The next day, Xu Qingtong, who had slept for less than two hours, got up in high spirits and continued to repeat yesterday's story.

Near noon, an old woman in her 50s or 60s staggered in. "Dr. Chen, look at my legs. After taking the medicine you prescribed, they were already almost healed, but when I caught a cold, they became worse."

It hurts so much that I can’t walk.”

Chen Jialiang said: "Sister-in-law, you have cold legs and it's hard to get rid of them. I'll give you a prescription. Drink it when you go home. Be careful not to catch cold again."

As he spoke, he wrote a prescription on the paper: two liang of astragalus, one liang of Atractylodes for five qian, two liang of Qianghuo... (This is a fabrication by the author, and book friends should not take it seriously)

Looking at the prescription prescribed by his uncle, Xu Qingtong looked suspicious. He remembered the description in the pharmacopoeia he read last night and whispered: "Uncle, Qianghuo has a strong smell. It can be used across the limbs and is mainly used to treat superficial rheumatic paralysis; I said it yesterday

Later I saw a medicine that looks very similar to Qianghuo, called Duhuo. It has mild properties and enters the kidney meridian. It is good at treating rheumatism and paralysis in the lower and inner parts. Is it possible to replace Qianghuo with Duhuo?"

Chen Jialiang was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xu Qingtong strangely. He hesitated for a moment and said nothing. He continued to fill out the prescription, then handed it to Xu Qingtong and said, "Take the medicine!"

When the old woman went out, Chen Jialiang called out: "Qingtong, come here." Xu Qingtong quickly put down his work and walked to his uncle.

"I also know that the effect of Duhuo is better than that of Qianghuo, but Duhuo is more than five times more expensive than Qianghuo. This sister-in-law of the Du family is a tofu seller on the west end of the street. She doesn't have much money at home, and Laohan Legs is not a bad medicine.

It can be cured. If the Qiang work is replaced by the independent work, I'm afraid she won't be able to afford it!" Chen Jialiang said.

After pondering for a while, Chen Jialiang asked again with doubts on his face: "I remember that Qianghuo and Duhuo were recorded in two pharmacopoeias respectively. Even if you stayed up all night, it would be difficult to read the first pharmacopoeia. How do you know Duhuo?"

After hearing this, Xu Qingtong smiled shyly and said, "When I read Chou last night, I read the first and second pharmacopoeia."

"What? You said you read two pharmacopoeias in one night?" Chen Jialiang asked in surprise.

After a while, he said with an unhappy expression: "Young boy, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk step by step. Don't take too big a step. If you take a big step, it will be easier...cough, cough, that...is easy.

Bit off more than you can chew!”

Xu Qingtong hurriedly defended: "Uncle, I didn't dare to be greedy for more. I only read two books and then went to bed."

"I've read two books and you still say I'm not too greedy. Let me ask you, have you remembered the two books you've read?" Chen Jialiang said a little angrily.

Seeing that his uncle was angry, Xu Qingtong felt nervous, but he still said firmly: "Yes, I have written it all down."

Seeing that Xu Qingtong was still arguing, Chen Jialiang became even more angry: "Then tell me what you wrote down."

Xu Qingtong did not hesitate and started from the first medicinal material: "White peony root, medicinal root, sour in taste, neutral in nature, can warm yang and remove dampness... Angelicae is similar to ginseng, its color is brownish-yellow, sweet in taste, and warm in nature."

, nourish blood, activate blood circulation, regulate menstruation and relieve pain..."

When Xu Qingtong recited the thirtieth medicinal material, Chen Jialiang was a little confused. What is going on? This is not common sense!

He thought for a moment and asked seriously: "Qingtong, tell me the truth, have you read the pharmacopoeia before?"

Xu Qingtong smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "No, I have never seen those classics."

Chen Jialiang still couldn't believe it. He picked up a book next to him and handed it to Xu Qingtong. "Read this book."

This is a book about the human body and yin and yang. People who are not practicing medicine will definitely not read this kind of book. Xu Qingtong took the book and flipped through it seemingly carelessly. He finished it in a short while and then returned the book to Chen Jialiang

."Uncle, although I have memorized everything, I don't understand some of the contents."

Chen Jialiang asked in disbelief as if he had seen a ghost: "You said you remembered everything?"

"Well, if uncle doesn't believe it, I'll recite it to you." Xu Qingtong replied: "Yang defends qi, yin nourishes blood, yin is included, and yang is guarded..."

Xu Qingtong recited it verbatim from beginning to end. Chen Jialiang was completely shocked. His nephew was a genius in medicine! Now he had found a treasure.

When the two men went back to the back hall for lunch, Chen Jialiang couldn't help but tell his wife Zhang and daughter Chen Ruoling about Xu Qingtong's amazing performance. After hearing this, they both looked at Xu Qingtong in disbelief.

Xu Qingtong had no choice but to explain that he had a bright mind since he was a child. He could multi-task at the age of five, write with both hands at the same time by the age of seven, and he could memorize a book after reading it only once.

After hearing this, Chen Ruoling pestered Xu Qingtong and asked him to write for her. Xu Qingtong couldn't resist her cousin, so he had to take her to the study room, took a piece of paper and two pens, and started writing on the spot.

Swish, swish, swish, eight big characters appeared on the paper, the four on the left were "all things in the world", and the four on the right were "all have spirituality". Seeing Xu Qingtong's pen walking around the dragon, the whole family was astonished.

In view of Xu Qingtong's special abilities, Chen Jialiang made a decision. "Qingtong, you don't have to go to the front hall with me for consultation in the future. You only need to stay in the study every day and read the books in the study first. Then you can finish those medical theories."

After you have learned everything, you can follow me to learn consultation!"

Xu Qingtong listened and nodded in agreement.

In the days that followed, Xu Qingtong spent every day eating, reading, and sleeping. Although it was a bit boring, he lived a fulfilling life.

Three months later, Xu Qingtong glanced through the books on the bookshelf, leaving only the top few books unread. On this day, Xu Qingtong had breakfast as usual, came to the study, stepped on the stool,

Take down a book from the bookshelf.

He suddenly discovered that the book he picked up today was completely different from the previous ones, both in its outer cover and the paper inside.

The books I read before all had dark blue book covers with a small white note on them with the name of the book written on them. The paper inside was also common rice paper.

The book in my hand is different. The outside of the book is made of thin sheepskin, which is white and yellowish. There are several large gilt characters on it: "Five Alchemy Refining Secrets". The paper inside the book is made of unknown material. It is smooth and delicate.

It seems very sophisticated.

Xu Qingtong opened the page and saw what was written in the book: There are five elements in heaven and earth, five seasons in time, and five internal organs in the human body. These are all principles of the cycle of heaven. The innate Qi is mature and used in daily life. It is nothing more than the original body. This can be controlled innately.

There is no use for it the day after tomorrow...

Xu Qingtong looked at the misty clouds in the mountains and did not understand what was going on. Obviously, the content recorded in this book was very different from the books he had read before. It seemed to be about the relationship between the five elements of heaven and earth and the changes in the human body.

Xu Qingtong read the book from beginning to end, but felt that the content in the book was awkward and difficult to understand. What puzzled him even more was that he had not been able to write down everything after reading the book. This was something that had never happened before.

He originally wanted to put down the book and read something else first, but then he thought that if he gave up when encountering even the slightest difficulty, he would probably accomplish nothing in his life.

[Author's digression]: As for the "years have five seasons" mentioned in the article, which seems to be inconsistent with the four seasons in reality, the author has also consulted a lot of information. There are indeed five seasons in the ancient calendar. The year is divided into
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