Chapter 501 Today is a Good Day
The next day, I got up and had breakfast. After breakfast, I wanted to take a day off and go to Sanqiu's house with Lao Xiao in the afternoon.
Unexpectedly, my mother stared at me with a reproachful look and said, "Aren't you going to work today?"
In her eyes, since I was receiving a salary from Xuri, I would be letting the company down if I didn't go to work.
My scalp tingled under her stare, and I smiled and said, "Go ahead."
I didn't drive, so I called a Didi, got in, and said, "Let's go to Taiyi Temple."
A little while later I got a call from my mom: "Where have you been? The car is at home. Don't try to coax me. Just go to work."
"Old man, please don't interfere too much. I'm taking a Didi to Taiyi Temple."
"Why don't you drive?"
"Driving is hard, so changing your lifestyle can be quite enjoyable, right? You don't know how to use WeChat, so I'll send a picture to Xiaolin, and you can check to see if I've gone to work."
Some readers always say they hate my mother. Don't hate her. She is just a real person in the world, and this book is also about real life.
My mother is a bit vain, only wants to be the center of attention, and is a bit strong. This is normal. She is not a university professor, but one of the millions of ordinary rural women.
She's very responsible, worried that I'll let the company down. As the saying goes, a family member is a treasure. You don't feel empty until there's no one nagging you at home.
I arrived at Taiyi Temple and had just sat down when Taoist Master Chen came in and made me a cup of tea. I felt a little bad and said, "Next time, let me make the tea myself. You're so much older than me."
He said: "It's a piece of cake. Making tea is for everyone."
I asked, "Has the evening shift started?"
"Let's get started. Oh, by the way, I forgot one thing yesterday. Some parents often come to ask if the temple has any good remedies for their teenage children with acne."
"The skin opens up to the lungs, which in Traditional Chinese Medicine is called lung heat. You can explain this to others and ask a Chinese medicine practitioner to prescribe a prescription.
Acne is a very annoying disease. A few years ago, Mr. Chen and I went to Xiamen and took a ferry to Gulangyu Island. From a distance, we saw a beautiful young lady.
When I got closer, I saw a face full of tiny pits, all scars left after acne was squeezed out. What a celebrity face, ruined by a tiny pimple.
Although it's a minor ailment, the medical community doesn't have much to offer. Because anyone with acne has high hormone levels and a fast metabolism, it's best for them to get married early.
"Get married soon?"
"Yes, it's what people call 'relieving heat'. Once the heat is released, it will heal on its own. But it's impossible to let teenage boys and girls get married early. So, if someone asks you again, just tell them:
There are acne creams on the market, so advise him to buy them. Secondly, ask an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner to prescribe a lung heat-clearing prescription. Also, be careful not to stay up late or eat spicy food. As for the two single prescriptions, you can also ask them to try them.
Taoist Master Chen immediately found a pen and paper. I wrote:
Recipe 1: Take 100 grams of mung beans, grind them into powder, add appropriate amount of warm water to make mung bean cream, wash your face before going to bed, apply mung bean cream, rub it with your index finger for 10 minutes, and then wash your face.
Recipe 2: Take an appropriate amount of fresh wolfberry, mash it, extract the juice, and apply it on the face twice a day. You will see significant improvement in about 7 to 10 days.
Taoist Priest Chen took the single piece of paper and was very happy. He said, "I want to memorize it."
"These two prescriptions may not work for everyone. Tell the person who came to you to give it a try. But add the person on WeChat and ask him to give you feedback."
First, are there any effective ones? Second, which one is better? Traditional Chinese Medicine is an empirical discipline.
For example, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, which is a test of these great pioneers on their own body. They first tasted this herb, that root, to see if it was poisonous.
Only after he experienced no vomiting, nausea, or pain did he confirm that the substance was non-toxic. He then determined which illnesses it was effective for.
Taoist Master Chen said, "I will make a good summary."
After he left, I remembered two things I hadn't completed. I walked outside the temple, took a photo, and sent it to Xiaolin, leaving a message: "Show this to my mom at noon. She's always worried about me not going to work."
Then I called Lao Xiao and asked him to drive my Land Rover to pick me up at Taiyi Temple at 4 pm, and then have dinner at Xiang Sanqiu's house.
After a while, Xiaolin replied to WeChat:
"Master Wan, my dear, I will definitely convey this to you."
I replied, "Can you please stop saying such harsh things? A child with a mother is a treasure."
I was strolling around the large square in Guanqian. Then I received a call from Professor Zhang Youcheng. He started by complaining that he hadn't been named one of the top ten renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Then he asked me to convey to President Deng that he was willing to cooperate with him.
I consoled him, "Professor, it's not that you don't meet the requirements, it's that one word doesn't fit the bill. You're a famous Chinese medicine doctor, but you're not old."
If you get the award, how will those white-bearded grandfathers feel? Traditional Chinese Medicine is an empirical science, and people believe that the whiter the beard, the more experience and the better the skills.
The IT industry is a science, so when they hire people, the younger the better. Young people are creative and have strong thinking abilities.”
Zhang Youcheng forced a smile and said, "You are good at comforting others."
"Professor, let me tell you, setbacks are good for you. I've already calculated the outcome. If you really get the nomination, you won't be working with President Deng."
"Why?"
"Because your eyebrows are short and thick, forming an inverted eight shape, you are a person who becomes more courageous when faced with setbacks. You just want to prove to others that if the east doesn't shine, the west will shine."
He smiled and said, "That's right."
"As a result, this setback has yielded two results. One is that your collaboration with President Deng has been successful. The other is that you no longer care about the Top Ten Doctors. When the time comes, the organizing committee will ask you to fill out a form."
"Please ask me to fill out the form?"
"Yeah, I guess you don't want to apply next year. You're so angry, so why not just not apply.
After a few years, the organizing committee will feel that those with gray beards have either been selected or are indeed inferior to you. If you are not selected, the organizing committee's reputation for fairness and impartiality will be completely lost.
So, they came to mobilize you, Professor Zhang, you must fill out the application this time. Please fill out the form, and we will handle the rest..."
Zhang Youcheng burst into laughter when he heard this.
"How about this, I'll have President Deng contact you so you can talk first. I might need to take a leave these days as the company is very busy."
After hanging up the phone, I called Mr. Deng’s cell phone.
After hearing this, President Deng smiled and said, "Okay, you're busy."
I was about to put my phone away when I saw that the WeChat group consisting of me, Mr. Fang, and Shaojie was very lively. It turned out that Shaojie was posting a video.
I clicked on it and saw that the performer was Long Yuan. Long Yuan had been dressed up as an old woman: a cotton hat, matchmaker makeup, and a pair of homespun shoes. She was dancing the jitterbug square dance to the tune of "Ussuri Boat Song."
I was happy for Long Yuan and also laughed out loud at his performance.
"She looks smoky and fiery, and dances charmingly and passionately."
Fang Lao's chain:
"She is so enchanting that she attracts countless eighty-year-old men to bow down to her."
Shaojie et Mr. Fang:
"This is my friend Long Yuan, also a friend of Teacher Wan. They remarried today. This is a party to commemorate the second anniversary of their divorce and one week of their remarriage."
I laughed out loud. I wrote, "Today is a good day. I thought the green mountains are so charming, but they won't shine on the ditches."
A young Taoist priest called out at the door: "Abbot, it's time for dinner."
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