Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Li Zhen drove a light truck he brought from modern times, loaded with a full load of grain, into Tangyin County. Almost everyone was attracted by this novel sight. It was the first time the people of Tangyin had seen a cart that could move on its own without being pulled by oxen or horses. Although it was a bit noisy, it was not slow at all.

Li Zhen was worried about hurting people if he went too fast; otherwise, he would have reached the grain store much sooner.

After hearing the commotion, Manager Sun came out of the grain store. When he saw Li Zhen in the driver's cab, he immediately beamed with joy.

Manager Sun: "Chief Li, you could have just assigned someone to handle such a small matter as transporting grain. Why did you have to make the trip yourself?"

After getting out of the carriage, Li Zhen said with a smile, "I'm here to see Magistrate Zhang and to deliver the grain. Are you free at noon? Let's meet up with the magistrate."

Upon hearing this, Manager Sun smiled wryly and said, "I guess the magistrate won't be in the mood for drinking today. His wife caught a cold a few days ago and has consulted many doctors without success. I heard that he even brought the best doctor from Anyang City today, but I doubt he'll be able to help her."

Li Zhen opened the car door and let the shop assistants in the grain store start unloading. He said to Manager Sun, "Is it that serious? After you finish unloading, take me to see what's going on. Maybe I can help."

Actually, Li Zhen came to the city this time to discuss with Zhang Cheng the idea of ​​opening a restaurant in Tangyin City. One reason was to increase the income of Li Family Village, and the other was to set up an intelligence station in Tangyin City so that they could keep abreast of the latest information about Tangyin.

After the grain was unloaded, Li Zhen drove his light car with Manager Sun towards the county government office. It was Manager Sun's first time riding in a car, and he looked at the scenery rushing past the window, feeling quite fascinated.

"Squeak!"

As Li Zhen stopped the light truck in front of the county government office, Manager Sun opened the door and began vomiting violently; it turned out he was carsick.

After Manager Sun finished vomiting, he and Li Zhen entered the county government office together. Since Manager Sun was a regular customer, the gatekeepers did not stop them except to greet them.

After passing through the main hall, they walked towards the back and soon arrived at the backyard.

At this time, a number of people had gathered around the backyard. Most of them were doctors from Tangyin City, but there were also many local gentry and wealthy people.

These wealthy families came to visit after hearing that the county magistrate's wife was ill. Although it didn't really help, it made them feel valued in Zhangcheng.

Since they didn't know Li Zhen, no one paid him any attention. Meanwhile, Manager Sun kept greeting people as soon as he entered, seemingly quite well-connected in Tangyin City.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng was sitting alone on a sandalwood chair in the inner hall. He frowned and waited for the doctor's diagnosis. Although he was the magistrate of Tangyin County, he knew that this official position was obtained for him by his father-in-law in the court. If anything happened to his wife, his father-in-law would definitely not let him off the hook.

Zhang Cheng's father-in-law was the military commander of Xingzhou, a high-ranking official of the fifth rank, who could easily control him, a lowly eighth-rank county magistrate. His wife had only had a common cough, but after taking several doses of medicine, her condition not only failed to improve but worsened, with a persistent high fever.

A short while later, an elderly man with white hair and beard came out of the inner room, and Zhang Cheng quickly got up from his chair to greet him.

"Dr. Guo, how is my wife's condition? Do you have any effective treatment?"

The renowned physician Guo glanced at Zhang Cheng with his cloudy eyes, then sighed, "Your Madam's illness has penetrated deep into her internal organs. Unless Hua Tuo were alive, this old man is truly powerless to help."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng felt dizzy and was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Manager Sun, who was nearby, caught him quickly and prevented him from making a fool of himself in public.

Manager Sun comforted him, "Everyone gets sick sometimes, Brother Zhang. Please take care. By the way, Chief Li is here. He says he should have a solution."

This was overheard by Doctor Guo, and the old man said with some disdain, "Young man, don't talk nonsense. The magistrate's wife is already terminally ill. Unless you are a god, no medicine will be effective."

Li Zhen didn't speak to the so-called "miracle doctor" Guo, but went straight to Zhang Cheng and inquired in detail about his wife's condition from the onset of her illness until now. Li Zhen then asked to go inside and examine her, and Zhang Cheng, having already given up hope, nodded in agreement.

As soon as Li Zhengang entered the inner room, he smelled a strong aroma of Chinese medicine. At this moment, Madam Zhang on the bed was pale and unconscious. Several maids were constantly using wet towels to cool her down.

Li Zhen approached Madam Zhang, placed his palm on her forehead, and felt a burning sensation on the back of his hand; she had a high fever.

The maids standing nearby were extremely disgusted by Li Zhen's rude behavior. They glared at him angrily, regarding him as a lecher.

In ancient times, the mortality rate from the common cold was very high, especially when accompanied by fever. This was because most Chinese medicines at that time were very slow to take effect. While common colds were not a problem, it was impossible for someone like Madam Zhang to catch a severe case of influenza by simply drinking Chinese medicine.

After Li Zhen came out of the inner room, he said to Zhang Cheng, "Lord Zhang, I can cure your wife's illness."

Li Zhen's words immediately caused a great uproar among the doctors in the courtyard. Even the renowned doctor Guo was helpless. This young man could cure it?

In fact, not only the doctors, but even Zhang Cheng and Manager Sun were skeptical of Li Zhen's statement.

Li Zhen didn't care about these things. Instead, he took out three Gan Kang pills and several cephalosporin capsules from his space. They were wrapped in a small silk pouch, making them look like extraordinary items.

"This is a elixir made by a master in our family, specifically for treating this kind of high fever and typhoid fever. Give your sister-in-law one round pill and four long pills first, and we estimate that she will see results in half an hour."

The high fever was caused by a virus. There were no antibiotics in this era, so the modern high-tech drugs that Li Zhen brought would definitely be far more effective than traditional Chinese medicine at that time.

Zhang Cheng glanced at the group of doctors, then looked at Li Zhen. He didn't know if he could trust Li Zhen. If his wife were to die, his life would be over.

Hearing Madam Zhang's groggy cries of cold from the bed, Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, bring me water. I want to give Madam her medicine myself."

A maidservant handed Zhang Cheng a bowl of warm water. He gently held his wife's head in his arms and said, "Xiuyun, you can't die. If you die, I won't be able to live either."

As he spoke, Li Zhen handed the medicine to Zhang Cheng, who placed it in his wife's mouth and swallowed it with water.

At this moment, all the doctors present glared at Li Zhen. They felt that this young man had come to challenge them. They had already declared that the magistrate's wife was beyond cure, yet he dared to say that he could cure her? Wasn't this just ruining their reputation?