Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 226 - 0226 Treatment of Hidden Injuries 2_1

Chapter 226: Chapter 0226 Treatment of Hidden Injuries 2_1

Faced with Mrs. Wu’s praise, Feng Qingxue humbly declined, her contrasting black and white eyes stared incessantly at Wu Zheng, anxiously hoping for him to give her an answer. She really wanted to learn top-notch medical skills.

Wu Zheng did not say anything, instead, he began to talk about the basics of traditional Chinese medicine.

Feng Qingxue responded quickly, immediately picking up on his words and continuing. These days, she had been diligently memorizing, and had already mastered much of the content.

Of course, she knew that rote memorization is not useful, but learning Chinese medicine starts with memorization.

"Good." Wu Zheng concluded without continuing.

Mrs. Wu asked: "What exactly do you mean? Are you agreeing or not? Didn’t you say before that in the field of Chinese medicine, learning is a lifelong process, and life experience and cultural knowledge are very important. Many of famous doctors in ancient times only began their medical careers after the age of forty. This child is no more than twenty years old, and has such a good heart. She is certainly qualified."

Upon hearing Mrs. Wu’s words, Feng Qingxue’s heart stirred and she earnestly looked at Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng replied calmly: "If I decide whether or not to take you as a disciple based on what you say alone, then the prestige of my Wu Zheng would be too low. Like this, I see that Xiaoguo must have prepared a lot of basic knowledge for you to memorize. I will revise the book list that she gave you. Whether you find the books yourself or buy them, continue reading. Familiarize yourself with it, memorize it, get to the point where it’s deeply ingrained, then understand its meaning. Come back in a month for me to test you. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me then."

Overwhelmed with joy, Feng Qingxue continually expressed her thanks.

Although Wu Zheng still held back from speaking about taking her as a disciple, the opportunity for learning he provided greatly exceeded her expectations.

Following such a doctor, even if she can only learn a smidgen, could be infinitely beneficial to her life.

As expected, Wu Zheng prepared a long book list, most of which were similar to those listed by Doctor Guo, but they were much more detailed, including many obscure, medical classics.

Besides this, Wu Zheng also listed many cultural books, even some about Daoism, which had no relation to medicine.

"Our medicine is actually a continuation of Daoist culture, emphasizing the theory of Yin-Yang and the five elements. You learning this content is only beneficial, there’s no downside!" Wu Zheng explained briefly, "Real traditional Chinese medicine, once it reaches a certain level, employs a diagnostic process of inspection, auscultation, interrogation, and pulse feeling. Pulse diagnosis is the most important of them. Knowing the pulse means knowing the problem. What kind of prescription and how to treat it."

Feng Qingxue listened respectfully, "Sir, I’ve remembered it."

Hearing her call him "Sir", Wu Zheng’s expression relaxed slightly, "Xiaoguo said you have talent. What do you know now?"

Feng Qingxue hesitated, "In front of you, how dare I claim to know anything? I’ve just learned some basic caregiving skills from hospital doctors and nurses, such as first aid, bandaging, medication changes, injections, as well as how to treat common symptoms like common colds, fevers, diarrhea, what medicines to use. I’ve memorized some traditional Chinese and Western medicines, and learned about birthing and postnatal care from obstetric doctors and nurses."

This is the most basic and common situation, and it is what is most needed in the countryside.

As for other things, she truly did not know. Although she understood what symptoms needed what medicine from reading medical books, she didn’t know pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, massage, etc., and did not dare to treat people and prescribe medicines casually.