Chapter 218 Emerging Talent
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Kong Wange kept writing until the very last second, and only handed in her paper when the judges urged her to give her the answer.
Seeing this, Wen Xiaoxiao sneered, "Do you think this is a college entrance exam essay? You can get points just by writing 800 words. If you don't know how to write, don't force yourself. It's not about who writes the most."
When Kong Wange returned after handing in her paper, she curled her lips into a smile, ignoring her completely, and simply gave her a thumbs-up.
Wen Xiaoxiao was extremely pleased with herself, and then Kong Wange flipped her wrist, turning the compliment downwards.
Wen Xiaoxiao was furious: "You..."
"What's wrong? Is your face itchy again? It's a pity you're taking an exam right now. Why don't you just bear with it and I'll treat it for you properly when we get out?"
After speaking, Kong Wange calmly returned to her seat.
Wen Xiaoxiao: "..."
The teacher in charge of exam discipline noticed their conversation and gave them a cold look. Wen Xiaoxiao could only give up indignantly.
The judges were reviewing the papers at the front; they were all leading figures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and they reviewed the papers very quickly.
They shook their heads as they looked at the first few papers, but when they saw Wen Xiaoxiao's, they showed some satisfaction.
Wen Xiaoxiao stood to the side and sneered at Kong Wange: "See? The judge is holding my paper. You can just wait to be eliminated."
Kong Wange impatiently fanned her eyes and said, "Strange, it's only the beginning of summer, and these mosquitoes are already buzzing non-stop. It's so annoying."
Wen Xiaoxiao: "..."
After putting down Wen Xiaoxiao's paper, the judges looked at the next few papers, their faces revealing neither joy nor anger. But when they saw the last paper, they all fell silent, and then began to whisper among themselves.
This discussion lasted for a very long time.
Wen Xiaoxiao gloated from the side: "What did I just say? It's not about writing a lot. Look at the judges, they probably can't even read your handwriting."
As soon as Wen Xiaoxiao finished speaking, several judges put down the paper. One of the judges, who was older and had gray hair, looked up and asked, "Which candidate is Kong Wange?"
Kong Wange took a small step forward, glanced at the identity plaque in front of the white-haired old man, and respectfully said, "Teacher Feng, that is me."
Looking at her, Dr. Feng asked, "Excuse me, could you tell us about the last male patient? What were your considerations when you prescribed '30g of raw astragalus, 30g of raw rehmannia, 15g of atractylodes, 30g of scrophularia, 15g of kudzu root, 30g of salvia miltiorrhiza, and added 3g of cinnamon'?"
His question stunned everyone, including Wen Xiaoxiao, and all eyes turned to Kong Wange.
Kong Wange smiled and calmly said, "I prescribed this medicine because I determined that the patient has diabetes."
Upon hearing this, all the candidates present couldn't help but burst into a murmur of discussion.
"Diabetes? Didn't the last patient have insomnia? She said she was dizzy and hadn't slept well for two or three months."
"Is it cervical spondylosis? He keeps saying his hands and feet are numb, and isn't dizziness caused by cervical spondylosis?"
"Anyway, it can't be diabetes, no matter what the illness is. The typical characteristics of diabetes are polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria, and weight loss. None of these patients have any of these characteristics!"
Old Feng seemed oblivious to the crowd's discussion, and instead began to discuss with Kong Wange: "This examinee, how did you determine that the patient had diabetes?"
"I……"
“Teacher Feng, I think you don’t need to ask any more questions. What other way could she possibly make a judgment? She definitely didn’t diagnose the patient’s real illness and just guessed randomly!”
Before Kong Wange could finish speaking, Wen Xiaoxiao, who was standing to the side, looked at her teasingly and continued, "That patient just now clearly had visual impairment, dizziness, memory loss, and sleep disorders. In addition, he had weakness and soreness in his lower back and numbness in his limbs, which are obvious signs of ankylosing spondylitis. How could he possibly have diabetes? Kong Wange, even if you're just guessing, you can't be that ridiculously wrong, can you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him couldn't help but start talking about it again.
"Really? That patient just now had ankylosing spondylitis! How come I didn't think of that!"
"Wen Xiaoxiao is indeed a member of the Wen family. She can easily diagnose illnesses that we can't."
"What do you think? Growing up surrounded by so many medical books and herbs, what resources do they have? Can we poor people compare?"
"Ugh, damn it, why did they have to put me in the same group as her?"
Everyone was talking at once, and Wen Xiaoxiao was thoroughly enjoying listening.
That's right. Even if she wasn't particularly outstanding in the Wen family, she could easily crush them all in this group!
"Kong Wange, a person should know their own limitations. You know your own level. I advise you to get out of here and stop making a fool of yourself," Wen Xiaoxiao mocked Kong Wange.
Kong Wange shook her head: "Wen Xiaoxiao, are you a judge?"
Wen Xiaoxiao paused, then sneered, "So what if I do something? You answered that last question so badly that even the judges couldn't stand it anymore. What face do you have to stay here?"
"Silence! No loud noises allowed in the examination room!" Old Feng shouted, and Wen Xiaoxiao was too frightened to speak again.
Old Feng turned to Kong Wange with a gentle expression and said, "This candidate, please continue."
Kong Wange raised the corners of her lips slightly, glanced at Wen Xiaoxiao with a provocative look, and said, "What this little mosquito (Wen) said is right. The last patient did have ankylosing spondylitis, but the root cause of his dizziness, insomnia, and numbness in his limbs is not that."
"Ha, what else could it be but this?" Wen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but interrupt, looking like she was waiting to see her make excuses.
Kong Wange ignored Wen Xiaoxiao and calmly looked at the judges, saying in a measured tone, "The patient does indeed have ankylosing spondylitis, but he has had this disease for many years. However, the dizziness, numbness in his limbs, and visual impairment only started in the last three months. I took his pulse. Although this patient does not have the typical problem of weight loss and excessive eating, he is fatigued, cold-sensitive, has a red tongue with little coating, and a deep, thready, and weak pulse. These are typical symptoms of a diabetic patient with deficiency of both qi and yin."
"His symptoms of restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, forgetfulness, and weakness in the lower back and knees pointed to a deficiency of the heart and kidneys. Therefore, I used Rehmannia glutinosa, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes lancea, and Scrophularia ningpoensis as medicine, combined with three grams of cinnamon to guide the fire back to its source, thereby achieving the purpose of tonifying the kidneys and replenishing essence."
The judges listened to Kong Wange's words and nodded repeatedly.
Wen Xiaoxiao, who was standing next to her, was a little stunned. Kong Wange turned to her, her gaze calm and firm: "Since you have determined that he has ankylosing spondylitis, I guess the prescription you gave him should be based on Angelica pubescens, parasitic plant, and Angelica sinensis, supplemented with Dipsacus asper, Atractylodes macrocephala, centipede and Homalomena occulta. This prescription is indeed effective for ankylosing spondylitis, but it only treats the symptoms and not the root cause."
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