Setting a Bone

After scolding Su Ziyang a couple of times, the Lao Pang stopped talking and just kept his head down, pulling the bellows.

Knowing that Lao Pang wouldn't say anything more, Su Ziyang went inside and washed two iron basins.

Usually, it's just Su Ziyang and Lao Pang eating here, but today Beichen joined us, and we also stewed a big pot of lamb spine, so we had to find a large basin to use it.

When Su Ziyang washed some dishes and went back into the kitchen, a delicious aroma was already emanating from the pot.

"Master Pang, this smells so good!" Su Ziyang took a deep sniff. After all, he hadn't eaten meat for over a week, and the aroma made his mouth water.

"Haha, this is nothing. Just wait and enjoy, young man!" The Lao Pang man was very confident in his cooking skills.

Su Ziyang didn't say much and went straight back inside to wait.

"Bring me a basin!"

Su Ziyang, who was playing on his phone, heard a shout coming from the kitchen and immediately grabbed two large basins he had prepared and ran to the kitchen.

The two basins were overflowing with food. Su Ziyang and Lao Pang each carried one basin into the house. At this time, Beichen also locked the shop door and Dada into the house.

"Master Pang, would you like something to drink?" Su Ziyang asked the Lao Pang, drawn by the fragrant aroma emanating from his spine.

"Hmm! Have a sip." The Lao Pang nodded, sitting in his seat.

Su Ziyang took a glass bottle out of the cupboard. It was a bottle of homemade sorghum liquor that Su Ziyang had bought from Biansheng Snack Shop.

Lao Pang usually drinks a small cup at noon, and Su Ziyang doesn't dare to drink in front of his master, so there's only one small cup in the cabinet. Su Ziyang didn't think much of it and just took it out and placed it in front of Lao Pang, then filled it up for Lao Pang as usual.

After Su Ziyang finished pouring the wine, he suddenly felt someone looking at him. When he looked up, he found that it was Beichen staring at him.

Su Ziyang couldn't quite decipher the meaning in Bei Chen's eyes, but it was clear that Beichen was somewhat unhappy.

Before Su Ziyang could react, Lao Pang tapped Su Ziyang's hand with his chopsticks. "Go get a cup for your Brother Beichen. You have no manners at all. Are you like this at home too?"

"Ah!" Su Ziyang nodded immediately, went to the cupboard, took out another cup, washed it in the yard, and placed it in front of Beichen.

"Ziyang, I won't drink, I won't drink. I still have to work this afternoon!" Beichen hurriedly declined, but it was obvious that the displeasure on his face had disappeared.

"Have a drink! It won't interfere with your work!" Lao Pang said, and Beichen stopped covering his glass. Su Ziyang then filled Beichen's glass to the brim.

Lao Pang took a sip of his drink, pointed to the Bones in the bowl, and said, "Eat up. I'm cooking today. Firstly, to improve our meals, and secondly, Beichen hasn't eaten with Little Ziyang yet. I haven't introduced them to you either! Beichen is my half-apprentice and also my son-in-law. Beichen met Little Ziyang as soon as he arrived, and you two are quite familiar with each other now, so I won't go into further introductions."

After hearing Lao Pang's explanation, Su Ziyang finally understood why the relationship between Lao Pang's daughter and Beichen seemed a bit strange that day; it turned out they were a couple.

"Master, there's no need to be so formal." Beichen chuckled twice.

"That's only right. I'm getting old and don't want to stand on ceremony anymore. Let's just have a simple introduction. That way, you two brothers can be considered half-brothers. Eat meat, eat meat."

The Bones in the bowl looked appealing, but there wasn't much meat. Unlike spare ribs, the backbone was all about the chewing. Lao Pang didn't say anything, and neither did Beichen and Su Ziyang. They just kept their heads down and munched on the Bones.

After finishing lunch, Su Ziyang was about to wash the dishes when suddenly there was a banging on the front door.

"Old Uncle Pang, Old Uncle Pang!" A woman's anxious voice came from outside the door.

"Coming, coming! Who is it?" Hearing the voice, Lao Pang took two steps at a time and reached the gate, opening it wide.

Upon hearing the noise, Su Ziyang put down his chopsticks and rushed over. Behind the woman who was calling for the door was a pale-faced man covered in sweat, his right hand tightly clutching his left arm.

"What's wrong, Daqing! Come in quickly!" Lao Pang hurriedly ushered the two inside.

"Old Uncle Pang, Daqing just fell off the roof and broke his arm. Could you take a look?" The woman explained to Lao Pang as she walked into the house.

"Alright, alright, don't rush, don't rush. Come inside, come inside!" Lao Pang looked at the anxious woman and calmed her down.

Daqing clutched his arm, gritted his teeth, and remained silent.

He wanted to say something, but it hurt too much.

"Daqing, sit here, sit here. Take a breath, catch your breath. Young man, go to my room and take the box down from the cabinet, bring it here!" Lao Pang instructed Su Ziyang. Beichen originally wanted to go to the barbershop, but seeing that a patient had arrived, he didn't leave and just stood there.

After Su Ziyang took the box, he saw that the Lao Pang had cut open Daqing's sleeve, revealing his deformed arm.

Daqing was seriously injured in the fall; slightly pale Bones fragments protruded from his arm and were sticking out.

"Young man, come and take a look. This is the oblique fracture, just like I told you! Feel it!" The Lao Pang pulled Su Ziyang over and placed Su Ziyang's fingers on Daqing's arm.

Su Ziyang gently touched around the wound, careful not to hurt Daqing. The woman, seeing the Lao Pang letting Su Ziyang touch the area, became even more anxious. "Uncle Pang, what is this?"

"My little apprentice. It's alright, I'll let him touch it, it's nothing serious. Don't worry!"

The Lao Pang's words silenced the woman, who could only stand aside, watching anxiously.

Su Ziyang felt around for a while but couldn't find a single point. Seeing that Su Ziyang didn't speak for a long time, Lao Pang pointed to Daqing's forearm.

"From the elbow to the wrist, there are two Bones: the lower, longer, and larger one that connects to the elbow tip is called the humerus; the upper, shorter, and thinner one is called the ulna, or colloquial bone. Of course, in your anatomy studies, you're now talking about the ulna and radius. Although the names are different, they are the same thing. Just so you know!"

Lao Pang gently moved Daqing's wrist again, pointing to the fracture site and saying, "This is the radius bone you mentioned, it's broken and protruding. But fortunately, it didn't damage any blood vessels or tendons, so it's relatively easy to fix. However, there's a slightly troublesome aspect to this case, which is that the Bones is slightly twisted, which might cause tendon compression. So after straightening it, we'll need to straighten the tendons."

After explaining to Su Ziyang, Lao Pang took out a bottle of iodine from the box and disinfected the wound on his forearm. Then, he grabbed Daqing's elbow with one hand and Daqing wrist with the other. "This is a case of separation before reunion, and reunion only after separation!"

After saying that, he exerted force with both arms and pulled to both sides. The protruding Bones instantly retracted. Then, the Lao Pang man slightly rotated his hands to adjust the angle. Once the angle was aligned, the Lao Pang freed one hand and pressed it against the broken part of the wound. He quickly pinched it twice with his thumb and found that the area had been restored to a smooth surface.

The whole process only took a minute or two, leaving Su Ziyang dazzled.

"Bring me that white powder from the bottle."

Su Ziyang quickly took a white powder from the box, and Lao Pang gently sprinkled some on the wound.

"Don't move!"

Lao Pang told Daqing to stay still, then went into the house and fiddled around for a while. He took out a dark plaster and wrapped it around Daqing's severed arm. He then took out a bamboo curtain from the box, wrapped it tightly around Daqing's arm, and secured it with a white cloth.

"Okay, come back in three days, I'll take another look!"

The Lao Pang's movements were fluid and graceful.

Daqing and Daqing wife thanked them profusely and then left!