A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Trusting someone is a feeling, and sometimes it seems to have no reason.

But in fact, everything has its reasons. The two trusted Nie Qianqian because her words and actions today made them feel reliable and trustworthy. Once this reliable image was established, they naturally felt that what she said was not just empty talk.

If a gold or a silver item were to come to them now and say that they were apprentices from Jishetang and wanted to treat Grandma Ma, the two of them would rather die than let them try.

Jishetang has a great reputation in Fulin County. Even a junior pharmacist there might be more capable than the mediocre doctors they used to hire.

Da Ma and Xiao Ma did not reject Nie Qianqian's kindness.

Dama repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Sister Qianqian, thank you so much."

Grandma Ma is old, and her illness is definitely not as easy to treat as that of a young person. Even if Nie Qianqian cannot cure her, it would be great if she could alleviate her symptoms.

Nie Qianqian waved her hand, "You can take me there after work tonight."

When it was time to finish work, Nie Qianqian went with the two men to Da Ma and Xiao Ma's house.

Da Ma and Xiao Ma's houses are not far from the old house. They live on the edge of the village. The houses are not big, but the walls and yards are very clean and tidy, which shows that they are people who live a good life.

The Ma family's house looked much better than the old house from the outside, but once inside, the conditions were incomparable. Nie Qianqian had bought a lot of things for her family beforehand, including tables, chairs, pots and pans, and food, but the Ma family's house was different. The furniture inside was pitifully sparse, and it looked like it had been used for many years, patched up and repaired, making the house seem empty and desolate.

Grandma Ma was bedridden in the east room. She heard a noise and barely opened her eyes, but she couldn't get up on her own.

Grandma Ma recognized Nie Qianqian. "Oh, isn't this Qianqian? Da Ma, help Grandma up."

She had heard earlier that Liu Yan had taken Nie Qianqian away from the Nie family and divorced. The two children, Da Ma and Xiao Ma, were leaving early and returning late, working at Liu Yan's house to build a new house.

Nie Qianqian stepped forward and pressed down on Grandma Ma. "Grandma Ma, it's me, Qianqian. You don't need to get up. I'm here to treat your illness today."

Grandma Ma looked puzzled. "To see a doctor?"

The villagers all toil in the fields from dawn till dusk. During their off-season, they go to the county to do manual labor to earn money. Very few people can afford to send their children to study medicine and learn a skill to support themselves. I've never heard of Nie Qianqian having studied medicine before.

Nie Qianqian explained, "Grandma, it's a long story. By chance, I was taken in as a medicine apprentice by the director of Jishetang and learned some medical skills. Your symptoms are very similar to those of a patient I saw at Jishetang, so I came to examine you."

When Grandma Ma and Big Ma and Little Ma heard that he was the curator's apprentice, they both straightened their expressions.

The curator is the most skilled doctor at Jishetang, the one who treats important people. To be able to serve as the curator's apprentice, one's medical skills are naturally superior to those of ordinary apprentices.

Grandma Ma never expected Nie Qianqian to have such an opportunity. If Da Ma and Xiao Ma could have the chance to become medicine apprentices and learn some medical skills, she would leave this world with a smile on her face.

Seeing the changes in the three people's expressions, Nie Qianqian chuckled to herself. The old man who ran the museum had quite a reputation; it was quite effective at fooling people.

Grandma Ma took Nie Qianqian's hand and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "You are a kind and good child, so it's natural that you have good luck."

Grandma Ma was grateful for Nie Qianqian's kindness, but she still had doubts about whether Nie Qianqian could cure her illness. Her illness was difficult to treat; she had been taking medicine for more than half a year without any improvement. Although the doctor who treated her was not from a large medical institution like Jishetang, he was quite old and had been practicing medicine for many years, making him very qualified.

In Grandma Ma's eyes, Nie Qianqian was still a little girl who hadn't grown up yet, how could she possibly compare to that doctor from before?

She didn't believe Nie Qianqian could cure the illness, but she didn't show it on her face. Qianqian was kind-hearted and came to see her specially, so she didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable.

Nie Qianqian first took Grandma Ma's pulse, and as she had expected, the pulse indicated that Grandma Ma had high blood pressure.

High blood pressure is a serious condition for the elderly. It can cause symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and tinnitus, and can also lead to complications affecting organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and retina.

She needs to have her blood pressure measured with a blood pressure monitor to get a specific reading.

Nie Qianqian turned to Da Ma and Xiao Ma and said, "I'm going to give Grandma Ma acupuncture. You two go out first, keep quiet, and don't let anyone come in and disturb us."

The two obediently left the house. Nie Qianqian took out a needle and gave Grandma Ma a few acupuncture treatments. Before long, Grandma Ma fell into a deep sleep.

She wasn't actually going to give Grandma Ma acupuncture; she was going to take out a blood pressure monitor to measure Grandma Ma's blood pressure.

She had it all planned out. She was proficient in both traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In the future, she would inevitably need to use modern equipment when treating patients, which would only cause them alarm and endless questions. It would be easier to simply knock them unconscious with a needle. And if an emergency requiring surgery arose, she could simply knock the patient unconscious and take them to the operating room in her spatial dimension for the procedure.

Hmm, she can bring items into her space, but I've never tried bringing a living person in. Big Horse and Little Horse are still outside, so she didn't experiment on Grandma Horse directly. Nie Qianqian kept this in mind, thinking she'd try it on a rabbit first in the next few days.

Nie Qianqian took out a blood pressure monitor from her spatial storage and measured Grandma Ma's blood pressure. The blood pressure was 160/100, definitely high blood pressure. No wonder she was dizzy and even fainted.

In modern society, hypertension is very common among the elderly. There is no special treatment, and those with persistent high blood pressure need to take antihypertensive drugs for life.

Nie Qianqian administered another acupuncture needle, and Grandma Ma slowly woke up. Grandma Ma was still dazed, wondering how she had just fallen asleep, when she heard Nie Qianqian's voice, "Grandma Ma, I just treated you. You have a condition called Yang hyperactivity, which can trigger other symptoms, not just dizziness. You need to take the appropriate medication as soon as possible, and you will need to take it for life."

There was no concept of high blood pressure in ancient times, but traditional Chinese medicine texts record that the symptoms of "excessive yang" are similar to those of high blood pressure.

As Grandma Ma listened to Nie Qianqian's words, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. When she heard that she needed to take medication for life, her whole body trembled violently.

Grandma Ma murmured, "Lifelong medication..."

Grandma Ma suddenly reached out and tightly grasped Nie Qianqian's hand, lowering her voice to say, "Good child, I know you have a kind heart, but I won't treat this illness. Promise me you won't tell those two silly boys, just say this illness is incurable, okay?"

Nie Qianqian: "Grandma, this Yang excess syndrome can not only cause dizziness and blurred vision, but also induce many complications. It should not be taken lightly."

Grandma Ma lowered her eyes, her expression somber. "I'm an old woman, I don't have many years left to live. My health has been poor these past few years. My two sons, Da Ma and Xiao Ma, are very filial and have spent a lot of money on my medical treatment and medicine. They are both capable, and if it weren't for my burden, they would be living a very comfortable life. But look at them now..."

As she spoke, Grandma Ma's eyes became somewhat cloudy, and her face showed a resolute expression. "Da Ma is already at the age to get married, but he hasn't saved enough money to get a wife yet. If he uses the money to pay for my medicine now, he won't be able to save any more money. When will he be able to get a wife? If I leave, how will I face their grandfather and his two brothers?"

"Good child, no more treatment, no more treatment."

Grandma Ma couldn't continue speaking, only repeating these two sentences over and over again.

Nie Qianqian felt uneasy; she had seen this situation many times in the hospital.

Some families are forced to give up treatment because they don't have money; some have money but refuse to treat their elderly relatives; some families fall out and even fight over the proportion of money each family contributes.

The hospital is truly a microcosm of the suffering of all living beings, and a place where one can witness the coldness and warmth of human relationships.