Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1739 Unexpected Donation

There are these few sentences in the famous ancient Chinese article "Sacrificial Essay to Twelve Brother": "... I am not yet forty years old, but my eyesight is blurry, my hair is gray, and my teeth are loose. Thinking of my fathers and brothers, they were all healthy and strong but died young. How can someone as weak as me live long..."

The author of the article lived in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. He was less than 40 years old at the time, but his teeth had already begun to loosen. Moreover, his eyesight was deteriorating and his hair and beard were turning white. This phenomenon was extremely common in that year and it was very natural as the economy was not developed enough.

Nowadays, life expectancy has skyrocketed. Relevant data show that the average life expectancy in Lijin City is as high as 82 years old. Forty years old can only be considered a middle-aged man!
When people age, their teeth begin to deteriorate first, which is a direct sign of a gradual depletion of blood and energy. If it is not taken care of in time, the whole person will begin to go downhill.

Ordinary people don't have high demands in all aspects of their lives. They live an ordinary and peaceful life. Naturally, they don't set limits for themselves. They eat barbecue, all kinds of drinks, hard fruits... They are not afraid of fire or water. In less than 20 years, a good set of teeth has been worn out.

In the view of some schools of traditional Chinese medicine, teeth are the second stomach of the human body. Teeth themselves can absorb a considerable amount of nutrients and should never be regarded as simple chewing tools.

Ordinary people lead a rough and simple life. If there is a problem with their teeth, they will have them pulled out or replaced. If they are financially better off, at most they will have a few implants on their gums. In short, they just do what they like and don't care at all.

Little do people know that once teeth have problems, it will soon lead to various unexpected problems in the Qi system of the body's Ying Qi, which will directly affect the normal operation of the Wei Qi system. The abnormal Ying and Wei Qi will affect the normal operation of the Zong Qi. Over time, because everyone's innate constitution is different and their acquired living habits vary greatly, in the end, the disease will gradually accumulate in the weakest part of the body and develop wildly...

Therefore, people who have some culture, good economic conditions and pay attention to dental care usually pay attention to the health of their teeth. None of Professor Mi’s relatives and friends are simple. When they learned that Bian Mu also had a good skill in tooth preservation, they came to see a doctor one person today and several people tomorrow.

Bian Mu did not have a complete range of dental equipment at hand, and he often had to go out for consultations. Sometimes, he had to use his connections in a public hospital to borrow a dental clinic. As time went by, Bian Mu became a little overwhelmed, so he had to put on a stern face and politely declined the invitations from those who came later.

For him, the preparation of Chinese patent medicine is the big deal.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, there was a sudden strong wind outside and the sky was dark. Nurse Ye asked several colleagues to turn on all the lights in the clinic early. For a moment, the lights were bright, and against the backdrop of the oil paintings on the wall, the two swords in the clinic added a bit of solemnity!

Bian Mu had just politely seen off a fifth-grade boy patient and was standing at the door saying goodbye to the child's parents when he saw a middle-aged man and a woman in Western casual clothes, accompanying an old lady with a rather elegant temperament, walking slowly towards the door.

Bian Mu deliberately gave way to the three of them without thinking much about it.

When I returned to the clinic and was about to press the button to call the next patient, I saw the female intern named Fan stand up and whisper, "Just now... our teacher just called and asked... can you put me on the line?"

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu was suddenly a little confused.

"Your teacher? Cut in line?" Bian Mu asked back.

"No... our department head, his mother-in-law, has arrived and wants to have her teeth checked at your place. From what she said, she doesn't want to keep the old lady waiting for too long, so I didn't dare to agree... I quickly told you, what do you think about this matter..."

"Hehe...that's your relationship! I don't recognize you as the dean of the department! It's okay, you go out and chat with the old man for a while, and I'll treat you to some good tea and snacks. It's not okay to cut in line. Ruining the reputation of our clinic is a small matter. Once it happens, there will be a second time. If things go wrong together, our clinic may not be able to continue operating in the future. Do you understand?" With a serious face, Bian Mu explained a few words calmly.

"I understand! The incident happened suddenly... I had no idea about it beforehand, please forgive me, Teacher Bian..." As she spoke, the female intern named Fan quickly explained a few words, looking a little nervous.

"It's okay, go ahead!" After saying that, Bian Mu sat down and lightly clicked the mouse to call the next patient to come for treatment.

...The so-called mother-in-law of the department head is the old lady we met at the gate.

Without further ado, Bian Mu followed the normal procedure and checked the old lady's teeth.

"I have my own set of medical practices here. There are some questions... I have to ask clearly. If something is inappropriate, you don't have to answer." Bian Mu explained with a smile.

The old lady smiled, nodded gently and kindly, and said nothing.

"Excuse me, is your husband still alive?"

The old lady smiled and replied: "Alive! In good health."

"Your home should be a double kitchen and double bathroom type, right?"

Hearing this, the old lady was happy.

“You can tell this?!”

"Half of it depends on diagnosis, and a small half depends on guessing." Bian Mu told the truth.

"Yes, we have hired a nanny at home. She has something to do in her hometown these two days and is not here. My daughter is at home helping us cook and clean the house. We do have two kitchens and two bathrooms, so my husband and I can't eat together. It's just right that we each have our own kitchen so we don't have to fight." The old lady had a good personality and replied with a smile.

"Is the kitchen you usually use designed as an all-electric kitchen? Is your husband still using gas?" Bian Mu continued to guess.

"Oh! You can guess that? It's true!"

"No wonder! You are almost eighty years old this year, right?"

"It's my birthday next month, eighty!"

"Congratulations, congratulations! You are so lucky to have such a good set of teeth at such an old age! It's like this. According to your current physical condition, you should usually drink water with yang energy and eat food rich in yang energy. Water heated by electrical appliances will cause insufficient yang energy and energy. In layman's terms, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, we generally believe that food cooked in that way is not well cooked. After entering the stomach and intestines, it is not easy to digest. After being completely digested, it is not easy to gasify in the body, wasting the kidney energy, stomach energy, intestinal energy and so on. If you were twenty years younger, it would be better. So... from now on, we can no longer use that kind of kitchen. I know you are a particular person. Aren't all-electric kitchens clean? But... from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, some of the kitchen waste is actually a special nutrient. Can you accept what I said?"

"Yeah! No wonder Xiaomi always praises you in front of us, you are really different from them. Okay! I'll listen to you. What about my teeth?"

"A layer of floating air has accumulated at the root of your gums for a long time, floating like a stream, unable to rise or sink, for at least ten years. Your two rows of good teeth are like floating on an air cushion for so many years. Now, eating slightly harder food can easily make you feel uneasy, as if every tooth is shaking. Don't worry, with a little care for a period of time, as long as all the floating air is released, you will be fine."

After hearing this, the old lady finally felt relieved.

After chatting for a while, the old lady suddenly proposed that she planned to donate a complete set of dental equipment to Bian Mu.