Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2077 Healing Upon Using an Overturned Bowl
In the past, people often described the remarkable curative effects of traditional Chinese medicine masters as "curing the disease in an instant." Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, for certain diseases, as long as the master is accurate enough, uses the right medicine, and takes into account all the right factors, the speed of the effect is truly astonishing!

The saying "cured as soon as the bowl is turned over" means that when a patient takes medicine for the first time, the decoction is picked up and swallowed while holding their nose. As soon as the bowl is put back on the table, the illness is basically cured by more than 90%, and the main symptoms have generally disappeared.

It is said that Nie Yixiong would occasionally show off this skill back then, and he quickly stood out and became the undisputed academic giant in the Lijin area!

Today, three young interns, along with Aunt Liu, the community leader, witnessed firsthand the remarkable effects of traditional Chinese medicine!

The three young interns had all heard of the medicinal effects of eggplant stems, but since they rarely used them, they hadn't paid much attention to them. They vaguely remembered that this unconventional medicine outside the pharmacopoeia had effects such as clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving coughs, and that it had zero side effects.

However, the man in front of them, Mr. Geng, was clearly quite ill. On the way, the restaurant owner introduced him as being 43 years old, which could be considered the "prime of life." But based on the sick appearance and symptoms that the three of them had witnessed, if Aunt Liu had said that Mr. Geng was already over sixty, the three of them would have believed it!
Master Geng was actually quite ill and looked rather emaciated.

After drinking a small bowl of herbal soup—which wasn't even really herbal soup—he suddenly stopped coughing!

So fast!

The three young interns exchanged glances, their eyes filled with disbelief. Logically speaking, they had been interning under Bian Mu for quite some time, doing various assignments given by the master almost every day. Sometimes, if they didn't stay up late, they might not be able to hand in their assignments the next day!
The three young people occasionally complained when they got together, saying that their internship here was even more tiring than the second semester of their senior year of high school!
"No, we have to ask about this when we get back. This is too amazing!" After exchanging glances, the three of them had the same thought.

"Master Geng! The 'heart and lung conflict' in your body has been temporarily suppressed. This is only a temporary measure since it's our first meeting! Your appetite should recover a bit in three hours. In this season, for someone like you, the only nourishing food is mutton. We came over as soon as we got off work, and we haven't eaten yet! Your condition is special, so you need some medicinal food. I have to supervise the chef in the kitchen to make it. Aunt Liu! Are you familiar with this area?" Bian Mu asked Aunt Liu as he spoke.

"Looking for an easy-going restaurant, right? No problem! We share the same surname, Old Liu!" Aunt Liu replied readily.

"Do they make wontons?" Bian Mu asked with a smile.

"No! They don't sell breakfast, they just serve lunch and dinner. When you mentioned wanting to order some mutton soup or something, I immediately thought of Old Liu!" Aunt Liu replied with a smile.

"Then...do they have mutton filling? Dumplings, steamed buns, pies, anything is fine!" Bian Mu asked.

"Yes! How about shumai filling?"

"That would be even better! Then please give Boss Liu a call. I need to borrow a corner of the kitchen temporarily to prepare some medicinal food for Chef Geng. We'll eat there too. Once the food is ready, I'll have Xiao Shang bring it over. Hey! Why bother making a call? You can come over and have a meal with us too. It's on me!"

"Hey!? You've already given our community a lot of face by providing free medical consultations this time, so I should definitely treat you to this meal! Old Geng! Oh! Look at how sweaty you are, I say, is he alright?" Suddenly a little startled, Aunt Liu asked both sides a few questions with concern.

“This is normal! Master Geng, do you have the strength to wipe away the sweat from your chest and back?” Bian Mu asked with concern.

"Sure, sure! I'm not that useless. Just cook me a packet of instant noodles, don't go to all that trouble. I won't live much longer... I don't want to cause everyone trouble!" Master Geng replied with a sense of helplessness, his mood still quite bad.

"Don't talk nonsense! Dr. Bian will definitely cure you! Go back to your room, wipe your sweat, change into some clean clothes, and lie back down in bed. I'll bring you your food in a little while." As she spoke, Aunt Liu gently helped Mr. Geng back to the master bedroom to rest.

Aunt Liu was still a little worried, so she called another young male colleague in the community and asked him to come over and take care of Master Geng.

Aunt Liu had to wait for her male colleague to come over so she could give him a few more instructions, so Bian Mu and the other three went downstairs first.

...At the "Xiangju" restaurant, Lao Liu is not the owner, but just the head chef in the kitchen. However, it is clear that he is capable of managing everything inside and out.

On the way here, Aunt Liu had already explained everything over the phone. As soon as Bian Mu arrived, Old Liu had already cleared out a small space for him in the back kitchen.

After exchanging a few polite words, Bian Mu asked Lao Liu for some of the day's mutton shumai filling. Since the shop didn't have fennel sprouts, yellow carrots, or oxtail orchids, Bian Mu immediately sent Xiao Shang to the nearby vegetable market to see if they could buy some.

Intern Xiao Liu is always reliable, so Bian Mu sent her to a nearby pharmacy to buy some Coptis chinensis, Magnolia officinalis, and clove seeds.

Intern Xiao Fan naturally didn't sit idle either; he went out of the store to a nearby supermarket to find local rice vinegar brewed from millet.

Having more people makes things easier.

……

Old Liu was surprised to find that Bian Daguan's culinary skills were no less than those of a professional chef. His techniques were extremely skillful in every aspect, and he quickly made some medicinal wontons for Chef Geng.

Aunt Liu never came over. It's an old community, so she's always reliable. She's probably still at Geng's house with that male colleague, helping with housework.

Exemplary community stars are truly different!
"Thank you for your trouble! Xiao Fan specially bought extra rice vinegar. It can't be diluted with water. He boiled it in a small pot and told Aunt Liu to wait for the rice vinegar to cool down before cooking the wontons. Then you can dip them in the rice vinegar and eat them like dumplings. Do you understand?"

The intern, Xiao Shang, repeated Bian Mu's words accurately before carrying the food box to deliver the meal to the Geng family.

……

When intern Xiao Shang returned to the restaurant, Bian Mu and the others had already ordered most of the dishes. It wasn't until Xiao Shang sat down and drank a couple of sips of tea that everyone started eating.

"Teacher! Master Geng, does this count as 'recovering the bowl and it's done'?" intern Xiao Liu asked with a smile.

Bian Mu gently shook his head.

"The teacher said that we've temporarily separated the problems on the Heart Meridian from the lesions on the Lung Meridian. It's just a temporary measure, not a cure! Teacher! Am I right?" Intern Xiao Fan chimed in.

He smiled, but Bian Mu remained noncommittal for a moment.

"Aunt Liu just said that Master Geng's spirits are much better. Even if he's not cured, he's basically stopped many of the disease's progression. Teacher! Am I right?" Intern Xiao Shang chimed in for a couple of sentences.

With a smile, Bian Mu slightly modified the topic.

“Let’s discuss a similar problem first, and then we can explore the root cause of Master Geng’s illness later. Have the three of you ever thought about this before? Why can a skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor achieve such a rapid cure under certain circumstances? Is there any trick to it?” Bian Mu smiled and gave a hint.

Upon hearing this, the three young interns froze, none of them uttering a sound for a long time.