Lu Ming smiled.
He just said, "Let’s talk when we et," and hung up the phone.
After agreeing on a ti, Lu Jiu waited until after 8 PM, then drove his dad’s car to the station to wait for Lu Ming.
About ten minutes later, Lu Jiu saw Lu Ming coming out of the station.
He had only one bag, wore sunglasses, and had a black headset hanging around his neck.
His outfit looked very trendy.
Behind him, there were three people, yellow, white, and black. The yellow-skinned one wasn’t necessarily from Huaxia, the white person was a tall girl dressed boldly, and the black person, Lu Jiu couldn’t see his face clearly, but that wasn’t because of his vision; it was nightti, so he genuinely couldn’t see well.
"Hi! Lu Jiu!" As soon as Lu Ming saw Lu Jiu, he ca up and gave him a big hug.
Lu Jiu was a bit uncomfortable, "Do people really beco this enthusiastic after going abroad?"
Lu Ming laughed, "I actually don’t like hugging guys either, but we haven’t seen each other in years. Let introduce my friends: Xia Sijie from Taiwan, whose biggest trait is being lucky, but he always acts laid-back, only making a move when he has to."
Xia Sijie smiled helplessly, "Is that really how you’re introducing ?"
Lu Ming laughed, "I’m not lying. Next is Yuna from Germany, but her Chinese na is Daji. She likes Huaxia history and taught herself Chinese, learned about the na Daji, and brazenly nad herself that. She always calls herself a nation’s downfall beauty. Oh, she’s also a Chinese dicine practitioner focusing on acupuncture."
Yuna flipped her hair, "Who’s brazen? Am I not beautiful?"
Wow!
Her Chinese was impressively fluent, but why did it have the sa tone as Xia Sijie, kind of coquettish?
Hearing a foreigner speak with a Taiwanese accent was quite an experience for Lu Jiu.
Lu Ming laughed, "Beautiful, beautiful, you’re the most beautiful, okay? Lastly, there’s Dodson from India, where there are few black people and they have a lower status. The ones who study abroad usually have so skills. Although he seems honest, he’s actually the smartest among the four of us. Oh, and he can speak Chinese too."
Dodson looked at Lu Jiu, "Hello, I heard you’re a very skilled practitioner of Chinese dicine. Can you diagnose my issues just by looking?"
Yuna patted Dodson on the shoulder, "Why are you testing him as soon as you get off the train? That’s so rude."
Dodson scratched his head, "Didn’t Lu Ming say his brother is an amazing Chinese dicine doctor? I wanted to see if he’s better than the doctors we were filming, like Dr. Li who saw my issues at first glance."
Xia Sijie smiled, part amused, part exasperated, "Dr. Li already cured you. You’re healthy now, so how’s Lu Jiu supposed to diagnose you?"
Dodson laughed sheepishly, "Not necessarily. My lifestyle hasn’t been regular for a year and a half, so I’m probably not that healthy."
Lu Ming glared, "You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?"
"Lu Jiu, don’t mind him. He’s just being silly."
Lu Jiu laughed, "It’s fine; it won’t take much ti. Give your hand."
With that, Lu Jiu walked over to Dodson.
The others, seeing Lu Jiu wasn’t angry, looked at the two curiously.
Dodson imdiately extended his hand, letting Lu Jiu hold his wrist.
Then, within less than ten seconds, Lu Jiu let go of his hand.
Was it over already?
Everyone was very familiar with Chinese dicine, especially Yuna. While she didn’t understand Chinese herbs, acupuncture requires understanding of Chinese dicine’s yin-yang theory and diagnostic basics. Without those, she couldn’t treat patients.
Because they understood Chinese dicine, they had seen many pulse diagnoses.
Even veteran practitioners usually take minutes to diagnose, rarely seconds, and Lu Jiu only checked one hand.
"Does your foot feel particularly itchy right now?" Lu Jiu asked.
Upon hearing this, Dodson’s face froze.
Seeing his expression, Lu Ming and the others imdiately knew Lu Jiu was right.
"Your left toe gaps have symptoms of erosion, whitening, exudation, and itching. It’s been like that for over three months, since before winter. It got better during winter, but recurred in spring, right?" Lu Jiu said.
This...
Listening to this, Dodson felt like he was back to his first visit to a Chinese dicine practitioner.
Back then, Dr. Li, just like Lu Jiu, simply took his pulse and accurately described his condition.
Since then, he’d been in awe of Chinese dicine.
Now, he felt that awe once more!
Lu Jiu not only accurately identified his left foot but also knew it started the previous year, even when it got better and relapsed.
Now he understood that Lu Jiu’s skills were definitely not inferior to Dr. Li’s.
Indeed, to truly understand Chinese dicine, you need to co to Huaxia.
That Dr. Li in Germany was sought after by wealthy people from all over, who flew across the world just to see him.
But in Huaxia, his friend’s brother’s dical skills were not necessarily inferior to Dr. Li’s.
And practitioners like him were definitely not rare!
"Brother Lu Ming, is this due to internal dampness?" Yuna asked.
"Yes," Lu Jiu answered.
"If treating with acupuncture, how should the points be matched?" Yuna asked.
"It’s not that complex. Just buy so mugwort, burn it at ho, mix it with so vinegar, and apply it to the toes. It’ll be fine in a day," Lu Jiu said.
"Huh? That simple?" Yuna asked in surprise.
"It’s a minor issue," Lu Jiu said.
"But how can mugwort with vinegar remove his internal dampness?" Yuna asked, puzzled.
"It doesn’t remove the internal dampness; this just eliminates the erosion and itching on his foot faster. Besides, one’s body continuously generates dampness. As long as it’s not too severe to affect daily life, there’s no need to completely remove it. Over ti, with changes in seasons, the body’s dampness will adjust. Even if you try to remove it, you can’t completely. Chinese dicine treats the whole person, not just aiming to eliminate every bad thing."
Accumulated dampness does cause illness, but frequently using external ans to clear the body’s dampness weakens the body’s own ability to do so, similar to reliance on drugs over an organ’s function.
So, many Chinese dicine practitioners adjust the Five Viscera to a satisfactory level and then let the patient recover naturally, without dication for life.
"Eh? That sounds like what Dr. Li said!" Xia Sijie comnted.
Dr. Li?
Seeing Lu Jiu puzzled, Lu Ming imdiately explained, "The doctor I told you about during the New Year, who has wealthy people from all over flying to see him and charges exorbitant fees."
Oh!
Lu Jiu rembered.
An overseas Chinese dicine practitioner making US Dollars!
In fact, if he weren’t practicing dostically, Lu Jiu would consider doing the sa abroad.
Though it might violate the spirit of great virtue, treating patients equally, Lu Jiu himself is just a modest nationalist.
Back then, these foreigners bullied us with several gangs, so charging them more feels justified to Lu Jiu.
Especially the wealthy elite with family businesses, who more or less profited from seizing Huaxia’s resources, accumulating their initial wealth.
No one can claim innocence from benefiting in war tis; everyone should bow and apologize to the once-invaded for enjoying war dividends.
Earning their money doesn’t make Lu Jiu feel guilty at all.
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