Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âOf course. Itâs completely fine with me if you come to talk with me about cases,â said Wang Yao, smiling.
He found that Su Changhe was not only knowledgeable, but also open-minded. Although Su Changheâs background was western medicine, he had a good understanding of Chinese medicine. Wang Yao could learn a lot by talking about western medicine with him.
âGreat,â said Su Changhe.
âWe should leave now,â said Lu Xian.
âMake sure you take the decoction regularly and stop eating seafood,â said Wang Yao.
âSure,â said Lu Xian.
He and Su Changhe left together in the car.
âProfessor Su, that Dr. Wang is so young,â said Lu Xian in the car.
âAge is not an issue. Ganluo was sent on a diplomatic mission when he was only 12. He served as a minister. Laurence was only 25 when he received the Nobel Prize. Some people are just gifted,â said Su Changhe. âDr. Wang is one of them.â
âWhy does he stay in such a small village instead of a big hospital, if he is such a good doctor?â asked Lu Xian.
âBeing a doctor is a profession. Like everyone else, doctors also need to make money and look after their family. He can see patients and make ends meet in his clinic. He doesnât need to work in a big hospital. A good doctor like him will never be short of patients. Not everyone likes to stay in Beijing and Shanghai. Look at this village, the air is so fresh here. I think itâs quite nice to live here. Maybe sometimes itâs not as convenient living here compared to a big city, but to Dr. Wang, this village is his home,â said Su Changhe.
âYou are right. But most young people prefer to stay in a big city nowadays. Not many are like him,â said Lu Xian.
âMake sure you follow his instructions on how to take the decoction. You must listen to his advice. Wei Hai is a good example. I thought he was going to die the first time I saw him. However, he was healthy and in good spirits the last time I saw him. He has pretty much completely gone back to normal. It is possible to be cured,â said Su Changhe.
âHmmm, I see,â said Lu Xian.
Su Changhe went back to Haiqu City Hospital. He came to the hospital to provide guidance to the doctors rather than communicate with them.
Lu Xian didnât stay in Haiqu for long. He took the decoction back to Beijing. Although he was still doubtful about Wang Yao, he decided to take the decoction for a while.
The next morning, Wang Yao drove his sister to work in Lianshan town center.
âSis, you should ask my future brother-in-law to take you to work,â said Wang Yao.
âStop talking nonsense,â said Wang Ru.
A lot of people went back to work on Monday.
âAnother busy week has started. Sometimes I really envy you. You donât need to go to work,â complained Wang Ru in the vehicle.
âYou already have a good job,â said Wang Yao.
âGod treats you really well,â said Wang Ru.
âHmmm, I agree with you,â said Wang Yao, grinning.
After he had dropped his sister at her workplace, he drove around in the town for a while, then went to Wang Mingbaoâs store.
âHey, what brings you here?â Wang Mingbao made Wang Yao a cup of tea.
âSince you are here, I just wanna talk to you about someone. Remember that Dr. Long?â asked Wang Mingbao.
âYeah, what about him?â said Wang Yao.
âHe rang me to ask me to plead for your mercy,â said Wang Mingbao.
âReally?â said Wang Yao.
âYeah, what did you do to him?â asked Wang Mingbao.
âNothing special, I just paralysed him,â said Wang Yao.
âHaha, really? I like it!â Wang Mingbao took a mouthful of tea.
Prrr! He spit the tea back out.
âGosh, itâs so hot,â said Wang Mingbao awkwardly.
âTake it easy. Iâm not going to disturb you, Iâve gotta go anyway,â said Wang Yao.
âYou are not disturbing me, feel free to stay,â said Wang Mingbao.
âWerenât you been talking to Miss Han before I came?â said Wang Yao.
âHow do you know?â Wang Mingbao was surprised.
âLook at you! Your face is glowing like the spring sun. I really gotta go,â said Wang Yao.
âOkay, see you later.â Wang Mingbao had been talking to Han Jia before Wang Yao came. He hung up the phone as he saw Wang Yao enter the store.
âSee you,â said Wang Yao.
He got into the car and drove home. His phone rang a moment later.
âHello?â said Wang Yao.
âHello, Dr. Wang,â said the person at the other side of the phone.
âDr. Long?â asked Wang Yao.
âYes, itâs me,â said Long Yunfei at the other side of the phone.
He was ashamed and depressed. He sounded weak and lack of confidence. Actually he had lost all his confidence.
He was currently in Beijing due to his weird condition. He had seen a number of specialists in Beijing but none of them could help him. He went to see a famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner today. He was told that his meridians had been cut off. That was why he had been paralyzed. Although the practitioner could give him a diagnosis, he couldnât cure him. The practitioner concluded that he would probably spend the rest of his life in the wheelchair.
Long Yunfei didnât want to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He was not even 50 years old. He was in the prime of his life.
He had to surrender completely to Wang Yao.
Just looking at the potential quality of life he could have for the next 30 to 40 years, his pride was nothing.
âIâll build a road for the village,â said Long Yunfei.
âOkay, wait for my call,â said Wang Yao briefly.
Hatred had grown between Wang Yao and Long Yunfei. Wang Yao didnât expect it to go away easily.
A nasty person had to be punished.
Wang Yao found someone waiting for him outside his clinic once he returned.
âHello?â said Wang Yao.
âHello, Dr. Wang,â said the person waiting for him.
âHow are you?â said Wang Yao.
The person was Sun Changfeng. He came to the clinic with his mother, who looked good.
âSorry to keep you waiting,â said Wang Yao.
âNot at all,â said Sun Changfeng with a smile. His mother had fully recovered. She looked much better. Sun Changfeng brought her here to be checked over by Wang Yao.
âYour mother is fine,â said Wang Yao after taking a good look at the elderly woman.
Actually, he had made that conclusion the last time he saw the elderly woman, but Sun Changfeng wanted reassurance.
âGreat, thank you,â said Sun Changfeng. He took out his bank card.
âDonât worry about the fee.â Wang Yao shook his hand with a smile. He was not going to charge Sun Changfeng for checking his motherâs pulse. It didnât take Wang Yao any time nor effort.
âOkay, thank you,â said Sun Changfeng.
âBy the way...â Sun Changfeng stopped when he reached the door. âCan you treat ulcers, Dr. Wang?â
âUlcers? Iâm not sure. I would have to see the person first,â said Wang Yao.
In fact, he had cured ulcers before, and he still had some pear grass, a type of licorice root. It was not difficult for him to treat ulcers.
âI see, can I bring the patient here?â asked Sun Changfeng.
âOkay,â said Wang Yao.
Meanwhile, a woman was talking to her daughter in the village.
âYou know what? The herbs given by Yao are quite effective.â The middle-aged woman had taken some herbs from Wang Yaoâs clinic the other day. She had taken half of the herbs and felt much better. She had less acid reflux and hiccups.
âThatâs good. Those herbs cost too much though,â said her daughter.
âI agree,â said the middle-aged woman.
The two ungrateful people didnât understand that health was invaluable. They didnât know Wang Yao had already given them a heavy discount.
âBy the way, Mom, maybe we can get him to take a look at grandmaâs leg,â said the middle-aged womanâs daughter.
âHmmm, good idea,â said the middle-aged woman. âThe fish is ready.â
âMom, didnât Yao ask you not to eat fish?â said her daughter.
âItâs alright. Iâll only eat a little bit,â said the middle-aged woman.
Ephedra, angelica, root of the white peony, Panax notoginseng, licorice, Ziyu, Wuteng...
Wang Yao was preparing herbs on Nanshan Hill. He had all the herbs available.
He was going to brew Meridian unblocking powder.
This decoction could improve blood flow and resolve blood clots. It also could unblock the meridians. It was the best decoction to treat blood clots and thrombosis. Because the formula was provided by the system, it had some restrictions.
Maybe I can use the decoction as a guide. I can dilute the decoction by adding it into a common decoction.
Wang Yao thought about how he could do that.
He could continue to use the formula provided by the system as a concentrated liquid, then use decoctions with similar effect to dilute it. With such method, he could make more decoctions with the same effect of Meridian unblocking powder.
In Meridian unblocking powder, the licorice root was the leading herb. Wang Yao needed to find an herb with a similar effect to replace the licorice root. The herb must be able to improve the blood flow, reduce blood clots, and strengthen the meridians.
Iâll have to try.
He decided to try.
Let me think about how to get it to work.
Meanwhile, Sun Zhengrong was having dinner with his son in his house.
Sun Yunsheng only had vegetables for dinner.
âDad, maybe we should buy a house in Lianshan so that we donât need to spend a lot of time travelling, and you wonât be so tired,â said Sun Yunsheng.
âHmmm, good idea, and weâll have more time to communicate with Dr. Wang,â said Sun Zhengrong.
âHow about buying a house in his village?â suggested Sun Yunsheng.
âOkay, Iâll have someone take a look tomorrow,â said Sun Zhengrong.
If Sun Yunsheng lived in Wang Family Village, he would bump into Wang Yao almost every day. It would be more convenient to receive treatment, and he would possibly gain even more.
Sun Zhengrong arranged someone to visit Wang Family Village the next day. The person asked around if anyone in the village wanted to sell their house. Several people expressed interest in selling their houses, but their houses were all very old. Those old houses which were built decades ago were no longer safe, but that person didnât seem to mind. He bought two houses in good locations without hesitation.