Chapter 26 Competition
When Mr. Zhang heard this, he immediately clenched his fists. He had come to Li Hong several times to try to get close to him, just to introduce his son to see patients.
Now that Meng Yi is blocking his way, he must be unhappy.
Elder Zhang turned his head and looked at Meng Yi, saying, "Since you asked him to come and see the patient, then let me see his ability and see if he is worthy of it."
Everyone looked at Meng Yi, who nodded indifferently.
Seeing Meng Yi's indifferent look, Old Zhang sneered.
At this time, Lin Qian spoke up and asked, "I wonder how Master Zhang plans to compete with my master?"
Old Zhang turned his gaze to Lin Qian again. He looked at Lin Qian and then at Meng Yi. He sneered, "You actually accepted a female disciple? Haha, this is really..." He didn't say the rest of the words, but just shook his head and smiled sarcastically.
Seeing Mr. Zhang's condescending attitude, Lin Qian was furious. What happened to the girl? Did she eat your rice?
"Since you two want to compete, why not see who can cure more patients? It just so happens that Renhetang hasn't had a free clinic for a long time, so we'll set up two tables at the door today and you two can come for the free clinic," Li Hong suggested.
Meng Yi had no objection. Old Zhang snorted coldly and nodded arrogantly.
The free clinic sign was quickly hung up, and two tables were placed, one on the left and one on the right, at the entrance of Renhetang.
A few young men walked around the downtown area beating drums and gongs, and soon, Renhetang was surrounded by people.
Soon, two long queues formed.
Over there, Old Master Zhang was very skilled at taking pulses, asking questions, and treating patients. In a short while, he had cured four or five people.
As for Meng Yi, the first one is not yet promising.
A middle-aged man in his forties sat in front of Meng Yi. Meng Yi only glanced at him and asked Lin Qian to feel his pulse.
"Touch it carefully, what does it feel like? Is it like a gurgling stream, with water hitting rocks and splashing water?" Meng Yi asked.
Lin Qian felt it carefully and understood a little bit what Meng Yi said, and nodded involuntarily.
"This is called kidney cold syndrome, which is caused by cold air invading the kidneys. Because it is not treated in time, the root of the disease is left behind. Do you often feel sore in your waist? And treatment for your waist is useless?" Meng Yi asked the man.
The man held his lower back with one hand and nodded, "Yes, yes. Doctor, how should I treat this?"
Meng Yi said, "It's easy to treat. I'll give you a few acupuncture treatments first, and then I'll prescribe a cold-dispelling soup. As long as you don't catch a cold again, you'll be fine."
The man nodded immediately.
Meng Yi asked him to lift up his shirt, exposing his back, and taught Lin Qian how to identify the acupuncture points while giving her acupuncture.
Lin Qian listened carefully and took note seriously.
"In fact, the pulse just now, if it came from a man, it would indicate qi deficiency and kidney problems, while if it came from a woman, it would be a slippery pulse."
"I know this slippery pulse, it means pregnancy." Lin Qian answered quickly.
Meng Yi nodded, then helped the man remove the needle and wrote a prescription while instructing him, "After you go back, you must rest and keep warm. Remember not to catch a cold in your waist and back. Don't drink alcohol or eat raw, cold or spicy food. I will prescribe you three doses of cold-dispelling soup. You will feel much better after drinking it.
If the pain continues, don't bear it and come see me right away. You can't delay this illness."
The man nodded repeatedly before taking the prescription down.
The second person to come was an old lady. She was a little thin, and her wrists were thinner than Lin Qian's. You have to know that Lin Qian was only ten years old this year.
Meng Yi only touched her for a moment before letting Lin Qian start. He wrote down the prescription while instructing Lin Qian, "This mother-in-law's pulse is thin, deep, and weak. This is caused by blood loss, also known as postpartum illness. It's caused by the cold wind when she gave birth and she didn't take good care of herself."
The old lady nodded immediately upon hearing this and said, "The doctor is right. When I gave birth to my youngest son, it was in the cold twelfth month of winter. My husband was injured while hunting in the mountains at that time. I had no choice but to get up to wash clothes and cook after only half of the confinement period."
Meng Yi nodded, then handed the written prescription to the old lady and said, "You must be more careful in the future. Don't be too cold, and don't overwork. After taking the medicine, get more rest. Although it can't cure it, it can relieve some of the pain."
The old lady responded and turned to get the medicine.
The teams on both sides are slowly shrinking.
Old Zhang was just trying to hurry up and finish seeing the patient so he could laugh at Meng Yi's poor medical skills.
On the other hand, Meng Yi, while teaching Lin Qian, was also treating patients and writing prescriptions, and occasionally giving people acupuncture, but his speed was no slower than Zhang Lao's.
The most important thing is that Meng Yi is always polite to patients. After writing the prescription, he also explains the precautions one by one.
When the two are compared, it is immediately clear who is better.
Looking at Meng Yi, Li Hong couldn't help but feel more satisfied.
The free clinic lasted a whole day, from morning to night. Lin Qian saw a lot of diseases, and Meng Yi broke them all down and taught them to her.
In short, Lin Qian had a very fulfilling day today and learned a lot.
At first, Mr. Zhang looked down on Meng Yi, but later on, he gradually stopped looking at him with contempt. Later on, he was so exhausted.
Meng Yi still prescribed medicine for the patient and reminded him of the precautions. Mr. Zhang had to admire him.
"Thank you so much, Dr. Meng, for today. We are all convinced by Dr. Meng's medical skills. Will Dr. Meng come to our Renhetang for consultation tomorrow?" Li Hong hurried over to ask after seeing the last patient finally leave.
Mr. Zhang just glanced over here and left.
Lin Qian stuck out her tongue at his back, and was patted on the head by Meng Yi.
“Don’t be disrespectful to the elderly.”
Lin Qian immediately said yes.
Meng Yi touched Lin Qian's head, then shook his head and said, "I came here today just to buy silver needles. I didn't plan to see a doctor at Renhetang."
Li Hong was a little disappointed, but he didn't insist too much. He just said, "Then I won't say much. If Dr. Meng wants to see a patient someday, please consider Renhetang first."
Meng Yi nodded, then took Lin Qian home.
On the way, Lin Qian asked, "Master, why don't you see patients at Renhetang?"
Meng Yi said: "You can't see many patients when you're sitting in the clinic. Today is a free clinic, so you can see so many diseases. If you sit in the clinic, you can only see a few patients a day. How can you learn?
So I decided to give you ten days when I get back so that you can remember all the symptoms and treatments today.
Ten days later, let's go to the free clinic again. This way, after seeing a variety of diseases, I think you will learn faster."
Meng Yi doesn't have much time left. If he wants to teach Lin Qian within two or three years, he can only take a risky move.
Lin Qian pursed her lips and nodded vigorously.
"Then after you go back, tell me what other medical books are in your head. I'm still very curious." Meng Yi has not forgotten this matter. He is very curious about the medical books in Lin Qian's head.
"Okay, I'll recite it to Master when I get back."
"Or you can carry it now, I can't wait any longer."
"Now? Okay, then I'll recite 'Binghu Pulse Science' to you first."
The master and the disciple walked hand in hand in the dark night, the moonlight shining on them like water.
The girl's childish voice kept on talking, and the tall middle-aged man was listening attentively.
Slowly, the two of them walked towards home.
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