With her father and brother banished, and her engagement to the marquisate broken, everyone eagerly awaited to see Xiao Jiuyue become a laughingstock.
Facing her frail grandmother, her beauti...
Chapter 430: Apprenticeship Ceremony
"Miss, you, you really didn't memorize the book at night?" After testing Xiao Jiuyue, Doctor Wang began to doubt his life. Xiao Jiayuan memorized it in four days. Although Doctor Wang was surprised, Xiao Jiayuan started memorizing it since early morning!
At dawn, Xiao Jiayuan would practice a set of boxing techniques. Even while practicing, Xiao Jiayuan had to recite the instructions. In the carriage, Doctor Xiao Wang followed Xiao Jiayuan all the time. While he was dispensing medicine, Xiao Jiayuan was still reciting the instructions.
At night, I would sit in front of the campfire and eat, and recite while I was digesting the food!
But, what about Xiao Jiuyue?
The Xiao family has a large team of more than 200 people returning to Beijing. As the head of the family, Xiao Jiuyue has a lot of trivial matters to deal with every day!
"Can't you sleep at night?" Xiao Jiuyue raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Jiayuan, who was standing by, said proudly, "Little Doctor Wang, my sister is very capable. If she wants to learn, she will definitely learn better than me!"
His sister's excellence is obvious to all. After the Xiao family encountered trouble, Xiao Jiayuan discovered that his sister had replaced his father and elder brother and became the pillar of the Xiao family!
They led them from Shengjing back to Hongdu, and then went to Hongdu to make money. Not only that, they also sent food, medicine and cotton clothes to their fathers who were far away in Lingnan!
If it weren’t for my sister, I’m afraid they would have already lived out their savings in Hongdu!
"Young lady, you are truly gifted." Doctor Wang looked at Xiao Jiuyue with burning eyes. He had considered teaching a girl his medical skills before, but the world was always harsh on women. The girl Doctor Wang had taken a fancy to the most learned from him and then got married...
Getting married is a good thing and it will bring lifelong happiness to a woman, and Doctor Wang also understood that. But soon, she became pregnant, which was even better.
Doctor Wang waited and waited until she gave birth to the child, wanting her to inherit his legacy. However, the woman said that her husband did not want her to show up in public to treat people!
Doctor Wang felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart, which spread from his heart.
You know, she had vowed to him at the beginning that even if she never got married, she would still learn medicine and treat illnesses!
This is just seven or eight years...
From then on, Doctor Wang no longer forced her. He met many women who wanted to learn medicine from him, but Doctor Wang rejected them all. He didn't want to give away his skills and end up buried in the backyard.
"Is Doctor Wang willing to hand it over?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.
In the past few days, Xiao Jiuyue has not only been observing Doctor Xiao Wang, but also in close contact with Madam Xin, especially the prescriptions that Doctor Xiao Wang wrote for his grandmother, Su, and Xiao Tingwu.
Even Madam Xin was amazed.
Xiao Jiuyue was really interested in learning from Doctor Xiao Wang, who was really good at women's diseases!
Once the Xiao family officials are reinstated, no matter how much money Xiao Jiuyue earns in Hongdu, it is likely that it will not be noticed by those powerful people. However, if it is medical skills, it will be a different story.
Nowadays, many women have serious gynecological diseases, but are too embarrassed to see a doctor for treatment, so they can only put it off. The pain involved is something only those who have experienced it know!
It's okay for someone like Madam Xin who knows a little bit, but Madam Xin only knows some pharmacology, and she has only a superficial understanding of formal medical skills. She has to rely on herself to explore!
Now that God has sent Doctor Wang to Xiao Jiuyue, if he really doesn't know how to seize the opportunity, then he would be a fool.
"Young lady, you're joking. Young lady has a noble status, so why would she need to do such... public work?"
Although Doctor Wang was not sure how high the official rank of the Xiao family was, looking at Xiao Jiuyue's outstanding appearance, her dignity and elegance, and the nobility that she unintentionally revealed when she walked, Doctor Wang guessed that Xiao Jiuyue's identity was not ordinary!
Even the seventh-rank official whom Miao Hong married was afraid that Miao Hong would show up in public and damage the reputation of her husband's family, not to mention Xiao Jiuyue.
"Doctor Xiao Wang, most men are not comfortable diagnosing and treating women's illnesses, let alone treating them in person. If I, as a woman, learn this, wouldn't it benefit more women?"
Xiao Jiuyue looked at Doctor Wang with a smile and said, "As for what you said about showing up in public? That's even less of a problem."
"The eldest lady has not married yet. If she did, her husband's family might not agree." Doctor Wang said with regret. It was rare to come across such good seedlings like a brother and sister. If Xiao Jiuyue came from a poor family, perhaps he would want to give it a try.
"I'm marrying into my husband's family, not selling myself to him." Xiao Jiuyue sneered, "If Doctor Wang is truly skilled in treating women's illnesses, once I've learned all the techniques, others will probably beg me to save them. Why would they mind me showing up in public?"
Xiao Jiuyue's words seemed to open up new ideas for Doctor Wang.
Xiao Jiuyue continued, "Besides, curing illnesses and saving lives is a skill I possess. If anyone looks down on me, I won't treat her unless she never gets sick again!"
"This..." Doctor Xiao Wang stared at Xiao Jiuyue's face. There was a sense of superiority in her beautiful face and her eyes, as if this was not a shameful thing, but something that could be used to control others.
"Miss, you, do you really think so?" Doctor Wang stared at Xiao Jiuyue in disbelief. He was afraid that Miao Hong's incident would happen again, so Doctor Wang couldn't wait to confirm it again.
"My sister is different from other women!" Xiao Jiayuan spoke from the side. When he mentioned his sister, he couldn't hide his pride. He said, "Little Doctor Wang, you don't know that my sister can open a shop in Hongdu and make money!"
Other girls open shops to earn money for cosmetics, but what about my sister?
Xiao Jiayuan recalled that during the Chinese New Year this year, when they were carrying out silver to count it and also reported how much they had earned, he was stunned at the time!
The business of Fengchunlou, Yanjing and Candy Shop reached as much as 300,000 taels of silver!
My God, when it came to disaster relief, the imperial court only took out 800,000 taels of silver. This was because the national treasury was not enough, so everyone contributed it together. Last year, there was a flood in Xiangcheng, and I heard that not much silver could be contributed. In the end, everyone donated food, cotton clothes and the like.
"The young lady opened a shop?"
Doctor Wang looked at Xiao Jiuyue's face. Was he here to buy something, or to see Xiao Jiuyue's face?
Well, if he were twenty years younger, he would definitely be willing to buy more things just to see this face a few more times.
"Doctor Wang, my sister is a think tank, not someone who sells things in person." Xiao Jiayuan knew he had misunderstood as soon as he saw his eyes, and hurriedly began to explain.
"That's right." Doctor Wang finally realized what was happening. He smiled and said, "Miss, if you're willing to learn, I'm willing to teach you."
"Lianxin Luokui, bring the gifts you prepared for becoming a disciple." Xiao Jiuyue turned around and gave the order. Soon, Lianxin and Luokui handed over the gifts for becoming a disciple.
Doctor Wang looked at this sincere apprenticeship gift and blurted out, "Miss, you already knew that I was willing to teach you?"