Chapter 81
Zhou Zhishang and Sheng Jingyu looked at each other, and the former waved his hand covered with age spots, motioning her to come closer.
Mu Qingxuan sat down on the sofa stool and placed her fingertips on the old man's wrist.
Put three fingers together and press the Cun, Guan and Chi parts of the elderly with different strengths of light, medium and deep.
The pulse is slow, less than four beats per breath, as if it is there and not there. It can be felt with light pressure but becomes vague when pressed hard.
The overall pulse is scattered and disordered, like a broken boat swaying in the wind and waves. It is a manifestation that the vital energy has been severely damaged and has not yet fully recovered.
"The pulse is much more stable than this morning, but the symptoms of weakness are still there."
Mu Qingxuan took back her hand and said, "Professor Zhou, you are ill from overwork. You need to take good care of yourself in the future."
When she looked up, her eyes were firm, and she couldn't help but advise, "I suggest that you drink a bowl of yam and millet porridge every morning to nourish your stomach. If you work for more than two hours, you must get up and move around, and especially don't stay up late."
Sheng Jingyu stood aside and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Comrade Mu, please help me persuade the teacher. We all want him to have a good rest and stop working hard, but he always refuses to listen."
There was some helplessness in Sheng Jingyu's tone.
The master and the disciple are both famous experts in traditional Chinese medicine, so how could they not see Zhou Zhishang’s physical condition?
But the older Zhou Zhishang gets, the more stubborn his character becomes, and no one can persuade him to change his mind.
He insisted on doing things without considering his own body. Sheng Jingyu saw it and was worried.
Zhou Zhishang glared at him and said, "While I still have the strength, why don't I make more contributions to the country and society? Do you want to wait until I am old and paralyzed in bed and unable to move before you regret wasting your youth?"
Sheng Jingyu opened his mouth and muttered, "You are not young anymore."
Zhou Zhishang was so angry that he stood up and wanted to hit him with his cane.
Sheng Jingyu dodged and hid behind Mu Qingxuan.
Mu Qingxuan looked at the interaction between the master and the disciple and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
I didn’t expect that Zhou Zhishang, who looks serious and earnest on the outside, actually has such an approachable personality.
"Hmph, for Comrade Xiao Mu's sake, I'll let you go today." Zhou Zhishang sat back angrily and glanced at Sheng Jingyu out of the corner of his eye.
That look clearly said, I'll teach you a lesson later!
Sheng Jingyu touched his nose with an innocent look.
Zhou Zhishang turned to look at Mu Qingxuan, his wrinkled eyes filled with satisfaction: "Comrade Mu, when did you start studying medicine? Your skills are really amazing."
"I remember when Jingyu was your age, he didn't have such great abilities as you."
He reached out and patted the back of Mu Qingxuan's hand, his eyes probing.
Mu Qingxuan's eyes flickered. She omitted the decades of accumulation in her previous life and only said, "My family has been practicing Chinese medicine for hundreds of years, and my grandfather was a famous barefoot doctor in the village. I have been learning from my grandfather since I was a child, and I grew up among piles of herbs."
"Traditional Chinese medicine, surnamed Mu..."
Zhou Zhishang frowned slightly, muttered to himself, and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he slapped his thigh and asked anxiously: "Comrade Xiao Mu, do you know Mu Hongguo?"
Mu Qingxuan was stunned and asked, "Do you know my grandfather?"
"He is indeed your grandfather!" Zhou Zhishang explained excitedly, "Mu Hongguo was a good friend of mine when I was young. In fact, I was able to study medicine thanks to the help of Comrade Mu Hongguo. He enthusiastically shared many of his family secrets with me."
"It's a pity that he didn't pursue a career in scientific research, so we never met again."
Zhou Zhishang shook his head regretfully, his eyes full of nostalgia.
Mu Qingxuan's eyes widened. She didn't expect that the old man in front of her would actually know her grandfather.
She leaned forward and asked subconsciously, "Could you please tell me more about Grandpa? He never told me that he had such an experience."
Mu Qingxuan bit her lip.
Zhou Zhishang stroked the goatee on his chin and nodded: "Of course."
Seeing this, Sheng Jingyu sat down quietly beside him and made tea with skillful movements.
"Your grandfather and I met in the army. He was a medical soldier and I was an ordinary logistician. After we met by chance, he saw that I was interested in traditional Chinese medicine and took the initiative to teach me the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine."
"After the war was over, the country was established, and society was stable, he left a letter and suddenly disappeared."
"I looked for him for a long time, but I don't know why he left suddenly without saying anything."
Zhou Zhishang's eyes were full of nostalgia, and there was a hint of complaint in his tone.
He claimed to be Mu Hongguo's best brother, but he didn't expect that after Mu Hongguo left, the two hadn't seen each other for thirty years.
Zhou Zhishang raised his head and studied Mu Qingxuan's eyes and eyebrows, trying to find traces of his old friend in her facial features.
But he didn't know if it was because he hadn't seen Mu Hongguo for too long, the image of his old friend had become blurred in his memory. Zhou Zhishang looked at Mu Qingxuan for a long time, but his mind was still blank.
Mu Qingxuan's eyes darkened: "Grandpa never mentioned this experience to me."
In her memory, she has been staying by her grandfather's side since she could just walk.
Mu Dashan and Sun Qiumei favored boys over girls, but their first child was a girl.
Because of this, they were ridiculed by many people in the village.
Mu Dashan and Sun Qiumei became angry with Mu Qingxuan and threw her out of the house when she was still a baby.
If Mu Hongguo hadn't picked her up, Mu Qingxuan would probably have died in her cradle.
Mu Hongguo taught her how to read and write, taught her Chinese medicine techniques, and how to behave in society, but he never mentioned that he was once a soldier defending his country.
"It seems that after Grandpa left the army, he went back to the village?"
Zhou Zhishang shook his head: "I don't know. If we had to find someone who knew his whereabouts, I'm afraid it would only be Captain Huo."
"Captain Huo?"
When Mu Qingxuan heard a familiar surname, her eyebrows raised and a strange feeling arose in her heart.
Zhou Zhishang said: "That's right, Hong Guo once saved Captain Huo's life, and the two have a close relationship."
"Moreover, Hong Guo left the army without even receiving his final medal. Logically, Captain Huo must have known about this. After all, if Captain Huo hadn't approved it, Hong Guo would probably have been labeled a deserter."
Mu Qingxuan asked anxiously: "What's the name of that Captain Huo?"
Zhou Zhishang answered without hesitation: "Huo Xingyang."
Mu Qingxuan's eyes suddenly widened in shock.
Isn’t this the name of Huo Changfeng’s grandfather!
She never expected that the two of them would have such a connection.
But it’s normal to think about it.
If not, why would the Mu family have an arranged marriage with the Huo family?
After all, one family is a rural villager, and the other is one of the most prominent families in the military compound.
Mu Qingxuan's eyes flickered, and her expression was full of complexity.
I don’t know if Huo Changfeng knows about the relationship between the two.
Mu Qingxuan was deep in thought when she suddenly heard Zhou Zhishang say, "Xiao Mu, would you like to come and work in my laboratory?"
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