Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2083 Rectifying the Mind and Intentions
A good horse doesn't eat the grass it has already grazed!
Liu Xiangyang was quite thick-skinned. Feeling that he might be able to do better, he abandoned Bian Mu's small business and went to climb higher. However, things didn't go as planned. For a while, he almost had trouble eating. He went back to contact Bian Mu, but Bian Mu didn't give him any face and blocked him directly!
Fan Sanqiao is a shameless person, and we've had almost no contact with him recently.

Ji Xiaofang was better than Liu Xiangyang; she maintained a bottom line in her interactions with others. However, when Bian Mu needed computer technical support the most, she didn't offer much help, and after leaving the clinic, she basically lost contact with them.

Bian Mu's way of doing things is completely different from theirs.

Knowing full well her true intentions for coming, Bian Mu, who was now quite influential, naturally couldn't stoop to her level. He would certainly be dutiful in his medical field, but he had already made up his mind not to get involved in the mundane affairs of Ji Xiaofang and her husband that were outside of medicine.

"Are your parents living in the city right now?" Bian Mu asked with a smile after the examination.

"Yes, they lived with us at first, but we weren't used to each other, so we rented a small apartment in the same neighborhood. It's a single-story place, and they set up a small stall on the street to sell breakfast. It's quite hard work! Ouch... I'm speaking a little too fast, and my teeth are hurting terribly..." As she spoke, Ji Xiaofang couldn't help but cover her cheek and frown to try and adjust herself. Her expression looked quite uncomfortable.

"You'll be fine after one injection. I'll have your aunt and uncle come to the clinic another day so I can talk to them and see if it's hereditary or just from being careless in your daily life. You know, your gums are in pretty bad shape. To give you an example, imagine a piece of land, a perfectly good farmland, with easy access to water. They used to grow corn there for at least twenty years, not expecting to make any money from those few acres, just hoping it wouldn't go to waste! Then, I don't know if it was the wrong pesticides or the wrong seeds, but after the corn plants matured, they all collapsed and fell over. The agricultural research institute..." Several groups of experts came, but nothing worked. Later, the family switched to growing vegetables, but the lodging problem persisted. They figured they might as well plant potatoes—it'd be easier! However, no matter how hard they tried, the potatoes only grew to the size of an egg. That's when the family realized the soil moisture in their few acres had deteriorated. "Your gums are somewhat similar. If you don't correct it in time, around age 45, you'll only have about three or four teeth left," Bian Mu casually recounted Ji Xiaofang's condition.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaofang was quite frightened.

"Huh?! So they've all fallen off?! Can it be treated?" Ji Xiaofang immediately became a little nervous upon hearing the tone of his voice.

"How about I ask your uncle and aunt to talk to me? I can do some simple checks on them, and then I should have a pretty good idea of ​​what's going on."

"Okay, okay! Is tomorrow morning okay?" Ji Xiaofang immediately became a little anxious.

If you lose almost all your teeth before you're fifty, how can you expect to have a good life in your later years?!
"Let's take it one step at a time! Let's get an acupuncture to stop the pain first!" With that, Bian Mu got up and made some simple preparations. He used a regular medium-sized steel needle to insert a needle at an acupoint on Ji Xiaofang's left wrist. Once he felt the Qi was flowing smoothly, he placed two sterile cotton swabs under the needle hole.

"Don't talk! Close your eyes and rest. Your phone is on ringtone. I'm going to go across the street to chat with my colleagues for a bit. Here's a small blanket to cover your stomach so you don't catch a cold!" After saying that, Bian Mu went across the street to chat with the two founders of the studio.

……

When Bian Mu returned, Ji Xiaofang had already fallen into a light sleep.

"Hey! Wake up! It's alright now!"

"Oh...huh?! It's all better already?! No wonder everyone's saying you're an invincible miracle doctor! Really...it's like you didn't even have a toothache!" Ji Xiaofang was both surprised and delighted.

"It's getting late, hurry back! Remember to arrange for your parents to come over for a chat, either early or after we get off work, it'll be convenient for everyone!" "Okay, okay! How do I pay here?" At this moment, Ji Xiaofang remembered that she needed to pay for the treatment.

"We've been colleagues, so let it go this time. Go back and get yourself some light food. Also, cut your food intake in half. I won't see you off; I have some things to do over there." With that, Bian Mu turned and went straight to the side to change.

Ji Xiaofang's lips twitched, revealing a hesitant expression. Seeing that Bian Mu had no intention of acknowledging her, she frowned sullenly, then slunk out of the car, went to the parking lot, and rode her electric bicycle home.

……

It was late afternoon, some time after get off work. Bian Mu was giving a lesson to Sun Zhengting and a few of his colleagues and three young interns in the clinic when she spotted Dian Shuhua loitering at the door, probably waiting in the lobby.

"Let's stop here for today! Everyone, go back and review the new TCM standards. We'll prepare an open-book exam in a while, and you can take it home and answer it. Let me make this clear beforehand: anyone who scores below 73.5 will no longer be allowed to enter the clinic as a colleague!" Bian Mu's expression suddenly turned serious as he said the last sentence.

When they first heard about the open-book exam, everyone laughed and didn't take it seriously. But as soon as the last sentence reached their ears, they were all taken aback.

Without saying anything more, Bian Mu got up and went out to talk to Dian Shuhua about serious matters.

Sun Zhengting's colleagues were quick-witted. After whispering a few words, they immediately and very politely invited Xiao Shang and the other two to go out for a meal. There was no other reason than that the three of them had been following the master for a while, and they were definitely clearer about the key points and difficulties of the exam than the others!

Xiao Shang and the other two readily agreed. After deciding which restaurant to go to, everyone quickly got up and went to pack their things.

"How's it going with Dr. Sun and the others observing over there?" Bian Mu took a medical record from Dian Shuhua, opened it, and asked casually.

"Not bad! Dr. Sun and Old Liang, and the others with Dr. Ning. They saw that they couldn't help Dr. Luo at all, so they naturally gave up. After all that, they couldn't find a single general practitioner among them. Usually, at 'Huikang,' they just prescribe medicine. They send all the actual physical therapy prescriptions to other departments. To be honest, I'm a little worried! With them like that, it's hard to say whether they can keep things running after the branch opens!" Dian Shuhua briefly described the performance of Sun Zhengting and the others.

"There's no need to worry. They have their own medical practices. They can learn from their limited abilities. It's not a big deal. The main purpose of arranging for them to come here for internships is to 'rectify their hearts' and 'rectify their intentions,' to bring them back to the origins of medicine, and to use us as a mirror to reflect on themselves. I just arranged an exam for the internship group here! If the results are too poor, this matter will end here. In the end, we might only be able to keep Dr. Sun, and the No. 3 branch will just need to come up with a new plan."

"You've thought of everything so thoroughly! That's all I can diagnose about Master Geng's illness... I'll have to trouble you to explain if anything seems amiss!"

“Look at what you’re saying… heart, liver, kidneys, stomach, spleen, pancreas… he’s suffering from cold everywhere, especially in his heart, spleen, and stomach! That’s the root of the problem. The human body only has a few main meridians, and he’s suffering from cold almost everywhere, and the lesions have already formed. On top of that, he’s also suffering from a severe condition of ‘loss of all five fluids.’ If it weren’t for his relatively abundant innate kidney qi, he would have been paralyzed in bed by now, or even dead! The medical record you’ve drafted only needs to convey these two points, no doubt about it! Starting tomorrow, you’ll officially be practicing medicine! Sister Ye has already prepared all the necessary supplies. We’ll be opening for business first thing tomorrow morning!” As she spoke, Bian Mu took out her phone and swiped a few times. The “Digital Medicine” system had already activated all of Dian Shuhua’s permissions to issue appointments and grant him consultations.

Seeing his name prominently displayed on his own app, Dian Shuhua was somewhat excited.