Ji Yunshu suddenly spoke out, “Shopkeeper, your fingers are deformed and you have no power in your grip. It has led to your shoulder swelling, injuring your meridians. So every time you raise your arm more than 30 centimeters, you will feel weak. Am I right?”
“Eh?” The shopkeeper was shocked. He immediately hid his left hand in his sleeve and brought it behind his back.
Ji Yunshu continued to speak. “Because your scaphoid bone is injured, it caused the sesamoid bone, or rather the pisiform bone in your hand to be more exact, to be unable to bend. Your five fingers are stuck together because the triquetrum and lunate bones are jammed. It has made your fingers unable to bend properly as well. In fact, the problem is very easy to treat. Don’t you want to return the usage of your hand to its normal state? Your hand is interconnected with your meridians. Thus when using strength, or during the rainy or windy seasons, your shoulder will be extremely painful, and no matter how many doctors that examined you or whichever medicine you take, the pain remains and they can’t completely treat the root of the problem. Am I right?”
The shopkeeper gawked. He looked at her in shock and his eyes seemed as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. Although he didn’t understand all the medical terms she used, he clearly knew the condition of his hand. “Gentleman… How did you find out?” His voice trembled.
“It’s easy. Earlier, when you took out the hairpin, I took notice of your hand.”
“Then, do you know how to treat it? I’ve been examined by countless doctors for many years and they all couldn’t do a thing.” The shopkeeper showed a bitter face before looking at her with hope and anticipation.
The corners of Ji Yunshu’s lips hooked up. Her sight fell on the hairpin. “If you can sell me this hairpin for 10 taels, I will tell you how to cure it.” Ji Yunshu offered.
The shopkeeper became skeptical. “Really?”
“If you don’t believe me, then forget it. Though think about it, didn’t you spend a lot of money in order to treat your hand?”
‘That’s right!’ He had spent no less than hundreds of taels in the past several years on his hand.
Wei Yi innocently blinked and watched Ji Yunshu haggled. He thought of something and tugged at her sleeve. “Shu’er, if he doesn’t want to, let’s go somewhere else. This hairpin is not that pretty.”
“Are you sure you don’t want it?”
He waved his hands. “I don’t want it!”
Ji Yunshu chuckled and nodded. “Good, then, let’s go.”
As they were about to leave, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and hurriedly stopped them. “Alright! 10 taels!”
He immediately put the hairpin inside a beautiful brocade box and gave it to them. His face was ugly and he felt as if his heart was bleeding out.
Ji Yunshu took out the 10 taels and put the money in the shopkeeper’s hand. “Remember well, take some fig leaves and mash them. Add a very strong alcohol. Soak it for half a month. Then, apply it on your hand three times a day. After a month, the inflammation will recede, your bones will be looser and your strength will come back. You will be able to move your fingers once again. If after a month your hand is not back to normal, go to Yuhua Pavilion and look for Doctor Mo Ruo. He will compensate for your loss.”
“Yes, yes, yes! Thank you very much, gentleman. Thank you so much…” After thanking Ji Yunshu numerous times, he let them go.
Ji Yunshu pulled Wei Yi out of the shop with the hairpin in hand. Wei Yi followed her while shouting, “Shu’er is so great!”
She laughed but didn’t say anything. Although she wasn’t a doctor. Anything related to bones was her specialty.
After they passed by the downtown area, it didn’t take long before they arrived at Yuhua Pavilion. At the entrance, there were many people lining up. All of them were either waiting to see the doctor or getting a prescription. Outside, there were young apprentices trying to deal with everything.