Chapter 306 Mastering the Law of Rising and Falling Numbers
I'll be driving. We plan to visit Mr. Xipo first, return to Urumqi that night, and then visit Mr. Deng the next day. Lao Xiao suggests going back to his hometown in Xicheng District.
We chatted along the way. I told Lao Xiao that someone had given me a medical book, and I wanted to ask Mr. Xipo to identify the prescriptions in it to see if they were valuable.
Lao Xiao joked: "You are a person who never stops learning as long as you live."
I said, "My studies are useless, and I can't practice medicine. If Mr. Xipo thinks these prescriptions are useful, I can give them to him. They will benefit his patients."
Lao Xiao said: "You are such a good person."
Along the way, we talked about traditional Chinese medicine.
I said, "One advantage of Chinese medicine is that it will rarely kill you."
Lao Xiao laughed and said, "Western medicine cannot cure diseases without instruments. There is a professor in our village who works in a big hospital. When he goes home for the New Year, everyone comes to him for treatment.
Unless you have any test results or B-ultrasound results, he won’t show them to you.”
"Yes. They're not as popular as the old Chinese medicine doctors who come back to their hometowns. They can take the pulse and write prescriptions right away."
Lao Xiao said: "Even more popular than traditional Chinese medicine is our Dr. Murakami Jiang, a famous acupuncturist. He doesn't even take medicine. He just gives acupuncture to others.
So, every time he went back to visit his family, his home was always crowded with people. Others came home to rest during the New Year. But he never rested for a moment.
"How is Dr. Jiang's medical skills?"
"He's quite impressive. He's cured everything from facial paralysis to hemiplegia. He's even broken through the restriction that heart disease can't be treated with acupuncture."
"Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture are unique Chinese medical techniques. They are very effective in treating acute illnesses, and Chinese medicine is also very effective in treating chronic diseases. Unfortunately, neither has been well developed."
Lao Xiao also sighed: "Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the unity of man and nature, and treats diseases with a holistic view of the universe, while Western medicine focuses on treating the symptoms instead of the cause."
"You had a toothache last time, and drinking black tea helped, didn't it?"
"Okay, I almost forgot to thank you."
"What's the point of talking about gratitude between us?"
The two chatted all the way, and before they knew it, they got off the highway and turned onto the provincial road. They arrived at Su Xipo's house a little after five o'clock.
It was still the same house, but Mr. Xipo and Mrs. Su had grown older. Their family was waiting for us on the ground floor.
After we got off the car, everyone shook hands happily. However, Mrs. Su didn't quite recognize Lao Xiao, so I introduced him to her.
I presented the gift to Mrs. Su. She smiled and said, "You are always so polite."
The two elders welcomed us into their study to reminisce about the past.
We met in October, but we didn't really talk. This time, I just talked about my work and life.
Mr. Su also mentioned that his powder for treating eczema and swelling had just been launched on the market. He also planned to rebuild the house in a year or two.
In short, everyone's life has improved and they are in a particularly good mood.
The topic inevitably turned to Brother Long, and Mr. Xipo shook his head and sighed, "What a pity, what a pity."
Mrs. Su had already gone to light the fire and cook. Then I told her the purpose of my visit.
Mr. Xipo said, "Let me see."
I went to the car and got the notebook.
Mr. Xipo said, "You two can walk around and I'll take a closer look."
I led Lao Xiao down the hill and we took a leisurely stroll along the path beside the field.
Old Xiao asked, "Doctor Su has such good medical skills. Why doesn't he open a clinic in the city?"
I shook my head. "He can't make a living in the city."
"A famous doctor can't get a job?"
"Yes, he's very straightforward. For example, if a commoner comes to ask him to see a patient, then a leader will immediately send someone to ask him to see a patient. Mr. Su won't change his schedule. He will go to the house of whoever calls first."
"What if the leader's family has an emergency?" Lao Xiao asked.
I laughed and said, "You've become out of touch with reality. In today's society, no one calls a Chinese doctor for emergency treatment. They're mostly chronic diseases, difficult and complicated illnesses that have long been untreatable."
Lao Xiao smiled embarrassedly.
"And he lives in the country? He doesn't have to make house calls. People come to him. He grows vegetables in the garden, raises chickens in the coop, and fishes in the pond in front of his door. He doesn't have to worry about anyone's opinion.
How wonderful it is to live like this! He can live with dignity and devote himself to studying medicine. It's like the soil and water will produce the kind of man. And the soil will produce the kind of fruit.
We walked and chatted, heading deeper into the valley. Then, a large yellow dog caught up with us. I knew this yellow dog all too well. It was the Su family's watchdog, and it was very gentle.
It rushed in front of us and blocked our way, wagging its tail non-stop.
I said to Lao Xiao, "It's time for dinner, let's go back."
The yellow dog saw us turn around and rushed in front of us to lead the way. We walked and stopped, waiting all the time.
Back in the living room, Mrs. Su had indeed prepared a large meal. However, since the sons had separated, it was just the four of us dining together.
During the meal, Mr. Xipo said, "Stay here tonight and I'll talk to you."
Mrs. Su said, "Mr. Xiao, after dinner, I'll take you to play mahjong with my youngest son."
Old Xiaoyuan had no intention of staying and looked at me.
I said, "Let's listen to Mr. Su's arrangements. Staying here for a night in this picturesque place is a real treat."
After dinner, we took a short rest and Mr. Xipo led me into the study.
He said, "I have read this booklet carefully. This man's ancestors were medical men. He did not formally study medicine, but studied to achieve fame and fortune, but was frustrated. However, his medical prescriptions are very valuable."
Next, he explained to me in detail two of the prescriptions, one for the kidneys and one for the lungs, saying that he was very impressed by these two prescriptions.
He took out a pen and paper and explained, "Note-taking master, if the first ingredient is one qian, the second one should be four qian, the third one should be seven qian, and the fourth one should be ten qian."
Mr. Xipo wrote down a line of numbers: 1-4-7-10. He asked me if I understood them.
I nodded. "The interval is 3."
Mr. Xipo wrote another line: 2-5-8-11.
I said, "The interval is still 3."
Mr. Xipo wrote another line: 3-6-9-12.
I laughed and said, "It's still 3."
Mr. Xipo said, "This is his uniqueness. The prescription is no different from the classic prescriptions in books, but when he prescribed the dosage, he paid attention to the principle that the three give birth to all things."
After all, I know a little bit about medicine. I understood it immediately.
"My personal understanding is that it groups three Chinese herbs with the same medicinal properties into a group, and uses a progressive dosage method with an interval of 3."
Mr. Xipo said, "Yes. Of course, if it's a laxative, he'll use 174, 285, 396 as the dosage. Pull it up first, then lower it."
My heart brightened up, and I let out a long sigh: "Oh, so that's how it is."
"I've copied down these two classic recipes. I'll try them out and see how effective they are. I'll let you know if anything happens."
I said, "My mission is accomplished. If you find it useful after reading it, you can help treat more patients. If I don't show it to you and I just throw it away, it would be a shame."
Mr. Xipo said, "Shanhong, you are a compassionate person. Some people only think about how this matter will benefit themselves. But you think about how it will benefit others."
I said, "Besides visiting you and presenting this book to you, I also wanted to visit Mr. Deng to see how the villa construction for Master is progressing."
In fact, I thought to myself that although the prescription was not of much use to me, I gained a lot today. I inadvertently mastered the principle of rising and falling numbers.
What is the use of this principle? I will tell you later.
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