, Chen Lang returned to Pingzhilin, the county seat.

The doctor in charge turned out to be a middle-aged man he had never seen before. When he saw Chen Lang holding a fish, he said, "Brother, this is a clinic and we don't accept freshwater fish."

"If you want to sell fresh river food, go half a mile east and there's a restaurant that sells it."

Chen Lang took out the jade pendant and said, "I found this when I was rescuing the old man. Can you see if it's his?"

The middle-aged doctor stepped forward quickly, took the jade pendant, examined it, and said excitedly, "It really is Teacher's jade pendant. So, you are the benefactor who saved Teacher's life?"

Chen Lang waved his hand: "I don't deserve it. Is the old man out of danger?"

The middle-aged doctor grabbed Chen Lang's hand and said with tears of gratitude: "It is really thanks to you, my benefactor, otherwise I would definitely not have escaped this disaster."

"After waking up, the first thing the teacher said was, 'Your technique in treating snake bites is very skillful. If we are lucky enough to see you again, we will definitely ask for your advice.'"

"May I ask, benefactor, have you also studied medicine?"

Chen Lang said, "Doctor, my last name is Chen, and my name is Chen Lang. You can call me by my name, or Erlang, but don't call me Benefactor, it sounds awkward."

"As for medical skills, I haven't learned them systematically. I learned how to treat snake wounds from an old hunter in the village."

The middle-aged doctor sighed and said, "Teacher is right. The masters are among the common people. We who practice medicine must not sit in the well and watch the world from a distance. We must often go to the countryside to explore. Only in this way can our medical skills continue to improve."