"No, didn't Dr. Wang say it was not an illness? You just didn't pay attention to it. You just need to pay more attention in the future," the young man said.
"I'm here to take a look, so I'm relieved!" the woman said. The stone in her heart was finally put down.
"Let's go. Get in the car."
The mother and son left happily.
"We, the common people, are so happy today!" Jia Zizai hummed a tune at home.
"Look at how happy you are."
"Of course I'm happy. This matter is worth celebrating!"
"It is worth celebrating."
"Hey, you can't tell others the formula I taught you!"
"I know. You've repeated it four times. Besides, I can pass it on. I've been with you all day."
Jia Zizai was happily smoking a cigarette.
"Sir's cultivation is so high that he already has three apprentices. What about his medical skills? As far as I know, Senior Pan is a Western doctor, right?" Hu Mei asked curiously. In her opinion, as their master, Wang Yao's martial arts cultivation was naturally unfathomable. However, he had also said that he was a "pharmacist." His medical skills were his foundation. His martial arts cultivation was secondary. With such profound medical skills, it was really puzzling that so far, there was only a half-baked successor of Western medicine!
"I guess Sir hasn't found a suitable candidate yet," Jia Zizai said. …
In the clinic …
"You are?" Wang Yao looked at the old man sitting in front of him.
The old man was in his 60s. His back was slightly hunched. He was in good spirits. However, he hadn't spoken for a long time. He just sat there and stared at Wang Yao.
"Sir, where are you feeling unwell?"
"Ah, I'm not feeling unwell," the old man said. "Who are you? Why am I here?"
Wang Yao rubbed his forehead.
"Sir, look, this is a clinic. I'm a pharmacist. I'm here to treat patients."
"Pharmacist, Huang Yaoshi, Peach Blossom Island. Do you know magic with flicking fingers?" the old man asked very seriously.
Unfortunately, he ran into a weird old man.
The old man in front of him was obviously suffering from amnesia, and his illness was quite serious. Wang Yao was very curious about how the old man found his clinic.
"Sir, what's your name?"
"This?" The old man scratched his head. "I remember my name is Li Xiuyuan."
"Do you still remember where you live?"
"Well, I can't remember clearly." The old man scratched his head.
"Then why are you here?"
"Hiss, let me think," the old man said.
"It would be strange if you could remember!" Wang Yao thought.
"Yeah, I can't remember."
True enough.
Since he had forgotten his name and home address, it was only natural that he would not be able to remember his family.
Wang Yao found that he had encountered a big problem. The old man couldn't just stay in his clinic like this, could he?
"Take a look and see if you have any contact information in your pocket."
"Yes, let me see."
The old man began to rummage through his pocket. Surprisingly, he found a piece of paper with his name written on it. The old man's surname was Li, but he was not called Li Xiuyuan. He was called Li Aiguo, a very distinctive name of the times. There was also a contact number on the piece of paper. Wang Yao hurriedly dialed it with the landline. The person who answered the phone was a woman. She was very anxious.
"Yes, this old man is called Li Aiguo. He is with me," Wang Yao said.
"You don't have to worry. Yes, this is the clinic. OK, I'll wait for you."
"Sir, you wait here. Don't go anywhere. Your daughter will come to pick you up in a while."
"Yes, OK," the old man replied.
"How did you find me here?" Wang Yao asked curiously. His clinic was located in a remote area. Looking at the old man's clothes, he did not look like an old man from a nearby village. He looked like someone from the county, which was dozens of miles away. Not to mention that the old man's brain was not very good, even if an ordinary old man had never been here before, it would take some effort to find him.
"Well, how did I get here? Let me think." The old man began to rummage through his pocket. Finally, he found another piece of paper in his pocket. This piece of paper had the name of Wang Yao's clinic written on it. It also had the specific location. Obviously, he had written it down long ago.
"Did you take a taxi here?"
"Well, I have some impression of it. I should have taken a taxi here."
"Sir, what's your name?"
"Li Aiguo. This child. Didn't I just tell you?" the old man asked.
"Well, I did." Wang Yao looked at his watch and wrote down the time.
"Sir, can I get you a cup of tea?"
"OK. Thank you. "
"Sir, do you usually like to drink tea?"
"Well, it tastes good," the old man said after thinking for a moment.
Wang Yao wrote down another sentence in his notebook after listening to him.
"How many children do you have?"
"Three. One son and two daughters. The son is not very obedient. Fortunately, the two daughters are good," the old man said after thinking for a moment.
"You live in your daughter's house?"
"Well, yes." The old man nodded.
Wang Yao continued to record in his notebook. It seemed that the old man did not forget everything. He had selective amnesia, which was very interesting.
Wang Yao accompanied the old man to talk. He looked at the time. About half an hour had passed.
"Sir, what's your name again?"
"Li Xiuyuan. Didn't you just ask?"
Huh?
Wang Yao wrote down the time.
"How many children do you have?"
"Two sons and a daughter. The son is not obedient. The daughter is good."
No!
Wang Yao crossed out what he had just remembered.
This was not selective amnesia.
"You live in your daughter's house?"
"Yes, I live in my son's house."
It was a mess. It was all a mess.
"Sir, can I take your pulse?" Wang Yao said.
"Pulse? Sure," the old man said happily.
Wang Yao put his hand on the old man's wrist.
"The problem is quite serious."
The old man's problem was in his head. His brain had begun to degenerate and shrink. This was the direct cause of his memory loss.
Creak. The outside door opened. A woman hurriedly ran in from outside.
"Dad, why are you here?" the woman said. "I was worried sick."
"Dr. Wang, I'm sorry!"
"It's okay. Sir, your illness is quite serious," Wang Yao said.
"Yes, it is quite serious. I've been to many places. Some time ago, I heard that you are quite good at treating all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. I wanted to come here. I asked for a detailed address and wrote it down. I didn't expect my dad to come here by himself. I was so scared."
"Dr. Wang, since we are here, can you take a look at my dad?"
"I've seen him before you came. The old man's memory loss is due to the degeneration of his brain function," Wang Yao said.
"Ah, when we went to other hospitals for check-ups, they said the same thing. Can you see if it can be treated?" the woman said. "Even if it can be delayed, it will be fine."
She had heard from the doctors in other hospitals that the old man was only suffering from memory loss. The next step might affect other body functions, such as movement, speech, and urination. If the disease continued to develop, the most common condition was incontinence.
"Well, I can try, but the treatment will be very expensive," Wang Yao said.
In short, the old man's condition was the degeneration of his body functions, especially his brain. He could use medicine to prevent the degeneration of his brain function and even reverse it to a certain extent.
"Expensive? How expensive?" the woman asked.
"A dose of medicine costs tens of thousands."
"Ah!?" The woman was stunned. "How expensive?"
"Yes."
"Let's go back and think about it."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
"Oh, I know."
"Who are you?" The old man suddenly turned his head to look at his daughter.
"Dad, I'm your daughter."
"Oh, where is this?"
"The clinic."
"Well, I have some impression of it."
"Wait, sister, your father likes to drink very much, right?" Wang Yao suddenly remembered something.
"Yes, he used to be addicted to alcohol. After he got this disease, he quit."
"Okay, I see."
The woman left the clinic with her father.
"Dad, don't come out by yourself in the future. I was worried to death."
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