Going to work? Even a dog wouldn't go!

Chapter 70, Exchanging Skills for Skills
"Sigh, I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person."

"So you don't know what's good for you, young man. Listen up, my name is Hua Zixian!"

Just as Zhang Xian was getting excited, the fisherman, whose skin was tanned to a coffee color, sighed and then puffed out his chest and began to introduce himself.

"What?"

"Your name is Hua Zi?"

"My name is also Yuxi!"

Zhang Xian was amused by the fisherman; what kind of name was that?

"What Hua Zi!"

"Hua Zixian!"

"Hua Zixian, the contemporary medical genius? Never heard of him?"

Hua Zixian's eyes widened in anger as he spoke.

"Uh, there's another immortal behind him!"

In his excitement, Zhang Xian missed a word. But after the other party emphasized the title of "contemporary medical god," Zhang Xian remembered that there was indeed such a person in the capital, who was said to be the 66th generation descendant of the medical sage Hua Tuo.

A few years ago, Zhang Zhaodi's father took her to seek medical treatment everywhere, hoping to find this contemporary medical god. However, the doctor only saw patients two days a week, and it was impossible to get an appointment. Later, Zhang Dongshan bought an appointment from a scalper for five thousand yuan. But that scalper was a real scoundrel and led Zhang Dongshan to a "fake" doctor.

At the time, Hua Zixian was so popular that some people had crooked ideas and created fake clinics. Some scalpers led people to the fake doctor in order to make money. After all, not many people had seen the real doctor, and many patients were out-of-towners who came because of his reputation.

Zhang Dongshan didn't even realize he'd been scammed until the news broke that the "fake doctor" gang had been punished according to law. Only then did Zhang Dongshan realize that the person he'd seen for the exorbitant 5,000 yuan consultation fee was a fake.

Zhang Dongshan cursed every time he thought about this mess, but he never expected that Zhang Xian would actually meet the real culprit today.

"Are you really the contemporary medical genius?"

Zhang Xian was skeptical. When traveling, one's identity is determined by oneself, and besides, this old man with brown hair didn't seem to be an expert in medicine.

"Identities can be fake?"

When his identity was questioned, Hua Zixian's beard bristled with arrogance: "If you don't believe me, you can check online. I've won the Medical Science Award, the Bethune Award, and the Chinese Physician Award. There are photos of me online."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xian immediately searched for the name "Hua Zixian" online, and news reports and photos about him all popped up.

Zhang Xian found a front-facing photo and compared it with the old man in front of him: "Hmm, the colors don't quite match."

"Those reporters used beauty filters when they took the photos!"

Hua Zixian rolled her eyes.

"That's it"

Actually, apart from the skin color not matching, the old man in front of him is very similar to the photo Zhang Xian found, so it can be basically confirmed that he is Hua Zixian, who is known as the "modern medical god".

"Do you believe it now?"

"Young man, let me tell you, the line of people who want to study medicine with me could stretch all the way to Daxing Airport. You're making a killing trading your skills for mine!"

Hua Zixian curled his lips. Due to the special nature of his profession and his high status in the field, people usually treated him with great respect, including some high-ranking officials who held great power.

As it turned out, Zhang Xian, that greenhorn, was "blind to the greatness." "Alright, let's trade skills for skills then."

Zhang Xian was just wondering how he had suddenly learned acupuncture, and this was like a pillow being handed to him when he was about to doze off.

With Hua Zixian as a shield, I can now be considered the 67th generation descendant of Hua Tuo. It's not unreasonable for me to know a little acupuncture!
"But let me make this clear first: my area of ​​expertise is Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is much more difficult than Western medicine. It requires a lot of complex and diverse basic knowledge, and it will take at least a few years to master. It will be a great test of your perseverance. If you give up halfway through, it has nothing to do with me!"

Hua Zixian is cunning; what kind of exchange of skills is this?
If you want to learn Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on your own, you should first thoroughly study all the classics, including "Introduction to TCM", "Basic Theory of TCM", "Diagnostics of TCM", "Pharmacology of Chinese Medicine", "Huangdi Neijing", "Nanjing", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", and "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica".

Most people give up on this basic step, which is one of the reasons why there are relatively few TCM doctors.

There are even fewer TCM practitioners who can thoroughly understand and flexibly apply various medical classics. As a result, a phenomenon has emerged in society: everyone knows that TCM is good and amazing, but there are too few good TCM doctors.

"You just said you're good at acupuncture, so I'd like to learn acupuncture."

"To learn acupuncture, you must first lay a solid foundation. I'll send you a reading list. You can read it yourself first, and ask me if you don't understand anything."

As she spoke, Hua Zixian took out a mobile phone and added Zhang Xian as a WeChat friend.

"Okay, I'll send you a book list too, take a look!"

Zhang Xian knew exactly what Hua Zixian was thinking, so he immediately drafted a book list and sent it over.

"Do you have to read a book before you can learn to fish?"

Hua Zixian was stunned. He opened the book list sent by Zhang Xian and took a look.

"Fishing Basics and Techniques", "Fish Behavior and Fishing Techniques", "Complete Guide to Fishing Bait Recipes and Preparation", "Practical Techniques of Platform Fishing", "Practical Handbook for Fishing in Commercial Pits", and "Reservoir Fishing Techniques".
Zhang Xian sent him more books than he sent to Zhang Xian!
"Old Hua, every profession has its own intricacies. Fishing is a sport that integrates natural science, sports skills, and strategic thinking. If you want to get a full catch every day like me, you have to learn from multiple dimensions, including basic theory, specialized techniques, fish habits, equipment science, and application scenarios!"

"Enough said, another fish has arrived!"

As they were talking, the float sank rapidly, and Zhang Xian quickly reeled in the line. This time the fish wasn't big, but it still weighed five or six pounds.

Seeing the carp jumping around on the surface of the water, Hua Zixian couldn't help but feel envious. He picked up a net and helped scoop up the fish.

"You just said you get a full combo every day, you weren't just bragging, were you?"

Hua Zixian was skeptical of Zhang Xian's words, wondering if the other party was just having a lucky day.

"What's so great about that? If you don't believe me, just sit here and watch. Later I'll take you somewhere, and you'll see whether what I said about getting a full rod every day is true or not."

Zhang Xian planned to show this medical genius the world and have him help distribute fish, so that he could focus more on communicating with young women and women-in-law.

Then, besides admiring their beautiful legs in stockings, we can also gossip about the number of red lines on their heads.

"Alright, then I'll go fishing with you for a whole day!"

Hua Zixian wanted to see if the young man in front of him was bragging. If he could really hit the bullseye every day, then he would buy all the books the young man recommended.

So Hua Zixian sat down next to Zhang Xian and helped him catch fish with a net from time to time.

By evening, both fish boxes that Zhang Xian had brought were full. Hua Zixian counted them; there were a total of 38 fish, the largest of which weighed 16.4 jin (approximately 8.2 catties).

Whether Hua Zixian is getting a perfect catch every day is still uncertain, but Zhang Xian's catch today is more than he has in two months, especially since the two of them are fishing in the same river.

This is too weird!

(End of this chapter)