One hundred and sixty-seven
The next morning, before the clinic opened, Yu's brother and sister-in-law were already waiting outside, cherishing this hard-earned opportunity to turn things around.
The two of them came from noble families, and even though their edges had been smoothed out, their upbringing and experience could not be erased, so they did not feel awkward at all when Yu Ying explained the situation to them.
"The people who come to the second floor are all the wealthy families with some power and wealth in Yu County. From now on, my sister-in-law will take over and receive them."
Upon hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law of the Yu family was stunned and said, "I only know a little bit of medical knowledge. How can I take on such an important task?"
Yu Ying smiled and had several boxes of small notes brought over and placed on the table. She pushed one of the boxes towards her sister-in-law and said, "There aren't many patients on the second floor. Most of them come for beauty treatments or massages. Over the next two weeks, I'll teach you these things and I'll also have an apprentice to assist you."
"The small note contains details and some women's illnesses. I've written them all down. I've also copied a copy for the director of the Ji Clinic and have informed him. If there's anything I don't understand or a difficult illness that I can't handle, I can ask Director Ji for advice."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Yu family was stunned: "Are you just going to give away your medical skills, which you have been involved in, to someone else?"
Yu Ying explained, "Medical skills are meant to benefit the world. Besides, Director Ji is a trustworthy person who wouldn't abuse his skills for personal gain. With his help, my brother and sister-in-law can establish themselves firmly in Yu County."
Yu Ying looked at Yu Jia Dalang. "After all, this is a clinic that specializes in treating women. However, there are some illnesses that other clinics can't treat, so men and women alike come here to treat us. Brother, you have inherited my father's true teachings, and your medical skills are outstanding. You are incomparable to any other doctor in this area. That's why I have set aside a small room for you to see patients. I hope you don't mind."
There is no comparison between the descendants of imperial physicians and doctors in small places.
The eldest son of the Yu family sighed and laughed, "Sixth sister has grown up, and I am no longer the arrogant and conceited eldest son of the Yu family. It's good enough to have a job to support the family."
Yu Ying pushed the other two boxes in front of Yu Dalang. "These are some of the diseases I've learned about since I opened my clinic, as well as through other channels. Most of them are written down in books. I hope they'll be of use to you, brother."
"Time is tight, and I haven't finished writing it yet. I'll finish it and send it back to you later."
Yu Dalang opened a box, took out a small book, opened it casually, and looked at the contents.
After reading for a while, he turned the page and continued reading. He read for a long time until his wife beside him nudged him and he came back to his senses.
He looked up at his sister across from him, his eyes filled with suspicion. "Did you study all the medical techniques in the notebook?"
Yu Ying chuckled: "Of course not, only a small part of it was studied by me, the rest..." She paused, a look of hesitation on her face.
Yu's eldest sister-in-law said, "But is there anything inconvenient to say? If it's inconvenient to say, then don't say it."
Yu Ying shook her head: "It's not that it's inconvenient. I've already told my mother about it before. As long as you don't tell anyone, it's fine."
"When my husband's legs were lame, an old friend secretly collected a lot of medical books for him and sent them to Yu County. Because the young master of the Huo family, who was recognized, was vindictive and didn't want to implicate his old friend, he claimed that I healed his legs. In fact, it was the medical books that my husband had studied that had asked me to help."
No wonder.
Yu Jia Dalang thought to himself.
He said that how could his sixth sister, who was uneducated, make such rapid progress in medical skills?
After pondering for a moment, he asked again, "What about this epidemic...?"
Yu Ying opened her eyes, gently tapped the base of her other hand with her folded thumbs, and replied, "I've also told my mother about this. Brother, you can ask her."
Yu Jia Dalang noticed her little action and sighed inwardly. After all these years, Sixth Sister's habit of clasping her hands whenever she felt guilty hadn't changed.
It seems that she was not the one who discovered the epidemic.
Yu Jia Dalang couldn't help showing disappointment on his face.
Yu Ying turned her gaze back and said, "Don't worry, brother. Although I wasn't very good at medicine before, I have been studying medicine seriously in the past two years. I have read all the medical books sent by my husband's old friend and the medical books sent by my brother."
Yu Ying used all her life's acting skills to deal with the Yu family.
Yu Dalang felt a little relieved when he saw that she didn't seem to be lying.
After making the arrangements, Yu Ying reminded, "After I leave, my brother and sister-in-law will want to establish themselves in Yu County. The other clinics will have opinions and may make some small moves. Be cautious."
Yu Dalang: "Don't worry about your brother, he can handle it."
"Since you've said so, I won't say much. I'll explain the other matters later. Starting today, you'll be seeing patients next door. I've arranged for a pharmacist to work for you."
"How about you just follow me, sister-in-law?"
The couple nodded, and Sister Yu said, "Sixth Sister is concerned, so we will follow her arrangements."
It was time to go to Yuzhang. Yu Ying had to manage the various affairs of the clinic, teach students, and now, even more so, take care of the transition between the Yu brothers and their wives and the Ji daughter. All this made her even more tired than usual, and within a few days, her back and waist began to ache.
When she twisted her neck and pinched her shoulders, suddenly a pair of warm hands fell on her shoulders. After all, she was already used to it, so Yu Ying was not scared.
"Don't press it anymore. You've been so busy lately. You should take a break."
Fu Wei kneaded her thin shoulders with moderate strength. "I've been practicing martial arts since I was young, so this little bit of fatigue won't bother me. But Ah Ying, as a woman, your body can't compare to a man's. Don't overwork yourself."
After pressing for a while, the soreness seemed to be relieved a little. Seeing that he wanted to continue, Yu Ying narrowed her eyes and enjoyed it.
"It's only tiring for half a month."
"How did you get along with the Yu brothers and sisters-in-law today?"
Yu Ying opened her eyes and sighed secretly. Although he didn't toss and turn last night, she could occasionally hear him sighing.
It doesn't take much guessing to know that he couldn't sleep at night because of the arrival of Yu's brother and sister-in-law.
"Brother and sister-in-law of the Yu family are now fully immersed in their practice and studies. They didn't talk to me much this afternoon, and only spoke to me briefly when the clinic was closing."
Fu Wei nodded and warned: "Don't take it lightly."
Yu Ying nodded.
Then he continued, "Except for Deputy Chen who went to Yuzhang, I asked the other twenty students to go home and discuss it with their families. In the end, only seventeen people were willing to go with me."
Those who went together would give two taels of silver to their family, and those who did not go would stay in the clinic to help out, earning fifty cents a month.
In this era, apprentices were only provided with food and accommodation, but not wages.
Some people were tempted to get five taels of silver at once, but others were afraid that they would never get it back.
After careful inquiries, it was heard that Director Yu's husband was working for a wealthy family in Yuzhang and might become an official in the future. This made even more people waver.
Among the five girls, one did not want to go.
Of the sixteen men, only two stayed in Yu County because their families were worried about them.
As for the three girls she originally brought to the clinic, the girl from the Ji family would not go, and one would stay in Yu County to help Mrs. Yu, so only one would go with her.
"Yuzhang is rich and full of talented people. You have to be mentally prepared to open a clinic in Yuzhang City and support so many people."
Yu Ying smiled and said, "Even though there are many talented people, there are still few clinics that specialize in treating gynecological diseases."
"You only see women's illnesses. What about the male students who went with you?"
"Why not just split a clinic into two?"
"Besides, you know that they won't be of much use in the clinic when the time comes."
When war breaks out, the most lacking thing is military doctors.
Fu Wei hummed, then asked, "Is there enough money?"
Yu Ying: "The remaining gold bars and the money I earned from my medical practice in the last six months still leave me with a balance of 1,000 taels. If I sell all the food and herbs elsewhere, I can get back about 3,000 taels in principal and profit."
The war in the north has caused the prices of food and medicinal materials in Lingnan to rise. The price increase is not outrageous now, but according to Fu Wei, when he returned, the price of food and medicinal materials in Yuzhang was twice that of Yu County.
Fu Wei pondered for a moment and replied, "There's no rush. After we get to Yuzhang, I'll secretly find someone to transport the food and herbs away. We'll make plans after we get them there."
*
My brother and sister-in-law have been in the clinic for ten days.
Yu Dalang already knew medicine, so Yu Ying didn't need to worry about it. Yu's eldest sister-in-law took the trouble to teach him, and he gradually became proficient.
Nowadays, the clinic is divided into three parts.
The Yu family's brother and sister-in-law were in charge of the management. They took the largest share of the harvest, Yu Ying took a smaller share, and even the girl from the Ji family had a share.
They are five, three, and two respectively.
There may be changes in the future, or maybe Yu Jia Dalang is not satisfied with Yu County and wants to open a clinic in the county seat. We can make another plan then.
The reason why we give the 20% to the girl from the Ji family is because she is a good talent.
Second, she is currently taking care of the first floor and will resume seeing patients after studying medicine for a few more years.
Third, they all run their own clinics and only pay wages. They may not stay in Yongxitang forever. In order to retain talents, we have to be willing to spend a lot of money.
There were still five or six days before leaving for the county seat. Although Fu Wei had many concerns, he still sent people to Xin County to go to the government office to change the charges of all the members of the Yu family to good status, and then brought all the members of the Yu family to Yu County.
The Yu family arrived in Yu County two days before Yu Ying went to Yuzhang.
The person who picked him up followed Fu Wei's instructions and sent him directly to the courtyard where Yu's brother and sister-in-law were currently living, and then went to the yamen to inform him first.
The yamen runner came in from outside the yamen, went around to the back hall and found the room where Fu Wei was working.
The door was open, please knock.
Fu Wei, who was working on documents at his desk, didn't even raise his head: "What's the matter?"
The yamen runner said, "Just now, a carriage driver came to the yamen looking for Mr. Fu and said that he had been taken to Yu County."
The person has been taken to Yu County. These words passed through the cool breeze in the house and fell directly into Fu Wei's ears.
Suddenly I felt a little cold.
At this moment, Fu Wei felt regretful and had the urge to send the Yu family back to Xinxian immediately, and even more of an urge to take Yu Ying to Yuzhang immediately.
For Fu Wei, the most important thing than his own life is Aying's safety.
Fu Wei sat quietly at his desk for a long time, like an old monk in meditation.
There were clearly voices outside and birds singing, but the house was as quiet as if no one was there.
After an unknown amount of time, Fu Wei opened his thin lips, sighed, then stood up, straightened the wrinkles on his robe, and walked out of the house.
He stopped at the door and said to the guard, "I'm going out for a while and won't be back this afternoon."
*
When Yu Ying saw Fu Wei coming to the clinic looking for her, she guessed that it was the Yu family that had arrived.
When he came to look for her during the shift, there were slight differences in the expressions on his face, both of which confirmed her thoughts.
After giving a few words to her two female disciples, she walked towards Fu Wei outside the clinic and asked, "When did A Niang and the others come?"
Fu Wei: "Arrived half an hour ago and has settled in."
Yu Ying turned her head and looked towards the clinic next door. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll go call my brother and sister-in-law and go back together."
Turning back to look at him: "What about you?"
Fu Wei: "I'll go too."
How can I feel at ease if I don't go together?
Yu Ying replied "OK" and turned to look for Yu's brother and sister-in-law.
Half a moment later, Yu Ying and Fu Wei walked back to the courtyard with Yu's brother and sister-in-law.
Yu Ying was also feeling uneasy, and she turned her eyes slightly to look at Fu Wei who seemed to be thinking about something.
Compared to her, Fu Wei is the one who is most worried.
It took half an hour to walk, and in the blink of an eye, we arrived at the door.
The gate is open, just walk straight in.
A few people entered the yard. Yu Banniang and Yu Qillang, who were helping to clean the yard, were delighted to see them.
"Big brother, big sister-in-law, sixth sister, and sixth brother-in-law!"
Hearing the sound, Aunt Hu, who was cooking, also came out of the house.
Mrs. Yu hurriedly asked, "Where's Jun?"
Aunt Hu said, "He's sleeping in the room. Aunt San is watching him."
Mrs. Yu was about to go and take a look, but she realized she didn't know where it was.
"Which room?"
Aunt Hu showed her the way.
Mrs. Yu walked quickly in that direction, anxiously concerned.
After Mrs. Yu left, Aunt Hu looked at Yu Ying and Fu Wei, and took two steps towards Yu Ying with a smile, but she seemed to remember the past and hesitated a little.
Aunt Hu saw a gentleness and grace in her features that she had never seen before, and she became bolder. "Sixth Miss, long time no see."
Yu Ying nodded and called out "Second Aunt" in a neither cold nor warm tone.
Asked: "Second Aunt, which room is my mother in?"
Aunt Hu had never seen Sixth Young Miss so easy to talk to. Seeing that she seemed to have really changed, she breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Sixth Young Miss, come with me."
The person who sent them here, as Fu Wei said, consulted Yu Dalang and knew how to arrange accommodation.
Fu Wei followed Aunt Hu and stopped at the door. It would be unreasonable to go any further.
"Sixth Mother, say hello to my mother-in-law for me." Fu Wei looked at Yu Ying. Only she could understand the look in his eyes.
Li, who was inside, had heard the noise long ago. When she heard the voice of Liu Niang at the door, she hurriedly shouted, "Is Liu Niang here?!"
Yu Ying nodded slightly at Fu Wei, turned around, stepped over the threshold and entered the house.
"Mother, it's...Sixth Mother."
The ending is trembling, with a hint of sob.
Fu Wei stood outside the door, his palms clenched secretly.
He could hardly tell whether Ah Ying's call of "Mother" was just an act or a true expression of her feelings.
Even though I heard two years ago that when Yu Liuniang was found, they mistakenly thought she was dead.
It was obvious that Aying came here because Yu Liuniang died, but he was still afraid.
He was afraid that Ah Ying still had half of Yu Liu Niang's soul, and that when he woke up, the person next to him would not be Ah Ying, but Yu Liu Niang.
inside the house.
Yu Ying, who had been prepared to act, burst into tears when she saw the sick and emaciated woman on the bed, and the word "mother" came out of her mouth naturally.
When Mrs. Li saw her daughter, she burst into tears.
Her little daughter had many shortcomings, and she had disliked her, but that did not affect the fact that she was still the apple of her eye.
Yu Ying felt empty inside.
If Mrs. Li knew that her daughter was no longer a daughter, she would probably not be able to bear it.
At least let her know that her daughter is still alive and well.
Yu Ying walked to the bed and threw herself into Li's frail arms, her voice choked with sobs: "Mother."
Li misses her daughter, and she misses her relatives. In a sense, they are in the same boat.
It’s been two years. How are the people at home?
Are grandpa and grandma in good health?
Is your sister's studies going well?
Do my parents still love to quarrel?
Dust-forgotten memories came flooding back, and tears welled up in my eyes.
The crying sound could be heard outside the house. How could Fu Wei not understand the concern and longing in that crying sound?
He closed his eyes and exhaled secretly.
If one day she really wants to go back, he hopes she can stay with him for a few more years.
As for the offspring, if the day ever comes that he returns, then just forget it to save her from unnecessary worries.
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