It would be a lie to say that I wasn't tempted by this century-old wild ginseng.
After all, this is a century-old wild ginseng!
If this medicine could be used to make longevity pills, its effects would far surpass any health supplement.
Although at Mr. Gu's age he had long since come to terms with life and death and was not afraid of death, everyone has their own weaknesses.
Mr. Gu's weakness was his wife, Zhang Suya.
After marrying into the Gu family at the age of eighteen, Zhang Suya lived with Gu Fangzhou and gave birth to a son and a daughter for him.
Unfortunately, neither his son nor his daughter had any interest in traditional Chinese medicine; both studied Western medicine, so neither of them inherited Gu Fangzhou's mantle.
What truly worried Mr. Gu was his wife Zhang Suya's health. Her health had never been good, a lingering ailment from the chaotic period.
Over the years, it has been Dr. Gu who has prescribed medicine to nourish his wife, which is why she looks so lively and energetic.
Therefore, Gu Fangzhou hesitated, unsure whether he should accept this century-old wild ginseng.
At this moment, the fifth senior brother, Li Huai'an, couldn't help but persuade Elder Gu, "Teacher, please accept it. This is a token of my junior brother's goodwill. Although the gift is indeed valuable, it is nothing compared to your and your wife's health."
"Yes, teacher, please accept it. It's just a ginseng."
Su Zhengnan smiled and echoed again.
Upon hearing this, Gu Fangzhou sighed softly and accepted the century-old wild ginseng. He then sat down and addressed Su Zhengnan and the others:
"Alright, I'll accept this. I'll use the ancient formula to refine some longevity pills when I have some free time, and you fellow disciples can come and collect them then."
Ancient recipe?
A longevity elixir?
Su Zhengnan's eyes lit up slightly. Few people had heard of this formula, and not many people used it.
Most people only know about the Longevity Pill, a prescription used by Empress Dowager Cixi, which is mainly used to treat poor appetite, fatigue, irregular bowel movements, forgetfulness, palpitations, insomnia, and spleen deficiency that cannot control blood, etc.
The longevity pill that Master Gu mentioned is an ancient formula that has the effect of prolonging life.
There is also a miraculous longevity pill, which also has the effect of prolonging life. The ingredients in the formula are not very precious, but it needs to be taken for a long time to be effective.
Mo Chaoyang and Li Huai'an exchanged a glance, then bowed in unison to Elder Gu, laughing heartily, "Thank you very much, Teacher. We're really benefiting from our junior brother's success, hahaha..."
They both naturally knew the ancient formula for the Longevity Pill, but the process of making this medicine was a bit complicated and required a lot of skill.
Mo Chaoyang and his companion did not believe that the longevity pill they refined according to the formula would have the same effect as the one their teacher had refined.
Moreover, there is only one wild ginseng plant in front of us that is over a hundred years old.
They could hardly find this one top-grade medicinal herb again, let alone the others.
At this moment, Su Zhengnan finally came to his senses and greeted Mo Chaoyang and the other brother, saying, "Second Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Brother, it's been a long time! Your laughter is as deep and resonant as ever!"
"Are you deliberately making fun of your senior brother? Don't think that just because you gave the teacher a hundred-year-old wild ginseng today you can disregard your senior brother. When we drink together later, you'll still have to sit at the bottom of the table."
Li Huai'an pointed at Su Zhengnan with a smile.
Su Zhengnan smiled and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Fifth Senior Brother, you're joking. How could I dare to tease you two? I genuinely think you two look so energetic and healthy, with great appetites!"
Second Senior Brother Mo Chaoyang glanced at him and couldn't help but interject, "I'm telling you, Junior Brother, why do you insist on becoming a school doctor? We offered you a job at our hospital before, but you wouldn't have agreed. What are you thinking?"
"Hey, senior brother, can we not bring this up? It's all in the past!"
Upon hearing his second senior brother suddenly bring up this matter, Su Zhengnan awkwardly touched his nose and said, "Actually, being a school doctor is pretty good for me now. At least I still have spare time every day to study medical skills."
"Oh, junior brother, you still have time to study medicine?"
Mo Chaoyang was taken aback for a moment, then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he smiled and said, "Since you still have time to study medicine, junior brother, there's an academic exchange meeting at our Traditional Chinese Medicine College next Saturday. Why don't you come and have some fun?"
"ah?"
Su Zhengnan was dumbfounded. He had only said it casually; how could he have time to study?
More often than not, it's more convenient to get a direct reward from the system!
For a moment, Su Zhengnan didn't know whether to go or not, since he didn't think he had ever participated in an academic exchange meeting before!
Actually, it's not that I've never participated.
Previously, the original owner of the body had always gone to academic conferences with his teacher, but Su Zhengnan, the newcomer, had never attended one.
Watching his disciples bickering, Gu Fangzhou smiled faintly, then took a sip of his tea and looked at Su Zhengnan, saying:
"This academic exchange meeting of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is quite good. There's a lot of valuable information there. If you have time, Xiao Su, you can go and listen to it. It will definitely benefit you."
Seeing that the teacher had already spoken, Su Zhengnan could only nod and reply to his second senior brother, "Saturday, right? Okay, senior brother, give me a time then, I'll definitely go!"
"Okay, okay, then I'll save a seat for you."
Mo Chaoyang laughed heartily, appearing very happy.
As the vice president of the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mo Chaoyang naturally has the right to reserve positions for others, not just one, but more than half of the positions.
Tap tap tap...
Just as the group was chatting happily...
Teacher's wife, Zhang Suya, walked in with a smile and greeted everyone, "Alright, are you still chatting? It's time to eat!"
"Let's eat first, then we can talk."
Old Gu stood up and greeted them before walking towards the restaurant.
Su Zhengnan exchanged a glance with his two senior brothers, smiled, and followed closely behind their teacher. The group quickly arrived at the restaurant next door and sat down.
"Hey you guys, don't just stand there, eat up! This food won't taste good if it gets cold."
Seeing that Su Zhengnan and the others had sat down but hadn't touched their chopsticks, Zhang Suya, the teacher's wife, smiled and called to them again, while quickly pouring a glass of Moutai for Old Master Gu, saying:
"Just one cup, no more!"
"Okay, just one!"
Old Master Gu nodded in agreement.
Then, Old Gu picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
After seeing their teacher start eating, Su Zhengnan and the others picked up their chopsticks one by one and began to eat as well.
This is the most basic etiquette for respecting teachers; if the teacher doesn't start eating, the disciple shouldn't either!
In fact, the importance attached to the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine is no less than that of the martial arts world, and may even be more strictly regulated. The transmission of the master-disciple relationship has never been taken lightly.
After all, passing on traditions is different from teaching in schools!
It doesn't matter whether students learn or not in school. Once you step out of the school gates, you will rarely have any professional interaction with your teachers.
However, the transmission of the teacher-student relationship is different.
This is clearly about carrying on the teacher's mantle; if anything goes wrong, the teacher will be held jointly responsible.
That's why there's a saying: "A teacher for a day is a father for life."
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