Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1936 An Emotion That Could Never Be Resolved

In Bian Mu's view, the old man may have spent his childhood alone and lacked corresponding care. Perhaps his parents were too busy with work to take care of him, and he himself was somewhat introverted and did not know how to seek his own happiness from the outside world. All kinds of emotions were habitually kept in his heart.

After getting married, things got a little better. Most likely, the old man's wife was a very virtuous person who arranged his life very well. The old man in front of him took things as they came and was well taken care of, so his body odor was not so noticeable.

In addition, the elderly couple are the kind of people who pay special attention to hygiene, so some body odor is unconsciously overlooked.

After his wife passed away, the old man's life was completely disrupted. His children had never been close to him since childhood, probably due to their personalities. His grandchildren were even further removed from his family, making the bond even weaker. As a result, he was sometimes neglected. For example, no one ever remembered his birthday.

Gradually, many emotions settle in a certain part of the heart and begin to ferment! Various factors eventually combine and become rotten.

The unspoken emotions that cannot be resolved, the unspoken feelings that can only be kept to oneself and cannot be shared with others, gradually intensify until one day they can no longer be resolved...

Strictly speaking, the old man was quite pitiful.

Suddenly, for some reason, Bian Mu remembered his mother.

In Bian Mu's view, her mother would occasionally have some strange thoughts in her eyes, which she would not talk to anyone about and would force herself to suppress. Because of this, Bian Mu has been very worried since she became sensible.

Things like these that can never be resolved will cause trouble in the future, such as cancer!
The oily ears are one piece of evidence; the old man has some toxicity in his bones that he can't get rid of, and Bian Mu needs to help him.

“Your armpits sometimes feel numb, and after the numbness goes away, they get inflamed, red and swollen. It’s not a mosquito bite or an accidental abrasion. No matter what treatment you try, nothing works. Eventually, you got a little annoyed and just gave up. Hey! When the weather cools down, it heals on its own. But the following year, as soon as there’s more rain, it relapses. Over the years, you’ve never been able to get rid of it completely. Am I right?” Bian Mu said with a smile.

"Oh my! What you're saying is almost exactly what that Taoist doctor said! He said not to worry about it, and the illness will naturally disappear when you're in a good mood." The old man's eyes showed a look of wonder as he mentioned the Taoist doctor again, indicating that they had a pretty good relationship.

"So how did he treat you?" Bian Mu asked with a smile, quite curious.

"He called me a prepared medicine! Xiaoyao San! It's a fairly common kind of medicine, granules, you just dissolve it in water! I don't think it was very effective, and then I forgot about it." "I see... Your hair gets oilier than other people your age, especially in the summer. No matter how you wash it, it's hard to get it tidy, and you feel really uncomfortable when you sweat, right?"

"You discovered all this by taking my pulse? Young man! You're quite something! Many of the symptoms are almost exactly the same as what you described. Is it easy to treat? I can't keep being so infamous everywhere I go! People look down on me wherever I go. I don't usually go out much to begin with, and now I have to be careful wherever I go. Sigh! It's really tough being old!" The old man sighed deeply as he said this.

"Don't worry, sir. Your illness has been going on for a long time, so we need to take it slowly. Let's try a couple of acupuncture sessions today. Also, in front of the community workers, I have to give you a few suggestions. First, stop drinking those medicinal wines from the kitchen. We can't say the prescriptions from those traditional Chinese medicine doctors are wrong, but they're definitely not suitable for you. Second, stop taking all the tonics. We don't know about others, but for your special constitution, they not only don't work, but they also 'stick' many of your internal organs shut, like they're coated with glue, and you can't get rid of them! Really! Third, you still need to go to the community canteen regularly." "Let's go eat, ladies. You two will have to take turns accompanying the old man to eat there. If that's not possible, bring him food back. You must be on time, and he can only eat very light meals. No meat or fish, absolutely no meat or fish. Don't worry, even though you're so thin, you'll be fine! Some things, if left unused for too long, will rot. Now we need to use this dietary therapy to 'force' the kidney and stomach qi in the body to turn waste into treasure, extracting survival energy from the body's waste pile, and slowly restore it." Bian Mu explained in detail with considerable patience.

Hearing this, the three finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a small needle stuck in the back of my neck, and a tiny filiform needle, the kind of acupuncture needle that is rarely seen, stuck in the auricle of my right ear.

When Bian Mu was waking up from the injection, he called the slightly older female social worker to the balcony and whispered something to her for a while.

"Is the old gentleman blessed with both a son and a daughter?"

"Two sons and one daughter. One of them was apparently fined, but I'm not entirely sure of the details."

"Judging from his pulse, the old man suffered a deep-seated shock back then. Specifically, his daughter-in-law and son-in-law mistreated him behind his back. The old man isn't naturally very brave, and because of this unexpected turn of events, he never dreamed that his daughter-in-law or son-in-law would treat him like that behind his back. He couldn't accept it and it took root in his heart. He must have been well-educated, so he gradually adjusted, but that was only a superficial self-adjustment. The underlying issues couldn't be changed. When his wife was still alive, life was passable, but after his wife passed away, his life began to crumble." "He gets nervous whenever he sees his daughter-in-law or son-in-law. His ears, armpits, and scalp become constantly oily—it's a kind of emotional waste in his body. He's usually quiet and doesn't like to move around much, so his kidney energy isn't quite there. Therefore, although there are ways to excrete it, the amount isn't enough; it just keeps coming out. Over time, he starts to smell bad. So… I invited you here to explain this to you. Firstly, you can secretly verify my guess and see how accurate it is. Secondly, please be mindful and try to prevent them from being alone together. I just looked at the house; it must be worth a lot of money, right?"

“It was appraised the year before last, it must be worth over six million! The location is valuable, and the area is large, with three and a half bedrooms!” the female social worker replied quietly.

“No wonder, they’ve got their eyes on his house. Sigh! It’s not hard to imagine the old man’s feelings, it’s just… Their family affairs aren’t our business, but this directly affects whether the old man can have a peaceful end. As community workers and medical professionals, we have no choice but to join forces and help him out.” Bian Mu explained with a serious expression.

"Oh... no wonder there have been similar rumors in the neighborhood, it turns out it's true! Don't worry, Dr. Bian, I'll report it to my superiors as soon as I get back, this is exactly what we're in charge of!"

Hearing this, Bian Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.