Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After taking a small bowl of decoction, the man soon felt better, especially in his head. The numbness and pins and needles had significantly been reduced. The discomfort in his eyes and the terrible feeling that his eyeballs were about to pop out had also diminished.
The decoction was very effective, and the effect was long standing.
âCome here, let me take a look at your wound,â Wang Yao said.
He applied some decoction on the manâs wound with a cotton bud. The decoction was a diluted connection ointment. He has used the ointment on a number of patients, which worked really well.
âOK, you should be fine now,â Wang Yao said.
âHow much should I pay you?â the man asked.
â$11,000,â Wang Yao said.
Without whining, the man paid the fee.
âTake the decoction back and drink one small cup three times day. The toxins will be completely expelled from your body after you finish drinking this.â Wang Yao gave the rest of the detox powder to the man.
âThank you!â The man stood up and bowed to Wang Yao.
âYou have this aggression on you. Itâs not so good,â Wang Yao kindly said.
He presumed the manâs role was similar to Haoâs. His hands were perhaps even dirtier than Haoâs. Wang Yao could feel it. A calming mind led to a healthy body. Some diseases were caused by personality or temper.
âLet me know if you need me to do anything for you. Iâm just a phone call away.â The man left a piece of paper with his number on it.
Wang Yao didnât say anything. The man left quietly.
At the connection of point of Nanshan and Dongshan hills, Wang Yao planted two lines of trees. They were the same type of trees he planted elsewhere on Nanshan Hill to form an open fence.
The next morning, he found seven cars parking outside his clinic.
âHmm? How come there are so many people waiting?â Wang Yao wondered.
He didnât know some of them had already been to the clinic the previous afternoon.
âSee? I told you to come here. We wonât be able to see the doctor until lunch time.â A woman was scolding her son.
âHow was I supposed to know there would be so many patients today?â a young man said in low voice. âThe past few times I was here there were never this many people.â
âLetâs just wait here!â One of the patients was Feng, who was in good mood.
âIâll take a walk first. Itâs nice here.â He opened the car door and got out. The movement of his affected leg had apparently improved. The movement was no longer in circles, although he was still limping.
âHello, are you here to see Dr. Wang?â A man in his 30s greeted Feng with a smile.
âYes,â Feng said.
âWhat happened to you?â the man in his 30s asked
âI had a stroke.â Feng pointed to his head.
âHe can treat stroke patients?â the man in his 30s asked with amazement.
âYes. I couldnât speak or walk at the beginning. I also had facial paralysis. Look at me now, Iâm much better,â Feng said happily.
âI see. I thought he could only treat people suffering from headaches and leg pain,â the man in his 30s said.
âWhoâs first?â Wang Yao asked.
All his patients automatically formed a queue.
The first patient was a woman in her 40s. Wang Yao could tell what her problem was by observing the way she walked. The woman had a problem in her neck.
âHello, Dr. Wang, Iâve been having pain in my neck. I can barely move it,â the woman said.
âI see. Let me take a look,â Wang Yao said.
He thoroughly check the woman and found the muscles in her neck were really stiff. The skin on her neck was cold, even though it was warm weather.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhat do you do for a living?â Wang Yao asked.
âI work at a clothes factory,â the woman said.
âYour condition is closely related to your work because you have to maintain the same posture for long periods of time at work. It has caused a blockage in your blood circulation,â Wang Yao said.
This was considered vocational illness.
âSit here, Iâll give you a massage,â Wang Yao said.
The treatment was not complicated.
âOuch!â the woman shouted as Wang Yao was massaging her neck.
âPainful?â Wang Yao asked.
âItâs a little bit sore,â the woman said.
âBear with me, it wonât take long,â Wang Yao said.
With his massage, her neck muscles gradually softened, and the skin was no longer that cold. Wang Yao had made her blood circulation normal again.
âYou need to move around and avoid maintaining the same posture at work,â Wang Yao said.
It was important to keep mobile. Movements could improve oneâs blood circulation. Sitting, lying down, or standing for too long were not good. One shouldnât maintain the same posture for too long.
âI see,â the woman said.
Although she promised to be aware of her posture, her wage was based on her productivity. If she rested too often, her productivity would be affected. That would affect her wage.
âFortunately, your cervical spine hasnât been affected, but it will become a problem if you continue to stay in the same posture for too long,â Wang Yao said.
âOK, Iâll try to avoid sitting for too long,â the woman said.
She stood up and turned her head to both sides. âMy neck is fine now!â The pain had gone. She also had a warm feeling at her neck, which made her very comfortable. âThank you.â
âYou are welcome,â Wang Yao said.
The woman left the clinic after paying $100.
The second patient was a man in his 50s. He had come with his son. He had problems with his lumbar spine, including a lumbar disc herniation.
âHow did you get this?â Wang Yao asked.
âI tried to carry a really heavy item one day. I guess I tried too hard and ended up like this,â the patient said.
âPlease lay on your stomach,â Wang Yao said.
The man went to lie on his stomach. Wang Yao pressed on the manâs lumbar spine. He soon found the spot and pressed down on it. Crack! The man heard a small sound.
âDone, get up,â Wang Yao said.
âOK.â The man stood up and felt much better at his waist. All the discomfort was gone.
âDonât do any heavy duties in the next few weeks. Donât add any stress to your lumbar. You are no longer young,â Wang Yao said.
Since his health had started to decline, it was important to no longer make reckless movements.
âOK, thank you,â the man said..
The third patient was a woman in her 50s.
âDr. Wang, I havenât slept well recently. Iâve been feeling restless, and my eyelids are easily swollen. Can you take a look?â she asked.
âPlease take a seat,â Wang Yao said.
He checked her pulse as she had sat down. The womanâs blood pressure was a bit high. She also lacked vital energy. Otherwise, she was fine.
âWhen you did your sleeping become troublesome?â Wang Yao asked.
âAbout 10 days ago,â the woman said.
She had seen other doctors and taken herbal decoctions. However, her problem hadnât left.
âYour symptoms are caused by menopause,â Wang Yao said.
âReally?â The woman looked distracted for a moment. She had suspected that she was having menopause before she came to see Wang Yao. One of the doctors she saw also had the same suspicion. âHow do I reduce these symptoms?â
âYouâll get better after a while. You need to exercise regularly and have a foot spa every night,â Wang Yao said.
âCan you prescribe some medication for me?â she asked.
âTry not to take any medication,â Wang Yao said. âLook, see how you feel in the next month. If the symptoms persist, come back here.â
âOK, thank you,â she said.
The fourth patient was a man in his 30s. He looked pale, and his eyes were drifting.
âHello, how can I help you?â Wang Yao asked.
âDr. Wang, I think I saw a ghost,â the man said.
âWhat?â Wang Yao was surprised. âWhen did you see the ghost? Tell me about it.â
âIâm a taxi driver. I drove a client to a small village with over 1,000 years history three days ago. He got in my taxi from the street. After I took him to the place he told me, he disappeared immediately after he got out of the car. Iâve been having nightmares every night since,â the man said.
âWhat have you been dreaming about?â Wang Yao asked.
âIn my dream, I always drive to the same place to pick up the same person, who has no face.â The patient shivered as his face became paler.
âSeriously? Dr. Wang can treat something like this?â All the other patients waiting were surprised.
âWhat time did you pick the client up the other day?â Wang Yao asked.
âAbout 11 p.m.,â the man said.
He had burnt paper money, consulted spirits, and raised a flag. However, nothing worked.
âWhat? You went out 11 p.m.?â someone standing by asked.
âPlease take a seat. Let me have a look.â Wang Yao checked his pulse.
The manâs plus was strange. It lacked strength, which indicated deficiency of vital energy. This kind of pulse often happened with people who lost a lot of blood or just recovered from a serious illness.
âSit still,â Wang Yao said.
He pressed the patientâs head with his hands and massaged part of his head.
âAlright, go back to rest and see if you still have nightmares at night,â Wang Yao said.
âThatâs it?â the man asked.
âYou donât have to pay this time. If you still have nightmares, come back here,â Wang Yao said.
The patientâs condition was really weird. Wang Yao had never come across anything like it before. It was different from Chen Zhouâs delusion.
âOK.â The patient left with a big question mark in his head.
âDr. Wang, you seem to be able to treat any condition,â a patient said.
âHaha, Iâm not sure about that,â Wang Yao replied.
That patient in his 30s wasnât really sick, he was just frightened.