Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people get sick is an invasion of external evil. If you want to avoid getting sick, you need to strengthen your body.

However, it can also assist in the use of certain drugs. Traditional Chinese medicine is originally from nature. Many of them are harmless to the human body, but they are effective.

The old man was not in good health and he kept coughing. He said to me, "You are a doctor, do I have to see other doctors?"

I realized it and said, "Uncle, let me take my pulse for you? But I lack medical treatment and medicine here, so I can't treat you. You'd better see a regular doctor."

The doctor waved his hand to refuse and said, "No need. As soon as people get older, all kinds of problems have emerged. In fact, I not only sell old books, but also have strange things. Do you want to open your eyes?"

People are curious, so I nodded and agreed.

The old man took out a cloth bag from his arms, and after opening it, there was a layer of newspaper, and then it was a peach wood box. It was very small and exquisite, with strange symbols engraved on it, which was a bit like oracle bone inscriptions. When you opened the box, there was a piece of yellow wax inside, smelling a special fragrance.

I asked, "Uncle, what kind of medicinal herb is this? Why is it so fragrant?"

The old man proudly introduced: "You also know that this is a medicinal material. I am not wrong. This is musk produced in Songshan, which is natural. Nowadays, musk is cut after being raised and cut. This musk is carried with you, which can drive away evil spirits, calm down and exchange it with your ancient coins. Are you willing?"

The other party came for my ancient coin, and I hesitated.

I am not very familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, and it is a rare medicinal material. The old man pretended to be mysterious: "Your money was also dug out from the ground. I just want to bring it into the coffin again. Have you had hallucinations recently?"

Why is this old man who knows fortune telling like Professor Zheng?

The old man continued: "Young man, you have just entered society and are not well-informed in the world. You are not clear about the sinister hearts of the society. Sometimes when someone blows smoke at you, you can make you faint. If you put on my treasure, you can bless you from being invaded by external evil."

I was frightened by him, especially in the last four words. I have studied traditional Chinese medicine and know the meaning of "invasion of external evils". However, I was a little reluctant to see my ancient coins that were large in silver dollars and had to replace them with a piece of musk that was large in the thumb cover.

"Money is something outside of your body. What is more important than your own life? You doctors know more than us ordinary people!"

I was moved, so I took out the ancient coins and exchanged them with the other party's musk.

This fragrance is refreshing, and I feel refreshed and refreshed. I put the wooden box close to my body and said goodbye to the old man.

Corey arranged for me to have a day off on New Year's Day, but before I could pay, I had to bring 500 yuan home.

Both my parents are from rural areas and live a frugal life. I secretly gave it to my sister for 300 yuan, asking her to buy some things for her family and some clothes for her parents.

The sister did not refuse and said, "We don't want you to bring money back for your family. We just hope you can bring your girlfriend back. When you get married, your parents will be worried!"

Because I had to go to college, my sister had to drop out of school and work after graduating from high school. Now that I have started working, she also quit her job and came back, and followed my parents to do some small business and sell some construction materials to make a living. This kind of business is all about hard work.

To my parents, I could only comfort them and lied to them that I was already talking about my girlfriend. My parents were very happy after hearing this. But to my sister, I didn't hide it from her and said, "I plan to take the assistant doctor exam, so I haven't found a girlfriend yet, and I don't want to get married. My parents still need you to take care of you."

My sister didn't say much, I went to visit my grandparents.

It is still a dilapidated old house. When grandparents are old, they no longer clean up their houses and live only for three meals a day.

I handed the remaining 200 yuan to my grandfather and said, "I sold the ancient money you gave me last time for 200 yuan."

Grandpa took the money, sighed and said, "This is what I earned with my life, and it is only worth 200 yuan!"

After hearing this, I felt like I was hit by five thunders, but my grandmother said to my grandfather: "You think your life is so valuable! Two hundred yuan is enough for you to buy twenty acres of land!"

In order to save my face, I said that I was not deceived by the old man who sold old books, so I took out the peach wood box and opened it to let my grandparents appreciate the musk.

After smelling it, grandma immediately used a fan to dispel the fragrance and praised: "It smells so fragrant, what kind of spice is this?"

Grandpa was knowledgeable and said, "This is an old piece of musk. It can drive away flies when you carry them in summer, but it can cause mosquitoes."

After hearing this, I was mixed and sad. I returned home in a depressed mood. I took a rusty broken knife, wrapped it in a newspaper, and put it in my bag.

My father said to me: "After the Chinese New Year, the family will have to install a phone number. Then you can call your home frequently."

I agreed, had a meal at home at noon, and then took a bus back to the city in the afternoon.

After 1998, a large group of laid-off workers appeared in Luoyang City. In order to make a living, they had to do some small business or rent out extra houses.

The house I rented was a laid-off worker. He had two houses in the city. This one was originally intended to be married to his son, but his son looked down on it, so he rented it out to make money.

After I came back, I met the landlord and his son.

The landlord wore an old down jacket, a tall figure and a national face, and said to me: "From this month, your rent will increase by 100 yuan."

I wanted to speak, and his son shouted, "It's not just that your rent has increased, their rent has increased. I plan to sell this house."

Although the houses here were built in the 1960s, they were close to our hospital and wanted to be cheaper. Unexpectedly, they still had to increase their rent, so they had to agree.

The landlord's son is also strong and admitted: "Then you pay for three months first, and you will collect a total of 1,500 yuan if you add the deposit."

I immediately said: "My salary has not been paid yet. When the salary is paid on the fifth day, I will send it to you immediately."

The other party was a little disbelief, and his father said, "Dr. Yuan is a doctor in a mining hospital. He will not be untrustworthy. Let's go back first!"

The father and son turned around and left, and I hurriedly said goodbye to them.

After putting down my bag, I went to find my neighbor Leopard. He was sitting in the room and was angry. When he saw me coming, he signaled me to sit down, took out a bottle of white wine, and cut a plate of pig intestines, and said, "The landlord and father and son have come here, have you seen them too?"

I nodded and replied, and the leopard complained: "The rent has increased again, why don't the boss raise my wages? Dr. Yuan, don't you go to work at night, right? Just have a drink with me." As he said that, he put on the chopsticks. If it were the past, I would agree in one bite, but since the incident on Christmas night, I have vowed not to drink anymore.

The leopard glared at me and said, "Why don't you even look down on me?"

I quickly explained, and the other party said, "If you look down on me, just drink together!"

He took the lead in drinking the second half of the cup. I saw a tattoo pattern on his throat, so I asked: "Brother Leopard, what is the tattoo on your throat?"
Chapter completed!