Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1337: Finding the Root of Disease
The washed black sand hotpot is neither too big nor too small, and it is filled with roasted pork, beef meatballs, vermicelli and kelp shreds, fried tofu, yam cubes... Pour the broth in and burn it under the smokeless charcoal, steam rising and the aroma filling the air.

"So this is what it is! It looks very nutritious. It seems like I ate it once when I was a child. It has been so many years now, and I rarely see this kind of hot pot. It's so delicious!" The young man named Yang smiled and praised it.

"Their dipping sauces are prepared with great care. Try each one, especially the sesame sauce. Yes! The first one on the right. Yes! The one on top. It tastes better if you add a little oil and chili to it!" As he spoke, Bian Mu was busy putting the tableware in place for Senior Brother Yang.

"I've heard Teacher Qi say several times that Doctor Bian seems to be a gourmet! They say... if you just open a herbal medicine shop, it will be famous in the three cities and nine towns within a year!" For some reason, Senior Brother Yang kept complimenting Bian Mu, and Bian Mu felt a little bit uncomfortable listening to him!
"That's an insult to me! And you took it as a compliment! Come on! Open the pot!" As he said that, Bian Mu began to persuade people to cook.

The hotpot was really authentic and the senior brother named Yang enjoyed it very much. Neither of them had any intention of drinking and in a short while, they had already finished two large bottles of drinks.

It seems that Senior Brother Yang is almost forgetting about the "important business"!

"Senior Brother! Is there anything that Teacher Qi needs me to do for you?" Bian Mu raised his head with a smile.

"No, no! I made Doctor Bian worry too much. It's really nothing! But on my side... that day, I went to make rounds on behalf of Teacher Qi. I saw two small plates over there, one with water storing a head of garlic, and the other with a cabbage core in it. Seeing how cautious their nurses were, I was very curious... They said... that was what Doctor Bian meant. I was curious and figured that you would be off work soon, so I hurried over to ask him. Is there anything special about it?" Senior Brother Yang spoke very carefully.

The medical field has always been about technology overpowering people! You can't deny it. Nowadays, Bian Mu is in the limelight in improving his medical skills. Anyone with a little bit of brains can see clearly that Bian Mu's medical skills are obviously far better than Qi Shangqi's.

If it weren't for Qi Shangqi's clinical experience, Bian Mu's medical reputation would have been famous all over the world long ago!

The senior brother named Yang in front of him already knew this very well, but due to Bian Mu's extraordinary skills, he really didn't dare to speak carelessly during the conversation.

"Hahaha...you're talking about that thing! Searching for roots! You should have heard of it." Bian Mu replied with a smile.

It's obvious that Qi Shangqi was concerned about his own face and couldn't ask directly, so he assigned his most talented student to come and find out the truth. On the surface, he pretended to be nothing. How boring!
Hearing this, Senior Brother Yang's face suddenly showed a look of confusion.

"The two words 'cultural roots'?"

"Exactly!"

"This... can you explain it to me? This is the first time I've heard of it!"

"We're one family, don't be so polite. By the way, I estimated that you should have got your degree, right? So? Do you want to continue studying for a doctorate under Professor Qi?" For some reason, Bian Mu changed the subject.

"No! Teacher Qi's place... It's too tiring! I can't handle it. I applied for an opportunity at Beiqi. I will go there after the Spring Festival next year and complete the enrollment procedures in September."

"Which master did you learn from?" "Haiwen Hu Hai-sensei!"

"Oh my! Master Hai! You are a top figure in the field of combining Chinese and Western medicine, brother! Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Hey! It's just a preliminary agreement. After the Spring Festival... there's still about half a year before September! It's a disguised probation period! You know! In fact... all of us admire you very much. You are unique and you don't have to look at the face of any mentor in this life. Looking ahead 30 years and looking back 50 years, I'm afraid you are the only one!"

"What are you talking about! I have no master to learn from, Master Hai! You are kidding! Let alone studying for a degree from him, for someone like me, I am afraid I won't even be able to find the door even if I go up to him and ask for a few words of advice!" Bian Mu's words were sincere, and they were not completely false politeness.

"Alas... I'll just take it as Doctor Bian's modest remarks! You don't know, whenever I encounter a difficult and complicated disease, I have no idea at all. I even doubt if my brain is rusty..." At this point, the senior brother surnamed Yang showed a somewhat lonely look on his face, which was obviously not pretended.

"It's rare for us to get together for a meal, so let's talk about something happy! Speaking of searching for roots, maybe Teacher Qi has too many students and didn't have time to explain it to you in detail. You must have heard of the dragon-seeking ruler, right?" Bian Mu has become much more sophisticated now. No matter who he is talking to, he will immediately change the subject if the conversation is not right and never cause trouble for himself.

It is not easy for people to live in this world, especially for ordinary people. If you are always frowning, you are really sick.

"I know a little about that, and I've seen some related movies."

"The principle of tracing the root of disease is somewhat similar. If someone wants to dig a well, they can just find two copper-core wires that are thicker and fold them into a capital 'L' shape. They can be held lightly in the palm of their hands, two at a time. They can walk around while observing the movements of the wires. After a while, if there is a suitable source of well water beneath the ground, the two wires will change. The garlic and the cabbage core are somewhat similar to the purpose of the exploration." Bian Mu explained with a smile after making an analogy.

"Oh... I'm sorry! I'm stupid and still don't understand." As he said this, the senior brother named Yang used his left hand to hit the back of his head twice in self-mockery.

"I don't have much contact with it in normal times! You have higher education and your research level is much higher than mine. You usually don't touch on this kind of traditional old learning, which is normal! It is said that the Zhong family's ancestral home is located in the source of the Xiang River in the south. It is very easy to find it on the Internet. The Magnolia officinalis produced locally has always been a top-notch authentic and fine medicine in the world. Their Zhong family is a good family that has been passed down for many generations. The local people have always had the tradition of keeping Magnolia officinalis for marrying off daughters, and the same is true for boys. Therefore, the energy flowing in Mr. Zhong's body is naturally indispensable for the "Magnolia officinalis" energy. The garlic and the cabbage core are equivalent to two copper wires, absorbing the human energy near the old man's head, and naturally there will be bioelectricity and biomagnetic field information exchange. After a while, I only need to check what the garlic sprouts look like, whether the cabbage core can bloom, how many flowers it can bloom, whether it faces the sun or the shade... and so on! Then I can roughly deduce some very important information..." Having said that, seeing that the fat beef slices were a little overcooked, Bian Mu stopped eating, picked up two chopsticks and began to eat with relish.

Upon hearing this, Brother Yang was stunned and accidentally dropped one of his chopsticks on the ground.

Seeing this, Bian Mu quickly changed a pair of chopsticks for him, picked up two napkins from the floor and put them aside.

"Oh! I'm sorry... Doctor Bian is really an expert! My understanding is... if the garlic doesn't sprout and the cabbage core never blooms, no matter how diligently you change the water in the dish, it will eventually become turbid and stink. That means that Mr. Zhong..." At the end, realizing that speaking out loud would do no good to anyone, the senior brother named Yang quickly stopped talking and said no more.

With a slight smile, Bian Mu concentrated on eating and did not comment for a moment!

No matter what, the other party is Qi Shangqi's favorite student after all. That's all I have to say. Saying more will not do Bian Mu any good.