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Zhang Sanzhen

There was a man named Zhang Yaozu in Dongshan Town, who was thin and born with a limp leg

By Hasti DaeiPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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Zhang Sanzhen
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There was a man named Zhang Yaozu in Dongshan Town, who was thin and born with a limp leg. Someone joked with him, "You look like this, how can you still shine the ancestors?"

Zhang Yaozu said, "People who shine are not always good-looking. Look at those big figures in history, Sima Qian and Zuo Qiu Ming, which one is better looking than me?"

Some people in the town had studied in private schools and knew that Sima Qian had been tortured in the palace and Zuo Qiuming was blind himself, but both were famous for thousands of years. Hearing Zhang Yaozu's words, everyone snorted and laughed, wondering if Zhang Yaozu would be able to honor his ancestors.

Zhang Yaozu is also helpless, the name was given by his parents in childhood, and when he understood what to do, he wanted to change but could not do so.

Since you can't change the name, you might as well run to the glorious ancestors to make it.

Sure enough, he shines ancestors.

After Zhang Yaozu became famous, few people remembered his real name, but his nickname, Zhang Shenzhen, was a thunderclap.

When Zhang Yaozu was young, he happened to get a thin book and a box of silver needles of different sizes from a stall in town. According to the owner, this is his family's ancestral medical treasure, acupuncture therapy. Unfortunately, the family is in decline, no one can use it, so they had to sell it for two money.

Zhang Yaozu is like a treasure.

Study that book all day, and finally can recite it backward. After eating the essence of the book, Zhang Yaozu began to use silver needles in his body to find acupuncture points, his body points are needle eyes.

One time, a needle went down, and he couldn't move his left hand. He was shocked, this point must not be moved in the future! Soon, he found another acupuncture point, a needle down, and the left hand waved freely.

In the town's view, the long, thin silver needle, in his hands like a panacea general, mouth slanting eyes crooked waist and leg pain, three needles down, it will be able to heal as before.

Over time, people in the town called him Zhang Shenzhen.

Zhang Sanzhen's fame has spread for dozens of miles around.

More and more people came to Zhang Sanzhen clinic for treatment, and even people from the city came to Zhang Shenzhen.

Zhang Sanzhen's acupuncture therapy has saved the elderly and children in Dongshan town from the pain of taking medicine and spending money.

All the elderly and children in the town come to the clinic, all free acupuncture.

Zhang Shenzhen is a loyal person and never speaks out of turn. Some people who came from far away begged him to stick needles, he asked about the condition, then shook his head: "This disease with needle therapy will not reduce, non-herbal medicine can not be cured."

The person begged, but Zhang Sanzhen finally did not do it.

After the visitor left, Zhang Sanzhen shook his head and said to himself: "Seeking to help the dead and wounded, can not be cured is not cured, can not be forced."

In the autumn of that year, the Japanese devils occupied the town of Dongshan. The ghost's captain named Sadao is a murderous guy, he led the ghost's soldiers, in the town of Dongshan to burn, killed, plundered, and do nothing wrong.

The people of the town hated Sadao.

One day, two ghost soldiers came to Zhang Sanzhen's clinic with Jeong II in their arms.

When Zhang Sanzhen saw that Sadao's mouth was slanted and his eyes were crooked, he thought to himself, "You deserve to have a stroke!

The interpreter said, "Let's give Taijun two stitches, Taijun is very uncomfortable."

Zhang Shenzhen said, "I can do it. But I never do it for outsiders. Please excuse yourselves."

The interpreter gabbed to Jeong II.

The kid next to him shouted, "Bugger!" He tried to stab Zhang Shenzhen with his bayonet.

Sadao waved his hand, and the kid stopped.

The interpreter and the two kiddies went out of the house and stood guard outside the door.

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About the Creator

Hasti Daei

Happy, what happens when it happens, and what happens when it doesn't?

I would rather live in peace

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