Miss Long has had a strange disease since she was born, that is, the skin on her body is covered with scales, like a fish and a snake. Although she has a good family background and looks handsome, this disease caused her to come to propose marriage even when she was twenty years old.
Mr. Long was very worried. It wasn’t that the Long family could not afford to raise this daughter, but the man should get married when he was old, and the daughter should get married when he was old. Isn’t this a lifetime of happiness if his daughter doesn’t get married? So after discussions with the whole family, the Long family opened a list to seek famous doctors from all over the country to treat Miss Long.
Many famous doctors came to the disease, but no root cause was found, because Miss Long was normal in all aspects except for her skin, and the disease was not painful or itchy. There was no other problem except that it looked unsightly and felt uncomfortable to touch.
This day, a 人人有 came. This man looked like he was in his fifties. He squinted his eyes and looked at the content on the list for a long time, then reached out to reveal it, and walked towards the Long family with a swagger.
When Mr. Long heard someone reveal the list, he quickly came out and greeted him enthusiastically: "Sir, what disease are you good at treating? Can the little girl's disease be cured?"
"My name is Huo Jiajun. I have been traveling abroad for most of my life. I have seen countless strange diseases and countless rare medicinal herbs. You might as well let me see the lady's disease first, and then we will talk about whether it can be cured."
"Yes, yes, Dr. Huo Ming, please do here." Mr. Long reached out and made a call, and then asked the maid to lead the way in front, while he followed Dr. Huo Ming, chatting casually.
After a few minutes, she arrived at Miss Long's boudoir. After the curtain, she stretched out her scaled arm. Although Dr. Huo Ming had seen countless patients, he was still shocked by the scaly skin.
If he hadn't known in advance that Miss Long was a normal person, he would have thought he was treating the monster. He quickly sorted out his emotions, carefully checked Miss Long's skin, took his pulse through the silk palm, and then asked a few questions related to the condition.
When he knew that Miss Long's neck was covered with these scales, he shook his head at Mr. Long and left Miss Long's boudoir.
Mr. Long followed behind dejectedly and said to himself: "It seems that this is the life of a little girl. After seeing so many famous doctors, everyone is helpless. There is really nothing to do."
"It's not completely impossible, but these medicinal materials are particularly difficult to get, and I can't guarantee whether the medicine can be cured. If you are willing to pay money and are not afraid of trouble, we can try it."
"Doctor Huo Ming, please say, as long as there is one-ten thousand hope, I will try it." Mr. Long heard Huo Jiajun say that there is a possibility of cure. This is the best news. The original doctors shook their heads and sighed. Now that there is dawn, we naturally have to find a way to give it a try.
"First, let the lady get married first. She is now yang deficiency constitution . She is worried that she can't bear the effects of rare medicinal materials, so that she can't mix yin and yang, and the effect of drug treatment will be twice the result with half the effort. Second, three python gallbladders, three snow lotus , three old ginseng , and a piece of live tortoise shell as medicine. Can these be done?" Huo Jiajun stared at Master Long and said.
Mr. Long wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "I'll try to find it." But he thought in his heart that this is not a problem that can be solved by spending money and time. The first one alone is difficult to do. My daughter is twenty years old, because no one cares about this disease, so it's not easy to get married first and then treat it.
But he didn't want to give up this rare hope, so he settled Huo Jiajun in the mansion and summoned Mrs. Long, two sons, and the old butler of the Long family, Long Bo, to discuss the matter together.
"The medicinal materials are easier to make, they just spend more money. There are always people who are willing to take risks, but where can I find someone to marry my sister?" Master Long frowned after hearing his father's words.
"Although she is my real sister, I don't mean it. If you just look at her face, there are probably many people who are willing to marry her, but if you want to get married into the bridal chamber, no one dares to do this." Young Master Long Er said the truth that everyone dared not tell.
At this time, Bo Long stood up and said, "Master, it may be difficult to find a good match for someone, but it should not be difficult for us to go to the remote countryside to find a strong and strong guy to marry into a married woman."
Bo Long's words reminded everyone present. Master Long nodded and said, "Yes, I am just such a precious daughter, I can't let her suffer. Whoever wants to marry her will divide the Long family's property into three parts and leave one for him."
"But where can we find such a person? A young man with a clean family, a strong body, and a willingness to marry into a married woman." Mrs. Long asked a little worriedly.
Long Bo thought for a long time and said, "I have a distant nephew named Xiangjun in my hometown. His parents died two years ago. He lived alone in a broken house. He went up the mountain to chop wood all day to make a living. He lived a very poor life. Moreover, he is a kind-hearted young man, he is also a kind-hearted person and knows the truth. If the master and his wife have no objection, I can go back and say something to him."
Mr. Long glanced at Mrs. Long, and the two exchanged glances, thinking that they could give it a try. He said to Long Bo, "Then you go back first to explain the whole story. If your nephew is willing, bring him back."
Then Mr. Long arranged for his two sons to mobilize everyone he knew to buy snow lotus, ginseng and snake gallbladder at a high price.
Everything was arranged, and Mr. Long finally breathed a sigh of relief. He hoped that the thoughts of so many years would be settled and that they could find their own happiness for their daughter. The old couple would feel at ease.
A few days later, Long Bo brought back a young man. Although he was shabby, he looked pretty good. His dark skin showed his healthy nature and his big eyes were very aura. When he saw Mr. Long and Mrs. Long, he immediately kowtowed, and he looked very sensible and sensible.
Master Long looked at the young man and was happy, so he asked him, "Are you Xiang Jun? Uncle Long told you about the whole story?"
"Tell me." When asked this question, Xiang Jun was a little restrained. He was afraid that others would misunderstand that he came for the Long family's property. In fact, he wanted to marry a wife more. After all, he was poor and had to rely on his own strength to marry a wife. He didn't know how to get a wife in the Year of the Monkey and Horse Month. Now he had the opportunity to be ready.
"Then do you have any ideas?" asked Mr. Long.
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely be very nice to the lady. If I don't want your property, I will do my best to cure the lady's illness." Xiang Jun quickly said what he said in his heart.
It was also his simple and loyal words that deeply touched Mr. Long and Mrs. Long. He immediately set an auspicious day to prepare for the wedding for the two. Because of Miss Long's condition, the wedding should not be too extravagant. He only invited some relatives and friends who were particularly close to him and set up a few tables of wine. The wedding was considered to be done.
On the wedding night, Xiang Jun and Miss Long were both very nervous, and both of them sat down and dared not move. Miss Long felt very inferior and was afraid that her husband would dislike her, so she did not dare to expose any part for Xiang Jun to see. Xiang Jun always believed that his background was not worthy of Miss Long, he was a golden branch and a reckless man in the mountains.
In the end, Miss Long broke the silence, "Husband, if you dislike me, we can just pretend to be in front of outsiders. You don't have to be really with me."
Xiang Jun didn't expect Miss Long to think so, and quickly explained stutteringly: "I... don't dislike you, I'm worried... you don't look down on me."
Miss Long stretched out a hand and said a little sadly: "Can you really accept me like this?"
Xiang Jun was really surprised when he first saw the skin on his hand, but he made a lot of psychological preparations in advance, so he quickly grabbed Miss Long's hand and said, "This is not your fault. Besides, we are all looking for medicine for you, it will definitely be cured."
Miss Long didn't expect Xiang Jun to be so good, so he said shyly: "Then you should lift the veil quickly. We have been sitting so stupidly, are you going to wait until dawn?"
Xiang Jun then carefully lifted the veil, and when he saw Miss Long's face, he was more surprised than seeing her hand.It seems that Tian is really fair. He gave her a broken body, but gave her a peerless face. Xiang Jun has never seen such a beautiful woman in his life.
He stared at Miss Long's face and couldn't speak for a long time. He pushed Miss Long until he was embarrassed and said, "Husband, why are you looking at me like this? Is it because I am ugly?"
Xiang Jun then reacted and quickly said, "No, it's because my wife is so beautiful." It was at this moment that Xiang Jun swore in his heart that he must find medicine for Miss Long to cure her illness and let her walk out of this small room.
With Xiang Jun's love, Miss Long's condition has improved a lot, but those medicines have never been easy to find. Half a year has passed, and there is still a snake gallbladder and a tortoise shell that can be attracted as a medicine.
Xiang Jun couldn't wait, so he prepared to go into the mountain to find the snake gall. This was not a difficult task for him. He grew up in the mountains since he was a child and had dealt with countless snakes, but it was not easy to find a big python.
He told Miss Long what he thought. Miss Long had never left the house, but she was very worried when she thought Xiang Jun was going to the mountains to find a python.
"Husband, you'd better not go into the mountain. I can wait a little longer and let my father pay more. We just need to ask someone to find him. There is no need to take this risk."
"Let others look for him. I don't know if I have to wait until the year of the Monkey Horse. I want to cure you earlier, so that you won't have a burden and can live like a normal person. Don't worry, I grew up in the mountains since I was a child. I'm very familiar with that place and there will be no problem. Just wait for me at home." Xiang Jun comforted Miss Long.
Miss Long wanted to say something more, so Xiang Jun blocked her mouth with his mouth. He knew she was worried, but in order to prove his affection and sincerity, he must go to find Snake Gallbladder.
The next day, Miss Long was still sleeping, so Xiang Jun tiptoed up, picked up the dry food and tools he had prepared the night before, and went into the mountain to look for snake gallbladder.
Until ten days later, Xiang Jun came back covered in blood. As soon as he entered the gate of Long's house, the maid quickly shouted to Miss Long: "Miss, Miss, the son-in-law is back."
Miss Long lived like years these days. When she heard the maid shouting that Xiang Jun was back, she quickly came out of the house. Seeing Xiang Jun's appearance, she cried out: "Husband, why are you injured? Where are you injured? Let me see it quickly. Look."
Xiang Jun raised the snake gall in his hand and said, "I was not injured. The blood on my body is all snakes. I searched in the mountains for a long time, and finally dug a snake hole to find a big snake. I fought with the snake for a day and a night before I took the snake back."
Miss Long heard this, she didn't care about her face. In front of the servant, she threw herself into Xiang Jun's arms and cried excitedly.
Xiang Jun patted her with the snake gall in one hand and said, "Are you okay with me? Get up quickly, my body is too dirty."
"I don't care." Miss Long was acting coquettishly in Xiang Jun's arms with the rain, and several maids were embarrassed to quietly exit the room.
I found the snake gallbladder, and I still had a medicine guide. I wanted to find a living turtle and take a piece of tortoise shell. This is quite difficult. Moreover, the Long family is far away from the sea and is close to the mountainous area, so it is impossible to find sea turtles, so they can only find mountain turtles.
Mr. Long asked for help everywhere and paid a lot of money to buy mountain turtles, but this thing is really hard to find. After several months of being released, there is still no news.
During this period, Xiang Jun also entered the mountain several times, but no mountain turtle was found from beginning to end. Everyone was worried. Dr. Huo had ground all the medicinal materials he obtained into powder, and now he was waiting for the tortoise shell to make medicine.
That night, Xiang Jun went to bed early, thinking about going into the mountain to find it the next day. When he was sleeping until the middle of the night, he had a dream, dreaming of an old man standing by the bed.
Holding a piece of tortoise shell in his hand, saying to him: "My benefactor, I know you need tortoise shell in urgent need, so I took one of my shells for you to repay you for saving your life." After the old man said that, he placed the tortoise shell on the table beside the bed and disappeared.
Xiang Jun woke up. He saw that the sky outside the window was already dawn, so he was about to dress and go into the mountain to find the mountain turtle. But when he was holding the clothes, his hand touched the tortoise shell on the table. Only then did he recall the scene in his dream, but he didn't expect that the dream was real.
The old man in the dream called his benefactor. Xiang Jun was searching for his memory. Could it be him? At that time, Xiang Jun was only ten years old. The first time he followed his father into the mountain to chop firewood. They carried a bundle of firewood on their way home, Xiang Jun saw a mountain turtle stuck in the middle of the rock and could not move.
He climbed up the steep slope and took the turtle out of the rock. My father praised him at that time and said, "Good example, I'll stew the soup for you when I take it home."
But Xiang Jun insisted on releasing it, and said to his father, "What's the hard thing about this thing? Let's put it on. It's not easy to grow up so much."
My father did not force him and asked him to put the turtle on a flat ground, and they went home. After so many years, no one took this matter seriously. Unexpectedly, it was really a good person who would be rewarded. Shan Turtle actually sent him a tortoise shell.
He woke Miss Long and said excitedly: "I found it, found it, we have tortoise shells, your disease can be cured."
Miss Long was still sleeping, and after hearing what he said, he immediately woke up. "Where? Where?"
Xiang Jun handed the tortoise shell in his hand and said, "This was sent by an immortal himself, your illness will definitely be cured."
"Really? Then let's go to Dr. Huo Ming now." The two of them happily took the tortoise shell to find Huo Jiajun. When he saw the quality of the tortoise shell, he said excitedly: "Where did you get it from? This quality is probably a thousand-year-old tortoise."
"It was given to us by an old god." Xiang Jun said half-jokingly.
"No matter what origin, this is the best tortoise shell, it must have the effect. I will go to dispense medicine now and can start treatment soon." Dr. Huo Ming no longer asked the truth and went to dispense medicine alone.
Next, Miss Long applied externally and internally according to Dr. Huo Ming’s method. After half a month, Miss Long’s skin changed significantly, the scales began to fade away slowly, and the new skin was as delicate, white and smooth as a baby.
Three months later, Miss Long's illness finally got rid of the root and became like an ordinary person. The next year, Miss Long gave birth to a fat boy. Xiang Jun loved Miss Long more and lived happily together.
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