Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2076 All Five Jins Lost
It's alright, he hasn't lost his mind, there's still hope!

Bian Mu was much more relieved at that time.

With a slight smile, Bian Mu didn't continue the conversation about "stock market insights".

"How many years have you had this dry throat?" Bian Mu asked with a smile.

"It's been 10 years or more... I haven't paid much attention..." Perhaps he had talked too much, because Master Geng seemed even more exhausted.

"Oh...you must remember that your tongue was as dry as firewood, right? How many years did that last?" Bian Mu continued to ask.

"You can come to a conclusion just by taking someone's pulse?! Dr. Bian... really... has a knack for it... cough... cough... cough..." Master Geng coughed even more violently.

Aunt Liu quickly got up, thinking of pouring him some water to soothe his throat, but Bian Mu gently waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary.

“Master Geng, the more water you drink right now, the drier your tongue and throat will become. It will only have the opposite effect. Don’t rush, Xiao Shang! Go downstairs and find a farmers’ market nearby. Supermarkets won’t work. Buy three or five fresh eggplants. We need the eggplant stems. If you can persuade the owner to buy just the stems, that’s fine too.” As he spoke, Bian Mu transferred 100 yuan to Xiao Shang and asked him to go downstairs and make the trip.

After agreeing, Xiao Shang went downstairs to buy eggplants.

Aunt Liu had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on, so she got up and went to the kitchen to tidy things up a bit, just in case Yi Mu needed to cook something in the kitchen later, it would be more convenient to have something to cook.

The intern, Xiao Liu, was quite perceptive. She followed Aunt Liu into the kitchen. Anyway, Master Geng's house looked to be less than 80 square meters, so she could hear Teacher Bian asking her questions in the living room just as clearly from the kitchen.

Xiao Fan sat obediently on a wooden chair not far away, so that it would be convenient for her to be nearby if the teacher needed to give any further instructions.

"I'm sorry, I know a little bit about it myself, this persistent cough of mine probably isn't a lung problem... cough..."

"It's okay, it's already like this, there's no use in worrying, let's talk slowly! How many years has your nasal dryness and burning sensation lasted?" Bian Mu asked with a smile.

Hearing this, even Xiao Fan was slightly surprised.

Dr. Bian's diagnosis was indeed remarkably accurate!
only……

What kind of logic is behind this?!

Xiao Fan was completely baffled, but she perked up and continued listening.

“No wonder you’re so famous… My nose… sometimes burns like it’s been sprayed with pepper spray… It happens at any time, even in the middle of the night, making it impossible for me to sleep. Look how thin I am… the main problem is… I have a serious sleep problem.” Master Geng said this with a pitiful expression.

Xiao Fan felt a sudden pang of sadness, wondering why she was feeling a little upset all of a sudden.

The scene has shifted!
"How long has it been?" Bian Mu asked patiently.

"I just thought about it carefully... Ever since I started aggressively investing in stocks... these symptoms have been present for a while now. But... my mom has also had a dry mouth for years... could it be... cough... hereditary?"

Hearing this, Bian Mu gently shook his head. "Two different things! The symptoms seem quite similar on the surface, but they're not actually the same... Let's continue. Your mouth is so dry it feels like all the moisture inside has evaporated. At its worst, even drinking water hurts, right?" Bian Mu prompted with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Geng suddenly sat up straight, his back lifting off the back of the sofa.

“This… just by taking a pulse… you can diagnose these things that others hardly have any symptoms?! Then… cough… isn’t that divine?!” Master Geng suddenly seemed a little agitated.

"Please don't get agitated. Your heart is already quite fragile. If you get too agitated, it might trigger some kind of emergency, and we might have to call an ambulance to take you to the hospital! But... speaking of which, this is the first time I've ever seen someone so severely deficient in all five organs! And your eyesight has deteriorated to an unimaginable level due to those late-night stock market research sessions, did that start?" Bian Mu continued to inquire.

Coughing all the time might seem a bit impolite. Besides, accompanying Bian Mu to explain his condition was also very tiring. Master Geng had long regarded Bian Mu as a god. Anyway, it didn't seem to make much difference whether he spoke or not. So, he simply covered his mouth with his left hand, coughed lightly a few times, and nodded slightly.

"I understand! Traditional Chinese medicine believes that to live a healthy life, one must constantly protect one's kidney yang and heart yang. In my years of practicing medicine, constantly analyzing the cases I've handled, I've discovered that no matter how good one's constitution, how wealthy one's family, or how intelligent one is... sometimes one will excessively draw upon kidney yang and heart yang for other purposes. Over time, the more one uses, the less there is, and it's difficult to make up for it later in life! Therefore, the best way to protect yang is to use it sparingly and in moderation! You've violated a major taboo in this regard, so... your two yang are gradually being lost. However... you have a naturally stronger constitution than the average person, which is why you've managed to hold on until now. May I ask, you did indeed make a lot of money in the stock market back then, right? It wasn't entirely due to luck, am I right?" The tone suddenly changed, and Bian Mu brought up the matter of stocks again.

Master Geng stared at Bian Mu with surprise for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I won't ask too much about what happened next, as that's your personal privacy. However... for the sake of a complete medical history, I'll ask as much as I can, even if it's vague. You must have made at least a million in the stock market back then! But then, you met some very special people, and your parents didn't even know about this good news. That money just disappeared without you even realizing it. Am I right?"

Upon hearing this, a sense of impending doom suddenly appeared in Master Geng's eyes! He abruptly looked up and leaned back on the sofa, almost fainting.

Intern Xiao Fan instinctively stood up and walked over, trying to protect Master Geng and prevent him from having any sudden accidents.

Bian Mu waved her hand gently, indicating that she should not worry about it and that everything would be alright.

Just then, intern Xiao Shang rushed back, carrying a bag of long eggplants, which were definitely fresh.

"You two keep Master Geng company and chat about things he'd like to hear. I'll take care of it!" With that, Bian Mu took the bag from Xiao Shang and went to the kitchen.

When intern Xiao Liu saw Teacher Bian walk into the kitchen, she knew she couldn't help at all, so she quickly left the kitchen and went to the living room to join the other two and awkwardly chat with Chef Geng.

The Geng family's kitchen was much more normal than Bian Mu had imagined. No need to ask, this was all thanks to Aunt Liu and the others who usually helped out. Bian Mu found a clean napkin and put it on his hand. With a few quick snaps, he neatly broke off all the eggplant stems and put them in a basin to wash.

"Do you have any Shaoxing wine at home?" Bian Mu asked casually.

"We don't have any, but Old Wang's next door has some. Wait here!" With that, Aunt Liu went to her neighbor's house to borrow some rice wine.

With Aunt Liu's help, Bian Mu used rice wine, Sichuan peppercorns, and ginger to boil some eggplant stem soup over high heat with water. Aunt Liu stood by and watched for a while, and realized that she really couldn't imitate Bian Mu's unique technique.

"This thing is also a medicine?!" Aunt Liu asked with a smile.

"More than that! It's top-quality medicine! It's been included in older pharmacopoeias, but as specialization progressed, it wasn't mentioned much anymore. It's a really good thing!" As she spoke, Bian Mu tossed the yellow rock sugar that Aunt Liu had borrowed from her neighbor into the container and weighed it in her hand.

……

After drinking two large bowls of warm water, Master Geng broke out in a cold sweat all over his body. Strangely enough, he stopped coughing very quickly!