novelaction Chapter 1092 Examining Teachers
Chapter 1092 Examining Teachers
Old Du's son, Du Fengchen, developed severe rheumatism a few years ago while digging irrigation ditches. Whenever the weather changes, his legs ache terribly.
Having no other choice, I called my parents in Beijing a few days ago to ask for some money to buy medicine. However, my father, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, is even poorer than me. If it weren't for the help from my cousin, he probably would have starved to death long ago.
The government gave me a lot of corn a while ago, but my leg keeps hurting, so I had to sell some of the corn to buy medicine. I don't know if the government will give me any more food.
Du Fenggang rode his bicycle with Old Man Du on the back all the way to the city. After asking around for a long time, they finally arrived at the front of the old house.
Looking at the imposing entrance and the plaque above the gate, Old Man Du felt a mix of emotions.
Once upon a time, his family had produced an imperial physician. Old Man Du's grandfather said that the imperial physician lived in a large three-courtyard house.
Du Feng knocked on the door, and soon Xiao Sun came out. He was taken aback when he saw the two people at the door and asked, "Who are you looking for? Are you here for a medical consultation?"
Du Fenggang asked, "Are you looking to hire traditional Chinese medicine practitioners?" Xiao Sun was unaware that Li Mo'er had advertised on television.
He was taken aback by Du Fenggang's words, then said, "Please come in, both of you." He dared not agree to this matter casually, so he had to let Old Man Zhang make the decision.
Old Zhang was reading a medical book that Li Mo'er had given him. This book was obtained by Brother Liu's younger brother from somewhere in exchange for grain.
Seeing the two enter, Old Zhang put down his medical book and asked, "Are you here for a consultation or...?"
Du Fenggang asked, "Excuse me, is this a job posting for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners? My second uncle is here to apply!"
Old Zhang looked at Old Du and asked, "Brother, are you an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor? How many years have you been practicing?"
Old Man Du nodded and said, "I've been learning medicine from my father since I was a child." Old Man Zhang raised an eyebrow: "It's a family tradition."
After that, Old Zhang randomly took out a few medicinal herbs from the drawer and asked Old Du to identify them.
Old Du successfully identified all of them. Then Old Zhang tested him on a few acupuncture-related questions, which Old Du answered fluently. In fact, Old Zhang found that Old Du's knowledge of acupuncture far surpassed his own.
The more Old Zhang asked, the happier he became. This was a great master, even more powerful than himself.
He happily invited Old Man Du to sit down and said, "Brother, you've been hired. Tomorrow, or rather, from now on, you will be officially hired by Baicaotang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
Please have a seat, I'll make you some tea. Just then, the gatekeeper, Xiao Sun, came in carrying a pot of hot water.
Old Zhang opened a wooden box containing loose tea leaves. He grabbed a small pinch, put it into a teapot, and poured in water. Within seconds, the whole room was filled with the aroma of tea.
Old Du sniffed and asked, "Brother, what kind of tea is this? It smells amazing!"
Old Zhang stroked the tea box and said, "This is a fine tea called Da Hong Pao. Even high-ranking officials drink this tea. Brother, you should try some later."
The teapot left by Li Mo'er is a purple clay teapot from the Republic of China period, which is worth tens of thousands of yuan in later generations.
She didn't feel the slightest bit heart about giving this teapot set to Old Man Zhang. She had at least twenty or thirty more such teapot sets in her storage space.
Old Du smelled the aroma of the tea and swallowed hard.
After taking a pleasant sip, Old Man Du felt completely comfortable. A warm current flowed through his body.
He let out a long sigh and said involuntarily, "Good tea, good tea. Brother, I would be willing to drink a pot of this tea every day without pay."
These words startled her eldest nephew, Du Fenggang. He quickly covered his uncle's mouth and said, "Second Uncle, stop talking nonsense. My second aunt is so hungry she can barely keep her pants up, and my eldest brother is waiting for you to send money for his medical treatment in the Northeast. How can you not take his salary?"
Old Du shoved his nephew's hand away and spat twice: "You little brat, did you wipe your butt with your hand after you pooped? It smells so bad."
Then he said sheepishly, "As long as I have this tea to drink, I'll give you half my salary."
Old Zhang chuckled and said, "Brother, as long as you're willing to stay and work here, and as long as I have a sip of tea to drink, you'll get your share!"