The Barefoot Doctor held out his hand, which was still trembling. He had been too anxious earlier and had strained it slightly while carrying the Medicine Box; it would probably take half a day to recover. Even so, he couldn't place his hope on Shen Ruoxi; this was a life, he had been foolish just now.
"Shen Ruoxi, you should stand aside and watch."
Shen Ruoxi planned to try again, "Let me administer acupuncture just once?"
"How can you try acupuncture on a Patient? Do you think it won't hurt?" Shen Yan quickly snatched the Silver needle away, not knowing what unexpected thing might happen if Shen Ruoxi held the Silver needle.
Shen Ji blocked the front of the bed, absolutely refusing to let Shen Ruoxi use his mother as a guinea pig.
Just then, Shen Ji's mother on the bed convulsed even more violently, her face contorted in pain.
Shen Ruoxi frowned, "Grandfather, the condition has worsened."
"Mother, I'll administer acupuncture right away, right away!" Shen Ji was anxious, "Doctor Shen, please save my mother."
The Barefoot Doctor decided to administer acupuncture to Shen Ji's mother himself, but trembling hands were a major taboo for administering acupuncture; he dared not proceed. "I will prescribe medicine for her to drink first, to stabilize her."
Seeing that the Barefoot Doctor was determined not to agree, Shen Ruoxi started thinking of other methods. She had to seize this opportunity today; she only had three days, and time was too tight.
Settling for the next best thing, Shen Ruoxi blinked and an idea struck her. "Grandfather, lift your arm."
"Hmm?" The Barefoot Doctor looked at her doubtfully. "What is it?"
Shen Ruoxi grabbed the Barefoot Doctor's arm, her slender fingers pressing on several Acupoints on his arm with varying degrees of force—
Shen Yan shouted loudly, "Shen Ruoxi, what are you doing?"
Shen Ruoxi was completely focused and ignored Shen Yan.
"Stop it!" In Shen Yan's eyes, Shen Ruoxi was just causing trouble, and she moved forward to push her away.
However, the Barefoot Doctor raised his other arm to stop her. "Shen Yan, Shen Ruoxi is helping me."
Shen Yan was stunned for a moment. "Grandfather, what kind of joke are you playing?"
Shen Ruoxi stopped her actions at this moment. "Grandfather, check if your hand is still trembling?"
The Barefoot Doctor looked at his arm, his eyes filled with surprise. "It's not trembling anymore." Did Shen Ruoxi just give him a massage?
Shen Ruoxi pointed at the person on the bed. "Grandfather, administer acupuncture first."
The Barefoot Doctor nodded. "We can talk about this later."
Favorability Points +10.
Shen Ruoxi couldn't help but curve her lips; she had earned Favorability Points again, and quite a lot this time.
The Barefoot Doctor approached with the Silver needle to administer acupuncture.
Shen Yan stared vigilantly at Shen Ruoxi. "How did you manage to stop my Grandfather's hand from shaking?"
Shen Ruoxi wasn't afraid of being suspected because the Original Owner was truly awful; in the Village, apart from that Best Friend, no one had truly gotten close to the Original Owner and understood her. "It was simple, just a massage."
This did not dispel Shen Yan's doubts, and she questioned, "How do you know this stuff?"
Shen Ruoxi retorted, "Does that have anything to do with you?"
Shen Yan was left speechless.
The room quieted down, and no one spoke again.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Barefoot Doctor finished administering acupuncture. Not long after, Shen Ji's mother stopped convulsing and slowly returned to normal.
The Barefoot Doctor wrote out a Prescription and handed it to Shen Yan. "Go and Decoction this."
In the Village, the medicine from the Barefoot doctor's house was enough for the villagers to treat their illnesses; there was no need to go to the County Town to buy it.
Shen Yan glanced at Shen Ruoxi and left with the Prescription.
It would take a while longer before the needles could be removed. The Barefoot Doctor wiped his hands and sat to the side.
Shen Ji said gratefully, "Thank you, Doctor Shen, otherwise my mother would have been in danger."
The Barefoot Doctor replied after a moment, "You should thank Shen Ruoxi. If she hadn't helped me massage my arm to recover, I wouldn't have been able to Administer acupuncture right now."