"The status of Western medicine is becoming increasingly prominent. If we don't change this situation, the position of Traditional Chinese Medicine is indeed in danger," Dong Bocao said, his heart aching as he looked at the scene.
Zhu Yanyi replied, "Instead of just feeling sentimental, let's focus on doing our work well. Let's take this opportunity to plan carefully. Even if we can't raise the status of Traditional Chinese Medicine all at once, we must make people understand its mysteries. That way, more people will become curious about it and study it. Eventually, they might even come to love it, just like we do."
"Junior Sister Zhu is right," Zhu Ziming said. "Actually, the older generation still prefers Traditional Chinese Medicine."
"I like Traditional Chinese Medicine too," Zhu Yanyi said with a giggle. "I'm only fourteen years old."
"You are a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor yourself, you know," Gu Jingtian said, speechless at Zhu Yanyi's mischief. She gently tapped her head.
Zhu Yanyi giggled again. "That's not what I mean, and I'm not being mischievous. I mean, I like Traditional Chinese Medicine because I understand it. As long as people understand it, there will naturally be people my age, or close to my age, who will like it too. People are emotional creatures. We shouldn't treat Traditional Chinese Medicine as a cold, unfeeling medical skill. We need to let people feel its charm."
"How do we make them feel it?" Gu Jingtian asked Zhu Yanyi. She knew she was smart, so she thought she might have unique insights on this matter.
"Isn't that why we are attending this exchange conference? How to show its charm will depend on you, Senior Brothers. I am still young, so I don't need to rush to show off," Zhu Yanyi said, suppressing a smile.
"You mischievous girl," Gu Jingtian said helplessly. It was like saying nothing at all.
"Alright, let's go browse the herbal market. Thanks to this medical exchange conference, there are quite a few herbs here. Let's see if we can find what we need," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. In truth, she didn't expect to find rare herbs in such a place, but since they were here, she wanted to look around properly.
Zhu Yanyi and the others looked slowly. The herbs here were actually quite good, but mostly ordinary ones, such as licorice, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, Gastrodia elata, and Panax notoginseng.
"This snake skin is nice. How much is it?" Qu Zhong asked, seeing a snake skin. It looked like the skin of a cobra, and it seemed to be quite old.
"This snake skin comes from a fifty-year-old cobra. We didn't catch the snake, but by chance, we got this skin. It costs eighty yuan," the shopkeeper said.
Qu Zhong inspected the snake skin. It was indeed good. Apart from some minor damage, everything the shopkeeper said was true. Qu Zhong didn't say anything else, took out eighty yuan, and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper carefully wrapped the snake skin and handed it to Qu Zhong.
Zhu Yanyi wasn't paying attention to these things. Her eyes were drawn to a piece of wood nearby. The wood was dark and dull, with no luster, and its appearance was very ordinary. What was extraordinary was that there was a bud in the middle of the wood. This tender bud was faintly formed, with a hint of vermilion red. It looked somewhat like a miniature lingzhi mushroom. Ordinary people wouldn't notice anything special, but Zhu Yanyi sensed a different kind of vitality from this bud. She checked her mental library of rare herbs and realized it was very similar to Miraculous Herb Meeting Spring. After thinking for a moment, she kept her expression calm and asked, "Boss, how do I buy this dead wood branch?"