Chapter 63: Chapter 56: Old Man

Lu Jiu tried using Mountain Burning Fire with acupuncture on Taiyi and Yangming Stomach Meridian.

The child had symptoms of middle burner deficiency and cold, which Mountain Burning Fire was perfect for.

Additionally, Mountain Burning Fire has the effect of replenishing Yang Qi, and coupled with these two acupoints, it can quickly strengthen the child’s Spleen Yang.

Once the Spleen Yang is strong, it’s like boosting the power; with power, the Spleen Earth can naturally increase its ability to transform food, and it will also strengthen the stomach to release Gastric Qi.

With Gastric Qi generating, appetite grows, and resistance strengthens.

“Mommy, it’s hot.”

After Lu Jiu had been needling for a few minutes, the child lying on the small bed suddenly spoke softly.

Chen Wei was puzzled upon hearing this.

Hot?

This Chinese doctor hasn’t done much, and the air conditioner is not on inside, so why is it hot?

“Where is it hot, baby?” Chen Wei asked.

“Belly,” the child replied.

Lu Jiu smiled, “This is normal, little one. Does your belly hurt or feel comfortable?”

“Comfortable.” The child was a bit shy and answered Lu Jiu in a particularly soft voice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiu withdrew the needle and said, “Alright, take off your shirt and lie on your stomach, it’s time for Moxibustion.”

Acupuncture includes needling and Moxibustion, and these two cannot be used simultaneously. You either needle first and then moxibust, or moxibust first and then needle.

Nowadays, many doctors come up with fancy tricks, such as placing a mugwort pillar at the end of the finest needle, inserting the needle tip into the patient’s acupoint, and lighting the mugwort pillar at the end. Doing this not only fails to achieve a therapeutic effect but also harms the patient’s body.

The child adjusted their posture, and Lu Jiu quickly prepared ginger and mugwort, then placed the ginger on the Shenzhu Acupoint and lit the mugwort.

Watching the white smoke slowly rising from her son’s back, Chen Wei suddenly gained more trust in Lu Jiu.

Before this, the Chinese doctors she had seen would either keep giving her child medicine or keep needling, but none had ever both prescribed and used acupuncture and Moxibustion.

Lu Jiu was the first.

Perhaps, there really is hope this time!

Before long, when the moxibustion warmed the child’s soles, Lu Jiu stopped.

While packing up, he advised Chen Wei, “After you go back, add meals according to his condition, especially at noon. You can give him some beef or lamb, and he can also drink milk. But remember, as his appetite increases, ensure he’s only about seventy to eighty percent full each meal.”

“Eating too full will harm the Spleen and Stomach, and you’ll be back to square one. Another thing is, make sure he gets plenty of sunlight. The sun is still alright this season, not too harsh, but the best sun is the winter sun. He should get plenty of it then, an hour or two is fine; don’t worry about radiation or UV rays, sunlight is the most nourishing thing for the body.”

You should know that mugwort can grow due to the sun, the pure Yang Qi it contains comes from the sun, so if moxibustion can be effective, basking in the sun can naturally be more so.

Of course, sunbathing also depends on the season. In spring when it’s windy, you need to know how to avoid the wind when sunbathing; in summer, the sun is too intense, except for the sun around five or six in the morning, you should avoid the sun the rest of the time. In autumn and winter, you can sunbathe more, especially the winter sun, which is best for health preservation.

When the temperature isn’t too low, taking off your clothes and sunbathing your back for a few hours during winter will leave you robust by spring, without any illnesses.

However, some people develop spots on their skin after prolonged sun exposure, which is actually the expulsion of some unwanted substances in the body. It’s not bad, but for girls, it might be too much of a blemish.

Therefore, many girls are now afraid of the sun; whenever UV or radiation is mentioned, they’re always covered in sun-protective clothing, slathered in sunscreen, fearing any sun exposure regardless of the season.

Wouldn’t that just invite illness?

“Basking in the sun, got it. Doctor, we’ll come back tomorrow.” Chen Wei said.

“Sure,” Lu Jiu replied.

After paying, Chen Wei thanked him and then left with her son.

Watching the mother and son leave, Lu Jiu couldn’t help but sigh at the depth of parental love.

To make her child grow taller, she even came to my small shabby clinic to give it a try, showing she must have visited countless hospitals before.

No wonder she seemed so calm; the previous series of treatments probably hadn’t been very effective.

Returning to his seat, Lu Jiu began to flip through medical books, and with one hand, he gently petted Xiao Tu’s cat head.

Xiao Tu’s ears twitched twice, as if it was enjoying the feeling, and its purring got a few decibels louder.

In the past few days, its fur had become richer, and its body size had grown, but compared to other cats, it was still relatively small.

But as long as it was healthy, the size didn’t matter.

“Young friend, this poor Daoist has returned from wandering the four seas, is there some water to drink?”

Suddenly, a hearty voice came from the clinic door. A spirited, dark-skinned old man was standing at the entrance, his white teeth particularly striking as he spoke.

“Old man?” Lu Jiu stood up and looked at the elderly man in a blue Taoist robe, and couldn’t help but exclaim.

The old man had no name and was undocumented. In his youth, he drifted around, and later, he was taken in by a Taoist in Xiangyang City and given an identity. But that Taoist only guided him in cultivation and didn’t take him as a disciple, so naturally, he didn’t have a Taoist name.

After the Taoist passed away, he instructed the old man to practice in the secular world. After many twists and turns, the old man settled in Jianghan, and by chance, they met. Since he had no name, he let Lu Jiu call him “Old Man.”

The old man would occasionally go out traveling every few years. Lu Jiu remembered the last time they met was after his college entrance exam ended.

Seven years have passed in the blink of an eye…

“Young friend, you’re still back,” the old man walked into the clinic and sat down with a chair.

Lu Jiu quickly poured a glass of water, “I didn’t return just because you did a fortune-telling for me.”

When he graduated from high school, the old man once did a fortune-telling for him, saying he wouldn’t have much development outside Jianghan in his lifetime.

Lu Jiu had never believed in this, and he still didn’t.

The old man took a sip of tea, “Haha, it’s all the same.”

Lu Jiu didn’t pick up on this, “Are you planning to stay put after coming back this time?”

The old man smiled, “I’ll meditate for a while first.”

Lu Jiu said, “Out of money?”

The old man nodded, “Yes.”

Lu Jiu laughed, “It seems you need to resume your old trade. But in the fortune-telling field, no one in Jianghan can compete with you; you’ll be busy.”

In high school, Lu Jiu heard from neighbors that the old man’s fortune-telling skills were exceptionally accurate, and once he set up a stall, people flocked to him to have their fortunes told.

Lu Jiu believed fortune-telling had a certain logic, possibly a type of big data compiled by ancient people based on everyone’s birth details.

However, Lu Jiu didn’t dive deep into this field, so he couldn’t make unfounded conclusions.

“In the year of Gui Mao, with insufficient fire energy, a weak heart gives rise to all kinds of ailments. Soon, you’ll be busy too…”

What?

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