Chapter 24

She tilted her head to look at the woman’s face. “This sister-in-law suffers from night sweats, fever in her five hearts, and a red tongue tip. This is a symptom of Yin deficiency and excessive fire. Yupingfeng Powder replenishes Qi and strengthens the exterior, but taking it is like adding fuel to the fire.”

Yu Huai smiled and stretched out five fingers, “Would you mind if I could examine you?”

“this….”

The woman hesitated. The girl in front of her was only about twenty years old. Chinese medicine practitioners of this age become more reliable as they get older. But the child in front of her… could she understand?

The drugstore clerk hissed, “Where are you from? Go play somewhere else and don’t bother people doing business here.”

Yu Huai was not annoyed. “I’ll just take a look. I won’t do anything. If you are worried about me, you can always find another doctor to examine him.”

The woman suddenly stretched out her hand in front of Yu Huai and said, “Miss, just like you said, a diagnosis won’t cause any harm, so please take a look at me.”

Yu Huai borrowed a pulse pillow from a pharmacy and placed three fingers lightly on the woman’s wrist, silently counting the rise and fall of her pulse. The pulse beneath her fingertips, as delicate as a harp string, confirmed her judgment.

Just as she was taking the patient’s pulse, the carved wooden door at the back of the pharmacy creaked open and an old man with gray hair walked out.

The pharmacy clerk was about to shout when the old man raised his hand to stop him.

Yu Huai released his hand and said to the woman, “It’s indeed due to Yin deficiency and excessive fire. You can ask the acupuncturist at the pharmacy to give you two needles. You will feel much better immediately.”

The woman pursed her lips, and seeing that Yu Huai was not afraid at all, she said, “Why don’t you give me two injections right now, young lady? I’ve been taking this medicine for three days and it hasn’t helped. I really don’t want to take any more medicine.”

Yu Huai smiled and said, “Even if I give you an acupuncture, you still have to take medicine afterwards, but you can take less.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay if you can eat less.”

The other woman who came with her reached out and tugged at her twice, then leaned in close and whispered, “You don’t even know who the person is, and you let her give you acupuncture randomly. What if she hurts you?”

The woman hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook her head. “Even if I don’t let her give me the acupuncture now, I’ll have to continue taking the medicine when I get home. I don’t know if it will work this time. When a person is sick, there’s no other way. I just have to try all sorts of methods blindly, right?”

She held out her arms. “Come on, little girl.”

Yu Huai first paid for the stainless steel needles, then took them out and quickly burned them over an alcohol lamp to disinfect them. “Use Sanyinjiao and Taixi to nourish yin and reduce heat, and Fuliu to reduce sweating and strengthen the muscles. Then boil a decoction of Zhimu, Huangbai, Shengdi, and Digupi. Three doses will resolve the problem.”

The silver needle pierced into the acupuncture point as lightly as a butterfly wing, and the woman’s tense brows gradually relaxed.

She said happily, “Young master, you have great skills. I feel much better after this injection.”

The old man watching from behind walked up and picked up the prescription Yu Huai had just mentioned, examining it carefully. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and laughed: “Young people are formidable! This recipe for Di Gu Pi is more thoughtful than an old man like me.”

After giving the woman an injection, Yu Huai turned to look at the old man.

The old man was about sixty years old, wearing a gray robe and with neatly combed hair. He had the air of a Taoist priest with noble character.

Yu Huai’s eyes moved around him, “Who are you?”

The old man smiled and said, “I am the owner of this pharmacy. This time it was indeed my doctor’s fault. But the prescription you wrote is also very good. I wonder if you would like to go upstairs with me to talk.”

She looked at the old man seriously again. To be honest, Yu Huai felt a sense of mutual appreciation for meeting someone who was proficient in traditional Chinese medicine.

The old man in front of her was humble and polite, and he exuded the same aura as her mentor. She nodded slowly.

The old man said to the young man who was preparing medicine with a cheerful expression, “Ah Fu, quickly bring some new tea! Send it to the Tianzi room on the second floor.”

After waiting for fifteen minutes, Yu Huai removed the acupuncture needles from the woman’s arm. The woman felt refreshed. She took the prescription and thanked the pharmacist repeatedly, then followed the pharmacy clerk to get the medicine.

Yu Huai put away his acupuncture needles and followed the old man upstairs.

The second floor is indeed elegant, filled with all kinds of exquisite details. When Yu Huai pushed open the door and entered the Tianzi room, he had the illusion of traveling through time and space.

In the 1980s, people had a more comprehensive understanding of the things left by our ancestors.

The old man poured a cup of tea for Yu Huai and began to introduce himself. “Miss, my name is Yu Jianshu. My family’s ancestors have been in the medicinal materials business. This Chinese medicine store was also taken over by my grandfather. Since the revolution began more than ten years ago, this pharmacy has been closed. It has only been reopened for a few years. To be honest, for someone as proficient in medicine as you…”

Yu Jianshu shook his head. “There really aren’t many now. I’m old, and even if I wanted to see patients, I wouldn’t be able to stay for long. I want to teach a few disciples, but sometimes I just can’t. And the few disciples I have now are of average talent.”

He looked at Yu Huai with hope: “I wonder if you would come to my shop to see patients? I can offer you a salary of 500 yuan per month.”

500 yuan? !!!

Yu Huai took a deep breath. Five hundred, that’s five hundred, which means one thousand yuan in two months.

Of course, Yu Huai also understood that the five hundred yuan was not only for the consultation, but also for buying her knowledge.

But…Yu Huai doesn’t mind. One more good doctor means one less suffering patient.

But Yu Huai couldn’t do that. She had signed a perverted agreement and really couldn’t come. It would have been great if she had met Boss Yu at the beginning. She could have worked here until retirement.

Yu Huai licked his lips and said with a bitter face, “Mr. Yu, it’s not that I don’t want to, but I’m already working in another place and have signed a two-year contract. I really don’t have time to come here.”

Hearing this, Yu Jianshu sighed in disappointment, “If that’s the case…it’s really inconvenient to embarrass you, little girl.”

Yu Huai gritted his teeth and clenched his palms. “But it should be possible to squeeze out one day a week. It’s just that it’s not convenient for me to show up. If I see a patient, I may have to wear a hat and a mask.”

Anyway, Chi Xu rarely comes back, and she has nothing to do every day, so it’s okay for her to go out and see patients.

“No problem! Anything is fine, as long as the girl can come.”

Yu Huai agreed with Yu Jianshu to come one day a week, but the time was not certain. Yu Jianshu agreed and paid Yu Huai a salary of 500 yuan.

Now it was Yu Huai’s turn to feel embarrassed to take it. She only worked one day a week, but earned 500 yuan a month. In the end, Yu Huai only took 200 yuan, but Yu Jianshu gave her the golden needle that she had just set her eyes on.

Before leaving, Yu Jianshu said to Yu Huai, “Comrade Xiao Yu, you must come. Don’t lie to an old man like me.”

Yu Huai smiled and nodded: “Yes.”