Together With the System to Become a Pharmacist at Once a Doctor
Chapter 131: Learning Skills

After Wang Yao returned to his cottage, he took out his notebook to document the patients he had seen in Dao City. The patient had an extremely rare condition, which Wang Yao had never experienced before.

How to treat this disease?

Wang Yao started thinking about how to treat the patient's illness after he documented his symptoms. Yin and Yang patients are out of balance, which is common and easily cured. However, the imbalance was very severe, and he was seriously ill, so it would be difficult to treat him.

I have to give him some herbs first, and the herbs must have cold properties to reduce his Yang.

The common potion would not work for sure, so Wang Yao needed licorice root.

Wang Yao used his mind to obtain the Magic Potion Catalog. In fact, he had memorized the information of most of the licorice roots in the book. But, he still needed the book as a reference to get a better idea of the licorice root he wanted to use. He read volume one and volume two and found several licorice roots that matched. Given Wang Yao's current status, he could only obtain those two licorice roots.

The first one is the Moonlight potion. Its function is to maintain Yin and calm the mind.

The second is ice grass, which only grows in winter. Its function is to reduce inflammation and remove toxins Yang.

The nature of the Moonlight herb was light, much weaker than ice grass. Wang Yao had planted both licorice roots in his herb fields. He also had some Moonlight potions in the system storage. But, the ice grass had stopped growing as it became warmer. It would not grow even if Wang Yao doused it with an ancient spring.

Wang Yao could not forget the licorice root. He did not leave Nanshan Hill until it was dark. It suddenly occurred to him that it was time for him to go home. He wrote down his thoughts in a notebook and kept them before going home for dinner.

His parents called Tong Wei again as they ate dinner.

“Bu, please don't push me,” said Wang Yao.

“You should act quickly if he starts seeing other people,” Zhang Xiuying said gently.

“Well, when he comes back, I'll invite him to our house. But I can't guarantee he'll come,” said Wang Yao.

“That sounds good. Don't forget to make regular contact with him, ” Zhang Xiuying said.

“OK,” promise Wang Yao.

Wang Yao's parents stopped talking about Tong Wei because Wang Yao finally decided to take action.

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Zhou Xiong and his son visited Nanshan Hill the next day after they heard that Wang Yao had returned. Wang Yao discovered that Zhou Wukang continued to improve after drinking Regather's soup. Zhou Wukang looked excited.

“You look much better than last time,” said Wang Yao.

“Good! What about you? Do you want to continue learning Tai Chi?” ask Zhou Xiong.

“Sure,” said Wang Yao.

This time, Zhou Xiong taught Wang Yao how to use his strength efficiently while practicing Tai Chi. Zhou Xiong has been practicing Chinese martial arts for decades. As an experienced martial arts expert, Zhou Xiong had a good understanding of Tai Chi, including how to control Qi and strength. Without Zhou Xiong's demonstration, Wang Yao would have taken years to learn how to practice Tai Chi properly. Although Zhou Xiong taught Wang Yao Tai Chi, he incorporated skills from other martial arts styles. Zhou Xiong taught Wang Yao everything he knew about Chinese martial arts without hesitation.

In fact, what Zhou Xiong did was against the rules. He should not teach someone outside of his family and pass down all the knowledge he knows about Chinese martial arts to that person. The skills he taught Wang Yao should be secretive and should only be given to someone in his family.

Zhou Xiong was impressed by Wang Yao's ability to understand everything he showed very quickly. Once Wang Yao understood one thing, he could understand the rest by analogy. Wang Yao was a very talented person. He showed his talent not only in the medical aspect but also in learning Chinese martial arts. God seemed to love Wang Yao.

“Live lunch at my place. I've asked my mother to prepare food,” said Wang Yao.

Zhou Xiong did not want to stay, but Wang Yao insisted that he and his son should stay for lunch.

Wang Yao's family was very friendly. They were very fond of Zhou Wukang, and Zhang Xiuying cooked many delicious dishes.

“It's enough! Please don't cook again!” zhou Xiong said repeatedly.

The Wang Yao family and the Zhou Xiong family enjoyed the meal. Zhou Xiong and his son returned to Nanshan hill with Wang Yao after eating.

After climbing the hill for the second time in a day, Zhou Wukang was out of breath. He looks exhausted.

“Log in and rest,” said Wang Yao. He gave Zhou Wukang a glass of water.

“We can leave Kang to rest in the cottage while I teach you Tai Chi,” Zhou Xiong suggested.

“That sounds good,” Wang Yao agrees.

Zhou Xiong continued to teach Wang Yao Tai Chi skills, including attacking skills and how to use his strength in the afternoon.

Time passed quickly, and it was getting dark.

After drinking a few cups of tea, Zhou Xiong and his son left the Nanshan hill.

The next day, Tian Yuantu came to visit Wang Yao and told her that he had found an expert in making tea.

“How about we go together to check it out?” ask Tian Yuantu.

“Sure! Actually, I'm available now if you want to go together, ” Wang Yao said.

The two of them went down the hill and went to a house in Lin He under the guidance of Tian Yuantu. They came to see Master Xu, a man in his 50s with a medium stature but thin.

“Halo, Mr. Xu. How are you?” tian Yuantu said with a smile.

“Please enter,” said Mr. Xu with a smile. It seemed that he and Tian Yuantu already knew each other.

Master Xu made a pot of green tea for Wang Yao and Tian Yuantu after they entered his house.

“I heard you want to learn to cook tea leaves,” Teacher Xu said with a smile.

“Ya,” Wang Yao acknowledged.

“Not really, I just want to learn it as a hobby,” Wang Yao said.

“Hobi?” ask Master Xu.

“Sort of,” said Wang Yao.

“No problem for Me. Let me show you the tea garden first,” Master Xu said with a smile.

Master Xu took the basket and brought Wang Yao and Tian Yuantu to the tea garden next to his village. Many people here grow tea. The tea garden was huge and full of tea trees. Some people have started working in tea gardens.

“You can start picking the first tea leaves now. Look, you broke the bottom of the tea leaves instead of pinching them. You are not allowed to use your nails. Some buds have two leaves on them, while some have only one. Do you want to choose some? ” ask Master Xu.

Picking tea leaves looks easy, but after doing it for a while, most people will feel sore on their fingers and hands. Wang Yao followed Master Xu to learn which shoots were good and which ones were unprepared.

After picking some tea leaves, they returned to Master Xu's house.

Master Xu then demonstrated how to cook tea leaves. He used a large iron skillet to saute the tea leaves on top of the firewood stove. This is the most traditional way to cook tea leaves.

After all the equipment was ready, Master Xu started cleaning the pan and lit the stove. Cooking tea leaves includes several steps.

“The first step is called remove green. It required a roaring fire, ”Master Xu poured fresh tea leaves into the pan and started stirring while explaining to Wang Yao the skill of stirring the tea leaves. He took a few leaves from the pan to taste regularly and adjusted the fire.

“You tried it; the leaves are almost ripe.” Master Xu gave Wang Yao a handful of tea leaves to taste, and then placed the rest of the tea leaves on the pengki. Then, he started rubbing the tea leaves with his palm, like kneading dough.

“You need to rub tea leaves while it is still hot, how to rub it like kneading dough,” Master Xu said.

After Wang Yao tried it, Master Xu said, “Try again, it looks like you are almost done.”

Wang Yao placed his hand on the tea leaves again and felt the leaves had already cooled down. Master Xu then spread the tea leaves before putting them back into the pan to stir. He then repeated the same process five times.

“I think they're done!” teacher Xu said.

The last step is to dry the leaves. The color of the tea leaves has completely changed from light green to dark green, almost as dark as black. Until now, the whole process of manually cooking tea leaves has been completed.

“You can not make tea from these tea leaves as soon as they are cooked. You have to wait until it gets really cold,” said Master Xu.

From picking tea leaves to cooking tea leaves, the whole process takes all afternoon. Master Xu, Wang Yao, and Tian Yuantu had no chance to eat.

“Come, Mr. Xu, we must take something to eat,” Tian Yuantu proposed.

“Let's eat something at home. My wife has already cooked dinner,” Teacher Xu said as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.

While Master Xu was demonstrating how to pluck and cook tea leaves to Wang Yao and Tian Yuantu, his wife had made dinner and had been waiting for them. This was the first time Wang Yao had met Master Xu's wife.

What the hell happened to him? thought Wang Yao.

Wang Yao knew Master Xu's wife was not in good health once he saw her. Master Xu's wife's hair was almost half white. The face color is yellow and dark. There was not much light in his eyes, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

“Your wife is not healthy?” asked Wang Yao.

“No, he's been unwell for a long time. He's always had migraines, and we can't find the cause. When he was attacked by a migraine attack, he could do nothing but lie in bed,” Master Xu said.

No wonder I didn't see her when I came this morning. She must have been lying on the bed at that moment, Wang Yao thought.

Wang Yao and Tian Yuantu were completely touched because Master Xu's wife cooked food for them even when she was unwell. Tian Yuantu put down his chopsticks and looked at Wang Yao. He did not speak until Wang Yao nodded at him.

“I have good news. She happens to be a great doctor and can check on your wife.” Tian Yuantu pointed at Wang Yao.

“Really?” said Master Xu while staring at Wang Yao.

“I can give it a try,” Wang Yao said with a smile.

“Don't be in a hurry, let's have dinner first,” Master Xu said.

As they ate dinner, Wang Yao noticed that Mr. Xu often helped his wife with food unknowingly. It seems that their relationship is really good.

None of them drank wine at dinner, so they all quickly finished eating. Wang Yao looked at Master Xu's wife after dinner.

Master Xu's wife's matter was similar to Tian Yuantu's wife's. They both suffer from chronic diseases. Due to a long-term migraine, Mr. Xu's wife was unable to rest properly, so her immune system was compromised and she became increasingly weak. Now that he not only suffers from migraines, he also has other health problems.

“I thought I'd be able to heal your wife,” Wang Yao said.

“Really?!” teacher Xu said excitedly.

“Yes, but I have to think about it first. Give me a few days,” said Wang Yao.

“Sure.” Mr. Xu was delighted to hear that his wife's illness might be curable. He had taken his wife to a number of doctors, none of whom could cure her.

Wang Yao asked Master Xu a few more questions regarding making tea leaves and made a note before leaving with Tian Yuantu.