"No wonder, he looks so much like that kid." Old Master Zhang murmured, "Old Xiao, you took a bullet for me on the battlefield back then."
"Because of this, you died at the age of ninety. You died young. But I found your great-grandson for you. When I see you a few years later, I'll be able to give you an explanation."
"Mr. Zhang, please take a rest. We have contacted the Lin family and they will come to see you soon." The guard tucked in the blanket for the old man.
"It's not a big deal. After all, it's not like when I was young. I could just bear it and get over it. Hey, that little devil from the Kamikaze Battalion was really ruthless."
The old man leaned back in the recliner and slowly closed his eyes to rest.
When Xiao Chen and Lin Fang rushed over, the old man opened his slightly narrowed eyes.
When he saw Xiao Chen, a kind smile appeared on his face, just like an elder looking at a younger person.
"Hey, the Xiao family's children are here too."
He waved to Xiao Chen: "Come, come here, let me take a good look at you."
Xiao Chen was a little confused. The last time he came, the old man's attitude was not so friendly.
How come the old man's attitude towards me changed so much in just two days?
"Grandpa, are you okay?" Xiao Chen asked with some concern: "I am friends with Dr. Lin's grandson."
"I heard you were sick, so I rushed over. I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"It's okay. I just wanted to see you these days." The old man said with a smile.
He looked at Lin Fang, who was also confused, and asked, "Are you Xiaolin's grandson?"
Originally, Lin Fang was wondering about Old Master Yu's attitude towards Xiao Chen.
I thought that Xiao Chen was hiding his true identity very well. He actually had a relationship with Old Master Zhang's lineage?
You know, this old man witnessed the rise of China.
Hearing him say this, Lin Fang hurried forward: "Grandpa, my grandfather asked me to come and see how you are doing."
"Don't worry, I have inherited my grandfather's true teachings, and my level is almost the same as his."
"Let me check it out for you first. If it doesn't work, I'll make an exception and let him come."
"Okay, haha, your grandfather has always followed the teachings of his ancestors and is a man of principles."
"He said he sees 30 cases a day, and no one is exempt, including me."
Old Master Zhang stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Come, young man, let me see."
"Grandpa, are you feeling unwell?" Lin Fang put his hand on the old man's wrist and asked while taking his pulse.
"My chest feels tight and I can't breathe. I feel weak all over and have cold sweats..." The old man said slowly, "It's been an old problem for nearly sixty years."
Lin Fang carefully felt the patient's pulse, looked at the tongue coating, asked a few questions, and then looked at the other wrist carefully.
Then he put down his hand and said, "Old Master, your condition is a cold lung disease. Did you get frostbite when you were young?"
"Yes, there was one time when we were in the snowy mountains and I was so sleepy that I took a nap."
The old man recalled his youth: "Because I was in the snow and didn't take good measures to keep warm, I got frostbite."
"If my comrades hadn't woken me up, I would have turned into a popsicle."
"That's it. The cold air enters the viscera, stagnates in the five internal organs, injures the lungs, and exhausts the spleen. That's why it's easy to get sick when it's rainy and humid." Lin Fang explained.
"That's right, my illness is more accurate than the weather forecast." The old man laughed: "Whenever I feel unwell, it will definitely rain."
"I'll prescribe a prescription for the old man to dispel the cold." Lin Fang said, "Because the root of the disease is too old and entangled in the five internal organs, it is extremely difficult to eliminate."
"Pay attention to a light diet and avoid raw, cold, sour and spicy foods..."
Lin Fang wrote out a prescription and the policeman beside him took it and handed it to the old man.
"Well, it's almost the same as the recipe prescribed by that master in Yanjing. You're a good young man. You have indeed inherited your grandfather's true teachings."
The old man handed the prescription to the guard, and the guard went out to ask someone to get the medicine and boil it.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen on the side pondered for a moment and said, "Old Master, this medicine is quite bitter, isn't it?"
"It's bitter. What medicine isn't bitter? But good medicine tastes bitter. I don't know how many hundreds of doses I've taken over the years. I'm used to it." Old Master Zhang looked at Xiao Chen with a smile on his face.
"Then Lin Fang, have you ever considered changing your approach?" Xiao Chen looked at Lin Fang.
"Change the method?" Lin Fang was stunned: "Do you have a good idea?"
"I'm not proficient in medical skills, I just read some folk remedies and understand some pharmacology." Xiao Chen said.
"I think the old man's condition is caused by cold energy stagnating in his five internal organs, damaging his lungs and spleen."
"The treatment is very simple. It's nothing more than some medicines to dispel cold and relieve depression, but these medicines can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause."
"And the medicines you prescribed are relatively mild. I'm thinking that long-term illnesses require strong medicine. The next dose of strong medicine will completely dispel the coldness trapped in the old man's body. Wouldn't that solve the problem once and for all?"
"No, no, Xiao Chen, you don't understand medicine. The method of strong medicine is good, but it depends on who it is used on."
Lin Fang shook his hands and said, "For people with strong physical fitness, a strong dose of medicine can indeed cure the disease."
"But the old man is over ninety-five, and his physical functions are not as good as those of a young person. If he takes a strong dose of medicine, while dispelling the drug, he may also hurt himself."
"Then the loss will outweigh the gain."
"Is that so?" Xiao Chen showed a thoughtful look: "What if, we use diet therapy?"
"Dietary therapy?" Lin Fang was slightly stunned. He shook his head and said, "That's even worse. Dietary therapy is not as effective as medication. It can only be used as a supplement."
"What if it's hot and sour pepper soup?" Xiao Chen suddenly had an idea.
"Pepper and spicy food can dispel cold, while sourness can increase appetite. If combined with warming ingredients, it may have unexpected effects."
Xiao Chen's words left Lin Fang stunned. He was struggling to think about the feasibility of this method.
The guard on the side said: "This won't work. The old man has been eating light food for many years."
"I'm afraid my body can't handle this kind of heavy-tasting food."
"Diet therapy and medicine have different starting points and different effects. Sometimes doctors use medicine to treat the symptoms rather than the method," Xiao Chen explained.
"I think we can give it a try." After thinking for a long time, Lin Fang raised his head and said seriously: "Xiao Chen is right."
“When doctors prescribe medicine, it’s not about whether the medicine is expensive or not, but whether it’s suitable for the disease.”
"Pepper warms the stomach and dispels cold. Chili peppers can also improve appetite, although they have a strong taste and are considered a strong medicine."
"But if you add pig stomach to nourish the qi and stomach, and replenish the deficiency, it may have an unexpected effect."
"No, no, it's too risky." The guard was a little worried.
"Try to follow their method. These past few years, I can't drink alcohol, and I can only eat easily digestible fish and shrimp. My mouth is so dry that it tastes like a bird."
Old Master Zhang waved his hand and said, "I'm an old man, I can still eat and drink."
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