Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

Chen Ping poured a glass of warm water for the couple and told them not to be too nervous.

Once everything was ready, Chen Ping had the man sit on the treatment bed and place his hands flat on a support covered with sterile towels.

The white light of the operating lamp shone on the row of charred fingers, creating a morbid and unsettling contrast with the surrounding yellowish skin.

He opened the silver needle box, took out the longest silver needle, and gently rubbed it between his fingertips to test the sharpness of the needle tip.

"Blackening of the fingertips indicates blocked blood vessels, preventing blood flow. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is called blood stasis and cold coagulation."

"Where does cold come from? Cold comes from the kidneys, from a deficiency of Yang. The spleen governs the limbs, the kidneys govern the bones, the heart governs the blood vessels, and the liver governs the tendons."

"The fingers are the extremities, the hardest place for blood and qi to reach, and also the most prone to problems."

"When the heart's yang energy is insufficient, blood vessels constrict; when the kidney's yang energy is insufficient, cold air penetrates deeper; when the spleen's yang energy is insufficient, dampness stagnates and doesn't leave."

"When these three things are combined, the meridians become blocked, blood can't flow through, and the flesh dies."

As he spoke, he picked up a silver needle and gently pressed his fingers on the back of the man's hand a few times to locate the acupoints.

Wang Tao, Zhou Jie, and Sun Xiaoyan gathered around the treatment bed, listening attentively.

They all knew that what Chen Ping was talking about now was something they could never learn from school.

"The first acupuncture point for treating gangrene is the Baxie point. The Baxie points are located on the back of the hand, at the junction of the red and white flesh between the first and fifth fingers. There are eight on each side. These are extra points outside the meridians, specifically used to treat numbness, swelling, pain, and difficulty in flexion and extension of the fingers. Insert the needle obliquely 0.8 inches deep, using the reducing method with twisting."

Chen Ping inserted the needles extremely quickly, positioning them with his left hand and inserting them with his right, one silver needle after another piercing the back of his hand.

With each stitch, the force and angle of his finger twisting were different; sometimes he twisted three times clockwise and then retreated half a turn, and sometimes he twisted two times counterclockwise and advanced one inch.

When the silver needles were inserted into the flesh, unlike when they were inserted into other patients, there was almost no bleeding on the back of this man's hand. The area around the needle holes was only slightly red, with no blood beads seeping out, and the blood flow was completely obstructed.

"See? There's no bleeding. When a normal person gets a needle prick in their hand, blood beads will appear. But all the blood in his hand is stuck from his wrist up to his forearm. His fingers have almost no fresh blood supply."

Wang Tao and Zhou Jie bent down to examine it carefully and found that there was indeed no blood.

Wang Tao turned to a new page in the medical record book and quickly jotted down a few notes.

Chen Ping continued, "For the second group, select Hegu, Yangxi, and Shousanli. Hegu is the original point of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming, which helps to clear heat stagnation in the Qi level of the Large Intestine Meridian."

"Yangxi is an acupoint on the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming. It clears heat and dispels wind, and unblocks the meridians and promotes joint mobility."

"Shousanli is located two inches below Quchi. It is an important acupoint on the Hand Yangming Meridian and is used to treat arm paralysis and numbness."

"Using these three acupoints together, we push the Qi and blood of the Yangming meridian towards the fingers. Insert the needle one inch deep and use the twisting and turning technique to reduce the flow."

The three of them listened very carefully and watched very attentively, practically wanting to stick their heads to Chen Ping's hands.

"The medicine is ready..."

Li Fang's voice came from the pharmacy.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaoyan hurriedly went to fetch the medicine. As she left, she looked back at Chen Ping with some reluctance, afraid of missing something.

Soon, Sun Xiaoyan walked in carrying a steaming bowl of traditional Chinese medicine decoction. White steam rose from the rim of the bowl, and the entire treatment room was filled with the aroma of medicine.

The pungent aroma of ephedra and cinnamon twigs first fills the nasal cavity, followed by the unique numbing and cooling taste of asarum, and then the faint sour and bitter taste of safflower and red peony.

Sun Xiaoyan gently placed the medicine bowl on the tray beside her, and then focused intently on reading it again.

After Chen Ping finished fiddling with the needles in his hand, he had the man lie face down on the bed and roll up his trouser legs to his knees.

The skin on my calves is grayish-white and dry, with sparse hair that is almost invisible. It feels cold to the touch, has no elasticity, and leaves a white mark that takes a long time to fade.

"Select acupoints for the lower burner: Zusanli, Fenglong, Sanyinjiao, Taixi, and Shangqiu."

"Zusanli and Fenglong are important acupoints on the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming. The Yangming Meridian is rich in Qi and Blood, and it is necessary to mobilize the Qi and Blood of the Yangming Meridian to unblock the meridian and promote blood circulation."

"Sanyinjiao is the meeting point of the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. It connects all three meridians and is essential for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis."

"Taixi is the original acupoint of the Kidney Meridian. It warms and tonifies the Kidney Yang, dispels cold and dampness. Only when the Kidney Yang is sufficient can cold pathogens be expelled."

"Shangqiu is located in the depression below and in front of the medial malleolus. It is an acupoint on the Spleen Meridian and is used to treat swelling and pain in the foot and ankle, as well as cold extremities."

"The needles should be inserted 1.5 inches into these acupoints. Use warm needle moxibustion on Zusanli and Fenglong."

"Wang Tao, roll the moxa wool into small balls, insert them into the needle handle, and light them."

Wang Tao quickly opened the moxa box, grabbed a small amount and rubbed it in his palm. After rubbing it several times, he managed to make two moxa balls of roughly the same size. He carefully slipped them onto the needle handles of Zusanli and Fenglong acupoints and lit them with a lighter.

The smoke from burning mugwort mingled with the steam from the medicinal soup, swirling gently under the shadowless lamp.

Zhou Jie brought over the beaker for fumigation; the medicinal liquid had been heated to the appropriate temperature.

She soaked a clean gauze in the medicine, wrung it out until it was half-dry, and gently applied it to the man's calves. The heat seeped into his skin through his pores, and his calves finally turned slightly red.

"Medicated bath".

Chen Ping carefully placed the last few silver needles in place, straightened his back, and said, "Filter out the dregs of the medicine that was just taken orally, add three bowls of water and boil it again, then pour it into a basin and let him soak his hands in it. Keep the water temperature at around forty degrees Celsius, not too hot."

Zhou Jie filtered out the dregs from the decoction and put them back in the pot. In no time, she brought over a large basin of steaming hot liquid and placed it on a low stool next to the treatment bed.

Chen Ping held the man's hand and slowly immersed it in the medicinal liquid.

The liquid was submerged above his wrist, creating a stark contrast between his reddened palm and charred fingers.

"The purpose of the medicinal bath is to allow the medicinal properties to penetrate directly into the meridians and blood vessels of the hands through the skin. Ephedra and cinnamon twig dilate blood vessels, safflower and red peony root invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, asarum and aconite warm the meridians and dispel cold..."

Chen Ping paused for a moment, looked at Wang Tao and the other two, and found that everyone was listening attentively. Chen Ping nodded in satisfaction.

He just said so much so that these three people could learn from it.

At this moment, Li Fang suddenly peeked out from the door of the clinic. "Aconite is the main medicine for warming yang and dispelling cold. It travels through all twelve meridians and can dispel the cold evil that lies deep in the meridians."

"When combined with ephedra, one disperses, one warms, one tonifies, and one purges, which can reopen blocked blood vessels."

"Leech is an essential medicine for breaking up blood stasis and removing blood clots. Its medicinal power is strong and more effective than that of roasted leeches. It can reopen tiny blood vessels that have been blocked."

"Dr. Chen, am I right?"

Chen Ping looked at Li Fang with some surprise, then nodded. "That's right, I didn't know you had these skills."

"Of course! Do you really think all I do is dispense medicine? If I were to practice medicine, you'd all be out of a job."

After Li Fang finished speaking, she smiled and pulled her head back into her pharmacy.

"I never expected that Sister Fang would be so capable!" Wang Tao exclaimed in shock.

Even Zhou Jie and Sun Xiaoyan were surprised. They never expected that Li Fang, who dispensed medicine at the pharmacy, would know so much.

"Wang Tao, you should spend more time coaxing Li Fang and asking her for advice. Stop flirting with her all the time."

Chen Ping looked at Wang Tao and said.

Wang Tao blushed with embarrassment and chuckled awkwardly.