Chapter Thirty Old Chinese Doctor

  "The teacher of this course doesn't seem to be very good at lecturing, no wonder so many people are dozing off." Sun Xiaolan listened for a while after reading her book and then gave the deputy teacher a fair evaluation in a very low voice.

  "That's right." Zhao Rui yawned and said, "How is the teacher who teaches you? I think studying medicine is also quite dull, and attending classes is a kind of torture too."

  Sun Xiaolan is a student of Donghua University Medical College, which was originally an independent college adjacent to Donghua University and later merged into Donghua University during the wave of university mergers.

  Sun Xiaolan studied Western medicine clinical application major, one year higher than Zhao Rui.

  "Who said that, our college invited a visiting professor who is extremely powerful. He has been practicing medicine for decades, not only is his medical skills exquisite, but also rich in clinical experience, and he teaches very well, often telling us some special cases, and each case has an unusual story behind it. He comes to class once a week, as long as he is teaching, the classroom is always packed, even the corridors are full of people."

  "Aren't you studying Western medicine? Why are you attending a traditional Chinese medicine class?"

  "That professor is great and teaches well, so I went to listen."

  "Oh? Who is he?" Zhao Rui showed some interest.

  His name is Lin Bao De, and we all call him Professor Lin. He must be over seventy this year, but his body is still very robust, if it weren't for the fact that his hair and beard are completely white, you wouldn't be able to tell he's already seventy years old.

  "Lin Baode? Isn't he that famous old Chinese doctor from Dong'an? The one who runs a clinic on West Avenue?"

  "That's right, it's him." Sun Xiaolan nodded, "However, he no longer personally sees patients. The ones who see patients at the clinic are all his apprentices. Professor Lin is not only famous in Dong'an, but also one of the most prestigious and skilled authorities in the domestic Chinese medicine community! It's said that our medical school's dean used to study under him too! That's why he was able to invite Professor Lin to come give a lecture at our school. Despite that, our dean still had to put in a lot of effort. To be honest, after listening to Professor Lin's lecture, my horizons were greatly broadened!"

  Sun Xiaolan's tone was filled with extremely strong admiration and respect, but Zhao Ruike didn't have that feeling, he had other plans in his heart.

  He had those ginsengs from the Xianmo Cemetery, which hadn't been appraised yet. He wanted to find someone to appraise them and see how old they were and what effects they could have. Although those ginsengs were very beneficial for his cultivation, he also felt that eating them raw like this might be a bit wasteful.

  Of course, Lin Baode is very busy and doesn't know himself, so he won't take the time to help with identification. However, Lin Baode opened a Baode Chinese Medicine House, since his medical skills are excellent, the pharmacists who work for him should also be quite skilled, and helping with the identification of ginseng shouldn't be a problem.

  Thinking of this, Zhao Rui decided not to attend class in the afternoon and went directly to Bao De Chinese Medicine House to find a pharmacist to identify the ginseng in the Qian Kun Ring, and then decide how to deal with these ginseng to maximize their efficacy.

  It was not easy to hold on until noon, Zhao Rui walked out of the classroom and said to Luo Cheng: "Fatty, I have something this afternoon, I may not come to class, just in case attendance is taken, you can help me cover it."

  Attendance affects credits, although not every class takes attendance, but it's better to be safe than sorry, and the afternoon class is Capital Reading, the old lady who teaches this course belongs to a very serious type, so it's better to be careful.

  "Alright, no problem, I've got it covered." Luo Cheng patted his chest with a loud thud.

  Zhao Rui was somewhat uneasy. This guy was indeed chivalrous, but he had never been very reliable when it came to handling matters, which made people feel a bit uncertain in their hearts. However, at this point, they could only trust him once.

  "What are you doing this afternoon? Why aren't you in class?" Sun Xiaolan looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked.

  "It's a bit of an emergency," Zhao Rui replied.

  "Xiao Rui, you're still a student, what big deal could you possibly have?" Sun Xiaolan pouted, but seeing that he didn't want to say more, she didn't press the issue further.

  After having lunch with Sun Xiaolan in the cafeteria, Zhao Rui left school and took a bus straight to De Bao Chinese Medicine Hall.

  Bao De Chinese Medicine Shop is located in a three-storey small building built in the 1970s on the side of West Avenue, and the old building has been weathered by wind and rain.

  In recent years, the West Street underwent large-scale demolition and reconstruction to build a retro commercial district. The houses along the street were basically all demolished and rebuilt, or at least underwent large-scale renovation. This unassuming pharmacy was the only one that didn't budge an inch.

  One reason is that the architectural style of this small building barely matches the retro style of the West Street business district, but a more important reason is that the owner of the small building, old Chinese doctor Lin Baode has great reputation and connections in Dong'an, and many high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen from both political and commercial circles have received his treatment to varying degrees.

  So when the old Chinese doctor was unwilling to move out of the small building where he had lived and worked for decades, no one dared to make things difficult for him, and they just let it go with a blind eye.

  Lin Baode's medical skills are exquisite, but due to his advanced age, he basically no longer personally diagnoses patients unless he has an extraordinary relationship with them and is in a good mood. Otherwise, his disciples will take over.

  There was a coal boss from Shanxi who came all the way to Dong'an, bringing a large bag of money and asking Lin Baode to treat his illness. However, it happened that Lin Baode was in a bad mood at the time, so he didn't even examine him before throwing the bag of money out.

  From then on, Lin Baode's reputation for being eccentric and having a bad temper spread far and wide.

  Lin Baode is not short of money and opened a Chinese medicine shop just for convenience.

  Because good medicine is hard to buy now, and his prescription is biased, it's very difficult to match. In order not to let the patient find medicine everywhere, he opened a pharmacy himself, which is convenient for others and also convenient for him.

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