Chapter 592 Another Post

Although she didn't say the word "monster," Granny Guihua was so frightened by the sight of that lump of flesh that she almost fell to the ground.

Qiu Xiang, being bold, stepped forward and took the child, and only then did Li San Niang turn her attention to Madam Zhang.

Madam Zhang, lying on the bed with a cloth in her mouth, was half-supported and covered in sweat. When she saw Granny Guihua, she mustered her strength and, disregarding that the placenta had not yet been fully delivered, said to Granny Guihua, "Let me see it."

Qiu Xiang glanced at Li San Niang, who shook her head, and Qiu Xiang didn't move.

Madam Zhang called out again, and only then did Granny Guihua recover from her fright. She walked shakily to the child, took a deep breath, and then placed her hands on the child, who had been placed in the swaddling blanket that Qiuxiang had prepared in advance.

Granny Guihua looked down at the child. The child, who was already lifeless, naturally did not react, but he looked like a monster, which was terrifying.

"Osmanthus! Bring it here!"

After dawdling for a while, Granny Guihua saw that Li Sanniang was already tidying up Madam Zhang's lower body, so she moved slowly to the bedside, knelt down, and lifted the swaddling blanket in her arms for Madam Zhang to see.

"ah!"

Although she had mentally prepared herself for the possibility that this child might not be a good one, Mrs. Zhang was still so frightened by the child's appearance that she screamed out.

Granny Guihua quickly covered him with the blanket. "Madam, I'll have someone take him to the temple right away and light a lamp for his passing."

After saying that, Granny Guihua turned to leave, "Wait!"

Granny Guihua turned around and looked at Madam Zhang, wondering if she had any further instructions.

Burn it! Burn him!

"Madam! Madam, he..."

"Burn him! After I die, put him in my coffin, and when I get to the underworld, I'll let him grumble."

After saying this, Madam Zhang, who had lost all her strength, could no longer support herself and collapsed onto the bed.

Closing her eyes, Madam Zhang felt that the tears she had cried out in the past were now flowing uncontrollably again.

Li San Niang didn't say much, but silently did her duty as a doctor.

After watching over her for an hour, Li San Niang saw that Madam Zhang was alright, so she left behind a prescription for a nourishing soup, gave her a lot of instructions, and then was seen out by Granny Guihua.

Of course, before leaving, Li San Niang had a formal conversation with Madam Zhang. Li San Niang promised not to tell anyone about what happened today and accepted Madam Zhang's consultation fee.

On the way back to the clinic, Li San Niang stared blankly at the wooden box in her hand. It wasn't until Qiu Xiang called her several times that Li San Niang snapped out of her daze.

"Sigh, besides what we give to the clinic, we should keep the rest at home and put it in the Women's Aid Association's account. Those who come to the association for help are all desperate. We can save as many people as we can with this money."

Because of Madam Zhang's matter, Li San Niang brought forward the data report she was working on regarding the relationship between a woman's first childbirth age and the number of surviving babies.

When they returned to the Li family home that evening, Li San Niang specifically sought out Li Er Xiong.

After Li San Niang told Li Er Xiong about her needs, Li Er Xiong asked her, "What do you need this information for?"

As long as you have money, you can buy any kind of information at that shop.

However, if you really need this information, why not ask Mr. Bu Ke?

With her hands clapping together, Li San Niang suddenly realized, "If my second brother hadn't mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten about Mr. Bu Ke!"

But it's been a while since Mr. Ke came.

Turning her head, Li San Niang asked Qiu Xiang to help her deliver a message to Mr. Bu Ke, explaining the information she wanted and saying to Qiu Xiang, "Although I am a member of the guild, this information is something I personally want. I am willing to pay for it, and I hope you will agree to it."

Moreover, the Bad People have a wide network of connections. In the Tang Dynasty, everyone had a household registration certificate, and you could actually know a lot just by looking at the certificate.

At this moment, Li San Niang suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that she had been tricked into joining the Bad People by Mr. Bu Ke. At least when needed, the Bad People could actually do things for her.

The information recorded within the Bad People's Bureau mostly pertains to the upper and middle classes, and is predominantly related to consanguineous marriages. However, the information obtainable from the household registration records mainly consists of data from the lower classes, often showing young first pregnancies and multiple births.

Gathering information is a long process, but Qiu Xiang received a reply from Mr. Bu Ke: "It will be known within a month."

In January, in addition to going to her shift once a day, Li San Niang also taught two classes at the midwifery school.

One instance involved explaining the previous exam paper to help everyone identify and fill in any gaps in their knowledge.

On one occasion, in class, Yao Qingqing analyzed and explained the differences between the new and old styles of midwives, making everyone understand why this was done.

(Chapter 588 plot)

Of course, homework was assigned to everyone after class for them to hand in next time.

"I've covered all the theories I needed to explain to you. Although it was a bit long, I've finally finished explaining them to you all."

There will be no more classes this month, but starting next month, we will start with Yao Qingqing and Linglan, with each pair taking turns for one month. If I go to deliver a baby this month, I will take you two with me. Starting next month, we will switch partners.

After six months of this process, those who achieve excellent results can apply to graduate from the midwifery school.

When the time comes, those who are interested can start working as midwives under my name, or I can recommend them to work in other places.

However, those who fail to meet the requirements will have to repeat the course.

Those who need to retake the course must pay a certain fee each month.

So, everyone, let's work hard!

Meanwhile, Li San Niang received a constant stream of information from the Bad People. Every day after dinner, besides going to Doctor Liang's place to learn acupuncture, she would collect and organize this data and continuously improve her related reports.

Li San Niang is really going all out this time.

More than half a month before the Emperor's birthday, Xing Yu, Chang Siyuan, Bi Qionglan, Jiang Yiyun, Ding Anbo, and Ding Mingxuan in Chang'an City all received invitations from Li Sanniang.

Inside the main hall of the Ding family residence.

Ding Anbo put down the invitation and said to Ding Mingxuan, "Last time, Li Mingfang sent us an invitation about smallpox. I wonder what she's going to say this time."

Ding Mingxuan poured tea for himself and Ding Anbo. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and savored the sweet aftertaste before saying to Ding Anbo, who was still looking back and forth at the invitation from Li Sanniang, "This Li Mingfang must be a person with a strong sense of justice who wants to do something practical."

I guess this time it's also related to people's livelihood.

If it's not something that harms our interests, then we'll just raise our hands in agreement.

We'll see, we'll see then.