Chapter 68: Becoming an Apprentice
Chapter 68: Becoming an Apprentice
The stretcher had already been brought over from behind, and no one disturbed Yuan Xiu.
When the old man's breathing gradually stabilized, the pain on his face disappeared, and he was even able to sit down with help, everyone applauded!
The old man took a breath and looked weakly at Yuan Xiu, "Thank you, young friend."
Yuan Xiu quickly waved her hand: "You should take him to the hospital quickly. What I did just now was only a temporary measure. If you want him to be healthy, he needs to go to the hospital for a proper check-up."
The old man waved his hand: "No rush."
He was helped to his feet by his secretary and began talking to his foreign friends.
Yuan Xiu couldn't understand what they were saying.
All I heard were the words "Traditional Chinese Medicine" and "Acupuncture Points".
Several foreigners even reached out and pressed their hands together.
The facial expressions on his face were incredibly rich!
"Traditional Chinese Medicine! Amazing!"
The foreign friends all looked at Yuan Xiu and gave her a thumbs up!
"sharp!"
Yuan Xiu: "..."
laugh.
A smile is always a good thing.
Seeing that the old man and the foreign friends were having a great time talking, Yuan Xiu quietly reminded the person who looked like a leader of the Friendship Store again before pulling Teacher Shen away quietly.
After the old man handed his foreign friend over to others to take care of, he turned around and realized that the young friend who had saved him had left sometime earlier.
"Where are they?" he asked the manager of the Friendship Store.
"Before leaving, she reminded me to advise you not to forget to go to the hospital."
The old man smiled and said, "Okay, I'll follow the doctor's orders and go now."
……
"Xiao Yuan, you can treat patients too?"
Teacher Shen is still a little dazed. She knew that Xiao Yuan was reading medical books, but she never expected that she would be able to use traditional Chinese medicine to save people.
"I don't know anything, but I do know a little about traditional Chinese medicine first aid. I learned it from medical books. If I don't understand something, I ask Guiying's father-in-law. He's the one who taught me all of that."
"You're incredibly reckless. You just relied on medical books and what others said, and you dared to do it? That person looked like a high-ranking leader. What if something really happened and you were blamed?"
Yuan Xiu is still nervous. "I've thought about this too, but when I read medical books, I came across these few passages."
She said, "A doctor must have a compassionate heart, a heart that cannot bear to see the untimely death of a person beyond saving, and a heart that seeks no personal gain or recognition..."
"Although I was scared, I couldn't look back and forth at that time. If I didn't understand, I naturally wouldn't have taken a step forward. But today I just happened to meet someone who did understand. When I saw his face, which was in pain because he was having difficulty breathing due to angina, I couldn't stay out of it."
Teacher Shen took her hand and patted it. "Xiao Yuan, I was narrow-minded. To be honest, you have impressed me. You are right. I want to learn from you. You really understand the knowledge in books, while I just swallow them whole and don't know anything about them."
"Teacher Shen..."
"Don't call me Teacher Shen anymore, just call me Sister Shen, it sounds more intimate."
Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Sister Shen."
"You said you want to be a doctor, Xiao Yuan, so you want to be a doctor?" Saying something like that is just holding yourself to the standards of a doctor.
"Yes, I want to be a doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."
This was the first time Yuan Xiu had clearly stated her dream to anyone other than Jiang Zhou.
"Okay!" Teacher Shen grabbed her hand. "I support you! Xiao Yuan, with your hard work and positive attitude, you can definitely do it! I'll be waiting to see you for treatment in the future."
Yuan Xiu chuckled: "Quickly, spit it out! You'd better never come to me for medical treatment for the rest of your life."
Teacher Shen was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter, "That's right, that's right."
……
The two ate in the city before going back.
After arriving home, Yuan Xiu put down what she had bought and went next door to find Doctor Liu.
She told him about what happened to her that day.
Dr. Liu perked up immediately, sitting upright in his recliner: "Come, come, tell me properly, how did you determine that he has angina?"
Yuan Xiu began to describe the symptoms: "He clutched his chest, which indicated that the lesion originated from his heart. After he fell to the ground, beads of sweat quickly appeared on his forehead, and he was breathing rapidly and short of breath... Actually, I noticed him before he fell ill. When he was talking to someone, he quietly twisted his neck and shoulders several times, and his face showed an expression of discomfort, which was probably pain caused by pressure."
"So you pressed his Neiguan acupoint?"
Yuan Xiu nodded.
Dr. Liu stared at her with his yellowish old eyes for a long time, then clapped his hands and burst into laughter!
"Great! Finally, I've found someone decent!"
"Little Yuan, tell me honestly, do you really want to study traditional Chinese medicine?"
Yuan Xiu nodded, her gaze resolute: "I want to learn traditional Chinese medicine, I want to become a TCM doctor, please teach me, Dr. Liu!"
After saying that, she knelt down and bowed her head in kowtow!
After she formally kowtowed three times, Doctor Liu said, "Alright, then I'll teach you. Let me tell you, I'm very strict. If I find out you're not learning properly, our master-disciple relationship will be severed immediately!"
Yuan Xiu's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "Master!"
"Don't worry, Master, I will definitely learn well!"
Dr. Liu nodded with satisfaction. "Good, I trust you! By the way, when will you make some more radish pancakes for me to try?"
Yuan Xiu laughed, "I'll make it for you, Master, today!"
……
"Radish cakes?"
Jiang Zhou sniffed a few times, the unique fragrance of radish filling his nostrils.
Yuan Xiu picked up a golden-brown radish pancake from the pan and placed it in a bowl. "Eat up, I have good news to tell you after you finish!"
The freshly cooked pancake was so hot it hurt the tip of your tongue. Jiang Zhou blew on it and asked, "What good news? Did you buy a radio?"
"No." Yuan Xiu glanced at him. "I put the radio on the dresser. Did you see it? Do you want to try it out? By the way, it cost eighty yuan."
Jiang Zhou nodded: "We'll try it later. What's so great about that?"
"I've become your apprentice!" Yuan Xiu looked at him with a smile.
Jiang Zhou raised an eyebrow: "Dr. Liu has taken you on as his apprentice?"
Yuan Xiu nodded.
Why did he suddenly speak up?
Jiang Zhou understood her desire to study medicine, but it was too difficult to systematically study at school; it couldn't be achieved overnight, and they had to find a way slowly.
Before that, learning from Dr. Liu was the best option.
Yuan Xiu carefully placed the radish cakes into the bowl one by one. "Maybe they think I'm hardworking and diligent, and would make a good apprentice. I was originally planning to take the initiative to become their apprentice after I finished reading this medical book, but I didn't expect... I'm so lucky!"
She was in a good mood, her tone even brimming with joy. She handed the bowl to Jiang Zhou, saying, "Could you please take this bowl of radish pancakes to my master, Battalion Commander Jiang?"
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