Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âAre they getting a divorce because they donât have a child?â
âYeah. Theyâve only been married for a few years!â
âSigh. Young people can just have children when theyâre older!â
The neighbors nearby understood more about the situation of the couple.
In the house, Chen Wei was so excited that he was squealing and shrieking, because he had gotten back a manâs glory.
âThis is great! Great!â
He was now thinking about how to tell his wife about this good news.
No, no. Thereâs no need to rush. I have to go to Dr. Wangâs medical center and have another examination.
The effect was so obvious that he had not even used up as much medicine as he should have for his second course of treatment. This left him pleasantly surprised.
He did not rush to look for Wang Yao. Instead, he looked for his friend, Pan Jun.
âIs there an effect already?â
âYes. I feel that Iâve already recovered. I want to ask Dr. Wang if he could...â
âOkay. Iâll give him a call. Letâs make another trip there for him to have a look.â
...
There was a rumbling sound. The road in the mountain village was still being widened. A seven-seater Wuling was moving on the road, carrying four or five elderly people.
âHey, is this the right place?â
âThis is the place. Iâm not wrong.â
The car continued to move along the road in between the mountains. They arrived at the mountain village where Wang Yao was, unaware of them.
âThis is the place. Keep going south!â
The car entered the mountain village and kept moving until it reached the south of the village.
âItâs a house with black tiles and white walls. Thatâs right!â
They saw the one-of-a-kind house in the village.
âLetâs get out of the car.â
After they had gotten out of the car, it was clear that they were all old people in their fifties or sixties. They did not look particularly well, but perhaps it was because they had been in a long, bumpy car ride for an indeterminate amount of time.
âWeâre here. Letâs go in.â
They walked up to the front of the door of the medical center, but they found out that the door was locked.
âWhy didnât he open the door? Is he not in?â
âThis canât be!â A few of the old people were startled.
âWe came such a long way. Could we have come for nothing?â
They were not locals. They came from the neighboring Ju City and came here purposely to seek medical treatment. However, the person whom they wanted to meet was not available.
âDo you have his contact number?â
âNo.â
âI donât have it either.â
âSigh. What are we going to do?!â
âWhatâs going on?â
Seeing that there were a few people waiting outside of Wang Yaoâs newly-built house, the villagers were somewhat curious and they went forward to ask.
âExcuse me, whereâs owner for this building?â one of the middle-aged women took the initiative to ask the villagers first.
âHe went up the hill. Why are you looking for him?â
âWeâre looking for him to...â
âHey, isnât that Wang Yao?â someone shouted.
Thatâs when they saw a young man in plain clothes walking towards them from the mountain road a distance away.
âHey, heâs the person youâre waiting for.â
âItâs great that heâs here!â
Eh, why are there so many people?
Wang Yao saw a few people waiting outside his medical center and the car parked not far away. He then walked faster.
âHeâs so young!â
âYes. Dr. Wang is a young man.â
âDoctor?â The villagers who stood by the side were stunned.
âYou must be mistaken. Heâs just a person who plants medicinal herbs. Heâs not a doctor.â
âWhat?!â The old people were dumbfounded.
âLetâs go. We still have to go up the hill,â Wang Fengming, who was standing to the side, said. He knew that Wang Yao did not seem to want to reveal that he could treat illnesses to the villagers for the time being, so he dragged the people up the hill with him.
âLetâs go.â
âUncle, are you going up the hill?â Wang Yao always took the initiative to greet the elders in the village when he ran into them.
âYeah. Those people said that theyâre here to be checked out.â
âIâll go have a look!â Wang Yao replied.
After Wang Yao got closer, an elder among the group went forward initially and greeted, âHello, Dr. Wang.â
âMay I know who you are?â
âMy surname is He. Iâve asked you to treat my headache before at Renhe Clinic,â the elder answered with a smile.
âOh. Hello.â Wang Yao actually remembered nothing about this person.
âThese are some of the people from my village. I told them that you know how to treat headaches, so I took them here,â the elder explained.
âSss, where did you get my address from?â
âI inquired about it.â The elder smiled affably.
Haha. Wang Yao did not ask anything else.
âOkay. Please come in then.â
The elders entered the small courtyard.
âDr. Wang, your small courtyard is decorated pretty well.â
âThank you.â
Wang Yao saw that the elders did not look too well.
âWhoâs first?â
âIâll go first,â a middle-aged woman among them said. âIâve been suffering from headaches for five or six years. Itâs better during summer, but itâs extremely bad during winter. I donât even dare to get out of the house,â the elder explained.
âOkay. Iâll have a look.â
âThe cold has entered your head,â Wang Yao said after diagnosing carefully.
This could to be expelled using a milder medicine. Of course, Wang Yao had another way for now.
Neixi.
âPlease sit down and Iâll give you a massage.â
âAlright.â
Wang Yao expedited the neixi in her body. He gently pressed and rubbed the old womanâs head using both of his hands.
The head was the most important part of the human body. There were also a few very important acupoints on the head. Oneâs life might be in danger if there was any carelessness. Wang Yao had a diagram of the arteries and veins engrained in his mind. The diagram recorded the arteries, veins, and acupoints of the human head in detail. It recorded the spots that were used to treat illnesses, ways to exert strength, and methods of massaging.
20 minutes had passed. The old womanâs head was already full of sweat. She felt as if her head was hot and swollen.
âHow do you feel?â
âMy head feels hot and swollen.â
âOkay, good.â
âRest for a bit to the side. Iâll prescribe you a medicine.â After that, Wang Yao pondered for a while and prescribed a medicine which was used to expel the pathogenic cold, but he modified it a little to better fit her needs.
He then took the medicine herbs, filled the prescription, and wrapped them up.
He wrote down the method of taking the medicine and the things which she had to look out for.
âThis is for you. This is a treatment process. Your headache should be cured after making sure to follow through on the process.â
This illness was actually not particularly difficult to treat. Of course, the method of treatment of Western medicine might not be effective.
âOkay. Thank you,â the old woman replied with a smile.
In fact, she already felt slightly better now that Wang Yao had given her a massage.
âCan you please take a look at me?â
The second patient was an old man.
His headache was somewhat peculiar.
âGrandpa, the cause of your headache did not arise from your head, itâs from your blood.â
âMy blood?â
âYes. This is a typical headache caused by The Three Highs,â Wang Yao explained with a smile.
This illness could have been found out if he had gone to the hospital. Wang Yao did not know why he felt he had to come here.
âOh. They said the same thing when I went to the hospital. Do you have any good treatments?â the old man asked.
Wang Yao was immediately speechless.
âYou should start from your diet and exercise. The key thing is to adjust your living habits. You donât need to take any medicine for the time being,â Wang Yao explained. âIâll write down some foods for you. You can have a look at it and try eating some of them daily.â
Seeing that the old man was still a bit hesitant, Wang Yao gave the old man a list which specified a few simple things that he had to pay attention to. The important thing was to exercise, as well as to eat certain types of food.
âYou can eat more of these foods. Theyâll help to improve your condition.â
âOkay. Thank you.â
The third patient was another old man.
Sss!
Wang Yao drew a mouthful of breath.
âGrandpa, when did your illness start?â
âUmm, I think itâs about three months ago.â
âDidnât you go to the hospital for checkup?â
âNo. Why?â the old man replied.
Sigh. Wang Yao let out a sigh silently. This was currently a bad habit in a considerable amount of places, especially in rural areas. They did not go to the hospital for examinations when they were not feeling well. Instead, they endured it and resisted, hoping that perhaps the illness would disappear. If this was a common headache and cold, maybe it would pass. However, if it was some other illness, they might have missed the best treatment opportunity, which was a particularly grave error in some old people, like the old man in front of him.
He had a tumor in his brain, but he did not go to the hospital for examination.
âSpare some time and go to a standard hospital for a checkup.â
âWhat? Arenât you able to treat it?â
âItâs not appropriate for me to treat it,â Wang Yao could only reply vaguely.
âYoung man, tell me the truth. Whatâs my illness?â the old man said. âI can take it.â
âYou should go to the hospital for a detailed examination as soon as possible.â
Wang Yao concluded that the tumor was likely benign and that it was in the early stages. If a surgery was performed, the possibility of success would be relatively higher. He had not thought of any suitable medicine to suppress and remove the tumors. Perhaps the Japanese violet herb, which was used to remove ulcer sores, could help.
âAlright. Thank you!â The old man was frank. He did not continue to ask questions.
The fourth patient was a middle-aged woman. She looked the most unwell of all the people who came. Her face was yellowish and she had dark circles which were very serious.
After taking a look, Wang Yao found out that the old woman had problems all over her body.
Her internal organs were at in discord. She had a more severe cirrhosis, which was dangerous. It could turn into a tumor in the end. On top of that, she also had asthma. As for her headache, it was a small matter. This was because her body was weak and her channels and collaterals were obstructed, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the head.
âAunty, you have to take care of your body properly,â Wang Yao said.
âOkay!â the old woman responded.
âYou have a bad liver and thereâs a problem with your trachea too. The cause of your headache is that your body is weak, so there is insufficient blood supply to your head.â
âHow should it be treated?â
âIâll prescribe you a medicine.â
âIs it expensive?â
âItâs about 500 yuan.â The price quoted by Wang Yao was actually very cheap.
âCan it be cheaper?â the old woman asked. The price was still a little high for her.
âHow much money did you bring?â
â300 yuan.â
âI have some money here,â an elder who came with her said.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYes. If itâs not enough, I have some here too. Her treatment is important!â an elder who came with her persuaded her.
âOkay then. Please prescribe me the medicine.â
âAlright.â
Five people came in total, in which four of them were patients. The other one was the elder who took them here. His body was already in a good condition. Wang Yao gave him a look again and discovered that he had some kidney stones, but it was not serious. Wang Yao did not prescribe him any medicine and only told him to drink more water.
It was already morning when he finished treating the elders.
Phew, why did they come in a group?