I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Medicinal Herbs, Acupuncture

“Why, Xiaoyan, can you tell Grandpa Chen is practicing boxing?” Old Doctor Chen said with a smile.

“I can’t tell,” Xiaoyan shook her head. “My brother told me Grandpa Chen was practicing boxing and told me not to disturb you.”

“Sorry, Grandpa Chen, we didn’t know you were practicing boxing,” Lu Qing said apologetically.

“It’s okay. I’m just practicing some farm moves to stretch my body. It’s not really a boxing technique.” The old doctor waved his hand, dismissive.

“But I think Grandpa Chen’s boxing is very beautiful!” Xiaoyan said seriously.

“Hahaha, I’ve practiced this boxing style my whole life. Now, to get a compliment from you, little one, it’s worth it!”

Hearing the little one’s innocent words, Old Doctor Chen laughed heartily.

Seeing the old doctor’s joy, Lu Qing felt relieved.

He was actually a little worried that the old doctor had some rule that forbade watching him practice boxing. In that case, the brother and sister would be violating his taboo.

“Let’s go inside. I’ll give you acupuncture first.”

Doctor Chen picked up Xiaoyan and said to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing followed the old doctor respectfully and walked to the yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, he was attracted by the medicinal herbs drying in the air.

He glanced at it and found that he recognized one of them. It was the cow bone grass that also grew in his own yard.

Unfortunately, there was not enough time, and he could not find out the information of these medicinal herbs one by one.

“Grandpa Chen, are all the herbs drying in this yard medicinal herbs?” Lu Qing asked.

“Yes, how come you know how to identify medicinal herbs?”

Doctor Chen was a little surprised.

“That’s not the case.” Lu Qing said, “I just saw that there is a kind of medicinal herb here, and it seems that it also grows near our house.”

“What kind of herb?”

“It’s the one drying in that winnowing basket.” Lu Qing pointed in a direction.

Xiaoyan glanced at the blue flowers on the herb and nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, there are a lot of them growing outside our yard, and Niuniu likes to eat them.”

The old doctor took a look and said, “Yes, it’s called oxbone grass. It’s indeed a very common herb.”

“Oxbone grass,” Lu Qing pronounced the name and asked, “Grandpa Chen, what is oxbone grass generally used for?”

“It’s mainly used to treat injuries,” the old doctor replied casually. He looked at Lu Qing and said, “Why, are you interested in herbal medicine?”

“Yes,” Lu Qing said honestly. “Xiaoyan said that Grandpa Chen cured my illness with a medicine you gave me. It made me think that these herbs are truly magical. They’re just some flowers, but they can relieve pain and save lives.”

“You want to study medicine, but it’s not easy. You need to be brave, careful, and clear-headed. You also need to be literate and able to understand medical texts.”

The old doctor didn’t laugh at Lu Qing’s idea. Instead, he patiently explained.

“You do know a few words,” Lu Qing said quickly.

He wasn’t lying.

In his memory, the original owner did know some characters, and he verified that those characters were similar to the Chinese characters in his previous life, except that the strokes were more complicated.

“You can also recognize characters?” Old Doctor Chen was surprised again.

In this rural area, it was not easy to find someone who could read.

Lu Qing was just an orphan, and he actually knew how to read?

“When my grandfather was alive, he taught me to recognize some characters, but I’m slow-witted. After my grandfather passed away, I forgot some of them. I can only recognize them, but I can’t write them.”

Old Doctor Chen finally realized the situation of Lu Qing’s family.

Rumor has it that Lu Qing’s grandfather was once a poor scholar.

He fled here with the villagers to escape famine.

However, he died before he came here to live in seclusion, so he didn’t have the chance to meet him.

He also heard from the villagers that Lu Qing’s father was a quirky person and not good at studying. When he was young, he often annoyed Lu Qing’s grandfather to death, and ultimately he didn’t continue his studies.

Unexpectedly, it was the young Lu Qing who could actually recognize some words.

It was a pity that Lu Qing’s grandfather died early, otherwise, perhaps the Lu family would have produced another scholar.

Old Doctor Chen sighed again, and his eyes looked at Lu Qing more gently.

No wonder he felt that Lu Qing’s conversation was different from that of an ordinary country boy. This must be due to the teachings of his grandfather and father.

“Since you are interested in medicinal herbs, I will allow you to dry the herbs with me for half an hour every time you come for acupuncture. As for how much you can remember, it depends on your own understanding.”

“And you.” Old Doctor Chen touched Xiaoyan’s hair, “You will also come with your brother in the future. Grandpa Chen will cook some medicinal food for you. You are so weak, how can you do it?”

Lu Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him: “Thank you, Grandpa Chen, Xiaoyan, why don’t you thank Grandpa Chen!”

“Thank you, Grandpa Chen~”

Although the little girl didn’t know what medicinal food was, since her brother said it, she thanked him obediently.

“What are you thanking me for? Grandpa Chen feels sorry for you because of your small body.” The old doctor said with pity.

When they got to the house, the old doctor put Xiaoyan down and took out a needle bag.

He said to Lu Qing, “Go to the bed and take off your shirt.”

Lu Qing took off his shirt as he was told, and then lay down on the wooden bed beside him.

Looking at his bony chest, old doctor Chen was silent for a moment, and then he pulled out a silver needle from the needle bag.

Xiaoyan showed a trace of fear on her face when she saw such a long silver needle.

But she knew that Grandpa Chen was treating her brother, and although she was scared, she stayed there quietly without making any noise.

“Don’t be afraid, and don’t move. I will give you acupuncture now.” The old doctor said to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing nodded.

He was not afraid.

In his previous life on Blue Star, he had also experienced acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine, and he was quite familiar with it.

The old doctor twisted the silver needle and gently inserted it into one of Lu Qing’s acupuncture points. Lu Qing did not feel any pain at all, and saw that the silver needle had already penetrated three-quarters of the flesh.

After the first needle was inserted, the old doctor did not hesitate and immediately took out another silver needle from the needle bag and inserted it into another acupuncture point.

Before long, eighteen silver needles had been inserted into the many acupuncture points on Lu Qing’s upper body.

As for Xiaoyan, she had already covered her eyes, not daring to look at her brother who was pricked like a hedgehog.

After the eighteenth silver needle was inserted, the old doctor did not let go

of the silver needle immediately. Instead, he pinched the tail of the silver needle and twisted it gently.

Suddenly, something magical happened. Lu Qing felt a warm air flow under the silver needle.

It was tingling and made him feel very comfortable.

At the same time, a feeling of sleepiness came over him, his eyelids began to become heavy, and he soon fell asleep.

“Grandpa Chen, is my brother asleep?”

Xiaoyan covered her face and secretly watched through her fingers.

“Well, your brother is too weak. My tonic needle will help him get a good night’s sleep.”

“Oh.” Xiaoyan replied.

Grandpa Chen was saying something she couldn’t understand again.

“Let’s go, let your brother sleep here for a while, and we’ll go outside.” The old doctor stood up.

“Where are we going?”

“Grandpa Chen will make you something delicious…”

(End of this chapter)