Chapter 16

Du Zhong's speed was fast, but under the almost abnormal speed at which Old Qin diagnosed patients, the number of prescriptions Du Zhong received kept increasing, making him feel overwhelmed.

Moreover, Old Qin's speed of diagnosing patients became faster and faster, without even raising his head, as if deliberately testing Du Zhong's speed of picking herbs.

It was more like testing Du Zhong's mental state under such pressure.

Seeing the increasing number of prescriptions, Du Zhong's hands actually stopped, his eyes narrowing slightly, as if he was getting impatient.

Seeing this, Wu Haihua was delighted.

Finally, he can't take it anymore!

Old Qin hates people without perseverance the most. Ha ha, now you won't even get the chance to do the hard work; you'll be kicked out directly!

In the next second, Du Zhong actually put the herbal scale aside and started picking herbs directly from the medicine cabinet with his hands, without weighing them, and packaged them randomly!

Beside him, Wu Haihua was stunned. In the moment of his shock, Du Zhong had already picked three doses of medicine, his speed astonishing.

Wu Haihua was overjoyed when he recovered. With a sinister laugh, his expression changed, and he seemed to have just noticed Du Zhong's actions, shouting angrily, "Du Zhong, what are you doing? Who allowed you to pick herbs with your hands? Don't you know that herbs need to be weighed? The teacher gave you a chance, and you are so careless in picking herbs. Do you know that the dosage of Chinese medicine is crucial? A little more or less can affect the treatment effect!"

"Medicine is like a parent's heart. How can you be so careless? Who will take responsibility if something happens to the patients? Can you afford it?"

Wu Haihua's sudden outburst immediately drew everyone's attention!

Even Old Qin looked up at Du Zhong, his brows furrowed.

"How do you know I didn't weigh them?"

Under everyone's gaze, Du Zhong continued to pick herbs with his hands while speaking.

In front of everyone, he picked another dose of medicine without weighing it!

"You! You still dare to argue? What are you doing?"

Du Zhong's actions stunned Wu Haihua, but he was secretly delighted.

No one saw it just now, but now he's caught red-handed!

"Actually picking herbs with your bare hands! With such an irresponsible attitude, what right do you have to learn Chinese medicine!"

Wu Haihua continued to scold.

Everyone's attention was on Du Zhong. The patients waiting to receive their medicine quickly withdrew their hands.

The people in the queue also looked at Du Zhong with anger in their eyes!

They had all come here because of Old Qin's reputation and trusted his medical skills. If someone was picking herbs without measuring, wouldn't that harm them?

"Doctor Qin, how can you let a new medicine boy pick herbs for us? We may not understand Chinese medicine, but we know that a little more or less can make a big difference in the effect!"

At the counter, a woman waiting for her medicine turned around and said angrily.

"Right! This is too irresponsible!"

"Completely treating our lives as a joke!"

...

The voices of condemnation rose one after another, and everyone looked at Du Zhong as if they were about to burst into flames.

Old Qin didn't speak, his brows furrowed as he looked at Du Zhong. Wu Haihua's face was full of anger, but deep in his eyes was a smile.

Du Zhong, I'll see how you can get out of this!

Just as the entire Chinese medicine department was about to explode, Du Zhong actually smiled slightly, ignoring everyone's condemnation, and gently put down the medicine bag in his hand!

Turning around, Du Zhong opened a drawer labeled 'Danggui' and, under everyone's gaze, reached in and grabbed a handful!

"This is one qian!"

Du Zhong smiled confidently, placing a small amount of Danggui on the medicine cabinet.

Instantly, all the condemnation stopped.

Everyone's eyes were filled with deep shock and doubt.

What does this mean?

Is... is this random grab really precise to one qian?

Is he treating his hand like a scale?

How is that possible!

Old Qin's eyes shone with a sharp light, filled with anticipation as he looked at Du Zhong.

Wu Haihua was also stunned, not understanding what Du Zhong was doing.

Just as everyone was about to recover from their shock and possibly start another wave of condemnation, Du Zhong turned around again, reached into the medicine drawer, and grabbed another handful of Danggui, placing it on the counter and smiling at everyone.

"This is two qian!"

Wow!

Everyone was shocked.

They understood that the new medicine boy was using his hand to measure the herbs.

And it was precise to the qian, a very small unit of measurement.

The more they understood, the more shocked they became.

Because this was impossible!

A long-time vegetable vendor might be able to estimate a pound or two, with an error of twenty to thirty grams, which would be quite impressive.

But now, the person in front of them was precise to one qian, which is only 3.125 grams!

That's almost imperceptible to the hand!

Most importantly, Du Zhong didn't use a scale at all, but grabbed the herbs in one go, saying it was one qian, which was much harder than simply perceiving the weight.

It was impossible!

However, Du Zhong didn't give anyone time to react, turning around and grabbing another handful!

"This is three qian!"

"This is four qian..."

...

"This is eight qian!"

"This is nine qian!"

He grabbed nine handfuls in a row without any pause.

After finishing, Du Zhong smiled at everyone, his face unchanged, exuding a strong sense of confidence.

On the medicine cabinet, nine piles of Danggui of different sizes were neatly arranged.

In everyone's eyes, Du Zhong and the nine piles of herbs formed a magical scene.

It was indescribably magical.

"Wow—"

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

If it was just a joke, it would be fine, but if the herbs in front of them were really from one to nine qian, it would be an incredible feat!

During Du Zhong's process of picking herbs, Old Qin stood up in surprise.

He had never seen anyone so skilled in his years of practice. Du Zhong's skill was completely beyond his imagination.

Of course, the premise was that the nine handfuls of Danggui Du Zhong picked were all correct.

Otherwise, Du Zhong's actions would be nothing more than a show to attract attention!

"Du Zhong, do you think you can fool everyone with this?"

Wu Haihua, recovering from his shock, sneered and said disdainfully, "Do you think anyone will believe you? From one to nine qian, who do you think you are!"

Wu Haihua didn't believe that Du Zhong could accurately measure herbs with his hands.

And to do it in one go was impossible in the world.

"No need to believe, let the facts speak."

Du Zhong shrugged and smiled, his confidence undiminished.

"Hmph! Let the facts speak, I see you won't admit your mistake until you see the coffin!"

Wu Haihua coldly snorted and immediately walked to the medicine cabinet, grabbing the first pile of Danggui.

He sneered inwardly, Du Zhong, I'll see how you can get out of this!

You're pulling a tiger's skin, but you're pulling it too far!

He opened his palm and placed the herbs on the scale, moving the weight to the one qian mark, and then slightly released his hand.

Everyone's attention was focused on the scale, waiting to see if it would rise or fall.

Would it rise, indicating less than one qian?

Or would it fall, indicating more than one qian?

Or... would it be level, which was impossible?

The room was silent, everyone holding their breath, their hearts rising and falling with the scale until it stopped.

It was... level!

Exactly one qian!

Not a bit more, not a bit less!

Wow!

Everyone in the department was shocked!

How is this possible?

An impossible thing had actually happened right before their eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

But they still couldn't accept it.

Was it a coincidence?

This thought crossed everyone's mind.

Wu Haihua, in particular, was stunned. He didn't expect that the small pile was exactly one qian, not a bit more, not a bit less, just right!

Coincidence! Coincidence! It must be a coincidence!

Wu Haihua kept shouting in his mind. Urged by everyone's eager gazes, he poured out the first pile and immediately weighed the second pile.

The scale balanced again!

Boom!

Everyone's bodies were shaken by the shock, their faces full of horror.

Could this be true?

Is there really someone who can do this?

One time could be a coincidence, but two times being equally accurate couldn't be a coincidence, right?

Or was the second time also a coincidence?

Some people were still skeptical, and Wu Haihua was the most skeptical.

He didn't want to fail in this attempt and end up hurting himself. He couldn't tolerate giving Du Zhong another chance to show off!

I have to kick you out!

Shouting in his mind, Wu Haihua grabbed the third pile.

The scale balanced, exactly three qian!

He poured it out and grabbed the fourth pile.

The scale balanced, exactly four qian!

This result made Wu Haihua's forehead break out in a cold sweat, his eyes full of panic.

At the same time, Old Qin, who had been watching, also walked over with a sharp look in his eyes. The results of the weighing shocked him. He thought Du Zhong might have made a mistake, but he didn't expect him to be completely accurate.

His eyes were filled with shock as he looked at Du Zhong.

"This is impossible!!!"

Wu Haihua suddenly shouted.

Then, he grabbed the fifth pile of Danggui and placed it on the scale.

The scale balanced, exactly five qian!

Wu Haihua's face became paler, his eyes full of disbelief, but he still didn't give up, frantically weighing the rest.

The scale balanced, exactly six qian!

The scale balanced, exactly seven qian!

The scale balanced, exactly eight qian!

The scale balanced, exactly nine qian!

The results were spot on!

Wu Haihua was completely stunned, his mouth opening and closing, muttering to himself, unable to believe that a mere security guard could achieve such a level!

After all the weighing was done, Old Qin, who had been watching, smiled with a red face.

"Ha ha! Good!"

Old Qin looked at Du Zhong with admiration and praised, "With such precise perception in your hands, the 'cut' in the four diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine will surely be more effective!"

Hearing Old Qin's praise, Du Zhong smiled calmly and humbly said, "Old Qin, you are too kind!"