Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 754: Just like the old friends who were full of vigor and vitality, Chinese medicine practitioners must stick together! (Two chapters in one)
The layout of the pharmacy here is about 70% similar to Tong Ren Tang.

There is a hall in the front where medicine is sold, and an inner hall for acupuncture in the back.

Further in is a backyard patio.

This is the warehouse and the place for boiling medicine.

But they also have a tea room here, which is specially for people to rest.

Wang Pengfei and Old Deng were playing chess inside.

There were not many people in the store in the afternoon. There were only two staff members at the counter, and the others seemed to have gone off work.

When Fang Yan and the others arrived at the backyard, Deng Nanxing said he would go in first to report it.

Let Fangyan and the others wait outside for a while.

Then Deng Nanxing walked in, and soon Fang Yan heard a voice coming from inside:

"Grandpa Wang, Fangyan is here to see you."

"Huh? Who?" a somewhat hoarse voice responded.

Then Deng Nanxing said:
"dialect."

"Who is Fangyan?" asked a hoarse voice in confusion.

Deng Nanxing said:
"Oh, you don't know this? News about him is everywhere in newspapers and on the radio."

Said in a hoarse voice:
"Really? I was sick some time ago, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

Then another familiar voice said:

"This guy is very powerful. If you ask me, he should be one of the best masters of the younger generation."

Judging from the dialect, this person should be Old Dengtou.

The hoarse voice asked:

"Really? How does it compare to your Nanxing?"

Without even needing Old Deng to answer, Deng Nanxing said:

"How can I compare with him? I can't. He is a real master. I am far from him."

The hoarse voice asked again:
"Compared to our Shi-kun?"

“……”Then the scene fell into silence for a few seconds.

Finally, Old Deng said uncertainly:

"Uh... each has its own merits, right?!"

Hearing this, a hoarse voice said:

"Ha, then it seems that he must be very powerful. Then why did he look for me?"

Deng Nanxing responded:

"I...I didn't ask."

Then Old Deng said:
"He is He Xiu's grandson."

A hoarse voice said:

"What a weird grandson of Fang He."

"Yeah." Old Deng responded.

Then the hoarse voice said:

"Then I should meet this person."

After saying this, Deng Nanxing came out a moment later and greeted Fangyan:
"Brother Fang, come in."

Fang Yan nodded, greeted everyone, and then walked into the room.

After walking a few steps inside, a scent of sandalwood came from behind the antique screen.

After walking around the screen, they came to the inner room. Under a large round window, Old Deng and an old man who looked a little skinny were sitting opposite each other, playing Go.

Judging from the dialect, it should have rained not long ago.

There was a stick of sandalwood inserted in the incense burner nearby, with smoke rising. There was also a heating stove burning in the room, making the whole room warm.

"Grandpa Wang, this is the dialect." Deng Nanxing introduced to the old man.

Fangyan put down the gift and bowed respectfully:
"Junior Fangyan, nice to meet Mr. Wang."

The other party looked Fangyan up and down and asked:
"Are you He Xiu's grandson?"

"Yes." Fangyan responded.

The old man muttered:

"He Xiu doesn't look that good, but this grandson is pretty."

"..." Fangyan was speechless. It seemed that the other party's attention was a little distracted.

Then Wang Pengfei said happily:
"Hahaha, I don't mean anything else. He Xiu and I are old acquaintances. When he was here, we often chatted. I even gave him a pen."

"Alas, what a pity for him. He didn't know that his name contains the word 'Xiu'. As a result, he didn't know how to rest. He exhausted himself before he could enjoy the happiness."

After saying this, I sigh:
"Things are different and people are different..."

Then he looked at Fang Yan and asked:
"By the way, how old are you?"

"I'll be twenty-three in a few months." Fangyan responded.

Hearing this, Wang Pengfei was surprised:
"Good boy, you are so young. Wasn't you only a few years old when your grandfather died?"

Dialect nod:

"Well, I don't remember anything yet."

Then he frowned and asked:
"Then you didn't learn any of his medical skills, did you?"

"Before." Fang Yan nodded.

Wang Pengfei grasped the key point in Fangyan's words and asked:
"Before? Have you learned it now?"

Fang Yan was about to answer when the other party said:

"Oh, that's not right. I remember that none of his disciples were up to par. What was the name of the other one? He competed with our Ying Lin. I thought he was so powerful, but he turned out to be a disgrace."

"Fortunately, I was expecting to see some powerful tricks at that time."

"I learned something." Fangyan nodded.

"..." Wang Pengfei was silent for a moment.

After several seconds, seeing that he didn't say anything, Old Deng asked:

"How did you learn that?"

"Yes, yes, yes, who taught you?" Wang Pengfei also asked in Fangyan.

The dialect said:

"My grandfather's apprentice, Lin Shengyong, kept some of the He family's inheritance for him, and I have got it now."

Hearing this, Wang Pengfei fell into memories, as if he was searching in his memory to find out who Lin Shengyong was.

Finally, it was Old Deng who mentioned Jishuitan Hospital, and Wang Pengfei finally remembered it.

He asked Fang Yan with some disbelief:

"You said that Lin Shengyong kept your grandfather's inheritance?"

"Yeah." Fangyan nodded.

Wang Pengfei scratched his head and muttered:

"I don't remember that person being very good?"

Then he looked at Fang Yan and asked:

"So what do you mean by looking for me now?"

The dialect said:

"I just came here to visit a famous pediatrician in Beijing who lived in the same era as my grandfather. By the way, I want to point out that I have taken over my grandfather He Xiu's legacy."

When Wang Pengfei heard Fang Yan's words, he was a little surprised and asked:

"Didn't you just receive his inheritance? How dare you say you've taken over his legacy now?"

"I have been teaching his disciples for half my life, but I have never seen a single one of them understand it."

After that, he also reminded the dialect earnestly:

"Young man, even though you are He Xiu's grandson, you still have to follow the rules."

"It is precisely because your grandfather and I are old acquaintances that I want to remind you that you cannot just accept this mantle and inherit it. You must at least show some real ability to do so."

The dialect was also speechless. I didn't expect to meet an old man who was cut off from the outside world.

He really didn't hear anything.

But before Fangyan could speak, Old Deng on the other side couldn't stand it anymore and said:

"Old Wang, don't worry about this."

"Ah?" Wang Pengfei looked at Old Deng, somewhat puzzled.

"Why aren't you worried? Although this matter is not as serious as in the old society, it is still a big deal if it is not handled properly. Young people are impatient and rash. If he loses face today, people outside will remember him for the rest of his life. I am doing this for his own good."

"Well, I say you are just worrying about nothing." Old Deng waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He said:
"You have this doubt because you are not familiar with him. If you knew his achievements, you would not say this."

"What achievement?" Wang Pengfei wondered.

He didn't think that just because he was "one of the best medical skills among the younger generation" as Old Deng said, he could inherit He Xiu's mantle.

Old Deng thought for a moment and muttered:

"Where should I begin?"

Then he waved his hand:

"Right, forget it, let's just talk about his recent affairs."

He pointed to the dialect and said:

"He moved from Tongrentang to Union Hospital, and his cure rate is still 100%."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Pengfei showed an expression of shock.

There is a lot of information contained in just one sentence.

There’s nothing special about Tong Ren Tang, but he actually started seeing patients at Union Hospital?

Peking Union Medical College Hospital mainly practices Western medicine, and there is only a Chinese medicine office.

And what does it mean to maintain a 100% cure rate?
Doctors will always encounter a few patients they cannot cure, and he is so young, how can he have a 100% cure rate?

Before he could finish being shocked, he heard Old Deng continue to say:
"And when the college entrance examination was resumed last year, he was the only one in the country to get full marks in five subjects, and he was also the top scorer in liberal arts in our capital."

"Ah? The only one in the country who got full marks in five subjects? The top student in liberal arts in Beijing?" Before one wave of shock had subsided, another wave of shock arose. Wang Pengfei felt like his brain was a little confused.

What's this?
Wenquxing has come down to earth?

Wait, can I get full marks in the Chinese subject?
Is this normal?

My own grandson also took the college entrance examination. It’s impossible for him to get full marks in Chinese when he has to write an essay, right?

How did he do that?
At this time, countless question marks appeared in the old man's mind, and Deng Nanxing had already taken over his grandfather's words and continued:

"In addition, he cooperated with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office to treat returned overseas Chinese businessmen. Right from the start, he cured pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, which could not be cured abroad. Even American doctors came to Beijing to learn from him."

"Also, he was the first honorary director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at PUMC, and he was the one who turned the PUMC Office of Traditional Chinese Medicine into the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at PUMC."

The amount of information is really huge.

Wang Pengfei directly covered his forehead. Then he asked in a very surprised tone:

"No, no... all the things you mentioned were done by him... by him alone?"

"That's right." Old Deng nodded.

Deng Nanxing also nodded.

The people who were with Fangyan saw the old man, who had just been educating Fangyan like an elder, but now was so shocked that he could hardly speak clearly.

Mr. Wang Pengfei took several deep breaths, then tried to calm himself down before saying to them:
"Could it be that you two, grandfather and grandson, specially hired someone to make fun of me?"

At this time, Deng Nanxing said:

"Well, if you don't believe me, I'll get you a newspaper right away."

After saying that, he ran out quickly.

Wang Pengfei was left alone at the messy scene.

Finally, his eyes fell on Fang Yan and he asked him:
"So what you mean is that you have really learned the methods of your grandfather He Xiu?"

The dialect responded:
"I can't say I've learned everything, but I've learned the He family's old prescriptions that he left behind. I've also read his medical records that I have, and I've also read the ancient pediatric medical books that he annotated."

"I am basically clear about his habits in treating patients and the logic behind prescribing medicines. I also basically understand the modified He family pediatric theory that he developed."

"So I feel that I am the most qualified person in this world to take over his mantle."

“……”Wang Pengfei was a little dazed.

When Fang Yan said this, he was reminded of He Xiulai, whom he first met that year.

He Xiu also said something similar at that time. Although they were not talking about the same thing, the tone was very similar.

Absolute confidence.

Full of confidence.

His tone was flat, as if he was saying something that was a matter of course.

Even the tone and voice did not change. Although the two people looked different, their temperament when speaking and their calm faces seemed to overlap across time and space at this moment.

All the hairs on Wang Pengfei's body stood up.

"Found it!" At this moment, Deng Nanxing, who had just gone out, came back with a few newspapers in his hand.

Then he placed them all in front of Wang Pengfei.

"Grandpa Wang, take a look for yourself. They are all published by major newspapers, and they are all about my brother Fang."

"If it's not enough, I'll go find more for you."

Soon Wang Pengfei saw the news above.

It was recently after the beginning of the year that overseas Chinese businessman Zhou Yaobang and his daughter donated a building to Union Medical College in the name of Fangyan.

There was also the matter of Hu Daohu and his wife thanking Fangyan, holding a donation ceremony, and then reporting it.

Old man Wang Pengfei saw that the overseas Chinese businessman Hu Daohu in the newspaper looked exactly like the man in a tweed coat standing behind Fang Yan.

Hu Daohu saw that the other party was looking at him, and saw the familiar newspaper, so he smiled and greeted him in his unstandard Mandarin:
"Mr. Wang, I am the man in the newspaper."

Old man Wang Pengfei repeatedly compared the photo in the newspaper and confirmed that the person in the newspaper was exactly the same as the person standing in front of him.

Then he asked Hu Daohu:
"You are going to donate twelve of the most advanced imported ambulances to Xiehe Hospital in the name of Fangyan, equipped with the latest defibrillators?"

Hu Daohu said:
"Yes, there is another car from my personal collection that I want to give to Fang Yan."

"If you don't believe me, you can come to Concord Hospital tomorrow to attend the ceremony. The car has already been unloaded at Tanggu Port and will be transported by rail in the early morning of tomorrow. We will have a parade ceremony tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Wang Pengfei looked at the newspaper again and finally said:
"I believe it."

"If it's really like what the newspaper said, then with this kind of talent, he can learn anything very quickly."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and bowed to Fang Yan:

"Friend Fang, I'm sorry for what happened just now. I took advantage of my age and treated you like an ordinary junior. It's really embarrassing."

Fangyan quickly supported the old man:
"Mr. Wang, you are really embarrassing me."

Wang Pengfei changed his previous attitude and said to Fang Yan:

"Well, I am an old man who knows what is going on. If someone can be recognized by the country, he is not an ordinary person. The five great pediatric experts we had back then are not as good as you when put together, not to mention that you are only less than 23 years old now."

After saying that, he sighed:
"The future is terrifying!"

When Old Deng saw Wang Pengfei like this, he also laughed and said:
"When I first met Fang Yan, I had the same feeling. At that time, his achievements were not as high as they are now, but I knew at that time that he was definitely not an ordinary person."

"Just now I said that he is one of the best doctors of the younger generation, and there is absolutely no exaggeration."

"So that's why you let your grandson follow him?" Wang Pengfei turned and asked Old Deng.

Old Deng said happily:
"Ha, this is none of my business. It's just that the young people can talk to each other on their own. This is called like-minded."

After that, he said to Wang Pengfei:
"If you like, you can call your Zhijun over as well. I remember they were from the same school, so maybe they could chat together."

As a result, Mr. Wang Pengfei shook his head:

"That won't work. Our Zhijun is a taciturn person. He never liked to make friends with other people or talk since he was a child. You saw it just now. He left as soon as you arrived."

Hearing him say this, Old Deng rolled his eyes and said:

“You’re the one who taught me that.”

Even though Wang Pengfei said this now, he was very proud of his grandson's habit before.

This is called not following the crowd and maintaining your independence.

Whenever I have free time, I read medical books to learn, draw lessons and think.

He is absolutely an ideal genius in traditional Chinese medicine.

As a result, now a real genius of traditional Chinese medicine has arrived, and he is not at all like what he had imagined in his ideal life. He looks like a pretty boy, but he does things that he never dared to imagine.

So Wang Pengfei realized that he might have made some mistakes in his education.

Because He Xiu's grandson, even without He Xiu's teaching, grew up "wildly", and was many times better than their grandson.

What is the reason?
That must be where I went wrong.

But now my grandson has grown up and has been shaped by my teachings.

It's not so easy to change if you want to.

Shouldn't we call this person over and let him learn from Fang Yan and see how a serious genius lives his daily life?
"Hey! We were just talking, why were you in a daze?" At this time, Old Deng's voice interrupted Wang Pengfei's thoughts.

He was actually thinking about this matter just now, and he was so engrossed in it that he left everyone else aside.

Wang Pengfei came to his senses and quickly greeted everyone:
"Oh, I am really getting senile. Everyone, please sit down."

"Hurry up and find a place to sit instead of standing."

Now the group of people following Fangyan found a chair and sat down in the room.

It has to be said that the old man's attitude now makes everyone feel much more comfortable.

When someone makes a mistake, they really admit it.

He’s not like some old men who are just stubborn.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he originally knew Fangyan's grandfather. To some extent, when he said that before, he was actually considering Fangyan, but he didn't expect that Fangyan was not an ordinary person.

That's why he is a little embarrassed now, but he dares to admit his mistake and he doesn't hide it at all and directly admits that he was wrong.

After everyone sat down, Wang Pengfei said to Fang Yan:

"So, you say, if you want to visit the famous pediatric doctors in Beijing who lived in the same era as your grandfather, what do you think of the other old men you visit?"

The dialect responded:
"I haven't been to the others yet. This is the first stop."

Hearing that this was the first stop, the old man was quite happy. He couldn't help but smile and asked Fangyan:

"Oh, is this true? You chose this place as your first stop?"

The dialect said:

"Of course it's true. I heard that you were one of the best pediatricians in Beijing back then."

This made the old man very happy. He couldn't help laughing out loud and answered the question in dialect:
"Hahaha...who said that? You have good taste."

Fangyan pointed at Yang Jingxiang who was standing beside him:
"It's my friend's father."

Wang Pengfei looked at Yang Jingxiang and asked:
"Really? Who's your father, young man?"

Yang Jingxiang didn't know whether his father was famous or not, but since the senior asked him, he had to tell the truth:

"Yang Xiao from Jishuitan Hospital."

Wang Pengfei thought about it, tilted his head and asked uncertainly:

"Yang Jingwen's son?"

Yang Jingxiang was surprised:

"Oh, you also know my grandfather."

Hearing this, Mr. Wang Pengfei nodded:
"I know, I know. Your family has been practicing medicine for generations."

After that, he asked Yang Jingxiang:
“Are you still studying Chinese medicine?”

"Yes, let's learn." Yang Jingxiang nodded.

Wang Pengfei said:
"Not bad……"

After saying that, he looked at several people beside him and said:
"Then you are good, you all follow the dialect."

Yang Jingxiang immediately said:

"That's right. Brother Fang is a skilled doctor with strong abilities and a sense of loyalty. I won't suffer any loss if I follow him, and I can learn a lot from him."

This guy said this without any ideological burden. You have to know that before, he made a big decision to go with Fangyan, thinking that he had suffered a huge loss.

Now I realize that I was overthinking it. Fangyan is truly a big brother and he will never treat anyone unfairly.

Even my own brothers don’t do it as well as they do.

He was really convinced.

Zhang Yanchang also nodded and said:
"Yes, Brother Fang is very nice to us, and everyone likes to follow him."

If you think about it, there are quite a few people around Fangyan now.

Many people came earlier than them, and before that they all served as assistants to Fangyan.

Although it was quite hard for the two of them to be assistants during this period, they also gained the most benefits.

Zhang Yanchang felt that studying in the dialect was more fun than studying in school.

Seeing them like this, Wang Pengfei exclaimed:

"Well, your generation is still the best. Back then, no one would give in to anyone else. We all thought we were the best and would argue with each other every time we met."

After that, he said to Old Deng:
"Look at the young people nowadays, they stick together."

Old Deng also sighed:
"It's better to stick together. Traditional Chinese medicine requires sticking together."

After they finished expressing their feelings, Fang Yan said:
"Mr. Wang, I came here to visit you because I want to take this opportunity to tell you something."

The old man was startled:
"Tell me something? Just tell me what it is. As old friends, I will definitely help you if I can."

After hearing the old man's statement, Fang Yan said:
"My grandfather has an apprentice named Qi Yong. He now considers himself my grandfather's eldest apprentice, and therefore claims to be the heir of the He family's medical skills. I went to see him once, and he not only took away the medical records kept by various hospitals during my grandfather's lifetime, but also swindled away a lot of the things my grandfather left for his descendants."

"Moreover, this person is morally corrupt and has done many shameful things in the past."

"I want you to help me say something fair..."

PS: The 6000-word basic chapter has been updated.

There will be more updates later.

(End of this chapter)