Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1670. Unwilling to Show Off
Dr. Guo's massage is not the kind of massage you get at a regular massage parlor where you take off your clothes and get an oil back massage.

She only needs to find the acupoints accurately, either by applying force with her fingers or by applying force with her knuckles.

If that doesn't work, use your elbows.

As she loosened each acupoint, accompanied by arm stretching and slow traction, the movements were not difficult and the range of motion was not large. She herself was not tired, but she could make people sweat profusely.

Then, some people did gua sha (scraping therapy), and others had several large cupping jars snapped on.

If the symptoms differ, moxibustion can also be used for treatment...

The whole process is so extensive that countless people travel from afar just to enjoy it!
Thinking of this, Lu Chuan added:

"It's quite busy there, so if you two are sure about the time, please make an appointment with her in advance."

Mr. Cai was stunned: You have to make an appointment in advance for a rural clinic?

However, that all happened in the afternoon. Now that they've finished eating and cleaning up, the two women who were in charge of cleaning the rooms have been paid extra and have also taken on the kitchen chores. They happily put the dishes and chopsticks into the sterilizer.

Then Master Chai and Xiao Zhou pushed open the door and went into their room.

Not bad!
The master and apprentice pondered this.

The room's furnishings are, of course, top-notch, given the guesthouse price. But what's truly remarkable is how well-equipped the room is.

For example, the mugwort mosquito repellent balm by the bedside—does Master Chai know that Boss Chang made quite a few and put them in the members' gift boxes? Just this small one costs 199.

That's great! In the countryside, the worst thing is mosquitoes, but with this, we don't have to worry about that anymore.

There was also a pot of rose lemongrass placed near the window in the room.

The subtle scent of lemon mixed with rose is neither too strong nor too overpowering, but rather delicate and refreshing in the room.

Master Chai almost broke off a branch to taste it.

Looking into the apprentice's room, the same setup was used, this time with lemongrass.

Excellent! The master and apprentice, who had lived rough lives for most of their lives, are now able to enjoy themselves in such a refined way.

Xiao Zhou said, "Master, I've also tasted this lemongrass, and it's just as good as the one we buy in the store. I think this is a really auspicious place. That rural clinic might actually be quite capable."

"Why don't you take a nap first, and then we'll go check it out?"

After driving and sitting for several hours, and being older and quite robust, it's not exactly comfortable to be cooped up in such a small space. It's good to relax a bit.

Master Chai agreed: "After you've finished your appointment at the clinic, I'll take you to talk to Master Jiang again..."

The two washed up and lay down, initially thinking about the evening's menu, but soon fell into a deep sleep.

When they go again in the afternoon, they'll find out—

Then you have to make an appointment with the clinic in advance, right?

In the open space in front of the clinic, several luxury cars were crammed together, with some so close together that the doors could hardly be opened.

Inside the lobby, several plastic stools were filled with people.

A tall, burly, dark-faced man with a fierce appearance was speaking outside:

"Whose cars are these? Park them all in the parking lot!"

The village square is only a hundred meters or so from the clinic, why would anyone want to crowd in front of it!
His shout made even Master Chai, who was approaching from afar, tremble involuntarily, and sure enough, people rushed out of the clinic very quickly:

"I'll go park here right now. I saw there were cars here when I came, so I thought I could just park here..."

The man, who looked like a gangster boss, frowned: "It's convenient for you, but it's inconvenient for the villagers who come by bike. Look at this door, people have to squeeze in sideways..."

As they were talking, several more people arrived, also preparing to drive.

Xiao Zhou hesitated a bit: "Master, is this the doctor at the clinic? If he gives me a massage, I'm afraid he'll break my cervical spine..."

It looks really fierce and powerful!
As they walked towards him, it was as if they were about to punch him in the face; they were the kind of fierce and menacing figures that made people dare not speak out against them.

Master Chai, being older and more experienced, said, "No, I wouldn't ask him to massage my cervical spine like that..."

Zhang Yanping looked at the silly master and apprentice standing there under the blazing sun—are chefs really that resistant to the sun?
He couldn't help but ask loudly again:
"Are they the two master chefs from Chang Le Ju?"

“Lu Chuan told me that he will cover the cost of your health treatments here. Come in and have some refreshing tea first. Scan this QR code to access the mini-program. Order it whenever you are free.”

Then, pointing to the people who were driving out one after another, he said, "Otherwise, we have regular customers coming here every day. If they don't make an appointment, the queue will stretch on endlessly, causing delays."

The master and apprentice hesitated and were trembling with fear, but in the end they still entered the courtyard.

A rather unsightly black awning has been erected in the yard, but it is very practical. Now, those who can't sit in the rooms, and some who can't use the air conditioning due to illness, all come here to cool off and fan themselves.

When new patients arrived, everyone enthusiastically inquired, "You're also from out of town, right? Where are you from?"

"Oh, Shancheng, that's quite far. But I'm not from a nearby place either, I'm from Huacheng."

"I am Beicheng..."

"Beicheng is hundreds of kilometers away, how did you manage to find Dr. Guo here?"

"It works great!" The middle-aged man spoke mysteriously, with a knowing look on his face.
"Dr. Guo is truly skilled, and that medicine is really good, but it's not easy to buy it year after year because it's always out of stock. I was thinking of coming here to see if I could get a complete cure."

That's right, as soon as this was mentioned, the men all understood.

A few female customers also expressed their hopes: "I don't have any major problems, just insufficient blood and energy, and my kidneys aren't good either. The medicine prescribed by Dr. Guo is quite effective in regulating my body..."

“Yes, she said that moxibustion can be used as an adjunct treatment this year, and the effect will be even better. I'm thinking that taking medicine like this all the time isn't a long-term solution, so I'm seeing if I can stick to one or two courses of treatment to cure it completely…”

Conditioning the body is precisely Dr. Guo's forte.

Men want her rosehip pills, so they will be extra cooperative and obedient, making it easier for the medicine to work.

The ladies didn't have a high demand for pills, but because Dr. Guo's ginger slices, honey, and simple Chinese herbs were all sourced from the village, the medicine was quite effective.

The reason why this type of traditional Chinese medicine is difficult to adhere to is:

First, it tastes terrible.

Secondly, the effectiveness is a very subjective thing, and it always takes three to five days, unlike Western medicine which has an immediate effect.

Now that they can clearly perceive the effects, everyone's confidence has been boosted, and they are cooperating even better.

Master Chai and Xiao Zhou listened in a daze, but finally felt relieved.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that they can get people to travel hundreds of kilometers to improve their health means they must have some skill.

……

Dr. Guo is really too busy.

She hadn't thought of that at first.

After the moxa sticks were made, I did send messages to my regular customers. But they're scattered all over the country, and at most they would just urge me to order the pills. I never expected they would actually be willing to come all the way here!

At its peak, I could see more than ten people a day. Not all of them had serious problems, but both cupping and moxibustion take time.

With this schedule, even if you swing your arms all day, you still can't keep up. Since everyone has already come all this way, it's not worth asking them to just turn around and leave, so it ends up bringing business to the village's guesthouses.

Those with ample funds can stay at Fairy Tale B&B, while those with limited funds can stay at Zhang Yanping's place.

It's true what they say, when one door closes, another opens.
Could Zhang Yanping help maintain order here?

It was Xin Jun who, seeing his daily earnings, happily urged him to come:

"Our guesthouse emphasizes harmony. I'll stay here during the day, and if you have time, go help Dr. Guo. The hospital is quite noisy..."

The owner personally sent them over, so how can this not be considered a token of gratitude from their guesthouse?

Dr. Guo was originally thinking about starting a family-run business!

She identifies the acupoints, and Zhang Yanping assists with traction, stretching, scraping, cupping, and other techniques.

This isn't technically difficult; as long as you do the details well and position it correctly, you're good to go. But it was his first time doing it for a customer, and the large cupping jars were firmly attached to the patient's back. The patient was in so much pain that their body was stiff, and the cupping jars just wouldn't budge on the hard muscles.

He tensed up and asked, "Does it hurt?"

The patient was covered in sweat, gritting his teeth, looking like a tough guy being punished by a gangster boss.

"No! It hurts!"

Well, the venture failed before it even began, and the husband-and-wife business couldn't continue.

Dr. Guo can only try to get through this period for now, and then see how things go and maybe hire someone with a nursing background to help out.

Even Ulan, chatting at home, wondered, "There are so many people at Dr. Guo's clinic!"

Oh dear, it's all her family's fault for holding her back!

With such great skills at such a young age, if he were given more training, he might become a national champion in the future!

Song Tan just smiled and remained silent.

Dr. Guo is skilled at treating people, but the reason why customers trust her so much this year is mostly due to her medicinal herbs.

Before there were so many patients, she would spend her free time digging up dandelions, plantain seeds, and motherwort in the fields...

There's also a large patch of ginger that Song Tan's family grows, and the ginger slices are going to be taken away too. There's also plenty of honey to supply her...

These ordinary rural medicinal herbs, because the land is barren, she doesn't even need to dig them up herself; for a few dozen yuan, plenty of elderly men and women are willing to do it.

They can't do the farm work that Old Song's family does, and they might not get to do every kind of easy job, but they can earn an income just by digging up dandelions and wild vegetables, how wonderful is that!

Over time, although many Chinese medicines remained the same quality as before, adding these new ones, testing their efficacy, and then making slight adjustments made the difference to the patients' experience.

It's fine if it's a guy.

Men are strange creatures. If you tell them that smoking damages their lungs and drinking damages their liver, they will absolutely not take it seriously.

But if it's something that can restore its former glory, it's more important than life itself, and I'd travel thousands of miles to get it.

Women are different; despite advanced technology, there are some types of menstrual cramps that it just can't cure.

Many people go to the hospital for checkups, and everything is normal, but they still feel pain.

If you come to Xiao Guo for treatment, those with severe cases need to drink more medicine, while those with mild cases can have a combination of motherwort, brown sugar, and ginger slices. Different people require different combinations, so just go home and boil it and drink it!

It's cheap and effective.

After a while, everyone really spread the word.

The fact that there are now more than ten people lining up every day is irrefutable proof.

Ulan was still pondering, "Do you think it's easy to recruit nurses for this clinic?"

Song Tan thought for a moment: "It should be easy to recruit them."

The village's education and knowledge base are extremely limited.

Many girls may unknowingly choose nursing or similar majors when applying to school because of their grades.

Because in the minds of the older generation, studying this major guarantees a stable job.

The problem is that getting into a regular hospital these days is incredibly difficult. Many people who study this end up either switching to other careers or working in pharmacies or small clinics.

Although it's a rural clinic, precisely because it's in the countryside, and people from surrounding villages are nearby, some young people prefer to stay at home.

Song Tan said, "Mom, you don't need to worry. With Dr. Guo's reputation, as long as he tells the patients that he wants to hire an assistant, there will be plenty of people in the surrounding area to spread the word."

Those middle-aged women who come here for health treatments have incredibly extensive networks of connections!

Ulan glared at her: "Do you think I don't know how easy it is to recruit people? You have a distant cousin's daughter who studied this. But it costs one or two hundred thousand yuan to get a job as a nurse in a hospital... He couldn't afford it, so she went to work at a clinic."

There are quite a few kids in the countryside who learn this.

But the problem is:

"I'm afraid some of the people introduced might be useless, clingy, or trying to steal her skills... Wouldn't that be troublesome if they kept dragging their feet?"

In rural areas, regulations are not as strict as in cities, and many people can perform these simple physical therapy methods at home without a license.

Hygiene and technology are irrelevant.

But what if you ruin your reputation and people insist that you learned it at this clinic? Wouldn't that be like a toad crawling on your foot—it doesn't bite, but it's still disgusting?
That's something we should really consider, but—

"My brother Yanping is over there!"

Song Tan laughed: Whether they dare to come to work is another matter, let alone cause trouble.

……

No!
Master Chai and Xiao Zhou sat there, watching the group of people sighing and groaning as they waited, but they dared not speak out in anger. Then they glanced at the door god standing in the courtyard...

Wow! This rural clinic even has such impressive security guards!

Turning around again, I overheard people whispering, "This guy looks like someone important, so why is he working at this clinic? Could he have gotten into trouble outside?"

"Hiss! Don't tell me! You really shouldn't tell me!"

"Is it the kind of criminal where there's a reward for catching them?"

"He doesn't seem like it to me. Look at him, swaggering around like that... He's probably the kind of guy who can be ruthless, but nobody dares to sue him..."

Everyone whispered amongst themselves, sneaking around. They had originally wanted to ask inside when it would be their turn, but now they didn't dare to move.

Zhang Yanping frowned as she scrolled through her phone, wondering when this assistant would arrive.
Letting him stand around in this yard all day long, without letting him in to scare the patients, and constantly scrolling on his phone isn't a good thing either!

It's all that patient's fault!
This isn't the first time. He looks scary, but he doesn't hit people. If it hurts, it hurts; if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt. Why pretend to be strong?
Now I can't even go in and lend a hand.

My girlfriend is exhausted from working all day long!
Here it comes! You did a fantastic month! Time to praise yourself and boost your confidence!