Chapter 287 Framed

Rong had a long face and wore two thin silver hairpins in her hair. After seeing Zhou Laidi, who was about the same age as Sun the midwife, shout these words, and seeing that Li's mother and the others, especially Li San Niang, just had gloomy faces and did not defend themselves, Rong felt even more that there was something fishy about this midwife's exam.

Zhou Laidi pushed away the hand that tried to stop her, strode to the high platform in the courtyard that had not yet been cleared, arrogantly put her hands on her hips, first chuckled sinisterly a few times, and then gritted her teeth and shouted fiercely at the women who had not yet left: "Hmph! I thought the Li family women could have any skills."

So what if she established an alliance and became a female doctor?

What do you mean by fairness and justice?

I think it's complete utter bullshit!

“You guys,” Zhou Laidi pointed her right index finger back and forth at the women watching from below the stage, “you guys are just stupid!”

Who would be so kind as to teach this skill to others for free?

If the Li family's daughter says she can, she's capable, and she's considerate of her mother, then she's truly sincere?

If it were truly a matter of sincerity, why was Granny Sun chosen from among so many equally candidates in this ridiculous exam?

Sun, the midwife, was standing below the stage, furious. Her cheeks were red. If Sun Chunlan hadn't been holding her back, she would have really wanted to go on stage and tear Zhou Laidi's foul mouth apart!

"Hehe, Granny Sun, you know how to get angry now?"

I suspect your midwifery school is actually a brothel!

Zhou Laidi's words became increasingly outrageous, but she was unaware of it. As she spoke, she actually began to believe it to be true.

"Well, that explains why all the top ten are so young. Are you guys trying to open a brothel?"

After saying this, Zhou Laidi pointed her finger at the midwife Sun in the crowd: "Old woman Sun, you're probably not the midwife chosen by the Li family's daughter, are you? Are you going to personally send your granddaughter to the bed of a wild man?"

Zhou Laidi's words became increasingly vulgar. At this point, not only the Li family members, but even those who had only come to observe and had not participated in the exam felt that she had gone too far.

"Leaving aside whether the exam was fair or not, the Li family's Women's Assistance Association was registered with the government. When I came in, I saw the sign on the door; it was issued by the Jingzhao Prefecture."

What that old woman said this week was really awful; the truth is absolutely not like that.

"Oh my, I didn't look closely at the brand you mentioned, but I do know Dr. Li."

My grandmother's grandniece, who fled famine from Jingzhou, was the third son of her uncle's family, who lived in Yongpingfang. The woman next door had taken her sick child to see Doctor Li for treatment.

I heard that after drinking one dose of the medicine, the symptoms immediately lessened, and after drinking another dose, the illness was completely cured.

Third Sister Li is a female doctor; given that, shouldn't she be able to open a midwifery school?

The two of them were huddled together, making quite a racket, and everyone around them was listening intently.

With the help of the girl who failed the exam, her doubts lessened.

Although it's known that there might not be any inside story behind this exam, since it was conducted openly and honestly in front of everyone, and even the exam content was agreed upon when the registration form was distributed.

Therefore, this kind of cheating with inside connections should not be allowed.

What Zhou Laidi called a "secret brothel" is even more impossible.

However, those who were not selected still had some questions in their minds, and those questions were:

Why not choose me?

Why was she chosen?

Just like Su Hui (Yao Qingqing's mother), although she rationally understood that Li San Niang must have her own requirements for selecting people to enter the school, Su Hui, who thought she was good in all aspects, was ultimately not selected. Moreover, according to the list that Li Da Sao later posted, Su Hui was actually in the bottom 10s.

This was something Su Hui found hard to accept.

After Zhou Laidi let out a roar, Su Hui stopped Yao Qingqing, who wanted to step forward to stop her. Su Hui also wanted to know how Li San Niang scored the points.

Zhou Laidi's subsequent words were so vulgar that the midwife, Sun, couldn't take it anymore. She used some strength to shake off Sun Chunlan, who was blocking her way, and ran towards Zhou Laidi on the platform.

Sun the midwife was now thinking that she had to go up and slap this foul-mouthed woman across the face, to teach her what words she could and could not say.

However, Sister-in-law Li did not give Midwife Sun the chance. Before Midwife Sun could get close, Sister-in-law Li went up and pulled Zhou Laidi off the platform. Sister-in-law Li was also good. She went up and grabbed Zhou Laidi's other arm, making Zhou Laidi unable to move.

Li Da Sao came from a family of martial artists and was quite strong. Li Er Sao had been doing farm work in the village since she was a child, so she was also quite strong.

This immediately rendered Zhou Laidi unable to move, leaving her only able to curse.

Li San Niang wanted to step forward to prove herself, but she was stopped by her mother's hand after taking only two steps. "Mother, I..."

Li San Niang saw the disapproval in her mother's eyes. Although she was angry, she held back and stopped to watch her mother's reaction.

Li's mother picked up Xiao Silang's small copper gong and started banging it. The "dong dong dong" sound of the gong covered up Zhou Laidi's cursing and also made the groups of seventy or eighty women in the courtyard stop their discussions and look in Li's mother's direction.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Li's mother stopped striking the gong and walked up to Zhou Laidi, whose arms were being held by Li's eldest and second sisters-in-law.

Zhou Laidi stopped her cursing at this point, somewhat intimidated by Li's mother's stern and angry face.

“Zhou Laidi, you have falsely accused me of the Women’s Aid Association and my third sister today. I will definitely settle the matter with you and get to the bottom of it.”

Mother Li turned around to face the crowd in the courtyard. After bowing, she solemnly said, "The Women's Assistance Association established by my family is a legally registered association in the Jingzhao Prefecture that has paid taxes!"

It was genuinely established because of my third aunt's compassionate heart as a healer, and her desire to help women.

The sign hanging outside the gate bears the seal of the Jingzhao Prefecture.

My family's association is absolutely legitimate and would never be the filthy place Zhou Laidi described.

After Li's mother finished speaking, she looked at Li San Niang, who was standing next to her with a solemn face: "My San Niang passed through layers of examinations by the Chang'an Medical Alliance and became the first female doctor in Chang'an City through her own abilities."

Go ask around in Yongpingfang. My third aunt has seen at least eighty to a hundred patients recover in the past month.

My third aunt really has skills; she's more than capable of opening a school.

As for my third aunt's refusal to accept tuition fees or the formal master-disciple relationship, it's all because she simply wants to pass on her skills and provide better care for more young women, not for her own benefit.

Therefore, there was no need to accept tuition fees or perform the formalities of master and disciple.

Mother Li turned to Zhou Laidi and raised her voice, saying, "Zhou Laidi, you have ill intentions. You didn't meet my Third Mother's requirements and were not selected for school, so you harbor evil intentions and make false accusations against my mother. You are truly heartless and rotten-hearted."

Just because you don't have such good intentions doesn't mean my third aunt doesn't!

"If you don't apologize to us today, I, Zhao Dani, will go with you to the Jingzhao Prefecture to have a proper judgment with the officials and find out who is making false accusations and who has ulterior motives!"