Chapter 20

Jiang Nianzi came to Grandma Liu and touched her knee: “Does this hurt?”

“Yes, yes, it’s here.”

Grandma Liu exclaimed: “This joint, it’s like it’s frozen in an ice cube, the bone seam is cold and aching.”

“Alright…”

Jiang Nianzi nodded, then asked some related questions, confirming that the old lady had rheumatism in her knee joint.

Zhang Grandpa was originally treating another patient, seeing Jiang Nianzi’s calm and composed expression when facing the rheumatic problem, as if she had it all figured out, he couldn’t help but feel curious.

He quickly said to the patient: “Please wait a moment.”

Then he quickly went to Jiang Nianzi.

He saw Jiang Nianzi take out a silver needle and used moxibustion on the internal and external knee acupoints, Yanglingquan and Yinlingquan.

These positions were the basic positions for treating rheumatism in the joints. The old man was about to leave, when he saw the silver needle she had inserted, it actually started to tremble on its own, he couldn’t help but feel incredibly surprised.

Her slender fingers brushed against the needle tip, she gently moved it, the silver needle not only trembled, but also went down into the acupoint a few millimeters.

Chinese medicine is vast and profound.

Even the same acupoint, when different people use acupuncture on it, the effect is different.

Rheumatism is when the bones are cold and aching, the kind of pain that someone who hasn’t had it will never understand.

But Zhang Grandpa had treated so many patients, he understood this kind of pain better than normal people.

He saw Grandma Liu’s brow furrowed at first.

After about ten minutes, her brow gradually relaxed, Zhang Grandpa couldn’t help but ask: “Grandma Liu, how is your leg?”

Grandma Liu took a breath, her brow relaxed, and when she spoke, her tone was very excited.

“Doctor Jiang is so amazing, my joint, my knee, it’s not so cold anymore…”

She grabbed Zhang Grandpa’s hand: “Old Zhang, you’re not an assistant, you’re a master.”

Zhang Grandpa loved her for her sake, and Jiang Nianzi was indeed smart and capable.

He often saw her holding an ancient medical book, studying it and writing down her own insights.

After reading her insights, Zhang Grandpa knew that some diseases could be treated that way.

Hearing Grandma Liu praise Jiang Nianzi, Zhang Grandpa actually felt a sense of pride.

“Of course, this girl is amazing.”

Jiang Nianzi brought a basin of hot water from the back room, seeing the two of them laughing and joking, she asked: “Grandma Liu, what were you talking about with my Zhang Grandpa?”

“We were saying that Doctor Jiang is amazing.” Grandma Liu’s leg didn’t hurt anymore, she spoke with a lot of energy.

No matter what era, people always have more respect for doctors.

Grandma Liu genuinely felt that Jiang Nianzi was amazing.

Old Zhang was considered the most skilled Chinese doctor in town.

But for rheumatism, even he couldn’t make it go away so quickly.

Jiang Nianzi was used to being praised, so she wasn’t embarrassed.

She put the hot water by Grandma Liu’s feet, she gently removed the silver needle.

Grandma Liu wanted to continue getting acupuncture.

“Hey, why stop now?” She was reluctant.

Jiang Nianzi smiled and explained: “Grandma Liu, everything in excess is harmful. Although acupuncture is effective, you can’t keep getting it.”

“Girl, what are you doing?” Seeing Jiang Nianzi bring over a basin of herbal water, Zhang Grandpa asked in confusion.

She put the used silver needles in a porcelain dish, then Jiang Nianzi explained: “Rheumatism can’t be cured, but if you take good care of it, you can basically control it and it won’t act up for a long time. Grandma Liu, this is cold rheumatism, cold comes from the feet, soaking your feet more will help a lot.”

Hearing this, the old man reached into the basin and grabbed a handful of medicine and sniffed it.

There was Houttuynia cordata, Notopterygium incisum, safflower, processed Radix Aconiti Lateralis…

What a great prescription.

The old man understood medical principles, he hadn’t used this prescription, but when he saw the combination, he understood the mystery.

Then Jiang Nianzi put a towel in the basin of water to soak it, then wrung it out and put it on Grandma Liu’s knee.

After Grandma Liu finished soaking her feet and put on her shoes, she felt her whole leg had become much lighter, her feet felt light, and she could walk without any effort.

What a miracle doctor.

“Grandma Liu, this is a foot soak medicine pack, take it back and soak your feet every day.”

Soaking your feet every day can effectively remove the dampness in the body, and it’s very helpful for rheumatism.

But this time, Jiang Nianzi changed the prescription for the foot soak, because something that needed to be used every day shouldn’t have too strong of a medicinal effect.

Grandma Liu carefully took it and paid, then thanked Jiang Nianzi profusely.

She kept calling her Doctor Jiang, it was as if she had written the word “respect” on her face.

After sending Grandma Liu away, Zhao Fangru came.

Zhao Fangru was about to get married.

She was dressed very beautifully today, a white broadcloth shirt paired with a long blue fine fabric skirt.

“Doctor Jiang.”

As soon as she came in, she excitedly ran to Jiang Nianzi.

“Doctor Jiang, take a look, have I become much whiter?”

She had been using the whitening cream for almost a month, because she only rubbed it on her face, so the color of her face was in stark contrast to her neck.

Her skin was several shades whiter than before, making her neck look dark.

Jiang Nianzi took a look and said: “Don’t you rub it on your neck?”

Zhao Fangru smiled: “Just rub it on my face, it’s a waste to rub it on my neck.”

After hearing Jiang Nianzi’s words, Zhao Fangru had eaten a lot of nourishing things.

So her face was not only whiter, but also had more color, her whole person gave off a radiant feeling.

Every era’s women have different focuses.

In Zhao Fangru’s view, the neck, most of the time, is covered up, only the face is always facing people.

Since she started using the whitening cream, all her friends had complimented her on how white she had become, and they all wanted to ask her how she did it.

Zhao Fangru had her own selfish motives, she didn’t want everyone to become as beautiful as her, so she didn’t say anything.

She saw Jiang Nianzi still covering her face, she unconsciously asked: “Don’t you have money to use whitening cream?”

Last time she asked Jiang Nianzi why she didn’t use whitening cream, Jiang Nianzi said she didn’t have money.

Jiang Nianzi was stunned, she knew she had misunderstood, and only said: “I started using it.”

“Oh, that’s good. By the way, Doctor Jiang, do you know how to do makeup?” Zhao Fangru asked her. Jiang Nianzi nodded: “I do, what’s wrong? You want to ask me to do your makeup for your wedding?”

Zhao Fangru had just casually asked, she didn’t expect Jiang Nianzi to actually know how to do makeup.

She immediately laughed:

“Then I’m getting married the day after tomorrow, can you come to my house and do my makeup?”

“Okay, but I’ll charge you.” Jiang Nianzi directly said.

It was only one day for the wedding, Zhao Fangru was generous: “Alright, I’ll give you one yuan. My daily salary, okay?”

Jiang Nianzi had no problem with that.

One yuan.

Besides…

Zhao Fangru might not tell others about the whitening cream, because she worked in the factory, most of her friends were factory workers.

She had become so much prettier, someone would definitely not be able to hold back their curiosity and ask, but so far, no one had come to ask about the whitening cream.

After all, women, they all have their own little secrets.

She would casually reveal it later.