Chapter 388: Chapter 388 Liu Yang Handles with Ease
"Don’t worry, when the time comes, they’ll gladly join this big family without me having to do any work, and there won’t be any obstacles anymore. So, in other words, I must conquer a certain challenge in the town as soon as possible. After that, you won’t need to worry about the rest."
"All right then, I’ll finish up the things I’m working on as soon as possible. Let me know ahead of time when your training class starts. I’ll make sure everything at home is settled. Then I’ll set off as soon as I can."
"Got it, I understand. Oh, and I’ll take another look at some of the accounts from the past few years. To be honest, sorting them out really is a huge headache. Oh yes, call Liu Yang over for me, will you? For now, I’ll have him temporarily reassigned to the village committee to sort these old accounts. They really are a mess."
"Okay, I’ve got it. I’ll contact him right away."
After he had finished speaking, he turned around and then took out his phone to make the arrangements as instructed.
In the afternoon, he followed him around here poring over some old accounts. These accounts, though they had been neglected for however many years, Liu Zheng, now in this position, had to make sure he understood how every cent came in and where exactly it was spent.
It must be said that the former committee was really like an amateur troupe, and everyone seemed to be muddling through their days in a daze.
After all, except for the village head, it seemed that no one was really able to come up with some remuneration. Without remuneration, who would genuinely be willing to put in the effort here? So, he really did understand this point.
They were busy until it got dark before these people finally left the village committee.
Caught up in busyness, Liu Zheng truly forgot about the clinic. However, he always felt that entrusting these matters to Liu Yang, everything should be fine.
After returning to the clinic, he immediately noticed a little patient sitting inside,
while Liu Yang was bustling about, preparing some medicine for him.
Seeing him enter, Liu Yang was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized that he’d been acting like he was in charge all afternoon and had completely forgotten that he was still an apprentice.
"What’s going on?"
"Oh, some diarrhea. I asked some questions and it’s just some indigestion. So, I prescribed some digestive aids. They’re not really medication, just some components of herbal medicine, so they won’t harm the body and can help with digestion and appetite."
After hearing this, Liu Zheng just nodded, casually picking up the medicine to scrutinize it closely. He was reassured to see that the treatment Liu Yang had prescribed was essentially the same as what he would have done.
But there was one thing he might not have noticed; while aiding digestion and appetite, he had forgotten about a medicine called ’spleen-tonic’.
Aiding digestion and tonifying the spleen go hand-in-hand, and they are related. If appetizing, one must also think of tonifying the spleen.
"Spleen and stomach, spleen and stomach, have you forgotten this?"
At this, Liu Yang suddenly froze, then looked at Liu Zheng incredulously. It took only a few seconds for Liu Yang to catch on.
"Heh, Master, I really forgot about that. You’re right, a spleen-tonic is needed too. I’ll go get it for him right away."
A clever man is a clever man, and being in the trade means just one hint is enough for understanding. Following Liu Zheng’s intention, he prescribed the additional medicine and saw the patient out of the clinic.
"I’ve been so busy at the village committee this afternoon that I completely forgot to ask you. I didn’t even think about all the affairs here. How did it go? Was everything smooth this afternoon?"
"This afternoon was relatively calm. Only two patients came in. One was the one you just saw. The other had a wound, so I just cleaned and bandaged it, didn’t even prescribe any medicine."
"Hmm, that’s good. Actually, most of the time, it’s cases like these, so it’s not as complicated as you might think. How did you feel this afternoon, pretty boring?"
"Not at all, I wasn’t bored in the slightest. And Master, I saw so many medicines over there, most of which you compounded yourself. Master, you’re really amazing. Also, the way you combine different medicines... to be honest, I’m still studying it. So when I have time, I really have a lot to learn from you."
"Don’t talk about learning. In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, maybe I don’t know as much as you do. So if anyone should be learning, it’s me."
"Oh no, Master, you flatter me too much, I dare not presume."
"Okay, it’s getting late. By the way, you commuting back and forth isn’t a solution. What’s your plan for tonight? Why don’t you rough it out here for now? I’ll find you a place later. Or what do you say?"
"No need for that. It’s actually only about an hour’s bike ride from here to my house, so I can still make it back if I leave now."
"What are you saying? An hour? That’s not exactly close. And having you commute every day, plus if a patient holds you up late at night, I’d be worried about you going back then."
"Master, I’ve just graduated, so I hadn’t thought that far. Besides, as for conditions, those are things I can create for myself later on, so there’s no problem."
"That won’t do. Look, there’s space to rest at the village committee. You can stay there for the next couple of days. Later, we’ll discuss other matters. Plus, the village committee is close by, so if anything happens, I can find you quickly."
"Okay then, I’ll call home tonight and stay over at the village committee."
"Also, I might need to go to town tomorrow, so tomorrow morning, there may not be anyone else here. If all goes well, it might just be half a day, but if not, it could take the whole day. I’ll give you a call. Remember, don’t take on any serious or emergency cases, only handle minor issues that you’re completely confident about, got it?"
