"Old Lu, is this your grandson’s hospital? It’s really big!"
At the entrance of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital, two elderly n of similar age to Lu Mountain were looking up at the hospital’s na.
Their eyes were filled with envy.
Unlike Lu Mountain, they didn’t have a family legacy.
Almost none of their offspring were willing to study dicine.
One reason is that even if you learn it, you can’t make money, and another is that you have to get certified, otherwise you can only secretly treat people in the village.
This kind of legacy can’t support a family, nor bring glory to one’s ancestors, so what’s the point of passing it on?
Therefore, they had long stopped talking about treating people.
In the village, except for a few elderly people who knew they could treat illnesses, none of the younger people recognized them.
If Lu Mountain hadn’t suddenly visited and decided to bring them to the city to be doctors, their dical skills would have gone to the grave with them.
"Yeah, this must have cost a lot."
Lu Mountain looked at the two elderly n with emotion, and he felt quite pleased in his heart.
His grandson’s success was also a source of pride for him.
"Who knows how much it costs, the hospital was funded by his teacher," Lu Mountain said.
Wang Tong was surprised, "Then why does it have your grandson’s na?"
Lu Mountain replied, "I’m not sure about that, perhaps it’s what his teacher wanted."
Zheng Youli said, "If a hospital carries his na, it’s likely that your grandson’s dical skills have been recognized by his teacher. Old Lu, you’ve nurtured your grandson from a young age all these years, I’m sure his skills are quite impressive, otherwise who would spend so much money to build a hospital in his na?"
Speaking of Lu Jiu’s dical skills, Lu Mountain was even more proud, "Not bad, he can manage. The kid does have so talent in dicine."
Wang Tong and the others saw Lu Mountain with a crooked smile, knowing he was being modest.
But aside from envy, they remain envious.
Back then, everyone had a family tradition and understood the hardships of passing down traditional dicine.
Their own children didn’t persist, and now seeing a friend’s child achieving such success, they couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.
Of course, precisely because they understood the hardships of passing down traditional dicine, they were especially respectful towards Lu Jiu, whom they hadn’t even t.
According to Lu Mountain, his grandson had actively decided to study dicine from a young age, with no one forcing him.
Just having this determination is rare for a child.
Studying dicine is quite dull.
It’s nowhere near as fun as playing gas.
They got beaten a lot growing up while learning dicine.
"Old Lu, can we... really treat people here?"
The two elderly n hesitated, looking very anxious and rubbing their hands together nervously.
Having spent a lifeti as village folks, treating people secretly, the thought of doing it openly in such a high-end hospital felt surreal, to be honest.
They’d taken dical qualification exams long ago but never passed.
The reason was simple; they didn’t know chemistry, didn’t understand Western dicine, and as it was all passed down in the family, they had unique insights into diagnosing and prescribing for many illnesses, often giving answers that didn’t match the exam’s correct answers.
So no matter how many tis they took the exams, the results were the sa.
They were among the lucky ones, at least they could read and write.
There was a family-trained TCM practitioner who couldn’t even recognize or write words, learning entirely through oral tradition from their forebears, who couldn’t even pass the first round of the exam, which was to write one’s na.
Upon learning that Lu Mountain could help them get dical qualifications, the two old n were thrilled.
They didn’t even ask about the salary, and imdiately rushed to the city with him.
"Of course, as long as you’re willing. My grandson said that the hospital isn’t lacking anything now, except people. Even if you know just a bit of TCM, they want you, and as long as your skills et their standard, they’ll ensure you get your dical qualifications within two years!" Lu Mountain said.
Wang Tong and his companion exchanged glances, slowly suppressing their excitent.
"Well, let’s go then."
The two followed Lu Mountain, walking carefully through the hospital doors.
Lu Jiu, who had already been notified by phone, arrived at the hospital lobby.
Seeing Lu Mountain with the two elderly n, Lu Jiu was also extrely pleased.
After filming, Lu Ming and the others left Jianghan, and Lu Jiu had been waiting for news from Lu Mountain.
He didn’t expect that only a week later, Lu Mountain would bring back two more TCM practitioners for him.
Their skills were said to be no less than Lu Mountain’s.
This made Lu Jiu incredibly happy.
"Grandpa," Lu Jiu stepped forward to greet them, "Grandpa Wang, Grandpa Zheng."
Wang Tong and Zheng Youli smiled shyly, just like the amiable yet taciturn elderly n from the village.
"How did it go? I completed the task you gave , and now I’m bringing people to you. How do you want to arrange things?" Lu Mountain laughed.
Lu Jiu smiled, "Let’s walk and talk, just to familiarize the grandpas with our hospital."
Lu Mountain thought it was a good idea, "Then let’s go."
Wang Tong and his companion imdiately followed Lu Jiu as he walked toward several departnts within the hospital.
"Our hospital departnts aren’t divided by illness. This is pediatrics, the closest departnt to the hall, as parents are more anxious when children are sick, so this departnt is placed at the forefront for easy access. Then there’s gynecology, andrology..."
As Lu Jiu introduced each departnt of the hospital, Wang Tong and his companion were amazed.
Of course, they were only amazed.
Because, after all, they were outsiders to the healthcare system. Although they understood TCM, they were unfamiliar with the workings of a traditional Chinese dicine hospital.
In their eyes, since Lu Jiu’s hospital had these departnts, other hospitals probably did too. But seeing TCM also utilize the efficacy of dicinal diets broadened Wang Tong and his companion’s worldview significantly.
As elderly n who spent most of their lives in the village, this hospital was undoubtedly the best traditional Chinese dicine hospital they’d seen.
If they could practice dicine here, they’d die without regrets.
Because of this, they felt especially nervous, fearing they wouldn’t be up to the job.
"Grandpas, yours is a family tradition, right? So, which diseases are you best at treating?" Lu Jiu asked about their specialties after introducing the departnts.
Although TCM is a universal dicine, once you learn the diagnostics in TCM, you can trace almost any disease back to the Five Viscera. However, the symptoms vary, and the treatnt thods differ.
Many Chinese dicine practitioners aim to excel in one area, especially family-trained doctors.
Like Lu Mountain, who excelled in treating cold-induced diseases. If the patient didn’t have a cold-induced disease, his effectiveness was not as apparent, sotis even ineffective.
"I’m good at treating physical injuries, and my family has a few kinds of plaster. As long as the patient’s leg isn’t amputated, I should be able to almost fully heal their bone injuries within a month or two," Wang Tong said.
"I specialize in Ritual Healing, capable of handling illnesses that can’t be diagnosed through traditional thods," Zheng Youli said.
Huh!?
Lu Jiu was taken aback.
Wang Tong was already extraordinary, with family recipes that could restore a patient’s leg as long as it was intact.
And Zheng Youli knew the legendary Ritual Healing!!
Where on earth did Grandpa find these two deities!?
For a mont, Lu Jiu suddenly felt like he had struck gold...
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