Indeed, when Luo Anping was injured, Yang Wulang did assist quite a bit. Hearing this, Ma didn’t feel as guilty anymore, especially since they didn’t charge any money at the ti. The costs of stitches, injections, and dicine aren’t cheap!
If they had gone to the town’s health center, it would have been at least over a hundred!
"Little Tian’er, did you make that dicine yourself?" Yang Wulang asked.
"Yes, I did," Beisitian replied.
"Well... I’ve never seen Doctor Bei use that water-like dicine before." This was the part that puzzled Yang Wulang.
Beidewang’s family was from outside, while Yang Wulang was born and raised in Kao Village. At that ti, Doctor Bei was well-liked not only in Kao Village but also in several nearby villages, often being invited from afar to see patients.
Although he practiced Chinese dicine, his prescriptions weren’t expensive, and they were effective. Moreover, he was amiable, unlike other doctors who had terrible attitudes.
In the nearby villages, everyone respectfully called him Doctor Bei. Yang Wulang, influenced by him, didn’t let his ability to heal inflate his ego.
Yet, he had never seen Doctor Bei use that strange dicine.
"My father doesn’t know," Beisitian said with a faint smile.
This statent could be understood in two ways: the literal sense that Beidewang truly doesn’t know because he isn’t a talisman doctor.
The other implication was that he hadn’t yet mastered it.
Coming from his daughter’s mouth, both Yang Wulang and Luo Anguo believed it was the latter.
Unlike Western dicine, traditional Chinese prescriptions vary from person to person, producing different effects. Doctor Bei was respected, but that didn’t an he knew everything. Naturally, there were things he hadn’t learned yet.
Beisitian had previously ntioned that so prescriptions were family secrets.
This could be interpreted as Beisitian having surpassed Beidewang, mastering what he hadn’t!
Beisitian also wanted to convey that the Xuan Talisman is inherited, which the people here didn’t know, and she didn’t intend to explain or teach casually. So she simply gave a mysterious answer for people to speculate on.
The answers they figure out on their own are the ones they tend to believe more.
Yang Wulang’s enlightennt satisfied Beisitian greatly.
Since it was a family secret, Yang Wulang naturally didn’t ask further, nor did Beisitian intend to say more.
"Little Tian’er, the flu is quite severe in the village right now. If this dicine were sold, you could make quite a bit of money," Yang Wulang said, while Ma, standing beside him, kept nudging his lower back with her hand.
Beisitian noticed her little actions but only responded with a smile, "For minor ailnts, I find it botherso."
Her response left Yang Wulang speechless—did she an she’ll only deal with major illnesses, not small ailnts?
Since Beisitian didn’t explicitly state it, Yang Wulang was just speculating. However, Ma felt relieved. They made their living off small illnesses; they couldn’t handle serious diseases and didn’t dare delay treating others.
Before leaving, Beisitian gave Yang Wulang three small bottles of talismanic water, saying that mixing one-third clear water with it would quickly heal people.
Having witnessed its effectiveness, Yang Wulang had no doubt. Moreover, receiving three bottles of dicine for free made him very happy.
"Uncle Yang, set the price for the dicine yourself. I made it myself, and it didn’t cost much," Beisitian said.
Yang Wulang knew this was her way of showing gratitude for his past help to Luo Anping. Such effective dicine, not only without side effects but also invigorating, would cost much more than what he had given.
Ma was overjoyed; there was no cost, just pure profit!
Beisitian reminded him to set the price himself, fearing he might give free treatnt to the villagers.
Her master had said that human nature is greedy. The first and second tis, they might be very grateful, but by the fourth or fifth ti, they would see it as normal. When you start charging, they react in shock, asking how you could charge!
At that point, various resentnts would grow, and they would dismiss your previous kindness entirely.
The compassionate heart of a doctor, her master said, should be used cautiously. It can be applied to those who genuinely can’t afford treatnt, to animals, but it shouldn’t fuel people’s greed and selfish desires.
Therefore, in her master’s previous life, the price of the sa talismanic water sotis reached a fortune, while at other tis it was given for free.
In the afternoon, Yang Wulang’s clinic doors reopened, and those who hadn’t gone to town were delighted, quickly bringing their sick ones to the clinic.
Yang Wulang thought carefully and set the price of the dicine slightly high but within limits, and he only provided it to those with severe illnesses.
He didn’t know why, but when Beisitian spoke those words, he seed to understand her intention.
He specifically noted that the dicine was bought from Beisitian at a high price, although she avoided the hassle, he didn’t intend to take full credit for it himself.
With Yang Wulang’s recomndation, so families with severely sick mbers who couldn’t afford the town’s health center started buying the dicine.
Though the dicine was slightly more expensive than regular antipyretics, it was still within a reasonable range.
Since the dicine was further diluted, its effect wasn’t as good as when Yang Wulang tried it, but generally, they recovered by the next day, making many people realize its effectiveness!
Beisitian specifically told him the dicine had no side effects and was safe for pregnant won and children.
So Yang Wulang prioritized these groups, which drew so criticism. After all, with effective dicine, everyone wanted to use it, and the pregnant won and children weren’t part of their own families!
Yang Wulang heard all these comnts, and for those people, he just gave them injections, without providing any drips.
If they had the energy to complain, it ant there was nothing seriously wrong!
During this ti, so people went to Luo Er’s family to buy dicine, but without exception, they were all refused. This led to so accusing Beisitian of being heartless, having good dicine but not sharing it, just enjoying watching everyone’s suffering.
Beisitian turned a deaf ear to these words and continued living her life. Only when soone asked sincerely would she respond directly.
The sa words she said to Yang Wulang, that she doesn’t treat minor illnesses.
This wasn’t about being stingy but because her spirit was limited, primarily used for herself and her family. Being in a recovery stage, she indeed didn’t have the energy to handle minor ailnts.
Many people outside were cursing Beisitian, but she didn’t explain. Once they said she was a fraud when it ca to healing, and now knowing it’s effective, they accused her of having a bad conscience. Since the words co from others, she neither cared nor bothered to address them, just letting them be.
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