Chapter 29: Opening a Back Door

“It’s her,” Doctor Zhou introduced to Su Wan: “This is Dean Lin of Xihe Academy. The elderly gentleman you saved yesterday is his teacher.”

“Young lady, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Dean Lin said with a dignified yet kind face. “Thanks to you for saving my teacher yesterday. If you need any help in the future, just let me know.”

Su Wan recognized this person, he had dinner with Gu Huaizhi at Fengwei Restaurant yesterday.

“I dare not take credit. Saving people is my duty,” Su Wan replied, then turned her head towards the inner room. “Is the patient inside?”

“Teacher is inside,” Dean Lin led Su Wan in.

The inner room was filled with a strong medicinal scent.

Su Wan wrinkled her nose, and immediately recognized the medicine.

The old man lay on the bed, groaning in discomfort.

Su Wan walked over, sat on the stool beside the bed, and placed her fingers on his wrist: “He has a reverse flow of qi in his chest, causing blockage. It’s caused by cold qi from the stomach rushing up to the chest.”

Doctor Zhou asked before Dean Lin: “Should he take Qian Hu Soup?”

“Add Da San Jian Pills,” Su Wan suggested as she watched the old man close his eyes in pain, and furrowed her brows. “Acupuncture at the Juque^[1]巨阙(jù què) = Juque point CV14 ,lies on the anterior midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus. and Shangwan^[2]上脘(Shàng Wǎn)= Shangwan point : Located on the midline of the abdomen, 5 cun above the umbilicus and 3 cun below the sternocostal angle. points, and moxibustion^[3]灸(jiǔ) = Moxibustion: Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to ignite the body’s healing mechanisms, improve circulation, and decrease pain. Which … Continue reading at the Danzhong point^[4]膻中 = Danzhong point, Situated at the centre of the chest and between the 2 nipples..”

Doctor Zhou said awkwardly: “The prescription for Da San Jian Pills… I don’t know it.”

Dean Lin tactfully placed pen, ink, and paper on the table.

Su Wan wrote down the prescription and handed it to Doctor Zhou: “Grind the herbs into a fine powder, refine them into honey pills, then have him take it with rice soup.”

“Alright!” Doctor Zhou took the prescription, brought silver needles and moxa sticks for Su Wan, then wrote down the Qian Hu Soup prescription and instructed Yi An: “Go to the Xinglin Medical Hall and have the pharmacy assistant prepare the medicine.”

“Yes,” Yi An immediately went to get the medicine.

Su Wan opened the old man’s clothes, took out the silver needles, then pierced the Juque and Shangwan points.

She lit the moxa stick and applied moxibustion to the Danzhong point.

“Burp—”

The old man let out a burp, and it seemed like the qi in his chest cleared up. He slowly opened his eyes.

“Young lady, it’s you again,” the old man’s cloudy eyes brightened, as he said with a chuckle: “You’ve saved this old man’s life twice now. We must really be fated.”

“You should stay healthy; we don’t need this kind of fate,” Su Wan said as she raised her wrist, drawing circles to moxibustion the acupoints, and said softly, “I’ll write you a medicinal diet prescription later. Eat the medicinal diet these next few days to nourish your stomach.”

“I’ll listen to you,” the old man was very obedient.

Su Wan’s mood improved greatly; when the time came, she extinguished the moxa stick and removed the silver needles.

She asked, “Do you still feel qi pressure and discomfort in your chest?”

“The qi is gone, I feel quite comfortable now,” the old man propped himself up to sit.

At this moment, Yi An brought the medicine.

Su Wan instructed, “Decoct with three bowls of water until it reduces to one bowl, and take it after meals.”

She wrote down a medicinal diet prescription and reminded Dean Lin, “Eat the medicinal diet for lunch and dinner, and have millet porridge in the morning. Start with five days.”

“Alright,” Dean Lin took out the consultation fee for Su Wan, “May I know where you are from, Young lady? And what is your honorable surname?”

“My surname is Su,” Su Wan accepted the money, not wanting to talk more, and called Gu Jingyun and Gu Baozhu, “Let’s go.”

Gu Jingyun and Gu Baozhu looked at her with admiration, never expecting that their sister-in-law, who was good at fighting, was also skilled in medicine!

“Young lady Su, wait a moment!” Doctor Zhou called out to Su Wan, “Aren’t you planning to send your brother to study at Xihe Academy? Dean Lin is here; you can discuss it.”

Gu Jingyun held Su Wan’s hand tightly and shook his head, “I don’t want to study at Xihe Academy; I want to go to the Juxian Academy in town.”

He had a very bad impression of this place.

Su Wan frowned, wondering if Gu Jingyun’s poor academic performance and the elite nature of Xihe Academy would put too much psychological pressure on him, causing his studies might not improve but rather decline drastically?

Moreover, the gatekeeper was also a hidden danger; Su Wan respected Gu Jingyun’s decision, her lips curled in a smile as she said, “No need, we mustn’t break the rules of Xihe Academy.”

Dean Lin noticed the little guy’s hostility towards him and Su Wan’s cold attitude, which puzzled him.

Yi An leaned in and explained the situation to him.

Dean Lin’s face darkened, and he said sternly, “Young lady Su, you make a good point. I will replace the gatekeeper and strictly select suitable people.”

His expression softened, and he offered Su Wan a backdoor, and he said warmly, “I’ll write a recommendation letter. Take it and come to the academy to register tomorrow.”

Dean Lin emphasized, “We are doing this according to the rules; we haven’t broken any rules!”

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Moxa stick