After the Xiao family left, Su Xingran ate lunch at home before going to help out at the pharmacy. Su Xingran carried the snacks prepared by Aunt Huang into the pharmacy, and Aunt Li immediately called out to her upon seeing her.
"Xingran, you're here! You don't know how many people came this morning wanting to see you for a medical checkup. I told them I didn't know if you were coming today, and they said they'd go home for lunch and come back later."
Su Xingran was somewhat surprised. She had been helping out at the pharmacy for a while now. Every time she finished her own work during her holidays, she would rush to the pharmacy to help. But no one ever asked her to treat patients! Those who knew her master only treated her as a relative's child.
Aunt Li could tell what Su Xingran was thinking just by looking at her like that. "Xingran, it's about the day you saved Old Xiao. There were so many people watching. They saw you bring Old Xiao back to life using such a novel method, and some of them even asked me who you were. I told them you were Zhenhua's apprentice."
"The word spread quickly, and people said that Zhenhua had taken on a disciple whose medical skills were deeply inherited from him, and who could bring people back to life at a young age. Now, everyone wants to see you for treatment."
Aunt Li spoke of this with a face full of pride; Old Xiao's condition was an old ailment. Zhenhua saved him over a decade ago, but since then, he's only been able to manage this heart condition with medication. Now, Zhenhua's apprentice has saved Old Xiao—truly, birds of a feather flock together.
Su Xingran
Okay! Su Xingran understood what was going on, and she felt a little helpless. People are like that; when they see something new, they think it's amazing. Western doctors, military doctors, and soldiers know how to perform CPR and artificial respiration. It's just that ordinary people rarely see anyone using these methods to save lives.
After lunchtime, the pharmacy did indeed see several men and women seeking treatment from Su Xingran. The first male patient complained of lower back pain. Based on his description and symptoms, Su Xingran, wearing gloves, pressed firmly on his lumbar spine.
The male patient was sweating profusely from the pain, and Su Xingran diagnosed him with a herniated lumbar disc. Currently, there are no instruments to examine this type of case, and most back pain is treated with painkillers. Skilled doctors will use acupuncture, topical application of plasters, acupressure, and medication in combination with treatment.
Su Xingran explained the patient's condition and the treatment method to him. The patient agreed and followed her instructions. The male patient, suffering from back pain, had been to the hospital and even seen a barefoot doctor. He felt better for a few days while taking the medicine, but the pain would return as soon as he stopped taking it.
The patient agreed to the method proposed by Su Xingran. Since things were already like this, he might as well give it a try and maybe it would really work!
Just then, Huang Zhenhua arrived at the pharmacy and heard that male patients needed to remove their clothes and expose their entire backs for acupuncture. Huang Zhenhua immediately stepped forward to perform the acupuncture. Although doctors do not distinguish between men and women, in this conservative era, Su Xingran was still a young girl who had just come of age, and since Huang Zhenhua was present, he felt it was better for him to handle the procedure.
Su Xingran understood her master's concerns. She felt it was nothing; in her eyes, these patients, regardless of gender, were all just patients. But since her master wanted her to avoid them, she would obey.
Su Xingran told Huang Zhenhua the acupuncture points, and Huang Zhenhua took the male patient into a separate room to perform acupuncture. Su Xingran then went to see the next patient.
This time, the patient was a woman in her early forties. When Su Xingran asked her about her symptoms, she was hesitant and stammering. Seeing this, Su Xingran thought back to her mission where her role was an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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