Back in his room, Lin Taichu lay on the bed, thinking about his next steps. He had originally planned to rest in Rice Country for a few days before continuing his journey, but after seeing that child earlier, he felt that the people here might need a doctor as well.
Moreover, Rice Country's climate was different from that of the Central Plains. There were surely many illnesses unknown in the Central Plains, and this was a good opportunity to improve his medical skills.
Early the next morning, Lin Taichu went out to ask around and see whether there were any clinics nearby. Before he had gone far, he spotted a small shop with a sign hanging outside, marked with a cross. It was probably a clinic.
When he entered, there was only an old doctor inside, treating a patient. The old doctor froze briefly upon seeing Lin Taichu, then asked in somewhat clumsy Central Plains speech who he was.
Lin Taichu explained his identity, saying that he was a doctor from the Central Plains passing through the area and wished to exchange medical skills with him. The old doctor was delighted and hurriedly invited him to sit.
The two began talking. Lin Taichu discovered that the old doctor's medical skills were rather ordinary. He treated many illnesses purely through experience, without any systematic theory. Lin Taichu shared some of his own experience in medical practice, and the old doctor listened attentively while constantly taking notes.
After leaving the clinic, Lin Taichu ran into the middle-aged man from yesterday. The man hurried forward to greet him, saying that his child was already fine and inviting him to visit his home.
Unable to refuse such warm hospitality, Lin Taichu went with him. The middle-aged man's home was not large, but it was