245 I really need to pay attention
He knew the Hong family. Their ancestors passed down a set of Hong's needlework techniques. Relying on this set of needlework techniques, the Hong family successfully became imperial merchants. It was said that many nobles in the palace liked their embroidery work, and they made some money over the years. Unfortunately, no one in the next generation could pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.
"Please take a seat. What do you want from me?"
"Sir, let me introduce myself. I am the old lady of the Hong family in Qingzhou. I want to discuss something with you today."
Sun Sicheng sat down and the waiter brought him two cups of tea. He took a sip. He had been very busy these past few days, but he was tired and happy. The matter that had been weighing on his mind for two years finally had a result that satisfied him.
"My Lord, I hope that what we talked about today will not be known by anyone else, even if it comes out of my mouth and enters your ears."
"Please speak." Sun Sicheng was a little impatient.
"Here's the thing. I have a granddaughter, she's fifteen years old this year, she's very elegant, pretty, and good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Unfortunately, since last year, she's had a thorny tumor on the outside of her left foot, and it's getting bigger and bigger. Applying medicine doesn't work at all, and she's also soaked it in vinegar, but it still doesn't work.
It has seriously affected my granddaughter's walking. She is at a tender age and was ready to meet a man. It is really sad to see this happen.
"Madam, what do you want? To be honest, I'm a little tired. I just came back from a patient's home and I'm just about to rest."
Madam Hong's face suddenly showed some displeasure, but she suppressed it: "Master, we have inquired from many sources and found that this can only be removed with a knife, and both you and your disciple are experts in this area."
"Madam, to be honest, we are ready to leave early tomorrow morning. If your granddaughter really needs surgery, we will do it in the evening for an hour. You can bring her to the clinic at dawn tomorrow."
"My Lord, this is very good, but there is one more thing I need to discuss with you. My granddaughter is a young lady, and cutting meat thorns will inevitably touch her feet. Men and women should not touch each other, so this is not good, right?"
Sun Sicheng laughed angrily: "Madam, what you said is wrong. I'm sorry that I can't do anything about it. So you can find a female doctor for her, or go to the capital to find an older doctor."
Madam Hong's voice became sharp. "It seems that there is no such female doctor in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Besides, does that mean that the old doctor is not a man? What I mean is that you can marry my granddaughter as your co-wife. My Hong family can give you a dowry of 200,000 taels. If not, you can make her your concubine, but the dowry will be halved."
It was the first time Sun Sicheng heard such a joke. He stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I don't plan to marry a concubine or a concubine. The Sun family is not short of money. You can find someone else."
Just as he was about to leave, Old Lady Hong said, "Your apprentice is also fine. I heard that the child is also a good doctor. My granddaughter is only a few years older than him, so they are of the same age."
Sun Sicheng smiled with a fake smile: "Old Madam, I'm sorry, we can't take on your job, please go back."
The old lady behind him chased after him for a few steps: "He is a poor boy, marrying my Hong family's daughter, and bringing a dowry of 100,000. Where can you find such a good thing?"
But Sun Sicheng walked faster and went straight to the back hall without looking back.
The Hong family is simply unbelievable. Just treat her. At most, he can ask the doctor to keep her mouth shut and not spread the matter. If he has to marry his daughter just to have the thorn removed, he really can't do it.
Most medical clinics currently do not dare to use knives, which is why he is determined to go to the border town.
After learning these, I don’t know how many more people I can save in a year.
When we arrived at the back hall, Ping'an was bottling and Zhang Xiaoshan was packing up.
"Ping An, what medicine are you making? Just get it from the medical hall."
Ping An handed over two small bottles: "Master, look, the weather is hot, and I'm worried that someone might get a heat stroke on the way, so I hurriedly made some cooling pills and cooling lotion, one for internal use and one for external use, which can be applied near the temples."
Sun Sicheng took it and opened a bottle of cooling lotion. As soon as he opened the lid, a unique mint scent wafted towards him. He used his hands to scoop a little bit and applied it on both sides of his temples, and it really brought a cool breeze.
Mint was also often used as medicine in the Da Zhou Dynasty, but it had never been used like this, and the effect was really good.
He opened another small bottle, which contained some round pills. He took one and put it into his mouth. An indescribable coolness flowed down his throat. In a word, it was comfortable.
Ping An handed over the prescription again: "Master, can you make more and sell them in Baicaotang? The cost is low and the effect is good, especially on such a hot day."
He did not tell the source of the recipe, and Sun Sicheng did not ask.
Because in Sun Sicheng's mind, he had already determined that the recipe was taught by Master Hu, so there was no need to ask further.
If the apprentice is willing to give him the prescription, he will take it, and when the time comes, he will give some of the money from selling the medicine to Ping An.
"Okay, I'll have someone bring the recipe to Master Qin and the others. Ping An, Xiao Shan, let's go back and eat."
Zhang Xiaoshan followed with a backpack on his back. The master and his disciple entered the hall. There were not many people there. The shopkeeper and the waiter were packing up, and the doctors on duty had already gone home.
Sun Sicheng found a piece of paper and pen and wrote a simple letter. He copied another copy of the prescription and kept it for himself. He put the original copy in the letter and handed it to the shopkeeper: "Hurry up and ask someone to send this to Fang Xiao. Make sure it is sealed."
The shopkeeper nodded: "Don't worry, young master."
"Manager He, we will leave early tomorrow morning. I hope you can take care of the things here." Manager He is an old man under his father. He has worked hard for his Sun family for more than 20 years and is a very loyal person.
"My dear, have a safe trip." Shopkeeper He was helpless. Why would his dear son go to the northern border? It was not an easy place to go there. The war was in full swing.
Sun Sicheng waved his hand and walked straight towards the inn with Ping An.
Ping An asked, "What did the old lady want from you just now? Did she want to treat her illness?"
Sun Sicheng didn't want to hide the truth from his apprentice, so he told him everything: "What a joke! You have to marry her family just to cure a disease. Ping An, I tell you, you can't touch female patients easily in the future, otherwise they will insist on you marrying them. Marrying them is not a big deal, but what if they ask you to take them back? You said you would be together for life."
Ping An shook his head: "The Hong family is the same. Let's keep her granddaughter's flesh thorn. When it grows up, it will affect her walking. It will be inconvenient for her to wear shoes normally. Master, I don't know which doctor will treat her in the future."
As far as he knew, there were not many doctors in the Great Zhou who used surgeons. To be honest, the medical skills of the entire Great Zhou were not advanced enough. People like his master were already at the forefront of medical technology in the Great Zhou.
It can be said that modern doctors do not distinguish between men and women when it comes to medical skills. There are many male gynecologists. Because of this, they don't have much of the concept of keeping physical contact between men and women separate. We really need to pay attention to this in the future.
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