Chapter 352: Task underway
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
In the ward .
The wife said, "Old man, what are you thinking about? What's troubling you?"
The old man replied, "It's nothing . It's just that I felt that that youngster was very strange so I was just thinking about it . "
The wife was skinning an apple . Although her eyes couldn't see clearly, her movements were not slow . A little disappointment appeared on her wrinkle-covered face as she said, "Old man, I hope you don't hold anything against me in this lifetime . It was my fault that I couldn't give you a child . If we had had a child, perhaps our grandchildren would be seventeen or eighteen right now . "
The old man chuckled . "What are you thinking about? You're the person I love and it has nothing to do with whether or not you can give me a child . Just being with you in this life has been worth it . What are you crying for? If you cry, you'll become ugly and other people will laugh at you . "
The wife held onto the old man's hand and they snuggled up together . After going through these decades of hardship together, their relationship was very good . When the wife was young, there had been a problem with her body and she couldn't give birth . During those times, when a wife couldn't give birth, the couple would most likely end up in a divorce . But this old man didn't turn his back on her . All he wanted was for the two of them to be happy together .
They didn't even adopt a child . To the old man, adopting someone else's child would just keep reminding his wife of her regrets . It was better not to adopt a child . Then, when the two of them grew old and left the earth, they could leave without any cares or worries .
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Lin Fan exited the hospital and took a cab to the pharmacy to buy some medicine .
The old man's condition, from the view of Western Medicine, was incurable because the cancer cells had spread throughout his body . If they used chemotherapy, it would only add to his pain .
What Western Medicine can do, Chinese Medicine cannot . What Chinese medicine can do, Western medicine can't either .
This kind of illness, in particular, required one to harmonize one's own body and attack from the inside .
And because of these restricting circumstances, he could only be treated using Chinese Medicine . Using Chinese Medicine, if Lin Fan didn't have the Encyclopedia's mystical boost, he would still have some confidence but he wouldn't know how long it would take . With the Encyclopedia's mystical boost, Lin Fan was a little curious as to what kind of effect it would have .
The pharmacy .
Lin Fan grabbed several medications according to what he needed . Before he had obtained the Encyclopedia's knowledge, he hadn't even understood what these medications were for but now, he could see through everything . As he was grabbing and grabbing medicine, Lin Fan's brows suddenly furrowed and his hands stopped moving .
In the pharmacy, the owner took some medicinao ingredients and placed them on the table . Lin Fan took a look to inspect them . When he saw 'Dragon Bone', he realized that something was wrong .
"Boss, come over here," said Lin Fan .
The pharmacy owner had a mustache . He was over fifty years old and his eyes were glimmering . He looked at Lin Fan with a smile and said, "What is it, youngster?"
Lin Fan shook his head and smiled . "This dragon bone is real dragon bone?"
The boss' eyes gleamed, then he smiled and said, "Of course it's real . My shop, 'Eight Treasures Room', has been dealing with Chinese Medicine for thirty years . We have our reputation as a guarantee that we don't ever sell fake products . "
Lin Fan's expression turned grave as he said, "I'll give you one last chance . "
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the place had gotten solemn .
The pharmacy owner looked at Lin Fan . His heart was thumping furiously . Then, he laughed and said, "Oh, right, I took the wrong one . This isn't dragon bone, this is something else . I'll get you a new one . "
Lin Fan was annoyed . In today's society, Chinese Medicine wasn't recognized and it wasn't because there were no good Chinese doctors but many Chinese medications were fake . Some people, even after taking Chinese medicine for a long time, their illnesses would not be cured . This wasn't a problem with the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, nor with the prescription, but it was the medicine sold by the Chinese Medicine shops . They were fakes and couldn't possibly cure the illnesses .
There was too much profit to be made in this industry . When the amount of gains was above a certain amount, people would do anything as long as no one died from eating the medicine . In fact, there were very few people nowadays who could differentiate between the real and the fake . Perhaps only the old Chinese doctors could do it .
That 'Dragon Bone' from before was just calcium oxide mixed with minerals and shaped into a dragon bone shape . What effect could that possibly have?
The owner took out some new medicine, then he smiled and said, "This is it . Take a look . "
Lin Fan glanced at the owner, then nodded and said, "Yep, don't make things up . I'm an expert . "
"Hehe," the owner laughed and said, "I wasn't making things up . I just took the wrong thing . "
Gecko, water plantain rhizome, Chinese lobelia, self-heal, etc… A total of ten medicinal ingredients .
Because this owner wasn't very honest, Lin Fan was worried about the other ingredients as well . He personally examined each of them . The owner smiled and said, "Don't worry, kid . My shop doesn't cheat the young nor the old . Just now, I just accidentally took the wrong thing . Do you think I would really use fake medicine?"
Lin Fan laughed . "Can I brew my medicine here?"
The owner nodded . "Sure, go ahead . "
Lin Fan had no tools as of then and could only do it there . The owner watched Lin Fan's medicine boiling technique and control of the fire . His heart was beating profusely . This technique was high-level . He wasn't a newbie . The owner wasn't able to earn much from this sale . He could only hope that he would meet a newbie that he could cheat next .
Then, Lin Fan portioned the medicine for the old man . He would need to take it ten times .
After he was done preparing medicine, Lin Fan stood in front of the counter and looked down .
The owner laughed as he said, "You want to buy some silver needles, kid? I have some good ones here . The craftsmanship is first-rate . They can be handed down for hundreds of generations . You want to take a look?"
Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "Give me four boxes of these disposable silver needles . "
"Huh?" The owner stared blankly at Lin Fan . That's too stingy, isn't it? He wants the disposable ones?
Initially, because he couldn't earn much of a profit from the medicine, he had wanted to earn a larger sum from the needles . He had not expected that this kid wouldn't even give him that chance .
Then, he lifelessly took four packets of disposable needles and said, "Four packets . One hundred and sixty in total . "
Lin Fan had already paid for the medicine . Then, he handed over 160 dollars . He packaged the brewed medicine and walked away .
At that moment, customers went into the shop and one of them said, "Boss, show me your wild lingzhi mushrooms . "
Lin Fan looked at the customer . Just as he was about to reach the entrance, he said, "The two of you must be careful . This shop sells fake medicine . You should take a video and bring it for inspection so that you won't be cheated . After all, those wild lingzhi mushrooms are quite expensive . "
"F*ck…" When the owner heard that, he was pissed off . The youngster even ended off by f*cking him up . Then, when he realized that the two customers looked a little doubtful, he hurriedly said, "Don't listen to that kid's nonsense . That's all false information…"
The customer said, "Forget it, let's look elsewhere . "
"There are too many fake wild lingzhi mushrooms nowadays . We should be more careful . "
The customers who had been within his grasps had fled away . The owner was furious .
Meanwhile, Lin Fan headed towards the hospital .
He wondered if this first patient of his would believe him . Even if he didn't, Lin Fan wouldn't be able to do anything .
Lin Fan was just doing this sneakily . He didn't dare to do it openly because if he got caught, he would be in deep trouble .
Chapter 352 Task underwayTranslator Sparrow Translations Editor Sparrow TranslationsIn the ward . The wife said, Old man, what are you thinking about What s troubling you The old man replied, It s nothing . It s just that I felt that that youngster was very strange so I was just thinking about it . The wife was skinning an apple . Although her eyes couldn t see clearly, her movements were not slow . A little disappointment appeared on her wrinkle covered face as she said, Old man, I hope you don t hold anything against me in this lifetime . It was my fault that I couldn t give you a child . If we had had a child, perhaps our grandchildren would be seventeen or eighteen right now . The old man chuckled . What are you thinking about You re the person I love and it has nothing to do with whether or not you can give me a child . Just being with you in this life has been worth it . What are you crying for If you cry, you ll become ugly and other people will laugh at you . The wife held onto the old man s hand and they snuggled up together . After going through these decades of hardship together, their relationship was very good . When the wife was young, there had been a problem with her body and she couldn t give birth . During those times, when a wife couldn t give birth, the couple would most likely end up in a divorce . But this old man didn t turn his back on her . All he wanted was for the two of them to be happy together . They didn t even adopt a child . To the old man, adopting someone else s child would just keep reminding his wife of her regrets . It was better not to adopt a child . Then, when the two of them grew old and left the earth, they could leave without any cares or worries . Lin Fan exited the hospital and took a cab to the pharmacy to buy some medicine . The old man s condition, from the view of Western Medicine, was incurable because the cancer cells had spread throughout his body . If they used chemotherapy, it would only add to his pain . What Western Medicine can do, Chinese Medicine cannot . What Chinese medicine can do, Western medicine can t either . This kind of illness, in particular, required one to harmonize one s own body and attack from the inside . And because of these restricting circumstances, he could only be treated using Chinese Medicine . Using Chinese Medicine, if Lin Fan didn t have the Encyclopedia s mystical boost, he would still have some confidence but he wouldn t know how long it would take . With the Encyclopedia s mystical boost, Lin Fan was a little curious as to what kind of effect it would have . The pharmacy . Lin Fan grabbed several medications according to what he needed . Before he had obtained the Encyclopedia s knowledge, he hadn t even understood what these medications were for but now, he could see through everything . As he was grabbing and grabbing medicine, Lin Fan s brows suddenly furrowed and his hands stopped moving . In the pharmacy, the owner took some medicinao ingredients and placed them on the table . Lin Fan took a look to inspect them . When he saw Dragon Bone , he realized that something was wrong . Boss, come over here, said Lin Fan . The pharmacy owner had a mustache . He was over fifty years old and his eyes were glimmering . He looked at Lin Fan with a smile and said, What is it, youngster Lin Fan shook his head and smiled . This dragon bone is real dragon bone The boss eyes gleamed, then he smiled and said, Of course it s real . My shop, Eight Treasures Room , has been dealing with Chinese Medicine for thirty years . We have our reputation as a guarantee that we don t ever sell fake products . Lin Fan s expression turned grave as he said, I ll give you one last chance . Suddenly, the atmosphere in the place had gotten solemn . The pharmacy owner looked at Lin Fan . His heart was thumping furiously . Then, he laughed and said, Oh, right, I took the wrong one . This isn t dragon bone, this is something else . I ll get you a new one . Lin Fan was annoyed . In today s society, Chinese Medicine wasn t recognized and it wasn t because there were no good Chinese doctors but many Chinese medications were fake . Some people, even after taking Chinese medicine for a long time, their illnesses would not be cured . This wasn t a problem with the doctor s diagnosis and treatment, nor with the prescription, but it was the medicine sold by the Chinese Medicine shops . They were fakes and couldn t possibly cure the illnesses . There was too much profit to be made in this industry . When the amount of gains was above a certain amount, people would do anything as long as no one died from eating the medicine . In fact, there were very few people nowadays who could differentiate between the real and the fake . Perhaps only the old Chinese doctors could do it . That Dragon Bone from before was just calcium oxide mixed with minerals and shaped into a dragon bone shape . What effect could that possibly have The owner took out some new medicine, then he smiled and said, This is it . Take a look . Lin Fan glanced at the owner, then nodded and said, Yep, don t make things up . I m an expert . Hehe, the owner laughed and said, I wasn t making things up . I just took the wrong thing . Gecko, water plantain rhizome, Chinese lobelia, self heal, etc A total of ten medicinal ingredients . Because this owner wasn t very honest, Lin Fan was worried about the other ingredients as well . He personally examined each of them . The owner smiled and said, Don t worry, kid . My shop doesn t cheat the young nor the old . Just now, I just accidentally took the wrong thing . Do you think I would really use fake medicine Lin Fan laughed . Can I brew my medicine here The owner nodded . Sure, go ahead . Lin Fan had no tools as of then and could only do it there . The owner watched Lin Fan s medicine boiling technique and control of the fire . His heart was beating profusely . This technique was high level . He wasn t a newbie . The owner wasn t able to earn much from this sale . He could only hope that he would meet a newbie that he could cheat next . Then, Lin Fan portioned the medicine for the old man . He would need to take it ten times . After he was done preparing medicine, Lin Fan stood in front of the counter and looked down . The owner laughed as he said, You want to buy some silver needles, kid I have some good ones here . The craftsmanship is first rate . They can be handed down for hundreds of generations . You want to take a look Lin Fan waved his hand and said, Give me four boxes of these disposable silver needles . Huh The owner stared blankly at Lin Fan . That s too stingy, isn t it He wants the disposable ones Initially, because he couldn t earn much of a profit from the medicine, he had wanted to earn a larger sum from the needles . He had not expected that this kid wouldn t even give him that chance . Then, he lifelessly took four packets of disposable needles and said, Four packets . One hundred and sixty in total . Lin Fan had already paid for the medicine . Then, he handed over 160 dollars . He packaged the brewed medicine and walked away . At that moment, customers went into the shop and one of them said, Boss, show me your wild lingzhi mushrooms . Lin Fan looked at the customer . Just as he was about to reach the entrance, he said, The two of you must be careful . This shop sells fake medicine . You should take a video and bring it for inspection so that you won t be cheated . After all, those wild lingzhi mushrooms are quite expensive . F ck When the owner heard that, he was pissed off . The youngster even ended off by f cking him up . Then, when he realized that the two customers looked a little doubtful, he hurriedly said, Don t listen to that kid s nonsense . That s all false information The customer said, Forget it, let s look elsewhere . There are too many fake wild lingzhi mushrooms nowadays . We should be more careful . The customers who had been within his grasps had fled away . The owner was furious . Meanwhile, Lin Fan headed towards the hospital . He wondered if this first patient of his would believe him . Even if he didn t, Lin Fan wouldn t be able to do anything . Lin Fan was just doing this sneakily . He didn t dare to do it openly because if he got caught, he would be in deep trouble .