Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2379 The Zeng Family

That female patient was indeed quite strong-willed; even though she could hear cracking sounds coming from her injured bone, she didn't take it seriously.

"That's enough! I can tell that the crutches you usually use were probably custom-made by a skilled craftsman! Also, there are several other crutches of different sizes in your kitchen and bedroom, am I right?" Bian Mu asked calmly.

“Nothing can escape your discerning eyes… I have a relative who used to be a pretty good carpenter back in our hometown. He’s selling cars here now, and my mom specifically called him to beg him to make me a few sets of crutches…” The woman didn’t dare to look up, looking down at her injured leg, and muttered a few words to herself.

"Compared to other patients, your recovery is quite good. However... your cleverness backfired. You used jujube branches, aged vinegar, and egg yolk... and then wrapped it up with expensive gauze. The bone injury didn't continue to collapse, split, or shift... but the internal stress system was almost completely destroyed. And you... the reason you came here threatening to cause trouble was precisely to hope that the bone injury would heal more ideally, right? Once the stress system is disordered, how do you expect us to handle it?! Give you some anesthesia and use traditional Chinese orthopedic instruments to fix it?!" Bian Mu explained in a cold tone.

Upon hearing this, the woman was stunned.

Compared to ordinary people, she was actually quite shrewd. She had pondered her leg injury countless times. Most ordinary orthopedic doctors would be inferior to her at this moment! When Bian Mu casually revealed a few of her secrets, she immediately realized that Bian Mu was far from being an ordinary famous doctor. He was practically a divine doctor of our time.

silence……

“You know in your heart that your bone injury is difficult to treat. There are many things you need to tell the truth! If I may ask, where did you buy that medicinal gauze that our master mentioned earlier?” Dian Shuhua interjected from the side.

"A relative helped me buy it. It seems to be... medicine from Old Zeng's family in the south of the city. It's quite expensive..." the woman replied truthfully.

"The Zeng family?! That's unlikely! You registered there?!" Dian Shuhua pressed.

"I didn't have time! My relative was just being kind! Her husband had his arm treated there before, and it healed really quickly with almost no aftereffects. This thing isn't like an IV drip, it's not as strict, so I asked her to buy some. It was indeed effective after using it, so..." the woman replied truthfully in a low voice.

"Hehe... The Zeng family has been skilled in orthopedic treatment for generations. If you had sincerely gone there for treatment, you would probably be 60 or 70 percent recovered by now. In recent years, they have been following a new path that combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine. They can perform surgery, and their conservative treatments are also top-notch. You tried to take shortcuts, but in the end, you delayed the treatment. Tell me, who can you blame?!" Bian Mu still spoke rather bluntly.

"You don't know this, but traditional Chinese medicine treats bone injuries differently for men and women. Generally, male patients are treated with yin-regulating methods, while female patients are treated with yang-repelling methods. In most cases, it's the opposite. But you've done it the wrong way!" Dian Shuhua reminded him at the opportune moment.

Upon hearing this, the woman was immediately taken aback, her beautiful eyes widening as she stared at him, speechless.

"Then... does that mean my leg is ruined?!" Her mind raced, and the woman was terrified, her face turning even paler. "Not at all! I deliberately provoked you just now, not for any other reason than to calm you down a bit from the shock. Afterwards, some herbal medicine will help suppress the long-standing weakness in your bones, pushing it all down to your feet and expelling it through the 'Yongquan' acupoint. Old Zeng's prescription is correct; your clever but reckless use of it did have some adverse effects. However... by sheer luck, the gaps between all the injured bones have indeed healed quite well. When we helped you up just now, we could tell pretty much just by lifting you up." Bian Mu explained calmly.

"Then... I can still be saved?!" The woman's eyes lit up with surprise.

"Let's take it one step at a time. Today's treatment is temporarily over. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of orthopedics is quite complex; different schools of thought can sometimes have vastly different approaches. You need to learn to be humble about this and stop messing around with your own treatments. Also, the prescriptions from the Zeng family are all carefully crafted; otherwise, they wouldn't have thrived for so many years, understand?! We'll call an ambulance to take you home later. Once you're home, immediately contact your female relative and prepare a decent gift. You should also go with her to explain things properly to the head doctor of the Zeng family. Don't mention me or Doctor Dian. After a formal apology..." "Your family might consider the difficulties you face raising two children alone, and they'll likely arrange for a nurse to administer some medication and unlock the hidden medication lock. After that, you'll need to rest in bed for six weeks. Then, you can think about where to continue treatment—the Zeng family is fine, we'll discuss it further here! Also, let me give you a serious piece of advice: no matter how difficult your family's situation is, that's no reason for you to try to outsmart us doctors, understand?! That's your family's private matter, it can't be discussed openly. If we were just a little ruthless, your later life might not be so easy." Bian Mu concluded with a few well-intentioned words of advice to the woman.

“I understand… I really didn’t do well… I never imagined there were so many things going on in the world of traditional Chinese medicine… It’s truly shameful… I’ll do as you said and get rid of those troublesome matters as soon as possible…”

"That's all I have to say. You really need to take care of yourself from now on!" After saying that, Bian Mu sent Dian Shuhua to make a call to an acquaintance at the 7th Municipal Hospital, and the hospital sent an ambulance to take the female patient home on their behalf.

At the entrance of the clinic, watching the ambulance drive away, Dian Shuhua asked thoughtfully, "Regarding her matter... should we still get involved in it from now on?"

“There may be more to this than just patients misusing medication because they think they are being clever…” Bian Mu suddenly said this while gazing at the clouds on the horizon.

"What do you mean?!" Dian Shuhua asked in surprise.

"Someone deliberately caused trouble in the middle, setting up several schemes before and after. She was misled. Don't be fooled by my threats and her seemingly submissive and obedient demeanor; she still held back on some crucial details. This girl is quite cunning! However... it's indeed quite difficult for a woman to raise two children in a big city..."

"Sowing discord?!"

"Yes! We'll create some misunderstandings between us and the Zeng family, making them even more wary of us... at least quite wary of us."

"Oh...I see...So...what happened next?"

"Let's wait and see! When the time is right, we might need to find a middleman, and the two of us can prepare a generous gift and pay a visit to Elder Zeng!"

Hearing this, Dian Shuhua finally breathed a sigh of relief.