Chapter Eighty-six: Becoming an Apprentice

  After finishing dinner, the two of them stood up and bid farewell.

  Tang Yan didn't know why he felt so pressured in front of his younger uncle, even though Tang Sa was only 2 years older than him.

  Tang Sa is the youngest son of his parents at home, and he doesn't need to inherit the family business. He is spoiled to the extreme, always getting what he wants, whether it's wind or rain. Even when he was being extremely reckless for a period of time, no one in his family dared to say anything to him.

  Tang Yan was no match for him, his older brother was the head of the family and was very strict in his teachings. When he saw Tang Sa, he felt envious, jealous and resentful, and the two couldn't get along intimately. For some reason, the frivolous and irreverent younger uncle always gave him a sense of pressure.

  "Where did you go during the day?" In the car, Tang Sa looked at his nephew who was frowning and felt a little amused.

  "Went to find friends."

  "Was it you who saved that family back then?" Tang Sa asked.

  Actually, Tang Yan's actions were all known to his family members. After all, they had to rule out the moles planted by their political enemies, so as not to harm their own people. As for Tang Yan's little matter, everyone in the family was clear about it, but since it didn't interfere with anything, nobody bothered to intervene.

  Tang Yan felt somewhat powerless, he knew all this, although it was for his own good, but in fact, there was no freedom. He nodded slightly, without refuting.

  Tang Sa naturally knew what Tang Yan was thinking. Although he was the youngest, he had been more mature since childhood and knew everything about family matters, after all, he had also experienced it.

  Seeing that Tang Yan didn't want to say much, Tang Sa also didn't want to force him. Tang Yan has been a good kid since he was young, and the two of them weren't even in the same circle, so it's normal for there to be nothing to talk about. Besides, they were also from different generations.

  He silently returned home, sat on the edge of his bed and spread out the money he had earned that afternoon, smoothing it out bill by bill, staring blankly for a moment before putting it away in a notebook. Such a wonderful time. He didn't know if there would be any more in the future, Tang Yan's face was no longer as sunny as it was during the day.

  Every day's study life is very boring, Song Jie can only focus her attention on extracurricular studies. Since learning traditional Chinese medicine from her grandfather, she has been very interested and even searched for a lot of information in the space classics, and her medical skills are also improving day by day.

  After all, her mental power had been growing after practicing magic, reading books no longer required too much attention, and she could remember them forever with just one glance, becoming truly unforgettable.

  In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, it's another area that requires a lot of memorization, but she learned it very easily. As long as she understood what her grandfather said clearly, she was fine and didn't struggle at all.

  With the principle of learning and loving, she is very serious about everything. Medicine is no longer satisfied with traditional Chinese medicine, and she is also studying magic potions, all of which are effective on the human body, and she always feels that they can be integrated.

  As for her own future, Song Jie still didn't have a good idea. She must have her own business. Not having money was absolutely not allowed. As for how to do it, she felt that magic potions might give her a very good inspiration.

  At night, she spent more and more time in the space, collecting all the tomes of magical potions, practicing every day, and even set aside a special area in the training room for experimentation.

  Luckily she made a few deals the other day. Otherwise, she might not even be able to afford experimental equipment. With such wealth and still being as poor as her, I'm afraid there are only a handful of people like that on the entire planet.

  Magic potions and traditional Chinese medicine are very different, requiring spiritual power to control. She has always been weak in this aspect, so she specially practiced it.

  The medicinal materials used are also very different, fortunately, there are still some storage bags in the space, inside which there are some materials from the magical beasts' bodies, and some unseen medicinal materials as well as seeds. Her experiment was not interrupted after all.

  Praise the ancestors of Wu Lang once!!

  Among them, there is a skin care product that Song Jie thinks has a huge market to tap into. Later on, cosmetics emerged one after another. Those that truly do not add preservatives and various additives are very rare, and those made from pure plants are better.

  If you mix the anti-aging products from traditional Chinese medicine with the anti-aging potions from magical medicine, it should have a pretty good effect.

  It sounds easy, but it's extremely difficult to experiment with, after all, they are two different systems, and it's really hard to combine them together.

  Song Jie is now constantly doing experiments and constantly recharging herself, but her knowledge is still too little, as the saying goes, "when you need it most, you'll find it's not enough".

  Seeing Song Jie being so enthusiastic, the old man taught her everything he knew without holding back, but was astonished to find that this child had not yet reached her limit.

  For a time, the learning atmosphere at home was particularly strong, and even the little treasures who came to study became more serious.

  Needless to say, Song Jie has a good grasp of traditional Chinese medicine. Apart from not being able to practice pulse diagnosis and acupuncture, her theoretical knowledge is solid enough. Even with the intimidating acupuncture, she would experiment on herself, truly dedicating herself wholeheartedly.

  The old man was relieved, but also felt a little powerless. He had taught all the knowledge in his belly and didn't want to delay the child's progress. So, Zhao's father swallowed his pride and went to ask Zhang Yizhen, the successor of "Zhang One Needle", Zhang Shu, for help.

  Zhao's father used to know Zhang Shu too, but during the Cultural Revolution, everyone was in danger and they lost contact. Originally thought that after being separated for so long, there might be no connection again, but unexpectedly, for the sake of his granddaughter, he still had to go find some connections.

  It's been many years since we last met, I don't know if old friends are still as healthy and energetic as before.

  After searching through half the city, even the elderly who rarely go out found the courage to search for their child and were actually found, which is truly admirable.

  Song Jie was shocked when she heard that her grandfather wanted to send her to study medicine, and her mouth was agape for a long time. She thought she had learned enough already, but unexpectedly, her grandfather went out of his way to find an old friend for her sake, and for a moment, her eyes became moist.

  "What's wrong, little girl is so sentimental, as long as this old bone can still move, I must pave a way for you. Can only do this now." The old man's words were filled with vicissitudes and emotions.

  Song Jie rushed into Zhao's father's arms and didn't want to get up.

  Following Zhao's father, they traversed nearly half of the city and stopped in front of a small quadrangle courtyard.

  Pushing open the big gate, the view in front of me suddenly became bright and spacious. The courtyard was twice as large as Grandpa's house. On top of the courtyard, a very long grapevine trellis crawled, under which there was a stone table with four round stone stools around it, each stool tied with soft cushions. On the table, a set of tea utensils was placed, and at first glance, someone often sipped tea under the grape trellis. What a leisurely life!

  Song Jie secretly envied, thinking that when she returned, she would also make one for her grandfather, so that he could feel comfortable and relaxed. Staying in the house all day was really too boring.

  "Hahaha" The man had not yet appeared, but his loud and powerful voice came from the house. Song Jie looked up and searched around, an old man with white hair, straight beard, and a spirited appearance walked out of the house.

  It's not much like what Song Jie imagined, she thought it was an old man wearing a long gown with a very long and thin beard, but Zhang Shu Tong is actually quite sturdy, just like Zhang Fei, the difference is really too big.

  Zhao's father hurriedly walked a few steps forward to greet him, and the two of them bumped into each other just like when they were young, using their fists to tap each other's chest. At first glance, it was clear that they were old friends who had known each other for many years, and even though they hadn't seen each other in so long, there was no awkwardness between them.

  "Is this your granddaughter?" Zhang Shu said after greeting, turning to Song Jie "Come on, come here and let Grandpa Zhang take a look."

  Song Jie was not nervous at all and walked over calmly: "Hello Grandpa Zhang, I'm Song Jie."

  For many years, the old Chinese doctor had a habit of looking at people's spirit first. He couldn't help but exclaim: "What a spirited child! One look and you can tell he's clever!" The child, do you know why your grandfather brought you here?

  "I know, Grandpa brought me here to learn medicine from Old Man Zhang."

  "Hey, stop, I haven't said I'd take you in yet." Zhang Shu's tone was serious, and an ordinary little girl would have been scared into retreating by now.

  Song Jie knew that a descendant of such a family background would definitely have to be tested before being accepted as a disciple, how could they just take in anyone casually?

  Zhang Shu let Zhao's father sit down in the courtyard, and the two of them brewed a pot of tea. After filtering it several times, they finally started drinking the tea.

  During this time, Zhang Shu had been observing Song Jie's performance and secretly praised her in his heart "good", neither fast nor slow, steady and stable, without any impatience, possessing the basic qualities of a medical student.

  Song Jie didn't know that the assessment had already begun, she was just steady and calm by nature.

  After the two old men had a cup of tea, Zhang Shu said to Song Jie: "It's not easy to enter my door, you have to pass my test, can you do it?"

  Song Jie naturally did not deny it and said loudly: "I can do it."

  She's full of energy and is a likable little girl, Zhang Shu added another point to Song Jie in his heart. Originally, due to the request of an old friend, he would always agree in the end, but he still wanted to observe for a while, who also hopes that their own apprentice is a good seedling. If not, there are naturally bad teaching methods.

  "I heard you've learned some from your maternal grandfather already. Your maternal grandfather used to study under my father for a period of time, I wonder how you're doing?"

  Next, Zhang Shu began to test Song Jie, thinking that just letting her recite some books like "Huangdi Neijing" and "Bencao Gangmu" would be enough, but unexpectedly this child could recite them fluently.

  Zhang Shu felt a thrill of excitement in his heart, thinking that he might have stumbled upon something valuable, and of course, he still needed to probe further.

  On the side, Zhao's father had a pleased expression. Wasn't he just like Zhang Shu back then? He saw his treasure as something that could be dug up endlessly, and even suspected that he would delay his child's progress, so he had to find an older friend with better medical skills. Right? His old friend was also shocked. His own good granddaughter was able to shock that self-proclaimed unflappable old man, how could Zhao's father not be extremely pleased.

  After finishing the written test on medical knowledge, they took a pulse diagnosis test, and after that, they were tested on specific pulse cases. It was already half a day later, but the two of them still hadn't stopped.