Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1968 Heavenly Medicine
The man who chased Liang Xiangyin with a knife ultimately chose to trust Bian Mu, and he listened to whatever medical advice Bian Mu gave him.

That noon, just as the clinic was about to close, this man came to visit again, bringing two bags of things.

Bian Mu sent his intern, Xiao Shang, to get him some food and drinks, and the man sat obediently in a corner waiting.

……

"Have you rented a place?" Bian Mu asked the man with a smile.

"I rented a small courtyard with two south-facing rooms, one west-facing room, and a corrugated steel structure on the east side. It's not habitable, but you can store some things there. It's not very big, and the whole place is rented for 8000 yuan a year. There's an old well in the courtyard with very clear and sweet water. There are quite a few walnut trees planted in front of and behind the house, including three very old ones. According to the old lady next door, they're at least a hundred years old." The man smiled as he described the situation.

With a smile and without saying anything, Bian Mu took the man's phone and browsed through the photos and videos he had taken.

"Hehe... You're destined for this! These three old walnut trees are really connected to you. For you, they have a scientific name: 'Heavenly Medicine,' a gift from heaven! Listen to me! After you move over there, every morning, you should honestly go and pay your respects to those old trees. You won't regret it!" Bian Mu suggested with a smile.

"Really?! Does that mean God took pity on me and spared my life?!"

"That's it! Is this the hot spring soil you brought?" Bian Mu asked, pointing to the two large plastic bags at the bottom of his feet.

"Yes! The cleanest and finest hot spring soil."

"After get off work tonight, I'll take it to my friend's place for testing. No need to wait for the results. So… it's still this kind of soil. You roast it in that little courtyard using a traditional earthen stove. What stage do you think it's cooked?! Right, you have to use a wooden shovel, not a metal one. When you roast it to a certain point, the smell will be different. At that point, you'll notice the dust kicked up by the wooden shovel is a bit pungent—that's it! Buy some non-iodized salt from the market, mix it with the roasted hot spring soil in a 1:1 ratio, and then add some local walnuts…" "Of course, it would be even better if those three old trees had walnuts. Throw them in, roast them over a wood fire, not a gas stove! Remember, remember! Walnuts cook quickly; they're almost done when you smell the unique aroma of roasted walnuts. Any longer and they'll be overcooked! Put them in a dry jar, buy some good quality rice wine, boil it, let it cool, and eat some roasted walnuts with the rice wine. The effect is quite good. Just eat a little every night before bed. Remember! Don't eat too much. Gradually, you'll crave them if you don't eat them for a day. When that happens, call me and I'll adjust the recipe for you."

"Great! My ancestors are really effective; they knew to protect me in this crucial moment! That's wonderful! Luckily, I burn paper money for them every Qingming Festival, otherwise... what else?"

“Your situation is quite special in many ways, but according to the traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic criteria, you have the disease of ‘being separated from people, environment, and food’!” Knowing that the man’s education level was limited, Bian Mu took out paper and pen from the side and wrote down the six characters while speaking, and pushed them to him to see.

After staring at it for a while, the man, looking ashamed, asked, "I really don't understand! What does this mean? Is it easy to cure?"

“You’re lucky. It looks like you’re almost fully cured now. The remaining root of the problem will definitely never be completely eradicated. You’re getting on in years, and some things have seeped into your bones and marrow. Even a god couldn’t help you! The word ‘隔’ means difficult to get along with. For example, you have a hard time getting along with your family, relatives, and friends. There’s always a barrier between you. In most cases, you’re probably in the wrong first. To put it bluntly, it’s not hard to imagine that everyone is quite annoyed with you. They almost never think of you when something good happens. Am I right?” Bian Mu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the man's expression changed, and his lips twitched involuntarily. Seeing his expression, Bian Mu knew she had guessed correctly.

"This is what's called 'being separated from others.' As the old saying goes, 'A tree lives to support the forest, and a person lives to support another!' No matter where you are, a lone tree rarely lives to be a hundred years old; it needs other vegetation around it to exchange energy. The same applies to people. As the saying goes, 'A lonely person cannot live.' If a person can create a very good little world of interpersonal relationships for most of their life, they can at least account for 40% of the so-called happiness in this world! The principle of 'being separated from one's environment' is similar. For example, if you didn't like your biological parents' home from a young age, and rarely felt the warmth of family there; or if you didn't like your job at work and were always thinking about retirement, these are all manifestations of 'being separated from one's environment.' As for 'being separated from food'..." "It's even simpler now. I can't say for sure, but I don't know when it started, but no matter what you eat, your body hardly metabolizes any nutrients. And the absorption is even less efficient. Throughout the year, whether you eat pigeon or anything else, the percentage of food successfully metabolized into nutrients decreases year by year, especially in the last three to five years. So… there are no outsiders here, so I'll just say what I think. You sometimes feel like you're living a life worse than death, so… you feel like you've been deceived by Old Liang, and in a moment of impulse, you grabbed two knives and stormed here. Unexpectedly, Old Liang is incredibly skilled and easily knocked you to the ground." Bian Mu patiently explained for a long time.

Upon hearing this, the man fell silent, and his head drooped considerably.

"So, from now on, in principle, everything you eat must be stir-fried with damp spring soil, sand, and some kind of salt before you eat it. Of course, fruit is an exception. Also, let me remind you that while others may benefit greatly from eating fruit, you won't. At most, you can eat some local seasonal fruit. You really won't absorb much of the fresh fruit from the south. So... from now on, you'll have to report to me about what you eat from time to time. Within three years, what you can eat, what you absolutely cannot touch, and what you can eat in moderation... all of that will be up to me!"

"No problem! I'll do whatever you say, Master!"

"Let's talk about drinking water. You have to drink it like this! First, heat up an old-fashioned iron pot with firewood until it just starts to smoke. Then, draw water from the well in the yard and pour it in to 'stir-fry' it. When you feel the heat hitting your nose, turn off the fire. Then, put this stir-fried water into a thermos. You have to drink this water regularly. Stick to it for at least six months."

"I understand! From what the curator said, that water doesn't taste quite right, does it?"

"You'll definitely find it hard to get used to at first, but if you stick with it for about three months, you'll get angry if we don't let you drink it!"

"Really? That sounds amazing! I'll definitely listen to you, Master!"

"It's not far from the city. There's a village called Zhangwang Village, an old village in the Dongsheng Township area. It naturally produces a kind of white sand there. Once the relevant test results come out, I might have to take you there to get some fine white sand. Of course, if the test results don't support it, then we'll just forget about it. And don't mention it to anyone in the future, remember that!"

"I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you! I definitely won't say anything unnecessary! Don't worry!"

"Old grapes, old walnuts, old fine sand... these are all so-called 'heavenly medicines.' They may work for you, but they may not be effective for others. This is what we call 'one prescription for one person' in our industry. Do you understand?!"

"I can understand a little bit, but I still can't grasp the deeper concepts. I believe in you! No matter how far the treatment goes in the future, I will always believe in you wholeheartedly!"

"Thank you for your trust, I will do my best! Leave the hot spring soil here, and you should hurry back and roast some walnuts!"

The man got up, sincerely thanked them a few times, and then hurriedly left to make various preparations.