Tao Wenwen nodded solemnly, knowing how important a good pair of needles was to someone who could perform acupuncture.

She said sincerely, "I heard that the old gentleman is the most famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Shangyi Town, and I urgently need a pair of needles to treat a patient. If it's too late, the patient's chance of survival will be even shorter. If the old gentleman is willing to sell it to me, I will pay you immediately."

Chen Wenzhang first studied Tao Wenwen for a moment, a look of suspicion on his face. "How old are you? How can you really perform acupuncture and treat illnesses? You can't joke about matters that concern human lives."

"If you don't believe me, old sir, don't worry. Why don't you test me?" Tao Wenwen said confidently, "As long as you know the knowledge of Chinese and Western medicine, you can make any questions you want."

"What a big tone, little girl."

Chen Wenxuan is old and no longer treats patients. His wife has passed away. When he is bored, he just holds the needle and wipes it over and over again. He only encounters such interesting things once a year.

He also became interested and said, "Then tell me first, what are the most basic techniques in acupuncture?"

"The most basic technique is to insert the needle into the acupuncture point to a certain depth and then lift and insert it upwards and downwards. This is called lifting and inserting. After inserting the needle into the acupuncture point to a certain depth, twisting the needle forward and backward so that it rotates back and forth within the acupuncture point is called twisting."

Tao Wenwen recited it fluently, "There are also auxiliary techniques, such as tracing, flicking, scraping, shaking, flying, and vibrating. If you want to hear them one by one, I can explain them to you in detail one by one."

Chen Wenxuan has been practicing medicine for decades, so she must have some knowledge of diagnosing people and things. Regardless of how deep her skills are, she must have the basics.

He walked into the house with a crutch, and soon came out dragging a wooden doll with all the acupuncture points of the human body painted on it.

Zhang Kongming stepped forward to help Chen Wenxuan move the wooden doll into the yard and put it away.

Chen Wenxuan went back to the house again, this time holding a roll of cloth in his hand. The cloth was spread out on the chair, revealing needles of various sizes inside.

Tao Wenwen's eyes were hooked.

Chen Wenzhang pointed at the puppet and said, "Show me how to give it to me if I have a stomachache."

Tao Wenwen looked at Chen Wenzhang and smiled. Instead of rushing to get the needle, he asked, "The old man didn't say what kind of stomach disease he has."

Chen Wenzhang's weathered face showed a hint of a smile, and he further confirmed that she was experienced. "Then you can demonstrate to me all at once, showing me which methods are used to treat different stomach problems."

Tao Wenwen then started to use the needles. "First, let's talk about liver qi invading the stomach. We need to use the drainage method by acupuncture at Zusanli, Qimen, Neiguan, and Yanglingquan..."

As she explained, she inserted the silver needles into the relevant acupuncture points one by one. She performed a set of mature, steady and experienced acupuncture techniques, and Chen Wenjian nodded repeatedly with satisfaction.

Tao Wenwen performed three sets of acupuncture techniques in a row, retracted the needles in an orderly manner, and then looked at Chen Wenzhang, "What do you think, old sir? Are you satisfied with my technique?"

Chen Wenzhang's eyes lit up with laughter. "I never thought that at my age, I would see someone who can perform acupuncture more steadily than me one day. And she's a little girl at that."

"After looking at it for so long, old gentleman, have you decided to sell the silver needle to me?" Tao Wenwen blinked his eyes expectantly.

Chen Wenzhang stroked the silver needle and carefully rewound it. "If you want to buy it, you can pay me a hundred yuan right away and I will sell it to you. Otherwise, little girl, you'd better go back."