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Chapter 66: Become My Master
Cheng Ruoan had no idea that Si Erlang had so many ulterior motives.
She and Dr. Hu had a very pleasant conversation, and she almost forgot about Si Xin and Si Nian.
"Brother, does Mother not like me anymore?" Si Nian looked at Si Xin pitifully, almost shedding tears.
She couldn't reach the "braised three crispy vegetables" on the table, so she asked her mother to help her. But her mother gave her three diced radishes instead...
Si Xin was both amused and exasperated. She helped her younger sister pick up the small bowl and said, "Then let's not sit here. Let's go find Grandma."
"Good~"
The two little ones, along with their bowls, went to the table next door where Cheng's mother and her older brother and sister were sitting down and eating happily.
Cheng Ruoan didn't notice what Si Nian wanted to eat, because after Doctor Hu got Si Shaoheng's handwritten copy of "Treatise on Epidemic Febrile Diseases," he flipped through a few pages and then excitedly started discussing medical principles with her.
She had no idea how long she had been reading in the space, but in reality, what was 90 minutes outside was 90 days inside.
Cheng Ruoan herself didn't realize that when she was reading medical books in the study, she was more focused and attentive than ever before, and her memory was many times better.
She thought she had memorized the general outline of these books, but when Dr. Hu started talking to her about traditional Chinese medicine, she was able to understand a thing or two no matter what he said.
However, this is limited to theoretical knowledge found in books.
It's all just theoretical talk; in reality, it's absolutely impossible for her to practice medicine now.
"Madam Cheng's understanding of medical principles probably goes far beyond just reading this 'Treatise on Epidemic Febrile Diseases' that she picked up," said Madam Hu, a shrewd woman. While discussing this medical book with Cheng Ruo'an, she subtly tested many other medical theories.
Cheng Ruoan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "My husband is a scholar. My father-in-law used to dote on him and would bring back any books he found for him. He taught me to read, so I read all sorts of books."
She spoke a mixture of truth and falsehood, subtly and ambiguously deceiving Dr. Hu's questions.
But the old man narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard, and immediately concluded in his heart: this couple is no ordinary person!
He would test Cheng Ruoan because the young couple said they found the book "Treatise on Epidemic Diseases," which was obviously a lie.
Although it is just a book made of ordinary Xuan paper without even a cover, the paper is yellowed and aged, and the handwritten font is something I have never seen before, as it has been dried for a long time.
But as soon as you open the book, you can smell a faint, fresh scent of ink.
Dr. Hu suspects that the book was copied only in the last month or two.
Because it was copied in a hurry, the font is deformed, unlike any font currently popular in Da Xia.
He felt that the book must have been copied by Si Shaoheng or Cheng Ruoan themselves.
To verify this conjecture, he secretly tested Cheng Ruoan, only to find that she had memorized so many medical principles.
Whenever the topic of related cases and medical theories comes up, Cheng Ruoan can recite them off the top of her head.
If this still doesn't prove that Cheng Ruoan is a descendant of a certain medical master, then what can prove it?!
Thinking of this, Doctor Hu beamed with joy: "I see that Madam Cheng has some talent for medicine. I wonder if she has a teacher?"
Cheng Ruoan was so startled that she almost dropped the bamboo shoots and smoked chicken on her chopsticks.
She turned to look at Doctor Hu, speechless, and asked, "Huh?"
"So that's all? Then how about I become your teacher, Madam Cheng?" Doctor Hu suppressed his excitement, but the corners of his mouth, which were almost upturned to his cheekbones, betrayed him.
Cheng Ruoan felt like her brain's CPU was about to overheat.
No.
What did she do to develop a talent for medicine?
There's a saying in modern times.
Dr. Hu, if you advise someone to study medicine, may you be struck by lightning!
Cheng Ruoan smiled awkwardly and declined, "To be honest, Dr. Hu, we are planning to leave Hulu Village tonight, so I'm afraid we won't have the chance to learn medicine from you..."
"Of course!" Cheng Ruoan saw that Doctor Hu's face was gradually darkening, and a survival instinct suddenly burst forth from somewhere, so she changed her words. "Doctor Hu, your medical skills are superb, and your acupuncture technique is simply divine. If you want to take me as your apprentice, I would be more than happy to do so."
However, as a married woman follows her husband, I really can't stay and learn medicine from you. I... I'm ashamed!
As she spoke, Cheng Ruoan took out a handkerchief and began to wipe away her tears.
To everyone's surprise, Dr. Hu's face instantly brightened upon hearing her words, and he laughed heartily, "That's all, very simple. I'll leave with you."
Cheng Ruoan: o!
Her mouth formed an "o" shape.
No.
Wait a minute.
This……
"Dr. Hu, aren't you a village doctor? Can you just leave like that?" Cheng Ruoan asked anxiously.
I almost blurted out: "Dr. Hu, don't you have any family?"
How can you just say you'll follow them and then go with them?
Cheng Ruoan knew himself; he didn't have any talent for medicine, he had just read a few medical books.
Besides, she had some interest in medicine, but not much.
She even felt that if it weren't for the plague outside, she wouldn't have been reading in the study, let alone finished reading so many medical books!
It's absolutely not worth Dr. Hu leaving his hometown just to take her as an apprentice!
Dr. Hu glared at her, calmly saying, "I can go wherever I want. I have no relatives, no friends, no place to settle, no wife, no children, no family. Why can't I just leave whenever I want? Tell me, are you willing to acknowledge me as your teacher?"
Cheng Ruoan was stunned.
She had previously thought that Dr. Hu was no ordinary person.
After all, Zhao was just one rebellious word away from suffering a stroke, but Dr. Hu gave her a few acupuncture needles and cleared the blood clot in her brain.
This is a medical technique that we wouldn't even dare to dream of in modern times.
If Dr. Zhu from Huilan City is an orthopedic expert, then Dr. Hu's acupuncture skills are probably at the level of a national-level master of traditional Chinese medicine.
Cheng Ruoan envisioned him as a royal physician who couldn't bear the intrigue and treacherous nature of the palace and the constant threat of serving the emperor, so he retired to his hometown.
Or perhaps he was a legendary healer in the martial arts world, hiding from the bloodshed and violence within his own community with his wife and children.
As a result, he said he had no relatives, no friends, no place to live, no wife, no children, and no clansmen.
Cheng Ruoan was in a dilemma.
She pursed her lips and frowned as she looked at Doctor Hu.
If she refuses, will Dr. Hu just give her two needles and cause her to become paralyzed?
If you're willing, take him to the North, and then let him become a miserable medical student?!
"Wife, what are you and Doctor Hu talking about?" Si Shaoheng turned around with a smile.
He had just spoken with Village Chief Wang and Boss Qian, and the patrol team of Hulu Village would assist their three mule carts in leaving Hulu Village tonight.
The price has been agreed upon.
That's not excessive, fifty taels.
When the drug patrol team spreads drugs, Village Chief Wang personally has people remove roadblocks like barricades for them.
Si Shaoheng has good hearing, especially since he secretly practiced a cultivation technique that the original owner unexpectedly obtained during this period, which has made his five senses much clearer.
Although he was talking on the other end, he was constantly paying attention to Cheng Ruoan and Doctor Hu's conversation.
This woman actually has such good luck?
A mysterious old doctor is eager to take her on as his apprentice...