Ye Shiyu unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a farm girl in a remote border town. After someone sabotages her, she becomes a canary in the rear courtyard of the young general of Zhaowu.
How could a wild goose that soars across the sky ever be content to stay trapped in a golden cage?
Reborn, Ye Shiyu returns to the age of fifteen, standing at the street corner where she first met Gu Zhiting. She turns on her heel without hesitation and walks into the vast mountain wilderness.
Everyone says the mountains are full of miasma and poisonous insects, and that no one who enters ever comes back alive. But to her, every plant on the mountainside is a life-saving treasure, and every poisonous insect is a valuable medicine waiting to be prepared.
A hunter falls and breaks his leg, the wound deep enough to expose the bone. Ye Shiyu produces wound medicine made from notoginseng. "Stops bleeding and clears bruising. It scabs over within three days. Want a bottle?"
A woodcutter is bitten by a snake and is barely conscious. Ye Shiyu digs up a plantain lily and asks with a bright smile, "Draws out poison and reduces swelling, a remedy for snake and insect bites. Interested?"
A beekeeper eats something bad and suffers from nonstop diarrhea. Ye Shiyu takes out a coptis and costus pill. "Dries dampness and stops diarrhea. One pill works wonders. It's not expensive. How about it?"
Someone is horrified to catch her gazing raptly at a pile of animal droppings as she carefully instructs her disciples:
"Moon gazing sand," left behind by wild rabbits, treats dim vision, cloudy eyes, scrofulous sores, and hemorrhoidal fistulas.
"Night-bright sand," left behind by bats, clears the liver and brightens the eyes, disperses blood stasis, and breaks up accumulations.
"White cloves," dropped by sparrows, are especially good for indigestion, bloating, and fleshy growths in the eyes.
What do you mean, poisonous insects everywhere? They're premium medicinal ingredients just waiting to be processed!
She even brings medicinal plants from the deep mountains to the hills around the village, filling the once-barren tea hills of Chashan Town with the fragrance of herbs.
Years later, merchants from far and wide flock there, some to buy medicine, others hoping to meet the renowned "Poison Doctor Immortal" of the southwest.
They say this poison doctor wields silver needles with uncanny skill and practices inscrutable poison arts, bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bones, snatching countless lives from the gates of the underworld.
Even the decisive young general commanding the southwest border army comes to seek her help at her medicine hut.
As she dries her herbs, Ye Shiyu speaks unhurriedly. "I'll come treat you, but I have one condition: I want exclusive rights to sell medicinal herbs throughout the southwest."
Gu Zhiting answers with a low laugh. "Done. I'll give you everything you want."
His wolfish eyes fix on her. "Even me."
#The everyday growth of a small-town girl into the Poison Doctor Immortal#
#The lovestruck young general's long road to winning her back#
[Reading Guide]
1. The setting is fictional, very fictional, with many original elements. The author is not a specialist in traditional Chinese medicine, so please don't nitpick the details.
2. The male lead was awful in his previous life. After being reborn, he's hopelessly lovesick, brooding, secretly romantic, prone to tears, and always fighting to claim what he wants. There is a romance, but the story focuses more on the day-to-day practice of medicine.
3. One couple, both virgins, and both reborn. The heroine won't accept the hero easily, so his road to winning her back is a long one.
Pre-release: The Marquis's Abandoned Wife Wins by Selling Medicine
Gentle wife heroine x clingy younger man who needs lots of attention
Lin Hanzhang transmigrates, and the moment she opens her eyes, she's in the middle of a full-blown rivalry between women.
Her husband puts an arm around a pitiful little white flower and declares, "Yinniang is carrying my child. She only wants the status of a co-wife. Why are you so jealous that you can't accept her?"
Her hypocritical, cold-blooded father-in-law proclaims self-righteously, "Bearing children to continue the family line is the mistress's duty. Once the baby is born, you'll still be its legitimate mother. No one can take your place."
Her honey-tongued, venomous mother-in-law scolds her harshly. "You've had no children in three years. Now that the marquis's household finally has an heir, what right do you have to turn her away?"
The little white flower looks tearfully at Lin Hanzhang and chokes out, "Sister, I'm not here to break up this family. I'm here to join it."
The original owner is so furious that she dies on the spot.
Lin Hanzhang: ...I've had enough. I won't put up with this anymore. Whoever wants to stay in this pit of misery can stay!
She packs her things, takes her money, gets a divorce, and leaves, all in one smooth motion.
To make a living, she cleans up the medicine shop in her dowry, which has been losing money for years, and opens it again.
Not long after the shop opens, Lin Hanzhang spots an unconscious old woman by the entrance and hesitates for a moment.
You shouldn't pick up a man from the roadside, but an old lady... surely you can save one?
As it turns out, the woman she saves is the wet nurse of the Dingyuan General's household. Even more conveniently, the wet nurse lives next door.
At first, the servants and maids from next door come by now and then to buy medicine. Gradually, even the young general, who rarely leaves home, shows up.
Ji Linxuan, the young master of the Dingyuan General's household, is handsome and spirited, but he suffers a leg injury on the battlefield. The imperial physicians declare that he will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
A marriage that had been under discussion comes to nothing, and the once dashing young man becomes the laughingstock of the capital.
To find some peace and quiet, Ji Linxuan moves to a residence in the outskirts of the capital to recuperate.
He never expects that the abandoned wife from the neighboring marquis's household will bring ripples of hope back to his stagnant life.
Sitting in his wheelchair, he follows her with his eyes and asks in a soft, clingy voice, "You'll come bring me medicine again tomorrow, won't you, Sister?"
Six months later, the medicine shop is famous, and the nobility and powerful flock there.
The heir of the marquis's household comes too, first to ask for medicine for his mother, and second to remarry Lin Hanzhang.
Lin Hanzhang looks at him calmly. "My lord, don't joke around. Please leave."
Her ex-husband flies into a rage. "You'll regret this!"
The young general, rumored to be unable to walk, emerges from the back courtyard and grabs the scoundrel by the collar, tossing him out of the shop.
"Get lost! Come here again and I'll break your legs!"
Later, the young general, who always gets his way outside, traps Lin Hanzhang between the desk and his chest. His puppy-dog eyes are damp with a hint of reproach.
"We've already kissed, so when are you going to make me your husband?"
Reading Guide:
1. The dynasty and setting are fictional. The traditional medicine details come from various sources. For illness and medication, please consult a doctor and follow their instructions.
2. The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. They are an older woman and younger man, with a five-year age gap.
3. Includes lots of everyday scenes of ordinary city life.
Core theme: Physicians should have compassion, and you must love yourself as well as others.
The male lead has finally appeared, but I wonder when he'll meet Manman. That jerk... Well, see you later.
Wow, wow, the male lead has reached 100,000 words! The male lead, who's been living in memories all along, has finally appeared. But I really enjoy reading about Manman and the Ye family's daily life, watching her go into the mountains to gather herbs. Whether or not this male lead is there or not, I don't really care.
Where's today's update? Waaaaah!
Although she acted very coldly, she probably didn't even realize that she was actually very relaxed in front of Gu. 😏
The scene where they're picking dates really highlights the disconnect between them! Manman sees Gu as a boss she can't afford to offend, so of course she wants to be closer to him—after all, nobody's going to be nice to their boss. Gu, on the other hand, is like a little puppy wagging its tail, saying, "I want to play with you, look at me, look at me, look at me!" 😏
Do they both have memories of a past life?
Why does it have to be her?
I guessed that Granny Yao's background was not simple.
Is it okay for so many people to come in?
Deng Shengjiao perfectly embodies the phrase "I'm afraid my brother is suffering, but I'm also afraid he's driving a Land Rover." 😏