Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1140: Using the Three Bean Drink

Engineer Hong's hair is already two-thirds white, but the amount of hair is okay, not as sparse as other people of the same age with similar professions. The gray and white hair looks shiny and decent. Combined with his pulse, Bian Mu preliminarily determined that there was nothing wrong with the old man's Qi and blood foundation, but there was a minor problem with the operation of some of his Qi.

"Engineer Hong! I have heard something about the switching of intelligent tower modules. With your qualifications in the industry, you will generally be re-employed by your original unit for at least two or three years after retirement, right? I have heard that the actual retirement age for highly intelligent talents like you is generally around 62 years old, right?" For some reason, Bian Mu started chatting with Engineer Hong.

"Oh! Don't mention it! What you said were all things from a few years ago, so old! Nowadays... the speed of technological innovation, the change of business cycles, the speed of concept renewal... It's simply unimaginable, it's too fast! Like lightning, my old bones would have been eliminated long ago! If my immediate superior had not been a student I had taught before, I would have been 'exiled' to the information room a few years ago. What they said was absolutely right! The times have completely eliminated you, without even a greeting! In one word: 'ruthless'!" Touching his own workplace pain points, the expression on Engineer Hong's face seemed somewhat painful.

"As I expected! The old man does have some tendency towards 'retirement syndrome' after all." Bian Mu couldn't help but think to himself.

"When you were young, you must have been a technical elite in your original unit!" Bian Mu complimented him with a smile.

“I don’t deserve it! But... considering our industry, I’m not weak, haha…” Engineer Hong smiled implicitly and replied casually.

"Well...excuse me for asking, besides work, study, and life, what are your hobbies?" Bian Mu's chatter seemed to be getting further and further off topic.

"No wonder they all say you are so amazing! I know you have some knowledge when I hear this question! Alas! To be honest, I have been a simple-minded person all my life! For me, for decades, work is life and life is work. After get off work, study is work and work is study. Work, study and life are inseparable and have been integrated into one! As I am approaching retirement, I suddenly feel that those verses about 'the broken dream of life' that are commonly seen in ancient poems actually have profound meanings..." At this point, Engineer Hong seemed to remember something, looked up, and suddenly stopped talking.

Lost, confused, hesitant, reminiscing...

As retirement approached, Engineer Hong suddenly lost his direction in life.

"I can see that you belong to the type of people with high IQ and high spirits. You have clear life goals, are brave and persistent. Before retirement, these are all advantages. However, there are many watersheds in a person's life. Character advantages are also a double-edged sword. After you cross the retirement threshold, the character advantages that you rely on for survival will begin to hurt themselves... You should have heard that the word "spirit" has a literal meaning in our Chinese medicine dictionary!" Lowering his voice, Bian Mu explained a few sentences in a leisurely tone.

Bian Mu has always respected people who work and live seriously. Engineer Hong in front of him is such a person. When explaining the cause of the disease to him, he must be polite.

"That makes sense... Doctor Bian is very mature despite his young age. It's not easy! It's embarrassing for a man in his sixties to be guided by a young man like you!"

"Look at what you said. Those are all normal psychological reactions. It's just that... when you were young, you were a little too strong-willed and eager to be the first in everything. You didn't show it on the surface. Did you know? These life marks will eventually be attributed to the heart meridian, lung meridian, brain nerves... everywhere. So... people of your age who have similar careers, personalities, and economic conditions as you are often prone to heart disease, lung disease, cerebral infarction and other diseases... Fortunately, your physique is pretty good and the symptoms of discomfort appeared relatively early. You also have a good awareness and habit of seeking medical treatment, so... everything is still in time. So... which regular sports do you want to choose?"

"I see... I see... Oh... I can swim, but the project schedule was quite demanding, so I haven't been in the water for many years."

"Swimming is very suitable for you. Then... let's take some medicinal food to regulate your body. When your pulse is almost recovered, you can pick up the good habit of swimming again. In addition, you have to listen to me about where to swim, how long to swim, and how to arrange it in spring, summer, autumn and winter!"

"Haha...that's it, that's it! Medicinal food? Make it yourself at home? Is it complicated?" "It's very simple, just three ingredients, 30 grams of mung beans, 50 grams of red beans, 70 grams of black beans, plus 60 grams of ginger, simmered in a casserole over low heat. By the way, do you cook regularly?" Bian Mu asked with a smile.

Shaking his head slightly, Engineer Hong looked at Bian Mu calmly without saying a word.

"Is it usually your wife who cooks?"

"Yes, she has worked hard all her life. She is a teacher at our No. 3 Middle School, teaching English. Actually... she usually has a very heavy workload. Now that you ask me this, it seems that I am a little sorry for her..." At this point, Engineer Hong showed a somewhat guilty look on his face.

Not bad! This old man can still be saved.

"Engineer Hong! I feel that you and I have a good relationship. Some of my words... may be a bit harsh. Would you like to listen to me nagging for a while?" Bian Mu smiled and laid the groundwork first.

"As for me... although I have been a coward for most of my life, I am still quite frank. I can tell that Doctor Bian is not an ordinary Chinese medicine doctor. I trust you and would like to hear more about you!"

"Many old men are quite similar to you in every way. They are knowledgeable, cultured, well-mannered, have a skill, and their behavior is impeccable. But there is one thing: they have hardly ever been in the kitchen for most of their lives. You might as well guess what is missing in the life of you highly educated people? Of course, I mean from the perspective of Chinese medicine." Bian Mu smiled and gave a few hints.

Upon hearing this, Engineer Hong was stunned at first, then frowned and pondered for a moment.

"Excuse me! I am so ignorant. Please speak!"

"The smell of smoke! To be precise, it's a little less 'stove energy'. Don't underestimate that little bit of 'stove energy', it is the source of fire that sustains the lives of all the elderly people over seventy years old in the world. If this person lacks it, many elderly men would have been on crutches early, and even worse, they would be wheelchair-bound before they were eighty years old. No matter how much they weighed originally, most of them would soon become very thin. Generally speaking, I'm not afraid of your taboo, but men generally do not live longer than their spouses. As far as the way of heaven is concerned, God is really fair." At the end of his words, Bian Mu had already vaguely criticized the old man.

Upon hearing this, Engineer Hong was suddenly stunned and speechless for a long time.

"Doctor Bian is really a man of great vision. I admire him! Originally... I wasn't the lazy, unkind person. Before I got married, my mother was very capable! She wouldn't let me get involved in the kitchen chores, saying that she looked down on my work. After I got married, I thought my salary was higher! I had to make sure I didn't have to change jobs and my income would last until retirement. I always felt that my wife's job was just repetitive! The same lesson plan for three years. Now that I think about it... I was a little self-righteous and selfish. Doctor Bian was right... I was wrong..."

"Don't get me wrong, it's basically like this all over the country, north and south of the Yangtze River, and on both sides of the Yellow River. My dad doesn't cook much, but he does know how to cook. After get off work, even if he doesn't use a big spoon, he will help my mom peel onions, mash garlic, etc. He doesn't dare to sit there and smoke a cigarette." Bian Mu comforted the old man in disguise.

Engineer Hong nodded slightly, as if he had come to his senses.