Taoist Doctor Chapter 8

Chapter 8 One dose, cured by one dose again

The biggest group that Zhou Jinyuan had ever stayed was the Taoist temple. He did not know whether all the workplaces were like the No.3 Hospital, filled with strange gossip, and had a strong sense of the modern times. Certainly young people were pa.s.sing those.

If gossip were continuously spreading in this way, he afraid that he would be described as Fei sheng[1] from the place he stood.

[1]Fei sheng: Become a immortal and fly from place he stood up to Heaven.

He looked at Liu Qi and Liu Qi silently stared at the ceiling. As the source of the gossip, he said that he did not expect to pa.s.s it like this…

The family members of the patients were more confused. Vice President Xiao said a few words in the ears of Huang before. The main content was that his mother was cured by Zhou Jinyuan, but he did not mention anything about “cultivating immortals[2].”

[2] cultivating immortals: Taoist priest do practice everyday and want to be immortal someday in Chinese culture.

When the doctor said it, everyone else remembered it. Surly, the Chinese medicine department should have entered a new doctor recently, and his deeds had been rumored in the Hospital.

“Was he meditating in the clinic without the visiting of patients, wasn't he ?”

“Did he draw a symbol[3] , didn't he?”

[3]A symbol: Taoist priests draw magic figures to invoke or expel spirits and bring good.

“It's him, the whole hospital can't find other priest…”

It's not the case that they didn't respect the thoughts of leaders and their families. But it's not good to take the patient's condition like this.

Huang believed in Vice President Xiao before, and he hesitated as soon as he heard the whispering words.

He was a person who had never been superst.i.tious. he could still believe in Chinese medicine. But Taoist? He had to think twice!

A doctor who cultivated immortals in the office, was unreliable.

Zhou Jinyuan couldn't help but hear those gossip. He was so famous as the new one. Of course, it seemed that it was not a good reputation. He repeatedly shouted: “Director Xie, I felt boring and did meditating just for two weekends, then I didn't do again, and I had no time to draw symbol at working hours. My symbols were all painted in private time.”

Everyone: …so there were still symbols!

“Dr. Xiao, what was wrong with your hospital?” Huang's face became grey.

“Xiao Zhou is a Taoist, but his medical skills learned from family. There was no conflict between these!” Vice President Xiao did not want to be unjustly blamed, and immediately affirmed it.

“Can I say a few words?” Xie min suddenly said.

She had been in the Hospital for more than 30 years. She often consulted in various departments and cooperated with colleagues in other departments. Considering of her character and medical skills, everyone trusted her.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, including Huang zong also staring at herself, Xie min said: “We put Dr. Zhou's personal issue aside, whether his dialectical or treatment ideas, I think there is no problem, even just right. In my opinion, he is qualified for the job and can come up with his prescription. Of course, I will review it!”

Just now she had been thinking that if she completely eliminated prejudice, Xiao Zhou was very likely to be the “predecessor” doctor who she secretly sought for a long time. She could greatly a.s.sure that.

Xie min even looked forward to it. She thought carefully about Xiao Zhou's dialectical treatment and it was impeccable. But if they let her come to the formula, she only dared to say that three doses could see the effect, relieving the condition, and did not dare to say to cure by just a dose.

Therefore, if Xiao Zhou was the “predecessor”, could he reproduce the previous excellent medication of stopping syndrome as before?

Using drugs likes commanding army. Endless possibilities are created by changes of prescriptions!

No one spoke in the ward for a while.

Xie min said so, everyone was silent.

It was really uneasy for people letting a Taoist to be a doctor. But he was not an intern really. Xie Min insured his skills, and both of Vice Dean Xiao and patient's family agreed.  There was nothing to say.

– Even if he was too young, there were many talents who are famous for their fame in history of Chinese and Western medicine.

“Is the prescription written?” after a long time, Xie min broke the silence.

“Here you are” Zhou Jinyuan handed prescription to Xie min.

Xie min read it and confirmed that there was no problem with the compatibility and dosage, and then let Liu Qi to stare at the decocting of medicine. Looking back, she thought twice of the relationship between this medication and the treatment.

Astragalus, Salvia, which could supplement blood and keep vitality of Qi*, dried tangerine peel,  Pinelliae can warm stomach…

*Qi: Gas. According to Chinese medicine theory, our body are full of Qi and Qi is running along channels .

This side could not be said to be not rigorous, and the style was consistent with the style of Xiao Mu's case what Xie min saw. She totally believed in him now .

Who would have thought the doctor who was mature and experienced in her illusion would be such a young man. Still, other cases could be find in history about the famous and young Chinese medicine pract.i.tioner, but the other ident.i.ty of Zhou Jinyuan was too confusing.

However, carefully thinking about Zhou Jinyuan learned Chinese medicine from family, she felt that was in line with the ident.i.ty of him who came from family of Chinese traditional medicine and had learned Chinese medicine since he was a child. However, everyone misunderstood him before.

Before the medicine was decocted, some doctors were called to do their work. The No.3 Hospital, as one of top Hospitals, many patients came here everyday.

Zhou Jinyuan had nothing to do, because the Chinese medicine department was not very popular, and he had no patients.

Huang was silent for a while and asked him: “Are you really a Taoist? Why do you become a Taoist when you are young?”

“My dad is a Taoist priest, my grandfather is a Taoist priest, and my family is a Taoist family.” Zhou Jinyuan realized what he said as if he had gone astray, or he lost hope and couldn't choose his way even he was very young. He explain immediately , “Sun Simiao, Tao Hongjing were Taoist priests too. One of the four major gynaecology schools of Chinese medicine in Beijing was pa.s.sed down from a Taoist temple!”

Huang did not know this. Listening to him saying this, he immediately checked it with his mobile phone. Really, there was something like what Zhou said ,which relieved him.

……

When the medicine was decocted, people sent it to the ward. The old man got help from others to get up and slowly drank the medicine soup. In these days he had been nausea and hiccup, so it took about ten minutes to finish drinking slowly.

After drinking, Huang Lao continued to stay in bed, and after a while, when he was eating, he had to be constantly monitored by ECG[4] in these days after the myocardial infarction. He needed eat little and often.

[4]ECG: Electrocardiogram

Because of hiccup, nausea, anorexia and other symptoms, Huang Lao had been unable to eat much. The meal was brought to the bedside, and his face changed and his throat rang.

When the nurse found that, she immediately took spittoon to him.

Who knows that Huang Lao was tilting his head, opening mouth, having a long beggar, "Hic—"

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Everyone stared at him.

Nothing happened, he didn't vomit, and even the constant sound of hiccup did not ring again!

The months and years pain seemed disappeared. There was no trace of it in Huang Lao's face. He murmured his mouth for a while and said weakly: "…I'm hungry."

Huang excitedly jumped up at the place he stood, and gave high-five.

Ok, okay, he didn't hiccup any more, and even had appet.i.te!

“The hiccup was stopped, the appet.i.te recovered.” The doctor's face seemed happy, and then he couldn't help thinking about that this patient really be cured by this young doctor who just used a bowl of medicine.

But when he thought that he had just partic.i.p.ated in the matter of gossiping his drawing of symbols , he felt embarra.s.sed.

“Cough, thanks to Dr. Zhou, it is really good medicine.” The attending doctor changed his name this time. He did not call him the Taoist priest. He shook hands with Zhou Jinyuan.

Zhou Jinyuan reached out and said, “You are welcome, mainly because I have been chanting prayers.”

Doctor:”???”

Everyone: “???”

Zhou Jinyuan was scared by their serious appearance. “What? I am joking.”

Everyone wiped the sweat. Considering of his ident.i.ty, such a joke could shock others actually…

“Young man, thank you.” At this time, Huang Lao also whispered.

“You're welcome.” Zhou Jinyuan nodded. “Well, we will not bother the elderly to rest.”

“Yeah, thank you very much.” Huang zong also shook hands, and said thanks to the attending doctor who couldn't relax.

The people walked out of the ward.

Vice President Xiao, because of his mother's affairs, also learned more about Chinese medicine. At this time, he was teaching what he just learned: "A common word in Chinese medicine is called beating the drum, which means to describe the treatment effect like picking up the drumsticks and drumming. It's loud as well as the effect is so fast."

“Just so! The effect is like beating drum!” Huang praised.

Xie min also confirmed what she thought in her heart, and she was relieved. One dose cured again, and it was just one dose.

Comparing the using of drugs to the using of soldiers, Zhou Jinyuan was undoubtedly a famous general. His scheduling skill was very good, breaking the disease like capturing territories, which was unstoppable.

……

On the way back to the department, Liu Qi always wanted to talk, but because Director Xie was still there and did not ask, he kept silent.

Anyway, Liu Qi felt that he now fully believed in that Zhou Jinyuan could use the burning fire needle method. The dialectic of the syndrome had be so accurate which had just opened his eyes. When himself diagnosed and treated, he was still vague. After listening to Zhou Jinyuan's thoughts, he got a sense like seeing the clouds drove away!

“Doctor Zhou, today you made differences. You are so clever to use the dry ginger stopping disease.” Until they were approaching the department , Xie min only said such a sentence.

Liu Qi was a bit confused, it's not right. Prescription pa.s.sed his hand just now. When was the main medicine become the dry ginger? There was no ginger in the prescription. Was Director Xie wrong?

Zhou Jinyuan also stunned and reacted then. What Xie min said might be the main medicine he used in Xiao Mu medical case. He knew that Vice President Xiao had taken the medical case anonymously to the Chinese Medicine Department, but he didn't know who looked after that.

He did not care to admit: “Not too clever, I just used the right medicine.”

Xie min's face showed a little smile.

She was a very honest person. She regretted the experience of Zhou Jinyuan's young age before, which she did not well. Now her opinion had been subverted, and she immediately turned to marvel at him and appreciate him. If there were more doctors like him in their department, they would get more patients!

– Although she did not seem to think about it, the number of Zhou Jinyuan's consultation was also a single digit.

When they returned to the department, it was already a lunch break, and many people had gone to the cafeteria.

Liu Qi was a little disappointed. He had just witnessed a wonderful reversal in the first line. If he told the story of the Great G.o.d , it would definitely scare everyone in the office who took Zhou Jinyuan as a younger brother before, just like him.

Oh, he wanted to gossip.

“Great G.o.d, let's go to the cafeteria together.” Liu Qi's tone had been a little more respectful when he mentioned Great G.o.d.

Zhou Jinyuan took the lunch box out. “No, my brother cooked me a meal today.”

“All right” Liu Qi said reluctantly, “That… Great G.o.d, that is, next time you use the burning fire needle method, can I watch it?”

Zhou Jinyuan: “Will you watch it?”

Liu Qi was awkward. Oh, this was a stunt at all, and couldn't be pa.s.sed on. It's understandable.

Zhou Jinyuan had not finished his words yet, and continuously said: "There are no patients now, I will take the time to teach you if you want to learn ."

Liu Qi almost thought that he had misunderstood and stuttered: “Really, really…it…not…you really want to teach me??”

“Why don't I teach you, but I can't promise that you will master this method, you have to learn it replying on your own understanding and practice.” Zhou Jinyuan informed him with understatement. For him, medical skills were the way of Hongdao*, and Taoist thought had also established in the process of studying medicine and even in his att.i.tude toward life.

*Hongdao: It means to spread the thought of Taoist letting more people understand it.

Today, whether Taoist or Chinese medicine was depression, there is no point in BiZhouZiZhen*.

*BiZhouZiZhen: It means that someone cherishes old broomstick simply because it belongs to him. One loves what is his own.

If Liu Qi was willing to learn, he was willing to teach.

At this point, the doctor Mao might not be particularly good at the technique, but the att.i.tude was actually the same like Zhou Jinyuan, so the students were allowed to ask for advice.

“That, that's too embarra.s.sing…” Liu Qi was shocked. He didn't dare to believe it. He heard that Dr. Mao went to other places for further study and took part in cla.s.s of an old Chinese medicine pract.i.tioner to learn how to burn fire needle. It took more than 30,000 yuan almost…

He just wanted to be able to get a little bit of content and practice it by himself. But now, how does Zhou Jinyuan seem to teach him all the things?

“Well, though, if you really feel a bit of embarra.s.sed…” Zhou Jinyuan touched his chin.

That's right. Liu Qi sighed with relief, thinking that as long as it was not too expensive, he would bite his teeth and recognize it. The chance to learn this level of burning fire needle method was hard to come by. It's uncertain that people would be willing to teach even someone was waving his money.

Zhou Jinyuan waved hand to Liu Qi. After Liu Qi leaned over, he putted his hand on Liu Qi's shoulder and said: “Liu Ge, do you understand Taoism? Have you heard of the Qing Jing Jing*?”

*Qing Jing Jing: One of the cla.s.sics of Taoist, which was written the thought of Taoist.

Liu Qi: “………”

"I couldn't just let you to spread gossip, "Zhou Jinyuan smiled and said: “Do you want to build a cultivation base in three days and practice alchemy of Golden pills in ten days?”

Liu Qi: “…………………………”