Reborn in 1977

Chapter 181: Activating Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hearing Chen Fan say that he had actually memorized the "Warm Interior Agents," Fourth Master Lu clearly didn't believe it, "You must have skipped around while memorizing, right?"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, you can test me, but only up to the 'Warm Interior Agents' section."

Fourth Master Lu naturally didn't believe him. He immediately put down his chopsticks and asked questions from the previous six chapters in a random order. Sure enough, Chen Fan could answer the next sentence after he asked the first. He answered fluently from beginning to end.

When the old man asked, "Adding Xia Chen, named Six Gentlemen?"

Chen Fan's face fell, "I don't know, but I'm sure this sentence is definitely not within the previous six chapters."

When Fourth Master Lu heard this, he laughed loudly, "That's right, that's right. This is the Six Gentlemen Decoction from the seventh chapter, the Tonifying Agents. It's indeed not within the previous six chapters."

Seeing that Chen Fan was so intelligent, having memorized half of the "Rhymes of Decoctions" in just over an hour, the old man couldn't help but become very talkative. Taking advantage of the alcohol, he began to explain the medical principles behind it to Chen Fan, starting from the first chapter, "Exterior Releasing Agents."

Chen Fan had come here today to spend the New Year with Fourth Master Lu. Chatting about anything was fine, especially since it was the traditional Chinese medicine he was interested in, so he naturally listened with great interest.

They ate and chatted, and before they knew it, the sky was getting late. Seeing that the old man seemed to be feeling the effects of the alcohol, Chen Fan deliberately said, "Oh dear, I've had too much to drink. I feel dizzy. Old man, let's call it a day."

Fourth Master Lu glanced at him sideways, "Only half a catty, and you're already done for? Your alcohol tolerance is far from enough."

Chen Fan supported his chin with both hands, "I usually don't drink much, so I'm bound to feel dizzy if I drink too much."

Then he stood up and said, "No, I have to go back quickly before I get drunk. Fourth Master, you should rest too. I'll clean up the table."

Fourth Master Lu waved his hand, "No need, no need, I'll do it myself."

But Chen Fan had already started to clean up, carrying the unfinished dishes into the cupboard, gathering the scraps into a dustpan, and then helping the old man to bed to rest.

Fourth Master Lu was still shouting, "It's okay, it's okay," but when he sat on the bed, he automatically took off his shoes and coat, lay down, and then pulled up the quilt and fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Fan grinned and chuckled, then walked outside to check the charcoal stove. He added a lot of charcoal and carefully closed the stove door before cautiously walking out.

After closing the door, he first ran to Captain Xiao's house, "Captain, Fourth Master Lu had a little wine and has already fallen asleep. I'm afraid he hasn't drunk alcohol in a long time, so he might have problems suddenly drinking. Please check on him when you have time later."

Xiao Liewen gave his assurance, "Don't worry, I'll go take a look later."

Then he looked at Chen Fan, "It's you who's blushing. Are you alright?"

Chen Fan took a deep breath, "I can still make it home."

Xiao Liewen smiled and shook his head, then went into the room to take out two large sheets of paper, one wrapped with melon seeds and the other with peanuts, and stuffed them into his cloth bag, "Take them back to eat while you're keeping watch at night."

Chen Fan was not polite, "Alright, see you tomorrow."

Waving his hand, he stumbled and ran home.

Xiao Liewen looked at his steps and couldn't help but click his tongue, "This kid has practiced his footwork. What should I teach him next? The Mud-Wading Step of Bagua Palm, or the footwork of Tai Chi?"

… …

Chen Fan ran all the way back home, looked at Jiang Lili's room, the door was open, and it seemed no one was inside. Then he looked at his own room, the door was half-closed.

He couldn't help but smile. It seemed they had listened to his advice and came to his room to warm up.

Chen Fan deliberately made his footsteps heavier, walking in with a crunching sound on the snow.

Jiang Tiantian and Jiang Lili in the room heard the sound and quickly pulled open the door.

Seeing that it was Chen Fan, Jiang Lili habitually smiled and said, "You're back."

Jiang Tiantian, who was about to greet him, suddenly froze and glanced at her younger sister.

Why did this sound so strange?

However, Jiang Lili and Chen Fan didn't feel anything and were still the same as usual.

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I'm back. Have you eaten yet?"

Jiang Lili, "No, we were waiting for you."

Chen Fan patted his head, "It's all my fault. I forgot to tell you that I ate with someone outside just now."

Jiang Lili's face stiffened slightly, and she asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Jiang Tiantian didn't expect her younger sister to ask so directly and pulled on her sleeve from behind.

Jiang Lili immediately reacted and was about to say something.

But she heard Chen Fan smile and say, "It's Fourth Master Lu. He's alone for the New Year, and no one is with him, so I brought him a basket of charcoal and caught a chicken and spent the New Year with him."

Jiang Lili's eyes were already wide, "Fourth Master Lu? Lu… …"

Saying this, she quickly stopped herself and swallowed the words back.

But the shock in her eyes couldn't be concealed.

Chen Fan naturally saw her expression, but didn't say much. He just smiled and said, "I was just drinking with Fourth Master Lu, so I'll eat something with you. You guys chat, I'll go heat up the food."

Saying that, he put down the cloth bag and other things and prepared to go to the kitchen.

Jiang Lili quickly said, "You rest, I'll heat up the food."

After speaking, she turned and walked out. Jiang Tiantian smiled at Chen Fan and followed out with a belly full of questions.

Chen Fan didn't care, he could just rest, sat down on the chair, poured a cup of tea and drank it, and soon recovered his spirits.

In fact, he didn't drink much, less than three taels, and most of the time he was listening to Fourth Master Lu.

He also didn't expect that Fourth Master Lu was not only knowledgeable but also proficient in the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, explaining the "Rhymes of Decoctions" in a systematic way, from the analysis of the disease to the dialectical effect of the drugs, giving Chen Fan a good lesson.

The result was that his traditional Chinese medicine skill that he had been looking forward to for nearly a month was finally activated.

Although it was only a negligible LV1 (1/20), setting the lowest record on the skill panel, he still had a sense of accomplishment for some reason.

Finally, he could look at medical books to increase experience points in the future!

Although compared to other ordinary skills, the experience value increase of this professional skill was ridiculously slow, there was still hope after all.

… …

At this time, in the kitchen, Jiang Tiantian was also inquiring with Jiang Lili, "Who is Fourth Master Lu? Why do you have this expression?"

Jiang Lili was still a little absent-minded. Hearing her sister's words, she instinctively said, "Fourth Master Lu is the landlord of Lujiawan before liberation. His family owned more than 5,000 acres of land in Lujiawan."

Jiang Tiantian's expression at this time was even more exaggerated than Jiang Lili's just now. Her eyeballs were about to fall out, and she lowered her voice and shouted, "Landlord? How dare he?"

Jiang Lili shook her head blankly, "I don't know."

Jiang Tiantian also opened her mouth wide, not knowing what to say.

The two sisters were stunned for a long time before they absentmindedly prepared dinner.

In fact, they were all leftover dishes from noon, just heat them up a little.

After putting the food on the table, setting out the bowls and chopsticks, and pouring wine for Chen Fan, Jiang Lili went over to call Chen Fan to eat.

The three of them sat around the table. Chen Fan looked at Jiang Lili, whose face was still a little strange, and asked with a smile, "Are you curious why I wanted to spend the New Year with Fourth Master Lu?"

Jiang Lili nodded lightly, thought for a while, and then quickly shook her head, "No, you don't have to say."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "There's nothing I can't say."

He picked up his wine glass and took a sip, exhaled a long breath, looked at the two of them, and said solemnly,

"Two reasons. First, when I make friends with people, I don't look at their background, I only look at their character."

Saying that, he turned to look at Jiang Lili, "Your character is very good, and I am willing to be friends with you. As for anything else, it doesn't matter."

After a pause, he looked at Jiang Tiantian again, "Family background is indeed very important, but in my opinion, what is important is not what the family's origin is, but whether the members of this family adhere to the right path, do not engage in crooked ways, and do not plot against others. These are the most important things to me."

"Because those who are close to vermilion get stained red, and those who are close to ink get stained black. The words and deeds of parents can affect the words and deeds of children and family members. If there is nothing messy, under normal circumstances, the members of this family, even if they cannot be considered good people, are likely not to be bad people. Otherwise, no matter how good the background is, I dare not provoke them, let alone deal with them or make friends with them."

Hearing his words, Jiang Tiantian and Jiang Lili looked at each other, their eyes were very complicated.

Chen Fan picked up his wine glass again, took a sip, put it on the table, looked at them and continued, "The second reason is external factors."

He suddenly smiled, "The dark days are over, and it's not certain when the light will come. But at least, no one will do anything to me because I ate a meal with Fourth Master Lu, or because I made friends with someone. The people who jumped the hardest in the past are now more and more worried, fearing that someone will settle accounts after the autumn, and even for their own sake, they dare not bite people indiscriminately."

After speaking, he looked at the two of them and smiled again, "I've finished speaking. If you're afraid of causing trouble, I'll go back to my room to eat."

He was really not afraid that the two would spread his words, first of all, he believed that they would not do this, and secondly, given their situation, who would believe what they said?

Jiang Lili instinctively looked at her sister, her eyes full of anxiety, "Sister, Xiaofan is my friend."

Jiang Tiantian glared at her playfully, "Xiaofan is still my savior."

Then she turned to look at Chen Fan, picked up the bowl of sugar water in front of her, held it in both hands in front of Chen Fan, and said solemnly, "We won't say a word of what you just said. I am very happy that you can treat us frankly. If you don't mind, I would also like to recognize you as a friend."

Chen Fan laughed, "We are already friends now."

Then he picked up his wine glass, looked at Jiang Tiantian, then looked at Jiang Lili, and smiled, "Happy New Year to new friends and old friends."

Jiang Tiantian smiled, "Happy New Year!"

This was the first time she smiled sincerely in front of Chen Fan, smiling as beautifully as Jiang Lili.

Seeing her sister's reaction, Jiang Lili suddenly smiled and held her own bowl, smiling at Chen Fan, "Happy New Year."

Chen Fan pinched the wine glass, touched it with each of them, and chuckled, "Happy New Year."