Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2372 Xiao Gong
Examining a person's "illness appearance" is a basic skill in Bian Mu's workplace. Some schools of traditional Chinese medicine have summarized their medical experience into "72 signs of illness," which can be used as a reference for daily clinical diagnosis.

With the rapid development and high-quality development of society and economy, food and clothing are no longer the major life issues that the whole society must seriously pay attention to. People's appearance and demeanor have also undergone tremendous changes to varying degrees. Some people have joked that if you randomly pick a big city with a population of more than 500 million and stand at a crossroads on a main road, it is not so easy to find a few ordinary people with particularly bad temperament in the bustling crowd.

The new era is truly wonderful!

Gradually, in the classrooms of TCM schools at all levels, teachers have rarely focused on analyzing the appearance of illness as a teaching point. Instead, new TCM medical concepts such as gene mutation, biological oxidation, and drug sensitivity have gradually become frequently used terms.

Bian Mu, however, has a unique way of judging this.

Based on the original work, Bian Mu divided "sick appearance" into more than 300 categories, of which the most important ones were temporarily classified into 108 categories. He used them a lot in his outpatient clinics, and it has been proven that the "108 signs of sick appearance" are very helpful for rapid and efficient diagnosis.

The sickly look on the face of the frail young woman in front of me is quite typical. Among all the patients I see, it is rare to see someone like her.

"You really are something! I clearly sent you my location, how did you still go the wrong way! All those years of studying were for nothing..." The woman suddenly changed her expression and scolded Bian Mu as soon as they met.

Bian Mu immediately understood.

"I didn't expect her to be so quick-witted! Okay! There's still hope!" Bian Mu chuckled to himself and gave the woman a sly smile.

"It's all because of that lousy navigation! If I had been any more stubborn, it would have led me into the river..." Bian Mu replied with an innocent and pretentious expression.

"Stop embarrassing yourself! This way!" With that, the woman turned and walked straight toward the small park in the center of the street.

Bian Mu bowed to the two male security guards who were "guarding" him, grinning as if he were at home. Then, Bian Mu didn't forget to wave to the middle-aged woman in the distance, which was his way of saying hello.

After walking a few quick steps, Bian Mu caught up with the thin woman.

"How did you know the car was parked over there in the small park?" Bian Mu asked with a smile as she walked forward.

"All the cars parked around here are old, beat-up vehicles that have been abandoned for years. I guessed it must have been you driving this place on the way here... What's your name? What do you need my grandfather for?" The woman was quick-witted and had a keen eye for detail.

"My surname is Bian, the Bian of frontier. I own several clinics in the city. I apologize for my intrusion. Is Elder Xiao your grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately stopped and glanced at Bian Mu with a surprised expression.

"Owns a hospital?! We've never met before, why are you looking for my grandfather?!"

"It's a long story... We've arrived, let's get in the car and talk!"

"Say it right here! What do you want with my grandfather?!" With her eyebrows raised, the woman gave Bian Mu a wary look, and her tone was no longer as friendly as before.

"Well, that matter can be a big deal or a small deal, and it's hard to explain in just a few words. In short, it's definitely not a bad thing, so please rest assured!" Bian Mu explained with a smile.

"Come on! I've already gotten you out of that mess. My grandpa said he doesn't know anyone like you. We'll go our separate ways. Go your own way!" With that, the woman turned to leave.

"Hey! I heard your dorm area is quite far from here! Get in the car and we'll talk! Wait! I'll drive you!" Bian Mu called out to the woman's back, but worried that someone else might come up behind her, so he didn't dare to shout loudly, lest he expose himself and cause trouble.

Without turning her head, the woman disappeared into the vast night.

Bian Mu had no choice but to get in his car, start it, turn around, and chase after them...

"Get in the car first! I'm a good person! I really have something important to discuss with your grandfather, something that concerns the future of their factory... If you don't believe me, search my name online, it's just the character 'Mu' with the water radical and the wood radical..." Bian Mu drove while rolling down the window and sticking his head out to persuade the woman to get in the car.

The woman quickened her pace, completely ignoring him. "Your grandpa's factory's profits have been declining year after year! I'm here to seek solutions... Why don't you get in the car already, or you'll hit someone..."

"What does someone who owns a hospital have to do with their factory? Are you trying to fool a child?!"

"Then let's compromise. Your grandfather isn't feeling well, is he? At least... I can go over and take his pulse, right?"

Upon hearing this, the woman noticeably slowed down her pace.

"Your car has Wi-Fi, right?!" The woman suddenly asked as we stopped.

"Yes! Get in the car, I'll wait by the roadside for a bit!" With that, Bian Mu pulled the car over to the side of the road.

"No need! The signal range is wide enough! Password!"

With a smile, Bian Mu repeated the car's Wi-Fi password twice.

The woman took out an old smartphone, connected to the internet, and did a simple search for a while...

"So...it was a misunderstanding...I'm so sorry! I've heard of you, the amazing doctor who can cure everything except cancer!"

"It's getting late. If we don't get on the bus soon, I won't get back to the city until the wee hours!" Bian Mu said with a smile.

The woman lowered her head and smiled slightly, then said nothing more. She walked to the back door, opened it, got in, and sat in the back right seat.

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Xiao Jianfeng is clearly a senior engineer, so why does he live in the most remote old building, on the first floor? There are three households on each floor, and the motion-activated lights in the hallway seem to be about to break, flickering on and off. There are some things piled up in front of each of the three households, making it somewhat inconvenient to come and go.

Dim, old, and quiet... Bian Mu's family's living conditions were actually better than this before the demolition!
It seems that the "Yuan Gu" pharmaceutical factory doesn't take good care of its retirees!

The Xiao family lived in the east-facing apartment. Their security door was an old-fashioned iron door, with some rust around the edges, showing the marks of time. It was clear that this family was not doing well!
The woman took out her key and opened the security door first, then opened a wooden door. It was a solid wood door from decades ago. Although it didn't look very shiny, the quality was actually quite good. Nowadays, if anyone really wanted to replace all the doors inside and outside their house with solid wood doors, it would cost at least ten or twenty thousand yuan!

The changes of the times can be quite strange sometimes.

"Grandpa! Doctor Bian has come to see you!" the woman called out loudly as she turned on the living room ceiling light.

"Oh, it really is me! I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly!" As he spoke, an old gentleman appeared in a room that was neither a bedroom nor a study, rocking an old wheelchair.

Seeing this, Bian Mu quickly stepped forward, took the wheelchair handle, pushed the old man to the old-fashioned glass coffee table, and locked the wheelchair brakes.

"Go check on your grandma, make sure she doesn't catch a cold if she falls asleep." Xiao Jianfeng casually sent his granddaughter to another small bedroom.

"Have you heard of me?"

"Of course! Didn't the city government invite you, the great doctor, back to the factory to put out the fire a while ago? You're truly remarkable when it comes to medical skills! But... it's like being in a completely different field. What's the point of going through all that trouble?"

"Hehe... Are you just going to sit like this? Or should I help you to the sofa to rest?" Bian Mu asked with a smile, changing the subject.

"This will do, please! My humble abode is too simple, and it's inconvenient to make you tea or anything so late at night... Please bear with me!"

With a smile, Bian Mu walked to the door and placed the gifts she had prepared in advance on a corner of the coffee table.