night
Inside the Lin family's main room.
Lin Weiming took off his shirt and lay bare-chested on the bamboo bed in the main room.
The family stood beside him, their eyes fixed intently on Lin Ziqiu, who held a silver needle in his hand.
He wasn't only being watched by people, but also by ghosts.
Hu Jiuyuan stood beside him calmly, his cold fingers gently tapping several acupoints on Lin Weiming's back: "Just here, insert the needle."
"Ah? Master, I'm a little hesitant... What if I kill my father with this?" Lin Ziqiu looked up at Hu Jiuyuan, hesitant and unwilling to make the move.
These days, he would squat at the entrance of the pharmacy every day to observe the patients' expressions. Later, he was led inside to see if the patients' diagnoses matched his own.
When I came back at night, I practiced acupuncture by the light.
He gradually became able to pierce the leaves of a tree with a silver needle, then the bark, and even the leg of a table.
A few days ago, Hu Jiuyuan saw that he was doing well in his practice, so he let him start practicing on pigskin until he could steadily control the force and depth of the needle insertion.
Hu Jiuyuan then told him to find someone to give it a try.
Lin Weiming had been busy with work every day and was suffering from some back pain, so he naturally became his youngest son's practice target.
Lin Ziqiu had been full of confidence, but when Lin Weiming actually lay in front of him, he became somewhat afraid.
Lin Weiming: "..."
Damn it, after what the fourth brother said, he himself became a little scared.
"Cough cough... What's there to be afraid of? Master Hu has already pointed out the acupoints for you, how could you possibly prick them wrong?" Lin Weiming said in a deliberately rough manner to reassure his son.
"As long as you do it my way, no one will die! Look at your dad, he's waiting to be pricked by you and he's so at ease, what do you have to be afraid of? Even if it hurts, it won't hurt you! Just go for it, if you're so afraid of everything, how will you ever make any money?" Hu Jiuyuan loudly encouraged his little apprentice.
Because Lin Ziqiu had to study with Hu Jiuyuan every day, Lin Wanyue specially strengthened the connection between him and Hu Jiuyuan so that he could see him at any time without needing to light mosquito coils.
However, this was the first time Lin Ziqiu had experimented on a human. His family wanted to see it, and Lin Zhongyuan happened to be on vacation at home, so he took a stick of incense from his own place and lit it.
Now everyone can hear and see how Hu Jiuyuan teaches his apprentices.
"Okay, okay..." Lin Ziqiu gritted his teeth after hearing his master's words, thinking that since it was for money and wouldn't hurt, he could still give it a try on himself.
As for my dad... I'll definitely take good care of him when I earn money in the future!
He picked up the silver needle and inserted it in the direction Hu Jiuyuan pointed.
"Father, please don't shout it out! If Fourth Brother gets scared, he won't be able to earn any money in the future." Lin Wanyue squatted down in front of Lin Weiming and saw that the muscles on her father's back suddenly tensed up, so she quickly said.
"..." Lin Weiming was actually too nervous, so the pain wasn't that intense.
"Good girl, stop trying to persuade me. The more you try, the more I feel cold inside," Lin Weiming said helplessly to his daughter. As he spoke, his muscles actually relaxed a lot.
Lin Ziqiu continued to insert needles into other acupoints on his body. With the first needle successfully inserted, he became more and more adept at inserting the needles into the subsequent ones.
Before long, Lin Weiming had several needles stuck in his back.
"Master, shall I try a few more times?" Lin Ziqiu was no longer afraid and eagerly picked up the silver needles.
"Wait a minute." But Hu Jiuyuan stopped him, saying, "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
"I haven't forgotten. The combination of monarch and minister, acupuncture and medicine all require careful consideration and restraint..." Lin Ziqiu withdrew the needles and told Hu Jiuyuan what he had been told.
"Not bad, not bad."
Hu Jiuyuan nodded in satisfaction.
After a quarter of an hour, Lin Ziqiu took the initiative to remove the needles from Lin Weiming's body.
"Huh?" Lin Weiming stood up and moved around a bit, then was surprised to find that "I... don't feel so bad anymore!"
"Really? My grandson is really that amazing now?" Liu Junlan asked in surprise.
"That's right! My shoulders used to ache from working too much, but I just twisted them and they feel much better! It seems this kid hasn't wasted his time learning these past few days! He really chose the right master."
"I told you, this Master Hu Jiuyuan is a renowned physician in the martial arts world. Now that my son has a master, this kid is going to have some skills!" Lin Weiming patted Lin Ziqiu on the shoulder.
"Hehe~" Lin Ziqiu's learning was recognized by his whole family, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He looked at his master with great admiration.
Hu Jiuyuan stroked his beard, looking at his little apprentice's admiring gaze, and couldn't help but raise his chin even higher.
It seems this little apprentice has some aptitude and can be taught a little.
...
The Lin family's life has been quite peaceful lately. Lin Weiming still sells roasted sweet potato noodles with his mother every day, and when the weather gets hot, they also open a fruit salad stall.
Lin Zhongyuan continued to travel between home and the academy every day, while Lin Zheyun practiced kung fu in his own yard. Unable to bear seeing his third brother idle, he also brought him over to spar with him.
Lin Ziqiu now spends most of his time at the pharmacy, and occasionally goes with Hu Jiuyuan to the mountains and forests near the academy to learn how to collect herbs. It is said that medicine and medicine are inseparable, and if he cannot even recognize the herbs, he naturally cannot prescribe medicine for patients.
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