Chapter 336 Odd Changes, Even Remains the Same?

Li San Niang waited for a while in the restaurant before Qiu Xiang arrived.

"Third Sister, I have already spoken to that woman, and she agreed, saying that she will bring her child to the clinic after the free clinic is over."

Li San Niang nodded. Just now, Li San Niang had Qiu Xiang inform the woman who brought the girl with the black birthmark on her face that she and her daughter should come to the clinic when they have time.

Firstly, this disease cannot be treated by simply prescribing a remedy; the treatment plan must be carefully considered, which takes time.

This two-week free clinic was mainly for treating common illnesses for poor people. The little girl's birthmark only affected her appearance and was not related to her life or death.

Of course, we can't waste a lot of time on it.

Secondly, the doctors at these free clinics don't charge consultation fees, and they also rarely charge for medicine.

Therefore, most of the medicinal materials are formulated based on experience over the years, and are mostly for treating colds, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches, and frostbite, which are common at this time.

If it's not one of these categories, the consultation is free, but the medicine will cost money.

Why let this young woman compete with others for medical resources? It would be better to go and get her properly treated later.

"Sit down and have a bowl of hot soup to warm up. I see it's still raining outside. Are you cold?"

"I should have listened to my sister-in-law and worn that cloak when I went out."

Li San Niang reached out to touch Qiu Xiang's hand, and found it was only slightly cold, which was alright, so she was relieved.

“I saw some ginger soup by the door. I’ll go and scoop some out in a water bag later so we can drink it when we go to see the doctor this afternoon.”

Qiu Xiang wanted to explain that she knew martial arts and had internal energy, so she wasn't afraid of the cold.

But after thinking about it, he just smiled and nodded in agreement.

After having lunch and resting for a while in the restaurant, Li Sanniang and the others got up and returned to their original posts.

Actually, at noon, not only did the chairman of the chamber of commerce who rented the restaurant speak, but the head of Shengping Ward also attended. They expressed their gratitude to the dozens of doctors and told them to feel free to make any requests.

When they arrived at the location of the free clinic, they actually set up tents!

Not only that, but as soon as Li San Niang entered the tent, she felt a wave of heat coming towards her!

Then I noticed the stove next to the examination table, with a kettle sitting on it.

"The merchants' association in Shengpingfang is quite thoughtful; they've actually gone out of their way to provide a stove."

"Third Sister, isn't this what we should do?"

If the doctors get cold in this freezing weather, where will the people in the neighborhood go to see a doctor?

"It should have been done long ago. This morning, it was inconvenient for the Third Madam to come and treat those women."

Looking at the furnishings inside the small tent, Li San Niang realized that they had simply moved in the consultation table and stools from the morning, and added a stove.

"Qiuxiang, talk to the manager outside. I mainly need this tent for the young woman and child. Have them bring over a bed and draw a curtain, just like we would in the clinic."

Qiu Xiang didn't hesitate; she answered and went straight out the door.

Li San Niang looked outside, about ten feet (3 meters) away from the tent, where the Li people, with their shoulders hunched and bodies stooped, were gathered together waiting.

Li San Niang lifted one of the curtains at the entrance and called out to the people outside, "Come in according to your number. One person can only enter after one person leaves."

Li San Niang was prescribing medicine for the old woman suffering from headaches, and she instructed her: "Your condition is prone to recurrence, so you must not overexert yourself."

This medicine can only relieve the pain. If it works, you can come to the Third Pharmacy in Yongpingfang to see me later. I can treat you with acupuncture, and the effect should be better.”

Li San Niang naturally knew that people who came to the free clinic in this cold and snowy weather couldn't possibly have the money to see a doctor.

Even if they had the money, they probably wouldn't be willing to spend it.

"My golden needle technique can last for half a year after one treatment. Although it costs some money, it is worth it."

Otherwise, you'll be tormented by this illness every day; how can that be bearable?

He handed over a red slip of paper, and watched as the old woman, her body hunched over, walked out of the tent. Then, several strongmen carried in a four-poster bed.

That wasn't all; two more people followed behind carrying a screen.

A man with a narrow beard followed closely behind and came in: "Female doctor, it's really hard to find that curtain right now, so I took the liberty of bringing this screen instead. I suppose it serves a similar purpose to the curtain."

"Thank you, thank you, this makes things much more convenient."

Next, Li Sanniang showed several more women some of their unspeakable secrets. The more she showed them, the worse her mood became.

Although it was known that the poor at that time could not afford to see a doctor, it was already a rare privilege to find a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and exchange goods for a few doses of medicine.

This is also one of the reasons why Li San Niang wanted to return to the path of medicine after time travel, become a female doctor, establish a midwifery support association, and open a midwifery school.

I just want to be able to help them with my own efforts and the help of others.

However, since Li San Niang usually only held clinics, most of the women who went to her clinic were from families with some wealth, or even relatively wealthy families.

Therefore, Li San Niang could only come into contact with some poor women when she went to the countryside with her mother to deliver babies.

This free clinic allowed Li San Niang to spend the most time with the poorest people in the world.

If someone had a disease in their lower body, they could only endure it, and they couldn't even get a free clinic visit because there were no female doctors in the past.

This kind of illness is difficult to talk about, and in poor families, the men are the pillars of the family. If there is an opportunity, the men will be treated first.

And so they endured it all, bearing those awful symptoms, and lived their whole lives like that.

Thinking of the woman in her early thirties who had just spoken to her with genuine gratitude, Li San Niang said, "I heard from Aunt Wang that there was a female doctor here. I was feeling so unwell that I thought I'd come and see her."

"Thanks to the female doctor, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to come."

Before my thoughts had even finished, someone was already sitting at the consultation table.

"Third Sister?"

Qiu Xiang's cries brought Li San Niang back to her senses, and she then looked up to see the patient.

Strangely, he was a young man dressed in black who looked very healthy, with plump cheeks, bright eyes, and a smile on his face.

The young man smiled at Li Sanniang, and didn't seem to be sick at all.

Furthermore, the clothes this person was wearing were not something that the poor people who could only afford hemp clothing could afford.

But Li San Niang still asked softly, "Young master, are you feeling unwell?"

This man said something that greatly surprised Li Sanniang: "Odd changes, even doesn't?"