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"How do you feel?" asked He Xiuhua . She was not concerned that the decoction might not work . On the contrary, she was concerned that it would further damage her husband's health
"This is not an elixir . It won't react so fast," said Wang Fengxiang grumpily .
However, he could actually feel the warmth inside his belly . Soon, the warm feeling also moved to other parts of his body, including his upper and lower limbs . The heat made him grumpy on such a hot day . After all, he was not well, so he was not in a good mood anyway .
He Xiuhua helped her husband with dinner after she had finished cooking .
"Do you want to sleep?" asked He Xiuhua .
"Yes," said Wang Fengxiang .
It was hot outside but not hot inside; he should be able to fall in sleep without the air-conditioner . However, he still couldn't fall in sleep .
Aye!
Wang Fengxiang sighed, then turned his body .
What is going on?!
Suddenly his body was frozen .
Huh? What is happening to my right leg?
He tried to move his right leg, and it moved! Although the movement was minimal, it was better than nothing .
It made him extremely happy .
He wanted to tell his wife of this good news, but he didn't as she had fallen asleep already . She looked so tired and had huge bags under her eyes .
He knew how tired she had been recently . She had been busy looking after him . When he was in the hospital, she stayed with him all the time to look after him . She didn't eat or rest well at the hospital, and he wasn't very nice to her . She really should have a good rest .
What was a real couple? In ancient China, a wife would lift a tray to be level with her eyebrows to show great respect for her husband . But that was not practical nowadays . A real couple should share weal and woe and should never abandon each other . That was already hard to achieve .
Wang Fengxiang tried to move his right leg and practice movements on the bed . His movements were very gentle as he didn't want to wake up his wife .
He Xiuhua didn't wake up until a bit past 4 pm, as she was so tired . As soon as she woke up, she found her husband lying next to her was moving his right leg . She didn't feel any difference at the beginning .
"Hey, did you have a good rest?" asked Wang Fengxiang with a smile .
Wait!
He Xiuhua suddenly sat up .
"You can move your leg?!" asked He Xiuhua .
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"Yes," said Wang Fengxiang with a smile .
"When did it happen?" asked He Xiuhua excitedly .
"It happened just now," said Wang Fengxiang with a smile .
"Come here, let me help you," said He Xiuhua .
"No, you can rest for a bit longer . You've been so tired recently," said Wang Fengxiang .
"I'm not tired . I don't mind as long as you can recover . " He Xiuhua's eyes were full of tears .
How come Wang Fengxiang's leg could move again?
The couple was thinking of the reason while lying in bed .
"Is it because of the decoction Yao brought?" asked He Xiuhua .
"Yes, probably . I should drink more in the evening," said Wang Fengxiang .
"Don't drink too much . I think you should follow his instructions," said He Xiuhua .
"Okay," said Wang Fengxiang .
It started to get dark . Wang Fengxiang took the decoction again after dinner and waited for the changes in his body .
Meanwhile, something was happening in Beijing, thousands of miles away from Lianshan .
Dr . Chen gave Su Xiaoxue an acupuncture treatment again .
Song Ruiping was standing next to Su Xiaoxue's bed and looking at her daughter . Part of the gauze was removed, and the skin was showing an abnormal pink color . Although it still looked a bit horrible, it looked much better than the scary, dark purple ulcers . The change was fundamental .
"I will come back in three days . " Dr . Chen wiped his face with a warm towel and breathed a sigh of relief .
It took him a lot of energy to do the acupuncture, especially at night .
He had been doing acupuncture on Su Xiaoxue every three days . He gave one treatment session during the day, and one at night .
"Thank you, Dr . Chen," said Song Ruiping .
"You are welcome . This is all that I can do . The effect of acupuncture is limited . When will Dr . Wang come here again?" asked Dr . Chen .
"He had promised to come back as soon as he can," said Song Ruiping .
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This time, she didn't ask anyone to push Wang Yao .
Although she was still concerned about her daughter and was often anxious, she started to calm down as Su Xiaoxue was gradually getting better . After discussing with her husband a few times, she decided to wait . Wang Yao kept his words last time, so he should keep his words this time . All she could do was wait .
As long as Xiaoxue will get better, I don't mind waiting, thought Song Ruiping .
The nights in summer were short . From dust to dawn, it was around ten hours . One could just have one dream during those ten hours .
Some people would dream of something romantic, some would dream of being rich, some would dream of a great career path, and some would have a nightmare of monsters and floods .
Wang Fengxiang had a dream of working in the fields . In his dream, he was waving a hoe, as if he had endless energy, and his limbs were moving perfectly fine .
It was his dream and what he had been thinking of all the time recently .
But a dream was just a dream .
Another day began as the sun rose from the east . People started another busy day .
Wang Fengxiang was lying by himself on the bed . He could hear someone busy working in the kitchen . It was his wife preparing breakfast .
Wang Fengxiang smiled . He was very happy .
Suddenly, he had some feelings in his arm . So, he tried to lift his arm then move his fingers .
"Haha!" He laughed .
He made progress again overnight . Of course, he was happy .
"Breakfast is ready!" His wife walked into the bedroom with a bowl of noodles and found her husband could sit up by himself . He leaned on the quilt moving his right arm .
"You can move your right hand?!" exclaimed He Xiuhua .
"Yes, I just found I could move my right arm when I woke up," said Wang Fengxiang with a smile .
"Great!" He Xiuhua was too happy to say anything more . "Well, have breakfast first," she said .
"Sure, let's have breakfast," said Wang Fengxiang .
Now they were sure that Wang Fengxiang regained some movement after taking Wang Yao's decoction .
"Don't tell anyone about this," Wang Fengxiang reminded his wife .
"Okay," said He Xiuhua .
"We should buy some presents for Yao's family," said Wang Fengxiang .
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"Good idea, I will go to town right away," said He Xiuhua .
Wang Yao did them a great favor . They should buy something decent to thank him .
"Okay, buy something decent, don't worry about the money," said Wang Fengxiang .
. . .
Zhang Xiuying was busy working at home around 10 am when she heard someone knocking at the door . Then, she saw He Xiuhua arrive with presents .
"Hi, Xiuhua, please come in," said Zhang Xiuying immediately .
"Hi, Xiuying . Yao is not home?" He Xiuhua looked around after entering the house and found that Zhang Xiuying was at home by herself .
"He's normally on the hill during the day . What can I do for you, Xiuhua?" Zhang Xiuying took a look at the expensive presents .
"Nothing special . I just came to thank Yao," said He Xiuhua .
"Thank him? For what?" asked Zhang Xiuying in surprise .
"Yao came yesterday morning to bring a decoction for Xiangfeng . His right leg started to move yesterday afternoon after taking the decoction, and his right arm started to move this morning, too," said He Xiuhua .
Zhang Xiuying now understood the purpose of He Xiuhua's visit . It was her first time realizing what a good doctor her son was . Although she knew her son had treated Tian Yuantu and her husband's younger brother successfully, she had no idea what kind of illnesses they had . Zhang Xiuying knew very well of Wang Fengxiang's condition . She had seen a paralyzed Wang Fengxiang lying on the bed . Wang Fengxiang couldn't perform any self-care tasks by himself . It only took one day for Wang Yao to make Wang Fengxiang regain movement in his right leg and arm . This was significant .
Where did he learn how to treat diseases and illnesses? Zhang Xiuying had thought about this more than once . Anyways, it is a good thing that he can help people .
"Xiuhua, I'm glad that Fengxiang is recovering . You don't need to thank Yao . Bring these stuff back . We've been neighbors for such a long time, we can't accept such expensive presents," said Zhang Xiuying .
"You have to accept my gratitude," said He Xiuhua .
"You really don't need to buy anything for us . By the way, please don't tell anyone that Yao gave a decoction to Xiangfeng," said Zhang Xiuying .
She knew her son; he preferred to keep a low profile and wouldn't just treat anybody .
"Sure, I won't . Don't worry," said He Xiuhua .
Eventually, Zhang Xiuying accepted the presents as He Xiuhua insisted .
"Well, thank you for the presents," said Zhang Xiuying .
Meanwhile, Wang Yao was giving a massage to Zhou Wukang .
Zhou Wukang's arm turned red and seemed to be bigger than usual .
"How do you feel?" asked Wang Yao .
"I have a burning sensation in my arm," said Zhou Wukang honestly .
"Okay, good," said Wang Yao as he took out the Blood Deblocking powder .
"I've brewed this decoction for you . Use it like you usually do," said Wang Yao .
"Thank you," Zhou Xiong took the precious decoction with both hands .
"I will go to Beijing in a few days and will probably stay in Beijing for a while . Please make sure Wukang takes the decoction," said Wang Yao .
"Sure," said Zhou Xiong .
Wang Yao left Nanshan hill together with Zhou Xiong and Zhou Wukang at noon . When he arrived at home, Zhang Xiuying told him about He Xiuhua's visit .
"Could you visit them in a couple days and return the presents to them?" asked Wang Yao .
"Okay," said Zhang Xiuying .
Three days was neither long nor short .
It was long enough to make a miracle .
Wang Fengxiang experienced the miracle .
Three days ago, he was lying in bed all the time . He couldn't perform any self-care tasks . Now, he was able to hold on to furniture for support when walking around in his house . Although he didn't have much strength in his legs, he was able to flex his elbow and fingers .
After walking around the courtyard, he sat down for a break .
After all, he had just recovered from a serious medical condition; he was still quite weak .
"Take it easy, don't rush," said He Xiuhua standing next to him .
"Okay," said Wang Fengxiang .
A man came in when Wang Fengxiang was talking to his wife .
"Hello," said He Xiuhua with a smile .
"Hi, Xiuhua, is Fengxiang getting better?" asked the man .
"Yes, much better, please come in," said He Xiuhua .
The middle-aged man came into the house and put down the fruits he bought . Then he started to talk to Wang Fengxiang and He Xiuhua, who soon knew the purpose of the man's visit .
The middle-aged man wanted to know if Wang Fengxiang had taken any special medication or folk prescription .
The news of Wang Fengxiang's recovery had traveled all over the village in the last few days . He was not the only paralyzed patient in the village . There were a few people with a similar condition, and they had all been ill for a long time . Some of them had gradually recovered, but definitely not as fast as in three days . Wang Fengxiang had regained more function in three days than those who had been recovering for months . This, of course, attracted the attention of those people's family members . They thought he had taken some special medication, so they all came to ask him .
"I just took the medication prescribed by the doctors in the hospital," said Wang Fengxiang .