Chapter 43 The Apprentice Comes
Lin Qian quickly reached out to support him, but she didn't dare let him kneel. He was an old man in his seventies or eighties, older than Lin Changcan. If he knelt down, what if his life span was shortened?
"Hey! Let's talk it over nicely, don't kneel!" Lin Qian said quickly.
Xu Chengde said, "We already agreed that if you can save her, I will become your disciple. I can't break my promise."
Lin Qian felt a little embarrassed after hearing what he said. She scratched her head and said, "I was rude and offensive before. Please don't bother with a child like me. Let's forget about becoming your disciple."
"No, now that I have said it, I must do it. From today on, you are my master. Master, please accept my disciple's bow!" Xu Chengde said with a serious face and was about to kneel down again.
"Wait!" Lin Qian hurriedly stopped him. Now she regretted provoking this old-fashioned old man.
"Do you really, sincerely want to take me as your master?" Lin Qian asked again, very seriously.
Xu Chengde nodded and said, "Learning is boundless, and those who are knowledgeable are the first. You know more than me, and there are places where I can learn. Naturally, I am willing to accept you as my teacher."
Lin Qian said, "Okay, since that's what you said, then come find me in Linjia Village at the foot of Qixing Mountain in a few days. My name is Lin Qian."
Xu Chengde immediately said yes and left with the medicine box on his back.
After seeing her leave, Wei Jing opened his mouth wide and asked what was going on.
Lin Qian told him about it, and Wei Jing immediately felt admiration for Xu Chengde. At such an old age, he actually fulfilled his promise and became a disciple of a master who was ten years his senior. No one would believe it if he told others about it.
At this time, the male host came out and asked Lin Qian, "Little doctor, can the silver needle be removed? It's been a long time."
"It's okay." Lin Qian estimated the time and went into the delivery room to help the woman remove the needle.
"Well, little doctor, how should my wife be taken care of next? How about you prescribe a prescription for her?" The male host followed behind Lin Qian, watched her remove the needle, and then asked.
Lin Qian immediately shook her head: "No, I'm not good enough to prescribe medicine. You should find a professional doctor to come and see us. The doctor we just saw is quite good."
When this was mentioned, the male host became a little angry. He said, "What good is that? He can't even stop the bleeding. Before you came, he asked me to prepare for my funeral. What a quack."
“That’s not what you said. Few people know how to stop bleeding with acupuncture. And if you don’t find someone who knows how to stop bleeding in time, it’s basically impossible to save the patient.
It's just a coincidence that you met me. If someone else had come, I'm sure they would have said the same thing as Doctor Xu." Lin Qian disagreed with this statement and explained to the host.
The man of the house was a reasonable person. When he heard Lin Qian say this, he thought it was right and nodded.
At this time, it was Lin Qian's turn to lecture the host. She said to the male host, "The reason why she had heavy bleeding this time was entirely due to the consecutive childbirths. After giving birth, women should wait at least three to five years before having another child.
She gave birth too frequently, and her uterus was severely damaged, which is why she had hemorrhage."
As soon as these words were spoken, the man's face immediately showed some embarrassment, and he nodded murmuredly.
Lin Qian had heard Zhang Yufang mention before that after her daughter married into this family, she gave birth to four daughters in succession, and the fourth daughter is still less than two years old.
It would be strange if there wasn't heavy bleeding with such frequent childbirth.
Lin Qian didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. After telling them some precautions, she said goodbye. She was suddenly abducted by Wei Jing, and Lin Wu and the others didn't know about it yet.
Outside, Wei Jing and Zhang Yufang, mother and son, had already handed the relief money to the housekeeper, and the three of them left the house together.
Seeing that it was getting late, the three of them did not go back to find Lin Wu and the others. Instead, they bought what they needed and went straight back to where the carriage was parked.
Sure enough, Lin Wu and the others were already waiting there.
"Sister, where have you been? We've been looking for you for a long time and couldn't find you." Lin Shuo saw Lin Qian and immediately ran over to ask.
Lin Qian said, "Someone was bleeding heavily during childbirth, so I went to save them, and then I had a little adventure."
After hearing Lin Qian's words, Lin Shuo's curiosity was immediately piqued, and he asked, "What adventure? Tell me about it."
Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu also heard the conversation between the siblings and couldn't help but look at Lin Qian. They also wanted to know what kind of adventure it was.
"Uh, I accepted an apprentice."
Lin Shuo had a look of amazement on his face and said, "How refreshing! I have over thirty disciples, and you only have one. What kind of adventure is that?"
Lin Wu and Zhao Xiu nodded. Although Lin Shuo's words sounded a bit boastful, they were indeed true.
"Then, what if this apprentice is older than grandpa?" Lin Qian said.
Lin Shuo opened his mouth wide, and Lin Qian was afraid that he might dislocate his joint, so she kindly pressed it for him.
"Qianqian, is what you said true or false?" Zhao Xiu asked in shock.
"Aunt Xiu, what Qianqian said is true." Wei Jing spoke up to testify at this time. Zhang Yufang also came over and told her what had just happened.
When he got home, Lin Shuo was still a little bit unconvinced.
But Lin Qian ignored him. As soon as she came back, she ran into Meng Yi's room and told him what happened today.
Meng Yi nodded after hearing this: "Not bad, you did very well. Now that you have practical experience, I will teach you all the acupuncture techniques."
Lin Qian immediately nodded happily, and then spent the whole day memorizing the various channels of the human body.
Early the next morning, there was a knock on Lin Qian's door.
Lin Shuo went to open the door. The person knocking was an old man with white hair and beard, accompanied by a little boy of about eleven or twelve years old.
"Who are you looking for?" Lin Shuo rubbed his eyes and asked. He didn't sleep well last night, so he got up late today.
The old man asked, "Excuse me, is this Lin Qian's home?"
Lin Shuo nodded, then called out, "Sister! Someone's looking for you."
Lin Qian was washing her face by the well. When she heard this, she turned around and saw Xu Chengde standing outside the door.
Xu Chengde obviously saw Lin Qian as well and immediately bowed and saluted: "Master! I'm here."
With a click, Lin Shuo's jaw was dislocated because it had grown too big.
The boy next to Xu Chengde saw Lin Shuo like this, stepped forward, grabbed Lin Shuo's chin, pushed it up, and Lin Shuo's chin was reset.
Then, the two of them passed by Lin Shuo, and Lin Shuo said in a daze: "Thank you."
Lin Qian wiped her face with a headache, then ran into the room and pulled Meng Yi out of the quilt.
"Doctor Xu, this is my master. Why don't you take him as your disciple? I haven't even finished memorizing the anatomy of the human body, so I really can't teach you anything." Lin Qian said, pulling Meng Yi.
Xu Chengde looked at Meng Yi, then at Lin Qian, shook his head, and said, "I said I want to take you as my master, so you are my master, and I won't take anyone else as my master."
Why is this old man so stubborn? Lin Qian couldn't help but look at Meng Yi, who hadn't opened his eyes yet.
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