Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1060 Why Zero Infection
Young and popular people tend to be somewhat arrogant, which is actually a joke in the eyes of more experienced people.

In the eyes of the old village doctor, who had retired to seclusion due to his poverty, that kind of arrogance was worthless. On the contrary, that kind of "external evil" would hinder excellent Chinese medicine doctors like Bian Mu from entering the upper echelons of society in the future, and they would never reach the pinnacle of Chinese medicine.

Although Bian Mu looked like a modest gentleman on the surface, and he had also prepared a generous gift with all his heart, everyone just met by chance, so to be fair, what Bian Mu did was absolutely justifiable.

however……

In the eyes of the village doctor Lao Mi, all of this was just a worldly "eye-catching trick" and a bit far-fetched. In his opinion, Bian Mu was very "crazy" in nature.

In the Song Dynasty, when convicted prisoners first entered the prison camp, they would most likely be beaten with a hundred "killing sticks". Listen! Kill your prestige and teach you to "be a new man"! Obviously, the village doctor Lao Mi was well aware of this. As soon as he came up, he slapped Bian Mu hard!

Bian Mu confused the old man for a moment.

Seeing that his method of visiting patients to warn them was effective, the village doctor Lao Mi couldn't help but smile secretly.

Keeping a straight face, the village doctor Lao Mi calmly gave Bian Mu the first lesson: "Little Bian! Traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy have been passed down for thousands of years, and have always taken the path of medicine and pharmacy being inseparable. Sun Tenggong, Bian Que, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Sun Simiao... Which one of them is not a master of pharmacy?! Li Shizhen, Ye Tianshi, Wu Youke... How about their medical skills, who would not be convinced?! Nowadays, medicine and pharmacy are separated, and the social division of labor is detailed. Logically, all major categories should develop towards the word "fine", right? In fact, Nie Yixiong has never been able to reach the pinnacle, Zhao Xicheng gave up halfway, Lan Bingru is self-righteous... Are you going to repeat their path in the future?!"

"How dare I, how dare I! Thank you for your advice, senior. I am indeed a little self-righteous, and at the same time, I also have a sense of superiority... I rashly come here to disturb your meditation. Here! I apologize to you!" After saying that, Bian Mu stood up seriously and bowed deeply to the village doctor Lao Mi.

"Forget it! Since you really know your mistake, I'll forgive you! Then let's talk about the first mistake you made: you underestimated all the village doctors in the world! You just picked up a few gifts that looked quite decent on the surface and wanted to get the secret of making medicine rope from me?! Then wouldn't the exclusive secret skills we have in our hands be devalued to the price of potatoes and cabbage?! The result of generations of efforts, even the medical experience and pharmaceutical secrets that took thousands of years to hone, are passed on to you so easily?! To be frank, who do you think you are! Let me be frank first. If it weren't for the fact that you are a decent person in normal times and your visit today was considered polite, you would definitely not be able to cure the wound on that little girl's face. If you don't agree, just try it!" At the end, the village doctor Lao Mi's words were chilling, as if a sharp blade was hanging in the air, making people feel a little chilly.

Bian Mu's back was covered with sweat again.

This time, Bian Mu really knew that he was wrong.

Faced with such a strict senior expert in traditional Chinese medicine, Bian Mu felt that it would be redundant to say anything. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Old Hou was also a little dumbfounded. Usually when he went to the village to collect goods, he would try his best to show some respect to the old village doctor in front of him. But until today, the old man never seemed to buy it. When he thought about it carefully, he could only blame himself for not having any special ability and not catching the old man's eye.

Bian Mu was different. He was a master of traditional Chinese medicine. His status should be enough to impress him, right? ! As a result... just after entering the door, the great doctor Bian was met with a setback. For a moment, Old Hou was dumbfounded!

but……

After all, he has some background in the underworld, and he has his own special logic to judge people, things and right and wrong. After rolling his eyes for several times, Lao Hou's mind turned to other things: "It can be seen that Bian Mu has been completely subdued by the old man at this moment... He is a famous young and cutting-edge doctor who is ranked first. Everyone knows how tough he is. He has earned it through real swords and guns. In this way... this old village doctor in front of us seems to be better... Then... the friendship between the old man and Situ Jianqing is definitely not simple... It seems that my entry point is not wrong at all! As long as Bian Mu can cooperate well in the future, the set of secret recipes will most likely be obtained..."

Old Hou suddenly felt more at ease.

After a long time, the old village doctor realized that Bian Mu really knew he was wrong, and then he changed his expression.

"The senior master never teaches the true scriptures to others easily, because for thousands of years... they have suffered too many great losses, and many people have lost their lives. How did the ancestor Bian Que die?! Hua Tuo can be said to have died a violent death! You must be careful in the future. If you can easily get something valuable, either... the thing you get is worthless and fake; or... you will definitely lose it more easily in the future, and you will have no reverence for the true scriptures passed down by your ancestors, and you will never be able to integrate it into your heart and apply it in your hands. Do you understand?"

"Junior will gladly accept your instruction!" Bian Mu responded respectfully.

"Well! I heard from them that your medical practice and your personality are acceptable, but... you still have to take the test. Let me ask you! Western doctors perform surgery on people, disinfecting this and that, but what are the results? It is written clearly in the preoperative informed consent form! It says that there are certain risks in surgery. There is no surgery in the world that is 30% successful. Among them, at least % of the failure cases are due to preoperative and postoperative infections. Am I telling the truth?" The village doctor Lao Mi first laid the groundwork.

"Indeed!" Bian Mu responded quickly, appearing very humble. At the same time, he had already guessed in his heart what kind of difficult question the old man would ask next.

Fortunately, Bian Mu is usually very dedicated to his work. In his spare time, he never goes out to play or hang out with relatives and friends. He is even not interested in professional title evaluation, job promotion, buying a house and starting a family, buying a fashionable car, marrying a beautiful wife, raising a smart baby... which are very popular among his peers. Instead, he carefully considers the cases he has handled, studies the traditional classics of Chinese medicine, and creates new paths with his own ideas... which have become the mainstream content of Bian Mu's spare time.

Bian Mu usually has relatively profound thoughts on many difficult problems in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. With this foundation, Bian Mu does not feel insecure.

"Then let me ask you... There has never been a case of infection with the medicine ropes I made. As far as I know, my master and fellow apprentices have never heard of any medical accidents such as infection on their hands. In addition, those of us in this industry who are good at using traditional Chinese patent medicines such as licorice, medicinal incense, plasters, etc., have almost never heard of anyone causing severe infection or even death in their patients. So, why don't you analyze why?! You know, many of our colleagues never use disinfectants such as alcohol and iodine when using their unique secret medicines. As for me, I use alcohol less often and occasionally use iodine. I can't lie to you." The village doctor Lao Mi asked a very tricky question.

(End of this chapter)