Fu Wan got straight to the point, startling Bai Qianzhou so much that he almost spilled the water outside the cup when he poured it for her.
"What is that?"
"The commander has gone to the capital these past few days, Awan. Do you want to wait until he returns before we talk about it?"
Bai Qianzhou pushed the poured warm water in front of Fu Wan.
Fu Wan shook her head, "I have to go to Shanghai for a trade fair in two days, so I trust you and Aning here."
Ah Ning has been so busy lately, I haven't seen her at all. When Chief Sun returns, could you please give him the things for me?
At this point, Fu Wan remembered something and took out the roll of cloth from the cloth bag.
“This was also found underwater, but I think it would suit you perfectly.”
"Suitable for me?"
Bai Qianzhou couldn't help but feel a little confused. Fu Wan placed the dusty, gray cloth in front of Bai Qianzhou.
"Open it and take a look."
Bai Qianzhou hesitated for a moment, then opened the drawer and took out a pair of gloves.
He didn't know what was hidden in this unassuming cloth, but judging from Fu Wan's serious expression, and recalling that Fu Wan had previously retrieved treasures like imperial seals from the sea, he was quite certain.
He was worried that if he opened it directly, he would dirty the contents.
After putting on gloves, Bai Qianzhou untied the rope on the cloth bag without hesitation and then unfolded the roll of gray cloth.
Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still stunned by the row of glittering gold needles.
Bai Qianzhou stood up abruptly, pointing at the golden needles on the table and looking at Fu Wan.
"This...you retrieved this from Haidilao?"
"Yes. Do you like it?"
Fu Wan nodded. To be honest, this was the second time she had seen Bai Qianzhou lose his composure like this. Look at him, he was even stuttering!
"How could I not like it!"
Bai Qianzhou rarely showed a hint of ecstasy on his face. He had studied some traditional Chinese medicine before going abroad to study, and after returning to China, he also studied acupuncture.
But most people who learn acupuncture, or even ordinary doctors who practice acupuncture, will at most use a pair of silver needles. Fu Wan actually managed to get a pair of gold needles!
It wasn't that he was greedy and disliked silver needles, but rather that gold needles were far more effective than silver needles in acupuncture. This is because gold is superior to silver in terms of both flexibility and precision, as well as its corrosion resistance.
Since the Tang Dynasty, acupuncture in my country has been widely spread abroad. Even in the national treasure list of later island nations, there is a set of gold acupuncture needles from the Tang Dynasty.
Bai Qianzhou excitedly told Fu Wan about the history of gold needles. In fact, as the birthplace of traditional Chinese medicine, my country has a lot of gold needles in its history, but due to that unbearable war era, most of the gold needles were looted and are still scattered abroad.
Doctors also want to use gold needles to treat patients, but these days, let alone gold needles, even golden retrievers are hard to find!
Bai Qianzhou carefully took out a gold needle. Fu Wan had only glanced at it beforehand without pulling it out. Now, she realized that the gold needle was over ten centimeters long.
Good heavens, if that pierced flesh, wouldn't it hurt like hell?!
Fu Wan got goosebumps all over her body, while Bai Qianzhou examined the gold needle in his hand for a long time before taking out a magnifying glass from the drawer.
"Ah Wan, look!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Wan quickly moved closer, and under the magnifying glass, the gold needles were magnified several times.
The handle of the gold needle was engraved with the five characters "Supervised by the Imperial Medical Academy," along with a string of characters next to it. Fu Wan couldn't help but ask, "What does this say?"
"This is Manchu script, and it also means 'supervised by the Imperial Medical Academy'."
Bai Qianzhou explained, carefully inserting the golden needle back into its original position, then looking at Fu Wan apologetically, "Awan, I can't accept this."
You can take it and hand it over to a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner; they'll be more effective with it than if it were in my hands.
When Fu Wan saw those five words, she knew that this thing probably couldn't be left in Bai Qianzhou's hands.
She had only thought that gold needles were suitable for doctors, and had no idea that gold needles were so rare in the world of traditional Chinese medicine.
But if it's handed over, let alone getting it into the hands of a major Chinese medicine practitioner, it'll most likely end up in a museum.
"I'll talk to Chief Sun about it later! Let him handle this."
Such fine gold needles are a pity to leave in a museum. We should have Sun Shao-ping report this to the higher-ups so that these gold needles can be put to good use.
Moreover, since the gift she had gone to so much trouble to find was handed over, she was bound to try and get something out of it.
Thinking of this, Fu Wan felt a little embarrassed. She had already used the watch, but her return gift had gone wrong again.
Bai Qianzhou noticed her dilemma and, after asking Fu Wan about the reason for her dilemma, he couldn't help but chuckle.
He never expected that the watch he gave her would make Fu Wan keep thinking about giving him a gift in return.
However, he still held Fu Wan's hand earnestly and said, "I really like this gift. It's already my good fortune to see the golden needles reappear in the world."
"Besides, this injection might even save a life. As a doctor, this is already the best gift."
Seeing how serious he was, Fu Wan stopped worrying about it.
With the golden needles in front, Bai Qianzhou was only surprised for a moment when reading the medical book behind him, but he quickly accepted the fact.
That means Fu Wan always brings back treasures!
Fu Wan had to go to the food factory in the afternoon, so after handing the things over to Bai Qianzhou, she returned to Fu Family Village.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she got home, Fu Ming brought her some good news.
Su Ran wrote a letter!
Fu Ming didn't open the thick envelope; he simply put it away for Fu Wan.
Upon hearing the news, Fu Wan didn't even have time to put down her car keys before grabbing the envelope and tearing it open in a few quick movements.
The envelope contained a stack of newspapers, but Fu Wan didn't have time to read them. Instead, she opened Su Ran's handwritten letter first.
In her letter, Su Ran wrote that after she went back last time, she wrote a novella about Zhao Dong's scumbag behavior, and after finishing it, she sent the manuscript to her aunt who was far away in Beijing.
After her aunt received it, she read it several times, helped to polish and revise it, and then discussed it with the newspaper's leaders before starting to serialize it in a Beijing newspaper.
Gossip is a characteristic of the Chinese, and Su Ran's writing style is already quite good, with her stories full of twists and turns. At first, not many people paid attention to the origin of the story, but after two or three installments, people immediately realized who it was.
Isn't this just the story of the Zhao family in the capital?
The capital city wasn't very big, and after learning that the newspaper report was based on true events, everyone was buzzing with discussion. Even when going to teahouses to chat, their common phrase became: "Hey, did you read the newspaper from a few days ago?"
Not only were the newspapers thriving, but the radio stations were also bustling with activity. Su Jianshe also contributed by connecting her aunt's newspaper with the radio station.
These days, many people read newspapers and listen to tape recorders, but now Zhao Dong has become incredibly famous throughout half of Beijing.
With Qin Fu adding fuel to the fire, the Zhao family's business plummeted, and Zhao Dong didn't even dare to leave the house.
Fu Wan felt delighted. At that moment, Fu Ming brought more good news.
This morning, he helped Fu San deliver the goods to the county town on his way. He heard from Sun Youjin that he had a channel to buy mobile phones!
This is a Warring States period gold needle stolen from the Zhou Dynasty royal tombs in Jincun, Luoyang, Henan Province in 1990. It later ended up overseas and was auctioned in London in 2003.
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