Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2256 Playing with Mystery
Accountant Yu has been reading for many years, reading all kinds of books. Unconsciously, he has accumulated a lot of scholarly energy in his body. It is a kind of tangible but intangible elegance of poetry and literature. Outsiders do not know that it is an important component of the body's vital energy. Moreover, it is an organic component. Skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctors can combine this scholarly energy with certain medicinal energy to treat certain diseases based on the patient's pulse, tongue coating, six spirits and five phases.

Bian Mu is particularly good at this.

With the help of scholarly knowledge, the aid of medicine, and the meticulous care of Dr. Gong, plus the painter Fang's occasional provision of fine ingredients for making soup, Accountant Yu's lower back gradually improved day by day. Leaning on crutches, holding onto the wall, and holding her head high, Accountant Yu gradually regained the feeling of walking, and the frequency of her relatives and friends supporting her decreased...

That noon, after seeing the last patient off, Bian Mu convened a short meeting with the three young interns and reviewed the key points of their recent assignments.

"As of today, the three of you have completed your internships. I have already submitted the relevant internship evaluation reports. After the Spring Festival, Professor Mi will no longer be working, so... during this period, whether you are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, preparing for an internship at a top-tier hospital, or have any other plans, you need to speed things up. Remember! It must be done before the sixteenth day of the first lunar month!" Bian Mu earnestly instructed.

"Understood! Thank you, teacher!" the three young interns replied in unison.

"The three of you don't need to stay with the shift this afternoon. Take a good rest at noon and get everything ready. After get off work tonight, I'll treat you to a meal at Yu's Private Kitchen to celebrate your successful completion of your mission!" Bian Mu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Boss!" the three young interns said in unison.

"You're welcome!" With that, Bian Mu waved his hand and dismissed the three people in front of him.

In Accountant Yu's office, Painter Fang and Doctor Gong were both present. In front of each of them was a plate of roasted lamb chops, a plate of stir-fried shredded pancakes, and a plate of winter melon soup. There was also a large fruit platter. When Bian Mu entered, the three of them were chatting and laughing and eating happily!

Bian Mu walked into the office and took Yu's pulse to check her health.

"Don't practice too hard lately. Take a short break. It's good to have a balance between work and rest. Also, ask Teacher Yu to ask his students for some good mountain walnuts. Fry them with fine water and sand mixed with a little salt until they bring out the unique aroma of walnuts. Also, there's a specialty from Liuan Temple, persimmon cakes with frost on them. They're delicious. Put walnut kernels in the persimmon cakes as filling and eat them. Don't eat more than eight a day, and keep eating them until the day before the beginning of spring. Stop eating them immediately after the beginning of spring." Bian Mu gave a few instructions with a smile.

Accountant Yu nodded happily in agreement.

"How long will it take for Xiao Yu to be able to walk normally again?" Painter Fang asked with a smile.

"It will take at least a year! The more you rush these things, the more likely they are to relapse. A year can be long or short; it can pass in the blink of an eye. You can't rush it! Bone and blood circulation, qi and blood flow, tendon reconstruction, and musculoskeletal system rebuilding all take time. A year is already quite short!" Bian Mu explained with a smile.

Painter Fang smiled and nodded, saying nothing. "If you have some free time someday, I'll have to trouble you to help me conceive an oil painting, as a response to that strange painting from last time. As for how to do it, just find a few art students at the Flower Field Ghost Market and you can get it done." As he spoke, Bian Mu suddenly brought up the strange oil painting that everyone had appraised together last time.

"Oh! Is this considered a reply?" Painter Fang asked with a smile.

"Yes! It's a kind of unspoken business exchange between colleagues! It's also a way for juniors to pay tribute to the seniors who have been working hard on the path of medical exploration! By exchanging information with them in this subtle way, I'm also looking for some helpers for myself. If I encounter any difficulties in the future, I'm sure those senior experts won't stand idly by!" Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Why are you being so secretive?! What era are we living in? Can't we just sit down in the open and have a frank discussion?" Painter Fang asked, puzzled.

“Since ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacology have always been accustomed to being mysterious and concealing their true abilities. In fact, it is also a strategy for self-protection. Look at the streets. In any industry, as long as a product made by a certain process sells well, within three months, similar products will be everywhere. For example, mobile phones are so homogenized! Besides, those senior scholars and I were not originally from the same school. They didn’t really know the true value of my efforts in medicine cauldrons and other aspects. Naturally, they wanted to test me. Now that the efficacy of medicine cauldrons is very obvious, I’m composing a painting to reply. It shows that I, as a junior, have some sincerity!” Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Smartphones have become so integrated into every aspect of people's lives, why are we still communicating with each other in such an outdated way?!" At this moment, Dr. Gong leaned in and chimed in.

"Hey! You don't know this, but the pharmaceutical information conveyed by this kind of business communication is far more in-depth than what you get from PPT presentations and technical briefings. And it's so subtle that even experts in traditional Chinese medicine and professional pharmacists might not understand it. After the painting is finished, I'll send it back to Old Hou and hang it prominently in the hall. Those who understand it will understand it at a glance, and those who don't will still be clueless even if they're given a whole year. The old has its advantages, and the new has its shortcomings; this is the way of nature." When he got excited, Bian Mu couldn't help but beam with joy.

"Alright then! If you have any specific requirements for the painting, feel free to list them out. I'll prepare them tonight and give you an answer by noon tomorrow!" Painter Fang readily agreed.

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That noon, after getting off work, Bian Mu cleaned up the trunk of his car. The oil painting, which was meant to be a reply, was finished. The Flower Field Ghost Market was indeed full of hidden talents. The art students that Grandpa Yang had found painted it very carefully, basically meeting Bian Mu's requirements. The draft of the painting was prepared by the painter Fang, and the depth of perspective and composition was definitely sufficient.

After several adjustments, the trunk could be put down. The places that needed to be tied were secured with rope, and the places that needed to be padded were covered with foam padding. Bian Mu seemed very careful.

Old Hou had just arrived at the parking lot. The two waved to each other, and Old Hou carried the oil painting on his shoulder. They chatted and laughed as they entered the studio.

"Springtime by the Lake? That's quite abstract! What kind of message does this thing convey?!" After hanging up the oil painting, Old Hou asked with a smile as he admired it.

"That's what I mean... I've used the medicine cauldron, and it's quite good! Also, we'll soon be experimenting with using the working principle of the medicine cauldron as a blueprint to try and transform several traditional Chinese medicine production workshops, further promoting the medicine cauldron culture in the new era. That's it! They'll understand at a glance," Bian Mu replied with a smile.