Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2067 The Dry Land Crocodile was marked with several layers of circles.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, chickenpox in infants and young children is generally divided into three types, among which the "evil stagnation in the lung and defensive qi type" and the "excessive toxic qi and blood type" are the most common. The last type is classified as a complex specific type of chickenpox by modern Chinese medicine. The "numerical medicine" school founded by Bian Mu classifies the last type as the "excessive nutrient and defensive qi type".

The reason why Cao Qiling's granddaughter aroused some dissatisfaction with Lei Xueming was probably because the child was quite ill, probably belonging to the last type. The child was young, so it was difficult to administer medication, and the specific treatment was quite troublesome.

Nowadays, when dealing with patients like this, let alone Bian Mu, even Dr. Gong has basically reached a level of proficiency that makes it easy for him.

but……

Lei Xiaoxuan is a truly top-tier doctor, and it's said that his overall medical skills are only slightly inferior to Zhao Xicheng's. Since such a small matter could cause Lei Xiaoxuan's dissatisfaction, it's clear that the child's illness is quite serious, likely belonging to the category of difficult-to-treat diseases. For instance, chickenpox is the symptom; the real root cause might lie elsewhere, perhaps with the mother herself.

In short, it's definitely not as simple as just a heavily poisonous gas camp.

Hearing this news, Bian Mu was not surprised at all. There was no other reason than that, based on his usual calculations of the actual treatment abilities of various famous doctors, Cao Qiling's overall level should be roughly equivalent to Nie Yixiong's, while Bian Mu's current actual treatment ability was at least two levels behind him!
Cao Qiling could easily leave something for his children and grandchildren before his death, so it was no surprise that his granddaughter, who was the heir to the family, could be treated for a minor case of chickenpox.

"Judging from this situation... Cao Qiling's death must have been quite sudden back then, at least his family wasn't prepared. 'Friends' like Guan Yuelin and Lei Xiaoxuan probably acted very enthusiastically, handling the funeral arrangements quite respectably for Cao's descendants. However... people like Guan Yuelin and Lei Xiaoxuan are somewhat opportunistic. Maybe... I'm just guessing, Cao's granddaughter must have promised Boss Lei something back then. In exchange, Lei Xiaoxuan agreed to let her work at Lei's pharmacy. Later, neither side mentioned it much, probably because they both care about their reputation! When the chickenpox outbreak suddenly occurred, Lei Xiaoxuan, being an expert, immediately guessed what was going on and definitely had to make some kind of gesture..." Bian Mu frowned and casually speculated.

"Probably. They're not like us. They try to consider their friends' feelings when things happen. Sigh! Maybe... that's how they make a fortune?!" Old Hou muttered a few words from the side.

“Now it seems that Situ Jianqing’s medical legacy has been divided up so much that it’s almost impossible for us to bring it together. It’s too scattered, and in the end, it will leave everyone in a difficult situation.” Bian Mu frowned even more deeply as he said this.

“It’s all about human effort! Take it slow! You always say that behind every big profit is a huge cost and a huge investment, without exception! I’m much more at ease now, really! Especially since we opened this studio, I’m always running into all sorts of people and things, and I’ve really broadened my horizons!” Old Hou responded cheerfully.

During the National Day holiday, as usual, Bian Mu visited Huang Boxi's home with a generous gift. He found that the old man was reading an old version of "Water Margin". Next to the novel was a small notebook with some notes written on it. Bian Mu had sharp eyes and noticed that the old man had marked the four characters "旱地忽律" (dry land thief) with several circles to emphasize them.

Bian Mu didn't take it seriously at all, and happily drank tea and chatted with Huang Boxi at the Huang family's house for a while.

Looking back now, Huang Boxi really thought things through quite deeply...

"Dryland Crocodile" was the nickname of Zhu Gui, a hero of Liangshan. Zhu Gui wasn't particularly capable, but he was upright and insightful. He eventually died of illness in Hangzhou and was posthumously awarded the title of Yijielang by the imperial court. Compared to his other brothers on Liangshan, he had a truly peaceful and respectable end. Zhu Gui ran a respectable inn at the foot of Liangshan, which served as Liang Baibo's eyes and ears. Zhu Gui himself could be considered the head of Liangshan's intelligence network.

Nowadays, Lao Hou's perspective is pretty much the same as Zhu Gui's!
Thinking of this, Bian Mu suddenly felt a slight chill down her spine.

Objectively speaking, there was almost no conflict of interest between Bian Mu and Huang Boxi. On the contrary, Bian Mu treated Huang Boxi sincerely and was wholeheartedly thinking about how the two of them could jointly develop a highly effective traditional Chinese medicine. Afterwards, they would split the profits according to a certain ratio, and the old man would get his wish and leave a large sum of money for his children and grandchildren. Bian Mu would buy at least three houses in Lijin City: one for his parents, one for his own family to use for starting a family, and the last one as his sister Bian Yue's dowry. As an older brother, Bian Mu felt that he was quite remarkable to be able to give his sister a house as a dowry!

however……

Huang Boxi seems to have become somewhat distant from him lately. Not only that, but the old man has been keeping a close eye on his every move at the traditional Chinese medicine clinic. He even connects the seemingly insignificant studio that Lao Hou runs to Zhu Gui...

Zhu Gui has a younger brother, Zhu Fu, nicknamed "Smiling Tiger." Without a doubt, Huang Boxi is convinced that he's likely one of those cunning and ruthless individuals, like "Smiling Tiger," appearing as a gentleman on the surface but secretly having planted his own "spies" on the streets. Just how far will Bian Mu go in the future?!

God knows!
Unbeknownst to Bian Mu, he had already become a treacherous villain in the eyes of others.

This reveals what kind of attitude Lei Xiaoxuan and others held towards him!
Thinking of this, Bian Mu secretly made up his mind that Branch 2 and Branch 3 must be opened!
Back then, I worked diligently at the county hospital in my hometown, just wanting a stable job. I saved money to help my family buy an old house to live in. As my professional title was promoted, my salary gradually increased. In my spare time, I would do some small business to earn extra income. My mother was idle at home anyway, so she could be a help. We could slowly save up some money to buy a smaller old house, get married, and then life would be much simpler. We could just respect the elderly and care for the young as we retired!

After retiring, Bian Mu's life became much better. He didn't seek to get rich; he just wanted to run a small clinic in a small county town to supplement his family income. He could happily take care of both his parents and his family, and that would be enough for him in this life!

however……

Some of her colleagues at the hospital couldn't tolerate her, and to this day, Bian Mu still doesn't understand why she was forced to leave her hometown and go to Lijin City because of them.

"Huikang" Hospital is really well-run, but strangely enough, it still can't tolerate Bian Mu. Looking back now, on the surface it seems like Vice President Cui and Lu Shiyuan couldn't stand him, but what's the real reason? It's not like that at all. Those former colleagues are at most the trigger; the root cause isn't with them.

Now that you've successfully established your own traditional Chinese medicine clinic, you should be able to retire comfortably, right? Not at all! The food on the street isn't all that great either. The clinic is running smoothly for now, but what about the future?!
If it weren't for the help of friends of all ages, including forest ranger Lao Liangtou, herb farmer Lao Pei, Grandpa Yang, and Assistant Zhang, who knows what his "Bian Family Clinic" would be like now!
Life is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind! If you don't seize certain opportunities, your traditional Chinese medicine clinic will surely meet a bad end.

Something buried deep within Bian Mu's heart, something he himself was unaware of, is now slowly beginning to resurface...