Chapter 281: Become a Disciple
Xia Daohua smiled and replied:
"It doesn't matter whether I beg or not. My aunt's business is my business. But let's talk about it when we get home. It's time to go back now."
Xia Daohua raised her hand and pointed outside the window. The sun was about to set, dyeing the sky red.
Xia Yujiao opened her mouth, but then closed it, thinking that it would be the same if she talked about it at home. She turned to Mei Erya:
"Erya, have a good rest and get well soon. I'll come see you in two days."
The group said goodbye and strolled slowly back to the slum.
Xia Daohua handed Liu Lang and Zaohua to Cheng, who asked with a smile, "Why are you playing so late?"
Summer Rice Flower Trail:
"On the way, we met a man who was poisoned by eating water nettle. He collapsed in front of Huichuntang. Huichuntang refused to treat him, but my aunt was kind-hearted, so we helped send him to another clinic."
Cheng nodded: "Saving people in distress is a good deed. You are all good children."
Xia Daohua sent Xia Yujiao back to her room, and Xia Yujiao expressed her thoughts: "Daohua, you have a lot of ideas, think of a way to help her!
She is a woman with two children and can't find a job. It's not a good idea for us to keep giving her money..."
Xia Daohua smiled happily.
She nodded: "Don't worry, little aunt, I will think carefully about what to do."
In fact, after listening to Mei Erya's story, Xia Daohua already had an idea, but it was still a little vague and not yet formed.
What she wanted to help was not just Mei Erya who had met with misfortune, but more people like Mei Erya who had been displaced due to war and famine.
Originally, the measures taken by County Magistrate Yang and Wang to resettle the refugees were quite effective.
But they take care of the majority.
The "workers" recruited through work-for-relief were all young and strong among the refugees, not the old, weak, sick and disabled who were unable to work, let alone the women and children who could not get any opportunities.
But her idea was just a thought that flashed through her mind before she had time to think deeply about it. After hearing what Xia Yujiao said, Xia Daohua found that she had something else to do.
With the support of Space Supermarket, it was too easy for Xia Daohua to make money, so much so that she was a little unmotivated about many things.
At the moment, this problem cannot be solved simply by relying on the space supermarket.
Instead, she became interested.
Linghua followed Xia Daohua closely, but unusually she did not chirp as usual and remained silent.
After finishing her conversation with Xia Yujiao, Linghua tugged at Xia Daohua's collar and said, "Sister, I have something to ask for your help."
Xia Daohua looked at Linghua in surprise and smiled: "Oh, when did our Linghua become so polite?"
Linghua blushed slightly and said seriously, "Sister, I'm serious."
Xia Daohua also became serious, bent down and looked into Linghua's eyes:
"Well, tell me. If I can do it, I will definitely do it for you."
Linghua said, "I want to learn medicine. Can you talk to Doctor Hu for me and see if he will accept apprentices?"
"Linghua, why do you want to learn medicine? And why do you want to learn medicine from Doctor Xiao Hu?"
"I want to learn medicine because it's very useful. I don't like embroidery, farming, or cooking, although I like eating. But eating is not a skill..."
"As for why I want to learn from Doctor Hu, it's because he has a good temper and won't just kick patients out. And also because he has good medical skills.
Didn't the waiter at Huichuntang say that their doctor Zhu had determined that Madam Mei had a dirty disease? Did he ask her not to dirty the floor of Huichuntang?
But in fact, it was obvious that Lady Mei was poisoned after eating the fruit of water nettle.
Doctor Zhu from Huichuntang not only had poor medical skills and failed to identify the cause of the disease, but he also maliciously spread the news to ruin Madam Mei's reputation.
I want to learn medicine, but I don’t want to learn from someone like Doctor Zhu.”
Xia Daohua nodded:
"Good boy, you have ambition.
I support you. But I can't guarantee whether this will work. We have to ask Dr. Hu first.
Another thing is, if Doctor Hu really agrees to take you as his apprentice and teach you medical skills, you can't just complain about the hard work and give up halfway through learning!
We have to finish what we start. Can you do it?"
"Yes, don't worry, sister."
Linghua agreed readily, and Xia Daohua narrowed her eyes and smiled.
This is really a pleasant surprise.
The next day, Xia Daohua took the gift and went to Granny Zhang's place first, and then went to Hu's Clinic to ask Doctor Hu's opinion.
Generally speaking, this kind of medical skills are passed down in the family and are passed on to one's own family members. There may even be a rule that it is passed on to sons but not daughters.
But in the Hu Family Clinic opened by Doctor Hu, there are only two people, Dr. Hu and his brother.
The neighbors had never seen his parents, his wife and daughter, nor had they ever heard him mention them.
Seeing that Granny Zhang didn't know the details, Xia Daohua went directly to the Hu Family Clinic and asked Doctor Hu what he thought:
"My sister wants to learn medicine from you. What do you think, Doctor Hu?"
Doctor Hu was surprised at Xia Daohua's straightforwardness:
"My medical skills were also taught by my master. It's not that I can't accept disciples. It's just that studying medicine is very hard. Can your sister bear this hardship?"
Xia Daohua nodded: "Of course. If my sister does anything wrong, Doctor Hu can beat her or scold her. I will never interfere."
Doctor Hu said:
“That’s not the case.
Just to learn medicine, there is a lot to learn and do, and most people may not be able to endure the hardship.
If she is not determined and is just acting on a whim, I can let her stay in my clinic for a few days to avoid regrets later."
Xia Daohua felt that what Doctor Hu said made sense, so she sent Linghua over to observe Doctor Hu's daily life.
Xia Yujiao took the initiative to take over the task of picking up Linghua, and she could also visit Mei Erya on the way.
Seeing how enthusiastic Xia Yujiao was, Xia Daohua did not argue with her. After Linghua had stayed in the Hu family clinic for a few days, she became more determined to study medicine.
Therefore, Xia Daohua explained the matter in detail to Xia Youtian and Jiang. Although the couple was a little angry about the fact that their two children acted without authorization, they did not hold it against them.
Instead, he personally prepared the four-color gifts for becoming a disciple, and personally sent Linghua to the Hu Family Clinic to formally become his disciple.
After a simple apprenticeship ceremony, Linghua officially became Doctor Hu's apprentice, and even the founding disciple.
According to the rules of apprenticeship in most industries in the Great Chu Dynasty, after Linghua finishes her studies, she will have to work as an unpaid clerk in the Hu family clinic for three years.
But no one minded that.
Linghua happily wore the clothes designed by Xia Daohua for her so that she could move easily and went to the clinic. Xia Yujiao also took the initiative to take over the task of picking up and dropping off Linghua every day.
(End of this chapter)
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