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红楼梦Chapter12

Every kind of doctor was asked to come in， and every treatment had recourse to; and， though of such medicines as cinnamon， aconitum seeds， turtle shell， ophiopogon， Yue-chue herb， and the like， he took several tens of catties， he nevertheless experienced no change for the better; so that by the time the twelfth moon drew once again to an end， and spring returned， this illness had become still more serious.

Tai-ju was very much concerned， and invited doctors from all parts to attend to him， but none of them could do him any good. And as later on， he had to take nothing else but decoctions of pure ginseng， Tai-ju could not of course afford it. Having no other help but to come over to the Jung mansion， and make requisition for some， Madame Wang asked lady Feng to weigh two taels of it and give it to him. The other day， rejoined lady Feng， not long ago， when we concocted some medicine for our dowager lady， you told us， madame， to keep the pieces that were whole， to present to the spouse of General Yang to make physic with， and as it happens it was only yesterday that I sent some one round with them.

If theres none over here in our place， suggested madame Wang， just send a servant to your mother-in-laws， on the other side， to inquire whether they have any. Or it may possibly be that your elder brother-in-law Chen， over there， might have a little. If so， put all you get together， and give it to them; and when he shall have taken it， and got well and you shall have saved the life of a human being， it will really be to the benefit of you all.