I trade in both worlds

Doctor He looked at him in surprise. As a doctor, isn’t prescribing medicine the most basic thing?

He nodded, felt the patient's pulse again, wrote down two prescriptions and handed them to Zheng Xiaosan: "The top one is for making ointment and applying it to the patient, and the bottom one is for drinking, twice a day. Go ahead."

Xu Ziqi looked around Rende Hall and said, "Doctor He, can you clear out a room, fumigate it with Atractylodes macrocephala, and then move the patient in."

Doctor He nodded and found an apprentice to do as Xu Ziqi asked.

Xu Ziqi turned around and saw Xu Ziqing following behind him. He was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was not in the hospital.

"Why don't you go back first?" Xu Ziqi smiled at her apologetically, "This patient just had surgery and may have a fever today. I have to stay and take care of him. I will go back tomorrow when the patient is out of danger."

Doctor He on the side looked at Xu Ziqi with a smile on his face: "It would be best if you could stay. If you don't mind, we can learn from each other?"

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi quickly responded, "I couldn't ask for more."

After thinking for a while, he continued, "Doctor He, I will be staying in Guoyue County for the next month. Do you think I can learn medical skills from you?"

Doctor He looked at him in surprise. Is it so casual to learn medicine?

Seeing Doctor He's expression, Xu Ziqi realized that he had said the wrong thing. In ancient times, learning skills was not something that could be done by simply paying money like it is today.

I quickly tried to save the situation: "It's okay if you can't. I just said it casually."

Doctor He came back to his senses and smiled: "My lord, you are too polite. We can learn from each other. If it is convenient for you, you can stay in the clinic this month."

"Convenient, convenient." Xu Ziqi nodded with a smile. He didn't care whether the other party was sincere or not. If he wanted to learn skills from others, he had to be thick-skinned.

Doctor He smiled and nodded, and found an apprentice to arrange accommodation for Xu Ziqi.

Seeing this, Xu Ziqing had no choice but to go back alone.

Xu Ziqi stayed to take care of the patients and learn Chinese medicine from Dr. He.

Xu Xu saw Xu Ziqing coming back alone and asked in confusion, "Where's Brother Xu?"

"Well, he stayed at Derentang and studied medicine with Doctor He." Xu Ziqing sat on Xu Qiwei's wooden horse and told him about how he saved someone today while rocking it.

"This is a good thing." Xu Xu was very happy for Xu Ziqi: "Doctor He's grandfather used to be the director of the Imperial Hospital. He was a very good doctor."

"I didn't say this wasn't a good thing. I was just lamenting that my trip to Youzhou was ruined."

"Are you still planning to go to Youzhou? I haven't heard you mention it before." Xu Xu looked at her in surprise.

"Well, my brother is on vacation just to come here for a stroll. It's impossible for him to stay in Guoyue County for a month. Youzhou is not far away anyway, so he might as well go over and take a look."

Is it so casual to go on a long journey?

Xu Xu looked at her speechlessly: "It only takes four days to get from Youzhou to the capital. Are you planning to go there for a visit?"

"It's only been four days, of course. Now that we're here, how can we not go? Alas." Xu Ziqing said this and began to sigh with regret.

"What a pity, now it's gone."

Xu Xu suddenly remembered that they didn't have household registration in Dayun Dynasty: "Even if you want to go now, you can't."

"Yeah, my brother is a scumbag. Just when he gave me hope, he was lured away by the patient." Xu Ziqing thought Xu Xu meant that if Xu Ziqi didn't go, she wouldn't be able to get it herself.

"That's not the reason why you can't go."

Xu Ziqing tilted his head and looked at her curiously: "What's the reason?"

Xu Xu reminded him, "Have you forgotten that in ancient times, you needed a pass to travel? You don't have household registration documents, so you can't get a pass. How can you go to Youzhou and the capital?"

"Ah? What should I do then?" Xu Ziqing had really forgotten that in ancient times one had to bring a pass when traveling, and without a pass one could not even enter the city gate.

"I think I've thought about this a long time ago. After the potato issue is settled, I'll go find the clan leader and find a way to get you a household registration."

"How long do we have to wait?" Xu Ziqing lay on the wooden horse in frustration.

"I don't know. This place is not like modern times, and transportation is not convenient. It will take some time to get a reply back and forth. I estimate that we will have to wait until the imperial court has planted a season before we can reach a conclusion."

Xu Xu also wanted to help them get their household registration as soon as possible, because before, they had no money, no power, and no connections, so it was impossible.

Now he has money, but still no power. He can only wait. Once the potato issue is settled, he can ask Liu Zhubu for help with other high-yield crops.

"Hey, that's not right." Xu Ziqing sat up straight: "Why can we enter and leave Guoyue County freely?"

Xu Xu glanced at her and explained, "At that time, because Guoyue County was a small county town, it was not a must-go route for those caravans. Usually, the people entering and leaving the city were basically nearby villagers. Moreover, there were not many people entering and leaving the city every day. There was no charge for entering the city, and the soldiers guarding the gate were too lazy to look at us."

"Okay." Xu Ziqing continued to rock the wooden horse depressedly.

In the following days, Xu Ziqi and Dr. He treated patients while exchanging medical skills, experiences and insights with each other.

Xu Ziqi introduced the advanced techniques and concepts of modern surgery to Dr. He, while Dr. He demonstrated ancient acupuncture to Xu Ziqi.

The two people's medical skills were constantly integrated and innovated through communication.

In addition to taking care of patients every day, Xu Ziqi sits in the clinic with Dr. He in the morning to learn pulse diagnosis and acupuncture.

Dr. He introduced the basic principles and acupoint knowledge of acupuncture to Xu Ziqi, and personally demonstrated to him how to use acupuncture to treat various diseases.

The process of learning acupuncture is not easy. Xu Ziqi first had to learn the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, including yin and yang, the five elements, viscera and meridians, etc. These theories were completely unfamiliar to him.

In the afternoon, Xu Ziqi taught Dr. He suturing techniques.

He explained in detail to Dr. He and the apprentices of the clinic the principles, steps and precautions of suturing, and even bought a pig's trotter and demonstrated personally how to do it.

In the process of mutual learning, the medical skills of Xu Ziqi and Dr. He have been greatly improved.

During his time in the clinic, Xu Ziqi not only learned a lot of ancient medical skills and herbal knowledge, but also deeply realized the profoundness and unique charm of ancient medical culture.

He has begun to consider whether it is necessary to resign and then systematically study the professional knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.

However, these are later stories.

Now, Xu Ziqing and Xu Xu began to prepare to make the thousand-layer sole.

Xu Xu held a soft ruler in his hand and looked intently at Xu Ziqing who was standing in front of him: "Sister Qing, please sit down and stretch your legs. I will measure your size."

Xu Ziqing sat obediently, his eyes full of anticipation for owning new shoes.

Xu Xu moved the ruler in her hand around her feet, carefully measuring every inch, the length and width of her feet, not missing any details.