Chapter 51: Long time no see, good doctor, good medicine
The residential streets in the old city are narrow, and people living here have long been accustomed to it. But for Guo Peng, this street scene that seems to be from the last century makes her very unfamiliar, and she feels all kinds of discomfort.
This is very different from Director Chen's previous exquisite and decent style.
She followed the navigation and walked from the parking lot. The shops on Mingzhu Road were quite down-to-earth, and the shop signs gave off the feeling of a small workshop. Although these houses had an ancient charm, these old-fashioned and outdated shops were too cheap, giving a sense of incongruity that was neither Chinese nor Western.
Mingxintang's store is at the end of the street. If Director Chen hadn't asked Guo Peng to come here for treatment, she probably would never have set foot here on her own initiative in her life.
Her husband Xiang Ming was complaining about this place intentionally or unintentionally, which made Guo Peng's impression of this place even worse.
They arrived early, and aside from the staff, the shop was completely empty of patients, making it seem exceptionally deserted. The decor was starkly simple, with virtually no decoration other than those pretentious banners. And the doctor's name on those banners was someone else's, not Director Chen's.
This made Guo Peng's heart sink again. Could it be that she was the only fool who was fooled today?
However, the registration fee at Mingxintang was not expensive, only ten yuan per appointment. Guo Peng couldn't figure out how they could make money from this. At this point, she didn't think the clinic was shabby or unaesthetic. Instead, she found it quite pleasant. At least the girl at the front desk was quite pleasant.
Now that she was here, she decided not to be suspicious anymore.
Anyway, if the medicine doesn't work this time, the worst that can happen is that she won't come next time.
Shen Jiang went to the city hospital early today, took her grandmother's pulse, fed her breakfast, and then rushed back to Mingxintang. After all, this was the new doctor's first time at Mingxintang, and the staff at the Chinese medicine pharmacy were also new. To prevent any mishaps, she had to be present.
Shen Jiang was in charge of registration and cashier work today. Seeing that other patients had not arrived yet, she took the patient to the clinic first.
Today was He Mei's first day at work, and she was unexpectedly the only one in the pharmacy. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous, shouldering the responsibilities all on her first day. But with her daughter by her side, He Mei felt more at ease. He Mei had prepared a small stool for her daughter, Huanhuan, to sit behind the glass case, where patients couldn't see her at all. She also put on a cotton mask to protect her from the dust.
Huanhuan was very quiet, watching her mother fiddling with her body without making any noise at all.
Before leaving, her mother told her that if she didn't make any noise, she would not send her to her grandparents' home in the countryside.
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Guo Peng didn't know what was going on. Initially, she planned to see a doctor and get some Chinese medicine, but the cashier girl reminded Director Chen, "If you're planning on getting pregnant, both husband and wife need to get checked out."
Director Chen nodded and said, "That's right. If the man's sperm is good, the woman will suffer less. I've had many patients lose their pregnancies because of the poor quality of the man's sperm."
Then, without thinking, the couple both got prescription medicine. The total cost for both of them was 5,200 yuan, which was not cheap. It really fulfilled Xiang Ming's initial prediction.
But they were willing to pay the money. Director Chen didn't cheat them. The high cost of the medicine was due to the Cistanche deserticola. They had searched all the Chinese medicine stores in Nanze City and couldn't find it. They didn't expect that this unprepossessing little clinic would have it.
Seeing that they were a little skeptical at the time, the cashier girl was very smart and directly took out the Cistanche deserticola from the pharmacy and showed it to them.
The shiny black Cistanche deserticola is plump and strong, and looks exactly like what is shown in the textbook. No, it is even more shocking than that.
Director Chen explained that this kind of Cistanche deserticola, which is of exceptional quality, would fetch at least tens of thousands of yuan if sold outside. Guo Peng could tell without Director Chen's explanation that this herb was of high quality.
In this case, they got lucky.
Guo Peng didn't come to her senses until she got back to the car. She spent half a month's salary on just one trip.
This disease is really expensive to treat.
Fortunately, after only three days of taking the medicine, she felt a significant difference in its effectiveness. Not only did she have more energy at work, but the constipation that had plagued her for so long also disappeared. Furthermore, her sexual life with her husband became very harmonious.
This was simply beyond Guo Peng's imagination.
You know, she had been seeing Director Chen for two full months to regulate her menstruation.
When the young couple wanted to see Director Chen the following Saturday, Director Chen took Guo Peng's pulse and was also surprised: "You got pregnant so quickly."
Director Chen prescribed some simple pregnancy-preserving medicine for Guo Peng and let them go home.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Ming actually took the initiative this time and said, "Director Chen, I've also registered. Can you take another look at it for me? The medicine you used last time was indeed effective. It would be best to consolidate the effect."
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Director Chen Ping's ability to attract business left Shen Jiang dumbfounded. In just one morning, twelve couples came to the store, and including the men, there were 18 orders placed. In just the first half of this morning, the store had a turnover of nearly 40,000.
If Director Chen came every week, she would have to have a turnover of at least hundreds of thousands. If she also added that Boss Lu came one day a month, wouldn't her small clinic be very prosperous?
But Director Chen gave her a warning: "These are all my old patients. It's hard to say whether there will be so many next week."
But Director Chen herself was also very happy. This was her first day as a clinician at Mingxintang, and it was a good omen for a successful start. Her old patients all trusted her very much, which was the greatest affirmation of her medical career.
He Mei never expected that the clinic's business would be so good.
She was so busy all morning getting and dispensing the medicine that she had no time to rest. In the afternoon, even though there were no customers, she still had to take the medicine to the backyard to boil and package it, and she couldn't stop for a moment. Fortunately, Huanhuan didn't interfere with her, otherwise she would have been too busy.
This busyness allowed He Mei to forget for the first time the pain brought to her by her husband's death and unemployment, because she had no time to fall into the whirlpool of emotions.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, a new patient came to Mingxin Hall.
He did not look for Shen Anlian or Director Chen Ping, but specifically asked Shen Jiang to see a doctor.
Shen Jiang was surprised. This was the first time someone came to her specifically for medical treatment.
"I heard from the doctor at the city hospital that you cured your grandmother with Chinese medicine. She was almost in a vegetative state. Is that true?"
Shen Jiang suddenly realized that it was because of this matter.
"Do you have such a patient in your family?"
"No, I want to see you myself. I have a chronic headache, and ordinary doctors can't treat my condition. Most doctors prescribe medicine that makes the condition worse. I think you are extraordinary, so I want to see you and see if you are really that magical."
Shen Jiang smiled. This man's words were quite interesting. She would show him what was going on.
There are many causes of headaches. For example, Gastrodia elata from Godwinlong Mountain is very effective for treating headaches, but it is used to treat liver wind disturbance syndrome.
The man in front of him was different. His face was dark, not red, and it wasn't due to hyperactivity of liver yang. In this sense, Tianma was not suitable for him. Shen Jiang felt a little sorry, after all, it was a good medicine.
Sure enough, not long after Shen Jiang took his pulse, the man couldn't wait to say, "Don't prescribe me Tianma Gou Teng Drink or Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction. I feel worse after drinking those."
Oh? Shen Jiang raised an eyebrow. This time he met someone who knows what he's doing.
My grandmother had told me that this type of patient was the most difficult to treat, with a complex condition. The key was that he also knew a little bit of Chinese medicine. Because he had seen a Chinese doctor, his trust in doctors had decreased, and gaining his trust was not easy.
Shen Jiang smiled and said, "The greater the difficulty, the more I can show my ability. Maybe I will have to rely on you as a signboard in the future."
The male patient was amused by her words. He said, "I know you are capable, so I came to see you."
Shen Jiang asked about his symptoms in detail, and based on his pulse, wrote down a prescription on paper.
The male patient asked curiously, "Why don't you tell me about this prescription?"
There were no other patients besides him, so Shen Jiang patiently explained to him, "You're listless and your feet are cold. This is a sign of insufficient Yang Qi. Combined with the headache, it's Yin and cold. So, Ma Huang Fu Zi Xi Xin Tang and Wu Zhu Yu Tang are the first choice to warm the meridians, dredge the collaterals, and relieve the pain."
The male patient looked disappointed and shook his head in disagreement, "No, my throat hurts and my mouth is dry and bitter. This is a manifestation of Yang Heat Syndrome. The two prescriptions you mentioned above are not hot in nature. They are totally wrong!"
After saying that, he was about to get up and leave.
Shen Jiang wondered why this person was so anxious. She quickly stopped him and continued, "You haven't heard me finish yet. I've mixed up a Four-Ingredient Peony Decoction to nourish yin and clear heat. It's a pain reliever and a counter-acting herb. Regarding your sore throat, I added Platycodon grandiflorum and mint to soothe and detoxify, as well as gypsum. These are all symptomatic counter-acting herbs."
The man turned around at this time, picked up the prescription prescribed by Shen Jiang, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally shouted: "Excellent."
Shen Jiang: “…”
Where did this weirdo come from?
The male patient added Shen Jiang on WeChat, promising to communicate with her frequently. He had learned Chinese medicine on his own, having learned through long-term illness. Shen Jiang thought about it and readily accepted the offer. Patients providing timely feedback on the effectiveness of medications was crucial for her to know if her prescriptions were truly effective.
This was very helpful for her review.
Western medicine practitioners will have follow-up visits, but there are not many opportunities for follow-up visits with traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Some patients will not seek this doctor again if the doctor is not effective the first time. If someone is willing to give feedback, it can be regarded as a secondary verification of the traditional Chinese medicine pulse diagnosis.
Only three days later, the male patient, whose WeChat name was "笑看人生", gave Shen Jiang feedback: he no longer felt uncomfortable after taking Shen Jiang's medicine, and his headache began to be partially relieved.
Shen Jiang thought about it and decided to go to the Otherworld to replenish the other herbs in his prescription. In her opinion, the herbs in this world were still too weak compared to those in the Otherworld. Just like when Grandma woke up this time, if all the herbs were replaced with those from the Otherworld as much as possible, then the patient would most likely be cured with just one dose.
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It took Priest half a year to finally find out the whereabouts of the black dragon.
However, he did not see the black dragon on this beautiful mountain.
There was no other dragon on this mountain except for a roaring, incompetent red dragon. Of course, this was definitely good news for him, because on this mountain, Priest saw one of the figures he had been looking for - the orcs around the black witch.
Is there any news that is more exciting for the vampires than this?
He finally discovered the lair of the black witch that could change their destiny, but what he worried about would never happen, because the rumor that there was a black dragon around the witch was just a rumor. In fact, she only had a wind-type red dragon whose wind blades scraped against her body without causing any pain.
Priest had been working very hard to improve his strength for this adventure over the past six months, but he didn't expect that the opponents he faced would be a group of noobs whom he simply looked down upon.
"Long time no see, my old friends."
Priest kicked over the red dragon Quick that was rushing towards him and spoke with a smile.
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