Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 926 Chen Tuan's Sleeping Skill and Hidden Dragon Technique, A Weekend in Dialect (Combined Chapter)
Today's ordeal lasted past midnight.

This was the latest Fang Yan had gone to bed this month. When he returned to the room, his wife was already half asleep.

As usual, Fang Yan went to give her a massage before bed.

Zhu Lin said to Fang Yan:

"How about we call it a day? It's so late already, and we still have a gathering and need to prepare food tomorrow."

Fang Yan shook his head:
"That won't do! We can't let the children suffer, no matter how hard life is!"

This made Zhu Lin laugh, and he said:

"Haha, okay, honey, hurry up and press the button!"

Then Fang Yan started massaging his wife.

At this moment, Zhu Lin remembered the gifts from earlier that day and said to Fang Yan:

"By the way, I don't know where to put all that stuff you collected today, so I just put it in our bedroom for now. You can sort it out tomorrow and put it away according to your own habits."

Fang Yan nodded:
"Okay, sure."

Then, speaking in dialect, he casually asked:

"By the way, did you see what's inside?"

Zhu Lin said:

"I looked at it, but I don't recognize a lot of things. For example, what kind of chemical substance is in that glass bottle in the box?"

Fang Yan hadn't expected his wife to be interested in the bottle of Qinan oil, so he said:
"It's not a chemical substance, it's Qinan oil, a very rare traditional Chinese medicine extracted from agarwood."

Zhu Lin asked curiously:
"For external application or internal use?"

“For internal use,” Fang Yan replied.

He explained while giving the massage:

"In Lei Gong's Treatise on the Processing and Properties of Medicinal Herbs, it is described as having the same properties as agarwood: pungent in taste, warm in nature, non-toxic, and entering the five meridians of kidney, mingmen, lung, spleen, and stomach. It can promote qi circulation and relieve pain, warm the middle jiao and stop vomiting, regulate qi and relieve asthma, and open the orifices and awaken the mind."

"But this stuff is really too expensive; a gram of oil is more expensive than a gram of gold."

Upon hearing that a gram of Qinan oil was more expensive than gold, Zhu Lin asked in surprise:
"So valuable?"

Fang Yan bluntly stated:
"They'd be too embarrassed to give it away if it's worthless!"

Zhu Lin thought about it for a moment and nodded in deep agreement:

"I also saw a large pearl."

He said in dialect:

"Yes, that's a pearl from Hokkaido, Japan..."

I thought Zhu Lin was going to continue the conversation on this topic, but she changed the subject and said:
"By the way, speaking of Japan, the camera you gave Zhu Xian didn't have much film. I heard that film isn't cheap."

Fang Yan paused for a moment, then said:

"If we run out, I'll try to get the film crew to buy some; they should have some..."

Zhu Lin shook his head:
“That’s not what I meant. I meant that she should figure out how to buy it herself.”

Fang Yan gently pressed on the acupoints with his hands and said:

"Don't make things difficult for her, she doesn't have any money."

Zhu Lin said:

"Let her come back to work, and we'll give her some pocket money."

"Get to work?" Fang Yan paused in his work.

Zhu Lin said:

"Yes, let her do more work on weekends and give her some pocket money. We can't let her get something for nothing."

Fang Yan's hands moved again, and the massage technique began to relax Zhu Lin, while he said:
"Okay, I'll do as you say, but I won't arrange her work. That's something you, her own sister, have to do."

Zhu Lin said with a smile:

"Alright, alright, I'll be the bad guy!"

Fang Yan also said with a smile:

"How could she be a bad person? She's clearly a kind older sister trying to find a way to give her younger sister money!"

He chatted with his wife in their local dialect for a while, and after a massage that lasted about twenty minutes, the couple started to feel sleepy.

Then I went to bed, turned off the lights, and fell asleep in no time.

Fang Yan has very good sleep quality and rarely dreams, but tonight, perhaps because he went to bed too late, he had a dream.

I dreamt that Keisetsu Otsuka promised to donate a hospital if he handed over the secret formula.

And it's called the Generation Friendship Hospital. The local dialect made me furious, and I sat up in bed abruptly after hearing a vulgar curse.

Seeing that everything was quiet and hearing his wife's even breathing beside him, Fang Yan realized that he was dreaming.

I checked my watch by the dim light outside; it was just past five o'clock.

He usually wakes up at 5:50, and he can't sleep much longer now, so it's still a bit early for him to get up.

Fang Yan thought for a moment, then simply started to sit cross-legged in meditation.

Fang Yan knew how to meditate, but he hadn't practiced much. Meditation involves adjusting posture and breathing to gradually relax the body's muscles and release tension.

This relaxation involves not only the relaxation of surface muscles, but also the relaxation of deep tissues such as internal organs, allowing the body to get a full rest.

The dialect views it as another form of standing meditation.

However, it is clear that his idea is not quite correct, because the system did not provide any support.

It seems I can consult Lao Fan or Yuan Qingshan.

They should be experienced in Taoist medicine and meditation. Of course, Yuan Qingshan is probably more experienced. Some aspects of the Taoist medicine passed down in the Fan family may not have been fully passed down.

After meditating for twenty minutes, Fang Yan became restless.

After getting out of bed, I went outside.

As soon as he stepped outside, his cat appeared out of nowhere and rolled around at his feet, acting all cute.

That's how this little thing is; it's full of energy as long as the sun isn't out, but it goes to sleep as soon as the sun comes out.

A purely nocturnal animal.

Fang Yan rubbed the cat's head and then walked towards the kitchen.

The cat followed along eagerly, as if it knew that coming together would mean food.

Fang Yan mixed up some leftover food and made do with it for a makeshift meal.

The cat also ate with great relish.

To be honest, it's quite responsible. Fangyan hasn't seen any trace of mice in the courtyard yet. I don't know if it's because there weren't any to begin with, or if it's thanks to the cat. Fangyan just assumes it's thanks to the cat.

Then Fang Yan got busy in the kitchen. Since she couldn't sleep, she started preparing breakfast so that her older sister and younger sister wouldn't have to get up and cook later.

"Master?" A voice came from the doorway at that moment.

Upon closer inspection of the dialect, I realized it was Sofia.

"What's wrong? Why are you up so early?" Fang Yan asked her.

Sofia said:
"I thought of a trick before going to bed last night, and I thought of trying it out this morning."

Fang Yan stopped kneading the dough and exclaimed in surprise:

"Wow, a self-created technique?"

Sofia nodded.

Fang Yan raised his hand towards her:
"Okay, let's see how it goes."

Sofia scratched her head:
"I just tried it out, and I feel there's room for improvement, so I'll stop playing for now."

"..." Fang Yan was speechless.

He genuinely believed that his apprentice had finally grasped the essence of martial arts and was about to enter a new era.

Sofia watched Fang Yan knead the dough and asked curiously:

Are you making breakfast?

He said in dialect:

"Yes, if I can't sleep, I get up and make breakfast: congee with preserved egg and lean pork, meat rolls, and boiled eggs from our own chickens."

Sofia nodded, then asked, somewhat puzzled:
What is a "meat dragon"?

Dialect puzzle:
"You've never even eaten meat dragon?"

Sofia nodded.

Fang Yan said to her:
"Spread a layer of meat filling evenly on the rolled-out dough. Starting from one end of the dough, slowly roll it up. Try to roll it as tightly as possible to wrap the meat filling inside. Roll it into a long strip, and this is called a meat roll."

"After steaming, cut it into small pieces."

Sophia thought for a moment, seemingly understanding but not quite, and then asked:

"Isn't it like a steamed bun?"

Fang Yan was speechless and said to her:

"So if you're saying that, then meat dumplings can also be called steamed buns."

Sofia corrected:
"We call them stuffed pancakes."

"Okay." Fang Yan turned her head and continued kneading the dough.

Sofia saw the cat finish eating and run to Fang Yan's feet, rolling around cutely. Curious, she asked Fang Yan:

"Master, do you have some secret to enjoying cooking so much?"

“That’s true,” Fang Yan said.

Sofia perked up:
"What secret?"

Fang Yan paused, stopped what he was doing, hesitated for three seconds, and then said meaningfully:
"I have a sweet tooth."

This made Sofia laugh:
"Ha ha……"

She spoke to the dialect:

"I'm also craving some, so I'll learn how to make steamed buns too."

Dialect correction:

"What steamed buns? Meat dragon!"

Sofia nodded:

"Oh, right, right, meat dragon!"

"..."

Then, Fang Yan asked Sophia to help start a fire, as they would be using a wood-fired stove today.

He, on the other hand, continued to control the ingredients.

Kneading the dough, proofing it, and preparing the filling.

Then make the meat roll and steam it.

Then I washed the eggs at home and boiled them.

Some people in later generations called eggs "heart-closing stones."

Traditional Chinese medicine considers egg yolks to be "nourishing and greasy," and that "excessive consumption can cause stagnation of qi" and may obstruct the flow of qi in the middle jiao (middle burner).

However, in this dialect, eating one piece by one is not considered excessive.

Of course, there is also a saying that boiled eggs are neutral in nature and sweet in taste, and enter the spleen and stomach meridians, and have the effect of nourishing qi and blood. However, the yolk is sticky, and excessive consumption can easily generate dampness and impair the spleen, leading to the internal generation of phlegm and dampness.

When phlegm and dampness disturb the upper body, the spleen fails to function properly, leading to the accumulation of phlegm and dampness. The phlegm and dampness obstruct the heart orifices, which may cause chest tightness, palpitations, and symptoms similar to "heart blockage".

It's not entirely nonsense, but there's a premise: eat more.

"Hey, you're all busy already?" Fang Yan had just boiled some eggs when the older sister came over and greeted him.

Fang Yan checked the time; it was already past six o'clock, and most people who were going to do their morning exercise or make breakfast were already awake.

Sure enough, her brother-in-law Zhao Yuanchao also came in.

"If you can't sleep, get up and cook," Fang Yan said to her older sister.

"Everything's in the pot here, all we need to do is keep an eye on the fire."

The eldest sister is a seasoned cook, and after taking a look, she immediately knew that all she needed to do now was keep an eye on the fire.

Speaking in dialect:

"Alright, leave this to me, you can go do your morning exercise."

Fang Yan nodded and then walked out of the kitchen.

The lights in the yard were already on; these were high-wattage bulbs specially installed for morning exercises. The people doing their morning exercises were all up: Old Hu, little Zhao Zhengyi, and Anton, who still looked like he hadn't woken up yet. Fang Yan noticed that this kid was a bit weak, not like a normal Russian at all; it seemed like everything he ate went straight to his brain.

After a greeting in dialect, everyone began practicing.

After a while, Lao Fan arrived as well.

He comes every single day without fail.

However, Yuan Qingshan also came this time. Last night, Yuan Qingshan went to Lao Fan's place to stay.

Since they're both single, the Sichuan Taoist and the Maoshan Taoist chatted until the wee hours of the morning last night before going to sleep, and they still looked energetic when they woke up today.

While doing their morning exercises, they asked about the methods of meditation.

As it turned out, Lao Fan didn't know how, and Yuan Qingshan said that he practiced Chen Tuan's sleeping technique.

Use sleeping as a substitute for meditation.

No one can meditate alone.

Fang Yan had no choice but to ask Chen Tuan about his sleeping skills.

Yuan Qingshan was a newcomer and didn't know how to make a good impression. Since Brother Fang needed him, he naturally didn't hold back, after all, he hadn't taken the money from yesterday for nothing.

It would be worth a lot of money if it were converted to RMB.

He immediately began to speak.

Many people know Chen Tuan.

His courtesy name was Tu Nan, and his pseudonym was Fu Yaozi. He was a famous Taoist scholar during the Five Dynasties and early Song Dynasty. He lived in seclusion on Mount Hua to cultivate himself. Emperor Taizong of Song also bestowed upon him the title of Master Xiyi.

According to the History of the Song Dynasty, he would stay in bed for more than a hundred days at a time.

Yuan Qingshan was referring to Chen Tuan's "Hibernating Dragon Method," which is Chen Tuan's sleeping technique.

He spoke in dialect:

The theory of innate Qi believes that sleep is a natural state in which "spirit and Qi embrace each other and return to the infinite." By regulating breathing and consciousness, one can achieve the cultivation state of "sleeping without sleeping and not sleeping while sleeping."

"Using the lying posture to guide the flow of Qi in the Ren and Du meridians, the *Zhi Xuan Pian* records: 'The dragon returns to the primordial sea, Yang is hidden in Yin; the hibernating dragon sleeps, embracing oneness and guarding the center...'"

"The Xi Yi Wo posture is to lie on your right side with your right leg slightly bent and your left leg straight. Your right hand is bent and placed under your ear, and your left hand is placed on your hip. This posture benefits the liver and gallbladder meridians and helps the Qi to rise."

"The Five Dragons Coiling Body is a supine position with legs crossed like a coil and hands placed on the lower abdomen. This helps to conserve vital energy and regulate the Chong and Ren meridians."

"The Hunyuan hibernation method involves lying face down with your hands folded over your forehead and your toes touching the foot of the bed. This can stimulate the bladder meridian and detoxify and clear the meridians."

Once Yuan Qingshan started talking, he couldn't stop. He went on to talk about not only those things, but also breathing techniques, including the tortoise breathing method and fetal breathing.

Finally, even the visualization of the Big Dipper guided by intention was mentioned.

Old Fan had asked him before but he hadn't said anything. But when asked in dialect, he spilled the beans.

Old Fan, who slept in the same bed as him last night, was both amused and annoyed. "Good, good, this kid has only just joined the group and he's already starting to treat people differently?"
However, Yuan Qingshan didn't keep it from them; he told them everything, and the others could listen. Whether they could understand it or not was another matter.

However, he did memorize the dialect. In fact, he knew many things in it from his previous life, but this visualization method was something he was hearing for the first time.

This is actually quite interesting.

I plan to try it out tonight before going to bed.

Try out the full version of Chen Tuan's sleeping technique and see what makes it different.

After finishing their morning exercise, Fang Yan's family started having breakfast.

"I made extra this morning, thinking they would arrive earlier," Fang Yan said to everyone.

Old Fan said in dialect:

"They probably want you to rest more over the weekend and come back later."

Fang Yan smiled and shook his head speechlessly, telling himself to sleep a little longer, but ended up waking up earlier than usual on the weekend.

After finishing breakfast, Fang Yan went to the study again and made a phone call to Director Liao's home.

The person who answered the phone was Director Liao. He seemed to have been waiting for Fang Yan's call, and upon hearing that it was Fang Yan, he immediately began to speak to him:

Just as you said, the swelling has gone down, but the purple bruise on my foot hasn't completely faded yet. Will this have any impact?

He said in dialect:

"Once the swelling goes down, there's nothing to worry about. Just keep taking the medicine for the bruising, and it's only a matter of time before it returns to normal."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Fang Yan told Director Liao that he would give him a full body check-up later.

While you're at it, use Luo's bone-setting method to straighten his muscles and bones.

Director Liao readily agreed.

Fang Yan then said he was going to do his rounds, said goodbye to Director Liao, and hung up the phone.

After leaving the study, Fang Yan took Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan to Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Although there are no treatment or consultation duties today, the daily morning rounds are still essential.

Today is also Yuan Qingshan's first day at the company.

Accompanied by Lao Fan, he would perform acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, and manipulation on patients who needed physiotherapy.

Anyway, half of the work that Lao Fan did will now be given to him.

Fortunately, Yuan Qingshan's basic skills were still very solid. He also had a set of needles. Although they were not Taoist medical needles, they were still quite sophisticated. The needle handles were made of jujube wood and contained cinnabar.

He said it was passed down to him by his master.

I tried it out and found that it felt pretty good; the person who made it must have put in a lot of effort.

The person admitted to the hospital yesterday, Mr. Liu, a Malaysian Chinese sugar merchant, suffers from anemia due to deficiency of both qi and blood.

After taking Gui Pi Tang combined with Shen Ling Bai Zhu San with modifications, the patient's Qi and blood are gradually recovering.

The symptoms of dizziness and palpitations have lessened, and the appetite has improved.

Mr. Yang's younger brother from Hong Kong suffers from bone tuberculosis and paraplegia.

Currently, the patient is taking a decoction for dispelling wind and dampness and a formula for warming the kidneys and strengthening the body, and is also applying a plaster called "Iron Hoop Powder" externally.

The coldness in the lower limbs has been slightly relieved, but motor function has not recovered significantly.

Mr. Ying suffers from spinal stenosis due to kidney deficiency.

On the first day of treatment with Hejian Dihuang Decoction, the heaviness in the lower limbs has been slightly reduced, and the patient can stand for short periods of time.

However, the kidney qi is gradually recovering but not yet stable, and it is necessary to continue to observe the walking endurance and bowel and bladder function.

No adverse reactions have been reported with Yuan Qingshan's acupuncture treatment.

Mrs. Huang, a Chinese businesswoman in San Francisco, suffered sudden blindness due to qi stagnation and blood stasis.

The redness in the right eye has slightly subsided, and the chest tightness has lessened. The cyanosis under the tongue has faded somewhat, and the pulse has slowed down.

Continuous monitoring of changes in vision and the absorption of retinal hemorrhage is necessary.

And Mr. Lian, his chest wall tuberculosis has recurred.

Yesterday, after taking Jisheng Shenqi Fang orally and applying Tiegu San ointment externally, the tenderness of the lump has decreased, and the skin temperature has returned to normal. There has been no pus discharge or ulceration, suggesting that the stagnation of cold and dampness has begun to resolve.

The patient was advised to continue monitoring body temperature and blood count to prevent the spread of infection.

Lin Mou has ureteral stones complicated by retinal detachment.

After using Jisheng Shenqi Formula to promote the expulsion of stones, I have experienced mild lower back pain and a stone expulsion reaction, and my urine volume has increased and the color has become clearer.

Improved retinal blood supply and stable intraocular pressure.

He started taking the prepared peony and licorice decoction to deal with the acute pain, and a follow-up examination showed that his cardiac load had not increased.

Then there's Gu Zhilan, the daughter of a Chinese expatriate in Hokkaido, who has late-stage systemic sclerosis.

After applying Aconitum carmichaelii and Aconitum kusnezoffii externally, the skin softened slightly, and the patient reported a noticeable warming sensation on the back after applying moxibustion to the Du meridian.

In addition, the mild dry mouth after taking the first dose of the kidney-tonifying formula also indicates that the warming yang medicine is effective.

The dialect allowed medical staff to monitor changes in her skin elasticity.

Mr. Gu was very grateful to Fang Yan and invited her to have breakfast together, but Fang Yan said she had already eaten, so he declined.

The last one is Xu Jian's daughter, who has psoriasis complicated by heart damage.

After applying indigo powder yesterday, I slept through the night, and it should have controlled the pustules.

In addition, after taking Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction orally, the red and crimson tongue turned pale

She also said that she slept soundly last night and did not have any nightmares.

Cardiac symptoms such as chest tightness and palpitations have slightly subsided.

Xu Jian also stated that they are currently in talks with the school about donating a building.

She also mentioned that she felt the medical staff here were particularly kind and planned to treat the medical staff who were still on duty this weekend to lunch, but wondered if that was permissible.

The dialect sounds like an old tradition, doesn't it?

He agreed immediately.

Tell her to tell the people at the Yanjing Hotel, and they'll know what to do.

Overall, all patients admitted yesterday were in the early stages of treatment and their symptoms had improved to varying degrees, but continued monitoring of their drug response and disease progression was necessary.

In addition, during this morning's check-up, Ms. Lü from the Huo family's eldest branch has now met the discharge criteria.

After Fang Yan told Representative Huo and Ms. Lü, both of them were very happy.

I plan to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, then travel around the Beijing area, discuss a collaborative project with Director Liao, and then return to Hong Kong.

Fang Yan then realized that they were doing the opposite of everyone else: treating the illness first, then discussing cooperation.

Fang Yan readily agreed.

Then, just as he was about to leave, Representative Huo started having people distribute red envelopes again. Not only were those on duty that day given one, but everyone in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department and the Chinese Pharmacy Department received one.

Distribute according to the roll call list.

This once again demonstrated their immense wealth and power.

Yuan Qingshan, who just joined the company today, also got lucky. He went over to take a look and found himself with a red envelope.

In addition, Li Chengzhu is basically ready to be discharged from the hospital, but she said she doesn't want to leave yet and wants to fully recover her health before leaving.

Fang Yan thought she had hooked up with someone, but after asking several people, he found nothing unusual.

It's truly baffling what she's up to.

The previous widow, Liu Yu, is now inseparable from Xiao Peng.

Comrade Xiao Peng chose to take the least detour.

I've already taken leave many times.

According to Lao Fan, Xiao Peng is currently struggling with whether or not to go abroad.

I've completely given up on trying to keep going.

Old Fan was furious. They were from the same place, and he had promised to go back and help build their hometown.

Putting aside what happened here, after finishing his business here, Fang Yan went straight to the Yanjing Hotel.

Fang Yan went to examine Ma Wenying. Ma Youxin had already left the capital today, and now only Ma Wenying and the person taking care of her remained. Fang Yan was not sure about her mental state, but she took the Tiangong needles and went upstairs anyway.

When they arrived, Ma Wenying was still eating the recipe Fang Yan had prepared for her, and she was reading an old newspaper. Fang Yan noticed that it was a report about Fang Yan getting the top score in the exam.

Then, when Fang Yan arrived, Ma Wenying became noticeably more talkative.

They chattered away much more than when Ma Youxin was around, and seemed to have a completely extroverted personality.

Fang Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was in a good mood.

After the treatment was completed, Fang Yan said goodbye to her. Before leaving, Ma Wenying asked her when she could go for a walk.

Fang Yan thought for a moment and told her that when her hair was long enough to tie into a small bun, it was about right.

Ma Wenying touched her bald head, calculating the time.

Fang Yan then left and drove home.

Today's official duties are finished; next up is the shareholders' meeting.

When he parked his car at Xiehe Hospital and came out, he found that several cars were already parked in front of his house.

Some were from the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and some were from universities.

They were all Jeeps, and of course, Chu Qiaonan's black Skoda.

A Jeep pulled up behind the Stipunk in front of Fang Yan's house in Sofia. Fang Yan had only taken two steps when another Jeep pulled up behind the convoy.

Fang Yan saw Director Chen wearing sunglasses and jumped out of the car with high spirits.

His wife, Sun Jialin, followed him carrying large and small bags, as if their positions had been reversed.

Fang Yan was puzzled. How could being an assistant director in a movie elevate Director Chen's status in the family?
PS: The basic chapter of 6000 words has been updated.

There will be an extra chapter later.

(End of this chapter)