The office location had been chosen; they would clear out a room in He Lingxiu's home. As for traditional Chinese medicine, Ling Zhenfei would teach He Lingxiu slowly, so there was no rush for now.

The most important thing right now was to gather all kinds of herbs.

Most Chinese herbs today were grown on a large scale and were quite affordable.

However, Ling Zhenfei knew that these cultivated herbs were far less effective than wild herbs. To truly treat and save people with traditional Chinese medicine, the primary requirement was to choose original, wild herbs.

The back mountain of Qinghe Village was a primeval forest, where all kinds of wild herbs could be found everywhere. So, Ling Zhenfei decided to take He Lingxiu into the mountains to gather herbs after lunch.

Seeing how concerned Ling Zhenfei was with her affairs, and that he immediately decided to take her into the mountains to gather herbs as soon as she mentioned setting up a clinic, He Lingxiu was naturally overjoyed and agreed without hesitation.

After lunch, the two each took a herb basket and a herb shovel and went into the mountains together to collect herbs.

In the summer afternoon, there had just been a light drizzle. Although it had now stopped, the path into the mountains was still somewhat slippery.

The mountain was full of countless types of herbs. Every time they picked one, Ling Zhenfei explained its properties and effects to He Lingxiu. Being naturally intelligent, she listened and remembered, gaining a lot from the experience.

The two of them gathered herbs and chatted along the way, and before they knew it, their baskets were full. Seeing that it was getting late, they decided to head back down to the village.

"Huh?"

Just as Ling Zhenfei was about to leave, his gaze swept across a bush, and he suddenly saw a flash of radiant light. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The radiant light emerging from the bush was gathered by the aura of heavenly treasures, something ordinary people could never see with the naked eye. If Ling Zhenfei didn't have the Perspective Eye, he would never have discovered it.

"Brother Afei, what did you find?"

He Lingxiu, walking ahead, noticed that Ling Zhenfei had been standing still for a while and turned back to look. Seeing him staring intently at a bush, she asked curiously.

"Let's go take a look!"

With a serious expression, Ling Zhenfei signaled her not to speak. He took a machete from his back and stepped towards the bush.

Although she couldn't see what was in the bush, seeing Ling Zhenfei's serious expression made He Lingxiu nervous as she followed behind him.

Using his Perspective Divine Eye earlier, Ling Zhenfei had already seen that the bush hid a rare lingzhi mushroom.

Based on his knowledge of medicinal herbs, this lingzhi had at least a five-hundred-year growth period, giving it extraordinary medicinal value.

With a solemn expression, Ling Zhenfei carefully used the machete to cut the surrounding weeds. Soon, a large lingzhi appeared before them.

"Ah! Is this...a Millennium Ganoderma?"

Staring at the strange herb, He Lingxiu could hardly believe her eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

Though she had just learned some traditional Chinese medicine knowledge from Ling Zhenfei, she still recognized such a rare herb as lingzhi.

"Silly girl, Millennium Ganoderma is a heavenly treasure, not a common vegetable. It's incredibly rare!"

Seeing He Lingxiu's eyes almost popping out in surprise, Ling Zhenfei chuckled and patted her head.

Then he carefully picked the lingzhi and explained to her, "Axiu, this lingzhi may not have been growing for a thousand years, but it's at least three to five hundred years old. It really is precious!"

"Ah!"

He Lingxiu, still mesmerized by the lingzhi, stared at it enviously. "Brother Afei, you're so lucky to find such a rare herb!"

"Yes, Axiu, let's go down the mountain!"

Ling Zhenfei packed away the lingzhi and, seeing that it was getting dark, decided to head back to the village with He Lingxiu.

Although He Lingxiu's small clinic had just opened, it was already the first medical institution in Qinghe Village. On the very first day, they had their first patient.

Just as Ling Zhenfei and He Lingxiu returned home from gathering herbs, they saw He Laogen talking with an elderly man in the He family courtyard.

This old man was Old Zhang from the village entrance, a man cared for by the government. He was kind and had watched Ling Zhenfei and He Lingxiu grow up.

"Zhenfei, Axiu, you're back!" Seeing them return with smiles, He Laogen was visibly pleased.

He pointed to Old Zhang and said to Ling Zhenfei, "Zhenfei, Old Zhang has come to see the doctor!"

"Zhenfei..."

Hearing this, Old Zhang tried to stand up with his cane, but as soon as his heel touched the ground, the pain made him sit back down with a grimace.

"Old Zhang, please stay seated!" Seeing this, both Ling Zhenfei and He Lingxiu were shocked and hurriedly helped the old man sit steadily.

"Sir, what's wrong with your leg? Is it so serious?" He Lingxiu, new to the field of medicine, couldn't identify the condition, so she asked worriedly.

"Sir, this isn't leg pain, it's heel pain!" Before Old Zhang could reply, Ling Zhenfei frowned and said.

"Ah, indeed, Zhenfei, you have a keen eye!"

Nodding approvingly, Old Zhang pointed painfully at his right heel. "I don't know what's wrong with this foot. The heel has been hurting a lot lately, especially at night. The pain is unbearable! Zhenfei, check if there's a bone spur in there?"

"Sir, heel pain is caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, phlegm, and blood heat, not by a bone spur!" Ling Zhenfei remarked with a faint smile.

"Ah? Is that so! Can this condition be treated?"

Unfamiliar with traditional Chinese medicine, Old Zhang had guessed the condition as a bone spur. Now, hearing Ling Zhenfei explain the actual cause, he asked curiously.

"Of course, it can be treated easily!" Ling Zhenfei smiled and then turned to He Lingxiu. "Axiu, I've taught you various diagnostic methods in Chinese medicine these days. How would you treat Old Zhang's heel pain?"

"Yes, Brother Afei, you're right. Actually, treating this heel pain isn't hard!"

After carefully listening to Old Zhang's symptoms and combining it with what she had learned in recent days, He Lingxiu already had a treatment plan in mind.

With a smile, she said to Old Zhang, "Sir, this condition can be easily treated without expensive hospital visits. A simple folk remedy will cure it.

Sir, buy two bottles of aged vinegar, heat them up every night, and soak your feet in the vinegar for half an hour. Continue this for a month, and your heel pain will be gone."

"Really? Can it be treated that easily?" Hearing how simple it was, Old Zhang couldn't believe his ears.

After all, he had visited many large hospitals in the city. The doctors said it could be treated with surgery and hormone injections into the foot, which would be very costly.

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