Volume 2: Ren Ping Sheng Chapter 101: Acupuncture

  Drinking strong tea to sober up has no benefits for the body, but it's harmless to drink occasionally. Chen Jianchen took a sip of strong tea and felt invigorated, calling out to Lu Xiyue to sit down and asking: "Xiyue, what are the effects of your acupuncture techniques?"

  He had already made up his mind that this technique was extraordinary and its effects would certainly surpass many ordinary medical techniques. It's just that he hadn't personally experienced it, so he couldn't verify it clearly.

  "This female yellow technique has a name, called 'Jade Girl's Needle Method', which can unblock the meridians, harmonize yin and yang, support the orthodox and eliminate the evil... Hmm, it can also sober up from drinking."

  Chen Jianchen listened to her say something mysterious and suddenly became interested, saying: "If so, come try it for me."

  Lu Xi nodded, but didn't take immediate action.

  Chen Jianchen's thoughts were clear and he immediately understood, saying: "Let's go to my room."

  Lu Xi had only one bed in her room, where she slept. How could she let a big man sleep on it casually? Although her heart belonged to Chen Jianchen, but currently without a name or status, she was also unwilling to be too careless, lest being looked down upon and causing gossip. It's known that the words of the villagers are feared, and the mouths of many can kill, always being ruthless and merciless.

  Taking Xiang'er to Chen Jianchen's east wing, Chen Jianchen lay back on his own bed, face down, propped up by a pillow. As for the next step, he had to wait for Lu Xiuyue's instructions.

  Lu Xi had a small box with her, about half a foot long and short, exquisitely crafted. When opened, the inside was shining with silver light, with over a hundred silver needles of various lengths, as well as many other trinkets and things, dazzling to behold - originally, she had left all her luggage at the inn, but after moving into the Huangfu residence, she had Xiang'er bring it back from the city.

  "Sir, the silver needle can cure drunkenness, just prick it at the back of your neck."

  Chen Jianchen said: "Regretfully, the appointment has been made."

  He was very interested in this mysterious art of Qigong and wanted to try it out on himself.

  Lu Xi reached out with a slender hand, nimbly picked up a silver needle as thin as a cicada's silk, sat down beside the bed, and gently combed open Chen Xiangchen's hair at the back of his head. She said softly, "Young master, I'm here..."

  She concentrated her mind, lightly stabbed down with a "zhēn" sound, right in the middle of the acupuncture point, and then slowly rotated three times.

  The needle entered the flesh without a single hair's breadth, Chen Jian felt a numb and itchy sensation coming on, mixed with a sour meaning that made people feel extremely comfortable. After the numbness and itchiness, there was a feeling of bloating, as if there was gas flowing inside.

  It's really infuriating!

  Lu Xi Yue's attainments are indeed extraordinary.

  A moment later, she woke up with a start and said: "Alright!"

  At this point, Chen Jian didn't need to say anything, he already knew it was good. Because his originally somewhat dizzy head suddenly became clear and refreshed, like a spring breeze, the original few points of intoxication disappeared, his whole body felt light, and he sat up abruptly, clapping his hands and saying: "Good trick, very useful indeed!"

  "What does the young master mean?"

  Chen Jianchen said with a smile: "It's a pity that there is such a wonderful technique, how can it be buried and not used? It can be used to open a medical clinic and benefit the people."

  Lu Xi's eyes widened in surprise: "Open a medical clinic? Really, can I?"

  Chen Jianchen said seriously, "Why not? In the Imperial City's Taiyi Hospital, there is a female physician position, and as a woman, Liu, since someone can be a physician, you can certainly be a folk female doctor."

  In the Tianyun dynasty, the concept of male superiority and female inferiority has been deeply rooted for a long time. The distinction between men and women is quite strict, and it is rare to see women doing things outside. Generally, they belong to special industries.

  Doctors can be considered as a special industry.

  So Chen Jianchen had an idea and suggested that Lu Xishuang become a female doctor, set up a clinic to specialize in treating female patients; as for men, they would have to go elsewhere to find a male doctor. This rule was to avoid unnecessary trouble and gossip - it could be called "gynecology"!

  The art of moxibustion, focuses on adjusting from the inside out, without using medicine, thereby achieving the effect of unblocking meridians and regulating qi and blood, while also beautifying the skin.

  It's tailor-made for female patients. As long as Lu Xi opens the clinic and makes a name for it, there will be a crowd of people waiting at the door.

  After listening to Chen Jianchen's statement, Lu Xi's eyes sparkled with joy, and he bowed his head in gratitude, saying: "Thank you, sir, for pointing out the way."

  In the past, she was at the Bird's Nest Tower because of her artistic skills and not being able to sell herself. In fact, she didn't earn much money and had to bribe people up and down in order to keep a clean reputation. As a result, the amount of wealth accumulated over time was only average, but it was enough to open a medical clinic.

  Opening a medical clinic was something that Ruxiao Yue couldn't have imagined before, but now with Chen Jianchen's words, it suddenly seemed like a broad and smooth road had appeared in front of him.

  Xian Jianchen asked again: "Xi Yue, then where are you planning to set up your medical clinic?"

  "Jiang Province."

  "What about your parents' feud then?"

  Lu Xi's expression turned gloomy upon hearing this, and she lowered her head in silence. As a weak and delicate woman, with no one to rely on, how could she possibly avenge herself against a scholar who had passed the imperial examination?

  So-called desperate measures are a last resort when there is no other choice.

  Chen Jianchen suddenly said coldly, "Don't worry, Xi Yue, he who digs a pit will fall into it. That Li Yifeng is so cunning, I think he will eventually get what's coming to him."

  He didn't immediately lose his head and loudly declare that he would take revenge for the other party; even if he really wanted to do so, there was no need to say it out loud - in matters of life, as long as one does what is right, kindness will naturally follow, and there is no need to thump one's chest and shout incessantly.

  Lu Xi roughly understood the meaning of Chen Jianchen's words, and her heart was deeply moved. She and Chen Jianchen were only acquaintances, at least until now. The greatest value of this encounter was undoubtedly that she had mustered up the courage to open her mouth and express her willingness to entrust him with her life, but unexpectedly, Chen Jianchen tactfully declined. After feeling disappointed, she actually felt even more delighted. Because from this point, it could be proven that Chen Jianchen was not one of those lecherous men, and he had not extended a helping hand just because he fancied her appearance.

  This is really precious and hard to come by.

  Lu Xi had lived in the green building for a long time and was most familiar with men's new and forgotten hearts. It is said that there are many such things, among which "Du Xiao Nian's anger sank into the hundred treasures box" is a classic example, it is a true story, but the location of this incident is not in Jiāng State, but in Hángzhou.

  Du Xiaonian was a local famous courtesan, who had always wanted to change her ways and marry into a good family, even if it meant becoming a concubine. She carefully selected from many candidates and finally chose a scholar named Luo Qiancheng.

  This young man from a wealthy family had been infatuated with Du Xiaoyao for a long time, and was willing to spend all his money on her. In the end, he became a beggar but still couldn't bear to leave Hangzhou and return home.

  Du Xiaonian was deeply moved by this, and thus determined that Luo Qiancheng had passed his test. He then paid the silver to redeem himself, left the brothel, took Luo Qiancheng on a boat back to his home, preparing to marry her. However, halfway through the journey, Luo Qiancheng agreed to sell Du Xiaonian to a young noble for a mere thousand taels of silver!

  After learning the news, Du Xiaonian's thoughts were all gone - they say women's hearts are like the sea, unfathomable; but men's hearts are just like clouds in the sky, clearly visible one moment, yet completely changed with a gust of wind.

  She was filled with grief and indignation, so she took out a treasure box that she had brought with her, which contained the gold and silver treasures she had accumulated over the years, originally intended to be used as her dowry, worth at least tens of thousands of taels.

  Du Xiaoyao, in front of Luo Qiancheng and E Huo Shao, poured all the treasures from the treasure box into the giant pit one by one, then hugged the treasure box and jumped into the pit himself... As for Luo Qiancheng, he was left with nothing, both his wealth and life gone, and he couldn't help but regret it.

  This story has been widely spread among the brothels, almost every prostitute knows it, intending to warn each prostitute: there are many unscrupulous men in the world, encountering someone who is not good will harm a lifetime, it's better to stay peacefully in the brothel...

  Among them, it is inevitable that there are many biased views with ulterior motives, but Lu Xi Yue truly knows that "it's easy to get priceless treasures, but hard to find a loving husband" is not an empty phrase.

  It was Xiang'er who listened to it and felt that it wasn't quite right - Li Yifeng was a powerful and arrogant man from Suzhou, with a jinshi degree and a government position within easy reach. With Chen Jianchen's current status and position, he couldn't really help Xiaoyu's sister take revenge, but only said some empty comforting words to comfort Xiaoyu.

  Lu Xi then said that she would take a carriage back to Jiangzhou in three days to prepare for the opening of her medical clinic and asked Chen Jianchen to go and inform Huangfu.

  Chen Jianchen had no opinion on this, only suggesting that it would be best if she could return with Wang Fuyi and the others, so there would be someone to take care of her along the way. Moreover, after returning to Jiangzhou, Wang Fuyi would also be able to provide a lot of help in setting up a medical clinic for Ruxiao Yue. After all, there were many things that Ruxiao Yue, as a young woman, was not suitable to handle herself.

  The next day at breakfast, Chen Jianchen told the story to Huangfu, who had no comment. He just smiled and said: "Liu Xian, you're willing to part with Lu Jiaoniang so soon?"

  Chen Jianchen was speechless, but didn't explain further. Some things are better left unexplained, and silence is golden. He changed the subject and asked, "Did you tell Xiaoyu's sister about what happened last night?"

  Huangfu Yiwai suddenly revealed a strange expression on his face, sizing up Chen Jianchen from head to toe, making Chen Jianchen feel somewhat uneasy in his heart.

  "Hehe, I actually hope the little girl would tell on you, but strangely she didn't mention a word, instead she very cleverly said that she's grown up and sensible now, and wants to study hard."

  Chen Jianchen was speechless - these words coming from Jiona's mouth were simply unbelievable and abnormal. Huangfu, a cunning old fox, naturally sensed the strangeness and became suspicious. Chen Jianchen didn't know why Jiona dared not speak directly, perhaps she was afraid of being punished by her father. But whether she spoke or not, Chen Jianchen thought it was meaningless, there would be reasonable explanations to get past it.

  Huang Pu's outer smile said: "Also ba, since Liu Xian you don't want to say, Na Er doesn't say, the old man also doesn't need to ask for details, happy to be idle."

  After having breakfast, Chen Jianchen arrived at the study on time and began to review Jiana's homework for the first time - writing new characters. Let's see how well this mischievous little fox has learned under his own guidance.