"Fictitious fame, fictitious fame, please don't joke with me."
Seeing everyone praising him so much, Xu Yuanhang feigned modesty, but in his heart, he was extremely pleased.
Especially in front of Gu Luotang, it made him feel very proud.
"Oh, Brother Xu, please show us!"
"Yes, let us broaden our horizons..."
Finally, Xu Yuanhang put on a gesture of being unable to refuse and nodded with a smile, "Alright, I'll slice one, and you can all offer your pointers."
As he spoke, he turned and walked towards a slicing knife placed on the side, specifically for slicing white peony root.
Speaking of Xu Yuanhang, he studied to be a pharmacist, so he specialized in teaching medical and pharmaceutical subjects at the Chinese Medicine University.
In fact, physicians and pharmacists are separate.
Physicians are solely responsible for treating illnesses and saving people, while pharmacists are responsible for identifying herbs and preparing them, meaning they are professional pharmacists who specifically dispense and prepare medicine for patients according to the physician's prescription!
"This white peony root isn't moistened enough!"
Xu Yuanhang picked up two one-inch long white peony root segments that had been moistened with water from an iron basin, broke one to examine it, and said, "To slice good white peony root slices, the initial moistening is the most crucial, as it relates to the success or failure of the slicing!
Therefore, moistening the herb should first be done with warm water. The key is to thoroughly moisten the white peony root until it is soft but not waterlogged. This is considered the best. Hmm, this root is moistened just right, I'll use this one for slicing."
Watching him stand up and sit on the stool in front of the slicing knife, holding the moistened one-inch long white peony root in his hand and placing it on the blade.
The knife used for slicing white peony root is actually different from the large cutting boards we see in pharmacies. The guillotine for slicing white peony root is smaller and more flexible, making it easier to slice white peony root.
Lin Xin and the others all gathered around, each with an attitude of learning and observation. Even Wan Yunting followed along with the crowd to watch, as he had never sliced white peony root before.
"Watch carefully, I'm starting to slice."
Xu Yuanhang turned his head, glanced at everyone, smiled at Gu Luotang, and then his gaze shifted to Wan Yunting. With a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, a hint of provocation was revealed.
This made Wan Yunting touch his nose. His provocation was nothing more than for the sake of Gu Luotang!
Then, Xu Yuanhang held down the one-inch white peony root on the blade with his left hand, and gripped the handle with his calloused right hand. With smooth movements, he began slicing the white peony root...
"So fast..."
The onlookers saw that his slicing speed was very fast and steady. The sliced white peony root fluttered to the ground like snowflakes. Lin Xin couldn't help but pick one up and hold it against the sunlight outside the window. The white peony root slice appeared translucent. Wan Yunting saw this and nodded, secretly praising him.
After all, for slices of white peony root, the thinner they are, the better it is to extract the medicinal properties during decoction.
This is why pharmacists try their best to practice their knife skills to slice white peony root slices thinner and thinner.
"President Gu, Vice President Weng, Director Jiang, you've arrived..."
At this moment, someone saw Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun, along with Weng Dehai, leading a group of respected elder physicians into the room.
Evidently, they happened to pass by while strolling and saw these young physicians observing the pharmacist's class, so they came in to take a look.
"Brother Xu is slicing herbs."
Dong Yuanlang, who was following Weng Dehai, saw Xu Yuanhang's hands in constant motion, demonstrating the slicing of white peony root. He also looked up and smiled as he greeted them, "President Gu, Director Jiang..."
"Good, good, you continue slicing..."
Gu Yuanbai and the others nodded, knowing that they shouldn't interrupt a pharmacist while they are slicing herbs.
"Not bad, not bad. He truly is the pharmacist known as the 'Number One Blade' in our Huadu Chinese medicine community. This herb-slicing skill is not inferior to the 'Blade King' pharmacist from Xi Province," an elderly physician said with a smile, holding a slice of white peony root cut by Xu Yuanhang.
"Mm." kanδん Gu Yuanbai and the others nodded and smiled, "Although it's only one slice short of Old Ding's record, Yuanhang's knife skill is already excellent. At least, we can't compare to it."
"Haha..."
This group of elderly physicians, or pharmacists, burst into laughter, as it was the truth.
Hearing these seniors' praises, Xu Yuanhang felt extremely proud. He couldn't help but turn and smile at Gu Luotang standing beside him, like a proud peacock displaying its success.
However, Gu Luotang ignored all of this. Her attention was occasionally drawn to Wan Yunting, who was standing with Jiang Yichun!
Xu Yuanhang finished slicing his one-inch white peony root, but he could still only produce two hundred and ninety-nine slices. He was still unable to break through the skill of one slice difference by a millimeter!
"Brother Xu, you've already done very well."
Dong Yuanlang went forward to praise him. Xu Yuanhang waved his hand in feigned modesty, "I still can't slice three hundred slices."
Weng Dehai smiled, "Little Xu, you are still young, and you have plenty of time to practice. In a few more years, you will definitely be able to slice three hundred slices."
"Okay, thank you for your encouragement, Elder Weng."
Xu Yuanhang cupped his fists in return and then his gaze fell on Wan Yunting, who was standing beside Jiang Yichun. He smiled and said, "I've long heard that Director Jiang's Southern Chinese Medicine Department has recruited a highly skilled physician. I wonder if you're interested in trying your hand at this herb-slicing skill?"
While he seemed to be inviting him warmly, it was in fact a deliberate provocation, intending to make Wan Yunting look foolish in public and thus highlight himself!
"Brother Xu, he's just a physician, how can he compare to you?"
Dong Yuanlang seemed to understand Xu Yuanhang's intention, so he deliberately echoed with a light laugh.
The others around them whispered and discussed in low voices...
After all, he had treated the illness of the wealthiest man Kang Hongwen's mother and the strange illness of Fan Xingfa's daughter the day before yesterday. Therefore, Wan Yunting had become quite famous in the Huadu Chinese medicine community during this period.
Gu Yuanbai and the older generation of physicians turned to look at Wan Yunting. Some also said, "It's okay for young people to try..."
However, Jiang Yichun's old brows furrowed slightly. He knew that Dong Yuanlang and Xu Yuanhang were deliberately provoking him to make Wan Yunting look foolish in public, so that Weng Dehai and the others could take the opportunity to mock and ridicule him.
So, he said, "Let's go out and take a look around instead..."
As a result, Weng Dehai directly sneered, "Old Jiang, aren't you being cowardly?"
"You were just saying passionately in the hall that we elders should give young people more opportunities to perform! Why are you afraid of him embarrassing himself now?"
"You..."
These words hit Jiang Yichun so hard that his eyes widened and his expression turned grim, but he could not refute them.
For a moment, the people around them snickered, thinking that Jiang Yichun couldn't afford to lose!
Especially the young physicians, they pointed at Wan Yunting and openly mocked him.
Because they were still resentful of him sitting in the front row with Gu Luotang at the previous conference, and now they finally had a chance to ridicule and mock him.
"Then I'll give it a try."
Wan Yunting didn't want Jiang Yichun to be laughed at by everyone, so he stepped forward.
At this, Dong Yuanlang and Xu Yuanhang exchanged glances, both smiling inwardly.
"Young people have commendable courage. At least they face things more readily than Old Jiang," Weng Dehai glanced at Jiang Yichun and said with a smug smile.
This made Jiang Yichun glare at him fiercely. Seeing that Wan Yunting had stepped forward, he couldn't say anything more.
"Then I'll pick a white peony root for you."
Xu Yuanhang smiled and personally picked a moistened white peony root for him.
Wan Yunting was indifferent. He went over and sat down in front of the slicing knife. He then squeezed the one-inch white peony root picked by Xu Yuanhang with his fingers and confirmed that it was indeed well-moistened.
This showed that Xu Yuanhang was very confident, believing that Wan Yunting would not be able to achieve his results at all.
Gu Yuanbai stood with everyone else, watching Wan Yunting prepare to slice the white peony root, smiling without saying a word!
"Senior Sister, how many slices do you think he can cut?" Qi Miaomiao asked Gu Luotang curiously.
"I don't know..."
She shook her head slightly, her serene eyes fixed on Wan Yunting, revealing a hint of concern.
After all, Gu Luotang knew that Xu Yuanhang deliberately wanted to embarrass him in public...