The next day, before dawn, Yun Chu got up to wash and prepare herself. After Yun Shenghua was ready, she followed him onto the donkey cart to Ren'an Hall.
Although Yun Chu was still a little nervous about coming to Ren'an Hall, the encouraging voice of Yun Ling still echoed in her mind, so she secretly mustered her courage and bravely stepped inside.
Old Zhong raised an eyebrow and began to speak:
"Didn't I say you weren't suited to be a female doctor? What are you doing at Ren'an Hall then?"
"Zhong said it wasn't suitable, but I think it's very suitable for me."
Shen Changliu's heart finally calmed down. Yesterday, he was afraid that Yun Chu would be devastated because of this, but due to the strict separation between men and women, he could not chase after her to persuade her. Seeing her again today was truly a blessing.
Old Zhong narrowed his eyes. This person was indeed different from yesterday. But who knew if this was just a one-off incident? So, as the owner approached, he said:
“Boss, I told you I wouldn’t take her in, but she’s been stubbornly staying here. I think it would be better to sweep her out with a broom so as not to affect patients coming to see a doctor.”
Yun Chu twisted the hem of her clothes, knowing she couldn't be kicked out. She had to stay; only by staying could she have a chance. So she looked at the master of the house and said:
“Master, I can stay here and help you dry the herbs.”
This was exactly what the owner wanted to hear. Although there were many people in Ren'an Hall, there were plenty of people who could do small jobs. Moreover, Yun Chu knew about herbs, so it would be perfect for her to dry them. More importantly, she wouldn't have to spend any money, which would save them some money. It was a good thing.
"Alright, go to the backyard to dry the herbs. If you don't understand anything, just... just... just ask Brother Liu. He will help you."
Yun Chu nodded with a smile. Actually, she also had her own selfish reasons. Although Yun Ling had taken her to the mountain to identify medicinal herbs before, the types of herbs on a single mountain were limited. Ren'an Hall, on the other hand, collected herbs from many different sources, so the variety was definitely complete.
Moreover, she can record the changes in the herbs through the drying process, which will be very helpful for her to prescribe medicines and diagnose patients in the future.
With this thought in mind, Yun Chu went to the backyard, but just as she poured the herbs out of the basket, she heard a lot of mocking voices behind her.
"When did such a young lady arrive at our Ren'an Hall? The master didn't even tell us why he hired the errand boys. We could have kept an eye on her so she wouldn't offend us."
"You don't know, do you? Just now, Old Zhong said she wanted to be a female doctor. Bah! She's not doing her proper needlework, but instead trying to steal our jobs. She really has no shame."
“Who says otherwise? What kind of woman is a doctor? I’m afraid that if she sees a big wound, or people with missing limbs, she’ll be so scared that she won’t even be able to hold a needle and will cry and go home calling for her parents.”
“Look at her small frame, she can’t even move a person. Let alone save someone, it would be a blessing if she didn’t kill them.”
"..."
Unpleasant words kept raining down on Yun Chu, and her mood gradually calmed down from tension and anger. The best way to shut these people up was to become stronger than them, but she didn't have that ability yet. However, she believed that day would come.
Yun Chu struggled desperately inside Ren'an Hall, trying to break free from the cold.
Yunling was yawning in the market, trying to get rid of her mother.
"Hey you little rascal, you still have time to slack off? Hurry up and pick out the pattern for the wedding quilt and wedding dress."
"Grandma, it's not like I'm getting married, why should I have to choose?"
Old Lady Yun pinched Yun Ling.
"It's not my wedding. Didn't I just pick out four kinds of seafood, various kinds of fried dough sticks, fresh fruit, dried fruit, two pairs of chickens, two flying pigs, four kinds of sugar, fish, wine, tea and sesame? Now it's your turn to pick, so I don't have to waste my eyes."
Yunling yawned again, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Grandma, let's just go with the first style. I was thinking of rushing back to fluff cotton mats."
Grandma Yun clicked her tongue and picked up the first style. She thought it was old-fashioned with her left eye and dissatisfied with it with her right. This brat is supposed to be the youngest in the family, how can she have such poor taste? She must not have put her heart into it.
“Don’t take this lightly, you silly boy. Your Grandma Fan and I have visited every household on the list and carefully selected each one. There’s even a rumor that a family in the next village was dissatisfied with what the rich family had arranged for them, so they sued the rich family in the county government and won the case. The rich family will have to pay a lot of copper coins in compensation.”
Yunling's eyes widened in astonishment upon hearing this.
"Grandma, you actually believe that?"
"I didn't really believe it at first, but I heard that the family improved their lives with this money. And since everyone has their own version of events, if you were there, you would believe it to some extent too."
"You just listen to their bragging. All they want is for us to spend more copper coins to buy things so they can buy less. They even sued the wealthy households in the county government and won. Where does that leave our upright and just officials?"
Yunling crossed her legs, shaking them a couple of times like a tomboy, and then said:
“Our Master Qin is a highly respected official who can distinguish right from wrong and would never aid and abet evil. He would never distort the truth or let that family say whatever they want.”
“The little girl is right.”
Yunling felt the voice was very familiar. She turned around and saw Qin Yu and Madam Hu standing together. The two looked very close. And Qin Yu's nose, yes, his nose was very thick, just like the one in the portrait Madam Hu had given her. Could these two be mother and son? Good heavens, even Gangzi wouldn't dare to make up such a story.
Old Lady Yun was equally surprised; when she saw Hu Shi grabbing Qin Yu, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
The perfect son-in-law she'd been longing for was actually the son of the woman she called her sister? That's unbelievable! I wonder if we can even get their wedding done next year.
"Good sister, what a coincidence!"
What Madam Hu said was true. Ever since they learned that Yun Ruochun was Qin Yu's beloved, the Qin family had been trying their best to find ways to bump into Yun Ruochun's mother and Yun Ling, but unfortunately, they couldn't find them every time they went out.
Thinking he would return empty-handed today, he unexpectedly ran into someone at the market and even heard Yunling praising Master Qin, which naturally brought him double joy.
Old Lady Yun quickly put down the wedding quilt she was holding. She didn't care what style it was; nothing was more important than her Chun'er's happy occasion. She stepped forward and replied with a smile:
"What a coincidence! I was just thinking of inviting my sister to the temple outside the city to pray for blessings."
Madam Hu also warmly stepped forward, put her arm around Old Lady Yun's arm, and said:
"We'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Not to mention outside the city, we can go to even more distant places together, don't you think?"
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